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9C t FL(G; <br />'TY 9f SUS h <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners <br />FROM: Stan Morris, City Manager. <br />DATE: July 17, 2025 <br />RE: Urging and Supporting Miami -Dade County Legislation to Allow <br />Municipalities to Establish and Maintain Speed Limits <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />This item is presented for your consideration. <br />REASONS: <br />Over two decades ago, the City Commission enacted a speed limit of 20 miles per hour (mph) on interior, <br />city -maintained streets, in an effort to improve roadway safety and enhance neighborhood livability. <br />However, the City was subsequently advised by Miami -Dade County officials that it lacked the authority <br />to independently impose such a speed limit without entering into an interlocal agreement. In <br />compliance with County procedures, the City conducted the required speed study and formally <br />requested a reduction in speed limit to 20 mph. The County denied this request, citing hard data from <br />the study that supported a speed limit of 25 mph. <br />I n March 2025, the City hosted a Town Hall in collaboration with Miami -Dade County to further discuss <br />concerns related to the speed limit restriction. Despite this forum, the issue remains unresolved. <br />On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, County Commissioner Micky Steinberg sponsored a discussion item at the <br />County Transportation Committee meeting advocating for municipalities to be granted the authority to <br />establish and maintain a 20 mph speed limit within their jurisdictional boundaries. <br />Following deliberation, Committee Chairwoman Eileen Higgins expressed her intent to sponsor a <br />County Commission resolution that would support municipal autonomy in setting speed limits at 20 <br />mph. <br />Item Number: 9.M <br />258 <br />