Consistent with the Town's Strategic Plan, and the Town Council's directive, Town Staff facilitated a Transportation Summit to formulate comprehensive solutions to the Town's transportation challenges. The Transportation Summit included the participation of all relevant transportation agencies and identified several key strategies to improve transportation and the distribution of traffic flow in Miami Lakes. Subsequent to the Summit, the Town Council Approved Resolution No. 15-1330 to address the transportation and mobility challenges through identified strategies. One of the identified strategies was to “Extend NW 59th Avenue south to Miami Lakes Drive”.

The NW 59th Avenue Extension and Redevelopment Project includes the design and construction of a bridge and roadway improvement extending NW 59th Avenue over the C-8 Canal (Canal #870609) south to NW 151st Street. Completion of the extension to NW 151 Street requires the purchase of privately held land adjacent to NW 151st Street, and the acquisition of a perpetual easement from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department which runs along the C-8 Canal.

The NW 59th Avenue Extension and Redevelopment Project is included in the Transportation Summit Community Forum Adopted Strategies, Town of Miami Lakes Adopted Comprehensive Plan, Adopted Strategic Plan, and Adopted 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan. The Project will benefit the Town, neighboring jurisdictions, Miami-Dade County, and regional industries by providing essential north-south connectivity to access businesses and commerce located on and around NW 59th Avenue, relieving traffic congestion on the State Highway System (SHS) NW 57th Avenue (Red Road), improving public infrastructure which brings economic recovery and enhancement to vacant spaces, and reducing the burden on the Miami Lakes population to travel outside Town boundaries to access local businesses, jobs, and services.

Throughout several public meetings, the Town Council has deliberated and discussed options to obtain private property in order to allow the connectivity of N.W. 59th Avenue. Throughout the Council's deliberation, they have taken public input, and discussed the financial and beneficial impact on the Town. Accordingly, during the February 2019 meeting, the Town Council provided the Town Attorney with instructions to proceed with the Eminent Domain Process on the parcel attached hereto as Exhibit "A." A key component to begin this process is the passing of this resolution.