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Resolution: R-20-0074
File Number: 7134
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 3/12/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR
REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA INLAND
NAVIGATION DISTRICT ("FIND") WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,250,000.00) FOR THE KNIGHT CENTER — PHASE
2 SEAWALL AND VESSEL DOCKAGE CONSTRUCTION ("PROJECT");
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF SAID GRANT APPLICATION;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS
IN THE EVENT OF AN AWARD OF THE GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-
2021 WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FURTHER CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL
AND TO EXECUTE, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
GRANT OR DEED AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS,
RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE MATCHING FUNDS AND OTHER PROJECT
COSTS IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION, TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,250,000.00) TO BE BUDGETED
AND APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE, FUTURE RESOLUTION AT THE TIME
OF NEED, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE AND ASSET
MANAGEMENT PROJECT NO. 40-B183402 OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE
FUNDING SOURCES.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") wishes to construct a seawall and vessel dockage
at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the Knight Center — Phase 2 — Seawall and Vessel
Dockage Construction ("Project") is estimated not to exceed Two Million, Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00); and
WHEREAS, grant funding is potentially available from the Florida Inland Navigation
District ("FIND") for this Project pursuant to FIND Rule 6613-2, Florida Administration Code
(T.A.C."); and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to apply for reimbursement grant funding from FIND for an
amount not to exceed One Million, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00), or fifty
percent (50%) of the total eligible Project cost; and
WHEREAS, in the event of an award, the City wishes to allocate required matching
funds in an amount not to exceed One Million, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
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($1,250,000.00), or fifty percent (50%) of the total eligible Project cost, as defined in FIND Rule
66B-2.008, F.A.C.; and
WHEREAS, in the event of an award, the budgeting, allocating, and appropriating of
matching funds shall be by separate, future Resolution from funds available under Department
of Real Estate and Asset Management ("DREAM") Project No. 40 — B183402 or other legally
available funding sources;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to submit an application for reimbursement
grant funding to FIND Waterways Assistance Program for an amount not to exceed One Million,
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00) for the Project and to execute any and all
documents necessary, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, in connection with the
submission of said grant application.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to accept grant funds in the event of
an award of the grant for Fiscal Year 2020 — 2021 without the need for further City Commission
approval and to execute, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, grant or deed agreements,
amendments, modifications, renewals, or extensions in order to implement this Resolution.
Section 4. The City Commission further certifies to FIND the following matters:
(A) The City accepts the terms and conditions set forth in FIND Rule 6613-2 F.A.C.,
which outlines the Waterways Assistance Program and which will be a part of the Project
Agreement for any assistance under this proposal;
(B) The City is in complete accord with the proposal and agrees to carry out the
Project in the manner described in the proposal and any plan and specifications
attached thereto unless prior approval for any change has been received from FIND;
(C) The City has the ability and intention to finance its share of the cost of the Project
and that the Project will be operated and maintained at the expense of the City for public
use;
(D) The City will not unlawfully discriminate against any person on the basis of race,
color, or national origin in the use of any property or facility acquired or developed
pursuant to this proposal, shall comply with the terms and intent of the Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, P.L. 88-352 (1964) and design and construct all facilities to
comply fully with statutes relating to accessibility by handicapped persons as well as
other federal, state, and local laws, rules, and requirements;
(E) The City agrees to maintain adequate financial records for the proposed Project
to substantiate claims for reimbursements; and
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
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(F) The City will make available to FIND, if requested, a post -audit of expenses
incurred on the Project prior to, or in conjunction with, the request for the final ten
percent (10%) of the funding agreed to by FIND.
Section 5. In the event of the award, the City Manager is authorized' to (A) accept,
allocate, and appropriate reimbursement grant funding in the amount not to exceed One Million,
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00) without the need for further City
Commission approval and to (B) allocate required matching funds and other Project funds in a
total amount not to exceed One Million, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00),
to be budgeted and appropriated by separate, future Resolution at the time of need from
DREAM Project No. 40 — B183402 or other legally available funding sources.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption
and signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
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2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from
the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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