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Resolution: R-21-0124
File Number: 8651
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 3/25/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ACCEPTING THE STATE
OF FLORIDA'S CONTRIBUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,500.00 FOR
OPERATING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIBERTY CITY TROLLEY
SERVICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION
OF THE CITY'S REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,000,500.00 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 FROM THE CITY'S SHARE OF
THE TRANSIT SURTAX; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS,
INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT
TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY
APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"),
INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY
ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN
CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES,
AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") current trolley system serves many
neighborhoods including Little Haiti, Flagami, Little Havana, Coconut Grove, Allapattah, and
Liberty City with connections to Metrobus, Metrorail, Metromover, and other municipal
circulators; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to reduce vehicular congestion, improve pedestrian mobility, and
enhance transit service within the City of Miami ("City"), the City wishes to continue operating
the City's trolley system in Liberty City; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation (TDOT") has programmed
$1,000,500.00 of State of Florida ("State") funds for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to provide an equivalent match and enter into a Public
Transportation Grant Agreement ("Agreement") with FDOT, in substantially the attached form, to
receive the funds from the State; and
WHEREAS, the City's matching funds in the amount of $1,000,500.00 are to be
allocated from the City's share of the Charter County and Regional Transportation System
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File ID: 8651
Enactment Number: R-21-0124
Surtax levied pursuant to Section 212.055(1), Florida Statutes (2020), and Chapter 29, Article
XVI of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida ("Transit Surtax");
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 negotiate and execute the Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, between the City and FDOT.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to accept the State's contribution in
the amount of $1,000,500.00 for operating costs associated with the Liberty City Trolley Service
for Fiscal Year ("FY") 2020-2021.
Section 4. Funds for the City match in the amount of $1,000,500.00 are allocated from
the City's FY 2020-2021 share of the Transit Surtax.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
other documents, including any amendments, renewals, and extensions, subject to all
allocations, appropriations, prior budgetary approvals, compliance with all applicable provisions
of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), including the City's
Procurement Ordinance, Anti -Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in
Chapter 18 of the City Code, in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, and in compliance with all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as may be deemed necessary for said purpose.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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