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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary Form.� AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #12769 J P!, Date: 10/13/2022 Requesting Department: Office of the City Clerk Commission Meeting Date: 10/13/2022 Sponsored By: Ken Russell District Impacted: All Type: Resolution Subject: Directinq City Manager - 1-395 Underdeck Budget Impact Analysis Item has NO budget impact Total Fiscal Impact: Reviewed By Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Attorney Review Completed 11/17/2022 9:09 AM City Commission Maricarmen Lopez Meeting Completed 10/13/2022 9:00 AM Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 10/24/2022 1:52 PM Office of the City Attorney Thomas M. Fossler ACA Review Completed 10/26/2022 9:46 AM Office of Management and Budget Marie Gouin Budget Review Completed 10/26/2022 11:37 AM Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 11/17/2022 9:09 AM Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Rendered Completed 11/18/2022 5:44 PM City of Miami City Hall Legislation 3500 Pan American Drive g Miami, FL 33133 t Resolution www.miamigov.com Enactment Number: R-22-0402 File Number: 12769 Final Action Date:10/13/2022 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES TO SATISFY THE RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PILOT (RCP) DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE CONNECTING MIAMI- 1-395 UNDERDECK, HERITAGE TRAIL, AND OPEN SPACE PROJECT LOCAL MATCHING SHARE REQUIREMENT OF NO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT (20%) OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY COSTS AND TO REPORT HIS FINDINGS TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS. WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation (TDOT") has jurisdiction over Interstate 395 (1-395") and is undertaking a project that includes the development of a bridge over Biscayne Boulevard ("Signature Bridge"), community enhancements located underneath I- 395 ("Underdeck"), and highway capacity improvements that are intended to improve safety and mobility; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") and FDOT entered into a Memorandum of Understanding dated April 4, 2019, outlining the expectations as to their respective roles and responsibilities regarding the design, maintenance, and operation of the Underdeck; and WHEREAS, the City and FDOT subsequently entered into a Second Memorandum of Understanding dated August 14, 2020 ("MOU 2"); and WHEREAS, the City and FDOT intend to create an active environment for the Underdeck, consistent with a consensus plan that represents the agreed -upon conceptual plan for the Underdeck as agreed and defined in MOU 2 ("Consensus Plan"); and WHEREAS, the City has engaged the community and stakeholders to work cooperatively toward these goals in furtherance of the Underdeck project; and WHEREAS, one of the groups from which the City received input was the ad hoc Underdeck Advisory Board ("UAB") established by concerned community stakeholders; and WHEREAS, the UAB sought a participating, non-profit organization to house the funding and assist the UAB through the planning process; and WHEREAS, Town Square Neighborhood Development Corporation, a Florida not -for - profit corporation ("TSNDC"), was represented on the UAB and was willing to serve as the non- profit organization furthering the goals of the UAB through the planning process of the Underdeck; and WHEREAS, on August 14, 2020, the Board of TSNDC approved the formation of the Underdeck Subcommittee Advisory Group ("USAG") to promote and engage the community in support of the Underdeck project; and WHEREAS, TSNDC advised that it secured a two hundred -thousand -dollar ($200,000.00) match grant from the Knight Foundation known as the Underdeck Planning Grant to engage community members in the design and planning process for the Underdeck ("Underdeck Grant") and matching funds for the Underdeck Grant are being raised by USAG; and WHEREAS, on December 3, 2021, and at the direction of the City Commission, the City and TSNDC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a framework for the implementation, operation, maintenance, programming, and management of the Underdeck under a to -be -formed, not -for -profit corporation, all in accordance with the terms of said Memorandum of Understanding ("TSNDC MOU"); and WHEREAS, there are various obligations and financial commitments necessary to operate a world class Underdeck and maintenance funds; and WHEREAS, on October 13, 2022, the City submitted a match funding letter, attached as Exhibit "A," to the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program for the Connecting Miami: 1-395 Underdeck, Heritage Trail and Open Space Project ("Connecting Communities Grant"), committing to contributing up to $10.8 million, subject to approval by the City Commission, to help satisfy the local matching share requirement of no less than 20 percent (20%) of eligible activity costs; and WHEREAS, the City Commission would like to identify potential funding sources to satisfy the above -referenced local match requirement for the Connecting Communities Grant; 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 hereby directed to identify potential funding sources to satisfy the Connecting Communities Grant local matching share requirement of no less than 20 percent (20%) of eligible activity costs and to report his findings to the City Commission within ninety (90) days. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 i ria i �_ndez, Cify Nttor iey 11/17/2022 Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission.