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05/09/02
RESOLUTION NO. CJ 51
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FORMULATE AND
PRESENT TO THE CITY COMMISSION A PLAN: (A) TO
EXPEND UP TO $1.1 OF THE $2.6 MILLION OF PARK
FUNDS EARMARKED FOR THE HADLEY PARK PURSUANT
TO A PREVIOUSLY PASSED RESOLUTION WHICH
ALLOCATED $3 MILLION DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD
PARK IMPROVEMENTS CATEGORY FUNDS LEAVING A
BALANCE OF $1.5 MILLION, ALLOCATE UP TO
$300,000 OF THE $3.3 MILLION CONTINGENCY FOR
ACQUISITION OF LAND ADJACENT AND ABUTTING
HADLEY PARK, AND ALLOCATE UP TO $500,000 OF
THE $5 MILLION ALLOCATED TO DISTRICT 5
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ADDITIONAL PARK
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING SECURITY, THEATER
MARQUEE, PICNIC TABLES AND OTHER NECESSARY
COMPONENTS FOR A TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF UP TO
$1.9 MILLION OF FUNDS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE
CITY MANAGER; (B) TO MAKE AVAILABLE UP TO $3
MILLION OF THE $25 MILLION TO THE FIRST CLASS
FULL SERVICE LITTLE HAITI PARK CONDITIONED ON
A MINIMUM MATCH OF 50% FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
FOR THE COST OF THE BLACK BOX AND THEATER
COMPONENT WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $3 MILLION
INCLUDING OPEN AND PUBLIC SPACE, PARKING AND
OTHER SUCH AMENITIES; AND (C) TO ALLOCATE
$1.5 MILLION OF THE $3 MILLION FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURAL COMPONENT, OR THE
LAND ADJACENT TO THE CARIBBEAN MARKETPLACE,
WITH A 50% OR GREATER MATCH BY MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY INCLUDING LAND ACQUISITION ESTIMATED
AT $3 MILLION, AND SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATE
$250,000 OF THE $3 MILLION USED FOR LAND
ACQUISITION TO BE MATCHED BY SAFE
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK BONDS AND AUTHORIZING
$100,000 FROM SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK BONDS
FOR THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR A TOTAL
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
MAY 0 9 2002
Resolution No.
02- 551
EXPENDITURE OF $3.35 MILLION INCLUDING A
MATCH BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ESTIMATED AT $1.5
MILLION SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED FOR PARKING
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH EAST 59TH TERRACE;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A
GRANT APPLICATION FOR AN AMOUNT OF NOT LESS
THAN $6.6 MILLION WHICH SHALL BE SUBMITTED
AND RECEIVED IN TALLAHASSEE BY FLORIDA
FOREVER FUND NOT LATER THAN MONDAY, JULY 29,
2002, AND TO PLEDGE A MATCH OF 100% OF THE
GRANT REQUEST OF $6.6 MILLION FROM THE
AVAILABLE $17 MILLION IN FUNDS; DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO RESEARCH THE FEASIBILITY OF
MODIFYING AND EXTENDING THE CURRENT CONTRACT
OR INTER -LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HADLEY PARK,
TO PERMIT ISSUING A SINGLE CHANGE ORDER WITH
AVAILABLE DESIGNATED HOMELAND SECURITY BOND
PROCEEDS; AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO PROVIDE THE CITY COMMISSION WITH A
RECOMMENDATION AND APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION
AND TO EXECUTE REQUIRED AGREEMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITHIN 30
DAYS TO ADDRESS ALL ISSUES COVERED BY THIS
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami has formulated plans to develop
and construct various capital projects; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified various sources from which
to obtain funding for the capital projects; and
WHEREAS, the City has entered into inter -local agreements
with the State of Florida and Miami -Dade County for provision of
some of the funding necessary for the capital projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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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 directed to formulate
and present to the City Commission a plan: (a) to expend up to
$1.1 of the $2.6 million of park funds earmarked for the Hadley
Park pursuant to a previously passed resolution which allocated
$3 million District 5 Neighborhood Park Improvements Category
Funds leaving a balance of $1.5 million, allocate up to $300,000
of the $3.3 million contingency for acquisition of land adjacent
and abutting Hadley Park, and allocate up to $500,000 of the $5
million allocated to District 5 quality of life for additional
park infrastructure including security, theater marquee, picnic
tables and other necessary components for a total expenditure of
up to $1.9 million of funds to be available to the City Manager;
(b) to make available up to $3 million of the $25 million to the
first class full service Little Haiti Park conditioned on a
minimum match of 50% from Miami -Dade County for the cost of the
black box and theater component which is estimated at $3 million
including open and public space, parking and other such
amenities; and (c) to allocate $1.5 million of the $3 million
for development of the cultural component, or the land adjacent
to the Caribbean Marketplace, with a 50% or greater match by
Miami -Dade County including land acquisition estimated at $3
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million, and specifically designate $250,000 of the $3 million
used for land acquisition to be matched by Safe Neighborhood
Park bonds and authorizing $100,000 from Safe Neighborhood Park
bonds for the planning process for a total expenditure of $3.35
million including a match by Miami -Dade County estimated at $1.5
million specifically authorized for parking on the south side
of North East 59th Terrace.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized2:1 to submit a
grant application for an amount of not less than $6.6 million
which shall be submitted and received in Tallahassee by Florida
Forever Fund not later than Monday, July 29, 2002, and to pledge
a match of 100% of the grant request of $6.6 million from the
available $17 million in funds.
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to research the
feasibility of modifying and extending the current contract or
inter -local agreement with the State of Florida, for the
construction of Hadley Park, to permit issuing a single change
order with available designated homeland security bond proceeds.
Section 5. Further directing the City Manager to
provide the City Commission with a recommendation and
appropriate legislation and to execute required agreements, in a
i� 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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form acceptable to the City Attorney, within 30 days to address
all issues covered by this Resolution.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2/
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of May , 2001.
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ATTEST:
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PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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L A. DIAZ, MAYOR
-' 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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