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RESOLUTION NO. 00— 255
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR A
HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION GRANT FROM THE STATE
OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING UP TO FIFTY PERCENT
(50%) STATE FUNDING FOR LANDSCAPING A PORTION
OF BRICKELL AVENUE (STATE ROAD NO. 5) FROM
SOUTHEAST 5TH STREET TO SOUTHEAST 25TH ROAD,
MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS,
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
FOR THIS PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami desires to beautify and
aesthetically improve the Brickell Avenue area by redesigning and
installing new attractive landscaping within the right-of-way of
Brickell Avenue (State Road No. 5) between Southeast 5th Street
and Southeast 25th Road, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, a Highway Beautification Grant is available from
the State of Florida, Department of Transportation for landscape
beautification;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
PEAR 2 3 2000
Re olution
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to apply
for a Highway Beautification Grant from the State of Florida,
Department of Transportation, seeking up to fifty percent State
funding for the purpose of landscaping a portion of Brickell
Avenue (State Road No. 5) from Southeast 5th Street to Southeast
25th Road, Miami, Florida.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized" to
execute the necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, for this purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective upon
its adoption and signature of the Mayor./
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.
Ri 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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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of March , 2000.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the Mayor did not indicate approval of
this legislation by signing it in the designated p! provided, said !egislatir . ,rovr
laecomes effective with the elapse often 1G dayrtl
m °�',te of C�, : sic.. -tion
regBAmg same, without the Vyor,4x case a
ATTEST: an, City Clerk
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK A
APPROVED ,9Q1FOR -AND CORRECTNESS :kt/
4J RO VILARELLO
IT ATTORNEY
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FROM
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA CA8
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and NiAR ! 3 2000
DATE
Members of the City Commission
D(AH.rshaw
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION
FILE:
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION Authorizing the
City Manager to apply for a
Highway Beautification Grant
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution
authorizing and directing the City Manager to apply for a Highway Beautification Grant
from the State of Florida Department of Transportation for landscape beautification
within the right-of-way of Brickell Avenue between Southeast 5th Street and SE 25 Road.
BACKGROUND
In 1993, the State of Florida Department of Transportation agreed to install landscaping
along Brickell Avenue between SE 5 Street and SE 25 Road as part of their resurfacing
project provided that the City of Miami assumes maintenance responsibility. The City
agreed to perform the maintenance and the State installed landscaping to supplement
the existing landscaping along Brickell Avenue. Since the State's landscaping
supplemented the existing landscaping, the overall appearance of the landscaping along
this gateway roadway has never met the expectations of the City or the residences and
property owners along Brickell Avenue. The mixture of old and new landscaping has
also been difficult to maintain.
The City and the residents desire to beautify and improve Brickell Avenue by
redesigning and installing new, attractive landscaping. Up to fifty percent State funding
from the Florida Department of Transportation is available for such improvements.
Adoption of the attached Resolution will enable the City manager to apply for a Highway
Beautification Grant from the Florida Department of Transportation for this important
project.
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