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10/28/98
RESOLUTION NO. 9 8- I 0 0
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,134 FOR
THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, TO ACCEPT SAID GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami has been awarded a grant from the
Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in the amount of
$77,134, to operate a new program entitled the Allapattah Produce
Market Environmental Justice Program; and
WHEREAS, the goal of this program is to stop the illegal
dumping of produce refuse, shopping carts, and other solid waste
items in the Allapattah produce market area by presenting
environmental awareness programs to neighborhood merchants and
residents; and
WHEREAS, this grant will also create jobs for homeless
persons to do work related to maintaining the public areas of the
produce market, with no matching funds required by the City; and
WHEREAS, any purchases and professional service agreements
using the funds from this grant shall comply with applicable city
code purchasing requirements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
CITY COM USF40H
MEETING OF
NOV 1 7 1998
Resolution No.
98-110U
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. An Environmental Justice Grant from United
States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), in the amount of
$77,134, to be used for the operation of a new program entitled
the Allapattah Produce Market Environmental Justice Program, is
hereby accepted.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorizedY to
execute the necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, to accept said grant and implement the program.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor2_/.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of November—, 1998.
ATTEST:
WALTER J.
JOE CAROLLO MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2.36, since the Mayor did not indlbcate approval of
this legislation by signing it in the designated place provided, said
becomes effective with the elapse often (10) days fr m the date of CLmrr;'Ssl^
regarding same, without the Mayor exercisi"ve
)EMAN.,o CITY CLERK
AND CORRECTNESS:el
EJ RO_VILARELLO
ATTORNEY
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1� 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.
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.
-2- 98-1100
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Coe. War aw sh
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
CA-8
DATE: NOV FILE:
SUBJECT: Resolution to Accept a Grant from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission approve the attached Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of $77,134 from the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
BACKGROUND:
The City has been awarded a grant from the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in
the amount of $77,134 to operate a new program called the Allapattah Produce Market
Environmental Justice Program. The purpose of this program is to stop illegal dumping of solid
waste, expired produce, shopping carts and other items in the general vicinity of the Allapattah
Produce Market and the Upper Wagner Creek area. The project will teach produce merchants how
to prevent environmental pollution, will work with Allapattah residents to raise their level of
environmental awareness, and will employ several homeless people to clean the public areas of the
produce market. There is no local match required by the EPA. The project will be managed by the
Allapattah NET Office.
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