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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO THE PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PEER CONSULTANTS,
P.C., FOR THE VIRGINIA KEY YARD/TRASH
`MANAGEMENT FACILITY TO PREPARE PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE
FACILITY LOCATED AT 3851 RICKENBACKER
CAUSEWAY, .MIAMI, FLORIDA, CONSISTING OF
PROPER GRADING, DRAINAGE, PAVING AND THE
CONSTRUCTION OF TWO (2) ADDITIONAL RETENTION
PONDS PER STORM WATER PERMIT CRITERIA;
FURTHER INCREASING THE COMPENSATION PAYABLE
THEREUNDER FOR THE PROVISION OF SAID
EXPANSION SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF
$12,000.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM
FISCAL YEAR '95-96 RECYCLING AND EDUCATION
GRANT FUND, PROJECT NO. 197008, ACCOUNT CODE
NO. 421306-340.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami has developed a site for the
diversion of yard waste through the mulching and composting
facility located at the Virginia Key Yard Trash Management
Facility, 3851 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the City and Peer Consultants, P.C. (Consultant) t,
have execute a Professional Services Agreement for the provision !'
of technical support for the development of said Facility
Approved pursuant to Resolution No. 95 501, adopted July 13,
1995; and.
WHEREAS, the City wishes to provide an expansion to the
existing facility and to amend the Agreement with the Consultant
;CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
APR 2 5 1996
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the Department of General Services Administration/Solid Waste
request that the Amendment for the expansion of the Consultant
services
be approved;
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY
OF MIAMI,'FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings containedinthe
Preamble
to this Resolution are
hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as
if fully set forth in
this
Section'.
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Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Cesar H. Odio - "
TO ' DATE: FILE
City Manager
suaJEcr RESOLUTION CONFIRMING
AND APPROVING AN
INCREASE TO AN EXISTING
Ron Wi liams AGREEMENT FOR PEER
FF�oM: AssistantCity Manager REFERENCES: CONSULTANTS, P.C.
ENCLOSURES:
With the`City's ongoing diversion efforts to the Virginia Key
Yard Trash' Management Facility for the development of yard waste
composting, per regulations of the Florida Department of
.Environmental -Protection (DEP), the Solid Waste Division of the
Department of General Services Administration and Solid Waste is
requesting the City Commission's confirmation and approval of an
increase to an existing Professional Services Agreement with Peer
Consultants, P.C. This environmental engineering firm will provide
the Solid Waste Division with the plans and specifications for the
expansion of the facility.
This expansion will consist of the construction of two (2)
additional retention ponds, grading, draining and paving work for
proper rain water runoff as it complies with storm water permit
criteria.
This component of the City s recycling program provides
substantial savings and a viable, finished soil amendment product
that has long range marketability for users such as landscapers,
nurseries, homeowners, Department of Transportation, City Parks