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Home My WebLink AboutR-83-075414 1 I-83-786 RESOI.,U`I'ION NO. S3- I 4% A RESOLUTION RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE ACTION OF THE CITY MANAGER IN ENTERING INTO AN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FORM ATTACHED WITH METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FROM THE FLORIDA BOATING IMPROVEMENT REVENUES ALLOCATED TO DADE COUNTY TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY OF MIAMI IN AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $545,000 OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD TO BE USED FOR CITY OF MIAMI WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS. WHEREAS, Section 327.28 of the Florida Statutes has established a procedure whereby the State boat registration fees are distributed to counties generally based upon collection of said fees; and WHEREAS, Dade County over the past eight years has received in excess of two million dollars ($2,000,000) of funding from this source; and WHEREAS, during that period of time none of these funds have been shared with the City of Miami; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami has provided both citizens of the City of Miami and Dade County with boat launching and other water- front facilities from revenues derived from City of Miami resources; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami pursued the adoption of a legislative bill that would have required Dade County to share its revenues with the City of Miami; and and WHEREAS, Dade County objected to the passage of such a bill; WHEREAS, in lieu of a State legislative act Dade County has offered to share said revenues from boat registration fees with the City of Miami; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Parks Department and Dade County Parks Department have developed a Memorandum of Understanding; and WHEREAS, said Memorandum of Understanding provides for the distribution of approximately $545,000 in State boat registration revenues to pass through the County to the City of Miami for the development of eligible waterfront projects; and CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF SEP 7 1983 83" 754 f:EtiIA.RKS. WHEREAS, said Memorandum of Understanding provides that as a minimum during the three year period Miami would rccei_v< an aggregate of two-thirds of the Dade County entitlement; and WHEREAS, said Memorandum of Understanding provides for future participation by the City of Miami in receiving 1 portion of these funds; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT: Section 1. The City Manager's action in entering into a Memorandum of Understanding in the form attached with Metropolitan Dade County to provide funding from the Florida Boating Improvement revenues allocated to Dade County to be distributed to the City of Miami in an approximate amount of $545,000 over a three year period to be used for City of Miami waterfront improvements, is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 70h day of September-, 1983. ATTEST: ALPH ONGIE, CITY CLER PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ik_;Z� ya_t� ' .4 ROBERT F. CLARK Deputy City attorney APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: c �LAO... SE GARCIA-PEDROSA ITY ATTORNEY - 2 - Maurice A. Ferre M A Y 0 R 83- 75 4 --- ,Yl+tsws�n�..c-Fran. +.�..-a.-..,,...�•._.-_� 160 Howard V. Gary City Manager Clark Merrill Assistant to the Intergovernmental CITY OF MIAMt. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM :s'F August la, 1983 e+,LE :Memorandum of Understanding With Dade County to Provide For State Boat Registration Revenues to be Distributed to :Miami . �t�EPE`.• ES City Manager for Affairs/Cable EtiCL03UFF5 Resolution "It is recommended that the attached ratifying, approving and confirming of the City Manager in entering into of Understanding with Dade County to approximately $545,000 in State Boat Fees to be distributed to the City o three year period, be presented to t Commission for their approval." Resolution the actions a Memorandum provide Registration f Miami over a he City During the past eight years Dade County has been receiving annual allotments from State Boat Registration Fees provided for in Section 327.28 of the Florida Statutes without sharing these revenues with the City of Miami. The City of Miami boat owners provide a sub- stantial portion of the State boat registration revenues collected in Dade County. In addition, the City of Miami provides for boating and waterfront facilities that are enjoyed by both City of Miami citizens and Dade County citizens as well. Since 1974, Dade County has received approximately $2,038,000 for projects located mostly in the unincorporated areas of Dade County. Attempts by the City of Miami to share in these funds were unsuccessful. In 1982 Representative John Cosgrove (Democrat), offered to champion a bill which would require counties to share these revenues with municipalities. In the 1983 session, Representative Cosgrove's bill (HB 50), was favorably reported out from two committees. However, Dade County's administrative representatives in Tallahassee requested that the City of Miami accept a Memorandum of Understanding to share in the proceeds of the County's entitlement for State boat registra- tion fees in lieu of pursuing House Bill 50. The attached Memorandum of Understanding provides the City with a fair share of revenues collected for use by the City of Miami on waterfront improvements. This Memorandum of Understanding resolves the issue that developed over the years between the City of Miami and Dade County over the use and distribution of these funds. 83-754 A It To: City Manager August 18, 1983 From: Clark Merrill Re: State Boat Registration Revenues The Memorandum of Understanding was negotiated by Carl Kern, City of Miami Parks Director and his assistant Ralph Gonzalez, and Bill R. Bird, Director of Dade County Parks and Recreation. It was through their diligent negotiations and the assistance of Rick Sisser, City of Miami's legislative liaison, that this Memorandum of Understanding was achieved. This Memorandum has been forwarded to Metropolitan Dade County for signing. It was important to enter into this agreement early enough so that the proper planning could take place in the distribution and utilization of these funds that come to the County from the State of Florida each year. CM/mmm Encl. 8354 All 4 MEMORANDUNA OF UNEIERSTANDING BETWEEN METROPOLITAN OADE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THE CITY OF MIAhlI, FLORIDA WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Natural Resources administers a State entitlement financial assistance source titled the Florida Boating Impro,ement Program (hereinafter referred to as the Program), and WHEREAS, both the legislation creating the Program and the rules governing the Program stipulate that the financial assistance shall be distributed to the Counties of the State of Florida, and WHEREAS, the financial assistance provided to the Counties must be utilized for recreational channel marking, public launching facilities and other boating related acti,, Aies, and WHEREAS, Metropolitan Dade County (hereinafter referred to as the County) is notified annually of the amount available through the Program for such boating improvements within the County, and WHEREAS; the County has utilized the previous entitlements to upgrade and expand boating facilities at its Haulover, Pelican Harbor, Crandon, Matheson, and Homestead properc,es co help serve residents and tourists throughout the Ca.::,ty, and WHEREAS, the City of Miami (hereinafter referred to as the City) has identified impro.ements that are necessary to upgrade and/or expand City boating facilities, and WHEREAS, the City improvements will help serve the residents -and tourists of the Ccr.;nty as well as the City, NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT: 1. Should the City desire to receive a portion or the entire amount of one or more of the County's annual program entitlements, the City shall provide such information concerning the proposed boating improvements as the County deems necessary, and 2. The County shall review the CIty's information to determine if the proposed improvements comply with the Program rules and if the proposed improvements are a high priority use of the County's annual Program entitlements(s), and 3. Should the City's proposed Improvements comply with the Program rules and be a high priority, the County shall prepare, submit and seek the approval of a Program application through the Florida Department of Natural Resources, and 4. Should a City Program project be approved by both the County and the State of Florida, the County shall subcontract all applicable Program rules and regulations to the City for the project's successful implementation, and 1T 15 FURTHER UNDERSTOOD that: A. To help the City upgrade and/or expand its boating facilities, the County shall make 83"" 754 available to the City a portion of the total three year County entitlement received during Fiscal Years 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86 for up to two program projects, in the followirg manner: Approximate First Year Entitlement City County 1983-84 265,000- 65,000, 200,000+ 1984-85 270,000y 205,OOG, 65,000+ 1985r•86 2751000_ 2 7 5, OCO': .0- This will award the City approximately 65,000 of the 1983-84 funds, all but approximately 650000 of the 1984••85 funds, and all of the 1985-86 funds, whatever the entitlement amounts may be. In the event that entitlements fall below projections, the County shall rec,,ive one third of the total entitlement and the City two thirds. B. Should additional City boating improvements be identified following this three year period that are needed to help serve the residents and tourists of the County as well as the City, steps 1-4 above will be followed, and C. Should the City desire to provide input for the process by which the County's Program projects are selected beginning in Fiscal Year 1966-87, such opportunity shall be afforded by the County to the City, and D. The County's responsibilities shall be fulfilled by its Park and Recreation Department, and E. The City's responsibilities shall be fulfilled by its Parks Department. This Memorandum of understanding shall take effect on the day of in the year and shall remain in effect until the Dade County Board of County Commissioners and the Miami City Commission authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement addressing the herein described activities. Attest Attest _ CITY AfT�Si*:V 41 A it 1, FL.ulttfl:l M.R.tierheim County Manager Metropolitan Dade County o and V. Ca _ City Manager City of Miami CITY MR:' S3- a4