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Resolution
File Number: 10-00643
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE
TRANSIT AGENCY, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO ACCEPT
AND USE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION ("FTA") SECTION 5307
FORMULA GRANT FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,084,282, PROVIDED TO THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") BY THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT
ACT AS PART OF THE FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE FOR A TRANSIT
CAPITAL PROJECT CONSISTING OF PURCHASING RUBBER -TIRE TROLLEY
BUSES (B-30668); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FROM
THE FTA, TO BE APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE RESOLUTION(S).
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") applied for a federal grant as part of the federal stimulus
package for transit projects; and
WHEREAS, Federal Transit Administration ("FTA") Section 5307 funds, in the amount of
$4,084,282, have been allocated to the City by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
("ARRA") for a transit capital project; and
WHEREAS, the City's transit project consists of purchasing rubber -tire trolley buses and ancillary
capital equipment which will be used to operate municipal circulator services, Project B-30668
("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade Transit Agency ("MDT") is the designated recipient of federal transit
funds in Miami -Dade County ("County") and will serve as the local pass-through agency for the FTA
Section 5307 funds to be provided to the City by the ARRA; and
WHEREAS, an Interlocal Agreement with MDT will be required in order to access the Federal
Section 5307 funds to be provided to the City; and
WHEREAS, no matching funds and no contribution from the General Fund will be required by the
acceptance of the federal stimulus/ARRA funds and execution of the Interlocal Agreement, attached
and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, all ensuing agreements and contracts executed pursuant to this Resolution will be
subsequently brought before the City Commission for approval; and
WHEREAS, the federal stimulus/ARRA funds provided by FTA through MDT will be appropriated
by separate resolution(s);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
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FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings found 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 authorized {1} to execute the Interlocal Agreement with the County,
through MDT, in substantially the attached form, to accept and use FTA Section 5307 formula grant
funds, in the amount of $4,084,282, provided to the City by the ARRA as part of the federal stimulus
package for the Project.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized (1) to implement the acceptance of said
contribution of funds from the FTA, to be appropriated by separate resolution(s).
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS
JULIE 0. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that maybe imposed
by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
{2} 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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