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File ID: #15359
Date: 01/09/2024
Commission Meeting Date: 03/14/2024
Requesting Department: Office of Grants
Administration
Sponsored By: Damian Pardo
District Impacted: District 2
Type: Resolution
Subject: FIND Grant — Purchase of Shuttle Boat for Watson Island Mooring Field
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachments, authorizing the City
Manager to submit an application for reimbursement grant funding to the Florida Inland
Navigation District ("FIND") Waterways Assistance Program, in an amount not to
exceed $60,000.00, for the purchase of a new shuttle boat for Watson Island Mooring
Field ("Project"); in the event of the award, authorizing the allocation of the required
matching funds for fifty percent (50%) of the project eligible costs, in an amount not to
exceed $60,000.00, available under the capital project number 40 — B223408 for a total
project cost of $120,000.00; further authorizing the City Manager to execute any other
necessary documents for the submission of said grant application, the execution of
grant or deed agreements and amendments, modifications, renewals, and extensions,
and the acceptance of grant funds in the event of the award of the grant for fiscal year
2024-2025.
Background of Item:
The Office of Grants Administration is seeking City Commission authorization to apply
for up to $60,000.00 in grant funding from the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND),
for the purchase of a new shuttle boat for Watson Island Mooring Field. The item
includes language by Rule 66B-2, Florida Administrative Code, for grant submittal to the
Waterways Assistance Program as well as eligible project costs and city non -
reimbursable administrative costs.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Item is an Expenditure
Total Fiscal Impact:
Total Fiscal Impact: $120,000.00 ($60,000.00 FIND cost and $60,000.00 City cost)
CIP Project No: 40 — B223408
Reviewed B
Office of Grants Administration Lillian P Blondet Department Head Review Completed 02/13/2024 2:15 PM
Department of Police Mabel Betancourt Initial Police Review Skipped 02/13/2024 2:41 PM
Department of Police
Department of Real Estate
Head Review
Office of Management and
Office of Management and
Office of Management and
City Manager's Office
City Manager's Office
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Mabel Betancourt
and Asset Management
Completed
Budget Lai -wan McGinnis
Budget Mabel Betancourt
Budget Marie Gouin
Larry M. Spring
Arthur Noriega V
Valentin J Alvarez
Thomas M. Fossler
Victoria Mendez
Maricarmen Lopez
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
Police Review Skipped 02/13/2024 2:42 PM
Andrew Frey DREAM Department
02/14/2024 10:34 AM
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Assistant City Manager Review
City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
Signed by the Mayor
Completed 02/15/2024 5:11 PM
Skipped 02/13/2024 2:58 PM
Completed 02/16/2024 3:59 PM
Completed 03/01/2024 8:34 AM
Completed 03/01/2024 8:57 AM
Completed 03/01/2024 9:13 AM
Completed 03/01/2024 3:16 PM
Completed 03/04/2024 10:04 AM
Completed 03/14/2024 9:00 AM
Completed 03/21/2024 9:14 AM
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 03/21/2024 9:26 AM
Rendered Completed 03/21/2024 9:26 AM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-24-0091
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 15359 Final Action Date:3/14/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR
REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION
DISTRICT ("FIND") WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($60,000.00)
("GRANT FUNDS") FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW SHUTTLE BOAT FOR
WATSON ISLAND MOORING FIELD ("PROJECT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE
SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT APPLICATION; FURTHER, IN THE EVENT OF THE
AWARD, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FURTHER CITY
COMMISSION APPROVAL AND TO ALLOCATE THE REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS
AND OTHER PROJECT FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($60,000.00) TO BE BUDGETED AND
APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE, FUTURE RESOLUTION AT THE TIME OF NEED
FROM CAPITAL PROJECT NUMBER 40—B223408 OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE
FUNDING SOURCES AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, GRANT OR DEED AGREEMENTS,
AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") wishes to purchase a new shuttle boat for Watson
Island Mooring Field ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the Project is estimated not to exceed the amount of One
Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($120,000.00); and
WHEREAS, grant funding is potentially available from the Florida Inland Navigation
District ("FIND") Waterways Assistance Program for the Project pursuant to FIND Rule 66B-2,
Florida Administration Code ("F.A.C."); and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to apply for reimbursement grant funding from the FIND
Waterways Assistance Program in the amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero
Cents ($60,000.00) ("Grant Funds"); and
WHEREAS, in the event of the award of the Grant Funds, the City wishes to allocate the
required matching funds in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents
($60,000.00) ("City Match") of the total eligible Project cost, as defined in FIND Rule 66B-2.008,
F.A.C.; and
WHEREAS, in the event of the award of the Grant Funds, the appropriation of funds for
both eligible and non -reimbursable administrative costs shall be by separate, future Resolution
from funds available under capital project number 40-B223408 or other legally available funding
sources;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained 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', to submit an application for the
reimbursement Grant Funds, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to the FIND Waterways
Assistance Program for the Project.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, in connection with the
submission of the grant application.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to accept the Grant Funds in the
event of an award for Fiscal Year 2024 — 2025 without the need for further City Commission
approval and to negotiate and execute, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, grant or
deed agreements, amendments, modifications, renewals, or extensions in order to implement
this Resolution.
Section 5. The City certifies to FIND the following matters:
(1) The City accepts the terms and conditions set forth in FIND Rule 66B-2 F.A.C.,
which outlines the Waterways Assistance Program and which will be a part of the Project
Agreement for any assistance under this proposal;
(2) The City is in complete accord with the proposal and agrees to carry out the
Project in the manner described in the proposal and any plan and specifications attached
thereto unless prior approval for any change has been received from FIND;
(3) The City has the ability and intention to finance its share of the cost of the Project
and that the Project will be operated and maintained at the expense of the City for public use;
(4) The City will not unlawfully discriminate against any person on basis of race,
color or national origin in the use of any property or facility acquired or developed pursuant to
this proposal, and shall comply with the terms and intent of the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, P.L. 88-352 (1964) and design and construct all facilities to comply fully with statutes
relating to accessibility by handicapped persons as well as other federal, state and local laws,
rules and requirements;
(5) The City agrees to maintain adequate financial records for the proposed Project
to substantiate claims for reimbursements; and
(6) The City will make available to FIND, if requested, a post -audit of expenses
incurred on the Project prior to, or in conjunction with, request for the final ten percent (10%) of
the funding agreed to by FIND.
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
Section 6. In the event of the award, the City Manager is authorized' to accept, allocate,
and appropriate the Grant Funds without the need for further City Commission approval and to
allocate required City Match and other Project funds to be budgeted and appropriated by
separate, future Resolution at the time of need from capital project number 40-B223408 or other
legally available funding sources.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor
3/4/2024
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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.