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File ID: #15362
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 — Construction Living Shoreline Trails Morningside Park Part 2 of
Phase 2
Purpose of Item:
Submit an application for reimbursement grant funding to the Florida Inland Navigation
District ("FIND") Waterways Assistance Program, in an amount not to exceed
$1,681,980, for the construction of the living shoreline and trails at Morningside Park —
Part 2 of Phase 2 ("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 $1,681,980 plus $210,000 in City non -reimbursable administrative costs,
to be provided by the capital project number 40-B40532 for a total project costs of
$1,891,980; 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 $1,681,980 in grant funding from the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND)
for the construction of the living shoreline and trails at Morningside Park — Part 2 of
Phase 2. The item includes language by Rule 66B-2, Florida Administrative Code, for
grant submission 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: $ 3,573,960 ($1,681,980 FIND cost & 1,891,980 City cost)
CIP Project No: 40-B40532
Office of Capital Improvements Hector L Badia
Reviewed B
OCI Review Completed 01/16/2024 11:27 AM
Office of Grants Administration
Virginia Key Advisory Board
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
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
Lillian P Blondet
Christopher Evans
Carolina Aguila
Lai -wan McGinnis
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
Department Head Review Completed 02/13/2024 2:15 PM
Parks Review Completed 02/13/2024 4:32 PM
Budget Analyst Review Skipped 02/14/2024 8:24 AM
Budget Analyst Review Completed 02/15/2024 5:05 PM
Budget Review Completed 02/20/2024 10:41 AM
Assistant City Manager Review Completed 03/01/2024 8:36 AM
City Manager Review Completed 03/01/2024 8:57 AM
Legislative Division Review Completed 03/01/2024 9:55 AM
ACA Review Completed 03/01/2024 2:29 PM
Approved Form and Correctness Completed 03/04/2024 10:16 AM
Meeting Completed 03/14/2024 9:00 AM
Signed by the Mayor Completed 03/21/2024 9:15 AM
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 03/21/2024 9:27 AM
Rendered Completed 03/21/2024 9:27 AM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-24-0095
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 15362 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 ONE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND, NINE
HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS ($1,681,980) ("GRANT FUNDS") FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIVING SHORELINE AND TRAILS AT MORNINGSIDE
PARK — PART 2 OF PHASE 2 ("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 AN
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
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY ONE
THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY AND DOLLARS ($1,891,980) TO BE
BUDGETED AND APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE, FUTURE RESOLUTION AT THE
TIME OF NEED FROM CAPITAL PROJECT NUMBER 40-B40532 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 construct the living shoreline and trails at
Morningside Park — Part 2 of Phase 2 Project ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the total cost of this phase of the Project is estimated not to exceed three
million, five hundred seventy three thousand, nine hundred and sixty dollars ($3,573,960); and
WHEREAS, grant funding is potentially available from the Florida Inland Navigation
District ("FIND") Waterways Assistance Program for this 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 an amount not to exceed one million, six hundred eighty one
thousand, nine hundred and eighty dollars ($1,681,980), or fifty percent (50%) of the total
eligible Project cost ("Grant Funds"); and
WHEREAS, in the event of the award of Grant Funds, the City wishes to allocate
required matching funds in an amount not to exceed one million, six hundred eighty one
thousand, nine hundred and eighty dollars ($1,681,980), or fifty percent (50%) of the total
eligible Project cost, plus an additional amount not to exceed two hundred and ten thousand
dollars ($210,000), for a total amount not to exceed one million eight hundred ninety one
thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars ($1,891,980) ("City Match"), towards non -
reimbursable administrative costs, as defined in FIND Rule 66B-2.008, F.A.C.; and
WHEREAS, in the event of the award, 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-B40532 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 an amount not to exceed one million, six hundred eighty-one thousand,
nine hundred and eighty dollars ($1,681,980) for the Project.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized1 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 authorized1 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
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.
(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.
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 the required City Match to be budgeted and appropriated by separate, future Resolution
at the time of need from capital project number 40-B40532 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, ity Attor
ey 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.