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Ordinance: 12693
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 05-00380 Final Action Date: 6/9/2005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF $2,000,000, FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT"), TO PROVIDE FUNDING, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,000,000, FOR THE MIAMI RIVERWALK EXTENSION: FLAGLER STREET
BRIDGE AREA PROJECT B-40691 (SEGMENT B) AND B-40692 (SEGMENT C)
AND $1,000,000 FOR THE EAST LITTLE HAVANA GREENWAY PROJECT,
B-40686 (SEGMENT D); AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12622, AS AMENDED, TO
APPROPRIATE SAID CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS INTO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT NO. 341211, ENTITLED "GREENWAYS IMPROVEMENTS;"
AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
FLAGLER STREET BRIDGE AREA PROJECT IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $337,700; ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $150,000, FROM THE PARKING SURCHARGE AND AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $187,700, FROM THE HOMELAND DEFENSE NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENT BOND PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, FOR THE FLAGLER STREET BRIDGE AREA PROJECT, TO
IMPLEMENT ACCEPTANCE OF SAID GRANTS; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") with the approval of the
Metropolitan Planning Organization, awarded federal grants to the City of Miami ("City"), in the total
amount of $2,000,000, for the construction of the Miami Riverwalk Extension: Flagler Street Bridge
Area Project, B-40691 (segment B) and B-40692 (segment C) and the East Little Havana Greenway
Project, B-40686 (segment D); and
WHEREAS, the City's contributions to the Flagler Street Bridge Area Riverwalk totals $337,700
and are from the following sources: $150,000 from Parking Surcharges and $187,700 from the
Homeland Defense Neighborhood Improvement Bond Program; and
WHEREAS, these Projects will provide outdoor recreational opportunities and an alternative
transportation corridor for people living and working along the river to easily and safely walk or bike to
mass transit connectors; and
WHEREAS, the proposed riverwalk extension for the Flagler Street Bridge Area, Segments B and
C, will run along North River Drive from approximately Northwest 2nd Street to Southwest 2nd Street
(1-95); and
WHEREAS, the proposed riverwalk extension for the East Little Havana Area, Segment D, will run
along South River Drive from approximately Northwest 1st Street to Northwest 7th Avenue; and
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WHEREAS, this grant was awarded with the support of the Trust for Public Land ("Trust") and the
Miami River Commission and are consistent with the Miami River Greenways Action Plan, adopted in
principle by the City in May 2001; and
WHEREAS, the attached Local Agency Program Agreement ("LAP Agreement") for the Flagler
Street Bridge Area Project provides the terms and conditions for the City's use of the funds for the
Project; and
WHEREAS, the LAP Agreement for the East Little Havana Greenway Project will be presented to
the City Commission at a later date for approval; and
WHEREAS, said grant funds, in the total amount of $2,000,000, will be appropriated into Capital
Improvement Project No. 341211, entitled "Greenways Improvements;"
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings found in the Preamble of this Ordinance are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized{1} to accept grant funds from the State of Florida
Department of Transportation ("FDOT"), in the total amount of $2,000,000, to provide funding in the
amount of $1,000,000 for the Miami Riverwalk Extension: Flagler Street Bridge Area Project, B-40691
(segment B) and B-40692 (segment C), and $1,000,000 for the East Little Havana Greenway Project,
B-40686 (segment D) and appropriate said funds into Capital Improvement Project No. 341211,
entitled "Greenways Improvements."
Section 3. Ordinance No. 12622, as amended, adopted December 9, 2004, the Capital Projects
Appropriations Ordinance, is amended in the following particulars:{2}
"Ordinance No. 12622
Section 1. The herein appropriations are hereby made for implementation of all municipal
capital improvements of the City of Miami, including new capital improvement projects scheduled to
begin during Fiscal Year 2005. The herein appropriations which are hereby designated by reference
to descriptive project title and number also include appropriations for previously approved scheduled
projects as well as reappropriations of prior funds. The sources of revenues to support the herein
appropriations are hereby identified by fund and project in ten Capital Funds, as follows:
Appropriations
24. 341211 Greenways Improvements
Funding Sources:
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a. Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement
Bonds $ 1,438,913
b. Florida Department of Transportation Grant 2,000,000
Total $ 1,438,913 $ 3,438,913
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Section 4. The allocation of the City's contribution to the Flagler Street Bridge Area Project, in
a total amount not to exceed $337,700 is authorized, with said funds allocated in an amount not to
exceed $150,000 from the Parking Surcharges and, an amount not to exceed $187,700, from the
Homeland Defense Neighborhood Improvement Bond Program.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized{1} to execute the LAP Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, for the Flagler Street Bridge Area Project, to implement acceptance of
said grants.
Section 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 7. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{3}
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall
be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate
omitted and unchanged material.
{3} This ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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