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File Number: 06-00257 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT
FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT ("FIND")
WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$1,000,000, FOR THE PHASE IIIA-CONNECTOR OF THE BICENTENNIAL PARK
SHORELINE STABILIZATION PROJECT ("PROJECT"); AUTHORIZING THE
ALLOCATION OF REQUIRED MATCHING -FUNDS FOR FIFTY PERCENT (50%)
OF PROJECT COSTS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000, FROM THE
PROCEEDS OF THE SECOND SERIES HOMELAND DEFENSE/NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENT BONDS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY VOTER REFERENDUM
FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 331418, ENTITLED
"BICENTENNIAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS;" AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, FOR SUBMISSION OF THE FIND GRANT APPLICATION FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID
GRANT APPLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") wishes to continue stabilization of the shoreline at
Bicentennial Park by implementing the Phase Ilia -Connector; and
WHEREAS, the Phase Ilia -Connector of the Bicentennial Shoreline Stabilization Project is
necessary in order to finish restoration of the seawall at Bicentennial Park along the Intracoastal
Waterway; and
WHEREAS, the Phase Illa-Connector ("Project") "connects" Phase II and Phase III of the
Bicentennial Shoreline Stabilization Project of which the City has received grant monies from the
Florida Inland Navigation District ("FIND") in the amounts of $419,670 and $1,000,000 respectively;
and
WHEREAS, the Project will benefit the citizenry of the City and the State of Florida by providing a
public plaza and continuation of a pedestrian promenade; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the Project is estimated not to exceed $2,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the City is allocating the matching funds of $1,000,000 in the manner provided herein
for this Project; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to apply for grant funding from FIND for the Project in an amount not to
exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total project cost, or not more than $1,000,000, to be matched by an
equal amount of City funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
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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 {1) to submit an application for grant funding to Find
Waterways Assistance Program, in substantially the attached form, in an amount not to exceed
$1,000,000, for the Project, and to execute the necessary documents required by FIND, including the
Program Agreement, all as are attached hereto, to implement this Resolution.
Section 3. The City Attorney is authorized to execute "Attachment E-7," the Attorney's Certification
of Title.
Section 4. The City of Miami further 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
awarded under the proposal;
(2) The City is in complete accord with the proposal and agrees to carry out the program 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 statues 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 reimbursement; 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.
Section 5. The allocation of required matching funds, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, from
the proceeds of the second series Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds previously
approved by voter referendum for Capital Improvements Project No. 331418 entitled "Bicentennial Park
Improvements," is authorized.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS%'
City of Miami
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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} 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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