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File Number: 06-00780 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A JOINT PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH MIAMI DADE
COLLEGE ("MDC"), TO IMPLEMENT CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MDC WOLFSON CAMPUS PROMENADE, LOCATED
AT NORTHEAST 4TH STREET BETWEEN BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AND
NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, IN THE AMOUNT OF $185,000;
ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS FROM THE TRANSIT HALF -CENT SURTAX
PROGRAM, THE SCHEDULED 2006 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT, AND MDC'S CONTRIBUTION OF
FUNDS.
WHEREAS, Miami Dade College ("MDC") wishes to make improvements to the Miami -Dade
Wolfson Campus Promenade which runs along Northeast 4th Street between Northeast 2nd Avenue
and Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, MDC has been granted funds by the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT")
in the amount of $875,000, for the design and construction of improvements to the Project, to be
allocated in 2006; and
WHEREAS, at the request of MDC, the City of Miami ("City") has agreed to implement
construction, manage, supervise and inspect all aspects of the Project construction until its
completion, and the City shall match MDC's financial contribution to the Project, in accordance with
Section 339.12, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned funds from FDOT shall be redirected to the City to reimburse for
eligible expenses incurred due to implementation of the Project in 2006, subject to the FDOT's terms
and schedule; and
WHEREAS, the attached Joint Participation Agreement ("JPA") was negotiated with MDC detailing
the responsibilities of the City and MDC for the administration of the Project as outlined herein; and
WHEREAS, funds for this purpose are available from the Transit Half -Cent Surtax in the amount of
$185,000, the scheduled 2006 FDOT reimbursement, and funds contributed by MDC;
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(1) to execute a JPA, in substantially the attached form,
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with MDC, to implement construction improvements to the Project, in the amount not to exceed
$185,000, with funds allocated from the Transit Half -Cent Surtax, the scheduled 2006 FDOT
reimbursement, and MDC's contribution of funds.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2)
APPR� ED , 0 FORM AND CORR CTNESS
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JORGE . FER ANDEZ
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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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