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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislationCity of Miami Legislation Resolution City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 07-00149 Final Action Date: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF. AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN FORESTS, TO PROVIDE AN URBAN ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS OF THE COUNTY; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO THE COUNTY, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,732, FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI'S PORTION OF SAID ANALYSIS; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE TREE TRUST FUND ACCOUNT NO. 11500.151000.540000.0000.00000. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") and Miami -Dade County ("County") are concerned that recent losses in tree cover due to hurricanes, citrus canker and urban development have had a negative impact on the green infrastructure and its ability to mitigate pollution and enhance air and water quality; and WHEREAS, both parties herein wish to facilitate an ecosystem analysis to develop a series of green infrastructure data layers to serve as the fundamental framework for: 1) conductinT ecological analyses of changes in the community's green infrastructure assets and 2) providing deciA��ion support tools and data for the City and County to incorporate green infrastructure into future plaM ng; and ' WHEREAS, an analysis by American Forests has provided a project proposal based on previous analyses in other urban areas and has been determined to be a sole source provider of the analysis described; and WHEREAS, the County shall contract with American Forests for an amount not to exceed $158,000; and WHEREAS, the City shall pay the County an amount not to exceed $15,732, for its portion of the analysis; and WHEREAS, the State of Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Forestry wishes to also participate in the analysis and is providing $60,000, to assist in funding the analysis; and WHEREAS, the City and County shall jointly manage the analysis and the deliverables by American Forests and jointly participate in press conferences and presentations of the analysis and share licenses of the City Green software, prorated to the funding formula; 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 City of Miami Page 1 of 2 Printed On: 2/2/2007 File Number: 07-00149 reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2, The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute a Memorandum of Agreement, in substantially the attached form, with the County, to enter into an agreement with American Forests, to provide an urban ecosystem analysis of the County, which authorizes payment to the County, in an amount not to exceed $15,732, for the City's portion of said analysis, with funds allocated from the Tree Trust Fund Account No. 11500.151000.540000.0000.00000. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.{2} APP VFW TO FORM AORRECTNESS: JORCE L.=ERNANDEZ K.C' CITY ,TTORNEY Footnotes: {1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may 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 Mall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. City of Miami Page 2 of 2 Printed On: 2/2/2007