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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
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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.
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