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File ID: #16186
Resolution
Sponsored by: Commissioner Damian Pardo
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT, BUDGET, ALLOCATE, AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM
THE OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND
00/100 DOLLARS ($2,112,000.00) TO UNDERWRITE THE COST FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AT NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE BETWEEN
NORTHEAST 15TH STREET AND NORTHEAST 17TH TERRACE INCLUDING
ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE, PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE
("PURPOSE") AS PART OF OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO.
40-B203614 ("PROJECT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE OMNI CRA FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-24-0235
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 16186 Final Action Date:6/18/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT, BUDGET, ALLOCATE, AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM
THE OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND
00/100 DOLLARS ($2,112,000.00) TO UNDERWRITE THE COST FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AT NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE BETWEEN
NORTHEAST 15TH STREET AND NORTHEAST 17TH TERRACE INCLUDING
ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE, PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE
("PURPOSE") AS PART OF OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO.
40-B203614 ("PROJECT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE OMNI CRA FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is responsible for traffic safety throughout the City
of Miami, which includes the Omni Redevelopment Area ("Area"); and
WHEREAS, the 2009 Omni Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") lists the elimination of
conditions that contribute to blight as a stated redevelopment objective and the OMNI
Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") wishes to support this objective through funding
and collaborative efforts with the City to provide for greater connectivity by diminishing the
impact of existing urban barriers to redevelopment and promoting regional transportation; and
WHEREAS, the CRA Plan seeks to improve the quality of life in the Area by improving
transportation amenities and development of pedestrian corridors; and
WHEREAS, the CRA views the completion of the North Bayshore Drive Traffic Circle
Project, including construction of a traffic circle at North Bayshore Drive between Northeast 1 5th
Street and Northeast 17t" Terrace, including roadway improvements, drainage, pavement
markings, and signage as part of Office of Capital Improvements Project Number 40-B203614
("Project"), as a necessary redevelopment objective capital improvement project within the Area,
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CRA Resolution No. 23-0051 adopted on October 12, 2023, the
Board of Commissioners of the CRA approved the issuance of a grant in an amount not to
exceed Two Million One Hundred Twelve Thousand Dollars ($2,112,000.00) ("Grant Funds") to
the City to underwrite the cost associated with the Project ("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to accept said Grant Funds to be used solely
for costs associated with the Project; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City to accept the Grant Funds, and authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute any and all necessary documents, including but not
limited to, a grant agreement, amendments, extensions, renewals, and modifications, all in
forms acceptable to the City Attorney, with the Omni CRA for the acceptance and administration
of the Grant Funds;
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 authorized1 to accept, budget, allocate, and appropriate
the Grant Funds to be utilized for the Project.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute a grant
agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with the Omni CRA for the acceptance
and administration of the Grant Funds for said Purpose.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to negotiate and execute any and all
other necessary documents, including, but not limited to, amendments, renewals, extensions,
and modifications, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said Purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature by the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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.