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File Number: 09-00416
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $30,000, TO PROCURE THREE (3) T3 SERIES PERSONAL MOBILITY
UNITS TO BE UTILIZED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE
CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR
SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, T3 Motion's T3 Personal Mobility won the 2007 Law Enforcement INNOVATION
Award for Vehicles, citing its "stable platform" and "useful[nessj for administrative or tactical duties";
and
WHEREAS, on December 31, 2008, the City of Miami ("City") requested a grant from the Omni
Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA"), to underwrite the cost to procure
three (3) T3 Series Personal Mobility Units to be used by the City Police Department in the CRA; and
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2009, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA passed Resolution
No. 09-0008, authorizing an award of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $30,000, to the City for the
purchase of three (3) T3 Series Personal Mobility Units to be utilized in the CRA Redevelopment Area;
and
WHEREAS, the CRA authorized the grant to be disbursed on a reimbursement basis or directly
to vendors upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission wishes to accept said grant; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 07-0165, adopted March 22, 2007, requires City Commission
approval for any grant award exceeding $25,000;
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 herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. A grant acceptance from the CRA, in an amount not to exceed $30,000, to procure
three (3) T3 Series Personal Mobility Units to be utilized by the City Police Department in the CRA
Redevelopment Area, is authorized.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute the grant agreement and all
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documents necessary for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIF,O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
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Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attomey, 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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