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File Number: 11-00186 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR
GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT
WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, FOR FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $75,000 FOR THE KENNEDY PARK SHORELINE STABILIZATION
PHASE I ("PROJECT"); AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF REQUIRED
MATCHING FUNDS OF FIFTY (50%) OF PROJECT COSTS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $75,000 FROM THE KENNEDY PARK SHORELINE STABILIZATION
PHASE I, AVAILABLE FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT B-30541C;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR
SUBMISSION OF SAID GRANT APPLICATION, THE EXECUTION OF GRANT OR
DEED AGREEMENTS, AND THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF
MATCHING FUNDS IN THE EVENT OF THE AWARD OF THE GRANT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City) wishes to restore the shoreline and restore tidal flow to
the mangroves at Kennedy Park ("Project") located proximate to the Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the Project is estimated not to exceed $150,000; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to apply for grant funding from the Florida Inland Navigation
District (FIND") in the amount of $75,000, or fifty (50%) of the total Project cost; and
WHEREAS, grant funding is potentially available from FIND for this City project pursuant to
FIND Rule 66B-2 F.A.C.; and
WHEREAS, the City is allocating 50% matching funds, in an amount not to exceed $75,000,
from funds available from the Kennedy Park Shoreline Stabilization Phase 1, Capital Improvement
Project B-30541 C;
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}, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to
submit an application for grant funding to FIND Waterways Assistance Program, in an amount
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not to exceed $75,000 for the Project, and to execute any and all necessary documents in
connection with the submission of said grant application, the execution of grant or deed
agreements, and acceptance and appropriation of matching funds in the event of award of the
grant in order to implement this Resolution.
Section 3. The City further certifies to FIND the following matters:
(1) The City accepts the terms and conditions set forth in FIND Rule 66B-2 F.A.C., which
outlines the Waterways Assistance Program and which will be a part of the Project Agreement for
any assistance under this proposal;
(2) The City is in complete accord with the proposal and agrees to carry out the Project in the
manner described in the proposal and any plan and specifications attached thereto; unless prior
approval for any change has been received from FIND;
(3) The City has the ability and intention to finance its share of the cost of the Project and that
the Project will be operated and maintained at the expense of the City for public use;
(4) The City will not unlawfully discriminate against any person on basis of race, color or
national origin in the use of any property or facility acquired or developed pursuant to this
proposal, and shall comply with the terms and intent of the Title VI of the Civil rights Act of 1964,
P.L. 88-352 (1964) and design and construct all facilities to comply fully with statutes relating to
accessibility by handicapped persons as well as other federal, state and local laws, rules and
requirements;
(5) The City agrees to maintain adequate financial records for the proposed Project to
substantiate claims for reimbursements; and
(6) The City will make available to FIND, if requested, a post -audit of expenses incurred on
the Project prior to, or in conjunction with, the request for the final (10%) of the funding agreed to
by FIND.
Section 4. The allocation of required matching funds, in an amount not to exceed $75,000, is
authorized from funds available from Capital Improvement Project B-30541C.
Section 5 This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor. (2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. B
CITY ATTORNEY
4 Ij-355
City of Miami
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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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