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File Number: 13-01281 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL MASTER
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY ("COUNTY"), TO PROVIDE UTILITY WORK FOR THE COUNTY,
ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE PERFORMANCE AND
REIMBURSEMENT OF THE UTILITY WORK, INCLUDING THE UTILITY DESIGN
WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND THE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE
CARRIED OUT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
INDIVIDUAL JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM AS "EXHIBITA", WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER CITY
COMMISSION APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade ("County") owns or may, in the future, own certain water and
wastewater facilities, including but not limited to, gravity sewer pipes, pump stations, reclaimed water
pipes, valves and valve covers, manholes and access covers, water pipes, sanitary sewage pipes,
meters, hydrants, and all appurtenances thereto, which are or may, in the future, be located in the City
of Miami's ("City's") public roads or lands (the "Facilities"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade Water and Sewer Department ("WASD") operates the County's
water and sanitary wastewater system; and
WHEREAS, the City engages in projects that involve constructing, reconstructing or otherwise
changing public roads and other improvements located on public roads or lands (hereinafter referred
to .as either the "Project" or the "Projects"); and
WHEREAS, the City and the County may propose Projects that necessitate the installation,
relocation (vertically or horizontally), replacement, adjustment or removal of the Facilities or some
combination thereof (hereinafter referred to as "Utility Work"); and
WHEREAS, the City and the County desire to minimize delays, costs, and impact to the public,
which may result from lack of coordination and communication between or among them and their
respective contractors performing the Project or the Utility Work; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County desire to enter into a MasterAgreement that establishes
the procedure for the performance and reimbursement of the Utility Work, including the utility design
work to be performed and the utility construction work to be carried out (the "Interlocal Master
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Interlocal Master Agreement and the individual Joint
Participation Agreements (hereinafter, "JPAs") is to perform the Utility Work with the Project in an
efficient, coordinated, economical and expeditious manner; and
WHEREAS, the individual JPAs shall not require further City Commission approval;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings found in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized {1} to execute an Interlocal Master Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, with the County to provide utility work for the County, establishing the
procedure for the performance and reimbursement of the utility work, including the utility design work
to be performed and the utility construction work to be carried out.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized {1} to execute individual JPAs, in
substantially the attached form as "Exhibit A", without requiring further City Commission approval.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor. {2}
APPROVED S TO FORM AND CaRRECTNESS:
VIC'T•ORIA M NDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
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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