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Resolution: R-14-0168
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 14-00336 Final Action Date: 5/8/2014
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT ENTITLED:
"NEIGHBORHOOD AND WORKPLACE SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE",
ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD OF AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $75,000.00 ("GRANT"), FROM THE GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY
PARTNERSHIP, WHICH WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP A CHALLENGE PROGRAM
WEBSITE AND A CHALLENGE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR
HOSTING OF THE WEBSITE AND FUNDING OF CHALLENGE PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION FOR PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES (COLLECTIVELY,
"PROJECT'); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AWARD
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, AND ANY
AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, EXTENSIONS, OR RENEWALS THEREOF, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE
GRANT AND TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT.
WHEREAS, in September 2008, the Miami City Commission unanimously adopted MiPlan, the
City of Miami Climate Action Plan, that specifically recommends improving energy efficiency and
conservation in the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, the City has a strong interest in promoting sustainability and energy efficiency to
reduce costs to businesses and residents and to increase environmental benefits to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has been awarded a grant from the Global Philanthropy Partnership, in
the amount of $75,000.00 ("Grant") to develop and implement a neighborhood and business
sustainability challenge in partnership with nine (9) other municipalities (collectively, "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Neighborhood and Workplace Sustainability Challenge would reduce energy
costs, improve the environment, engage the community, and increase health through promotion and
recognition of the efforts of local residents and businesses in these areas; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City Manager to accept the Grant and to establish a new
special revenue project for the appropriation of the Grant;
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 following new Special Revenue Fund is established and resources are
appropriated as described below:
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FUND TITLE: Neighborhood and Workplace Sustainability Challenge
RESOURCES: Global Philanthropy Partnership $75,000.00
APPROPRIATIONS: Development of challenge website and implementation $75,000.00
plan, funding of website hosting and challenge implementation
for Miami and other participating municipalities
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to accept the Grant from the Global
Philanthropy Partnership, and to execute the Award Agreement, in substantially the attached form,
and any amendments, modifications, extensions, or renewals thereof, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, in order to accept the Grant and to implement the Project.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.{2}
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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