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Resolution: R-15-0107
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15-00157 Final Action Date: 3/12/2015
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR
REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION
DISTRICT ("FIND") WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $1,250,000.00 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BAYWALK ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF THE FEC SLIP, CONNECTING NORTH TO MUSEUM PARK AND
SOUTH TO PARCEL B BAYWALK ("PROJECT"); AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION
OF THE REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS FOR FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF THE
PROJECT COSTS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,250,000.00, AVAILABLE
UNDER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION ("CITP") PROJECT
B-30538, AWARD 1422 MUSEUM PARK; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF SAID GRANT
APPLICATION, THE EXECUTION OF GRANT OR DEED AGREEMENTS,
AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND EXTENSIONS, AND THE ACCEPTANCE
OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE EVENT OF THE AWARD OF THE GRANT FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2015-2016.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") wishes to build a baywalk on the South Side of the
FEC slip connecting North to Museum Park and South to Parcel B baywalk; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the construction phase of the Project is estimated not to
exceed $2,500,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to apply for grant funding from the Florida Inland Navigation
District ("FIND") in the amount not to exceed $1,250,000.00, or fifty percent (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 the matching funds of $1,250,000.00, or fifty percent
(50%) of the total Project cost, currently available under Capital Improvement and Transportation
Program ("CITP") Project B-30538, Award 1422 Museum Park, and other available funding
sources, and the City will appropriate funding by separate Resolution in the event of the award of
the grant for Fiscal Year 2015-2016;
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
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adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized {1} to submit an application for grant funding
to the FIND Waterways Assistance Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000.00 for the
Project, and to execute any and all necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, in connection with the submission of said grant application, the execution of grant or
deed agreements, amendments, modifications, and extensions, and acceptance of grant 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:
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;
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;
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;
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 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;
The City agrees to maintain adequate financial records for the proposed Project to
substantiate claims for reimbursements; and
The City will make available to FIND, if requested, a post -audit of expenses incurred on the
Project prior to, or in conjunction with, a 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
$1,250,000.00, is authorized from funds currently available under CITP Project B-30538 Museum
Park; and
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.{2}
Footnotes:
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{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 (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.
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