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Resolution: R-15-0218
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File Number: 15-00608 Final Action Date: 5/14/2015
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE PARKS FOUNDATION
OF MIAMI-DADE, INC. ("FOUNDATION"), A NOT -FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION,
FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF
TWO -HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) TO THE FOUNDATION AS
PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 14-0383,
ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 29, 2014, FOR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 13-5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI ("CITY") FOR THE UNDERLINE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE GREENLINK
PROJECT) WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSED GRANT
AGREEMENT FOR CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF
THIS RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 14-0383, adopted September 29, 2014 (attached and
incorporated hereby as Composite Exhibit A), the Miami City Commission authorized, inter alia, the
allocation in an amount of two -hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for the Underline/Greenlink
project from Impact Fee funds through Project No. B-40598; and
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2014, the Miami City Commission expressed support and endorsed the
Greenlink project (n/k/a the Underline) via Resolution No. 14-0210 (attached and incorporated hereby
as Composite Exhibit B); and
WHEREAS, the Friends of the Underline, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation, has entered into
an agreement with the Parks Foundation of Miami -Dade Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation to
develop the Underline/Greenlink project; and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade Parks Department has requested these funds and determined the
method and means of development of the Underline/Greenlink project (attached and incorporated
hereby as Composite Exhibits C and D, respectively); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes that numerous economic, social, health, and
environmental benefits that would ensue from realization of the Underline/Greenlink as a linear park;
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.
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Section 2. The City Manager is authorized {1} to negotiate a grant agreement, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, with the Parks Foundation of Miami -Dade, Inc. ("Foundation"), a
not -for -profit corporation, for the purpose of providing funding in the amount of two -hundred thousand
dollars ($200,000.00) to the Foundation as previously allocated pursuant to Resolution No. 14-0383,
adopted September 29, 2014, for parks and recreation system improvements as defined in Section
13-5 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, for the Underline (formerly known as Greenlink Project)
within the City limits of the City of Miami.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized{1}, after consultation with the City Attorney, to
draft all other necessary document(s) for said purpose and to bring those documents back to the City
Commission for approval within ninety (90) days.
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 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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