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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Item Summary FormAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #1737 Date: 02/02/2017 Commission Meeting Date: 03/09/2017 Type: Resolution Subject: FIND Grant - Seybold & Wagner Purpose of Item: Requesting Department: Office of Grants Administration Sponsored By: District Impacted: District 1, District 2, District 3, District 5 A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachments, 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 $1,000,000.00 for the Seybold Canal and Wagner Creek Dredging project ("Project"); authorizing the allocation of the required matching funds for fifty percent (50%) of the project costs, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00, to be provided by the Office of Capital Improvement Project ("OCI") Project B-50643; authorizing the City Manager to execute any other necessary documents for the submission of said grant application for fiscal year 2017-2018. Background of Item: The Office of Grants Administration is seeking City Commission authorization to apply for $1,000,000.00 in grant funding from the Florida Inland Navigation District which represents 50% of the total estimated $2,000,000.00 project cost for this phase of the Seybold Canal and Wagner Creek Dredging Project which consist of the dredging and disposal of hazardous sediments at the base of the canal from NW 11th Street to where it connects with the Miami River, within the vicinity of NW 7th Avenue and 5th Street. The required 50% match of will be provided by OCI Project B-50643. The item includes language by Rule 66B-2, Florida Administrative Code, for grant submittal to the Waterways Assistance Program. Budget Impact Analysis Item is Related to Revenue Item is an Expenditure Item is NOT funded by Bonds Total Fiscal Impact: $2,000,000.00 OCI Project No: B-50643 Reviewed B Office of Grants Administration Office of Capital Improvements Office of Management and Budget Office of Management and Budget City Manager's Office Legislative Division City Manager's Office Office of the City Attorney Office of the City Attorney City Commission Office of the Mayor Office of the City Clerk Lillian P Blondet Jeovanny Rodriguez Fred Pericles Christopher M Rose Fernando Casamayor Valentin J Alvarez Daniel J. Alfonso Barnaby L. Min Victoria Mendez Nicole Ewan Mayor's Office City Clerk's Office Department Head Review Office of Capital Improvements Budget Analyst Review Budget Review Assistant City Manager Review Legislative Division Review City Manager Review Deputy City Attorney Review Approved Form and Correctness Meeting Signed by the Mayor Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed Completed 02/07/2017 8:30 AM Completed 02/08/2017 6:53 PM Completed 02/15/2017 11:02 AM Completed 02/18/2017 7:10 AM Completed 02/24/2017 10:55 AM Completed 02/24/2017 11:05 AM Completed 02/25/2017 1:17 AM Completed 02/27/2017 1:47 PM Completed 02/27/2017 2:07 PM Completed 03/09/2017 9:00 AM Completed 03/15/2017 4:26 PM 03/15/2017 4:44 PM City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-17-0097 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 1737 Final Action Date:3/9/2017 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT ("FIND") WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000.00, FOR THE SEYBOLD CANAL AND WAGNER CREEK DREDGING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP PROJECT ("PROJECT"); FURTHER 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 AND AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO, AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE EVENT OF AN AWARD OF THE GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") wishes to restore the navigability of the Seybold Canal and Wagner Creek by way of the Seybold Canal and Wagner Creek Dredging Project ("Project"); and WHEREAS, the Project consists of the dredging and disposal of hazardous sediments at the base of the Seybold Canal from Northwest 11th Street to the canal's connection with the Miami River, within the vicinity of Northwest 7th Avenue and Northwest 5th Street, Miami, Florida; and WHEREAS, the total cost of this phase of the Project is estimated not to exceed $2,000,000.00 ("Project Cost"); and WHEREAS, grant funding is potentially available from the Florida Inland Navigation District ("FIND") for this Project, pursuant to FIND Rule 66B-2, Florida Administration Code ("F.A.C."); and WHEREAS, the City wishes to apply for reimbursement grant funding from FIND in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00, or fifty percent (50%) of the total eligible Project Cost; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to allocate and appropriate required matching funds in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00, or fifty percent (50%) of the total eligible Project Cost, as defined in FIND Rule 66B-2.008, F.A.C.; and WHEREAS, the allocation and appropriation of funds for eligible Project Costs shall be by separate Resolution, from funds available under Office of Capital Improvements ("OCI") Project No. B50643, or other legally available funding sources; 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' to submit an application, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for reimbursement grant funding to the FIND Waterways Assistance Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 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 and amendments, modifications, and extensions thereto, and the acceptance of grant funds in the event of award of the grant for Fiscal Year 2017-2018. Section 3. The City further certifies to FIND the following matters: (A) 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; (B) 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; (C) 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; (D) 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, Public Law 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; (E) The City agrees to maintain adequate financial records for the proposed Project to substantiate claims for reimbursements; and (F) The City will make available to FIND, if requested, a post -audit of expenses incurred on the Project prior to, or in conjunction with, request for the final ten percent (10%) of the funding agreed to by FIND. Section 4. The allocation of required matching funds in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 from OCI Project B50643, is authorized.' Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 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. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: