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File ID: #3117
Date: 10/20/2017
Commission Meeting Date: 11/16/2017
Type: Resolution
Subject: Accept Grant - Knight Foundation
Purpose of Item:
Requesting Department: City Manager's
Office
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
To ratify acceptance of $200,000 in funding from Knight Foundation for the creation of a
data and Internet of Things (loT) roadmap to support resilience efforts.
Background of Item:
The City of Miami will create a resilience -focused data inventory, needs assessment
and roadmap with an eye toward targeted loT deployments in the future. Support from
Knight will ensure the City's organizational readiness to leverage loT technology and
produce useable data that sheds light on the region's most pressing issues. The project
will support existing infrastructure mapping efforts and strengthen the City's ability to
share data with community partners for collaborative problem solving.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is Related to Revenue
Total Fiscal Impact:
15500.150013.466000.0000.00000
City Manager's Office
Office of Grants Administration
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Reviewed B
Daniel J. Alfonso
Lillian P Blondet
Jacques Joseph
Christopher M Rose
Valentin J Alvarez
Barnaby L. Min
Victoria Mendez
Maricarmen Lopez
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Manager Review
Grants Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Analyst Review
Legislative Division Review
Deputy City Attorney Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-17-0551
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 3117 Final Action Date:11/16/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) CONSISTING OF A GRANT
("GRANT") FROM THE JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA INVENTORY, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND ROADMAP
INFORMING FUTURE RESILIENCE -FOCUSED "INTERNET OF THINGS
TECHNOLOGY" DEPLOYMENT FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FOR THE GRANT
PERIOD COMMENCING JULY 1, 2017 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2018
("PROJECT"); APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS INTO SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT
ACCOUNT NO. 15500.150013.466000.0000.00000 FOR SAID PURPOSE;
RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S EXECUTION
OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR
SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF
AND ADMINISTRATION OF SAID GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") was awarded a Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000.00) grant ("Grant") from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation ("Knight
Foundation") to fund development of a resilience focused data inventory, needs assessment,
and roadmap for the Grant period commencing July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Grant guidelines, the City is required to allocate Grant funding
towards improved prioritization of the Internet of Things ("IoT") technology, with the purpose of
galvanizing community and partner collaboration around resilience data ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City will comply with the aforementioned Grant guidelines throughout
the progression and execution of the Project; and
WHEREAS, funds from this Grant will be used for the development and execution of the
Project; and
WHEREAS, in order for the City to begin the Grant period under the Knight Foundation's
guidelines, the City Manager executed an agreement, in substantially the attached form, to
accept said Grant for the appropriation of said award, subject to the City Commission's
ratification, approval, and confirmation;
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's acceptance of the Grant from the Knight Foundation in
an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) is ratified, approved,
and confirmed for the Grant period commencing July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018
for the Project.
Section 3. Said funds are appropriated into Special Revenue Project Account No.
15500.150013.466000.0000.00000 for said purpose.
Section 4. The City Manager's execution of the an agreement, in substantially the
attached form, is ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
other necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement acceptance
of and administration of said Grant.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
nd" ez, Ciry Httor ey 11/6/2017
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 City 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.