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Resolution R-17-0551
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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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;
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File ID: 3117 Enactment Number: R-17-0551
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:
ndez, City Attor 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.
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