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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #3936 Resolution Sponsored by: Mayor Francis Suarez A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) ("GRANT") FROM BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES FOR THE TESTING AND PROTOTYPING PHASE OF THE 2018 MAYORS CHALLENGE PRECEDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA -DRIVEN INTERACTIVE WEB PLATFORM TO INFORM STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT MITIGATION OPTIONS RELATED TO SEA LEVEL RISE ("PROJECT"); ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT, ENTITLED "2018 MAYORS CHALLENGE GRANTS", AND APPROPRIATING SAID GRANT FOR SAID PURPOSE FOR THE PROJECT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF THE 2018 MAYORS CHALLENGE, TO ACCEPT ANY FURTHER GRANT AWARDS, AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL GRANT AGREEMENTS, RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF, AND COMPLIANCE WITH SAID GRANT(S) FOR THE PROJECT, SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT TIME OF NEED. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-18-0169 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 3936 Final Action Date:4/26/2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) ("GRANT") FROM BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES FOR THE TESTING AND PROTOTYPING PHASE OF THE 2018 MAYORS CHALLENGE PRECEDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA -DRIVEN INTERACTIVE WEB PLATFORM TO INFORM STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT MITIGATION OPTIONS RELATED TO SEA LEVEL RISE ("PROJECT"); ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT, ENTITLED "2018 MAYORS CHALLENGE GRANTS", AND APPROPRIATING SAID GRANT FOR SAID PURPOSE FOR THE PROJECT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF THE 2018 MAYORS CHALLENGE, TO ACCEPT ANY FURTHER GRANT AWARDS, AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL GRANT AGREEMENTS, RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF, AND COMPLIANCE WITH SAID GRANT(S) FOR THE PROJECT, SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT TIME OF NEED. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has been designated a Champion City by and awarded a grant of not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ("$100,000.00) ("Grant") from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund the testing and prototyping phase of the 2018 Mayors Challenge preceding the development of a collaborative visual storytelling data platform; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Grant guidelines, the City is required to allocate funding towards the testing and prototyping phase as described in the Grant budget and budget narrative, with the purpose of galvanizing community and partner collaboration around data related to sea level rise ("Project"); and WHEREAS, the City shall comply with the aforementioned Grant guidelines throughout the progression and execution of the Project, the first phase of which begins upon receipt of the Grant funds and concludes on August 20, 2018 when a supplemental application is due to enter the City's prototype Project into the final review and selection phases for the 2018 Mayors Challenge; 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 accept the Grant in an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from Bloomberg Philanthropies for the Project. Section 3. The following new Special Revenue Project is established and resources are appropriated as described below: FUND TITLE: 2018 Mayors Challenge Grants RESOURCES: Bloomberg Philanthropies $100,000.00 APPROPRIATIONS: 2018 Mayors Challenge Grants $100,000.00 Section 4.The City Manager or his designee is authorized to submit a supplemental application for the development phase of the 2018 Mayors Challenge, to accept any further grant awards, and to negotiate and execute any and all grant agreements, renewals, extensions, modifications amendments, and other necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement the acceptance and administration of and compliance with said grant(s) for the Project subject to budgetary approval at time of need. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: nd City Att©r ey 4/17/2018 1 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.