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Resolution R-18-0302
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 4507 Final Action Date: 7/12/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LOBBYISTS TO SEEK AND OBTAIN ANY AND ALL
AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR THE REMEDIATION OF BROWNFIELD
REHABILITATION AREAS WITHIN THE CITY WITH A FOCUS ON MELREESE
COUNTRY CLUB, A CITY PARK, FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO SEEK FUNDING FOR THE REMEDIATION OF
BROWNFIELDS REHABILITATION SITES FROM OTHER POTENTIAL NON-
GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE
THE FINDING OF AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR SAID REMEDIATION A
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED
HEREIN.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 376.80, Florida Statutes, the City of Miami ("City") has
previously designated several City properties as Brownfield areas in need of environmental
rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") Brownfields
Program ("Brownfields Program") provides grants and technical assistance to communities,
states, tribes, and others to assess, safely cleanup, and sustainably reuse contaminated
properties; and
WHEREAS, the Brownfield Program grants support revitalization efforts by funding
environmental assessment, research, community outreach, cleanup and job training activities,
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to make the finding of available funding for
Brownfields areas within the City, specifically focusing on environmental rehabilitation for
Melreese County Club ("Melreese"), a City park, a legislative priority; and
WHEREAS, these funds will be used to remediate areas at Melreese;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is directed to work with the City's State and Federal
Lobbyists to seek and obtain any and all available funding for the remediation of Brownfield
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Rehabilitation areas within the City, with a focus on Melreese, from the State of Florida and any
applicable Federal Government Agency.
Section 3. The City Manager is further directed to seek funding for the remediation of
Brownfields Rehabilitation sites from other potential non -governmental sources and to make the
finding of available funding for said remediation a legislative priority.
Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the City's
State Lobbyists Southern Strategy Group, Inc. and Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. and Federal
Lobbyist Iseman & Associates, LLC., Governor Rick Scott, the members of the Miami -Dade
County Delegation, and the members of the Miami -Dade Congressional Delegation.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor. 1
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Httor
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.
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