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Resolution R-19-0242
Legislation
City Hall
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 5306 Final Action Date: 6/27/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A REIMBURSEMENT
GRANT OF EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($800,000.00)
("GRANT") FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY") PURSUANT TO
COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 650-18 ADOPTED ON JULY 10, 2018;
APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF THE GRANT FROM THE BUILDING
BETTER COMMUNITIES GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROGRAM
NUMBER 220 — "ACQUIRE OR CONSTRUCT MULTI -PURPOSE FACILITIES"
("GOB PROGRAM") FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENOVATING AND EXPANDING
TWO (2) EXISTING CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED BUILDINGS ("CAPITAL
PROJECT") LOCATED AT 25 TAMIAMI BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA (A/K/A
FLAGAMI PARK) AND CURRENTLY OPERATED UNDER A REVOCABLE
LICENSE AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE JULY 10, 2018 ("RLA") BETWEEN THE
CITY AND SOUTHWEST SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS, INC. ("LICENSEE")
AS THE DR. ARMANDO BADIA SENIOR CENTER; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE RELATED
REIMBURSEMENT GRANT COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE
COUNTY ("GRANT AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CREATE
THE NECESSARY CAPITAL PROJECT GRANT AWARD IN THE CITY'S
MULTI -YEAR CAPLITAL PLAN ("CAPITAL PLAN") AND RELATED ACCOUNTS
REQUIRED THEREFOR; AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF THE RLA TO
INCLUDE THE EXPANDED SPACE AT THE FACILITY AT THE PROPERTY,
THE CAPITAL PROJECT BUDGET AND SCHEDULE, THE REQUIREMENT
THAT ANY AND ALL CHANGE ORDERS AND COSTS INCREASES FOR THE
CAPITAL PROJECT MUST RETURN TO CITY COMMISSION FOR
APPROVALS, AND IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S OVERSIGHT OF THE
CAPITAL PROJECT, ADVANCEMENT OF FUNDS, AND REIMBURSEMENTS
UNDER THE GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY AS FISCAL AGENT,
PROJECT MANAGER, AND GRANTEE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND
BOND COUNSEL, TO ACCEPT THE GRANT, TO ACCOMPLISH THE CAPITAL
PROJECT AT THE FACILITY, AND TO UNDERTAKE CONTINUING
COMPLIANCE UNDER THE GOB PROGRAM; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING,
RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY
ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED DEPARTMENTS, IN
ORDER TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS, TO AMEND
THE CAPITAL PLAN, BY ADDING THIS CAPITAL PROJECT AND CREATING
A NEW PROJECT NUMBER, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH AND TO APPROPRIATE THE GRANT.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Mayor Francis X. Suarez
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WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is the owner of the real property and improvements
located at 25 Tamiami Boulevard, Miami, Florida, more commonly known as Flagami Park
("Facility"); and
WHEREAS, the Facility is currently operated by Southwest Social Services Programs,
Inc. ("Licensee") as the Dr. Armando Badia Senior Center pursuant to a Revocable License
Agreement with the City effective as of July 10, 2018 ("RLA"), attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the Facility currently serves multiple purposes for the City by providing hot
meals daily to 225-280 low-income seniors and includes rooms for classes and recreation, such
as lectures, group exercise, oil painting, languages, computers, celebrations, music, bingo, and
dominoes; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to renovate and expand the Facility by installing a new roof,
enlarging the current dining area, adding a small stage and sound system, relocating and
remodeling the kitchen, and adding approximately five thousand (5,000) square feet of space in
order to include additional services such as nutritional and health screenings, hurricane
preparedness workshops, and health classes ("Capital Project"); and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2018, Miami -Dade County ("County") adopted County
Resolution No. 650-80 ("County Resolution"), attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B,"
allocating eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00) ("Grant") from the Building Better
Communities General Obligation Bond Program No. 220 — "Acquire or Construct Multi -Purpose
Facilities" ("GOB Program") to fund a portion of the construction of the Capital Project, which the
County found to be eligible for tax-exempt bond funding; and
WHEREAS, the Grant requires that the City construct, maintain, and operate the Capital
Project at the Facility and undertake continuing compliance under the GOB Program; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Licensee need to amend the current RLA to include the
new expanded area of the Facility resulting from the Capital Project, the Capital Project budget
and schedule, the requirement that all change orders and costs increases must return to City
Commission for approval, and in connection with the City's oversight of the Capital Project,
advancement of funds and reimbursements under the Grant Agreement for the City as Fiscal
Agent, Project Manager, and Grantee, and to undertake continuing compliance under the GOB
Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and in the best interests of the City to ratify, approve, and
confirm certain necessary actions by the City Manager and the designated Departments in order
to update the relevant financial controls, project creation, accounting entries, capital plan
amendments in the City's Multi -Year Capital Plan ("Capital Plan"), and computer systems in
connection with and for compliance with the Grant and the Capital Project at the Facility and to
appropriate the Grant;
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
hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. The City Commission authorizes1 the City Manager to accept the Grant from
the County pursuant to the County Resolution approving the allocation of the Grant from the
GOB Program for the purpose of the Capital Project at the Facility.
Section 3. The City Commission authorizes1 the City Manager to negotiate and execute
the necessary Grant Agreement with the County, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 4. The City Commission authorizes' the City Manager to amend the RLA, as
necessary and in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to include the expanded space at the
Facility, the Capital Project budget and schedule, the requirement that any and all change
orders and costs increases for the Capital Project must return to City Commission for approval,
and in connection with the City's oversight of the Capital Project, advancement of funds and
reimbursements under the Grant Agreement for the City as Fiscal Agent, Project Manager, and
Grantee.
Section 5. The City Commission authorizes1 the City Manager to negotiate and execute
any and all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney and Bond
Counsel, to accept the Grant, to accomplish the Capital Project at the Facility, and to undertake
continuing compliance under the GOB Program.
Section 6. Certain necessary actions by the City Manager and the designated
Departments in order to update the relevant financial controls, project creation, accounting
entries, Capital Plan amendments and the funding award, and computer systems in connection
therewith are hereby authorized,' ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 7. The Capital Plan is amended to include for Capital Project the new project
titled "Additions and Renovations to the Dr. Armando Badia Senior Center" with a new project
number to be determined in the amount of the Grant award and any other grants received for
the Capital Project, and the Grant is hereby appropriated.
Section 8. 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 7/9/2019
1 All authorizations contained herein are 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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