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AND FLAGLER DISTRICT
BID RESOLUTION #2019-004
RESOLUTION 006/201 R
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA ("MIAMI DDA"), APPROVING THE FLAGLER STREET TASK
FORCE'S RECOMMENDATION TO EXPLORE THE OPTION OF
MODIFYING THE FLAGLER STREET BEAUTIFICATION AND
RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT ("PROJECT") TO INCORPORATE PAVERS;
FURTHER APPROVING THE EXTENSION OF NINETY (90) DAYS TO THE
ORIGINAL DEADLINE IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CITY OF MIAMI TO
IDENTIFY FUNDING FOR ANY COST DIFFERENTIALS AND THE
IMPACTS OF SUCH CHANGES ON THE PROJECT TIMELINE; DIRECTING
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO WORK WITH THE MIAMI
DDA'S LOBBYISTS TO URGE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO CONTINUE
FUNDING THE PROJECT WITH PREVIOUSLY COMMITTED FUNDS.
WHEREAS, one of the 2025 Downtown Miami Master Plan's goals is to "create great streets and
community spaces" including recommendations to "support public realm improvements between downtown and
adjacent neighborhoods and to 'orient streets towards pedestrians' needs and preferences"; and
WHEREAS, one of the 2025 Downtown Miami Master Plan's goals is to "redevelop Flagler Street into
Miami's pedestrian oriented main street"; and
WHEREAS, the Flagler Street Task Force ("FSTF') of the Miami Downtown Development Authority
of the City of Miami, Florida ("Miami DDA") has been meeting since June 2011 and initiated the Flagler Street
Beautification and Reconstruction Project ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, as an economic development agency, the Miami DDA views the reconstruction of Flagler
Street as both a transportation project and a critical economic development project that will create jobs and act
as a catalyst for further redevelopment and revitalization of Downtown Miami, the City of Miami ("City"), and
Miami -Dade County ('County"); and
WHEREAS, the City is ultimately responsible for the construction related to the Project; and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2013, the Miami DDA passed a Resolution approving "the Flagler
Streetscape Design Plan by the Curtis & Rogers design firm"; and
WHEREAS, the City engaged a contractor for the purposes of the Project but subsequently terminated
the contractor; and
WHEREAS, after the City terminated the first contractor for the Project, the Miami DDA on July 21,
2017 endorsed the FSTF's recommendation of Lanzo Construction ("Lanzo") as the new contractor to take over
'the remaining nine (9) phases of the Project in the most efficient and least disruptive manner to complete the
Project;" and
WHEREAS, the City began negotiations with Lanza to continue with the Project; and
WHEREAS, after considering a proposal by Mana MIAMI, the FS 11~ unanimously passed a motion
requesting that the City delay the execution of the contract with Lanza for ninety (90) days while Mana MIAMI
works with the City, BCC Engineering, Curtis & Rodgers, the Miami DDA, and AECOM on a validation process
for redesigning the street to include pavers in the Project, which was approved by the Board of Directors of the
Miami DDA through Resolution No. 039/2017 on October 20, 2017; and
WHEREAS, after receiving news that the incorporation of pavers and subsequent modifications to the
street into the Project will add nearly $6 million to the Project's budget and approximately 18 months to the
Project timeline, the FSTF passed a Resolution on January 29, 2018 supporting the initial paver concept; and
WHEREAS, the January 29, 2018 Resolution of the FSTF also requests within ninety (90) days that 1)
the cost differential be identified; 2) the status of current funding for the Project be described; 3) additional
funding be identified based on the proposed modifications to the Project; 4) the responsibility for short and long-
term maintenance be identified; 5) the final materials to be used in the Project be identified; and 6) a proposed
timeline be finalized based on the new modifications to the Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE[) BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI
DOWNTOWN DEVELOMPENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals are true and correct and are adopted by reference and incorporated as if
fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Board of Directors of the Miami DDA approves the FSTF's recommendation to
explore the option of modifying the Project to incorporate pavers, and approves the delay of the Project for
an addition& ninety (90) day period to identify in detail how the capital and maintenance cost differential
will be funded and the impacts of such changes on the Project's timeline.
Section 3. The Executive Director is directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to Mayor
Francis X. Suarez, City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez, and Acting Capital Improvement Projects Director
Hector Badia.
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Section 4. The Executive Director is directed to work with the Miami DDA's lobbyists to urge
Miami -Dade County ("County') to continue funding the Project as previously committed to by the County.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 16•11 day of February, 2018.
A t T:
Ivonne de la Vega
Secretary to the Board of Directors
Alyce M. Robertson, Executive Director
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RESOLUTION NO. 018/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("MIAMI DDA") OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA APPROVING THE FLAGLER STREET
TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATION TO EXPLORE FURTHER THE
OPTION OF MODIFYING THE FLAGLER STREET BEAUTIFICATION
AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT ("PROJECT") TO LNCORF'ORATE
PAVERS IN IT AND TO ADD THIRTY (30) DAYS TO THE 180 DAY PAUSE
TO IDENTIFY IN DETAIL HOW THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE
FUNDED IN -PART OR FULLY BY A FLAGLER STREET PROPERTY
OWNER ASSESSMENT.
WHEREAS, one of the 2025 Downtown Miami Master Plan's goals is to "create great streets and
community spaces" including recommendations to "support public realm improvements between downtown and
adjacent neighborhoods and to 'orient streets towards pedestrians' needs and preferences'"; and
WHEREAS, one of the 2025 Downtown Miami Master Plan's goals is to "redevelop Flagler Street into
Miami's pedestrian oriented main street"; and
WHEREAS, the Flagler Street Task Force ("FSTF") has been meeting since June 2011 and initiated the
Flagler Street Beautification and Reconstruction Project ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, as an economic development agency, the Miami Downtown Development Authority
("Miami DDA") of the City of Miami, Florida views the reconstruction of Flagler Street as both a transportation
project and a critical economic development project that will create jobs and act as a catalyst for further
redevelopment and revitalization of Downtown Miami, the City of Miami ("City"), and Miami -Dade County
("County"); and
WHEREAS, the City is ultimately responsible for the construction related to the Project; and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2013 the Miami DDA passed a resolution approving "the Flagler
Streetscape Design Plan by the Curtis + Rogers design firm," and
WHEREAS, after the City terminated the first contractor for the Project, the Miami DDA, on July 21,
2017 endorsed the FSTF's recommendation of Lanzo Construction as the new contractor to take over "the
remaining nine (9) phases of the Beautification and Reconstruction Project in the most efficient and least
disruptive manner to complete the project" and
WHEREAS, after considering a proposal by Mana MIAMI, the FSTF passed a motion requesting that
the City delay the execution of the contract with Lanzo Construction for ninety (90) days while Mana MIAMI
works with the City, BCC Engineering, Curtis & Rodgers, the Miami DDA, and AECOM on a validation process
for redesigning the street to include pavers in the Project, which was approved by the Miami DDA Board through
resolution 039/2017 on October 20, 2017; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the first 90-day pause, the FSTF passed a motion requesting that the
City delay the execution of the contract with Lanzo Construction for an additional ninety (90) days while Mana
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WHEREAS, the new design and subsequent modifications to the Project will add approximately
$10.3 million to the Project's costs; and
WHEREAS, as detailed in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated, the City has committed
additional funds to facilitate the new design and subsequent modifications to the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor Carlos Gimenez has committed additional funds from the County to
facilitate the new design and subsequent modifications to the Project subject to approval by the Board of
County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Miarni DDA Board hereby agrees to contribute up to
$1 million over a four-year period for the new design and subsequent modifications to the Project subject
to full funding from the City and the County as well as review by the FSTF;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
MIAMI DDA:
Section 1. The recitals are true and correct and are adopted by reference and incorporated as
if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Board of Directors of the Miarni DDA approves an allocation of up to one
million dollars ($1,000,000.00) over a four-year period beginning in Fiscal Year 2018-2019 to the Project
for additional costs related to the proposed redesign subject to committed funding from the County and
the City as well as review by the FSTF.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 15tb day of June, 2018
A
:nne de la Vega
Secretary to the Board of Directors
Alyce Ro ertsdn, Executive Director
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RESOLUTION NO. 022/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
ALLOCATING UP TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) OVER A FOUR-
YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 TO THE FLAGLER
STREET BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR
ADDITIONAL COSTS RELATED TO A PROPOSED REDESIGN, SUBJECT TO
COMMI f i b,D FUNDING FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE C1TY OF
MIAMI AS WELL AS REVIEW BY THE FLAGLER STREET TASK FORCE,
WHEREAS, one of the 2025 Downtown Miami Master Plan's goals is to "create great streets and
community spaces" including recommendations to "support public realm improvements between
downtown and adjacent neighborhoods and to `orient streets towards pedestrians' needs and
preferences'"; and
WHEREAS, one of the 2025 Downtown Miami Master Plan's goals is to "redevelop Flagler Street
into Miami's pedestrian oriented main street"; and
WHEREAS, the Flagler Street Task Force ("F"1.5F") has been meeting since June 2011 and initiated
the Flagler Street Beautification and Reconstruction Project ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, as an economic development agency, the Miami Downtown Development Authority
of the City of Miami, Florida ("Miami DDA") views the reconstruction of Flagler Street as both a
transportation project and a critical economic development project that will create jobs and act as a catalyst
for further redevelopment and revitalization of Downtown Miami, the City of Miami ("City"), and Miami -
Dade County ("County"); and
WHEREAS, the City is ultimately responsible for the corstniction related to the Project; and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Miarni DDA passed a resolution
approving "the Flagler Streetscape Design Plan by the Curtis + Rogers design firtst;" and
WHEREAS, after the City terminated the first contractor for the Project, the Miami DDA, on July
21, 2017, endorsed the FSTF's recommendation of Lanzo Construction as the new contractor to take over
"the remaining nine (9) phases of the Betaittification and Reconstruction Project in the most efficient and
least disruptive manner to complete the project;" and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the first 90 day pause, the FSTF passed a motion requesting that
the City delay the execution of the contract with Lanzo Construction for an additional ninety (90) days
while Mane MIAMI, the City, and the Miami DDA determined in detail how the capital and maintenance
cost differential would be funded and the impacts of such changes on the timeline, which was approved
by the Board of Directors of the Miami DDA via Resolution 006/2018 adopted on February 16, 2018 and
Resolution 01812018 adopted on May 18, 2018; and
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MIAMI, the City of Miami and the Miami DDA determined in detail how the capital and maintenance cost
differential would be funded and the impacts of such changes on the timeline, which was approved by the Miami
DDA Board through resolution 006/2018 on February 16, 2018; and
WHEREAS, after receiving news that the incorporation of pavers and subsequent modifications to the
street into the Flagler Street Beautification and Reconstruction Project will add more than $7 million to the
project's budget and approximately 18 months to the project timeline, and that Mane MIAMI proposed paying
this cost differential through a special assessment on the Flagler Street property owners, the FSTF passed a
motion on May 16, 2018 requesting an additional 30 days to allow the City of Miami to determine how this
property assessment would be implemented and the cost of such an assessment to the property owners on Flagler
Street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI
DDA:
Section 1. The recitals are true and correet and are adopted by reference and incorporated as if
fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Board of Directors of the Miami DDA approves the FSTF's recommendation
to delay the Flagler Street Beautification and Reconstruction Project for an additional thirty (30) day period
to identify in detail how a property assessment could be implemented to help pay for the cost differential
of the pavers in party or fully by the Flagler Street property owners.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 18* day of May, 2018.
ATT T:
iko
Ivonne de la Ve
Secretary to the Board of Directors
en Russell, Chairman
Christina Cres i, Acting Executive Director
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