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File ID: #6521
Date: 09/18/2019
Commission Meeting Date: 10/24/2019
Type:
Subject:
Requesting Department: Office of Capital
Improvements
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Resolution
Accept Grant Funds - Immediate Flood Control
Purpose of Item:
An item to accept grant funds in the amount of $1,500,000 from the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection appropriated by the Florida Legislature in FY 2018-2019 to
match funds in the City of Miami for Miami Forever Bond Program as Project 40-
B193800, Immediate Flood Control: Installation of Backflow Valves (Phase I).
Background of Item:
The City of Miami ("City") Commission adopted Resolution No. 18-0546 on December
13, 2018 declaring the official intent to issue taxable and tax-exempt general obligation
bonds in initially in an expected not to exceed total maximum principal amount of
$58,653,339 in order to reimburse the City for funds advanced by the City for certain
expenses incurred with respect to capital projects for the Miami Forever Bond. The
Florida Legislature approved $1.5 million dollars within the state's budget for
construction of Miami Biscayne Bay Tidal Waves and Stormwater Improvements, a City
of Miami Project designated under the City's Miami Forever Bond Program as Project
40-B193800, Immediate Flood Control: Installation of Backflow Valves (Phase I).
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
$ 1,500,000 in State Grant Dollars
CIP Project No: 40-B193800
Office of Capital Improvements
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
City Manager's Office
Legislative Division
City Manager's Office
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Reviewed B
Steven Williamson
Yvette Smith
Christopher M Rose
Nzeribe Ihekwaba
Valentin J Alvarez
Nikolas Pascual
Xavier Alban
Barnaby L. Min
Victoria Mendez
Maricarmen Lopez
Department Head Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Assistant City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
City Manager Review
ACA Review
Deputy City Attorney Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
Completed
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Completed
09/25/2019 1:16 PM
10/07/2019 1:22 PM
10/08/2019 2:41 PM
10/08/2019 4:52 PM
10/08/2019 4:53 PM
10/09/2019 2:27 PM
10/10/2019 6:05 PM
10/15/2019 9:53 AM
10/15/2019 11:46 AM
10/24/2019 9:00 AM
Office of the Mayor Mayor's Office Unsigned by the Mayor Completed 11/04/2019 6:02 PM
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 11/04/2019 6:45 PM
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Rendered Completed 11/04/2019 6:46 PM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-19-0399
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 6521 Final Action Date:10/24/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE GRANT
FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000.00) ("GRANT FUNDS") FROM THE STATE OF
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ("FDEP") FOR THE
"IMMEDIATE FLOOD CONTROL: INSTALLATION OF BACKFLOW VALVES (PHASE
I)," OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ("OCI") PROJECT NO. 40-B193800
("PROJECT") AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MIAMI BISCAYNE TIDAL WAVES
AND STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDS;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS,
RENEWALS, AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE GRANT AGREEMENT, ALL IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission adopted Resolution No. 19-0187 on May 9,
2019 authorizing funding and an amendment of the City of Miami's ("City") list of expedited
projects pursuant to Section 18-117 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended,
for the purpose of including upcoming capital improvement solicitations and projects from
the Miami Forever Bond; and
WHEREAS, the "Immediate Flood Control: Installation of Backflow Valves (Phase
I)," Office of Capital Improvements ("OCI") Project 40-B193800 ("Project") was one of the
projects included in Resolution No. 19-0187; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2019-115, Laws of Florida, attached and
incorporated as Exhibit "A," the Florida Legislature appropriated One Million, Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) ("Grant Funds") for the Project for the construction of the
Miami Biscayne Bay Tidal Waves and Stormwater Improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("FDEP") requires
that the City execute a Grant Acceptance Agreement ("Agreement") in order to receive the
Grant Funds; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City Manager to accept and appropriate the
Grants Funds and to execute the Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to
set forth terms and conditions relating to the use of the Grant Funds;
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 and appropriate Grant Funds
in an amount not to exceed One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00)
for the Project and the construction of the Miami Biscayne Bay Tidal Waves and
Stormwater Improvements.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute an
Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for the acceptance of said Grant
Funds.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any
and all other necessary documents, amendments, extensions, renewals, and modifications
to the Agreement, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption
and signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity Attor
ey 10/15/2019
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.