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Resolution R-22-0254
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12201 Final Action Date: 7/19/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING,
ALLOCATING, BUDGETING, AND APPROPRIATING A COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MITIGATION AWARD ("GRANT AWARD") IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIRTEEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED
NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-THREE DOLLARS
($13,497,843.00) FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY ("FDEO") TO BE UTILIZED FOR FLOOD MITIGATION
EFFORTS DESIGNED TO STABILIZE THE JOSE MARTI PARK ("PARK')
SHORELINE AND MAKE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARK SO IT
MAY ACT AS A BUFFER AND SPONGE FOR INCOMING WATER AS PART
OF THE ADAPTIVE REDESIGN THAT WILL INCREASE THE RESILIENCE OF
THE PARK AND THE EAST LITTLE HAVANA NEIGHBORHOOD AGAINST
FLOODING, NATURAL HAZARDS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE, WITH NO
MATCHING FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH FDEO, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR THE ACCEPTANCE, ADMINISTRATION OF, AND
COMPLIANCE WITH THE GRANT AWARD IN SUPPORT OF OFFICE OF
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 40-B193500.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami (City) has been awarded a Community Development
Block Grant Mitigation grant ("Grant Award") from the Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity ("FDEO") in a total amount not to exceed Thirteen Million Four Hundred Ninety -
Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Forty -Three Dollars ($13,497,843.00) to be utilized for flood
mitigation efforts designed to stabilize the shoreline of the Jose Marti Park ("Park") located at
351 Southwest 4 Avenue, Miami, and to make drainage improvements to the Park so it may act
as a buffer and sponge for incoming water as part of the adaptive redesign that will increase the
resilience of the Park and the East Little Havana neighborhood against flooding, natural
hazards, and climate change, with no matching funds; and
WHEREAS, qualifying mitigation activities are those activities that increase resilience to
disasters and reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of loss of life, injury, damage to and loss of
property, and suffering and hardship by lessening the impact of future disasters; and
WHEREAS, the Grant Award will fund improvements to this critical area of shoreline in
the East Little Havana neighborhood by enhancing its resilience and the resilience of the
surrounding community to future natural disasters by retrofitting existing seawalls in some
locations, building new seawalls in other locations, constructing living shorelines/living seawalls,
creating a floating boardwalk and view platforms on the river, developing a Riverwalk and
parking lot with pervious pavement and underground water retainment infrastructure,
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refurbishing an existing building into a community gathering pavilion, sculpting upland, and
integrating native tree canopy with proper subtraction to maximize the capture and filtration of
water into the river/water table; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City to accept the Grant Award, authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute the a corresponding grant agreement ("Grant Agreement"), in
a form acceptable to the City Attorney, and to negotiate and execute any and all necessary
documents, in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the acceptance, allocation, budgeting,
appropriation, administration of, and compliance with the Grant Agreement, in support of Office
of Capital Improvements ("OCI") Project No. 40-6193500.
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 hereby authorized1 to accept the Grant Award to be
utilized for the flood mitigation designed efforts to stabilize the shoreline and make drainage
improvements to the Park.
Section 3. The Grant Award shall be allocated, budgeted, and appropriated to be used
in support of OCI Project No. 40-6193500.
Section 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to negotiate and execute the Grant
Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with FDEO for drainage improvements
and stabilization of the shoreline of the Park with no reference to mangroves in Attachment A,
Section 4(C)(6), titled "Landscapes".
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
renewals, extensions, modifications, amendments, and any other necessary documents, all in
forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the acceptance, allocation, budgeting, appropriation,
administration of, and compliance with the Grant Agreement.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor
7/22/2022
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 Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten 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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