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Resolution R-23-0128
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 13546 Final Action Date: 3/9/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT, BUDGET AND ALLOCATE
A GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION DIVISION OF STATE LANDS, FLORIDA COMMUNITIES TRUST
("FDEP"), IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED SIX
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT AND SEVENTY CENTS
($306,248.70), FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE ACQUISITION OF FAIRLAWN PARK PARCELS; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT
("AGREEMENT"), AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING
AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") purchased parcels of land with the intention of
creating a park for the public's benefit ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project is in the design phase; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to accept, budget and allocate from the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands/Florida Community Trust ("FDEP"), a grant
up to the amount of Three Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty Eight Dollars and
Seventy Cents ($306,248.70), FTC Application# 18-012-FF19 ("Grant"), for reimbursement of
funds already expended for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City allocated a total of Nine Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand Three
Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($958,338) towards the Project under Department of Real Estate
and Asset Management ("DREAM") Project Numbers 40-B50568 and 40-B40507 before
receiving the Grant; and
WHEREAS, the Grant funds will be reimbursed to Project No. 40-B50568, D4 Park Land
Acquisition;
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.
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Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to accept, budget and allocate
the Grant from FDEP in a total amount not to exceed Three Hundred Six Thousand Two
Hundred Forty Eight Dollars and Seventy Cents ($306,248.70) to be reimbursed to Project No.
40-B50568, D4 Park Land Acquisition, for the Project.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to execute the Agreement, and all other
necessary documents, including amendments and modifications to said Agreement, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, 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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