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Resolution R-24-0134
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15814 Final Action Date: 4/11/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0089, ADOPTED ON MARCH 14, 2024,
AND REPLACING IN LIEU THEREOF, WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI
CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN
APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA
INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT ("FIND") WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($200,000.00) ("GRANT FUNDS")
FOR THE REMOVAL OF DERELICT VESSELS FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
("CITY'S") JURISDICTIONAL WATERWAYS ("PROJECT"); FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY
AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT APPLICATION;
FURTHER, IN THE EVENT OF THE AWARD, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FURTHER CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL AND
TO ALLOCATE THE REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS AND OTHER PROJECT
FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($200,000.00) TO BE BUDGETED AND
APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE, FUTURE RESOLUTION AT THE TIME OF
NEED FROM CAPITAL PROJECT NUMBER 40 — B25TBD OR OTHER
LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES AND TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, GRANT OR
DEED AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, RENEWALS, AND
EXTENSIONS THERETO.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Damian Pardo
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") wishes to remove derelict vessels from the City's
jurisdictional waterways ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, grant funding is potentially available from the Florida Inland Navigation
District ("FIND") Waterways Assistance Program ("WAP") for the Project pursuant to FIND Rule
66B-2, Florida Administration Code ("F.A.C."); and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2024,the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-24-
0089, which authorized the City Manager to apply for a grant from the FIND WAP, seeking
reimbursement funding in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero
Cents ($100,000.00); and
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WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of Resolution No. R-24-0089, the City identified
further derelict vessels requiring removal, necessitating an amendment to its grant application;
and
WHEREAS, the total cost of this Project is estimated not to exceed an amount of Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($400,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to apply for reimbursement grant funding from the FIND
WAP in the amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents
($200,000.00), or fifty percent (50%) of the total Project cost ("Grant Funds"); and
WHEREAS, in the event of the award of the Grant Funds, the City wishes to allocate the
required matching funds in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero
Cents ($200,000.00) ("City Match"), or fifty percent (50%) of the total Project cost, as defined in
FIND Rule 66B-2.008, F.A.C.; and
WHEREAS, in the event of the award, the appropriation of funds for both eligible and
non -reimbursable administrative costs shall be by separate, future Resolution from funds
available under capital project number 40 — B25TBD or other legally available funding sources;
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 authorized1 to submit an application for the
reimbursement Grant Funds, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to the FIND WAP for an
amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,000.00) for the
Project.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, in connection with the
submission of the grant application.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to accept the Grant Funds in the
event of an award for Fiscal Year 2024 — 2025 without the need for further City Commission
approval and to negotiate and execute, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, grant or
deed agreements, amendments, modifications, renewals, or extensions in order to implement
this Resolution.
Section 5. The City certifies to FIND the following matters:
(1) The City accepts the terms and conditions set forth in FIND Rule 66B-2 F.A.C.,
which outlines the WAP and which will be a part of the Project Agreement for any
assistance under this proposal;
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.
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(2) The City is in complete accord with the proposal and agrees to carry out the
Project in the manner described in the proposal and any plan and specifications
attached thereto, unless prior approval for any change has been received from
FIND;
(3)
The City has the ability and intention to finance its share of the cost of the Project
and that the Project will be operated and maintained at the expense of the City
for public use;
(4) The City will not unlawfully discriminate against any person on basis of race,
color or national origin in the use of any property or facility acquired or developed
pursuant to this proposal, and shall comply with the terms and intent of the Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, P.L. 88-352 (1964) and design and construct all
facilities to comply fully with statutes relating to accessibility by handicapped
persons as well as other federal, state and local laws, rules and requirements;
(5) The City agrees to maintain adequate financial records for the proposed Project
to substantiate claims for reimbursements; and
(6) The City will make available to FIND, if requested, a post -audit of expenses
incurred on the Project prior to, or in conjunction with, request for the final (10%)
of the funding agreed to by FIND.
Section 6. In the event of the award, the City Manager is authorized' to accept, allocate,
and appropriate the Grant Funds without the need for further City Commission approval and to
allocate the required City Match and other Project funds to be budgeted and appropriated by
separate, future Resolution at the time of need from capital project number 40 — B25TBD or
other legally available funding sources.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
sndez, City Httor
ey 4/2/2024
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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