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File ID: #17121
Date: 01/10/2025
Commission Meeting Date: 03/13/2025
Requesting Department: Office of Grants
Administration
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: District 3
Type: Resolution
Subject: Authorize - FIND Grant Reimbursement - Jose Marti Park Project - Phase 2
Purpose of Item:
Submit an application for reimbursement grant funding to the Florida Inland Navigation District
("FIND") Waterways Assistance Program, in an amount not to exceed $3,827,066.00, for the
construction of a living shoreline, riverwalk, water taxi dockage and kayak launch at Jose Marti
Park — Phase 2 ("Project"); in the event of the award, authorizing the allocation of the required
matching funds for fifty percent (50%) of the project eligible costs, in an amount not to exceed
$3,827,066.00 to be provided by the capital project number 40-B193500 for a total project cost
of $7,654,132.00; further authorizing the City Manager to execute any other necessary
documents for the submission of said grant application, the execution of grant or deed
agreements and amendments, modifications, renewals, and extensions, and the acceptance of
grant funds in the event of the award of the grant for fiscal year 2025 - 2026.
Background of Item:
The Office of Grants Administration is seeking City Commission authorization to apply for
$3,827,066.00 in grant funding from the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for the
construction of a living shoreline, riverwalk, water taxi dockage and kayak launch at Jose Marti
Park — Phase 2. The item includes language by Rule 66B-2, Florida Administrative Code, for
grant submittal to the Waterways Assistance Program as well as eligible project costs and city
non -reimbursable administrative costs.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is an Expenditure
Total Fiscal Impact:
Total Fiscal Impact: $7,654,132.00 ($3,827,066.00 City cost & $3,827,066.00 FIND cost)
CIP Project No: 40 — B193500
Unknown Christopher Evans
Office of Capital Improvements
Office of Grants Administration
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
City Manager's Office
City Manager's Office
City Manager's Office
Legislative Division
Reviewed B
Department Head Review
Hector L Badia
Lillian P Blondet
Lai -wan McGinnis
Marie Gouin
Larry M. Spring
Natasha Colebrook -Williams
Arthur Noriega V
Valentin J Alvarez
Completed
Department Head Review
Department Head Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Assistant City Manager Review
Deputy City Manager Review
City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
01/10/2025 10:55 AM
Completed 01/10/2025 11:49 AM
Completed 02/20/2025 8:32 AM
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
02/26/2025 11:26 AM
02/28/2025 1:47 PM
02/28/2025 2:21 PM
02/28/2025 2:32 PM
03/03/2025 11:58 AM
03/03/2025 1:47 PM
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Domini J. Gibbs
George K. Wysong III
Nicole Ewan
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
ACA Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
Signed by the Mayor
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed
Rendered Completed
03/04/2025 12:36 PM
03/04/2025 1:09 PM
03/13/2025 9:00 AM
03/13/2025 3:19 PM
03/13/2025 3:29 PM
03/13/2025 3:29 PM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-25-0092
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 17121 Final Action Date:3/13/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
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 THREE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND
SIXTY-SIX DOLLARS ($3,827,066.00) ("GRANT FUNDS") FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A LIVING SHORELINE , RIVERWALK, WATER TAXI DOCKAGE, AND KAYAK
LAUNCH AT JOSE MARTI PARK — PHASE 2; 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 AN
AWARD, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FURTHER CITY
COMMISSION APPROVAL AND TO ALLOCATE THE REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-
SEVEN THOUSAND SIXTY-SIX DOLLARS ($3,827,066.00) TO BE BUDGETED AND
APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE, FUTURE RESOLUTION AT THE TIME OF NEED
FROM CAPITAL PROJECT NUMBER 40-B193500 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.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") wishes to construct a living shoreline, riverwalk,
water taxi dockage, and kayak launch at Jose Marti Park — Phase 2 Project ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the total cost of this phase of the Project is estimated not to exceed seven
million six hundred fifty-four thousand one hundred thirty-two dollars ($7,654,132.00); and
WHEREAS, grant funding is potentially available from the Florida Inland Navigation
District ("FIND") Waterways Assistance Program for this Project pursuant to FIND Rule 66B-2,
Florida Administration Code ("F.A.C."); and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to apply for reimbursement grant funding from the FIND
Waterways Assistance Program in an amount not to exceed three million eight hundred twenty-
seven thousand sixty-six dollars ($3,827,066.00), or fifty percent (50%) of the total eligible
Project cost ("Grant Funds"); and
WHEREAS, in the event of the award of the Grant Funds, the City wishes to allocate
required matching funds in an amount not to exceed three million eight hundred twenty-seven
thousand sixty-six dollars ($3,827,066.00), or fifty percent (50%) of the total eligible Project cost
("City Match"), 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-B193500 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 authorized' to submit an application for the
reimbursement Grant Funds, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to the FIND Waterways
Assistance Program for an amount not to exceed three million eight hundred twenty-seven
thousand sixty-six dollars ($3,827,066.00) for the Project.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, all in forms 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 2025 — 2026 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 Waterways Assistance Program, and which will be a part of the Project
Agreement for any assistance under this proposal;
(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
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.
(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 ten percent (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 to be budgeted and appropriated by separate, future Resolution
at the time of need from capital project number 40-B193500 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:
ge . Wy y ng III, C y ttor -y 3/4/2025
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.