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Resolution R-25-0092
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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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
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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
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.
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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 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:
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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