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File ID: #17322
Date: 03/03/2025
Commission Meeting Date: 04/10/2025
Requesting Department: Office of Grants
Administration
Sponsored By: Damian Pardo
District Impacted: District 2
Type: Resolution
Subject: FIND Grant Reimbursement - Edgewater Baywalk Project - Phase 1
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
$235,000.00, for the design and permitting of the baywalk connection behind 555 NE
30th Street in Edgewater — Phase 1 Project ("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 $235,000.00 plus $150,000.00 in City
non -reimbursable administrative costs, to be provided by the capital project number 40-
B263403 for a total project cost of $385,000.00; 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 $235,000.00 in grant funding from the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for
the design and permitting of the baywalk connection behind 555 NE 30 Street in
Edgewater — Phase 1 Project. 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: $620,000.00 ($385,000.00 City cost & $235,000.00 FIND cost)
CIP Project No: 40-B263403
Reviewed B
Office of Capital Improvements Hector L Badia Department Head Review Completed 03/06/2025 8:09 AM
Office of Grants Administration Lillian P Blondet Department Head Review Completed 03/13/2025 9:18 AM
Office of Management and Budget Lai -wan McGinnis Budget Analyst Review Completed 03/13/2025 3:37 PM
Office of Management and Budget Leon P Michel Budget Review Completed 03/18/2025 2:57 PM
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Signed by the Mayor
Signed and Attested by the City
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-25-0128
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 17322 Final Action Date:4/10/2025
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 TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($235,000.00)
("GRANT FUNDS") FOR THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING OF THE BAYWALK
CONNECTION IN EDGEWATER — PHASE 1 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 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 HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($385,000.00) TO BE BUDGETED AND APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE,
FUTURE RESOLUTION AT THE TIME OF NEED FROM CAPITAL PROJECT
NUMBER 40-B263403 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 design and permit the baywalk
connection behind the property located at 555 Northeast 30th Street Miami, Florida in the area of
the City referred to as Edgewater — Phase 1 Project ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the total cost of this phase of the Project is estimated not to exceed Six
Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($620,000.00); 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 Two Hundred Thirty Five Thousand
Dollars ($235,000.00), 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 Two Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Dollars
($235,000.00), or fifty percent (50%) of the total eligible Project cost, plus an additional amount
not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) towards non -reimbursable
administrative costs, as defined in FIND Rule 66B-2.008, F.A.C.; for a total amount not to
exceed Three Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Dollars ($385,000.00) ("City Match"); 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-B263403 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 Two Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Dollars
($235,000.00) 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 authorized2 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-B263403 or other legally available funding
sources.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.3
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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2 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.
3 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
Comm ission.