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File ID: #17339
Date: 03/05/2025
Commission Meeting Date: 04/10/2025
Type:
Subject:
Requesting Department: City Manager's
Office
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Resolution
Execute MOU - Underline Management Organization, Inc.
Purpose of Item:
A resolution by the Miami City Commission authorizing the City Manager to execute a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in substantially the attached form, with the
Underline Management Organization, Inc. doing business as the Underline
Conservancy for the City of Miami.
Background of Item:
The City Manager is authorized to execute an MOU with the management organization
for The Underline's investment, operations, programming, maintenance, and
management.
The City Manager is further authorized to allocate funds as specified in the MOU,
including up to $8,702,869 million for fiscal year 2025-2026 from the General Fund and
other sources, with funding for subsequent years subject to availability and budget
approval.
FY26
FY27
FY28
FY29
FY30
PROPOSED FUND! NG PLAN
Cityof Miami*
$ 1,575,000
$ 1,653,750
$ 1,736,438
$ 1,823,259
$ 1,914,422
5%annual escalator included
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is an Expenditure
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
City Manager's Office
City Manager's Office
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Legislative Division
Reviewed B
Aniska Elliott
Leon P Michel
Natasha Colebrook -Williams
Arthur Noriega V
Valentin J Alvarez
Jihan Soliman
George K. wysong III
Maricarmen Lopez
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
Valentin J Alvarez
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Deputy City Manager Review
City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Signed by the Mayor Completed
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed
Legislative Division Review Completed
03/10/2025 12:39 PM
03/18/2025 2:59 PM
03/27/2025 4:37 PM
03/27/2025 7:36 PM
03/31/2025 2:37 PM
04/01/2025 12:19 PM
04/01/2025 5:47 PM
04/10/2025 9:00 AM
04/18/2025 9:40 AM
04/18/2025 10:26 AM
04/23/2025 3:24 PM
Office of the City Attorney Jihan Soliman ACA Review Completed 04/23/2025 7:43 PM
Office of the City Attorney George K. Wysong III Approved Form and Correctness with Modification(s) Completed
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Rendered Completed 05/08/2025 2:25 PM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-25-0136
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 17339 Final Action Date:4/10/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING ("MOU") FOR A TERM OF TEN (10) YEARS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE UNDERLINE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION, INC. D/B/A THE UNDERLINE CONSERVANCY FOR THE CITY OF
MIAMI'S ("CITY") COLLABORATION IN THE INVESTMENT, OPERATIONS,
PROGRAMMING, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE UNDERLINE, AN
APPROXIMATELY 120-ACRE LINEAR SET OF PARCELS OF LAND ADJACENT TO
AND BELOW THE EXISTING METRORAIL GUIDEWAY, FROM THE MIAMI RIVER
(BRICKELL AREA) TO THE DADELAND SOUTH METRORAIL STATION, PORTIONS
OF WHICH LIE IN UNINCORPORATED MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THE CITY, THE CITY
OF CORAL GABLES AND THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE APPROPRIATION AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT, AS
DESCRIBED IN THE MOU, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROPRIATE AND ALLOCATE FUNDING,
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,702,869.00 DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST FIVE
(5) YEARS OF THE MOU TERM, FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND OTHER
LEGALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES OF FUNDS, WITH SUBSEQUENT YEAR FUNDING
SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT TIME OF
NEED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE SUCH OTHER DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN FURTHERANCE OF THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE MOU.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is a municipality within Miami -Dade County that
borders The Underline, an approximately 120-acre linear set of parcels of land adjacent to and
below the existing Metrorail guideway, from the Miami River to the Dadeland South Metrorail
Station, involving multiple municipalities ("The Underline"); and
WHEREAS, The Underline is being developed in three phases to transform the land
adjacent to and below the Metrorail into a first-class, multimodal urban trail and park area,
enhancing accessibility to eight Metrorail stations and four municipalities, and serving over
125,000 residents within a 10-minute walk; and
WHEREAS, the 10-mile corridor will provide pedestrian and bicycle paths, improvements
to over 30 intersections, access to public transportation, lighting, and recreational features such
as butterfly gardens, playgrounds, exercise equipment, sports courts, picnic areas, and dog
parks; and
WHEREAS, through a collaborative approach involving the United States Department of
Transportation, the State of Florida, Miami -Dade County, the City, the City of Coral Gables, and
private donors, The Underline secured funds to complete the construction of a 10-mile
multimodal trail, linear park, and open space, with Phase 1 and Phase 2 already open to the
public and Phase 3 under development; and
WHEREAS, the Conservancy, a public -private board composed of appointees from the
Friends of The Underline and publicly appointed officials, manages all operations, maintenance,
management, programs, and art for The Underline, and will oversee over 120 acres of mobility
and park spaces along the 10-mile corridor upon completion; and
WHEREAS, the Conservancy has developed a pro forma of funding dependent on
contributions from both private and public sectors, including Miami -Dade County, the City, and
Friends of The Underline, to support ongoing programming, operations, maintenance, and
management, recognizing The Underline's significant economic, environmental, and social
impact, and ensuring its long-term viability through the a proposed funding plan ("Funding Plan")
commencing in 2025 and extending through 2035;
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 execute a Memorandum of
Understanding ("MOU") with a ten (10) year term, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with
the Underline Management Organization, Inc. d/b/a The Underline Conservancy for the City's
collaboration in the investment, operations, programming, maintenance and management of
The Underline.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to appropriate and allocate funds
pursuant to the terms of the MOU, as described in the MOU, including an amount not to exceed
$8,702,869.00 for the first five (5) years of the MOU term, from the General Fund and other
legally available sources of funds, with subsequent year funding subject to availability of funds
and budgetary approval at time of need.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute all
necessary documents, including but not limited to a MOU, all 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.