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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #17862 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Damian Pardo, Commissioner Christine King A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT, BUDGET, ALLOCATE, AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA"), IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,500,000.00), PURSUANT TO THE OMNI CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, FOR COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATION, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT OF OPEN SPACE RUNNING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY, UNDERNEATH THE INTERSTATE 395 ("I-395") BRIDGE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE REVEREND EDWARD T. GRAHAM HERITAGE TRAIL PROJECT, LOCATED BETWEEN NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE AND BISCAYNE BAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO EFFECTUATE THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SAID FUNDS PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-25-0310 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 17862 Final Action Date:7/24/2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT, BUDGET, ALLOCATE, AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA"), IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,500,000.00), PURSUANT TO THE OMNI CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, FOR COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATION, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT OF OPEN SPACE RUNNING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY, UNDERNEATH THE INTERSTATE 395 ("1-395") BRIDGE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE REVEREND EDWARD T. GRAHAM HERITAGE TRAIL PROJECT, LOCATED BETWEEN NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE AND BISCAYNE BAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO EFFECTUATE THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SAID FUNDS PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Interstate 395 ("1-395") Underdeck Project, also known as the Signature Bridge Project ("Project"), is a transformative public infrastructure and open space initiative that spans approximately 33 acres and is designed to reconnect the Historic Overtown neighborhood to Downtown Miami and Biscayne Bay through the construction of the Reverend Edward T. Graham Heritage Trail, a mile -long, multimodal urban greenway; and WHEREAS, the Project includes key community enhancements such as an amphitheater, event lawn, children's play area, community plaza, dog play area, multi -use court, and water features, and is being implemented through a critical partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") and the City of Miami ("City"); and WHEREAS, on December 12, 2024, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-24- 0512, which authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Locally Funded Agreement ("LFA") with FDOT to facilitate the transfer of the City's required contribution for construction of the Project; and WHEREAS, the OMNI Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("OMNI CRA") has committed to contribute funds in an amount not to exceed Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) for costs associated with the development, coordination, and community enhancement of open space running through the downtown area of the City, specifically within the OMNI CRA boundaries, for the construction costs associated with the Graham Heritage Trail ("Project"), which directly benefits the community; and WHEREAS, on June 13, 2019, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI CRA adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-19-0014, which authorized the issuance of a grant in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) to the City for costs associated with the design and operational assessment of the open space running through the Project; and WHEREAS, on July 24, 2025, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI CRA adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-25-0041, which authorized an additional allocation of an amount not to exceed Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) ("Funds") to the City, to ensure the attractiveness and functionality of the Project, pursuant to the OMNI's redevelopment plan; and WHEREAS, execution of the LFA and transfer of funds to FDOT is a condition precedent to the release of the federal Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant Program (RCN") award from the U.S Department of Transportation and the advancement of the Project, and all local match commitments must be fully secured prior to execution of the federal grant agreement; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to accept the OMNI CRA contribution and allocate the funds for use as a local match for the Project, in order to fulfill federal grant requirements and advance the development of this vital public infrastructure initiative; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to accept funding from the OMNI CRA in an amount not to exceed Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00), to be utilized solely for the Project, as part of the required local match for the 1-395 Underdeck and Graham Heritage Trail Project. Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all necessary documents, applications, amendments, agreements, or modifications, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to effectuate the acceptance and administration of said Funds and to fulfill the City's obligations under Resolution No. R-24-0512 and the Locally Funded Agreement. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 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.