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Resolution R-25-0310
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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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.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Damian Pardo, Commissioner Christine King
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
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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
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.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy j ng III, C1ty -ttor -y 8/6/2025
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