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File ID: #18346
Date: 10/16/2025
Commission Meeting Date: 11/20/2025
Requesting Department: Department of
Police
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Type: Resolution
Subject: Accept and Appropriate - FDOT Grant - Seatbelt Enforcement Project FY'2026
Purpose of Item:
Establishing a new Special Revenue Project titled: "Miami Seatbelt Enforcement Project
FY 2026;" accepting a subgrant award from the Florida Department of Transportation
("FDOT") in the amount of $90,000.00 with no matching funds required; appropriating
said funds to the Miami Police Department to provide resources for motor vehicle safety
initiatives and educational campaign to reduce seatbelt violations and increase highway
safety.
Background of Item:
The City of Miami ("City") submitted a grant application to the Florida Department of
Transportation ("FDOT") requesting funds for the implementation of the Miami Police
Department's ("MPD") motor vehicle and highway safety initiatives and educational
campaign to combat incidents of seatbelt violations in the City ("Project"). The City
received notification of a subgrant award from FDOT to fund the Project in an amount
not to exceed $90,000.00 ("Grant") to the City for equipment and expenditures by MPD
to perform the Project's initiatives. The Grant funds will be used to continue MPD's
efforts to decrease seatbelt violations, establish highway safety by bringing awareness
to seatbelt laws, and enhance seatbelt enforcement operations and deterrence
capabilities intended to reduce motor vehicle fatalities in the City. The implementation of
the Project's cost will be allocated towards personnel costs, which will cover overtime
salaries and benefits including those provided pursuant to the Federal Insurance
Contributions Act. The subgrant award will terminate on September 30, 2026. There
are no matching funds required from the City for the acceptance of this grant.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is an Expenditure
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
Total Fiscal Impact: $90,000.00 (Grant, no match)
Special Revenue Account No: 12000.190101.Various
Department of Police
Department of Police
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
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
Office of the City Clerk
Reviewed B
Jorge Blanco
Manuel Morales
Luis Hernandez -Torres
Marie Gouin
Arthur Noriega V
Valentin J Alvarez
Juan Carlos Perez
George K. Wysong III
Maricarmen Lopez
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
Initial Police Review Completed 10/20/2025 9:52 AM
Department Head Review Completed 10/22/2025 7:58 AM
Budget Analyst Review Completed 10/22/2025 11:42 AM
Budget Review Completed 10/22/2025 3:35 PM
City Manager Review Completed 10/22/2025 5:36 PM
Legislative Division Review Completed 10/23/2025 11:43 AM
ACA Review Completed 11/05/2025 2:40 PM
Approved Form and Correctness Completed 11/06/2025 11:58 AM
Meeting Completed 11/20/2025 9:00 AM
Signed by the Mayor Completed 11/26/2025 6:21 PM
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 11/26/2025 6:46 PM
Rendered Completed 11/26/2025 6:46 PM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-25-0458
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 18346 Final Action Date:11/20/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "MIAMI SEATBELT
ENFORCEMENT PROJECT FY 2026"; ACCEPTING A SUBGRANT AWARD FROM
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT"), IN THE AMOUNT
OF NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($90,000.00), WITH NO LOCAL MATCH FUNDS
REQUIRED; APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INITIATIVES AND
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE SEATBELT VIOLATIONS AND INCREASE
HIGHWAY SAFETY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
SUBGRANT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH
FDOT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF
OF POLICE OR ANY OTHER DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND
ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION OF THE SUBGRANT AWARD.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") submitted a grant application to the Florida
Department of Transportation ("FDOT") requesting funds for the implementation of the Miami
Police Department's ("MPD") motor vehicle and highway safety initiatives and educational
campaign to combat incidents of seatbelt violations in the City ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City received notification of a subgrant award from FDOT to fund the
Project in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00 ("Grant") to the City for the provision of
equipment and expenditures by MPD to perform the Project's initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the Project's initiative seeks to continue MPD's efforts to decrease seatbelt
violations, reinforce highway safety measures by bringing awareness to seatbelt laws, enhance
seatbelt enforcement operations, and reduce motor vehicle fatalities in the City; and
WHEREAS, the Grant funds will be allocated to defray the costs of MPD personnel
participating in the Project to cover overtime salaries and benefits including those provided
pursuant to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act; and
WHEREAS, the subgrant award will terminate on September 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, there are no matching funds required from the City for the acceptance of
this grant;
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 following new Special Revenue Project is established and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: Miami Seatbelt Enforcement Project FY 2026
RESOURCES: Florida Department of Transportation $90,000.00
APPROPRIATIONS: Highway Safety $90,000.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to execute the subgrant agreement, in
substantially the attached form, between the City and FDOT.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the purposes stated
herein.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to designate the Chief of Police or
other designee to execute the necessary documents to implement the acceptance of the Grant
funds for the provision of overtime reimbursement of MPD's members conducting enforcement
initiatives to reduce incidents of seatbelt violations and establishing a highway safety campaign.
Section 5. 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 of Miami Commission.