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Home My WebLink AboutR-77-0176RESOLUTION NO. 7' x175 A RESOLUTION AUTHORtiNC AND bIRECTMNC THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE POR AND RECEIVE PROPOSALS FROM QtJALt?tED CONSULTANT FIRS tN DADE COUNTY FOR PROEESStONAL RESEARCH AND bt8ICN SERVICES POR INTERPRETIVE NATURE EXHIHITRy P'OR ALICE C. WAINWRIGHT PARK, LOCATED AT 284S RRICEELb AVENUE, MIAMI, PLORtDA; TO SUBSEQUENTLY APPOINT A COMPETITIVE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSES OP REVIEW, EVALUA- TION AND RANKING OF INTERESTED PjIRMs IN TERMS of THEIR QUALIFICATIONS TO PERFORM NEEDED SERVICES; AND TO NECO- TIATE A CONTRACT WITH SAII FIRMS IN ORDER OP RANKING. WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission by Resolution 72-680 authorized the City Manager to make application to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of outdoor Recreation, for a Land and Water Conservation Grant to aid in the acquisition and/or development of Alice C. Wainwright Park; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami subsequently applied for and received a Land and Water Conservation Grant for the development of Alice C. Wainwright Park in the amount of $171,986, on May 22, 1975; and WHEREAS, the acceptance of said grant requires matching funds from the City of Miami in the amount of $171,986, of which $66,048 from the Parks for People bond fund and $8,000 in City staff time has already been obligated for the accomplishment of Phase I improvements in Alice C. Wainwright Park; and WHEREAS, the completion of the development at Alice C. Wainwright Park under the Land and Water Conservation fund grant will require the expenditure of an additional $105,938 from the Parks for People Bond fund; and "DOCUMENT WHEREAS, the proposed program for completioJTP dQ Alice C. Wainwright Park calls for the enhancement of the Park site's outstanding natural setting by creating high quality interpretive exhibtry, depicting the natural history of thq South Florida coast- line, the hammock ecology, and the ecology of Biscayne Bay, at a total cost of approximately $115,000 including research, design, fabrication, and installation; and other proposed improvements including such things as lighting, irrigation, benches, picnic tables, walkways and landscaping at a total cost of approximately $80,000, r. CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF FEs 41 77 IRESOLUTio,, .,o.. ? `.� 74 IRIAARKa ,. ..... NOW, THEnTORt) b- it resolved by the Committion of the City • • interpretive nature. exhibitry for Alice C. Wainwright Park..' • bad6.County for professional research and detign servicet fOr inter Section • The adminittration i8 instructed to appoint a Of Miami) Ploridat • Section 1. The administration is hereby directed to advertise publicly and receive proposals from qualified consultant firms in • Competitive -Selection Committee for purposesof reviews evaluation and ranking• of interested firms in terms of theirqualificationsto perform needed services: and •• • Section 3 The administration is further authorized to negotiate a contract with.. the. firms in the order of ranking assigned by the Competitive Selection Committee.. PASSED AND ADOPTED this _z1th_day of. rAhtaar4, 1977... MAURICE A. TERRE MAYOR ST: / , ! RALPH G. ONGIE C Tr ter:EIK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY , t ". t .111 FOLLU. APPROVED A$ TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: g0 =- CITY ATTORNEY diti' ti0 MIA v, I`Lortit3A INtv/hor iet M MORM4buM 4r4r .. ia: Joseph P. Grassie City Manager Richard L, Fosmoen C� Director'. Planning bepartment o� E. Pebruar'y 16, 1977 §UbiECt: PLFERENCF,4: tNCLOSURES: Wainwright Park In May 1975 the City received a $171, 986 Land and Water Conservation Fund beveiopment Grant for Wainwright Park from the State Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. The grant requires a 50.50 Local Match snaking total project of $343, 972. The project was finally initiated in the summer of 1976 when the Public Works Department prepared a development plan and obtained approval of the Parks Design Review Committee for park development. The following is an account of expected expenditures under this development plan. Construction Contract $116, 900 Project ]'Design 12,859 Incidentals 2,338 Furniture and In -House Labor 16,000 Total $148,097 The grant is on a reimbursable basis based on expenditures to date. A very real problem arises in that the grant is due to expire on ,Tune 30, 1977, and we still have $195, 875 to spend on the project if we are to receive full grant funding in accordance with our initial project proposal. On January 20, 1977, Mr. Froemke, a representative of the State Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, inforrned the City that any unencumbered funds would be lost to the State of Florida and the City of Miami completely if not committed by June 30. Ordinarily, the unused grant could have been applied to other projects in the State, but the grant was awarded out of 1972 allocations thereby making the funds returnable to the Federal government in 1977. If we are to receive the full grant amount, and avoid a circumstance where dollars will be returned unused, considerable work will be required on the Wainwright Park project in a short run. Howard Ostrout with Parks and Recreation and Joyce Meyers of my staff, have recommended development of a high quality interpretative program for use of the remaining funds in Wainwright Park. This would involve research and prepara- tion of information related to the natural history of the South Florida coastline, Pagel oft "SUPPORTIVE DOCUt.'„E •1'TS F1 L...LO 1V" 77- /74 Jo§eph tk, trassit '`ebtuaty 16 l fl? the hammock ecology, and the ecology of tiscayne tay, This inforfiiation would be transferred into graphic displays and trailside markers, The physical location and topography of Wainwright Park make' it unique within the metf opolita.n. area. It is possible for visitors to Wainwright to view Iri detail three rnicromenvirotiments. If we are to proceed with further development of Wainwright as an inters, pretive nature center and avoid the loss of 15OA funding for this project, we should proceed immediately with selection of a consultant who is capable of handling the entire project from research to supervision of construction of interpretive materials. It is my understanding that the 50 percent local ti atch for this project is conning from Parks for People bond issue. The current commitment from Parks for People bored issue is $74, 049. If we are to attempt complete use of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant, a total commitment from Parks for People of $171, 986 would be required. We are requesting City Commission approval to proceed with selection of a consultant and full commitment from the Parks for People bond issue to provide the 50 percent local match of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant and to contact the State Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for their approval in this program modification. R LF:vb Page 2of2