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Resolution R-18-0066
File Number: 3533
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 2/22/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A JOINT PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND
ADMINISTRATION OF THE BISCAYNE GREEN LANE ELIMINATION ANALYSIS,
FUNDED WITH A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
TWENTY NINE DOLLARS ($421,829.00).
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") and the Miami Downtown Development Authority
of the City of Miami, Florida ("DDA") wish to facilitate the analysis of eliminating lanes on United
States Route 1 ("US 1")/State Road ("SR") 5/Biscayne Boulevard between Southeast 1st Street
and Northeast 6th Street, Miami, Florida, within both the City and DDA limits; and
WHEREAS, the City's adopted Bicycle/Pedestrian Mobility Plan for the Downtown Miami
area makes recommendations for improvements to Biscayne Boulevard relating to a pedestrian
oriented green median; and
WHEREAS, the scope of the Biscayne Green Lane Elimination Analysis Project
("Project") includes, but is not limited to, evaluating the character, modal behavior, traffic
conditions, existing and future parking configurations, adjacent land uses, and existing and
potential lane configuration alternatives for Biscayne Boulevard through Downtown Miami; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the City and the DDA applied for and were awarded a federal grant
in the amount of Four Hundred Twenty -One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty -Nine Dollars
($421,829.00) from the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") for the planning and
engineering of the Project ("Grant Funds"); and
WHEREAS, FDOT will serve as the pass-through agency for the Grant Funds, which
necessitates a Local Agency Participation Agreement ("LAP Agreement") in order for the City
and the DDA to access such funds; and
WHEREAS, the LAP Agreement between the City and FDOT was executed on
November 14, 2017, referred to as "Attachment C" of the Joint Participation Agreement ("JPA")
between the City and the DDA, pursuant to Resolution No. 17-0355, adopted on July 27, 2017;
and
WHEREAS, in addition to the Grant Funds awarded for the Project, the DDA committed
a not to exceed amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) as a match, resulting in a total
Project cost estimate of Four Hundred Fifty -One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty -Nine Dollars
($451,829.00); and
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WHEREAS, the DDA will take the lead in managing the Project and work with the City by
procuring and advising the qualified firm selected for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City shall reimburse the DDA for eligible expenses as outlined in the
LAP Agreement for managing the Project;
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 the JPA with the DDA, in
substantially the attached form, whereby the DDA will administer and manage the Project
funded with Grant Funds from FDOT, in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Twenty -One
Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty -Nine Dollars ($421,829.00), apart from the DDA's additional
contribution of funds in an amount not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) for the
Project.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i ria i "ndez, Cify Attor iey 2/9/2018
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, 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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