RESOLUTION 92-20550 Resolution No. 92-20550
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR
AN AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL GRANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING
A STREET TREE MASTER PLAN FOR NORMANDY ISLE.
WHEREAS, completing a comprehensive Street Tree Planting Master
Plan is a critical step in the process of providing well-conceived
street tree plantings; and
WHEREAS, Normandy Isle has been identified as an area that would
benefit from additional street tree plantings; and
WHEREAS, grant funding is available on a 50/50 match basis to
assist the City in funding the development of a Master Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City Commission authorize
the City Manager to make application for an America The Beautiful
grant for the purpose of funding the preparation of a Street Tree
Planting Master Plan for Normandy Isle, to approve matching funding
of $10, 000 utilizing in-kind City services, and to appropriate such
funds if the grant is awarded to the City.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of Jul , 199 .
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CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TELEPHONE: (305) 673-7010
FAX: (305) 673-7782
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. qS-0-q2_,
TO: Mayor Seymour Gelber and DATE: July 2 2, 1992
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Roger M. Carlton 444,ve
City Manager
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR AN
SUBJECT: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL GRANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING A
STREET TREE MASTER PLAN FOR NORMANDY ISLE.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
The Administration recommends that the City Commission authorize
the City Manager to make application for an America The Beautiful
grant for the purpose of funding the preparation of a Street Tree
Planting Master Plan for Normandy Isle. Additionally, it is
recommended that approval be granted to provide matching funding in
the amount of $10, 000 utilizing in-kind City services, and to
appropriate such funds if the grant is awarded to the City.
BACKGROUND:
In May, 1992 the Florida Department of Agriculture made available
its 1992 America The Beautiful (ATB) Urban and Community Forestry
Grant Application Packet. Over the past few weeks the Parks and
Recreation Department and the Department of Economic and Community
Development have jointly been working on a grant application.
The proposal would provide for the completion of a street tree
planting Master Plan for the Normandy Isle area which would
include:
• The identification of existing site conditions,
• Prospective planting locations,
• A determination of infrastructure changes necessary to
facilitate tree plantings,
• Specifications for types, sizes and numbers of trees to
be planted, and
• Cost estimates for the eventual implementation of the
proposed Master Plan.
ANALYSIS:
The ATB Grant program is based on a 50/50 matching fund process
whereby the City may utilize in-kind services as a matching share.
It is proposed that the majority of the actual "drafting" of the
Master Plan would be performed by Planning and Zoning Department
staff. Public Works Department staff would perform some
preliminary surveying of the site.
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It is anticipated that any grant monies awarded would be utilized
to pay for detailed site analysis which would include an inventory
of existing trees, utilities, parking areas, driveways, etc.
The Normandy Isle area has been selected as the project site for a
number of reasons. This is a relatively compact, well-defined area
which will make a good test case for other parts of the City. 71st
Street through Normandy Isle is one of the main entrances to the
City of Miami Beach. This project would tie in well with the
proposed North Beach Redevelopment project which focuses on the
major corridors in the North Beach area.
CONCLUSION:
The proposed Street Tree Planting Master Plan would provide the
City with a tool for completing actual tree plantings in this area,
as well as providing a model which could be utilized throughout the
rest of the City.
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RESOLUTION NO. 9?--20550
Authorizing the City Manager to apply for
an America The Beautiful Grant for the
purpose of unding a street tree master
plan for Normandy Isle.