2001-24593 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-24593
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROPRIATING $285,500 FROM
THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES 2000 FOR CITYWIDE
SHORELINE AND WATERWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
WHEREAS, the issuance of a $92,000,000 General Obligation Bond was approved by
Miami Beach voters on November 2,1999; and
WHEREAS, the revenues produced by the sale of the bonds are to be used to fund
infrastructure revitalization, neighborhood improvements, park renovations and other capital
improvement projects Citywide; and
WHEREAS, $4,800,000 of the bond revenues were budgeted for Citywide Shoreline and
Waterway Improvements; and
WHEREAS, $285,500 from the sale ofthe first $30,000,000 in bonds is available for the
Citywide Shoreline and Waterway Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 200 I, the GO Bond Oversight Committee voted unanimously
to recommend the Mayor and City Commission appropriate the $285,500 in available GO Bond
revenues for the waterway projects; and
WHEREAS, the City is now prepared to further implement the shoreline restoration and
waterway improvement program through the issuance of contracts to coastal engineering consultants
for the performance of several shoreline and waterway improvement projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the appropriation of
$285,500 from the General Obligation Bond Series 2000 for the Citywide Shoreline and Waterway
Improvement Program, is approved.
Passed and Adopted this 20th day of September, 2001.
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MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: September 20,2001
SUBJECT:
Jorge M. Gonzalez \ . Apy/'
City Manager 0 \IJ. 0
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, APPROPRIATING $285,500 FROM THE
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES 2000 FOR CITYWIDE
SHORELINE AND WATERWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
FROM:
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
FUNDING
Funding is available from General Obligation Bond Series 2000.
ANALYSIS
On November 2, 1999, Miami Beach voters approved the issuance of a $92,000,000 General
Obligation (GO) Bond. The proceeds produced by the sale of the bonds are to be used to fund
infrastructure revitalization, neighborhood improvements, park renovations and other capital
improvement projects Citywide.
A total of $4,800,000 of the bond proceeds were budgeted for a citywide shoreline and waterway
improvements in the GO Bond project list. The North, Middle and South Beach districts will each
be allocated approximately $1,600,000 for restoration activities. The shoreline restoration and
waterway improvements will include the repair or replacement of deteriorated City-owned seawalls,
dredging of the waterways to improve stormwater drainage and navigability, and other shoreline
stabilization and improvement projects.
A total of $594,000 from the sale of the first $30,000,000 in GO bonds have been allocated for the
citywide shoreline and waterway improvements. $300,000 was appropriated by the Mayor and City
Commission on January 31, 2001, for the Collins Canal Waterway Revitalization Project.
AGENDA ITEM
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On September 10, 2001, the GO Bond Oversight Committee voted unanimously to recommend the Mayor
and City Commission appropriate the $285,500 in available GO Bond revenues for the waterway projects.
The City is now prepared to further implement the shoreline restoration and waterway improvement program
through the issuance of contracts to coastal engineering consultants for the performance of the following
proj ects:
1.
Hydrographic Waterway Survey.
2.
Repair of the seawall and boat docks
adjacent to the North Beach Police
Substation and Fire Station #4.
3.
City-owned Seawall Structural
Evaluation Survey.
4.
Pinettee Park Shoreline
Improvement Project.
5.
Normandy Shores Bayfront
Shoreline Improvement Project.
$108,000
A survey ofthe bottom topography of the City's waterways
and development of dredging specifications.
Coastal Engineering services required for the renewal of the
Florida Submerged Sovereign Lands Lease and the design,
permitting and development of construction bid
specifications for the repair of the existing seawall and boat
docks.
$59,000
Structural evaluation of the City's seawalls and development
of restoration plans and bid specifications.
$85,000
Coastal Engineering services for the design, permitting and
development of construction bid specifications for the
creation of a tide pool/reflecting pond, creation of a
kayak/canoe launch and other shoreline improvements
within the park.
$25,000
Design, permitting and development of construction bid
specifications for shoreline improvements within the small
waterfront lot across from the golf course club house.
$8,500
Shoreline Improvement Project Locations
Normandy Shores Bayfront Park
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Pinetree Park Shoreline
Therefore, the Administration recommends the Mayor and City Commission appropriate the
remaining $285,500 in available revenues from the General Obligation Bond Series 2000 for these
important projects.
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