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2013-28374 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2013-28374 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 1) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 FOR THE MIDDLE BEACH RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR PROJECT (PHASE II); 2) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2013/14 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE (UASI) FUNDING IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $100,000 FOR CITYWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; 3) SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, INSTITUTE FOR YOUTH, EDUCATION, AND FAMILIES, FOR THE CITIES EXPANDING HEALTH ACCESS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (CEHACF) PLANNING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $309000 FOR FUNDING FOR THE PLANNING PROCESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A BUSINESS PLAN TO EXPAND HEALTH ACCESS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; AND, FURTHER, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING THE FOLLOWING: 4) SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION FOR THE 100 RESILIENT CITIES CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE PROGRAM, FOR TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO CREATE AND EXECUTE RESILIENCE STRATEGIES ON A CITYWIDE SCALE; APPROPRIATING THE ABOVE GRANTS, MATCHING FUNDS, AND CITY EXPENSES, IF APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE AFORESTATED APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AUDITS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS RELATED TO THESE GRANTS WHEREAS, the Recreational Trails Program is a federally funded competitive grant program that provides financial assistance to agencies of city, county, state or federal governments, and organizations, approved by the State for projects that provide, renovate or maintain recreational trails, trailhead and trailside facilities; and WHEREAS, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways and Trails administers the program in coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration; and WHEREAS, the Administration intends to apply for funding for the Middle Beach Recreational Corridor Phase II, which is from 46th to 64th Street in the amount of $75,000; and WHEREAS, the grant requires matching funds in the amount of $75,000 and matching funds in the amount of $75,000 are available from MDC CDT Interlocal /CDT Resort Tax funds previously appropriated to this project; and WHEREAS, the key intended outcome for this project is to enhance mobility throughout the City; and WHEREAS, therefore, the Administration requests approval to submit a grant application to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Recreational Trails Program for funding in the approximate amount of $75,000 for Middle Beach Recreational Corridor; and WHEREAS, the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) is funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), under the Homeland Security Grant Program and one of its core missions is to enhance the ability of state and local government to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks and other disasters; and WHEREAS, the federal government allocates funding to the different Urban Area groups based on a risk-based methodology; and WHEREAS, the program focuses on planning, equipment, training and exercise needs of high threat, high density urban areas; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach receives UASI funding as part of the allocation for the Miami Urban Area, and the City will be utilizing grant funds to further homeland security needs citywide; and WHEREAS, the Administration intends to submit an application for UASI funding the approximate amount of$100,000; and WHEREAS, no matching funds are required for this project; and WHEREAS, this project supports the key intended outcome to maintain crime rates at or below national trends; and WHEREAS, in January 2013, with support from The Atlantic Philanthropies, the National League of Cites (NLC) through its Institute for Youth, Education and Families launched the Cities Expanding Health Access For Children And Families Initiative (CEHACF), a three-year, three-phased project to maximize children's and families' participation in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and WHEREAS, the CEHACF initiative involves three phases: Phase I: Leadership Academy, Phase II: Planning Process and Development of Business Plan and Phase III: Implementation and this grant is part of Phase 11 of the CEHACF initiative; and WHEREAS, the goal of the grant is to help municipal leaders develop broad- based, comprehensive local business plans to implement health benefit outreach campaigns aimed at cutting by 50 percent the number of uninsured children and families in the city by enrolling them into Medicaid or CHIP, and, an additional key goal of this national initiative is to strengthen the capacity of city officials to serve as champions, educators, and advocates for health insurance coverage; and WHEREAS, the City plans to apply for funding in an amount up to $30,000 for funding and technical assistance to develop comprehensive business plans to implement health benefit outreach campaigns and this grant supports the key intended outcome to enhance learning opportunities for youth and does not require matching funds; and WHEREAS, the mission of The Rockefeller Foundation since 1913 has been to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world, with a focus on two over- arching goals: to achieve more equitable growth by expanding opportunity worldwide, and to build resilience by helping people, communities and institutions prepare for, withstand, and emerge stronger from acute shocks and stresses of our rapidly-changing, complex, and dynamic world; and WHEREAS, to enable 100 cities to better address major 21st Century challenges, The Rockefeller Foundation is inviting cities from around the world to apply for the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge (the "Challenge"), selected cities will be announced in three rounds over the next three years, with the final round of selected cities announced in 2015; and WHEREAS, the objective of the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge is to influence the global discussion of resilience and surface new ideas and innovations on resilience that benefit the residents of cities, particularly poor and vulnerable residents who are often disproportionately impacted by shocks; and to foster local discussions, planning and collaboration that leads to resilience-building action in at least 100 cities globally; and WHEREAS, to enable cities to better absorb the shocks of our world, and quickly spring back after a blow, The Rockefeller Foundation is making a commitment to building urban resilience in cities around the world. Through the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, 100 cities from across the globe will be selected to receive technical support and resources for developing and implementing plans that will build greater urban resilience; and WHEREAS, the City Administration intends to apply to the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, and, each selected city will receive: 1) Membership in the 100 Resilient Cities Network, which will provide support to member cities and share new knowledge and resilience best practices; 2) Support to hire or fund a Chief Resilience Officer(CRO) to oversee the development of a resilience strategy for the city and be part of a learning network of other CROs; and, 3) Support to create a resilience plan, along with tools and resources for implementation; and WHEREAS, the actual level of financial support will be determined individually for each city, and matching funds are not required; and WHEREAS, the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (Compact) was signed by Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Monroe counties in 2009 to coordinate mitigation and adaptation activities across county lines, the Compact represents a new form of regional climate governance designed to allow local governments to set the agenda for adaptation while providing an efficient means for state and federal agencies to engage with technical assistance and support; and WHEREAS, and the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Leadership has agreed to support the City's application; and WHEREAS, this project supports the key intended outcome to maximize efficient delivery of service and increase community satisfaction with city government. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH that the Mayor and City Commission hereby approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to take the following actions: 1) Submit an application to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Recreational Trails Program for funding in the amount of $75,000 for Middle Beach Recreational Corridor Project (Phase II); 2) Submit an application to the US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013/14 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding in the approximate amount of $100,000 for Citywide Emergency Preparedness; 3) Submit a response to the Request for Proposals from the National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, for the Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families (CEHACF) Planning Grant In the amount of $30,000 for funding for the Planning Process and Development of a Business Plan to Expand Health Access for Children and Families and, further, retroactively approving the following: 4) Submittal of an application to the Rockefeller Foundation for the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge Program, for technical and financial resources to create and execute resilience strategies on a citywide scale; appropriating the above grants, matching funds, and city expenses, if approved and accepted by the City and authorizing the execution of all necessary documents related to the aforestated applications, including, without limitation, audits, and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to take all necessary actions related to these grants. PASSED and ADOPTED this la day of October, 2013. ATTEST: �?�,, MA V,; R ERRE BOWER INCORR ORATE < y RAFAEL E. G ANAD � APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE JLM/JW/JMH =`}'� & FOR E UTION TAAGENDA\2013\0ctober 16\Grantsreso0930.docx it rn Date COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: A Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to apply for and accept four(4)grants. Key Intended Outcome Supported: 1) Enhance mobility throughout the City; 2) Maintain crime rates at or below national trend; 3) Enhance learning opportunities for youth;4)Maximize efficient delivery of service and increase community satisfaction with city government. Supporting Data: 1) 63.7% of respondents stated that here were "too few" bike paths/lanes; 2) N/A; 3) The Education Compact signed in 2008 includes the outcome'increased health and well-being of students'. 896/6 of residents rated Miami Beach excellent or good as a place to live. 67%)of residents gave the City an excellent or good rating for meeting their expectations regarding City services. Approximately 20,557 youth participated in various City programs in 2012 and 68% of children had measurable improvement in reading/math in public schools in 2012;and,4 83%of residents rated hurricane preparedness as positive. Item Summary/Recommendation: The Administration requests approval to authorize the City Manager or his designee to submit grant applications to: 1)Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Recreational Trails Program forfunding in the amount of$75,000 for Middle Beach Recreational Corridor Project(Phase II);and,2)The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)for Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)funding in the approximate amount of$100,000 for the City's Emergency Needs; 3) The National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, for the Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families (CEHACF) planning grant in the amount of $30,000 for funding for the planning process and development of a business plan to expand health access for children and families and,further, to retroactively approve an application to: 4) The Rockefeller Foundation for the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge Program, for technical and financial resources to create and execute resilience strategies on a citywide scale; appropriating the above grants, matching funds, and city expenses, if approved and accepted by the City and authorizing the execution of all necessary documents related to the aforestated applications, including, without limitation, audits, and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to take all necessary actions related to these grants. Financial Information: Source of # Grant Name/Project Approx. Approximate Match Funds Grant Amount Amount/Source I 1 Recreational Trails $75,000 $75,000/MDC CDT Interlocal Program/Middle Beach —CDT Resort Tax funds Recreational Corridor 2 UASI/Citywide Projects $100,000 N/A 3 National League of $30,000 N/A Cities/Cities Expanding Health Access 4 The Rockefeller Level of Financial N/A—No matching funds are Foundation/Citywide support will be required. Resiliency Strategies determined individually for each city. I Financial Impact Summary: N/A City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking: I Judy Hoanshelt, Grants Manager, Office of Budget and Performance Improvement Sign-Offs: Department Director Assistant City Manager City Manager AGENDA ITEM C 7A AAAMIBEACH o-1b � DATE 1 3 /\AIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Memb rs of the Ci Commission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: October 16, 2013 SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR A CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPRO ING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 1) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM, FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 FOR THE MIDDLE BEACH RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR PROJECT (PHASE II); 2) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY(FEMA)FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2013/14 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE (UASI) FUNDING IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $100,000 FOR CITYWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; 3) SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, INSTITUTE FOR YOUTH, EDUCATION,AND FAMILIES, FOR THE CITIES EXPANDING HEALTH ACCESS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (CEHACF) PLANNING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 FOR FUNDING FOR THE PLANNING PROCESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A BUSINESS PLAN TO EXPAND HEALTH ACCESS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; AND, FURTHER, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING THE FOLLOWING:4)SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION FOR THE 100 RESILIENT CITIES CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE PROGRAM, FOR TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO CREATE AND EXECUTE RESILIENCE STRATEGIES ON ACITYWIDE SCALE; APPROPRIATING THE ABOVE GRANTS, MATCHING FUNDS, AND CITY EXPENSES, IF APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE AFORESTATED APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AUDITS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS RELATED TO THESE GRANTS ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Resolution. ANALYSIS 1. Approval to submit a,grant application to the State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, Recreational Trails Program for funding in the amount of $75,000 for Middle Beach Recreational Corridor(Phase II) Commission Memorandum Page 2 The Recreational Trails Program(RTP)is a federally funded competitive grant program that provides financial assistance to agencies of city, county, state or federal governments, and organizations, approved by the State for projects that provide, renovate or maintain recreational trails, trailhead and trailside facilities. Florida's Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways and Trails administers the program in coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The Administration intends to apply for construction funding for the Middle Beach Recreational Corridor Phase II, which is from 46th to 64th Street, in the amount of$75,000. The grant requires matching funds; matching funds in the amount of$75,000 are available from MDC CDT Interlocal /CDT Resort Tax funds previously appropriated to this project. The key intended outcome for this project is to enhance mobility throughout the City. 2. Approval to submit a grant application to the Urban Areas Security Initiative(UASI) program in the approximate amount of $100,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013/2014 funding. The Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) is funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security(DHS), under the Homeland Security Grant Program. One of its core missions is to enhance the ability of state and local government to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks and other disasters. The federal government allocates funding to the different Urban Area groups based on a risk-based methodology. The program focuses on planning, equipment, training and exercise needs of high threat, high density urban areas. The City of Miami Beach receives UASI funding as part of the allocation for the Miami Urban Area.The City will be utilizing grant funds to further homeland security needs citywide.The Administration intends to submit an application for FY 2013/14 UASI funding in the approximate amount of$100,000, and no matching funds are required. This project supports the key intended outcome to maintain crime rates at or below national trends. 3. Approval to submit a response to the Request for Proposals from the National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, for the Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families (CEHACF) Planning Grant In the amount of$30,000 for funding for the Planning Process and Development of a Business Plan to Expand Health Access for Children and Families In January 2013,with support from The Atlantic Philanthropies,the National League of Cites (NLC)through its Institute for Youth, Education and Families launched the Cities Expanding Health Access For Children And Families Initiative(CEHACF), a three-year, three-phased project to maximize children's and families' participation in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The CEHACF initiative involves three phases: Phase I: Leadership Academy, Phase II: Planning Process and Development of Business Plan and Phase III: Implementation. This grant is part of Phase II of the CEHACF initiative; and the goal of the grant is to help municipal leaders develop broad-based, comprehensive local business plans to implement health benefit outreach campaigns aimed at cutting by 50 percent the number of uninsured children and families in the city by enrolling them into Medicaid or CHIP. An additional key goal of this national initiative is to strengthen the capacity of city officials to serve as champions, educators, and advocates for health insurance coverage. Commission Memorandum Page 3 The City plans to apply for funding in an amount up to $30,000 for funding and technical assistance to develop comprehensive business plans to implement health benefit outreach campaigns. This grant supports the key intended outcome to enhance learning opportunities for youth and does not require matching funds. 4. Retroactive approval to submit a grant application to the Rockefeller Foundation for the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge Program for technical and financial resources to create and execute resilience strategies on a citywide scale. The Rockefeller Foundation's mission since 1913 has been to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world. The Foundation has focused on two over-arching goals: to achieve more equitable growth by expanding opportunity worldwide, and to build resilience by helping people, communities and institutions prepare for,withstand,and emerge stronger from acute shocks and stresses of our rapidly-changing, complex, and dynamic world. The objective of the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge is to influence the global discussion of resilience and surface new ideas and innovations on resilience that benefit the residents of cities, particularly poor and vulnerable residents who are often disproportionately impacted by shocks; and foster local discussions, planning and collaboration that leads to resilience-building action in at least 100 cities globally. The Rockefeller Foundation defines"resilience"as the ability of a system, entity, community, or person to withstand shocks while still maintaining its essential functions and to recover quickly and effectively. To enable cities to better absorb the shocks of our world, and quickly spring back, The Rockefeller Foundation is making a commitment to building urban resilience in cities around the world.Through the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, 100 cities from across the globe will be selected to receive technical support and resources for developing and implementing plans that will build greater urban resilience.Selected cities will be announced in three rounds over the next three years,with the final round of selected cities announced in 2015. Each selected city will receive: 1) Membership in the 100 Resilient Cities Network, which will provide support to member cities and share new knowledge and resilience best practices; 2) Support to hire or fund a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) to oversee the development of a resilience strategy for the city and be part of a learning network of other CROs; and, 3) Support to create a resilience plan, along with tools and resources for implementation.The actual level of financial support will be determined individually for each city and matching funds are not required. The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (Compact) was signed by Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Monroe counties in 2009 to coordinate mitigation and adaptation activities across county lines. The Compact represents a new form of regional climate governance designed to allow local governments to set the agenda for adaptation while providing an efficient means for state and federal agencies to engage with technical assistance and support. The City Administration intends to apply to the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge and the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Leadership has agreed to support the City's application. This project supports the key intended outcome to maximize efficient delivery of service and increase community satisfaction with city government. Matching funds are not required for this award. Commission Memorandum Page 4 CONCLUSION The Administration requests approval to authorize the City Manager or his designee to take the following actions: 1)Submit a grant application to Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Recreational Trails Program for funding in the amount of $75,000 for Middle Beach Recreational Corridor Project (Phase II); 2) Submit a grant application to the US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Fiscal Year(FY)2013/14 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)funding in the approximate amount of$100,000 for the citywide emergency preparedness needs;3)Submit a response to the Request for Proposals from the National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, for the Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families (CEHACF) Planning Grant In the amount of$30,000 for funding for the Planning Process and Development of a Business Plan to Expand Health Access for Children and Families and, further, retroactively approving the following: 4) Submittal of an application to The Rockefeller Foundation for the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge Program, for technical and financial resources to create and execute resilience strategies on a citywide scale; appropriating the above grants, matching funds, and city expenses, if approved and accepted by the City and authorizing the execution of all necessary documents related to the aforestated applications, including, without limitation, audits, and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to take all necessary actions related to these grants. 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