2016-29381 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2016-29381
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 APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND
APPROPRIATE FUNDING (INCLUDING MATCHING FUNDS AND ANY
RELATED CITY EXPENSES), AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS
OR AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING GRANTS
AND FUNDING REQUESTS: 1) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, CULTURAL FACILITIES PROGRAM,
IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $500,000 FOR THE MIAMI CITY
BALLET PROJECT; 2) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF
CULTURAL AFFAIRS, CULTURAL FACILITIES PROGRAM, IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $500,000 FOR THE CARL FISHER
CLUBHOUSE; 3) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
TRANSIT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, IN THE APPROXIMATE
AMOUNT OF $400,000 FOR THE MIDDLE BEACH TROLLEY; 4) US
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $3 MILLION FOR
THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND PARKING
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; AND RETROACTIVELY FOR: 5) HARVARD'S
INNOVATIONS IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PROGRAM IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $100,000 FOR THE HEALTH CONNECT IN
OUR SCHOOLS INITIATIVE; 6) US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION AND FLOOD MITIGATION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THE COMBINED APPROXIMATE AMOUNT
OF $2.5 MILLION FOR MITIGATION ACTIVITIES; 7) FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES, IN
THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $50,000 FOR THE CARL FISHER
CLUBHOUSE; 8) THE MIAMI FOUNDATION'S PUBLIC SPACE
CHALLENGE FOR CULTURAL AND ARTS PROJECTS; 9) MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY'S NEAT STREETS PROGRAM IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT
OF $15,000 FOR A REFORESTATION PROJECT; AND RENEWAL OF THE
FOLLOWING TWO GRANTS: 10) CHILDREN'S TRUST, OUT OF SCHOOL
PROGRAM IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $450,000; AND, 11)
CHILDREN'S TRUST PARENTING AND HOME VISITATION PROGRAM IN
THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $250,000.
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant
application to the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, Cultural
Facilities Program, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the Miami Beach City
Ballet Project, the details of which are as follows:
• The Cultural Facilities Program coordinates and guides the State of Florida's
support and funding of renovation, new construction, or acquisition of cultural
facilities.
• Miami Beach City Ballet intends to apply for funding for the renovation for its
building located at 2200 Liberty Avenue.
• The City owns the land and building and has a lease agreement with Miami
City Ballet.
• Matching funds in the amount of $500,000 will be provided from City funds
($190,229 from City Center RDA Capital Fund); and the balance, up to
$309,771, from Miami City Ballet; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant
application to the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, Cultural
Facilities Program, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the Carl Fisher
Clubhouse, the details of which are as follows:
• The Carl Fisher Clubhouse, built in 1916 by Architect August Geiger, is the
oldest public building in Miami Beach.
• The Project will restore the Carl Fisher Clubhouse and allow it to serve as an
event space for the adjoining Convention Center.
• The Administration intends to apply to the State Cultural Facilities Program
for funding in the approximate amount of $500,000 for renovation of the
clubhouse.
• The grant requires matching funds in the amount of $500,000, which are
available in RDA Series 2015A funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant
application to the Florida Department of Transportation, Transit Service Development
Program, in the approximate amount of $400,000 for the Middle Beach Trolley, the
details of which are as follows:
• The Public Transit Service Development Program goal is to provide new and
innovative techniques or measures that can be used to improve or expand public
transit services.
• The City of Miami Beach is requesting State Fiscal Year 2018 funding
(commencing July 1, 2017) in the approximate amount of $400,000 for the
Operating and Maintenance for costs of a public transit trolley service in Middle
Beach.
• This grant requires matching funds and the City will request matching funds in
the approximate amount of $400,000 during the City's FY 2016/2017 budget
cycle; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests retroactive approval to submit a
grant application to the US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration in the approximate amount of $3 million for the Intelligent Transportation
Systems and Parking Management Systems, the details of which are as follows:
• $60 Million is available in federal funding to provide grants to eligible entities to
develop model deployment sites for large-scale installation and operation of
advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system
performance, and infrastructure return on investment.
• The Administration seeks grant funding for the implementation of Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) and Parking Management Systems.
• The City is focusing on various components such as traffic monitoring cameras
and bluetooth/wi-fi readers for travel time estimation and real-time travelers'
information systems and adaptive Traffic Control Systems.
• It is the Administration's goal to apply for funding for ITS technology to manage
traffic demand in the approximate amount of$3 million.
• The grant requires matching funds, and the City will use matching funds in the
amount of $3 million in Transportation Concurrency and Mitigation Funds for this
grant; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests retroactive approval to submit a
grant application in the amount of $100,000 to Harvard's Innovations in American
Government Awards for to bring the Health Connect in Our Schools suite to underserved
public schools, the details of which are as follows:
• The Innovations in American Government Awards is the nation's preeminent
program devoted to recognizing and promoting excellence and creativity in the
public sector.
• The City partnered with stakeholders to bring the Health Connect in Our School
(HCIOS) suite to our underserved schools to identify, prevent, or remedy student
health problems, and improve access to quality health care, and other relevant
community supports, through delivery of comprehensive services in the schools,
and appropriate referrals to community care.
• If awarded, the program will provide $100,000 to the program.
• Matching funds are not required; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests retroactive approval to submit grant
applications to the US Department of Homeland Security Pre-Disaster Mitigation and
Flood Mitigation Assistance Programs in the combined approximate amount of $2.5
million, the details of which are as follows:
• The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program, authorized by Section 203 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, is designed to
assist States, territories, federally recognized tribes, and local communities in
implementing a sustained pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation program.
• The Administration has submitted applications to the Pre-Disaster Mitigation and
Flood Mitigation Programs for mitigation projects, including portable generators,
drainage projects, a planning document and a cultural and historical resources
hazard mitigation plan.
• The total combined amount requested is approximately $2.5 million.
• The grant requires 25% local matching funds. Matching funds in the total amount
of$625,000 will be requested during the FY 2017 capital budget process; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests retroactive approval to submit a
grant application to the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, in
the approximate amount of $50,000 for the Carl Fisher Clubhouse, the details of which
are as follows:
• Small Matching grants are awarded annually, through the State's Division of
Historical Resources Small Matching Grants Program for the rehabilitation and
restoration of historic structures.
• The Project will restore the Carl Fisher Clubhouse to its former glory and allows it
to serve as an event space for the adjoining Convention Center.
• The Administration has applied for funding for the restoration of the Carl Fisher
Clubhouse in the amount of$50,000.
• Matching funds, in the approximate amount of $50,000, are available in RDA
Series 2015A funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests retroactive approval to submit a
grant application to The Miami Foundation, Public Space Challenge for Various Public
Space Initiatives, the details of which are as follows:
• The Miami Foundation's Public Space Challenge provides funding for the best
ideas for creating, improving, and activating parks, plazas, and local gathering
places.
• The funding amount is determined at the time of award.
• The City has submitted requests for aesthetic enhancement to City pump
stations and for arts programming/projects at Altos Del Mar Park and Lummus
Park.
• Matching funds are not required; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests retroactive approval to submit a
grant application to Miami-Dade County's Neat Streets Program, in the approximate
amount of$15,000 for trees, the details of which are as follows:
• Formerly known as the Community Image Advisory Board, "Neat Streets Miami"
is a Miami-Dade County board dedicated to the maintenance and beautification
of transportation gateways, corridors, and connections.
• The Administration has requested funding in the amount of $15,000 for trees for
the North Beach area (Normandy North).
• This grant requires matching funds in the amount of $15,000 and funding is
available in the Greenspace Management Reforestation account; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant renewal
request to The Children's Trust, Out of School Program in the approximate amount of
$450,000, for the North Beach Kayak Launch Dock, the details of which are as follows:
• The Children's Trust Out of School Program provides funding to address targeted
geographic areas and to reach at-risk populations in Miami-Dade County.
• The program provides after school services to approximately 250 children, ages
5-12 years old, residing primarily in the City of Miami Beach.
• This grant renewal is for the period of August 2016 through July 2017.
• This grant renewal does not require matching funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant renewal
request to The Children's Trust under the Parenting and Home Visitation Program, for
the Miami Beach Parent-Child Home Program in the approximate amount of $250,000,
the details of which are as follows:
• The Miami Beach Parent-Child Home Program will promote effective parenting
through group and home visiting settings for both parents and children in the City
of Miami Beach.
• The City's Housing and Community Services Department has been running this
program successfully and intends to apply for renewal of these funds in the
approximate amount of$250,000 to continue this program.
• This grant does not require matching funds.
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 apply for, accept,
and appropriate funding (including matching funds and any related City expenses), and
execute any and all documents or agreements in connection with grants and funding
requests from the following sources: 1) Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural
Affairs, Cultural Facilities Program, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the
Miami City Ballet Project; 2) Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs,
Cultural Facilities Program, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the Carl Fisher
Clubhouse; 3) Florida Department of Transportation, Transit Service Development
Program, in the approximate amount of $400,000 for the Middle Beach Trolley; 4) US
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration in the approximate
amount of $3 million for the Intelligent Transportation System And Parking Management
Systems Program; and retroactively for: 5) Harvard's Innovations In American
Government Program in the approximate amount of $100,000; 6) US Department of
Homeland Security Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance Programs in
the combined approximate amount of $2.5 million; 7) Florida Department of State,
Division of Historical Resources, in the approximate amount of $50,000 for the Carl
Fisher Clubhouse; 8) The Miami Foundation's Public Space Challenge; 9) Miami-Dade
County's Neat Streets Program in the approximate amount of $15,000; and renewal of
the following two grants: 10) The Children's Trust, Out of School Program in the
approximate amount of $450,000; and, 11) The Children's Trust Parenting and Home
Visitation Program in the approximate amount of$250,000.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2016.
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COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to Apply for and Accept Nine (9) Grants and
Apply for Two (2) Grant Renewals.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
1) 2) and 7) Maximize the Miami Beach Brand as a World Class Destination; 3) and 4) Ensure
comprehensive mobility 'addressing all modes throughout the City; 5) Achieve educational (K-12)
excellence; 6) Ensure reliable stormwater management and resiliency against flooding by implementing
select short and long-terms solutions including addressing sea-level rise; 8) and 9) Enhance beauty and
vibrancy of urban and residential neighborhood; and 10) and 11) Induce public school accountability
mainly at Middle School.
Supporting Data: 2014 Community Satisfaction Survey/Other data: 1); N/A; 2) and 7) Nearly three
out of four residents (74%) maintained the City of Miami Beach was effective in its historic preservation
efforts; 3) and 4) When asked how to improve the quality of life in Miami Beach' "Improving traffic" was
the number one solution; 5) 75% of residents with children are very satisfied or satisfied with our City's
public schools compared to 51% in 2007. Since 2013-14, the City of Miami Beach in partnership with
neighboring municipalities funded a Nurse Initiative and Nurse Enhancement Initiative providing service
to over 4,000 children/visits, an average of 80% of the total school populations visiting the Miami Beach
funded HCIOS in 2013-14 and 2014-15, and majority of students returning to class; 6) Business owners'
positive ratings for emergency/hurricane preparedness varied slightly across zones from a low of 85%
in South Beach to a.high of 90% in North Beach and Storm drainage remains a difficult and declining
issue as only 25% of residents rated it as excellent or good; 8) When asked "Is there any geographic
area of Miami Beach that needs to be improved?", 74% of residents responded "North Beach"; 9) 43%
of residents claimed to be willing to trade on-street parking on main streets for shade trees and
landscaping; 10) Students who regularly attended high-quality after school/mentoring programs over
two years demonstrated gains of up to 20 percentiles in standardized math test scores compared to
their peers who were routinely unsupervised during the afterschool hours (Policy Studies Associates,
2007);11) High quality preschool education produces an average immediate effect of about (0.50) a
standard deviation on cognitive development, the equivalent of 7 or 8 points on an IQ test. (National
Institute for Early Education Research Rutgers).
Item Summary/Recommendation:
A Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept,
appropriate funding (including matching funds and any related city expenses), and execute any and all
documents or agreements in connection with grants and funding requests from the following sources: 1)
Florida Department of State, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the Miami City Ballet Project;
2) Florida Department of State, in the approximate amount of$500,000 for the Carl Fisher Clubhouse;
3) Florida Department of Transportation, in the approximate amount of $400,000 for the Middle Beach
Trolley; 4) US Department of Transportation, in the approximate amount of$3,000,000 for the Intelligent
Transportation System and Parking Management; and retroactively for: 5) Harvard's Innovations In
American Government Program in the approximate amount of$100,000 for the Health Connect in Our
Schools; 6) US Department of Homeland Security Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation
• Assistance Programs in the combined approximate amount of $2,500,000 for mitigation activities; 7)
Florida Department of State, in the approximate amount of $50,000 for the Carl Fisher Clubhouse; 8)
The Miami Foundation's Public Space Challenge for cultural and arts initiatives; 9) Miami-Dade
County's Neat Streets Program in the approximate amount of$15,000 for reforestation; and renewal of
the following grants: 10) Children's Trust, Out of School in the approximate amount of $450,000; and,
11) Children's Trust Parenting and Home Visitation in the approximate amount of$250,000.
Financial Information:
Source # Grant Name/Project Approx. Approximate Match
of fun• Award Amount/Source
1 Florida Department of State, $500,000 $190,229 — City Center
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/ Division of Cultural Affairs/ Miami RDA Capital Fund
Beach City Ballet Building $309,771 — Miami City
Ballet
2 Florida Department of State, $500,000 $500,000/ RDA Series
Division of Cultural Affairs/Carl 2015A
Fisher Clubhouse
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3 Florida Department of $400,000 $400,000/ Matching funds
Transportation/Transit Service will be requested during
Development the FY 2017 Budget Cycle
4 US Department of Transportation, $3,000,000 $3,000,000/Transportation
Federal Highway Administration/ Concurrency and
Intelligent Transportation System Mitigation
5 Harvard's Innovations in American $100,000 N/A
Government/Health Connect in Our
Schools
6 US Department of Homeland $2,500,000 $625,000/ Matching funds
Security/ Pre-Disaster Mitigation will be requested through
and Flood Mitigation Assistance the FY 2017 Budget Cycle
7 Florida Department of State, $50,000 $50,000/ RDA Series
Division of Historical Resources/ 2015A
Carl Fisher Clubhouse
8 Miami Foundation/Public Space TBD N/A
Challenge
9 Miami-Dade County Neat $15,000 $15,000/Greenspace
Streets/Trees Management Reforestation
#011 9509 000676
10 Children's Trust/Out of the School $450,000 N/A
Program
11 Children's Trust/ Parent-Child $250,000 N/A
Home Program
Financial Impact Summary: N/A
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
Judy Hoanshelt, Grants Officer, Office of Budget and Performance Improvement
Sign-Offs:
Department Director Assistant City Manager City Manager
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
OMMIS ION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members 4f the City C.bmmission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager `—
DATE: May 11, 2016
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYO ' AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, A 'ROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND
APPROPRIATE FUNDING (INCLUDING MATCHING FUNDS AND ANY
RELATED CITY EXPENSES), AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS
OR AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING GRANTS
AND FUNDING REQUESTS: 1) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, CULTURAL FACILITIES PROGRAM,
IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $500,000 FOR THE MIAMI CITY
BALLET PROJECT; 2) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF
CULTURAL AFFAIRS, CULTURAL FACILITIES PROGRAM, IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $500,000 FOR THE CARL FISHER
CLUBHOUSE; 3) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
TRANSIT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, IN THE APPROXIMATE
AMOUNT OF $400,000 FOR THE MIDDLE BEACH TROLLEY; 4) US
. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $3,000,000 FOR
THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND PARKING
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; AND RETROACTIVELY FOR: 5) HARVARD'S
INNOVATIONS IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PROGRAM IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $100,000 FOR THE HEALTH CONNECT IN
OUR SCHOOLS INITIATIVE; 6) US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION AND FLOOD MITIGATION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THE COMBINED APPROXIMATE AMOUNT
OF $2,500,000 FOR MITIGATION ACTIVITIES; 7) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF STATE, DIVISION • OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES, IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $50,000 FOR THE CARL FISHER
CLUBHOUSE; 8) THE MIAMI FOUNDATION'S PUBLIC SPACE
CHALLENGE FOR CULTURAL AND ARTS PROJECTS; 9) MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY'S NEAT STREETS PROGRAM IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT
OF $15,000 FOR A REFORESTATION PROJECT; AND RENEWAL OF THE
FOLLOWING TWO GRANTS: 10) CHILDREN'S TRUST, OUT OF SCHOOL •
PROGRAM IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $450,000; AND, 11)
CHILDREN'S TRUST PARENTING AND HOME VISITATION PROGRAM IN
THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $250,000.
Commission Memorandum
Page 2
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
1. Approval to submit a grant application to the Florida Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Facilities Program, in the approximate
amount of$500,000 for the Miami Beach City Ballet Project.
The Cultural Facilities Program coordinates and guides the State of Florida's support
and funding of renovation, new construction, or acquisition of cultural facilities. The
applicant's mission must be to directly conduct arts and cultural programming. By
program definition, a cultural facility is a building, which shall be used for the
programming, production, presentation, exhibition of any of the arts and cultural
disciplines. These disciplines are music, dance, theatre, creative writing, literature,
architecture, painting, sculpture, folk arts, photography, crafts, media arts, visual arts,
and programs of museums and must comprise at least 85% of facility use. The Program
is intended for bricks and mortar construction, renovation, or for acquisition. State
funding is not to be used for landscaping, constructing or fabricating exhibits.
Miami Beach City Ballet intends to apply for funding for the renovation for their building
located at 2200 Liberty Avenue. Proposed improvements include new windows, roof
renovations and restoration of the building exterior. The City owns the land and building
and has a lease agreement with Miami City Ballet. Matching funds in the amount of
$500,000 will be provided from City funds ($190,229 from City Center RDA Capital
Fund); and the balance, up to $309,771 from Miami City Ballet. This project supports the
key intended outcome to maximize the Miami Beach Brand as a World Class
destination.
2. Approval to submit a grant application to the Florida Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Facilities Program, in the approximate
amount of$500,000 for the Carl Fisher Clubhouse
The Carl Fisher Clubhouse Project is comprised of the restoration of the historic one-
story structure and the adjacent annex building. The Carl Fisher Clubhouse, built in
1916 by Architect August Geiger, is the oldest public building in Miami Beach and is
designed in "an eclectic revival style with Spanish idiom and Dutch Colonial elements".
The Project will restore the Carl Fisher Clubhouse and allow it to serve as an event
space for the adjoining Convention Center.
The scope of work for the Clubhouse and the annex building includes new air
conditioning, electrical power, fire alarm, lighting and plumbing systems. This work will
be done in conjunction with aesthetic restorations to the Clubhouse's interior and
exterior that will be in harmony with the its historic character and will meet the Secretary
of the Interiors Standards. Additionally, structural evaluation and analysis will be
performed and any deficiencies will be corrected.
Commission Memorandum
Page 3
The Administration intends to apply to the State Cultural Facilities Program for funding in
the approximate amount of $500,000 for renovation of the clubhouse. The grant
requires matching funds in the amount of $500,000, which are available in RDA Series
2015A funds. This project supports the key intended outcome to maximize the Miami
Beach Brand as a World Class destination.
3. Approval to submit a grant application to the Florida Department of
Transportation, Transit Service Development Program, in the approximate
amount of$400,000 for the Middle Beach Trolley
The Public Transit Service Development Program was enacted by the Florida
Legislature to provide initial funding for special projects. The Public Transit Service
Development Program is authorized in Chapter 341, Florida Statutes. The program goal
is to provide new and innovative techniques or measures that can be used to improve or
expand public transit services. Service Development Projects include projects involving
the use of new technologies; services, routes, or vehicle frequencies; the purchase of
special transportation services; and other such techniques for increasing service to the
riding public.
The City of Miami Beach is requesting State Fiscal Year 2018 funding (commencing July
1, 2017) in the approximate amount of $400,000 for the Operating and Maintenance for
costs of a public transit trolley service in Middle Beach. The trolley will provide a
uniquely configured local circulator route to complement the existing Miami Dade Transit
bus service while providing support for future transportation plans. The Miami Dade
MPO Middle Beach Transit Study as well as Miami Dade Transit's 2007 Coastal .
Communities Transit Plan support the need for the proposed service. The route is
intended to serve hotels as well as carry residents and visitors to/from work and non-
work destinations such as restaurants, entertainment venues, shopping centers, and
recreation and education facilities.
This grant requires matching funds and the City will request matching funds in the
approximate amount of $400,000 during the FY 2017 budget cycle. This project supports
the key intended outcome to ensure comprehensive mobility addressing all modes
throughout the City.
4. US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration in the
Approximate amount of $3,000,000 for the Intelligent Transportation Systems
and Parking Management Systems
Section 503(c)(4) of Title 23 of the United States Code (23 USC 503(c)(4)) directs the
DOT to establish an advanced transportation and congestion management technologies
deployment initiative to provide grants to eligible entities to develop model deployment
sites for large scale installation and operation of advanced transportation technologies to
improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and infrastructure return on investment.
$60 Million is available in federal funding to provide grants to eligible entities to develop
model deployment sites for large-scale installation and operation of advanced
transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and
infrastructure return on investment.
Commission Memorandum
Page 4
The Administration intends to submit an application for the implementation of Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) and Parking Management Systems. The City is focusing
on various components such as traffic monitoring cameras, bluetooth/wi-fi readers for
travel time estimation and real-time travelers information systems and adaptive Traffic
Control Systems. The project has received approval from Miami-Dade County and
Florida Department of Transportation. Due to the high number of events and visitors,
congestion and limited capacity of the City's transportation network, the City is
constantly considering innovative ways to improve traffic flow, Level of Service, and
travel times. The Transportation Element of the City of Miami Beach 2025
Comprehensive Plan describes its goal as: "It shall be the goal of the City of Miami
Beach to provide, maintain, and improve a sustainable, safe, convenient and energy
efficient multi-modal transportation system". As described in the statement, the City has
made it its policy to strive to improve traffic conditions.
It is the Administration's goal is to apply for funding for ITS technology to manage traffic
demand in the approximate amount of $3 million. The grant requires matching funds,
and the City will use matching funds in the amount of $3 million in Transportation
Concurrency and Mitigation Funds for this grant. This project supports the key intended
outcome to ensure comprehensive mobility addressing all modes throughout the city.
5. Retroactive approval to submit a grant application in the amount of $100,000 to
Harvard's Innovations in American Government Awards for to bring the Health
Connect in Our Schools suite to underserved public schools
The Innovations in American Government Awards is the nation's preeminent program
devoted to recognizing and promoting excellence and creativity in the public sector. The
program highlights exemplary models of government innovation and advances efforts to
address the nation's most pressing public concerns. The Award serves as a catalyst for
bringing creative and effective solutions to some of government's most urgent and
seemingly intractable challenges
The City partnered with stakeholders to bring the Health Connect in Our School (HCIOS)
suite to our underserved schools. The ongoing partnership is designed to identify, prevent,
or remedy student health problems, and improve access to quality health care, and other
relevant community supports, through delivery of comprehensive services in the schools,
and appropriate referrals to community care. For the 2015-2016 school year, the five
neighboring municipalities, (Miami Beach, North Bay Village, Town of Bay Harbor Islands,
Town of Surfside and Bal Harbor Village), Miami Beach Chamber Education Foundation and
the Children's Trust joined together to sustain the health initiative and expand to include
behavioral health services to all youth at the three of our schools. The City and its partners
will continue to monitor the status of school health programs in all Miami Beach public
schools. If awarded, the program will provide $100,000 to the program. Matching funds are
not required. This project supports the key intended outcome to achieve educational (K-12)
excellence.
6. Retroactive approval to submit grant applications to the US Department of
Homeland Security Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance
Programs in the combined approximate amount of$2,500,000.
Commission Memorandum
Page 5
The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program, authorized by Section 203 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, is designed to assist States,
territories, federally recognized tribes, and local communities in implementing a
sustained pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation program. The goal is to reduce overall
risk to the population and structures from future hazard events, while also reducing
reliance on Federal funding in future disasters. The program awards planning and
project grants and provides opportunities for raising public awareness about reducing
future losses before disaster strikes. PDM grants are funded annually by Congressional
appropriations and are awarded on a nationally competitive basis.
The Administration has submitted applications to the Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood
Mitigation Programs for mitigation projects, including portable generators, drainage
projects, a planning document and a cultural and historical resources hazard mitigation
plan. The total combined amount requested is approximately $2,500,000. The grant
requires 25% local matching funds. Matching funds in the total amount of $625,000 will
be requested during the FY 2017 capital budget process. This project supports the key
intended outcome to ensure reliable stormwater management and resiliency against
flooding by implementing select short and long-terms solutions including addressing sea-
level rise.
7. Retroactive approval to submit a grant application to the Florida Department of
State, Division of Historical Resources, in the approximate amount of $50,000 for
the Carl Fisher Clubhouse.
The State's Division of Historical Resources Small Matching Grants Program allocates
state funds appropriated by the Legislature and federal funds apportioned to the State by
the U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, for the preservation and
protection of the state's historic and archaeological sites and properties. The program is
administered by the Bureau of Historic Preservation, Division of Historical Resources.
Small Matching grants are awarded annually, through the Historic Preservation Grants
Program for the rehabilitation and restoration of historic structures.
The Carl Fisher Clubhouse Project is comprised of the restoration of the historic one-
story structure and the adjacent annex building. The Carl Fisher Clubhouse, built in
1916 by Architect August Geiger, is the oldest public building in Miami Beach and is
designed in "an eclectic revival style with Spanish idiom and Dutch Colonial
elements". The Project will restore the Carl Fisher Clubhouse to its former glory and
allows it to serve as an event space for the adjoining Convention Center. The scope of
work for the Clubhouse and the annex building includes new air conditioning, electrical
power, fire alarm, lighting and plumbing systems. This work will be done in conjunction
with aesthetic restorations to the Clubhouse's interior and exterior that will be in harmony
with the its historic character and meet the Secretary of the Interiors
Standards. Additionally, structural evaluation and analysis will be performed and any
deficiencies will be corrected.
The Administration has applied for funding for the restoration of the Carl Fisher
Clubhouse for $50,000. Matching funds, in the approximate amount of $50,000 are
available in RDA Series 2015A funds. This project supports the key intended outcome
to enhance beauty and vibrancy of urban and residential neighborhoods; focusing on
cleanliness, historic assets in select neighborhoods and redevelopment areas.
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8. Retroactive approval to submit a grant application to The Miami Foundation,
Public Space Challenge for Various Public Space Initiatives
The Miami Foundation's Public Space Challenge provides funding for the best ideas for
creating, improving and activating parks, plazas and local gathering places. Together
with Health Foundation of South Florida and the Office of Miami-Dade County
Commissioner Juan C. Zapata, the Challenge will invest a total of $305,000 to make the
top ideas a reality. Funding amount is determined at the time of award.
The City has submitted requests for aesthetic enhancement to city pump stations and for
arts programming/projects at Altos Del Mar Park and Lummus Park. Matching funds are
not required and this project supports the key intended outcome to enhance beauty and
vibrancy of urban and residential neighborhoods; focusing on cleanliness, historic assets
in select neighborhoods and redevelopment areas.
9. Retroactive approval to submit a grant application to Miami-Dade County's Neat
Streets Program, in the approximate amount of$15,000 for trees
Formerly known as the Community Image Advisory Board, "Neat Streets Miami" is a
Miami-Dade County board dedicated to the maintenance and beautification of
transportation gateways, corridors and connections. The Board provides funding
through the Neat Streets Program for reforestation efforts taking place in Miami-Dade
County.
The Administration has requested funding in the amount of $15,000 for trees for the
North Beach area (Normandy North). This grant requires matching funds in the amount
of $15,000 and funding is available in the Greenspace Management Reforestation
account. This project supports the key intended outcome to revitalize key
neighborhoods, starting with North Beach and Ocean Drive.
10. Approval to submit a grant renewal request to Children's Trust, Out of School
Program in the approximate amount of$450,000
The Children's Trust Out of School Program provides funding to address targeted
geographic areas and to reach at-risk populations in Miami-Dade County. The purpose
of the program is to target resources to meet the more complex needs of vulnerable
children and families. Funds are available for summer camps and after-school programs
that stimulate academic, athletic, cultural and social learning in a nurturing and
supervised environment while parents are working and during times of day when
adolescents are most prone to at-risk behavior. The program provides after school
services to approximately 250 children ages 5-12 years old residing primarily in the City
of Miami Beach. The program offers activities to children, including physical fitness,
nutrition education, homework and literacy support. Program goals are to improve
academic skills and literacy and improve physical health and fitness.
This grant renewal is for the period of August 2016 through July 2017. The program
supports the key intended outcome to induce public school accountability mainly at the
Middle School. This grant renewal does not require matching funds.
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11. Approval to submit a grant renewal request to Children's Trust under the
Parenting and Home Visitation Program, for the Miami Beach Parent-Child Home
Program in the approximate amount of$250,000
The Miami Beach Parent-Child Home Program will promote effective parenting through
group and home visiting settings for both parents and children in the City. of Miami
Beach. The program includes structured design of activities and outcomes grounded in
the following evidence-based programs. This comprehensive program meets the
specific needs of each family and offers professional and peer support, education and
skill-building opportunities for parents/primary caregivers and their children to: enhance
parent-child and family relationships; reduce parent stress; support healthy child
development, school readiness, and academic success.
The City's Housing and Community Services Department has been running this program
successfully and intends to apply for renewal of these funds in the approximate amount
of $250,000 to continue this program. This grant does not require matching funds. This
project supports the key intended outcome to induce public school accountability mainly
at Middle School.
CONCLUSION
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 apply for, accept, and
appropriate funding (including matching funds and any related city expenses), and
execute any and all documents or agreements in connection with the following grants
and funding requests: 1) Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs,
Cultural Facilities Program, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the Miami City
Ballet Project; 2) Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, Cultural
Facilities Program, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the Carl Fisher
Clubhouse; 3) Florida Department of Transportation, Transit Service Development
Program, in the approximate amount of $400,000 for the Middle Beach Trolley; 4) US
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration in the approximate
amount of $3,000,000 for the Intelligent Transportation System And Parking
Management Systems Program; and retroactively for: 5) Harvard's Innovations In
American Government Program in the approximate amount of $100,000; 6) US
Department of Homeland Security Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation
Assistance Programs in the combined approximate amount of $2,500,000; 7) Florida
Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, in the approximate amount of
$50,000 for the Carl Fisher Clubhouse; 8) The Miami Foundation's Public Space
Challenge; 9) Miami-Dade County's Neat Streets Program in the approximate amount of
$15,000; and renewal of the following two grants: 10) Children's Trust, Out of School
Program in the approximate amount of $450,000; and, 11) Children's Trust Parenting
and Home Visitation Program in the approximate amount of$250,000.
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