2018-30214 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30214
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
(AND, AS TO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS, RETROACTIVELY
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 TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS OR
AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING GRANTS
AND AGREEMENTS: 1) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM
(TAP), IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000;, 2) FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION
ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP), IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT
OF $310,000; 3) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION (USTA)
FLORIDA SECTION FOUNDATION, PROGRAM SUPPORT GRANTS,
IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $10,000; 4) UNITED STATES
TENNIS ASSOCIATION (USTA) FLORIDA SECTION FOUNDATION,
EQUIPMENT GRANTS, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $2,500;
5) JAMS FOUNDATION, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF
$40,000; 6) FLORIDA RESILIENT COASTLINES PROGRAM IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $75,000.
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant application to
the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP),
in the approximate amount of $1,000,000, for the Alton Road Shared Use Path Project, the
details of which are as follows:
• The TAP is an element of the Federal Highway Administration's Surface Transportation
Program, and funds alternative transportation projects including but not limited to
construction of on-road, and off-road facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists.
• The City of Miami Beach Alton Road Shared Use Path is a multimodal facility that will
run along the east side of Alton Road and Michigan Avenue, and will consist of buffered
bi-directional bicycle lanes and a walking path.
• The shared use path would begin at 34th Street and follow the Miami Beach Golf Course
south to Michigan Avenue.
• Future plans call for the path to connect to the North Bay Road Neighborhood
Greenway, the Chase/34th Street Shared Use Path, Meridian Avenue Shared Use Path,
and the existing Dade Boulevard Shared Use Path.
• The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of $1,000,000,
for the construction of the bicycle, and pedestrian facility that will dramatically improve
safety for non-motorized travel from Mid-Beach to South Beach, one of the major
north/south corridors in Miami Beach.
• This project is a significant upgrade from the existing single, northbound, unbuffered
bicycle lane currently along portions of this section of Alton Road.
• Eligible projects for this round of TAP funds are typically programmed in the fifth year of
the Florida Department of Transportation's Tentative Work Program, therefore this
application is for projects that are scheduled to be funded in Fiscal Year 2023/2024.
• This grant does not require matching funds, however the Administration has pledged
$2,210,008 to this project.
• The Alton Road Shared Use Path is an approved project in the FY 2018-2022 Capital
Budget and 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan under Project No. 27920.
• This project supports the key intended outcome to ensure comprehensive mobility
addressing all modes throughout the City and to maximize the Miami Beach brand as a
world class destination; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant application to
the Florida Department of Transportation, Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), in the
approximate amount of $310,000, for Miami Beach Senior High School Pedestrian
Enhancements, the details of which are as follows:
• The TAP program provides funding for Safe Routes to School program eligible projects
and activities.
• In addition to the abovementioned project, the City Administration is also applying for
funds from the TAP program to enhance the existing pedestrian, and bicycle network in
the vicinity of Miami Beach Senior High School, to promote the use of bicycling, and
walking as a viable method of transportation to, and from the school.
• There have been a number of pedestrian bicycle crashes in this area including 3
fatalities.
• This project will add signage, restore pavement markings, enhance signalization, and it
will increase safety and support the adopted modal vision.
• Projects for this round of TAP funds are typically programmed in the fifth year of the
FDOT's Tentative Work Program, therefore this application is for projects that are
scheduled to be funded in Fiscal Year 2023/2024.
• The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of$310,000.
• This grant does not require matching funds, however the total project cost is $1,086,075.
• The Transportation Department will request matching funds through the capital budget
process; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant application to
the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Florida Section Foundation, Program Support
Grants, in the approximate amount of $10,000, for funds for the City's youth tennis and special
needs tennis programs, the details of which are as follows:
• The USTA's purpose is to support organizations that help people of all ages, and
abilities improve their health and quality of life through the game of tennis.
• Applicants must have a broad base of community support, and meet a compelling need
in the community.
• Program priorities include projects that support youth tennis programs, and tennis for
special populations.
• The City Administration intends to request funding in the approximate amount of$10,000
for coaches for the City's youth tennis, and special population tennis programs.
• This project supports the key intended to achieve educational (K-12) excellence, and
does not require matching funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant application to
the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Florida Section Foundation, Equipment Grants, in
the approximate amount of $2,500, for equipment for the City's youth tennis and special needs
tennis programs, the details of which are as follows:
• The purpose of the USTA's Equipment Grant Program is to assist with tennis equipment
costs.
• USTA supports organizations that help people of all ages, and abilities improve their
health and quality of life through the game of tennis.
• Funds may be used only for equipment for the following programs: youth tennis,
masters tennis, adaptive and wheelchair tennis, healthy, and active lifestyles.
• The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of $2,500 for
tennis equipment for the City's youth tennis, and special needs tennis programs.
• This project supports the key intended outcome to maximize the Miami Beach brand as
a world class destination, and does not require matching funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant application to
the JAMS Foundation, in the approximate amount of $40,000, for the City's Step Up Program,
the details of which are as follows:
• The JAMS Foundation provides financial assistance for conflict resolution initiatives with
national and international impact.
• The Foundation's mission is to encourage the use of alternative dispute resolution, and
to support education at all levels regarding collaborative processes for resolving
differences.
• The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of $40,000 to
reactivate the Step Up alternative to suspension program as a fully functioning activity
within the greater structure of the Success University program.
• The City previously operated the Step Up alternative to out-of-school suspension
program from 2013 to 2017, and this program provided the students of Miami Beach with
evidence based restorative justice, and individual and group conflict resolution services.
• Students were referred by four area schools directly to the City's program, where they
participated in one-on-one and group sessions with a trained restorative justice
facilitator.
• This learning process helped the students to reintegrate into school with fewer school
altercations, and better grades.
• The program also ensures that the academic material missed in school during
suspension is completed.
• The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of $40,000 for
operating expenses related to the program.
• This project supports the key intended outcome to achieve educational (K-12)
excellence, and does not require matching funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to submit a grant application to
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Resilient Coastlines Program, in
the approximate amount of $75,000, for a natural resource inventory and assessment, the
details of which are as follows:
• The Florida Resilient Coastlines Program provides funding for local governments to
engage in planning for resilience to sea level rise, coastal/tidal flooding, coastal erosion,
and shifting ecosystems.
• The City Administration intends to apply for funding to conduct scientific inventory and
assessment of the City's natural resources including vegetated dunes, mangrove
shorelines, seagrass beds, and benthic resources to identify what resources exist, where
they are, the quantities of each species type, and their condition to inform their
management, and to identify opportunities to create habitat, and on-site mitigation.
• This grant does not require matching funds, and the project supports the key intended
outcome to ensure reliable stormwater management and resiliency against flooding by
implementing select short and long-term solutions including addressing sea-level rise.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby approve and authorize (and, as to certain agreements, retroactively
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 to execute any and all
documents or agreements in connection with the following grants and agreements: 1) Florida
Department of Transportation, Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), in the approximate
amount of $1,000,000; 2) Florida Department of Transportation, Transportation Alternatives
Program (TAP), in the approximate amount of $310,000; 3) United States Tennis Association
(USTA) Florida Section Foundation, Program Support Grants, in the approximate amount of
$10,000; 4) United States Tennis Association (USTA) Florida Section Foundation, Equipment
Grants, in the approximate amount of $2,500; 5) Jams Foundation, in the approximate amount
of$40,000; 6) Florida Resilient Coastlines Program, in they, Approximate Amount of$75,000.///
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7 day of 9rat. , 2018.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: March 7, 2018
SUBJECT A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
OR HIS DESIGNEE RETROACTIVELY, TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND
APPROPRIATE FUNDING (INCLUDING MATCHING FUNDS AND ANY RELATED
CITY EXPENSES), AND TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS OR
AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING GRANTS AND
AGREEMENTS: 1) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP), IN THE APPROXIMATE
AMOUNT OF $1,000,000; 2) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP), IN THE APPROXIMATE
AMOUNT OF $310,000; 3) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION (USTA)
FLORIDA SECTION FOUNDATION, PROGRAM SUPPORT GRANTS, IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $10,000; 4) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION
(USTA) FLORIDA SECTION FOUNDATION, EQUIPMENT GRANTS, IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $2,500; 5) JAMS FOUNDATION, IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $40,000; 6) FLORIDA RESILIENT COASTLINES
PROGRAM IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $75,000.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
1 . Approval to submit a grant application to Florida Department of Transportation. Transportation
Alternatives Program (TAP). in the approximate amount of $1.000.000 for the Alton Road Shared
Use Path Project.
The TAP is an element of the Federal Highway Administration's Surface Transportation Program and
funds alternative transportation projects including but not limited to construction of on-road and off-
road facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists.
The City of Miami Beach Alton Road Shared Use Path is a multimodal facility that will run along the
east side of Alton Road and Michigan Avenue and will consist of buffered bi-directional bicycle lanes
and a walking path. The shared use path would begin at 34th Street and follow the Miami Beach
Golf Course south to Michigan Avenue. Future plans call for the path to connect to the North Bay
Road Neighborhood Greenway, the Chase/34th Street Shared Use Path, Meridian Avenue Shared
Use Path, and the existing Dade Boulevard Shared Use Path.
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The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of $1,000,000 for the
construction of the bicycle and pedestrian facility that will dramatically improve safety for non-
motorized travel from Mid-Beach to South Beach, one of the major north/south corridors in Miami
Beach. This project is a significant upgrade from the existing single, northbound, unbuffered bicycle
lane currently along portions of this section of Alton Road.
Eligible projects for this round of TAP funds are typically programmed in the fifth year of Florida
Department of Transportation's Tentative Work Program, therefore this application is for projects that
are scheduled to be funded in Fiscal Year 2023/2024. This grant does not require matching funds,
however, the Administration intends to program $2.2 million to this project in future years. The total
project cost is estimated to be $3.2 million. The Alton Road Shared Use Path is an approved project
in the FY 2018-2022 Capital Budget and 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan under Project No. 27920.
This project supports the key intended outcome to ensure comprehensive mobility addressing all
modes throughout the City and to maximize the Miami Beach brand as a world class destination.
2 . Approval to submit a grant application to Florida Department of Transportation. Transportation
Alternatives Program (TAP), in the approximate amount of $310.000 for Miami Beach Senior High
School Pedestrian Enhancements.
The TAP program, mentioned above, also provides funding for Safe Routes to School program
eligible projects and activities. Therefore, in addition to the abovementioned project, the City
Administration is also applying for funds from the TAP program to enhance the existing pedestrian
and bicycle network in the vicinity of Miami Beach Senior High School, to promote the use of
bicycling and walking as a viable method of transportation to and from the school. There have been
a number of pedestrian bicycle crashes in this area including 3 fatalities. This project will add
signage, restore pavement markings and enhance signalization; it will increase safety and support the
adopted modal vision.
Projects for this round of TAP funds are typically programmed in the fifth year of FDOT's Tentative
Work Program, therefore this application is for projects that are scheduled to be funded in Fiscal Year
2023/2024. The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of $310,000.
This grant does not require matching funds, however the total project cost is estimated to be
$1,086,075 and the Administration intends to program these funds in future years.
3 . Approval to submit a grant application to the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Florida
Section Foundation. Program Support Grants. in the approximate amount of $10, 000, for funds for
the City's youth tennis and special needs tennis programs.
The USTAs purpose is to support organizations that help people of all ages and abilities improve
their health and quality of life through the game of tennis. Applicants must have a broad base of
community support and meet a compelling need in the community. Program priorities include projects
that support youth tennis programs and tennis for special populations.
The City Administration intends to request funding in the approximate amount of$10,000 for coaches
for the City's youth tennis and special population tennis programs. This project supports the key
intended to achieve educational (K-12) excellence, and does not require matching funds
4. Approval to submit a grant application to the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Florida
Section Foundation. Equipment Grants, in the approximate amount of $2,500, for equipment for the
City's youth tennis and special needs tennis programs.
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The purpose of the USTAs Equipment Grant Program is to assist with tennis equipment costs.
USTA supports organizations that help people of all ages and abilities improve their health and
quality of life through the game of tennis. Funds may be used only for equipment for the following
programs: youth tennis, masters tennis, adaptive and wheelchair tennis, healthy and active lifestyles.
The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of $2,500 for tennis
equipment for the City's youth tennis and special needs tennis programs. This project supports the
key intended outcome to maximize the Miami Beach brand as a world class destination, and does not
require matching funds.
5 . Approval to submit a grant application to the JAMS Foundation, in the approximate amount of
$40.000. for the City's Step Up Program.
The JAMS Foundation provides financial assistance for conflict resolution initiatives with national
and international impact. The Foundation's mission is to encourage the use of alternative dispute
resolution, and to support education at all levels regarding collaborative processes for resolving
differences.
The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of$40,000 to reactivate the
Step Up alternative to suspension program as a fully functioning activity within the greater structure
of the Success University program. The City previously operated the Step Up alternative to out-of-
school suspension program from 2013 to 2017. This program provided the students of Miami Beach
with evidence based Restorative Justice and individual and group conflict resolution services.
Students were referred by four area schools directly to the City's program, where they participated in
one-on-one and group sessions with a trained Restorative Justice Facilitator. This learning process
helped the students to reintegrate into school with fewer school altercations and better grades. The
program also ensures that the academic material missed in school during suspension is completed.
The City Administration is requesting funding in the approximate amount of $40,000 for operating
expenses related to the program. This grant does not require matching funds and the program
supports the key intended outcome to achieve educational (K-12) excellence.
6 . Approval to submit a grant application to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Florida Resilient Coastlines Program in the approximate amount of $75,000 for a natural resource
inventory and assessment.
The Florida Resilient Coastlines Program provides funding for local governments to engage in
planning for resilience to sea level rise, coastal/tidal flooding, coastal erosion, and shifting
ecosystems.
The City Administration intends to apply for funding to conduct scientific inventory and assessment of
the city's natural resources including vegetated dunes, mangrove shorelines, seagrass beds, and
benthic resources to identify what resources exist, where they are, the quantities of each species
type, and their condition to inform their management and to identify opportunities to create habitat and
on-site mitigation.
This grant does not require matching funds and the project supports the key intended outcome to
ensure reliable stormwater management and resiliency against flooding by implementing select short
and long-term solutions including addressing sea-level rise.
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CONCLUSION
Based on the aforestated analysis, the Administration recommends that the Mayor and City
Commission adopt the Resolution to apply for, accept and appropriate the abovementioned funds.
KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Ensure Expenditure Trends Are Sustainable Over The Long Term
Legislative Tracking
Budget and Performance Improvement
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