Resolution 2020-31153 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-31153
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROPRIATING
FUNDING, AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING (AND, AS TO
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RETROACTIVELY APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING) THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO
APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FUNDING (INCLUDING MATCHING
FUNDS AND ANY RELATED CITY EXPENSES), AND EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING GRANTS, PROGRAMS,
AND AGREEMENTS: 1) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, COUNTY INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM,
IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $2.1 MILLION; 2)
BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES, ASPHALT ART INITIATIVE,
IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $25,000; 3) THE KNIGHT
FOUNDATION, DATA FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GRANT
PROGRAM, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $150,000; 4)
MIAMI BEACH VISITOR AND CONVENTION AUTHORITY,
TOURISM ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM IN THE APPROXIMATE
AMOUNT OF $75,000; 5) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE, IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF$180,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020
FUNDING; AND, 6) RENEWAL OF THE CHILDREN'S TRUST
YOUTH ENRICHMENT GRANT PROGRAM IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $372,000.
WHEREAS, the City Administration applies for grants and external funding from
outside organizations; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to apply for funding for
funds in the amount of approximately $2.1 million from the Florida Department of
Transportation, County Incentive Grant Program, the details of which are as follows:
• $1,516,000 for the rehabilitation of the 23rd Street Complete Street Project.
A. This project will dramatically improve traffic flow and provide more safety to
pedestrians on 22nd Street, 23rd Street and Park Avenue. Project
components include, but are not limited to signal timing modifications, traffic
calming improvements and new bicycle lanes. The project will reduce
greenhouse gases and improve environmental resiliency.
B. The total project cost is $3,032,000. The City is requesting funding in the
approximate amount of $1,516,000. Matching funds in the amount of
$1,516,000 are required by this grant and the match is available from City
of Miami Beach GO Bond #43, Capital Project No. 68619.
• $570,111 for the rehabilitation of the Chase Avenue and 34th Street Shared User
Path Project.
C. The project will dramatically improve traffic flow and provide more safety to
pedestrians on 22nd Street, 23rd Street and Park Avenue.
D. The project consists of a new shared-use path along the south side of both
Chase Avenue and 34th Street that provides multi-modal connectivity
between the proposed Alton Road Shared-Use path to the south and the
existing green bicycle lanes on Prairie Avenue to the east.
E. The project also includes traffic calming improvements along with
pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements at the intersection of Alton
Road/Chase Avenue/North Bay Road.
F. The total project cost is $1,140,300. The City is requesting funding in the
approximate amount of $570,111. Matching funds in the amount of
$570,111 are required by this grant and the match is available from City of
Miami Beach GO Bond #43, Capital Project No. 68619; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to apply for funding for
funds in the amount of approximately $25,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies,
Asphalt Art Initiative Grant Program for the North Beach: One City, One Community, One
Team project, the details of which are as follows:
• The Asphalt Art Initiative grant program is designed to fund visual art
interventions on roadways, pedestrian spaces, and public infrastructure in small-
and medium sized U.S. cities with the goal of improving street and pedestrian
safety, revitalizing and beautifying underutilized public space, and promoting
collaboration and civic engagement in local communities.
• The project will include the selection of an artist, design and installation of the
art. An artist or several artists may be selected to develop a proposal for the
project or produce the desired works of art through a Call for Artists.
• The City's Art in Public Places Committee will be responsible for the creative
vision of the project. The Administration will engage the community in the
surrounding neighborhood throughout the project's planning, development and
implementation by hosting a community meeting to obtain input from the
residents on the artwork image for the lot.
• The City is requesting funds for the revitalization and beautification of the lot
located at 82nd Street and Collins Avenue in the approximate amount of$25,000.
• Matching funds are not required; and'
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to apply for funds, in
approximate amount of $150,000, from the Knight Foundation, Data for Civic
Engagement Grantto develop a Best Practice Standard. for Municipal Bond Program
Communication, the details of which are as follows:
• The Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots and is
looking for new ways in which they can transform how data is collected and used
to build stronger, thriving, and more engaged communities.
• The City is requesting funds for the development of a best practice:standard for
municipal bond program communication, using www.GOMBInfo.corn as a model.
• . The Administration is requesting funding, in the approximate amount of$150,000
to expand and upgrade the existing Open Data. Dashboard system to include
features such as GIS mapping and dynamic visualization features.:
• This would provide citizens, project manager, bond investors and the community
with an invaluable tool to monitor the GO Bond Program. . This grant does not
require matching funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to apply for grant funds, in
the approximate amount of $75,000 from the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention
Authority, Tourism Advancement.Program, for the No-Vacancy, Miami Beach Project, the
details of which are as follows:
• The mission of the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority ("MBVCA") is to
encourage, develop and promote the image of Miami Beach locally, nationally and
internationals as a vibrant community and superb tourist destination. The MBVCA
proactively recruits, develops, promotes and financially supports and partners with
events, festivals, programs and activities that are innovative, high quality and
representative of our cityand garner positive or noteworthy media awareness and
enhances the city's reputation.
• The Administration is requesting funding for 'No Vacancy', a contemporary art
project that invites the public to experience Miami Beach's hotels as destination
art spaces by turninghotels into temporary cultural institutions. Art will be exhibited
throughout ten hotels in Miami Beach and will be free and open to the public.
• The City is requesting $75,000 for artists, installation, marketing and project
management. Matching funds in the amount of$75,000 are available from Account
Number: 011-0383-000374-25-406-551-00-00-00; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to apply for funds in the
amount of $180,000 for Fiscal Year 2020 from the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, Urban Area Security Initiative, the details of which are as follows:
• The Urban Areas Security Initiative ("UASI") Program is funded through the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security and funds are intended to assist high-
threat, high-density Urban Areas to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to
prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.
• The federal government allocates funding to the different Urban Area groups
based on a risk-based methodology. UASI funds assist in building an enhanced
and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from acts of terrorism.
• The Administration has been notified that additional funding for the Fiscal 2020
grant program may be available and the City is therefore requesting the additional
funding, in the approximate amount of.$180,000 as part of a collaborative effort
with the Miami Urban Area Working Group.
• The City will be utilizing the additional grant funds for Miami Beach security
initiatives, including physical security enhancements to City Hall and increasing
the capability of the City's emergency response departments. The project will
improve the capacity and capability of the City's teams and lead to more positive
outcomes.
• Matching funds are not required for this grant; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration requests approval to re-apply for funds in the
amount of $372,000 from the Children's Trust Youth Enrichment Grant Program for the
City's All Start Program, the details of which are as follows:
• The City of Miami Beach is requesting a renewal grant from The Children's Trust
for the All Stars Youth Enrichment Program in the amount of $372,000 for the
service period of August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021.
• Through a structured design of evidence-based and outcomes-driven practices
and strategies, All Stars seeks to promote the academic success and positive
personal development of underserved youth within the community.
• During the school year, All Stars serves approximately 135 Nautilus Middle School
students through its after-school program housed within the school. During the
after-school program, highly interactive, skill building activities are provided in the
following focus areas: academics, social-emotional learning, STEAM, fitness,
entrepreneurship, and community service. During the summer, All Stars serves
approximately 35 middle school-aged youth throughout the community through its
STEAM program at Miami Beach Regional Library.
• Meals and transportation are provided for both the after school and summer
program. Through funding from The Children's Trust and partnerships with Miami-
Dade County Public Schools and the Miami-Dade Public Library System, the City
is able to provide all program offerings at no cost to the community's families.
• The City is requesting renewal funding in the approximate amount of
$371,089. Match funds are not required.
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,
programs, and agreements: Florida Department of Transportation, County Incentive
Grant Program, in the approximate amount of$2.1 Million; 2) Bloomberg Philanthropies,
Asphalt Art Initiative, in the approximate amount of $25,000; 3) the Knight Foundation,
Data for Civic Engagement Grant Program in the approximate amount of $150,000; 4)
Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority, Tourism Advancement Program.in the
Approximate Amount of$75,000; 6) U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Urban Area
Security Initiative, in the approximate amount of$180,000 for Fiscal Year 2020 Funding;
7) Renewal of the Children's Trust Youth Enrichment Grant Program in the approximate
amount of$372,000.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: February 12, 2020
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROPRIATING FUNDING, AND
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING (AND, AS TO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS
RETROACTIVELY APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING) THE CITY
MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FUNDING
(INCLUDING MATCHING FUNDS AND ANY RELATED CITY EXPENSES),
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING GRANTS, PROGRAMS, AND
AGREEMENTS: 1) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
COUNTY INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM, IN THE APPROXIMATE
AMOUNT OF $2.1 MILLION; 2) BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES,
ASPHALT ART INITIATIVE, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $25,000;
3) THE KNIGHT FOUNDATION, DATA FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GRANT
PROGRAM, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $150,000; 4) MIAMI
BEACH VISITOR AND CONVENTION AUTHORITY, TOURISM
ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $75,000;
5 ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, URBAN AREA
SECURITY INITIATIVE, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $180,000
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 FUNDING; AND, 6) RENEWAL OF THE
CHILDREN'S TRUST YOUTH ENRICHMENT GRANT PROGRAM IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $372,000.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
The City of Miami Beach applies for various grants and funding allocations from external
agencies and organizations. Information regarding the projects and funding sources are
included in the Analysis Section of this Agenda Item.
ANALYSIS
1. Florida Department of Transportation. County Incentive Grant Program in the approximate
amount of$2.1 Million for the 23'Street Complete Streets Project and the Chase Avenue/34
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Street Shared Use Path Project.
Florida Department of Transportation's Country Incentive Grant Program provides grants for
local projects that relieve congestion on the State Highway System. To be eligible for
consideration, municipalities must apply through their respective Counties. Projects must be
consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with local transportation planning organization plans
and local government comprehensive plans. The City is requesting funds for the following
projects:
2381 Street Complete Streets Project-$1.516.000
The City is requesting funds for the 23rd Street Complete Street Project. The project will
dramatically improve traffic flow and provide more safety to pedestrians on 22nd Street, 23rd
Street and Park Avenue. Project components include, but are not limited to signal timing
modifications, traffic calming improvements and new bicycle lanes. The project will reduce
greenhouse gases and improve environmental resiliency.
The total project cost is $3,032,000. The City is requesting funding in the approximate amount
of $1,516,000. Matching funds in the amount of $1,516,000 are required by this grant and the
match is available from City of Miami Beach GO Bond #43, Capital Project No. 68619.
The Chase Avenue and 30-Street shared Use Path Project-$570.111
The City is requesting funds for the Chase Avenue and 34th Street Shared Use Path Project.
The project consists of a new shared-use path along the south side of both Chase Avenue and
34th Street that provides multi-modal connectivity between the proposed Alton Road Shared-
Use path to the south and the existing green bicycle lanes on Prairie Avenue to the east. The
project also includes traffic calming improvements along with pedestrian and bicycle safety
improvements at the intersection of Alton Road/Chase Avenue/North Bay Road.
The total project cost is $1,140,222. The City is requesting funding in the approximate amount
of$570,111. Matching funds in the amount of$570,111 are required by this grant and the match
is available from City of Miami Beach GO Bond#43, Capital Project No. 68619.
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$25.000 for he North Beach: One City. One Community. One Team Project.
The Asphalt Art Initiative Grant Program is designed to fund visual art interventions on
roadways, pedestrian spaces, and public infrastructure in small- and medium-sized U.S. cities
with the goal of improving street and pedestrian safety, revitalizing and beautifying underutilized
public space, and promoting collaboration and civic engagement in local communities.
The City is requesting funds for the revitalization and beautification of the lot located at 82nd
Street and Collins Avenue in the approximate amount of $25,000. The project will include the
selection of an artist, design and installation of the art. An artist or several artists may be
selected to develop a proposal for the project or produce the desired works of art through a Call
for Artists. The City's Art in Public Places Committee will be responsible for the creative vision
of the project. The Administration will engage the community in the surrounding neighborhood
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throughout the project's planning, development and implementation by hosting a community
meeting to obtain input from the residents on the artwork image for the lot. Matching funds are
not required.
3. The Knight Foundation. Data for Civic Engagement Grant Program. in the approximate
amount of $150,000 to develop a Best Practice Standard for Municipal Bond Program
Communication.
The Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots and is looking for new
ways in which they can transform how data is collected and used to build stronger, thriving, and
more engaged communities.
The City is requesting funds for the development of a best practice standard for municipal bond
program communication, using www.GOMBInfo.com as a model. The Administration is
requesting funding, in the approximate amount of $150,000 to expand and upgrade the existing
Open Data Dashboard system to include features such as GIS mapping and dynamic
visualization features. This would provide citizens, project manager, bond investors and the
community with an invaluable tool to monitor the GO Bond Program. This grant does not
require matching funds.
4. Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority. Tourism Advancement Program, in the
approximate amount of$75.000.for the No-Vacancy, Miami Beach Project.
The mission of the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA) is to encourage,
develop and promote the image of Miami Beach locally, nationally and internationals as a vibrant
community and superb tourist destination. The MBVCA proactively recruits, develops,
promotes and financially supports and partners with events, festivals, programs and activities
that are innovative, high quality and representative of our city and gamer positive or noteworthy
media awareness and enhances the city's reputation.
The Administration is requesting funding for 'No Vacancy', a contemporary art project that
invites the public to experience Miami Beach's hotels as destination art spaces by turning hotels
into temporary cultural institutions. Art will be exhibited throughout ten hotels in Miami Beach and
will be free and open to the public. The City is requesting $75,000 for artists, installation,
marketing and project management. Matching funds are required. Matching funds in the amount
of$75,000 are available from Account Number: 011-0383-000374-25-406-551-00-00-00.
5. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Urban Area Security Initiative. in the approximate Amount
of$180.000 for Fiscal Year 2020 funding.
The Administration requests approval to submit a grant application to U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, Urban Area Security Initiative, Fiscal Year 2020 Grant Program, in the
approximate amount of$180,000, for the City's Homeland Security Priorities.
The Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Program is funded through the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security and funds are intended to assist high-threat, high-density Urban Areas to
build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from acts of terrorism.
The federal government allocates funding to the different Urban Area groups based on a risk-
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based methodology. UASI funds assist in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to
prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. The
Administration has been notified that additional funding for the Fiscal 2020 grant program may
be available and the City is therefore requesting the additional funding, in the approximate
amount of$180,000 as part of a collaborative effort with the Miami Urban Area Working Group.
The City will be utilizing the additional grant funds for Miami Beach security initiatives, including
physical security enhancements to City Hall and increasing the capability of the City's
emergency response departments. The project will improve the capacity and capability of the
City's teams and lead to more positive outcomes. Matching funds,are not required for this grant.
6. Renewal of the Children's Trust Youth Enrichment Grant Program in the approximate of
$372.000 for the City's All Start Program.
The City of Miami Beach is requesting a renewal grant from The Children's Trust for the All
Stars Youth Enrichment Program in the amount of $372,000 for the service period of August 1,
2020 through July 31, 2021. Through a structured design of evidence-based and outcomes-
driven practices and strategies, All Stars seeks to promote the academic success and positive
personal development of underserved youth within the community. During the school year, All
Stars serves approximately 135 Nautilus Middle School students through its afterschool
program housed within the school. During the afterschool program, highly interactive, skill
building activities are provided in the following focus areas: academics, social-emotional
learning, STEAM, fitness, entrepreneurship, and community service. During the summer, All
Stars serves approximately 35 middle school-aged youth throughout the community through its
STEAM program at Miami Beach Regional Library.
During the summer, youth have an opportunity to learn, create and make, through experiential
and project-based learning activities using science, technology, engineering, art and
mathematics. Meals and transportation are provided for both the afterschool and summer
program. Through funding from The Children's Trust and partnerships with Miami-Dade County
Public Schools and the Miami-Dade Public Library System, the City is able to provide all
program offerings at no cost to the community's families. The City is requesting renewal funding
in the approximate amount of$371,089. Match funds are not required.
CONCLUSION
Based on the aforestated analysis, the Administration recommends that the Mayor and City
Commission adopt the Resolution appropriating funding and approving and authorizing the City
Manager or his designee to apply for and accept funds and execute all documents or
agreements in connection with the grants, award programs and funding requests.
Applicable Area
Not Applicable
Is this a Resident Right to Does this item utilize G.O.
Know item? Bond Funds?
No No
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