C7A-Submit Grant Applications To Various Funding AgenciesCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager or His Designee to apply for and accept two (2) grants and
re uestin retroactive a roval for the submittal of three 3 additional rants.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
1) Increase satisfaction with family recreation activities and ensure well maintained facilities; 2) Enhance
learning opportunities for youth; 3) Maximize efficient de livelY_ of services; 4) and 5) Expand e-Qovernment.
Supporting Data: 1) Community Satisfaction Survey 2012: The typical resident visited City parks and
recreational areas 58 times during 2012; 2) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Miami Dade-
County Public Schools: Child obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the
past 30 years. In 2010, more than 1/3 of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. Decreasing
childhood obesity will improve overall student health, thus leading to increased attendance at school; 3)
Environmental Scan 2012: The Fire Department has experienced a 9% increase in the number of pre-
hospital care calls for service from 14,865 in 2001 to 16,243 in 2011; 4) and 5) Community Satisfaction
Survey 2012: When asked "Where do you go most often to get your information about the City?" 44% of
respondents used the web (23% Miami Beach Website; 18% internet news sources and 3% social media).
Item Summary/Recommendation:
The Administration requests approval to authorize the City Manager or his designee to take the following
actions: Submit grant applications to: 1) Florida Recreation Development Assistance Grant Program
(FRDAP) FY 14/15 in the approximate amount of $200,000 for Flamingo Park Handball Courts; and, 2) 2014
US Conference of Mayors Childhood Obesity Prevention Grants Program in an amount up to $120,000 to
enhance the health and well being of youth in our community; and retroactive approval for: 3) Submittal of
an application to the Miami-Dade County Emergency Medical Services Grant Program in the approximate
amount of $8,010 for the improvement and expansion of pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services 4)
Submittal of an application to the Knight Foundation in the approximate amount of $50,000 for the Code for
America Program for a web development team to evaluate and implement web and mobile applications; and
5) Submittal of an application to the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority in the amount of $30,000
for the Code for America Program; appropriating the above grants, matching funds and City expenses, if
approved and accepted by the City; authorizing the execution of all necessary documents related to the
aforestated applications, including, without limitation, audits of such grants, and authorizing the City Manager
or his designee to take all necessary actions related to these gJants.
Financial Information:
Source of # Grant Name/Project Approx. Approximate Match Amount/Source
Funds Grant
'= Amount
1 FRDAP/Fiamingo Park $200,000 Required grant match is approx.
Handball Courts $200,000. Source: MDC COT
lnterlocal-COT Resort Tax Eligible
through the FY 13/14 Budget Process
. (to be appropriated)
2 US Conference of $120,000 N/A-Match not required
Mayors/Childhood
Obesity Prevention
3 MDC Emergency Medical $8,010 N/A-Match not required
Services/EMS
4 Knight Foundation/Code $50,000 N/A-Match not required
for America Program
5 Miami Beach Visitor and $30,000 $30,000-Corporate Support
Convention Authority/
Code for America
Financial Impact Summary: N/A
Judy Hoanshelt, Grants Manager, Office of Budget and Performance Improvement
Assistant City Manager City Manager
DATE 'f1f-J 3
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miomibeochll.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and M
DATE: September 11, 2013
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION APPROVING A D AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR
HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 1) SUBMIT AN
APPLICATION TO THE 2014/2015 FLORIDA RECREATION DEVELOPMENT
ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (FRDAP) FOR FUNDING IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $200,000 FOR FLAMINGO PARK HANDBALL
COURTS; 2) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF
MAYORS FOR THE 2014 CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION GRANTS
PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $120,000; AND RETROACTIVELY, 3)
SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) GRANT IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF
$8,010 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF PRE-HOSPITAL
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 4) SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO
THE KNIGHT FOUNDATION FOR FUNDING IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT
OF $50,000 FOR THE CODE FOR AMERICA PROGRAM FOR A WEB
DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPLEMENT WEB AND MOBILE
APPLICATIONS; AND 5) SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE MIAMI
BEACH VISITOR AND CONVENTION AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING IN THE
AMOUNT OF $30,000 FOR THE CODE FOR AMERICA PROGRAM;
APPROPRIATING THE ABOVE GRANTS, MATCHING FUNDS AND CITY
EXPENSES, IF APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY; AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE
AFORESTATED APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AUDITS
OF SUCH GRANTS, 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. for the Florida Recreation Development Assistance
Program (FRDAP} for funding in an amount not to exceed $200.000 for the
renovation of the Handball Courts at Flamingo Park.
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The Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) is a competitive
program which provides grants to local government entities for acquisition and development
of land for public outdoor recreation use. The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) administers the FRDAP program.
Flamingo Park is a 34.5 acre district park located in South Beach. Flamingo Park is one of
Miami Beach's oldest and most utilized parks and was constructed in 1950. The grant will
provide funding for the following: 1) Renovations to the Joe Rubin Handball Courts including
lighting, painting and replacement of the observation platform temporary roof with awning;
and 2) Demolition and replacement of the Robert C. Haas Handball Courts. The Robert C.
Hass handball court building was built in 1964, and is currently in disrepair. The
Ad ministration intends to submit an application for funding in the amount of $200,000 for the
above mentioned handball courts and restrooms. The total cost of this project is $513,000.
This grant requires a $1 :$1 match. The source of matching funds is MDC COT lnterlocai-
CDT Resort Tax Eligible through the FY 13/14 Budget process (to be appropriated). This
grant supports the key intended outcomes increase satisfaction with family recreational
activities and ensure well maintained facilities.
2. Approval to submit an application to The United States Conference of Mayors for the
2014 Childhood Obesity Prevention Awards program for funds in an amount up to
$120.000 to enhance the health and well being of youth in our community
In 2012 The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the American Beverage
Association (ABA) partnered to create the Childhood Obesity Prevention Program, a
landmark three-year initiative to provide support to cities in their efforts to eradicate
childhood obesity. The goal of the program is to recognize outstanding mayoral-based
initiatives that have the greatest potential to reduce childhood obesity, and to provide those
outstanding programs with capacity-building resources to assist their local programs for
broader reach in tackling the challenge of childhood obesity. The program also includes a
national public awareness campaign, and will connect mayors with innovative, cost-effective
program strategies to successfully reduce childhood obesity in their cities.
The City plans to apply for this program to support our Education Compact outcome to
enhance the health and well being of youth in our community by implementing a program to
reduce childhood obesity through culturally appropriate interactive educational nutrition
activities based on the USDAs team nutrition program and other innovative curricula and
physical activities including parent cooking classes and community gardening. This grant
does not require matching funds and supports the key intended outcome: enhance learning
opportunities for youth.
3. Retroactive approval for the submittal of an application to Miami-Dade County for
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) grant funds in the approximate amount of
$8,010 to improve and expand pre-hospital emergency services
The Florida Department of Health is authorized by chapter 401, Part II, Florida Statutes to
provide grants to Boards of County Commissioners for the purpose of improving and
expanding emergency medical services. These grants are awarded only to Boards of County
Commissioners, but may subsequently be distributed to municipalities and other agencies
involved in the provision of EMS pre-hospital care. Miami-Dade County makes these funds
available to cities within the County. The funds are derived by the state from surcharges on
various traffic violations.
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Due to the August City Commission recess, the Administration has applied for funding in the
approximate amount of $8,010. Funding may be used for EMS educational materials,
materials, supplies, training, training equipment, technical rescue equipment and reference
library materials. This grant does not require matching funds. The project supports the key
intended outcome: maximize efficient delivery of services.
4. Retroactive approval for the submittal of an application to the Knight Foundation for
the City's Code for America program which would provide for a web development
team to evaluate and implement web and mobile application solutions
Code for America is a new non-profit, with support from Google, the Knight Foundation and
other organizations, which aims to import the efficiency of the Web into government
infrastructures. Code for America helps governments become more connected, lean, and
participatory through new opportunities for public service. Through the Fellowship Program,
cities selected to participate will be provided open source Web programmers for one year to
engage the use of their talents and serve their communities. The City benefits from this
program by the creation of web applications. For example, previous applications that were
created from the 2011 partnerships range from a platform for community engagement in
Philadelphia, transportation apps to track real-time subway and bus arrivals, a school
selection tool for parents in Boston, and an open suite of municipal icons for everyone. The
Code for America program enables cities to connect with their constituents in ways that
reduce administrative costs and engage citizens more effectively.
The City, with support from the leadership at Code for America, has been working on
securing community matching funds to support this program and has been working closely
with the Knight Foundation on this initiative. The Knight Foundation has invited the City to
apply for funding to support this program. Due to the August recess of the City Commission,
the City has submitted an application and retroactive approval is requested. This program
supports the key intended outcome: expand a-government.
This program supports the key intended outcome: expand a-government.
5. Retroactive approval for the submittal of an application to the Miami Beach Visitor
and Convention Authority (MBVCA) Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Tourism Advancement
Program (Initiatives) for the City's Code for America program which would provide for
a web development team to evaluate and implement web and mobile application
solutions
The City, with support from the leadership at Code for America has been working on
securing community matching funds to support this program. The Administration has
presented this program to the Board of the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority
and has been invited to apply through the Initiatives Program for funding. Due to the August
recess of the City Commission, retroactive approval is requested for the submittal of this
grant. This program supports the key intended outcome: expand a-government.
CONCLUSION
The Administration requests approval to authorize the City Manager or his designee to take
the following actions: 1) Submit a grant application to the 2014/2015 Florida Recreation
Development Assistance Grant Program (FRDAP) for funding in the approximate amount of
$200,000 for Flamingo Park Handball Courts; 2) Submit an application to the U.S.
Conference of Mayors for the 2014 Childhood Obesity Prevention Grants Program in an
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amount up to $120,000 to enhance the health and wellbeing of youth is our community; and
retroactively, 3} Submittal of an application to Miami-Dade County Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) grant in the approximate amount of $8,010 for the improvement and
expansion of pre-hospital emergency medical services; 4) Submittal of an application to the
Knight Foundation for funding in the approximate amount of $50,000 for the Code For
America Program for a web development team to evaluate and implement web and mobile
applications; and 5) Submittal of an application to the Miami Beach Visitor And Convention
Authority for funding in the amount of $30,000 for the Code For America Program;
appropriating the above grants, matching funds and city expenses, if approved and accepted
by the City; authorizing the execution of all necessary documents related to the aforestated
applications, including, without limitation, audits of such grants, and authorizing the City
Manager or his designee to take all necessary actions related to these grants.
JLM/JW/JMH
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RESOLUTION NO. ________ _
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING
ACTIONS: 1) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE 2014/2015 FLORIDA
RECREATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
(FRDAP) FOR FUNDING IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF
$200,000 FOR FLAMINGO PARK HANDBALL COURTS; 2) SUBMIT
AN APPLICATION TO THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS FOR
THE 2014 CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION GRANTS PROGRAM
IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $120,000; AND RETROACTIVELY, 3)
SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) GRANT IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $8,010 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND
EXPANSION OF PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES;
4) SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE KNIGHT FOUNDATION
FOR FUNDING IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $50,000 FOR
THE CODE FOR AMERICA PROGRAM FOR A WEB DEVELOPMENT
TEAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPLEMENT WEB AND MOBILE
APPLICATIONS; AND 5) SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE
MIAMI BEACH VISITOR AND CONVENTION AUTHORITY FOR
FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 FOR THE CODE FOR
AMERICA PROGRAM; APPROPRIATING THE ABOVE GRANTS,
MATCHING FUNDS AND CITY EXPENSES, IF APPROVED AND
ACCEPTED BY THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE AFORESTATED
APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AUDITS OF
SUCH GRANTS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS
DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS RELATED TO
THESE GRANTS.
WHEREAS, the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) is a
competitive program which provides grants to local government entities for acquisition and
development of land for public outdoor recreation use; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) administers the
FRDAP program; and
WHEREAS, Flamingo Park is a 34.5 acre district park located in South Beach and it is
one of Miami Beach's oldest and most utilized parks and was constructed in 1950; and
WHEREAS, if awarded, the FRDAP grant will provide funding for the following handball
courts located in Flamingo Park: 1) Renovations to the Joe Rubin Handball Courts including
lighting, painting and replacement of the observation platform temporary roof with awning; and
2) Demolition and replacement of the Robert C. Haas Handball Courts; and
WHEREAS, the Robert C. Hass handball court building was built in 1964, and is
currently in disrepair; and
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WHEREAS, the Administration intends to submit an application for funding in the
approximate amount of $200,000 for the above mentioned handball courts and restrooms; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the handball courts is $513,000; and
WHEREAS, the handball courts grant requires a $1:$1 match and the source of
matching funds is Miami-Dade County Convention Development Tax lnterlocal -Convention
Development Tax Resort Tax Eligible (MDC CDT lnterlocal-CDT Resort Tax Eligible) through
the FY 13/14 Budget process (to be appropriated); and
WHEREAS, the handball courts support the key intended outcomes to increase
satisfaction with family recreational activities and ensure well maintained facilities; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the
American Beverage Association (ABA) partnered to create the Childhood Obesity Prevention
Program, a landmark three-year initiative to provide support to cities in their efforts to eradicate
childhood obesity which goal is to recognize outstanding mayoral-based initiatives that have the
greatest potential to reduce childhood obesity, and to provide those outstanding programs with
capacity-building resources to assist their local programs for broader reach in tackling the
challenge of childhood obesity; and
WHEREAS, the Childhood Obesity Prevention Program also includes a national public
awareness campaign, and will connect mayors with innovative, cost-effective program
strategies to successfully reduce childhood obesity in their cities; and
WHEREAS, the City plans to apply for the Childhood Obesity Prevention Program to
support our Education Compact outcome to enhance the health and well being of youth in our
community by implementing a program to reduce childhood obesity through culturally
appropriate interactive educational nutrition activities based on the USDA's team nutrition
program and other innovative curricula and physical activities including parent cooking classes
and community gardening; and
WHEREAS, the Chlldhood Obesity Prevention Program does not require matching funds
and supports the key intended outcome to enhance learning opportunities for youth; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Health is authorized by chapter 401, Part 11,
Florida Statutes to provide grants to Boards of County Commissioners for the purpose of
improving and expanding emergency medical services; and
WHEREAS, these grants are awarded only to Boards of County Commissioners, but
may subsequently be distributed to municipalities and other agencies involved in the provision
of EMS pre-hospital care and Miami-Dade County makes these funds available to cities within
the County; and
WHEREAS, the funds are derived by the state from surcharges on various traffic
violations; and
WHEREAS, during the August City Commission recess, the Administration applied for
funding for expanded emergency medical services in the approximate amount of $8,01 0; and
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WHEREAS, such funding may be used for EMS educational materials, supplies,
training, training equipment, technical rescue equipment and reference library materials; and
WHEREAS, this grant does not require matching funds; and
WHEREAS, the project supports the key intended outcome to maximize efficient delivery
of services; and
WHEREAS, Code for America is a new non-profit, with support from Google, the Knight
Foundation, and other organizations, which aims to import the efficiency of the Web into
government infrastructures; and
WHEREAS, Code for America helps governments become more connected, lean, and
participatory through new opportunities for public service; and
WHEREAS, through the Code for America (CfA) Fellowship Program, cities selected to
participate will be provided open source Web programmers for one year to engage the use of
their talents and serve their communities; and
WHEREAS, the City would benefit from the CfA Fellowship Program by the creation of
web applications like previous applications that were created from the 2011 partnerships that
range from a platform for community engagement in Philadelphia, transportation apps to track
real-time subway and bus arrivals, a school selection tool for parents in Boston, and an open
suite of municipal icons for everyone; and
WHEREAS, the CfA Fellowship Program enables cities to connect with their constituents
in ways that reduce administrative costs and engage citizens more effectively; and
WHEREAS, the City, with support from the leadership at Code for America, has been
working on securing community matching funds to support the CfA Fellowship Program and has
been working closely with the Knight Foundation on this initiative; and
WHEREAS, the Knight Foundation has invited the City to apply for funding to support
the CfA Fellowship Program; and
WHEREAS, during the August recess of the City Commission, the City submitted an
application to the CfA Fellowship Program in the amount of $50,000 and retroactive approval is
requested; and
WHEREAS, the CfA Fellowship Program supports the key intended outcome to expand
e-government; and
WHEREAS, the City, with support from the leadership at Code for America has been
working on securing community matching funds to support this program and the Administration
has presented this program to the Board of the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority
and has been invited to apply through the Initiatives Program for funding; and
WHEREAS, during the August recess of the City Commission, the City submitted an
application to the CfA Fellowship Program in the amount of $30,000 and retroactive approval is
requested; and
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WHEREAS, the CfA Fellowship Program supports the key intended outcome to expand
a-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
a grant application to the 2014/2015 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Grant
Program (FRDAP) for funding in the approximate amount of $200,000 for Flamingo Park
Handball Courts; 2) Submit an application to the U.S. Conference of Mayors for the 2014
Childhood Obesity Prevention Grants Program in an amount up to $120,000 to enhance the
health and well being of youth in our community; and retroactively, 3) Submittal of an application
to Miami-Dade County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) grant in the approximate amount of
$8,010 for the improvement and expansion of pre-hospital emergency medical services; 4)
Submittal of an application to the Knight Foundation for funding in the approximate amount of
$50,000 for the Code for America Fellowship Program for a web development team to evaluate
and implement web and mobile applications; and 5) Submittal of an application to the Miami
Beach Visitor And Convention Authority for funding in the amount of $30,000 for the Code for
Fellowship America Program; appropriating the above grants, matching funds and city
expenses, if approved and accepted by the City; authorizing the execution of all necessary
documents related to the aforestated applications, including, without limitation, audits of such
grants, and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to take all necessary actions related to
these grants.
PASSED and ADOPTED this ___ day of September, 2013.
ATTEST:
RALPH E. GRANADO, CITY CLERK
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