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C7A-Submit Grant Applications To Several Funding AgenciesCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager or his designee to apply for and accept eight (8) grants. Approve the following grant application submittals:1) Children's Trust, Youth Enrichment Program for the Miami Beach All Stars Program, approximately $500,000; 2) Children's Trust, Parenting and Home Visitation Program, for the Miami Beach Positive Parenting Program, approximately $500,000; 3) Children's Trust, Parenting and Home Visitation Program for the Miami Beach Parent-Child Program, approximately $500,000; and retroactive approval for the following submittals: 4) ln partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center, Visit Florida, Medical Meetings & Training Promotion Grant Program, for $500,000, specialized equipment and infrastructure for Mount Sinai and Miami Beach Convention Center; 5) Petsmart Charities lnc., $102,175 for the City's Free Roaming Cat Program; 6) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Marine Debris Removal Program, $29,000,removal of derelict vessels; 7) Firehouse Subs, $20,679 for emergency equipment and training systems; and, 8) Branches approximately $5,000 for the City's Financial Stability Program. c7A 1), 2) and 3) lnduce public school accountability mainly at Middle School; 4) lmprove alliance with key business sectors, namely hospitality, arts, & international business with a focus on enhanced Culture, Entertainment, & Tourism; 5) and 6) lmprove Cleanliness, City Beaches; 7) N/A; 8) Streamline The delivery of services throuqh all Supporting Data: Community Satisfaction Survey: 1) 2) and 3) 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); 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 lQ test. (National lnstitute for Early Education Research Rutgers); 4) 83Yo of business leaders favored improvements to the Miami Beach Convention Center; 5) N/A; 6) 59% of residents rated cleanliness of canals/waterways as excellenU good; 7) 88% of businesses rated the City's Item Summary/Recommendation : Financial lnformation : Grant Name/Project The Children's Trust/Youth Enrichment - Miami Beach AllStars The Children's TrusUParenting and Home Visitation Proqram/ Parent - Child Proqram Children's TrusUParenting & Home Visitation Visit Florida Medical Meetings and Training Promotion Grant Program/ Medical Technoloov lnfrastructure and Eouioment N/A - Match will be provided by Mount Sinai MedicalCenter Petsmart Charities lnc./City's Free Roaming $102,175 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Marine Debris Removal Derelict Vessel Removal Matching funds will be requested through FY Firehouse Subs/Emergency Equipment and Branches/ Volunteer lncome Tax Assistance TA) Prooram - Tax education/oreoarati Judy Hoanshelt, Grants Manager, Office of Budget and Performance lmprovement D^rE le"-l'?-/{MIAMIBEACH AGENDA 130 MIAMIBEACH City of Miomi Beoch, ,l700 Convention Center Drive, Miomi Beoch, Florido 33,l39, www.miomibeochfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: December 17,2014 City Com SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 1) SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION !N THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $5OO,OOO TO THE CHILDREN'S TRUST, UNDER THE YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP), FOR THE MIAMI BEACH ALL STARS PROGRAM; 2) SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $5OO,OOO TO THE CHILDREN'S TRUST, UNDER THE PARENTING AND HOME VISITATTON PROGRAJUI RFP, FOR THE MIAMI BEACH POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM; 3) SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION lN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $5OO,OOO TO THE CHILDREN'S TRUST, UNDER THE PARENTING AND HOME VISITATION PROGRAM RFP, FOR THE MIAMI BEACH PARENT. CHILD PROGRAM; AND RETROACTIVE APPROVAL FOR THE FOLLOWING GRANT SUBMITTALS: 4) lN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOUNT SINA! MEDICAL CENTER, TO VISIT FLORIDA, MEDICAL MEETINGS & TRAINING PROMOTION GRANT PROGRAM, FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $5OO,OOO FOR SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MEDICAL CONVENTIONS AT MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER AND THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER; 5) PETSMART CHARITIES lNC. FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $102,175 FOR THE CITY'S FREE ROAMING CAT PROGRAM; 6) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL PROGRAM FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,OOO FOR THE REMOVAL OF DERELICT VESSELS; 7) FIREHOUSE SUBS FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,679 FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING SYSTEMS; AND, 8) BRANCHES lNC., FOR FUNDING lN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $5,OOO FOR THE CITY'S FINANCIAL sTABtLrry VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSTSTANCE (V!TA) pROGRAM; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF THE ABOVE GRANTS AND FUNDING REQUESTS, INCLUDING ANY REQUISITE MATCHING FUNDS AND CITY EXPENSES; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE AFORESTATED GRANTS AND FUNDING REQUESTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, APPLICATIONS, GRANT/FUNDING AGREEMENTS AND AUDITS 131 Commission Memorandum Page 2 ADM INISTRATION RECOMM EN DATION Adopt the Resolution. ANALYSIS 1. Approval to submit an application to The Children's Trust. Youth Enrichment Proqram. in the approximate amount of $500.000 for the Miami Beach All Stars Prooram. The Miami Beach All Stars Program is a best practice program that seeks to promote academic success and personal development for 125 sixth and seventh grade economically and educationally disadvantaged students in the City of Miami Beach. The comprehensive program includes a structured design of activities and outcomes grounded in the evidence-based All Stars Curriculum program for life skills. The All Stars Program will also provide art programming, music program (in partnership with ADMIT and other art programming partnerships); service learning - including community service and civic engagement; career exploration; and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). This comprehensive program seeks to reduce risk factors and build protective factors by offering at-risk youth the opportunity to develop life-long interests and acquire social, ernotional and cognitive skills that will help them make healthier life choices. The City's Community Services Department has been running this program successfully and intends to apply for funds in the amount of $500,000 to continue and expand 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. 2. Approval to submit an application to The Children's Trust. Parentino and Home Visitation Proqram. in the approximate amount of $500.000 for the Miami Beach Positive Parentinq Prooram The Miami Beach Positive Parenting Program will promote effective parenting through group settings for 150 parents of children up to the age of 12 in the City of Miami Beach. The program includes structured positive parenting strategies and outcomes grounded in the evidence-based Triple P program, which will be implemented in partnership with Barry University and Choices et al. Within this program, parents and primary caregivers will gain relevant knowledge related to their child and family, practice new skills, and build social supports through connecting with other parents and providing resources to address their specific needs. The Administration intends to apply for funds in the amount of $500,000 to continue and expand 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. 132 Commission Memorandum Page 3 3. Approval to submit an application to The Children's Trust. Parentinq and Home Visitation Proqram. in the approximate amount of $500.000 for the Miami Beach Parent - Child Prooram The Miami Beach Parent-Child Program will promote effective parenting through group and home visiting settings for 60 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: 1) Nurturing Skills for Families - in partnership with Family Central lnc., and 2) The Parent - Child Home Program - in partnership with Barry University. 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 Community Services Department has been running this program successfully and intends to apply for funds in the amount of $500,000 to continue and expand 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. 4. Retroactive approval to submit an aoplication to the Visit Florida Medical Meetinos and Trainino Promotion Grant Prooram in Partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center for medical technoloqv infrastructure and equipment VISIT FLORIDA is the state's official source for travel planning and the premier sales and marketing organization that promotes tourism to Florida through sales, advertising, promotions, public relations and visitor services programs both domestically and internationally. The mission of VISIT FLORIDA is to promote travel and drive visitation to and within Florida. VISIT FLORIDA has established the Medical Tourism grant program to promote Florida as a destination to host medical meetings or training or for the promotion of a Florida based medical meeting or training program to increase event attendance. Medical conventions and meetings represent a publicly beneficial and lucrative niche convention tourism market and represent an opportunity to Florida to increase its brand image. The opportunity represented by bringing the top national medical conventions to Miami Beach is estimated at $720 million. The City is collaborating with Mount Sinai Medical Center to apply for funding for the design, purchase and installation of all technical infrastructure and equipment to produce medical tourism conventions and meeting that feature live cardiac or surgical procedures at the Miami Beach Convention Center and Mount Sinai Medical Center. The application is for funding in the amount of $500,000. Matching funds in the amount of $500,000 will be provided by Mount Sinai hospital. This project supports the key intended outcome to improve alliance with key business sectors, namely hospitality, arts and international business with a focus on enhanced Culture, Entertainment and Tourism and also the key intended outcome maximize the Miami Beach brand as a world class destination. 133 Commission Memorandum Page 4 5. Retroactive aoproval to submit an apolication to PetSmart Charities@ in the amount of $102.175 for the Citv's Free Roamino Cat Proqram The free-roaming cat grant offered by PetSmart Charities@ is intended to provide funding, strategic planning and mentoring for a comprehensive trap-neuter-return program for free-roaming cats. The goal is to build a program that is community-wide in scope, effective in reducing the local feral and stray cat population, efficient in its use of resources, measurable in impact and sustainable over a period of years to come. The city shares the goals of PetSmart Charities@ and is seeking funding in the amount of $102,1 75 for a two-year period. The City has been collaborating with the Cat Network for approximately 2 years to address animal issues in the community, namely spay and neutering of pets. Over these years, the City and the Cat Network have held monthly spay and neutering events, yielding an average of 40 surgeries per event. The Administration has applied for funding to continue and expand this program with the goal of securing funding to sterilize 1000 cats per year. Matching funds are not required for this program, however, the City has been providing $5,000 a year for spay/neuter services for many years. These funds will continue as an expense for this program, in addition to the grant, if awarded. 6. Retroactive approval to submit a orant application to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Marine Debris Removal Proqram for the removal of a derelict vessel Through NOAA's Marine Debris Program, the NOAA Restoration Center administers the Community-based Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Grants Program. This funding supports locally driven, community-based marine debris prevention and removal projects that benefit coastal habitat, watenrvays, and wildlife including migratory fish. Marine debris is a global problem that affects the environment, human safety, and commerce. lt includes any material that is disposed of or abandoned in the marine environment, ranging from a plastic bottle thrown on the beach, to a ship that has been abandoned on a sand bar. The debris can be found on shorelines and beaches around the world, near the coast where most fishing is done, and floating in the open ocean, thousands of miles from its point of entry. The Administration has applied to this program for funding to remove two derelict boats from the watenrvays. Currently, fuel and debris from these derelict vessels are polluting local watenrvays and contaminating the sea beds. The City has applied for funding to remove and dispose of the vessels in an environmentally sound manner and to collect data from the watenruays. The vessels are located in Biscayne Bay, west of Purdy Park and adjacent to a residential neighborhood and a children's playground. The City requests a total of $29,000 to remove the two vessels. The total project cost is $58,000 and the City will be required to provide matching funds. Matching funds in the amount of $29,000 will be requested through FY 15116 Capital Budget Process. 134 Commission Memorandum Page 5 7. Retroactive approval to submit an application to the Firehouse Subs in the amount of $20.679 for emerqencv equipment and traininq svstems The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is dedicated to improving the life-saving capabilities of first responders and public safety organizations in communities served by Firehouse Subs by providing funding, resources and support. The Administration has applied for funding in the amount of $20,679 for emergency equipment, training systems and community emergency response team kits through the City's Emergency Management Department. This equipment is necessary for the many incidents where citizens who have CERT training and life-saving equipment have a positive impact, whether providing immediate help until first responders arrive or supporting personnel during a hazardous situation. This grant does not require matching funds. 8. Retroactive approval to submit an application to Branches lnc.. for fundinq in the aoproximate amount of $5,000 for the Citv's Financial Stabilitv Proqram Branches is the Miami-Dade County lead agency for the Volunteer lncome Tax Assistance (VITA) Program which offers free tax help to people who earn approximately $52,000 annually or less and need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS- certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing. Branches has received funding from the IRS VITA Program to implement the United Way Center for Financial Stability VITA Program, which supports and coordinates tax education, tax preparation and financial education and asset building service to low- income and/or limited English proficiency clients in Miami-Dade County. The City's Community Services department has applied to Branches for sub-grant funding to implement the VITA tax preparation program to eligible clients. CONCLUSION A Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to submit applications to: 1) Children's Trust, Youth Enrichment Program for the Miami Beach All Stars Program, approximately $500,000; 2) Children's Trust, Parenting and Home Visitation Program, for the Miami Beach Positive Parenting Program, approximately $500,000; 3) Children's Trust, Parenting and Home Visitation Program for the Miami Beach Parent-Child Program, approximately $500,000; and retroactive approval for the following submittals: 4) ln partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center, Visit Florida, Medical Meetings & Training Promotion Grant Program, for $500,000, specialized equipment and infrastructure for Mount Sinai and Miami Beach Convention Center; 5) PetSmart Charities lnc., $102,175 for the City's Free Roaming Cat Program; 6) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Marine Debris Removal Program, $29,000, removal of derelict vessels; 7) Firehouse Subs, $20,679 for emergency equipment and training systems; and, 8) Branches lnc., approximately $5,000 for the City's Financial Stability Program; approving and authorizing the appropriation of the above grants and funding requests, including any requisite matching funds and city expenses; and further authorizing the City Manager or his designee to take all necessary steps and execute all necessary documents in connection with the aforestated grants and funding requests, including, without limitation, applications, granUfunding agreements and audits. JLM/JW/JMJs T:\AGEN DA\20 1 4\December\Grants Memo. docx 135 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAM! BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 1) SUBMIT A GRANT APPLIGATION IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $5OO,OOO TO THE CHILDREN'S TRUST, UNDER THE YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP), FOR THE MIAMI BEACH ALL STARS PROGRAM i 2) SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION lN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $5OO,OOO TO THE CHILDREN'S TRUST, UNDER THE PARENTING AND HOME VISITATION PROGRAM RFP, FOR THE MIAMI BEACH POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM; 3) SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $5OO,OOO TO THE CHILDREN'S TRUST, UNDER THE PARENTING AND HOME VISITATION PROGRAM RFP, FOR THE MIAMI BEACH PARENT. GHILD PROGRAM; AND RETROACTIVE APPROVAL FOR THE FOLLOWING GRANT SUBMITTALS: 4) !N PARTNERSHIP WITH MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, TO VISIT FLORIDA, MEDICAL MEETINGS & TRAINING PROMOTION GRANT PROGRAM, FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $5OO,OOO FOR SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MEDICAL CONVENTTONS AT MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER AND THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER; 5) PETSMART CHARITIES INC. FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $102,175 FOR THE CITY'S FREE ROAMING CAT PROGRAM; 6) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL PROGRAM FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,OOO FOR THE REMOVAL OF DERELICT VESSELS; 7) FIREHOUSE SUBS FOR FUNDING !N THE AMOUNT OF $20,679 FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING SYSTEMS; AND, 8) BRANGHES lNC., FOR FUNDING lN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $5,OOO FOR THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STABILITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) PROGRAM; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF THE ABOVE GRANTS AND FUNDING REQUESTS, INCLUDING ANY REQUISITE MATGHING FUNDS AND Clry EXPENSES; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE AFORESTATED GRANTS AND FUNDING REQUESTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, APPLICATIONS, GRANT/FUN DING AGREEMENTS AND AU DITS WHEREAS, the Administration requests approval to submit an application to The Children's Trust, Youth Enrichment Program, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the Miami Beach All Stars Program, the details of which are as follows: A. The Miami Beach All Stars Program is a best practice program that seeks to promote academic success and personal development for 125 sixth and seventh grade economically and educationally disadvantaged students in the City of Miami Beach. The comprehensive program includes a structured design of activities and outcomes grounded in the evidence-based All Stars Curriculum program for life skills. The All Stars Program will also provide art programming, music program (in partnership with ADMIT and other art programming partnerships); service learning - including community 136 service and civic engagement; career exploration; and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math); B. This comprehensive program seeks to reduce risk factors and build protective factors by offering at-risk youth the opportunity to develop life-long interests and acquire social, emotional and cognitive skills that will help them make healthier life choices; C. The City's Community Services Department has been running this program successfully and intends to apply for funds in the amount of $500,000 to continue and expand 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. WHEREAS, the Administration requests approval to submit an application to The Children's Trust, Parenting and Home Visitation Program, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the Miami Beach Positive Parenting Program, the details of which are as follows: A. The Miami Beach Positive Parenting Program will promote effective parenting through group settings for 150 parents of children up to the age of 12 in the City of Miami Beach. The program includes structured positive parenting strategies and outcomes grounded in the evidence-based Triple P program, which will be implemented in partnership with Barry University and Choices et al; B. Within this program, parents and primary caregivers will gain relevant knowledge related to their child and family, practice new skills, and build social supports through connecting with other parents and providing resources to address their specific needs; C. The Administration intends to apply for funds in the amount of $500,000 to continue and expand 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. WHEREAS, the Administration requests approval to submit an application to The Children's Trust, Parenting and Home Visitation Program, in the approximate amount of $500,000 for the Miami Beach Parent - Child Program, the details of which are as follows: A. The Miami Beach Parent-Child Program will promote effective parenting through group and home visiting settings for 60 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: 1) Nurturing Skills for Families - in partnership with Family Central lnc., and 2) The Parent - Child Home Program - in partnership with Barry University; B. 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; C. The City's Community Services Department has been running this program successfully and intends to apply for funds in the amount of $500,000 to continue and expand this 137 program. This grant does not require matching funds. This project supports the key intended outcome to induce public school accountability mainly at Middle School. WHEREAS, the Administration requests retroactive approval to submit an application to the Visit Florida Medical Meetings and Training Promotion Grant Program in Partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center for medical technology infrastructure and equipment, the details of which are as follows: A. VISIT FLORIDA is the state's official source for travel planning and the premier sales and marketing organization that promotes tourism to Florida through sales, advertising, promotions, public relations and visitor services programs both domestically and internationally. The mission of VISIT FLORIDA is to promote travel and drive visitation to and within Florida. VISIT FLORIDA has established the Medical Tourism grant program to promote Florida as a destination to host medical meetings or training or for the promotion of a Florida based medical meeting or training program to increase event attendance; B. Medical conventions and meetings represent a publicly beneficial and lucrative niche convention tourism market and represent an opportunity to Florida to increase its brand image. The opportunity represented by bringing the top national medical conventions to Miami Beach is estimated at $720 million. The City is collaborating with Mount Sinai Medical Center to apply for funding for the design, purchase and installation of all technical infrastructure and equipment to produce medical tourism conventions and meeting that feature live cardiac or surgical procedures at the Miami Beach Convention Center and Mount Sinai Medical Center; C. The application is for funding in the amount of $500,000. Matching funds in the amount of $500,000 will be provided by Mount Sinai hospital. This project supports the key intended outcome to improve alliance with key business sectors, namely hospitality, arts and international business with a focus on enhanced Culture, Entertainment and Tourism and also the key intended outcome maximize the Miami Beach brand as a world class destination. WHEREAS, the Administration request retroactive approval to submit an application to PetSmart Charities@ in the amount of $102,1 75 for the City's Free Roaming Cat Program, the details of which are as follows: A. The free-roaming cat grant offered by PetSmart Charities@ is intended to provide funding, strategic planning and mentoring for a comprehensive trap-neuter-return program for free-roaming cats. The goal is to build a program that is community-wide in scope, effective in reducing the local feral and stray cat population, efficient in its use of resources, measurable in impact and sustainable over a period of years to come; B. The City shares the goals of PetSmart Charities@ and is seeking funding in the amount of $102,175 for a two-year period. The City has been collaborating with the Cat Network for approximately 2 years to address animal issues in the community, namely spay and neutering of pets. Over these years, the City and the Cat Network have held monthly spay and neutering events, yielding an average of 40 surgeries per event. The Administration has applied for funding to continue and expand this program with the goal of securing funding to sterilize 1000 cats per year; 138 C. Matching funds are not required for this program, however, the City has been providing $5,000 a yeat for spay/neuter services for many years. These funds will continue as an expense for this program, in addition to the grant, if awarded. WHEREAS, the Administration requests retroactive approval to submit a grant application to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Marine Debris Removal Program for the removal of a derelict vessel, the details of which are as follows: A. Through NOAA's Marine Debris Program, the NOAA Restoration Center administers the Community-based Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Grants Program. This funding supports locally driven, community-based marine debris prevention and removal projects that benefit coastal habitat, watenvays, and wildlife including migratory fish; B. Marine debris is a global problem that affects the environment, human safety, and commerce. lt includes any material that is disposed of or abandoned in the marine environment, ranging from a plastic bottle thrown on the beach, to a ship that has been abandoned on a sand bar. The debris can be found on shorelines and beaches around the world, near the coast where most fishing is done, and floating in the open ocean, thousands of miles from its point of entry; C. The Administration has applied to this program for funding to remove two derelict boats from the watenvays. Currently, fuel and debris from these derelict vessels are polluting local watenarays and contaminating the sea beds. The City has applied for funding to remove and dispose of the vessels in an environmentally sound manner and to collect data from the watenrvays. The vessels are located in Biscayne Bay, west of Purdy Park and adjacent to a residential neighborhood and a children's playground. The City requests a total of $29,000 to remove the two vessels. The total project cost is $58,000 and the City will be required to provide matching funds. Matching funds in the amount of $29,000 will be requested through FY 15/16 Capital Budget Process. WHEREAS, the Administration requests retroactive approval to submit an application to the Firehouse Subs in the amount of $20,679 for emergency equipment and training systems, the details of which are as follows: A. The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is dedicated to improving the life-saving capabilities of first responders and public safety organizations in communities served by Firehouse Subs by providing funding, resources and support. The Administration has applied for funding in the amount of $20,679 for emergency equipment, training systems and community emergency response team kits through the City's Emergency Management Department. This equipment is necessary for the many incidents where citizens who have CERT training and life-saving equipment have a positive impact, whether providing immediate help until first responders arrive or supporting personnel during a hazardous situation. This grant does not require matching funds. WHEREAS, the Administration request retroactive approval to submit an application to Branches lnc., for funding in the approximate amount of $5,000 for the City's Financial Stability Program, the details of which are as follows: A. Branches is the Miami-Dade County lead agency for the Volunteer lncome Tax Assistance (VITA) Program which offers free tax help to people who earn approximately $52,000 annually or less and need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS- 139 certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing. Branches has received funding from the IRS VITA Program to implement the United Way Center for Financial Stability VITA Program, which supports and coordinates tax education, tax preparation and financial education and asset building service to low- income and/or limited English proficiency clients in Miami-Dade County. The City's Community Services department has applied to Branches for sub-grant funding to implement the VITA tax preparation program to eligible clients. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CIry COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH that the Mayor and City Commission approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to submit applications to: 1) Children's Trust, Youth Enrichment Program for the Miami Beach All Stars Program, approximately $500,000; 2) Children's Trust, Parenting and Home Visitation Program, for the Miami Beach Positive Parenting Program, approximately $500,000; 3) Children's Trust, Parenting and Home Visitation Program for the Miami Beach ParenGChild Program, approximately $500,000; and retroactive approval for the following submittals: 4) ln partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center, Visit Florida, Medical Meetings & Training Promotion Grant Program, for $500,000, specialized equipment and infrastructure for Mount Sinai and Miami Beach Convention Center; 5) PetSmart Charities lnc., $102,175 for the City's Free Roaming Cat Program; 6) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Marine Debris Removal Program, $29,000, removal of derelict vessels; 7) Firehouse Subs, $20,679, emergency equipment and training systems; and, 8) Branches approximately $5,000 for the City's Financial Stability Program; approving and authorizing the appropriation of the above grants and funding requests, including any requisite matching funds and city expenses; and further authorizing the City Manager or his designee to take all necessary steps and execute all necessary documents in connection with the aforestated grants and funding requests, including, without limitation, applications, granUfunding agreements and audits. PASSED and ADOPTED this day of 2014. Philip Levine, Mayor ATTEST: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk JLM/JW/JMH T:\AG EN DA\20 1 4\Decem ber\Grants Memo.docx APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION Date 140 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 141