C7A-Submit Grant Applications To Various Funding AgenciesCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Gondensed Title:
A Resolution Authorizinq The Citv Manaqer or his desiqnee to applv for and accept four (4) qrants.
Key lntended Outcome Supported:
1) and 2) Commission a comprehensive mobility plan which gives priority recommendations (from non-
vehicular to vehicular and including parking; and, 3) Maintain Miami Beach public areas and rights of
and. 4) N/A
Supporting Data: Community Satisfaction Survey: 1) and 2) "lmprove traffic" and "lncrease and
improve public transportation" were both among the top ten recommendations of how to best improve
the quality of life in Miami Beach; and, 3) The Parks and Recreation Department has completed the
fourth year's goal for the reforestation plan with over 400 trees planted, bringing the program total to
4,250 trees installed to date; The rating of the maintenance of parks increased from 81% rating as
"Good" or "Excellent" in 2005 to 82o/o in 2012. and. 4) N/A
Item Summary/Recommendation :
Approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to submit applications to: 1) U.S. Department
of Transportation, Transportation lnvestment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant Program,
in the approximate amount of $'10 Million, for the City's lntelligent Transportation System (lTS); 2)
Florida Department of Transportation, Public Transit Program, in the approximate amount of
$1,450,000, for the Middle Beach Trolley Loop Transit Route, 3) Florida Department of Agriculture,
Urban Forestry Program, in the approximate amount of $15,000, for the City's Tree lnventory Program;
and, 4) Execute an lnterlocal Agreement and Affidavit with Miami-Dade County for the FY 2014115
Municipal Parking Fines Reimbursement Program, in the approximate amount of $85,838, to improve
accessibility and equal opportunity to qualified persons who have disabilities.
AGENDA fiETT C1 A
Financial lnformation:
Grant Name/Project Approximate Match
AmounUSource
USDOT/ Transportation I nvestment
Generating Economic Recovery (lTS)
$10 Million $2,060,000
Mitigation
$2,500,000
Operations
$4,560,000
in Concurrency
Fund andin Parking
Fund (Total
AJ\
FDOT Public Transit Program/ Middle
Beach Trollev Loop Transit Route
$1,450,000 $1 ,450,000/Qual[ty,, of Life
Transportation 4.-/
Florida Department of Agriculture/
Urban Forestry Program
$1 5,000/Landscape
# 01 1-0940-000312
MDC ADA Parking Fines/ Programs
for Persons with Disabilities
Judy Hoanshelt, Grants Officer, Office of Budget and Performance lmprovement
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miomi Beoch, ,l700 Convention Center Drive, Miomi Beoch, Florido 33139, www.miomibeochfl.gov
COMMISSI MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: May 6, 2015
the City
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
CIry MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING
APPLICATIONS: 1) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
TRANSPORTATION !NVESTMENT GENERATING ECONOM!C
RECOVERY (TTGER) GRANT PROGRAM, rN THE APPROXTMATE
AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION, FOR THE C!ry'S INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATTON SYSTEM (lTS), 2) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSIT PROGRAM, IN THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $1,450,000, FOR THE MIDDLE BEACH
TROLLEY LOOP TRANSTT ROUTE, 3) FLORTDA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM FOR FUNDING !N THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $15,OOO FOR THE CITY'S TREE
INVENTORY PROGRAM; AND, 4l EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT AND ANNUAL AFFIDAVIT WITH MIAMI.DADE COUNry
FOR THE FY 2014115 MUNICIPAL PARKING FINES REIMBURSEMENT
PROGRAM, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $85,838, TO IMPROVE
ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNIW TO QUALIFIED PERSONS
WHO HAVE DISABILITIES; 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 TO EXECUTE
DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE AFORESTATED GRANTS
AND FUNDING REQUESTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
APPLICATIONS, GRANT AND FUNDING AGREEMENTS, AND AUDITS.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
1. Approval to submit an application to U.S. Department of Transportation,
Transportation lnvestment Generatinq Economic Recoverv (TIGER) Grant
Prooram, in the approximate amount of $10 Million, for the Citv's lntelliqent
Transportation Svstem (lTS).
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The TIGER program provides funds for transportation projects that better connect
communities to centers of employment, education, and services that hold promise to
stimulate long-term job growth, strengthen opportunities to expand the middle class and
have a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area, or a region.
The Administration intends to submit an application for the implementation of lntelligent
Transportation Systems (lTS) as well as a Parking Management System. The project will
include various components such as traffic monitoring cameras, bluetooth/wi-fi readers
for travel time estimation, real-time traveler's information systems and adaptive traffic
control systems. ln previous studies, travel times were reduced between 7o/o and 230o/o
and average speed increased between 8% and 58% as a result of ITS implementation.
The Administration intends to apply for funding in the amount of $10 million for the
implementation of this project and will use matching funds in the approximate amount of
$4,560,000. Matching funds in the amount of $2,060,000 are available in Concurrency
Mitigation Funds, and matching funds in the amount of $2,500,000 are available in the
Parking Operations Fund. This project supports the key intended outcome to
commission a comprehensive mobility plan, which gives priority recommendations (from
non-vehicular to vehicular and including parking).
2. Approval to submit an application to Florida Department of Transportation, Public
Transit Proqram. in the approximate amount of $1.450.000 for the Middle Beach
Trollev Loop Transit Route.
The Public Transit Service Development Program was enacted by the Florida
Legislature to provide initial funding for special projects. The Public Transit Service
Development Program is authorized in Chapter 341, Florida Statutes. The program goal
is to provide new and innovative techniques or measures that can be used to improve or
expand public transit services. Service Development Projects include projects involving
the use of new technologies; services, routes, or vehicle frequencies; the purchase of
special transportation services; and other such techniques for increasing service to the
riding public.
The City of Miami Beach is requesting FY 2016 funding in the amount of $1,450,000
over three (3) years for the Operating & Maintenance for costs of a new public transit
trolley service in Middle Beach. The trolley will provide a uniquely configured local
circulator route to complement the existing Miami Dade Transit bus service while
providing support for future transportation plans. The Miami Dade MPO Middle Beach
Transit Study as well as Miami Dade Transit's 2007 Coastal Communities Transit Plan
support the need for the proposed service. The route is intended to serve hotels as well
as carry residents and visitors to/from work and non-work destinations such as
restaurants, entertainment venues, shopping centers, and recreation and education
facilities.
This grant requires matching funds and the City has matching funds in the amount of
$1,450,000 in Quality of Life Transportation funds. This project supports the key
intended outcome to commission a comprehensive mobility plan, which gives priority
recommendations (from non-vehicular to vehicular and including parking).
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3. Approval to submit an application to Florida Department of Aqriculture, Urban
Forestry Proqram, in the approximate amount of $15.000. for the Citv's Tree
lnventory Proqram.
Florida Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program provides funding through the US
Forest Service to organizations to develop or enhance their urban and community
forestry programs. Grant funds can be used for tree planting on public land, tree
protection projects, tree inventories and tree management plans.
The City has an ongoing tree inventory program and was awarded funding last year
through the Urban Forestry program to continue the program. This year, the
Administration intends to apply for Phase 2 funding for the City's tree inventory program,
which will take place in North Beach. Florida Department of Agriculture requires the City
to enter into a Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement (Attachment A), in support of
the Tree lnventory Program, which is part of the City's Reforestation Plan. As such, the
Administration intends to request funding in the approximate amount of $15,000.
Matching funds are available in the Landscape Maintenance Operating Budget. This
grant supports the key intended outcome to maintain Miami Beach public areas and
rights of way citywide.
4. Approval to execute an lnterlocal Aqreement and Annual Affidavit with Miami-
Dade Countv for the FY 2014115 Municipal Parkinq Fines Reimbursement
Proqram, in the approximate amount of $85,838, to improve accessibilitv and
equal opportunitv to oualified persons who have disabilities.
Each year the City participates in Miami-Dade County's Parking Fines Reimbursement
Program. The Program is based on Section 316.008, Florida Statutes, and Section 30-
447 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, which authorizes the charging of fines for
misuse of specially marked parking spaces for people with disabilities. The City has
entered into an interlocal agreement with Miami-Dade County for the distribution of these
funds. The agreement requires that the City annually submit an affidavit sworn by the
Chief Administrative Officer that expenditures will meet the program criteria.
The Atfidavit stipulates that municipal parking fines funds shall be used to improve
accessibility and equal opportunity to qualified persons who have disabilities in the
municipality and to conduct public awareness programs in the municipality concerning
persons who have disabilities. The Administration requests approval to execute the
Affidavit for Fiscal Year 2014/15 Parking Fines funds. This project does not require
matching funds.
CONCLUSION
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission approving and authorizing the City
Manager or his designee to submit applications to:1) U.S. Department of Transportation,
Transportation lnvestment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant Program, in
the approximate amount of $10 Million, for the City's lntelligent Transportation System
2) Florida Department of Transportation, Public Transit Program, in the approximate
amount of $1,450,000, for the Middle Beach Trolley Loop Transit Route, 3) Florida
Department of Agriculture, Urban Forestry Program, in the approximate amount of
$15,000, for the City's Tree lnventory Program; and, 4) Execute an lnterlocalAgreement
and Affidavit with Miami-Dade County for the FY 2014115 Municipal Parking Fines
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Reimbursement Program, in the approximate amount of $85,838, to improve
accessibility and equal opportunity to qualified persons who have disabilities; 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 to execute all necessary
documents in connection with the aforestated grants and funding requests, including,
without limitation, applications, grant and funding agreements, and audits.
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