98-22662 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
98-22662
A RESOLUTION RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND EXECUTE AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
OFFICE OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, TO RECEIVE A
GRANT AWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997-98 IN THE AMOUNT OF
$61,635.93.
WHEREAS, in July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed by the U.S.
Congress, and Title II of the ADA requires that state and local governments provide accessibility to their
programs and that they do not discriminate in the provision of employment, goods, services and/or programs,
on the basis of a person's disability; and
WHEREAS, as required under Title II of the ADA, the City has developed a Transition Plan, which
describes the facilities owned and/or controlled by the City and the architectural barriers found in these
facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Office of ADA Coordination has funds available to assist
municipalities with their compliance with ADA requirements; and
WHEREAS, funds to be received by the City under this grant may be used for modifications to City
facilities to remove architectural barriers, to train City employees with regard to the requirements of the
ADA, to provide public awareness programs regarding the ADA, and to help fund the operations of the City's
Office of ADA Coordination; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure of the funds under this grant will be based on consultation with the
Barrier Free Environment Committee; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City Manager, or His Designee, are hereby
authorized to submit an application on behalf of the City of Miami Beach and execute an Interlocal
Agreement with the Miami-Dade County Office of Americans with Disabilities Act, for the purpose of
receiving the City's Fiscal Year 1997-1998 grant award in the amount of $61,635.93; authorizing the
acceptance of the Grant; and appropriating the funds in compliance with the terms of the Agreement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 18'" DAY OF FEBJ~1998'
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. Cj 7 -Cl 8
TO:
Mayor Neisen Kasdin and DATE: February 18, 1998
Members of the City Commission
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City Manager /p-
A RESOLUTION RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO AND EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY OFFICE OF AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT, TO RECEIVE A GRANT AWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR
1997-98 IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,635.93.
FROM:
SUBJECT:
ADMINISTRA TION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
In July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed by the U.S. Congress. Title II of the
ADA requires that state and local governments provide accessibility to their programs and that they do not
discriminate in the provision of employment, goods, services and/or programs, on the basis of a person's
disability. As required under Title II of the ADA, the City has developed a Transition Plan, which describes
the facilities owned and/or controlled by the City and the architectural barriers found in these facilities. The
Barrier Free Environment Committee has taken a leadership role in the development of the Transition Plan.
The deadline to submit the grant application was January 31, 1998. The grant application was submitted by
the City on January 30, 1998.
The funds to be received by the City under this grant may be used for modifications to City facilities to
remove architectural barriers, to train City employees in regards to the requirernents of ADA, to provide
public awareness programs regarding ADA, and to help fund the operations of the City's Office of ADA
Coordination. The expenditure of the funds under this grant will be based on consultation with the Barrier
Free Environment Committee.
AGENDA ITEM
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DATE
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
FEBRUARY 18, 1998
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ANAL YSIS
Under Title II of ADA, programs and facilities of state and local governments must be made accessible to
persons with disabilities. To comply with the law, the City has undertaken a program of modifying its
facilities to remove architectural and communication barriers, and is reviewing its programs to develop ways
of making them more accessible.
The Administration proposes that this grant be applied for and accepted by the City so that architectural and
communication barriers in City facilities, and inaccessibility to City programs may be remedied sooner than
if these grant funds were not available to the City to assist in this effort. Matching funds for the grant have
been identified from those funds that the City is already spending in the removal of architectural and
communication barriers and no new allocation of general fund rnonies is expected as a result of this grant
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends the approval of the attached Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission
of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, retroactively authorizing the City Manager, or his Designee, to, on
behalf of the City of Miami Beach to submit an application to and execute an Interlocal Agreement with the
Miami-Dade County Office of Americans with Disabilities Act, for the purpose of receiving the City's Fiscal
Year 1997-1998 grant award in the amount of$61,635.93; authorizing the acceptance of the Grant; and
appropriating the funds in compliance with the terms of the Agreement
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