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98-22665 RESO RESOLUTION NO. 98-22665 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES (ICLEIl, WHICH HAS AWARDED A $25,000 GRANT TOWARD THE 1997-98 ELECTROWAVE OPERATIONS BUDGET; APPROPRIATING THE GRANT FUNDS WHEN RECEIVED; AND, FURTHER AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN ICLEI'S CITIES FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION CAMPAIGN. WHEREAS, the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign, sponsored by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEIl and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has awarded a $25,000 grant toward the ELECTROWA VE 1996-97 Operating Budget, and invited the City of Miami Beach to become a partner in the Campaign; and WHEREAS, energy consumption, specifically the burning of fossil fuels, accounts for more than 85% of U.S. greenhouse gas emission; and WHEREAS, local government actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency provide multiple local benefits by decreasing air pollution, reducing energy expenditures and saving money for the City government, its businesses and its citizens; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach pledges to participate in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign by doing the following: 1. Implementing a 10-year Energy Conservation Performance-Based Contract and Program for over 20 City facilities. This Program will qualify the City to become a member of the EPA's Green Lights Program; and 2. Supporting the continued operations of the ELECTROWA VE Circulator Shuttle Service's South Beach route, inaugurated January 31, 1998, and the expansion of services to Middle Beach, if this first route proves to be successful; and 3. Endorsing a local action plan to be prepared by the Miami Beach Transportation Management Association (MBTMA) for the development and implementation of employee carpool/vanpool programs, as well as other transportation demand management (TDM) initiatives. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the attached Agreement with ICLEI, which has awarded a $25,000 grant toward the 1997-98 ELECTROWAVE Operations Budget; appropriating the grant funds when received; and, further agreeing to participate in ICLEl's Cities for Climate Protection Campaign. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18th day of February ,1998. ATTEST: J#4 MAYOR _~} fctA~ CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION aj 4{~ f~ ::;ITY OF MIAMI BEACH :ITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 ttp:\\ci.miam i-beach. fl. us COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 100- q 8 TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and Members of the City Co mission DATE: February 18, 1998 FROM: Sergio Rodriguez City Manager SUBJECT: A RESOLU ION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES (ICLEI), WHICH HAS AWARDED A $25,000 GRANT TOWARD THE 1997-98 ELECTROWAVE OPERATIONS BUDGET; APPROPRIATING THE GRANT FUNDS WHEN RECEIVED; AND, FURTHER AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN ICLEI'S "CITIES FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION CAMPAIGN. " ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Approve the Resolution. BACKGROUND The City and the Miami Beach Transportation Management Association (MBTMA) were recently notified that the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) has awarded $25,000 in Transportation Solutions Grant Funds toward the ELECTROWA VE's 1997-98 operation/mechanical maintenance budget. The ICLEl's letter is herein attached. This grant was pursuant to an application submitted by the City/MBTMA in mid-1997, as part of an on-going effort to identify additional sources of funding for the project. ICLEI is an international organization of local governments dedicated to the prevention and solution of local, regional, and global environmental problems through local action. The Council is formally associated with the International Union of Local Authorities. ANAL YSIS As an ICLEI grant recipient, the City has been requested to do the following: 1 . Approve and adopt the attached Resolution authorizing Miami Beach participation in the "Cities for Climate Protection Campaign," through certain AGENDA ITEM L 1 G DATE 2-lB~qa programs atready being planned and/or implemented by the City and the Miami Beach Transportation Management Association (MBTMA). - The City has taken an active role in increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations through the following program and project: a) An Energy Conservation Performance-Based Contract and Program approved by the City Commission on January 21, 1998. This Program will also enable the City to become a member of the EPA's Green Lights Program, which recognizes its members for efforts in energy efficiency and preservation of the environment; and b) A South Beach route of the ELECTROWA VE Circulator Shuttle Service, inaugurated on January 31, 1998. - MBTMA has begun the development of employee carpool/vanpool programs, as well as other transportation demand management (TDM) initiatives, for possible implementation within the next few years. 2. Execute the attached Agreement which details the requirements of this 1997- 98 grant funds awarded. Quarterly reports will be submitted by MBTMA, and the $25,000 in grant funds will be disbursed by ICLEI in two installments. 3. Match this $25,000 grant at a minimum of $6,250. This requirement is amply met by the City's FY 1997-98 contribution of $493,700 in Resort Tax Funds toward the ELECTROWA VE Operating/Mechanical Maintenance Budget. 4. Do a press release to help publicize this award selection and proposed ELECTROWA VE activities. An ICLEl's sample is herein attached. CONCLUSION The $25,000 grant funds are welcome and needed to strengthen the 1997-98 ELECTROWA VE Operating Budget, and the Administration recommends approval. SR/~aj Attachments ( $25kgrntl Agreement Between The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives and the City of Miami Beach for Work Performed in Receipt of Transportation Solutions 1997-98 Grant Funds This Agreement, entered into this I day ofn 19q(is between the City of Miami Beach, Florida, hereafter referred to as "t e City", and The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, U.S.A., Inc., hereafter referred to as "ICLEI, U.S.A., Inc." WITNESSETH that ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. and the City do mutually agree as follows: 1. PERFORMANCE ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. and the City will devote their best professional efforts to high quality and expeditious performance of the work relating to this program, involving the reduction of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and subject to the provisions herein. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES 2.1 ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. will ensure administration and disbursement of grant funds and will provide informational and technical assistance in support of the City's proposed activity. 2.2 The City will authorize, through Resolution, the City's participation in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign. If such a Resolution has been authorized prior to this contract, this responsibility will be considered to have been met. The City will complete the transportation emissions reduction activity, as described in the proposal submitted to ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. by the City, and described in Appendix A. 3. SCOPE OF WORK The City will be expected to meet the responsibilities outlined in Section 2.2 and detailed in the attached budget and workplan (Appendix A), within the project timeframe; with project work to be completed no later than one year after the signing of this contract.. 4. DELIVERABLES 4.1 The City shall provide to ICLEI U.S.A., Inc.: · A copy of resolution or executive order authorizing the City's participation in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign. · Three quarterly reports describing progress made on the City's grant-funded activities, as proposed in the grant proposal submitted to ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. by the City and described in Appendix A. Timely submission of quarterly will be the responsibility of the City. · One final project report, documenting completion of City's transportation emissions reduction program as proposed in the Transportation Solutions grant proposal submitted by the City to ICLEI U.S.A., Inc., and described in Appendix A. This report shall be submitted on or before one year from the date of contract signature. This final project report must include an analysis of the project impacts, including estimates of impacts on total vehicle travel and emissions of air pollutants and carbon dioxide. Financial reporting must be included in the final report, including itemized reporting of the City's provision of a minimum of 25% in local matching funds or in-kind equivalent. 5. PRINCIPAL CONTACT Any notice or document required under this Agreement should be directed to: If to ICLEI U.S.A., Inc.: ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection-US Sustainable Transportation Program 15 Shattuck Square, Suite 215 Berkeley, CA 94704 Attn: Matthew Nichols, Program Coordinator Phone: 510-540-8843 If to the City: City of Miami Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, FL 33139 Attn: Amelia Johnson, Transportation Coordinator Phone: 305-673-7000, Ext. 6347 6. COMPENSATION ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. agrees to pay the City a sum not to exceed TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000), which amount includes all direct and indirect costs, to be full and complete compensation for the services to be rendered under this Agreement as per Appendix A. Payment will be made in two equal installments: · Twelve thousand, five hundred dollars ($12,500) will be paid to the City upon completion of this contract. · The final payment of twelve thousand, five hundred dollars ($12,500) will be paid to the City on project completion based on the receipt of the deliverables described in Section 4.1, which date shall be on or before one year from the date of contract signature. Before this final payment is made, ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. shall review the invoice and documents submitted by the City for reasonable compliance of contract requirements, proper use of funds, and provision of minimum of 25% of the grant award in local matching funds or in-kind equivalent. Grant funds will be delivered to the City's Principal Contact listed in Section 5 above, unless ICLEI, U.S.A. Inc. is notified in writing of another City staff or department to be designated to re.ceive grant funds. 7. INDEMNITY 7.1 To the extent legally permissible, the City agrees to fully indemnify ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. and hold it, and its officers, agents, representatives and employees harmless from any and all loss, damage, liability, claim, demand, suit or cause of action resulting from injury or harm to any person or property arising out of or in any way connected with the City's performance of work under this Agreement, excepting only such injury or harm as may be caused by the active fault or negligence of ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. 7.2 ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. agrees to fully indemnify, defend and save harmless the City against any and all loss, damage, liability, claim, demand, suit or cause of action resulting from injury or harm to any person or property arising out of or in any way connected with ICLEI U.S.A., Inc.'s performance of work under this Agreement, excepting only such injury or harm as may be caused by the active fault or negligence of the City. 7.3 Neither party shall hold the other responsible or liable for damages or delay in performance caused by acts of God or nature, strikes, lock-outs, accidents or other events beyond the control of the other's employees or agents. 8. CUSTODY AND OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS 8.1 ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. and the City shall retain safe and secure custody of all documents, reports, schedules, charts, and documentation of data assembled during the course of the performance of the agreement. 8.2 ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. and the City shall have sole and joint ownership of all documents and products prepared under this Agreement. 8.3 The City and ICLEl U.S.A., Inc., and the grant program sponsors, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, shall each have the full and unobstructed right to disseminate or use in any fashion, without the prior consent of any other party to this Agreement, any non-proprietary work products developed either individually or jointly under this Agreement. Each party shall have the right to require that any references to itself be deleted from publication as well as the right to suggest reasonable alterations or deletions. 9. TERMINATION This Agreement shall continue for one year from the date of signature unless terminated earlier by ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. or the City. This Agreement may be terminated for convenience at any time by the parties upon a ten (10) day advance written notice. If this agreement is terminated by the City, the City will return funds received unless the City has met reasonable compliance of task requirements as listed in section 2.2. ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. reserves the right to give the City five (5) days' termination notice if loss of Federal funds were to occur, in which event ICLEI U.S.A., Inc.'s sole obligation shall be to compensate the City for work actually performed and actual expenses incurred prior to receipt of notice of termination. 10. MODIFICA TIONS Any modifications in this Agreement which may be requested, from time to time, by ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. or the City and which are mutually agreed upon by and between the parties shall be made by written amendments to this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereto set their hands and seals and to a duplicate thereof this 1st day of , May , 19~. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ICLEI U.S.A., Inc. W11 A..__ Mayor I //l 1'i1t 'Date a; Attest: I~Jr f~~ City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION ,Jft'ct.,"", ZL/) I~ 1r' Date ../ 11f~ ?/J/9Y Date Appendix A Description of Work for the City of Miami Beach Transportation Solutions 1997-98 Grant Award A. Description of Work Grant funds will be used to support the operations and maintenance costs of the Electrowave electric bus system. The Electrowave launch in January 1998 and ongoing system operations will be managed by the Miami Beach Transportation Management Association, Inc. and will consist of 7 22-passenger electric vehicles. The Electrowave electric buses will operate 365 days a year, pick up passengers at 27 designated stops, and will be free to riders. B. 1998 Budget Activity Bus Operations Maintenance/Mechanical Total Grant $928,510 $616.419 $1,544,929 $25,000 Local Match (min.) Operations Total: $6,250 The local match is already amply met by the City of Miami Beach 1997-98 contribution toward the Electrowave Operating Budget, at $493,700. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Miami Beach Contact: Judy Evans (305) 535-9160 Grant Program Contact: Matt Nichols (510) 540-8843 Miami Beach Environmental Bus Wins National Grant for Electrowave Service Project Will Lead to Cleaner Air, Less Traffic and Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions The City of Miami Beach has been awarded a $25,000 Transportation Solutions Grant from the U.S. Office of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). The money will be used to support the operations and maintenance costs of the Electrowave electric bus system. The Electrowave will begin service in January 1998 and will consist of 7 22-passenger electric vehicles. The buses will operate 365 days a year, pick up passengers every 6-10 minutes at 27 designated stops, and will be free to riders. Miami Beach is one of ten local governments to receive grants in 1997-98, selected from among 95 U.S. cities and counties which applied. The Transportation Solutions Grant program is offered though ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection Campaign-U.S., with funding provided by U.S. EPA's Transportation Partners and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Transportation Technologies and Clean Cities program. The ten projects receiving grants will help reduce the negative impacts urban transportation has on local air quality, global warming, and the quality of urban life. As the U.S. prepares for the international climate change conference in Kyoto, Japan next week, greenhouse gas emissions from transportation continue to be the single largest -- as well as the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.. Americans drivers emit more than one billion tons of C~ from their motor vehicles each year -- 20 pounds for every gallon of gasoline burned. Electric vehicles produce no pollution at the tailpipe, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15-100%, depending on the source of electricity. The grant program is part of ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection Campaign, a global effort of over 175 municipalities, including 49 U.S. cities and counties, accounting for nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. ICLEl's CrnES FOR CUMATE PROTEcnON CAMPAIGN ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection Campaign began January 1993 at the First Municipal Leaders Summit on Climate Change, held at the United Nations in New York. The Campaign got fully underway in the United States in 1994 with support from the US Environmental Protection Agency. One of ICLEI's first projects worked with 14 local governments from North America and Europe to analyze the role of urban areas in contributing to increased greenhouse gas emissions and to research the impacts global climate change will have on local. communities. The Cities for Climate Protection Campaign was initiated as a result of this work and in recognition of the widespread scientific agreement that global climate stability is threatened as a result of human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases. The primary greenhouse gas, C02, is produced through the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas. When we bum fossil fuels, whether by driving our cars or using electricity that is produced from these fuels, carbon dioxide is released. It is this gas, along with methane from waste and agricultural by- products, which is the major contributor to global climate disruption. Municipalities are the focus of the Campaign because urban areas, as the population centers of the world, are the major emitters of greenhouse gases; together the emissions from the 10 largest U.S. cities account for 10% of the U.S.'s total greenhouse gas emissions. And, local governments directly . influence and control many of the activities that produce these emissions. . To date, a total of 178 municipalities worldwide are now participating, with 48 U. S. Cities and counties. All of the local governments have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the energy efficiency of their communities. The Campaign encourages participating local governments to adopt the "Toronto Target", committing to reduce local carbon dioxide emissions by 20% or more from 1990 levels by the year 2010. This is the goal which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international group of scientists serVing as advisors on the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change, has set as the minimum first step towards necessary greenhouse gas emissions reduction. To participate in the Campaign, jurisdictions pass a resolution committing to: . conduct an analysis of community-wide greenhouse gas emissions; . develop a "local action plan" that spells out a greenhouse gas reduction target and the policies and measures to achieve that target; . take a leadership role by increasing the energy efficiency of the local government's own operations; and . . promote public education and awareness on global warming and climate protection. - en - :) c C) .- m c. E(I) me 00 c;: Ou .-.- ..." u(I) (1).- ... ... O::J 0:.-' C) (l)e ... -- m... E[ .-.- -U 0._ ... .. Ie. om ....Q. (I) (I) -- ... (3 tn . - W ...I o - . .; E '3 If o Cll -. .. . ~ :; 1: .z: :! ~. ... If :I e- If :I r :I ..Q C .1 Q, .a ... [CLEI The I~ternational Cuuncil for [,oeal Environmental Initiatives May 4,1998 Mercy Willia~s . City of Miami Beach City Clerk's Office 1700 Convention C~ntre Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Dear M. Williams: EncIosedplease find the executed 'TranSportation Solutions' contract as well as the .first payment of $12,500.00. Regards, ~ ~Ld.&.., Celia Chandler Director of AdIrtinistration EncIs. The International Environmental Agency for Local Governments World Secretariat City Hall, 8th Floor, East Tower Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 2N2 . Phone: + 1-416/392-1462 Fax: +1-416/392-1478 iclei@iclei.org World Wide Web http://www.iclei.org ICLEf is an international association of local governments dedicated to the prevention and solution of local, regional, and global environmental problems through local action. The Council is formally associated with the International Union of . Local Authorities (IULA). Ewopean Secretariat Eschholzstrasse 86 0-79115 Freiburg,Germany Phone: +49-761/36892-0 Fax: +4~-761/36260 100751,3635@compuserve.com Asia Pacific Secretariat Japan Office c/o GEF, Iikura Building 1-9-7 Azabudai, Minato-ku Tokyo 106 Japan Phone: +81-3/5561-9735 Fax: +81-3/5561-9731 100506.1062@compuserve.com Office of the Africa Regional Coordinator PSA House 9 Livingstone Avenue P.O. Box 6852 Harare, Zimbabwe Phone: +263-4/72-8984 Fax: +263-4/72-8984 ICLEI@zol.co.z.w Office of the Latin America Regional Coordinator Corporacion para el Desarrollo de Santiago I. Municipalidad de Santiago Av. CardenalJose Maria Caro 390 P. O. Box 51640, Correo Central Santiago, Chile Phone: +56-2/633-7434 Fax: +56-2/638-3112 icleila@cmet.net ICLEI U.S. Office 15 Shattuck Square, Suite 215 Berkeley, California, U.S.A. 94704 Phone: +1-510/540-8843 Fax: +1.-510/540-4787. iclei_usa@iclei.org . 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