345-2000 RDA
RESOLUTION NO. 345-2000
A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI
BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZING THE
ADMIN STRATI ON TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE SOUTH
FLORIDA COMMUNITY-URBAN RESOURCES PARTNERSHIP, ON
BEHALF OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, FOR A
GRANT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000, WITH A MATCHING CONTRIBUTION
BY THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF $25,000, FROM TAX INCREMENT
FUNDS, FOR THE USE OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY INNOVATIVE SOIL
MIXTURE IN THE SOUTH POINTE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM; AND TO APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS, IF AWARDED.
WHEREAS, its environment and natural resources are the foundation of the City of
Miami Beach's unique, urban quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency promotes the sustainable economic
and social well-being of the City; and
WHEREAS, the South Florida-Urban Resources Partnership, a local component ofthe United
States Department of Agriculture, was initiated in 1994 to assist urban South Florida communities
in improving and protecting their natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the City, on behalf of the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, requests a
$25,000 grant from the South Florida-Urban Resources Partnership for the use of an innovative soil
mixture in the South Pointe Streetscape Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, on behalf of the City, will provide a
matching contribution of $25,000, from tax increment funds;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, that the Chairman and Members
of the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency herein authorize the Administration to submit an
application to the South Florida-Urban Resources Partnership, on behalf of the Miami Beach
Redevelopment Agency, for a grant, in the amount $25,000, with a matching contribution by the
Redevelopment Agency of $25,000, from tax increment funds, for the use of an environmentally
innovative soil mixture in the South Pointe Streetscape Improvement Program; and to appropriate
the funds, if awarded.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 12th DAY OF APRIL, 2000.
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Telephone (305) 673-7193
Facsimile (305) 673-7772
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMORANDUM NO. 00 -- 2-0
April 12, 2000
TO:
Chairman and Members of the
Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency
FROM:
Lawrence A. Levy
Executive Director
SUBJECT:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZING THE
ADMINSTRA TION TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE SOUTH
FLORIDA COMMUNITY-URBAN RESOURCES PARTNERSHIP, ON
BEHALF OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, FOR
A GRANT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000, WITH A MATCHING
CONTRIBUTION BY THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF $25,000, FROM
TAX INCREMENT FUNDS, FOR THE USE OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
INNOVATIVE SOIL MIXTURE IN THE SOUTH POINTE STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; AND TO APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS, IF
AWARDED.
ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANAL YSIS
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The South Florida-Urban Resources Partnership (SFURP) was initiated in 1994 to assist urban
South Florida communities in improving and protecting their environment through innovative
partnership, linking people, government, and resources. As a local component of the United
States Department of Agriculture, the SFURP administers funds from the National Resources
Conservation Service as authorized by the Soil and Domestic Allotment Act of 1935.
The Redevelopment Agency seeks $25,000, the maximum available grant funds, from SFURP to
defer costs related to using a new soil mixture for this portion of the South Pointe Streetscape
Improvement Program. The paving that surrounds urban street trees normally does not allow
sufficient water or air to permeate to the tree roots. The new soil mixture will meet or exceed
pavement design and installation requirements while remaining penetrable to roots, air and
water, thus facilitating the long-term survival ofthe live oaks proposed for this project.
The SFURP requires a dollar for dollar local match for its programs. The hardscape and
softscape funds of the Phase I budget of the South Pointe Streetscape Improvement Program total
over $1 million and adequately meet this requirement.
The Administration recommends that Chairman and Members of the Redevelopment Agency
adopt the resolution.
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