HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-115-1297 - Agreement with Miami Dade County for the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex
City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: June 23, 2010 Item Type: (Enter X in box) Resolution Ordinance Other X Fiscal Impact: (Enter X in box) Yes No Ordinance
Reading: (Enter X in box) 1st Reading 2nd Reading X Public Hearing: (Enter X in box) Yes No Yes No X Funding Source: Building Better Com on munitie GOB) d s ( B Advertising Requirement:
(Enter X in box) Yes No X Contract/P.O. Required: (Enter X in box) Yes No RFP/RFQ/Bid #: Sponsor Name Danny Crew, City Manager Department: Capital Improvement Division Short Title: A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST, RESPECTIVELY, AN AMENDMENT TO THAT CERTAIN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A,” TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000.000) FROM THE CITY’S
CURRENT NINE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($9,830,000.00) GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND BOND (“GOB”) ALLOCATION TO THE BETTY T. FERGUSON RECREATIONAL COMPLEX PROJECT FOR
THE PURCHASE OF FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Staff Summary:
Background: On November 4, 2004, Miami‐Dade County residents approved the Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond (GOB) Program. As a result, the City of Miami Gardens Parks
System was allocated approximately $9.83M (GOB Project 54) for the design and construction of several capital park projects. ITEM J-3) CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION Interlocal Agreement
w/Miami Dade County
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 In addition to the $9.83M for construction, the City was allocated $3M in GOB funds to support the purchase of furniture,
fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) for the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex (previously the Miami Gardens Community Center). As a condition of the GOB Program, the City was required
to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Miami‐Dade County, which sets forth the responsibilities and duties regarding the administration and funding allocation for the approved capital
projects. Current Situation: City staff has been coordinating with the County Office of Capital Improvement for several months to release the $3M in GOB funding for FF&E at the Betty
T. Ferguson Recreational Complex. Subsequently, staff was advised by the County that the $3M in GOB funding was never properly approved by the Miami Dade County Board of County Commissioners.
In light of this revelation, staff was further advised that the Interlocal agreement for the $3M would have to be heard by: (1) the Miami‐Dade Recreation Culture and Tourism Committee;
(2) the Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond Advisory Committee; (3) the Board of County Commissioners before the funding for FF&E could be released. This course of action
meant that funding needed to complete the center would not be available in time to open the Center later this summer. Because of further negotiations, County staff advised that the only
way to expedite the availability of FF&E funds for the Center would be to execute an Interlocal Agreement transferring the funds from the City’s existing $9.83M GOB project. This transfer
would provide the City with immediate access to the $3M in FF&E funding to complete the community center, while giving the County time to make the “replacement” funds available through
their legislative processes. Under this scenario: GOB Project 54 Initial Funding: $9,830,000 Less Transfer to FFE@Community Center project: ($3,000,000) The funds that must be be replaced
by County in order to make project 54 whole Total allocation GOB Project 54 $6,830,000 Due to the protracted period of time it took resolve the $3M GOB funding allocation; staff contacted
Commissioner Barbara Jordan to assist the City in securing contracts to replace the funds transferred from GOB project 54. The Commissioner has sponsored the item on behalf of the City
and worked to expedite the County legislative process. The status of the approvals is as follows: 1) APPROVED ‐Miami‐Dade Recreation Culture and Tourism Committee on June 7, 2010 2)
APPROVED ‐Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond Advisory Committee on June 10,2010 3) SCHEDULED ‐Miami Dade County Board of County Commissioners on July 8, 2010 Proposed
Action: It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed resolution entering into an Interlocal agreement with Miami Dade County for $3M in Building Better Communities General
Obligation Bond Program funds for the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex (formerly known as the Miami Gardens Community Center).
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 Attachment: Attachment A: Building Better Communities GOB Interlocal Agreement