HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-200-2274_-_FDEP_Agreement_for_Vulnerability_Assessment_Study_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2024-200-2274
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, RATIFYING THAT CERTAIN CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, NUN PRO
TUNC TO DECEMBER 6, 2023, FOR THE MIAMI GARDENS
COMPREHENSIVE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT PROJECT,
ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A”; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST
RESPECTIVELY, THAT CERTAIN AMENDMENT TO THE
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ATTACHED HERETO AS
EXHIBIT “B”, FOR THE MIAMI GARDENS COMPREHENSIVE
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT PROJECT; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THIS GRANT PROCESS;
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Gardens has been awarded funding from the
Resilient Florida Grant Program in the amount of $120,000 to conduct a comprehensive
vulnerability assessment of the city's critical assets and an agreement between the City
and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) was executed on
December 6, 2023, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, and
WHEREAS, FDEP has proposed amendments that update elements of the
agreement such as the standard terms and conditions, grant work plan, progress report
form, and other program requirements, attached hereto as Exhibit “B”, and
WHEREAS, grant funding in the amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($120,000) with a local fund match of Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000),
for a total of One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Dollars ($144,000), has been
appropriated for the implementation of the project and the proposed amendment will have
no additional fiscal impact on the City, and
WHEREAS, City Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the original
agreement with FDEP, Nun Pro Tunc to December 6, 2023, authorize the City Manager
and the City Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, that certain amendment to the
Agreement wit the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, attached
hereto as Exhibit “A”, for the Miami Gardens Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment
Project and, further, authorize the City Manager to execute any and all documents
required by this grant process,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
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Resolution No. 2024-200-2274
Section 1: ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby ratifies that certain City of Miami Gardens Agreement with the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection, Nun Pro Tunc to December 6, 2023, attached hereto as
Exhibit “A”. Further, the City Council of the City of Miami Gardens hereby authorizes the
City Manager and the City Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, that certain
amendment to the Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, attached hereto as Exhibit “B”, for the Miami Gardens Comprehensive
Vulnerability Assessment Project. Lastly, the City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute any and all documents required by this
grant process.
Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS
AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2024.
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RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: CAMERON BENSON, CITY MANAGER
Moved by: Councilman Leon
Seconded by: Councilman Stephens
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Baskin Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilwoman Powell Yes
Councilwoman Julien Yes
Councilman Stephens, III Yes
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