HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-094-2396_-_Beautification_Grant_with_FDOT_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2025-094-2396
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 A BEAUTIFICATION GRANT AGREEMENT
WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN
THE AMOUNT OF $162,478.00 FOR THE SEGMENT OF STATE
ROAD 817/NW 27 AVENUE FROM NW 151 STREET TO NW 165
STREET; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2023, the City of Miami Gardens City Council under
Resolution Number 2023-126-2016, accepted the award of State Highway Beautification
Grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for landscaping
improvements in nine (9) landscape medians and five (5) landscape buffers on NW 27
Avenue between NW 15 Street and NW 165 Street, aimed at enhancing the aesthetic
appearance of that segment of NW 27 Avenue, and
WHEREAS, on April 23, 2025, the City of Miami Gardens City Council under
Resolution Number 2025-047-2349, authorized the City Manager to execute a
Maintenance Memorandum Agreement with FDOT for maintenance of the proposed
landscape improvements, and
WHEREAS, FDOT requires the City to enter into a Beautification Grant Agreement
for receipt of the grant funds for construction of the landscaping, hardscape, irrigation and
turf to be installed as part of the proposed improvements, and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the agreement, the City shall furnish, construct,
and inspect the landscape as shown in the prepared plans and specifications, and shall
be responsible for assuring that the project complies with all applicable Federal, State
and Local laws, rules, regulations, guidelines and standards, and will not discriminate on
the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability in the
performance of work under the Agreement, and
WHEREAS, upon execution of the grant agreement, staff will proceed with the
procurement of construction services for the project, and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed
resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Beautification Grant Agreement
for State Road 817/NW 27 Avenue with the Florida Department of Transportation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
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Resolution No. 2025-094-2396
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 authorizes the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute and attest respectively
a Beautification Grant Agreement with The Florida Department of Transportation in the
amount of $162,478.00 for the segment of State Road 817/NW 27 Avenue from NW 151
Street to NW 165 Street.
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 JULY 23, 2025.
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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: Vice Mayor Stephens
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Stephens, III Yes
Councilwoman Baskin Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilwoman Powell Yes
Councilwoman Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Julien Yes
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