HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-059-1949_-_Local_Agency_Program_Agreement_for_Trail_at_BTF_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2023-059-1949
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING ONE MILLION
DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
TRAIL LOCATED AT NW 191ST STREET TO THE BETTY T.
FERGUSON RECREATIONAL COMPLEX; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND
ATTEST, RESPECTIVELY, THAT CERTAIN LOCAL AGENCY
CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION AGREEMENT WITH THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; PROVIDING
FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR
THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in May 2013, the Planning and Zoning Department and the Public
Works Department submitted an application to the Metropolitan Planning Organization to
be eligible to receive grant funding under the Transportation Alternative Program (TAP),
and
WHEREAS, the TAP is an element of the Federal Highway Administration’s
Surface Transportation Program that provides funds for the development of “non-
traditional” transportation projects and a Local Agency Program agreement is required for
each transportation project the City receives federal financial assistance under the Florida
Department of Transportation (FDOT), and
WHEREAS, this trail project was approved under the FDOT #FM 435505-1-58-01
- NW 191st St/Betty Ferguson Recreation Complex and the new trail, a description of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, connects NW 191 Street-Risco Park to the Betty T.
Ferguson Community Center, and
WHEREAS, the City has expended funds under the Citizens’ Independent
Transportation Trust (CITT) to complete the design of One Hundred Ninety-Nine
Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Dollars ($199,740.00), and will be expending additional
funds for the Construction Engineering Inspection Services (CEI) and any permit fees,
and
WHEREAS, the FDOT funding is strictly for construction and a total of One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000.00) has been awarded to complete the new trail, and
WHEREAS, sufficient funding for this project is available in the CITT account 100-
41-05-541-630-00, and
WHEREAS, City Staff recommends that the City Council accept One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the Florida Department of Transportation for the
construction of a trail located at NW 191st Street to the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational
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Resolution No. 2023-059-1949
Complex and authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute and attest,
respectively, that certain Local Agency Certification Qualification Agreement with the
Florida Department of Transportation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
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 accepts One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the Florida Department of
Transportation for the construction of a trail located at NW 191st Street to the Betty T.
Ferguson Recreational Complex. 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 Local Agency Certification Qualification Agreement with the
Florida Department of Transportation.
Section 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK: The City Clerk is hereby
authorized to obtain two (2) fully executed copies of the subject Agreement with one to
be maintained by the City, and one to be delivered to the Florida Department of
Transportation.
Section 4: 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 MAY 10, 2023.
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RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
________________________________
MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: CAMERON BENSON, CITY MANAGER
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Resolution No. 2023-059-1949
Moved by: Councilman Leon
Seconded by: Councilwoman Campbell
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Campbell Yes
Councilwoman Ighodaro Yes
Councilwoman Julien Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilwoman Stephens, III Yes
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