HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-115-3244 Building BetterCommunities Obligation Bond Application - Public Infrastructure Project RESOLUTION NO. 2019-115-3244
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER'S SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
("BCC") FOR FUNDING FROM THE BUILDING BETTER
COMMUNITIES GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FOR A PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO
ACCEPT THE FUNDS AND FACILITATE THE FUNDING OF THE
PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 24, 2018, the City Council approved the sale of a 35
acre City of Miami Gardens ("City") owned site to BH Miami Gardens Town Center LLC,
and
WHEREAS, the site will be home to the City's Performing Arts Center (PAC) and
will further the City's desire to create an Entertainment District along the 27th Avenue
Corridor; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2004 the voters of Miami-Dade County approved a
$2.9 billion Building Better Communities Bond Program permitting the County to issue
long-term bonds to fund more than three hundred (300) neighborhood and regional
capital projects; and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Building Better Communities Bond funds
would provide substantial funding towards infrastructure improvements such as utilities,
soil work and other pre-construction activities for the PAC, and.
WHEREAS, Staff recommends that the City Council authorizes the City Manager
to submit an application to the BCC to attain Building Better Communities Bond funds,
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 authorizes the City Manager to submit an application to the BCC for funding
from the Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond for a public
infrastructure project and to take any and all steps necessary to accept the funds and
facilitate the funding of the project.
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 APRIL 24, 2019.
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OLIVER GILBERT, III, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, OCI CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: CAMERON BENSON, CITY MANAGER
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Resolution No. 2019-115-3244
Moved by: Councilman Williams
Seconded by: Councilwoman Odom
VOTE: 6-0
Mayor Oliver Gilbert, III (Yes) (No) (absent)
Vice Mayor Rodney Harris X (Yes) (No)
Councilwoman Katrina Wilson X (Yes) (No)
Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D. X (Yes) (No)
Councilwoman Lillie Q. Odom X (Yes) (No)
Councilman Reggie Leon X (Yes) (No)
Councilman David Williams Jr X (Yes) (No)
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Resolution No. 2019-115-3244