RE.19 - Allocate $360k for River Water Devices

WHEREAS, on April 13, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. R-23-0178, the City of Miami (“City”) created the Miami For Everyone (“MFE”) Program to assist communities facing the long-term complications resulting from declared emergencies and to address the specific needs of the most vulnerable residents and businesses, through a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards priority areas of need that will further stabilize economic conditions within City Districts; and

WHEREAS, the City and the Miami River Commission (“MRC”) have an interest in the health and cleanliness of the Miami River; and

WHEREAS, the MRC was established by Section 163.06, Florida Statutes, as the official clearinghouse for all public policy and projects related to the Miami River and is funded by the Florida Department of State, Florida Department of Transportation, Miami-Dade County, the City, and private sector donations; and

WHEREAS, MRC has submitted a grant application, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A,” to implement a one-year pilot cleanup project designed to address health-threatening bacteria violations in Wagner Creek and the Seybold Canal through the installation of nine (9) water quality improvement devices and three (3) water quality sample devices (the “Project”); and

WHEREAS, the MRC agrees to provide the Services in conjunction with its other ongoing projects to maintain the health and beauty of the Miami River; and

WHEREAS, the City’s District 1 Commissioner (“Commissioner”) wishes to provide grant funds from the Commissioner’s share of the City’s MFE Program funds, in a lump-sum basis, in an amount not to exceed Three Hundred Sixty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($360,000.00) (“Funds”) for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Section 18-112 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended (“City Code”), authorizes the City to enter into an agreement with other governmental agencies or state funded institutions for the purchase or acquisition of goods or services without competitive bidding procedures subject to City Commission approval for purchases over Fifty Thousand  and 00/100 Dollars ($50,000.00); and

WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to

negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the allocation of the Funds for the Project;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:

Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.

Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to allocate the Funds from the Commissioner’s share of the City’s MFE Program funds to MRC for the Project.

Section 3. Funds are hereby allocated from District 1 Project D1 000-D1MFE, subject to the availability of funds and prior budgetary approval.

Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to negotiate and execute any and all other documents, including any amendments, renewals, and extensions, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, as may be deemed necessary for said purpose, subject to all allocations, appropriations, and prior budgetary approvals, and in compliance with all applicable provisions of the City Code, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Section 5.This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.