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Res. No. 171-01-11319RESOLUTION NO.171-01-1131 9 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TO 2002 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES; APPROVING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES;DIRECTING CITY MANAGER TO FORWARD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO APPROPRIATE ENTITIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS,theMayorandCityCommission of theCity of SouthMiamihaveidentified Stormwater DrainageImprovements.WaterDistributionSystem Improvements.DanteFascellPark Improvements.Acquisition of theHammockHouse Property,ContinuedfundingforthePARE Program. Senior Citizen Services,Acquisition of an Emergency Mobile Command Center and Renovations tothe EmergencyOperationsCenter,andthe USl PedestrianOverpassasprioritiesforthecurrentyear;and WHEREAS,theFloridaLegislaturewillbemeetingshortlytopreparethe State's budget;and WHEREAS,the Mayor andCity Commission desiretoseekfunding through theLegislative processto accomplish theidentifiedimprovements;and WHEREAS,FloridastatuterequiresthatallentitiesrequestingStatefundingholdapublic hearingbeforeabody of dulyelectedpublicofficialsbeforeafundingrequestcanbesubmittedtothe Legislature. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA; Section I.The following legislative priorities havebeen approved for forwarding to theFlorida Legislature:Stormwater Drainage Improvements.Water Distribution System Improvements. DanteFascellPark Improvements.Acquisition of theHammockHouse Property,Continued fundingfor thePARE Program,Senior Citizen Services,Acquisition of an Emergency Mobile Command Center and Renovations tothe Emergency Operations Center,andthe USl Pedestrian Overpass. Section 2.The City Manager's office is hereby directed to forward Legislative Priorities attached as Exhibit "A"to appropriate entities. Section 3.This resolution shalltakeeffect immediately upon approval. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20tlaay of November 2001. ATTEST: JLtcZfiDr^ READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY T MAYOR Commission Vote: Mayor Robaina: Vice Mayor Feliu: Commissioner Wiscombe: Commissioner Bethel: Commissioner Russell: Additions shownby underlining and deletions shown by overstriking. 5-0 Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM To:Honorable Mayor Date:November 16,200 and City Commission ./ From:Charles D.Scurr /f/J //\p/"r Subject:Agenda Item # City Manager /v jjfifd Special Public Hearing i,y^"ii/20/oi REQUEST A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI. FLORIDA,RELATING TO 2002 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES;APPROVING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES:DIRECTING CITY MANAGER TO FORWARD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO APPROPRIATE ENTITIES;PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS AnewFloridaStatuterequiresthatallagenciessubmittingfundingrequeststotheFloridaLegislature holdapublichearingtodiscussitslegislativeandfundingprioritiesfortheLegislativeSession.Our fundingprioritiesfortheupcomingsessionareasfollows:Stormwater DrainageImprovements.Water DistributionSystem Improvements,DanteFascellParkImprovements,Acquisition of theHammock HouseProperty,Continued fundingforthePAREProgram,SeniorCitizenServices,Acquisition of an Emergency Mobile Command Center and Renovations tothe Emergency Operations Center,andtheUSl Pedestrian Overpass. RECOMMENDATION Your approval is recommended. South Miami AMmericaGity H 2001 Legislative Request 2002 Legislative Session Area:General Government /Capital Improvements Program:Stormwater Drainage Improvements Amount:$1,700,000 Background and Justification Thepurposeof this appropriations request isto receive the necessary funding to upgrade the City-of South Miami's stormwaterdrainagesysteminorderto eliminate or significantly reducepollutant loading to water bodies from the direct discharge of stormwater runoffandprevent local flooding eventsbyprovidedrainagesystem citywide. RecentrequirementsmandatedbytheFederalandState Government haveaffectedthe environmentalandfloodprotection responsibilities ofallmunicipalandlocalgovernments, including theCity of South Miami.Themost critical oftheserecentrequirementsisthe EnvironmentalProtection Agency's National PollutionDischargeElimination System (NPDES) ProgramandFlorida's implementation of this programviaSection 403.0885 ofFlorida Statutes. InordertoevaluatetheCity'scompliancewiththeserequirements,theCity of SouthMiami commissionedacomprehensiveengineeringstudytoidentifyanddetailprioritystormwaterdrainage projects.Thecomprehensive engineering study,the basis fortheCity of South Miami Stormwater CapitalImprovementsProgram,foundthattheCitycontains32 municipally-owned stormwater outfallswhichdischarge untreated stormwaterintowaterwaysthatflowintoBiscayneBayanddo notcomplywith NPDES programstandards;andlocalizedfloodingeventsoccurintheCityat significantexpensetocitizens.ThestudyprioritizedtheprojectsnecessarytoupgradetheCity's stormwater drainagesystemtocomplywithallapplicableFederal,Stateandlocallawand estimated thetotalcapitalcost of theupgradeat$1,700,000. Appropriation Request The funding of these additional critical components of this environmental project is clearly beyond the City's financial ability and will require assistance from the State.With $1,700,000,the City will beabletoperformthemuch-needed service fortheproject. South Miami IXXXZI Afl-America Cilv \u\v 2001 Legislative Request 2002 Legislative Session Area:General Government /Capital Improvements Program:Water Distribution System Improvements Amount:$2,000,000 Background and Justification The City ofSouth Miami isan established community intheheartofurban Miami-Dade County. The majority of theCitywas developed priortothe 1960s,whensurroundingcommercialand residentialdensitieswerelowandinhabitantsreliedupontheirownpropertytoprovidedrinking waterthrough shallow wells andto filter wastewater through septic tanks,often located nexttoeach other.Since thattime,however,thesurrounding landscape has dramatically changed.The City of South Miami isnowthecenter of a very denseandpopulatedurbancore.Higherdensityandthe presence ofmore intensive landuseshave severely taxed thenaturalenvironment's ability toprovide cleandrinkingwaterandfilter wastewater.Asaresult,inhabitantsnowturntolocalgovernmentfor theprovision of drinkingwaterandwastewatercollectiontoensurepublichealthandtosafeguard theenvironment.Inaddition,thesepartsofthe City ofSouthMiamidonothave fire hydrants. Withoutfire protection,itisverydifficultforthelocalFire Department tosavelivesand protect propertiesduringroutine fire calls. Themajority of theCity of SouthMiamiwasdevelopedpriorto the construction of Miami-Dade County'swaterandsewersystem.Consequendy,manyoftheCity'sresidential neighborhoods still relyupon wells toprovidefordrinkingwaterneeds.Unfortunately,thesignificantstress put onthe aquiferbyurbanizationhasresultedindeterioratingwater quality.Providing high-quality municipal waterandfire protection are of utmostimportanceforourresidents. Appropriation Request Potable drinking waterand fire protection continue tobetheCity's most pressing needs. Ourrecent citywide studyshowedthatwecouldbringourresidentialareason-linewithCountv waterforapproximately$2,000,000. South Miami ii.fi.yj AD-AmeilcaGity 2001 Legislative Request 2002 Legislative Session Area:Parks and Recreation Program:Dante Fascell Park Improvements Amount:$112,500 Background and Justification The City-ofSouth Miami hasmadea significant commitmenttopreservingandenhancingits recreationalresources.TheCity,with assistance fromseveralfundingsources,isrenovatingeach of its parks,whichhadsufferedfrom neglect for several decades.Substantial improvements are planned for Fuchs Park,which -because ofits location along RedRoad (SW 57n Avenue)near Kendall Drive —serves thousands of residents and visitors each week. This legislative requestwould allow for substantial renovations to take place,including improving theinadequate drainage systeminthepark'sparkinglotandtenniscourts;purchasingADA- accessible playground equipmentand picnic tables;resurfacing thetennisandhandballcourts; demolishing the existing substandard restrooms and constructing newones;making the playground equipment and pavilions wheelchair-accessible;resurfacing the exercise path/walkway that travels throughoutthepark,and replacing or repairing the individual exercise stationsalongthepath. ThisappropriationsrequesthasbeensubmittedtotheDepartment of EnvironmentalProtectionfor rankingintheFloridaRecreationDevelopmentAssistanceProgram. Appropriation Request Legislative FundingRequest S112,500 CitvMatch(Cash and/or In-kind Services)$37,500 Total Project Cost SI50,000 South Miami AH-AmertsaCify illllfIII 2001 Legislative Request 2002 Legislative Session Area:Parks and Recreation Program:Park Land Acquisition -Hammock House Amount:$275,250 Background and Justification TheCitv of SouthMiamihasmadea significant commitmentto preserving andenhancingitsrecreational resources.Inordertoexpand recreational opportunitiesforourresidents,theCityintendstopurchasea1 \U acre parcel located at 7800 SW 59th Avenue.The parcel -known as Hammock House -is lushly landscaped andis located ina growing urban area.Hammock Houseisa natural woodedareawithdozensoffruit trees and exotic plants.Thepurposeofthisprojectisto purchase thepropertyand recreate a natural hardwood hammock.Thepropertycontainsasmall building thattheCityintendstouseasaNatureCenter. The propertyisregisteredwiththeNational Audubon Societyasawildliferefuge,andtheownerof thepropertv receives frequent visitors.A geologist/biologist has studied thepropertyandhas determined thatitcontainsatotal of about300native tropical hardwoodtreesandshrubs of 96differentspecies.There arealso approximately 50native species of vines,wildflowers,palms,cycads,and ferns.Residentsofthe refuge include raccoons,opossums,squirrels,snakes,various species ofbirdsand butterflies. Thepurchaseofthisparcel will serve several important function?,including: •providingrecreationalopportunitiestothousandsof residents and visitors; •allowingthe development of nature trails fornaturestudy,abutterflyfarm,adwarffruit-tree demonstration area,andwildlifedisplayrooms; •presentingoneofthefewnaturalareasinthecenterofMiami-Dade County-,and •enhancingthe liveability andcharacter of anareawhereresidentsandvisitorscanexperienceanattractive andfunctionalmix of living,working,shopping,andrecreational activities. Appropriation Request Legislative Funding Request 5275,250 CashMatchbyCity S91.750 Total Project Cost $367,000 The City has applied for a grant from the Florida Communities Trust for $275,250.We urge you to support this request,since Florida's urban communities tendtobea disadvantage when applying for these funds. Should thegrantnotbe awarded,we urge you tosupport this project via a Legislative appropriation. South Miami Afl-flmericaCity 2001 Legislative Request 2002 Legislative Session Area:Juvenile Justice Program:PARE (Preventionthrough Academic andRecreational Excellence) Amount:$200,000 Background and Justification The City ofSouth Miami haslongbeencommittedto juvenile crimepreventionthroughits operationofitsafterschool program,atutoringandmentoringprogramwhichhas invaluably servedtheschoolchildren of theCitvofSouthMiamisince 1970.During thistime,the program's tutors,mentors and volunteers haveenabledthousands of at-risk children toachievepositiveself- expression,interpersonal skills and academic competence and avoid criminal behavior. In 1998,the City7 of South Miami expanded its juvenile crimepreventioneffortsbycreatingthe PreventionthroughAcademicand Recreational Excellence (PARE)program.PARE strives to "pare"thenumberofSouth Miami children entering the juvenile justice system by (1)increasing the number of schoolchildren servedby The After School Home and (2)reachingadditional schoolchildren throughformal recreation programs. Withhelpfroma2000State Legislative appropriation,PAREwasabletoexpandto3locationsand serve approximately 250South Miami schoolchildren.Agreat majority of thechildrenresideinan areaoftheCityknownasLeePark.LeeParkisanurbanresidential neighborhood comprised of a predominantly minoritypopulationwhich experiences many of thesocioeconomicproblems associatedwiththeurban/inner-cityenvironment,includingcrime,drugs,single-parent families, truancy andahighdrop-outrate.Asa result,PARE serves thehighestcategoryofat-risk children. Ninetypercent (90%)of theenrolledchildren live in Federally-assisted and HUD housing.Eighty- five percent (85%)havealearning disability-,reading deficitorattentiondisorder. What'smore,earherthissummer,theCityofSouth Miami wasawardedthe prestigious All-America City Award bytheNational Civic League.Thishonoris bestowed upononly 10 cities each year,and isbasedonacommunity's ability tounitetheefforts of itsstaff,elected leaders,nonprofits,business community-andresidentsinordertoovercomemajor challenges.PAREwas singled outbythe National Civic League judging panel asa program thatother communities should emulate;the success ofPAREisoneofthe primary reasons why South Miami isan All-America City. PAREhas significantly reduced the number of children entering the juvenile justice system,but unfortunately,the program didnot receive funding during the State 2001 Legislative Session. Personnelcutshavehadtobe made.The City hopesthattheprogramcanonce again helpgreat numbersofchildreninneed,modernizeprogrammingandprovideabroaderarray of services.The Cityhasmadea significant commitmentto realize this hope. The Legislative RequestwouldenablePAREto (1)serveanadditional200students;(2)modernize programming;and (3)provideabroaderarrayof services. Most juveniles are adjudicated throughtheState system atgreatexpensetoFlorida taxpayers. PAREhasdemonstratedits ability to significandy reducethenumberofSouthMiami schoolchildrenenteringthe juvenile justice system.Statefundingwillenableagreaternumber of childrentobeservedandwillenhancetheoverall quality of sendee,therebyfurtherreducingthe number of childrenenteringtheStatesystemandtheassociatedcosts. Appropriation Request The City is requesting a $200,000 appropriation tocontinuetoprovide critically neededstaffingand programming forits Prevention through Academic and Recreational Excellence (PARE)Program. The appropriation would provide for continued funding ofthe following positions: PARE Director Physical Education Teacher Social Worker Art/Music Teacher RecreationSpecialist Teacher Teacher's Aide 7 Recreation Leaders South Miami All-America City 2001 Legislative Request 2002 Legislative Session Area:Social Services Program:Senior Citizen Services Amount:$250,000 Background and Justification Our Senior Center houses 96 low-income,predominantly-minority seniors,and hundreds more live in the City of South Miami.All seniors benefit from a variety of activities that address their special physical and emotional needs.Lin fortunately,the City has not been able to provide a number of programs crucial to seniors'needs.With this funding,the City would be able to offer seniors several crucial components. •Lunch is currendy offered to them each Monday -Friday.For many seniors,this is the only meal they receive during the day.The City also would like to be able to offer them a healthy breakfast. •Additionally,a full-time Social Worker can help seniors copewiththeir emotional needs. •The acquisition ofa 24-passenger bus and the services ofa licensed bus driver will facilitate the transferofseniorstotheSeniorCenterand will allowustobeabletotaketheelderlytodotheir groceries andseetheirdoctors. •Exercise classes and assistance with personal grooming and haircuts are essentials that we can be providetothe seniors at little cost. Idle seniors often lose the will to Hve,and these important basics would help the City-to help our seniorscontinuetheir days withhealthand dignity. Appropriation Request The City is requesting a $250,000 appropriation to provide critically needed staffing,transportation, and programming for its Senior Citizens Center.The provision of these services ultimately yields large savings in Medicare,Medicaid,welfare and food stamps. South Miami fl.Tl.ll Afl-AmericaCity 2001 Legislative Request 2002 Legislative Session Area:General Government /Emergency Services Program:Emergency Mobile Command Center /Emergency Operations Center Amount:$418,905 Background and Justification TheCity of SouthMiamihaslimited access inborrowing emergency equipmentforcatastrophic events. Therefore,weareaskingforapprovalforprojectsthatwebelievewilloverallassisttheCity of SouthMiamito betterrespondto emergencies and/or catastrophic events.Thisresponse will assistnotonlythe residents of SouthMiamibutalsotheresidentsinsurrounding communities suchasunincorporated Miami-Dade County, West Miami,CoralGables,the University of Miami,and Sweetwater.Thisalsowouldassistusinrespondingto disastersin other areas of theState of Floridathatrequestourhelp. SinceHurricaneAndrewin1992,Miami-DadeCountyhasexperiencednumeroushurricanes,tropicalstorms, tropical depressions,unnamedstorms,and several situations involving civil unrest.Thewesternandsouthern portionsofthisCountyhave experienced heavy to severe flooding,heavy winddamage,andnumerouspower outagesrangingfrom10minutestoaslongas48hours.Often,theCity of SouthMiamihasbeen called onto aidourneighboring communities in times of natural andman-made distress.Froma logistical and geographic pointof view,theSouth Miami City Hall/Police Complex is centrally locatedasfaras Miami-Dade Countyis concerned.This allows ourPoliceDepartmenttorespond effectively and efficiently during emergencv situations.AsmuchaswewouldliketorelyonassistancefromMiami-DadeCounty,itis apparent thatwhen multiplecatastrophiceventsoccureach year,theCity of SouthMiamihasaresponsibilitytoitsresidentsandto neighboringcommunitiestobewellpreparedandprovidethebestservice available. Appropriation Request TheCity of SouthMiamiisproposingthepurchase of an Emergency Mobile Command Center.This will addresstheissue of havinganon-siteincidentcommandcenter available toimmediatelyassessaffectedareas duringcatastrophicevents.The Emergency Mobile CommandCenterisaconvertedmobilehomesetto standardspecifications of thepolicedepartment.Theoutsideoftheunitwillbeclearlymarkedandinclude full emergency response lighting,equipment,and generators.Theinterior will havea command/meeting area,full communicationssystemswhichincludespoliceandpublicworksradiosystems,asatellitedishcommunications system,acopy machine,a fax machine,a television/VCR,a computer,telephone service,anAM/FM radio, officesuppliesand supplies foraprotracted event. Inaddition,tobetter facilitate andexpeditethe handling of emergency situations,theCityofSouth Miami proposesupgradingthe Emergency Operations Center housedintheCityHallComplexbyenhancingits communicationsandsecurity capabilities.Theproposedupgradesincludeapowergenerator;acrisishotline link-up;additionaltelephonesand telephone lines;TVs;computers;andconcommitant electrical upgrades. Legislative Fundingrequest §418,905 CashMatchbytheCityS 18.699 Total Project Cost $437,604 South Miami AtJ-AmericaCity 'III!' 2001 Legislative Request 2002 Legislative Session Area:Safety /Transportation Program:USl Pedestrian Overpass Amount:$1,614,177 Background and Justification TheCity of South Miami'scommercialdistrict,onceasmall,mostlyretail sector cateringprimarilytoits residents,hasbecomeavibrant,youthful,mixed-usedowntownattractingbothlocalsandvisitors.Replete with entertainment venues,restaurants,andspecialtyshops,thisrejuvenated downtown promisestosustain itsgrowthintothe foreseeable future.This popularity,however,hasplacedastrainontheCity's ability to accommodatetheincreaseinpedestrianand vehicular activity.Accordingly,theCityofSouth Miami has focused attention onalleviatingvehicularcongestionwithinthe downtown andneighboringresidential districts bypromotingmasstransportationandconvenient pedestrian movementasviable alternatives. TheSouth Miami MetrorailStationisan existing masstransportationhubincluding access toMetrorailand Miami-Dade buses.Thistransportation terminal alsocontainsa five-level parking garage.The garage is currentlyunderutilizedandcouldbetappedasan additional sourceofparkingfortheoverburdened downtown.Unfortunately,Dixie Highway's six-lane north/south roadwayimpedestheCityfrom fully utilizing boththestationandtheparking garage.Pedestrians areforcedto quickly negotiate a lengthy crosswalk.TheCityofSouthMiami believes thatapedesmanoverpass will safely and effectively mitigate the physical and psychological barrier created by SR5/US1.Additionally,the City hopesto increase accessibility tothe Metrorail,makingthismodeofpublictransportationasafeandconvenientalternative to driving. Appropriation Request Toaddressthisissue,theCitycommissionedalocalarchitecturefirmtoprepareastudyinconjunctionwith the Metro-Dade Transit Agency (MDTA),the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).andthe Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).The study shows thatthe entire project can be completed for approximately $6,228,355.The City has been successful in obtaining 31.5 million from MDTA and 53,115,178 fromtheCounty Incentive Grant Program (CIGP)administered byFDOT.We respectfully request thatthe Legislature support the funding assigned tous via the County Incentive Grant Program and thatthe Legislature allocate $1,614,177,thereby bringing this much-needed project to fruition. Legislative FundingRequest $1,614,177 City Match (via MDTA)$1,500,000 City Match (via CIGP)S3.114.178 TotalProjectCost $6,228,355