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15/ <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 1 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, <br />FLORIDA, APPROVING A DEPARTMENT FUNDED AGREEMENT WITH THE <br />FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE COLLINS AVENUE <br />STREETLIGHTING PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID <br />AGREEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS <br />NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the Collins Avenue Streetlighting Project (the "Project") commenced in 2017, <br />at which time the City of Sunny Isles Beach (the "City") entered into a Department Funded <br />Agreement ("DFA") with the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") to assist in funding <br />the Project; and <br />WHEREAS, Collins Avenue, being a State Road, necessitates state -maintained lighting, <br />and the City expressed a preference for decorative lights instead of the standard FDOT <br />aluminum cobra heads, leading to a cost-sharing agreement for the purchase and installation of <br />new lights; and <br />WHEREAS, the maintenance of the newly installed lights becomes the responsibility of <br />the City; and <br />WHEREAS, City staff has negotiated a new DFA with FDOT with updated terms; and <br />WHEREAS, approval of this new agreement is essential for the City to collect any <br />additional funds from FDOT for the continuation of the Project; and <br />WHEREAS, through the original agreement, the City has already collected a total of One <br />Million Eight Hundred Ninety -Nine Thousand Two Hundred Sixty Dollars ($1,899,260.00) from <br />FDOT, with reimbursements contingent upon the completion of the work, and anticipates <br />submitting a pay request for the estimated balance of Six Hundred Six Thousand Three Hundred <br />Six Dollars and No Cents ($606,306.00) upon completion of the Project this year. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY <br />ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA: <br />Section 1. Approval of Department Funded Agreement. The City Commission hereby <br />approves the new Department Funded Agreement with the Florida Department of <br />Transportation for the Collins Avenue Streetlighting Project. <br />Section 2. Authorization of Mayor. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said <br />Agreement. <br />Section 3. Authorization of City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized to do all <br />things necessary to effectuate this Resolution. <br />@BCL@D40AF2C7.Doc Page 1 of 2 172 <br />