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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2003- 55 L <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY <br />MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE <br />FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A <br />TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM GRANT, FOR <br />RECONSTRUCTION OF SUNNY ISLES BOULEV ARD/SR826 EAST <br />BOUND AREA, IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS <br />($1,000,000.00) WITH MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE CITY; <br />PROVIDING ASSURANCE THAT THE REQUIRED MATCH OF <br />FIFfY-FIFfY OF THE GRANT REQUEST WILL BE AVAILABLE <br />AND UNENCUMBERED AT THE TIME OF GRANT AWARD; <br />AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE GRANT <br />APPLICATION DOCUMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to revitalize the Sunny Isles Boulevard/SR826 <br />area, the main entrance corridor to the City, including landscaping enhancements and pedestrian <br />and vehicular traffic calming measures, which will spark major private redevelopment of the <br />corridor forming the basis of the "Town Center" concept; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation has grant funding available <br />through its Transportation Enhancement Program, which requires a 50/50 match by the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to direct the City Manager to apply for a One <br />Million Dollar ($1,000,000.00) grant, with matching funds from the City, from the Florida <br />Department of Transportation through its Transportation Enhancement Program, for <br />reconstruction of Sunny Isles Boulevard/SR826 east bound area, <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Authoritv to Apply For and Accept Grant. The City Manager is authorized to <br />apply for and accept a Florida Department of Transportation Grant through the Transportation <br />Enhancement Program, in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), with matching <br />funds from the City, for reconstruction of Sunny Isles Boulevard/SR826 east bound area. <br /> <br />Section 2. Assurance of Match. Assurance is hereby given that the required match of a <br />dollar for dollar of the grant request will be available and unencumbered at the time of grant <br />award, <br /> <br />Section 3, Authorization of the City Manager, The City Manager is hereby authorized to <br />execute and file on behalf of the City of Sunny Isles Beach an application for a grant from the <br />Florida Department of Transportation. <br /> <br />R2003- Grant Application FDOT SR826 <br /> <br />Page 10f2 <br />