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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2006- 153 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY <br />ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO <br />APPL Y FOR AND ACCEPT A MIAMI-DADE COUNTY METROPOLITAN <br />PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, <br />IN AN AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN <br />THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2,137,500.00), IN ORDER TO <br />CONSTRUCT A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE/GREENWAY WITH <br />EMERGENCY ACCESS CAPABILITY BETWEEN 172ND STREET AND <br />174TH STREET; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY <br />AND ALL ACTION NECESSARY WITH RESPECT TO THE OBTAINING <br />AND DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT MONIES, AS APPROPRIATE; <br />PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County's Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) provides <br />grants to governmental entities for transportation studies tlu'ough the Unified Planning Work <br />Program; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City's Comprehensive Plan sets forth specific transportation goals for the <br />City to improve the safety and efficiency of roadway systems through transportation system <br />management techniques; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City adopted Resolution No. 2003-502 applying for a MPO Grant for a <br />transportation study for 172nd Street - 174th Street in order to determine the feasibility and need for a <br />pedestrian/bicycle bridge; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City desires to construct a pedestrian bridge/greenway with emergency <br />access capability between l72nd Street and 174th Street; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, obtainment ofa MPO grant in the amount of Two Million One Hundred Thirty- <br />Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2, l3 7 ,500.00) would assist the City in offsetting the cost of <br />the bridge of which is Four Million Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($4,275,000.00), <br />and the City would fund the remainder $2,137,500.00; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is desirous of applying for grant money in the <br />amount of$2,137,500.00, for the bridge. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Authority to Apply For, Accept and Expend Grant Funds. The City Manager is <br />authorized to apply for, accept and expend funds from an MPO grant, in an amount of <br />$2,137,500.00, for a pedestrian bridge/greenway with emergency access capability between 172nd <br />Street and 1 74th Street. <br /> <br />R2006- $2.137 Million Mdc Mpo Grant Pedestrian Bridge <br /> <br />Page lof2 <br />