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<br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3 I I 3 Fax <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5107 Fax <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor <br />Lewis J. Thaler, Vice Mayor <br />Roslyn Brezin, Commissioner <br />Gerry Goodman, Commissioner <br />George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner <br /> <br />A. John Szerlag, City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City Attorney <br />Jane A, Hines, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: The Honorable City Commission <br /> <br />VIA: A. John Szerlag, City Manager <br /> <br />FROM: Douglas Haag, Assistant City Manager-Finance <br /> <br />DATE: January 17,2008 <br /> <br />RE: APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR, RECEIVE AND EXPEND FUNDS FROM <br />METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) GRANT FOR <br />MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $143,279 <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Approve the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to take the necessary steps to <br />obtain Miami-Dade County grant funds for the cost of a Master Thoroughfare Plan for the City. <br />This plan will be used to assist with the traffic concurrency element of the City's Comprehensive <br />Master Plan. The total project cost is estimated at $179,098. The grant amount is $143,279 and <br />the required matching funds in the amount of $35,819 have been budgeted in account 20-600- <br />5313 for FY 2007/08, <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />This is an annual municipal grant program made available by Miami-Dade MPO for federal <br />transportation planning funds. A ward of these funds is made on a competitive basis with a local <br />minimum matching requirement of 20% of estimated projects costs. The application was <br />submitted on January 11, 2008 and recipient awards will be announced in June or July, 2008. <br /> <br />To be completed by Department Head To be completed by City Clerk's Office <br />Funding available: Approval: Agenda Item No.: <br />Finance Department City Manager <br /> Commission Meeting Date: <br />