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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2008- /3/3 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY <br />MANAGER AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR, RECEIVE <br />AND EXPEND GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA <br />DEP ARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ("DEP"), <br />IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY <br />THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000.00), FOR THE CENTRAL <br />ISLAND STORMW A TER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, <br />COMMITTING THE CITY TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS; <br />FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND/OR HIS <br />DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE STATE FINANCIAL <br />ASSIST ANCE AGREEMENT, A TT ACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT <br />"A", AND TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE <br />THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach comprises of a land area of less than two (2) <br />square miles located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway and is situated <br />on a barrier island with an average elevation of six (6) feet above mean sea level and is <br />particularly vulnerable to flooding; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City's current stormwater drainage systems vary from neighborhood to <br />neighborhood with most of the existing piping diameters undersized and in many cases beyond <br />repair, and the existing collection systems designed to protect the City from flooding are faulty <br />and are not in compliance with the required minimum State of Florida standards on flow and <br />water quality; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is currently in the planning stages of a storm <br />drainage improvement project in its Central Island area, with the estimated cost of the project, <br />which also includes extensive road repairs, of approximately Eight Million Two Hundred <br />Thousand Dollars ($8,200,000.00); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection has funds available to <br />the City of Sunny Isles Beach for the Project and has given preliminary approval for the City <br />Manager to apply for, receive and expend Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) <br />in grant monies available through the Department of Environmental Protection with matching <br />funds from the City of Sunny Isles Beach. <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. Authorization of the City Manager. The City Manager and/or his designee is <br />hereby authorized to apply for, receive and expend grant funds from the State of Florida <br />Department of Environmental Protection, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty <br />Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), for the Central Island Stormwater Improvements Project, <br /> <br />R2008- DEP Grant Ccntral Island Projcct <br />