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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2006- tt 02- <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 COUNTY INCENTIVE GRANT THROUGH <br />THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT A TION (FDOT) ON <br />BEHALF OF THE CITY, IN AN AMOUNT OF SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY- <br />THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($763,000.00) WITH MATCHING FUNDS, <br />IN ORDER TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE <br />GREENWAY CONNECTOR BRIDGE 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, the 2000 Legislature has created a County Incentive Grant Program through the <br />Florida Department of Transportation for the purpose of providing grants to counties, to improve a <br />transportation facility including transit which is located on the State Highway System or which <br />relieves traffic congestion on the State Highway System; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City's Comprehensive Plan sets forth specific transpOliation 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 desires to design and construct a pedestrian/bicycle greenway <br />connector bridge between 172nd Street and 174th Street to reduce pedestrian and bicycle traffic along <br />Collins Avenue; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, obtainment of a County Incentive Grant in the amount of Seven Hundred <br />Sixty-Three Thousand Dollars ($763,000.00) with matching funds of$763,000.00 would assist the <br />City in offsetting the cost of the bridge of which is $1.5 Million; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City believes the pedestrian bridge will enhance the development of the <br />Town Center District; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is desirous of applying for grant money in the <br />amount of$763,000.00 with matching funds, for the design and construction of 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 or <br />designee is authorized to apply for, accept and expend funds from a County Incentive Grant, in an <br />amount of$763,000.00 with matching funds, for the design and construction ofa pedestrianlbicycle <br />greenway COlmector bridge between 172nd Street and 174th Street. <br /> <br />R2006-902 MDC Incentive Grant For Bicycle Bridge <br /> <br />Page I 01'2 <br />