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RESOLUTION APPROVING SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATION OF BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROGRAM PROJECT NO. 103 - ''UNINCORPORATED MUNICIPAL SERVICE AREA - MEDSOUTH PARK'' TO REDUCE ALLOCATION OF $700,000.00 BY $375,000.00, AND ADDITION OF PROJECT NO. 359 - ''UNINCORPORATED MUNICIPAL SERVICE AREA - DEBBIE CURTIN PARK'' WITH AN ALLOCATION OF $375,000.00 OF SURPLUS FUNDS FROM PROJECT NO. 103, ALL AS IDENTIFIED IN APPENDIX A TO RESOLUTION NO. R-913-04, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING; AND WAIVING REQUIREMENTS OF IMPLEMENTING ORDER 3-47 REGARDING ADDING NEW PROJECTS USING SURPLUS FUNDS

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-913-04 (�Parks Resolution�), the voters of Miami-Dade County approved the issuance of general obligation bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $680,258,000.00 to construct and improve neighborhood and regional parks and other recreational areas to include athletic fields and gymnasiums, courts, pools, playgrounds, marinas, restore beaches, and the preservation of endangered lands; and
WHEREAS, Appendix A to the Parks Resolution lists projects eligible for funding from the Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond Program (the �Bond Program�) by project number, municipal project location, County Commission district, project name, project description, street address and allocation; and
WHEREAS, one of the projects listed in Appendix A to the Parks Resolution is Project No. 103 � �Unincorporated Municipal Service Area � Medsouth Park� in County Commission District 8, a project description that provides �Local park improvements include courts, playground, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, picnic area, exercise station, and landscaping,� and an original allocation of $700,000.00 (�Project No. 103�); and
WHEREAS, on January 21, 2010, this Board adopted Resolution No. R-50-10, which approved the renaming of Palm Glades Park, located at 22820 SW 112th Avenue in County Commission District 8, to Debbie Curtin Park; and
WHEREAS, at the time the Parks Resolution was adopted, the Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department (�Parks Department�) did not have a defined scope of work for Debbie Curtin Park, which did not receive any funding from the Bond Program and is currently undeveloped; and
WHEREAS, the Parks Department intends to develop and implement several local park improvements at Debbie Curtin Park including a playground, related infrastructure and other park amenities; and
WHEREAS, this Board therefore desires to approve a significant modification to Project No. 103 to reduce its current allocation of $700,000.00 by $375,000.00 for a new Project No. 103 allocation of $325,000.00 and to declare the $375,000.00 as �surplus funds� (as such term is defined in Implementing Order 3-47); and
WHEREAS, this Board further desires to utilize the $375,000.00 of surplus funds to create a new Bond Program Project No. 359 titled �Unincorporated Municipal Service Area � Debbie Curtin Park,� located in County Commission District 8, with a project description that provides �Local park improvements include development of the general plan and construction of a playground, related infrastructure and other park amenities�, a street address of �22820 SW 112th Avenue,� and an allocation of $375,000.00; and
WHEREAS, Implementing Order (�IO�) 3-47 sets forth a process for the allocation of surplus funds to existing and new Bond Program projects; and
WHEREAS, IO 3-47 requires that prior to adding a new project to the Bond Program, the Board must consider certain factors, including that all projects have been completed or all the necessary funding for all projects have been identified to the satisfaction of the Board; and
WHEREAS, in order to add Project No. 359 � �Unincorporated Municipal Service Area � Debbie Curtin Park� to the Bond Program as a new project to Appendix A to the Parks Resolution, this Board wishes to waive the requirements of IO 3-47 regarding the addition of new projects to the Bond Program using surplus funds; and
WHEREAS, this item was considered by the Bond Program�s Citizens� Advisory Committee at its meeting on January 21, 2016 and it received a favorable recommendation from the Committee,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. The foregoing recital clauses are incorporated herein by this reference and are adopted by this Board.
Section 2. This Board, after a public hearing, hereby approves the significant modification of Project No. 103 in Appendix A to the Parks Resolution to reduce its current allocation by $375,000.00 from $700,000.00 to $325,000.00.
Section 3. This Board hereby declares $375,000.00 as surplus funds and waives the requirements of IO 3-47 regarding the addition of new projects to the Bond Program using surplus funds, including the requirement that surplus funds may fund new projects only after all projects have been completed or necessary funding for completion of all projects has been identified to the satisfaction of the Board.
Section 4. This Board, after a public hearing, approves the addition of Project No. 359 titled �Unincorporated Municipal Service Area � Debbie Curtin Park� to Appendix A to the Parks Resolution. Project No. 359 shall have a municipal project location of �UMSA�, be located in County Commission District 8, have a project description that provides �Local park

improvements include development of the general plan and construction of a playground, related infrastructure and other park amenities�, a street address of �22820 SW 112th Avenue,� and an allocation equal to $375,000.00.