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RESOLUTION APPROVING, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING AND BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT, SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS AND DELETIONS OF MULTIPLE PROJECTS TO BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND (�BOND�) PROGRAM PROJECTS LISTED IN APPENDIX A TO EACH OF RESOLUTION NOS. R-913-04, R-914-04, R-915-04, AND R-919-04; APPROVING THE USE OF SURPLUS FUNDS; RECAPTURING BOND PROGRAM PROJECT 223 � �NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION CAPITAL FUND� FROM SOUTH FLORIDA PIONEER MUSEUM, INC. AND APPROVING ALLOCATION OF PROJECT 223 FUNDS IN AMOUNT OF $1,500,593.23 TO COMMUNITY HABILITATION CENTER, INC. (A/K/A THE WOW CENTER); AND APPROVING, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADDITION OF NEW BOND PROGRAM PROJECT NOS. 391 � �MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICE FACILITIES UPGRADES & IMPROVEMENTS� TO APPENDIX A TO RESOLUTION NO. R-915-04 WITH $260,406.20 OF SURPLUS FUNDS AND 392 � �BAY OF PIGS MUSEUM AND LIBRARY� TO APPENDIX A TO RESOLUTION NO. R-919-04 USING $1,100,000.00 OF SURPLUS FUNDS

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WHEREAS, on November 2, 2004, the voters of Miami-Dade County approved, through eight referendum questions, the issuance of $2,900,000,000.00 for the Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond Program (�Bond Program�) to allow the County to issue long-term bonds to fund more than 300 neighborhood and regional capital projects; and
WHEREAS, specifically, as a result of one of those questions presented to the voters pursuant to Resolution No. R-913-04 (the �Parks Resolution�), the voters of Miami-Dade County approved the issuance of general obligation bonds (�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, specifically, because of one of those questions presented to the voters pursuant to Resolution No. R-914-04 (�Public Infrastructure Resolution�), the voters of Miami-Dade County approved the issuance of Bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $352,182,000.00 to be used to construct and improve walkways, bikeways, bridges and access to the Seaport, and other municipal and neighborhood infrastructure improvements to enhance quality of life; and
WHEREAS, specifically, because of one of those questions presented to the voters pursuant to Resolution No. R-915-04 (the �Public Safety Resolution�), the voters of Miami-Dade County approved the issuance of Bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $341,087,000.00 to be used to construct and improve detention centers, justice centers, courthouses, police, fire and lifeguard stations, and new animal care and control facilities; and
WHEREAS, specifically, because of one of those questions presented to the voters pursuant to Resolution No. R-919-04 (the �Cultural Resolution�), the voters of Miami-Dade County approved the issuance of Bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $552,692,000.00 to construct and improve libraries, cultural facilities, and Head Start learning centers for pre-school children to offer multicultural educational opportunities and activities; and
WHEREAS, the Parks Resolution, the Public Infrastructure Resolution, the Public Safety Resolution, and the Cultural Resolution each contain an Appendix A that lists projects eligible for funding from the Bond Program for each respective Bond Program question by project number, municipal project location, County Commission district, project name, project description, street address and allocation; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to approve, following a public hearing, the significant modifications and deletions of Bond Program projects to Appendix A to each of the Parks Resolution, the Public Infrastructure Resolution, the Public Safety Resolution, and the Cultural Resolution as more specifically shown in the chart attached hereto as Exhibit 1; and
WHEREAS, this Board also desires to approve, following a public hearing and as also shown in the attached Exhibit 1, the addition of: (1) a new Bond Program Project No. 391 to be titled �Miami-Dade County Animal Services Facilities Upgrades & Improvements� to Appendix A to the Public Safety Resolution, with a municipal and Commission District location of countywide, a street address of �various�, an allocation of $260,406.20 using surplus funds from completed Bond Program Project No. 172 � �New Animal Shelter�, and a project description as follows: �Perform required upgrades and renovations to all Miami-Dade maintained Animal Service facilities;� and (2) a new Bond Program Project No. 392 to be titled �Bay of Pigs Museum and Library� to Appendix A to the Cultural Facilities Resolution, with a municipal and Commission District location of countywide, a street address of �1821 SW 9th Street, Miami, FL,� an allocation of $1,100,000.00 using surplus funds from Bond Program Project No. 268, and a project description as follows: �Design and construct the Bay of Pigs Museum and Library� ;and
WHEREAS, another one of the Bond Program questions presented to and approved by the voters pursuant to Resolution No. R-917-04 (�Public Outreach Resolution�) was for the issuance of Bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $255,070,000.00 for the construction and improvement of public service outreach facilities to meet code and service requirements and to increase neighborhood and community access to services; and
WHEREAS, Appendix A to the Public Outreach Resolution includes Bond Program Project No. 223 � �Not-for-Profit Community Organization and Capital Fund� with an original allocation of $30,000,000.00, with a municipal and Commission District location of countywide, a project location of �various� and a project description as follows: �Establish a not-for-profit community organization capital fund for the needs of various agencies�; and
WHEREAS, currently, the administration reports that Bond Program Project No. 223 has an unallocated balance of $12,708.38; and
WHEREAS, this Board had previously approved pursuant to Resolution No. R-468-18 an allocation from Bond Program Project No. 223 in the amount of $1,606,612.00 to the South Florida Pioneer Museum, Inc. (�Museum�) to be used to repurpose the Redland Farm Life School- a County-owned property that was leased to the Museum- as a culinary school; and
WHEREAS, however, the Museum was unable to move forward with the completion of the project, has notified the County of such, its lease for the County-owned property was terminated, and its grant agreement for Bond Program funds expired with a balance remaining of $1,487,884.85; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to recapture the $1,487,884.85 balance of Project No. 223 funds from the Museum to reallocate same, along with the balance of unallocated funds, for a total of $1,500,593.23 to the Community Habilitation Center, Inc. (also known as the �WOW Center�); and
WHEREAS, the WOW Center is a Florida not-for-profit corporation who will use the Bond Program Project No. 223 funds for the expansion of its main campus, located at 11450 SW 79th Street; and
WHEREAS, the expansion will be double the WOW Center�s capacity and facilitate the growth of the internship, vocational, wellness, and culinary programs (�WOW Center Project�); and
WHEREAS, an item was presented to the Bond Program Citizens� Advisory Committee on April 4, 2024, which sought approval for use of surplus funds to fund some of the projects identified in the attached Exhibit 1, but not all of them; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, a two-thirds vote of the Board members present is required to approve this item,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are incorporated in this resolution and are approved.
Section 2. This Board, following a public hearing, approves the significant modifications, deletion and addition of projects to the Bond Program listed in Appendix A to each the Parks Resolution, the Public Infrastructure Resolution, the Public Safety Resolution, and the Cultural Resolution all as specifically set forth in Exhibit 1 to this resolution. This Board further approves the use of surplus funds to fund the addition, as also shown in the attached Exhibit 1, of new Bond Program: (a) Project No. 391 - �Miami-Dade County Animal Services Facilities Upgrades & Improvements� to Appendix A to the Public Safety Resolution, with a municipal and Commission District location of countywide, a street address of �various,� an allocation of $260,406.20 using surplus funds from completed Bond Program Project No. 172 � �New Animal Shelter,� and a project description as follows: �Perform required upgrades and renovations to all Miami-Dade maintained Animal Service facilities;� and (b) Project No. 392 - �Bay of Pigs Museum and Library� to Appendix A to the Cultural Facilities Resolution, with a municipal and Commission District location of countywide, a street address of �1821 SW 9th Street, Miami, FL,� an allocation of $1,100,000.00 using surplus funds from Bond Program Project No. 268, and a project description as follows: �Design and construct the Bay of Pigs Museum and Library.�
Section 3. This Board approves the recapture of the remaining balance of $1,487,884.85 from the total allocation of $1,606,612.00 made to the Museum from Bond Program Project No. 223 � �Not-for-Profit Community Organization Capital Fund� and approves the allocation thereof, along with the remaining balance in the fund, for a total of $1,500,593.23 to the WOW Center for the WOW Center Project.