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RESOLUTION NO. 19-9713
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE
CITY OF OPA-LOCKA'S 2020 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY
LIST, ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A";
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE
NECESSARY ACTION TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF
THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Opa-locka desires to target state funding in order to
enhance and improve City streets, parks, infrastructure and programs; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended a state legislative priority list
for the 2020 legislative session; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Opa-locka, Florida desires to
adopt the recommended state legislative priority list.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Adoption of Representations. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby
ratified and confirmed as being true and the same are hereby made a specific part of
this Resolution.
Section 2. Adoption of 2020 State Legislative Priority List. The City of Opa-locka's
2020 State Legislative Priority List, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted.
The City Manager is authorized to take all action necessary to implement the purpose of
this Resolution, including transmittal to the proper agencies.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon
adoption hereof.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 13th day of November 2019.
Matthew A. Pigatt, Mayor
Resolution No. 19-9713
ATTEST:
Joa f a Flores, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
N • ris-Weeks, P.A.
Moved by: Vice Mayor Davis
Seconded by: Commissioner Kelley
VOTE: 5-0
Commissioner Bass: YES
Commissioner Burke: YES
Commissioner Kelley: YES
Vice -Mayor Davis: YES
Mayor Pigatt: YES
City of Opa-Locka
Agenda Cover Memo
Department
Director:
Department
Director
Signature:
City
Manager:
John E. Pate
CM Signature:
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Commission
Meeting
Date:
11.13.19
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Strategic Plan Priority Area:
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Sponsor
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City Manager
Department:
City Manager
Short Title:
A resolution authorizing the City Manager to adopt the City's 2019 State Legislative Priority List as attached
as "Exhibit A".
Staff Summary:
It is in the best interest of the City to submit a State Legislative Packet to target State funding in order to
enhance and improve the City's infrastructure, parks, streets, etc.
Proposed Action:
Staff recommends the approval of this resolution to take the necessary actions in transmitting the documents
to the proper agencies.
Attachment:
"Exhibit A"
City of Opa-Locka
State Legislative Priority List
CITY OF OPA-LOCKA
STATE LEGISLATIVE REQUEST
2020
City Of Opa-Locka 780 Fisherman Street, Opa-Locka, FL 33054
CITY OF OPA-LOCKA
STATE LEGISLATIVE PRI e<' ITY LIST
Stormwater and Roadway ImprOJV ment
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$2,816,000.00
$2,024,000.00
$7,120,000.00
$250,000.00
$250,000.00
$100,000.00
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1- STORWATER AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS 1
1.1 NW 141st STREET 1
1.2 NW 139th STREET 1
1.3 NW 19th AVENUE
1.4 NW 20th AVENUE
1.5 NW 20th COURT
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2- CANAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
3- DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IVEMENT PROJECT
4- WASTEWATER (WW) SYSTEM IMPROVEMEW-' ROJECT
A. SERVICE AREA 16 GRAVITY SYSJEM REPAIRS
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1- STORWATER AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
1.1 NW 141st STREET
(BETWEEN NW 22nd AVENUE AND NW 19th AVENUE)
The City of Opa-locka is requesting funding to rehabilitate NW 141 Street from NW 22nd Avenue
to NW 19th Avenue. This is a low lying area within the City that does not contain an existing
drainage system. This local road floods during any significant rain event which causes safety
hazards and nuisance. The flooding and waste water concerns in this area remain an ongoing issue.
Over the years, flooding and lack of drainage causes waste water and sewage to accumulate at the
intersections.
NW 141 Street is the access road to one of the City's more heavily utilized areas and includes
industrial commercial and residential properties. During flooding events, vehicles traversing the
area normally carry the waste materials from the site which endangers the health and property of
the surrounding neighborhoods. The current conditions are not only a threat to the health of
residents and employees of local businesses, but also endanger the viability of the commercial
interests and related activities.
Project Cost: $565,385.00
1.2 NW 139th STREET
(BETWEEN NW 22nd AVENUE AND NW 19th AVENUE)
This intersection of a local street with a major county arterial, experiences frequent flooding
during typical rain events. This results in water ponding that extends from one side of the street
to the other, creating significant nuisances to nearby apartment buildings and businesses. The
proposed improvements will address these issues along with stormwater quality improvements
by constructing an adequate drainage system and rehabilitating the roadway to provide safe
passage to surrounding businesses and connecting thoroughfare.
This project will construct new storm drainage including catch basins with baffles and will
discharge into an infiltration system. This project involves the rehabilitation, reconstruction and
upgrade of the drainage and the roadway. The flooding on NW 139 Street significantly impacts
traffic on NW 22nd Avenue, a major county arterial, which is also the principal access to State
Road 9 and several businesses in the area.
Project Cost: $567,925.00
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1.3 NW 19th AVENUE
(BETWEEN BURLINGTON STREET CANAL AND OPA-LOCKA BLVD)
NW 19th Avenue is the access road to the City's mid -range intensity industrial and commercial
sector. This area is where various heavy industrial businesses are located. This area is yet another
low lying area within the City without an existing drainage system. This local road floods at any
frequent rain events and causes a safety hazard and nuisance. The flooding in this area is an
ongoing issue. The immediate area does not have an acceptable stormwater drain fields to relieve
the local flooding. As a result, public access is restricted, significant safety concerns are created
and limits potential economic development is adversely impacted.
Project Cost: $786,880.00
1.4 NW 20th AVENUE
(BETWEEN NW 139th STREET AND NW 141st STREET)
This street represents other low lying areas within the City that do not contain existing drainage
systems. As with similarly situated areas in the City, during the rainy season, major flooding of the
roadway occurs to adjacent businesses. The heavy industrial businesses that are located in this
area are severely impacted when rain events make travel along the road challenging and
dangerous. The funding would enable the City to address these concerns by constructing an
adequate drainage system and rehabilitating the roadway to provide safe passage to surrounding
businesses and connecting roadways.
Project Cost: $401,035.00
1.5 NW 20th COURT
(BETWEEN NW 139th STREET AND NW 141st STREET)
This street represents other low lying areas within the City that do not contain existing drainage
systems. As with similarly situated areas in the City, during the rainy season, major flooding of the
roadway occurs to adjacent businesses. The heavy industrial businesses that are located in this
area are severely impacted when rain events make travel along the road challenging and
dangerous. The funding would enable the City to address these concerns by constructing an
adequate drainage system and rehabilitating the roadway to provide safe passage to surrounding
businesses and connecting roadways.
Project Cost: $398,675.00
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2- CANAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
The City was awarded $700,000.00 for the Burlington Street Canal improvement project; the total
cost for the project is approximately $1.9 million dollars. The 1st phase of the project, which
includes about 40% of the total project, is estimated to cost $700,000.00 but the City does not
have any funding for the 2nd phase of the project, which is ready for construction. Burlington
Street canal does not comply with required slope per South Florida Water Management District
criteria. The Canal has progressive bank erosion which is already impacting the adjacent private
properties. The bank is very sharp and uneven and presents a health hazard. The existing condition
of the Canal bank has deteriorated as residents are complaining about the threat to their property
and public safety. The unprotected Canal bank is degrading the surface water quality and canal is
losing its aesthetic view. The Canal bank has to be restored to ensure required slope compliance
with the South Florida Water Management District regulations. The slope restoration and
stabilization will enhance public safety, address surface water quality and will also protect adjacent
properties. The restoration and related dredging will be included in the scope to improve the
environmental conditions and also to improve the surface water quality.
Project Cost: $1,439,800.00
3- DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
The City of Opa-locka Drinking Water distribution system is comprised of over 471,000 linear feet
of pipeline ranging in size from 2 inches to 24 inches in diameter. The existing piping consists of
over 106,000 linear feet of asbestos cement pipe (ACP) and over 260,000 linear feet is 6 inches or
less in diameter. The water distribution system of the City of Opa-locka serves the City of Opa-
locka, some portion of the City of Miami Gardens and also a portion unincorporated Miami -Dade
County, including Miami -Dade College.
Due to the age of the existing infrastructure, the distribution piping has experienced a significant
number of failures and is characterized by the presence of cracks which have led to breakage and
damage to the pipe segments within the system. These have secondarily resulted in leaks and
main breaks in the system adversely impacting on service levels to the residents. The majority of
the Drinking Water infrastructure is well past its useful life.
The water distribution system requires an upgrade significant to meet current standards, alleviate
tremendous amount of water loss through pipe leaks, replace asbestos/clay pipe, replace old non-
functional water valves, replacement and addition of fire hydrants, upsize distribution pipes,
reduce dead ends and maximize loops.
Project Cost: $2,816,000.00.
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4- WASTEWATER (WW) SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
The City of Opa-Iocka's sanitary sewer collection is comprised of approximately 183,000 linear feet
of gravity collection piping with maintenance access manhole structures interspaced throughout
the system. The transmission infrastructure comprises approximately 42,300 linear feet of piping
and 20 lift stations.
A. SERVICE AREA 16 GRAVITY SYSTEM REPAIRS
The project consists of rehabilitating defects in 6 through 8-inch diameter gravity sanitary sewer
pipes by the cured -in -place pipe lining method, at various locations within the City the limits.
This work includes supplementary cleaning of the affected existing gravity sanitary sewers,
isolating the reach of sewer to be repaired, inspecting it with closed circuit television (CCTV) then
installing a cured -in -place pipe liner and re -inspecting the repaired reach with CCTV. Repairs in
non- industrial areas will utilize a polyester resin system. The work in the sewer shall be
accomplished through the manholes, without disturbing the street surface or adjacent property
or any utility, except when performing excavated point repairs of sewers.
Project Cost: $1,320,000.00
B. PUMP STATION 4
The existing pump station 4 is running at a very low efficiency due to deterioration of the gravity
system. This is causing an excessive infiltration and station is missing required backup power
system in case of FPL power failure. The station receives discharge from station 1 and 2 in addition
to its service area. Currently the station is running at its maximum capacity and the runtime is
about 10 hours/day which is the maximum allowable capacity per Miami -Dade County regulations.
A complete rehabilitation of the existing station is required to meet Miami Dade County Standards.
The following activities will be completed in the interest of public health and protection of the
environment:
• Rehabilitate existing wet wells
• Install new control panels and telemetry systems
• Install new valve box, valves, and gages
• Line or replace existing manholes
• Line or replace existing sanitary sewer lines
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C. ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS AND BENEFITS OF PROJECT
As a result of the deteriorating conditions of its wastewater infrastructure, the City of Opa-Locka
has experienced sometimes experiences discharges of raw sewage from municipal sanitary sewer
systems out of manholes and onto city streets, playgrounds and into canal. The manholes and
sewer lines have some leakage and may pass a potential health risk to the public. Infiltration of
ground water, inflow of surface water, and exfiltration sewage into the ground is an ongoing
condition of the existing sanitary sewage system must be corrected in the interest of public health
and environmental conservation.
The system currently services residential communities and commercial properties. The City is
aware of the health and environmental issues and is currently working on addressing the issues,
especially in service area 16 by Rehabilitating the gravity system will not only eliminate potential
health risks and sewer back-ups, but will improve the overall hydraulic performance of the service
areas, and allow for future development, that is largely suspended as a result of moratorium
imposed by Miami Dade County.
Project Cost: $704,000.00
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5- CRIME PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES
5.1 ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNOLOGY NON -OFFICE AND NON -TRANSPORTATION
VEHICLES
The City of Opa-locka has a reputation for crime, both within the community and noted cases of
internal government corruption, including issues that have plagued the City's Police Department.
As a result, the Opa-locka Police Department and City officials seeks to change that perception
with the help of legislative funding to address internal control measures and increase monitoring
within the community. Once known as having the highest crime rate in the United States, Opa-
Locka' s current administration is working to change its relationship within the community and
increase accountability among police personnel. However, future improvement requires
additional resources and support among the law enforcement agencies, State Legislators and the
State's Justice Committee.
According to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) there are new technologies can offer police
many useful methods for combating criminal activity, with such tools as GPS and advanced
communications systems. Technologies such as body armor and less -lethal projectiles also
improve the safety of both police and the public. However, in an increasingly high-tech world,
more and more crimes involve technologies and police must be prepared for them. Its research
priorities are based on the needs of the law enforcement community. NIJ both creates new
technologies and evaluates technologies on the market for effectiveness and safety. Its evaluation
programs are often conducted in real -world environments in partnership with local law
enforcement and other outside entities. NIJ is also central in the development of standards for
new technologies, such as ballistics standards for body armor. NIJ is committed to helping make
new equipment and technology available to police throughout the country. Through outreach
programs, NIJ introduces police to new tools and offers a variety of training programs on new
technologies. NIJ also provides ongoing technology assistance for police using advanced
communications equipment. With the Legislative Priority Funding Request and the criminal
violence and crime in our City, the City of Opa-locka desires to be one of the many municipal
government police departments that are ahead of the time in safety and security to offers and the
community at large.
Project Cost: $700,000.00
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5.2 POLICE STATION AND VEHICLES
The police department provides the residents and visitors to our city with the quality and
professional law enforcement services needed. The current fleet of vehicles is 5 to 11 years old
and constantly being repaired. The police station building was damaged and the department had
to relocate to the City Hall building in town center, which brings the department to a disadvantage.
The daily operations such the processing of prisoners, interviews and document sexual offenders
or predators are hindered due to the presence of schools in the building.
Due to budget cuts the City has not been able to provide officers an allotment of uniforms, which
takes away from our professional look.
Project Cost: $6,420,000.00
6- YOUTH CRIME PREVENTION
The City of Opa-Locka is in need of assistance to address the issue of truancy and crime prevention
within South Florida. The City is ranked as the third (3rd) highest community with schools that have
multiple risk factors. These risk factors include, but are not limited to suicide, truancy, juvenile
crime, teenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse, and other negative behavior patterns.
According to the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), these risk
factors can lead to the detriment of a student's capacity to envision or achieve success. As part of
the City's commitment to provide quality Youth Programing that will deter truancy, bullying and
other negative behavior among school -age children, funding is being requested to support after
school and summer programming, and the production of a skit that will feature the City and
students as actors. Early intervention is essential to preventing and deterring, negative behavior
and any potential for criminal activity. Out low-income, at risk community is seeking outreach for
crime prevention and anti -bullying.
Project Cost: $250,000.00
7- SENIOR PROGRAMMING
In keeping with the nation's desire to enhance the quality of life for our senior residents, the Senior
Program will support high quality low-cost activities and nutrition for senior residents. The
program will provide weekly activities through shuttle bus transportation, credentialed and
courteous staff services, social interaction, recreational outings, health fairs, exercise and
nutrition; this program will minimize service gaps for our senior population that may suffer from
depression, anxiety, loneliness and other ailments that plague our elderly residents.
Project Cost: $250,000.00
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8- PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
The gymnasium is in need of sound proof wall to minimize the noise when conducting community
events. Resurface the gymnasium floor and exercise equipment.
Project Cost: $100,000.00
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