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Resolution: R-20-0126
File Number: 7373
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 4/23/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE,
AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND
CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION
METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR
ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE
ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER'S
SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE ("API") IN A TOTAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($135,000.00) TO MARTIN LUTHER KING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT
CORPORATION ("GRANTEE"), IN SUPPORT OF THE GRANTEE'S MLK
WHEELS TO WORK PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR
SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Keon Hardemon
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative ("API") to
address poverty based on a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards the City's
residents achieving self-sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, a Florida not for
profit corporation ("Grantee"), is seeking funding in support of the Grantee's MLK Wheels to
Work Program ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the Program, described in further detail in the API Funding Request Form
attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," provides reliable transportation to low income families
who live or work in the City Commission District 5; and
WHEREAS, the City's District 5 Commissioner ("Commissioner') wishes to provide grant
funds from the Commissioner's share of the City's API in an amount not to exceed One
Hundred Thirty -Five Thousand Dollars ($135,000.00) ("Funds") for the Program; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), the City Manager has made a written finding, attached and incorporated
as Exhibit "B," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or
advantageous for the City's provision of said Funds for the Program; and
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File ID: 7373
Enactment Number: R-20-0126
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to
negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, for said allocation of Funds for the Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code, by a four-fifths (4/5ths)
affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the City Manager's written findings, attached
and incorporated as Exhibit "B," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not
practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of said Funds for the Program are hereby
ratified, approved, and confirmed and the requirements for said procedures are hereby waived.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate Funds from the Commissioner's
share of the City's API to the Grantee in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thirty -Five
Thousand Dollars ($135,000.00) for the Program.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to execute any and all documents
necessary, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
i ria i ndez, City ,yttor ey 4/14/2020
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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