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Resolution: R-20-0138
File Number: 7400
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 4/30/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE SPECIAL GRANT ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS ("CDBG-CV") IN THE AMOUNT OF
$3,281,526.00 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-20, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO
SUPPORT ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN
THE CITY OF MIAMI IN RESPONSE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
("COVID-19") PANDEMIC; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE,
SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE
THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla,
Commissioner Ken Russell, Commissioner Joe Carollo, Commissioner Manolo
Reyes
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 20-0123 adopted on April 23, 2020, the Miami
City Commission approved the acceptance of $6,598,623.00 in special grant funds for Fiscal
Year (TY") 2020, which included an amount of $3,281,526.00 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief
and Economic Security ("CARES") Act; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to allocate these funds in order for the City of Miami ("City")
to support economic and community development efforts in response to the Novel Coronavirus
("COVID-19") pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City's Administration recommends the allocation of Community
Development Block Grant ("CDBG-CV") special grant funds in the amount of $3,281,526.00 for
FY 2019-20 from the Department of Housing and Community Development to the
agencies/departments specified in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated, to support economic
and community development efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The allocation of CDBG-CV special grant funds in the amount of
$3,281,526.00 for FY 2019-20, as more particularly specified in Exhibit "A," attached and
incorporated, to support economic and community development activities in the City in response
to the COVID-19 pandemic is authorized.
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File ID: 7400
Enactment Number: R-20-0138
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose, subject to
all federal, state, and local laws that regulate the use of such funds.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i ria i ' ndez, City Attor iey 4/2812020
' 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.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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