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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM
File ID: #8640
Date: 02/12/2021 Requesting Department: City Commission
Commission Meeting Date: 02/11/2021 Sponsored By:
District Impacted:
Type: Resolution
Subject: Negotiations with Miguel De Grandy
Budget Impact Analysis
Total Fiscal Impact:
Reviewed By
City Commission Nicole Ewan Meeting Completed 02/11/2021 9:00 AM
Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 02/23/2021 2:12 PM
Office of Management and Budget Leon P Michel Budget Review Completed 02/23/2021 8:59 PM
Office of the City Attorney Pablo Velez ACA Review Completed 02/23/2021 9:25 PM
Office of the City Attorney Barnaby L. Min Deputy Attorney Review Completed 02/24/2021 7:52 AM
Office of the City Attorney Victoria Méndez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 03/01/2021 4:09 PM
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Rendered Completed 03/01/2021 4:12 PM
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Resolution
Enactment Number: R-21-0074
File Number: 8640 Final Action Date:2/11/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO COMMENCE NEGOTIATIONS FOR A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE
CITY OF MIAMI AND HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY
PARTNERSHIP, FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF MR. MIGUEL DE GRANDY FOR THE
PROVISION OF REDISTRICTING SERVICES IN ANTICIPATION OF A BID WAIVER
THAT SHALL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL ON
FEBRUARY 25, 2021.
WHEREAS, every ten (10) years, it is a generally accepted practice for local
makeup of City Commission districts to ensure the principle of "one person, one vote"; and
WHEREAS, preliminary reports of the 2020 Census have revealed that the population
Commission districts; and
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of ensuring that all five (5) City Commission districts
provide proper proportional representation and through a Professional Services Agreement
for the engagement of Miguel De Grandy
to its population and the required studies can be conducted to determine whether and how the
City Commission districts should be amended; and
WHEREAS, redistricting is a highly specialized matter with few local experts in the field
and Mr. De Grandy has extensive past experience of having performed these redistricting
services for the City, inclusive of the 2010 cycle; and
WHEREAS,
September 2021 in order to qualify for the 2021 election and will need to be condensed into a
six (6) month period to achieve said qualification; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission hereby directs the City Manager to commence
negotiations for the Agreement with H&K for the engagement of Mr. De Grandy for provision of
the services in anticipation of a bid waiver that will be brought before the City Commission for
approval on February 25, 2021;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY 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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is directed to commence negotiations for the Agreement,
in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, between the City and H&K for the engagement of Mr.
De Grandy for the provision of the services in anticipation of a bid waiver that shall be brought
before the City Commission for approval on February 25, 2021.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission.