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OF .4y �y AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM "`°" °`""° File ID: #10601 „R`� Date: 08/31/2021 Requesting Department: Department of Human Services Commission Meeting Date: 09/23/2021 Sponsored By: District Impacted: All Type: Resolution Subject: Approval - Grant Funds - City of Miami Advancing Cities Program PURPOSE OF ITEM: A resolution of the Miami City Commission, accepting and appropriating additional grant funds in an amount of thirty seven thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars and forty one cents ($37,625.41) from The Miami Foundation under the Advancing Cities program for a new total amount of five hundred four thousand six hundred two dollars and forty one cents ($504,602.41) for the recently established special revenue project titled "Advancing Cities Grant Program" to support the city of Miami's efforts to increase workforce placements, implement a data management system, provide support services for program candidates, and assist small businesses with procurement activities; further authorizing the city manager to execute a grant agreement, and any amendments, modifications, and extensions thereto, all in a form acceptable to the city attorney, in order to accept the grant and implement the program. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Pursuant to Resolution No. R-19-0465 adopted November 21, 2019, the Miami Foundation initially awarded the City a three (3) year grant in an amount not to exceed $466,977.00 to hire one (1) full-time Workforce Navigator to work closely with the City's Opportunity Center staff to generate sustainable job opportunities and one (1) part-time Small Business Advocate to assist in the implementation of a data management system and work closely with the City's small businesses to identify and obtain resources from community providers; , the Miami Foundation has now awarded additional funds in an amount of $37,645.41 for a new total not to exceed amount of $504,602.41 ("Grant Funds") to further assist with this initiatives outlined above. Budget Impact Analysis Item is Related to Revenue Item is NOT funded by Bonds Total Fiscal Impact: $37,625.41 Reviewed By Department of Human Services William Porro Department Head Review Office of Management and Budget Aniska Elliott Budget Analyst Review Office of Management and Budget Leon P Michel Budget Review City Manager's Office Natasha Colebrook -Williams Assistant City Manager Review City Manager's Office Arthur Noriega V City Manager Review Completed 09/01/2021 7:58 AM Completed 09/01/2021 8:10 AM Completed 09/01/2021 9:56 AM Completed 09/01/2021 10:30 AM Completed 09/01/2021 1:13 PM Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Office of the City Attorney Domini J. Gibbs Office of the City Attorney Barnaby L. Min Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez City Commission Maricarmen Lopez Office of the Mayor Mayor's Office Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Legislative Division Review Completed ACA Review Completed Deputy Attorney Review Completed Approved Form and Correctness Completed Meeting Completed Signed by the Mayor Completed Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed Rendered Completed 09/02/2021 1:25 PM 09/08/2021 10:41 AM 09/08/2021 10:48 AM 09/09/2021 10:53 AM 09/23/2021 9:00 AM 10/04/2021 3:48 PM 10/04/2021 4:08 PM 10/04/2021 4:08 PM �tzY,°v City of Miami City Hall I1f 111 111T11 X' „ 11 3500 Pan American Drive Legislation Miami, FL 33133 r R % www.miamigov.com Resolution Enactment Number: R-21-0385 File Number: 10601 Final Action Date:9/23/2021 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT OF THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND FORTY-ONE CENTS ($37,625.41) FROM THE MIAMI FOUNDATION UNDER THE ADVANCING CITIES PROGRAM FOR A NEW TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWO DOLLARS AND FORTY-ONE CENTS ($504,602.41) FOR THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "ADVANCING CITIES GRANT PROGRAM" TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF MIAMI'S EFFORTS TO INCREASE WORKFORCE PLACEMENTS, IMPLEMENT A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PROGRAM CANDIDATES, AND ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES WITH PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") created the Department of Human Services ("Department") to improve residents' self-sufficiency and connections to various City services; and WHEREAS, the Department's objective is to provide support services to City residents based on the principles outlined in the Quality of Life Strategy which focuses on improving safety and sustainable opportunities in the City; and WHEREAS, the Assets, Capital, Community, Education, Savings and Success Miami ("ACCESS Miami") Initiative unites City resources with similar resources available from public, private, and non-profit organizations to offer tools and education that enables City residents and small businesses to improve their quality of life; and WHEREAS, the mission of the Miami Foundation under the Advancing Cities grant is to fund projects focused on training residents and small businesses to be more resilient to chronic financial stresses such as the lack of lucrative jobs, insufficient profits from local businesses, and procurement opportunities; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-19-0465 adopted November 21, 2019, the Miami Foundation initially awarded the City a three (3) year grant in an amount not to exceed four hundred sixty-six thousand nine hundred seventy-seven dollars ($466,977.00) to hire one (1) full-time Workforce Navigator to work closely with the City's Opportunity Center staff to generate sustainable job opportunities and one (1) part-time Small Business Advocate to assist in the implementation of a data management system and work closely with the City's small businesses to identify and obtain resources from community providers; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-19-0465 also established the Special Revenue Project titled "Advancing Cities Grant Program"; and WHEREAS, the Miami Foundation has now awarded additional funds in an amount of thirty-seven thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars and forty-one cents ($37,645.41) for a new total not to exceed five hundred four thousand six hundred two dollars and forty-one cents ($504,602.41) ("Grant Funds") to further assist with the initiatives outlined above; and WHEREAS, the Grant Funds will also allow participants to receive support services such as childcare subsidies, transportation passes, and On -The -Job training which are intended to improve the likelihood of success in attaining new job opportunities; 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 City Manager is authorized' to accept the additional funds in an amount not to exceed thirty-seven thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars and forty-one cents ($37,625.41) for a total amount not to exceed five hundred four thousand six hundred two dollars and forty-one cents ($504,602.41) from the Miami Foundation to supplement funds in the the recently established special revenue program titled "Advancing Cities Grant Program." Section 3. Resources are appropriated in the previously established Special Revenue Fund as described below: PROJECT TITLE: Advancing Cities Grant Program RESOURCES: The Miami Foundation: Initial Funding pursuant to R-19-0465 $466,977.00 Additional Funding $37,625.41 APPROPRIATIONS: Advancing Cities Grant Program $504,602.41 Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute a grant agreement and any amendments, modifications, and extensions thereto, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to accept Grant Funds and implement the Advancing Cities Grant Program. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 ' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions. Z 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. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: rft6riai dez,City Attor iey 9/9/2021