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Home My WebLink AboutR-22-0019City of Miami f Legislation Resolution: R-22-0019 File Number: 11161 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Date: 1/13/2022 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA") FUNDS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,150,000.00) TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING NOT -TO -EXCEED AMOUNTS AND FOR THE FOLLOWING ARPA-ELIGIBLE PURPOSES: (1) TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) TO THE SUNDARI FOUNDATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, ON BEHALF OF LOTUS HOUSE, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS ("COVID-19") PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY BY PROVIDING TRADESMAN, TECH, AND OTHER ARPA-ELIGIBLE JOB TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, (11) TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) TO CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY BY PROVIDING TRADESMAN, TECH, AND OTHER ARPA- ELIGIBLE JOB TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, (111) SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000.00) TO THE MIAMI FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR SERVICES TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, AND (IV) THE FOLLOWING ALLOCATIONS ARE FOR CAMILLUS HOUSE, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION: EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($800,000.00) FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND OTHER SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000.00) FOR THE LAZARUS/MATT TALBOT PROGRAMS FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE TREATMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000.00) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY BY PROVIDING CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY JOB TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, AND FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000.00) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY BY PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION TRADESMAN JOB City of Miami Page 1 of 4 File ID: 11161 (Revision:) Printed On: 112012022 File ID: 11161 Enactment Number: R-22-0019 TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDED THAT THESE ALLOCATIONS ARE APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE CITY'S ARPA CONSULTANT ("CONSULTANT APPROVAL") WHO IS TO BE RETAINED BY THE CITY PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR QUOTATION NO. 1431386; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, LOCAL, AND CITY LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, FOR SAID PURPOSE. SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Commissioner Ken Russell, Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner Christine King WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") into law; and WHEREAS, ARPA is a historic emergency financial relief and investment package that addresses the unprecedented public health and economic crisis of the Novel Coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic; and WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the City of Miami ("City") accepted $68,819,708.50 from the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to Resolution No. R-21-0268 and the City expects to receive an additional allocation of $68,819,708.50 in ARPA funds in the year 2022 for a total amount of $137,639,417.00; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Request for Quotation No. 1431386 ("RFQ 1431386"), the City is currently in the process of obtaining ARPA consulting services ("City's Consultant"); and WHEREAS, the City's Consultant will support effective management and oversight of ARPA funding, including consultation for ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory, and other requirements; and WHEREAS, since the City's Consultant has not been obtained, the approval of these allocations is subject to the written approval by the City's Consultant; and WHEREAS, it is the direction of the City Commission to allocate ARPA funds in a total amount not to exceed three million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,150,000.00) to The Sundari Foundation, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation, on behalf of Lotus House ("Sundari Foundation"), Chapman Partnership, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation ("Chapman Partnership"), Miami Foundation for Mental Health, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation ("Miami Foundation for Mental Health"), and Camillus House, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation ("Camillus House"), all as described herein, provided that these allocations are approved in writing by the City's Consultant ("Consultant Approval") who is to be retained by the City pursuant to RFQ 1431386; and WHEREAS, ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024 and must be spent by December 31, 2026; and WHEREAS, these allocations shall be in compliance with all applicable Federal, State of Florida, local, and City laws, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to ARPA (collectively, "Law"); and City of Miami Page 2 of 4 File ID: 11161 (Revision:) Printed on: 112012022 File ID: 11161 Enactment Number: R-22-0019 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), the City Manager has provided a written finding and recommendation, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A", that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of said funds for said purpose and such procedures should be waived; and WHEREAS, in the event that the City's Consultant reviews these allocations and does not provide the Consultant Approval, then these allocations must return to the City Commission for further clarification and City Commission action; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY 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. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote and after an advertised public hearing, the City Manager's finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the City pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code and waiving the requirements for said procedures is ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 3. The allocation of ARPA funds, on a reimbursement basis, in a total amount not to exceed three million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,150,000.00) to the following organizations in the following not -to -exceed amounts and for the following ARPA-eligible purposes is approved:' (i) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) to the Sundari Foundation to provide support for individuals who have experienced a negative economic impact from the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing tradesman, tech, and other ARPA-eligible job training for unemployed individuals, (ii) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) to the Chapman Partnership to provide support for individuals who have experienced a negative economic impact from the COVI D-19 public health emergency by providing tradesman, tech, and other ARPA-eligible job training for unemployed individuals, (iii) seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00) to the Miami Foundation for Mental Health for services addressing behavioral healthcare needs exacerbated by the COVID-19 public health emergency, and (iv) the following allocations are for the Camillus House: eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00) for supportive housing and other services for individuals experiencing homelessness, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) for the Lazarus/Matt Talbot programs for substance misuse treatment and mental health services, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) to provide support for individuals who have experienced a negative economic impact from the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing culinary arts and hospitality job training for unemployed individuals, and four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) to provide support for individuals who have experienced a negative economic impact from the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing construction tradesman job training for unemployed individuals, provided that the Consultant Approval is issued for all of these allocations, City of Miami Page 3 of 4 File ID: 11161 (Revision:) Printed on: 112012022 File ID: 11161 Enactment Number: R-22-0019 Section 4. Subject to the receipt by the City Manager of the Consultant Approval, the City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all necessary documents, including amendments, extensions, and modifications, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, subject to compliance with the Law, for said purpose. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 i ria i : ndez, Cify Attor iey 1/4/2022 ' 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. City of Miami Page 4 of 4 File ID: 11161 (Revision:) Printed on: 112012022