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Resolution R-22-0285
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File Number: 12256
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 7/28/2022
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 AND RECOMMENDATION, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION
METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CITY CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES;
ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF
2021 ("ARPA") CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY
FUNDS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) ("GRANT") TO
THE PRESIDIO POLITICO HISTORICO CUBANO, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR
PROFIT CORPORATION ("PRESIDIO POLITICO"), TO CONDUCT
NECESSARY WORK AND UPGRADES TO THE MUSEUM, SUBJECT TO ALL
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH
FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH PRESIDIO POLITICO AND
ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND
AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
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 resulting from the Novel
Coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury issued the
final rule (31 CFR Part 35) to implement the Coronavirus State Fiscal and Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds ("ARPA Funds") established under ARPA ("Final Rule"); and
WHEREAS, the Final Rule establishes the guidance and eligible uses of the ARPA
Funds; and
WHEREAS, the Presidio Politico Historico Cubano, Inc., a Florida not for profit
corporation ("Presidio Politico"), is an organization is dedicated to assisting political prisoners
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from Cuba, living in Miami and others incarcerated on the island overseas for the past 40 years
and operates the "Casa del Preso" museum; and
WHEREAS, Presidio Politico submitted a funding request to the City of Miami ("City") for
ARPA Funds to upgrade the electrical at the museum, paint the iron fencing, install exterior and
interior cameras, upgrade the alarm system, install new blinds, install a new A/C unit, purchase
a new refrigerator and stove, remodel two bathrooms, roof repairs, and repair the interior of the
second floor of the museum ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the City's ARPA consultant has reviewed the funding request from Presidio
Politico and has determined that providing ARPA Funds to Presidio Politico in order to
implement the Program is an eligible use of ARPA Funds under the Final Rule, attached and
incorporated as Exhibit "A;" and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has made a written finding and recommendation, attached
and incorporated as Exhibit "B," pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("City Code"), that competitive bidding is not practicable or advantageous
to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to fund and enter into a grant agreement with Presidio
Politico for a total amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00)
("Grant") in order to implement the Program and with the Grant to be disbursed as follows: an
amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to be disbursed in Fiscal Year ("FY")
2022-2023 and an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars to be disbursed in FY 2023-
2024;
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. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the City Manager's finding and recommendation, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B," that
competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the
City pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code are ratified, approved, and confirmed and the
requirements for said procedures are waived.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate and appropriate the Grant to
Presidio Politico in order to implement the Program on a reimbursement basis, subject to all
federal, state, and local laws that regulate the use of such funds for said purpose.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute a grant
agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with Presidio Politico, in order to
implement the Program.
' 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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Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
other necessary documents, modifications, and amendments, all in forms acceptable to the City
Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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