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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH LAWYERS TITLE
INSURANCE CORPORATION, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$2 022S, AND INTO A CONTRACT WITH PATRICIA
MELLERSON, A MINORITY CONTRACTOR, IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EMCEED $22,215, TO PERFORM ABSTRACT
SERVICES ON APPROXIMATELY i,000 PROPERTIES WHICH -
HAVE DELINQUENT SOLID WASTE BILLS SOTHAT ALL
PARTIES WITH INTEREST IN SUCH PROPERTIES MAY BE
NOTIFIED OF IMMINENT LEGAL ACTION TO COLLECT
DELINQUENT SOLID WASTE FEES WITH FUNDING THEREFOR
ALLOCATED FROM THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT'S
CURRENT YEAR OPERATING BUDGET, WITH THE
CONCURRENCE OF THE SOLID WASTE AND LAW DEPART-
MENTS AND WITH THE COSTS TO BE ADDED TO THE
OUTSTANDING DELINQUENT SOLID WASTE FEES.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami is actively pursuing the
collection of solid waste fees; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to notify all parties that have an
interest in the property prior to initiating legal action; and
WHEREAS, Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, and Patricia
Mellerson, responded to a request for proposal mailed to thirteen
abstract companies and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the use of _,a -
professional abstract company is the most cost effective method
of doing the work;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI,-FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter
into professional service agreements with Lawyers Title Insurance
Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $27,225, and Patricia
Mellerson, a minority contractor, in an amount not to exceed
$22,275, to perform abstract services on approximately 1,000
properties which have delinquent solid waste bills so that all
parties with interest in such properties may be notified of
imminent legal action to collect delinquent solid waste fees,with
funding therefor allocated from the Solid Waste Department's
current year operating budget, with the concurrence of the Solid
Waste and Low Departments and with the costs to be added to the
outst,anding delinquent solid waste fees.
1'A$SED AND ADQP-7 D on this the 18day of jay ;a 1986,
Maurice A. Fevre
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Members of the City Commission
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FR�tA: Sergio P e r e i a R�NLNeCS:
City, Manager
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It is recommended that the attached resolution authorizing
the City danger to enter into contracts with Lawyers Title
Insurance Corporation in an amount not to exceed S27,225,
and Patricia Mellerson, a minority contractor, in an
amount not to exceed $22,275, to perform abstract services
on approximately 1,000 properties .which ..have delinquent
solid waste bills so that all parties with interest in
such properties may be notified of imminent legal action
to collect delinquent solid waste fees, with funding
therefor from the Solid Waste current year operating
budget, , and with the concurrence of the Solid Waste and
Law Departments and with the costs to be added to the
outstanding delinquent solid waste fees.
The Departments of Finance and Law are actively pursuing- the
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collection of solid waste fee accounts. One step- in the process is
to notify the owner and a I I other persons, companies, banks, etc.,
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that have an interest in the property that legal actin to collect the
fee is imminent. ,
To ascertain the correct information related to parties that have an
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interest in the property, a search of the Title and related records
is required. The most efficient and professional method of verifying
this- information is to contract for the services of an abstract
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company.
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A letter requesting quotes on the work to be performed was mailed to
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thirteen companies that doabstract work. Included were two
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companies supplied by the City's Minority -Procurement Officer.
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Responses- to the request for proposals were limited to three, as
follows:
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1) Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation Proposal
2) One "No -Bid" letter
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3 One telephone inquiry
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subsequently, several of
the companies that had not responded to the
and they advised that because of
request for proposal were
their limited site they
their
contacted
did not engage in jobs of any si gni fi cant
rude. However, the
RFP allowed companies to bid in segments of
they were equipped to
two to three thousand,
Or any other quantity
handle.
Subsequent to, and in
response to our follow" -up contact, the two
Ms. Patricia Mellersen submitted`
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minority firms submitted responses.
and has been selected. Ms. Mellerson
mpetitive response
is Black female with
a real estate appraisal, consultation, sales
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and management firm.
Lawyers Title Insurance
Corporation is not minority owned, but their
employment composition is
500.1 Latin and 2% Black.
The City expects to have approximately 19000 accounts researched,
of approximately
from which we expect
S500,000. Funding for
to produce collections
the research will be provided by the Solid
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Waste Budget.
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Adrienne Mc6eth
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Adrienne Macbeth
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Assistant to City manager
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