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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Item Cover Page}`C v op AGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #14318 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Sabina Covo, Commissioner Joe Carollo, Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner Christine King A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING(S), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S- MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,500,000.00) ("GRANT") TO LIGA CONTRA EL CANCER, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, ("LA LIGA"), IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CANCER CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING CANCER -RELATED HOSPITAL PROCEDURES, CANCER -RELATED SURGERY, RADIATION THERAPY, IN -OUT PATIENT CARE, PREVENTATIVE SERVICES, PAP TESTS, MAMMOGRAMS, PSA SCREENINGS, RADIOLOGY SCANS, LABORATORY SERVICES, CHEMOTHERAPY, AND MEDICINES TO UNINSURED AND OR LOW-INCOME ADULT CANCER PATIENTS RESIDING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. of .�f City of Miami City Hall * INC IIf 6NAi10 * 3500 Pan American Drive .r;<. 11 eA Legislation Miami, FL 33133 Resolution www.miamigov.com Enactment Number: R-23-0336 File Number: 14318 Final Action Date:7/27/2023 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING(S), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S- MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,500,000.00) ("GRANT") TO LIGA CONTRA EL CANCER, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, ("LA LIGA"), IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CANCER CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING CANCER -RELATED HOSPITAL PROCEDURES, CANCER -RELATED SURGERY, RADIATION THERAPY, IN -OUT PATIENT CARE, PREVENTATIVE SERVICES, PAP TESTS, MAMMOGRAMS, PSA SCREENINGS, RADIOLOGY SCANS, LABORATORY SERVICES, CHEMOTHERAPY, AND MEDICINES TO UNINSURED AND OR LOW-INCOME ADULT CANCER PATIENTS RESIDING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. WHEREAS, on April 13, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. R-23-0178, the City of Miami ("City") created the Miami For Everyone ("MFE") Program to assist communities facing the long- term complications resulting from declared emergencies and to address the specific needs of the most vulnerable residents and businesses, through a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards priority areas of need that will further stabilize economic conditions within City Districts; and WHEREAS, Liga Contra El Cancer, Inc., a Florida Not For Profit Corporation ("LA LIGA"), is a volunteer driven, non-profit organization, founded in 1975, which provides free medical care to needy cancer -diagnosed patients, without regard to race, creed, or national origin, provided that they have established legal residence in the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, LA LIGA submitted a grant application to the City of Miami ("City") for MFE Funds, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," in order to provide qualifying City residents with cancer care services, inclusive of cancer -related hospital procedures, cancer -related surgery, radiation therapy, in -out patient care, preventative services, PAP tests, mammograms, PSA screenings, radiology scans, laboratory services, chemotherapy, and medicines ("Program"); and WHEREAS, the City's District 1 Commissioner ("Commissioner') wishes to provide grant funds from the Commissioner's share of the City's MFE Program funds in an amount not to exceed Three Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($3,500,000.00) ("Funds") for the Program; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), the City Manager has made a written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of the Funds for the Program; and WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the allocation of the Funds for the Program; 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. Pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code, by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the City Manager's written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B", that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of the Funds for the Program and waiving the requirements for said procedures, are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate the Funds from the Commissioner's share of the City's MFE Program to LA LIGA for the Program. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, modifications, and amendments, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ' 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: Vf t6ria-Vrd6z, City Attor iey 7/1812023