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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on
Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 9:00 A.M. at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American
Drive, Miami, Florida, 33133 for the purpose of granting the following:
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 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; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CLARKE SMART
SOLUTIONS, LLC D/B/A URBAN PULSE DIRECT, LLC, MARTIN LUTHER KING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"),
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT, PROMOTE,
HOST, FUNDRAISE, AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY FOR TWO (2) CITY
PITMASTER BARBECUE COMPETITIONS WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 23,
2024 AT CHARLES HADLEY PARK, LOCATED AT 1350 NORTHWEST 50TH
STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA AND ON APRIL 20, 2024 AT MAURICE A. FERRE PARK,
LOCATED AT 1075 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA WITH PROCEEDS
TO BENEFIT THE VENTURE MIAMI SCHOLARSHIP FUND ("PURPOSE");
FURTHER AUTHORIZING AN ALLOCATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000.00) TO BE DIVIDED
AMONG THE ENTITIES STATED HEREIN, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE
TERM SHEET, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "B," FROM
THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER'S VENTURE MIAMI INITIATIVE ACCOUNT
NO. 971000.150009.882000.0.0 FOR SAID PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT ALL DONATED FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID
PURPOSE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-115 OF THE CITY CODE; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE SAID DONATED FUNDS TO
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE CITY'S VENTURE MIAMI
SCHOLARSHIP FUND, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-22-
0281, ADOPTED ON JULY 28, 2022; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS, RENEWALS, MODIFICATIONS, AND EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR
SAID PURPOSE, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, AND
PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE
SECTIONS OF THE CITY CODE, AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present or represented
at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the City
Commission in which the City Commission may take action. Should any person desire
to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be
considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may
be based (F.S. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City Commission
meeting is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a
special City Commission meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday
immediately following the cancelled meeting. In the event of one of the
aforementioned circumstances, the special meeting would be held on February 27,
2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500
Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133. All of the scheduled agenda items from
that cancelled meeting shall automatically be scheduled as an agenda item at the
special City Commission meeting.
The City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by
placing a notice of the special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City Hall
and the City's main administrative building, placing a notice on the City's website, and,
if feasible, placing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation before the special
meeting on the immediately following Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by
publication required for any such scheduled agenda item that is moved to the special
City Commission meeting.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing
special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of
the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business days prior to
the proceeding. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five
(5) business days prior to the proceeding.
(City Seal)
Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Ad No. 41155