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Home My WebLink AboutLegislation-SUB'k—, `A" : �� City of Miami 3500 City Hall �� Pan American �, _ Drive - Legislation Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Resolution File Number: 09-00654 Final Action Date: > = (A —; W A RESOLUTION OF THE MIANII CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), 73 C v AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE MAYOR'S L.I_ ? ^ POVERTY INITIATIVE, ALSO KNOWN AS "ACCESS MIAMI", IN AN AMOUNT 0 �l rl NOT TO EXCEED $50,000, FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD, TO FULFILL THE Q n COST-SHARING PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENT OF A FEDERAL GRANT AWARDED TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"); ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS TO :Z: G M. GILL AND ASSOCIATES, TO PROVIDE DIRECT MANAGEMENT AND Q C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 300 SMALL AND UJI C z F n MINORITY BUSINESSES EACH YEAR THROUGH THE MINORITY BUSINESS LV Of cc a ENTERPRISE CENTER LOCATED IN THE CITY THROUGH DECEMBER 2011; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, AND = J 71 2 ANY OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR SAID PURPOSE. m LLJ C/3 0— WHEREAS, the Mayor's Poverty Initiative and ACCESS Miami has, as one of its four cornerstones, the goal of assisting City of Miami ("City") entrepreneurs and small businesses access to benefits and the opportunity to reach self sufficiency; and WHEREAS, the City wants to leverage federal funds via the United States Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency Grant to assist the City's entrepreneurs and small business with technical assistance to achieve business ownership, increase the effectiveness of existing businesses, and help them navigate through this current economic landscape; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency Grant requires the winning grantee to have a cost-sharing partnership like between the City and the Minority Business Enterprise Center in order to draw down federal funds to operate the center; and WHEREAS, funds in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for a one-year period from the Mayor's Poverty Initiative also known as ACCESS Miami are to be used as the required cost-sharing for the grant; and WHEREAS, M. Gill and Associates, who provides direct management and technical assistance services to more than 300 small and minority businesses each year, will administer the grant funds through December 2011; and WHEREAS, M. Gill and Associates successfully administered the Minority Business Enterprise center and of the 43 Minority Business Enterprise Centers in the United States, this South Florida Center is number one in program performance categories for 2005, 2006 and 2007; and WHEREAS, on January 1, 2009, the Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBECTM) was City of Miami Page I of 2 Printed On: 7/22/2009 a9 C.J�?_L�9iSl�,i p—cab File Number: 09-00654 approved and designated as an official Technical Assistance Provider, by the United States Small Business Administration ("SBA") which means that the MBE CTM is an approved Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) for the SBA's Community Express Loan Program and only approved TAP providers can provide technical assistance to loan applicants and complete and submit loan applications on behalf of small businesses for the SBA's Community Express Loan Program, for financing up to $250,000; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The allocation of funds from the Mayor's Poverty Initiative also known as ACCESS Miami, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, for a one-year period, to fulfill the cost-sharing partnership requirement of a federal grant awarded to the City and administered by M. Gill and Associates, to provide direct management and technical assistance services to more than 300 small and minority businesses each year through the MBEC through December, 2011, is authorized. Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute a Memorandum of Understanding, in substantially the attached form, and any other necessary documents for said purpose. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.{2} APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: JULIE O. BRU CITY ATTORNEY Footnotes: THIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL BACKUP, ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT THE END OF THIS DOCUMENT. {1} The herein authorization is further subject to all requirements that may be imposed by the including but not limited to those prescribed by Charter and Code provisions. {2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten 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. City of Miami Page 2 of 2 Printed On: 7/2212009 SUBSTITUTED U City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American �• Drive ..' .....Legislation Miami, FL 33133 www.rniamigov.com Resolution \ File Number: 09-00654 Final Action Date: RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), A THORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE MAYOR'S PO RTY INITIATIVE, ALSO KNOWN AS "ACCESS MIAMI", IN AN AMOUNT NOT O EXCEED $50,000, FOR AONE-YEAR PERIOD, WITH AN OPTION TO REO" FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS, FOR A TOTAL ALLOCA ON OF $150,000, TO FULFILL THE COST-SHARING PARTNER IP REQUIREMENT OF A FEDERAL GRANT AWARDED TO THE CITY OF MIA I ("CITY"); ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS TO M. GILL AND ASSOCIATES, PROVIDE DIRECT MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SE VICES TO MORE THAN 300 SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESSES EAC YEAR THROUGH THE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CENT LOCATED IN THE CITY THROUGH DECEMBER, 2011; AUTHORIZING T CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, I UBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY OCUMENTS FOR SAID PURPOSE. WHEREAS, the Mayor's Poverty Initiativ nd ACCESS Miami has, as one of its four cornerstones, the goal of assisting City of Miami (" 'ty") entrepreneurs and small businesses access to benefits and the opportunity to reach self sufficien ; and WHEREAS, the City wants to leverage federal fu s via the United States Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency Grant Nassist the City's entrepreneurs and small business with technical assistance to achieve business owne hip, increase the effectiveness of existing businesses, and help them navigate through this curve economic landscape; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Commerce Mihqrity Business Development Agency Grant requires the winning grantee to have a cost-sharing pa ership like between the City and the Minority Business Enterprise Center in order to draw down fede I funds to operate the center; and WHEREAS, funds in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for a one-year eriod, with an option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods for a total allocation of $150,000 fr the Mayors Poverty Initiative also known as ACCESS Miami are to be used as the required co -sharing for the grant; and WHEREAS, M. Gill and Associates, who provides direct management and techni I assistance services to more than 300 small and minority businesses each year, will administer the gra funds through December 2011; and WHEREAS, M. Gill and Associates successfully administered the Minority Business Ente City of Miami Page 1 of 2 Printed On: 711412009 SUBSTITUTED Number 09-00654 C nterand of the 43 Minority Business Enterprise Centers in the United States, this South Florida Ce ter is number one in program performance categories for 2005, 2006 and 2007; and WHEREAS, on January 1, 2009, the Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBECTIl) was approv and designated as an official Technical Assistance Provider, by the United States Small Business dministration ("SBA") which means that the MBEC7"" is an approved Technical Assistance Provider (T ) for the SBA's Community Express Loan Program and only approved TAP providers can provide to nical assistance to loan applicants and complete and submit loan applications on behalf of small b sinesses for the SBA's Community Express Loan Program, for financing up to $250,000, NOW, THEREF E, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The rec Is contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully slet forth in this Section. Section 2. The allocatio of funds from the Mayor's Poverty Initiative also known as ACCESS Miami, in an amount not to excee $50,000, for a one-year period, with an option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods, for 21\-_ I allocation of $150,000, to fulfill the cost-sharing partnership requirement of a federal grant awarde to the City and administered by M. Gill and Associates, to provide direct management and technic he services to more than 300 small and minority businesses each year through the MBEC rough December, 2011, is authorized. Section 3. The City Manager is autho ed{1} to execute a Memorandum of Understanding, in substantially the attached form, and any other cessary documents for said purpose. Section 4. This Resolution shall become of the Mayor.{2} APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS JULIE O. BRU CITY ATTORNEY Footnotes: ve immediately upon its adoption and signature {1} The herein authorization is further subject to all requirements that may be irr4�osed by the including but not limited to those prescribed by Charter and Code provisions. {2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of b 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. City of Miami Page 2 of 2 Printed On: 7/74/2009