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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #15756 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Miguel Gabela 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(S) AND RECOMMENDATION(S), 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, APPROPRIATING AND AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO -HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($250,000.00) ("GRANT") TO CAMARA DE COMERCIO LATINA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS (CAMACOL), INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("CAMACOL"), IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT ITS YOUTH AND MINORITY EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE TECH AND DIGITAL MEDIA SECTORS, 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 A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH CAMACOL AND ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-24-0124 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 15756 Final Action Date:4/11/2024 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(S) AND RECOMMENDATION(S), 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, APPROPRIATING AND AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO -HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($250,000.00) ("GRANT") TO CAMARA DE COMERCIO LATINA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS (CAMACOL), INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("CAMACOL"), IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT ITS YOUTH AND MINORITY EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE TECH AND DIGITAL MEDIA SECTORS, 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 A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH CAMACOL AND ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, 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, CAMARA DE COMERCIO LATINA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS (CAMACOL), INC., a Florida Not For Profit Corporation ("CAMACOL"), is an organization dedicated to providing outreach to a special segment of the community who are currently underserved and/or which have been affected by the post -pandemic business climate; and WHEREAS, CAMACOL submitted a grant application, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," to the City of Miami ("City") for MFE Program funds in order to offer programs to develop employment opportunities for minorities and the disenfranchised to enter into the tech and digital media sectors; training programs for at -risk youth and minorities; other programs that will develop skills necessary to obtain employment for the City's minority community in these sectors; and will work with public and private sector partners in program implementation ("Program"); and WHEREAS, the City's District 1 Commissioner ("Commissioner") wishes to provide grant funds, on a reimbursement basis, from the Commissioner's share of the City's MFE Program funds in an amount not to exceed Two -Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($250,000.00) ("Funds") for the Program; 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 of Miami ("City"); and WHEREAS, the City wishes to fund and to enter into a grant agreement with the CAMACOL for a total amount not to exceed Two -Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250,000.00) ("Grant") in order to implement 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. 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 Funds from the Commissioner's share of the City's MFE Program funds to CAMACOL 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 authorized1 to negotiate and execute a grant agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with CAMACOL, in order to implement the Program. 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. 1 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. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission.