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Date: December 6, 2006 Requesting Department: Public Facilities (Asset Management.)
Commission Meeting Date: January 11, 2007 District Impacted: 2
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item ❑ Other
Subject: Accepting donation of in -kind services from the Turkel Foundation for the restoration of the
Dorsey Memorial Library.
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution, of the Miami City Commission, with attachment(s), authorizing the City Manager to
negotiate and to execute an Improvements and Indemnification Agreement with the Turkel Resource
Foundation, Inc., ("Foundation"), in substantially the attached form, in order for the Foundation to
complete the improvements at the City of Miami ("City") owned property located at 100 Northwest
17 Street, Miami, Florida, commonly known as the Dorsey Memorial Library subject to the
foundation providing insurance deemed appropriate by the City's Department of Risk Management.
Background Information:
See Supplemental Sheet
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SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET
Subject: Accepting donation of in -kind services from the Turkel Foundation for the restoration of the
Dorsey Memorial Library.
Background Information:
The City of Miami ("City") is the owner of real property located at 100 Northwest 17 Street,
Miami, Florida, commonly known as the Dorsey Memorial Library ("Library"). On September 25,
2003, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 03-1027, accepting a donation of in -kind services
from the Turkel Resource Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation"), consisting of $50,000 worth of
improvements to the Library. The Foundation was able to clean and secure the Library building,
prepare plans and specifications for the Project and receive preliminary cost estimates..
The Department of Capital Improvements and Transportation ("CIT") received a commitment
of funds from the Miami -Dade County Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond
"(GOB") in the amount of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) for the capital
project B-30531, Dorsey Memorial Library Restoration ("Project"), also known as Miami -Dade
County GOB Project No. 256-70545. Resolution No. 06-0611 adopted October 12, 2006 authorized
the City Manager to appropriate the GOB funds in the total amount of $250,000 for Project B-30531.
The Foundation is poised to continue with the restoration of the Library utilizing the GOB
funds and the City is pleased with the performance of the Foundation and has granted the GOB funds
to the Foundation to continue with the improvements. Said improvements consist of certain repairs
and/or improvements to sidewalks, concrete work, carpentry, lumber, masonry, doors and frames,
insulation, hardware, windows, shutters, lath and plaster, drywall, wood floors, ceramic tiles, painting,
plumbing, HVAC, electric including project administration and design but not limited to these
improvements ("Improvements"). The Foundation wishes to contract for the appropriate professional,'
construction and other services and oversee the work of the Improvements, at no cost to the City.
Upon completion of the work, the Library will be a restored as a resource center of African -
American history in Florida. It is the intention of the City to secure an arrangement with the Miami -
Dade County Public Libraries through an inter -local agreement, to operate the Library as a resource
center. The Foundation agrees to prepare the Library in accordance with the specifications as required
by the Miami -Dade County Public Libraries, attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
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