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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-08-0075City of Miami Legislation Resolution: R-08-0075 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 08-00117 Final Action Date: 2/14/2008 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BYA FOUR- FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-614 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), WAIVING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION 2-612 OF THE CITY CODE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXCEPTIONAL, INC., FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION ON A TRAINING KITCHEN FACILITY. WHEREAS, the Association for the Development of the Exceptional, Inc. ("ADE") is a non-profit Florida corporation that provides vocational training to developmentally disabled adults; and WHEREAS, ADE desires to enter into an agreement with the Department of Community Development ("DCD") to provide public facilities and improvements to complete construction on a kitchen training facility which would allow the agency to teach persons with disabilities the skills necessary to obtain gainful employment; and WHEREAS, said agreement is in the amount of $72,000; and WHEREAS, Helena Del Monte is the Executive Director of ADE; and WHEREAS, Helena Del Monte is a member of the City of Miami ("City") Community Relations Board; and WHEREAS, Article V, Sections 2-611 and 2-612 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), states in part, that no member of any City board shall enter into any contract or transact any business with the City; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2-614 of the City Code establishes a waiver provision of Sections 2 -611 and 2-612 of the City Code by permitting waiver of a transaction(s) by an affirmative vote of four -fifths of the members of the City Commission after a public hearing and only after findings by four -fifths of the members of the City Commission that, among others, the property or services to be involved in the proposed transaction are unique and the City cannot avail itself of such property or services without entering into a transaction which would violate this section but for waiver of its requirements and the proposed transaction will be to the best interest of the City; and WHEREAS, the services being provided by ADE are unique due to its experience and familiarity with the skills, training techniques and job placement expertise as they relate to assisting developmentally disabled adults obtain gainful employment; and City of Miami Page 1 of 2 File Id: 08-00117 (Version: 1) Printed On: 4/26/2017 File Number: 08-00117 Enactment Number: R-08-0075 WHEREAS, this transaction is in the best interest of the City because it supports DOD's mission of, among other things, providing services to low and moderate income people; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The prohibitions contained in Section 2-612 and 2-614 of the City Code, are waived by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote of the members of the City Commission, after a public hearing, as such prohibitions pertain to Helena Del Monte, the Executive Director of the agreement recipient, ADE, for public facilities and improvements. Section 3. The waiver set forth in Section 2 hereof, is based upon the following findings: a) The services provided are unique due to ADE's experience and familiarity with the skills, training techniques and job placement expertise as they relate to assisting developmentally disabled adults obtain gainful employment. b) This transaction is in the best interest of the City because it supports DOD's mission of, among other things, providing services to low and moderate income people Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.{1} Footnotes: {1} 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. City of Miami Page 2 of 2 File Id: 08-00117 (Version: 1) Printed On: 4/26/2017