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File Number: 08-00084 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,000,
FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
33RD YEAR PROGRAM INCOME ACCOUNT; ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS TO
THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXCEPTIONAL, INC.
("ADE"), TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION ON THE TRAINING KITCHEN
FACILITY, AS SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT
WITH ADE, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the Association for the Development of the Exceptional, Inc. ("ADE"), is a non-profit
agency located at 2801 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, that provides vocational training to
developmentally disabled adults; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 96-551, adopted July 25, 1996, the City Commission
approved an allocation, in the amount of $47,800, from Community Development Block Grant Funds to
ADE, for the purpose of carrying out public facilities and improvements to build a kitchen training
facility at their location; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 98-402.1, adopted April 14, 1998, the City Commission
approved an additional allocation, in the amount of $50,000, to ADE to continue to build the kitchen
training facility at their location; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 05-0477, adopted July 28, 2005, the City Commission
approved an allocation, in the amount of $140,000, to ADE to complete the kitchen training facility
which would allow the agency to train persons with disabilities, teaching the skills necessary to obtain
gainful employment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 07-0265, adopted May 10, 2007, the City Commission
approved an extension of the contract expiration date, to September 30, 2007, for ADE to secure
approved building permits, commence construction, and have the project fully funded; and
WHEREAS, at said commission meeting, the City Commission directed the Department of
Community Development to cooperate in finding a way to bridge ADE's funding gap, approximately
$70,000 to $75,000, to complete the kitchen training facility project, so long as ADE meets the
aforementioned requirements; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 07-0695, adopted December 13, 2007, the City
Commission authorized the extension and rollover of accounts of previously approved projects to
September 30, 2008, including ADE's training kitchen project, to ensure the completion of said
projects, and required said agency to execute a five year restrictive covenant with the City of Miami;
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WHEREAS, ADE has complied with the three contingencies set in Resolution No. 07-0265; and
WHEREAS, twenty percent of the training kitchen facility project is complete; and
WHEREAS, the additional funding sought will cover the construction shortfall ADE faces; and
WHEREAS, the Administration therefore recommends the transfer of funds, in the amount of
$72,000, from the City of Miami Department of Community Development 33rd Year Program Income
account to ADE to complete the training kitchen facility construction project;
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 transfer of funds, in the amount of $72,000, from the City of Miami Department of
Community Development 33rd Year Program Income account and the allocation of said funds to ADE
to complete construction on the training kitchen facility, as specified in Exhibit "A," attached and
incorporated, is authorized.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute an Amendment, in substantially the
attached form, to the existing Agreement with ADE, 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:
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Footnotes:
{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 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.
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