HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Arts for Learning-Miami, Inc.CITY OF MIAMI; FLORIDA
.INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
FROM:
Tony E, Crapp, Jr.
City Manager
Lillian Blondet, Interim
Office of Grant$ymini
on
DATE
SUBJECT:
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
June 9, 2011
FILE:
Authorizing an Agreement
with Arts for Learning/Miami,
Inc,
City of Miami Commission Meeting
of July 14`n, 2011
The Office of Grants Administration respectfully requests you approval and action of the
• City.of•Miami Commission by a 4/5ths affirmative vote, after an advertized public hearing •
ratifying., •approving and confirming the City Manager's recommendation; and.firiding that
competitive negotiation methods are not practicable or advantageous regarding the
agreement for the educational services described below.
The Department respectfully requests such recommendation, finding, and authorization in .•
.order to proceed with executing an agreement with Arts for Learning/Miami, Inc.; to •
award funds, in the amount of S14,000.00 to operate the Art and Music component at
Holmes Elementary as part of the Miami Learning Zone Out -of -School Program funded
by the Children's. Trust,,for the 2011-2012 school year.
During the previous years, Arts for Leaming/Miami, Inc. has demonstrated its
qualifications and capacity to serve the city through the following:
1. Providing visual and/or performing arts instruction.at designated site.
2. Coordinating four hours of weekly instruction at the designated site.
3. Providing a Resident Artist at the site to teach thematic classes designed to help
the students practice their. communication skills, improve their visual literacy as
well as develop their coginitive and physical functioning.
• 4. Providing each artist with paid training and planning in order to assist them in
preparation for their residency.
For the reasonsstatedabove, as required by the Section 18-85(A) of the Code of the City
.of Miami, the Office of Grants Administration (1) recommends the• execution of an
agreement. with Arts for Leaming/Miami, Inc., for the 2011-2012 contract year be
awarded to Arts for Learning/Miami Inc., which is qualified and has been providing said
services described above for many years, and (2) finds that the competitive negotiated
methods are'not practicable or advantageous for the provision of the aforementioned
literacy .services at Holmes Elementary School. If these recommendations and findings •
meet with your.approval, please indicate by signing belbw,;The Legislation item will be
placed on the agenda.for the July 14th, 2011 City Commission Meeting.
Date:
City Manager
sapprov
K nneth Roberttan
Director Of Purchasing
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