HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - City Manager - Arts for LearningCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Daniel J. Alfonso
City Manager
Lillian nlondet, Interim Direclo-i
Office of Grants Administr. I; n City of Miami Commission Meeting
of July 24th, 2014
DATE:
SUBJECT:
June 13, 2014
FILE:
Authorizing an Agreement
with Arts for Learning/Miami,
Inc.
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ENCLOSURES:
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 finding 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 $14,000.00 to operate the Art and Music component at
Kinloch Park and Curtis Park as part of the Miami Learning Zone Out -of -School Program
funded by the Children's Trust, for the 2014-2015 school year.
During the previous years, Arts for Learning/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 reasons stated above, 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 Learning/Miami, Inc., for the 2014-2015 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
services at Kinloch Park and Curtis Park. If these recommendations and findings meet
with your approval, please indicate by signing below.
The Legislation item will be placed on the agenda for the July 24th, 2014 City Commission
Meeting.
isapprov
Daniel J.
City Mananger
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