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File Number: 15-00910
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BYA
FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC
HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S
RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION
METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID
PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE DE -ALLOCATION OF $34,500.00 IN FUNDS
PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE; APPROVING
THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS RECEIVED BY THE CITY MANAGER
THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
("MLK"), FOUNDATION OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND LEADERSHIP, INC
("FOCAL"), AND OMEGA POWER AND PRAISE MINISTRY, INC., FLORIDA
NOT -FOR -PROFIT CORPORATIONS, ARE THE MOST QUALIFIED PROVIDERS
TO COMBAT POVERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI; AUTHORIZING THE
ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 5 SHARE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI'S ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE FUNDS, ACCOUNT NO.
00001.980000.896000, TO MLK, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $260,000.00,
FOCAL, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $134,500.00 AND OMEGA POWER AND
PRAISE MINISTRY, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $38,811.00; AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND TO EXECUTE, AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH MLK,
FOCAL AND OMEGA POWER AND PRAISE MINISTRY, INC., FOR SAID
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No, 14-0362, adopted September 23, 2014, the City
Commission approved an allocation of funds in the amount of $1.25 million for the newly created
Anti -Poverty Initiative; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 15-0106, adopted March 12, 2015, the City Commission
approved the establishment of accounts for the five (5) City of Miami ("City") Commission Districts, for
the sole purpose of allocating Anti -Poverty Initiative funds to said districts, utilizing the proportionate
percentage of poverty levels based on the five (5) year poverty rate determined by the American
Community Survey, as adjusted annually, from which, $498,811,59was allocated to City Commission
District 5; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 15-0279, adopted June 25, 2015, the City Commission
approved the grant of funds, in a total amount not to exceed $100,000.00, from the City Commission
District 5 share of the Anti -Poverty Initiative for a 2015 Summer Youth Employment and Financial
Empowerment Program ("Program") to be operated and administered by the Miami Police Athletic
League ("PAL"); and
WHEREAS, PAL has not, and will not, expend the total grant of funds for the operation and
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administration of the Program, with a total of $34,500.00 in unspent grant funds leftover; and
WHEREAS, it is desired that the City Commission de -allocate the $34,500,00 in unspent grant
funds previously allocated to PAL, with such funds returning to the City Commission District 5 share of
the Anti -Poverty Initiative funds, leaving City Commission District 5 with a balance of $433,311.59 in
remaining Anti -Poverty Initiative funds; and
WHEREAS, it is desired that the remaining grant funds from the City Commission District 5
share of the Anti -Poverty Initiative funds, Account No. 00001.980000.896000, be designated for a (1)
Wheels -to -Work program to be operated and administered by the Martin Luther King Economic
Development Corporation ("MLK"), in a total amount not to exceed $135,000.00; (2) a community
kitchen incubator build -out to be designed, constructed, maintained and operated by MLK, in an
amount not to exceed $125,000.00; (3) student vocational and foreign language mentoring program to
be operated and administered by Foundation of Community Assistance and Leadership, Inc.
("FOCAL"), in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00; (4) youth summer employment program for
students residing within Liberty Square to be operated and administered by FOCAL, in an amount not
to exceed $34,500.00; and (5) senior feeding services program to be operated and administered by
Omega Power and Praise Ministry, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $38,811.00; for a total amount not
to exceed $433,311.00; and
WHEREAS, the above service providers were determined to be the most advantageous
not -for -profit organizations, in the City's best interest, to collectively combat poverty with the City of
Miami; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has approved the recommendations and findings received from
his office, and has made findings that pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("City Code"), competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not
practicable or advantageous for obtaining said services, and has recommended to the City
Commission that the recommendations and findings be adopted and that competitive bidding methods
and procedures be waived for the programs; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to negotiate
and execute, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, grant agreements with MLK, FOCAL and
Omega Power and Praise Ministry, Inc., for said Programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are adopted by
reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2, The amount of $34,500.00 is de -allocated from the from the amount previously
allocated to PAL, with such funds returning to the City Commission District 5 share of the Anti -Poverty
Initiative funds.
Section 3. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the City
Manager's finding and recommendations that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not
practicable or advantageous pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code, waiving the requirements
for said procedures, is ratified, approved and confirmed and the recommendations and findings
received by the City Manager that MLK, FOCAL and Omega Power and Praise Ministry, Inc., Florida
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not -for -profit corporations, are the most qualified providers to combat poverty within the City of Miami,
are approved.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized{1} to allocate grant funds from the City Commission
District 5 share of the Anti -Poverty Initiative funds, Account No. 00001,980000.896000, to MLK, in an
amount not to exceed $260,000,00; FOCAL, in an amount not to exceed $134,500.00; and Omega
Power and Praise Ministry, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $38,811.00, for a total amount not to
exceed $433,311.00.
Section 5. The City Manager is authorized to {1} negotiate and to execute, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney, grant agreements with MLK, FOCAL and Omega Power.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor, {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VI(tORIA M NDEZ
CITY ATTOR' EY w
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 (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.
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