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Home My WebLink AboutR-15-0341City of Miami Legislation Resolution: R-15-0341 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 15-00910 Final Action Date: 7/23/2015 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BYA FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) 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, $498,811.59 was 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 City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File Id: 15-00910 (Version: 1) Printed On: 3/16/2018 File Number: 15-00910 Enactment Number: R-15-0341 WHEREAS, PAL has not, and will not, expend the total grant of funds for the operation and 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 City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File Id: 15-00910 (Version: 1) Printed On: 3/16/2018 File Number: 15-00910 Enactment Number: R-15-0341 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 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} 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. City of Miami Page 3 of 3 File Id: 15-00910 (Version: 1) Printed On: 3/16/2018