HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit - Manager's Approval MemoDANIEL..J. AL PON%0
6.tTY MANAGER
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MIAMI, FLORIDA 3253-o70a
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TO: Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager
FROM: Milton Vickers, Senior Advisor to the City Manager on behalf of Commissioner
Uardemon
DATE, September 23, 2016
RE: CC-5 - Allocation of grant funds in the sum of $5O,000 from District S Anti -Poverty
Initiative to Teens Exercising Extraordinary Success (T.E-E.S.)
BACKGROUND
The City of M.:iami. ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative to address poverty and focus on providing support to
its residents.
Teens Exercising Extraordinary Success (T.E.E.S.) (the organization), .a Florida not for profit corporation, provides
youth with a secure positive family environment where they can learn life skills to lead a productive lifestyle free
of peer pressure, gangs, and drugs. The organization will utilize the funds obtained from District 5, Anti -Poverty
Initiative, to achieve their mission and run their Squash the Beef program This program educates men, women,
and youth to develop anon -violent conflict resolution methods, while identifying emotional triggers and to manage
those triggerswith understanding, diplomacy, and tact.
As they are familiar with the needs of the community and requirements imposed by the City, it would be
advantageous to the City to expedite the allocation and waive procurement requirements at this time. Providing
these funds to the organization will allow more youth to obtain these services immediately, with no added time for
the procurement process, which could take over 30-40 days,
In light of the above stated, approval of a waiver of the formal requirements of competitive sealed bidding methods
as not being practicable or advantageous to the City as set forth in the City Code of Ordinances, as amended,
specifically Section 18-85 (A), and the affirmation of these written findings and the forwarding of the same to the
City Commission for ratification by a four -fifths vote is respectfully requested.
/DISAI" PROVAL:
Daniel 1. Alfons • . Ci errs r