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Resolution R-17-0014
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 1538 Final Action Date: 1/12/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY
MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS ATTACHMENT
"A", 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 ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 5 SHARE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE PROGRAM, IN A
TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $135,000.00, TO MARTIN LUTHER KING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE WHEELS TO WORK
PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Keon Hardemon
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority to allocate grant funds from the City of
Miami ("City") District 5 Anti -Poverty Initiative Program to Martin Luther King Economic
Development Corporation ("MLKEDC") in a total amount not to exceed $135,000.00 for the
Wheels to Work Program; and
WHEREAS, the Program will assist low-income individuals with their transportation needs to
and from necessary activities such as work or educational institutions; and
WHEREAS, participants will be from District 5 who have a transportation hardship; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has made a finding, attached and incorporated as Attachment
"A", 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 to the City for obtaining said services, and has recommended to the City
Commission that the finding be adopted and that competitive bidding methods and procedures
be waived for the Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to negotiate
and execute, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, a grant agreement with MLKEDC, for
said Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
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File ID: 1538 Enactment Number: R-17-0014
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the
City Manager's finding, attached and incorporated as Attachment "A", that competitive
negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the City pursuant to
Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, and waiving the
requirements for said procedures, is ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate grant funds from the District 5 share
of the City's Anti -Poverty Initiative Program, in a total amount not to exceed $135,000.00, to
MLKEDC for the Wheels to Work Program.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and to execute a Grant Agreement
with MLKEDC, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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 City 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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