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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager January 5, 2017
TO : DATE :
FROM,
N'lensah, Director
Department of Community and
Economic Development
SUBJECT:
FILE :
Allocation of $368,324 for Public
Services activities with funds
allocated from Social Services
Gap program
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
BACKGROUND
Due to the continuous decrease of available of Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG")
funds in the last few years, Public Service agencies' allocations have been reduced resulting in
reduction of services to residents. The City Commission approved the allocation of funding to
cover public services program shortfall from Social Service Gap program fund account No.
00001.910101.882000, to the agencies specified in Attachment "B" to provide public services for
the City during the Department of Community and Economic Development's (DCED) program
year that started from April 1, 2016 to March 31st, 2017.
On December 8, 2016, the Miami City Commission changed the program year of DCED from
April 1 — March 31st to October 1 — September 30'h to be consistent with the City's Fiscal year
resulting an additional 6-month extension of the current year to September 30, 2017.
As these agencies are familiar with the needs of the community and requirements imposed by
the City and currently performing the services needed by the City. It would therefore be
advantageous to the City to expedite the allocation and waive procurement requirements at this
time.
Providing these funds to these organizations will allow residents of the community to have an
uninterrupted service from agencies they are already familiar with, which cannot happen with
procurement process, which could take over 30-40 days.
RECOMMENDATION
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 Ordinance, 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.
APPROVED: ❑ DISAPPROVAL:
Daniel J. Al o 0, C) y Manager CED 17002