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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager
FROM: Milton Vickers, Senior Advisor
to the City Manager on behalf of
Commissioner Suarez
DATE: March 20, 2017
SUBJECT: $50,000 from District 4 to
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, Inc.
for the Mentor a Rising Star Program
BACKGROUND
The City of Miami ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative to address poverty and focus on
providing support to its residents.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, Inc. (the organization), a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization,
seeks to strengthen, develop, and secure our future leaders by matching the rising stars in our
community with committed mentors. The organization's long-term objective is to facilitate long-
standing mentoring relationships that positively impact at -risk youth to improve their overall
academic performance and develop positive social relationships.
The goal of the Mentor a Rising Star initiative is to use their proven one on one Bigs in Blue
mentoring model to help at -risk youth break the cycle of poverty and violence by improving their
academic and social performance. With the generous support of the City of Miami, their overall goal
in 2017- 2018 is to double the reach of our Bigs in Blue program by matching at least 25 at -risk
youth with law enforcement
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.
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 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.
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Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager