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Resolution R-17-0252
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 2224 Final Action Date: 5/25/2017
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 RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDING, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS ATTACHMENT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION
METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-86
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE
ALLOCATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000.00 FROM THE
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TO OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER,
INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR SUMMER
READING PROGRAMS AT THE OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER,
SHENANDOAH PARK, JOSE MARTI PARK, ELIZABETH VIRRICK PARK, AND
THE BELAFONTE TACOLCY CENTER; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE
THE ALLOCATION, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has previously entered into agreements with
Overtown Youth Center, Inc., a Florida not for profit organization ("Overtown"); and
WHEREAS, Overtown has operated the Summer Reading Program ("Program") since
2015 which has assisted children of all reading levels to achieve a more proficient reading
status and increased educational involvement in the surrounding community; and
WHEREAS, the core mission of the Program is to provide children with professional
reading and mathematics classes provided by experienced instructors and being a positive
influence during the summer months; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has provided recommendations and a finding,
attached and incorporated as Attachment "A," that pursuant to Section 18-86(a)(3)(c) of the
Code 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
is recommending to the City Commission that the finding, attached and incorporated as
Attachment "A," be adopted and that competitive bidding methods and procedures be
waived;
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.
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Section 2. The City Commission, by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an
advertised public hearing, ratifies, approves, and confirms the City Manager's recommendations
and 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-
86(a)(3)(c) of the City Code, and waives the requirement for said procedures.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorizedI to allocate funds from the Office of
Community Investment in the amount of $50,000.00 to Overtown for the Program at the
Overtown Youth Center, Shenandoah Park, Jose Marti Park, Elizabeth Virrick Park, and the
Belafonte Tacolcy Center.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to execute any and all documents necessary
to complete the allocation for the Program, 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:
ndez, City ttor ey ) 5/22/2017
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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