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Resolution R-20-0011
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 7047 Final Action Date: 1/23/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-72 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT
FUNDS FROM THE MAYOR'S SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ANTI-
POVERTY INITIATIVE ("API") IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) TO CUBAN MUSEUM, INC., A FLORIDA
NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("CUBAN MUSEUM"), IN SUPPORT OF
THE CUBAN MUSEUM CULTURAL PROGRAMS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative ("API")
to address poverty based on a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards
the City's residents achieving self-sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, Cuban Museum, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation ("Cuban
Museum"), is seeking funding in support of its Cuban Museum Cultural Programs
("Programs"); and
WHEREAS, the Program, described in further detail in the API Funding Request
Form, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," will provide access to cultural and
educational programs (e.g., Sunday Senior Matinees, Weekday Children Guided Tours,
Thursday Cuban Literature Appreciation, Saturdays at the Museum) to the public; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-72 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), the Mayor wishes to provide grant funds from the Mayor's share of
the City's API in an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) ("Funds")
for the Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority to negotiate and execute any
and all documents necessary, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for the
allocation of Funds for the Program;
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 and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. The City Manager is authorized', pursuant to Section 18-72 of the City
Code, to allocate Funds from the Mayor's share of the City's API to the Cuban Museum for
its Programs.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to execute any and all
documents necessary, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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'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.
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