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Resolution R-21-0144
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 8789 Final Action Date: 4/8/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, RETROACTIVELY
RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S
RECOMMENDATION AND WRITTEN FINDING, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A", FOR THE SELECTION OF VARIOUS
GROCERY VENDOR STORES PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-90 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"),
WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING
METHODS AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FOR THE PURCHASE OF GROCERY VENDOR
STORE GIFT CARDS FOR DISTRIBUTION BY THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF FIVE MILLION
EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY
FIVE DOLLARS ($5,817,375.00); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS,
INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT
TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY
APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE
CITY CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -
DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET
FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS,
RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, many City of Miami ("City") residents are experiencing food insecurity as a
result of the effects of the Novel Coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City purchased 32,244 grocery vendor store gift cards ("Gift Cards")
using Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act funding for distribution by
the City's Department of Human Services ("Human Service") to qualified City residents to assist
them in combating food insecurity; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure deadline for the CARES Act funding was December 30,
2020; and
WHEREAS, various grocery vendor stores were selected to ensure that all City residents
would have access to use the Gift Cards for the purchase of food with minimal inconvenience
during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
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File ID: 8789 Enactment Number: R-21-0144
WHEREAS, the City Manager, pursuant to Section 18-90 of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), approved an emergency purchase to procure the Gift
Cards from the various grocery vendor stores for the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to 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, the City Manager's recommendation
and written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A", for the selection of various grocery
vendor stores pursuant to Section 18-90 of the City Code, waiving the requirements for
competitive sealed bidding methods as not being practicable or advantageous to the City for the
purchase of Gift Cards for distribution by Human Services for the approximate amount of Five
Million Eight Hundred Seventeen Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Five Dollars
($5,817,375.00), are hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all other
documents, including any amendments, renewals, and extensions, subject to all allocations,
appropriations, prior budgetary approvals, compliance with all applicable provisions of the City
Code, including the City's Procurement Ordinance, Anti -Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity
Principles, all as set forth in Chapter 18 of the City Code, in forms acceptable to the City
Attorney, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as may be deemed
necessary for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
vndez, ity Attor
ey 3/30/2021
'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 Code provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten 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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