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File ID: #12086
Resolution
Sponsored by: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Joe Carollo,
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
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
FINDING AND RECOMMENDATION, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT
"B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT
PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT
TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID
PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA") CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY
FUNDS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.00) ("GRANT") TO THE
BAY OF PIGS MUSEUM AND LIBRARY OF THE "2506 BRIGADE", INC., A FLORIDA
NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("BRIGADE 2506"), FOR THE HIRING OF A NEW
MUSEUM MANAGER, MUSEUM AUDIO VISUAL EXPANSION, AND DISPLAY ITEMS,
SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE
USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH BRIGADE 2506 AND ANY AND ALL OTHER
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-22-0233
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 12086 Final Action Date:6/23/2022
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
FINDING AND RECOMMENDATION, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT
"B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT
PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT
TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID
PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA") CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY
FUNDS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.00) ("GRANT") TO THE
BAY OF PIGS MUSEUM AND LIBRARY OF THE "2506 BRIGADE", INC., A FLORIDA
NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("BRIGADE 2506"), FOR THE HIRING OF A NEW
MUSEUM MANAGER, MUSEUM AUDIO VISUAL EXPANSION, AND DISPLAY ITEMS,
SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE
USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH BRIGADE 2506 AND ANY AND ALL OTHER
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") into law; and
WHEREAS, ARPA is a historic emergency financial relief and investment package that
addresses the unprecedented public health and economic crisis resulting from the Novel
Coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury issued the
final rule (31 CFR Part 35) to implement the Coronavirus State Fiscal and Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds ("ARPA Funds") established under ARPA ("Final Rule"); and
WHEREAS, the Final Rule establishes the guidance and eligible uses of the ARPA
Funds; and
WHEREAS, the Bay of Pigs Museum and Library of the "2506 Brigade", Inc., a Florida
not for profit corporation ("Brigade 2506"), is a veteran -ran Museum dedicated to compiling the
history of Brigade 2506 and related events by placing the historic information together in a
manner that can be presented and distributed to the public, both in personal presentations by
veterans and through audio-visual material; and
WHEREAS, Brigade 2506 submitted a funding request to the City of Miami ("City") for
ARPA Funds for the hiring a new museum manager, museum audio visual expansion, and
display items ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the City's ARPA consultant has reviewed the funding request from Brigade
2506 and has determined that providing ARPA Funds to Brigade 2506 in order to implement the
Program is an eligible use of ARPA Funds under the Final Rule, attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "A;" and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has made a written finding and recommendation, attached
and incorporated as Exhibit "B," pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("City Code"), that competitive bidding is not practicable or advantageous
to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to fund and enter into a grant agreement with Brigade 2506
for a total amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) ("Grant") in
order to implement 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.
Section 2. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the City Manager's finding and recommendation, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B," that
competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the
City pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code are ratified, approved, and confirmed and the
requirements for said procedures are waived.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized1 to allocate and appropriate the Grant to
Brigade 2506 in order to implement the Program on a reimbursement basis, subject to all
federal, state, and local laws that regulate the use of such funds for said purpose.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute a grant
agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with Brigade 2506, in order to implement
the Program.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
other necessary documents, modifications, and amendments, all in forms acceptable to the City
Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: