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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Item Summary FormAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #12307 Date: 07/14/2022 Commission Meeting Date: 07/28/2022 Type: Subject: Requesting Department: City Manager's Office Sponsored By: District Impacted: All Resolution Pierre Toussaint Leadership and Learning Center Purpose of Item: The purpose of the Program is to (1) improve computer literacy and promote bilingual computer training and experience, (2) increase competence in useful office software and emerging technologies, and (3) promote skills toward employment, business development, and a more advanced technological track for residents who have an interest in technology and technology related careers. Background of Item: Through this agreement, the Pierre Toussaint Leadership & Learning Center, the largest Haitian institution in the Haitian American Diaspora providing services to more over one thousand (1,000) families daily, agrees to assume full responsibility for the set-up, acceptance, and management of the Funds, and the Program for the purpose stated herein. It is proposed that the City allocate Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) to the Program. Budget Impact Analysis Item has NOT an Expenditure Item is an Expenditure Item is NOT funded by Bonds Total Fiscal Impact: General Account No: 00001.150009.882000.0.0. City Manager's Office Department of Risk Management Office of Management and Budget Office of Management and Budget Legislative Division Office of the City Attorney Office of the City Attorney City Commission Legislative Division Office of the City Attorney Office of the City Attorney Office of the City Clerk Arthur Noriega V Ann -Marie Sharpe Aniska Elliott Marie Gouin Valentin J Alvarez Domini J. Gibbs Victoria Mendez Nicole Ewan Marta Gomez Domini J. Gibbs Victoria Mendez City Clerk's Office Reviewed B City Manager Review Risk Review Budget Analyst Review Budget Review Legislative Division Review ACA Review Approved Form and Correctness Meeting Legislative Division Review ACA Review Approved Form and Rendered Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed Correctness with Modification(s) Completed 07/14/2022 4:45 PM 07/15/2022 2:32 PM 07/18/2022 8:58 AM 07/19/2022 12:21 PM 07/19/2022 12:33 PM 07/19/2022 7:15 PM 07/19/2022 8:16 PM 07/28/2022 9:00 AM 08/04/2022 10:38 AM 08/05/2022 2:36 PM Completed 08/08/2022 9:02 AM City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-22-0280 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 12307 Final Action Date:7/28/2022 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER'S VENTURE MIAMI INITIATIVE ACCOUNT NO. 00001.150009.882000.0000.00000 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000.00) TO THE PIERRE TOUSSAINT LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING CENTER, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION TO ASSIST WITH THEIR TECHNOLOGY LAB PROGRAM ("PROGRAM") WHICH SUPPORTS TRAINING FOR TECHNICAL AND NON- TECHNICAL POSITIONS WITHIN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, INCLUDING EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has a deep interest in supporting residents who have an interest in technology and technology related careers; and WHEREAS, the Pierre Toussaint Leadership & Learning Center -Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church is the largest Haitian institution in the Haitian American diaspora located in the heart of the City's Little Haiti community; and WHEREAS, the Pierre Toussaint Leadership & Learning Center ("Center") provides services to cover one thousand (1,000) families daily; and WHEREAS, in July 2021, the Center inaugurated a computer lab which currently holds sixty-six (66) computers with network access, chairs, desks, and programs offering an effective learning environment equipped with adequate human, technological, and tangible resources used as an impactful educational center for the community ("Program"); and WHEREAS, the goals of the Program are to (1) improve computer literacy and promote bilingual computer training and experience, (2) increase competence in useful office software and emerging technologies, and (3) promote skills toward employment, business development, and more advanced technological track; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to allocate two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) ("Funds") to the Center to assist with their Program; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), the City Manager has made a written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of the Funds for the Program; and WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said 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. Section 2. Pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code, by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the City Manager's written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of said Funds for the Program and waiving the requirements for said procedures, are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate Funds from the City Manager's Venture Miami Initiative Account No. 00001.150009.882000.0000.00000 in an amount not to exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to the Center for the Program. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to execute any and all documents necessary, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, City Attor ey ) 7/19/2022 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions.