HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit ACITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
;0. Arthur Noriega V.,
City Manager
Erick Gavin, Director
Venture Miami W S.
DATE: July 13, 2022 FILE
SUBJECT: Pierre Toussaint Leadership & Learning
Center
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ENCLOSURES:
BACKGROUND
The City Commission will review for approval on July 28, 2022, an agreement with the Pierre
Toussaint Leadership and Learning Center, Inc, a Florida not for profit corporation to assist with their
technology lab program which supports training for technical and non -technical positions within the
technology industry. 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.
Through this agreement, the Pierre Toussaint Leadership & Learning Center 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.
As the Pierre Toussaint Leadership & Learning Center -Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church is the largest
Haitian institution in the Haitian American Diaspora, has extensive nonprofit experience through services
provided to over one thousand (1,000) families daily, 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, it is in the best interest of the City to waive competitive bidding.
RECOIVIMENDATIOM
Considering the above stated, approval of a waiver of the formal requirements of competitive sealed
bidding methods as not being practicable or advantageous to the City as set forth in the City Code of
Ordinance, as amended, specifically Section 18-85 (A), and the affirmation of these written findings
and the forwarding of the same to the City Commission for ratification by a four- fifths vote is
respectfully requested.
`b APPROVr D:
Arthur No -ga V.
City Manager
❑ DISAPPROVAL: