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Ordinance 14086
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12313 Final Action Date: 9/13/2022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED TITLED "FINANCE"; MORE SPECIFICALLY, ESTABLISHING A
NEW ARTICLE IV, TITLED "GRANTS," MORE PARTICULARLY
ESTABLISHING AN INITIATIVE TITLED, "MIAMI'S ECONOMIC
ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE" ("EAI") IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE RAPID
INCREASE OF ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") TECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRY BY OFFERING RESOURCES TO EASE THE ECONOMIC BURDEN
OF CITY RESIDENTS; REQUIRING THAT ANY RECIPIENTS OF FUNDING
FROM THE EAI EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY WHICH
ADDRESS THE SCOPE OF SERVICES, PERFORMANCE MEASURES,
INVOICING, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND OTHER MATERIAL TERMS
THAT MAY BE APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF FUNDS; APPROVING
GUIDELINES FOR THE EAI; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION AND
APPROPRIATION 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 ONE
MILLION, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,100,000.00), TO A
SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT FUND TITLED "MIAMI'S ECONOMIC
ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE;" FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 18/ARTICLE
III/SECTION 18-72 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
ENTITLED "FINANCE/CITY OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT
ORDINANCE/APPLICATION AND EXCLUSIONS," BY AMENDING SECTION
18-72(B) TO EXCLUDE FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE EAI ALLOCATIONS OF UP TO FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) IN ANY ONE (1) FISCAL YEAR
PROVIDED TO ANY SINGLE ENTITY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE SAID PURPOSES
STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has experienced a rapid increase in activity
within the technology industry; and
WHEREAS, within the last two years, innovation has aided efforts by the City to buffer
the negative effects of the pandemic by providing quick economic turnaround for the City; and
WHEREAS, the increase in high wage jobs and workers, increase investment deal flow,
and large-scale capital investment in the community has created a new narrative for our City as
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a place to not only enjoy as a destination but to find additional economic alternatives for
prosperity; and
WHEREAS, reports at a national level indicate minorities (76% Black and 62% Hispanic)
will be locked out of jobs by the year 2045 due to the growth of the digital economy; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to establish the Economic Accessibility Initiative ("EAI") to
support the rapid increase of activity in the technology industry by providing accessibility into
new opportunities for long-term residents to benefit from new career paths, increasing small
business support, access to greater entrepreneurship resources, and increased education for
the youth to be better prepared for the ever -changing future ("Purpose"); and
WHERAS, the EAI will include various initiative categories and initiative guidelines as
outlined in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to allocate and appropriate an amount not to exceed One
Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00) from the Office of the City Manager's
Venture Miami Initiative account number 00001.150009.882000.0000.00000 ("Funds") to the
EAI; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to ensure the Funds for the EAI are utilized in accordance
with its allocated purpose, transparency, and accountability; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends that the recipients of EAI funding
execute a written agreement with the City that states the intent of the funding prior to
disbursement of funds; and
WHEREAS, recipients of EAI funding will have to address issues such as scope of
service, performance measures, reporting, invoice, conflict of interest and other material terms
that may be applicable to ensure public use of funds; and
WHEREAS, the City deems it appropriate to establish a new article in Chapter 18 of the
Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code") to account for grant initiatives,
such as the EAI; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 18, Article III of the City Code, commonly referred to as the
"Procurement Ordinance," applies to most purchases of goods and services regardless of the
source of funding; and
WHEREAS, the EAI will provide funds to support entities which will assist with fulfilling
EAI's Purpose; and
WHEREAS, many of these entities do not have the resources to adequately respond to
a competitive bid while assisting the people in the community in need; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute
any and all documents necessary, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the Purpose
stated herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Economic Accessibility Initiative ("EAI") is hereby established.
Section 3. The following new Special Revenue Project is established, and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: MIAMI'S ECONOMIC ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE
APPROPRIATIONS: Aids to Private Organizations — Venture Miami
Acct. No. 00001.150009.882000.0000.00000 $1,100,000.00
Section 4. Chapter 18/Article III of the City Code is hereby amended in the following
particulars:'
"CHAPTER 18
FINANCE
ARTICLE III. CITY OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE
Sec. 18-72. Application and exclusions.
(a) Application. Regardless of the source of funds, including state and federal assistance
monies and except as otherwise specified by law, the provisions of this article shall
apply to every purchase/procurement by:
(1) All city entities or boards, as hereinafter defined, except for the community
redevelopment agencies.
(2) The Downtown Development Authority, the department of off-street parking,
Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust, Civilian Investigative Panel, Bayfront
Park Management Trust, Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, and the Miami Sports
and Exhibition Authority (each referred to herein as the "board" or "city entity," as
applicable); provided, however, that:
a. With respect to each board, the following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section:
1. "City" shall mean the board.
2. "City manager" shall mean the executive director of the board.
3. "Chief procurement officer" shall mean the executive director of the board
or his or her designee.
4. "City commission" shall mean the board of directors of the board.
b. The cone of silence shall not apply to any board or city entity set forth in
subsection 18-72(2) herein or the community redevelopment agencies.
(b) Exclusions. This article shall not apply to:
1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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(18) Actuarial services procured in accordance with subsection 40-196 <>(b)(6) of the
City Code.
(19) Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG"), Housing Opportunities for People
With AIDS ("HOPWA"), Emergency Shelter Grant ("ESG"), Neighborhood
Stabilization Program ("NSP"), HOME, and similar programs (collectively
"Community and Economic Development Programs"), providing however, that
Community and Economic Development Programs shall follow 2 CFR part 200, as
applicable, and as may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
(20) Aggregate of Anti -Poverty Initiative Funds in an amount up to $50,000.00 in any
single City fiscal year to any single entity.
(21) Aggregate of Social Service Gap Funds in an amount up to $50,000.00 in any single
City fiscal year to any single entity.
(22) Matching fund grant agreements to the city, inclusive of any city agency or
instrumentality.
For purposes of this subsection, matching fund grant agreements shall mean those eligible
matching fund grant agreements, processed through and approved by the city office of grants
administration or similar city department, where a grant is provided to the city requiring a city
payment of matching funds in an amount or value equal to that of the grant. The grant required
city match may be in the form of funds or in -kind goods or services as provided in the matching
fund grant agreement. The exclusion to the city's procurement ordinance for matching fund
grant agreements, as amended, shall extend to advertising of the same including, but not limited
to, social media platforms, press releases, public relations, etc. as required or contemplated by
the matching fund grant agreement. The exclusion above for the advertising of matching fund
grant agreements shall only apply to the city's procurement ordinance, and any applicable
competitive solicitation requirements as imposed by such agreements or federal, state or county
laws shall continue to apply.
(23) Aggregate of Economic Accessibility Initiative Funds in an amount up to $50,000.00 in
any single City fiscal year to any single entity.
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ARTICLE IV — GRANTS
Sec. 18-136 — 18-145. — Reserved.
Sec. 18-146. Economic Accessibility Initiative - Established.
The Economic Accessibility Initiative ("EAI") is hereby established to support the rapid increase
of activity in the technology industry by providing accessibility into new opportunities for long-
term residents to benefit from new career paths, increasing small business support, access to
greater entrepreneurship resources, and increased education for the youth to be better
prepared for the ever -changing future.
Section 18-147. Expenditures.
(A). The expenditure of Economic Accessibility Initiative funds shall only be expended to
benefit the interest of disadvantaged residents of the City of Miami.
(B). Eligible Entities and Organizations of the EAI include:
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1. For Profit Organizations;
2. Not — for- Profit Organizations (501(c)(3));
3. Governmental Agencies;
4. Educational and Academic Institutions;
5. City of Miami Departments;
6. Offices of City of Miami Elected Officials,
7. City of Miami Agencies or Boards/Committees.
Sec. 18-148- 18-175. — Reserved."
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized2 to execute any and all documents
necessary, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said Purpose.
Section 6. The requirements that all recipients of funding from the EAI execute an
agreement with the City that addresses the scope of services, performance measures,
invoicing, conflicts of interest, and other material terms that may be applicable to the use of
Funds, is approved.
Section 7. The EAI initiative guidelines and memo, attached and incorporated herein as
Exhibit "A," are hereby approved.
Section 8. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.3
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
,nd aCity Attor
7/19/2022 jVi t6ria�M ndez,
8/24/2022
2 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.
3 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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