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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #12482 Resolution Sponsored by: Mayor Francis Suarez, Commissioner Joe Carollo, Commissioner Christine Kinq 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 FINDINGS 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 TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) ("GRANT") TO THE OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("OYC"), FOR ITS STEM TALENT FOR MIAMI PROJECT, 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 OYC 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-22-0339 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 12482 Final Action Date:9/13/2022 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 FINDINGS 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 TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) ("GRANT") TO THE OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("OYC"), FOR ITS STEM TALENT FOR MIAMI PROJECT, 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 OYC 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 Overtown Youth Center, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation ("OYC"), is an organization dedicated to providing comprehensive services to at -risk youth — from kindergarteners to 25-year-olds — and their families, all of whom live in some of the most underserved neighborhoods in South Florida; and WHEREAS, OYC submitted a funding request to the City of Miami ("City") for ARPA Funds for its STEM Talent for Miami, which is an intergenerational, technology workforce readiness initiative, which prepares youth and adults to engage in the anticipated Miami Technology Hub ("Program"); and WHEREAS, the City's ARPA consultant has reviewed the funding request from OYC and has determined that providing ARPA Funds to OYC 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 OYC for a total amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) ("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 authorized' to allocate and appropriate the Grant to OYC 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 OYC, 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. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, City Httor 8/2772022 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.