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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit BCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Arthur Noriega V DATE: November 1, 2022 City Manager FROM: Marie "Maggie" Gouin Director Office of Management & Budget SUBJECT: ARPA Allocation of $1,000,000 to Latin American Chamber of Commerce of the United States — CAMACOL BACKGROUND The City of Miami (City") received American Rescue Plan Act funding to address COVID-19 and its impact on public health as well as address economic harms to households, small businesses, nonprofits, impacted industries, and the public sector. CAMARA DE COMERCIO LATINA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS ("CAMACOL"), INC is a not for profit organization which coducts programs to strengthen local business activity, promotes economic development, facilitates international commerce, and serves the civic needs of the community and state. CAMACOL works with community leaders and partners on local, statewide and national and international level to ensure that the economy recovers and grows. The organization offers programs focused on fostering job creation, retention and development. The organization proposes to offer a program dedicated to providing an outreach to a special segment of our community, who are currently underserved and or which have been affected by the post -pandemic business climate. The ARPA (SLFRF) funds, in the amount of $1,000,000, will be allocated to the Subrecipient. The funds will be used to offer programs to develop employment opportunities for minorities and disenfranchised to enter into the tech and digital media sectors; training programs to at -risk youth and minorities; other programs that will develop skills necessary to obtain employment for the City's minority community in these sectors; and will work with public and private sector partners in program implementation. RECOMMENDATION In light of the above stated, approval of a waiver of the formal requirements of competatitve sealed bidding methods as not being practicable or advantageous to the City as set forth in the City Code of Ordinances, as amended spcf cally Section 18-85 (A), and the affirmation of these written findings and the forwarding „of th same to the City Commission for ratification by a fourth -fifths vote is respectfully requested. APPROVED / DISAPPROVED Arthur Noriga V City Manager