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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