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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #13167 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Joe Carollo A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA") CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS PREVIOUSLY AWARDED ON JULY 28, 2022, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R- 22-0285, ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) ("GRANT") TO THE PRESIDIO POLITICO HISTORICO CUBANO, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("PRESIDIO POLITICO"), TO CONDUCT NECESSARY WORK AND UPGRADES TO THE MUSEUM PURSUANT TO THE UPDATED FUNDING REQUEST, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS RESOLUTION AND 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 PRESIDIO POLITICO 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-23-0028 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 13167 Final Action Date:1/12/2023 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA") CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS PREVIOUSLY AWARDED ON JULY 28, 2022, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R- 22-0285, ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) ("GRANT") TO THE PRESIDIO POLITICO HISTORICO CUBANO, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("PRESIDIO POLITICO"), TO CONDUCT NECESSARY WORK AND UPGRADES TO THE MUSEUM PURSUANT TO THE UPDATED FUNDING REQUEST, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS RESOLUTION AND 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 PRESIDIO POLITICO 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 Presidio Politico Historico Cubano, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation ("Presidio Politico"), is an organization is dedicated to assisting political prisoners from Cuba, living in Miami and others incarcerated on the island overseas for the past 40 years and operates the "Casa del Preso" museum; and WHEREAS, Presidio Politico submitted a funding request to the City of Miami ("City") for ARPA Funds to upgrade the electrical at the museum, paint the iron fencing, install exterior and interior cameras, upgrade the alarm system, install new blinds, install a new A/C unit, purchase a new refrigerator and stove, remodel two bathrooms, roof repairs, and repair the interior of the second floor of the museum ("Program"); and WHEREAS, on July 28, 2022, after a properly advertised public hearing, the City adopted Resolution No. R-22-0285 allocating and appropriating a total amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) ("Grant") in order to implement the Program on a reimbursement basis and with the Grant to be disbursed as follows: an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to be disbursed in Fiscal Year ("FY") 2022-2023 and an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars to be disbursed in FY 2023-2024; and WHEREAS, Presidio Politico has submitted an updated funding request to use the funds to upgrade the electricity at the museum, install new iron fencing, install exterior and interior cameras, upgrade the alarm system, install new window treatment blinds, install a new A/C unit, purchase a new refrigerator and stove, remodel bathrooms, roof repairs, repair the interior of the second floor of the museum, install new concrete floor of exterior property, install impact exterior doors, replace all windows to impact windows, interior door replacement, ceramic tile replacement for interior and baseboards, installation of exterior entrance driveway pavement, new rain gutter systems, paint interior and exterior of museum, replace popcorn ceilings with new smooth finished ceilings, replace existing kitchen cabinets at two separate kitchen areas, remove all security iron bars and replace window seals, and installation of high hat lighting ("Updated Program") and for the disbursement of funds to be on a lump sum basis; and WHEREAS, the City's ARPA consultant has reviewed the updated funding request from Presidio Politico and has determined that providing ARPA Funds to Presidio Politico in order to implement the Updated Program is an eligible use of ARPA Funds under the Final Rule, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to fund and enter into a grant agreement with Presidio Politico for a total amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) ("Grant") in order to implement the Updated Program and with the Grant to be disbursed as follows: a lump sum amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to be disbursed in FY 2022-2023 and a second lump sum amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to be disbursed in FY 2023-2024; 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. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate and appropriate the Grant to Presidio Politico in order to implement the Updated Program on a lump sum basis, subject to the terms of this Resolution and all federal, state, and local laws that regulate the use of such funds for said purpose. Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized1 to negotiate and execute a grant agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with Presidio Politico, in order to implement the Updated Program. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 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 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. 1 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. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: