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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on Thursday,
February 23, 2023, at 9:00 A.M. at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami,
Florida, 33133 for the purpose of granting the following:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -
FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING,
RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING AND
RECOMMENDATION, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT
COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE
OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR SAID PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE
VENTURE MIAMI INITIATIVE ACCOUNT NO. 00001.150009.882000.0000.00000, IN A TOTAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($150,000.00) TO THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC., A
FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("FIU FOUNDATION"), TO ESTABLISH THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FIRST GENERATION SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE FIU FOUNDATION; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present or represented at the
meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the City Commission in which
the City Commission may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the
City Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall
ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence
upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City Commission meeting
is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a special City
Commission meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday immediately following the
cancelled meeting. All of the scheduled agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall
automatically be scheduled as an agenda item at the special City Commission meeting. The
City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by placing a notice of
the special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City Hall and the City's main
administrative building, placing a notice on the City's website, and, if feasible, placing an ad in a
newspaper of general circulation before the special meeting on the immediately following
Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by publication required for any such scheduled
agenda item that is moved to the special City Commission meeting.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special
accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at
(305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users
may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five (5) business days prior to the
proceeding.
(City Seal)
Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Ad No. 40252