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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #13538 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($175,000.00) TO THE LEGAL FOUNDATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("LEGAL FOUNDATION"), IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGAL FOUNDATION'S LEGAL CLINIC PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-23-0113 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 13538 Final Action Date:3/9/2023 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($175,000.00) TO THE LEGAL FOUNDATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("LEGAL FOUNDATION"), IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGAL FOUNDATION'S LEGAL CLINIC PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative ("API") to address poverty based on a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards the City's residents achieving self-sufficiency; and WHEREAS, Legal Foundation, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation ("Legal Foundation"), is seeking funding for the Legal Foundation's Legal Clinic ("Program") which aims to provide free consultations, guidance, and representation to assist the underserved, low- income, and homeless residents of the City; and WHEREAS, the City's District One Commissioner ("Commissioner") wishes to provide grant funds from the Commissioner's share of the City's API in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) ("Funds") for the Program; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), the City Manager has made a written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of the Funds for the Program; and WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said allocation of Funds for 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. Pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code, by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the City Manager's written findings, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of the Funds for the Program and waiving the requirements for said procedures, are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to allocate the Funds from the Commissioner's share of the City's API to Legal Foundation for the Program. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, ity Attor ey 2128/2023 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.