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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #14242 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, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING(S), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," 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 FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION, FIVE -HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,500,000.00) ("GRANT") TO GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("GOODWILL"), IN ORDER TO REDEVELOP AN UNIMPROVED STORAGE SPACE AT THE GOODWILL OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2090 NW 21 TERRACE AS A NEW MANUFACTURING SPACE ("PROJECT") WHICH WILL, UPON COMPLETION, ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO EMPLOY FIFTY (50) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES, AND OTHER BARRIERS TO WORK, EXPANDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS WHILE ENHANCING GOODWILL'S MISSION SERVICES PROGRAMS, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; 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-23-0303 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 14242 Final Action Date:7/13/2023 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, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING(S), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," 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 FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION, FIVE -HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,500,000.00) ("GRANT") TO GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("GOODWILL"), IN ORDER TO REDEVELOP AN UNIMPROVED STORAGE SPACE AT THE GOODWILL OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2090 NW 21 TERRACE AS A NEW MANUFACTURING SPACE ("PROJECT") WHICH WILL, UPON COMPLETION, ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO EMPLOY FIFTY (50) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES, AND OTHER BARRIERS TO WORK, EXPANDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS WHILE ENHANCING GOODWILL'S MISSION SERVICES PROGRAMS, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; 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, on April 13, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. R-23-0178, the City of Miami ("City") created the Miami For Everyone ("MFE") Program to assist communities facing the long- term complications resulting from declared emergencies and to address the specific needs of the most vulnerable residents and businesses, through a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards priority areas of need that will further stabilize economic conditions within City Districts; and WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc., a Florida Not For Profit Corporation ("Goodwill"), is a not -for -profit organization whose mission is to train, employ, and find job opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers to work; helping the individuals increase productivity and achieve greater independence; and WHEREAS, Goodwill submitted a grant application, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," to the City of Miami ("City") for MFE Program Funds in order to redevelop the bottom floor of the Allapattah Parking Garage located at 2090 NW 21 st Terrace, a Goodwill owned property currently being operated by the Miami Parking Authority ("MPA"); and WHEREAS, the proposed redevelopment will convert an unimproved storage space into a manufacturing space ("Project"); and WHEREAS, upon completion of the Project, the new manufacturing space will allow the agency to employ some of the community's most challenged individuals, with disabilities, barriers to work, and economic disadvantages; and WHEREAS, the manufacturing space will create jobs for an estimated fifty (50) to one hundred (100) individuals and create contracting opportunities with the United States Army, in both third -party logistics and apparel manufacturing; and WHEREAS, the City's District 1 Commissioner ("Commissioner") wishes to provide grant funds from the Commissioner's share of the City's MFE Program funds, on a reimbursement basis, in an amount not to exceed One Million, Five -Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,500,000.00) ("Funds") for the Project; 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 "B," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of the Funds for the Project; 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 the allocation of the Funds for the Project; 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 finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B," 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, on a reimbursement basis, from the Commissioner's share of the City's MFE Program funds to Goodwill for the Project. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, 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 and signature of the Mayor.2 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions. 2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: