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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #14544 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'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($125,000.00) ("GRANT") TO THE MOTIVATIONAL EDGE, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("MOTIVATIONAL EDGE"), IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN, TEENAGERS, AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES SIX (6) TO TWENTY- THREE (23) YEARS OLD, WHICH WILL INCLUDE, TUTORING SERVICES, MENTORING, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, ARTS, AND MUSIC 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-23-0397 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 14544 Final Action Date:9/14/2023 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'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($125,000.00) ("GRANT") TO THE MOTIVATIONAL EDGE, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("MOTIVATIONAL EDGE"), IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN, TEENAGERS, AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES SIX (6) TO TWENTY- THREE (23) YEARS OLD, WHICH WILL INCLUDE, TUTORING SERVICES, MENTORING, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, ARTS, AND MUSIC 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, The Motivational Edge, Inc., a Florida Not For Profit Corporation ("Motivational Edge"), is an organization dedicated to providing education and arts based programming to at -risk children, youth, and families in the City of Miami, Miami -Dade County, and Florida.; and WHEREAS, Motivational Edge submitted a grant application, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," to the City of Miami ("City") for Miami For Everyone ("MFE") Program funds to support its "The Motivational Edge Allapattah Campus," located at 1550 Northwest 36th Street, Miami, Florida, which will provide educational programs to children, teenagers, and young adults ages six (6) to twenty-three (23) years old, which will include, tutoring services, mentoring services, after school programs, and arts and music programs" (collectively, "Program"); 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 in an amount not to exceed One -Hundred Twenty Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($125,000.00) ("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 "B," 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 the allocation of the 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 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 from the Commissioner's share of the City's MFE Program funds to Motivational Edge for the Program on a lump -sum basis. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, including any modifications and amendments consistent with the terms herein and the MFE Program, 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 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, City ttor ey 9/5/2023 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. 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.