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Resolution R-23-0526
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15005 Final Action Date: 12/14/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD FROM
THE CITIES FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND, INC., A DELAWARE
NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ("CFE FUND"), IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) ("GRANT") FOR A
PERIOD OF THREE -YEARS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") SUMMER
JOBS CONNECT-MIAMI: INNOVATIVE BANKING TO SUPPORT AT -RISK
YOUTH ("CITY PROGRAM") TO EXPAND THE SUMMER JOBS CONNECT
PROGRAM TO AID TWENTY FIVE HOMELESS YOUTH; FURTHER
ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT FUND TITLED "SUMMER
JOBS CONNECT-MIAMI YOUTH START UP PROJECT" AND
APPROPRIATING THE GRANT FOR THE SAME; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, A GRANT AGREEMENT AND ANY AND ALL OTHER
DOCUMENTS, AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, MODIFICATIONS, AND
EXTENSIONS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT AND COMPLY WITH SAID GRANT
FROM THE CFE FUND FOR THE CITY PROGRAM.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Inc., a Delaware Non -Profit
Corporation ("CFE Fund"), supports municipal efforts to improve the financial stability of
households by leveraging opportunities unique to local governments; and
WHEREAS, the CFE Fund is continuing to support the City of Miami ("City") through its
Summer Jobs Connect Program, which supports at -risk youth by providing financial education,
financial coaching, financial empowerment, and banking access initiatives ("Summer Jobs
Connect"); and
WHEREAS, CFE Fund has awarded the City grant award in an amount not to
exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for a period of three (3) years ("Grant") to
expand the current City program until 2025 to implement the Miami Youth Start Up Project
which will provide financial education and entrepreneurial skills to twenty-five (25) at -risk
and homeless youth ages 14 to 17 years old living within the City with the goal of
developing their desire for innovation and financial success and ensure that youth
participants become banked and utilize direct deposit; and
WHEREAS, the Grant will provide the City access to participate in a learning community
convened under Summer Jobs Connect by the CFE Fund and develop a plan for expanding
financial education and access to banking for youth program participants; and
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WHEREAS, through participating in Summer Jobs Connect, the City can better leverage
and take advantage of its existing financial literacy and individualized financial coaching
program components currently offered to program participants; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City Commission to authorize the City Manager to
accept, budget, allocate, and appropriate the Grant Funds, and to negotiate and execute any
and all necessary documents, including but not limited to, amendments, extensions, renewals,
and modifications, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the acceptance,
administration and implementation of, and compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and
regulations, for said Purpose;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to accept the Grant from the CFE Fund
to expanding and supporting up to twenty five (25) serve at -risk youth, and Miami Youth
Start Up project will use this funding as an opportunity to exclusively outreach to homeless
youth ages 14-17 years old, and educate them on the fundamentals of banking, financial
literacy, and entrepreneurship skills to prepare them to join the "future -ready workforce.
Section 3. The following new Special Revenue Project Fund is established, and
resources are appropriated as described below:
PROJECT TITLE: Summer Jobs Connect -
Miami Youth Start Up Project
RESOURCES:
CFE Fund, Inc. $50,000.00
APPROPRIATIONS Summer Jobs Connect -
Miami Youth Start Up Project
TOTAL: $50,000.00
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to negotiate and execute, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, the Grant Agreement and any and all other documents,
amendments, renewals, modifications, and extensions in order to implement and comply with
said Grant from the CFE Fund for the purposes stated herein.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
1 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.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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