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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-24-0308City of Miami Resolution R-24-0308 Legislation City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 16383 Final Action Date: 7/25/2024 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE RECERTIFICATION GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A," FOR NOT -FOR -PROFIT ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE ELEEMOSYNARY SERVICES WITHIN THE LIBERTY CITY AND LITTLE HAITI BOUNDARIES, AS DEFINED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FOR PROPERTY REPORTS AND REPAIRS RELATED TO OBTAINING A RECERTIFICATION AND REPAIRS RELATED TO LIFE SAFETY ISSUES ("PROGRAM") BY REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STRUCTURE HOUSING THE ELEEMOSYNARY ENTITY BE FIFTY (50) YEARS OLD OR OLDER, ALLOWING THE CITY, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION THE ABILITY TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF WORK COMPLETED, CLARIFYING THAT THE PROGRAM'S PURPOSE INCLUDES REPAIRS RELATED TO LIFE SAFETY ISSUES, AND ALLOWING THE CITY MANAGER, AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE TO AMEND THESE PROGRAM GUIDELINES, AS ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A," FROM TIME -TO -TIME WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS AND ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND TO ADMINISTER SAID PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") understands the importance of the preservation of property; and WHEREAS, on October 12, 2023, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-23- 0465, amending the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year Budget, which included One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) appropriated for a 40/50 Year Recertification Grant Program; and WHEREAS, on December 14, 2023, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-23- 0554, which established the Recertification Grant Program to assist not -for -profit entities that provide eleemosynary services within the Liberty City and Little Haiti boundaries, as defined by the City, for property repairs related to obtaining a recertification ("Program"); and WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-23-0554 also established guidelines and an application for the Program; and City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File ID: 16383 (Revision: A) Printed On: 8/4/2025 File ID: 16383 Enactment Number: R-24-0308 WHEREAS, the City has received some applications wherein the properties are not Fifty (50) years or older and need repairs related to life safety issues; and WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority to approve the reimbursement for work completed, so long as the work performed was needed for a recertification or life -safety related repair; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 18-72(b)(19) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), Community and Economic Development Programs are excluded from the requirements of the City's Procurement Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority to amend the Program Guidelines, as attached incorporated herein as Exhibit "A" to accommodate for the aforementioned issues which have arose since the Program was established, and to allow the City Manager to amend the Program Guidelines from time to time without the need for additional City Commission approval; and WHEREAS, the City Commission authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute grant agreements including any and all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, with eligible applicants, subject to the availability of funds, in accordance with the Program Guidelines, as attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," and to administer said Program; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-23-0554, adopted on December 14, 2023, the amended Program Guidelines will be retroactively applied to any applications received by the City since the establishment of the Program; 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 Program Guidelines, as amended, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," are hereby amended by removing the requirement that the structure housing the eleemosynary entity be Fifty (50) years old or older. Section 3. The Program Guidelines, as amended, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," are hereby amended to allow the City, at its sole discretion the ability to allocate funds on a reimbursement basis for work completed, so long as the work performed was needed for recertification or life safety related repairs. Section 4. The Program Guidelines, as amended, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," are hereby amended to allow the City Manager and/or his designee to amend these Program Guidelines from time -to -time without the need for additional City Commission approval. Section 5. The Program Guidelines, as amended, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," are hereby retroactively applied to any applications received by the City since December 14, 2023. City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File ID: 16383 (Revision: A) Printed on: 8/4/2025 File ID: 16383 Enactment Number: R-24-0308 Section 6. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to negotiate and execute grant agreements, including any and all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, with eligible applicants, subject to the availability of funds, in accordance with the Program Guidelines in order to administer said Program. Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 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. 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