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Resolution R-24-0503
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17012 Final Action Date: 12/12/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
EXISTING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 GRANT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND CENTER FOR BLACK INNOVATION,
INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("CFBI"), DATED JUNE
15, 2023, MODIFYING THE SCOPE OF THE GRANT TO INCLUDE THE MIAMI
YOUTH GROW AND GLOW PROGRAM ("REVISED PROGRAM"), SUBJECT
TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE
OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ALLOCATE AND APPROPRIATE THE PREVIOUSLY
AWARDED GRANT TO CFBI IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE REVISED
PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS,
MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") into law; and
WHEREAS, ARPA is an historic emergency financial relief and investment package that
addressed the unprecedented public health and economic crisis resulting from the Novel
Coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury issued the
final rule (31 CFR Part 35) to implement the Coronavirus State Fiscal and Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds ("ARPA Funds") established under the American Rescue Plan ("Final Rule"); and
WHEREAS, the Final Rule establishes the guidance and eligible uses of ARPA Funds;
and
WHEREAS, the Center for Black Innovation, Inc., a Florida Not For Profit Corporation
("CFBI"), is an organization committed to dramatically shifting the way Black communities
engage and create value within the innovation economy by building asset and talent -rich spaces
in Black communities where innovation can thrive, by drawing programming, resources, and
guiding innovators along capital pathways, through research and inclusive policies; and
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2024, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-23-
0051 allocating and appropriating ARPA Funds, on a reimbursement basis, in a total amount not
to exceed Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($500,000.00) ("Grant") to CFBI to
implement its program; and
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WHEREAS, the grant originally funded CFBI to the implement the following two program
phases:
1. D.A. DORSEY PROJECT: The D.A. Dorsey Project aims to create a direct
service program that will aid COVID impacted businesses in recovery through to
sustainability and create a hub for resources that small black business owners
can easily navigate to support their businesses.
2. COVID-19 FAMILY FIRST EDUCATION AND STEM PROJECT: The COVID-
19 Family First Education and STEM Project aims to supplement the school
system's efforts in accelerating the learning for students who fell behind during
the pandemic by providing an online platform and in -person access to
educational professionals and resources for parent and student.
(collectively, the "Program"); and
WHEREAS, the CFBI has confirmed to the City that the STEM education goals of the
second phase of the Program titled "COVID-19 FAMILY FIRST EDUCATION AND STEM
PROGRAM", are not achievable as originally conceived, and wish to modify the existing scope
with an equivalent STEM program; and
WHEREAS, CFBI submitted a proposed request for scope modification to the City of
Miami ("City") to replace COVID-19 FAMILY FIRST EDUCATION AND STEM PROJECT with
the following program:
MIAMI YOUTH GROW AND GLOW PROGRAM: The program aims to support
Miami youth by improving academic performance, increasing physical activity,
and enhancing knowledge about how food can help maintain or achieve a
healthier weight, thereby reducing potential life -threatening complications from
Covid-19.The program integrates several multidisciplinary fields, including
Agricultural Science, Horticulture, and Nutrition and Dietary Science.
(the "Revised Program"); and
WHEREAS, the first phase of CFBI's Program titled "D.A. DORSEY PROJECT" will
remain unchanged; and
WHEREAS, the City's ARPA Consultant, Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group,
or its successor ("ARPA Consultant"), has reviewed the Revised Program scope from CFBI and
has determined that providing ARPA Funds to the CFBI in order to implement the Revised
Program is an eligible use of ARPA Funds under the Final Rule, attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "A;" and
WHEREAS, the City finds it is in the best interest of the City to authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 1 to the existing Grant Agreement between
the City and CFBI dated June 15, 2023 ("Amendment");
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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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. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute the Amendment, in
a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement the Revised Program.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate and appropriate the Grant to
CFBI in order to implement the Revised Program, subject to all federal, state, and local laws
that regulate the use of such funds for said purpose.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
other necessary documents, 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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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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