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Resolution R-25-0108
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 17330 Final Action Date: 3/13/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT A DONATION FROM GOOGLE, LLC, A FOREIGN
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") IN THE
FORM OF A CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000.00), LEAVING THE CITY RESPONSIBLE
FOR A NOMINAL ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF ONE DOLLAR ($1.00), TOWARD A
THREE (3) MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TERM TO THE C3 GENERATIVE Al FOR
GOVERNMENT PROGRAM, OPERATED BY C3.AI, INC., FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DEVELOPING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN A GOOGLE
CLOUD ENVIRONMENT TO ASSIST THE CITY IN GENERATING ZONING
VERIFICATION LETTERS FOR THE T5 TRANSECT ZONE ("ASSOCIATED
SERVICES"); ALLOCATING FUNDING FROM ANY LEGALLY AVAILABLE
FUNDING SOURCES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH C3.AI, INC. FOR THE PROVISION OF THE
ASSOCIATED SERVICES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DONATION LETTERS, AMENDMENTS, AND
MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
AND SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR
BUDGETARY APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT
ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY
PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, AND
IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") provides Zoning Verification Letters to
constituents and developers as part of its governmental responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to improve and expedite the production of Zoning Verification
Letters for the T5 Transect Zone through innovative technological solutions; and
WHEREAS, the C3 Generative Al for Government Program, operated by C3.AI, Inc.
("C3.AI"), is designed to assist government entities in implementing generative artificial
intelligence ("Al") to enhance operational efficiency and service delivery; and
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WHEREAS, C3.AI has offered the City a three-month pilot subscription to its program as
a proof of concept valued at Two Hundred Fifty Thousand One Dollars ($250,001.00), during
which it will develop a customized Al application specifically designed to assist the City in
generating Zoning Verification Letters for the T5 Transect Zone ("Associated Services"); and
WHEREAS, Google, LLC ("Donor") has offered to provide the cloud infrastructure and a
donation in the form of a credit to C3.AI in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000.00) to cover the subscription cost, leaving the City responsible for a nominal one-time
payment of One Dollar ($1.00); and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this donation will allow the City to explore the use of Al in
producing Zoning Verification Letters more efficiently while evaluating its broader application in
City services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to accept this donation and authorize the
City Manager to take all necessary actions to facilitate the implementation of the Associated
Services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings 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 a donation from the Donor to the
City in the form of a credit in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00),
leaving the City responsible for a nominal one-time payment of One Dollar ($1.00), toward a
three (3) month subscription term to the C3 Generative Al for Government Program, operated
by C3.AI, for the purpose of developing generative Al in a Google Cloud Environment, to assist
the City in generating Zoning Verification Letters for the T5 Transect Zone.
Section 3. Funds for this purpose are hereby allocated from any legally available source
of funding.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute an
agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with C3.AI for the provision of the
Associated Services.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute all other
documents, including, but not limited to, donation letters, amendments, and modifications, all in
forms acceptable to the City Attorney, and subject to all allocations, appropriations, prior
budgetary approvals, compliance with all applicable provisions of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("City Code"), including the City's Procurement Ordinance, Anti -Deficiency
Act, and Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in Chapter 18 of the City Code, and in
compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as may be deemed necessary for
said purpose.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy ng III, C y ttor -y 3/4/2025
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