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Resolution R-25-0339
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 18025 Final Action Date: 9/11/2025
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/STHS) 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 REIMBURSEMENT BASIS,
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($375,000.00) ("GRANT") TO THE
ASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -FOR -PROFIT
CORPORATION ("ATTE, INC."), TO IMPLEMENT ITS "DIGNIFIED LIVING
INITIATIVE," WHICH INCLUDES VARIOUS QUALITY -OF -LIFE
IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO THE COMMON AREAS AND
RESIDENTIAL UNITS OF THE ATTE, INC.-OWNED SENIOR LIVING FACILITY
LOCATED AT 5617 NW 7TH STREET; 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.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. R-23-0178, the City of Miami
("City") created the Miami For Everyone ("MFE") Program to assist communities facing the long-
term complications resulting from declared emergencies and to address the specific needs of
the most vulnerable residents and businesses, through a strategy of focusing the provision of
support towards priority areas of need that will further stabilize economic conditions within City
Districts; and
WHEREAS, Assistance to the Elderly, Inc. ("ATTE, INC."), a Florida not -for -profit
corporation, has been serving the low-income elderly population since 2001, primarily by
providing assisted living services and affordable housing at its senior living facility located at
5617 Northwest 7th Street ("Residential Plaza"), along with a wide range of programs and
services; and
WHEREAS, ATTE, INC., submitted a grant application to the City, attached and
incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," requesting MFE Program funds for its "Dignified Living
Initiative," a project aimed at enhancing the quality of life for seniors residing at Residential
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Plaza through various exterior improvements, including sidewalks, pavers, seating, lighting,
trash receptacles, landscaping, and irrigation, as well as the rehabilitation of twelve (12)
residential units (collectively, the "Project"); 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 Three Hundred Seventy -Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($375,000.00) ("Funds") for
the Project; 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 Project; 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 Project;
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 Project 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 ATTE, INC., for the Project on a
reimbursement basis.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
documents necessary, 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.
City of Miami
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