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Resolution R-25-0473
Legislation
City Hall
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 18370 Final Action Date: 11/20/2025
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, 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 MAYOR'S DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT
IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($50,000.00) ("FUNDS") TO THE ALLAPATTAH COLLABORATIVE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A FLORIDA NOT FOR
PROFIT CORPORATION ("ALLAPATTAH CDC"), TO SUPPORT ITS VARIOUS
INITIATIVES IN THE LITTLE SANTO DOMINGO HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD;
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; THE USE,
ALLOCATION, AND APPROPRIATION OF THE FUNDS REFERENCED
HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT
REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND THE RECEIPT OF ALL
NECESSARY APPROVALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY CHANGES
TO ADJUST, AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE CITY'S OPERATING
BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN, STRATEGIC PLAN, MULTI -YEAR
CAPITAL PLAN, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY AND
APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION;
AUTHORIZING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN
NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DESIGNATED
CITY DEPARTMENTS TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS,
PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, ACCOUNTING ENTRIES, AND COMPUTER
SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, The Allapattah Collaborative Community Development Corporation
("Allapattah CDC"), is a Florida not -for -profit organization which has been working diligently
since 2019 to build an Allapattah economy that works for everyone including the small
businesses, entrepreneurs, and residents of Allapattah while preserving the neighborhood's
unique cultural heritage; and
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WHERAS, the Allapattah CDC has various initiatives to support advancing the
revitalization of the Little Santo Domingo commercial corridor in Allapattah; and
WHEREAS, the Allapattah CDC submitted a request to the City, attached and
incorporated as Exhibit "A," to support its initiatives including the Neighborhood Master Plan
Streetlamp Banners, Cultural Murals, Additional Corridor Improvements, and Festival del
Platano ("Initiatives"), and requesting One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($100,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor wishes to provide grant funds from the Mayor's Discretionary
Account funds in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($50,000.00)
("Funds") to the Allapattah CDC for its Initiatives; 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 Initiatives; 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 Initiatives;
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 Initiatives 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 Mayor's
Discretionary Account funds to the Allapattah CDC, for the Initiatives.
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. The use, allocation, and appropriation of the funds referenced herein are
subject to all federal, State, and local laws that regulate the use of such funds and the receipt of
all necessary approvals, including, but not limited to the City Attorney.
Section 6. The City Manager is authorized' to make any changes to adjust, amend, and
appropriate the City's Operating Budget, Five -Year Financial Plan, Strategic Plan, Multi -Year
Capital Plan, and any other documents as necessary and applicable, pursuant to the provisions
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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of this Resolution.
Section 7. Certain necessary actions by the City Manager and the designated City
Departments to update the relevant financial controls, project close-outs, accounting entries,
and computer systems in connection herewith are hereby authorized', ratified, approved, and
confirmed.
Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
g.WyingIII, C y' for y 11/10/2025
2 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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