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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #18978 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Christine Kind 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 ("CITY CODE"), BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT FIVE COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE ("API"), IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($430,000.00) TO FOUNDATION OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND LEADERSHIP, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("FOCAL"), IN SUPPORT OF THEIR FOCAL MOORE PARK LEARNING CENTER; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-26-0118 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 18978 Final Action Date:3/12/2026 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 ("CITY CODE"), BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT FIVE COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE ("API"), IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($430,000.00) TO FOUNDATION OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND LEADERSHIP, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("FOCAL"), IN SUPPORT OF THEIR FOCAL MOORE PARK LEARNING CENTER; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative ("API") to address poverty based on a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards the City's residents achieving self-sufficiency; and WHEREAS, Foundation of Community Assistance and Leadership, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation ("FOCAL"), is seeking funding in support of FOCAL Moore Park Learning Center ("Program"); and WHEREAS, the City's District Five Commissioner ("Commissioner") wishes to provide grant funds from the Commissioner's share of the City's API in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Thirty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($430,000.00) ("Funds") for the Program which will provide low income youth between the ages of five (5) and nineteen (19) access to free tutoring, mentors, structured social activities, and cultural awareness aimed at leading them to career readiness and decreasing the possibility of future economic hardships as adults; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City, as amended ("City Code"), the City Manager has made a written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of said Funds for the Program; and WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said allocation of Funds for the Program; 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 findings, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City's provision of said Funds for the Program and waiving the requirements for said procedures, are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 3. The City Manager is authorized1 to allocate Funds from the Commissioner's share of the City's API to FOCAL in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Thirty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($430,000.00) for the Program. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to execute any and all documents necessary, in a form 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: rge wyy•ng III, City ttor -y 3/3/2026 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.