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Resolution R-17-0049
File Number: 1530
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 1/26/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE CITY
MANAGER'S FINDING THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND
PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS PURSUANT
TO SECTION 18-86(A)(3)(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AFFILIATING AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM,
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION, AND NATURE LINKS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
("NL"), FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO
PROVIDE YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES BETWEEN THE AGES OF
EIGHTEEN (18) AND THIRTY (30) CONTINUING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO ACQUIRE SKILLS THAT WILL LEAD TO
EMPLOYMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND
MODIFICATIONS TO THE AFFILIATING AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING
JANUARY 1, 2017 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2018, WITH THE OPTION TO
RENEW FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL YEAR UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND
CONDITIONS.
WHEREAS, the City Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. 13-0285, adopted on July
25, 2013, has previously contracted successfully with Nature Links for Life Long Learning, a
Florida not for profit corporation ("NL"); and
WHEREAS, the City Manager finds that the competitive negotiation procedures are not
practicable or advantageous pursuant to Section 18-86(a)(c)(3) of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("City Code"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City"), through the Department of Parks and Recreation
("Parks"), wishes to establish a cooperative effort program that provides young adults with
disabilities between the ages of eighteen (18) and thirty (30) with continuing vocational
education that will allow them to acquire skills that will lead to employment ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the Affiliating Agreement ("Agreement") implementing the Program provides
for compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations applying to the provision of
educational programs and related services for young adults with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authorization to negotiate and execute an
Agreement, in substantially the attached form, setting forth the in-kind contributions of each
agency for the successful implementation of the Program for the period of January 1, 2017
through December 31, 2018, with the option to extend for one (1) additional year;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
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MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Enactment Number: R-17-0049
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to execute an Agreement, in substantially
the attached form, between the City, through Parks as the user Department, and NL, for the
Program.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to execute all other necessary
documents, amendments, extensions, and modifications to the agreement, in a form acceptable
to the City Attorney, for the period commencing January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018,
with the option to renew for one (1) additional year under the same terms and conditions.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
i ria i 'nd- e�z�City Attor iey 1/17/2017
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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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