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FROM
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Daniel J. Alfonso December 8, 2016
City Manager DATE
SUBJECT Authorizing an Agreement
with Nature Links, a
Florida not -for profit
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The Department of Parks and Recreation respectfully requests your approval and action
of the Miami City Commission by a 4/5ths affirmative vote, after an advertised public
hearing, ratifying, approving and confirming the City Manager's recommendation, and
finding that competitive negotiation methods are not practicable or advantageous
regarding the agreement for providing young adults with disabilities between the ages of
18 to 30 continuing vocational education that will allow them to acquire skills that will
led to employment. The history of cooperation between the City and Nature Links for
Life Long Learning combined with the organization's professional ties with the school
system and the community make it not practicable or advantageous for the City to seek
other vendors to provide the same service.
The Department respectfully requests such recommendation, finding, and authorization in
order to proceed with executing an agreement, in the amount of $26,780.00 with an
option to renew for a one (1) year period for the same amount and under the same terms
and conditions, to the Nature Links for Life Long Learning, Inc. a Florida not -for profit
corporation, for the provision of continuing educational programs for young adults with
disabilities ages 18 to 30. The existing agreement with Nature Links expires December
3151, 2016.
During the previous years, Nature Links has demonstrated its qualifications and capacity
to serve the City through the following:
1. Providing an Urban Explorers program in partnership with the Patricia and
Phillip Frost Museum of Science.
2. Teaching culinary and food service skills through the Culinary Foundations
program at Coral Gables Congregational Church.
3. Fostering environmental teamwork and wildlife education in collaborative
efforts with Homestead Hospital, ZooMiami, Empower Farms, Miami Dade
County Public School, Miami Dade County and the City of South Dade.
For the reasons stated above, as required by Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the
City of Miami, the Department of Parks and Recreation (1) recommends that an
agreement for the 2017-2019 contract year be awarded to Nature Links, a
qualified non-profit that has been providing said services described above for
several years, and (2) finds that competitive negotiated methods are not
practicable or advantageous for obtaining a provider of said continuing
educational programs for young adults with disabilities ages 18 to 30.
If these recommendations and findings meet with your approval, please indicate by
signing below. This legislation item will be placed on the agenda for the January 26`h,
2017, City Commission Meeting.
Aro /Disapproval:A,
Daniel J. Al o
City Manager
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