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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageG��Y °F, New AGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #3754 Resolution Sponsored by: Mayor Francis Suarez A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A DONATION IN THE COMBINED AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) FROM ALAIN PEREZ, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF HIS COMPANY, EVENTSTAR STRUCTURES CORP, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, WITH SAID FUNDS TO BE DESIGNATED FOR THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT, ENTITLED "MPD GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM AND ANTI -GUN VIOLENCE INITIATIVE"; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO APPROVE EXPENDITURE OF SAID FUNDS AND EXECUTE ANY OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR ACCEPTANCE AND DISBURSEMENT OF SAID FUNDS. File Number: 3754 City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-18-0097 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Date:3/8/2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A DONATION IN THE COMBINED AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) FROM ALAIN PEREZ, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF HIS COMPANY, EVENTSTAR STRUCTURES CORP, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, WITH SAID FUNDS TO BE DESIGNATED FOR THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT, ENTITLED "MPD GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM AND ANTI -GUN VIOLENCE INITIATIVE"; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO APPROVE EXPENDITURE OF SAID FUNDS AND EXECUTE ANY OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR ACCEPTANCE AND DISBURSEMENT OF SAID FUNDS. WHEREAS, Alain Perez, individually and on behalf of his business, Eventstar Structures Corp, a Florida corporation, has offered to donate a combined total of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) to be allocated specifically to fund the City of Miami Police Department's ("MPD") gun buyback program and other anti -gun violence initiatives; and WHEREAS, this donation will provide substantial benefits to the City of Miami ("City") by assisting MPD in its campaign to reduce gun violence incidents in our community, such as homicides, robberies, assaults and other weapon related offenses, thereby improving the overall quality of life and safety for the residents, businesses, and visitors of the City; and WHEREAS, MPD has scheduled its next gun buyback event to be held Saturday, March 17, 2018, from 10 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., at Henderson Park, located at 971 Northwest 2nd Street, Miami, Florida; and WHEREAS, Section 18-115 of the City Code, as amended, authorizes the City Manager to accept gifts of goods and services up to $25,000.00, however acceptance of donations in excess of $25,000.00 are subject to approval by the city commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to accept a donation in the combined total amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), from Alain Perez, individually and on behalf of his business, Eventstar Structures Corp, a Florida corporation, with said funds to be designated for the City's police department to establish a new special revenue project, entitled "MPD Gun Buyback Program And Anti -Gun Violence Initiative." 1 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. Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized to designate MPD's Chief of Police to approve expenditures of said funds and execute any other necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for acceptance and disbursement of said funds. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.Z APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: . -\�1 i t6ria i ' ndez, City Attor i ey 2/27/2018 Z 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.