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Resolution: R-16-0550
File Number: 1333
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 11/17/2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, 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 18-85(A) OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION
OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 2 SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE, IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $10,000.00 TO THE START
PROGRAM, INC., FOR EDUCATIONAL AFTER SCHOOL CARE TO RESIDENTS
OF DISTRICT 2; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND
ALL DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROGRAM.
SPONSOR(S): Vice Chair Ken Russell
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 14-0362, adopted September 23, 2014, at a
public hearing, the City Commission approved an allocation of funds in the amount of $1.25
million for the newly created City of Miami ("City") Anti -Poverty Initiative; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 15-0106, adopted March 12, 2015, the City
Commission approved the establishment of accounts for the five (5) City Commission districts,
for the sole purpose of allocating Anti -Poverty Initiative Funds to said districts, utilizing the
proportionate percentage of poverty levels based on the five (5) year poverty rate determined by
the American Community Survey, as adjusted annually; and
WHEREAS, one of the cornerstone principles to the Anti -Poverty Initiative is to promote
self-sufficiency through education and financial programs; and
WHEREAS, The Start Program, Inc. ("START") is a Florida not for profit corporation that
provides additional educational opportunities to children; and
WHEREAS, it is desired that grant funds from the District 2 share of the City's Anti -
Poverty Initiative, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 ("Funds"), be allocated to START for
after school education programs ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has made a written determination pursuant to Section 18-
85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), that competitive
bidding is not practicable or advantageous for the City in this instance because START is a
known and reputable vendor; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to
negotiate and execute an Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with START for
the Program;
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File ID: 1333
Enactment Number: R-16-0550
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 thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. By a four-fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the City Manger's finding that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not
practicable or advantageous to the City pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code, as
amended, and waiving the requirements for said procedures, is ratified, approved and
confirmed.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate grant funds from the District 2
share of the City's Anti -Poverty Initiative to START, in an amount up to $10,000.00, for after
school educational programs to residents of District 2.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to execute any and all documents, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, necessary to effectuate the Program.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i ria i "ndez, Cify Attor iey 11/7/2016
' 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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