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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager
FROM: Milton Vickers, Senior Advisor
to the City Manager
BACKGROUND
DATE: May 2, 2017
SUBJECT: $10,000 from the Office of
Community Investment on behalf of the City
Manager to Big Brothers Big Sisters
The City of Miami ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative to address poverty and focus on
providing support to its residents.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami's (BBBSM) Bigs in Blue program provides a special time when at -
risk children in Miami can have a positive engagement with police in schools or in the
community.The Bigs in Blue program currently has 45 at -risk youth ("Littles") who are matched at
over 10 different elementary schools with a police officer ("Big") for a one-hour one-to-one
mentoring session each week. In addition, BBBSM will engage Bigs and their Littles through
complementary program activities that include workshops focused on themes such as Conflict
Resolution and Trust Building and are conducted at the Carnival Center for Excellence. Based on
their signature one-to-one mentoring model, Bigs in Blue promotes regular interaction with our
community's day-to-day heroes which positively influences the behavior of the Littles to build a
strong, trusting relationship, helping him or her become a rising star.
As they are familiar with the needs of the community and requirements imposed by the City, it would
be advantageous to the City to expedite the allocation and waive procurement requirements at this
time. Providing these funds to the organization will allow more youth to obtain these services
immediately, with no added time for the procurement process, which could take over 3040 days.
RECOMMENDATION
In light of the above stated, approval of a waiver of the formal requirements of competitive sealed
bidding methods as not being practicable or advantageous to the City as set forth in the City Code
of Ordinances, as amended, specifically Section 18-85 (A), and the affirmation of these written
findings and the forwarding of the same to the City Commission for ratification by a four-fifths
vote is respectfully requested.
APPROVF.Df ISAPPROVAL:
Daniel J. Al o so City Inager