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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager DATE: September 19, 2017
FROM: Milton Vickers, Senior Advisor SUBJECT: $3,000 from District 3 Anti -Poverty
to the City Manager on behalf fund to Struggle for Miami's Affordable
of Commissioner Carollo and Sustainable Housing, Inc.
BACKGROUND
The City of Miami ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative to address poverty and focus on providing
support to its residents.
Struggle for Miami's Affordable and Sustainable Housing, Inc. (the organization) focuses on addressing
issues of slumlords and economic factors surrounding housing and strives to create a Community
Land Trust that will adequately address the needs of inner-city Miami residents affected by the
symptoms of gentrification (slumlords, rising rents, lack of community control), and that is
shaped, developed and implemented by those same residents.
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 residents to obtain these services immediately,
with no added time for the procurement process, which could take over 30-40 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.
PROVE DISAPPROVAL:
Daniel J. Alfonso �.