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Resolution: R-19-0282
File Number: 5944
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 7/25/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 18-72 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM
THE MAYOR'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE ("API"), IN
A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
($10,000.00) TO CAMARA DE COMERCIO LATINA DE LOS ESTADOS
UNIDOS (CAMACOL), INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION
("CAMACOL"), TO PROVIDE LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS ACCESS TO
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO ACQUIRE BUSINESS ACUMEN IN
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative ("API") to
address poverty based on a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards the City's
residents achieving self-sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, Camara de Comercio Latina de los Estados Unidos, Inc., a Florida not for
profit corporation ("CAMACOL"), is seeking funding in support of its program to provide low-
income individuals access to professional business education to acquire business acumen in
international business ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-72 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), the Mayor wishes to provide grant funds from the Mayor's share of the
City's API, in an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) ("Funds"), for the
Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to
negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, for the allocation of Funds for the Program;
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 and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
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File ID: 5944
Enactment Number: R-19-0282
Section 2. Pursuant to Section 18-72 of the City Code, the City Manager is authorized'
to allocate Funds from the Mayor's share of the City's API to CAMACOL, in an amount not to
exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), for the Program.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to execute any and all documents
necessary, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. 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, City Httor ey 7/15/2019
' 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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