PH.2 - Grant Miami Rescue Mission Anti-poverty Funds
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 3 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY’S ANTI-POVERTY INITIATIVE IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($237,980.00) TO MIAMI RESCUE MISSION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, IN SUPPORT OF THE HOPE AND REGENERATION PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOS...
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Department: Commissioners and Mayor
Category: Elected Official Item
WHEREAS, Miami Rescue Mission, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation (“Miami Rescue Mission”), seeks funding for its Hope and Regeneration Program to provide immediate emergency shelter, meals, case management, recovery services, and long-term faith-based transitional housing to individuals experiencing homelessness within District 3 of the City (“Program”); and
WHEREAS, the City’s District 3 Commissioner (“Commissioner”) desires to allocate grant funds from the Commissioner’s share of the City’s API, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand, Nine Hundred Eighty and 00/100 Dollars ($237,980.00) (“Funds”), to Miami Rescue Mission for the Program; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended (“City Code”), the City Manager has made a written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit “A,” that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City’s allocation of the Funds for the Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager requests authorization from the City Commission to allocate the Funds to Miami Rescue Mission for the Program and to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary for such purpose, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney;
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. Pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the City Code, by a four-fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the City Commission ratifies, approves, and confirms the City Manager’s written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit “A,” that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City’s allocation of the Funds for the Program, and waives the requirements for said procedures.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to allocate Funds from the Commissioner’s share of the City’s API, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand, Nine Hundred Eighty and 00/100 Dollars ($237,980.00), to Miami Rescue Mission for the Program.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate the allocation of the Funds for the Program, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.