PH.9 - 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(S), ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT “B,” THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI (“CITY”), AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 5 SHARE OF THE CITY’S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE (“MFE”) PROGRAM, ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($220,000.00), TO MARTIN LUTHER KING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION (“MLKEDC”), FOR A THREE (3) YEAR MFE AGREEMENT TERM, IN SUPPORT OF ITS MLK WHEELS TO WORK PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUT...
September 10, 2026
Sponsors
District Five Christine King
Commissioner
Department: Commissioners and Mayor
Category: Elected Official Item
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WHEREAS, on April 13, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. R-23-0178, the City of Miami (“City”) created the Miami For Everyone (“MFE”) Program to assist communities facing the long-term complications resulting from declared emergencies and to address the specific needs of the most vulnerable residents and businesses through a strategy focused on the provision of support to priority areas of need that will further stabilize economic conditions within the City’s districts; and
WHEREAS, the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, a Florida not-for-profit corporation (“MLKEDC”), is a nonprofit organization established in 1975 to serve the residents of the Liberty City, Model City, Little Haiti, and Edison communities within the City of Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, MLKEDC is seeking funding in support of its MLK Wheels to Work Program (“Program”); and
WHEREAS, the Program, described in further detail in the MFE Funding Request Form attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A,” provides reliable transportation and related support services to low-income families who live or work in District 5; and
WHEREAS, MLKEDC proposes to implement the Program beginning in September 2026 and continuing through September 2029; and
WHEREAS, the City’s District 5 Commissioner (“Commissioner”) wishes to provide grant funds from the Commissioner’s share of the City’s MFE Program in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($220,000.00) (“Funds”) for the Program during the September 2026 through September 2029 term; 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 hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “B,” that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City’s provision of the 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, in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the allocation of the 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.
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 Manager’s written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit “B,” that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City’s provision of the Funds for the Program and waiving the requirements for said procedures, are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to allocate the Funds, on a lump sum basis, from the Commissioner’s share of the City’s Miami For Everyone (“MFE”) Program to Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, for the Program; and
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, modifications, and amendments, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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WHEREAS, on April 13, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. R-23-0178, the City of Miami (“City”) created the Miami For Everyone (“MFE”) Program to assist communities facing the long-term complications resulting from declared emergencies and to address the specific needs of the most vulnerable residents and businesses through a strategy focused on the provision of support to priority areas of need that will further stabilize economic conditions within the City’s districts; and
WHEREAS, the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, a Florida not-for-profit corporation (“MLKEDC”), is a nonprofit organization established in 1975 to serve the residents of the Liberty City, Model City, Little Haiti, and Edison communities within the City of Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, MLKEDC is seeking funding in support of its MLK Wheels to Work Program (“Program”); and
WHEREAS, the Program, described in further detail in the MFE Funding Request Form attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A,” provides reliable transportation and related support services to low-income families who live or work in District 5; and
WHEREAS, MLKEDC proposes to implement the Program beginning in September 2026 and continuing through September 2029; and
WHEREAS, the City’s District 5 Commissioner (“Commissioner”) wishes to provide grant funds from the Commissioner’s share of the City’s MFE Program in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($220,000.00) (“Funds”) for the Program during the September 2026 through September 2029 term; 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 hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “B,” that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City’s provision of the 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, in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the allocation of the 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.
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 Manager’s written finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit “B,” that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous for the City’s provision of the Funds for the Program and waiving the requirements for said procedures, are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to allocate the Funds, on a lump sum basis, from the Commissioner’s share of the City’s Miami For Everyone (“MFE”) Program to Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, for the Program; and
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, modifications, and amendments, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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