CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami,
Florida on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, 33133 for the purpose of granting the following:
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 AND
INCORPORATED 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 SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM
THE CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL FUNDS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A
TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($400,000.00) ("FUNDS") TO BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF
MIAMI, INC, A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE MENTORING SERVICES TO THE YOUTH OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
All interested persons are invited to appear at the meeting and may be
heard with respect to the proposed resolution. Should any person desire to
appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be
considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City
Commission meeting is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a special City Commission meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday immediately following the cancelled meeting. In the event of one of the aforementioned circumstances, the special meeting would be held on October 28, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133. All of the scheduled agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically be scheduled as an agenda item at the special City Commission meeting.
The City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by placing a notice of the special City Commission meeting at the entrance
of City Hall and the City's main administrative building, placing a notice on
the City's website, and, if feasible, placing an ad in a newspaper of general
circulation before the special meeting on the immediately following Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by publication required for any such
scheduled agenda item that is moved to the special City Commission meeting.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons
needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5)
business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding.
Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Ad No. 43819