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, May 28, 2026, 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 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 1 SHARE OF THE CITY'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($500,000.00), TO
MIAMI BETHANY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AND ACTIVATING TWO (2) SOCCER FIELDS AT 850 AND 920 NW 23RD STREET IN THE ALLAPATTAH NEIGHBORHOOD, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "ALLAPATTAH SOCCER
COMMUNITY FIELD" ("PROJECT"), WHICH WILL, UPON COMPLETION,
PROVIDE A COMMUNITY SPACE FOR SPORTS AND RECREATION, YOUTH
EDUCATION, FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR THE NEEDY, AS WELL AS OTHER
DAILY PROGRAMMING FOR AT RISK YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN DISTRICT 1 AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A REVOCABLE LICENSE
AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI BETHANY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR
USE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 850 NORTHWEST 23 STREET AND 920 NORTHWEST 23 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33127, FOR
THE PROJECT; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY,
IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS RESOLUTION; FINDING THAT THIS WAIVER AND DIRECT AWARD COMPLY WITH SECTION 255.20(1)(C)10., FLORIDA STATUTES;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Said proposed resolution(s) may be inspected by the public at the Office of the City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or
http://miamifl.iqm2.com five days before the date of the Commission Meeting.
The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present or
represented at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the City Commission in which the City Commission may take action. 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 June 2, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers
located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 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. 43963