It is recommended that the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, for the period during which the City Commission is in recess, allow the City Manager, or designee, to select, negotiate, award and reject all bids, contracts, agreements, and grant applications; renew existing contracts which may expire; and terminate existing contracts, as needed to ensure a continuation of essential services, subject to ratification by the City Commission at its first regularly scheduled meeting on September 14, 2022.

Between the last meeting on July 20, 2022, and the first regularly scheduled meeting on September 14, 2022, the City Commission will not be in session. During this period, there may be bids or contracts in excess of the $100,000 for goods and services or $300,000 for construction, which may need to be issued, rejected, awarded, renewed, or terminated. Typically, during the City Commission's recess period, the City Manager has been authorized by the City Commission to sign all contracts, agreements, and grant applications, renew any existing contracts and terminate existing contracts, as needed.

The requested authorization is necessary to ensure that essential services and projects continue for the period during which the City Commission is in recess. Any item approved by the City Manager subject to the Resolution is subject to ratification by the City Commission.

All approvals are subject to funds availability.

As has been the City's practice, I am requesting authorization from the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, to select, negotiate, award and reject all bids, contracts, agreements, and grant applications, renew existing contracts which may expire, and terminate existing contracts, as needed, from the last City Commission meeting on July 20, 2022, until the first regularly scheduled meeting on September 14, 2022, subject to ratification by the City Commission.