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00NY ts�� 5 city Commission s City of Sunny Isles Beach George`'Bud"Scholl,Mayor a°--" F 18070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250 Jeanette Gatto, Vice Mayor v 3 Isaac Action, Commissioner 1-- _r %ri} . x Sunny Isles Beach, Florida»160 Dana Goldman,Commissioner `+' Jennifer Levin,Commissioner (305)947-0606 City Hall • `c: (305)949-3113 Fax ... 9'1'j' " \oP �P (305)947-2150 Building Department Christopher J.Russo City Manager P C/T * F L O a�5 (305)947-5107 Fax Hans Ottinot,City Attorney r OF suN " Jane A.Hines,il1MC,City Clerk MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable City Commissio FROM: ' Hans Ottinot, City Attorney DATE: July 21, 2016 RE: Ordinance Amending Section 62-13 of the City Code of Ordinances to Exempt Certain Cultural Programs from Competitive Bidding RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Commission approve the proposed Ordinance amending Section 62-13 of the City Code. REASONS The City provides a wide array of quality and diverse programs to all City residents. These programs are created to enhance participation in recreational, cultural and educational programs. This fosters greater social interaction and community pride among the various City residents. The City's Cultural and Community Services Department is responsible for organizing numerous activities throughout the South Florida area, including planning various youth, adult and senior programs. Selecting such recreational, cultural and educational activities requires reasonable discretion and planning. In the past, many of these programs fell within the exemption from competitive bidding because the associated expenditures were less than the current threshold limit of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for informal competitive bidding. However, as the number of participants in the programs continue to grow significantly, this threshold limitation is close to being approached and flexibility is required for the selection of activities without the need to competitively bid for artistic and recreational activities. Section 62-13 of the City's Procurement Code currently provides for certain exemptions for this competitive bidding requirement. The City Commission desires to amend Section 62-13 of the City's Procurement Code to clarify that a) field trips for recreational, cultural, or after- school/summer camp programs, b) recreational or educational programs, and c) services or commodities provided by governmental agencies, colleges or universities, are exempt from the competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 62: