Public hearing on funding for restoring the historic Ace Theater.

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, April 23, 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 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 DISTRICT 2 SHARE OF THE CITY'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($200,000.00) ("FUNDS") 
TO ACE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT 
CORPORATION ("ACE FOUNDATION"), FOR THE PURPOSE OF 
RESTORING AND REHABILITATING THE HISTORIC ACE THEATER LOCATED 
AT 3664 GRAND AVENUE ("PROJECT"), WHICH, UPON COMPLETION, 
WILL PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH A VENUE FOR EVENTS AND 
PERFORMANCES, A CULTURAL PROGRAMMING SPACE, AND A WORKFORCE HUB, SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS REGULATING THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS 
NECESSARY, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSES.
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 April 28, 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. 43935