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Resolution: R-21-0494
File Number: 10934
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 12/9/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S PROGRAM POLICIES INCREASING THE
MAXIMUM SUBSIDY FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY REPLACEMENT HOME
PROGRAM AND FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY REHABILITATION PROGRAM
FROM $150,000.00 TO $250,000.00 AND $50,000.00 TO $70,000.00,
RESPECTIVELY, AS INDICATED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL
IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Ken Russell, Commissioner Joe Carollo,
Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2019, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-19-
0021 establishing the maximum subsidy of $150,000.00 for the Department of Housing and
Community Development's ("Department") Single Family Replacement Home Program Policy
("Replacement Program"); and
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2020, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-20-
0046 establishing the maximum subsidy of $50,000.00 the Department's Single Family
Rehabilitation Program Policy ("Rehab Program"); and
WHEREAS, the current maximum subsidy for the Replacement Program has made it
difficult for the City of Miami ("City") to attract contractors to build a replacement home; and
WHEREAS, the cost of rehabilitation needed to bring properties up to current building
code standards and to ensure the health and safety of City residents has consistently been in
excess of the current maximum subsidy for the Rehab Program due to the increase in the cost
of materials and labor exacerbated by the novel coronavirus pandemic; and
WHEREAS, both Programs are tools needed to assist low and moderate income
homeowners preserve or rebuild their homes; and
WHEREAS, the City's Administration recommends amending the Department's Program
Policies increasing the maximum subsidy for the Replacement Program and for the Rehab
Program from $150,000.00 to $250,000.00 and $50,000.00 to $70,000.00, respectively, as
indicated in Exhibit 'A" attached and incorporated;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Enactment Number: R-21-0494
Section 2. The amendments of the Department's Program Policies increasing the
maximum subsidy for the Replacement Program and for the Rehab Program from $150,000.00
to $250,000.00 and $50,000.00 to $70,000.00, respectively, as indicated in Exhibit "A," attached
and incorporated, are authorized.'
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Un ndez, ity Mtor iey 11/27/2021
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and
City Code provisions.
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