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12/18/97
RESOLUTION NO.�
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN AMENDED APPLICATION
TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT ("HUD")IN RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF
FUNDING AVAILABILITY ("NOFA") AND PROGRAM
GUIDELINES FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP ZONES, TO BE
SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 22, 1997,
SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") AND THE MAYOR;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD") has allocated funding and intends to award
grants on a competitive basis for Homeownership Zones; and
WHEREAS, Homeownership Zone means a contiguous,
geographically defined area, primarily residential in character,
in which new homeownership opportunities and the expanded housing
choice provide drive comprehensive revitalization and, together
with other physical, social, and economic development activities,
make a substantial, visible improvement within that community;
and
WHEREAS, Homeownership Zone activities revitalize distressed
areas by converting vacant, abandoned, or blighted land and
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buildings into dynamic neighborhoods by developing single family
homes (one to four units) and providing these homes for a mix of
incomes, including low and moderate income families; and
WHEREAS, homeownership serves as a foundation for additional
investment in residential, commercial, and economic development
of the Homeownership Zone; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami, Florida ("City"), as a recipient
of Community Development Block Grant funds, is eligible to apply
for Homeownership Zone grants in conjunction with Community Based
Development Organizations (11CBDO11); and
WHEREAS, the City submitted a Homeownership Zone Grant
Application to HUD, dated September 29, 1997, requesting a grant
in the amount of $2.3 million for homeownership development in
the Overtown community; and
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency is empowered and authorized to coordinate
development activities in the Overtown community;
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 hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to submit an amended application to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") in response
to Notice Of Funding Availability ("NOFA") on or before December
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22, 1997, subject to the concurrence of the Chairman of the
Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency
("CRA")and the Mayor, and to execute all necessary documents in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney and in further compliance
with all requirements that may be prescribed by applicable City
Charter and Code provisions.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED thisi8th day of , 1997.
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XAVI R L. SU Z, MAYOR
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WALTER J. EMAN
CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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CHARLES C. MAYS
CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
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