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CITY OF ;';AMI. FLORIDA
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor and
s of the City Commission
a H. Warshaw
City Manager
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has advised the
Department of Community Development that the City is not in compliance with
Departmental progress standards in the expenditure of funds in its line of credit balances.
In accordance with federal requirements, a grantee must have no more than 1.5 fiscal
years of available funding in its line of credit.
Based on the HUD letter, the City's line of credit balance, as of March 23, 2000, was
$29,583,251.61, which represents 2.32 years of funding. Based on the City's existing
entitlement grant of $12,731,000, the maximum amount available to meet the 1.5 fiscal
year line of credit requirement is $19,096,500.
In its letter, U.S. HUD has requested the City of Miami to submit a plan to detailing a
strategy to address the expenditure of funds issue and reduce the unexpended balance of
its line of credit, based on its FY'1999 entitlement, to the 1.5 level by July 31, 2000.
Failure to meet this requirement could result in the deobligation of CDBG funds above
the 1.5 level by U.S. HUD.
While the Administration has made progress in meeting the expenditure requirements,
dormant capital improvement projects inhibit any attempt to fully rectify this issue.
Included in the agenda for the May 11, 2000 Special Community Development Meeting
are several proposed companion items for City Commission consideration which, if
approved, will expedite the City's CDBG expenditure rates to meet the 1.5 year federal
expenditure requirement.
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PUBLIC NOTICE FOR
SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
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The Miami City Commission will hold a Special Meeting to discuss issues relating to Community
Development. The Special Meeting will beheld:
Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 2:00 P.M.
City of Miami Commission Chamber
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
The Agenda for the Special Meeting is as follows:
1. Discussion on Funding History of the City of Miami Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Program for the 19~' - 25`~ Program Years
2. Discussion and proposed resolution to revise the Citizen Participation Plan, including the
abolishment of the Citywide Advisory Board
3. Discussion and proposed resolution on Planning Calendar for 26~' Year CDBG activities
4. Presentation on Orchazd Villas Model City Revitalization Project, including proposed legislation
to adopt the plan in principle and allocating $100,000 of HOME funds to engage R.J. Heisenbottle
Architects, P.A to develop a Master Plan for the area; allocating $1.5 million of 1999 HOME
funds and $1.5 million of future 2000 HOME funds to develop affordable housing in the Model
City Home Ownership Zone; and supporting the Miami-Dade County application to U.S. HUD for
HOPE VI funding to redevelop the Liberty Squaze and Liberty Homes Public Housing Projects
5. Proposed resolution to modify Housing Loan Committee Membership by eliminating the seat
previously held by Miami Capital Development Corporation and replacing it with a representative
with private real estate lending experience; expanding the choice of City Departments from which
the City Manager can appoint the Administration's representatives; and appointing Frank
Rollason, Director, City of Miami Building Department, to fill the vacancy created by the
retirement of Jim Kay, former Director of the City of Miami Public Works Department
6. Resolution proposing the reestablishment of a Commercial Loan Program to revitalize commercial
corridors in the City of Miami Revitalization Districts; allocating $150,000 of CDBG funds to the
Latin Chamber of Commerce to administer the program in the southern portion of the City and
$150,000 of CDBG funds to the Little Haiti Credit Union to administer the program in the
northern azea of the City and designating the City of Miami Department of Real Estate and
Economic Development to administer the program in the central azea of the City
7. Discussion and proposed resolution to establish a concept for an enhanced Commercial
Revitalization Program
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8. Discussion and proposed resolution to maintain the annual funding commitment of $225,000 for a
five year period to the Little Haiti Job Creation Project to create jobs and stimulate businesses in
the Edison Little River area
9. Discussion and proposed resolution allocating $262,322 of HOME funds to the CRA to establish a
homebuyer's pre-qualification program in the Southeast Overtown/Community Redevelopment
area
10. Discussion and proposed resolution to replace $504,450 of SHIP funds with available HOME
funds for related construction expenses for the the Allapattah Business Development Authority to
develop the Ralph's Plaza Townhomes - Phase I project
11. Discussion and proposed resolution to deobligate .$853,727 of 1996-97 and 1997-98 SHIP funds
as follows and to reprogram said amount to fund the City of Miami Single Family rehabilitation
and First Time Homebuyers' Financing Programs:
Organization and Project
Amount
BAME Development Corporation of South Florida -New Hope/Overtown $100,000
Housing Project
Jubilee Community Development Corporation -Jubilee Villas Housing Project 62,500
Model Housing Corporation -Villas Dr. Godoy Housing Project 62,500
DEEDCO, Inc. -Miami River Village Housing Project 100,000
St. John Community Development Corporation -Lyric Village Housing Project 114,150
Florida Housing Cooperative -Barcelona Place 414,577
Total Deobligation $853,727
12. Discussion and proposed resolution to deobligate $4.75 million of HOME funds allocated to the
Urban League and LHL Housing Corporation to develop the Northwestern Estates Housing
Project and reallocating $3.1 from available 1976 General Obligation Housing Bond Program
funds to said project for the purpose of resolving the fmding identified in the Audit Report issued
March 26, 1998 by the Office of the Inspector General
13. Discussion and proposed resolution allocating $3,587,693 of available HOPWA Funds as follows:
Organization and Project
Amount
Economic Opportunity Family Health Center -Long Term Housing $1,742,900
Miami-Dade Housing. Agency -Long Term Housing 1,844,793
Total $3,587,693
14. Discussion and proposed resolution restructuring the HOPWA Program
15. Discussion and proposed resolution allocating $50,000 to the accounting fum of Sharpton,
Brunson and Company to perform an audit and provide technical assistance on the HOPWA
Program
16. Discussion on letter from U.S. HUD citing the City of Miami for not being in compliance with
HUD standards in the expenditure of funds in its CDBG Line of Credit balances
17. Discussion and proposed resolution to fund previously authorized legislative commitments
approved by the City Commission to the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) as follows:
Protect Authorizing Legislation Amount
Historic Overtown Priority Business Corridor Resolution 98-592 $3,000,000
CRA/SEOPW Interlocal Agreement Commitment ,Ordinance 11736 2,000,000
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Proposed funding sources for the above allocations to meet CRA funding commitments:
Protect Amount Funding Source
Historic Overtown Priority Business Corridor $3,000,000 Reprogramming of
previously approved
funds for CIP
Projects
CRA/SEOPW Interlocal Agreement Commitment $1,000,000 HOPWA FUNDS
CRA/SEOPW Interlocal Agreement Commitment $1,000,000 Reprogramming of
previously approved
funds for CIP
Projects
Note: Said reprogramming of previously authorized CDBG funds to come from among the
following CIP projects that are not in a position to be completed by September 30, 2000 as
determined by the Assistant City Manager for Operations:
African Squaze Park Improvements
African Squaze Park Land Acquisition
Allapattah Comstock Park
Armbrister Park Building Renovations
Athalie Range Pazk
Athalie Range Pazk Playground Lighting
Belafonte Pazk Improvement
Charles Hadley Pazk Renovations
Coconut Grove Minipazk Renovation
Curtis Park Improvements
Dorsey Pazk Site Improvements
Eaton Park Improvements
Henderson Park Improvements
Replacement
Jose Marti Pazk
Lemon City Day Care Park
Little Havana Softball Field
Merrie Christmas Pazk Handicap Access
Miller Dawkins Park Renovations
Moore Park Field Renovations
Moore Pazk Renovations
North Bay Vista Playground
Reeves Park
Riverside Pazk Playground
Shenandoah Pazk Improvements
Tazget Area Pazk Improvements
Virrick Park Improvements
West Buena Vista Park Renovations
Williams Pazk Improvements
Allapattah Sidewalk Replacement
Coconut Grove Sidewalk Replacement
Downtown Sidewalk Replacement
Edison Little River Sidewalk
Little Havana Sidewalk Replacement
Manuel Artime Community Center
Model City Sidewalk Replacement
Overtown Sidewalk Replacement
Tower Theatre
Wynwood Sidewalk Replacement
The proposed resolution also recommits $1.5 million of CDBG funds to previously approved CIP
projects that can be completed by September 30, 3000 in accordance with the prioritization of
previously approved CIP projects by the Assistant City Manager responsible for Operations and
approval of the Department of Community Development.
The proposed resolution also allocates $200,000 to the City of Miami Building Department for
demolition activities to be carried out through September 30, 2000, from the reprogramming of
previously authorized funds for Capital Improvement Projects
18. Discussion and legislation deobligating $500,000 of previously committed CDBG funds and
$500,000 of previously committed HOME funds to the St. John Community Development
Corporation for development of the Lyric Village Housing Project
19. Discussion and legislation regarding the Performing Arts/First Source Hiring Agreement
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Interested individuals are encouraged to attend this, Special Meeting. The meeting site is accessible to the
handicapped.
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