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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE
$742,000 IN STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ("SHIP") FUNDS TO T
LITTLE HAITI HOUSING ASSOCIATION,. INC.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER MIAMI,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPME OF
APPROXIMATELY FORTY-NINE (49) UNI 0
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP HOUSING IN
NEIGHBORHOODS OF EDISON-LITTLE R
OVERTOWN; AUTHORIZING THE CT
ALLOCATE SAID SHIP PROGRAM DS I TH
AMOUNT(S) SPECIFICALLY STATED SECTION OF
THIS RESOLUTION; FURTHER AU HO NG THE TY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE INDI AL NTRA AL
AGREEMENT(S) WITH THE AF N NED
NOT -FOR -PROFIT HOUSING DEVELO S FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE OR SAID
PURPOSE, SUBJECT ERM AND
CONDITIONS.
WHEREAS, there
shortage of afforda
very low, low
sts in they of ,Miami ("City"Y a severe
housinclifor families and individuals of
r ; and
Commission recognizes
public and private sector are necessary
PFent of housing affordable to very low, low
families and individuals in the City; and
Fe City has established through its Five (5) Year
Plan a goal in developing 1,000 new homeownership
I n annual basis over the next five (5) years; and
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WHEREAS, on October 29, 1999, funding proposals were
received from both not -for -profit and for profit housing
developers in response to the City's Request For Proposa
funding under the Community Development Block Grant BG"),
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP ("HOME") State Housing nit ives
Partnership ("SHIP"), and Housing Opportunities f ersons
Aids ("HOPWA") Programs; and
WHEREAS, based on the funding proposals iv e y t ity
for SHIP Program funds in response to t FP; i r mended
that the Little Haiti Housing Assoc' do Inc. a Habitat For
Humanity of Greater Miami, Inc. rece SH P am funds for
the purpose of undertaking ac it on and project
predevelopment activities oci d wit the development of
forty-nine (49) new sin fam ho g units in the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT RESOLV Y THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section
Preamble t this
the d r
Sec
ita and findings contained in the
ution are hereby adopted by reference
I herein as if fully set forth in this
6n 2. Funding in the amount of $742,000 in State
-ni tives Partnership Program funds are hereby
the following not -for -profit housing corporations
aking site acquisition and predevelopment activities in
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connection with the development of new affordable homeownership
housing units in the City, as specified in the amount indicated
below:
Organization: Type of Assistance:
Little Haiti Housing Land Acquisition
Association, Inc. P're-Development
Habitat For Humanity Land Acquisition
Of Greater Miami, Inc. - 4
Section 3. The City Manager is ut i 1' to
execute individual contractual agreemen , in a m a ceptable
to the City Attorney, with the afor ti not- r-prefit and
for -profit housing corporations, for th mou specified for
each, for the purpose of pr ial assistance in
connection with site acq do and predevelopment costs
associated with the dZd
ent ap ximately forty-nine (49)
units of homeownersh ng t City. Construction on each
of the proposed house must be underway within twelve
(12) months om the City Commission action. The City
Attorney is ected to incorporate language in each
in/ami
warranty that the ownership will vest in the City
of the event construction is not underway within twelve
.6;,2)%Fs frAothe date of City Commission action.
The hlWin authorization is further subject .to compliance with all
Wements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not
ed to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
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Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor./
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of Januar
In accordance with Miami Code & c. 2.36, since ghs fvtay^r di -I' not
this i'egisia,t}on by cigning it in the asfysl'y ,naa Ced placee;q
becomes effective with th;: 611ailse of ten (10 da° ,' ,ro c
regarding same, without the Mayoroxer e
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CL
AP ODTZF
7Y ATTO
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If r does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
theNef ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted.
Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
ately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 23
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and Members g�
TO: of the City Commission DATE : J A N 0'5 2000 FILE
Resolution Allocating $742,000
SUBJECT: In SHIP Program Funds to
Little Haiti Housing Association
and Habitat For Humanity
FROM: /a1dWH.arshaw REFERENCES
City Manager ENCLOSURES: City Commission Agenda
Meeting of January 13, 2000
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution,
authorizing the City Manager to allocate $742,000 in State Housing Initiatives
Partnership (SHIP) Program funds to the Little Haiti Housing Association, Inc. and
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami, Inc. in connection with the construction of forty-
nine (49) new single family homes in the Edison -Little River and Overtown
neighborhoods. The SHIP Program will be utilized by both housing community
development corporations to undertake land acquisition and/or project predevelopment
activities associated with the development of the housing units which are being proposed.
The attached resolution further authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement, in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney for disbursement of the said funding.
BACKGROUND:
In July of 1999, through Resolution No. 99-429, the City Commission approved and
adopted the City's Five -Year Consolidated Plan (1999-2004) which establishes a unified
vision and an opportunity for the City of Miami to shape its various Community
Development programs into effective and coordinated strategies for the revitalization of
our distressed neighborhoods. One of the major components of the City's Five -Year
Consolidated Plan will emphasize a housing strategy designed to facilitate the creation of
homeownership opportunities for low and moderate income families through the
establishment of seven (7) Homeownership Zones throughout the City. As a result,
several of Miami's neighborhoods will be provided special attention, with an emphasis
on the development of new in -fill housing on both publicly and privately -owned parcels
for purchase by area residents. In order to meet the City's goal of facilitating the
development of up to one hundred (100) new homes in the Edison -Little River and
The Honorable Mayor, and
Members of the City Commission
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Overtown Homeownership Zones during the first year of the Plan, it is necessary as part
of the City's strategy that both 'site acquisition and/or project financing assistance be
made available to both private developers and not-for-profit community development
corporations to develop privately -owned parcels in the zones. Moreover, not-for-profit
corporations such as the Little Haiti Housing Association, Inc. and Habitat for Humanity
of Great Miami, Inc. will play a major role in assisting the City in expanding the
availability of homeownership opportunities for low and moderate income families in the -
Edison -Little River and Overtown Homeownership Zones.
On October 29, 1999, funding proposals were received from both not-for-profit and for-
profit developers in response to the City's Request "for Proposals (RFP) for funding under
the Community Development Block Grant, Home Investment Partnership, State Housing
Initiatives Partnership and Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS Programs.
Based on the Department of Community Development's current schedule, proposals'
which have been submitted for funding to carry -out housing construction will be
presented to .the City's Housing Loan Committee during the month of January, 2000,
with those proposals recommended for funding, by the Committee to be forwarded for
City Commission consideration during the months. of February and March, 2000.
Presently, the Department of Community Development recommends approval of the
attached resolution, authorizing the City Manager to allocate $742,000 in State Housing
Initiatives Partnership Program funds to the Little Haiti Housing Association, Inc. and
Habitat ' For Humanity of Greater Miami, Inc. in connection with the development of
approximately forty-nine (49) new single family homes in the Edison -Little River and
Overtown neighborhoods.
The Little Haiti Housing Association, Inc.'s 'proposal calls for the development of
nineteen (19) townhome units at a site located at 652-672 N.E. 62 n Street. The proposed
$1.8 million Biscayne East Townhomes Project will consist of five (5) 2 bedroom/2.bath
units and fourteen (14) 3 bedroom/ 2 .bath units, with sales prices of $76,800 and
$92,925, respectively. The $342,000 in SHIP Program funds will be used by the
organization to carry -out land acquisition and pre -development activities/costs associated
with the development of the project.
The Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami, Inc.'s proposal calls for the development of
thirty (30) new single-family detached housing units in the neighborhoods of Edison -
Little River (15) and Overtown (15). The $400,000 in SHIP Program funds will be used
The Honorable Mayor, and
Members of the City Commission
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by Habitat For Humanity to carry -out site acquisition activities in both neighborhoods.
Based on the organization's proposal, twenty (20) 3 bedroom/1 bath units and ten (10)
four bedroom/2 bath units, with a sale price of $72,000 and $75,000, respectively are
being planned.
The City is in a position to assist the private sector in the development of forty-nine (49)
new homeownership housing units for purchase by low and moderate income families in
the Edison -Little River and Overtown neighborhoods. In an effort to expand the
development of new homeownership housing units in the above mentioned
neighborhoods, City Commission adoption of the attached resolution is recommended.
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J-99-552
6/22/99
RESOLUTION NO. J 429
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND THE
CITY OF MIAMI'S FISCAL YEARS 1999-2004
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED PLAN "PLAN,"
RECOMMENDING FUNDING PROJECTIONS FOR THE
CITY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
("CDBG"), HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
("HOME"), EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT ("ESG") AND
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
("HOPWA") PROGRAMS- TO THE 'UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(US HUD); AUTHORIZING FUNDING CATEGORIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PLAN, ATTACHED HERETO
AND INCORPORATED HEREIN; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER, UPON APPROVAL OF SAID PLAN
AND GRANTS BY US HUD, -TO ACCEPT THE SAME AND
EXECUTE THE NECESSARY IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTS
WITH USHUD, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY; REQUIRING THAT APPROVALS AND
AUTHORIZATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL OCCUR
ONLY AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR
JULY 27, 1999.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
submit grant applications and the City of Miami's Fiscal Years
1999-2004 Proposed Consolidated Plan ("Plan"), recommending
funding projections for the City's Community Development Block
Grant ("CDBG"), HOME Investment Partnership ("HOME"), Emergency
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Shelter Grant ("ESG").and Housing' -Opportunities for Persons with
Aids ("HOPWA") Programs to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (US HUD).
Section 2. Funding categories for the implementation of
the FY 1999-2004 Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG"), HOME
Investment Partnership ("HOME"), Emergency Shelter Grant ("ESG")`
and Housing Opportunities for- Persons with AIDS• ("HOPWA")_
Programs, are hereby, authorized -in accordance with said Plan,.
attached hereto and incorporated herein.
Section 3. The. City Manager is hereby authorized!! upon
approval of the Consolidated Plan and grants by US HUD, to accept
and execute. the. necessary implementing .,agreements, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 4. The approvals and authorizations set' -.forth
herein shall occur only after the public hearing scheduled for
July 27, 1999.
Section 5. This " Resolution.. shall become effective
�i The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with
all ..requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney,...
including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City
Charter and Code provisions.
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immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. -2
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of June 1999.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the Mayor did not inc':cats
this legislation by signing it in the designate (acE revidei: � «. 'rein .t �^
becomes effective with the elapse of rercis� 0,
regarding same, without the Maydr
ATTEST:
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLER-1�-n
CORRECTNESS/
AL RO VIL
C Y ATTORNEY
W3559:RCL:BSS
City Clerk
If the Mayor does not sign gn this Resolution ,it shall become
effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was
passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it
shall become effective immediately upon override .of the veto by
the City Commission.
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The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission = _
Dod H. Warshaw
City Manager
REC0MIlVIENDATION:
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Five=Year Consolidated
Plan
City Commission Meeting
June 22, 1999
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the following attached
legislation relating to the submission of the Five Year Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years
1999-2004:
A proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit the proposed FY -1999-
2004 Consolidated Plan for the use of funds received by the City from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Home Investment Partnerships (HOME)
Program, Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program and the Housing Opportunities for
Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program, authorizing funding categories for the
aforementioned programs in the 25' Year and further authorizing the City Manager, upon
approval by HUD of said Plan and grants, to accept the same and execute the necessary
implementing agreements with HUD.
A proposed ordinance establishing four (4) new Special Revenue Funds for the HUD
programs identified in the above proposed resolution and appropriating funds for each of
the new Special Revenue Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Community Development has prepared the Five Year Consolidated
Plan in accordance with federal regulations as stipulated in CFR Part 91, et.al. This
statutory requirement consolidates submission of the planning and application process of
the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant
(ESG), Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Housing Opportunities for Persons
With AIDS (HOPWA) formula programs administered by the Department of Community
Development.
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The HUD grants are intended to meet the following three (3) objectives:
• Enhance quality housing opportunities by increasing the availability, of permanent
affordable. housing for low-income residents, retaining the affordable housing stock
and increasing supportive housing to enable persons with special needs to live in
dignity.
• Quality of life enhancements that increase access to quality facilities and services,
improve the safety and livability of neighborhoods, restore and preserve natural and
physical features of special value for historic or architectural reasons and conserve
energy resources.
• Stimulate economic revitalization to create jobs for low-income persons; provide
access to credit for community development that promotes long-term economic and
social viability; and empower economically disadvantaged . persons to achieve self-
sufficiency.
The proposed strategic plan defines a specific -course of action for the revitalization of the
City of IVIiamf s communities and integrates economic, physical,' environmental,
community and human development needs into a comprehensive 'and coordinated
approach to address these . issues. Total population, the, percentage of poverty, age of
housing, overcrowded housing; and growth lag determine entitlement eligibility. The
national objectives. include:
• providing benefits to low and moderate income-famiHes;
• aiding in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; and
• meeting other community development needs that have a particular urgency.
because � existing conditions pose ' a serious and immediate threat to the health
or welfare of the community.
PUBLIC PARTICPIPATION
In developing the Consolidated Plan, an extensive Citizen Participation process was
conducted that included a series of public meetings at the Citywide Community
Development Advisory Board level and District Public Hearings co-chaired by the
Chairperson of the Advisory Board and"the City .Commissioner representing each of the
City's five (5) districts, .
The District Public Hearing concept' represents a new approach in the City of Miami's
planning process to develop its five year plan for the allocation of HUD funds. For the
first time, elected officials were involved in the Citizen Participation process from start to
finish, beginning at the neighborhood level and concluding with the Public Hearing
approving the City's Consolidated and Annual Plans. Each Public Hearing included
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testimonies from recognized professionals in the areas of 'Housing, Economic
Development, Public Services and Workforce Development. The Public Hearings also
gave neighborhood residents the opportunity to actively participate in the planning
process to develop community revitalization strategies to positively impact local
neighborhoods.
The District Public Hearings clearly pointed to a Citywide need for affordable housing,
(particularly homeownership), job creation, expanded social services with an emphasis on
programs for the elderly and programs for youth, a concern for public safety, increased
park programs and infrastructure improvements.
COMMU1yITY REVITALIZATION DISTRICTS
It also became apparent through the public hearing process and analysis of available data
that the composition of the City of Miami has dramatically changed over the twenty-four
(24) year history of the City's entitlement Programs. When the City of Miami was
designated an entitlement city in 1974, the initial HUD allocation was based on eligibility
factors determined by the 1970 census. At that time, the City Commission designated
eight (8) areas with the largest pockets of poverty as "CDBG Target areas". The
designated target areas included: Coconut Grove, Little Havana, Downtown, Overtown,
Wynwood, Allapattah, Edison/Little River and Model City. The City Commission has
chosen historically to allocate these fiords to eight designated target areas that have
traditionally represented the most severely stressed areas of the City.
In the twenty-five years since this designation, except for minor modifications, the target
area boundaries have remained basically the same and entitlement allocations have been
restricted to these areas. Through the lifetime of the entitlement program, the state of the
City has dramatically changed. These changes did not occur overnight. In 1999, those
areas that may have been considered middle class in the 1970's have deteriorated through
the 1980's and 1990's. The housing stock has grown old and so has the general _
population. The City's population base has also been transient and the homeownership
rate staggers substantially below the national, state and county averages. The City of
Miami has been the center for refugee flight in the 1980's and 1990's from Cuba, Haiti,
and various parts of South and Central America. In the 1980's, the streets of Miami were
also the scenes of civil unrest and riots. Through a combination of these factors, Miami
has evolved into a City rated as the fourth poorest City in the nation according to
statistics derived from the 1990 Census and, according to updated mid -decade data from
HUD, the 1995 poverty rate for the City has increased by 100/a. It is time to recognize
those changes and revise the target area funding strategies that have been used in the past.
Through a coordinated effort of the Departments of Community Development, Planning
and Development and Real Estate and Economic Development, a Study Group was
formed and has been operating for almost 8 months. The Group's assessment of the
City's history in utilizing HUD funding resulted in the development of strategies to more
aggressively respond to fulfilling the three goals of quality housing -opportunities, quality
of life enhancements and economic revitalization. The Group considered the present
dynamics, demographics and environments of the City of Miami's distressed
neighborhoods in reaching a conclusion. In weighing the strengths and weaknesses
demonstrated in the history of the use of HUD funding, it was determined that there is a
need to reassess and reevaluate the distribution of these funds. The pockets of poverty in
the City.have expanded and, twenty-five years later, it is time to also focus on these new,
areas that have previously been neglected.
The concept of Community Revitalization Districts was ' developed to* establish a
meaningful investment of the residents through homeownership, which, also translated
into the need for goods and services conveniently available in the neighborhood to open a
window for economic opportunity. The use of HUD funding is critical to provide a,
catalyst to propel change. in the City's, most impoverished neighborhoods by reducing
the isolation of income groups within areas by increasing housing opportunities for
low. and middle-income persons and revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods
through quality of life enhancements and economic revitalization. These Districts
will be the focus of intensive efforts to foster economic development, increased home
ownership, and improved overall neighborhood quality.
Specific initiatives within each Community Revitalization District will be developed
based on the condition of the housing stock,, ownership patterns, clustering potential of
vacant land, market conditions, transportation, conditions, and infrastructure and other
.needs for both the Homeownership Zone and the Economic Opportunity Zone. The goal
is to engender viable and visible economic revitalization benefits in these Districts and
promote intensive redevelopment to attract and retain businesses. Particular emphasis will
be. focussed on businesses that can supply unskilled, low skill and semi -skilled
employment opportunities consistent with the existing and developing skills of the
unemployed and underemployed. This should result in the reduction of unemployment
and underemployment in and around these Districts.
In the appropriate sections of this Plan, recommendations and policies for the disposition
of the identified individual and clusters of properties will ' be suggested that will
encourage the development of affordable'' housing, the revitalization of commercial
corridors and the development of green and open spaces. The Plan also focuses on
encouraging middle-income residents to; relocate in the City, especially individuals
employed by the City. of Miami. The Plan, provides financial ' incentives aimed at
reintegrating middle-income residents back into. the City 'and into the Community
Revitalization Districts and/or historic districts.
The Plan proposes a .proactive approach to address the quality of life issues in the
Community Revitalization Districts. Because of the limited funds available for programs;
service providers will be encouraged to coordinate their efforts and in many instances
provide their services from a central location in the City parks. Cooperative efforts will
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insure that all -available resources will be used to provide quality of -life enhancements in
the Districts, such as affordable daycare, access to healthcare; access to early childhood
education, and 'a substantial reduction in crime through targeted investments' in
community policing activities and investments in youth activities. The City will expand
its legislative agenda to include improved transportation, the preservation of open space
and other issues affecting the Districts. The City will also research grant sources for
additional funding for quality of life programs and provide assistance and support to
community based agencies in identifying additional funding sources and assist in the
preparation of the application for those fiords.
HOME OWNERSHIP ZONES ._
The establishment of Homeownership Zones in contiguous, geographically defined areas .
within Community Revitalization Districts, together with other physical, social, and
economic development activities, makes a substantial, visible improvement in that
community. The goal is to revitalize distressed areas by converting vacant, abandoned or
blighted land and buildings into dynamic ' neighborhoods by developing single family
homes for families with a mix of incomes, including low -and moderate -income families.
This creates a foundation for bringing back commercial reinvestment and more, because
new owners create demand for neighborhood economic activities, such as grocery stores
and other retail.
Since the CDBG target areas are no longer the only distressed areas, the Study Group
developed conditions relative to levels of income and the percentage of homeownership
throughout the City to establish the areas where reinvestment would create the most
dramatic changes. Two benchmarks were established to measure these conditions:
1. A household income of less than 50% of the county median
2. A home ownership rate of less than 20%.
Clusters of publicly owned land in the Community Revitalization Districts will be
identified to serve as the starting point for infill housing and commercial development
initiatives, as well as green space/open space initiatives. The development of city -owned
properties, along with an effort to acquire or assist in the acquisition of adjacent
privately -held properties and the improvement of existing properties through code
enforcement, community policing and maintenance incentives, will serve as a catalyst in
the revitalization efforts.
POLICYRECOMMENDA TIONS FOR QUALITYHOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
• Establish home ownership as a funding priorityfor the allocation of HUD funds
• Prioritize the allocation of HUD funds to projects located in the Homeownership
Zones of the Community Revitalization Districts
• Award bonus points to proposals sponsoring homeownership projects
• Modem the Single Family Rehabilitation Program for homeowners from a loan
program to a grant program
• Increase the maximum assistance available through the Single Family Rehabilitation
Program from $35, 000 to 40, 000 per household
• Establish a single family owner occupied emergency grant/loan program to meet
immediate urgent household needs
• Prioritize available public land in the first year of the Five Year Plan to develop in,
fill affordable homeownership projects in the Homeownership Zones of the
Community Revitalization Districts
• Establish an Affordable Housing Land Disposition Policy that provides public land at
no cost to develop affordable housing projects
• Establish a lease/purchase program for economically disadvantaged families
• Establish a honiebuyer.'s counseling program
• Establish Homeownership Incentive Programs to attract City employees and middle
income families to relocate in the City of Miami
• Establish an Affordable Housing Finance Committee to'explore prospective financing
mechanisms for the production of affordable ordable housing
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ZONES
Considerable effort will be devoted to businesses in the Economic Opportunity Zones. A
wide variety of services will be provided by the City's Business Assistance Center,
including the review of business operating systems, development of business plans,
marketing plans, budget analysis, accounting and risk -management procedures, insurance
and bonding procedures, inventory control, personnel management and customer
relations. The recruitment of new businesses will be a strong focus with up front
assistance in putting together business plans, loan applications, personnel screening and
all other requirements in opening a newbusiness.
Facade improvement, sidewalk repairs,, new signage, parking and coordination with the
County in road improvements will be provided A coordinated effort to provide a
."marketing theme" for the business corridor will be explored and the development of a
joint marketing campaign to bring new customers to the Districts will be planned.
Those businesses outside of the Districts who are pledging employment, for District
residents will receive financial incentives such as 108 loans, and others.
The City's Office of Workforce Development, through its One -Stop Centers will be the
source for training and job .placement. Additionally, a corps of job developers in each
Center is involved in creating jobs for the very low, low and moderate -income residents
in the Districts. The Office of Workforce Development will utilize the City's First Source
Hiring Ordinance in generating job, opportunities for District residents and will work with
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the Empowerment Zone Trust in assisting residents living in -Districts within the
Empowerment Zone to access the thousands of jobs pledged for Zone residents.
The Five -Year Consolidated Plan recognizes the growth opportunities in the older more
urban corridors of the City and the development of the Community Revitalization
Districts is the focus of that growth potential. The assets of these Districts include
existing infrastructure; the opportunity for land assembly and residential development;
access to transportation and proximity to jobs; the business and cultural center; an
underutilized workforce; and proximity to the area's natural beauty.
In implementing the strategies of the Five -Year Consolidated Plan, the City expects to
build alliances with a broad range of partners including the business sector, developers,
community-based organizations, government, environmentalists and community
residents. These entities can unify to support a new approach to revitalizing our.
communities.
POLICYRECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
• Provide financial assistance to the City of Miami Public Works Department to
upgrade the infrastructure of the Economic Opportunity Zones
• Work with the Department of Off =Street Parking to meet the parking requirements of
the area, including the acquisition ofproperty to be used for parking
• Provide access to training and entrepreneurial opportunities through the One Stop
Centers, including supportive services leading to self sufficiency
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUA77TES
(CONTINUED)
• Provide large scale renovation along strategic commercial corridors by creating
incentives to improve the visual appearance of business properties (facade
renovation, including painting, signage, awnings, storefront improvements,
landscaping, lighting and other design elements)
• Hire economic development professionals or contract outside consultants to provide
technical assistance to new and existing businesses
• Provide low interest loans for physical improvements to upgrade storefronts, resolve
code violations and purchase equipment for businesses located in the Economic
Opportunity Zones
• Advocate the promotion of public transportation as a legislative priority to access to
job centers located outside of the City
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QUALITY OF LIFE- ENHANCEMENTS
As the City, of Miami develops targeted Community Revitalization Districts to create
homeownership opportunities, economic stability through the strengthening of local
businesses that provide services and jobs for neighborhood residents and skills training to
prepare residents to .successfully compete for these jobs, quality of life enhancements
provide 'the final link .to changed lives. This includes public service and capital
improvement, projects,, such as street repairs, sidewalkreplacements, park and public
facilities to' complement the physical and economic development activities in the
Community Revitalization Districts
The City of Miami has been successful in its efforts to increasethe 15% cap restriction
for'public services. Congress adopted legislation increasing the City of Miami's CDBG
public services cap to 25% fora three (3) year period. The 10% increase in the public
services cap must be used to provide services to persons impacted by welfare reform.
This waiver will increase available funding that may be directed to public services by
approximately $1.2 million annually for the next three (3) years.
In addition to public services, the Plan includes ' quality of life enhancements through
projects in what have been. traditionally classified in the category identified as Public
Facilities in previous Annual Action Plans. Jhis includes capital 'improvement projects .
such as the completion of street repairs, replacement of sidewalks and improvements in
parks and public facilities
These programs must create an environment that addresses the needs of the neighborhood
while simultaneously caring for its aging population and also providing opportunities for
its future generation to'succeed. While the piecemeal approach of allocating quality of
life enhancement projects in the past `may have been effective at minimally addressing
specific needs in particular target areas, these projects, as effective, successful and
beneficial as they may have been in providing services to the neighborhood, have not
necessarily revitalized the City's impoverished communities.
A comprehensive approach to meeting` the quality of life needs in 'the Community
Revitalization Districts is crucial to complement the physical and economic development
activities to effectively improve the quality of life for the City's .neediest residents. The
proposed Community Revitalization Districts have been created to provide opportunities
to make substantive changes in depressed areas of the City. It is essential to develop, a
coordinated approach to change the traditional cycle of poverty and, maximize the use of
availableresources.
A common concern identified in the public hearing process has been that City parks lack
programs. Rather, than providing youth with opportunities to participate in recreational
activities, the programless City parks have created an environment that spawns gang
activity and illegal drug use and distribution. To compound this predicament, bond funds
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are available to make physical improvements in the parks and modernize or construct
new facilities, but funding is still not available to provide viable programs in these parks.
Creative approaches must be implemented to resolve this situation and make City parks
places where viable programs are operating, citizens are utilizing these programs and the
criminal element is forced to move elsewhere.
There are obvious quality of life needs and limited funding is available to meet these
needs. At the same time, City parks remain programless. It makes sense to fund social
service agencies that can fill that void. If funds are available to make capital
improvements in the parks, then it is logical to identify community based organizations
providing essential services to operate these programs in City parks. This includes a full
range of services that may include programs for the elderly or programs directed to youth.
Active programs in the City parks will promote community residents to utilize
neighborhood facilities while at the same time serving as a deterrent to crime in the
community. This strategy can be instrumental in effecting quality of life standards in the
Community Revitalization Districts.
The basic concept is to promote proposals that will make the City's parks viable
community based centers of activity. The concept is a win-win situation for the
community-based organizations providing services in the City parks. Not only do these
organizations receive public service funding, but there is also a tremendous opportunity
to reduce operating costs.
HUD funds for capital improvement projects must also be maximized to complete the
quality of life cycle in the Community Revitalization Districts. This includes a strategy
that specifically directs HUD dollars to improve streets, replace sidewalks and improve
public facilities that enhance the quality of life for residents of the Community
Revitalization Districts.
POLICYRECOMMENDATIONS FOR QUALITY OF LIFE ENHANCEMENTS
• Allocate the maximum allowable 25% to public service programs
• Award bonus points to Agencies proposing to operate programs in City parks
• Award bonus points to proposals including coordinated services (elderly programs,
youth programs, childcare etc.)
• Award bonus points to proposals establishing partnerships to provide coordinated,
diverse services
• Award bonus points to proposals serving the Community Revitalization Distrien
Prioritize social program proposals to programs for the elderly and youth
• Authorize City Departments to implement capital improvement projects.
• Prioritize capital improvement funds to projects located in the Community
Revitalization Districts
• Leverage CDBG public service allocations to insure maximum use of available funds
• Ensure that available Empowerment Zone funds meet social "service needs in the
Community Revitalization Districts
• provide letters of support to community based organizations seeking outside funding
• Refer community, based organizations to appropriate funding sources
• Recognize quality of life enhancement needs in developing the City s ' Legislative
Agenda
• Actively research grant- sources for communitybased agencies to apply for funding
and pro'v. ide technical assistance to prepare grant applications
• Co-sponsor social service grants with community based organizations
Therefore; it is respectfully requested. that the proposed ordinance and resolution be
adopted authorizing the City Manager to submit the FY-1999-2004Consolidated Plan for
the use of fimds received by the City from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) to implement the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program, Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, Emergency Shelter Grant
(ESG) Program and the Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids.: (HOPWA)
Program, establishes fimding categories for the aforementioned programs in the 2511 Year,
authorizes the City Manager to accept. and execute the necessary implementing
agreements upon approval by HUD and establishes four (4) new Special Revenue Funds
for the HUD programs as identified above.
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