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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
AUTHORIZING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF $3,587,693 TO TWO SERVICE
PROVIDERS: THE AMOUNT OF $1,742,900 TO
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER AND
THE AMOUNT OF $1,844,793 TO MIAMI DADE
HOUSING AGENCY, FOR THE PROVISION OF HOUSING
ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING RELATED SERVICES TO
LOW INCOME PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE FY 1999 HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM
GRANT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENT(S), IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO
EFFECT SAID ALLOCATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the. Housing Opportunities, for Persons With AIDS
("HOPWA") Program was created under the AIDS Housing Opportunity
Act, and revised under the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1992; and
WHEREAS, Section 606(d)(2) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 stipulates that the City of Miami, being
the most populous unit of -general local government in an Eligible
Metropolitan Statistical Area ("EMSA"), not including county
government, must be the applicant for the HOPWA Grant and be
allocated the related funding; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami has been awarded funding from the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("U.S. HUD") for
-the implementation of the 1999 HOPWA Program Grant; and
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WHEREAS, eleven service providers are currently funded under
the HOPWA Program for the provision of housing assistance and
housing related services to low income persons living with
HIV/AIDS; and
WHEREAS, in the City's effort to continue to meet the
increased need for services in the HIV/AIDS community through the
HOPWA Program, the client enrollment has increased for two (2)
service providers of long-term housing assistance under the HOPWA
Program; and
WHEREAS, the two service providers, Economic Opportunity
Family Health Center and Miami Dade Housing Agency require
additional funding from the FY 1999 HOPWA Program Grant for the
continuation of long-term housing assistance services under the
HOPWA Program;
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 allocation of funds in the total amount
of $3,587,693 of FY 1999 HOPWA Program funds are hereby allocated
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to the following service providers, in the amounts listed below,
to serve low-income persons living with AIDS throughout the
entire Miami -Dade County geographic area through
September 30, 2000:
SERVICE PROVIDER ACTIVITY AMOUNT
Economic Opportunity
Family Health Center Long -Term Housing Assistance $1,742,900
Miami. Dade Housing Agency Long -Term Housing Assistance 1,844,793
TOTAL $3,587,693
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized" to
execute agreement(s), in a form acceptable to the City Attorney,
with the aforementioned service providers.
�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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Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor./
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of May , 2000.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2.36, since the Mayor did not Indicate approval of
this Legislation by signing it in the designated place ided, w islction no
becomes effective with the elapse ojjfe1 0)^-' f,e/' -�'e of s;crrd� nis
regarding same, without the Mayor rcis' g , to
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ATTEST:
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CLERKCITY
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Walter
Clerk
If the Mayor does not sign 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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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members
City 7Commission
FROM: nald H. Warshaw
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 13
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE : 14A 2 MOM FILE:
SUBJECT: Resolution Allocating HOPWA
.Program Funds to Two (2)
HOPWA Service Providers
REFERENCES:
City Commission Agenda Item
ENCLOSURES: Meeting of May 11, 2000
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution
authorizing the City Manager to allocate funding to two (2) service providers to provide housing
assistance and housing related services to low income persons living with HIV/AIDS. Funding in
the amount of $3,587,693 from the FY 1999 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
(HOPWA) Program Grant is - available for this purpose. The proposed resolution further
authorizes the City Manager to execute individual agreements, and documents and/or
amendments to existing agreements, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with the identified
agencies.
BACKGROUND:
Currently, the City of Miami, through the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
(HOPWA) Grant Program, provides funding to eleven (11) service providers to provide housing
assistance and housing related services to low income persons living with HIV/AIDS throughout
the entire Dade County geographic area.
The City has revised the process for client access to the long-term housing assistance program,
resulting in the need to increase the client enrollment for two (2) HOPWA service providers. In
order to continue the aforementioned services to low income persons living with HIV/AIDS
through September 30, 2000, it is necessary to allocate HOPWA Program funding and to execute
individual agreements and/or amendments thereto, with the following service providers:
Service Provider's Name
Activi
Economic Opportunity Family Health Center Long -Term Housing Assistance
Miami Dade Housing Agency Long -Term Housing Assistance
TOTAL
HOPWA Program funding is available from the 1999 HOPWA Program Grant.
Amount
$1,742,900
1,844,793
$3,587,693
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In an effort to insure the continuation of housing assistance and housing related services to low
income persons living with HIV/AIDS throughout Nfiami-Dade County, City Commission
approv of the attached resolution is recommended.
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PUBLIC NOTICE FOR
SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING
REGARDING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
The Miami City Commission will hold a Special Meeting
Development. The Special Meeting will be held:
to discuss issues relating to Community
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'b — 25`s 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 26t' Year CDBG activities
4. Presentation on Orchard 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 Square 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 area of the City and designating the City of Miami Department of Real Estate and
Economic Development to administer the program in the central area 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 Protect 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 finding 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 firm 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:
Project 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:
Proiect
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 Square Park Improvements
African Square Park Land Acquisition
Allapattah Comstock Park
Armbrister Park Building Renovations
Athalie Range Park
Athalie Range Park Playground Lighting
Belafonte Park Improvement
Charles Hadley Park Renovations
Coconut Grove Minipark Renovation
Curtis Park Improvements
Dorsey Park Site Improvements
Eaton Park Improvements
Henderson Park Improvements
Replacement
Jose Marti Park
Lemon City Day Care Park
Little Havana Softball Field
Meme Christmas Park Handicap Access
Miller Dawkins Park Renovations
Moore Park Field Renovations
Moore Park Renovations
North Bay Vista Playground
Reeves Park
Riverside Park Playground
Shenandoah Park Improvements
Target Area Park Improvements
Virrick Park Improvements
West Buena Vista Park Renovations
Williams Park 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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