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RESOLUTION NO.
G- 426
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WITH SHARPTON, 13RUNSON & COMPANY,
AN ACCOUNTING FIRM, TO PERFORM AN AUDIT OF
THE CITY'S HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS
WITH AIDS ("HOPWA") PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL
MANUALS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PROPOSED MODIFIED HOPWA PROGRAM, FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000; ALLOCATING
FUNDS THEREFOR FROM HOPWA PROGRAM FUNDING.
WHEREAS, since 1993, the City of Miami has 'received funding
from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the
implementation of the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
(HOPWA) Program in the City of Miami, the cities of Hialeah and
Miami Beach and remaining geographical areas throughout
Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that the City's HOPWA
Program undergo a redesign that will allow the City of Miami the
responsibility of implementing the HOPWA Program for its HIV/AIDS
population in the City of Miami only, and Miami -Dade County will
administer the Program in the cities of Hialeah, Miami Beach and
the remaining areas throughout Miami -Dade County; and
CITY GOBMSSIOKIJ
MEETING OF
MAY 1 1 2000
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WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City continue to
administer the existing HOPWA Program until September 30, 2000
and the revised Program take effect on October 1, 2000; and
WHEREAS, prior to the implementation of the revised HOPWA
Program, it is necessary that the City perform an audit of the
Program; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended the City Manager engage the
services of the accounting firm of Sharpton, Brunson and Company
to perform an audit of the City's Housing Opportunities for
Persons With AIDS Program prior to the implementation of the
restructured Program on October 1, 2000;
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" to
execute an agreement, in a form acceptable to the'City Attorney,
with Sharpton, Brunson & Company, an accounting firm, to perform
an audit of the City's Housing Opportunities for Persons with
�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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Aids Program and to provide technical assistance for the
development of procedural manuals for the implementation of the
proposed modified HOPWA Program, in an amount not to exceed
$50,000, for the Department of Community Development, allocating
funds therefor from HOPWA Program funding.
Section 3. 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 plac r ?ti'b:'`?d, aaid legislation now
becomes effective with the elapse of ten (10) ave fi cr• �e ` commi acton
,rwarding same, without the Mayor eeisi g a ./ A0WRIF 1111111,11,
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
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I TTORNEY
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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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U0- 426
0 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 0 15
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO : The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
FRO n d H. Warshaw
DATE: IvIi 4 L 2:.00 FILE: .
SUBJECT: Resolution Engaging Technical
Assistance / Audit of City's
HOPWA Program
REFERENCES:
City Manager ENCLOSURES: City Commission Agenda
Meeting of May 11, 2000
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution, authorizing
and directing the City Manager to engage the services of the accounting firm of Sharpton, Brunson and
Company to perform an audit of the City's Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)
Program. The resolution further authorizes the City Manager to allocate an amount not to -exceed
$50,000 in HOPWA funds to defray the cost of performing the audit and providing technical assistance
to the City in connection with the Program. The attached resolution further authorizes the City
Manager to execute an agreement. with the aforementioned accounting firm in a form acceptable to the
City Attorney for said purpose.
BACKGROUND:
Since 1993, the City of Miami has received funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development through the Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program.
Presently, the City of Miami is responsible for the implementation of the HOPWA Program in the
City, in addition to the cities of Hialeah, Miami Beach and throughout Miami -Dade County.
The attached legislation has been prepared as a companion item subject to City Commission's approval
of the Administration's recommendation to redesign the City's existing HOPWA Program. Prior to
implementation of the proposed restructured HOPWA Program, it is necessary that the City perform a
complete audit of the Program. The attached resolution authorizes and directs the City Manager to
engage the services of the accounting firm of Sharpton, Brunson and Company to perform an audit of
the City's HOPWA Program prior to the implementation of the redesigned Program on October 1,
2000.
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PUBLIC NOTICE FOR
SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING
REGARDING
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 be held:
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`s — 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 26h 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
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 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 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:
Project
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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