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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
RESCINDING. RESOLUTION NO. 00-625 AND
SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF THIS RESOLUTION
TO AUTHORIZE A SETTLEMENT CONSISTENT'WITH THE
FINDINGS -OF THE AUDIT REPORT PREPARED BY THE
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ON THE CITY
OF`MIAMI COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS FOR THE YEARS 1995 AND 1996 ISSUED
MARCH 26, 1998, BY REPAYING INELIGIBLE
EXPENDITURES IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,212,696 TO
THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
(HOME) PROGRAM ACCOUNTS AS SPECIFIED BELOW;
SAID SETTLEMENT TO INCLUDE THE TRANSFER OF
$558,349 FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND $1,054,347
OF THE HOUSING PROJECT FUND TO THE CDBG
ACCOUNT AND $2.6 MILLION OF THE HOUSING
PROJECT. FUND TO THE HOME ACCOUNT, FURTHER
ALLOCATING $500,000 OF THE HOUSING PROJECT
FUND TO PROVIDE REQUIRED RELOCATION PAYMENTS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR
TENANTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN ESTATES PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the Office of the Inspector General issued an
Audit Report on the City of Miami Community Planning and
Development Programs March 26, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) notified the City in writing of its proposed
resolution to.the findings of said Audit Report; and
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WHEREAS, HUD has determined that ineligible expenditures of
$4,212,696 must be returned by the City of Miami to the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) or Home Investment Partnership
(HOME) program, as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the ineligible costs include $47,532 of
inappropriate administrative costs charged to the Supplemental
Disaster Grant; and
WHEREAS, the ineligible costs include $510,817 of
unsupported CDBG costs relating to the Cost Allocation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the ineligible costs include $686,270 of CDBG
funds for the uncollected loan to DC Two Exponent, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the ineligible costs` include $368,077 of CDBG
funds for past due interest and late fees forgiven for the Ideal
Rehab and Liberty City Improvement Corporation loans; and
WHEREAS, the ineligible costs include $2,600,000 of
inappropriate HOME funds to Northwestern Estates Housing Project;
and
. WHEREAS, in addition to the ineligible expenditures
relating to the Northwestern Estates Project, the City is
required by Federal regulations to continue the payment of
relocation expenses relating to former tenants of the
Northwestern Estates Project for another two years and it is
estimated that an additional $500,000 will be needed to meet this
obligation; and
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WHEREAS, $4.4 million from the City's Housing Project Fund
has been identified to meet the aforementioned obligations for
housing projects; and
WHEREAS, Funds in the amount of $558,349 from the General
Fund will be used to meet the aforementioned obligations for non-
housing projects;
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 adopted by reference and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. A settlement consistent with the findings of
the Audit Report prepared by the Office of the Inspector General
on the City of Miami Community Planning and Development Programs
for the years 1995 and 1996 issued March 26, 1998, by repaying
ineligible expenditures, in the amount of $4,212,696 to CDBG and
HOME program accounts as specified below is authorized.
Section 3. Funds in the amount of $558,349 from the
General Fund and $1,054,347 of the Housing Project Fund are
authorized to be transferred to the City of Miami CDBG account.
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Section 4. Funds in the amount of $2.6 million of the
Housing Project Fund are authorized to be transferred to the City
of Miami HOME account.
Section 5. Funds in the amount of $500,000 of the
Housing Project Fund are allocated to provide required relocation
payments in accordance with federal regulations for tenants of
the Northwestern Estates Project.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon adoption and signature of the Mayor'.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2000.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the Mayor did not indicate approval of
th;s legislation by signing it in the designated plat provided, said legislat;�� ... ovj
ATTEST: becomes effective with the elapse of ten (10 dar0:1,0
the date of,�mmis l
regarding same, without the Mayor erc4sir19
WALTER J. FOEMAN WG
CITY CLERK
APPRD TO RD CORRECTNESS
PDRO VILLARELO
ATTORNEY
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i� If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten (10) 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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