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Home My WebLink AboutR-99-0859J-99-939 11/1/99 RESOLUTION NO. 9 9 8 5 9 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ALLOCATING TWENTY-FIFTH (25T") YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS TO THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT FOR EXCELLENCE, INC. ("HOPE") IN THE RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS OF $41,666 TO PROVIDE FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES AND NOT TO EXCEED $109,000 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE RELOCATION OF 109 FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE CITY'S TERMINATION OF THE SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT ("HAP") CONTRACT WITH MIAMI LIMITED II; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND OR ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HOPE, INC., IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO PROVIDE SAID SERVICES. WHEREAS, Resolution No. 99-726, adopted on September 28, 1999, authorized and directed the City Manager to take all action necessary to initiate and assist in the immediate relocation of the residents of the properties located at 1501 Northwest 59`" Street, 1270 Northwest 60`h Street, and 1320, 1321, and 1370 Northwest 61s` Street, Miami, Florida, said authorization and direction contingent upon the findings of the City Attorney and the City Manager that Miami Ltd. II is in default of its contract; and WHEREAS, Miami Limited II failed to address substandard housing conditions and quality of life issues impacting persons residing in the Section 8 apartment buildings at the above - My enMSSION MEETUIC OF NOV 1 6 1999 Resolution No. 99- 859 mentioned locations and, as a result, the City Manager and City Attorney determined that Miami Limited II was in default of its Housing Assistance Payment ("HAP") contract and the City exercised its right to terminate the HAP contract; and WHEREAS, in response to the direction of the City Commission in Resolution No. 99-726 for the City Manager to initiate appropriate action to ensure the timely relocation of the effected Section 8 tenants, the Department of Community Development has negotiated an agreement with HOPE to provide supportive services for the relocation; and WHEREAS, HOPE, has historically been contracted to provide fair housing activities relating to the City's housing programs; and WHEREAS, the contract with HOPE expires November 30, 1999 and fair housing services are needed to continue through September 30, 1999; WHEREAS, said use of Community Development Block Grant funds complies with all applicable rules, regulations or laws regarding same as approved by the Director of Community Development; 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 - 2 - 99- 859 thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. An amount not to exceed $109,000 of Twenty - Fifth (25th) Year Community Development Block Grant Funds is hereby allocated to the Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. (HOPE) , Inc. to provide support services for the relocation of 109 families impacted by the City's termination of the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment ("HAP") contract with Miami Limited II. Section 3. $41,666 of 25`h Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds is hereby allocated to the Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. (HOPE) Inc. to provide fair housing activities relating to the City's housing programs for the period December 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000. Section 4. The City Manager is hereby authorizedll to �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. - 3 - 99 - 859 ca execute an agreement with HOPE, Inc., in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to provide the aforementioned activities. Section 5. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayoral PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of November , 1999. 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- , ro✓ided, said legislati�- :r becomes effective with the elapse of ten (10) days fror he d^ of Commissic In regarding same, without the Mayor exercis' to ATTEST: 'VValte—rJ.-r-b-emfin, City Cleric WALTER J. FOEMAN CITY CLERK AND CORRECTNESS:Ci ALgfflnNDRO VID COY ATTORNEY W3905:RCL:hdb 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. - 4 - 09- 859 f CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 6 INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members DATE: FILE of the Ci ommission v SUBJECT: Resolution Allocating 25`h Year CDBG Funds to HOPE FROM: ona d H. Warshaw REFERENCES: City Commission Meeting of City Manager November 16, 1999 ENCLOSURES: RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission allocate 25`h Year Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) to the Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. (HOPE) in the respective amounts of $41,666 to provide fair housing activities as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and not to exceed $109,000 to provide support services in the relocation of the 109 families currently residing in five (5) Section 8 multi- family apartment buildings formerly under contract with Miami Limited II; and further authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreement with HOPE to provide the aforementioned activities in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. BACKGROUND: At the September 28, 1999 City Commission meeting, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 99-712 that authorized and directed the City Manager to take the necessary action to initiate and assist in the immediate relocation of the residents residing in the five (5) Miami Limited II Section 8 apartment buildings located at 1501 Northwest 591h Street, 1270 Northwest 601h Street and 1320, 1321 and 1370 Northwest 61S` Street. In accordance with this legislation, this authorization was predicated on the determination by the City Attorney and City Manager that Miami Limited II was in default of its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract. Based on the continued failure of Miami Limited R to address the substandard housing conditions and the quality of life issues impacting families currently residing in the aforementioned properties, the City Attorney and City Manager determined that Miami Limited II is in default of its contract. As a result of this default, the City has exercised its right to terminate the HAP Contract. With the termination of the HAP Contract and the immediate need to expeditiously relocate the residents of the defaulted Section 8 properties, it is recommended that the City retain the services of HOPE to assist the City in facilitating this effort. The City currently contracts with HOPE to ensure that the City's housing projects meet federal fair housing requirements. In addition, HOPE has extensive experience in relocation activities and was contracted by the Miami -Dade County to Silo mac( d ) provide supportive services when the Miami -Dade Housing Agency terminated its Section 8 HAP contract in the same neighborhood through a process to what the City is currently endeavoring. In response to the City Commission's direction in Resolution 99-712 for the City Manager to initiate appropriate action to ensure the timely relocation of the effected Section 8 tenants, the Department of Community Development has been negotiating an agreement with HOPE to provide supportive services. Through this negotiation, it has been determined that the maximum reimbursement to HOPE would be $1,000 per family to be reimbursed only after the family has been successfully relocated. However, this figure is still under negotiation, so the Administration has identified a figure not to exceed $109,000 for this purpose. It is recommended that 25`h Year CDBG funds in the public services category be used for this purpose. The relocation of the Section 8 residents meets the criteria established by Congress in approving the City's public service waiver since it provides services directly to persons impacted by welfare reform. The proposed legislation also allocates $41,666 of 25`s Year CDBG funds to HOPE to continue the Agency's fair housing services relating to its HUD funded housing programs. HOPE has received funding to continue services through November 30, 1999. The additional funding will continue these services through September 30, 2000 and maintains funding for this Agency at the same level as in the 24`h CDBG Year. The attached resolution allocates CDBG funds to HOPE in an amount not to exceed $109,000 to defray the cost of assisting the City in relocating the existing residents to decent, safe and sanitary housing units in the private housing marketplace. It also provides HOPE continued CDBG funding to continue fair housing activities through September 30, 2000 and further authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement and/or amendment the existing contract with HOPE. 00 - 850 �, A' rriSe y iRPM r- (7 NOTICE ICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE FY 1999-2000 ACTION PLAN BY ALLOCATING $6,052,446 OF 25 YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS CONTINUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT' ACTIVITIES, CONTINUE FAIR HOUSING SERVICES, FUND MLAVICIPAL ENTSAND REPROGRAMMING $1,162,351 OF PREVIOUSLY ALLOC�DMCDBG' ADS PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE RELOCATION OF SECTION 8 TENANTS LOCATED IN THE MIAMI LIMITED II PROJECT; AND ALLOCATING $253,665 OF EMERGENCY SHETER GRANT FUNDS. Pursuant to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 24 CFR Part 91, The Miami City Commission conduct a Public Hearing on November 16`s; 1999 U ggg will to address the recommendations to allocate $6 052 446 of 2 Year CDBG funds and $253,665 of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds; allocated CDBG funds. and further re rogramming previously P Following are the specific funding recommendations: Communi Develoomenr >xt,)c k Grant Funds Economic Develoem�.,r A enc I� ti= li Allapattah Business Development Authority (ABDA) Catholic Charities Pierre Toussaint Fu- n-dmg $54,477 Haitian Center Coconut Grove Local Development Corp. $41,666 Downtown Miami Partnership $52,670 a; Edgewater Economic Development Corp. Latin Chamber of Commerce $55,250 $40,936 (CAMACOL) Little Havana Development Authority $125,000t Rafael Hernandez Housing & Economic Development Small Business Opportunity $77,312 $41,666 h Center Commercial Fagade $88519 Overtown S Special Project Model City Special Project $372,900 $50,000 -� ,- $50,000 } Fair-- 1 ou-- sing Housing Opportunity Project Excellence (HOPE) - from Administration funds $41,666 Municipal ^m pitmen c Section 108 Loans Debt Service Amount Demolition $800,000 Lot Clearing $300,000 Building and Zoning Inspection Code Enforcement $400'000 NET Code Enforcement $300,000 CDBG HQS Inspections Code Enforcement $1,000,000 . r $200,000 ' 9y- 859 r 21;•tit a of Life Enhancements: Amount amount Miami -Dade Housing Agency — Robert King High Tower Downtown Development Authority — Flagier Marketplace Project B0 000 $500,000 Community Redevelopment Agency Operating Expenses $379,000 Community Redevelopment Agency Baseline Projects $325,000 Department of Real Estate and Economic Development $298 050 ' Public Services to Assist Residents of Section 8 Housin Pro m HOPE, Inc. Relocation Expenses $109,000 $163,000 City of Miami Homeless Project Emergency Shelter Grant $253,665 Reprogramming..of Previously Allocated CDBG Funds From Amount Jos Marti Park $525,279 Armbrister Park $ 35,072 Downtown Streets & Sidewalks $ I50,000 Little Havana Streets & Sidewalks $ 60,000 Little Havana Streets & Sidewalks $ 17,000 Little Havana Streets & Sidewalks $275,000 Overtown Street & Sidewalks $100,000 The Public Hearing will be held: To Virrick Park Virrick Park Artime Center Project Orange Bowl Ballfrelds Artime Center Tower Theater GAME, Infrastructure Improvements Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:00 A.M. City of Miami Commission Chamber 3500 Pan American Drive Interested individuals are encouraged to attend the above public meeting. The meetin handicapped. gg is accessible to the Adv. No. OSS86 99-- 859