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Home My WebLink AboutR-97-0177J-97-92 2/ 18/97 RESOLUTION NO. 97 177 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO REALLOCATE $1,774,232.00 OF UNEXPENDED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED TO ELIGIBLE CITY SPONSORED CDBG ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE EIGHT (8) DESIGNATED TARGET AREAS AS HEREIN SPECIFIED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE CITY OF MIAMI WITH THE EXISTING FISCAL EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Commission is desirous of providing assistance to the eight (8) community development target areas; and WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development/NET has identified an available balance of $1,774,232.00 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds which can reallocated for eligible City -sponsored CDBG activities; and WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends the reallocation of the aforementioned CDBG Program funds to carry out projects that are necessary for the betterment of the community; and WHEREAS, the proposed CDBG activities are important components of the City's financial plan to address the current financial emergency; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. CITY COMMSSION MEETING OF MAR 2 0 1997 Resolution No. 9 7 - 177 F 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. Unexpended Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds in the amount of $1,774,232.00 are hereby reallocated from the following projects to be allocated for the purpose of assisting the City of Miami, Florida with the existing fiscal emergency: Funds Reallocated from: Protect Number Project Name Allocation 701204 Biscayne Beautification $68,380.00 701404 Biscayne Boulevard Street and Landscaping Improvement $100,000.00 701612 Center for Haitian Studies $50,000.00 705214 City-wide Homeownership Program $130,000.00 701406 Little Haiti Housing Association $300,000.00 704403 Miami Fashion District Street Closure $70,500.00 702210 Tacolcy/Western Estates $250,000.00 705606 Y.W.C.A./Overtown Expansion $170,000.00 705611 Overtown Advisory Board $47,800.00 704235 N.E. 25"' Street Improvement $95,600.00 703610 Allapattah Produce Market $71,700.00 708234 Historic Mariah Brown House $19,100.00 704206 Rafael Hernandez Development $200,000.00 700005-22 Program Contingency $201,152.00 TOTAL, _ K774,232.00 -2- 9'7 - 177 F Funds Re -allocated To: Project Number Project Name Allocation 799211 Code Enforcement Program $750,000,00 (Inspection for code violations and enforcement of City Codes only in low and moderate income areas to arrest comprehensive decline of neighborhoods endangering the well being of families) 799402 Tower Theater Renovations $604,000.00 799610 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency $420,232.00 TOTAL = $1,774,232.00 Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this ATTEST: WALTER AN, CITY CLERK NET REVIEW AND APPROVAL: ELBER . WATERS DIRECTOR PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: let LINDA KELLY KEARSO , - ASSISTANT CITY ATT EY LKK/pb/W 1453 20th day of March 1997. FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY REVIEW: MICHAEL G. VIN, DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: / A'.Q�JINNJ S,III CITY ATTORNEY 97- 177 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO Honorable Mayor and DATE FM 19 W1 FILE Members of the City Commission SUBJECT . February 27, 1997 Public Meeting Re -allocation of G-1 Available CDBG Funds FROM Edward Mar ue REFERENCES: City Manager ENCLOSURES: RECOMMENDATION It is respectfully requested that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution which reprograms a contingency of one million, seven hundred seventy-four thousand, two hundred thirty-two dollars ($1,774,232.00) in eligible Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for eligible City sponsored CDBG activities in the eight (8) target areas, i.e., Code Enforcement, seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00); Tower Theater Renovation, six hundred four thousand dollars ($604,000); and the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, four hundred twenty thousand, two hundred thirty-two ($420,232.00) dollars. The CDBG contingency identified by the Administration will in no way impact the allocation of any CDBG activity currently underway. A public hearing will be advertised in the local media in accordance with HUD regulations. The re -programming of these funds will assist the City by alleviating the general fund obligations to the aforementioned activities. BACKGROUND The Department of Community DevelopmentJNET recommends ratification of the attached Resolution, authorizing the City Manager to reprogram one million, seven hundred seventy-four thousand, two hundred thirty-two dollars ($1,774,232.00) in eligible Community Development Block Grant funds for eligible CDBG sponsored activities in the eight (8) target areas. The recommended re -programming will be as follows: Project Number From: Projects Allocation 701204 Biscayne Beautification $ 68,380.00 701404 Biscayne Boulevard Street and Landscape $ 100,000.00 701612 Center for Haitian Studies $ 50,000.00 705214 City-wide Homeownership Program $ 130,000.00 i 177 1 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission Page 2 Proiect Number From: 701406 704403 702210 705606 705611 704235 703610 708234 704206 700005-22 Projects Little Haiti Housing Association Miami Fashion District Street Closure Tacolcy/Western Estates Y.W.C.A./Overtown Expansion Overtown Advisory Board N.E. 25`h Street Improvement Allapattah Produce Market Historic Mariah Brown House Rafael Hernandez Development Program Contingency TOTAL = Project Number To: Projects 799211 Code Enforcement Program (Inspection for code violations and enforcement of City Codes only in low and moderate income areas to arrest comprehensive decline of neighborhoods endanger- ing the well being of families) 799402 Tower Theater Renovations 799610 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency TOTAL. = Allocation $ 300,000.00 $ 70,500:00 $ 250,000.00 $ 170,000.00 $ 47,800.00 $ 95,600.00 $ 71,700.00 $ 19,100.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 201,152.00 $1,774,232.00 Allocation $ 750,000.00 $ 604,000.00 $ 420,232.00 $1,774,232.00 2 97- 177 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission Page 3 CDBG contingency funds were identified from previously approved CDBG Capital Improvement Projects which were not approved by the City Commission when submitted for authorization to enter into agreement at the September 11, 1996 meeting. In addition, CDBG funds are available from projects that had already been completed or cancelled -and had remaining balances. <shared-angel>mayorcc 1 97- 17'7 3 .REQUEST R.PUQLIC COMiENtS ON -THE ' PROPOSED h.,JDMENTS TO THE :COMMUN" .:DEVELOPMENT BLOCK I GRANT FUNDING•AILOCAVOw ;Federa�e'u'ations'oveO'nt he ''%CommOnityDeveloment I3tock Grant (CD8t3� Program fequir . that a participating jurisdiction provides citken-%vAh ceaS0Vble notice of.and opportUnityy to comment•on gny��substantial .amendments to •the ••CDD and •,the: City,.af' Mi 4fmt s Consolidated Plan."Y:' The City of Miamt:is,.prop , sing to, reprogram CDBL�4drids �prevlbusly all it to.eligitile activftfes to fund new allCA 4projects in loan and moderate income area ,' r � . • •• source of Reai%grarrirne�l=ujid_s •" ,� • • Biscayne Beautification ...,$ . •.63;380 Biscayne• Boulevard .street & Laridscaping...:, $. ' 100=,000 Center for Haitian Studies $ •50,000. Citywide Home Ownership. Program. $. 130',000 , Uttle:Haiti:Housir Assoc...:: $:,. 300,000. Miaml'Fashion Distriot'Stt'eet,•:..:a. $.. .70;500 •-Tacolcy Western Estates ' $ , •250,000 Y.W.C.A./Uvertown Ex pansloa •. ,:;5:170,000 Overtown Advisory Board 47,800 N.E. 25th.Streetfmprovement ` `. '$ ' 95.000 Aliapattah Produce Market $ 71,700 Historic Marfah Brown -House, $ 19;100 Rafael Hernandez Development Program Contingency S 201•:' 52 . TOTAL . $ 1,774,232 Recommended Redistribution, -Amount ---=` Code Enforcement Program $ 750,000: (Inspection for code violations and • - enforcement of City aodes only In low and moderate fncome-areas to . arrest comprehensive decline. of - .I neighborhoods endangering the wellbeing of families.) Tower Theater Renovations.. $ : 604;00@4. Southeast-Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency TOTAL $ 14774,232 0 Accordingly, the City,of Miami'invites'thepublic to cornment-' on these changes by writing to: The City of Miami !Department of. Community . Development/NET 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Suite 200 .. Miami, Florida 33130 Comments may be submitted during regular.. office hours from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. These - amendments will be considered at a Public Hearing to bt3`- held any time after 9:00 AM, on February 27, 1997 duri'n§-.- the regularly scheduled City of Miami Commission. Meetirtg to be held at.3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The City of Miami provides equal, • access and equal. opportunity in employment and services and does not". discriminate on the basis of handicap. - , A person who decides to appeal any deasion-made by arty _ board, agency, or commission with respect to any matte( considered at the meeting or hearing will need a record -of•' -the proceedings. Such person may need to ensure that -a,• verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including tfie' testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. 7 1 , Ad iJw 4AAA 11 A" .. 5