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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-97-0470w J-97- 471 7/1/97 RESOLUTION NO. 97r 470 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY HOUSING AGENCY (MDHA), ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($83,000.00), FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 1996 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS TO MDHA; SAID FUNDING FOR THE PROVISION OF HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY U. S. HUD, IN CONNECTION WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS WITH AIDS PROVIDED BY THE HOPWA PROGRAM GRANT. 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, in April, 1996, the City of Miami submitted a Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for funding the cm COvmssIOfi MEETING OF JUL 10 1997 amlufi= NM 97-- 470 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOPWA, Home Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Programs from fiscal year 1996 federal funding; and WHEREAS, in March, 1996, the City Commission, pursuant to Ordinance No. 11355, established a special revenue fund entitled "Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Grant Program FY 1996", and appropriated $8,359,000 from U. S. HUD funding for the implementation and administration of the 1996 HOPWA Program; and WHEREAS, in September, 1996, pursuant to Resolution No. 96-681, the City Commission revised the 1996 HOPWA Program Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Administration supports the award of $83,000.00 to Metropolitan Dade County Housing Agency (MDHA) for the provision of professional services, specifically, housing quality standards (HQS) inspections, in connection with the 1996 HOPWA Program Grant; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAM1, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are herieeby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this .. s Section. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to execute a professional services agreement, with Metropolitan Dade County Housing Agency (MDHA), which is hereby allocated the amount of Eighty -Three Thousand Dollars ($83,000.00), from Fiscal Year 1996 HOPWA Program Grant funds, for the provision of housing quality standards (HQS) inspections, as required by U.S. HUD. j 1 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. -r c 97— 470 v is Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of July , 1997. 17 JOE CARO O, MAYOR ATTEST: WALTER JLEGIfMAN CITY CLERK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW: OFFICE OF DGET AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS F� V I E W r ELBERT L WATERS, INTERIM DIRECTOR DIPAK M. PA`1kEKH, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS REVIEWED AS TO ACCOUNTING, BUDGETARY, AND ;TREASURY REQUIREM TS: RDES R Y S, DIRECTOR PARTMEN OF FINANCE s PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: a tt y'l LINDA K. KEARSON ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: W-90*14 J 00 S, III CITY ATTO EY 9'7- 470 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM: Edward Marq ez City Manager 11 RECOMMENDATION: DATE: July 2, 1997 FILE: SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Agreement with Dade County Housing Agency in Connection REFERENCES: with HOPWA Program ENCLOSURES: City Commission Agenda Item July 10, 1997 It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Metropolitan Dade County Housing Agency (MDHA), for the provision of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) required housing quality standards (HQS) inspections, in connection with the 1996 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program Grant, in the amount of $83,000.00. Funding for these services is being provided by HUD from the fiscal year 1996 HOPWA Program Grant. BACKGROUND: The Department of Community Development respectfully recommends that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Metropolitan Dade County Housing Agency (MDHA), for the provision of HUD -required housing quality standards (HQS) inspections, in connection with the 1996 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program, in the amount of $83,000.00. Funding for these services is being provided by HUD from the fiscal year 1996 HOPWA Program Grant. The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program Grant was created under the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act, and revised under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. More specifically, Section 606(d)(2) stipulates that the City, 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 Program Grant and be allocated the related funding. Beginning with HOPWA fiscal year 1993, the City of Miami has been allocated the HOPWA funds for our EMSA, which includes Dade County, and the cities of Hialeah, Miami and Miami Beach. In March of 1996, through Resolution No. 96-208, the City Commission authorized the City Manager to submit the 1996 Consolidated Plan, which includes the 1996 HOPWA Program 97- 470 1 s. L, Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission Page 2 Grant, to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In September of 1996, through Resolution No. 96-681, the City Commission revised the HOPWA Plan, which increased the allocation level for long-term housing assistance to $3,924,834.00. The . $83,000.00 in funding to be awarded to Metropolitan Dade County Housing Agency (MDHA) is based on the 1996 HOPWA program serving 925 clients with long-term housing assistance, using an estimate of two and a half inspections needed per client/unit (an initial HQS inspection, and annual HQS inspection and estimated re -inspections) at a rate of $35.90 per inspection. Because the HOPWA Program is a county -wide program, the City Administration believes it is more efficient and cost effective for the MDHA to perform the inspections because its inspectors are radio dispatched throughout all of Dade County. i The City Administration agrees with the HOPWA Advisory Board (HAB) and support its recommendation that Metropolitan Dade County Housing Agency be funded in the amount of $83,000.00 to perform the HQS inspections in connection with the 1996 HOPWA Grant Program. City Commission ratification of the attached resolution is recommended. <shared-memosvh>mayorcc 15 2 97- 470