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Home My WebLink AboutR-87-0564J-87-533 6/2/87 RESOLUTION NO. 87-5 6 i a A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $31,000 OF THIRTEENTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED BY ORDINANCE NO. 10287 , ADOPTED JUNE 11, 19871 TO THE BLACK ARCHIVES HISTORY AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. TO PROVIDE AN OVERTOWN HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECT AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH SAID AGENCY FOR SAID PROJECT IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. $31,000 of Thirteenth Year Community Development Block Grant funds, previously appropriated by Ordinance No.10287 adopted June 11, 1987, are hereby allocated as specified below: AGENCY/PROJECT AMOUNT Black Archives History and Research $ 31,000 Foundation of South Florida, Inc. SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with the aforementioned agency to implement its Overtown Historic Preservation project, subject to the conditions and limitations contained herein and in the City Code. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of ATT Ts MA TY HIRAI, CITY CLERK BUDGETARY REVIEW: 'w �'w TOHAR SURAWK, DIRECTOR LEGAL REVIEW: ROBERT F. CLARK CHIEF DEPUTY-.WTV ATTORNEY FORM AND CORRECTNESS: • +ivvvauawa a � June, , 1987 kVIER L. SUAR Z, COMMUNITY T REVIEW: FRANK CXSTANEDA, DIRECTOR FINANC VIEW: eAw CARLO"ARCIA4? DIRECTOR CITY C:TI SION MEOF JU87WWTIpN N" NARKS: To The Honorable Mayor Members of the City FROM Cesar Odio City Manager RECOMMENDATION: S2 C" Or MIAMI. PLORIOA INTE11,0FFICt MIRM001ANOUM and CAtE June 4, 1987 e�LE Commission SUBJECT 13th Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application REFERENCES: Commission Agenda Item ENCLOSURES June 1 1 , 1987 It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission approve the attached resolutions and emergency ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into individual contractual agreements with the various private non-profit agencies responsible for implementing certain economic development, social service, historic preservation and housing related activities as part of the Thirteenth (13th) Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and appropriate Thirteenth (13th) Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $11,940,000 and $625,000 in program income from Housing activities for the same proposed Community Development Program during 1987-1988. BACKGROUND: The Department of Community Development has prepared the appropriate legislation for a public hearing on the 13th Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program scheduled for June 11, 1987. This will be the second hearing at the City Commission regarding the proposed 13th year allocation. June 16, 198% will begin the 13th Year of Community Development funding for the City of Miami which is expected to be at a level of $111940,000 which is $35,000 more than the grant amount received for twelfth year. In addition, staff has anticipated that $625,000 income will be received during the coming year from multi -family housing rehabilitation loan repayments. in program single and 870 56 5;2 -/ 4 10 The Honorable Members of the dune 4, 1987 Page -2- Mayor and City Commission At the first public hearing held May 140 1987, on the Thirteenth (13th) Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the City Commission reserved the right to re -allocate 13th Year CDBG funds among the various outside organizations and agencies set to receive monies. This re -allocation would constitute an amendment to the previously submitted community development Final Statement authorized at the May 14, 19879 City Commission meeting. Should this be the case, the Department of Community Development has prepared the appropriate legislation which would authorize this office to amend the previously submitted Final Statement and submit it to the U.S. HUD, Jacksonville Area Office. PUBLIC SERVICES Funds for public services provided through the Community Development Block Grant program are limited by federal regulations to a maximum of a fifteen per cent (15%) cap of the total grant. A total of $1,791,000 is available for public services for the 13th Year. The 13th Year C.D. statement continues most existing projects at the same funding level as during the 12th C.D. Year. However, due to the 15% cap on public services, the statement includes several agencies at a reduced funding level. Therefore, it is further recommended that the available carryover balance of unexpended 12th Year C.D. funds for public services be allocated to those agencies in the following manner to bring them up to the 12th Year funding level: 1. Industrial Home for the Blind, the first $3,850; 2. Association for the Useful Aged, the next $2,265; 3. Belafonte Tacolcy, the next $5,208; 4. Centro Mater, the next $20,000; and 5. Belafonte Tacolcy, the next $20,000. We will return to the City Commission for the allocation of specific carryover balances in September. It should be noted that, at the Commission meeting of May 14, 1987, the Commission discussed the possibility of including Belafonte Tacolcy Center in the general budget of the Department of Parks and Recreation. While recognizing the importance and need for the Tacolcy recreation program, it was pointed out that this project did not meet the category priorities established by the City Commission and it might be more appropriate to fund the agency through Parks and Recreation. FJO 87 64. The Ronorable Members of the June 4, 1987 Page -3- Mayor and City Commission HISTORIC PRESERVATION It is recommended that the Overtown Historic Preservation Program operated by the Black Archives History and Research Foundation of South Florida be continued at the existing level of $31,000. The Agency is active in preserving the history and culture of the Culmer-Overtown area by identifying, collecting, organizing and •processing historical records pertaining to the Culmer-Overtown area and making the collection available to the community. HOUSING RELATED It is recommended that the Senior Security Program operated by Jewish Family Services receive $48,000 to provide home security improvements, such as locks and security services, to elderly, low income crime victims on a citywide basis. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: The City's objective in funding the CBOs is to provide an opportunity for neighborhood economic oriented groups to coordinate the City's economic development efforts at the neighborhood level. This involves promoting the redevelopment and revitalization of Commercial/Industrial activity in targeted low and moderate income neighborhoods and thereby stimulate investment activities. The CBO's also provide neighborhood outreach services to the local business community. These services include, but are not limited to, the formation and/or strengthening of a merchants association, business recruitment, target area promotion, referral service to other federal and county programs that are aimed at economic revitalization, and business retention assistance and/or opportunities. It is recommended that the CBOs be funded for a one (1) year period at a level of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). s The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission June 4, 1987 Page 4- The Wynwood Community Economic Development Corporation, Inc. (WCEDC)0 which was servicing the Wynwood neighborhood target area, was not recommended for funding due to an unsatisfactory performance evaluation on May 149 1987 by Resolution No. 87-411. It is therefore recommended that another organization be selected to implement the City's economic development initiatives for the Wynwood area. The selection of a new contractor will be through a Request For Proposal (RFP) process. The selection committee will consist of an Assistant City Manager, Planning Director, Department of Development Director, Community Development Director and the Community Development Advisory Board Chairperson. The resolution allocating Thirteenth (13th) Year CDBG funds to neighborhood based economic development organizations for implementation of the Citywide Commercial Facade Treatment Program will be presented to the City Commission at a later date. Contracts currently in effect for commercial facade activities will not expire for several months. MIAMI CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, INC.: i Miami Capital Development, Inc. (MCDI) a quasi -public lending institution, serves as the City's financial arm to provide financial business development loan packaging services, and managerial and technical assistance to its loan recipients. In addition to providing the aforementioned administrative support to minority entrepreneurs, MCDI also administers a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program which is used mainly to fill the gaps in the existing financial markets for those entrepreneurs who have had inadequate access to credit and business opportunities generally required by private lending institutions. During the 1987-88 fiscal year, MCDI will strengthen its programmatic objectives, specifically in the following areas: I. Providing increased technical assistance to its loans recipients. ri The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission June 4, 1987 Page -5- 2. Networking and participating with local neighbor hood community -based organizations and implementing i commercial economic development projects. 3. Creating linkages with private institutions to assist MCDI in leveraging its available loan funds as well as identifying additional sources of revenue. Miami Capital Development, Inc., will receive $120,000 for administration for fiscal year 1987-88. The RLF program will be funded at a level of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to assist small businesses in attaining working capital and/or fixed assets. GREATER MIAMI UNITED: Greater Miami United (GMU) is a non-profit civic organization whose goal is to improve the social and economic environment in blighted neighborhood areas. GMU has been successful in mobilizing public and private resources to deal with fundamental community problems. The agency's main objective will be to operate the Technical Resource Center which is designed to enhance the capacity of local Community Development Corporation's (CDC's) in the planning, development and implementation of community development activities and projects. Attachments: Proposed Resolutions and Emergency Ordinance R