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Home My WebLink AboutR-86-0258e - - - - 7 J _ J-86-261 RESOLUTION NO. SC"'258 A RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING ON THE PUBLICLY OWNED 8.5 ACRE SITE KNOWN AS THE MELROSE NURSERY SITE AND THE 2.5 ACRE CIVIC CENTER SITE; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS IN REGARD TO SAID SITES FOR PROVIDING HOUSING AT RENTAL RATES AFFORDABLE TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVID- UALS. WHEREAS, the Project Development Term designated through 1, Resolution No. 83-1165 to develop affordable rental housing on the publicly owned 8.5 acre site known as the Melrose Nursery Site, and the 2.5 acre Civic Center Site has indicated its inability to develop such housing in accordance with its proposal; and WHEREAS, there is no pending proposal for the development of such housing on said sites deemed consistent with the major objectives of the affordable Rental Housing Development Program; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. All development proposals submitted on the — development of affordable rental housing on the publicly owned 8.5 acre site known as the Melrose Nursery Site and the 2.5 acre site known as the Civic Center Site are hereby rejected. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to conduct a review of alternative methods in regard to said sites for providing housing at rental rates affordable to low and moderate income families and individuals. Clz'� CO�ISSION { s APR 10 1111 z 2 Sf �-25� AESOLUIIUN Nu. EIAAHKS. _ r `E PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of APRIL , 1986. XAVIER L. WAREZ MAYOR ATTEST: MA`TTY HIRAI CITY CLERK ROBERT F. CLARK CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED CITY FORM AND CORRECTNESS: t7 - BAN 1 3 'M RclatcdHousing Corporation The RelatedMCompsni'�s of Florida, Inc. of murida ! j a()oCoral%,vay. rH-1 mixni. Florida 33145 Raat�d �lanagcmcntC�rrp�ir►ti��n 1)5 ;15� 191U of Florida 3Corp. 'f!s Rclawd Rcalt�• lit January 9, 1986 Mr. Herbert J. Bailey Assistant City Manager 100 N. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 901 Miami, Florida 33132 Be; Miami Affordable Housing I Dear Mr. Bailey: I am in receipt of your January 8th, 1986 letter. Pursuant to our letter dated December 16th, 1985 and our subsequent meeting on January 7th, 1986, we would be pre- pared to step down as developers for the Mo�utAwithdthe e Housing Program in order to allow you o g I in no way want new RFP which you have almost elusionZof�the Affordable to prevent the successful con ongly that housing production Housing Program as I feel strouseholds of the 'for the low and moderate income 'foroverithennear future. main problems facing the City Nevertheless, for the record, I want to make it clear that we did reply to the City's June 7th, 1985 request of why the and are not in agreement with your derc whon was responsible program did not become a reality an for its, failure.. Inno way onsTeioenttheemultitudeeoftpro- in default of our obligati g blems that occurred which were totally beyond our control. Sincerely, RELATED HOUSING CORPORATION Y OF FLORIDA e M. Perez President - 4 11 U January S, 1986 Certified Mail Related Housing of Florida Mr. George Perez 2100 Coral Way Penthouse Suite Miami, Florida 33145 CESAR H. ODIO City Manager Dear Mr. Perez: On December 15, 1983, the Miami City Commission selected the consisting of Related Housing Corporation of M rbuilt i t development team Florida, Thacker Construction, Inc • • COn r T in the City o f Inc. to develop three rental housing projects or: proposed for Miami on sites either owned by the City the basis Of acquisition- The development team was selected 1983 in response its development proposal submitted in October o i to the City's invitation for proposals. e basis of the.development teams selection, the City, which On the s= had previously purchased the Civic Center development site,. moved purchase the Melrose Nursery and Police Benevolent forward to p site was acquired by the Association sites. The Melrose Nursery cityin May of 1984. "*The City was unable to secure o hg housing negating the Police Benevolent Association property, neg ! — development proposed for that site. On December 19, 1984, the principals rfd heirr1 adevelopment tthe eam formally requested a $2,000,000 grant o the Civic Center and .City of Miami as a condition for developing Melrose Nursery site projects in accord with the original proposal. I DEPARTMENT OF COMMU iTY bFVELOPMENT .O. Box PDirector 3070E / Miami. Florida 33133 FRI ANEDA x 4W Related Housing January 8, 1986 page 2 the requested financing was explored' The feasibility of providing the City's underwriters extensively by staff. Concurrently, to locate financing on terms the development est d attemptedto negate the need for =hied that the indicated necessary The Dade county Attorney secondary financing financing would invalidate provision of the requested secondary process through which the development the compgtitive selection proselected- The City's underwriters were team was originally unable to locate alternative financing• ment team were on June 7, 1985, the principals of the deed provided a 30 day advised of these facts by registered letter and to whether or not time p eriod in which to respond in writing projects absent financing. No reply was receeredi the team intended move forward with the two Cit Manager, the requested secondary hest of the Y ideas Despite this fact, July 17, at the req ro ect financing met with you to further discuss some p which proved to be in view itten reply to of these facts and unless we of the firms comprising the .In vi the principals the contrary signed by our intention to development team within 10 days indicating, roposed, the proceed with the housing developments as originally P will assume that you are unable eto fulfill tol begin default. City r proposals and consider Y contained in -you sincerely, , 'J H rbert J. �• eY Assistant City Manager 7 HB/JG/mc It. Ask Aw CITY OF MIAMI. FLORICA i INTg*.OFFICE MEMORANDUM 32 b Ta Ronorable- Mayor and Mefabbers of the City Commission Cesar H. Odio FROM, City Manager 0 oATW MAR 1 L Rns, SUBJECT, Affordable Rental Rousing Development Program -Request for Proposals: Recommend "PIER[Nc[s, ations City Commission Agenda [NCLOSURts, Item - March 18, 1986 It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution rejecting all development proposals submitted with respect to the development of affordable rental housing on the 8.5 acre publicly owned site known as the Melrose Nursery Site; further directing the City Manager to conduct a review of alternate methods for providing housing at rental rates affordable to low and moderate income families and individuals including the possible development of the site through the unified development process. on On December 15# Review983, the Committeeity est blliishedoforpsuchhpurposee andrecommendations a Proposalroposal the City Manager, designated a project development team composed of Related Housing Companies, Marbilt, Inc., Consort, Ltd, and Thacker Construction Co. to develop an affordable rental housing complex on an 8.5 acre publicly owned site known as the "Melrose Nursery Site". The proposal submitted by the above development team was deemed by the Proposal Review Committee, the City Manager, and the City Commission to be superior to the proposal submitted by the other project development team composed of Home and Housing of Dade, Inc. and Cardenas and Associates in accordance with the evaluation criteria specified in the Invitation for Proposals. Subsequent to its selection, the Project Development Team indicated that, in the absence of $1,500,000 in secondary financing from the City of Miami, it could not develop the project as proposed.. The Dade County Attorney ruled that the provision of the requested financing assistance would invalidate the competitive selection process. The Project Development Team was so advised and has failed to respond as to its intention to proceed with the proposed project without the requested secondary financing assistance. 86-256,.4 The Proposal of the second ranked respondent to the Invitation for emed by the Proposal Selection committee and the City Proposals was de Manager to be neonsi'stent with the objectives of the Affordable Rental Housing Development Program. need for an adequate supply of Given these factors and the rental housing affordable by row and moderate income families, reject tall recommended that the City Commission, by Resolution, development proposals submitted with respect to the development of re affordable rental housing to fort further directing the City Manager site known as the Melrose Nursery Siat rental conduct a review t alterna and mode= to incods for me ofamiliesoandnindividuals rates affordable including the possible development of the site through the unified development process. CHO/JG/mc 86ww2 , M 1 i CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER-OFFICS MEMORANDUM TO The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM.. Cesar H. Odio W City Manager DATE: March 2 4 , 1986 FIL'. su9JECT. Information regarding Affordable Rental Housing Proposals Item #39 - March 18 Commission Agenda REFERENCES: ENCLOSURE 2 ) As requested, attached for your review is additional information concerning the City's rejection of housing proposals for afforda- owned property also known as the ble rental housing on publicly Melrose Nursery site. CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO, Cesar H. Odio DATE: March 19, 1986 FILE: City Manager SUBJECT: Information regarding Affordable Rental Housing Proposals Item #39 - r�% March 18 Commission Agenda FROM: Herbert J. Bailey ' �, Y, REFERENCES: L Assistant City Mana e VVV f ENCLOSURE'.'. 2 In reponse to a request by the City Commission, I have attached correspondence for their review concerning the City's rejection of housing proposals previously submitted for the publicly owned site known as the Melrose Nursery site. ti• 8G-25& i 3, j F_