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RESOLUTION NO 8 6- 1 2 4
A RESOLUTION APPROVINrr, IN P"i'Nt, I 1i,r,,
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CITY rF MIAMI
HOUSING CONSERVATION A"1I) DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, DIRECTING THE CT-Y ATTORNEY TO
PREPARE THE NECESSA'?Y ENABELING
LEGISLATION, AND DIRE�TT NG THE CITY
MANAGER TO PREPARE A WORK PROGRAM AND
OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CITY
COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION.
WHEREAS, there exists a critical shortage of standard
housing in the City of Miami affordable to families and
individuals of low and moderate income; and
WHEREAS, the shortage of standard housing affordable to the
City's low and moderate income families has an adverse affect on
the overall :social and economic stability of the City; and
WHEREAS, the resolution of the shortage of standard housing
affordable to the City's low and moderate residents will require
the development of new housing resources as well as continuing
efforts to conserve the existing housing inventory; and
itude oI' the City's housing shortage
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dictates the need for a unified conservation and development
strategy bringing to bear all available federal, state, and local
government resources as well as private sector financial
resources; and
WHEREAS, such a unified housing conservation and development
strategy can best be served through the establishment of a single
agency responsible for all aspects of the strategy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CIT':
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The establishment of a City of Miami Hous:nF
Conservation and Development Agency is hereby appr.ova-9,
principle.
Section 2. The City Attorney is hereby directed to FIevelo-
the necessary legislation to establish a City of Miami Housing.
Conservation and Development APencv for the City Commission's
consideration. CITY COMMISSI014
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j ���,ctlon The City Manager i„ hereby 11rtee t;r) prep.,3.re r
proposed work program and operatinw budPet f'or a City of Miami
Housinf* Cori. -I rvat 1on and Developmr?nt; AI,en(,y for the city
Comrais,91_on's consideration.
PASSED AND ADOPTPD this, 13thdr3.y of FEBRUARY
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Prepared and. Approved:
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CITY OF MIAM1, FLORIDA
INTER OFFICE MEMORANDUM 51
TO Honorable Mayor and DATE: FF9 6 1986 FILE:
Xembers of the City Commission
SUBJECT. city T?o�.lsin Conservation
and Development Agency
City Commission Agenda.
FROMCesax H. Odio
REFERENCES i t em
City Manager
February 13, 1986
ENCLOSURES.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE
CITY COMMISSION ADOPT THE
ATTACHED RESOLUTION APPROVING,
IN PRINCIPLE, THE.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A CITY OF
MIAMI HOUSING CONSERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
Miami has a critical shortage of standard housing affordable
to families and individuals of low and moderate income. The
ever increasing need for affordable housing resources requires
that the City of Miami make a concerted effort to stimulate
the production of new housing using all available public and
private financing vehicles as well as continuing and expanded
efforts to conserve the existing housing inventory.
At the present time, at least five City and County Agencies
and Departments are involved in the conservation and
production of affordable housing in the City of Miami.
Needless to say, the current situation not only presents
opportunities for duplication of effort, but also presents
great difficulties in the City's efforts to mobilize limited
resources in its goal of providing standard housing for its
' low and moderate income residents.
The City's housing conservation and development objectives can
best be served through the establishment of one agency with
responsibility for all aspects of low and moderate income
housing conservation and development. An agency structure is
deemed most appropriate from the organizational standpoint. A
separate agency for housing would be viewed by the private
sector, upon which much of the financing for new housing
a production will depend, as having a separate identity and
f purpose from the traditional functions performed by local
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government. Additionally, federal and state -agencies wi11 he
provided with a focus for the distribution of housing
assistance dollars for °Miami .vhich is presently lac'King.
'Equally important, the citizens of Miami will be provided with
a clearly visible and identifiable agency to serve their
housing needs.
Accompanying this memorandum is a discussion paper on the City
housing agency concept. The establishment of a City Housing
Agency is deemed to be the most cost effective and productive
method for meeting the City's housing challenge.
It is recommended that the City Commission approve, in
principle, the establishment of a City of Miami housing
conservation and development agency and that the City Attorney
be directed to prepare the enabeling legislation necessary to
the establishment of such an agency for the City Commission's
consideration.
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DISCUSSION PAPER:
CITY OF MIAMI
HOUSING CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTRODUCTION
One of the major problems confronting the City of Miami is
the lack of availability of an adequate supply of standard
housing affordable by families and individuals of low and
moderate income. With the federal government's termination
of most domestic housing assistance programs, the mainstay of
both public and private sector housing development efforts
and the task of meeting present and future housing needs will
be difficult, at best.
It is clear that any progress in meeting present and future
housing needs will require direct involvement by the City to
a far greater degree and in a different capacity than has
previously been the case. Rather than serving as local
administrator for federally regulated housing assistance
programs, the City must assume the new role of promulgator of
local housing development assistance programs. Where the
actual production of needed housing resources can only be
accomplished by the private housing industry, the City's role
must be to provide an atmosphere conducive to the profitable
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investment of capital by the private sector in housing
through land assembly and cost write -down, tax-exempt project
financing, and streamlining the process through which local
building permits are obtained.
Moreover, with scarce resources available to finance new
housing, the City must place increasing emphasis on con-
servation of the existing housing inventory, including a
continuation of ongoing efforts to recycle deteriorating
housing through low-cost financing and cyclical code
enforcement to prevent the deterioration of now standard
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housing units.
THE NEED FOR A UNIFIED APPROACH IN HOUSING CONSERVATION AND
PRODUCTION
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The magnitude of the housing shortage in Miami, as
illustrated by the fact that approximately 50,000 low-income
families are now living in substandard or overcrowded housing
or are paying excessive shelter costs, dictates the need for
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a unified response by the City if real progress is to be made
in ameliorating the housing shortage.
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At the present time, there are several agencies and
departments with different but mutually supportive and
interdependent roles involved in the conservation and
production of housing in the City. These include
Metropolitan Dade County's Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the City's public and Section 8 housing
administrative agency, which also serves as the City's
housing land acquisition agent, and the county -wide agency
for administering the Documentary Surtax program; Dade
County's Office of Minimum Housing, responsible for enforcing
the City's minimum housing code; the Southeast Overtown/Park
West office, charged wi%h providing public sector assistance
to the developers of low and moderate income housing in the
Overtown/Park West redevelopment area; the City of Miami
Building and Zoning Departments, each with regulatory
responsibilities and powers; and the City's Department of
Community Development, responsible for administering City-
wide housing rehabilitation financing programs, providing
technical assistance and funding direction to developers of
non -luxury housing, and performing site reviews for public
housing and privately developed federally subsidized housing,
and administering the City's federal Housing Assistance Plan.
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THE CASE FOR A CITY HOUSING CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
While individually and combined, the above agencies and
departments have contributed significantly to the reduction
of Miami's housing shortage, the objective of providing
housing for Miami's residents would be best served through
the establishment of one agency with overall responsibility
for housing conservation and new housing production. The
advantages of establishing a City of Miami housing
conservation and development agency are many. By
centralizing the City's housing conservation and development
activities and responsibilities under one office, the time-
lags inherent in interdepartmental, interagency project
approval processes, which have plagued many housing
development efforts, would be eliminated, allowing needed
housing projects to be built faster. The private housing
industry, funding agencies, and the general public would be
better served by eliminating the "who's in charge of what"
syndrome that now exists. The responsibility -accountability
structure would be improved through the establishment of one
housing agency responsible directly to City government.
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THE ROLE OF THE HOUSING CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
The City's housing conservation and development agency would
be organized under the appropriate enabling legislation of
the State of Florida and be responsible for all aspects of
housing conservation and new housing production in the City
of Miami. The agency would be charged with:
1) Administration of the City's single and multi -family
residential rehabilitation financing programs.
2) Administration and enforcement of the minimum housing
standards for rental housing.
3) Administration of all federal housing assistance
programs, including the Section 8 Certificate and
moderate rehabilitation programs (now administered by
Metropolitan Dade County).
4) Land acquisition for housing development.
5) Administration of the City's "fair share" of documentary
surtax revenues (now the responsibility of Dade County).
6) Securing tax exempt project financing for private
developers on non -luxury housing.
7) Assisting private developers of non -luxury housing
through the local permit system and providing general
technical assistance to such developers.
8) Obtaining federal and state grants for the financing of
low and moderate income housing.
9) Fair housing standards enforcement
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10) Recommending local and state legislative actions to
promote the development of low and moderate income
housing.
11) Serving as "developer of last resort" for housing
projects financially unattractive to the private sector.
AGENCY FUNDING
Operational and capital funding for a City housing conser-
vation and development agency could be derived from the
following sources:
1) Community Development Block Grant funds
} 2) Code enforcement licensing and inspection fees
3) Section 8 administrative processing grants.
4) Investment income on General Obligation Housing Bond
Y proceeds.
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The above resources are deemed sufficient to place a City
housing and conservation agency on a self-sustaining basis
within a three year period, or less, depending on the timing
of implementation of the various components of the
recommended work program.
A City of Miami Housing Conservation and Development Agency
is deemed to be the cost effective and productive structure
through which to achieve the City's stated housing goals.
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