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Resolution
File Number: 09-00536
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3500 Pan American
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Miami, FL 33133
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING A GRANT
FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT -RECOVERY
ACT PROGRAM FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,218,946, THROUGH THE
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE
ACCEPTANCE OF SAID GRANT,
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2009, the President of the United States signed the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2009, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
("HUD") informed the City of Miami ("City") that a grant in the amount of $2,218,946 in Community
Development Block Grant -Recovery Act ("CDBG-R") funds has been awarded through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG-R is designed to stimulate the economy through measures that modernize
the City's infrastructure, improve energy efficiency and conservation through rehabilitation or
retrofitting of existing buildings, and expand educational opportunities and access to health care; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends the acceptance of the CDBG-R grant from HUD in
the amount of $2,218,946 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. A CDBG-R grant from HUD, in the amount of $2,218,946, through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is accepted.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to execute the necessary documents, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement the acceptance of said grant.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE 0. BRU /J�j
CITY ATTORNEY r
Footnotes:
{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 the City Attorney
including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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