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Home My WebLink AboutPUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE ;R�, Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 9:00 A.M. Ci of Miami Commission ChamberCommunity '." iii. City CA__� Development , 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Federal regulations governing Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") and other United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") programs require that a participating jurisdiction provide citizens with reasonable notice of and an opportunity to comment on any new allocation and/ or amendment of HUD pro rams. In addition, the public is advised of the proposed new allocation(s)/ amendment(s) to the funding of the City program(s) as indicated below: Discussion and Proposed Resolutions authorizing the acceptance, allocation, and/or transfer of funds for the following agenda Items:" 1. Discussion and proposed resolution extending the term of the contract with Neighbors and Neighbors Association, Inc. ("NANA") for the rehabilitation and construction improvements of the properties located at 5861 NW 17`" Avenue and 5841-45 NW 17th Avenue, known as the District 5 Business Corridor Expansion Project. 2. Discussion and proposed resolution accepting the conveyance of the CD Building located at 1525 NW 60 Street from Miami Dream Homes Investment Group, Inc., further authorizing the City Manager to convey said building from the City of Miami to Empower "U", Inc. for the implementation of affordable housing opportunities for low income individuals and families with applicable restrictions. 3. Discussion and proposed resolution approving an exception to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund ("AHTF") Guidelines for Peninsula Housing Development, Inc. XVII in connection with the La Palma Apartments project. 4. Discussion and proposed resolution accepting from Miami Dade County the amount of $2,776,264 in CDBG funds for the implementation of the 2ndphase of the Disaster Relief Program. 5. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of FY2010-2011 HOME funds in the total amount of $4,974,286 in the following categories: $248,715 for program administration, $1,500,000 for District 1 homeownership activities and $3,225,572 for all other housing programs. 6. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of FY2010-2011 CDBG funds, in the total amount of $8,950,890 in the following categories: $950,089 for program administration, $1,342,634 for Public Services, $2,304,039 for Economic Development, $400,000 to City of Miami Department of Code Enforcement, $2,154,128 for the repayment of Section 108 loans, $800,000 to Building Department, and $1,000,000 to Department of Fire Rescue. 7. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of 36 th program year (FY2010-2011) CDBG funds in the total amount of $2,304,039, in the Economic Development category, to theagencies specified below: Recommended Distribution of Funds to Agencies/ Program Services Provided Amount Allapattah Business Development Authority, Inc. Technical Assistance to Commercial Fagade/ Code $65,000 Rafael Hernandez Housing and Economic Development Corp. Compliance Program $25,000 Neighbors and Neighbors Association, Inc. Technical Assistance to Micro $75,000 Enter rises Contractor's Resource Center, Inc. Technical Assistance to Private $62,500 for Profit entities City of Miami - Fagade/ Code Enforcement Construction Costs Fagade/Code Enforcement Hard $450,000 Costs District 5 Micro-Enterprise Assistance Program Assistance to Micro-Enterprise $123,670 Businesses Bascomb Memorial Broadcasting Foundation, Inc./ WDNA-FM 88.9 Special Economic Development Activities $45,500 City of Miami - Economic Development Reserve Account City of Miami - Economic Development Reserve Account $308,880 Little Haiti Housing Association, Inc. Public Facilities and Improvements $53,000 Cit of Miami Department of Capital Improvement 300,000 Public Facilities and Improvements Reserve Account $795,489 Economic Development Total $ 2,304,039 8. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of 36 program year (FY2010-2011) CDBG funds in the total amount of $1,342,634 in the Public Services category, to theagencies specified below: Recommended Distribution of Funds to A encies/ Pro ram Services Provided Amount Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc./Centro Hispano Catolico Child Care $6,525 Center Child Care Services Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc./Notre Dame Child Care Center $7,650 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc./Sa rada Familia Child Care Center $16,781 Centro Mater Child Care Services, Inc. $35,063 KIDCO Child Care, Inc. $22,500 Our Child Care Inc. - Our Little Ones Learning Center $14,700 St. Alban's Day Nursery, Inc. $23,250 Subtotal Child Care Services: $126,469 Alla attah Community Action, Inc. Senior Services $296,035 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc./Services for the Elderly GESU $14,475 De Hostos Senior Center, Inc. $102,750 Fifty-Five Years & Up, Inc $16,088 Josefa Perez de Castano Kidney Foundation $9,375 Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc. $202,729 Sisters and Brothers Forever, Inc. $22,500 Southwest Social Services Programs, Inc. $112,500 Sunshine for All, Inc. $90,000 Curle 's House of Style, Inc. - Elderly meals $34,875 Theodore Roosevelt Gibson Memorial Fund, Inc. $14,025 Subtotal Senior Services: $915,352 ASPIRA of Florida, Inc. Youth Services/ After School $11,625 Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Inc. $6,000 Fanm A is en Nan Mi ami, Inc. $11,250 Helping Hands Youth Center, Inc. $11,250 Liberty City Optimist Club of Florida, Inc. $26,250 Miami's River of Life $7,500 Regis House, Inc. $4,500 Urgent Inc. $15,000 World Literacy Crusade of Florida, Inc. $15,615 Youth of America Inc. $21,300 Subtotal Youth Services/After School: $130,290 The Association for Development of the Exceptional, Inc. Handicapped Services $44,625 The Alternative Programs, Inc. Legal Services $15,338 The Sundari Foundation, Inc. (Homeless) Public Services (General) Community Development Reserve $81,675 $28,885 Total: $170,523 9. Discussion and Proposed Resolution authorizing the allocation of FY2010-2011 HOPWA Funds, in the amount of $12,935,584, as specified below: Recommended Distribution of Funds to Agencies/ Program Services Provided Amount City of Miami- Department of Community Development Program administration $169,034 Apple Tree Perspectives, Inc. Technical Assistance $25,000 Miami Beach Community Development Corporation —Westchester Apartments Project Based -Operating Support $13,500 Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc. — Harding Village $14,000 Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc. — Del Prado Gardens $10,500 Long Term Tenant Based Rental Subsidy Program (LTRA) — Housing Specialist Services, Move -in, compliance, walk- through, exit &HOS Inspections Center of Information &Orientation, Inc. $218,990 Empower "U", Inc. $218,990 Miami Beach Community Development Corporation, Inc. $174,115 Sunshine for All, Inc. $199,245 Spanish American Basic Education and Rehabilitation, Inc. $ 87,955 City of Miami Department of Community Development LTRA-Rental Payments $5,779,255 HIV Education & Law Project, Inc. HELP, Inc Legal Services $25,000 City of Miami — Department of Community Development — Lifeguest I & 11 Capital Funding $1,000,000 Capital Funding Reserve $5,000,000 Total: $12,935,584 * The adoption of this Ordinance/Resolution, by the City Commission, authorizes the City Manager to draftl amend the appropriate City of Miami annual Action Plan. t This item(s) will be available for public comment and review for a period of no less than 30 days. The review and comment period begins Tuesday, August 17, 2010 and ends Wednesday, September 15, 2010. The proposed amendment(s) will be presented to City Commission for approval on Thursday, September 16, 2010 (public hearing). $ Draft copies will be available at the City of Miami Department of Community Development office located at 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 2nd floor, Miami, Florida, 33130. Comments to the amendments must be submitted in writing to: 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 2nd floor, Miami, Florida, 33130: Attn: Natasha Bordes, and must be received no later than September 15, 2010. Interested individuals are encouraged to attend this Public Hearing. The meeting site is accessible to the handicapped. Requests for special accommodations may be directed to the Department of Community Development at (305) 416-2080 no less than three (3) business days prior to the Public Hearing date. (Ad # 007883)