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Resolution: R-03-1244
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 03-0286 Final Action Date: 12/18/2003
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004 HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS ("HOPWA") PROGRAM FUNDS, IN
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $250,000, FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY")
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/EMERGENCY PROGRAM, AND
ALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000, TO MOVERS, INC., FOR
THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LIFE QUEST FACILITIES,
LOCATED AT 1301 NORTHEAST 111TH STREET, 11115 NORTHEAST 13TH
AVENUE, 1075 NORTHEAST 149TH STREET, 1095-97 NORTHEAST 149TH
STREET AND 14950-52 NORTHEAST 11TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR THE
PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2004 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, TO BE
OCCUPIED BY LOW-INCOME PERSONS WITH AIDS REFERRED BY THE CITY;
AND ALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000, FOR CONSTRUCTION
REHABILITATION OF THE LIFE QUEST FACILITIES, CONTINGENT UPON
APPROVAL OF THE CITY'S HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A HOPWA
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH SAID AGENCY,
FOR SAID PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids ("HOPWA") Program was created
under the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act, and revised under the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992; and
WHEREAS, since 1994 the City of Miami ("City") has received HOPWA Program funds from the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and has been responsible for
the
implementation of programs designed to provide housing and related services to individuals living
with AIDS in the City, the Cities of Hialeah and Miami Beach, and throughout Miami -Dade County;
and
WHEREAS, in December 1993, the City Commission awarded HOPWA program funds to Lock
Towns Community Mental Health Center, Inc. ("Lock Towns") to acquire, rehabilitate and operate
eighteen (18) units of rental housing for low-income persons with AIDS at the Life Quest facilities
("Life Quest") located at 1301 Northeast 111th Street, 11115 Northeast 13th Avenue, 1075 Northeast
149th Street, 1095-97 Northeast 149th Street and 14950-52 Northeast 11th Avenue, Miami, Florida;
and
WHEREAS, in February 2003, the Public Health Trust assumed responsibility for the
management of Life Quest through December 31, 2003; and
WHEREAS, Lock Towns no longer desires to own the facilities or fulfill its contractual
responsibilities for the operation of Life Quest; and
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WHEREAS, on October 10, 2003, the Administration issued a Request for Proposals seeking a
new project sponsor to design and operate a supportive housing program targeting low income
persons living with AIDS; and
WHEREAS, at the Special City Commission Meeting of June 24, 2003, the City Commission
adopted Resolution No. 03-709 allocating Year 2003-2004 HOPWA Program funds to specified
agencies, including $1,500,000 to the City's Department of Community Development for the
Emergency Program;
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. The transfer of Fiscal Year 2003-2004 HOPWA funds, in the total amount of $250,000,
from the City's Department of Community Development/Emergency Program and the allocation of
said funds, in the amount of $100,000, to MOVERS, Inc. for the operation and maintenance of the
Life Quest Facilities located at 1301 Northeast 111th Street, 11115 Northeast 13th Avenue, 1075
Northeast 149th Street, 1095-97 Northeast 149th Street and 14950-52 Northeast 11th Avenue, Miami,
Florida, for the period beginning January 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004, to be occupied by low
income persons with AIDS referred by the City, is authorized, and the amount of $150,000, for
construction rehabilitation of Life Quest, is authorized, contingent upon approval from the City's
Housing and Commercial Loan Committee.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute a HOPWA Agreement, in substantially
the attached form, with said agency, for said purposes.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
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 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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