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Date: 10/24/2007
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PH.11
Requesting Department: Community Development
Commission Meeting Date: 12/13/2007 District Impacted:
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance n Discussion Item
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Subject: DISCLOSING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Purpose of Item:
DISCLOSING BY A PUBLIC HEARING THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS IT RELATES
TO THE PURCHASE OF UNIT 1, A TOWNHOME LOCATED AT RALPH PLAZA II, 1680 N.W. 39TH STREET,
MIAMI, FLORIDA; A PROPERTY SUBSIDIZED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT WITH U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ("HUD") COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG") FUNDS, BY A CITY OF MIAMI EMPLOYEE; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO HUD FOR A WAIVER OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST
AND ALLOW SAID EMPLOYEE TO PURCHASE THE AFOREMENTIONED UNIT.
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Background Information:
Pursuant to Ordinance No. 11908, adopted April 13, 2000, the Miami City Commission
amended the Code of the City of Miami ("City") by allowing City employees to participate in
the various affordable housing programs administered by the City through the HOME and
SHIP programs without seeking a waiver.
On July 16, 2004, the City of Miami Department of Community Development allocated
$815,000 in CDBG funds for predevelopment costs associated with Ralph Plaza II.
On September 24, 2007, the Department of Community Development requested from HUD a
determination regarding the existence of a conflict of interest resulting from the purchase of
Unit 1 by a City employee.
HUD determined that a conflict of interest did exist regarding said purchase and that the
conflict of interest provisions at 24 CFR 570.611(c) apply to the employee.
The provisions of 24 CFR 570.611(d) allow the Department of Community Development to request
an exemption to the provisions of 24 CFR 570.611(b) on a case -by -case basis by providing
documentation to HUD about the nature of the conflict, accompanied by an assurance that there has
been public disclosure including a description of how the public disclosure was made; and an opinion
of the City's attorney that the interest for which the exemption is sought would not violate State or
local law.