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Resolution: R-08-0305
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 08-00556 Final Action Date: 6/5/2008
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009 HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM FUNDS, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $12,370,000, AS SPECIFIED IN ATTACHMENT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING
RELATED SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT(S), IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM(S), FOR SAID PURPOSE.
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 ("U.S. HUD") and has been
responsible for the implementation of programs designed to provide housing and related services to
individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the City and throughout Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, U.S. HUD has advised the City that HOPWA funding is available for distribution, in
the amount of $12,370,000, for Fiscal Year 2008-2009; and
WHEREAS, on February 25, 2008 a Request for Proposals, with a due date of March 25, 2008,
was issued for a one year period with the option to extend such contract for an additional year; and
WHEREAS, a total of thirteen (13) responses were received from agencies and reviewed by the
City's Department of Community Development; and
WHEREAS, eleven (11) of the responses were selected for recommendation of Fiscal Year 2008-
2009 HOPWA Funds; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends the allocation of Fiscal Year 2008-2009 HOPWA
Funds, in the amount of $12,370,000, as specified in Attachment "A," attached and incorporated, to
provide housing assistance and housing related services to low-income individuals living with
HIV/AIDS;
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.
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Section 2. The allocation of Fiscal Year 2008-2009 HOPWA Program funds, in the amount of
$12,370,000, as specified in "Attachment A," attached and incorporated, to provide housing
assistance and housing related services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS, is approved.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute Agreement(s), in substantially the
attached form(s), for said purpose.
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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