HomeMy WebLinkAboutSummary FormOCT-03-E004 06:11 From:CIT'Y MANAGER
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM
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Requesting Department: Community Development
Commission Meeting Date: 9, riarG t District Impacted: _..
Type: [N;J Rosolution Ordinance' [_J Emergency Ordinance El Discussion Item
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Subject: Waiving a conflict of interest: Ultrina Harris
Purpose of Rem:
n h ESOI UTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AFTER AN ADVC RI-18 D PUBLIC
HEARING, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD") FOR AN
t7-xt:FPTION TO THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS ("HOME") PROGRAM CONFLICT
OF INTEREST PROVISIONS, TO ALLOW A CITY OF MIAMI EMPLOYEE TO PURCHASE A ST
JOHN VII..I...AGE TOWNHOME, LOCATED AT 1622 NORTHWEST 1ST AVFNUE, UNIT 2, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, A PROPERTY1PROJE.0 1' FUNDED BY FHE CITY OF MIAMI WITH HUD HOME FUNDS;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
Background information:
Please see attached.
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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, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), to allow City of Miami ("City")
employees to participate in various affordable housing programs administered by the City through the
Home Investment Partnerships ("HOME") and State Housing Initiatives Partnership ("SHIP")
programs without seeking a waiver of the requirements of City Code Section 2-612.
Pursuant to Resolution No. 03-511, adopted May 22, 2003, the Miami City Commission approved the
allocation of $665,417.32 in HOME funds to St. John Community Development Corporation, Inc. for
the development of St. John Village Townhomes.
On February 12, 2008, Ms. Ultrina Harris, a City employee, signed a contract to purchase Townhome
Unit 2 at St. John Village Townhomes, located at 1622 Northwest 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida
("Property").
Ms. Harris' purchase of the Property is excepted from the City's conflict of interest restrictions
pursuant to Ordinance No. 11908 and also would not violate any State of Florida conflict of interest
provisions.
The Miami -Dade Ethics Commission has issued an opinion that no conflict exists under the Miami -
Dade County Conflict of Interest & Code of Ethics Ordinance at Section 2-11.1 to prevent Ms. Harris
from purchasing a residence through the City's HOME -assisted program.
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") HOME regulations
provide a mechanism for the City to request an exception to the HOME conflict of interest provisions,
on a case -by -case basis, by providing the following documentation to HUD: (1) a disclosure of the
nature of the conflict, accompanied by an assurance that there has been public disclosure of the
conflict, including a description of how the public disclosure was made, and (2) an opinion of the
City's Attorney that the interest for which the exemption is sought would not violate State or local
law.