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Honorable Chairman Dennis C. Moss and
Members, Board of County Commissioners
HCDCAgenda Item N°.
George M. Burgess
County Manager
Resolution Authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of
Miami for demolition of the Elizabeth Virrick II public housing development.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) approve and authorize the
County Mayor or the County Mayor's designee to execute a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) with the City of Miami (City) for the demolition of the Elizabeth Virrick II public housing
development managed by the Miami -Dade Public Housing Agency (MDPHA).
SCOPE
The existing dilapidated and unsafe structures at Elizabeth Virrick II public housing development
consisting of 57 units, have been approved for demolition by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Board of County Commission pursuant to
Resolution No. R-.998-05, as amended by Resolution No. R-26-10. The City of Miami will procure
a contractor to conduct asbestos abatement and demolition of the structures.
FISCAL IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE
The City of Miami will provide funding through its allocation of Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(NSP) funds, for the asbestos abatement, and demolition of the Elizabeth Virrick II public housing
development.
TRACK RECORD/MONITOR
The MOU between the County and City establishes the responsibilities, project management,
indemnification, insurance, termination/remedies, record retention/ownership, standards of
compliance, relationship between the parties, and general provisions. The City of Miami
Community Development Division, as the project manager, is responsible for overall coordination
and oversight relating to the performance of the abatement, and demolition work under the MOU.
BACKGROUND
The Elizabeth Virrick II public housing development was originally constructed in 1968. The
buildings are vacant, dilapidated, boarded up, and unsafe. Both, the City of Miami and Miami -Dade
County, desire to demolish the existing buildings. On September 8, 2005 the Board approved R-
998-05 authorizing the County to submit a demolition/disposition application for the Elizabeth
Virrick I and 11 public housing developments to HUD. On January 21, 2010, the Board amended its
earlier resolution with the adoption of Resolution No. R-26-10, which authorized the County to
remove the disposition component as well as the requirement that the site be leased to MDHA
Development Corporation. The Board also authorized the County to change the development
approach for Elizabeth Virrick II to design -build and revise the number of units from up to 196
elderly units to approximately 124. This site is scheduled to be redeveloped by Miami -Dade County
using GOB funds, when these become available.
Subsequent to the Board's adoption of Resolution No. R-26-10, the City of Miami contacted
MDPHA to offer their services through their Community Development Division, which has available
NSP funds. The City's proposal is to use their NSP funds, at no cost to the County, for the
demolition of Elizabeth Virrick II. The City has also agreed to abate and remove the asbestos from
the site. The County cannot use its available NSP funds for projects outside its jurisdiction, and
within the limits of another jurisdiction, such as the City of Miami; therefore demolition of these
dilapidated units using the City's NSP funds is beneficial to both, City and County. Accordingly,
the City and the County desire to enter into a MOU to facilitate the demolition of Elizabeth Verrick
II.
Howard Piper
Special Assistant