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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotice to the PublicNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Miami - Department of Community Development Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 9:00 A.M. The City of Miami Department of Community Development will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at City Commission Chambers, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133, to provide the public an opportunity to comment on funding amendments affecting the City's annual Action Plan for US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) programs. The proposed amendment(s) and respective description(s) can be found at: www.miamigov.com/communitvdevelopment. The adoption of an Ordinance or Resolution, by the City Commission, related to the proposed amendment(s), authorizes the City Manager to draft/amend the appropriate City of Miami Annual Action Plan. Certain item(s) may be available for public comment and review for a period of no less than 30 days. The review and comment period begins on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 and ends on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. The proposed amendment(s) will be presented to the City Commission for approval on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Draft copies will be available at the City of Miami Department of Community Development office located at 444 SW 2"d AVE, 2 Floor, Miami, FL 33130 (CD Address). Comments to amendment(s) must be submitted in writing to the CD Address, Attn: Natasha T. Bordes, and must be received no later than December 7, 2011. Interested individuals are encouraged to attend this Public Hearing. The meeting site is accessible to the handicapped. Requests for special accommodations may be directed at 305- 416-2080 no later than three (3) business days prior to the public hearing date. Community Development PUBLIC NOTICE at 9:00 A.M. Chamber rrr '��`' Community t ' , Thursday, December 8, 2011 e ', City of Miami Commission r ; 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Federal regulations governing CDBG and other HUD programs require that a participating jurisdiction provide citizens with reasonable notice of and an opportunity to comment on any new allocation and/ or amendment of HUD programs. In addition, the public is advised of the proposed new allocation(s)/ amendment(s) to the funding of the City program(s) as indicated below:` t t Discussion and Proposed Resolutions authorizing the acceptance, allocation, and/or transfer of funds for the following agenda Items:" t t 1. Discussion and Proposed Resolution accepting Program Year ("PY") 2012-2013, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Entitlement Grant funds under the following programs: (a) Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG"): $7,503,156; (b) Home Investment Partnerships ("HOME"): $4,409,501; (c) Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS ("HOPWA"): $12,498,939; (d) Emergency Shelter Grant ("ESG"): $362,639; for the total projected amount of $24,774,235, 2. Discussion and proposed resolution accepting PY 2012-2013, Section 8 Housing Program funds, in the total amount of $4,244,682 for rental assistance, and in the amount of $485,000 for program administration, for the total amount of $4,729,682. 3. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of PY 2012-2013 HOME funds in the total projected amount of $4,409,501 in the following categories: $440,950 for program administration, $1,000,000 for First Time Homebuyer activities and $2,968,551 for all other housing programs. 4. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of PY 2012-2013 ESG funds in the total projected amount of $362,639 as follows: $10,879 for program administration; $351,760 to the City of Miami Neighborhood Enhancement Team, Homeless Programs. 5. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of PY 2012-2013 CDBG funds, in the total projected amount of $7,503,156 in the following categories: $1,500,631 for program administration, $1,125,473 for Public Services, $3,657,051 for Economic Development, $670,000 to the City of Miami Department of Code Enforcement, and $550,000 for the repayment of Section 108 loans. 6. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of PY 2012-2013 CDBG funds in the total projected amount of $3,657,051, in the Economic Development category, to the agencies specified below: Recommended Distribution of Funds to Agencies/ Program Services Provided Amount Allapattah Business Development Authority, Inc. Technical Assistance to Commercial Facade/ Code Compliance Program $120,000 Rafael Hernandez Housing and Economic Development Corp. $50,000 Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami/Haitian Woman of Miami, Inc. Technical Assistance to Micro Enterprises $50,000 Neighbors and Neighbors Association, Inc. $150,000 Contractors Resource Center, Inc. Technical Assistance to Private for -Profit Entities $80,000 Community Development Facade Construction Reserve Facade Construction Cost $850,000 Economic Development Reserve Reserve $2,357,051 Economic Development Total $ 3,657,051 7. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of PY 2012-2013 CDBG funds in the total projected amount of $1,125,473 in the Public Services category, to the agencies specified below: Recommended Distribution of Funds to Agencies/ Program Services Provided - Amount Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc./Notre Dame Child Care Center Child Care Services $7,000 Centro Mater Child Care Services, Inc. $3,509 KIDCO Child Care, Inc. $12,575 Subtotal Child Care Services: $23,084 Allapattah Community Action, Inc. Senior Services $230,00 Curley's House of Style, Inc. $30,000 De Hostos Senior Center, Inc. $6,000 Fifty -Five Years & Up, Inc $8,150 Josefa Perez de Castano Kidney Foundation $6,287 Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc. $19,951 Southwest Social Services Programs, Inc. $86,173 Sunshine for All, Inc. $75,443 Subtotal Senior Services: $462,004 Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami/Haitian Woman of Miami, Inc. 10,000 Urgent Inc. $12,500 World Literacy Crusade of Florida, Inc. $13,000 Subtotal Youth Services/After School: $35,500 The Association for Development of the Exceptional, Inc. Handicapped Services $24,889 The Sundari Foundation, Inc. (Homeless) Homeless Services for Women $50,000 Public Services Reserve Public Services (General) $529,996 Subtotal: $604,885 Total: $1,125,473 8. Discussion and Proposed Resolution authorizing the allocation of program year 2012-2013 HOPWA Funds, in the projected amount of $12,498,939, as specified below: Recommended Distribution of Funds to Agencies/ Program' Services Provided Amount City of Miami- Department of Community Development Program administration $324,968 Apple Tree Perspectives, Inc. Technical Assistance $50,000 Miami Beach Community Development Corporation -Westchester Apartments Project Based -Operating Support $27,000 Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc. - Harding Village $28,000 Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc. - Little River Bend $17,500 BAME Development Corporation of South Florida, Inc. $48,000 Center of Information & Orientation, Inc. Long Term Tenant Based Rental $437,980 Empower "U", Inc. Subsidy Program (LTRA) — Housing Specialist Services, Move -in, compliance, walk- through, exit & HQS Inspections $437,980 Miami Beach Community Development Corporation , Inc. $348,230 Sunshine for All, Inc. $398,490 Spanish American Basic Education and Rehabilitation, Inc. $175,910 City of Miami — Department of Community Development Long Term Tenant Based Rental $10,154,881 Assistance Program (LTRA) — Rental Payments HIV Education & Law Project, Inc. (HELP, Inc) Legal Services $50,000 Total: $12,498,939 9. Discussion and proposed resolution approving/ratifying the current Affordable Housing Incentives. 10. Discussion and proposed resolution approving the acceptance of the conveyance of the property located at 6020 Northwest 15`h Avenue from Miami Dream Homes Investment Group, Inc. to the City of Miami. * The adoption of this Ordinance/Resolution, by the City Commission, authorizes the City Manager to draft/ amend the appropriate City of Miami annual Action Plan. t This item(s) will be available for public comment and review for a period of no less than 30 days. The review and comment period begins Tuesday, November 8, 2011 and ends Wednesday, December 7, 2011. The proposed amendment(s) will be presented to City Commission for approval on Thursday, December 8, 2011 (public hearing). $ Draft copies will be available at the City of Miami Department of Community Development office located at 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 2nd floor, Miami, Florida, 33130. Comments to the amendments must be submitted in writing to: 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 2nd floor, Miami, Florida, 33130: Attn: Natasha Bordes, and must be received no later than December 7, 2011. Interested individuals are encouraged to attend this Public Hearing. The meeting site is accessible to the handicapped. Requests for special accommodations may be directed to the Department of Community Development at (305) 416-2080 no less than three (3) business days poor to the Public Hearing date.