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File Number: 13-00250 Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BYA FOUR -FIFTHS
(4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, ABOLISHING THE DISTRICT 1 HOUSING
ADVISORY BOARD, MORE PARTICULARLY BY REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY
CHAPTER 12.5/ ARTICLE I/ DIVISION 5, ENTITLED "COMMUNITY
REVITALIZATION/COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION DISTRICTS/DISTRICT 1
HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD", SECTIONS 12.5-131 THROUGH 12.5-139, OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AND BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 2, OF THE CITY CODE,
ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS/STANDARDS FOR CREATION AND REVIEW OF BOARDS
GENERALLY," BY AMENDING SECTION 2-892(4)(0) ALL AS STATED HEREIN;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, the District 1 Housing Advisory Board is
abolished and Chapter 12.5/Article I/Division 5/Sections 12.5-131 through 12.5-139, is repealed in its
entirety to effect said sunset, in the following particulars: {1}
"CHAPTER 12. 5
COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
ARTICLE I. COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION DISTRICTS
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DIVISION 5. DISTRICT 1 HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD
Sec. 12.5 131. District 1 housing advisory board Jurisdictional authority/geographic boundaries.
The advisory board shall advise and initiate the district 1 housing initiative, and exercise
the powers and duties set forth below, for the district 1 community revitalization district
of Miami, Florida, pursuant to district boundaries set forth by resolution of the city commi.eion
pursuant to the City Charter.
Sec. 12.5 132. District 1 housing initiative.
This district 1 housing initiative is the third implementation of the city's revitalization
efforts to redevelop community revitalization districts throughout the city.
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Sec. 12.5 133. Purpose; powers and duties.
(a) Purpose. The advisory board, in cooperation with the city manager and city departments,
the redevelopment of the district 1 community revitalization district in a manner consistent with
the strategy identified in the Five Year Consolidated Plan, adopted by the city commission in
1999.
commission on revitalization activities and:
{1) Establish policy for the revitalization efforts in the district 1 community revitalization
district;
(2) Advocate the purposes of the advisory board;
(3) Assist and advise the city commission, the city manager, the housing and
commercial loan committee,,the city departments and other public officials and entities
concerning the revitalization initiatives in the district 1 community revitalization district;
public awarences and ,interest in the district 1 communit„ revitalization rdictrict•
private business interests, the general public, governmental entities, corporations and
organizations, foundations and other philanthropic entities to further the purpose of the
advisory board; and
(7) Implement full and active participation and cooper
revitalization of the district 1 community revitalization district to improve the quality of life
for residents of the neighborhood.
ublic advocate;
officers• ni inrum and voting• meetings• and attendance reg iirementc_
by the district 1 commissioner and confirmed by the city commission, as hereinafter set forth.
(b) Terms of office and vacancies. Members shall be appointed by the district 1 commissioner
for a term of four years. The district 1
commissioner shall appoint an individual to fill a vacancy due to the death, resignation or
removal of any member of the advisory board, which person shall serve only for the remainder
of the unexpired term. Nothing set forth herein shall prohibit any individual from being
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lions of section 2 885.
(c) Membership qualifications. All advisory board members shall be 18 years of age or older. All
share technical, professional expertise or experiential knowledge and interest in the following
fiscal management, and community involvement. The public advocate shall be a full time
homeowner, residing in city commission district 1 and shall advocate for the concerns of district
1 residents.
integrity, responsibility and commitment to serving the community, have a demonstrated
individuals for membership on the board to be ratified by the city commission.
member of the advisory board shall assume the duties of a member of the advisory board.
(e) Officers. The members of the advisory board shall elect from its members a chairperson
ime to time.
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of businect, and each member shall have one
members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the advisory
board. The members of the advisory board may make and adopt bylaws and rules for the
s governance.
(g) Meetings. The advisory board shall hold regular quarterly meetings and may hold such
other meetings as it deems necessary. Whenever possible, the meetings of the advisory board
shall be held in district 1. All meetings of the advisory board shall be public meetings. Written
maintained properly recorded and submitted to the city clerk.
(h) Attendance requirements. A member shall be automatically removed if in a given calendar
year he or she is absent from three consecutive meetings, or he or she is absent from four
permanent employee of the community development department for the purpose of assisting
character and have an excellent reputation for integrity, responsibility, and business ability. The
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employee a&cigned by the city manager shall act as the liaison to the advisory board and the
administration and shall have general supervision over and be responsible for the management
advisory board, shall furnish the city commi:zion with a quarterly report with respect to the
commission as may be requested by the advisory board or the city. In the event that the
employee is for any r ason temporarily incapable of exercising the powers and performing the
dues and assigned functions, the city manager shall designate an employee to perform such
functions and duties until such incapacity of the permanently assigned employee ceases.
Sec. 12.5 136. Counsel.
necet'sary and requested by the advisory board.
Sec. 12.5 137. Approval of budget.
(a) Effective immediately, the advisory board shall immediately review the budget for the district
1 housing initiative and submit its recommendation to the city commission, in a form acceptable
capital expenditures and delineating the financial responsibility of the city for certain categories,
from submitting a supplemental budget to the commissionfor approval.
(b) No provision contained in this article shall be construed to violate the Anti Deficiency Act, as
cct forth in sections 18 500.
Sec. 12.5 138. Sunset review of the advisory board.
Notwithstanding the provisions contained in section 2-892 , the advisory board shall be
initially reviewed in 2013. Thereafter the advisory board shall be reviewed every four years.
Sec. 12.5 139. Abolition of the advisory board.
at which time the powers and duties of the advisory board shall revert to the city and the city
shall resume responsibility for the district 1 housing initiative.
Section 2. Chapter 2/Article XI/Division 2/Section 2-892(4)(o) of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended, is further amended in the following particulars:{1}
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"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS
DIVISION 2. STANDARDS FOR CREATION AND REVIEW OF BOARDS GENERALLY
Sec. 2-892. "Sunset" review of boards.
Commencing with the year 1995, each city board shall be reviewed in the following manner:
(1) By February 15 of the year in which a board is to be reviewed, the city manager shall deliver to the
city commission the report submitted by the chairperson of each board pursuant to section 2-890
herein above, together with any recommendation or comments the city manager desires to submit.
(2) During the month of March of each year in which a board is to be reviewed, the chairperson shall
make an oral presentation to the city commission. Said presentation shall be based on the report set
forth in section 2-890 above. At the conclusion of the oral presentation by the board's chairperson, any
individual commissioner may request the formation of a special purpose board, (hereinafter referred to
as the "SPB"), consisting of five members appointed by the city commission. The SPB shall evaluate
the chairperson's report, the city manager's recommendations and any other information it deems
relevant to determine whether the board being reviewed shall continue in its present form. The SPB
shall make a report to the full commission within 90 days.
(3) At the conclusion of this review process, the city commission shall determine whether to abolish,
continue, consolidate or modify the board for the ensuing four years thereafter. Nothing contained
herein shall be construed to authorize the abolition, consolidation or modification of any
multijurisdictional board.
(4) The following boards shall initially be reviewed in the following years and shall be reviewed every
four years thereafter:
o. 2013:
District 1 housing advisory board.
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1. Housing and commercial loan committee.
(5) All boards created after the effective date of this division shall be placed in the appropriate area
under subsection (4) herein above, and shall be reviewed in accordance therewith.
Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:/
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} Words/and or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures
shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate
omitted and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within
ten days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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