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File Number: 13-00707 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING THE ALLOCATION FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2013-2014 HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS ("HOPWA") PROGRAM FUNDS, IN
THE AMOUNT OF $11,381,465 AND $1,000,000 FROM PREVIOUS YEARS'
HOPWA FUNDING, FORATOTALALLOCATION OF $12,381,465, 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 A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
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 ("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, pursuant to Resolution No. 12-0469, adopted December 13, 2012, the Miami City
Commission approved the allocation of HOPWA funds in the projected amount of $12,163,466; and
WHEREAS, on May 28, 2013, HUD released the final Community Planning and Development
Program Formula allocations for Fiscal Year 2013, and as such, the amount of HOPWA funds
previously recommended needs to be amended, requiring a new public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends the allocation for Program Year 2013-2014
HOPWA Funds, in the amount of $,11,381,465 and $1,000,000 from Previous Years HOPWA funding,
for a total allocation of $12,381,465, 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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The allocation for Program Year 2013-2014 HOPWA Program funds, in the projected
amount of in the amount of $11,381,465 and $1,000,000 from previous years HOPWA funding, for a
total allocation of $12,381,465 as specified in Attachment "A", attached and incorporated, to provide
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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 a form acceptable to
the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNES
CITY ATTORNEY
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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