HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotice to the PublicNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
City of Miami — Community & Economic Development Department
Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 9:00 A.M.
The City of Miami Community & Economic Development Department will hold a public hearing on Thursday, May 8, 2014 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, April 8, 2014 and ends on
Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The proposed amendment(s) will be presented to the City Commission for approval on Thursday, May 8,
2014. Draft copies will be available at the City of Miami Community & Economic Development Department office located at 444 SW
2nd AVE, 2 Floor, Miami, FL 33130 (CD Address). Comments to amendment(s) must be submitted in writing to the Address, Attn:
Nancy Romani, and must be received no later than May 7, 2014. 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.
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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 I
Discussion and Proposed Resolutions authorizing the acceptance, allocation, and/or transfer of funds for the following agenda Items:*1.
1. Discussion and proposed resolution authoring the transfer of Community Development Block Grant Administration and Housing Opportunities
for Persons with Aids (HOPWA) funds to Allapattah Business Development Authority, Inc., and Sunshine for All, Inc. to provide Housing
Quality Standard Inspection (HQS).
2. Discussion and proposed resolution approving the allocation of Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids Program Short Term Rental,
Mortgage and Utility Assistance funds in the amount of $560,000 to provide Short Term Rent, Mortgage and Utility (STRMU) assistance to
low income individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
3. Discussion and proposed resolution approving the extension of the contract between the City of Miami and Martin Luther King Economic
Development Corp. (MLK) Emergency Assistance program and amending the program guideline providing an additional $20,000 for program
administration.
4. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of PY2014-2015 CDBG funds in the total amount of $1,283,296, in the
Economic Development category, to the agencies specified below:1
Recommended Distribution of Funds to Agencies/ Program
Services Provided
Projected Amount
Allapattah Business Development Authority, Inc.
Technical Assistance to
Commercial Facade/ Code
Compliance Program
$12,500
Department of Capital Improvement Program -Douglas Park Community Center
Public Facilities and
Improvement
$218,852
Department of Capital Improvement Program -SW 27th Street Resurfacing
Public Facilities and
Improvement
$100,000
Department of Capital Improvement Program -Dominoes Park
Public Facilities and
Improvement
$70,024
Department of Capital Improvement Program -Street Improvement in District 4
Public Facilities and
Improvement
$197,260
Bayside Foundation
Technical Assistance to For-
profit Business
$40,000
Neighbors and Neighbors, Inc.
Commercial Rehabilitation
$270,730
Neighbors and Neighbors, Inc.
Technical Assistance to For
profit Business
$80,000
Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation
Public Facilities and
Improvement
$229,000
Community Development Facade Construction Reserve
Commercial Facade Hard Costs
$64,930
Economic Development Total
$ 1,283,296
5. Discussion and proposed resolution authorizing the allocation of PY2014-2015 CDBG funds in the total amount of 319,292, in the Public
Service category, to the agencies specified below:1
Recommended Distribution of Funds to Agencies/ Program
Services Provided
Projected Amount
Centro Mater Child Care Services, Inc.
Child Care
$2,500
Subtotal Child Care Services:
$2,500
Allapattah Community Action, Inc.
Senior Services
$23,471
De Hostos Senior Center, Inc.
$20,000
Fifty -Five Years & Up, Inc
$3,000
Josefa Perez de Castano Kidney Foundation
$2,371
Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
$14,818
Curley's House of Style, Inc.
$27,500
Thelma Gibson Health Initiative, Inc.
$11,418
Southwest Social Services Program, Inc.
$83,834
Subtotal Senior Services:
$186,412
Greater Miami Service Corps.
Youth Services
$35,000
Liberty City Optimist Club
$50,000
Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyam/Haitian Women of Miami, Inc.
$2,880
Subtotal Youth Services/After School:
$87,880
The Association for Development of the Exceptional, Inc.
Handicapped Services
$2,500
The Sundari Foundation, Inc.
Homeless Services for women
$15,000
People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality, Inc.
Crime Prevention and Public
Safety
$25,000
Subtotal
$42,500
Total:
$319,292
* 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, April 8, 2014 and ends Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The proposed amendment(s) will be presented to City Commission for approval on
Thursday, May 8, 2014 (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: Nancy Romani and must be received no later than May 7, 2014.
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 prior
to the Public Hearing date.