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File Number: 14-00901 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING THE AMENDED CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") LOCAL HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PLAN ("LHAP"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR THE
PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2010, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013, FOR THE CONTINUED
PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY IN THE FLORIDA STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES
PARTNERSHIP ("SHIP") PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
SUBMIT A PLAN FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE FLORIDA HOUSING
FINANCE CORPORATION; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LHAP
AND THE SHIP PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, in July 1992, the State of Florida enacted the William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing
Act ("Sadowski Act"), which provides for the allocation of a portion of new and existing documentary
stamp taxes on deeds of real estate transactions to local governments, for the development and
maintenance of affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Sadowski Act provided a dedicated revenue source for affordable housing, and
created the State Housing Initiative Partnership ("SHIP") Program; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 420.9072(2)a of Florida Statutes, a county, or eligible
municipality, must submit to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation its Local Housing Assistance
Plan ("LHAP"), describing the local housing assistance strategies to be eligible to receive funds under
the program; and
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2013, pursuant to Resolution No. 13-0448, the City Commission
approved a change to the Single Family Rehabilitation Program subsidy amount, from $35,000.00 to
$50,000.00, and subsequently approved an amendment to the 2013-2016 LHAP; and
WHEREAS, the 2010-2013 LHAP also needs to be amended to reflect the change in the subsidy
amount so that funds from those years can still be used for the new subsidy amount; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends the amendment of the City's LHAP for the period
of July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2013, as indicated in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated;
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 City's LHAP, attached and incorporated, for the period of July 1, 2010 through
June 30, 2013, for the continued participation of the City in the Florida SHIP Program, is approved.
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Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to submit the plan to the Florida Housing Finance
Corporation for review and approval, and to execute all necessary documents, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney, to implement the terms and conditions of the LHAP and the SHIP program.
Section 4. This Resolutipn shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
VICTORIA MENDEZ
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 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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