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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislation FRCity of Miami Legislation Ordinance City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 14-01048 Final Action Date: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE IV/DIVISION 9 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION/DEPARTMENTS/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 2-413 ENTITLED "FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT" TO PROVIDE THAT FIRST NOTICE BE GIVEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND TO CITY ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS BY DEVELOPERS RECEIVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR WORKFORCE HOUSING INCENTIVES OF THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE UNITS IN ORDER TO INFORM ALL OF THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING; SETTING FORTH CRITERIA; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, residents of the City of Miami ("City") are not always aware of the availability of affordable housing within the City; and WHEREAS, there is a great need of affordable housing in the City; and WHEREAS, the City grants fabulous incentives for affordable housing and workforce housing that should be available to its residents; and WHEREAS, we have new affordable housing developments which may come online that may not have been made available to residents of the City and of which residents of the City may not have been able to benefit from; and WHEREAS, the City finds it is in the interests of the public health, safety and general welfare to inform and advise its residents, the local community, and interested stakeholders of the availability of affordable housing developments financed, in whole or in part, by the City, its agencies and instrumentalities; and WHEREAS, if developers provide City elected and appointed officials with notice of the availability of these units, residents of the City can be notified earlier so as to facilitate awareness of the availability of these units; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Chapter 2/Article IV/ Division 9 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, entitled "Administration/Departments/Community Development", is further amended in the following particulars:{1} City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File Id: 14-01048 (Version: 1) Printed On: 10/14/2014 File Number: 14-01048 "CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE IV. DEPARTMENTS DIVISION 9. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Sec. 2-411. Created. A department to be known as the community development department iei it is hereby eby created. Sec. 2-412. Appointment, duties of director. The city manager is hereby authorized to appoint a director of the community development department. The director shall administer the affairs of the department subject to the supervision and control of the city manager in all matters. Sec. 2-413. Functions and duties of the department. The functions and duties of the community development department are to: (1) Provide or cause to be developed programs designed to identify and remove physical, social, economic, employment and cultural barriers which preclude vulnerable persons from enhancing the quality of their lives. (2) Provide recommendations for funding and/or coordinate services to city citizens and neighborhood -based organizations of a social service, economic or community development nature, which funding may be allocated after an advertised public hearing and authorization by the city commission. (3) Administer the community development block grant and adult/youth job training programs, recommend projects for funding and coordinate the planning and implementation of such projects which funding may be allocated only after an advertised public hearing and authorization by the city commission. (4) Establish, maintain, and administer programs that will ensure grassroots citizen participation. The advertisements required by subsections (2) and (3) above shall include the time, date, and place of the meeting and a description of the proposed funding allocation and shall be published in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the city. Sec. 2-414. Affordable Housing First Notice to Residents of the City of Miami and City of Miami Elected and Appointed Officials. Legislative Intent. Any project that receives affordable or workforce housing incentives or benefits from the City, its departments, instrumentalities and Community Redevelopment Agencies, including but not limited to, financing, grants in kind or other grants, impact fee waivers or deferrals, parking waivers or reductions, etc., shall provide first notice on initial lease outs, sales, conveyances, or similar dispositions to residents of the City at least 60 days prior to the commencement of the leasing and/or sales process. City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File Id: 14-01048 (Version: 1) Printed On: 10/14/2014 File Number.' 14-01048 Sec. 2-415. Notice. At least 60 days prior to the initial leasing and/or sales period developers shall deliver written notice to the Directors of the Community Development Department and the Department of Planning and Zoning, respectively, of the availability of these units so that City elected and appointed officials can notify their residents of the availability of these units. The notice shall include the number of available units, street address, and contact information for the development. Secs. 2 411 /1 416-2-435. Reserved. 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} ROVE ►; AS TO • RM ECTNESS: CTORIA 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 this prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code provisions. {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 City of Miami Page 3 of 3 File Id: 14-01048 (Version: 1) Printed On: 10/14/2014