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File Number: 15-00072 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS
WITH AIDS ("HOPWA") PROGRAM FUNDS, FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2015-2016, IN
THE PROJECTED AMOUNT OF $11,348,256.00, AND $1,477,781.00 FROM
PREVIOUS YEARS HOPWA FUNDING, FORA TOTAL ALLOCATION OF
$12,826,037.00, 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 THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, 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, the City Administration recommends the allocation of HOPWA funds for Program
Year 2015-2016 in the projected amount of $11,348,256.00, and $1,477,781.00 from previous years
HOPWA funding, for a total allocation of $12,826,037.00, as specified in Attachment "A," attached and
incorporated, to provide housing assistance and housing related services to low-income individuals
living with HIV/AIDS; and
WHEREAS, the final allocated amount may vary, and the City Administration will adjust
accordingly once HUD confirms the final HOPWA formula allocation for Program Year 2015-2016;
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 of HOPWA Program funds for Program Year 2015-2016, in the
projected amount of $11,348,256.00, and $1,477,781.00 from previous years HOPWA funding, for a
total allocation of $12,826,037.00, as specified in Attachment "A," attached and incorporated, to
provide housing assistance and housing related services to low-income individuals living with
HIV/AIDS, is approved.
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Section 3. These allocations will be adjusted in direct proportion to the actual allocation of
HOPWA funds provided by HUD for the 2015-2016 Program Year.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized(1) to execute the necessary documents, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor,{2}
APP"OVED ° S TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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V TORIA ENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
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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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