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Resolution R-17-0296
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 2316 Final Action Date: 6/22/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM YEAR 2017-2018 HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM FUNDS, IN THE
PROJECTED AMOUNT OF $11,561,671.00 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 ANY AND
ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, TO COMPLETE THE ALLOCATIONS.
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, HUD has yet to release the final Community Planning and Development
Program Formula Allocations for Program Year 2017-2018, as such, the amount of HOPWA
funds being recommended is a projection; and
WHEREAS, between January 20, 2017, to February 21, 2017, the City solicited a
request for proposal from qualified agencies to provide housing assistance and housing related
services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Miami -Dade County which resulted in
the selection of the agencies being recommended; and
WHEREAS, the City recommends the allocation for Program Year 2017-2018 HOPWA
Funds, in the projected amount of $11,561,671.00, 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 funding allocations as specified in Attachment "A," may need to be
prorated once HUD confirms the final allocation;
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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The allocation for Program Year 2017-2018 HOPWA Program funds, in the
projected amount of $11,561,671.00, as specified in Attachment "A," attached and incorporated,
to provide housing assistance and housing related services to low-income individuals living with
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HIV/AIDS, is approved.
Enactment Number: R-17-0296
Section 3. These allocations will be adjusted in direct proportion to the actual allocation
of HOPWA funds provided by HUD for the 2017-2018 Program Year
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to execute any and all necessary documents,
in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to complete the allocations.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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 City 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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