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File ID: #9016
Resolution
Sponsored by: Mayor Francis Suarez
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS,
ALLOCATING FUNDING, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000.00) FROM THE PROPOSED
TRANCHE 2 MIAMI FOREVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIMITED AD VALOREM
BONDS ("BONDS") FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING MIAMI
FOREVER BONDS PROJECTS STRATEGIES' CITY ACQUISITION OF LAND
STRATEGY ("ACQUISITION STRATEGY"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS
EXHIBIT "A"; FURTHER ALLOCATING FUNDING, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00) FROM
THE BONDS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING MIAMI FOREVER BONDS PROJECTS STRATEGIES' AFFORDABLE NEW
CONSTRUCTION RENTAL STRATEGY ("RENTAL STRATEGY"), ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR AND
HAVE RECEIVED LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS; ALL ALLOCATIONS
MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA
("STATE"), LOCAL, AND CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING MIAMI FOREVER BONDS
PROJECTS STRATEGIES, THE MIAMI FOREVER LIMITED AD VALOREM BONDS
FINAL VALIDATION ORDER OF DECEMBER 16, 2019, THE TRANCHE 2
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INTENT TO REIMBURSE RESOLUTION, AND THE BONDS
(COLLECTIVELY, "LAWS"), AND THESE ALLOCATIONS ARE IN ADDITION TO THE
AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED FOR THE PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED
PROJECTS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY OF
MIAMI'S ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AND REVISE, AS NECESSARY OR
APPROPRIATE, ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, RULES,
REQUIREMENTS, GUIDELINES, AND REGULATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE
FUNDING UNDER THE ACQUISITION STRATEGY AND RENTAL STRATEGY
(COLLECTIVELY, "STRATEGIES"), SUBJECT TO ALL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE
USE OF SUCH FUNDS; THE FORGOING IS SUBJECT TO THE CITY MANAGER
IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING TO THE CITY COMMISSION THE SPECIFIC
PROJECTS FOR THE STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE RECEIVING BOND FUNDS
PURSUANT HERETO; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 9016 Final Action Date:9/13/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS,
ALLOCATING FUNDING, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000.00) FROM THE PROPOSED
TRANCHE 2 MIAMI FOREVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIMITED AD VALOREM
BONDS ("BONDS") FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING MIAMI
FOREVER BONDS PROJECTS STRATEGIES' CITY ACQUISITION OF LAND
STRATEGY ("ACQUISITION STRATEGY"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS
EXHIBIT "A"; FURTHER ALLOCATING FUNDING, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00) FROM
THE BONDS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING MIAMI FOREVER BONDS PROJECTS STRATEGIES' AFFORDABLE NEW
CONSTRUCTION RENTAL STRATEGY ("RENTAL STRATEGY"), ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR AND
HAVE RECEIVED LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS; ALL ALLOCATIONS
MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA
("STATE"), LOCAL, AND CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING MIAMI FOREVER BONDS
PROJECTS STRATEGIES, THE MIAMI FOREVER LIMITED AD VALOREM BONDS
FINAL VALIDATION ORDER OF DECEMBER 16, 2019, THE TRANCHE 2
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INTENT TO REIMBURSE RESOLUTION, AND THE BONDS
(COLLECTIVELY, "LAWS"), AND THESE ALLOCATIONS ARE IN ADDITION TO THE
AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED FOR THE PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED
PROJECTS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY OF
MIAMI'S ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AND REVISE, AS NECESSARY OR
APPROPRIATE, ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, RULES,
REQUIREMENTS, GUIDELINES, AND REGULATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE
FUNDING UNDER THE ACQUISITION STRATEGY AND RENTAL STRATEGY
(COLLECTIVELY, "STRATEGIES"), SUBJECT TO ALL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE
USE OF SUCH FUNDS; THE FORGOING IS SUBJECT TO THE CITY MANAGER
IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING TO THE CITY COMMISSION THE SPECIFIC
PROJECTS FOR THE STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE RECEIVING BOND FUNDS
PURSUANT HERETO; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2019, pursuant to Resolution Nos. R-19-0062 and R-19-0111,
the City Commission authorized the initiation of validation proceedings for the November 7,
2017 Bond Referendum ("Voter Referendum") and the issuance of the City of
Miami's ("City") taxable and tax-exempt bonds in the aggregate principal amount not exceeding
Four Hundred Million Dollars ($400,000,000.00) in one or more separate series of City Tax -
Exempt and Taxable Limited Ad Valorem Tax Bonds (collectively, "Miami Forever Bonds"),
including tax-exempt and taxable bonds in one or more separate series not exceeding One
Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00) for affordable housing and economic development
capital projects ("Affordable Housing and Economic Development Bonds") of which an
amount not to exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) was proposed for the first
tranche; and
WHEREAS, as set forth in Resolution No. R-21-0156, the City Commission expects to
provide for the issuance of the City's Tranche 2 taxable and tax-exempt limited ad valorem
bonds payable from ad valorem taxes provided that the capital projects debt millage not exceed
the rate of 0.5935 mills in accordance with the November 7, 2017 bond referendum approved by
the voters, initially in an expected not to exceed total maximum principal amount of Forty Million
Dollars ($40,000,000.00), in order to, among other things, reimburse the City for funds
advanced by the City for certain expenses incurred with respect to capital projects to be
undertaken by the City to improve affordable housing within the City's limits (collectively,
"Tranche 2 Miami Forever Affordable Housing Limited Ad Valorem Bonds"), all as indicated in a
separate City Commission Resolution, the related City Manager's Memorandum, and the seven
(7) Tranche 2 Affordable Housing Miami Forever Bonds Projects Strategies attached and
incorporated therein and thereby (collectively, "Tranche 2 Affordable Housing Bonds Intent to
Reimburse Resolution"); and
WHEREAS, for all series of the Affordable Housing and Economic Development Bonds,
Resolution Nos. R-19-0111, R-19-0325, and R-20-0337 set forth the aforementioned seven (7)
Affordable Housing Miami Forever Bonds Projects Strategies as follows: i) Affordable Workforce
New Rental Strategy, ii) Homeownership Preservation Strategy, iii) City Acquisition of Land,
iv) Affordable Homeownership Strategy, v) Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Strategy, vi)
Affordable New Construction Rental Strategy, and vii) Long Term Lease/Build/Manage Strategy;
and
WHEREAS, the City Acquisition of Land Strategy ("Acquisition Strategy") permits the
City to acquire buildable vacant parcels of land suitable for the development of mixed use/mixed
income affordable rental or homeownership developments/units to be built by the City or by
organizations that have been procured through a competitive process; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has set forth certain requirements, terms, and
conditions that are set forth in the City Acquisition of Land Program Summary, attached and
incorporated as Exhibit "A," for certain costs/activities that are eligible for City funding under the
Acquisition Strategy; and
WHEREAS, the Affordable New Construction Rental Strategy ("Rental Strategy")
provides construction and permanent financing to assist in part with the development of
affordable multifamily rental projects containing units affordable to extremely low income, very
low income, low income, and workforce development income levels individuals and families; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has set forth certain requirements, terms, and
conditions that are set forth in the Affordable New Construction Rental Strategy Program
Summary, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B," for certain costs/activities that are eligible
for City funding under the Rental Strategy; and
WHEREAS, for Tranche 2, the City Commission has allocated an amount not to exceed
Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000.00) to the development of the
residential complex to be located at 249 Northwest 6th Street and to be known as "Sawyer's
Landing" or "Block 55" in District 5 and a total amount not to exceed Two Million Two Hundred
Sixty -Six Thousand Fifty Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2,266,057.50) for the development of
single-family affordable housing in District 3 (collectively, "Previously Allocated Projects"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interests of the
City in accordance with the Voter Referendum, the Miami Forever Limited Ad Valorem Bonds
Final Validation Order of December 16, 2019 ("Bonds Validation Order"), and the Tranche 2
Affordable Housing Bonds Intent to Reimburse Resolution, all attached and incorporated in
Composite Exhibit "C," to authorize and allocate, on a reimbursement basis, an amount not to
exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) from the proposed Tranche 2 Miami Forever
Affordable Housing Limited Ad Valorem Bonds ("Bonds") for certain costs/activities that are
eligible for City funding under the Acquisition Strategy, provided that the specific projects, for the
Acquisition Strategy, that will be receiving bond funds pursuant hereto will be identified and
presented to the City Commission at a future meeting prior to said projects receiving Bonds, and
an amount not to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) from the proposed Bonds for
certain costs/activities that are eligible for City funding under the Rental Strategy, provided that
the specific projects, for the Rental Strategy, that will be receiving bond funds pursuant hereto
will be identified and presented to City Commission at a future meeting prior to said projects
receiving Bonds, and provided that said projects have applied for and have received Low
Income Housing Tax Credits ("LIHTC"); and
WHEREAS, such allocations shall be in compliance with all applicable Federal, State of
Florida ("State"), local, and City laws, rules, and regulations for affordable housing projects,
including but not limited to the City's Tranche 2 Affordable Housing Miami Forever Bonds
Projects Strategies, the Tranche 2 Affordable Housing Intent to Reimburse Resolution, and the
Bonds (collectively, "Laws");
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
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 Commission hereby authorizes' and directs the City Manager to
allocate funding, on a reimbursement basis, in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Million Dollars
($15,000,000.00) from the proposed Bonds for financial assistance through the Affordable
Housing Miami Forever Bonds Projects Strategies' Acquisition Strategy, attached and
incorporated as Exhibit "A," subject to compliance with all Laws, and this allocation is in addition
to the amount previously allocated for the Previously Allocated Projects.
Section 3. The City Commission hereby authorizes' and directs the City Manager to
allocate funding, on a reimbursement basis, in an amount not to exceed Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000.00) from the proposed Bonds for financial assistance through the Affordable
Housing Miami Forever Bonds Projects Strategies' Rental Strategy, attached and incorporated
as Exhibit "B," for projects that have applied for and received LIHTC, subject to compliance with
all applicable Laws, and this allocation is in addition to the amount previously allocated for the
Previously Allocated Projects.
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to develop and revise, as necessary or
appropriate, any and all necessary documents, rules, requirements, guidelines, and regulations,
all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney and Bond Counsel, in order to implement the funding
under the Rental Strategy and Acquisition Strategy (collectively, "Strategies"), subject to all
Laws that regulate the use of such funds.
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by City Charter and City Code provisions.
Section 5. The forgoing is subject to the City Manager identifying and presenting to the
City Commission the specific projects, under the Strategies, that will be receiving bond funds
pursuant hereto.
Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity ttor ey 5/4/2021
Barnaby I_. Min, Deputy City Attorney 6/1/2021
ndez, ity Attor ey 5/1872021
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.