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Resolution R-22-0406
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12545 Final Action Date: 10/27/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A
FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC
HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S
FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE
NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR
ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-
85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING GRANT FUNDING
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,200,000.00) IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA")
FUNDS TO GREATER ST. PAUL A.M.E. CHURCH, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR
PROFIT CORPORATION ("DEVELOPER"), SO THAT DEVELOPER CAN CAUSE TO
BE REHABILITATED AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON TWO
PARCELS THAT WILL CONTAIN A TOTAL OF TEN (10) CITY -ASSISTED
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, PROVIDED THAT THIS ALLOCATION IS APPROVED
IN WRITING BY THE CITY'S ARPA CONSULTANT , AND SUBJECT TO THE
RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT BY THE
CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE
("HCLC") ("HCLC APPROVAL"), AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND
RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, IN THE ARPA CONSULTANT APPROVAL,
AND IN THE HCLC APPROVAL, PROVIDED THAT THE DEVELOPER FULFILLS ALL
OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO BE SET FORTH IN THE ARPA CONSULTANT
APPROVAL AND HCLC APPROVAL; SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY
MANAGER OF THE ARPA CONSULTANT APPROVAL AND THE HCLC APPROVAL,
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS,
EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE
OF FLORIDA ("STATE"), LOCAL, AND CITY LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND ARPA FUNDS AND SUBJECT TO
THE DEVELOPER FULFILLING ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO BE SET
FORTH IN THE ARPA CONSULTANT APPROVAL AND HCLC APPROVAL, IN ORDER
TO ALLOCATE THE CITY'S ARPA FUNDING TO THE PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Ken Russell, Commissioner Manolo Reyes
WHEREAS, the proposed affordable housing rehabilitation development known as the
Hibiscus -William Project will contain a minimum of 10 residential units and will be located at
3472-3478 Hibiscus St. and 3574 William Ave (collectively, the "Property"), and will provide no
fewer than ten (10) rent -restricted housing units ("City -Assisted Units") in District 2 ("Project");
and
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WHEREAS, Greater St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation
("Developer"), proposes to develop and use the Project for below market rate rental housing,
neighborhood retail, and cultural institutions; and
WHEREAS, in exchange for the City providing an amount not to exceed Two Million,
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000.00) in American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
("ARPA") funds for the construction of the Project, the Developer will rehabilitate and cause at
least ten (10) City -Assisted Units to be made into affordable housing for a period of no less than
thirty (30) years commencing on the date on which the Project has obtained all of the required
Certificate(s) of Occupancy and all City -Assisted Units have been leased to eligible residents;
and
WHEREAS, the City's Housing and Commercial Loan Committee ("HCLC") has not yet
reviewed a completed proposal for the Project in order for the Project to receive an allocation of
ARPA funds, and therefore, any City Commission approval is subject to the approval of the
Project by HCLC ( "HCLC Approval") and the Developer fulfilling, in a timely manner, any and all
terms, requirements, and conditions to be set forth by HCLC in its memoranda; and
WHEREAS, the City's ARPA Consultant has not yet reviewed a completed proposal for
the Project in order for the Project to receive and allocation of ARPA funds, and therefore, any
City Commission approval is subject to the approval of the Project by the ARPA Consultant
("ARPA Consultant Approval") and the Developer fulfilling, in a timely manner, any and all
terms, requirements, and conditions to be set forth by the ARPA Consultant in its memoranda;
and
WHEREAS, this allocation is subject to the following requirements: the City's ARPA
funds shall be disbursed according to a codified draw schedule with a ramp up draw not to
exceed one quarter of the total allocated funds, and the City shall record or cause to be
recorded a declaration of restrictive covenants that shall run with the land and shall set forth the
affordability restrictions of the Project ("Covenant"), which Covenant shall have senior lien
priority to any and all liens associated with the financing related to the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Project shall commence construction within eighteen (18) months of
today's date, the Project shall obtain all certificates of occupancy required for the Project within
twenty four (24) months of today's date, and the Project shall have all City -Assisted Units rented
within twenty-four (24) months after the issuances of the Project's certificates of occupancy, but
in no event later than thirty (30) months from today's date (collectively, "Benchmarks"), however,
these Benchmarks may be administratively modified in order to comply with ARPA and or other
federal requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Developer has requested and the City Manager has determined in his
memorandum, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," that it is in the best interest of the City
to waive competitive bidding and that it is in the best interest of the City to allocate an amount
not to exceed Two Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000.00) in ARPA funds for
the affordable housing components of the Project being developed by the Developer subject to
receiving ARPA Consultant Approval and HCLC Approval, and provided that the Developer
fulfills any and all of the terms and conditions to be set forth by the ARPA Consultant Approval
and HCLC Approval; and
WHEREAS, such allocation shall be in compliance with all applicable Federal, State of
Florida, local, and City laws, rules, and regulations for affordable housing projects, including but
not limited to ARPA (collectively, "Laws");
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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. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the City Manager's determinations, finding, and recommendation, attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "A," pursuant to Section 18-85 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended,
are ratified, approved, and confirmed and the City Commission hereby waives the requirements
for said procedures.
Section 3. Subject to the receipt by the City Manager of the HCLC Approval and ARPA
Consultant approval, the City Commission hereby authorizes' and directs the City Manager to
allocate funding, subject to the requirements set forth herein, in an amount not to exceed Two
Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000.00) in ARPA funds for the Project being
developed by the Developer provided that the Developer fulfills any and all terms and conditions
to be set forth herein, in the ARPA Consultant Approval, and in the HCLC Approval, and subject
to compliance with all Laws.
Section 4. Subject to the receipt by the City Manager of the ARPA Consultant Approval
and HCLC Approval, the City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, including amendments, extensions, and modifications, all in forms
acceptable to the City Attorney, subject to compliance with all Laws and subject to the
Developer fulfilling all of the terms and conditions to be set forth in the ARPA Consultant
Approval and HCLC Approval, in order to allocate the ARPA funds to the Developer.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City ttor ey 10/18/2022
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.
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