HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotice to the PublicCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on
Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 9:00 A.M. at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan
American Drive, Miami, Florida, 33133 for the purpose of granting the following:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE,
AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND
CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS
AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID
PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION AND APPROPRIATION OF
MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED THREE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($3,000,000.00) FROM THE
DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF MFE PROGRAMS ("FUNDS") TO
LIBERTY RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY ("DEVELOPER"), TO CONSTRUCT A NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL CONTAIN NO LESS THAN NINETY-EIGHT (98)
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS WHOSE
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME IS BETWEEN THIRTY PERCENT (30%) AND
SEVENTY PERCENT (70%) OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AS PUBLISHED
ANNUALLY BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT, TO BE KNOWN AS "LIBERTY RENAISSANCE", LOCATED AT
1305, 1321, 1331, 1341 AND 1361 NORTHWEST 61 STREET AND 1320 AND 1370
NORTHWEST 61 STREET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT
"A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("PROJECT"), SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE
WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES, THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE
WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT BY THE CITY'S HOUSING AND
COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS,
AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE HCLC APPROVAL (COLLECTIVELY,
"HCLC APPROVAL"), AND ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT
REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; DEALLOCATING
FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION, SIXTY-FOUR
THOUSAND, SEVENTY AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($3,064,070.00) IN MIAMI
FOREVER LIMITED AD VALOREM BOND FUNDING PREVIOUSLY AWARDED TO
THE DEVELOPER FOR THE PROJECT; 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, FOR SAID PURPOSE,
SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE HCLC APPROVAL.
The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present or represented
at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the City
Commission in which the City Commission may take action. Should any person desire
to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be
considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may
be based (F.S. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City Commission
meeting is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a
special City Commission meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday
immediately following the cancelled meeting. In the event of one of the
aforementioned circumstances, the special meeting would be held on October 3,
2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500
Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. All of the scheduled agenda items from that
cancelled meeting shall automatically be scheduled as an agenda item at the special
City Commission meeting.
The City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by
placing a notice of the special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City Hall
and the City's main administrative building, placing a notice on the City's website, and,
if feasible, placing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation before the special
meeting on the immediately following Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by
publication required for any such scheduled agenda item that is moved to the special
City Commission meeting.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing
special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of
the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business days prior to
the proceeding. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five
(5) business days prior to the proceeding.
(City Seal)
Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Ad No. 41101