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Resolution R-24-0221
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15949 Final Action Date: 6/18/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(A) OF THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 18-72(B) OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
AUTHORIZING THE SALE, WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESTRICTIONS
AND AUTOMATIC REVERTER PROVISIONS, OF THE PROPERTIES
APPROXIMATELY LOCATED AT 2115 NORTHWEST 18 STREET AND 1924
NORTHWEST 26 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI'S AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, THE HOME
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, AND NEIGHBORHOOD
STABILIZATION PROGRAM, (COLLECTIVELY "PROGRAMS"), AS MAY BE
AMENDED, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is the owner of the properties located at 2115
Northwest 18 Street and 1924 Northwest 26 Street, Miami, Florida, as more particularly
described in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated (collectively "Properties"), which are
currently being developed into affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, once the homes on the Properties are fully constructed, they will be sold, at
or below cost, for affordable homeownership housing to eligible applicants whose annual
income is equal to or less than eighty percent (80%) of area median income as published
annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("Qualified
Applicants"), through purchase and sale agreements, quit claim deeds containing automatic
reverter provisions, and restrictive covenants running with the land, in compliance with the
requirements of the City's American Rescue Plan Act, the Home Investment Partnerships
program, and Neighborhood Stabilization program, (collectively "programs"); and
WHEREAS, each home's purchase price cannot be more that the maximum purchase
price for new construction as published by the United State Department of Housing and Urban
Development; and
WHEREAS, the affordable housing restrictions and automatic reverter provisions
contained in the conveying instrument(s) shall require that the Properties automatically revert to
the City if the Properties are used in a manner that is inconsistent with the requirements of the
Programs during the thirty (30) year term; and
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File ID: 15949 Enactment Number: R-24-0221
WHEREAS, Section 29-B(a) of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Charter"), provides for the waiver of competitive bidding and other requirements and when
"conveying property to implement housing programs or projects which are intended to benefit
persons or households with low and/or moderate income, the criteria of which to be provided for
the federal and/or state law or by the city commission"; and
WHEREAS, the Qualified Applicants shall be selected on a first come, first ready, first
serve basis, and by requiring proof of the City of Miami residence as a condition of applicant
eligibility, except for current City or Miami -Dade County first responders (including police, fire,
and emergency medical personnel); and
WHEREAS, the City's Administration recommends the sale, with affordable housing
restrictions and automatic reverter provisions, of the Properties to Qualified Applicants in
compliance with the City's Programs;
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. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
pursuant to Section 29-B(a) of the City Charter and Section 18-72(B) of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), the sale, with affordable housing restrictions and an
automatic reverter provision, of the Properties to Qualified Applicants, in compliance with the
City's Program, is authorized.'
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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 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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