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Miami For Everyone
Program Guidelines
Background:
On April 13th 2023, the Miami City Commission approved Resolution No. R-23-0178 establishing the
Miami For Everyone ("MFE") program. The following Miami For Everyone guidelines were adopted in
said Resolution R-23-0178, to ensure the accountability and utilization of the program funds meets the
intent of the MFE Program. Funding for the MFE Program will be allocated by the City Commission.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Miami For Everyone program is to assist communities facing the long-term
complications resulting from declared emergencies and to address the specific needs of the most
vulnerable residents and businesses, through a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards
priority areas of need that will further stabilize economic conditions within City District(s). The City of
Miami created the Miami For Everyone program to address the needs of the most vulnerable residents
who continue to experience hardships due to a declared emergency (pandemic, natural disaster, etc.).
Miami For Everyone focuses on projects and programs providing services directly benefitting City of
Miami residents in the following priority areas:
• Affordable Housing'
• Educational Programs for children, youth and adults
• Elderly meals, direct financial assistance, transportation, recreational and health/wellness related
activities
• Direct financial assistance, food assistance (gift card programs, voucher programs)
• At -risk youth or youth summer job programs
• Transportation services and programs
• Job development, retention and training programs
• Homeless Services
• Food Distribution programs
• Necessary climate and resiliency improvements in compliance with program purpose and
guidelines
• Essential supplies, during a State of Emergency, natural disaster, or economic
crisis.
• Necessary infrastructure improvements in compliance with program purpose and guidelines
The expenditure of Miami For Everyone funds allocated under this Initiative shall only be expended to
benefit the interest of disadvantaged residents of the City of Miami.
Eligible Entities and Organizations:
Miami For Everyone fund recipients must be an active and registered State of Florida entity:
1 All Affordable Housing projects shall be managed by the City of Miami's Department of Housing and Community Development
("HCD") and subject to compliance with HCD's applicable rules, guidelines, processes, and procedures, including but not limited
to, relevant funding agreements.
City of Miami
Miami For Everyone
Program Guidelines
(1) For Profit2; (2) Not -for profit organizations {501(3)(c)}; (3) Governmental units; (4) Educational
and academic institutions; (5) City of Miami departments, Offices of City Elected Officials, agencies,
or boards.
Additional Program Guidelines and Requirements
• Any organization considered for or selected to receive Miami For Everyone funds must comply
with any and all local, state and federal laws, rules, regulations, or guidelines associated with the
programs funded, and such allocations may be revoked at the sole discretion of the City
Commission.
• Organization must complete a Miami For Everyone funding request form.
• MFE programs are subject to funding availability.
• MFE fund recipients will use funds for a program or initiative that reaches a significant number of
individuals and/or significantly mitigates the impacts of a declared emergency.
• Recipients will be required to enter into a grant agreement with the City of Miami prior to any
funding being disbursed. Said agreement shall include program/activity information and
language regarding:
o Resolution stating who is authorized to execute agreement with City of Miami
o Scope of Services including but not limited to number of residents being served, City of
Miami District/Location where services are being provided, program focus/priority area,
frequency of service, performance measures and any other performance metric deemed
relevant to the program priority area
o Budget detailing how funding will be utilized to provided services to City/District residents
as described in the Scope of Services
o Invoicing for activities and services provided and residents assisted or served
o Conflict of Interest
o Insurance as required by the City of Miami, which said requirements may be amended by
the City's Department of Risk Management ("Risk") and approved by Risk, which may be
withheld in the City's sole discretion.
o Any other material terms deem applicable to ensure appropriate use of public funds
• If an agreement is not executed in six (6) months from the date of Commission approval, the
recipient will be recommended for de -obligation.
• Unless otherwise approved or extended by City Commission, the agreement term will end a year
following contract execution.
• Recipients will be required to complete an end of program close-out report certifying the services
provided, performance metrics, location of services, timeline for the provision of MFE related
services and a narrative of the overall accomplishments of the program. The City, from time to
time, may conduct on -site monitoring and/or audits of the MFE funded program/activity/service.
• Funds cannot be used to pay expenditures such as:
o Lobbying Activities
o Traveling for non -program participants
o Meals for non -program participants
o Pay bad debt
2 Only eligible to be awarded funding for affordable housing projects.
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Miami For Everyone
Program Guidelines
o Defense and prosecution of criminal and civil proceedings
o Donations or fund raising activities
o Individual or Personal expenses
o Pay same expense charged to other funding source (e.g. CDBG funds)
o Sponsorship of events and activities
o Any other expenditures deemed ineligible by the City of Miami
Organizations that discriminate based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age or disability
will not be recommended for funding. Administrative/Indirect expenses cannot exceed 10% of
the budget allocation.
• These guidelines are 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.
• The attached Funding Request Form (pages 1-6) must be completed in its entirety by the applicant. The
completed form must besubmitted to the Office of Management and Budget before the entity may
added to the Commission Agenda for approval.
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone
Program Funding Request Form
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Person: Amanda De Seta
Title: Head of Development
Phone number: 917-774-0869
Email Address: amanda@dragonflyri.com
Name of Person completing this form: Amanda De Seta
Legal Name of Organization: DFI Mundy, LLC
Address (Street, City, State, Zip Code): 19 W Flagler Street Suite 1001 Miami FL 33130
Executive Director of Organization: Irving Weisselberger
Executive Director email: Irving@dragonflyri.com
Executive Director Contact Phone Number: 305-319-0662
The organization is a registered and active State of Florida Corporation (select one):
nFor -profit organization
n N• ot -for profit organization {501(3)(c)}
nLocal governmental unit
nS• tate governmental unit
nEducational and academic institution
nC• ity of Miami department, office of elected official, agency or board
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone
Program Funding Request Form
ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM/PROJECT INFORMATION
Organization History and Background Information:
Dragonfly Real Estate Investments, formed in 2014, has developed, bought or sold hunt
square feet of industrial and commercial retail spaces. Moving into ground up developrr
Dragonfly has over 400 affordable housing units in various stages of development.
Is your program/project providing direct services to residents of the City of Miami? Yes ❑No ■❑
Number of residents your entity will serve:
Frequency of Service:
Age Group Served:
Is your program/project related to a declared emergency in the City of Miami? Yes❑No ■❑
Name of Declared Emergency:
Date of Official Declaration:
Is your program/project impacting one of Miami's afflicted communities? Yes ❑■ NoD
Geographic Area Served (specific to this project/program)
District Served (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Citywide) District 2
Neighborhood/Community being served: West Coconut Grove
Program/Project Priority area (Select one):
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Affordable Housing
Educational Programs for children, youth, and adults
Elderly meals, direct financial assistance, transportation, recreational and
health/wellness related activities
Direct financial assistance, food assistance (gift card programs, voucher programs)
At -risk youth or youth summer job programs
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Miami For Everyone
Program Funding Request Form
InTransportation services and programs
InJob development, retention and training programs
nHomeless Services
nFood Distribution programs
InClimate Resiliency Improvements
InEssential supplies, during a State of Emergency, natural disaster, or economic crisis
nAllowable Infrastructure Improvement per program purpose and guidelines
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone Program
Funding Request Form
Program/Project Title: DFI Mundy Affordable Housing
Project/Program Description: Dragonfly will take over the stalled Casa Valentina project
in order to deliver two four-plexes designated to a blended 80% AMI. This will allow
the original ARPA funds to be used, while delivering 8 more affordable units to the
West Grove.
Program Start Date: 10/15/24 Program End Date: 10/15/26
Please describe how this program/project and funding will assist the community overcome the
adverse effects of the declared emergency:
This project will provide 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom units for families who were disproportior
effected during the pandemic. The effects of inflation and rising housing costs has
rendered Coconut Grove unaffordable for many who work within the community.
IMPACT AND PERFORMANCE:
Describe overall expected outcomes and performance measures for this project/program:
We envision delivering quality, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom units within 24 months. We
anticipate a very short lease up period to deliver 100% occupancy quickly.
Please attach additional pages to the back of this packet, if. the space above is not sufficient
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone Program
Funding Request Form
FUNDING REQUEST INFORMATION:
Amount Requested: $450,000.00
Explain how the City of Miami's Miami For Everyone funding will be utilized:
These funds will be applied to replace the CDGB funds received by Casa Valentina origi
to purchase 3132 + 3173 Mundy Street to develop affordable housing. As part of the
conveyance at closing, the funds will be used to repay the CDGB monies to the City
of Miami.
Itemize MFE funding related to expenditures below:
Personnel Salaries & Wages:
$
Personnel Benefits $
Space Rental: $
Utilities (Electricity, Phone, Internet): $
Supplies:
Equipment
Marketing:
Transportation (Participants):
Meals (Participants):
Professional Services (List each):
$
$
Construction (attach schedule of costs): $
Other (please describe): CDGB repayment
Other (please describe):
Other (please describe):
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City of Miami
Miami For Everyone Program
Funding Request Form
To be completed by the Entity/Recipient
By signing below you agree to the guidelines and stipulate that the information provided on this form is
accurate and complete.
Completed by (Print & Sign ):
Date: August 6, 2024
Additional Comments:
To be completed by District Commissioner/Mayor's Office
Recommended for funding: Yes x❑ No❑
Funding Recommendation: $450,000
Commission Meeting Date:09/12/2024
Additional Comments:
To be disbursed on a lump sum -basis after meeting all requirements.
. CDocuSigned by:
Completed by (Print & Sign)
Date:
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To be completed by the Department
August 12, 2021 1011:12:31 EDT
CDDcu3igned by:
Received by (Print & Sign): 5F�c8, gR d4F
Date:
August 12, 2024 1 15:14:33 EDT
Additional Comments:
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