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Resolution R-25-0149
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17371 Final Action Date: 4/24/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY
MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS ATTACHMENT
"B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES
ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 29-B(A) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CHARTER"), AND SECTION 18-
182(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CITY CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSFER, WITH RESTRICTIONS
AND AUTOMATIC REVERTER PROVISIONS, THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 1240 NORTHWEST 61 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, ("PROPERTY"), TO HOUSING PROGRAMS, INC.
("DEVELOPER"), FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP HOUSING 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.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, on November 27, 2024, the Department of Housing and Community
Development received a Letter of Request from Housing Programs, Inc., the project sponsor
and the General Partner/Manager Partner ("Developer"), for the conveyance of City of Miami
("City") owned vacant lot located at 1240 Northwest 61 Street, Miami, Florida, as more
particularly described in Attachment "A," attached and incorporated ("Property") for the
development of an affordable homeownership housing project; and
WHEREAS, the proposed development of the Property will provide six (6) townhome
units, two-story residential units comprising of three (3) bedrooms and two and a half (2 1/2)
bathrooms for individuals and families whose income does not exceed eighty percent (80%) of
Annual Medium Income ("AMI") and Section 8 homeownership program participants; and
WHEREAS, Section 29-B(a) of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Charter"), allows for the conveyance or disposition of City -owned property for the
implementation of projects which are intended to benefit persons or households with low and/or
moderate income; and
WHEREAS, the City shall require the following in order to convey the Property to the
Developer: (i) evidence satisfactory to the Director of the Department of Housing and
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Community Development ("Director") that financial commitments from the lender or lenders
have been received; (ii) any mortgages obtained by the Developer on the Property will be
subject to the approval of the Director; and (iii) the closing of the Property occurs simultaneously
with the closing of the construction financing by the lender(s), if any; and
WHEREAS, the Property shall be conveyed through an agreement ("Agreement") and
any and all other necessary documents, all in form(s) acceptable to the City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends the conveyance of the Property to the
Developer with affordable housing restrictions and automatic reverter provisions pursuant to
Section 29-B(a) of the Charter of The City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Charter"), for the
development of an affordable homeownership housing project;
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,
the City Manager's determinations, findings, and recommendations, attached and incorporated
as Attachment "B," pursuant to Sections 29-B(a) of the City Charter and Section 18-182(c) 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. The City Manager is authorized' to transfer with affordable housing
restrictions and automatic reverter provisions the City -owned Property to the Developer for the
development of an affordable homeownership housing project.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute the
Agreement for the Property and any and all other necessary documents, including amendments,
extensions, and modifications, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to transfer the
Property to the Developer.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
rge . Wyng II[, C ty ttor -y 4/15/2025
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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