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Home My WebLink AboutR-25-0171City of Miami Resolution R-25-0171 Legislation City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 17446 Final Action Date: 5/8/2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BYA FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) 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 SECTIONS 29-B(A) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 18-85 (A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG") PROGRAM FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $563,500.00 AND AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $36,500.00 FOR CONTINGENCY FUNDING FOR ATOTAL AMOUNT OF $600,000.00 TO MIAMI- DADE COUNTY ("MDC"), FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1371 NORTHWEST 61 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, ON WHICH MDC WILL REHABILITATE THE HOUSING UNITS TO BE UTILIZED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW- INCOME FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WHO ARE REFERRED THROUGH MDC'S HOMELESS TRUST COORDINATED ENTRY PROCESS, PROVIDED THAT THIS ALLOCATION IS SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE APPROVAL OF THE ALLOCATION BY THE CITY OF MIAMI'S (CITY) HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE ("HCLC "); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSFER, WITH AUTOMATIC REVERTER PROVISIONS, THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY TO MDC'S HOMELESS TRUST, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, LOCAL AND CITY LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND CDBG FUNDS AND SUBJECT TO THE DEVELOPER FULFILLING ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET; 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 HCLC'SAPPROVAL, FOR SAID PURPOSE. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-24-0296, adopted on July 25, 2024, the City Commission authorized the allocation of funding from Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") for a total amount of $600,000.00 to Camillus House, Inc. and the transfer of the City - owned property located at 1371 Northwest 61 Street, Miami, Florida ("Property"); and WHEREAS, as a condition of the transfer of the Property, Camillus House, Inc. must complete the rehabilitation of the building, containing no less than fifty one percent (51%) City of Miami ("City") assisted residential rental units for eligible residents whose annual income is equal to or less than eighty percent (80%); and WHEREAS, on December 17, 2024, the City Department of Housing and Community Development ("Department") received a letter from Camillus House, Inc., notifying that the organization will not be able to assume ownership and oversee the rehabilitation of this project as previously agreed; and City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File ID: 17446 (Revision:) Printed On: 8/22/2025 File ID: 17446 Enactment Number: R-25-0171 WHEREAS, on March 28, 2025, the Department received a letter from Miami -Dade County ("MDC") requesting to transfer the Property to MDC so that it be managed by its Homeless Trust; and WHEREAS, the Homeless Trust is a Florida political subdivision that serves as the lead agency for Miami -Dade County's Homeless Continuum of Care ("CoC"), that supports more than 5,000 people daily in supportive housing. Ninety-eight percent of households placed in supportive housing successfully retain supportive housing; and WHEREAS, MDC and the Homeless Trust intend to work with the City to access available municipal funding streams, and jointly pursue other funding streams as needed, to facilitate the necessary improvements and rehabilitate the existing structure; and WHEREAS, all six (6) units in the Property will be utilized for affordable housing to low- income families whose annual income does not exceed more than 60% of area median income who are experiencing homelessness, and are referred through the Homeless Trust's Coordinated Entry Process; 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's Housing and Commercial Loan Committee ("HCLC") has not yet reviewed a proposal for the rehabilitation of the Property in order for MDC to receive an allocation of CDBG funds, and therefore, any City Commission approval is subject to the approval by HCLC ( "HCLC Approval") and MDC 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 Administration recommends allocating Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") funds in an amount not to exceed $563,500.00, and an additional amount of $36,500.00 for contingency funding, for a total amount of $600,000.00 to Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust for the rehabilitation of the units at the Property, subject to receiving HCLC Approval, and approving the transfer of the City -owned property, with an automatic reverted provision for rehabilitation purposes to provide housing to low-income families whose annual income does not exceed more than 60% of area median income and who are experiencing homelessness, and are referred through the Homeless Trust's Coordinated Entry Process; 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 Exhibit "A," pursuant to Sections 29-B(a) and of the City Charter and Section 18-85(a) 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. City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File ID: 17446 (Revision:) Printed on: 8/22/2025 File ID: 17446 Enactment Number: R-25-0171 Section 3. Subject to the receipt by the City Manager of the HCLC Approval the City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all documents, modifications, and amendments, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to allocate the CDBG funds, in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00 to MDC for the rehabilitation of the Property and that MDC fulfills any and all terms and conditions to be set forth herein, and in the HCLC Approval, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, as may be necessary to complete the transaction subject to all federal, state, and local laws that regulate such transactions. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to transfer the Property, with automatic reverted provision, as more particularly described in Attachment "B," attached incorporated, to MDC for the rehabilitation of the units to provide housing to low-income families whose annual income does not exceed more than 60% of area median income and who are experiencing homelessness, and are referred through the Homeless Trust's Coordinated Entry Process. Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized1 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. Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: rge ng lll, City ttor -y 4/29/2025 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, 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. City of Miami Page 3 of 3 File ID: 17446 (Revision:) Printed on: 8/22/2025