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Resolution R-26-0128
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 18947 Final Action Date: 3/12/2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ALLOCATE EIGHTEEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($18,000.00) PURSUANT TO SECTION 62-642 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), UPON THE CITY
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION, FROM THE PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST
FUND, ACCOUNT NO. 10095, TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST
FUND, ACCOUNT NO. 14008.910101.4810000.0000.00000; APPROPRIATING
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($18,000.00) FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND
TO BE USED FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
AFFORDABLE TWIN HOME ON AN INFILL LOT LOCATED AT 1756
NORTHWEST 2 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 (ALSO KNOWN AS 1755
NORTHWEST 2 COURT); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns the property located at 1755 Northwest 2
Court, Miami, Florida 33136 (also known as 1756 Northwest 2 Avenue) ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-25-0313 on July 30, 2025,
which authorized the Property to be developed as an affordable twin home in District 5 as a part
of a proposal received July 15, 2024, pursuant to RFP No. HCD 2021-04 from Cazo
Construction Corporation, a Florida Profit Corporation, and RF Construction Group, Inc., a
Florida Profit Corporation; and
WHEREAS, construction of an affordable twin home on the Property is a part of the
City's overall effort to ameliorate the City's emergency need for affordable housing, which is in
the best interest of the City and the community; and
WHEREAS, Section 62-642 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, ("City
Code") established a trust fund entitled the "Public Benefits Trust Fund," in order to collect the
cash contributions made pursuant to Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended ("Miami 21 Code"), to supplement affordable/workforce
housing, public parks and open space, and green building certification shortfalls; and
WHEREAS, Section 62-642 of the City Code further provides that the City Commission,
upon the City Manager's recommendation, shall annually allocate funds collected; and
WHEREAS, Section 62-642 of the City Code additionally indicates that all cash
contributions allocated by the City Commission to support affordable/workforce housing shall be
deposited in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for expenditures pursuant to the guidelines
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File ID: 18947 Enactment Number: R-26-0128
adopted by the City Commission; and all cash contributions allocated by the City Commission to
support parks and open space shall be deposited in the Parks and Open Space Trust Fund to
be expended in accordance with the guidelines outlined therein; and
WHEREAS, funds in an amount not to exceed Eighteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($18,000.00) are to be allocated from the Public Benefits Trust Fund to the Affordable Housing
Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, funds in an amount not to exceed Eighteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($18,000.00) are to be appropriated from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to be used for
expenses related to the development of an affordable twin home on the Property;
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
hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate funds in an amount not to exceed
Eighteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($18,000.00) from the Public Benefits Trust Fund,
Account No. 10095, to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Account No.
14008.910101.4810000.0000.00000.
Section 3. The City Commission authorizes) the appropriation from the Affordable
Housing Trust Fund in an amount not to exceed Eighteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($18,000.00) to be used for expenses related to the development of an affordable twin home on
the Property.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized 1 to execute any and all documents
necessary, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 5. 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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