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File ID: #19291
Resolution
Sponsored by: Commissioner Rolando Escalona
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A FOUR
FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE
CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS
EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND
PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ALLOCATE GRANT FUNDING, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN THE
TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($4,000,000.00) FROM PROJECT NO. 40-B263412 TO SG LITTLE HAVANA
LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("DEVELOPER") FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELDERLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT IN DISTRICT 3 THAT WILL CONTAIN THREE HUNDRED (300)
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS FOR
ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS WHOSE AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME IS EQUAL TO
OR LESS THAN SIXTY PERCENT (60%) OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME, THE
USE, ALLOCATION, AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IDENTIFIED HEREIN,
ARE SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE
WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE GRANT BY THE CITY'S HOUSING AND
COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE ("HCLC APPROVAL"), AND SUBJECT TO
THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, IN
THE HCLC APPROVAL, THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES, ANY OTHER APPLICABLE CITY
RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE PROJECT, AND ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, LOCAL, AND CITY LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS; RATIFYING,
APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE
CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO
UPDATE THE CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND
COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT
CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN
PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; 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 THE HCLC APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-26-0237
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 19291 Final Action Date:5/28/2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A FOUR
FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE
CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS
EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND
PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ALLOCATE GRANT FUNDING, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN THE
TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($4,000,000.00) FROM PROJECT NO. 40-B263412 TO SG LITTLE HAVANA
LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("DEVELOPER") FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELDERLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT IN DISTRICT 3 THAT WILL CONTAIN THREE HUNDRED (300)
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS FOR
ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS WHOSE AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME IS EQUAL TO
OR LESS THAN SIXTY PERCENT (60%) OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME, THE
USE, ALLOCATION, AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IDENTIFIED HEREIN,
ARE SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE
WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE GRANT BY THE CITY'S HOUSING AND
COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE ("HCLC APPROVAL"), AND SUBJECT TO
THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, IN
THE HCLC APPROVAL, THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES, ANY OTHER APPLICABLE CITY
RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE PROJECT, AND ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, LOCAL, AND CITY LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS; RATIFYING,
APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE
CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO
UPDATE THE CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND
COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT
CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN
PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; 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 THE HCLC APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2025, SG Little Havana, LLC ("Developer"), submitted to the
City a Letter of Request for the development of affordable rental project for low-income seniors
("Project") within District 3; and
WHEREAS, Swerdlow Group, is the parent company of the Developer and Swerdlow
Group has completed various affordable housing developments within the City and currently has
others at various stages of construction, and is currently in good standing with the City; and
WHEREAS, the Developer will secure additional funding from Miami -Dade County and
other third parties, to complete the construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City's Housing and Commercial Loan Committee ("HCLC") has not yet
reviewed a completed proposal for the Project in order for the Project to receive a grant of funds
and, therefore, any City Commission approval is subject to the approval of the Project by HCLC
("HCLC Approval") and the Developer fulfilling, in a timely manner, any and all terms,
requirements, and conditions set forth in the HCLC Approval; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the Project, the development will contain a minimum of
three hundred (300) affordable rental units which are projected to be set aside for households
earning an average annual income of sixty percent (60%) area median income ("AMI"), as
published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and
as specified in the final HCLC Approval letter; and
WHEREAS, the City's District 3 Commissioner ("Commissioner") wishes to provide grant
funding on a reimbursement basis from the Commissioner's Project No. 40-B263412 in an
amount not to exceed Four Million and 00/100 Dollars ($4,000,000.00) ("Funds") for the Project;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein 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 recommendation, attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "A," pursuant to 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.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate the Funds from the
Commissioner's Project No. 40-B263412 to Developer for the Project.
Section 4. Subject to the receipt by the City Manager of the HCLC Approval and the
requirements contained therein and in this Resolution, the City Commission hereby authorizes'
and directs the City Manager to allocate funding in the form of a reimbursement grant in an
amount not to exceed Four Million and 00/100 Dollars ($4,000,000.00) for the Project being
developed by the Developer, provided that the Developer fulfills any and all terms and
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.
conditions set forth in the HCLC Approval and subject to compliance with all applicable laws,
rules, and regulations.
Section 5. Subject to the receipt by the City Manager of the HCLC Approval, the City
Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all necessary documents, including
amendments, extensions, and modifications, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, subject
to compliance with all Laws and subject to the Developer fulfilling all of the terms and conditions
of the HCLC Approval, in the form of a reimbursement grant to the Developer.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
g Wy ng III, C y ttor y 5/18/2026