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Resolution R-26-0299
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 19370 Final Action Date: 7/9/2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PERSONS WITH AIDS ("HOPWA") PROGRAM FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
FOURTEEN MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND, TWO
HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($14,761,239.00) FOR
FISCAL YEAR ("FY") 2026-2027, AND AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF TWO
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,500,000.00)
UNALLOCATED PROGRAM INCOME FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, FOR
A TOTAL AMOUNT OF SEVENTEEN MILLION, TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE
THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($17,261,239.00), AS MORE PARTICULARLY SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE
AND HOUSING RELATED SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS LIVING
WITH HIV/AIDS; 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, SUBJECT TO ALL
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH
FUNDS, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the Housing Opportunities For Persons With Aids ("HOPWA") Program was
created under the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act and revised under the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992; and
WHEREAS, since 1994 the City of Miami ("City") has received HOPWA Program funds
from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and has been
responsible for the implementation of programs designed to provide housing and related
services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the City and throughout Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-26-0294, adopted July 9, 2026, the Miami City
Commission accepted grant funds from HUD in the total amount of Twenty -Two Million, Nine
Hundred Forty -One Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety -One and 23/100 Dollars ($22,941,691.23)
for Fiscal Year ("FY") 2026-2027, which included an amount of Fourteen Million, Seven Hundred
Sixty -One Thousand, Two Hundred Thirty -Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($14,761,239.00) for the
HOPWA program; and
WHEREAS, the City's Administration recommends the allocation of HOPWA program
funds, in the amount of Fourteen Million, Seven Hundred Sixty -One Thousand, Two Hundred
Thirty -Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($14,761,239.00) for FY 2026-2027, and an additional amount of
Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($2,500,000.00) unallocated program
income funds from previous years, for a total amount of Seventeen Million, Two Hundred Sixty -
One Thousand, Two Hundred Thirty -Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($17,261,239.00), as more
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particularly specified in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated, to provide housing assistance
and housing related services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS;
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. The allocation of HOPWA funds in the amount of Fourteen Million, Seven
Hundred Sixty -One Thousand, Two Hundred Thirty -Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($14,761,239.00)
for FY 2026-2027, and an additional amount of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100
Dollars ($2,500,000.00) unallocated program income funds from previous years, for a total
amount of Seventeen Million, Two Hundred Sixty -One Thousand, Two Hundred Thirty -Nine and
00/100 Dollars ($17,261,239.00), as more particularly specified in Exhibit "A," attached and
incorporated, to provide housing assistance and housing related services to low-income
individuals living with HIV/AIDS, is authorized.'
Section 3. 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, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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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