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Resolution R-17-0612
File Number: 3101
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 12/14/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO JOIN AND PARTICIPATE IN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY
ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY ("PACE") PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE
FLORIDA GREEN FINANCE AUTHORITY, THE FLORIDA RESILIENCY AND
ENERGY DISTRICT, AND THE FLORIDA PACE FUNDING AGENCY,
INCLUDING NEGOTIATING AND EXECUTING ALL REQUIRED AGREEMENTS,
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.
WHEREAS, in 2010, the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 7179 (Section 163.08,
Florida Statutes), which allows local governments to create Property Assessed Clean Energy
("PACE") programs in order to provide upfront financing for energy conservation and efficiency,
renewable energy, wind resistance, and other improvements that are consistent with state law
("Qualifying Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, installing such Qualifying Improvements provides progress towards
increasing energy conservation and resiliency in the City of Miami ("City") and statewide,
assisting residents and business owners in reducing their carbon footprint and energy costs,
and stimulating the local economy by creating construction jobs; and
WHEREAS, in April 2012, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 12-0167 that
authorized the City to enter into an Interlocal Agreement in order to establish the Green Corridor
PACE District in the City, in which Ygrene Energy Fund Florida, LLC is the administrator; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution No. 12-0167 limited eligibility for financing of qualifying
improvements to non-residential properties; and
WHERAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 14-0239, adopted June 26, 2014, the City
expanded eligibility for financing of qualifying improvements to single family and duplex
residential properties in Commission Districts 2 and 4; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 15-0542, adopted December 10, 2015, the City
expanded eligibility for financing of qualifying improvements to properties located within historic
districts; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 16-0144, adopted March 24, 2016, the City
expanded eligibility for financing of qualifying improvements to commercial and residential
properties located within the City and requiring that participants in the PACE Program to certify
receipt of the "Addendum Notice of Rights and Responsibilities for Property Owners in the
Clean Energy Corridor PACE District"; and
WHEREAS, there are additional PACE programs operating in Florida including the
Florida Green Finance Authority ("Authority"), the Florida Resiliency and Energy District
("FRED"), and the Florida PACE Funding Agency ("Agency"); and
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WHEREAS, the Authority, FRED, and the Agency are separate legal entities established
by interlocal agreements pursuant to Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, for the express purpose
of providing a platform to finance Qualifying Improvements; and
WHEREAS, allowing multiple PACE providers to operate additional PACE programs in
the City will allow more choices for property owners within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City may join PACE programs pursuant to Section 163.01, Florida
Statutes, by entering into interlocal agreements and membership agreements with selected
programs; and
WHEREAS, such agreements with PACE programs would be required to include the
same safety and consumer protections that the City property owners enjoy in the Green
Corridor PACE District; and
WHEREAS, given the widespread energy and economic benefits of the PACE programs,
the City Commission desires to join additional PACE programs, including the Authority, FRED,
and the Agency, on a non-exclusive basis, in order to provide additional options for property
owners for upfront financing of Qualifying Improvements;
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 City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to take any and all
actions necessary to join and participate in additional PACE programs, including the Authority,
FRED, and the Agency, including negotiating and executing all required agreements, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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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