Amendment No. 1 to the Community Development Block Grant Agreement with the Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. (HOPE, Inc.) g,.o(S — t9Q O
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 30,
2015, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT FOR EXCELLENCE, INC. (HOPE, INC.)
This Amendment No. 1 (The Amendment) To Community Development Block Grant Agreement dated
December 30,2015 (the Agreement) is entered into this Clay oft %A-2016(Effective Date),by and
between the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, a Florida municipal corporation having its principal office at
1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, (hereinafter referred to as"City"),and
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT FOR EXCELLENCE, INC. (HOPE, INC.),a Florida non-
for profit corporation, having its principal office at 11501 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33168
(hereinafter referred to as "Provider").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the City is an entitlement recipient of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) grant programs, Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)funds, and HOME
Investment funds (HOME), and the City expects to continue to receive entitlement funds from these
grant programs to operate the City's housing and community development activities; and
WHEREAS, each year, the City prepares a One-Year Action Plan detailing how it intends to
allocate funds received from HUD to conduct eligible activities for the benefit of low and moderate-
income Miami Beach residents; and
WHEREAS, on July 8, 2015, the City Commission approved Resolution No. 2015-29080,
approving the One-Year Action Plan for Federal Funds for FY 2015/2016, and providing CDBG
funds, in the amount of FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($14,000),to Provider for the Fair Housing
services to be offered within the City limits; and
WHEREAS, the One Year Action Plan for FY 2015-2016 was made available to the public
for comment at City Commission meeting on July 8, 2015; and for a 30-day public review and
comment period, from July 9, through August 7, 2015.
WHEREAS, original documents agreed on to document the service and expenditures provided
in Exhibits "A" and "B" are not allowed by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) as enough
support to justify expenses; and
WHEREAS, the City notified Provider immediately after receiving the OIG's opinion; and
WHEREAS, the OIG stated that only signing sheets will provide support for these
expenditures.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits contained herein, the City and
Provider hereby amend the Agreement as follows:
1. The Units of Service set forth on Page 3 of Exhibit"A" "Scope of Services" is amended to read as
follows:
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To provide technical 1. Sign-in sheets Submit Monthly Finance and
assistance to the City in 2. Event materials Programmatic Progress
meeting its requirements fGeffesPeRdel4GeeveRt Reports after service is
to Affirmatively Further pictures, flyers, HOPE delivered. Reports shall be
Fair Housing as an newsletter) submitted within the first 10
entitlement jurisdiction days of the following month.
through education,
outreach and counseling
2. Exhibit "B", entitled "Documentation" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the attached
Exhibit B.
3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto execute this Amendment No. 1 as of the day
and date first above written.
CITY OF MIA . I BEACH
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