98-22790 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 98-22790
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN
COMPONENTS OF THE CITY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN
FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1995/96, 1996/97
AND 1997/98 TO REALLOCATE $132,210 TO THE CITY'S
41ST STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT FROM THE
CITY'S MIDDLE BEACH COMMERCIAL FACADE
REHABILIT A TION PROGRAM AS FOLLOWS: $52,210
FROM FY 1995/96, $50,000 FROM FY 1996/97, AND $30,000
FROM FY 1997/98.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission adopted One-Year Action Plan components
of the City of Miami Beach Consolidated Plan (Plan) for Fiscal Year 1995/96 on July 26, 1995, for
Fiscal Year 1996/97 on July 3, 1996, and for Fiscal Year 1997/98 on July 2,1997; and
WHEREAS, the Action Plan components of the Plan for FY 1995/96, FY 1996/97 and FY
1997/98 designated funds to be used for City's Middle Beach Facade Rehabilitation Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission and the residents of the area surrounding 41 st Street
consider that the 41 st Street Improvements Project contributes to the viability of the area; and
WHEREAS, the 41 st Street Improvements Project is a new project for CDBG funding which
was neither described nor budgeted in previously adopted Action Plans; and
WHEREAS, Federal regulations and the City's Citizen Participation Plan require an Action
Plan be amended prior to funds being used for an activity not previously described; and
WHEREAS, the Citizen Participation Plan further requires two public hearings be held for
citizen input; and
WHEREAS, the first public hearing was held on April 28, 1998, and the second public
hearing was held on May 5, 1998; and
WHEREAS, in order to comply with regulations for amending an Action Plan, a Notice of
Intent to Amend the One- Year Action Plan components for Fiscal Years 1995/96, 1996/97 and
1999/98 which proposed to reallocate $132,210 for a new CDBG project designated as the 41 st
Street Improvements Project was appropriately advertised; and
WHEREAS, the required 30-day comment period was also advertised in the same Notice
of Intent to Amend, and concluded on April 14, 1998, and
WHEREAS, the City can reallocate $52,210 of uncommitted funds from the City's FY
1995/96, $50,000 from FY 1996/97 and $30,000 from FY 1997/98 Middle Beach Commercial
Facade Rehabilitation Project; and
WHEREAS, on March 24,1998, the Community Development Advisory Committee
reviewed and unanimously endorsed the reallocation of these funds for the proposed scope of work
and budget for the 41st Street Improvements Project; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends approval of the required Amendment to the
Action Plan components for Fiscal Years 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City Commission
approves the proposed Amendment to the One-Year Action Plan components of the City's
Consolidated Plan for Federal Funds for Fiscal Years 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98 to reallocate
$132,210 to the City's 41st Street Improvements Project from the City's Middle Beach Commercial
Facade Rehabilitation Program as follows: $52,210 from FY 1995/96, $50,000 from FY 1996/97,
and 30,000 from FY 1997/98.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 17th DAY OF June
~AYOR
, 1998
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
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Sergio Rodriguez
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T\VO RESOvU~ NS OF THE l\'L\. YOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO A) IMPLEMENT THE FI~ANCING
OF PHASE I AND PHASE II OF THE 41ST STREET BEAUTIFIeA TION
PROJECT; Ai"D B) USE THE REALLOCATION OF CDBG FUNDS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $132,210 FROM THE 41ST STREET COMMERCIAL
,;' FACADE PROGR~M AS ENHANCEMENT FINANCING FOR THE 41ST
STREET BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT,
FROM:
SUBJECT:
ADMINISTR~ TION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution in item A, and provide policy direction to the Administration with regard to
item B. If the funds are to remain with the 41st Street area, then resolution item B should also be
adopted.
BACKGROUND
The t"vo Resolutions on the 41 st Street Beautification Project complement each other in that
Resolution (A) describes the financing strategy for the project; and Resolution (B) provides the
Commission with the opportunity to consider using CDBG funding to enhance the financing.
The 41 st Street Beautification project was adopted by the City Commission by resolution on May
1, 1996. A Master Plan for the project was prepared in conjunction with an extensive community
planning process. Ho\vever. due to funding limitations and at the direction of the Finance/City"vide
Projects Committee, a revised scope of service was done to refine the elements of the Master Plan
and reduce the cost of construction.
ANAL YSIS
The first Commission Memorandum and Resolution (A.) retlect the proposed financing schedule to
begin phases I and II of the 41 st Street Beautification proj ecl. The second Commission
Memorandum (B) identifies CDBG funding in the amount of $132,210 which "vas originally
earmarked for the 41 st Street Commercial Facade Improvement program. that can be used to further
enhance the financing strategy for the 41 st Street Beautification project consistent with the Master
Plan.
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The use of these funds for this project is in an eligible CDBG target area and \vould enhance the
financing already proposed.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the attached
Resolutions approving and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to implement the financing of
phase I and phase II of the 41st Street Beautitication project, item (A); and provide policy direction
to the Administration as to the use of the funds in either the 41 st Street area or other eligible target
areas.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO.
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TO:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Co ission
DATE: June 17, 1998
FROM:
Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
SUBJECT: ANALYS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ONE-YEAR
ACTION PLAN OF THE CITY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR FEDERAL
FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1995/96, 1996/97 AND 1997/98 TO
REALLOCATE $132,210 TO THE CITY'S 41ST STREET IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT FROM THE CITY'S MIDDLE BEACH COMMERCIAL FACADE
REHABILITATION PROGRAM AS FOLLOWS: $52,210 FROM FY 1995/96,
~. $50,006 FROM FY 1996/97, AND $30,000 FROM FY 1997/98.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Provide direction to the Administration, if the funds should continue to be allocated to 41 st Street,
or if the funds should go back to the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) for
reallocation to other eligible areas. The Administration has advocated for the funds to stay with the
41 st Street area. If the funds should remain in the 41 st Street area, then the Commission should
adopt the resolution.
BACKGROUND
Federal regulations require that the Mayor and City Commission approve all Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities and proposed funding amounts. This is done during
the July City Commission meeting to meet the HUD deadline of August 16th for the submission of
the Consolidated Plan. Prior to the July Commission Meeting, City staff and the (CDAC) undertake
a process beginning in March that includes citizen participation. CDAC meetings are held to discuss
and review proposed CDBG activities and projects. This year, in addition to the CDAC meetings
and the federally mandated public hearing, six additional public workshops were held for additional
community input into the process. This same process was followed for the proposed amendment
to reallocate $132,210 from the 41 st Street Commercial Facade program to the 41 st Street
Improvements Project.
Furthermore, federal rules governing the use of CDBG funds require that a minimum of 51 % of the
beneficiaries of a CDBG funded activity be low or moderate income. The U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) stipulates that income eligibility be based on the latest
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decennial census data. The 1990 census data showed that the CDBG target area along the 41 st Street
commercial corridor serves the low and moderate income residents in the adjacent neighborhood
south of 41st Street. The eligible CDBG target area of Middle Beach includes the portion of the area
South of 41st Street from Alton Road to the Biscayne Waterway and South to 34th Street. The area
of the 41 st Street Commercial Facade Program includes the entire 41 st Street commercial corridor.
Within this eligible residential area there is a high concentration of multi-family apartments and
condominiums, wherein 69.20% of the residents have been determined by HUD to be income
eligible. Furthermore, the 41 st Street commercial corridor East of Prairie Avenue also includes
businesses which serve the income eligible area.
The business owners in the 41 st Street commercial corridor are aware that the implementation of the
41 st Street Beautification Project Master Plan is scheduled to start in August of 1998. Because of
this, the 41 st Street community requested the proposed reallocation of funds to help expedite the
construction on the 41 st Street Beautification project.
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The proposed reallocation of$132,210, like all amendments to the Consolidated Plan, requires that
the amendment be presented to the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC). This
was done at their March 24, 1998 meeting where the project was discussed and unanimously
approved. In addition, the amendment procedure as defined in the current Participation Plan
requires two public hearings for citizen input and comments. The first public hearing was held April
28, 1998 and the second on May 5, 1998. No public comments were received at either hearing.
Both the dates and a description of the intended amendment were advertised.
The 41 st Street area, as described above, fits the eligibility criteria. However, when this item was
presented to the City Commission, there was concern that other CDBG target areas, such as North
Beach are in greater need and should be allocated those funds first.
AN AL YSIS
The City Commission may do one of the following three options:
1). Approve the resolution as written. This would reallocate funds from the 41 st Street Commercial
Facade Program to the 41 st Street Beautification Project and keep the funds in the eligible CDBG
target area of Middle Beach.
2). Leave the funds in the 41 st Street Commercial Facade Rehabilitation program. No further action
would be necessary.
3). The Mayor and Commission may direct staff to have all or part of the $132,210 reprogrammed
to another CDBG eligible activity. If this option is selected, staff is required by the Citizen
Participation Plan to have the proposed amendment go to CDAC for review and recommendation,
and hold two public hearings for citizen comment, before the proposed amendment may go to the
City Commission for approval. The Commission, if it chooses this option, may want to direct the
CDAC to look at specific projects in the other target areas, possibly the 77th Street improvement
project in North Beach, Marseilles Drive in Normandy and Espanola Way on South Beach, all of
which are underway and all of which are in need of additional funding.
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CONCLUSION
The City Commission should adopt the resolution if the $132,210 funds for the 41 st Street
Commercial Facade program remain in the 41st Street area; or if the $132,210 are reallocated to
other eligible CDBG target areas, the Commission should direct the Administration to identify the
area and project for which these funds are to be used.
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