Public Notice - Virtual Public Hearing CC 02-25-2021 Posted 02.19.21

CITY COMMISSION MEETING
VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING
Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 9:00 A.M.

Federal regulations governing CDBG and other HUD programs require that a participating jurisdiction provide citizens with reasonable notice of and an opportunity to comment on any new allocation and/ or amendment of HUD programs.  In addition, the public is advised of the new allocation(s)/ amendment(s) to the funding of the City program(s) as indicated below: * † 

  1. Discuss and proposal resolution pursuant to Section 29-b(a) of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended (“City Charter”), authorizing the City Manager to transfer, with restrictions and automatic reverter provisions, the City of Miami owned parcel of land and all improvements thereon located at 1492 NW 62 Street, Miami, Florida, Folio No. 01-3114-035-1690 (“Parcel”), as more particularly described in Attachment “A,” attached and incorporated, to Multi-Ethnic Youth Group Association, Inc. (“MEYGA”), a Florida not for Profit Corporation, for the redevelopment of the parcel for the expansion of its learning center for at risk children and youth in the Miami area.
  2. Discuss and proposed ordinance of the Miami City Commission establishing the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee by amending Chapter 2/Article XI/Division 8 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, titled "Administration/Boards, Committees, Commissions/ Affordable Housing Advisory Committee", establishing the City of Miami Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to comply with Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes, and participate in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (“SHIP”) program; stating the committee's purpose, powers, duties, composition, appointment qualifications and requirements for membership; providing for officers, rules of procedure, meetings, quorum, budget, legal and staff support, assignment of personnel, waivers, and public notice; further amending Chapter 2/Article XI/Division 19 of the City Code, entitled “Housing and Commercial Loan Committee” to remove reference to the purposes, functions, powers, and duties of the Housing and Commercial Loan Committee that will be subsumed by the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee; containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date.

* The adoption of an Ordinance or Resolution by the City Commission, related to the proposed funding recommendation(s)/ amendment(s), authorizes the City Manager to draft/amend the appropriate City of Miami Action Plan.

 † † This item(s) will be available for public comment and review for a period of no less than 5 days. The review and comment period begin, Friday, February 19, 2021 and ends Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The proposed funding recommendation(s)/ amendment(s) will be presented to City Commission for approval on Thursday, February 25, 2021 (Virtual Public Hearing) as authorized by HUD.

    All VPHs will be held on an ADA compliant web-based platform. Comments may be submitted at the day of the VPH or in writing via email during the public comment period at nancyromani@miamigov.com - To access the VPH, please go to:https://www.miamigov.com/Government/Instructions-for-Virtual-Commission-Meeting