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Home My Public Portal About11-8319 2011 Community Challenge Grant Award from the Department of Housing Sponsored by: City Manager Resolution No. 11-8319 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE FY2011 COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT AWARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT(HUD)OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AMOUNT OF SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY- NINE ($624,479) DOLLARS WITH A CASH MATCH OF $30,000, PAYABLE FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER 37-515312; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Opa-locka, in partnership with the Opa-locka Community Development Corporation(OLCDC),submitted application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Community Challenge Grant funds; and WHEREAS,the grant will provide a new Comprehensive Master Development Plan for the City,providing zoning analysis,code updating,housing strategies,historic preservation,mixed used and mixed income development, creating economic development strategies, engaging in strategic property acquisition and conducting a model community engagement strategy; and WHEREAS,the City will provide a cash match of$30,000,payable from Account Number 37-515312, and total in-kind contribution of$117,585.00; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Opa-locka, desires the City Manager to accept the FY2011 Community Challenge Grant Award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Sustainability. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA,FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals to the preamble herein are incorporated by reference. Resolution No. 11-8319 Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Opa-locka hereby authorizes the City Manager to accept the FY2011 Community Challenge Grant Award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)Office of Sustainability,in the amount of Six Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Nine ($624,479)Dollars, with a cash match of$30,000, payable from Account Number 37-515312, and total in-kind contributions of$117,585. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14`h day of December, 2011. M A T 01 MAYOR Attest to: ) Debo 1 " .Irby City Clerk Appr, ed .s to j, m d le:.1 suf i i cy: (tId ' a . . Jos,p S. G/ ller C y ' tto y Moved by: VICE MAYOR JOHN`ON Seconded by: COMMISSIONER M 6 LER Commission Vote: 3-0 Commissioner Holmes: NOT PRESENT Commissioner Miller: YES Commissioner Tydus: NOT PRESENT Vice-Mayor Johnson: YES Mayor Taylor: YES 0q LOCK4 OO- QRpt�O 9 Memorandum TO: Myra L. Taylor, Mayor Dorothy Johnson,Vice Mayor Timothy Holmes, Commissioner Rose Tydus, Commissioner Gail Miller, Commissioner FROM: Bryan Finnie, C. �41.'}anager DATE: November RE: Authorization to Accept the FY 2011 Community Challenge Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) Office of Sustainability Request: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Opa-locka authorizing the City Manager to accept the FY 2011 Community Challenge Grant award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Sustainability in the amount of Six Hundred and Twenty Four Thousand, Four Hundred and Seventy-Nine ($624,479) dollars; providing for incorporation of recitals; providing for an effective date. Description: The Department of Housing and Urban Development's $28 million Community Challenge Planning Grant Program fosters reform and reduces barriers to achieving affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities. Such efforts may include amending or replacing local master plans, zoning codes, and building codes, either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a specific neighborhood, district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use development, affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and structures for new purposes, and similar activities with the goal of promoting sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. This Program also supports the development of affordable housing through the development and adoption of inclusionary zoning ordinances and other activities to support planning implementation. The Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program is being initiated in close coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), co-leaders with HUD in the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. The City of Opa-locka, in partnership with the Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (OCDC), submitted an application requesting $624,479 in community challenge grant funds that will enable the city to accomplish the following: 1. Prepare a new Comprehensive Master Development Plan for the entire City. 2. Conduct a Zoning Analysis and Code updating for the City's Land Development Code. 3. Create a Housing Strategy that address affordability, historic preservation, mixed used and mixed income development. 4. Create an Economic Development Strategy. 5. Engage in strategic property acquisition. 6. Conduct a model community engagement strategy. The Great City of Opa-locka was the only City in Florida to obtain this grant for FY 2011. Financial Impact: The City will provide a cash match of$30,000.00 payable from account#37- 515312 as well as in-kind contribution of $117,585.00 (Community Development Director - $47,160.00; Public Works Department Staff- $33,375.00; Code Enforcement Department Staff- $27,000.00; and Grant Coordinator Staff- $10,050.00). The City also leveraged the Job Access & Reverse Commute (JARC) Grant and city's match for the Bus Shuttle service and the Miami Dade County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Municipal Grant award and the 20% match from the City for the Transportation Master Plan and Enhancement Study. Additionally, the City of Opa-locka will receive and manage the grant in conjunction with the Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC). The City of Opa-locka retains the right to have final say over all fiscal matters. Implementation Time Line: Immediately Legislative History: Resolution No. 10-8186 (Included in the Grant Application) Recommendation(s): Staff recommends the Mayor and City Commission to accept the 2011 Community Challenge Grant and authorize the City Manager to take the necessary actions to implement the terms of the grant award. This approval is conditioned upon the final contract being approved by the City Commission upon receipt of HUD's approved terms and conditions, which will be incorporated in the final contract. Attachment(s) HUD Award Letter Email HUD Award Letter HUD Grant Officer Letter HUD Assistance Award Contract Grant Application and Supporting Document Prepared By: Howard W. Brown, Jr., Community Development Director Charmaine Parchment, Grants Writer/Coordinator FY2011 Sustainable Communities Community Challenge Grant Program—Grantees Lead Applicant State Funded Amount The Hopi Tribe AZ $150,000 City of Phoenix AZ $2,935,634 City of West Sacramento CA $400,000 Housing Authority of the County of Sacramento CA $150,000 Town of Stamford CT $1,105,288 Town of Mansfield CT $610,596 Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners FL $1,980,504 City of Opa-locka FL $624,479 City of Freeport IL $295,419 The Village of Oak Park IL $3,000,000 Parish of St.Charles LA $442,422 City of Boston MA $1,865,160 City of Worcester MA $930,000 Montachusett Regional Planning Authority MA $129,500 County of Washtenaw MI $3,000,000 City of Grand Rapids MI $459,224 Mid-America Regional Council MO $403,432 City of High Point NC $239,141 New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority NH $1,000,000 Pueblo de cochiti Housing Authority NM $292,023 City of Binghamton NY $486,058 City of Warren OH $356,964 City of Beaverton OR $1,000,000 City of Garland TX $106,500 City of Austin TX $3,000,000 City of Seattle WA $2,999,256 Thurston Regional Planning Council WA $763,962 FY2011 Sustainable Communities Community Challenge—Preferred Sustainability Status Lead Applicant State City of Aurora,Colorado CO Town of Stratford,CT CT Monroe County Board of County Commissioners FL Town of Cutler Bay FL DeKalb County,Georgia Government GA Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government KY City of Shreveport LA Bernalillo County Office of Environmental Health NM