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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-2002-. a5_�7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA,
APPROVING THE COMPLETION AND
SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSION OF THE
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION APPLICATION TO
BROWARD COUNTY UPON ITS AVAILABILITY
FOR THE USE OF FUNDS THROUGH THE
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
PROGRAM CONSORTIUM FOR THE CITY OF
TAMARAC'S MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM
WITH AN OPTION TO SHIFT FUNDING INTO
THE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS' PURCHASE
ASSISTANCE SHOULD ALL MINOR HOME
REPAIR APPLICATIONS BE ADDRESSED AND
REMAINING FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE
FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM;
APPROVING THE CITY'S DESIGNATION OF
FEDERALLY REQUIRED SET -ASIDE OF
FIFTEEN (15%) PERCENT FOR THE
COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION (CHDO) TO BE POOLED WITH
BROWARD COUNTY'S FOR THE FIRST YEAR
WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR THE
SECOND AND THIRD YEAR OF THE PROGRAM
(CASE NO. 20-MI-02); PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 authorized the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") to provide financial assistance to
local governments to undertake or to assist in undertaking housing assistance activities in
accordance with the HOME Investment Partnerships Program ("HOME Program"); and
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WHEREAS, under Resolution No. 2002-159 (attached hereto as Exhibit I"), the
City of Tamarac and Broward County signed an agreement to participate as a member of
the Broward County Consortium for a three-year period beginning in 2003 in exchange for
approximately $115,200.00 each year in HOME funds for the operation of housing
programs; and
WHEREAS, HOME funds may be used for eligible housing activities that address
the needs of low and moderate income families; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac currently operates a successful Minor Home Repair
Program and a First -Time Homebuyer Program; and
WHEREAS, there is currentlya waiting listforthe MinorHome RepairProgram; and
WHEREAS, HOME funding will enable the City to address approximately six (6)
more homes; and
WHEREAS, a program description and application of the City's proposed program
must be completed and submitted to Broward County; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Director of Community and the City
Manager that this program description application be completed to address the Minor
Home Repair Program with the ability to shift funding to the First -Time Homebuyer
Program should all Minor Home Repair applications be addressed and funding is needed
for the First -Time Homebuyer Program; and
WHEREAS, a minimum of fifteen (15%) percent of each municipality's allocation
must be set aside each year for a qualified Community Housing Development Organization
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(CHDO); and
WHEREAS, Broward County is preparing an RFQ for a County -wide CHDO; and
WHEREAS, Broward County has provided the option for each municipality to meet
its Federal CHDO requirement by pooling its CHDO monies with the County's program;
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WHEREAS, there is currently no Community Housing Development Organization
(CHDO) operating within the City of Tamarac; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac's set -aside is approximately $17,280.00, an
insufficient amount to operate a full program individually; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Director of Community Development
and the City Managertojoin Broward County's CHDO pool forthe first yearwith the option
to participate the following two (2) years of the program; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida deems it to be in
the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to approve the
completion and subsequent submission of the program description application to Broward
County upon its availability for the use of funds through the HOME Investment Partnerships
Program Consortium for the City of Tamarac's Minor Home Repair Program with an option
to shift funding into the First -Time Homebuyers purchase assistance should all Minor
Home Repair applications be addressed and remaining funds are available for the First -
Time Homebuyer Program; approving the City's designation of Federally required set -aside
of fifteen (15%) percent for the Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) to
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be pooled with Broward County's for the first year with an option to renew for the second
and third year of the program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution,
SECTION 2: That the appropriate City Officials are authorized to obtain from
Broward County upon availability, complete and submit the program description application
to address minor home repair with the ability to shift funds to first-time homebuyer
purchase assistance for submittal to Broward County for the HOME Investment
Partnerships Program Consortium,
SECTION 3: The City of Tamarac agrees to designate its fifteen (15%)
percent set -aside for CH DOs to be pooled with Broward County in order to meet its Federal
requirement.
SECTION 4:
All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
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SECTION 5: If any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution
is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or in
application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this
Resolution.
SECTION 6: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 11 th day of December, 2002.
ATTEST:
MARION SWENSON, CMC
CITY CLERK
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DIST 2: COMM. MISHKIN
DIST 3: COMM. SULTANOF
DIST 4: COMM. ROBERTS
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