HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-055-3453 COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program RESOLUTION NO. 2020-055-3453
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CREATION
OF A COVID-19 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of the City's residents are not
able to pay their rent because of a loss of income due to terminations, lay-offs, or
decreased hours, and
WHEREAS, Mayor Oliver Gilbert is recommending the City of Miami Gardens
establish a COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program to provide up to a
maximum of $4500 per eligible household to eligible residents, and
WHEREAS, the program would be funded through an allocation of Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds which is an eligible Department of Housing
and Urban Development activity in response to COVID-19, and
WHEREAS, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
(Public Law 116-136) makes available $5 billion in supplemental Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) funding for grants to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to Coronavirus, and
WHEREAS, in addition, the CARES Act provides CDBG grantees with flexibility
that make it easier to use CDBG-CV grants for Coronavirus response and authorizes
HUD to grant waivers and determine any alternative requirements, and
WHEREAS, HUD has announced the allocations of the first $2 billion in CARES
Act funding for CDBG grantees, and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Gardens has received an allocation of $645,962 in
CARES Act funding, so long as any spending is made in accordance with an approved
Action Plan and must be an eligible CDBG activity, and
WHEREAS, the proposed program is an eligible CDBG public service activity
that may be funded during the declared presidential emergency,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 : ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby authorizes the creation of a COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
GARDENS AT ITS SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON MAY 15, 2020.
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OLIVER GILBERT, III, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: MAYOR OLIVER GILBERT, III
Moved by: Mayor Gilbert
Seconded by: Vice Mayor Harris
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Gilbert Yes
Vice Mayor Harris Yes
Councilman Ighodaro Yes
Councilwoman Odom Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilman Williams Jr. Yes
Councilwoman Wilson Yes
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