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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1991-131 1 ' RESOLUTION NO. 131-91 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, APPROVING THAT CERTAIN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND CITY OF DANIA, RELATING TO "PROJECT-IMPAC"; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA: Section 1. That that certain Memorandum of Understanding between Broward County and City of Dania, regarding "Project- IMPAC", a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", be and ; ^ the same is hereby approved and the appropriate city officials are hereby directed to execute same. Section 2. That this resolution shall be in force and take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of October , 1991. � ATTEST: MAYOR - COMMISSIONER� , CITY CLERK - AUDITOR APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: C. awe-- FRANK C. ADLER, City Attorney 131-91 Resolution No. i t MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND City of Dania 17th Year W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION has initiated a program in the City of Dania referred to as "Project-IMPAC, " which intends to address substandard housing conditions, eliminate and prevent slum and blight and provide +, basic infrastructure improvements within designated areas of the City; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners approved the Annual Plan of the Community Development Division which included the allocation of funds for "Project-IMPAC" to certain areas within Broward County; and WHEREAS, THE CITY OF Dania is a municipal corporation located in Broward County that has demonstrated a desire to address substandard housing conditions and neighborhood decay in their municipal jurisdiction and has further demonstrated an interest in developing a partnership with Broward County to eliminate said slum and blight and provide housing opportunities to their citizens. EXHIBIT "A" + V Y: NOW,THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City of Dania hereby affirms that it understands and agrees to the stated provisions and conditions relative to participating in "Project- IMPAC. „ Based on the annual plan adopted by the Board of tlined in the prospectus prepared County Commissioners and as ou by the Community Development Division of Broward County, the process of implementing "Project-IMPAC" shall be as follows: Section I agrees to 1. The Broward County Community Development Division natedoareas to �t concentrate marketing efforts in the designa rams and advise and counsel homeowners on housing programs opportunities available to them. y 2. The Broward County Community Development Division plans to I' provide low interest loans to eligible homeowners tt dwelling to bring he unit I substantially rehabilitate their into compliance with the Broward County Minimum Housing Code. 3. The Broward County Community Development Division will provide reasonable relocation assistance to homeowners whose homes are in such condition that substantial rehabilitation is not feasible. As will be in the form of temporary relocation, mdemolition of the n eexisting ingructure and through a benefit pay w dwell . 4. The Broward County Community Development Division nw ill g and planned grog the coordinate all its existin rove the living conditions of designed IMPAC area to imp rea in an effort to reverse the persons residing in that a deterioration that the neighborhoods are now experiencing. 5. The Broward County Community Development Division plans to expend, at a minimum, the amounts further set forth below for housing-related activities , subject to the availability o£ funds. 2 n Section II 1. The City of Dania agrees to provide assistance from the various municipal departments such as Building and Zoning, Planning, Growth Management, Legal and others in support of the Project and shall provide needed expertise to carry out assigned tasks. 2. The City of Dania agrees to provide assistance to expedite matters pertaining to variances, building permits, demolition permits, neighborhood standard reviews, etc. , in an effort to implement programs and projects in a timely manner to avoid hardships that homeowners might encounter. 3. The City of Dania to waive any and all fees related to variances, building permits, demolition permits, impact fees and other such fees to the extent allowable within relevant codes and ordinances to lower the cost of service delivery 1' and the total amount of such fees will be used as the local cash or in-kind match for block grant funds. Acreage fees for water/sewer charges and sewer service charges will not be 1 waived and is required on all new construction dwellings. d , - Section III• �a BOUNDARIES : Phase 1 Phase 2 I South - Stirling Road South - Sheridan Street West - N.W. 14th Way West - N.W. 12th Avenue North - Griffin Road North - Stirling Road East - N.W. 4th Avenue-Railroad tracks East - Phippen Road In order to provide concentrated housing rehabilitation and other redevelopment activities to include demolition, acquisition and . infrastructure improvement in designated Impac Areas, emphasis will be placed on the above Project IHPAC boundaries , Phase 1 and 2 . 3 t ry 4. Section Total IMPAC Pool $400,000 Funds from the total IMPAC Pool will be shared by the Cities of Deerfield, Dania, Hallandale and Oakland Park on a first come ; first serve basis . Appropriations Activities Single-Family Rehabilitation $112,000 M 4 loans @ 28,000 246, 000 Residential Redevelopment/Relocation 6 benefits @ 41,000 42, 000 y Demolition S demos @ 5,000 A, Total - IMPAC Pool $400 ,000 17th Year In the event additional funds are needed to carry out concentrated housing efforts under Single-Family Rehabilitation activities, said appropriation of Residential Redevelopment/ Relocation or Demolition funds may be reallocated by Broward County toward meeting this objective or vice versa. 4 CITY WITNESSES: CITY OF BY Mayor-Commissioner day of. 19 a Attest: By City Manager 'i d ggII City Clerk ay of 19_ APPROVED AS TO FORM: (CORPORATE SEAL) os* e. a&- City Attorney 5 i t li l Yi BROWARD COUNTY CO!'I'1UNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION PROJECT - PROSPECTUS I�ROM.EENT PROGRAMS FOR ALTE&vATIVE CO<<=CuYITIiS i s 4: THE PROGPM .. Today,-urban neighborhood residents •are demanding a choice or an alternative to existing neighborhood conditions including deteriorating and substandard housing, blighting influences, vacant overgrown lots and the unavailability cf housing opportunities in their neighborhoods. The Broward County Comaalnity Development Division has adopted the following as it's primary goal to provide this "alternative": "To upgrade the Cannty's well recognized blighted lower income areas into self-sustaining communities by reversing the process of decline through on-going concentrated programs of substantial physical improvements to provide for comprehensive neighborhood revitalization." In an effort to address and meet this vigorous goal, resources were identified, geographic boundries were agreed upon and Project "IMPAC" was conceptualized,and developed. Project "IbLpAC", Improvement Programs for Alternative Communities, is a comprehensive and sustained effort based on a partnership involving area residents, private enterprise and governzzent in a 3 continuing process of identifying and resolving the physical, h social, and economic problems of a community that leads to the ' revitalization, conservation or improvement of physical and Jj economic assets of a community and the preservation of it's sense r'l of identity. Project - "ItTAC", is a multi-fatted approach to stablizing and revitalizing older urban neighborhoods in Broward County. Programs and projects administered by the Cc=unity Development Division as well as other agencies and organizations are assembled and concentrated to address substandard conditions in declining and distressed neighborhoods. In developing and designing Project - "Ibn'ACT", various programs and activities are concentrated in small, precise geographic areas where they will have the greatest impact in the shortest time possible. By directing resources and (funds) into a cenoact area increases the level of impact on that area by increasing the proportion of residents served. In addition, izprovements in small neighborhoods become visable sooner; a most important factor for maintaining ccmnunity support and enthusiasm for the pros am. Project - "IP'?AC", is a joint effort between participating cities and the Broward County Community Development Division to orchestrate a comprehensive approach to reverse neighborhood deterioration. A few of the programs and activities proposed include: i I . Y. 1. 71oans, direct Housing Rehabilitation e existing housing stock. Funding is homeowner through direct grants, lender loans and deferred payment loans. 2. Residential Redevelopment To address those dwellings whose conditional state does not make it feasible for rehabilitation, assistance is available to temporarily relocate households, demolish the existing structure and through a benefit payment Work with the property owner to construct a new dwelling. 3. H.Z.P. - Home Improvement Program Is a program designed to assist those homeowners whose home is in relatively good repair but may need limited exterior re-furbushing. 4. Water-Sesser Program Is a program' designed to assist homeowners who have not do connected to public water and sewer facilities. !! B. Solar Bank Program yGrants in aid are available to homeowners to install {{' energy conservation measures including insulation, a I weatherstripping, radiant barriers and energy efficient water heating measures. Rental Rehab Program Provides assistance to non-owner occupied units or multi-family structures to address substandard conditions and neighborhood decline. 7. Physical Improvements In an effort to make project neighborhoods more ' attractive both physically and socially, a rulber of activities are proposed. Streets will be repaved where -needed, sidewalks constructed, open space neighbor`.eed parks constivcted .and other activities that lend themselves to a realistic and truly comprehensive approach to neighborhood revitalization. 8. Mortgace Assistance Program For eligible households mortgage assistance benefits are available to lower monthly mortgage payments within affordability of low and moderate income households. A declining ccm=Unity neighborhood is usually the result of several factors and cannot be attributed to any one -particular cause. Therefore, projects and programs designed and implemented to arrest decline and reverse deterioration should not be considered in isolation from other physical, social and economic aspects of the community. t n; For example, housing rehabilitation should not be considered as o ee total solution to a deteriorated neighborhood but simply „ element of a ccmprehensive solution. -mac would rot • This is not to say that a housing rehabilitation prog be an appropriate step to take, but.rather, .that before suocased actions are taken consideration be given to whether the n activity will reach the root of the problem or will be only .a m cosmetic treatment, shortter are -several factors that have led to poor of Many times there such as poor street conditions, 1 gutters, poor drainage, high incidence of maintenance of housing +r' sidewalks, curbs and Su overgrown and trash-ridden vacant vandalism and other crimes, s ana poor street lots, abandoned and dilapidated building , such as the lighting. Social aspects also must be identified, ability and willingness of residents to maintain improvehents once f .., � they have been made. o£ a com Often the problems m ighborhood are so diversified unity ne that they cannot be treated simultaneously- that }iowever, this does not mean that they cannot tangor 's first th se problems be viewed nwhich are pr comprehensive manner, treating problems which present readily solvable or lerst costly or those P- o, the neig an immediate threat to the health and safety hborhoca Furthermore, Community Develo_'e1= residents with a eo©mi•tment to seek and direct resources to the more complex problems later• ea to these federal assistance activities need not be limit programs, but rather involve abroad cross secuooho rOOd level, ces using as a base self-help efforts at the neig: To this end is the objective of project �— i r;ii _ TAC" can be successful only if it involves a f government, residents and private sector resources ther. Government cannot solve the problems of z ighborhood without the support of it's residents. Governme , residents and the private sector all have .a vested interest in their communities, therefore making.it a necessity that all principal parties participate in the project. Furthermore, Pran be successful only if it is oject - "IMPAC" crealized that process is as important as product. The process of Project - "IKPAC" involves input from the principal parties - local governmen nei'g'r:borhood residents and private enterprise. t, The process will afford all interested parties an opportunity to work toward improving that aspect of their cer._aunity with which they are dissatisfied. • Project - "IEL°AC" Process involves six basic steps: a, ^, 1, the identification.of problems in the community; 2, the investigation of these problems to dete mine the best or most feasible solution; 3. the exploration of *various alternatives to determine the y most cost-effective solutions; g. a decision-making system that will not hinder the progress of development activities; 5. immediate action once projects are ready for implementation; and, _ 6. an evaluation means for determining the results of development activities. Though this process may appear simplistic, it is the basic foundation which yields goals, objectives and plans of action dealing with housing, economic development, crime, public services and a•general Increase in the quality of life for residents in the alternative con=..unities. A crucial factor in the "alternztire" process is the involvement of the neighborhood resident. Residents •'kncw their own needs and their advice and participation is essential to the success of any cc=,^•:nity develocr..ent prog ar= Residents oftentimes have very percise concepts of what the problems are in a community and can contribute ideas for solutions to these problems. Through their involvement in the develocment, implementation and assessment, of Project - "IHPAC", neighborhood residents Vill support the program and a sense of pride in their community will be instilled. This sense of pride and morale can be contagious and lead to similar activities and successes in other neighborhoods in the community which is anobjective of Project - "IMPAC". •In summary, the most irpor.a..^_ objective the Project - "IM9AC" process will achieve is an improved process for devising fair, efficient and equitable methods of r,.eeting the needs of the ccc•unity neighborhood. i t . 4i v THE PRODUCT Project - "IbL9AC" is a comprehensive, multi-fatted approach to stabilizing and revitalizing Broward County's older neighborhoods in an effort to bring rew life and vitality to these neighborhoods which are experiencing idecline and deterioration. The intent and purpose of the program is to provide assistance through any number of specific programs and activities and to concentrate these activities in small, precise geographic areas where they will have tl;e greatest imoact in the shortest time possible. An objective ,of the program is to identify needs and gaps* in existing progra.-as and services and investigate alternatives to meet identified needs and fill gaps. Another objective of tfe program is to demonstrate the need to establish partnerships in the process of reversing decline and deterioration of our commmunities neighborhoods. Government alone cannot meet all the needs of a community neighborhood. Neither canIcitizens resolve crxmcunity development problems without other resources. To develop a ccmurehensive process for. achieving maxim= imoact, there mst be established a partnership between the public and private A.ectgrs. There are a myriad of public and private resources that can be tied to a neighborhood development program. Project - "IMPAC" has the potential of utilising these resources in creative and innovative ways to meet the social and physical needs of our neighborhood residents, =w Project - "IN?AC" is art attempt to develoo our neighborhoods to provide for a quality of life which makes Broward County's communities a better place to live, work and play. h ' r CBBG TARGET AREAS •. Wlr,gn.p C lall'n t,{IO � I:^::::J • M r TARGET AREA ' _ ,••11[C C11 (1) Deerfield Beach ++I 1 • 1 1 e1^r;r aglp anln (2)Oakland Park- j i (3) Central County c w1:+ynl:O vglf �0 °r (4) Davie (5) Dania `4.1 C iJ (6) South County (7) Hallandale - t 1 ' ii _ ec ..ea�I1�• y0 �' C ���� • ^� 11�I 19n r�elf tE arm-av� � flC7 +^i•:Y-:�i'c`:''�� � � t-I�,1:'7 ` Ic y.4 Sr e y. _ W r • z = o ma!I .•. 4 Q. 8 4n�II61 nYnY J i . Dania ' snrr l�n r� I Target Area I aYf alnl•I,T V • rmlF:nnrt,•^n � Ln11 d::'^nn uuq I-I a I rs•vrNr rn W-AAA,f Jon c�{l � NSU t�nuf I •rflrw • i t I � 1 1 r i'