Resolution 071-2022 SOLUTION NO. 071-2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
GRANTING APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT OF
PROPERTY FUNDED Y THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCGRANT—DISASTER RECOVERY VOLUNTARY HOME
BUYOUT PROGRAM, APPROVING EXECUTION OF A
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND, AN
APPROVING THE MOVEMENT OF A MARKET RATE ROGO
EXEMPTION FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE
ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF POOL FOR MARKET RATE
ALLOCATIONS.
WHEREAS. Hurricane Irma impacted the Florida Keys on September 10, 2017 destroying or
nrajorly damaging over 4,000 residential structures in Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) developed a Community
Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan that detailed [row the
State will administer the funds statewide. The Action Plan allocated funding for the Voluntary
Home Buyout Program (VHBP) for the unincorporated portions of Monroe County. The County
was awarded $15 Million in funding; and
WHEREAS, the County adopted Resolution 1 0-2020 to accept and execute the VHBP
Subrecipient Agreement for the CDBG-DR funding on May 20, 2020,which was amended by an
Amendment to the VHBP Subrecipient Agreement approved on March 17,2021; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Rebuild Florida's CDBG-DR Voluntary Home Buyout Program
is to acquire properties that are in high-risk flood areas to Delp reduce the impact of fixture disasters,
and to assist property owners to relocate to less risk prone areas, The Subrecipient Agreement
requires the County to restrict VHBP acquired properties to uses stated in the County`s grant
application. The application included Resolution 224-2019 which stated the county's intention
was to deed-restrict the properties in perpetuity to open space uses, storm water irnprovements or
to restore and conserve the natural floodplain functions. This deed-restriction is provided for in a
-'Declaration of Restrictive Covenant Running with the Land and Declaration of Restriction on
Future Development and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Recitals and Lejoi slative Intent: The foregoing recitals and statements of
legislative intent are true and correct and are hereby incorporated as if fully stated
herein.
Section 2. This resolution shall become effective upon its adoption by the Monroe County
Board of County Commissioners.
Section 3., This resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute the Purchase Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
Section 4. The resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute the Declaration of Restrictive
Covenant Running with the Land and Declaration of Restriction on Future
Development, attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Section 4. The resolution authorizes the Monroe County Planning Department to move one
(1) market rate ROGO Exemptions to the Administrative Relief pool for market
rate allocation. The Property Record Card is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County.
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 16 1h day of February 2022.
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Mayor David Rice, District 4 Yes
Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates, District I Yes
Commissioner Michelle Coldiron, District 2 Yes
Vacant, District 3 Vacant
Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein, District 5 Yes
CLERK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA
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As Deputy Clerk Mayor
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