Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1088 | |||||||||
| First Time Home Buyers | |||||||||
| Requester: | Carlos Gimenez | Organization: | City of Miami | ||||||
| Project Title: | First Time Home Buyers | Date Submitted | 1/13/2003 5:08:41 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Diaz de la Portilla | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Providing affordable housing to low-moderate income families. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | City of Miami | Contact: | Ronda Vangates | ||||||
| 444 SW 2nd Avenue | Contact Phone: | (305) 416-1037 | |||||||
| Miami 33133 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This project would target the City's poorest neighborhoods, which include Wynwood, Lemon City, Little Haiti, Allapattah and Little Havana. The funds allocated would be utilized to fund "soft" second mortgages not to exceed $30,000 at an interest rate of 0%, which would fill the gap between the cost of the home and the amount of a first mortgage. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Lower incidence of poverty thus minimizing the amount of people dependant on Medicaid, and other forms of government subsidies. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $500,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Homeownership White Paper | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/04/2002 | ||||||||