2025-R-28 - Authorizing City Manager - Enter Into Agreements - Volusia County - Acceptance of PRoperties ACquired - Hosuing & Urban Development (HUD) Community Disaster Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Funded Single Family Homeowner Repair & ReplaRESOLUTION NO. 2025-R-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH
VOLUSIA COUNTY FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF
PROPERTIES ACQUIRED THROUGH THE HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) COMMUNITY DISASTER
BLOCK GRANT -DISASTER RECOVERY (CBDG-DR)
FUNDED SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNER REPAIR AND
REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND HOMEOWNER
RECOVERY PROGRAM BUYOUT PATHWAY;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Volusia County has received CDBG-DR funds from the U.S. Department of
HUD for disaster recovery efforts following Hurricanes Ian and Milton; and
WHEREAS, Volusia County has established the Office of Recovery and Resiliency, a/k/a
Transform386, to administer the CDBG-DR ftinded Single Family Homeowner Repair and
Replacement Program and Hurricane Milton Homeowner Recovery Program, both of which
include homeowner buyouts, which are the voluntary acquisition of properties from willing sellers
in flood -prone areas; and
WHEREAS, under HUD CDBG-DR regulations, local governments are eligible to receive
title to properties acquired through the programs, subject to deed restrictions ensuring the land is
dedicated in perpetuity to uses compatible with open space or floodplain/wetlands management
practices; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater recognizes the benefits of receiving such properties to
promote flood risk reduction, environmental resilience, and public benefit consistent with the
intent of the Transform386 Programs; and
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WHEREAS, the City finds it to be in its best interest to participate in the Transform386
program and shall accept ownership of properties acquired within the City limits under the
Transform386 Programs; and
WHEREAS, the City after ownership transfer shall be solely responsible for any ongoing
maintenance obligations associated with a property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute any necessary
documents with Volusia County, or its designees, to accept City ownership of Transform386
homeowner buyout properties within the City limits.
that:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Edgewater
SECTION 1. RECITALS. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. DECLARATION. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager,
or their designee, to execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, or documents
necessary to accept the transfer of real property acquired through the Transform386 Programs,
subject to applicable CDBG-DR and HUD regulations, and in accordance with any deed
restrictions required for long-term land use compliance.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, clause, or provision of this
Resolution be determined invalid by a court decision, statute, regulation, or rule, the remainder
shall not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
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