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Home My WebLink AboutR-96-0044J-95-992 1/12/96 RESOLUTION NO. J 4 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FUNDING OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY SPECIAL HOUSING PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT, METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCY, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER AS HEREIN SPECIFIED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS AND/OR RELATED DISEASES; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1995 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS ("HOPWA") PROGRAM GRANT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA) Program was created under the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act, and revised under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992; and WHEREAS, Section 606(d)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 stipulates that the city, being the most populous unit of general local government in an eligible metropolitan statistical area (EMSA), not including county government, must be the applicant for the Grant and be allocated the related funding; and WHEREAS, in March of 1995, the City of Miami applied for $7,906,000 of 1995 } HOPWA Grant funding, on behalf of the EMSA, which includes Dade County, and the cities of Hialeah and Miami Beach; and CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JAN 2 5 1996 Resolution No. WHEREAS, in October 1995, the City was notified by U.S. HUD that due to the recission of $15,000,000 of program appropriations, our EMSA's 1995 HOPWA amount was reduced to $7,268,000; and WHEREAS, in November 1995, the 1995 HOPWA Advisory Board (HAB), which consists of representatives of Dade County, the cities of Hialeah and Miami Beach, Metro -Dade County HIV Health Services Planning Council, South Florida AIDS Network, Stanley C. Myers Community Medical Ceniar, Christian Community Service Agency, Economic Opportunity Family Health Center, the People With AIDS Coalition, and includes three persons living with AIDS, has agreed and recommended funding the agencies as stated in Section 2 of this resolution; and WHEREAS, the 1995 HOPWA Selection Committee has recommended funding the agencies as stated in Section 2 of this resolution; and WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends that the agencies, as stated in Section 2 of this resolution, be awarded the related funding to provide housing and related services to low income persons living with AIDS throughout the Dade County geographic area; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. 2 96-- Section 2, The City Commission hereby approves the following agencies for funding, in the amounts listed below, for the provision of housing related services to persons with HIV/AIDS, and/or related diseases, and to disburse 1995 HOPWA funds therefor: Agency's Name Dade County Special Housing Programs Department Dade County Department of Human Resources Office of Community Services Christian Community Service Agency Economic Opportunity Family Health Center Activities HUD required housing quality standards inspections. Short term (up to 21 weeks/ 5 months) housing assistance. Utilities Assistance. Long term (12 months), provider based housing assistance. Long term (12 months), client based, housing assistance. Utilities Assistance. Amount $72,000 $790,600 $212,500 $500,000 $500,000 $212,500 Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to execute the necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with the hereinabove service f providers to implement said Program. Section 4. This approval shall be retroactive to November 16, 1995, because of the urgent need to provide these services to persons living with HIV/AIDS throughout the Dade County geographic area. The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code provisions. 3 96- r Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of January , 1996 ` �. ATTEST: WALTER J. O' E CITY CLERK NET REVIEW: ELBER . WATERS, DIRECTOR NET REVIEWED AS TO ACCOUNTING, BUDGETARY, AND TREASURY REQUIREMENTS: MANOHAR S ASSISTANT CITY AGER 7 ABED AND APPROVED BY- (Ix L A KELLY KEARSON ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: A. Q J S, III CITY ATT Y 4 96— 1i IN :t } CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 3- TO The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission DATE : _ O ' FILE SUBJECT : Resolution Authorizing The City Manager to Execute Agreements FROM : Ces dio REFERENCES: CitVer 1995 HOPWA Grant ENCLOSURES: City Commission Agenda Item - January 25, 1995 RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute individual contractual agreements with Metropolitan Dade County's Special Housing Programs Department, Metropolitan Dade County's Department of Human Resources (Office of Community Services), Christian Community Service Agency, and Economic Oppcartunity Family Health Center for the provision of housing and housing related services for individuals with HIV/AIDS or related diseases. The attached resolution further directs the City Manager to disburse funding in the amounts stated in Section 2 of the attached resolution. Funding for these service contracts is being provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from the fiscal year 1995 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program. BACKGROUND: NET, recommends that the City Commission adopt the a-etached resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute individual contractual Agreements with Metropolitan Dade County's Special Housing Programs Department, Metropolitan Dade County's Depart- ment of Human Resources (Office of Community Services) in con- nection with the provision of housing and housing related services for individuals with HIV/AIDS or related diseases. Further, Section 2 of the attached resolution directs the City Manager to disburse funding in the amounts stated therein. In March of 1995, the City of Miami, on behalf of Metropolitan Dade County and the cities of Hialeah and Miami Beach, applied for $7,906,000 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With 'AIDS (HOPWA) Program funding from U.S. HUD. In October of 1995, the City was notified by U.S HUD that its application for 1995 HOPWA Program funding had been approved; however, because of a federal budget amendment/recission to the fiscal year budget, the City's award was decreased from $7,906,000 to $7,268,000. 96- 44 , FA 1i s- The Honorable Mayor and . Members of the City Commission Page 2 At the March 9, 1995 City Commission meeting, the City Commission through Resolution 95-179, authorized the City Manager to accept the 1995 HOPWA Grant from U.S. HUD and to execute the necessary implementing agreements, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, and subject to applicable City Code provisions. In August of 1995, the City issued an application to provide utilities assistance. The 1995 HOPWA Selection Committee evaluat- ed the responses to the application, and recommends that Economic Opportunity Family Health Center and Dade County's Dept. of Human Resources'(Office of Community Services) be awarded $212,500 each to provide utilities assistance.. At the November 1, 1995 HOPWA Advisory Board (HA.B) meeting, the HAB unanimously recommended that Metropolitan Dade County's Spe- cial Housing Programs Department be funded to provide U.S. HUD required housing quality standards inspections; Metropolitan Dade County's Department of Human Resources (Office of Community Ser- vices) be funded to provide short term housing assistance; Chris- tian Community Service Agency be funded to provide long term, provider based housing assistance; and Economic Opportunity Fami- ly Health Center be funded to provide long term, client based housing assistance to very low income persons living with HIV/ AIDS and related diseases in connection with the 1995 HOPWA Program. Based on the recommendations of the HOPWA Advisory Board and the HOPWA Selection Committee, NET recommends the following local area AIDS service providers for funding in the amounts listed below in connection with the implementation of the 1995 HOPWA Program: Sponsor's Name Activities Amount -------------- Dade County's Special -------------------------- HUD required housing quality ----------- $72,000 Housing Programs standards inspections. Department Dade County's Department Short term (up to 21 weeks/ $790,600 of Human Resources 5 months) housing assistance. (Office of Community Services) Utilities Assistance. $212,500 Christian Community Long term (12 months), provide $500,000 Serivice Agency based housing assistance. Economic Opportunity Long term (12 months), client $500,000 Family Health Center based, housing assistance. Utilities Assistance. $212,500 City Commission ratification of the attached resolution is recommended. 96- 44 I: HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) PROGRAM METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY'S SPECIAL HOUSING PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT SCOPE OF SERVICES Goal: 1. To perform approximately 2100 U.S. HUD required housing .quality standards inspections in connection with the 1995 HOPWA long term housing assistance program. This is projected to service 525 clients, with 4 inspections each. METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES (OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES) SCOPE OF SERVICES Goal: 1. To provide financial assistance for approximately 268 .households, having at least one member with AIDS, with short term housing financial assistance, for up to 21 weeks / 5 months, including arrearages. Goal: 2. To provide financial assistance for approximately 400 households, having at least one member with AIDS, with utilites assistance. CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCY SCOPE OF SERVICES Goal: 1. To provide 12 months of rental assistance to approximately 70 households which have at least one member with AIDS. Further, mandating that all assisted persons living with AIDS have a case manager, either provided by Christian Community Service Agency or another agency, in order to assure that all clients assisted by HOPWA are advised of and referred to agencies providing services to which the clients may be entitled or may be available to them. Clients shall be assisted with their housing alternatives. r, , 0 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) PROGRAM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER SCOPE OF SERVICES Goal: 1. To provide 12 months of rental assistance to approximately 70 households which have at least one member with AIDS. Further, mandating that all assisted persons living with AIDS have a case manager, either provided by Economic Opportunity Family Health Center or another agency, in order to assure that all clients assisted by HOPWA are advised of and referred to agencies providing services to which the clients may be entitled or may be available to them. Goal: 2. To provide financial assistance for approximately 400 households, having at least one member with AIDS, with utilites assistance. 4 ! 4