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J-96-1148
10/24/96
RESOLUTION N09 " m 7 8 8
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH
DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, INC., FOR
THE CITY'S LEASE OF A BUILDING LOCATED AT
158 NORTHEAST 8th STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR
USE BY THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS PROGRAMS, SAID
LEASE TO BE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, AT
A MONTHLY RENT OF $1,600.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS
THEREFOR FROM MONIES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO A
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT MODEL CITY INITIATIVES GRANT
AWARDED TO THE CITY OF MIAMI.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Office of Homeless Programs is
part of a multi -agency team that provides outreach assessment and
placement to homeless individuals and families throughout
Metropolitan Dade County; and
WHEREAS, in the past two (2) years, the Office of Homeless E
Programs has placed 2500 homeless individuals and families into
shelters; and
WHEREAS, nationwide studies have concluded that homeless
individuals gravitate towards and congregate in the downtown
centers of urban areas; and
WHEREAS, Downtown Management Corporation, Inc. is the owner
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of a building located at 158 Northeast 8th Street, Miami, Florida
(the "Premises"); and
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WHEREAS, the City of Miami Office of Homeless Programs,
desires to lease the Premises for the exclusive use and occupancy
of the Premises to provide outreach, assessment and referral
services to homeless individuals within the City of Miami;
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.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorizedll to
execute a lease agreement, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, with Downtown Management Corporation, Inc., for the
City's lease of a building located at 158 Northeast 8th Street,
Miami, Florida, for use by the Office of Homeless Programs, said
lease to be for a period of one (1) year, at a monthly rent of
$1,600.00, with funds therefor hereby allocated from monies
received pursuant to a United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development Model City Initiatives Grant awarded to the
City of Miami.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
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.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO
Honorable Mayor, and Members DATE October 9, 1996 FILE
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of the City Commission
SUB.IECT Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute a lease.
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VENCLOSURES:
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution which executes a lease agreement
between the City of Miami Office of Homeless Programs (OHP) and the Downtown Management Corporation, Inc. The
source of funding for the expenditure will be the US HUD Model Cities Initiatives Grant, which was awarded to the
Office of Homeless Programs and accepted by the City Commission in July of 1996. This lease is for 2,500 square feet
located at 158 N.E. 8 Street for a monthly fee of $1,600 per month or $19,200, annually (7.68/SF).
BACKGROUND:
The lease of offices at the Dupont Center expires on November 2, 1996. The Office of Homeless Programs, comprised
of twenty one persons, has not been allocated space at the Miami Riverside Center.
The outreach, assessment and placement services provided by the Office of Homeless Programs are an integral part of
the overall Dade County Homeless Assistance Plan. The OHP has been awarded a portion of the US HUD Model Cities
Initiatives Grant to facilitate said services to the homeless population within the City of Miami jurisdiction. Historically,
homeless individuals gravitate towards downtown areas. In the past two years, this office has closed several major
homeless encampments located in downtown, placing over 2,000 individuals in shelters.
Presently, there is no City office space available in the Downtown Miami area, thus, it has become necessary to negotiate
a lease for office space, two blocks from Camillus House, and near the Homeless Assistance Center,. This center is the
point of entrance to the Continuum of Care System of services, administered by the Dade County Homeless Trust.