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06/15/94 RESOLUTION NO. 9 4 — U 8
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT
OI $334,032 FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE
SERVICES TO FUND PROGRAMS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENT(S), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, as it has for the last 16 years, the Parks and
Recreation Department, through its Programs for Persons with
Disabilities, has again applied to the State of Florida
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (hereinafter
referred to as HRS) for grant funds to support its programs for
the coming year; and
WHEREAS, the HRS has offered the City a grant totalling
$334,032 for services to be provided to developmentally disabled
individuals during the period July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995;
and
WHEREAS, the HRS grant is divided into the following
component programs $108,201 for developmental training (19
clients), $21,600 for supported employment (4 clients), $155,496
for recreation programs (95 clients), and $48,735 for
transportation services for the above; and
WHEREAS, said grant requires a 12.5% local match, or
$4.1,754, which amount is available from the existing General Fund
Ooerating I_.,zciget. of said Division; Bind
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WHEREAS, the HRS has requested all. grantees to accept such
grants and to execute the necessary contracts no later than
June 30, 1994;
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. A grant in the amount of $334,032 is hereby
accepted from the State of Florida, Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services to support programs for the
developmentally disabled during the period July 1, 1994 through
June 30, 1995 to be provided by the Parks and Recreation
Department, through its Programs for Persons with Disabilities.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized 1/ to
execute the necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. 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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I PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of July , 1994.
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RLNTTI HIRAI
CITY CLERK
BUDGETARY REVIEW AND APPROVAL: REVIEW AS TO ACCOUNTING AND
TREASURY REQUIREMENTS:
MANOHAR SURANA, DIRECTOR CARS . GARCIA
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET FINAN DIRECTOR
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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RAF AEL 0. DIAZ•
DEPUTY CITY ATTq NEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
A. QU NN .)GIB S, I I
CITY ATTO Y
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TO Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
FROM
Cesa
City
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
DATE ,JUL - 5 1994 FILE
Resolution Accepting Grant
SUBJECT from HRS/Programs for the
Developmentally Disabled
REFERENCES.
ENCLOSURES
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It is respectfully reccmended that the
City Commission
adopt the attached
resolution accepting a grant from the
Florida Department of Health
and
Rehabilitative Services (HRS) in the amount of $334,032
for the Parks
and
Recreation Department's Programs for
Persons with
Disabilities,
and
authorizing the City Manager to execute
the necessary
documents for
this
purpose.
Backmcound:
The Deparment of Parks and Recreation - Programs for Persons with
Disabilities has received grant funds from the State of Florida Department of
Health and Rehabilitative Services for the past sixteen years. These monies
are used to provide corm unity recreation, developmental training, supported
eployment and transportation services to imm than one hundred fifteen (115)
developmenta.11lr disabled adults on a weekly basis. Due to the high quality of
service provided by the City of Miami, the State of Florida has again awarded
grant funds. The contract period for the grants will run from July 1, 1994
through June 30, 1995.
Funds from the State cover four (4) interrelated component programs offered by
this Division. Funds in the amount of $108,201 will cover developmental
training for nineteen (19) clients. This is a thirty -hour per week, work -
oriented program, giving instruction in such pre vocational skills as telling
time, transacting money, and learning how to take a bus. The supported
employment canponent serves four clients and is funded in the amount of
$21,600 and provides vocational training and job placement. The third
camponent, funded .in the amount of $155,496 provides for ccnnuzi.ty recreation
to a minimum of 95 clients, on the average of 16 hours per month. Specific
recreation activities include dances, arts and crafts, ceramics, music, and
special events. Additionally, clients are educated on socialization skills,
interpersonal relationships, and peer interaction. The Division provides the
clients with transportation to the various program and activity sites, which
is supported y $48,735 in state funds.
This resolution is a cagmni.on item to an emergency ordinance appropriating
said grant a special revenue fund.
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