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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE, RELATING TO THE HOMELESS,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPEND AN
AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $45,000, FROM THE
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ENTITLED "HOMELESS
PROJECT," PROJECT NUMBER 192001, INDEX CODE
NUMBER 281001, AS THE CITY OF MIAMI'S MATCH
TO METRO-DADE COUNTY, TO PROVIDE BEDS AND
SPECIALIZED TREATMENT FOR HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS HAVING SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS;
FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY AGREEMENTS WITH DADE
COUNTY IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission aoknowledgeq,_,tbAt measures need
to be taken to address h homeless problem 4nAe City of Miami;
and N
WHEREA n temb 91, the City Commission
approved d n e No. 109 ablishing a Special Revenue Fund
("the Fund and appropria ng $90,000 to the Fund for the City
of Miami's component of the Community Homeless Emergency Plan;
and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 1992, the City Commission approved
Ordinance No. 10944, amending Ordinance No. 10914, by
appropriating an additional $250,000 to the Fund as the City of
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Miami's oontribution to the City/County joint effort to relooate
approximately 125 to 160 homeless persons from I-395 and Lummus
Park; and
WHEREAS, on November 22, 1991, the City filed a
notifioation to the Court of its intent to fenoe and vaoate the
I-395 and Lummus Park sites; and
WHEREAS, on Deoember 12, 1991, Judge C. Clyde Atkins ruled
that the City may fenoe said I-395 and Lummus Park sites,
provided that it offers oomparable or better shelter to the
approximately 125 to 150 homeless persons then residing at said
sites; and
WHEREAS, the program for whioh funding was appropriated on
January 23, 1992, by Ordinanoe No. 10944, is a joint City/County
effort (the City and Metro -Dade County have eaoh provided
$250,000 toward this effort) to oomply with the requirements of
the oourt order issued on Deoember 12, 1991; and
WHEREAS, said City/County joint program to assist the
homeless began in January of 1992 and identified a number of
homeless persons as having substanoe abuse problems and in need
of speoialized plaoement; and
WHEREAS, Metro -Dade County already has the meohanism in
plaoe to oontraot with the required sooiai servioe providers to
provide beds and speoialized treatment for homeless individuals
having substanoes abuse problems and partioipating in the joint
program;
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