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10/16/91
RESOLUTION NO. 91 ^ 762
A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, APPROVING THE
CITY OF MIAMI'S COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY (CHAS) FOR THE PERIOD
OF OCTOBER 1, 1991 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30,
1992, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE
CHAS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT (U.S. HUD).
WHEREAS, pursuant to Title I of the Cranston -Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act, the City of Miami is required to
submit, annually, a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy
(CHAS) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(U.S. HUD); and
WHEREAS, the CHAS provides a needs based housing strategy
which identifies housing needs and resources/programs to address
the needs; and
WHEREAS, an approved CHAS is required for the City and other
eligible grantees to apply for various U.S. HUD programs; and
WHEREAS, the City must submit the CHAS for the period
October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992, by October 31, 1991;
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.
CITY CpmQISSION
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MEE 177 OF
OCT 2A 1991
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Seation S. The Comprehensive mousing Affordability
Strategy (CHAS) for the period Ootober 1, 1991 through
September 30, 1992, in substantially the attaohed form hereto, is
hereby approved.
Seation 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
submit the aforementioned CHAS to the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (U.S. HUD).
Seotion 4. This Resolution shall beoome effeotive
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of October 1991.
XAVIER L. AREZ,-"MAYOR
ATT
MAT Y HIRAI
CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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J E. MAXWELL
T F ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
A. QII NN O S, TIT
CITY ATT EY
JEM/db/M2643
Comprehensive
Housin
Affordabilitya%ordility
Strategy
October 1, 1991 - September 30, 1992
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COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
STRATEGY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Transmittal Letter
HUD Form 40090
Executive Summary
PAGE
Section I. COMMUNITY PROFILE 1.1,pg.l
A. Needs Assessment I.2,pg.1
Table lA Housing Assistance Needs of
Low and Moderate Income
Households
A1.1 Households I.3,pg.7
J Black Households I.4,pg.8
1 Hispanic Households I.5,pg.9_
Tables 1B & 1C Homeless Population I.6,pg.10
Table 1D Other Special Needs I.7,pg.11
Population
Table lE Changes in Real Per Capita
Income, 1979-1989 I.8,2g.17
Table 1F Changes in Poverty Status,
1979-1989 I.9,pg.18
Tables 1G & 1H Changes in Per Capita
Income, 1979-89 and Comparisons
of Income and Data Among Various
Cities and Regions I.10,pg.19
Map: City of Miami
1989 Median Household Income I.11,pg.20
Map:
ci ty or Mi ami
Changes in Real Median Household
Income, 1980-89
I.12,pg.21
B. Housing Unit Inventory and Market
Conditions
I.13,pg.22
Map:
City of Miami
Percent Black Non --Hispanic
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Origin
I.14,2g.25
Map:
City of Miami
Percent Hispanic Origin
I.15,pg.26
Map:
City of Miami
Percent White Non -Hispanic
Origin
I.16,pg 27
Map:
City of Miami
Population Mix
T.17,pg.28
Table
2A Population and Minority Data
I.18,pg.32
Table
2B Market & Inventory Conditions,
Housing Stock Inventory
I.19,pg.33
Table
2C Assisted Housing Inventory
I.20,pg.34
Map:
City of Miami
Housing Density
I.21,pg.35
Discussion of Homeless
I.22,pg.41
Map:
City of Miami
Homeless Shelter Facilities
and Related Social Services
I.23,pg.65
Map:
City of Miami
Homeless Related Social Services
and Health Centers
I.24,pg.66
Map: City of Miami
Homeless Related Facilities I.25,pg.67
Discussion of Special Needs
Populations I.26,pg.68
Section II FIVE YEAR STRATEGY II.l,pg.l
Table 3A Priorities for Assistance
5-Year Plan II.2,pg.5
u
Five Year Plan
Long Term Strategic Plan for the
Homeless
Discussion of Special Needs
Populations
II.3►pg. 9
IIArpg. 26
11.5►pg. 31
Section III ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN III.l,pg.l
Housing Resources III.2,pg.1
Table 4/5A Anticipated Resources &
Plan for Investment III.3►
Pg . 4- 6
Table 5B Goals for Families to be
Assisted with Housing III.4,pg.7
One Year Action Plan III.5,pg.8
Current and Short -perm Strategic
Plan for the Homeless III.6,
Pg.21
Map: City of Miami
Component of Emergency Homeless
Plan III.7,
Pg . 26_
Discussion of Special Needs
Populations III.8,
—pg. 27
Monitoring Procedures
Summary of Citizen Comments
Certif ications
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and Urban Development
�r�iiityStrata (�tfice of Corrlmuniry Plann IN
APPENDIX 9
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mo of Junsaicoon(s) or Consortium:
City of Miami; Florida
nlact Person: I telep
hone Number;
Mr. Herbert J. Bailey, Assistant City Manager (305) 579-3366
RM:
City of Miami
Department of Development & Housing Conservation
300 Biscayne Blvd, Inlay, Suite 401
Miami, Florida 33131
pe of (mark one)
brnission: L New Five Year CHAS For Fiscal Year ' 91—' 9 2 through Fiscal Year ' 9 5—' 9 6 .
II �J Annual Update + For Fiscal Year
(mark one)
Initial Submission
H
Resubmission
Amendment "
' It an Annual Update, mark one:
❑ Parts 4 (Resources) d 5 (Implementation) Only
❑ Parts 4 A 5, plus minor changes: (mark all #=o which apply)
Part t - Needs Assessment Narrative Tablet
Part 2 - Market & Inventory Conditions Narrabve Lj Tables
Part 3 - Strategies Narrative n Tables
" For all amendments, specify the nature of the amendment below and attach amended portions to this cover sheet.
jrisdiction HUD Approval
me of Authorized OMpal: Name of Authorized Official:
e
Cesar H. Odio, City Manager
)nature a Date: Signature a Dwo:
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-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
'Phe completion of this Comprehensive Housing
Affordability Strategy (CHAS) represents the City of
Miami's initial attempt at producing a five year
housing planning strategy. Unfortunately, there were
several constraints involved in the development of this
CHAS including two critical constraints: (1) the
limited availability of current, accurate data, and (2)
the very short turnaround time in which to deliver the
final product.
Miami's general approach to develop the Five Year
Housing Strategy consists of employing the City's
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan as the framework or
basis for developing the strategy. The mission
statement, priorities, goals and objectives were all
established by community consensus in the Miami
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan and the strategy
appearing in this CHAS represents the outline for
achieving these ends. Identification of the known and
anticipated resources for the next fiscal year, laid
the framework for developing a realistic One Year
Action Plan.
As additional, accurate data
becomes available and
the
CHAS document requirements as
to forms and content,
are
finalized by U.S. HUD, Miami's CHAS will be updated
and
refined to more accurately reflect
the housing needs
and conditions, and amend
the annual plan,
if
necessary.
In general, over the next five years, the City of
Miami's housing strategy will concentrate on the
following:
Housing
Population Income Level Program Type
. Renters . very low income rental assistance
. lower income rehabilitation
programs for
investors new construction
of affordable
rental housing
. Homeowners very low income moderate and
. lower income substantial
moderate income rehabilitation
. 1st Time lower income 2nd mortgage
Homebuyers assistance
Homeless . very low income . rehabilitation of
. lower income SRO units
. support services
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COMMUNITY PROFILE
A. NEEDS AS$ESSMENT
PERIOD OF TRANSITION: THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS
Change in South Florida, specifically
in Miami, is
one of the few things one can
depend upon, however,
the nature and impact of the
change is often
unpredictable.
As 1990 census data becomes
available it is likely
to show that significant and
dramatic changes have
occurred in Miami over the past decade.
While the refugee/exile
population from the
Caribbean, Central and
South America will
continue, it is very difficult
to predict the rate
of such.
Therefore, it is believed to be more accurate for
the City to wait for the 1990 Census results and
after analyzing the significant changes in
demographics, income, employment, poverty, etc.;
to project/forecast the populations' housing needs
over the next 5 years.
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Consequently, once the 1990 Census data has been
j received and analyzed, this CHAS document will be
updated to reflect the significant changes which
will be projected to occur over the next 5 years.
METHODOLOGY
Approach to Data Collection
Given the constraints of limited time and staffing
for preparation of this document, coupled with the
limited availability of useful, current data, the
decision was made to use the "best"/most reliable
of the existing readily available data, namely as
follows:
. data from most recent HAP 1988 - 1991
. data from 1980 Census
. data from local surveys
updates and projections from 1980 Census
data completed by Miami's Planning Dept.
While use of such data probably will not be very
accurate to formulate a 5-year planning document,
this existing data should be reasonably accurate
for analyzing the current situation and developing
an accurate assessment of existing conditions and
needs and formulating a 1 year plan of action to
address these needs.
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As the 1990 Census data becomes
be necessary for the City to
its 5 year housing strategy and
annual housing goals.
available,
rethink and
consecutive
it will
revise
years'
TABLES 1A, 1B, 1C AND 1D
Table lA Housing Assistance Needs of Lour and Moderate
Income Households
Three (3) tables were completed assessing the
needs of All Renter Households, Black Renter
Households and Hispanic Renter Households.
Sources of Data:
City of Miami Housing Assistance
Plan 1988 -1991
1980 U.S. Census
In order to provide a current estimate of the number of
low income renter households in the City of Miami the
following methodology was employed:
(1) The percentage change in total population by
ethnic/racial grouping (Hispanic, Black, non -Hispanic
1 White and Other) from the 1980 to 1990 Census was
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1 (2) Assuming that the ratio of persons to
households by ethnic/racial grouping remained constant
Ifrom the 1980 to 1990 Census, the percentage change
calculated in (1) is equal to the percentage change in
households by racial/ethnic grouping.
(3)
The
distribution of
total low
income renter
households
by
race/ethnicity
and type of
household, as
per the 1980 Census, was calcuated.
(4) Using the 1980 Census figures for all
households (in the 1988-1991 Housing Assistance Plan),
which differentiated very low income from other low
f
income households by type of household, it was assumed
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that the racial/ethnic breakdowns calculated in (3)
would apply to both income categories (very low and
other low income).
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(5) The number of households by race/ethnicity,
household type and income category were adjusted to
reflect the change in number of households as
calculated in (1).
(6) The number of households for each income
category and household type as calculated in (5) were
summed by racial/ethnic grouping to yield the estimates
for Hispanic, Black and all households.
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A 5-year projected estimate of need table has not
been
completed, as the City believes
that it would
be of
limited value. However, the City
would like to
reserve
the right to prepare a 5-year
estimate, if
deemed
necessary, after the 1990 Census
data has been
locally
received and analyzed.
Tables 1B and 1C Homeless Population
The two (2) tables were completed for Miami's total
Homeless population, using available, reliable data.
For Table 1C, data was available only for individuals
and it was not known whether they were Sheltered or
Unsheltered, thus total figures are given. In
addition, a combined total figure of 746 is provided
for drug and alcohol abusers.
Sources of Data:
"Enumeration of the Homeless: Dade
County 1991" a report prepared by
Barry University.
In order to provide a current estimate of the homeless
population in the City of Miami, the following
methodology was used:
(1) "Enumeration of the Homeless: Dade County
199111, a report prepared by Barry University (part of a
three year study) was used as the primary data source.
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The report indicated that in Dade County the total
homeless population (as per CHA5 definition) on May 1,
1991 was 3,664, of which 1,184 lived in shelters and an
estimated 2,480 lived in an unsheltered environment.
The 11184 figure was the total reported by all homeless
providers and shelters in the county. The 2,480 figure
was based on a physical count of 620 homeless persons
who slept outside at 14 major sites in Dade County and
applying a multiplier of 4 (based on an estimated ratio
of for every one homeless person counted three are -
missed) . -
(2) In the above -mentioned street survey, 432 of
the 620 homeless individuals were found at sites
located in the City of Miami. Applying the multiplier
of 4 to the 432 homeless individuals yields a total of
1728 unsheltered homeless persons in the City of Miami.
It is estimated• that approximately 1% of the total
homeless population are unsheltered families with
children.
(3) Applying the percentage of homeless shelter
capacity that lies within the City of Miami (83.1%) to
the homeless population in shelters in Dade County
(1,184), yields 984 homeless persons living in shelters
in the City of Miami. Based on shelter capacity by
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,ousing Assistance Needs of
ow & Moderate Income Households
'm of Asuismax a) or Gores —:
U.S. Department Of ing and Urban Development
Othce of Community & —,rwng and Deveiopment
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Slralegy (CHAS)
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IN 15 1991
111ve year rerloa.
FY: 91 1 inrough F Y: 96
City of Miami Florida
one:
jCurrant Estimate asof: w
8/15/91
Ix I
Ap Householdsnecdow;
M Racial/Ethnic Group Households: (OP -MY)
Five -Year Proiscied Estimate as
d: (anw daft)
Renlem
Ek6riy
Owners
Houw*bold by
3&dV
I a 2 "Wriber
Small Related
Large Reiaied
AN Ocher
lofaf P*wem
i & 2 LWmber
Smal ReIaled
Lope Related
All Oder
TY4.am. & Hmmng Ptoblem
- �
Houllah"
(2 to 4)
(5 or more)
H(5or
�f
Hausehokis
HousetxA&
(21o4)
(5 or more)
Households
A
C
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(E)
IF)i
(G)
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(H)
8 78.
511
5. 9
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5.04
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C40 Burden > 30%
Coo Burden > 50%
Otiver Low-Incowbe (61 to
-i b 9—
All Owners
Overawmied
Cd Burden -j" 40%
Cost Burden > 507E
i. loud Low4ncocne
UIrlcarta(61 so 95%)'
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Overcrowded
3. CAW Surdien > 30%
1. C46A Burden > 50Y.
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i As Housaiwkis
See ToWe 2A for haiv Of Racia*Ihnic Groum
Or. j, V"Oprisig. based an HUD kboorrw kTWz with required statuioty adj"iments.
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tJthce of Community _. ,nnp and Development
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;gip$ Viable •
strategy CHAS)
�
Needs of
Comprehensive Housing AryordabilitY
FNs YON P*nod. ;
lousing Assistance
Households
FY: p„oughFY:
&Moderate income
96
oyy
91
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City of Miami, Florida
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AN Households
g paciaVEthnic Group Households: I.p.ohl' Black
Owners
Current Estimate as d: t
Projected Estimate as d: ( d"'►
Related All Olhw All Owners
L�
ENe Year
Total Renters i 3 2 Small Related
tee)Howahokis
AN Other (2 �) ( J
IHmmehiold
by ll Related
1 s� Sma
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(5 or morel �� E F
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t
ttt tiotwap Probtern�
_. call burmnn
COft Rwa�v'• > 5(m
b erne (61 b W%)'
YYith Fiotsir►g ProbBemc
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t. Goct &aden > 3t)'7.
2 Cast burden > 5M
3.Total Low-kKxww
4 jam- 1111 to 1
5-wa sing Problem&
6. Ph e+ t)slods
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HAS Table • Othce of Community . .......rung and Development
D..
ousing Assistance Needs of JUN 15 1991
ow & Moderate Income Households Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
no d.lutibooryq or Conworeun:
Five Yew Panod. j
FY: ttvoughFY: T-i
City of Miami Florida 9 96=
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rk our:
JAWk am:
Currant Estimate as at: wu— data) 8 / 15 / 91
AN Households
OPbci
Five -Year Projec7ed Estimate as
of: (anrrrWa)
L'EthnicGmup Households: (n)ddh)' Hispanic
Reram
Owners
t a 2 6lambsr
SmM PaLO d
tape Reteted
All oC�er
Tote! Renters
1 ft 2 Member Small Related
Larpe Reiated
Al! Other
Hou"haid byElderly
TYW xrre, i Hocsm Prowerns
Hoesch"
(2 to 4)
(5 or more)
Households
Households (2 b 4)
(5 a more)
Hous ll"
A
B
C
D
E
F G1H).77
Very tote incornr. (o to 60%)•
4 . 7 7 9
18.322
2. 8 4 6
,. _ ->
25. t9 4 Z ..
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Wilh Housing
Goal Burden > actx ^`
Clad Burden > 5M
Debar l oar inooarta (5 t b ao9y 2 r_ 3 5 9. 4, 6 2.8.
Wilh Housarg Problems
rnpsa:ai vvrecis
Overcrowded
iAis{ Burden > TM
'.w, '+w.�,'���L`^..
��'!w • n�X• �itf".4''�'
'Y:I�\
Coa Burden > so"r%
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22,950
I.Yoti"" ekworne(M*95%)'
�ar9 Problems
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F-hpicalDefects
:Sur'
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•<:x<•
7, Overcrowded
3 Coos! Burden > 30X
1. Goa Burden SIriG
:
). tiltddbbrcome Hshlds b 120%
Hoaselroids
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See Ta6ie 2A for fisting of Ra6atlEthnic Groups
Or. if appropriaw. based on HUD income limits with retired slalulDry adryslments
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All Owners
: CHAS Tables 1 S & 1 U.S. Department of Housi nd Urban Devaanaw n y U
I 1991 Office of Community Planr,jWld Development —
Wnmeless Population Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
of Jurlhdit tion(t) or Consortium: Marts ono: FW Yaar Period: (enter foal yrt,1
[X� All Homeless FY:Oh �':
[d ] RaciaVEthnic Group (sp.y) 91 9 6
City of Miami, Florida
Table 1 B Category Total Sheltered nsheltered
e - (A) (e) (C)
Totals um er 7o Families with
Children N/A N/A N A —
2. Number of Persons in
families with Childron
i ame i y
Special Needs
Number of Individuals nc
In Families with Children
Total ersons/Individual:
(Lines 2+3)
Category
213
2,499
2,712
ember of Families with Child
Sheltered Unsshelt
(A) 1 (8)
186 27
798 1,701
984 1 1,728
Number of Individuals
Sheltered Unsheltered
(C) To al (D)
1. Mentally III N/A N/A 81
2. Drug Abuse N/A N A
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746
3. Alcohol Abuse N/A N/A
4. Victims of Domestic
Violence N/A N/A N A
5. Runaway/Abandoned
Youth N A
6. Other (speciy)
Mentally Retard N/A N/A 2 3
AIDS N/A N/A 1 6
' Include families with head of household or spouse having the characteristics listed.
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CHAS `able 1 D (Optional) jUN i 5 199i u.s. Depanment of Houa d Urbanto
Office of Community Planning and Development
"`ther Special Needs population Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
.me of Juradidonmq or Consortium: Five Year Period: (enter fiscal yrs.)
Cv. rhrmmh rv.
People witft-
Disabilities
Pattolpents In Economic Independence
and Sell Sufficiency Programs
1. Number of Households
air
4. Supportive Service Need Identified
in FSS Plan
DATA NOT AVAILABLE
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category, an estimated 186 are in families with
children, the remaining 798 are individuals not in
families with children.
(4) The Barry study estimates that in Dade County
27.5% of the homeless population suffers alcohol or
drug abuse problems; 32.5% are mentally ill; 7.5% are
mentally retarded; and 5% have AIDS.
(5) The percentages in (4) were then applied to
the City of Miami homeless population.
Table 1D (Optional) Other Special Needs Populations
This table was not completed as reliable data is not
available.
GENERAL HOUSING NEEDS
An analysis of the data provided in the City of Miami's
Housing Assistance Plan, 1988-1991 and employing
Miami's methodology for updating these figures as
discussed in the previous section, Table 1A, reveals
the following for Low Income Renter Households.
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A total of 55,708 households, or 39% of all
households within the City of Miami, are
lower income renter households as defined by
U.S. HUD; that is households whose total
income is 80% or less of the median income
for this area.
43,349 or 78% of the total lower income
renter households are very low-income as
defined by U.S. HUD, that is households whose
total income is 50% or less of the median
income for this area.
Two-thirds (66%) of all lower income renter
households are small families, while 24% are
elderly households, and the remaining 10% are
larger families.
Black households represent 20,154 or 36% of
all lower income renter households.
Hispanic households represent 33,252 or 60%
of all lower income renter households.
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A further analysis of the data presented in the
Housing Assistance Plan 1988-1991 reveals the
following information pertaining to housing stock
conditions and vacancy rate.
66% of all units occupied are renter
occupied, with the remaining 34% of units
owner occupied.
Of Miami's 139,898 housing units, 29,495 or
21% require rehabilitation. Of these 29,495,
57% or 16,909 are not suitable for
rehabilitation, thus leaving a total of
12,586 units, or 43%, of all units needing
rehabilitation which are viable for
rehabilitation.
12% of the City's existing occupied housing
stock. is not rehabbable and should be
demolished. Of this total, 77% is renter
occupied, and 231 is owner occupied.
For the units suitable for rehabilitation,
9,654 or 77% are renter occupied, and 2,932
or 23% are owner occupied.
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. Th a vacancy rate for Miami is 4% based upon
the data from the Housing Assistance Flan
1988-1991.
According to the HAP 1988-1991, 63% of all
households living in the City of Miami are
lower income, i.e., household incomes are 80%
or less of the median income.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
In June 1990, the City of Miami's Strategic Planning
Office produced a report entitled The Pre -Operational
Strategic Plan. This document's analysis of
neighborhood income and poverty provides the following
economic and/or income indicators:
In the area bounded by Biscayne Blvd. (East),
S.W. 8th Street (South), N.W. 37th Avenue
(West), and the City Limits (North), per
capita income levels are below $7,000.
The average per capita income for the City as
a whole fell by 4.7% from $9,170 in 1979 to
$8,756 in 1989.
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The 1989 poverty rate for the City as a whole
is estimated to be 31.1% (over 123,000
residents below the poverty line).
. The lowest income area in the City is bounded
by Miami International
Airport
(West), the
Miami River
(South), the
City Limits (North),
and U.S.-1
(East) . This
area has
the highest
percentage
of households headed
by single _
women with
children under
18, the
lowest home
values and
a median
household
income of
$10,481.
The latest official Census estimates of
household income within the City reveal a
very disturbing trend. Surveys conducted by
the U.S. Census suggest that median family
income within the City declined in real terms
(after adjusting for inflation) between 1979
and 1983.
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CITY OF MIAMI
CHANGES IN REAL PER CAPITA INCOME, 1979-1989
1979
Per Capita
1989
Income
Per Capita
%
Area
(1989 $)
Income
Change
2
$4,052
$3,199
-21.1%
9
$4,665
$3,555
-23.8%
4
$4,914
$4,777
-2.8%
37
$4,953
$4,699
-5.1%
12
$4,995
$4,515
-9.6%
29
$5,375
$4,730
-12.0%
3
$5, 387
$5, 374
0. 2%
35
$5,586
$4,597
-17.7%
5
$5,710
$5,271
-7.7%
36
$5,972
$4,293
-28.1%
34
$6,237
$4,643
-25.6%
30
$6,346
$5,005
-21.1%
10
$6,585
$5,457
-17.1%
21
$6,781
$8,025
18.3%
6
$7,012
$7,183
2.4%
13
$7,123
$8,178
14.8%
31
$7,133
$6,321
-11.4%
33
$7,184
$5,690
-20.8%
1
$7,276
$8,526
17.2%
14
$7,639
$6,267
-18.0%
23
$7,818
$6,578
-15.9%
22
$7,924
$6,424
-18.9%
24
$8,308
$6,792
-18.2%
28
$9,009
$9,221
2.4%
32
$9,454
$8,977
-5.0%
26
$9,466
$9,185
-3.0%
17
$9,926
$10,372
4.5%
25
$9,959
$9,831
-1.3%
15
$10,295
$10,032
-2.6%
27
$10,534
$10,244
-2.8%
18
$11,160
$10,874
-2.6%
11
$13,560
$11,807
-12.9%
7
$14,904
$16,432
10.3%
8
$17,060
$23,821
39.6%
19
$22,013
$25,398
15.4%
20
$23,429
$31,614
34.9%
16
$30,010
$30,799
2.6%
Citywide
$9,170
$8,756
-4.7%
Source: Donnelly
Demographics and
U.S. Department of
Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, 1980 Census
of Population
and Housing.
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TABLE 1 F
CITY OF MIAMI
CHANGES IN POVERTY STATUS, 1979-1989
1979
1989
Neighborhood
Poverty
Poverty
Area
Rate
Rate
Change
1
29.9%
28.4%
-5.0%
2
54.2%
67.9%
25.3%
3
34.7%
42.1%
21.3%
4
48.3%
55.7%
15.3%
5
37.5%
43.2%
15.2%
6
23.7%
29.4%
24.1%
7
15.8%
19.3%
22.2%
8
7.5%
10.1%
34.7%
9
41.3%
59.9%
45.0%
10
36.5%
50.6%
38.6%
11
25.4%
29.3%
15.4%
12
50.1%
55.8%
11.4%
13
34.4%
36.0%
4.7%
14
35.3%
54.5%
54.4%
15
14.8%
24.6%
66.2%
16
8.7%
11.0%
26.4%
17
11.2%
17.5%
56.3%
18
10.8%
19.3%
78.7%
19
14.6%
16.2%
11.0%
20
5.1%
5.0%
-2.0%
21
28.8%
25.8%
-10.4%
22
18.1%
34.7%
91.7%
23
27.0%
46.0%
70.4%
24
17.3%
38.0%
119.7%
25
14.9%
28.2%
89.3%
26
15.8%
25.1%
58.9%
27
11.2%
15.8%
41.1%
28
14.8%
22.0%
48.6%
29
30.9%
47.9%
55.0%
30
32.3%
54.0%
67.2%
31
26.9%
37.0%
37.5%
32
11.6%
20.3%
75.0%
33
31.0%
51.0%
64.5%
34
34.8%
54.2%
55.7%
35
37.8%
58.6%
55.0%
36
34.7%
57.0%
64.3%
37
32.1%
53.7%
67.3%
Citywide
24.5%
31.1%
26.9%
Source; U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of
the
Census,
1980 Census of Population and
Housing
and the
Strategic
Planning Office.
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TABLE 1 G
CHANGES IN PER CAPITA INCOME, 1979-1989
(in constant $)
1979 Mean Per 1989 Estimated
Capita Income Mean Per Capita
(1989 $) Income % Change
Dade County $11,561 $13,858 19.87%
City of Miami $ 9,097 $ 8,756 -4.73%
Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of. the Census,
1980 Census of Population and Housing; and estimates
1989 provided by Donnelly Demographics
TABLE 1 H
COMPARISONS OF INCOME AND DATA AMONG
VARIOUS CITIES AND REGIONS
Area
Miami
Tampa
Or lando
Florida
Atlanta
New Orleans
U.S.
Area
Miami
Tampa
Or lando
Florida
Atlanta
New Orleans
U.S.
1979 Real
Per capita
Income
$9, 016
$ 9, 463
$9,981
$10, 759
$9,691
$ 9, 578
$10,811
1981 Total
Crime Rate
14,832
14,309
12,863
8,048
13,904
9,122
5,750
1985 Real
Per capita
Income
$8, 904
$9,902
$10,894
$11,271
$10,341
$8,975
$10,797
1985 Total
Crime Rate
15,122
14,642
11,352
7,558
13,183
8,681
5,242
% Change
-1.2%
4.6%
9.2%
4.8%
6.7%
-6.3%
-0.1%
% Change
2. 0%
2.3%
-11. 8%
-6.1%
-5.2%
-4.8%
-8.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, County and City Data Book, 1988
HOUSING UNIT
INVENTORY AND NxARKET CONDITIONS
The U.S. Census Annual Housing Survey: 1983 states that
a total of 10,000 housing units were renovated from the
City's housing stock between 1979 and 1983.
A recent study prepared by the South Florida Regional
Planning Council indicates that public housing agencies
meet only 42.5% of the need for low cost housing in
South Florida. Currently, there is a 2.7% vacancy rate
in subsidized low-income housing. Obviously the demand
for affordable, low cost housing is lagging far behind
the supply. As of 1988, Metropolitan Dade County's
Public Housing Authority had a waiting list numbering
6,000 households.
A 1991 Survey conducted by Coldwell Banker's CB
Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc. indicates that
within Dade County the average monthly rent for 1
bedroom and 2 bedroom apartments are $480 and $649
respectively.
While the 1990 U.S. Census household income figures are
not yet available, the 1980 Census figures for the City
of Miami reveal that while the average annual income
for owner occupied households was $23,150 the figure
for renter occupied households was only $11,359. A
1986 survey conducted by Sales and Marketing Magazine,
determined that more than 32% of all households in the
City of Miami had incomes of less than $10, 000, and an
additional 27% of households had incomes ranging from
$10,000 up to $20,000.
The Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan 1989-2000,
utilizing data from the U.S. bureau of Census, Housing
Characteristics for Selected Metropolitan Areas, Annual
Housing Survey: 1983 states that in 1983, 24% of all
renter households were devoting 60% or more of their
family income to housing. At the same time, 47% of
renter households were spending more than 1/3 of their
family income for housing.
Although it is neither accurate nor consistent to
compare 1991 rental expenses with household income
figures and trends from 1980, 1983 and 1985,
unfortunately, more recent data on housing costs as a
percentage'of income are not available, thus the trends
witnessed between 1979 and 1985 are likely to be
reliable indicators of current severe cost burden
conditions.
Utilizing the 1991 average monthly rental figures of
$480 and $649 for one and two bedroom apartments,
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respectively, households would be required to have a
total income of $19,200 for the one bedroom and $25,960
for the two bedroom units, in order not to exceed
spending more than 30% of their household income for
their monthly rent. These annual income figures would
effectively require an hourly wage of $9.23 for the one
bedroom and $12.48 for the two bedroom apartment.
Households solely dependent upon support payments,
i.e., AFDC, Social Security, SSI, etc. would have
little choice but to exceed this 30% figure, as would
households supported by minimum wage earners, holders
of low paying service jobs and unskilled laborers. -
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CITY
OF
MIAMI
PERCENT
WHITE
NON -HISPANIC ORIGIN
PERCENT WHITE_ NON -HISPANIC
__- MARCH_1991_
0.0 -
10.0
10.1 -
35.0
®
35.1 -
65.0
65.1 -
Yr"!
90.0
9 0.1 -
100.0 ,z"'4,.► ► r rr r= �.
�
Witt
;�
r nFs t� rr. i
» rr
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Census of Population and Housing, 1990.
NOTE: This map depicts 1990 census tract geography.
Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Produced by the City of Miami
Geographic Information System.
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phase. This map should be considered a prototype=
1he information displayed may not be complete or
in some instances accurate.
CITY OF MIAMI
POPULATION lvf]X
This map depicts the degree of population integration with
respect to the three racial/ethnic groups -- Black, Hispanic,
and Anglo/Other. The darker the shading the higher the
degree of integration, or balance, or mix of the three groups.
Areas that have no shading reflect the presence of one group
in excess of 90% of the population.
arrirr
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11
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SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Census of population and Housing, 1990.
NOTE: This map depicts 1990 census tract geography.
persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Produced by the City of Miami
Geographic Information System.
Planning. Building and Zoning Department
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in some instances accurate.
a large number of non-English speaking persons
residing either legally or illegally within
the City;
a vast majority of refugees arriving with
little or no money;
a significant number of persons, who possess
limited job skills suitable for urban America;
In many cases housing units become overcrowded
as extended families, relatives, and/or
friends live together to make units
affordable;
A strain is created upon local governments to
provide numerous services necessary to sustain
the on -going influx of refugees;
Ethnic/racial tensions are exacerbated as
intense competition develops for existing
housing, services and jobs, especially between
lower income Americans and the new arrivals;
The massive influx of refugees contributes
both directly and indirectly to the increasing
numbers of homeless persons in Miami.
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TABLES 2A, 28 AND 2C
Table 2A Population and Minority Data
This table was completed using the population figures
from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. Census.
Source of Data:
U.S. Census 1980 and 1990
Table 28 Market and Inventory Conditions
Housing Stock Inventory
This table was completed using the housing stock data
provided in the City of Miami Housing Assistance Plan,
1988 - 1991.
Source of Data:
City of Miami Housing Assistance Plan 1988 -
1991
Table 1 - Housing Stock Conditions
Table 2C Assisted Housing Inventory
The data provided in this table is current as of August
15, 1991 and in many instances the data was available
only for Column A - Total Count.
Source of Data:
Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, Dept. of
Housing and Urban Development and Dept. of
Special Housing Programs
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development,
Jacksonville, Florida.
n
Albit it\i I ►�,.,• U.9. Daeartmant of Hoe, .d snd Urban DovImint
CHAS Table 2A -" N 15 1991
oopuiation and Minority.Data
,to of Jurisdictions) or C.onsortum:
City of Miami, Florida
Category
U.S. Department of HouyUslf'nd Urban LaAl
�U V
Office of Community Pli&2 , and Development
Comprehensive Housing AHordab((ity Strategy (CHAS)
1980 Census
(A)
Flea Year Period: (enter Ascat yrs.)
FY: through FY:
91 1 96
1990 Census Data
or Current Estimate
(8)
1. Total Population
346,865
358,548
2.
White (Non -Hispanic)
36,971
11,394
3.
Black (Non -Hispanic)
87,110
98,207
4.
Hispanic (All races)
194
037
223,964
5,
Native American
lk
6.
Asian and Pacific Islands
2 8, 7 4 7
) 24,983
7. Group Quarters
5,793
7,331
S.
Institutional
3,278
N
9.
Non -Institutional
2
515
N
10.
Household Population_
145, 762
143.124
(as per 1990 Census data)
CHAS Table 28 4hjtuhj i 5 1991
Market and Inventory Conditions
dousing Stock Inventory
Nama at Junediclon(s) or Cormonlum:
City of Miami, Florida
U.S. Department of and Urban Nvelopment
Woe of Community Planning and Development
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
Ponod: (OMW local Va.)
91 1 through FY:
Check ":
M 19JIQ_ Census
tiCUHWI Estimate as of: tontot date)
Category
Total
0 or I bedrooms
2 bedrooms
3 or more -bedrooms
(A)
(B)
(C)
1. Total Year -Round Housing
g.
2. Total Occupied Units
13 4 0 4
3. Renter Occupied Units
. . . . . . . . . . .
W
88,308
4. Needing Rehab
ME.
0
21, 6Q3
. . . . . . . . . . . iv, �
S. Not RehabbableYY
IN M M 4, NI,
2
:WN
M
6. Owner Occupied Units
'Q's -u
45,738
7. Needing Rehab
8. Not Rehabbable
.6,577-
4-R
IBM%
3,683
.... 1. .
9. Total Vacant Units
5,852
.. 01i
M&$
10. For Rent
4,695
tgg gg' -gi.-'--. ItUffi` R
Needing Rehab
1,149
Not Rehabbable
1,000
01NA'
4I
M x12.
'tTV
13. For Sale
1,157
�3 K
. . . . . . . . . ......
MAE
14. Needing Rehab
16fi.
- --------- f4'5-"x..x'_-
. . . . . . . . . . . -------- . . . . . . . .
is. Not Rehabbable
-----
16. Awaiting Occupancy or Hold
•4
- -------- - -- -- --- ------
M
--- ----
q
..W,
-M-4
R-11,
§g -g.-ggg ig:? ii� g
17. Othernv
_N
AAS Table 2C AIN . 19g1
391ted Housing Inventory � Ws ng
to of ,lured+csbn(p ter 66n orun:
City of Miami, Florida
U.S. Department of Houiing and Urban ffice Da�+���►r�►}(f�t
Oof Community �'lannrn l3avrnoprn {Jjt(J� J
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
Five Yea► Panod: (inter fiscal yrs.)
FY: 9 1 i thm"n FY: 96
current Elarme to of: (enter daal
Total Stock and Inventory
Category Total
(A)
SRO
0 or r bedrooms 2 beftoma i 3 or mom bedrooms
(C) (D) I cel
Prb)aCt Barad
Tarrant Assistance 91,779
5,094 944 l 1 69
Public Housing
6,728
N/A
4.803
JQ
890 1,035
Section 202
1,329
NA
N/A
I
NA I NA
Section 8
379
NI P.
291
54 I
34
Other HUD
1,343
N A
N/A
N A !
N/A
FmHA
I N/A
N/A
N/A
A
N A
Tenant Ba"d
Tenant Assistance
739
N/A
26
422
56
Section 8
739
N/A
261
422
56
Other Slade/Local
N/A
N/A
N A
I N/A
Homeowner
-N/A.
I
%saistance
N/A
N/A
17 A
1
Footnotes:
(3) This figure represents the total number of Section 202 units located
within the City of Miami as per U.S. HUD subsidized -housing printout
for Metropolitan Dade County, Florida.
(5) 391 units Section 23
618 units Section 221 Market Rate
230 units Section 231 Elderly
104 units Section 236
1,343 units Total
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form HUD-46090 (So I&VII
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Within the City of Miami there are as of August, 1991 a
total of 6,728 units of conventional public housing.
Over 70%, or 4,803 are efficiency and one -bedroom units
while the remaining 1,925 units consist of two, three
and four bedroom units. Unit occupancy is currently at
86% with 5,799 units occupied. Of the 929 vacant
units, only 189 units, or 20% of the vacant units are
currently available for occupancy. An additional 742
units are in the CIAP/MROP process.
A total of 8,692 households/persons are currently on
Metropolitan Dade County's waiting list for subsidized
housing. Although it is not possible at this time to
distinguish households for Miami as opposed to the
remainder of Dade County, a few points are worth
noting.
The vast majority of the units needed are 0-bedroom or
efficiency units. More than 45% or 3,928 of all
households/persons on the waiting list qualify for this
size unit.
As far as
preference is
concerned,
Dade
County uses the
Federal
preference
system
to
qualify such
households/persons. To date, there are 1,374 or
slightly less than 19% of all households/persons
currently on the waiting list who qualify for the
preference designation, and the vast majority, 62% or
856 households/persons, are in need of efficiency or
two bedroom units.
While Dade County does not have specific information on
the 'condition of conventional public housing units
located within the City of Miami, it is known that for
the current fiscal year 1990-1991, over $10 million in
funding has been obligated for the renovation and
repair of units located within the City of Miami. In
addition, over the next five years, more than $37
million of CIAP funds are projected to be requested for
the rehabilitation of developments located within the
City of Miami.
Metropolitan Dade County serving as the local public
housing authority has taken an active role in
encouraging and developing tenant management programs.
The County in conjunction with the Overall Tenants
Advisory Council, Inc. received a $76,000 grant from
U.S. HUD to develop self-sufficiency within four
resident management councils by providing training in
numerous areas such as:
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Community Organization
Conflict and Issues Resolution
Development of Resident Council Goals and
Action Plans
. Development, Negotiation and Maintenance of
Management Contracts
Development of Performance Standards
Accounting and Bookkeeping Procedures
Budgeting and Auditing Procedures
Housekeeping and Money Management Evaluations
HUD Regulations and Requirements in the Public
Housing Resident Management Program
Conducting Pre and Post Occupancy Training
Classes
Additional funds have been requested for fiscal year
1992 in order to continue and enhance this effort.
In addition, the County will be submitting an
application to participate in the HUD/Health and Human
Services demonstration program to assist public housing
residents in achieving economic self-sufficiency. Such
an effort is viewed as the first step toward creating a
resident population which can eventually achieve
homeownership status.
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In conjunction with the management initiative,
Metropolitan bade County has been actively working to
develop and promote homeownership opportunities for
public housing eligible households/persons through the
following initiatives:
1) a proposal has been developed to convert 19
townhouse units, that are currently part of the
owned rental housing stock, to homeownership.
Metropolitan Dade County has requested approval
from U.S. HUD.
2) an application has been submitted to U.S. HUD for
Dade County's participation in the Single Family
Demonstration Program whereby FHA foreclosed
property could be purchased at a significant
discount, renovated and resold to public housing
eligible households/persons who meet the mortgage
qualification requirements.
3) a proposal has been submitted to U.S. HUD to
convert a 75-unit family project from owned rental
to homeownership. Characteristics of the existing
households which make it appear favorable for such
conversion are:
nearly 50% of households have incomes of
more than $10,000 per year$
93% of the households consist of both
parents residing in the home,
t 78% of the households are gainfully
employed.
M
HOUSING NEEDS OF
THE HOMELESS AND AT -RISK
POPULATION
Summary of Major Findings
The homeless situation in the City of Miami is of a
unique nature in comparison to most municipalities
in the United States. Miami's homeless population
is comprised of a diversified group of individuals
which has the potential to increase in dramatic
increments at any given moment.
Miami is the gateway to the Caribbean and all of
Latin America. Consequently, the City of Miami's
population consists largely of Haitian, Nicaraguan,
Cuban, and other persons of Hispanic origin.
Miami's tropical climate is also a contributor to
the homeless problem. What better way to escape the
rigors of winter in the northeast or midwest, than
to flee to the warmth of Miami where one has the
assurance that he/she will not freeze to death.
Other contributors to the increase of the homeless
population include: the lack of supply of public
housing and publicly -subsidized housing; the
unemployed and underemployed; refugees and
immigrants; adolescent runaways; substance abusers;
victims of domestic violence; and those evicted from
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their homes or apartments because they cannot afford
the rent/mortgage payments.
Enumeration of the Homeless: Dade County 1991, a
study prepared for The Miami Coalition for Care to
the Homeless, prepared by Barry University's School
of Social Work and released on May 11, 1991,
indicates an approximate 20% increase in the number
of homeless in Dade County from November of 1988.
According to these experts, the fastest growing
subgroup within the homeless population is families
with children, who now comprise approximately 40% of
the homeless population.
The current bed capacity of emergency shelters in
Dade County is approximately 1,000; therefore, the
grim reality is that four out of every five homeless
persons are without even temporary shelter.
The 1989 Posner Fund Study of the homeless in South
Florida, one of the most comprehensive and thorough
studies done in the U.S., clearly documented the
problem of the homeless and each study analyzed both
causes and possible solutions. The Miami Coalition
for Care to the Homeless has also documented the
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nature of the problem in their 1989 plan for Action,
as have many other County, City and private studies.
This Strategic plan draws heavily on these studies
without which the planning process would have been
impossible.
The major findings of these studies clearly reflect
the situation in Dade County. Of these, the most
significant are:
A. The Cost of Housing
The median monthly rent for a single individual
who rents the poorest -quality of housing in Dade
County is now $260 a month, according to the
Florida International University study. Rent
for a family with children living in the
poorest -quality housing averages $410 a month.
A person earning $3.35 an hour at a regular
full-time job would have to pay close to 50% of
his/her wages in order to afford housing. A
family, where the main wage earner is paid $4.45
an hour, would have to pay 58% of its income on
housing. Further, most landlords renting to low
i
4
income tenants require leases, damage and
s'
security deposits, and advance rent payments
averaging $650 for an individual and $790 for a
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family. These statistics demonstrate how tight
the low-income housing market is, an evidence
the fact that, to reduce the amount spent on
rent to 30%, a percentage considered affordable,
the main wager -earner needs to earn about $8.54
an hour and be regularly employed to be able to
afford even the poorest -quality housing in Dade -
County.
Given these statistics, it is abundantly clear
why the lesser privileged in our community, who
have no savings, need miss only two paychecks to
find themselves precariously close to losing
their homes.
Research indicates the City of Miami's at -risk
population consists mainly of poor people and
substance abusers.
B. The Diversity of Our Homeless Population and Its
Needs.
1. About 25% are SITUATIONALLY HOMELESS, i.e.,
they are homeless for the first time and will
remain so, for no more than 90 days, if they
receive immediate assistance. There are many
families in this group and they generally
need assistance in finding Dousing, jobs or
other such services. They can become self
sufficient very quickly with the help of
existing programs if these programs are
funded at higher levels.
2. The EPISODIC HOMELESS, approximately 30% of
the homeless population, represents a far
greater challenge. These are usually people
who have been homeless periodically over the
past few years. They move in and out of
housing and the job market. Each episode of
homelessness becomes longer and longer. They
may have problems with substance abuse and
mental illness, but many can, with an
extended period of rehabilitation, become
reintegrated into the mainstream of the
community. In short, their problems are
treatable. It will take time and more caring
assistance from community programs to reflect
successful rehabilitation. In Dade County,
we have almost no programs that help people
for extended periods of time. Unless these
homeless have personal resources or their
families or friends who will help, they have
few alternatives.
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3. The CHRONIC HOMELESS are estimated to
comprise 30% of the homeless population.
These people are usually severely mentally
ill, chronic substance abusers or have a dual
diagnosis of both problems. This population
has generally been homeless for a long time,
perhaps a number of years, and they are very
likely to have had a previous record of
institutionalization. This type of homeless
person needs managed long-term care and a lot
of supervision and our community may have to
support this population permanently since few
in this group will ever be able to work for a
sustained period of time. The prospect of
rehabilitation for this group is quite low.
4. Finally, there are the STREET PEOPLE,
estimated to be 10 to 15% of the homeless
population. Many experts believe this group
is comprised of otherwise functioning people
who have merely "dropped out" and have freely
chosen to live on the street and avoid work,
bills, family, and even permanent
relationships. Many in this group avoid
programs and services, except the shelters,
and some indicate in interviews that they do
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not want to be rehabilitated. This
population is the least understood, but also
the most frowned upon by society. We need to
determine whether this population is
"homeless by choice" or whether illness or
addiction has caused them to be homeless.
Generally, there is a perception that these
homeless by choice are somehow less
deserving of help than the other subgroups.
We will have to determine whether to include
or exclude this subgroup as we deliberate
about solutions.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION
The "Miami Coalition for Care to the Homeless: of May
11, 1991, revealed the following characteristics of the
homeless population:
There are now better than 6,000 homeless people
in Dade County on any given day, with
approximately 2400 people literally sleeping on
the street.
40 percent are families with children.
43 percent are single males.
12 percent are single females.
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5 percent are teenagers.
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Of the 6,000 homeless in Dade, 85% are
Dade/Florida residents (people who have lived in
Dade/Florida a year or more).
About 65% of homeless people have been homeless
a year or less and 34% have been homeless for 3
months or less.
93 percent of families report being homeless 3
months or less.
According to experts the number of Black homeless
has been growing faster than the rate of homeless in
the general population. In November 1988, Blacks
made up 47% of the Homeless, Hispanics 18% and
Whites 35%. In May 1991, Blacks made up 67% of the
homeless, Hispanics 20% and Whites 13%. This is an
increase of 42% among Black homeless and an 11%
increase among Hispanic homeless. White homeless
experienced a 63% decrease.
The average age of the single homeless person
increased from 33 years old in 1988 to 38 years old
in May 1991. Parents of homeless families are much
younger. The average age for fathers was 29 years
old and for mothers 24 years old.
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FACILITY AND SERVICE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS
Characteristics which make comprehensive solutions
difficult to develop:
About 10% of the homeless are considered
unapproachable as they never have contact with
the service or shelter system. They are never
counted and many researchers believe many are
chronically mentally ill.
Many of the homeless are eligible for
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entitlements and other services but they avoid
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the system, except shelters occasionally,
because of bureaucratic entanglements. Most
shelters do not insist on identification and z
information. The mentally ill may avoid the
system because they fear reinstitutionalization
or labeling.
The homeless are often isolated and estranged,
especially the chronic homeless. Many have lost
contact with families, are divorced or
separated, and have a history of living alone
prior to becoming homeless.
The estimates of the chronically mentally ill,
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35%, and chronic substance abusers, 35%, vary
widely. Dually diagnosed individuals are
estimated at about 25%. Usually, only 25 to 35%
of the homeless are free of any such problems.
The longer a person is on the street, the poorer
his/her physical and mental health becomes and
the more difficult the person is to rehabilitate
and the more difficult his/her re -integration
into society becomes. People who have been
homeless more than one year, require an enormous
investment to rehabilitate. We will have to
deal with these aspects of homelessness on an
ongoing basis if we are to develop realistic
and comprehensive solutions.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POLICY_ AND SERVICE SYSTEM
SERVICING THE HOMELESS
Minimal outreach to homeless by major programs
and agencies in the area.
Little or no centralized intake, referral, and
case management are present. Advocacy is
limited.
` There is restrictive eligibility in many
programs which limits access to the homeless and
there is bureaucratic red tape in other programs
which makes establishing eligibility For many
very difficult.
Most citizens in our community do not want
homeless facilities of any kind in their
immediate neighborhood.
There is an over investment in shelters and
emergency care and an under investment in
transitional and permanent housing, prevention,
and mental health services. Emergency services
are the main element of the current system.
Prevention services are virtually non-existent.
There is competition among service providers and
shelters and therefore we do not have a
smoothly -coordinated system of service
provision. People get "lost" easily. Most
clients are not monitored over a long period of
time to make sure that they are becoming fully
functional.
There are major gaps in the continuum of care,
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especially the lack of centralized assessment
and referral; case management; managed care
linked with housing for transitional and long-
term homeless; advocacy for getting the homeless
on entitlement; and mental health and substance -
abuse services for the long term, chronic
homeless. Outreach for the most difficult to
reach is nonexistent. j
Policy makers and law enforcement systems
currently respond primarily to businesses and
home owners by temporarily removing the homeless
from streets by incarcerating them or
transporting them to outlying areas. The police
dislike the homeless because they feel their job
is to deal with crime, not act as social
workers. They use the County jail as an
overnight shelter in order to keep the business
community and the home owners happy. In other
words, policy makers rarely take initiative
regarding the homeless, they wait for complaints
and then allow the police to deal with the
problem on a very short-term basis.
The more difficult the rehabilitation process
is, the less prepared the system is to deal with
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that person. The present system works best for
the situationally homeless.
GAPS IN PROVIDING S1ER'VICES
The Miami Coalition for Care to the Homeless has also
identified the following gaps in the continuum of
services directed to the homeless population:
Initial receiving, assessment and
referral/follow-up services.
Outreach (with an emphasis directed to the new
homeless and mentally ill).
Case management and follow-up.
Availability of nutritious food.
Detoxification services for indigent substance
abusers.
Residential treatment for indigent substance
abusers, especially adolescents.
Crisis stabilization and emergency beds for the
mentally ill.
Treatment programs as alternatives to secure
detention (particularly in the case of substance
abusers) .
Emergency or transitional housing with essential
support services for families.
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Post -hospital convalescent beds for homeless
individuals.
Financial assistance for emergency
rent/mortgage/utility payments and financial
counseling.
Adequate levels of public assistance payments
(i.e. AFDC and SSI).
Broad eligibility for benefits allowing for
unemployed to temporarily disabled individuals
(or two employed parents to receive assistance).
Vocational training and placement in meaningful
jobs to assure self-sufficiency.
Supportive services for educational and
vocational programs.
Integrated services to homeless persons who have
entered the criminal justice system, including,
but not limited to legal services.
Permanent affordable housing in non -troubled
neighborhoods.
Low cost child care.
Accessible primary and secondary health care.
Accessible transportation.
Services and housing for homeless persons with
aids.
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Emergency Shelters - The continued need for emergency
shelters in the City of Miami is substantiated by the
Enumeration of the Homeless: Dade County 1991 prepared
for the Miami Coalition for Care to the Homeless by
Barry University's School of Social Work.
Of the more than 6,000 homeless people on any given day
in Dade County, survey results of the Miami Coalition
for Care to the Homeless indicate local shelters were
unable to respond to shelters service requests.
It should be noted that this survey was conducted prior
to the recent influx of Cubans and Nicaraguans into the
area and the ruling by the U.S. District Court
eliminating a temporary restraining order suspending a
travel ban imposed by U.S. immigration of refugees
crowded at Texas borders. The majority of these
entrants are without resources, shelter, and basic
human service needs. In addition, they may not be able
to obtain work permits. The existing need and/or
demand for shelter space already exceeds available
space. This new influx of immigrants only exacerbates
an already critical situation.
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Available emergency shelter space in the City Mof Aiam
is limited, particularly for families, women and
children. While men comprise the majority of the
homeless population, there are approximately 430
available beds for single men. This represents an
increase in bed space, but still does not meet the
identified needs.
Shelter space for women and children has slightly
increased from fewer than 50 beds to approximately 104
beds on a Countywide basis. Given the fact that an
estimated 40 percent of the area's homeless population
is comprised of families, shelter space for families is
still critically limited.
Shelters specifically designed for the homeless
mentally ill includes 8-10 short-term beds and 15
emergency beds. Metropolitan Dade County uses FEMA
funds to place mentally ill homeless persons in 111
boarding homes to alleviate the problem and provide
comprehensive servicds to the mentally ill homeless.
This barely scratches the surface in meeting the needs
of the homeless mentally ill, particularly when one
considers the potential for a large increase of
homeless persons within the City of Miami at a moments
notice.
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Transitional Housing
Research by local homeless advocacy groups indicate the
most critical missing component for the reintegration
of the homeless into society is transitional housing
i.e. SRO's, boarding homes, etc.
While some shelters provide limited assistance to women
and children, family units and the medically employable
for 1 to 6 months for relocation, and in obtaining AFDC
or SSI and employment/training services, these services
are virtually unavailable to the single male. The
current service structure provides basic human services
to meet the immediate needs of the homeless person for
survival. The shelters provide a bed at night but the
single men must leave the shelter during the day.
Single men also are limited in the number of "free"
days they are eligible to remain in shelters.
Transitional housing is needed to provide intermediate
term housing and supportive services to all components
of the homeless population. Included are family units;
women; the mentally ill; homeless substance abusers;
the de -institutionalized homeless
handicapped.
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Transitional Housing for the Handicapped:
It should be noted that the handicapped homeless
population at risk of being homeless, is considered
higher per capita in Miami primarily as a result of the
tropical climate and flat land. The atmosphere and
environment allows the handicapped more opportunity for
mobility. The Miami Project, a regional rehabilitation
program for spinal cord injury is also located in the
City of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital. It is
estimated that 80% of the patients discharged from this
program have no place to go, or have previous living
accommodations not accessible to them. This is clear
indication that there is a definite need for permanent
housing for the handicapped homeless in the City of
Miami.
Supplemental Assistance for Facilities to Assist the
The Miami Coalition for Care to the Homeless identified
health care as a critical need of the homeless
population. Supportive services are critical in the
development of innovative programming to provide
comprehensive programs which will meet the immediate
needs of all segments of the homeless population.
Supplemental assistance may allow for the basic
immediate needs of the homeless population to be met.
This may include an extensive range of social services,
i.e., emergency shelter, food, primary health care,
mental health care, casework, counseling, substance
abuse rehabilitation, child care, etc., ultimately
leading to transitional housing with a central need for
job training, development, and placement.
Needs of the homeless in the City of Miami are quite
extensive. Supplemental assistance provides a resource
which can be utilized to effectively meet the immediate
and long-term needs of the homeless.
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation
There is a tremendous void in the availability of
transitional housing in the City of Miami. In March,
1989, the Camillus House opened a 40 bed SRO. The only
other comparable housing available within the City of
Miami to this SRO, is Metropolitan Dade County's
contracted 111 beds for the indigent single individual
who is documented as mentally unable to work. These
beds are located in various locations throughout the
County, not necessarily within the City of Miami.
Because there are so few SRO's currently available in
the City, the need for such units is evident and the
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identification and rehabilitation of SRO units is a
potential means to meet the needs of the homeless,
achieve stability and support the move toward
independent living.
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INVENTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT FACILITIES
AND SUPPORT SERVICES
1. American Red Cross
1675 N.W. 9th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
(support services)
2. Beckham Hall
2735 NW 10 Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
(Emergency Shelter)
3. Betterway Foundation
229 NE 24 Street
Miami, FL 33137
(Substance Abuse/Long
Term)
4. Camillus House
726 NE 1 Avenue
Miami, FL 33101
(Emergency Shelter)
5. Camillus House Clinic
726 NE 1 Avenue
Miami, FL 33101
(Health)
6. Camillus SRO
NW 7 Avenue & 20
Street, Miami, FL
(SRO Transitional)
Food, shelter, vouchers,
clothing, transportation,
emergency financial assist-
ance -disaster clients only.
100 shelter beds for single
males over 18 years of age.
Services include assessment
and referral, job and home
finding assistance, linkages
with other support groups for
GED, group/individual counsel-
ling, and AA/NA meetings.
Victims relief, 75 shelter
beds for alcoholics/addicts.
Food, shelter, clothing,
showers, overnight only - men
70 beds. (men)
Adjacent walk in health
clinic.
30 beds SRO for men.
7. Children's Home Society Shelter for abused, abandoned
800 NW 15 Street or neglected children, ages 1-
Miami, FL 8.
(Youth Shelter)
8. Christian Community
Service Agency
3360 W Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33135
(Emergency Shelter)
15 units serving 60 homeless
individuals.
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9. Christian Community
Service Agency
Family Shelter
3620 NW 1 Avenue
Miami, FL 33135
(Transitional Intact
Families)
10.Community Action Agency
395 NW 1 Street
Miami, FL 33128
(Support Services)
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8 units serving homeless
intact families.
Support services for families
FEMA.
1l.First United Methodist Food, clothing, Hands Across
Church America
400 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
(Support Services)
12.HACAD (Haitian American Food, vouchers, utility assist -
Community Association) ance, rent/mortgage subsidy.
8037 NE 2 Avenue
Miami, FL 33138
(Support Services)
13.Mental Health Association
of Dade County
227 NE 17 Street
Miami, FL 33132
(Mental Health Support
Services)
14.Metro-Dade Department
of Human Resources
Office of Community
Services
11.1 NW 1 Street
22nd Floor
Miami, FL 33128
(Boarding Home/Emergency
Housing)
15. Mi ami Bridge
1145 NW 14 Street
Miami, FL
(Emergency Shelter/Youths)
16.Miami City Mission
1112 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33138
(Emergency Shelter/
Transitional)
Support Services.
111 boarding home beds for
single individuals only; con-
tracts with private operators
for short term shelter (24
units) for families for 6
months for those evicted or
displaced by government action
or disaster; one bedroom unit
for handicapped, 5 units for
elderly.
24-bed shelter social service
support for runaway children.
50 bed shelter, men only.
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17.Miami Mental Health Outpatient, emergency care.
Center
2141 SW 1 Street
Miami, FL 33135
(Support Mental Health
Services)
18.Miami Rescue Mission 20-30 bed shelter for women &
2250 NW 1 Avenue children.
Miami, FL 33121
(Emergency Shelter)
19.Miami Rescue Mission 50-bed male shelter/employment
(men) program. Serves 100 males.
2020 NW 1 Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
20.Miami Women's and Shelter beds for homeless
Children's Shelter women and children. 6 Shelter/
2250 NW 1 Avenue 31 Transitional.
Miami, FL
(Emergency Transitional)
21.Mother Theresa 10 beds, women only.
(Emergency Shelter).
22.New Horizon Community Psychiatric care for 15 men/
Mental Health Center women homeless and mentally ill
1469 NW 36 Street comprehensive services up to
Miami, FL 33142 14 days 10 short term beds.
(Mental Health)
23.New Miami Rescue Mission
250 bed facility for single men
2020 NW 1 Avenue
- emergency and transitional
Miami, FL
services.
(Emergency/Transitional)
24.Pierre Toussaint
Food vouchers, utility assist -
Haitian Catholic Center
ance, rent/mortgage subsidy.
110 NE 62 Street
Miami, FL 33138
(Support Services)
25.Salvation Army
Homeless women and children,
Women in Distress
social service support, short-
1398 SW 1 Street
term (men/teen boys shelter
Miami, FL 33135
elsewhere) 24 bed capacity.
(Emergency Shelter)
26.Salvation Army Playground
Adjacent to Salvation Army .;
1398 SW 1 Street
facility.
Miami, FL 33135
(Support Services)
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27.8alvation Army Shelter
6 beds for persons with
AIDS.
for AIDS Victims
122 NE 24 Street
Miami, FL
(AIDS)
28.Veterans Administration
Hospital Inpatient and out -
Hospital
patient health care for
1201 NW 16 Street
veterans.
Miami, FL
(Support Services/Medical)
29.A Woman's Place (Mental
Day care center for homeless
Health Association)
women provides intensive care
227 NE 17 Street
management, information and
Miami, FL 33138
referral services tailored to
(Emergency Shelter/Mental
needs.
Health)
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SECTION II MMA
FIVE YEAR STRATEGY
IMPLICATIONS OF MARKET CONDITIONS FOR
HOUSING PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES
Based upon Miami's local market conditions including
the local economy, demographics, local government
experience with administering various housing programs
and .working with non-profit organizations, the housing
goals and policies as established by the community and
set forth in the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan,
and the sources and projected availability of funding,
the City of Miami has designed a housing strategy which
would consist of the following types of
programs/services:
Rehabilitation - moderate and substantial
rehabilitation of both single family and
multifamily units.
Emergency Repair - for the correction of health and
safety hazards in owner-occuped single family
homes.
New Construction - development of new affordable
rental housing units.
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Mortgage Assistance - development of a second
mortgage program to encourage homeownership.
Acquisition purchase of vacant parcels of land
for the future construction of affordable
housing.
Non -Profits - provided technical assistance and
funding on a project -by -project basis.
Senior Housing - establish support system for
affordable senior housing developments similar in
concept to ACLF's.
Homeless - provide participation and support
for community and intergovernmental
programs
provide rehabilitation funding for
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) projects
Code Enforcement/Demolition - increase local
efforts to enforce code standards and demolish
unsafe, condemned structures.
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
In response to the State of Florida's adoption in 1984
of the State and Regional Planning Act and the
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subsequent adoption of the state Comprehensive plan the
following year, the City of Miami initiated its
planning process for the development of its local_
comprehensive planning document, namely the Miami
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan. The Miami
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan was officially adopted
by the Miami City Commission on February 9, 1989 and
was subsequently found to be in compliance with the
State of Florida Department of Community Affairs on
March 30, 1989.
This formal planning document was to set the course for
the future of Miami by analyzing existing conditions
and current trends as a means of forecasting the
future. The "steering" or direction provided for the
future is laid out in a series of policy goals and
objectives as determined by the community at -large.
This planning process and public input was accomplished
through the involvement of several government,
business, community and neighborhood groups conducting
numerous meetings, and public hearings over a three (3)
year period to develop and reach a consensus as to the
City's future. The result being The Miami
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan.
The mission statement, goals, priorities, and
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objectives as outlined in the following sec ion
represent the net result of three years of community
planning. The establishment and ranking of priorities
are the consensus of this three year planning process.
-tAS Table 3
-iorities for Assistance'
Year Plan
U.S. pepartmanl ai }ioustng end Urban D-vafapmant
.iu�� ! i991 office of Community Planning erd Devebpment
Comprehensive Housing Attordability Strategy (CHAS)
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1 = top priority
2 = second priority
3 = third priority
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Five Year Period: twwr f4wW WO M
FY: through FY:
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HOUSING DEt,][iTERY SYSTEM IN MUAMI -�
Institutions Strengths Weaknesses
PUBLIC
City of Miami .Housing program experience .Shortage of staff
Dept. of Development & .Productive rehab. program .Overloaded staff
Housing Conservation .Affordable housing programs
.Planning Skills
Dept. of Community .CDBG Entitlement funds
Development
Dept. of Planning, .Planning Skills .Lack of data
Building & Inspections .Inspectional Services .Shortage of staff
Metropolitan Dade County .New Director .Lack of funds
Public Housing .Revamped organizational .Majority of units in
Authority structure poor condition
.Conventional Public Housing
. Dept. of Special
.Section 8 Program;
.Shortage of Section 8
Housing Programs
assistance
Social Service
.Child care programs
.Lack of coordination
framework
.Job training
with other agencies
.AIDS programs
and local governments
.Substance abuse counseling
.Lack of funds
.Overloaded staff
PRIVATE
Lenders
.Funds for investment
.Lack of financial
.Loan underwriting
strength -"S&L Bailout"
.Loan servicing
.Limited inner city
experience
Businesses
.Civic commitment
.Not knowledgeable about
.Participate in tax credits
housing
Developers
.New Construction
.Property management
.Rehabilitation
.Tax credit deals
.Single Family homes
.Difficulty in locating
.Multi -Family rentals
private financing
Contractors
.New Construction
.Financial Management
.Rehabilitation
NON PROFIT
Developers
.New Construction
.Rehabilitation
.Tax Credit deals
.Property Management
.Productivity
Managers .Multi -Family housing
Social Service Agencies .Job Training .Lack of: funds
.Child Care .Overloaded staff
.Substance abuse treatment
.Educational programs
Virtually all of the shortcomings and/or weaknesses a
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HARR19RS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The following have been identified as significant
barriers to affordable housing within the City of
Miami.
Impact Fees - utilized as a tool to control
the local government's cost of new growth.
Burdensome and Uncoordinated Permitting
Process - locally characterized by long
delays and multiple reviews as well as
assessing high fees to contractor.
Building Codes and Standards - currently
employed housing/building codes are very
restrictive and have proven to be very
insensitive to older housing stock.
While it.is acknowledged that none of these major
barriers will be eliminated nor will their
requirements be significantly reduced in the short
term, it is encouraging to note that an in-house
review of the permitting process is currently
underway in an effort to streamline the entire
operation. In an additional effort to upgrade and
streamline the City's entire process of property
inspections, a study is currently underway to
assess the pros and cons of consolidating Miami's
entire inspections process.
DIVE YEAR PLAN
STATEMENT OF MISSION
The City of Miami is committed to increase the supply
of safe, affordable and sanitary housing for low and
moderate income households and the elderly by
alleviating shortages of low and :moderate income
housing, rehabilitating older homes, maintaining and
revitalizing residential neighborhoods.
PRIORITY 1
Provide a local regulatory, investment and
neighborhood environment that will assist the
private sector in increasing the stock of
affordable housing within the City at least 10% by
1994 and 20% by the year 1999.
Rationale
The City of Miami can perhaps best put its limited
resources to work by concentrating on protecting,
maintaining and upgrading each neighborhood so as
to make it attractive for private sector
participation and investment.
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Policies/Programs/Activites
Policy 1.1: The City defines affordable (moderate
income) housing as residential units whose
associated housing costs (mortgage principal
repayment, interest and real property taxes for
owner occupied housing, and gross rent for renter
occupied housing) are equal to or less than 30
percent of the median household income in Dade
County. The City continues to promote equal
access to housing opportunities. With other
governmental agencies, it enforces fair housing
ordinances.
Policy 1.2: Continue and expand the City,s
current affordable housing programs and continue
its participation in federal housing programs and
the county Documentary Stamp Surtax Program.
Policy 1.3: Develop comprehensive neighborhood
redevelopment plans and programs that encourage
private developers to build new, or rehabilitate
old, residential structures and ensure that public
investments are coordinated with private sector
developments to increase the overall
attractiveness of redeveloping neighborhoods.
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Policy 1.4: Tax Increment Financing districts,
which are designated by Metro Dade County, as a
mechanism for financing public improvements in
residential areas and stimulating neighborhood
revitalization, will continue to be used.
Policy 1.5: Continue to enforce, and where
necessary strengthen those sections of the land
development regulations that are intended to
preserve and enhance the general appearance and
character of the city's neighborhoods.
Policy 1.6: Encourage the restoration and
adaptive and sensitive reuse of historic or
architecturally significant housing through the
appropriate and equitable use of zoning
incentives.
Policy 1.7: Control, through restrictions in the
city's land development regulations, large scale
and/or intensive commercial and industrial land
development which may negatively impact any
residential neighborhood.
Policy 1.8: To protect and enhance existing
viable neighborhoods, the City's zoning ordinance
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suitable for housing.
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zoning in those areas
Policy 1.9: The City's land development
regulations will direct high density residential
development and redevelopment in close proximity
to Metrorail and Metromover stations.
Policy 1.10: Develop policies and procedures,
including the provision of zoning bonuses, that
aid the private sector in assembling land for
major residential projects, and develop
informational programs that promote the awareness
of redevelopment opportunities.
Policy 1.11: Preserve existing viable residential
neighborhoods by requiring replatted lots be at
least the prevailing neighborhood lot size.
Geographic Location
Citywide to encompass each and, every neighborhood
with special emphasis on the most depressed, run-
down areas.
Target Beneficiaries
Predominately very low and low income households
which are in greatest need of assistance.
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PRIORITY 2
Conserve the present stock of low and moderate -
income housing within the city and reduce the
number of substandard units through
rehabilitation, reduce the number of unsafe
structures through demolition, and insure the
preservation of historically significant housing
through identification and designation.
Rationale
The conservation and preservation of existing low
and moderate income housing units will have the
most significant impact in terms of providing
decent, safe and standard affordable housing to
lower income households.
Policies/Programs/Activities
Policy 2.1: The City defines low income housing
as residential units whose associated housing
costs are affordable to households who earn no
more than 50 percent of the median income in Dade
County.
Policy 2.2: Continue, and when necessary expand,
low and moderate -income housing programs with the
intent of preventing a net loss of low and
moderate -income housing units within the city.
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Policy 2.3: The City's housing programs will
provide for low and moderate -income, low density
housing in scattered site locations as an
alternative to the geographic concentration of low
income housing.
Policy 2.4: Assist non-profit, community -based
organizations in the development and provision of
low and moderate -income housing projects as an
alternative to the public sector provision of low
and moderate -income housing. This assistance will
include, but not be limited to, technical
assistance, marketing and financial planning
assistance, and the provision of public
improvements, such as street improvements,
curbing, landscaping and public open spaces,
proper drainage and street lighting.
Policy 2.5: The City defines substandard housing
as any residential unit that lacks either complete
kitchen or plumbing facilities or does not satisfy
health and safety codes.
Policy 2.6: With the intent of preserving and
enhancing the historic neighborhood character, the
City will increase code enforcement efforts to
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prevent the illegal conversion of single-family
residences into multifamily units.
Policy 2.7: Continue to enforce, and where
necessary, to strengthen those sections of the
zoning ordinance that are intended to preserve and
enhance the general appearance and character of
the city's neighborhoods.
Policy 2.8: The City will increase code
enforcement efforts in areas where significant
concentrations of substandard units are likely to
exist. Owners of substandard units will be
required to make needed repairs in a timely manner
and vacant or abandoned property will be required
to be secured so as not to represent a public
health or safety hazard.
Policy 2.9: The City will monitor conditions and
if necessary formally request that Metro -Dade
County maintain an acceptable quality of public
housing within the city.
Policy 2.10: The City will, through its building
code enforcement, demolish all structures
determined to be structurally unsafe.
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Policy 2.11: Historically significant housing in
the city will be identified and subjected to the
Heritage Conservation Article of the City's Code
and zoning ordinance.
Geographic Location
Citywide to encompass each and every neighborhood
with special emphasis on rehabilitating older,
structurally sound units which are owned and/or
occupied by very low and/or lower income
households.
Target Beneficiaries
Predominantly very low and low income owner/renter
households which are in greatest need of
assistance.
PRIORITY 3
Facilitate the private and public sector provision
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of housing in non -isolated residential areas for
community -based residential facilities and foster
care facilities (including those funded by the
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative
Services) .
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Rationale
The City of Miami is greatly concerned about and
shall make every effort to facilitate the
development of community -based residential
facilities such as group homes, foster care
facilities, homeless facilities, senior housing,
ACLF's, etc., throughout the City's residential
neighborhoods.
Policies/Programs/Activities
Policy 3.1: The City will permit the operation of
group homes, foster care facilities and Adult
Congregate Living Facilities (ACLFs), subject to
restrictions reflected in the City zoning
ordinance, in all residential areas at the
residential densities for which those areas are
zoned.
Policy 3.2: The City's land development
regulations will be reviewed and amended where
warranted, to prevent concentrations of such
facilities in any area of the city.
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lobbyist to seek legislative support for
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implementing the recommendations contained in the
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Annual Report of the Committee
on Housing
for the
Elderly (December 1987) .
Policy 3.4: The City will support in the
development of community -based residential
facilities, foster care facilities, and ACLFs for
low and moderate -income residents through its
existing housing programs.
Geographic Location
Citywide to include all residential neighborhoods,
thereby preventing a concentration of such
facilities in any particular neighborhood.
Target Beneficiaries
Predominantly very low and low income households
which are in greatest need of assistance.
PRIORITY 4
Participate in a regional effort to provide
adequate shelter for the homeless.
Rationale
The City of Miami is willing, able and morally
committed to participate in a coordinated effort
to assist the homeless.
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Policies/Programs/Activites
Policy 4.1 The City, along with Metro Dade
County, Broward County, the major municipalities
of the region, the South Florida Regional Planning
Council, and the State Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services will participate in the
development of a coordinated plan to address the
problem of homelessness in South Florida.
Policy 4.2: The City will direct its state
lobbyist to seek legislative support for the State
to continue implementing the recommendations of
the State Department of Health and Rehabilitative
Service's sponsored report, Final Report,
Florida's Homeless: A Plan for Action (Statewide
Task Force on the Homeless, June, 1985).
Policy 4.3: The City will assist in providing,
when necessary, temporary emergency shelter
facilities to serve homeless families and
children.
Policy 4.4: The City's land development
regulations will Permit temporary crisis
intervention facilities and short-term
transitional facilities (aimed at assisting the
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homeless to become self-supporting members of
society) to be located proximate to areas where
social assistance and economic opportunities are
available.
Policy 4.5: The City will continue and expand its
efforts to acquire and administer federal and
state financial aid for homeless assistance.
Policy 4.6: The City will provide regulations
for, and permit the siting of, homeless shelters
within its land development regulations and take
appropriate measures to prevent a net loss of
shelter capacity.
Geographic Location
Citywide to prevent an undue concentration of such
facilities/services in any one residential
neighborhood.
Target Beneficiaries
The homeless and "near -homeless" populations.
PRIORITY 5
Provide for assistance to displaced occupants
where public redevelopment programs require
relocation.
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Rationale
Restatement of the City's commitment to provide
relocation benefits to displaced households.
Policies/Programs/Activites
Policy 5.1: The City's housing program will
continue to provide for assistance to occupants
displaced by public redevelopment projects so that
suitable relocation housing in proximity to
employment and necessary public services is
available prior to the demolition or replacement
of existing housing serving low -and -moderate -
income occupants.
Citywide.
Geographic Location
Target Beneficiaries
Households/persons displaced as a result of any
federally funded neighborhood and/or redevelopment
project.
PRIORITY 6
Allow for replacement of mobile homes on a one -
for -one basis.
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Rationale
The City of Miami will continue to accommodate the
replacement of mobile homes on a one -for -one basis
as a means of insuring the preservation of
affordable housing units for very low and lower
income households.
Policies/Programs/Activities
i Policy 6.1: The City's land development
1 regulations will continue to allow for the
j replacement of mobile homes on existing sites on a
s
one -for -one basis.
Geographic Location
Citywide on sites where mobile homes currently
I exist.
Target Beneficiaries
Very low and low income households/persons who are
occupants of mobile homes.
PRIORITY 7
Achieve a livable downtown with a variety of urban
housing types for persons of all income levels.
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Rationale
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Encourage and promote the development of a solid
residential component in Miami's Central Business -
y District.
Policies/Programs/Activities
Policy 7.1: Protect and enhance existing viable
neighborhoods by retaining existing residential
zoning.
Policy 7.2: Revise residential zoning district
regulations to provide greater flexibility for the
design and development of a variety of
contemporary housing types and mixed -use
development with the application of new higher
density zoning.
Policy 7_3: Assure that necessary support
services, institutions and amenities are available
to existing neighborhoods.
Policy 7.4: Promote development of new, high
quality, dense urban neighborhoods along the Miami
River, in Central Brickell and in Southeast
Overtown/Park West through Special District (SD)
zoning.
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Policy 7,5:
Encourage adaptive
reuse
of
commercial
space for residential
use
by
eliminating unnecessary residential requirements
in the zoning ordinance.
Policy 7.6: Target available governmental housing
assistance programs and funds to assist with
development of affordable housing in existing
viable neighborhoods and publicly designated
redevelopment districts.
Policy 7.7: Working together with private
developers, the City will continue to apply for
Urban Development Action Grants (UDAG's), and
Housing Development Action Grants (HoDAG's) in the
Southeast Overtown/Park West, Lummus Park, River
Quadrant and West Brickell areas, where housing
can be developed as a part of mixed -use projects.
Policy 7.8: Through changes in the City's land
development regulations, expand the areas in which
new commercial development may receive floor area
bonuses for Housing Trust Fund contributions.
Policy 7.9: The City's land development
regulations will allow for housing (including
units for students, artists, and the elderly)
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within air -rights over new public facilities, such
as parking garages, performing arts centers,
educational buildings, public markets, intermodal
terminals and Metrorail and Metromover properties.
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Geographic Location
Miami's Downtown Central Business District.
Target Beneficiaries
Very low and lower income households/persons which
are in greatest need of assistance.
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i THE LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE HOMELESS
The City of Miami in conjunction with the State of
Florida, metropolitan Dade County, the Miami Coalition
for the Homeless, the Greater Miami Chamber of
Commerce, Resolve, the Religious Community, the
Provider Community, Business and Civic Leaders, private
citizens and advocacy groups have adopted this Long -
Term Homeless Strategic Plan.
This preliminary strategic plan evidences the
community's recognition of its homeless problem and the
need to solve it. This plan will evolve over the next
few years and expand to include critical missing
components.
The initial goals of the Plan are as follows:
1. POLICY MANAGEMENT BOARD - To create a strong
POLICY MANAGEMENT BOARD to unify the efforts of
the public, private and independent sectors.
2. HOMELESS ASSISTANCE CENTERS - Establish
centrally located, professionally staffed,
homeless assistance centers (HAC) electronically
linked to the provider community, to provide
comprehensive needs assessment,
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referral to
#,. appropriate service providers and ongoing case
management and follow-up care, so as to ensure
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permanent rehabilitation and full integration
into the community. The first such Homeless
Assistance Center will be centrally located in
the City of Miami.
3. SUPPORT SERVICES PLAN
A. To formulate:
1. A comprehensive support services plan for
the Homeless Assistance Centers which
will identify the primary services to be
provided and describe how the services
are to be accessed; and
2. The development
management program.
of a computerized
B. Compile a complete and thorough inventory of
all available support services.
C. Identify and access resources to fund the
purchase of services.
D. Strengthen the community network of support
services.
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4. HOUSING
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A. Organize, fund and staff a not -for -prof it
corporation whose primary mission is to
develop transitional and permanent housing
for the homeless. The transitional housing
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will be in the form of single -room occupancy,
or in the case of families, multiple room
facilities, developed for each specific
subgroup, i.e., mental health, addiction,
young women, families, etc.
B. Compile a computerized inventory of low-cost
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housing in Dade County available, on line,
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for use by all service providers and the
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Homeless Assistance Centers to assist
homeless people and families to secure
transitional and permanent housing.
C. Establish a fund for damage deposits for
rental housing and utilities.
5. PREVENTION - Develop and implement prevention
programs to assist those members of our
community who are at risk of becoming homeless
so that the number of homeless persons in Dade
County can decline.
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Preliminary goals include:
A. Producing a public service ad campaign to
educate and inform the community of existing
services and to highlight the need for
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volunteer assistance and community acceptance
of homeless assistance programs.
B. The development of a revolving loan
rental/mortgage assistance program and fund.
C. Focusing State, County and City and community
attention on the root causes of homelessness:
Poverty
Unemployment and the Low Minimum Wage
Service Resource- Deficiencies !
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Severe Shortage of Low -Income Housing
Domestic Violence, Spouse and Child Abuse
Runaway Youth
Federal Immigration Policies
and providing the Policy Management Board
with ongoing information regarding possible
prevention mechanisms.
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b. EXPANDING
FAGIL M ES - Finally,
existing
homeless
rehabilitative facilities
must be
a
expanded
in an attempt to accommodate
the
growing number
of homeless citizens
in
our
community.
SECTION III
ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN
HOUSING RESOURCES VOR THE CITY OF MIAMI
Resources Available for Fiscal Year 1991-1992
The following resources are expected to be available in
Fiscal Year 1991-1992 for Miami's housing programs and
activities.
Federal Sources:
Home -- Federal Share $ 3,000,000
HOPE II, HOPE III Competitive
CDBG Entitlement Program $11,500,000
Rental Rehabilitation Grant Program $ 316,000
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation
Program $ 2,807,000
Emergency Shelter Grant $ 290,000
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Competitive
SRO Program
* These dollars reflect the total entitlement.
It is estimated that $2,000,000 will be made
available for housing programs and activities.
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Non -Federal Sources:
Leveraged Dollars from Developers/
Investors $ 51000,000
Leveraged Funds - it is expected that
private dollars will be leveraged from
developers/investors participating in
multifamily development projects - both
rehabilitation and new construction.
Surtax Funds
(match for HOME Program) $ 11000,000
Surtax Funds - administered by Metropolitan
Dade County and collected as an additional tax
on the documentary stamp tax for commercial
real estate - are anticipated to be received by
the City of Miami to use as the local match for
HOME funds.
DCA - State funds for the homeless
State of Florida - SAIL Program
City of Miami, Downtown Development
Authority - Funds for Homeless
$ 75,000
$ 2,500,000
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Federal Sources
(projected to be Awarded to Other Entities):
HOPE I, HOPE II, HOPE III (Dade County) Competitive
Section 202 (Private, Not -For Profit) 100 units
Section 811 (Private, Not -For Profit) 75 units
Section 8 Certificates (Dade County) 75 certificates
Section 8 Vouchers (Dade County) 50 vouchers
LIHTC (Private Developers) $ 3,000,000
Public Housing MROP (Dade County) $10,000,000
Public Housing CIAP (Dade County) $12,000,000
FEMA $ 300,000
SAFAH
(Footnote: Metropolitan Dade County administers
several housing programs within the
jurisdiction of the City of Miami. These
programs include conventional public housing,
all Section 8 Existing Certificates and
Vouchers, Section 8 New Construction and
Substantial Rehabilitation, and several Section
8 Moderate Rehabilitation projects.)
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ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN
MoRITY 1
Provide a local regulatory, investment and neighborhood
environment that will assist the private sector in
increasing the stock of affordable housing within the
City at least 10% by 1994 and 20% by the year 1999.
Implementation
Housing Programs/Activities/Goals
1. Develop and submit for U.S. HUD approval, the
initial 5-Year CHAS Planning Document for the City
of Miami.
2. Continue to successfully administer the existing
housing programs.
3. Focus on strengthening the City's existing housing
program delivery system.
a) Strengthen staff by hiring at a minimum,
two (2) housing estimators and one (1)
housing specialist. Additional staff
should be considered pending the
availability of funds.
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b) update and streamline existing housing
programs to improve their effectiveness.
c) Provide opportunities for staff to attend
housing program training workshops,
especially for Section 8 and the new HOME
program.
4. Develop new, innovative and creative housing
programs to address current and future housing
needs.
5. Apply for available federal funds:
- CDBG Entitlement
- HOME
- HOPE II & III
- Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation SRO
Program
Geographic Location
The vast majority of the City's current housing
program activities will be available citywide and
participants will be qualified on the basis of
their income.
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Target Deneficiarien
The focus of the City's housing programs has been
and shall continue to be on providing assistance
to benefit very low and lower income households.
PRIORITY 2
Conserve the present stock of low and moderate -income
housing within the City and reduce the number of
substandard units through rehabilitation, reduce the
number of unsafe structures through demolition, and
insure the preservation of historically significant
housing through identification and designation.
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Housing Programs/Activities/Goals
1. Rehabilitate 145 units of multifamily housing for
very low and lower income households under the i
CDBG, Rental Rehabilitation and HOME Programs.
2. Rehabilitate 75 single family homes occupied by
very low, low and moderate income households.
3. Develop guidelines for and begin implementation of
a new affordable rental housing development
program. It is projected that 40 units will be
constructed.
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4. Develop guidelines for and begin operation of a
mortgage assistance program whereby second
mortgages would be provided to 35 first-time
homebuyers. A $25,000 maximum would be placed on
the amount of this second mortgage.
5. Develop guidelines for and begin implementation of
an acquisition effort whereby 10 vacant parcels of
land will be purchased in order to develop 10 new
single family homes. It is also anticipated that
the City will apply for assistance under the HOPE
II Program to acquire 3 singlefamily homes to be
made available to lower income households.
6. Provide a support system to promote and encourage
the private development of affordable senior
housing complexes similar to ACLF's. Provide
technical and financial assistance to one (1) such
development project.
7. Provide technical assistance and financial support
to two (2) private not -for -profit development
projects which would provide newly constructed or
rehabilitated affordable housing units for very
low and lower income families.
8.
9ncourage the City's code enforcement operation to
-istep-up efforts to cite owners of run-down
residential structures, either apartment complexes
or single family homes, with notices of violations
and fines. Also encourage periodic neighborhood
or area "sweeps" for severe violations.
9. Continue to screen applications for rehabilitation
in an effort to identify and have historic
properties designated as such.
10. Work on improving the City -County inter-
governmental relationship, especially as it
pertains to subsidized housing programs.
11. Continue to operate 412 units under+ the Section 8
Moderate Rehabilitation Program and apply for
additional allocations of units should they become
available from U.S. HUD.
12. Leverage approximately $5,000,000 in private
investment dollars from developers' participation
in multifamily projects, both rehabilitation and
new construction.
13. Encourage developer participation in the Low
Income Housing Tax Credit Program.
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14. Apply to Metropolitan Dade County for a portion, of
the Surtax Program funds to use as a match for the
HOME Program dollars.
Geographic Location
Virtually all of the City's housing programs and
activities will be made available on a Citywide
basis, with the exception of the multifamily
rehabilitation program.
Target Beneficiaries
The focus of the City's housing efforts has
traditionally been and shall remain the provision
of financial and technical assistance to benefit
very low and lower income households, both renter
and owner -occupied.
PRIORITY 3
Facilitate the private and public sector provision of
housing in non -isolated residential areas for
community -based residential facilities and foster care
facilities (including those funded by the Florida
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services).
Implementation
Housing Programs/Activities/Goals
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1. Encourage and support local private hot -for -
private organizations to apply for available
federal funds under the Section 202 and Section
811 federal housing programs. Provide technical
assistance and letters of support as necessary.
2. Give priority where feasible under City
administered housing programs, to applications for
senior citizen housing developments, ACLF's, group
homes, etc.
3. Direct the City's lobbyist to seek legislative
support for implementing the recommendations
contained in the State's Annual Report of the
Committee on Housing for the Elderly (December,
1987) .
4. Encourage the city's land use and zoning
operations to (1) review and amend Miami's land
development regulations to prevent concentrations
of facilities in any particular neighborhood, and
(2) review existing zoning ordinances to insure
that they will permit the operation of such
facilities in all residential areas.
Geographic Location
Citywide to include all neighborhoods, thereby
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preventing a concentration of such facilities in
any one area or neighborhood.
Target Beneficiaries
Elderly, frail elderly, handicapped, foster
children, substance abusers, etc. who are lower
income and thereby are in greatest need of
assistance.
PRIORITY 4
Participate in a regional effort to provide adequate
shelter for the homeless.
Implementation
Housing Programs/Activities/Goals
1. Rigorously pursue all programs providing financial
aid for homeless assistance, including the City's
submission of applications for Section 8 Moderate
Rehabilitation for SRO Units and the Emergency
Shelter Grant Program.
2. Secure additional federal and local funding to
expand the capacity (beds) at the City's emergency
shelter - Beckham Hall.
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3. Carry out its immediate short term plan in
conjunction with the County and State to
immediately address the needs of the homeless
settled under the Interstate 395 expressway.
4. Develop a long term strategy, as a member of the
consortium including Dade County, State Department
of HRS, and private agencies working with the
homeless, resulting in a coordinated plan to
address the problems of homelessness in South
Florida.
5. Direct the City's lobbyist to seek legislative
support for the State to continue implementing the
recommendations of the Statewide Task Force on the
Homeless.
5. Encourage private agencies experienced in working
with the homeless to apply for available federal
funds, i.e., FEMA and SAFAH Programs. Provide
coordination, technical assistance and letters of
support as needed.
- Geographic Location
Citywide to prevent an undue concentration of
homeless facilities/services in any one
residential neighborhood.
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Target 9 r` a et Beneficiaieg
The homeless and "near -homeless" populations.
PRIORITY 5
Provide for assistance to displaced occupants where
public redevelopment programs require relocation.
Implementation
Housing Programs/Activities/Goals
1. Make every effort to insure that on -going and
future redevelopment projects will involve the
least amount of displacement and relocation
necessary.
2. Should displacement and accompanying relocation be
necessary, the City will insure that displaced
households/persons will be relocated to suitable
housing in proximity to employment, public
services, etc., and provide, on a one -for -one
basis, for the replacement of housing serving very
low and lower income households.
3. Miami will continue to operate its rehabilitation
programs with the requirement that permanent
displacement is not allowed.
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Geographic Location
.Citywide.
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Target Beneficiaries
Households/persons displaced as a result of any
federally funded neighborhood and/or redevelopment
project.
PRIORITY 6
Allow for replacement of mobile homes on a one -for -one
basis.
Implementation
Housing Programs/Activities/Goals
1. Continue to allow for the replacement of existing
mobile homes on a one -for -one basis thereby
insuring the preservation of affordable housing
units for very low and lower income households.
Geographic Location
Citywide on sites where mobile homes currently
exist.
Target Beneficiaries
Very low and lower income households/persons who
are occupants of mobile homes.
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PRIORITY 7
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Achieve a livable downtown with a variety of urban
housing types for persons of all income levels.
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Housing Programs/Activities/Goals
1. Encourage investors to develop mixed use projects
containing numerous housing types which would -
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2. Encourage the City's land use and zoning
operations to review Miami's zoning ordinance with
the objective of allowing greater flexibility for
the design and development of a variety of
contemporary housing types and mixed use
developments.
Geographic Location
Miami's Downtown Central Business District.
Target Beneficiaries
Very low and lower income households/persons which
are in greatest need of assistance.
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GENERAL COMMENT REGARDING "SOURC99
Funds utilized for the implementation component of each
objective will be a combination of federal housing
program dollars and leveraged private investment. At
this time, it is not anticipated that either the City
of Miami or the State of Florida will be contributing
funds to carryout this implementation strategy as the
City of Miami is in the middle of a severe budget
cutback, and the State of Florida which is also
suffering financial woes, has generally earmarked the
use of its housing funds for the operation of programs
in poor, rural areas.
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CU"ENT AND SHORT--TRRM STRATRGIC PLAN FOR TRR HOMRLHSS
The current and short-term plan has been developed to
address the needs of the homeless population presently
living under the I-395 overpass and immediate vicinity
at the Biscayne Boulevard intersection in the City of
Miami. The size of this population is estimated to be
approximately 300 to 500 persons.
The City of Miami is currently providing:
1. Three fully -equipped trailers for 30 days.
These trailers are being provided for the
purpose of emergency assessment and referral of
approximately 300 to 500 homeless persons living
under the I-395 expressway ramps.
2. Security
3. Solid waste services, utilities and portable
toilets.
4. A full-time homeless coordinator to ensure full
( implementation of this plan.
By the time this document is received and reviewed by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
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it is anticipated that this phase of the short-term
plan will have been completely implemented.
The City of Miami will continue to assist other
organizations/entities/agencies in the coordination of
the short --term plan. The successful implementation of
this short-term plan is wholly dependent upon the joint
efforts of the City of Miami, Metropolitan Dade County,
the State of Florida, the Miami Homeless Coalition and
its members, the business community and many dedicated
private citizens who have pledged their support to this
venture.
The City of Miami will assist HRS and The Camillus
Health Concerns is coordinating the provision of
services to those persons with alcohol and drug abuse
problems, mental health and health problems. The
homeless population which is in need of alcohol, and
drug abuse treatment will be assessed, evaluated, and
referred to a treatment facility by Metro Dade County
Central Intake and Detoxification.
These clients will then receive an assessment by
qualified staff to evaluate their need for treatment.
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This evaluation will consist of a blood test, urine
samplo, a face-to-face interview regarding the
individual's drug history, social history, employment
background, and educational level.
The City of Miami will assist the business community
and the Neighborhood Jobs Program in encouraging
community support and volunteer assistance; de -
stigmatizing homelessness; and educating our citizens
to accept homeless facilities in their business and
residential neighborhoods.
The City of Miami Neighborhood Jobs Program (NJP) will
provide a centralized comprehensive case management
approach to the delivery of services for the homeless.
A case management plan will be developed that will
provide a track for the homeless client from immediate
stabilization needs through job training, job
development, and eventual job placement and long-term
job retention.
Program Components:
1. Intake/Assessment - Clients will be interviewed
to ascertain their job readiness and eligibility
for other services and programs. All clients
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identification card, birth
2. Stabilization/Referral to Supportive Services -
The Central Processing unit will coordinate the
referrals to service providers who will provide
appropriate services needed by the homeless.
3. Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)
Certification - Based on the assessment, an
employability plan will be developed for the
client so he/she can be enrolled in the
appropriate JTPA training program.
4. Job Training - Clients needing skills training
will be referred to the JTPA service delivery
system. The client will be provided an
extensive assessment of skills, aptitude,
.interests and capabilities.
5. Job Ready - Clients identified as being job
ready during the intake process, and those
clients who have been properly trained, will be
provided job selection and referral services by
a Job Developer from NJP.
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6. Case Management and Follow-up - The case
} management team will be responsible for
} determining that clients have received
appropriate services and follow-up until the
t clients have successfully completed the case
management plan.
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MONITORING PROCEDURES U
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Procedures employed in monitoring the One Year Action
Plan will be very similar to that used for tracking
! progress made in implementing/operating programs under
{ the CDHG namely, progress or
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program, Y P g performance
reports. such a report will compare activities
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undertaken with the standards set in the One Year Plan.
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Progress made toward achieving the standards
established in the implementation steps would as an
example, focus on the following types of measures:
the number of single family houses
rehabilitated
new housing programs developed and
implemented
the number of new units constructed
the dollars expended on a per program basis
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the average cost per unit rehabilitated or
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new units constructed
the amount of dollars of private investment
leveraged
The City will also maintain complete expenditure and
program records, including individual case files, as
required by U.S. HUD.
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CITY OF MIAMI CERTIFICATION
The City of Miami hereby certifies that it is in
compliance with the requirements of the Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
Policies Act of 1970, as amended, implementing
regulations at 49 CFR 24, and the requirements
governing the residential antidisplacement and
Relocation Assistance Plan under Section 104(d) of the
Housing and Community Development AV of 1974
(including a certification that the jurisdiction is
following such a plan).
Cesar H. Odio
City Manager
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CITY OF MIAMI CERTIFICATION
The City of Miami hereby certifies active commitment to
providing affordable housing to Miamians and that the
City will affirmatively further fair housing in the
administration of housing and community development
activities in the public and private sectors.
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Cesar H. Odio
City Manager
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIOA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and Members DATE OCT 1 5 1999 FIE
° of the City Commission
Comprehensive Housing
SUBJECT Affordability Strategy
Y,ee�� (CHAS)
-Bone Cesar H. Odio REFERENCES City Commission Agenda
City Manager Item Meeting of October
ENCLOSURES 2 4 , 19 91
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the
attached resolution approving the City of Miami's Comprehensive
Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) for the period of October 1,
1991 through September 30, 1992, in substantially the attached
form, and authorizing the City Manager to submit the CHAS to the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S. HUD).
BACKGROUND:
The Departments of Development and Housing Conservation, Community
Development and Planning, Building and Zoning have developed a
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) for the period
October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992. The CHAS was developed
pursuant to Title I of the Cranston -Gonzales National Affordable
Housing Act.
The CHAS is a planning document which replaces two (2) preexisting
documents used by U.S. HUD grantees, the Housing Assistance Plan
(HAP) for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and
the Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Plan (CHAP) for programs for
{� the homeless through the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act.
The CHAS incorporates elements of the HAP and the CHAP in the
development of a needs based housing strategy which identifies
housing needs and resources/programs to address these needs.
Certification of consistency with the approved CHAS will be
required for the City and/or other eligible grantees to apply for
various U.S. HUD programs, including the following:
HOME I
HOPE I
HOPE II
HOPE I I I
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
Shelter Plus Care
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811)
Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG)
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The Honorable Mayorod Members
of the City Commission
The proposed resolution approves the CHAS for the period October 1,
1991 through September 30, 1992, and further authorizes the City
Manager to submit the CHAS to U.S. HUD.
Attachments: Proposed Resolution
Proposed Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy