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10/28/87
RESOLUTION NO. 9 j--1023
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ACCEPT THE EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT OF
$203,000 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (USHUD) AND
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO THE NECESSARY IMPLEMENTING
AGREEMENT WITH USHUD FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami is eligible to receive an
Emergency Shelter Grant in the amount of $203,000 from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development as a result of the
adoption of the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act adopted by the
Congress of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami submitted the required
Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Plan to U.S. HUD'to be eligible
to receive its $203,000 Emergency Shelter Grant; and
WHEREAS, said Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Plan has
been approved by U.S. HUD; and
WHEREAS, the City has submitted its application for the
Emergency Shelter Grant to USHUD;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is authorized to accept the
Emergency Shelter Grant in the amount of $203,000 from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (USHUD).
SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter
into implementing agreement with USHUD, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney, for the aforementioned purpose, subject to
the conditions and limitations contained herein and in the City
Code.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall be effective upon its
adoption and the provisions thereof, unless otherwise indicated
herein, shall also become operative upon its adoption.
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
NOV 19 1987
SOLUTION No. R7--10
MARKS:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19thday of November , 1987.
ATTEST%
mAmTY HIRAI, CITY CLERK
BUDGETARY REVIEW:
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1590-HAR SU DIRECTOR
FINANCE REVIE
CAF= GARCIA, DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY DEV OPMENT REVIEW:
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FRANC CASTANEDA, DIRECTOR
LEGAL REVIEW:
ROBERT F. CLARK
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED JCS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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0 CITY OF MIAM1, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and Members
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FROM: J D
Cesar H. Odio otp
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION
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DATE: N O V 41987 FILE:
Resolutions Accepting
SUBJECT: the Emergency Shelter
Grant & Allocating
Grant Funds
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the
two (2) attached resolutions relating to the Emergency Shelter
Grant in the amount of $203,000 from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (USHUD) as a result of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act adopted by the U.S. Congress.
The first proposed resolution authorizes the City Manager to
accept the Emergency Shelter Grant and authorizes the City
Manager to enter into the necessary implementing agreement with
USHUD. The second proposed resolution allocates the grant funds
to service providers approved by the City Commission and
authorizes the City Manager to enter into agreements with
approved service providers.
' BACKGROLFUD
The Department of Community Development has been advised that the
City of Miami is entitled to receive an Emergency Shelter Grant
of $203,000 from USHUD as a result of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act adopted by Congress to provide services
to the nation's homeless population. The City's grant is based
on the same formula used to award Community Development Block
Grant Funds to eligible jurisdictions.
In order to be eligible for its entitlement, the City submitted
_ a Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Plan (CHAP) to USHUD. The
City's CHAP was endorsed by the Miami Coalition for Care to the
Homeless and has been approved by USHUD. The plan includes the
following required components: 1.) A statement describing the
need for assistance, 2.) A brief inventory of facilities and
services that assist the homeless population, 3.) A strategy to
match the needs of the homeless with available services and
recognize the special needs of various types of homeless persons
(families with children, the elderly, the mentally ill and
veterans) and 4.) a statement as to how proposed activities will
complement and enhance existing services.
The City's application for the Emergency Shelter Grant proposes
to use the City's $203,000 entitlement for the following three
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of the City Commission
eligible activities:
1. Establishment of a shelter for families - There is no
suitable shelter in the area for homeless families. The need
for such a shelter has been clearly identified in the Report
on the Homeless published in the summer, 1987, by the Miami
Coalition for Care to the Homeless.' The City's application
directs $143,000 to rehabilitate an appropriate 'facility to
establish a shelter for families. Requests for proposal have
been solicited from non profit service providers to contract
for this activity and the deadline for the submission of
proposals to the Community Development Department is November
5, 1987. Staff will make recommendations for the allocation
of grant funds to the Commission for approval after all
proposals have been evaluated.
2. Operating expenses for the family shelter - A total of
$30,000 is included in the application to supplement operating
expenses of the family shelter. This is an eligible activity
of the Emergency Shelter Grant and may include such items as
utilities, insurance and shelter furnishing. _
3. Direct services - The Emergency Shelter Grant limits the
amount of funds for direct services to 15% of the total grant.
The City Commission has expressed its intent to allocate
$30,000 to the Social Action of Little Havana, Inc. to provide
a food distributorship program with surplus food and sundry _
iteras. This Agency will provide these items to local shelters
to help reduce operating expenses at the shelters.
Adoption of the proposed resolutions authorizes the City Manager
to accept the Emergency Shelter Grant, allocates grant funds to
approved service providers and authorizes the City Manager to
enter into the necessary agreements with USHUD and• approved
providers.
Attachment%
Proposed Resolutions
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