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Home My WebLink AboutR-87-0784I J-8 -757 8-12-87 RESOLUTION NO. ; A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $2t265 FROM THE FU14D BALANCE OF UNEXPENDED TWELFTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLUCR GRANT FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE USEFUL AGED, INC.; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND THE EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH SAID AGENCY] IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 87-560 at its meeting of June 11, 1987, which allocated $1,791,000 of 13th Year Community Development for public services to agencies providing social service projects to City residents; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 87-560 also expressed the City Commission's intent to allocate $2,265 from the balance of unexpended 12th Year Community Development Block Grant Funds for public services if funds were available after providing $3,850 to the Lions Home for the Bland, Inc. (formerly the Industrial home for the Blind Foundation, Inc.); and WHEREAS, a fund balance of $58,293 of unexpended 12rh Year Community Development Block Grant funds for public services has been identified; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. $2,265 from the fund balance of unexpended Twelfth Year Community Development Block Grant funds, previously appropriated by Ordinance No. 10112 adopted June 12, 1986 and Ordinance No. 10145 adopted September 11, 1986, is hereby allocated as specified below: AGENCY/PROJECT AMOUNT i Association for the Useful Aged, Inc. $2,265 Assistance to the Elderly TOTAL ALLOCATION $2,265 SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to amend the existing agreement with said Agency, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement its Assistance to the Elderly r project, subject to the conditions and limitations contained Y Llry n i�R 11GSu1 iid herein and in the City Code. ,, �,._,_ IF! tau. 8 7... 7-A J- 4.. PASSED AND ADOPTED this g.th day of Se�tetnbet . ► 1987 & ATTEST: r RATTY HIRAI, CITY CLERK BUD ETARY REVIEW: OHAR SURANA, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY DEV41OPMENT REVIEW: FRANK S ANE A, DIRECTOR FINANCE REVIEW: CARLO GARCIA, DIRECTOR LEGAL REVIEW: R 1�4j 4. �C ROBERT F. CLARK CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED i ,�PO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: t� LUCIA 'A. i a .00 XAVIER L, SU_. Z, MAYOR 87-7 cil l 0 I 01" OP MIAMI. PLONJbA iNTCR-OPPICE MEMORANDUM to. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission PROM! Cesar H. Odio City Manager RECOMMENDATION: Wit: pI' S 3 hit- suoicet: Resolutions allocating unexpended 12th Year C.O. Funds for public services REi�ERENCCi�: Commission Agenda Item September 8, 1987 ENCLOSURES; Four, (4 ) Resolutions It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolutions allocating the balance of unexpended 12th Year Community Development Funds for public services in the following manner: $3,850 to the Lions Home for the Blind, Inc. (formerly the Industrial Home for the Blind Foundation, Inc.), $2,265 to the Association for the Useful Aged, $20,000 to Catholic Community Services, Inc./Centro Hater and $32#178 to the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Inc.; and further authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreement or amend existing agreements with the aforesaid agencies in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. BACKGROUND: The Department of Community Development recommends that the City Commission adopt the attached four (4) resolutions formalizing previous legislation adopted by the City 'Commission. At the public hearing for the allocation of 13th Year Community Development Block Grant Funds, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 87-560 which allocated $1,791,000 of 13th Year C.D. Funds for public services. Through this resolution, the City Commission also expressed its intent to allocate the balance of unexpended 12th Year C.D. funds for public services in the following manner: the first $3,850 to the Lions Home for the Blind, Inc. (formerly the Industrial Home for the Blind Foundation, Inc.), the next $2,265 to the Association for the Useful Aged, Inc. and the next $20,000 to the Catholic Community Services, Inc./Centro Mater. At its meeting of July 23, 1987, the Commission passed Motion 87-738 which instructed the administration to consider funding the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged if Community Development funds became available. Staff has closed out 12th Year Community Development agreements with agencies providing social services to City residents and identified a balance of $58,293 of unexpended funds. Therefore, unexpended 12th Year C.D. funds are available to meet the expressed intent to provide funds to the Lions Home for the Blind, Inc., Association for the Useful Aged, Inc. and Catholic Community Services, Inc./Centro Hater I Honorable Mayor and Members - 2 as of the City Commission as previously outlined. In addition# $32#178 is available to allocate to the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Inc. Following is a brief overview of each of the services provided by the four (4) agencies 1. Lions Home for the Blind, ___Inc. - This Agency provides enr chment activities to blind residents of the City of Miami., primarily from the Little Havana target area. The Agency received $49#710 of 13th Year Community Development Block Grant funds. The additional $3,850 would restore the allocation to the Lions Home for the Blind to $53,560, the same level as last year. 2. Association for the Useful A ed, Inc. - This Agency provides community information education, food packages and casework services to approximately 1,400 elderly City of Miami residents primarily from the Little Havana target area. The Agency received $44,679 of 13th Year Community Development Block Grant funds. The additional $2,265 would increase the allocation to the Association for the Useful Aged to $46,944, a $15,000 increase over 12th Year funding. 3. Catholic Community Services, Inc./Centro Mater - Centro Mater received 70,000 of 13th Year Community Development funds to provide after school and summer camp activities to over 300 City youth between the ages of 5-14. The additional $20,000 will be directed to the Agency's Headstart project to provide child care services to 170 children six weeks to 5 years ,old. The additional $20,000 allocation would restore funding to Centro Mater at $90,000, the same level as last year. 4. Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Inc. - This Agency is under contract for the period October 1, 1986 through September 30, 1987 to provide senior adult day care services to a minimum of 80 elderly City of Miami residents at the City owned Legion Park. During the 1986-87 budget hearings, the City Commission designated that $150,000 from the budget of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities be directed to food programs. From this amount, this Agency received $75,000. The Agency was unsuccessful in its request for 13th Year Community Development Block Grant funds in June. However, representatives from the Agency appeared before the Commission at the July 23, 1987 meeting to again request City funding. The Agency indicated that it is requesting funds to maintain the existing funding level. The Commission passed a motion directing the administration to consider the Agency for funding if Community Development funds became available. The $32,178 recommended in the attached resolution reflects the balance 8 :7— 761 F r Honorable Mayor and Members i 3 of the City Commission of unexpended 12th Year funds for public services available after allocating funds to the three (3) aforementioned agencies. The recommendation represents a $42,822 reduction of current City support. The adoption of the attached four (4) resolutions effectuates the intent of Resolution No. 87-S60 and Motion No. 87-738 to allocate funds as specified above to the aforementioned agencies. punds are I available as a result of a balance of $58#293 of unexpended 12th Year ! Community Development funds for public services. j. Attachments: Proposed Resolutions t i