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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-86-0196J-86-245 �� _�.� RESOLUTION N0: A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $57,000 OF ELEVENTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO THE NATIONAL PUERTO „1 RICAN FORUM, INC. THROUGH RESOLUTION NO. 85-641, ADOPTED JUNE 13, 1985, , TO THE HEREIN NAMED SOCIAL SERVICE v, AGENCY(IES), FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE + Y`' CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH SAID AGENCY(IES) IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 85-641 on June 13, 1985, which included an allocation of $57,000 to the National Puerto Rican Forum, Inc. contingent on the Agency Igg receiving a state grant of $56,000 to operate a placement project G 9 <: w' for dislocated workers; and S, x. WHEREAS, said agency was unsuccessful in its attempt to secure the match and withdrew its funding request in writing R:..„,. thereby resulting in the said allocation being subject to r; reallocation by this Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. $57,000 of Eleventh Year Community Development N,' Block Grant Funds previously allocated to the National Puerto '4 Rican Forum are hereby allocated as specified below: Y P AGENCY AMOUNT Wynwood Elderly Center, Inc. $21,000.00 Southwest Social Services, Inc. $6,000.00 Catholic Community Services- Overtown $30,000.00 Day Care Center, Inc. R Total $57,000.00 SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with the aforementioned agency(ies), subject to the conditions and CCONUMSION limitations contained herein and in the City Code. MEFT INI': ' . MAR 18 1986 RE�Lllll{�i�. . 19 .:...-:�.. ram•--- - - PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of MARCH , 1986. '44r4l'-m- 2 'VIER L. S EZ MAYOR iT&YHIRAI City Clerk PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: oeo6o� X-tkowtico ROBERT F. CLARK, Chief Deputy City Attorney APPROVED A5 TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: LA A. DOUGHYRTY Ci y Attorney, CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM 69 f ^1, t TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members DATE: MAR 12 IN FILE: of the City Commission SUNJECT: Status of allocation of $57,000 of Community Devel- opment Block Grant Funds to the Nat. Puerto Rican Forum FROM: REFERENCES: Cesar H. Odio City Commission Discussion City Manager ENC..I.OSUREitem - March 18, 1986 l t It is recommended that the City Commission adopt a resolution reallocating $57,000 of Eleventh Year Community Development Block Grant Funds previously allocated to the National Puerto Rican Forum. At its meeting of December 19, 1985, representatives of the Wynwood Elderly Center requested $33,000 to operate an elderly meals program in the Jose Mendez Elderly Housing facility in Wynwood. It was noted that all City funds for social programs have been allocated. However, $57,000 of Eleventh Year Community Development funds allocated to the National Puerto Rican Forum were conditioned on the agency receiving matching funds. Initially, the agency requested funds from the State, which were denied. Subsequently, the agency made application to Dade County for funds. The Commission adopted Motion 85-1224 which stipulated that, if by January 23, 1986, no matching funds have been found, the funds would be reallocated to social agencies involved in food programs. At the Commission Meeting of February 13, 1986, staff informed the i Commission that the National Puerto Rican Forum had been unsuccessful in its attempt to secure matching funds and had written the City to withdraw its funding request. In its letter, the Agency further recommended that the $57,000 be reallocated to the Wynwood Elderly Center Mendez Meal Site which would still benefit the Wynwood s community. t The City Commission directed staff to advertise the availability of $57,000 of llth Year Community Development Block Grant Funds in order to give all interested service providers an opportunity to compete for these funds. This notice has been advertised in the local newspapers. It should be noted that prior to the advertisement, in addition to the request from the Wynwood Elderly Center, we have received requests for funds'for two programs which are not elderly meals 86_13uu �-. The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission - 2 - F programs: the Overtown Day Care Center (which received City funds through September 30, 1985) and from the Black Cross Liberation Movement (for its Hope Against Dope project). Since the last meeting, we have also received a revised request from the Wynwood Elderly Center seeking $21,000 to provide meals at the Mendez site through June 30, 1986. Attached is a draft Resolution which would provide for reallocation of the $57,000 to the agency(ies) approved by the City Commission. Enclosures National Puerto Rican Forum. Inc. 2601 N.E.2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33137 est. l"7 MEMO Date: _ FabruarY 12. 1986 _ TO: Mr. Frank Castaneda 1. FROM)M� s. Alejita Padro ��� RE: Matching Funds I regret to inform you that as of today, February 12, 1986 the National Puerto Rican Forum has been unable to secure matching funds from Metro Dade County Office of Special Projects. We request that we be deleted from the City Commission agenda on February the 13th. I would like to thank you for your support and look foward to working with you in the future. In view of the situation I would like to recommend that the funds be allocated to the Elderly Center Mendez Meal Site which will still benefit the Wynwood Community. cc: Francina Brookt Fred Fernandez City Commission Mayor of Miami PROPOSAL FOR FOOD COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WITH MIAMI'S BLACK COMMUNITY IN COCONUT GROVE 4 ZV 7.) Submitted to: City of Miami c/o Honorable Mayor Suarez and Members of the City Commission Agenda Item # 69 Public Hearing on Reallocation of $57,000 of Community Development E Block Grant Funds Submitted by: Christian Community Service Agency 3360 West Flagler Street Miami, Florida 33135 442-4202 Mary R. Smith, Executive Director Bettye B. Wiggs, Center Supervisor American Black Community Center 4300 N.W. 12th Avenue 635-5122 0 Christian Community Service Agency's American Black Community Center is seeking $5,156 from the City of Miami Community Development Block Grant Fund to address the ever increasing need for overcoming hunger and high food prices in the City of Miami. Specifically, CCSA is seeking these funds to develop one (1) food coop at Christ Episcopal Church in Coconut Grove which will increase the food purchasing power of 25 families or approximately 150 unduplicated individuals. Families can save up to 47% on the cost of selected food items and they can save an average of 26% overall on food costs. Food coops make social and economic sense. Not only do they increase the food purchasing power of the families involved, they represent the community's desire to help themselves in a wholesome, skill developing activity. Social programs often -times saturate the community with welfare and other "dependecny-oriented programming" that leave little room for client self -development or motivation towards self-sufficiency. The need for such programming in the City of Miami is clear. "Four of every ten Black families in Dade County had incomes of less than $10,000 in 1979. More than 10,000 of these families resided in the City of Miami - about 40% of the County total". Approximately 518 of all Black families residing in the City of Miami are low-income. The "Black Grove" experiences the particular problem of economic and social isolation amidst the wealth and plenty of the Grove's tourism and artistry. High prices in the Grove far exceed food prices in other parts of the City of Miami. Food coops operate as a voluntarily -owned, non-profit business that provides basic food items at affordable prices to meet the communities' nutritional needs. On a short-term basis the benefits of the food coop are seen as the coop becomes an alternate source of food purchasing and the members gain business skills, such as bookkeeping, during the process. On a long-term basis the food coop helps to reduce food prices by 25% by enabling the members of each coop to economically meet their food and nutritional needs. { The food coop in Coconut Grove will be housed at Christ Episcopal Church located at 3481 Hibiscus Street. This church has been serving the Coconut Grove community through its food pantry services for the past two years, t' 1 developed with the aid of CCSA. As a natural outgrowth of this service its members and community residents and volunteers are motivated and ready to begin developing a food coop. The target population, which will compose the membership, are the low-income residents of the area. It is anticipated that 60% will be female and 40% male, between the ages of g` twenty-five to sixty-five. Approximately 75% will be unemployed or underemployed, with the balance of the membership employed. All participants become members of the coop and pay dues set by the membership in order to cover basic costs of coop operations. Food coops ordinarily have a pyramid effect in the community in which they operate as more people become aware of its advantages, thereby developing a greater membership base. Organizing a food coop is primarily a group development process. f f -1- 8f-11.9G. se��6 On the average coops require at least 3 months of planning and development in order to effectively organize food coop services and train the membership. Coop members receive a minimum of 6 hours of start-up training and on -going training on an as needed basis, in such areas as, bookkeeping, recordkeeping, cashiering, leadership, decision -making, public relations, purchasing and sound nutritional practices. The goals of the Food Coop are: 1. To develop a food coop membership of thirty (30) favjj jfq: , rov total of 150 individuals to be served per coop. 2. To develop and implement appropriate food cooperative organizational systems. (i.e., food coop planning committee; develop operational goals and procedures; identify VC-3UHcci ccci coordinator/manager,etc. 3. To begin food cooperative opertions within 3 months of starting date. 4. To serve a total of 150 individuals per month, after start-up. 5. To evaluate the coop's functioning at 31 6, 9 month interva3s to assess coop status and report to the membership/funding sources. Christian Community Service Agency's American Black Comnluni ty Ce tlt c , 11(1: t exemplifies the self-help community service concept. ABC has been providing a variety of services for Miami's Black community since May, 1982 through a base of over 20 local Black chuncces. From tbis tjrsE-, priority areas of need are defined and planned on, utilizing ABC staff for technical assistance. ABC has successfully developed a food coop in the Overtown area at St. Fiancis Irvier Cath035c Cltrcl- _i 1" 1((I operation since May, 1984 benefitting approximately 25 - 30 families on a monthly basis. Christian Community Service Agency, (CCSA), is a private, non-profit human service agency serving all of Dade County since 1965. Over the course of its twenty years of service delivery, CCSA has earned a reputation as an agency that delivers quality social services which address gaps in services for needy low-income clients. CCSA has d(NuIc.14-0 a comprehensive, cost effective social service delivery approach at the neighborhood level which includes: sound fiscal management and accountability, experienced skilled multi -ethnic staff and a readily available social service and church sponsoring network. While CCSA has developed this efficient, cost-effective delivery system, it does = have enough of the resources to do all that is asked of the agency by local residents and other service networks. For this reason, we are requesting a one-time grant of $5,156 in order to develop this self-help programming in Coconut Grove. These funds will allow us to hire a full-time coop organiser for 3 months and cover a few operational expenses in terms of supplies and local travel. Please see attached budget for further details. -2- 8C-136. ABC FOOD COOP DEVELOPMENT PROJECT COCONUT GROVE Budget for fiscal year 1985 - 1986 (July - Sept., 1986) EXROM PERSONNEL ABC Center Supervisor ($22,445 X 10% for 3 months) ABC Food Coop Organizer ($9.00hr.x35hrs.wk.x12wks.) TRAVEL 500 miles a month x .21 per mile x 3 months PROGRAM SUPPLIES �74 p=f "ED INCOME CITY OF MIAMI - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS Church Volunteer Coordinator (1 vol. x $6.00 hr. x 15 hrs. x 12 wks) Church Volunteer Secretarial Support (1 x $5.00 x 8 hrs. mo. x 3 months) Supplies (@$50.00 month x 3 months) Telephone (9$50.00 month x 3 months) Occupancy (@ 0250.00 month x 3 months) Printing/Duplicating (0$20.00 month x 3 months) =AL - IbL—R IND e 561 3,780 315 500 $5,156 $5,156 120 150 150 750 60 52,310 CITY OI .41AMI COMMISSION MEETING March 19, 1986 Good afternoon, Honorable Mayor Suarez and members of the Commission. I am here as.a member of the Christian Community Service Agency - American Black Community Center Advisory Board. My Name is 1. I am here today to talk about your priority and ours -- that is, to reduce hunger within the City of Miami. 2. For over a year now, some of the residents of Coconut Grove have wanted us to help them set-up food co-ops. 3. These are poor people who want to help themselves by finding a more ec-anomical way to feed their families. local church has stepped forward and offered to house this c�oc1 co -on. We have been able to scrape together some national church dollars to start a food co-op in Overt^wn during 1984-1985. 5. However, we must have your help if we are to develop the Coconut Grove co-op and begin helping the residents to accomplish this. During the past two years, we discussed this with your Community :development Department; we have submitted community development and .federal revenue sharing applications; and, we have been assisted I)%, some of you over the past year to assure that this project reflects lour concerns on behalf of the city taxpayers. We need your co-sponsorship. 6. Food co-ops make social and economic sense, and I want to see them supported in our city. I ask you to please find the money to make this possible. 7. For $ 5,156 it doesn't make sense not to fund this grass -roots effort. As a result of your investment of $34 per person, 150 poor men,,women, and children will be able to have enough food for their table. And this is a one-time investment! The food co-op will be self-sufficient once it is established. E. This is what the food co-ops mean for poor people: A. Families save up to 47% on the cost of selected food items, and they save an average of 26% overall on food costs. B. Each co-op family receives up to $720 a year in free foods available through the co-op's ability to take advantage of surplus commodities, and C. Families will be able to use their food stamps to purchase through the food co-op. D. Families will have accessibility to quality food. 9. CCSA, with your co-sponsorship can make this possible. CCSA is the ecumenical social service agency which represents the Protestant community's interest in providing essential service to the poor of the City. This City's Protestant constituency calls upon you to moot this challenge. 11 CITY Oi ZAMI COMMISSION MEETING t March 19, 1986 Good afternoon, Honorable Mayor Suarez and members of the Commission. I am here as.a member of the Christian Community Service Agency - American Black Community Center Advisory Board. My Name is 1. I am here today to talk about your priority and ours -- that is, to reduce hunger within the City of Miami. 2. For over a year now, some of the residents of Coconut Grove have wanted its to help them set-up food co-ops. ?, ,lose are poor people who want to help themselves by finding a more econimical way to feed their families. . 1;-c,il church has stepped forward and offered to house this �,)Od co -on. We have been able to scrape together some national ch,ur,--h dollars to start a food co-op in Overt^wn during 1984-1985. li:)wuvur, we must have your help if we are to develop the Coconut Grove co-op and begin helping the residents to accomplish this. During the past two years, we discussed this with your Community acvolopment Department; we have submitted community development and federal revenue sharing applications; and, we have been assisted I)%, some of you over the past year to assure that this project reflects ;your concerns on behalf of the city taxpayers. We need your co-sponsorship. 6. Vood co-ops make social and economic sense, and I want to see them supported in our city. I ask you to please find the money to make this possible. ;. For $ 5,156 it doesn't make sense not to fund this grass -roots effort. As a result of your investment of $34 per person, 150 poor men,,women, and children will be able to have enough food for their table. And this is a one-time investment! The food co-op will be self-sufficient once it is established. P. This is what the food co-ops mean for poor people: I,. Families save up to 47% on the cost of selected food items, and they save an average of 26% overall on food costs. D. Each co-op family receives up to $720 a year in free foods available through the co-op's ability to take advantage of surplus commodities, and C. Families will be able to use their food stamps to purchase through the food co-op. D. Families will have accessibility to quality food. 9. CCSA, with your co-sponsorship can make this possible. CCSA is the ecumenical social service agency which represents the Protestant community's interest in providing essential service to the poor of the Citv. This City's Protestant constituency calls upon you to meet this challenge. ri 86-11-96.- t; CITY OAaAMI COMMISSION MEETING -� March 19, 1986 Goad afternoon, Honorable Mayor Suarez and members of the Commission. I am here as.a member of the Christian Community Service Agency - American Black Community Center Advisory Board. My Name is I am here today to talk about your priority and ours -- that is, to reduce hunger within the City of Miami. . k 'tx 2. For over a year now, some of the residents of Coconut Grove have #s wanted to help them set-up food co-ops. ' :.,: { . These are poor people who want to help themselves by finding a more c,conjmica1 way to feed their families. e r ,. �1 church has stepped forward and offered to house this .•: F;, feed co -on. We have been able to scrape together some national � church dollars to start a food co-op in Overt^wn during 1984-1985. ;. liowuver, we must have your help if we are to develop the Coconut Grove co-op and begin helping the residents to accomplish this. During the past two years, we discussed this with your Community Development Department; we have submitted community development and , °. federal revenue sharing applications, and, we have been assisted I)y some of you over the past year to assure that this project reflects your concerns on behalf of the city taxpayers. We need your co-sponsorship. 6. Food co-ops make social and economic sence, and I want to see them supported in our city. I ask you to please find the money to make =? this possible. 7. For $ 5,156 it doesn't make sense not to fund this grass -roots effort. As a result of your investment of $34 per person, 150 ��= poor men women, and children will be able to have enough food for = their table. And this is a one-time investment! The food co-op wall be self-sufficient once it is established. .? E. This is what the food co-ops mean for poor people: F,. Families save up to 47% on the cost of selected food items, - and they save an average of 26% overall on food costs. _ S. Each co-op family receives up to $720 a year in free foods available through the co-op's ability to take advantage of - surplus commodities, and - C. Families will be able to use their food stamps to purchase through the food co-op. D. Families will have accessibility to quality food. 9. CCSA, with your co-sponsorship can nuke this possible. CCSA is the = ecumenical social service agency which represents the Protestant community's interest in providing essential service to the poor of the City. This City's Protestant constituency calls upon you to meet this challenge.