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TO ?ioha d z 'osinoen :; T January E; 10,81
city Manger
-' Personal AppetLtance
tROM Theodore Pi* Gibson, rzeFr�Er,c�s:
Vito Mayo
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I would like to request the persona. appearance Of Yr ► Jose' N'endez
to speak Specifically on the .issue of Community Development funding
for the elderly, citizens of the ,ltyrttoo,l comirunityi at the next
scheduled Commission meeting of January 15, 1981. r
The attached letter expresses Mr. Mendez's reasons for making
this request for the next meeting.
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My name is Jose Ramon Mehde2t I reside at 280 NtW, 34th street,
Miafni o Fla,
f have requested time to speak to you regardihq a cohstaht
and an reoccuring problem in the Wynwood Col hwhityp that of
more dollars for the existing) social service programs,
We are faced with excalating costs, increased client numbers,
non discriminatory care and service for all minorities, doubly
accentuated by the influx from Mariel Bay and Haiti,
As you are aware I represent the Wynwood Community as its'
Chairman, responsible for channeling the needs of the area to
those whose charge it is, to administer the Federal dollar
equitably. We are all cognizant that the policy of the City
of Miami, Office of Community Development, recommends a 5%
increment for each progressive fiscal year, without regard for
the inflated operational and maintenance costs incurred by the
existing economic conditions. This, by no means is equitable.
Over the last 9 months, we have been faced with a wave of extra-
ordinary problems. As a community of first asylum for the Cari-
bean refugees, the City has received, as settlers approximately
25,000 Haitians and 30,000 Cubans, many of whom have found refuge
in the Wynwood community due to language and cultural backgrounds.
The Elderly population has sought sanction and security, cloistered
by the ethnic make-up of the Wynwood area. These unique problems
have exacerbated the strain on our economic and social services.
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.ly inteht to day is to large YoUt t_ec6rn&,ehAAtioh and cc hsont 1-c-t thL.
apptoVec1 Yeccsnmc.'ntir,titihs fi•otn tho tlyhtwoud Calhmuhity Public llua it,;:-
liuld on becuaibvt zytl,,- 1980a
the Wynwoocl t1detly Cent:r%r is ptesehtly sOkVing 1U9 clients o►, a
budget of $65,.000 for the CID 5th year ' 8u- 1 61 . 770E .or _ 5'►, 751,_UG
is charged to salaries for G staff persohs. 1.3% Or $l'"tjal3.,.0U_ ij)t__
fringt�j, The remaining 17'. or $14; 166. 00 is further al.louaterl tow ir:ls
transporatation of the elderly, 11' r)r $.Q. 350.:r,iJ leaving �or
0 1 C, f_or ':etat_,_ ut_iI itic.s and operalti0nal ca9ts.
I is riot feasible for an agency who has increased i is client enrollmt!nl:
by 341. c%ter the last two fiscal Years to continue to opera —Lc. at maxivolm
quality service on the 51 increment allocated by Cornmur,ity u ,delc:ltt:.c,t.t
Staff. :he inc:re;a:'inc3 hunticr of uttduplicat(!d c•.ldc•rly cl.iEIats ar,s
un(Iu1)11lcated nul:ial3rs of ce uI)it:S to CitI.e f:)r the I1t_'L•!'; of C..
eiec-rly on a Nally basis is it hLaVV h:,rie!aa Of, tal( S i X !St%aff .
L'ach staff s;vrvices 12�: clients and fLil�ills their n—onomic:, wcif,-Irc
and Y,«dical needs, The elderly client. enrollmunt is l,roj-c:ted t,, in-
crease by i. for the next: fiscal year, detc-2-mining that r-);eratiol,ai
and program costs could not function adeguatr-ly for fiscal ar
W nwood serves:
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t>,6 60.
79% Hispahie11 , I#aiLigti and 10% hhglb eldotly: lhete ate
tvet iheteaair:g humbeta of flaitibh tldbfly Sri thin Lhe otta uho
Calmat be t tdched due to the lat L of a Hn i t iah Social IJurKet
500 Haitian fa►nilibs ate §0wited', (apptoximately 1,800 PrRSbNS )
by w05, There aria many ih heed Haitian rlderlys the agE!n,:y, has �
justified the need rot an addiLiohal '$12,4E,3 to complete the 6Lh
year, A portion of thhse fund vi.l 1 be used to .a! _►t y a HaJ t.ian
Social Worker Aide (previously d CUTA partiripant.) on the Uk of f .
This person worked vith Haitian population and has exce ; l exit
knowledge of community resources. Additional iteris reflects;
the increased costs of gasoline, mnintehancr, of' the 2 t 3 year old
min -buses an auditor t and a Cite-P onager for the l i10 me'ils- served
daily., -•oitI. an additional 980 ,.4rvild .or :;I ec a; (,a"'11L.1ioli ;roils
The '81-'82 CD allocation for the Elderly prograrr. 17th year) has
requested a budget of $120,405. The category of staff reflects
the additional tleal Site Manager and Haitian ocial Worker -Aide
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a tirojOtted inetl ase fbt gdt - and bull nair►IAhPhdew the a 5'i
ihbtease r0f Ut,tthLictnal and riattEtlJeOnCtit vxpetrses: the tlyhUr:r3J
Cldetly Cthter prtljet is a client enrnllmr,hL of g32 by ttje
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rif Fiscal year tel'8,
~ x The t0-venues fok this pia ogt.�1 6L the tart) jr-Ctcd t126,455 k!s t irn=
cite that -pproxim-ttly 9,t is spent fut crt.h iirdivitfoat
elderly cl tont ,
These recomticndat ions from the rrimomn-i ty at LhF ; ubl i c Hv it j nq
►rt?,e voted unamimnusly:
The cohmunity is avcire that. pro:vinusly, UWY rii.:,cu71—,:I�ci a mc:LIntl
t:u spend $50,000 for a mitii-perk, in the Wynwoud area and ne-
gated such ar improvementt clue to thr. ur►�=��fe c�,;�ui t � ins � n
cur;rruniLy. U ii community is rini•r t Iran reroptivE" to Lhe t, comi,un
dation of desionat ing thin sum to ,. rd t ht: fall-jeiticn cu- ,
quested by the Elderly agency .
l'ei y marry promi5c: ; hate becrtr rnade to this cac in UIC- fot;r
of fiscal suppuirt, housin,l, vu,-ncmir� improvurnents arc sup{rur'+.
scrvi ces.
A prugi-wri of this norgiiiLudc, quality of tervic�- n.ust be grantcd
sdegur-;te fundu to maintain 248 days per y(�ar of CUMI)rLhen:,ive
elderly care fur this multi -ethnic community.
To date, the Ct7t+,wimity of Wynvood hws received $2,06C,000 from' -
Community Development, years 1-6. Monies have not been equitably
allocated. Street improvements,Elderly Houseing Units, housing
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arts yet ttj bt, itfiplfi''tlentvdt
Wytiw6od aheu:ld hot. bo the tiegleotc'd i ove-t-1 Odd cotoftiufility,
No ootr,MUh ty agefi iry should be treated like a btatittie tegordl ess
or t 6rlt x Pa, has beeh hh at tdpted fiscal ihtr%emeht 41M 62-fot q�?ars a
WILh todayt spiral hg ecofilomy � deptivatioti t acid sub=§tbadsi d
living lronditionsi equality in the dblivc y of servites t'or the
disc+dvahtaged, must be triaihLoihed,
l urge Your approval
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11300 11;t tt nmo t. -Ili Drive
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Lho t act. L-hat r will be away on the 22nd of
jl jttlijll,y, at_tetidinq a Citizens Participation Counsel to
ba held botween thr_ 21st and 25th of January, I reque,3t
c,t` \cour office to please allow Me to speak before the
city of Miami Commission on January 15th, in regards to
tale al?propiation made to the Wynwood Community- and parti
cularly the elderly.
Because of the urgency of the matter, I am anticipating
your support.
Respectfully yours,
Jose len ez, ^ airperson
ommunity D velolSlne-n" tizens Participation/ Wynwood
CC
Alfredo "lendoza
Dena Spillman