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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-80-04881U RESOLUTION NO. 8 0- 4 8 8 RESOLUTION ALLOCATING ACTION COMMUNITY CENTER, INC. $162,720 OF COMMUNTIY DEVELOPMENT SIXTH YEAR BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING JULY 1, 1980, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1981; SAID FUNDING TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO THE ALLAPATTAH, LITTLE HAVANA AND OTHER NEIGHBOR- HOOD STRATEGY AREAS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH SAID APPROVED SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 80-105 on February 17, 1980, thereby authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmen (HUD) for the proposed Community Development Block Grant program during 1980-81; and WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant sixth year application allocated $33,075 and $37,000 for a transportation program in the Allapattah and Little Havana areas, respectively; WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 80-138 on February 28, 1980, increasing the agency's fifth year Community Development allocation due to increased personnel necessary to operate the program during the period July 1, 1979 and ending June 30, 1980. WHEREAS, the City has evaluated the agency's budget to determine what additional funds will be required by the agency for the sixth Community Devel- opment year; WHEREAS, it has been determined that the agency will require an additional $92,645 to maintain the agency's same level of service; WHEREAS, it appears that the City of Miami will not be awarded a matching grant during the sixth year of Community Development for Dinner Key Island Park, therefore making this a non -viable project; and WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds allocated to Dinner Key Island Park in the sixth year Community Development application to permit the reallocation of $92,645 for this project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. $162,720 of Community Development sixth year Block Grant funds previously appropriated by Ordinance No. 9102, adopted May 22, 1980, be hereby allocated to Action Community Center, Inc., to provide transportation to the Allapattah, Little Havana, and other neighborhood areas of the City of Miami. "TOTIJ'PIE lT INDEX "Sua I UNTIVE FOLLOW" -1- ITEM NO CITY COMMUM ON MEETING OF JUN2 6 1980 wnwm la 8.0, - 48 Olk Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into agreement with said social service agency for implementation of their program for the period commencing July 1, 1980, and ending June 30, 1981. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 26 DAY OF JUNE , 1980 ATTEST: ZRiL ONGIE ty Clerk APPROVED BY: fK A - V A. VALENT NE stant City Attorney APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: MAURICE A. FERRE MAURICE A. FERRE Mayor st'Tjv �.. E J iF Joseph R. Gras. -,it. - City Manager CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTFN-0F'F'1nL MEN!j ,,V4r:Url t" June 13, 1980 "'` Action Community Center, Tnc. Dena ,'pi l l man , Director ,Tune 21 City Comn, i t;_; i on Agenda Community Developlilent It is recommended that a resolution allocating Action Community Center., Inc., $162,720 of Cc:nim,lnity Develop- ment sixth year klock clr,uit funds for the periocl commencing July l , 19,'i0, and endinq June 30, .19)'] , be a1:11rov0d by the City C )mm i ssiou ; said fund i nq to }provide to the Allal attnh, I.itt:]e Havana ,and tether neialrhc,rhood strate(-;y ,)rc:as of the Cit:v of Miami . The Community Development si�:th year G'loo'< Grant application allocated $31,075 and S37,Untl for a tr inst,ortation pr(,ur.am in the Allap t.tah and Little 111vana areas, re:-pect.ively. Action Community Center, Inc., has bocn selected to nrovide this service. on Fobruary -'6, 19f�O, the City Commission adopted a resolution increasinq the agency's fifth year allocation due to di.nerea>ed insurance premiums and need :or additional iersonnel. The City staff was also requested to evaluate the agency's budget to determine what additional funds would be required by the agency for the sixth Community Development block Grant year. It is the staff's recommendation that the program will need an additional $92,645 to carry out this program at the same service level and that these additional fiends should be reallocated to Action Community Center, Inc., from Dinner Key Island Park's sixth year allocation. The c,gency during the fifth Community Development year was awarded $80,500 from Community Development funds, $40,000 from F(.Acral Pe,,enue Sharing, and $87,OR0 from CF.TA by the City. The County awarded the aclency $10,000 froth Dade County Comm,,inity De•elopment funds, for a total of combined funding of $217,590. The total rec:c,minended budget for this agency from tile. City of Miami Community Develolment fund is $102,720 for the :sixth year. "SUPPORTIVE 111 Docu ,_;`, T Joseph R. Grassie June 13, 1980 Page 2 !`11,, C•, 1, t:c , i' C";u^:': 'f �,(�c)n j?, r,rcic,r• tr 'f +Ii"-h T,er"llirf� positions in lic.0 of CLTA slots. The a(tency presently 11,13 eight buses but only f,.)ur drivers; and, because of the Cl.TA hiri.ny freeze, these positions cannnt he filled. This situation is Causiru-I severe hard., -,hip on the agency avid their clients. The a�tency is, therefcrre, requesting to fund these eight bus operator poA,,Aons directly from Cnmmimity Development and not CKTA. The cost of this tr,uis;fer would mean G10:,280 in rulditional to the $1t�2,720 beinci recommended at this; t.imc.