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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF 2007-2008 CITY OF MIAMI HOMELESS
PROGRAM, NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM EMERGENCY SHELTER
GRANT FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $37,936; ALLOCATING SAID
FUNDS TO THE 2008-2009 CITY OF MIAMI HOMELESS PROGRAM,
NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM, TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES
AND EXTENDED OUTREACH AND HOUSING SERVICES TO HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS REFERRED THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY JUDICIAL AND
HEALTH SYSTEM, AS SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AMENDMENT NO. 1, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO THE CITY
OF MIAMI HOMELESS PROGRAM'S CERTIFICATION, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 08-0304, adopted June 5, 2008, the Miami City
Commission approved the allocation of $352,693 to the Homeless Program to provide essential
services to the homeless population of the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 09-0043, adopted January 29, 2009, the Miami City
Commission approved the Miami Homeless Assistance Program Discharge Planning Grant awarding
$340,000 to the City of Miami Homeless Program, Neighborhood Enhancement Team ("Homeless
Program") to provide extended outreach and housing services to homeless individuals referred
through the Miami -Dade County Judicial and Health System; and
WHEREAS, at the close out of the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year, the Homeless Program was unable to
use the sum of $37,936 for Homeless Program activities because the extended outreach and housing
services program had not yet been implemented; and
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2008, the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD") waived the thirty percent (30%) service cap to enable the City to expend the
2007 Fiscal Year Emergency Shelter Grant ("ESG") allocation on essential supportive services within
twenty-four (24) months of the grant award; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends the transfer of 2007-2008 Homeless Program ESG
funds in the total amount of $37,936 and allocating said funds to the 2008-2009 Homeless Program to
provide essential services and extended outreach and housing services to homeless individuals
referred through the Miami -Dade County Judicial and Health System;
NOW, 'THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISISON OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted
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Resolution
File Number: 09-00290
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF 2007-2008 CITY OF MIAMI HOMELESS
PROGRAM, NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM EMERGENCY SHELTER
GRANT FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $37,936; ALLOCATING SAID
FUNDS TO THE 2008-2009 CITY OF MIAMI HOMELESS PROGRAM,
NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM, TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES
AND EXTENDED OUTREACH AND HOUSING SERVICES TO HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS REFERRED THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY JUDICIAL AND
HEALTH SYSTEM, AS SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AMENDMENT NO. 1, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO THE CITY
OF MIAMI HOMELESS PROGRAM'S CERTIFICATION, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 08-0304, adopted June 5, 2008, the Miami City
Commission approved the allocation of $352,693 to the Homeless Program to provide essential
services to the homeless population of the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 09-0043, adopted January 29, 2009, the Miami City
Commission approved the Miami Homeless Assistance Program Discharge Planning Grant awarding
$340,000 to the City of Miami Homeless Program, Neighborhood Enhancement Team ("Homeless
Program") to provide extended outreach and housing services to homeless individuals referred
through the Miami -Dade County Judicial and Health System; and
WHEREAS, at the close out of the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year, the Homeless Program was unable to
use the sum of $37,936 for Homeless Program activities because the extended outreach and housing
services program had not yet been implemented; and
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2008, the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD") waived the thirty percent (30%) service cap to enable the City to expend the
2007 Fiscal Year Emergency Shelter Grant ("ESG") allocation on essential supportive services within
twenty-four (24) months of the grant award; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends the transfer of 2007-2008 Homeless Program ESG
funds in the total amount of $37,936 and allocating said funds to the 2008-2009 Homeless Program to
provide essential services and extended outreach and housing services to homeless individuals
referred through the Miami -Dade County Judicial and Health System;
NOW, 'THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISISON OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted
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by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The transfer of 2007-2008 Homeless Program ESG funds in the total amount of
$37,936 and the allocation of said funds to the 2008-2009 Homeless Program, to provide essential
services and extended outreach and housing services to homeless individuals referred through the
Miami -Dade County Judicial and Health System, is authorized.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute Amendment No. 1, to the City of
Miami Homeless Program's Certification, in substantially the attached form, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including, but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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