HomeMy WebLinkAboutText File ReportFile ID: 08-00557
Enactment #: R-08-0304
Version: 1
City of Miami
Text File Report
Type: Resolution
Introduced: 5/12/08
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami. FL 33133
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Status: Passed
Enactment Date: 6/5/08
Controlling Body: Office of the City
Clerk
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT ("ESG") FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $352,693, TO THE CITY OF MIAMI HOMELESS PROGRAM, NEIGHBORHOOD
ENHANCEMENT TEAM AND THE AMOUNT OF 510,908, TO THE CITY OF MIAMI
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF
GRANT -RELATED ACTIVITIES, FOR A TOTAL ALLOCATION OF $363,601; DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A MULTI-YEAR WAIVER REQUEST TO THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE
OF ESG FUNDS THAT CAN BE USED FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE
ACCEPTANCE OF SAID FUNDS.
WHEREAS; the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("U.S. HUD") has advised the City of
Miami ("City") that the Emergency Shelter Grant ("ESG") entitlement is $363,601, for Program Year October 1, 2008 through
September 30, 2009; and
WHEREAS, historically, the City Commission has allocated its ESG funds to support the operation of the City's
Homeless Program, which provides outreach and referral services to the chronically homeless; and
WHEREAS, the program guidelines of the ESG Program limit the amount of funds that can be dedicated for essential
services to thirty percent (30%) of the entitlement grant allocation; and
WI -T -REAS, as a result of the local sales tax dedicated to homeless programs, the need for shelter care is met through
this source and the need in South Florida is to provide services to complement the continuum of care strategy's needed
services; and
WHEREAS, the need for the waiver to increase the percentage of ESG funds that can be used for essential services is
crucial to enable the City's Homeless Program to operate as an outreach and referral program to the chronically homeless;
and
WHEREAS, this budget is contingent upon U.S. HUD approving the waiver for essential services; and
WHEREAS, federal regulations authorize three percent (3%) of the grant to be utilized for administrative costs to
manage grant related activities; and
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