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DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
September 18, 2009
Mr. Pedro G. Hernandez
City Manager
Miami Riverside Center
444 SW 2°d Avenue
Miami, FL 33130
Re: Miami DDA Resolution No. 36/2009
Dear Mr. Hernandez:
Please
Please find attached Miami DDA Resolution No. 36/2009 passed today by the DDA Board of
Directors regarding the pending FY 09-10 budget. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Alyce . Robertson
Alyce
Director
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Cc: Mayor Manuel A. Diaz
City of Miami Commission
Larry Spring, Chief Finance Officer / City of Miami
Michael Boudreaux, Director, Management & Budget / City of Miami
Priscilla Thompson, City Clerk
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
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Miami, Florida 33131
RESOLUTION NO. 36/2009
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
("DDA") OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA OPPOSING
THE PROPOSED CITY OF MIAMI FY 09-10 BUDGET CUTS
TO THE DOWNTOWN NET SERVICE PROGRAMS; AND
FURTHER URGING THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION
TO RE -CONSIDER THESE BUGET CUTS.
WHEREAS, the DDA Board of Directors is very concerned about the City of Miami's
proposed FY 09-10 budget cuts to the Downtown NET service programs, including cuts in Code
Enforcement, Graffiti Busters, Neighborhood Service Workers and, most critically, the Homeless
Assistance Program; and
WHEREAS, Downtown Miami, less than 6% of the City's landmass, generates 23% of
its tax base; and
WHEREAS, protecting the Downtown core is essential to protecting the tax base of the
entire City; and
WHEREAS, Downtown Miami's population is estimated to have grown by 76% since
the 2000 Census and continues to grow month over month; and
WHEREAS, there is a direct correlation between population and service needs; and
WHEREAS, the NET Office serves as the primary City department delivering basic
services to Downtown's residential population; and
WHEREAS, Downtown's share of the City's homeless population has also grown in
recent years and now stands close to 60%; and
WHEREAS, 54% of emergency shelter beds available for the homeless in Miami -Dade
County are located in or adjacent to Downtown Miami; and
WHEREAS, street homelessness declined 35% countywide between 2007 and 2009;
during the same period, street homelessness in the City of Miami increased 9%; and
WHEREAS, Downtown Miami's serious and persistent homeless problem will only grow
with the elimination of the City's Homeless Assistance Program operated by the NET Office;
and
WHEREAS, the other NET service programs similarly affect the quality of life in
Downtown; and
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WHEREAS, before cutting or eliminating these Downtown service delivery programs, it
is essential to consider the impact of such actions on the City's tax base.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Miami Downtown
Development Authority of the City of Miami, Florida
Section 1. The recitals are true and correct and are adopted by reference and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The DDA Board of Directors opposes the proposed City of Miami FY 09-
10 Budget cuts to the Downtown NET service programs.
Section I The DDA Board of Directors urges the City of Miami Commission to re-
consider these budget cuts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1' day of September, 2009.
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Neisen Kasdin
Vice -Chairman
Alyce. Robertson
Execut' e Director
TTEST:
Sandra Hernandez,
Secretary to the Board of Directors
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