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Resolution: R-10-0157
File Number: 10-00334
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 4/8/2010
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT CLOSE-OUT
FUNDS FROM THE 2008 CITY OF MIAMI NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT
TEAM HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$28,648.20 AND THE CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT 2008 ADMINISTRATION CLOSE-OUT ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $4,509.11, FOR ATOTALAMOUNT OF $33,157.31; ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS
TO THE SUNDARI FOUNDATION, INC. ("SUNDARI"), FOR THE LOTUS HOUSE
WOMEN SHELTER LOCATED AT 217 NORTHWEST 15TH STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, FOR OPERATING COSTS, AS SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT(S), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM(S), WITH SAID SUNDARI, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 08-0304, adopted June 5, 2008, the Miami City
Commission approved the allocation of funds in the amount of $352,693 to the City of Miami ("City")
Neighborhood Enhancement Team ("NET") Homeless Assistance Program to provide essential
services to the homeless population of the City and funds in the amount of $10,908 to the City's
Department of Community Development for administration costs; and
WHEREAS, as per Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 576, the Emergency
Shelter Grant ("ESG") funds need to be expended within twenty-four (24) months from the date of the
grant award; and
WHEREAS, the ESG account has a balance of $28,648.20 and of $4,509.11 respectively from
NET and the Administration funds; and
WHEREAS, NET is unable to use these funds due to the expiration of the waiver for essential
services; and
WHEREAS, the Sundari Foundation, Inc. ("Sundari") is a non-profit corporation that provides
transitional shelter to one hundred fifty (150) homeless women and infants at the Lotus House,
located at 217 Northwest 15th Street, Miami, Florida ("Lotus House"), whose services are eligible
without any waiver from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends the transfer of ESG close-out funds from the 2008
City's NET Homeless Assistance Program Account in the amount of $28,648.20 and the City's
Department of Community Development 2008 Administration close-out Account in the amount of
$4,509.11, for a total amount of $33,157.31, and the allocation of said funds to Sundari for the Lotus
House women's shelter for operating costs, as specified in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The transfer of ESG close-out funds from the 2008 City's NET Homeless Assistance
Program Account in the amount of $28,648.20 and the City's Department of Community Development
2008 Administration Close-out Account in the amount of $4,509.11, for a total amount of $33,157.31,
and the allocation of said funds to Sundari for the Lotus House women's shelter for operating costs,
as specified in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated, is authorized.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to execute an amendment to the existing
agreement(s), in substantially the attached form(s), with Sundari, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {2}
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 tot hose 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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