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SCOPE OF SERVICES
Urbana Research & Consulting, Inc,
Consolidated Plan Proposal for Consulting Services
Activity
Estimated
Hours
Cost
I. Citizen Participation Strategy
• Design and coordinate community participation strategy,
utilizing community forums, surveys, and City advisory
group meeting.
• Establish timetables to ensure compliance with HUD
regulatory requirements for public notice, participation
and comment.
150
$15,000
II. Research and Preparation of Core Consolidated Plan Sections
• Conduct research, analysis and preparation of
Consolidated Plan narrative sections and tables.
• Perform Housing Market Analysis and Needs Assessments
(including housing needs of homeless special need
subpopulations) and Preparation of Required
Consolidated Plan Housing Needs Tables.
145
$14, 500
III. Local Coordination and Consultation
• Support the Department's efforts to consult with and
coordinate planning strategies and activities for housing,
community and economic development among City
Departments and other local government agencies, local
community development corporations and community
based organizations.
• Interdepartmental Consultation and Coordination
examples of these include:
o Mayor's Office
o Manager's Office
o Economic Development
o Community Redevelopment Agency
o Neighborhood Services
o Public Works
o Parks and Recreation
o Historic Preservation
• Inter -local Consultation examples of these include:
o Miami -Dade County Departments and Agencies,
including:
o Mayor's Office
o Manager's Office
o Planning and Zoning Department
o Property Appraiser
o Miami -Dade Homeless Trust
50
$ 5,000
1
o Empowerment Trust
o Office of Community and Economic Development
o Miami -Dade Housing Agency
o Miami -Dade HIV/Partnership
o Department of Human Services
o Community Action Agency
o Children's Trust
o Alliance for the Aging
o Alliance for Human Services
• CBO Consultation
a Community Development Corporations
o Community -Based Organizations serving low-income
and special residents of the City of Miami
IV. Technical Consultation
• Provide technical consultation to Department staff
responsible for competency and compliance with HUD
regulations governing under:
o CDBG Program
o HOME Program
o ESG Program
o Other federal and state programs impacting housing,
community and economic development in the City of
Miami (Empowerment Zone, state Enterprise Zone
Program).
o HOPWA
o Identification of gaps and development of strategies
to improve the City's institutional structure to carry out
the Consolidated Plan and coordination of resources.
V. Technical Support and Writing
■ The Five -Year Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2004-2009,
including measurable objectives there under, and sections
pertaining to the City of Miami:
o Institutional structure and coordination of resources.
o Provide technical support and drafting to Department
Staff related to;
o Public and assisted housing agency
o Anti -poverty strategy
o Identification of and strategies to remove or
ameliorate barriers to affordable housing
o Analysis of, and efforts to remove, impediments to fair
housing
o Lead -based paint needs and
• The annual Action Plan for fiscal 2004-2005 and specific
submissions required under each of the federal programs.
33
$6,000
50
$ 5,000
2
Vi. Performance Monitoring
• Development of performance monitoring strategy for the
Department to ensure Consolidated and Annual Action
Plan compliance and accomplishments as well as to
facilitate CAPER reporting.
40
$ 4,000
Total
468
$49,500.00
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