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Honorable Chairman Joe A. Martinez end Members,
Board of County Comm?- - loners
orge M. Burgess
County Manager
overy — No Blue fs Program Report
The following report includes information on the Blue Roof Program, as requested by
Chairman Joe A. !Martinez at the May 0, 20Q6 Board of County Commissioners meeting. The
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reported that there are 16,784 homes in
Miami -Dade County with Blue. Roofs, installed by the Army Corps of Engineers as reflected in
Attachment 1. For many of these families, FEMA, insurance or other assistance is insufficient
or non-existent for roof repairs or replacement. As the 2006 hurricane season rapidly
approaches, the Partnership for Recovery (The Partnership) under the Leadership of its
Chairman, Ron'L. Book, launched its first Initiative, the "No Blue Roofs" Program directed by
Leonard Turkel, an experienced general contractor.
This initiel Initiative was designed to desist eligible low-income homeowners with roof repairs or
roof replacement of homes damaged as a result of Hurricane Wilma. Priority' consideration
would be given to eiders (62 year and older), individuals with disabilities and single household
applicants earning $19,650 or less per year. Twenty-two (22) locations geographically
dispersed throughout the County were selected as application and'intake sites (Attachment 2).
Applications were accepted Monday through Friday from Aprl! 17 through April 28, 2006. When
requested, home visits were conducted to assist homeowners with the application process.
The program had two eligibility categories: household and property eligibility. Applicants ware
required to provide documentation supporting the household eligibility requirements. Property
eligibility would be determined by a pre -construction inspection. The following represents the
program requirements.
1. Proof of residency in Miami -Dade County and the property at the time of Hurricane
Wilma landfall;
2. Ownership of the property where the, repairs are roqulred;
3. Total household income must be at 60 percent or below the Area Median Income (P►M1),
adjusted for family size as listed in the chart below:
60%
AMi 23,460 26,820 30,180 33.540 38,240 38,880 41,540 44,260
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4. Properties must meet the structural requirements necessary for roof repair or
replacement as detennined by the pre -construction Inspection;
6. Properties must belt single-family home, , townhouse, or duplex; must not be In
foreclosure or listed for sale, and damages must be under 50 percent of the assessed
property value;
6. The applicant must disclose any and all funds received towards roof repair from
resources such es insurance and/or FEMA;
7. After inspection and program acceptance, the applicant must surrender these
'funds/payments to the No Blue Roofs Program; and
8. Applicants must sign a Hold Harmless Agreement indemnifying The Partnership and its
partners.
A total of 949 applications were distributed and 446 applications were returned for processing.
Three hundred and eighty-one of the 445 applications received met the household eligibility.
Listed below is the distribution of the applications by Commission District.
District
Total Applications
Received
'Total Applications
iVieoting Household
Eligibility
'dotal Applications
Not Meeting
Household Eligibility
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95
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15
2
81
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11
3
52
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29
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No Blue Roofs Program representatives are currently meeting with respective municipalities to
garner their assistance in conducting the pre -construction inspections of the properties far
which the household eligibility has been meet. On May 8, 2008, the City of Hialeah Code
Compliance staff began the pre -construction inspections for the municipality.
The anticipated average cost of roof repair/replacement is approximately $10,000 per property.
The Partnership for Recovery has approximately $1.2 million currently available for these
activities. Thls amount is insufficient to service all eligible applicants. The anticipated allocation
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of $3 million, awarded by the Board of County Commissioners, will close this funding gap and
allow all eligible households to be served.
This Initial application period was designed to focus on individual family housing units as the
ourront need far exceeds the available resources. This need is further exasperated by.the large
number of multi family dwellings with blue roofs. The Partnership is contemplating .a second
application period as It more aggressively pursues private sector funding.. The Partnership is
also exploring strategies that may provide assistance to multi family units.
As it relates to the advertising the initial application period, flyers (Spanish, Creole, and English)
were distributed Through the 22 application/Intake sites. Program information was also provided
to major health and social services providers including the United Way of Miami Dade, Florida
Department of Children and Families, The 'Children' a Trust, The Early Learning Coalition of
Miami Dade/Monroe and the Alliance For Human Services for further distribution. Other 'outreach
efforts Included: Switchboard of Miami; Neighbors 4 Neighbors; Hands On Miami; Including a
door to door campaign by the City of Hialeah'.s Community Development Department who
provided program flyers to all residents In the City of Hleieah with roof damage.. Additionally,
Information on the application period, locations and program requirements was provided to
callers through the 311 Answer Center and applications were mailed to callers upon 'request.
Further outreach efforts Included, radio, television and print media.
if additional information is needed, please contact Ms_ Elizabeth Regaled° at (305) 375-40 i2.
C: Honorable Carlos Alvarez, Mayor
Ron Book, Chairmen, Partnership for Recovery
Leonard Turkel, General Contractor, No Blue Roofs Program
Assistant County Managers
r, Elizabeth Regaladq, Partnership for Recovery
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