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Resolution: R-07-0058
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 07-00103a Final Action Date: 1/25/2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO CREATE THE "NEIGHBORS UNITED FOR HOUSING TASK
FORCE," AS STATED HEREIN, TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS SURROUNDING THE
NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE RISE IN HOMELESSNESS IN
DISTRICT 5.
WHEREAS, the provision of affordable housing is critical; and
WHEREAS, there is a critical need to address housing for the homeless community in District 5;
and
WHEREAS, there is a critical need to identify gaps in the delivery of services to the above
mentioned community and determine the current services that are being provided in the area;
WHEREAS, there is need to prepare a response to the "Actions and Items" requested by the
Umoja Village provided to Commissioner Spence Jones on January 9, 2007; and
WHEREAS, there is need to make recommendations to the community and government regarding
a proposed resolution to the Umoja Village; and
WHEREAS, there is a critical need for the community to work with the City of Miami ("City") to
address the acute need for affordable housing and the needs of the homeless;
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 City Manager is authorized{1} to create the "Neighbors United for Housing Task
Force" ("Task Force"), to address the crisis surrounding the need for affordable housing and the rise
in homelessness in District 5.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to appoint People United to Lead the Struggle for
Equality, Chair of the Task Force, to work with the Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust as it
jointly develops a community based approach to address the Umoja Village.
Section 4. The Task Force shall make recommendations on how to address the issues, through
the City's Affordable Housing Trust and the City Commission.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized{1} to appoint individuals from the organizations,
as listed herein, to the Task Force:
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1-Friendship Baptist Church
2-Church of the Open Door
3- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
4-Bishop Curry, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
5-Miami-Dade Homeless Trust
6-Better Way
7-Neighbors and Neighbors Association, Inc.
8-Miami Workers Center
9-Floral Park Homeowners
10-Hadley Park/Model City Homeowners
11-Liberty City Trust
12-Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation
Section 6. 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 to those 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 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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