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File Number: 11-00498 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT ENTITLED: "2011
MIAMI-METRO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM -SOUTH" AND ACCEPTING
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $138,789,
CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
HOMELESS TRUST; FURTHER APPROPRIATING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCCED $33,047, FOR
A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD, TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, INFORMATION,
REFERRAL, ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT SERVICES TO HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID GRANT
AWARD.
WHEREAS, in April, 2011, the Miami Homeless Assistance Program ("Program") successfully
secured a grant award in the amount of $138,789, from the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development, through the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust ("Grantee"), for a twelve-month
period, to provide outreach, assessment and placement of homeless individuals and families in
Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, said grant award decreases the need for homeless individuals to travel to the City of
Miami ("City") for services by providing funding for programs to attend the needs of individuals where
they are located; and
WHEREAS, the City's required matching funds in the amount of $33,047, has been identified from
the "2011 Memorandum of Agreement Grant", thereby making the total grant award $171,836; and
WHEREAS, the amount of $3,305 from the City's matching funds, will be retained by the City for
administrative costs; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the for the City Manager to accept said grant award and to
establish a new special revenue project for the appropriation of said grant award;
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 following new Special Revenue Project is established and resources are
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appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: " 2011 Miami -Metro Homeless Assistance Program -South"
RESOURCES: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
through Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust
City of Miami 2011 Memorandum of Agreement Grant
Account No. 14800.910501.883000.0000.00000
*administrative costs retained by City
APPROPRIATIONS: City of Miami•Homeless Assistance program for outreach,
information, referral, assessment and placement services to
homeless individuals
$138,789
$ 33,047
$ 3,305*
$171,836
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to execute an agreement, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney, in order to implement the acceptance of said grant award.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS.-
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
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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