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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal Preliminary Fundings & Recommendations SummaryNEIGHBORS UNITED FOR HOUSING TASKFORCE Rev. Richard P. Dunn, Chairman PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY L/ �lr PRESENTED TO THE HONORABLE CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION AND STAFF SUBMJTTEEJ NTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FUR July ze, 2007 ITEM DsyON140-60 . NEIGHBORS UNITED FOR HOUSING TASK FORCE ACTION STEPS THAT WERE TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THE UMOJA VILLAGE (SHANTY TOWN) I. WE TOOK ACTION STEPS TO HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE UMOJA VILLAGE. WE ASSISTED WITH THE TRASH PICK- UPS, TRASH BINS, PORTABLE TOILETS AND OFFERED TO GET A P.O. BOX. THE TASK FORCE RESEARCHED THESE AREAS AND OTHERS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE NEEDS OF SHANTY TOWN I.E. HAC AND OTHER SERVICES EVEN TOURED UMOJA VILLAGE. II. REHABBED 1405 NW 60TH STREET IN LESS THAN 90 DAYS AND NAMED IT THE REV. GEORGE E. McRAE HOME, WHICH IS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT IS MANAGED BY BETTERWAY. SOME OF UMOJA VILLAGE RESIDENTS WERE OFFERED HOUSING III. SERVED AS A COMMUNITY VOICE BETWEEN CITY HALL AND UMOJA VILLAGE, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE UNTIMELY FIRE AT SHANTY TOWN. WE MADE IT UNEQLTIVOCALLY CLEAR THAT WHILE WE SUPPORTED UMOJA VILLAGE'S REASON FOR PROTESTING, WE COULD NOT SUPPORT THE REBUILDING OF UMOJA VILLAGE AS IT WAS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS IV. HOSTED A TOWN HALL MEETING ON MAY 2, 2007 AT THE CARRIE P. MEEK CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. V. PROVIDED PERSONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE RESIDENTS AFTER THE FIRE FOR FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER BY PASTOR GASTON SMITH, DR. JOAQUIN WILLIS AND RABBI PEARLMAN VI. THE NEXT PROPERTY TO BE REHABBED IS 1371 N.W. 61ST STREET TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 18-24 TRANSITING FROM FOSTER CARE VII. THE FINAL TOWN HALL MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 29, 2007 FOCUSING ON FINAL RESULTS AND MIAMI 21. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM . .. ON 'kI»• Neighbors United for Housing Task Force @S Table Of Contents 1) Meeting Minutes — January 6, 2007 2) Meeting Minutes — January 19, 2007 3) Agenda - February 28, 2007 • Photo's Task Force Meeting • Resolution • • • SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM5. ON wog Task Force Mailing List Meeting Dates Umoja Request Press Release Letter (Address Immediate need for housing in Liberty City) Meeting Minutes 4) Agenda — March 14, 2007 • Meeting Minutes 5) Agenda — March 21, 2007 (H.A.C. Tour) • Sing In Sheet • Photo's of Tour (See Meeting Minutes 3/28/07 report of Tour) 6) Agenda — March 28, 2007 • Meeting Minutes 7) Agenda — April 5, 2007 Umoja Village Site Tour • Photo's of Site Tour • Meeting Minutes from the site Tour 8) Agenda — April 11, 2007 • Meeting Minutes 9) Agenda — April 18, 2007 • Meeting Minutes 10) Agenda — April 25, 2007 • Meeting Minutes 11) Agenda — April 26, 2007 • Photo's Umoja Village Fire • Emergency Meeting Fax Notification to the City Clerk • Statement to the Press (Umoja Fire) • Meeting Minutes 12) Agenda — May 2, 2007 • Photo's Town Hall Meeting • Preliminary Findings and Recommendations Summary (Draft) • Meeting Minutes 13) Agenda — July 2, 2007 • Meeting Minutes SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM5.ON-, -w-D-7. Minutes From Meeting Held on Saturday, January 6, 2007 In regard to the meeting we had on Saturday January 6, 2007, the following items where discussed: Present: Commissioner Michelle Spence Jones, Karen Jackson, Assistant to Rev. Richard Dunn (954-534-3468) and Elaine Black, Liberty City Trust (786- 355-7654) The purposed of the meeting was to plan a Press Event for Wednesday January 10, 2007 at 11:OOAM to address the immediate need for housing for in the community. There was a general discuss on the immediate need for housing/homelessness, possibly establishing a Task Force "Neighborhood Housing Homeless Plan" for the City of Miami District 5. The following croups might be invited to the Press Conference: Neighborhood Associations and Civic groups --Liberty City Trust will developed the list Floral Park Alston Austin's --Neighborhoods Group (need name) Hadley Park Homeowner Ministers --Rev. Richard Dunn will develop the list Rev Davis Rev Smith SUBMITTED INTO THE Rev Willis Rev Danny Brown PUBLIC RECORD FOR Commissioner Spence -Jones List ITEM D 5.1 OW-7-1G- b 1 Mosque 29 Al-Ansar Organizations --Rev. Richard Dunn and Commissioner Spence Jones will develop the list PULSE NAACP AACCC The Location for the press conference: The Press Conference will be held in front of an apartment building to be renovated to provide housing for area residents in need of immediate housing. The location selected will be 1405 NW 60th Street. The title of the press conference will be: Neighbors United for Housing 1 The purpose of the press conference will be: To challenge leader, govemment and community to find viable solutions to address the housing crisis in Liberty City. The objectives of the press conference will be: Identify City of Miami resources and funding to rehab vacant properties This will be presented by Barbara Rodriguez —Department Community Development Ario Lundy will organize a group construction companies to manage the renovations Identify builders to develop vacant lots for low income and affordable housing This will be presented by David Chiverton of the Liberty City Trust To develop an on going Task Force to address the current homeless issues ---"People falling thru the system "—Identifying support from churches and other sources to fill the gaps PULSE will be the lead organization The proposed press conference program will be: Opening Payer Purpose of Press Conference Objectives Identity funds and rehab building Identity builders for lots Create "Task Force" Closing Prayer Renovation of apartment buildings SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM.. ON1--b1. We toured the neighborhood and met with Ario Lundy and Roy Hardemon. The properties identify for renovation are 1405 NW 60th Street and 1371 NW 61 Street. Ario Lundy said that 1405 NW 60th Street could be renovated in Tess time and for less money. He will provide the renovation cost for the property on Monday January 8, 2007. Both properties will be renovated. He will use his licenses for the renovations and identify other builders that might want to participate. The Liberty City Trust will work with the Department of Community Development, Elsie Hamler-Constructors Resource Center, Latin Builders and others to identify the funds to pay for the renovation. We will also use the youth built program. The next meeting: Please review the above notes and Jonelle Adderly from Commissioner Spence Jones' office should schedule the next meeting to finalize the arrangements. Thank you for giving of your Saturday. Minutes From Meeting Held on Friday, January 19, 2007 Greetings, In regard to our meeting on January 19, 2007, the Commissioner will be presenting the establishment of the Neighbors United for Housing Task Force at the Commission meeting on January 25, 2007, which will be coordinated by PULSE. First Meeting: The first meeting of the Task force is scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 5pm at Mt Tabor Baptist Church at 1701 NW 66th Street. Karen please coordinate with Mt Tabor to have the meeting at their church. I will work with the Commissioner office to invite the Task Force members and send out the agenda. The proposed Task Force Members are: 1-Mt Tabor Baptist Church —Rev McRae 2-Friendship Baptist Church --Rev Smith 3-Church of the Open Door —Rev Willis 4-PULSE--Rev Dunn 5-NAACP—Bishop Curry 6-Miami Dade Homeless Trust 7-Better Way 8-NANA 9-Miami Workers Center 10-Floral Park Homeowners 11-Hadley Park/Model City Homeowners 12-Liberty City Trust The Agenda for the First Meeting: Opening Prayer Welcome and Occasion --Commissioner Spence -Jones Role of the Task Force Life of the Task Force PULSE Role —Rev Dunn Open Discussion Closing Prayer SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM�s.> ON�x-o�. The Task Force The Task Force will be coordinated by PULSE and will exist from February to September 2007 and will be funded by the City of Miami Department of community Development. The target area will be Liberty City (1-95 to City Line and State Road 112 to City Line) Scope of Services (Proposed) I- Coordinate Task Force meetings and events II- Evaluate the current service delivery system Determine the current services that are being provided in the area Identify the gaps in the service delivery system Develop services to be provided by churches and community based originations in the area to fill gaps in the system III- Umoja Village Prepare a response to the Actions and Items requested by Umoja Village (given to Commissioner Spence Jones on 1/9/07) Develop a community based approach to address Umoja 'Village Make recommendations to the community and govemment on a proposed resolution to Umoja Village IV- Low Income Rental and Homeownership Determine the currents programs that are available Make recommendations on how to address the issues thru the City 's Affordable Housing Trust and City Commission Umoja Village Request to Commissioner Spence Jones January 9. 2007 The residents at Umoja Village gave the Commissioner a list of request on January 9, 2007. The following are the / comments based on our meeting on January 19, 2007: 1-Vote No on "Assembly Ordinance" Yes --The Ordinance was removed on January 11, 2007 2-Sponsor resolution to support Umoja Village Role of the Task Force 3-Publicly order city from raiding and depopulating Umoja Village Yes —Press Conference January 16, 2007 and stopped the Assembly Obedience 4-Mail Delivery Yes —A local church will provide a Post Office Box at Post Office at MLK Blvd and NW 8th Avenue 5-Regular Trash and Recycling pick-ups Yes --City is providing Two (2) pick-ups a week 6-Provide Port-O-Potties Yes -A local church will provide one additional Port-O-Pot 7-Monthly stipends of bus passes and tokens Yes --Commissioner Rolle will be requested to provide by Transit Department (Residents will also be offered jobs) 8-Coordinate the delivery of Social Services to Residents Yes --The Homeless Trust and other service providers are on site 9-Provide list of families relocated from the general area No —Need a legal option on personal privacy rights 10-Establish a community organization to address very low and low-income housing strategy Yes --The establishment of the Task Force, which will indude NANA and Miami Worker Center Thank you for your comments. Elaine Black SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMDs.a ON 7.n-i-'. Neighbors United for Housing Task Force AGENDA February 28, 2007 6:00 PM SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMD_ON7-,. 1. Opening prayer II. Welcome - Dr. George E. McRae III. Purpose - The Honorable Commissioner Michelle Spence- Jones IV. Role of The Came P. Meek Foundation - Anthony Williams V. Role of The Task Force - Rev. Richard P. Dunn II VI. Review of Resolution and UMOJA Request - Rev. Richard P. Dunn II VII. Staff Update - Liberty City Trust VIII. Public Comments IX. Closing Prayer X. Adjournment Attachments 1) Resolution 2) Task Force Mailing List 3) Meeting Dates 4) UMOJA Request 5) Press Release (January 16, 2007) Neighbors United For Housing Task Force Meeting 2/28/07 Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, P.U.L.S.E President Honorable Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones Community Board Members / Staff A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CREATE THE "NEIGHBORS UNITED FOR HOUSING TASK FORCE" TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS SURROUNDING THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND THE RISE IN HOMELESSNESS IN DISTRICT 5 `.. ►,fJ-ill( f,�1'iW WHEREAS, the provision of a c�le housingis c 'cal; and WHEREAS, there is a critical need to address Dousing for the homeless community; and WHEREAS, there is a critical need to identify yaps 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 Umoja Village provided Commissioner Spence Jones oil 1/9/07; and WHEREAS, there is need to make recommendations to the community and government on a proposed resolution to Umoja Village; and WHEREAS, there is a critical need for the community to work with the City of Miami to address the acute need for ate housing and the needs of the homeless; 4/4/1--Wee/A--- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL D B1 THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in he 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 to create the "Neighbors United for Housing Task Force" to work with the City to address the needs for affordable housing.... Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to appoint PULSE Chair of the Task Force to work with the Liberty City Community Revitalization''rust as it jointly develops a community based approach to address Umoja Village; and Section 4. The Task Force shall make recommendations on how to address the issues thru the City's Affordable Housing Trust and City Commi>sion Section 5. The City Manager is authorized to appc lint individuals from the organizations to the Neighbors United for Housing Task Force. 1-Friendship Baptist Church 2-Church of the Open Door 3- Mt Tabor Baptist Church 4-NAACP--Bishop Curry 5-Miami Dade Homeless Trust 6-Better Way 7-NANA 8-Miami Workers Center 9-Floral Park Homeowners 10-Hadley Park/Model City Homeowners 11-Liberty City Trust 12-MLKEDC SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMi Section 5. 'Phis Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption anct signature of the Mayor.{2) Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Beth Lang, R.N., C.A.P., L.C.S.W. Better Way of Miami, Inc. 800 NW 28th Street, Miami, Florida 33127 (T): (305) 634-3409 (C): 786-412-1997 Email: blang@betterwaymiami.org Herschel Haynes Hadley Park/Model City Homeowners 4601 NW 15th Avenue Miami, Florida 33142 (T): 305-638-5946 (C): 786-512-7622 Hyhaynes3@aol.com Rev. Gaston Smith Friendship Missionary Baptist Church 740 NW 58th Street Miami, Florida 33127 (I): 305-759-8875 (C): 305-316-5182 gastonsmith1@bellsouth.net Dr. George E. McRae Mt. Tabor Baptist Church 1601 NW 66th Street Miami, Florida 33147 (T): 305-693-0820 (C): 305-761-4319 tabor1701@bellsouth.net Dante Starks Alternate for Bishop Victor Curry NAACP (C): 786-222-3122 ssenterprise@tmo.blackberry.net David Raymond Miami Dade County Homeless Trust 111 NW 15` Street 27th Floor, Suite 310 ' Miami, Florida 33128 (I): 305-375-1490 (F): 305-375-2722 dray@miamidade.gov SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMvs.z ONE-�v-o, . Pauline Clarke-Trotman, Alternate for Beth Lang, Better Way of Miami, Inc. 800 NW 28th Street, Miami, Florida 33127 (T): 305-634-3409 Ext 123 (C): 305-205-9594 Email: ptrotman@betterwaymiami.org Josephine Anderson, Alternate for Herschel Haynes Hadley Park/Model City Homeowners 4911 NWB 8th Avenue Miami, Florida 33127 (T): 305-757-5394 (C): 305-815-6176 Joe Simmons Floral Park Homeowners 1798 NW 57th Street Miami, Florida 33142 (T): 305-835-0975 (C): 786-357-5523 joebeverlys@aol.com Rev Devin Brown, Alternate for Dr. G. E. McRae Mt. Tabor Baptist Church 1601 NW 66's Street Miami, Florida 33147 (T): 305-693-0820 (C): 786-217-2545 revddbrown@yahoo.com Roy Hardemon Liberty City Community Revitalization 655 NW 48th Street Miami, Florida 33127 (T): 786-356-0707 hardemonrnm@aol.com David Chiverton Miami / Miami -Dade Weed & Seed, MLKEDC 100 NE 84th Street Miami, Florida 33138 (T): 305-751-4866 / 305-757-7652 (C): 305-343-5666 dchiverton@aol.com Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Jamee D. Garland Umoja Village 8015 NW 16th Ave Miami, FL 33147 (T): 305-694-1978 ponchopopcom@rock.com Rev. Richard P. Dunn, II P.U.L.S.E. 180 NE 1961 Street Miami FL 33132 (I): 954-534-3468 (C): 786-344-7770 cathedralofhopechurch@netzero.com Rev. Joaquin Willis, Pastor Church of the Open Door 6001 NW 8th Avenue Miami, Florida 33127 Telephone: (305) 759-0373 SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMD5.aON-,oi . Neighbors United for Housing Task Force SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR --- ITEMs.._ONr,. Meeting Schedule As of July 2, 2007 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Thursday, April 5, 2007 Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Thursday, April 26, 2007 Wednesday, May 2, 2007 Wednesday, June 27, 2007 (Meeting Canceled) Monday, July 2, 2007 Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Wednesday, July 18, 2007 (Meeting Canceled) July, 2007 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Wednesday, August 8, 2007 General Meeting General Meeting H.A.C. Tour General Meeting Umoja Village Tour General Meeting General Meeting General Meeting Emergency Meeting (Umoja Vi l lage Fire) Town Hall Meeting General Meeting General Meeting General Meeting General Meeting City Commission Presentation General Meeting General Meeting Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Town Hall Meeting Wednesday, August 29, 2007 General Meeting September, 2007 Final Report City Commission Presentation Wednesday, September 26, 2007 General Meeting SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM5. ON7-o-1. UflQA 'i€€a9 6201 NW 17th AVE' Commissioner Michelle Spence Jones 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Commissioner Spence -Jones: "°`""gCi8MITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEME.ISx ONa.x . As you requested, below, please find a list of the actions and items requested by the residents of the Umoja Village Shantytown. The list of need!, are informed primarily by the;fact that we want to Umoja Village to remain and continue to prox ide housing, food and unity to those in need. • Vote 'NO' against the anti -shantytown ". issembly" ordinance; • Sponsor a resolution expressing support Ior the Umoja Village Shantytown; • Publicly order the city to refrain from raiding, depopulating or otherwise undermining the Umoja Village Shantytown; • Order the Miami Department of 7.,oning +o approve mail delivery for the Umoja Village. itesidents need a permanent, physical titling address for legal and employment purposes. The US Postal Service has agreed to provide mail delivery wi?th approval from the city of Miami Department of Zoning., • Commit the city to providing regular tra+;h and recycling pickup. With 40 residents, we need at ten (10) city of Miami green trash pickup containers; • Provide the Umoja Village with three port-o-potties and service; • Provide Umoja Village residents with a monthly stipend of bus passes and tokens for transportation needs; • Coordinate the delivery of social services- particularly legal assistance, assistance in determining and receiving financial aid, food banks, job training, job placement, mental health counseling, assistance in expunging criminal records, access to programs providing permanent housing for very li,w-income people and other soccia] services- to the Umoja Village and its residents; • Provide the list of each of the 483 families which the city promised to rebuild contracted with the city to return to new units. The units were located at 6201 NVV 171t7 Ave. and on 61st and 60t' Streets between NW 17th and 12th Avenues. Please consider this an official public records request in accordance with the Freedom of InformationAct; • Meet with established community organizations working on the broader issues of low- income housing- not affordable housing, but low-income housing- in lkiami-Dade County, in order to develop a,comprehonsive low-income housing strategy. We recommend NANA, Power U and the Miami Worker Center. Office of Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Press Release FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jonelle Adderley (305) 250-5394 Telephone: (305) 250-5390 Fax: (305) 250-5399 For immediate Release Friday, January 12, 2007 Miami, FL Neighbors United for Housing -City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones, Liberty City Revitalization Trust, Local Pastors and Neighborhood Associations Unite to Address the Housing Crisis - (Miami, FL) — City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones will join city officials, members of the Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust, PULSE, local pastors, neighborhood associations and community leaders to address the immediate need for housing in the Liberty City area. The press conference will take place on Tuesday, January 16th at 10:30AM at 1405 NW 60t Street. The purpose of the press conference is to challenge leaders, government officials and members of the community to join together to find viable solutions to address the need for housing in Liberty City. During the press conference, Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones will announce the City of Miami's commitment to identify resources and funding to rehab vacant properties and to build low-income rentals, affordable and workforce housing on vacant lots in the Liberty City area. At a recent commission meeting, Commsssioni r Spence -Jones requested.her fellow commissioners to support her in the rehab of e\:isting buildings in District 5. For additional information, please contact the ( )ffice of Commissioner Michelle Spence - Jones at (305) 250-5390. Who: City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones, City Manager Pedro Hernandez, Barbara Gomez -Rodriguez, Direct of Community Development, Liberty City Revitalization Trust, Pulse, Better Way of Miami, Miami -Dade Homeless Trust, local pastors, neighborhood associations and community leaders. What: Neighbors United for Housing Press Conference When: Tuesday, Jan 16th 2007 at 10:30a.m. Where: 1405 NW 60th Street ### SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR TEM9e a ON 19, Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes February 28, 2007 Attendees SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMrs.._ONq-,-oi, Task Force Members Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, Chairman and President of PULSE Rev. Dr. George McRae, Vice Chair Beth Lang, Better Way of Miami Herschel Haynes, Hadley Park David Raymond, Miami Dade Housing Trust Joe Simmons, Floral Park Homeowners Roy Hardemon, Liberty City Community Revitalization Panel Guest Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones, District 5 Staff Anthony Williams, Carrie P. Meek Foundation Elaine Black, Community Redevelopment Trust Nathaniel Wilcox, P.U.L.S.E Karen Jackson Tenaya Tynes Public Speakers Jonathon Baker, Umoja Village Ronnie Holmes, Umoja Village Calvin Hambershm, Umoja Village Jeanila CallIwood, Umoja Village Juanita Shanks Patty Macias • Rev. Dunn called the meeting to order at 6:17 p.m. • Rev. Dr. George McRae Opening Prayer and Words of Welcome • Rev. Dunn introduced the Honorable Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones. • Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones stated the task force's purpose. ❖ Launched out of the "Neighbors United for Housing Task Force" -t- ❖ Purpose of the task stems from issue of Shantytown and the concerns of the residents of Shantytown and the residents living around Shantytown. ❖ Big issue and concern with the Ordinance being introduced. The Commissioner visited Shantytown and had conversations with the Homeless Trust, P.U.L.S.E and other; she felt it was needed to find a better project solution to address the issues. From that point the Ordinance was pulled. ❖ January 16, 2006, Official Press Conference, in front of Liberty City owned building, four units that was board up. ❖ Commissioner stated that one of our Board Member Roy Hardemon, Liberty Trust had been advocating this for a long time that we put these units back into the market place. ❖ Better Way was one of the agencies identified to work with us to provide the Social Services for these units. ❖ The building is being rehabbed, to be completed with the ninety day time frame, within the next three weeks ❖ Also we have a six unit, one -bedroom authorized to come back on line; Elaine will brief us on all the detail of the project. ❖ The Commissioner acknowledged that Housing and Homeless is an issue within the City. ❖ Commissioner gave special thanks to P.U.L.S.E, for making sure the City kept their end of the bargain and delivering on what they promise. Special thanks to P.U.L.S.E for leading this effort and mission, so after 9-months we should be able to come back to the City Commission with a recommendation from the task force members, audience and those who would like to put their concerns on Record. ❖ The Commissioner announced that Rev. Dunn would be chairing and running these meetings ❖ The Commissioner will not be attending all the meetings but would like an updated on the progress. ❖ Congresswomen Carrie Meek, strong supporter of the issues of housing and homeless within City, the City partnered up with the Carrie Meek Foundation and P.U.L.S.E to help drive this whole initiative. ❖ Commissioner introduced Anthony Williams, from the Carrie Meek Foundation who will brief us on the role of the Foundation. SUBMITTED INTO THE 'UBLIC RECORD2FOR 7.M1)51 ON , • Anthony Williams, Executive Director of the Carrie Meek Foundation. The Commissioner with a very strict mandate has given the role the Foundation to play in this particular effort: ❖ We are to ensure that this process run smoothly and provide the necessary staff support, • Make sure the records are kept and a capstone report in writing are very clear to be submitted to the Commission so they can have something to act on. ❖ The Congresswomen Carrie Meek will be participating in some of the meetings. • The Commissioner added that not what we call affordable housing but low-income rental housing is absolutely necessary for the area. Low-income residents that live or lived in the district need to have first rights to those units that come available. She thinks she has about a 1,000 units that will be coming on line within the next 18 months. The unit will arrange form $250 dollars and above, one, two and three bedroom apartment units. She proposes working with the Foundation in creating a serious waiting list alone with the Liberty City Trust to qualify those people to make sure the have the options to move into these places. What we don't want to happen is that we build these units and everyone else from out side the City gets these units. • Anthony added that the Foundation want to work hand and hand with the developer in question of these property. A lot of times, by time they get ready to start building these units, they put out their advertising and everybody in the universe has the same chance for these units. ❖ The Foundation will be conducting their own ad campaign before the developers do so people can sign up through the Carrie Meek Foundation and be put on a waiting list. This information will be shared with the Liberty Trust and the Developers, so they are to quote first from the people who has signed up with the foundation first. • The Commissioner official turn the meeting over to the Chair Rev. Dunn. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM ONi.o-i. • Rev. Dunn asked that the Task Force Members introduce themselves. Starting with himself, Richard Dunn, Pastor of Cathedral of Hope Church, located in Miami Gardens, and serves as President of P.U.L.S.E. (Naming Clockwise) • Beth Lang, Director of Better Way of Miami, programmed since 1983, Serves the homeless and addicts • Roy Hardemon, Liberty City Trust, Community Activist SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM ON- • Herschel Haynes, Chairman for Hadley Park / Model City Homeowners and Co - Chairman of the MLKEDC, also worked with the Homeless Coalition • Joe Simmons, President of the Floral Park Homeowners association, also Head of the Sanitation Worker Union, City of Miami Also a License Broker Agent • David Raymond, Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust, Been working with UMOJA for months out placed 27 people from there, continue to offer services to whoever is there. • George McRae, Pastor of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, almost 18 years in this community, working with people who are homeless drug addition and who are down and out. Church members 334 recovering addicts many was homeless when they came to this church. • Rev. Dunn thanked all the Task Force Members, and thanked Dr. McRae for letting us hosted these meeting at his church. Dr. McRae was asked to serve as Vice -Chair of this task force committee. ❖ Rev Dunn then acknowledged the missing Committee members, Dr. Joaquin Willis, Pastor of the Church of the Open Door, Rev. Gaston Smith, Pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Bishop Victor T. Curry, Pastor of New Birth and president of the NAACP, Leroy Jones, founder of Neighbors and Neighbors, David Chiverton, Martin Luther King Economical Development Corporation, and works with weed & Seed Gihan Perra, Miami Worker Center ❖ Rev. Dunn stated that you could look around of who we have on the panel that this is not a feel go session; by the month of September we plan to have some -4- tangible solution to the whole crisis in our community. Rev. Dunn agreed that this task force stemmed from the OMOJA Shantytown effects. Our goal at some point is to alleviate that situation. At the end of the day we will make recommendations on how to address the issues that effect our homeless population. The issue is not so much affordable houses, but low-income houses or rentals to get people to qualify. The challenge of this task force will make recommendations; have approximately 5 to 6 Meeting and two Town Hall Meetings. ❖ Rev. Dunn acknowledged the staff of the task force, Ms. Elaine Black from the Liberty City Trust who introduced her staff from the Trust. Juanita Shanks, Community Liaison, Patty Macias, Housing Councilor. • Minister Nathaniel Wilcox, Executive Director of P.U.L.S.E., introduce his staff, his wife Mrs. Francine Wilcox, Karen Jackson & Tenaya Tynes working with Karen Jackson. • Rev. Dunn - Review the UMOJA Village Resolution Present to Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones from UMOJA Village. The commissioner stated on her visit she asked them for a list of support things they needed to be comfortable at this present situation. • David Raymond, ask the Commissioner / Rev. Dunn to define the role of the task force better. Rev. Dunn responded that we're here to shape and frame the concept and be advocates for low-income residents. Umoja is a snapshot of what's happening across Miami and urban areas in the country. Population density is a problem, urban plight such as substance abuse, crime, and mental health issues. We want to hold meetings to discuss the urgent need for low-income housing and make it affordable for those who are struggling, ask Housing Authority to provide funding, get feedback from residents directly affected by this crisis. Lastly we'll present an interim report to the commission. • Commissioner said the housing authority trust fund has no real criteria. A lot of the same developers tap them for tax credits. The task force is to come up with recommendations for this trust fund particularly for rental units. We've not been able to create a coalition like this in Liberty City before. We need to decide what we're going to do for the people in Umoja. Mr. Raymond has placed 27 people. We have to build on Submitted Into the public record in connection with 5 _ item /S• on l • )o� Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk vacant lots. She told staff and city manager not to build on Shantytown now. Recommends taking some buildings and using them to provide support services. ❖ Mr. Raymond said 20 years ago there were 8000 homeless in the county and now there's 1380, 427 in Miami on January 27, including Umoja. Now they're chronically homeless. The families aren't the same ones we saw a year ago. They're saying they need training, education, and housing. They're underemployed. This is trending throughout the state. Miami is one of the few communities where homeless numbers are dropping. HUD is awarding $25 million. Plus there's $100 million from (somewhere?) We need to advocate for housing now to get these funds. Sidelski Fund is capped at $500 million and we need to ask for it. He has a bill requesting $130 million. Steve Augur in Tallahassee is a former substance abuse caseworker and should be invited to speak to the task force. Herschel Haynes said we need fr"-% tmmR189 TAlic for funds. record in connection with item D5.on -)G-01 Priscilla A. Thompson • Rev. Dunn - Review the UMOJA Village resolution, which is included in everyone'eity Clerk binder. 1. Vote No on Anti -shantytown "assembly Ordinance. Yes ordinance was removed on January 11, 2007 2. Sponsor a resolution expressing support for the UMOJA Village Shantytown. Role of the Task Force 3. Publicly order No Raid, depopulating or otherwise undermining UMOJA. Yes, Press conference January 16, 2006 4. Mail Delivery — Yes, offered a PO Box for mail and Brother of the Same Mind offered their office for a mailing address. 5. Regular trash pickup was committed on the spot. Yes, City is providing at least 2 pick-ups a week. City Manager Pete Hernandez and Commissioner Tomas Regalado quickly supported this. 6. Provide Port -a —Potties Request still being considered. Looking for a local church to provide this service. Rev. Dunn said we would ask some pastors to help with mail and port -a -potties. 7. Monthly Stipends of bus passes and tokens - They will have to speak to the transport director about bus passes, which is a county issue. Mr. Raymond -6- said Beth Lang gets some funding from "Transport for the Disadvantaged" and that Max Mayfield should be invited to the meetings. Roy Hardemon said Mr. Bratton is part of transportation and may be open to getting passes and Commissioner Dorrin Rolle is chair of the transportation subcommittee. Beth Lang said we should bring the homeless to the task force and other homeless service providers so they can speak directly about what they need and what can be given. 8. Coordinate the delivery of Social service to Residents — Yes The Homeless Trust and other are providers on site 9. Provide list of families relocated form the general area — No need legal option or personal privacy right 10. Establish a community organization to address very low and low-income housing strategy. Yes, The establishment of the Task Force, which includes NANA & Miami Worker Center. • Mr. Hardemon said that sunshine laws apply when money is spent and this task force isn't spending any. • Commissioner responded that this is an official body because its creation was brought before the commission, so sunshine laws do apply. Submitted Into ths, public record in connocaAun with item vs.� onc1- 4-cP • Hardemon said that Wade Jones from county services should be invited. Priscilla A. l hooTpsor City Clerl • Rev. Dunn said that we would create some committees to help alleviate some sunshine tension. • Commissioner said when committee meetings are called, staff needs to be notified so they can be "noticed". She said the building at 1405 NW 60th Street is being rehabbed and is on target to be completed by April 16, 2007. She's working with Better Way to identify Umoja residents to occupy it. Residents will have to take part in Better Way's programs. She is also completing estimates for 1371 NW 61 Street so rehab can begin there. Her goal is to fill all the vacant properties in Liberty City. The city put out an RFP in December 2006 for the development of 48 lots and the commission will receive -7- recommendations on development companies on March 8, 2007. This task force was approved on January 25, 2007 and this is its first meeting. • Elaine Black said that of the people that come to Liberty City Trust, 20% can afford to buy a home and 30% are homeless and working families. Job placement is a major activity. It's one of the focus points of one of their housing coordinators. A job fair is scheduled for March 16, 2007, with companies such as Envirotech at Poinciana Industrial Park. The Trust's goal is to spread the word that Liberty City a safe and wonderful place to live. • Rev. Dunn added that one of UMOJA's key requests is that a community organization be created to address a strategy for low income housing, and this task force is doing just that. The Miami Workers Center showed what uniting together could do. ❖ Meeting schedule in the binders were agree upon to change from 6 pm to 5 pm at Mt Tabor Baptist Church • Mr. Hardemon suggested we get a copy of the underwriting practices of the funding trusts and assistance programs. • Joe Simmons made comments about the importance of the validity of the loan documents and supporting documents. • Commissioner said that the city has identified 33 units that are being rehabbed plus a second 30 + unit. She said the task force needs to stay very focused because homelessness in Liberty City and low-income rentals is where the city is falling short. The Liberty City Trust board helps people who are looking to purchase homes. We also need to stop the invasion of "We buy ugly homes" who leave people homeless. Submitted Into the public record in connection with • Rev. Dunn opened the floor to comments. item P5 • a- on "l -3G- bl Priscilla A. Thompson CityClerk • Jonathon Baker, resident of UMOJA Village - resident asking for far recognition, An address, bus passes and state identification cost $10 dollars and if you need assistant for Social Security Card or Birth Certificate it can start you to moving in a positive direction. Transition, not moving from his place after 4 bad experience of homeless shelter. What -8- he would like if there were a permanent place and he had to move out I would like to comfortable enjoy all of his American Freedom. He does not need a crucified; do not need you searching through his things or putting me on the street at 5:00 am, saying hit the street and hang out with the crack addicts. Been 16 year on the street and have not sub comb to drug. Looking for a reason to through him out and recycle him back end is not an option. Find something that work, if you fine a law that works for the people don't change that low. A lot of people are one or two checks away from UMOJA Village. Dave offered him a position on the Homeless Trust Board and he gone to take it. • Rev. Dunn, comment that we are not going to respond to night, but your points well taken and appreciate your comments, but he did say to him in all sincerity, no one gets everything they want not even the people who pay for there homes. We will do our best to accommodate you were it is just as far and godly and is right but there merefbriantwo he public just may not be able to meet. We will try our very best, thank you. record in connection with item D5 -- on 1 -k•o'f Priscilla A. Thompson • Juanita Shanks, work for the Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust, taking her h ty Clerk off and making a comment as a citizen here Miami -Dade County. Early, Anthony Williams made a comment about persons who are one or two pay checks away form UMOJA Village who are not in that situation right now, but who are also looking for affordable or low-income housing. When we look at the numbers for low-income housing chart to qualify, some of us are right outside category, so in your work as the task force please look at those who make a little to much to qualify for the low low-income housing that can not afford to move out of there house with there family, when you have two and three families in one house. But who still want opportunities to have the American dream to, because by all standards, by the definition of the word a lot of us are still homeless. We want to own property or we want to be able to afford to move out on our own. However, the guidelines are so restricted that make it impossible for us to own our own place. • Calvin Hambershm, resident of UMOJA Village, comment to you're bandits building and how you don't have funds for people to do the work there. Suggest that you give a building to UMAJO Village and let UMOJA renovate the building. He knows contracts that are willing to give there time to make sure that everything is done under code. No reason to say you don't have fund to do it, when you have people who are willing to do it. -9- • Rev. Dunn reply, we will try and find the funds, because we know there are funds available, herd millions are available and that the task of the task force. • Linda Sippio, let low income family fighting together under the leader and Miami worker center, also a support and volunteer with UMOJA Village, just like to reiterate on some that Jonathan and the young lady brought up about the low-income and affordable housing. Asking the question that nothing is affordable, you're stressing low-income, does that still fall in the zero to medium income. Answer is yes. The comment about we buy ugly house in our neighbor, not only are signs being put up by I'm a Homeowner, we are constantly being solicited by mail. Another thing that is driving people out of homeowner, and I know you don't have anything to do with it, is the high homeowners insurance her mortgage went up from seven hundred to twelve Hundred and she stated she's almost homeless. • Ronnie Holmes, resident at UMOJA Village, Expressing that they are not poor by choice, but by design that Overtown, Liberty City is in the position it is in now. Everything that come through the city meaning money and jobs should go to the people in the city. We need our leaders of Liberty City to invest in the people of Liberty City. All open lot we need the outside contractors don't need it. Thanks to Citric they can through and I got my Birth Certificate. UMOJA Village don't plan to go nowhere because almost for a hundreds years we're had places like the Salvation Army & Camilla's House had never seen anyone proposal form it, but the people who had positions and retire from it. The HAC has not done anything to help. • Rev. Dunn's Commit on the H.A.C. I do no, maybe it didn't work for you but I know of some people it did work for. My church minister to the H.A.C, the good thing about this task force is you don't have strangers on this task force we are here by design. My church has ministered to the H.A.C. for over ten years consistently once or twice a week Baptist and case were a young lady, single mom with a little baby working on receiving her Bachelor's Degree, a young man, now a member of my church was in and out of foster care and now attend Florida Memorial University, second semester student with a 2.5 GPA. It does work for some people. We are no going to allow anybody to paint a raw brush. Submitted Into the public record in connection with item DS.2. on r1-)4,-trim " P iycilla A. Thompson City Cierk • Dwight Lavant, Ashanti Inc., from homeless to homeownership, difficulty in receiving information to get these bandits building to turn them into homeownership. Asked that groups get information out to new organizations that also want to help the community so they'll be better equipped to do so. See Elaine Black after the meeting. • Pafty Macias, taking her hat off to speak for UMOJA, as you said Jonathan, about the post box being at UMOJA, we have offered Brothers of the Same Mind to use there office for the address so you can secure jobs. I also understand when you get a job you do need an address, and that why I'm making it my business in working with the City Trust to make sure jobs are available at UMOJA. We have put together about 15 residents. Also working on bus passes, concerns that bus passes would be lost or stolen at the site. Will take Dorren Rolle on that, also agree to the potties and we do have potties there. Thank God for the donations from the community, some of the churches, and residents of that community. Thank Raymond for bring out all of the services to the site. Because of that she able to work with Lutheran Service, Chance, Charles Cutler and other organization to obtain housing and everything with AMOJA. Special thanks to Commissioner and Elaine Black that has been doing a wonderful job with obtaining jobs. Thanks to Charles Cutler, Liberty City Trust has no more jobs available. Also offering NA & AA Counseling, HIV testing and the welcome Mt. Tabor to work with this. That site was put together to recognize the homeless issues. The homeless issues have been scattered around. • Rev. Dunn close the meeting by thanking everyone and asking them to come around the table for prayer. He also gave his testimony of the night he spent at UMOJA in the rain on a couch. We are not your enemies we are you friends. Rev. Dunn asked is there anything else before closing. • Karen, staff responded we need the information form back from the task force to e-mail or fax them the minutes or upcoming events and don't forget to sign the sign sheet. • Closing Prayer — Dr. George McRae • Meeting Adjoumed SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM ON'i-;oi_1 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force AGENDA March 14, 2007 5:00 PM 1. Opening prayer 11. Review Sunshine Laws Ill. Vote on Extra Meeting Dates IV. Sub Committee SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMt. ONi<,-cn. V. Special Guest Panel Max Rameau / UMOJA Village VI. Public Comments VII. Closing Prayer Vill. Adjournment Attachments 1) Meeting Minutes Meeting Location: Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, 1701 NW 66th Sheet, Miami FL 33147 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes March 14, 2007 Attendees Task Force Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, Chairman and president of PULSE David Raymond, Miami Dade Housing Trust Jamee Garland, Umoja Village Panel Guest Miami City Attorney Rafael Suarez Rivas Staff Anthony Williams, Came P. Meek Foundation Elaine Black, Community Redevelopment Trust Nathaniel Wilcox, PULSE Karen Jackson Tenaya Tynes SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR TEMDs_� ONri -b1. Rev. Dunn called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. and led the opening prayer. Rev. Dunn then reviewed the Umoja resolution that is stored in everyone's binder. David Raymond asked what "yes" means next to depopulation in the meeting minutes. When mail delivery was discussed, Jamee Garland said she was told by Brothers of the Same Mind that they weren't always staffed for Umoja residents to collect mail. Patty Marcias of Liberty City Trust and board member of Brothers of the Same Mind interjected a public comment that the Brothers' office hours are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. She also said she would remind the board of Brothers of the Same Mind of the offer to receive Umoja mail there. Jamee said receiving mail offsite delegitimizes Umoja as a home site. Rev. Dunn replied that an address must be recognized by the city and have an owner in order to receive mail. Jamee said a postal service official visited the site and said if the zoning board issues an address then they'll receive mail. Attorney Suarez Rivas said a certificate of use needs to be issued by special action of the zoning board. Jamee said she will research zoning issues and report to the board at the next meeting. David said proof of ownership will be needed. Jamee says Umoja needs four more trashcans and that there's only one port-o-potty for 50 people. Rev. Dunn asked what they cost and Jamee said $104 per month. Rev Dunn says they will provide one more. 1 representative and we receive that. W w Attorney Suarez Rivas gave a short presentation about Sunshine Law. He said On the topic of bus passes and tokens, Rev. Dunn says they will have to speak with Miami Dade Transit Authority. David said Max Mayfield is not the transit person. Regarding social services at Umoja, David has visited the village and planned onsite events. He has placed 28 people and will continue to offer services to residents. Regarding the list of 483 families requested by Umoja, Rev. Dunn said personal privacy rights need to be heeded and we would need a legal opinion to determine if this can be done. We must be mindful of lawsuits. Jamee asked if we could have information on this issue at the next meeting. Rev Dunn said yes. Rev. Dunn said the final point of the Umoja request is happening with this task force. Everyone on the committee is part of an established organization, and he listed all the committee members from the roster. Jamee said Max was never notified of the meeting. Nathaniel Wilcox of PULSE said he notified Leroy Jones and Jones called Max Rameau with two weeks notice. Elaine Black said all committee members were initially notified by letter by Comm Spence -Jones and that this meeting was noticed by PULSE and new meeting dates have been added. David asked Jamee why Max isn't here. Jamee: He says it's a conflict of interest for him to be here. David said organizations are useful because of participation of the homeless. Jamee said Max is part of Take Back the Land so he thinks it is a conflict. David said part of the group's effectiveness is to have Max here. Jamee said please respect his schedule and conflict of interest. Rev. Dunn said that all the organizations listed have an opportunity to be here or can send a representative. If decisions are made by this committee and Max or someone objects then nothing can be said because they weren't here. W 10 Anthony Williams said getting everyone in Umoja into homes is part of the resolutioM O 1 It is also part of the larger whole to make low income housing available. i David said that out of respect for Max and what he does, I really think he should be Q Cs here. Rev. Dunn said he spoke to Max who said that Jamee would be here as his U F— U meetings have to be public — easy access to them, no fee for entry or other steps of M J t---, hindrance. They must be noticed, e.g. city clerk's office can advertise them or place CC) CC) Lit notices on boards in public buildings, and have a summation of any action taken, e.g) F— committee voted to have more refuse cans. Transcripts aren't legally required. Committee can speak about agenda items at these meetings but cannot speak to committee members about agenda items outside of regular meetings. Sunshine Law is a serious thing. Unintentional violation can result in fines and attorney fees. Intentional violation is a first degree criminal offense. Records are public, accessible, can be viewed by all at the city. Records have to be available in a location where they're normally kept. Sunshine Law applies to two or more members of the same committee. Doesn't apply to staff or aides. Anthony asked if there's a written synopsis we can include in our minutes. Elaine said she will take them and fax them back to the attorney and the chairman will ensure the law is distributed to committee with notice of the next meeting. Rev. Dunn said we will hear from Elaine about rehabbed property. Elaine reported that 90% of 1405 NW 60 Street is finished and will likely be complete in two weeks. Preliminary selection of Umoja residents has begun. They distributed flyers in the community. Forty-six people were interviewed by Liberty City Trust and Better Way and those accepted will submit to the Better Way program. The city's RFP selection will hopefully be made in two weeks. Patty Marcias joined Liberty City Trust in January to address homelessness. Eighty people have come in so far since her hire. Homeless also means living in a hotel or with people who may soon put you out. A few weeks ago a worker who has been with the city for six years was given keys to an apartment by Elaine and Comm Spence -Jones. Elaine is grateful to David and other organizations. Their goal is for everyone in Liberty City and Model City to have a home and a job that want one. Jamee asked if four units are available and if two of them are for Umoja. Elaine responded yes. David asked if residents must complete the program before occupancy begins. Elaine said she is not sure, but compliance will be enforced throughout. Rev. Dunn thanked Elaine, her staff and the commissioner and said that such a fast track is unusual under any circumstance. He added that while we eat, we can peruse the minutes and make corrections. He also thinks we can create two committees. David says his organization provides no direct services; they are all contracted out. Elaine recommended that David chair a subcommittee on homeless needs assessment because of his understanding of what Ciric, Lutheran Services and other organizations provide. Anthony said we should first identify what's being offered and by whom then fill in the gaps. David said he can do this as a presentation to the board instead of through a subcommittee. Anthony added that the NANA seat was to be filled by Max, so if Jamee is representing Max then she is both NANA and Umoja. V -C o O a)•oC O 0s c1U o "E.c o Q cri -a 0o o — -CD • u E-EA a =c°aE cn 2 3 Rev. Dunn opened the floor to public comments then added we can only make note of the next meeting, which is March 28. There is a tentative agreement with Mr. Brown to tour the Homeless Assistance Center next Wednesday (3/21) at 11:30 a.m., plus receive lunch. He asked if we need to reschedule. Elaine said David can make his presentation at that meeting, but David will not be there. Elaine said we should only do the tour if the task force will be there in good numbers. Rev. Dunn referenced Nathaniel to poll all task force members to see who will attend and estimates 10-15 attendees. Karen and Rev. Dunn will pick up Jamee. Anthony gave Elaine language for notice of tour with help from the clerk's office. He said between now and March 28, staff will reconvene to make sure the task force knows the urgency of the meetings. David suggests using emails, faxes and phone. Rev. Dunn said two pastors are out of town. Patty Marcias said Liberty City Trust is making more efforts with a job and housing fair for the homeless and underemployed. The meeting was closed at 6:46 p.m. and Nathaniel Wilcox led closing prayer. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM5-aON-i.-o-i. 4 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force I I elp ing Out eighbors wit h ur ehoure es AGENDA March 21, 2007 I. 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Dunn II, Chairman and President Rev. Gaston Smith, Friendship MBC Rev. Devin Brown, Mt. Tabor MBC Joe Simmons, Floral Park HOA Jamee Garland, UMOJA Village & NANA Dante Starks, NAACP Roy Hardemon, Liberty City Trust Beth Lang, Better Way Panel Guest Gonzalo De Ramon, Biscayne Housing Group of PULSE Public Speaker Carlos Guy, 15055 NW 27th Ave, Miami FL 33247 Aundrella Hamed, 9725 NW 14th Ave, Miami FL 33054 SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM 'Ps-- ON 9- Ns.- 01 Staff Elaine Black, Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust Nathaniel Wilcox, PULSE Karen Jackson Tenaya Tynes Rev. Dunn called the meeting to order at 5:25 PM. Opening prayer led by Rev. Gaston Smith. Rev. Dunn gave a welcome and introduction of how the Neighbor United Housing Task Force was an initiative of Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones. He then asked the members to introduce themselves. Introduction • Gaston Smith, Pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church and President of the Baptist Ministers' Council of Greater Miami and Vicinity • Joe Simmons, President of Floral Park Homeowners Association, also Union President for the Sanitation Workers, City of Miami Dante Starks, Representing Bishop Curry, Executive Board Member of the NAACP, Housing Chair Roy Hardemon, Liberty City Trust, Chairman of the Sub Committee, Community Involvement • Jamee Garland, Take Back the Land Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes March 28, 2007 • Rev. Richard Dunn, President of P.U.L.S.E. and Chairperson of this Task Force. Rev. Dunn stated we have a challenge a head of us, in terms of the charge to help reduce and plight of homelessness in and about District 5. Also to help low-income rentals and homeownership, but the ultimate goal is to look at low-income rentals and provide information for service as it relates to transitioning housing. Rev. Dunn, also asked the Guest at the meeting and staff to introduce themselves Introduction Panel Guest • Gonzalo De Ramon, Biscayne Housing Group Community • James Dixon, City of Miami Solid Waste Dept • T-Bone, Take Back the Land Staff • Nathaniel Wilcox, Executive Director, P.U.L.S.E. • Tenaya Tynes, Staff • Karen Jackson, Staff SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM 3)5.-ON-1--?(0-6-7, Rev. Dunn (Sunshine Law) )0 Stated that each member should have had the opportunity to look over the Sunshine Law )0 Any questions regarding the Sunshine Law • A package of the Sunshine Law was given to you, that informs you of the law • The Law plainly states as the City of Miami Attorney Rafael Suarez Rivas stated No Two Task Force Members could discuss Task Force Business aside from a called meeting that's "quote, unquote" in the Sunshine. Violators can be fine and/or jailed. )0 Do not discuss any business that's relates to the Neighbor United for Housing Task Force outside of the scheduled meetings. In terms of Decisions, Questions and Issues that may be voted on, the State of Florida's Law prohibits us. Rev. Dunn (H.A.0 Tour) )0 Rev. Dunn asked Mr. Hardemon to give a report or brief summary of the tour at the H.A.C. on Wednesday March 21, 2007. Any other task force members that would like to add too Mr. Hardemon comments please do so, Mr. Starks and Mr. Simmons. Mr. Hardemon (Sunshine Law) ')0 Comments on when would the Task Force Members be sworn in. In order to adhere to the Sunshine Law you must take the Oat at the Clerk's office. 2 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes March 28, 2007 Mr. Hardemon (H.A.0 Tour) • His pleasure to visit H.A.C., • Heard war stories about the H.A.C. conditions and problems, expeuli, iy the wer3c • The H.A.C. about 3.2 acres of Land, plenty of facilities, sparkling clean, o No roaches, No rats and No spiders, o No bodyguards coking you to death, o No one forcing you to do anything. They have rules to follow. • Meals, compared the meal we ate to the meal served to the residents, no difference, back track to make sure they wasn't doing this because of the tour, they wasn't. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM Very disappointed in what I heard about the H.A.C., you can't believe everything you here or read, check it out for yourself. • Great place for folks that want a new start, the door is wide open. Other places in the community that is clean and tidy. ), For a person that believe in making sure that people have a safe and sanitary living condition, under the condition there in Mr. Hardemon agree that the H.A.C. is a great place to be. Mr. Simmons (H.A.0 Tour) Also, impressed going to the H.A.C., visited a number of long standing institutions in the community and was really impressed by the H.A.C. • Also, heard horror stories about the H.A.C. • Any environment funded by the government dollars has rules to go by, you can't do anything you want to do. • It is important to have facilities like the H.A.0 in the Community to provide the type of services needed for temporary housing. If you really want help, there is help. • Story met a 59-year-old woman and her daughter on the streets; homeless and said she can't fine help. I suggested the H.A.C., she didn't want to go to the H.A.C., and she wanted to locate her family. Went on the Internet and found all her family in Miami husband, daughter, son and three sisters. Contacted all of her family, they each said she don't really want help. Find out the facts for yourself. Dante Starks, NAACP (H.A.C. Tour) • First time representation for the NAACP was the tour of the H.A.C. meeting. • Trying to understand the reason for the visit to the H.A.C. and purpose. What is the bridge between the H.A.C. and UMOJA Village? Asked, if caseworkers at the H.A.C. have been introduced to the folks at UMOJA Village? Have the residents of UMOJA Village toured the H.A.C. to see how the H.A.C. can meet the needs of the residents of UMOJA Village. Rev Dunn deferred the questions over to Ms. Jamee Garland who is a resident at UMOJA Village and a representative for Neighbors and Neighbors. 3 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes March 28, 2007 )0 Ms. Garland, Yes, many of the residents have visited the H.A.C., as far as bridging the gap between the facility and residents, the service providers has been their twice about 5 hours each time. Submitted Into the public record in connection with KEVA which is not apart of the H.A.C. has been their daily )0 Mr. Starks, What's the outcome? item 7)6-A- on 1-24-cr7 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk )0 Ms. Garland, Some of the residents have gone to the H.A.C. and found transitional housing from the H.A.C. KEVA has also found transitional housing and one of the board members Ms. Patty has also found housing. Your question, meaning what does the H.A.C. does, is that what you're asking? ▪ Mr. Starks, No, I know what the H.A.C. does, have they offered their services to the residents. )0 Ms. Garland, Yes, they have offered their services to the residents. The H.A.C. does not always have room available for everyone at the site and some of the people don't want to go. Elderly people go to the H.A.C. but can't do the in by seven and out by seven. They don't have a place to go doing that time. But the offer has been made on an individual base, not as a group base. )0 Mr. Starks, Have the population dwindled due to some of the care providers offering to move the people out. )0 Ms. Garland, Dwindled is not the word I would use, but a few people has left the site and gone to the H.A.C. yes. Mr. Starks, but the majority of the persons still there? )0 Ms Garland, well it's not the same people. People come there get themselves together and find an apartment and leave, and more people come. A lot of the elderly residents have been they're a long time, some are physically disable because they don't have no were else to go. A few of the other residents have found apartment through other service providers and left. )0 Mr. Starks, trying to get a clear understanding as chairing for the NAACP Housing, is the purpose of the UMOJA to be the gap between the H.A.C. and other service providers. Because people fall into a gap and don't fit either one, or is it a cause or statement. )0. Ms. Garland, don't know how that question relates to the agenda item. )0. Rev. Dunn, The H.A.C. is not the only services that have been offered. Ms Garland will share with you that I was told by Mr. Rameau, what has happen UMOJA Village has had some reduction, but other come in. Ms. Garland, once two or three go, five come in. 4 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes March 28, 2007 SLI'Dmf puYic record in connecol with item 'DC Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk ).0 Mr. Starks, Question, are UMOJA Village there to provide these services that other service providers can't provide or is it a statement to the county and the city? • Ms Garland, I would love to spot my personal political agenda, but would like to stay on the agenda item. No we are not there to supplement the H.A.C., but I would like to stay with the agenda item. • Mr. Starks, I'm just trying to get an answer, as chairman of the NAACP, purpose for visiting the H.A.C, want to fine a solution whether political or what ever it is, want a solution or resolution for the situation, we understand it cant be long term. • Rev. Dunn, Mr. Starks if I could answer, I believe the very purpose of this task force was to find solutions and resolutions to the UMOJA Village. • Ms. Garland, Question is this that force simply for UMOJA Village or housing in general, because last week I was told it is not just for the village. • Rev. Dunn, replied it's housing in general, but if was spawned by the UMOJA Village crisis. Does that clear it, in other words UMOJA Village crystallize the situation. Ms. Garland, the birth of this task force, Rev. Dunn, No crystallize the homelessness issue in District 5. In other words UMOJA Village is apart of our agenda, but is not our only agenda. Ms. Garland represents, someone who can speak to the UMOJA Village situation, however we are working not just through the H.A.C. but also through other agencies. One of our task force members is Mr. David Raymond part of the Miami Dade Homeless Trust is the process everyday to bring support services that can be provide to residents of UMOJA Village. But our ultimate goal is to bring resolution. Rev. Dunn, Suggested that the Task force do a visit to UMOJA Village. Ms. Garland, to answer Mr. Starks question, UMOJA Village started by a group of individual to answer the problem of people sleeping outdoors getting attacked who don't have a safe place to stay. This was not initiated in response of the H.A.C. or any other homeless facility. But she stated that there is not enough room in those facilities, even if everyone is a motivated self-starter, there are not enough beds and not everyone qualifies for these facilities. So as long there are homeless people sleeping under the bridge and in doorways and women being attacked because they have to sleep outside UMOJA Village will be there. • Pastor Gaston Smith, I'm grateful that Ms. Garland is here to give us some clarity, but I do not think that Mr. Starks question is an unfair one, if we are going to be genuine as a task force that we got to have compassion but we also should be goal orientated and productive and progressive. Question needs to be answered is the end purpose is that of transitional or that of permanence, because if it's that of permanence then there is no need to try and work towards a solution. If that of transitional and the residents have a desire to move to permanent housing then our desire as a task force will be how we move that to an end. And it will never get there if we move residents and refill residents. Question is how we move residents from UMOJA to permanent residents, if that is not the goal, we are spinning our wheels as it relate to this. Our job as a task force is to get 5 Subm,of record in corznac37.: Neighbors United for Housing Task Force item P5 on Meeting Minutes March 28, 2007 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk people to a level of permanents. With 48 people there now, if we place them then 48 more move in, at what point do we stop transience and focus solely on permanent housing? Question is there a desire to move them beyond that transitional piece to permanence living Ms. Garland? ▪ Ms. Garland, I don't know how to get you to understand we are not in a position to say find housing for these 48 people and we want except anymore. It's not run by Take Back the Land, the village is ran by the people who live there and they keep it clean. People come by and help out and when a room is available they take that room. She believes UMOJA Village is finding housing for people, for about 30 people. As long as people are sleeping under bridges, they will want to be in a hut instead of sleeping under a bridge. And she stated they are within the ram of the law and they are not breaking any law by being there, as long as everything stays legal she don't see the reason having to leave. • Mr. Hardemon, Working with Liberty City Trust the importance of judicial responsibility. He said he would never do anything to harm a homeless person, then asked Elaine Black about the status of the RFP. What happen to the RPF that was put out in that area to build houses? Ms. Black, President and CEO of Liberty City Trust the Commissioner Spence -Jones and community development put out a request for proposal for sites to be developed within the Liberty City community that included where the site UMOJA is as well as the site across the street. The commissioner withdrew the site which we call site one from that RPF were UMOJA is, because of that development at UMOJA. The other properties are moving forward and there will be a section of developer on tomorrow March 29, 2007. • Mr. Hardemon, prior to UMOJA Village you have 145 to 500 hundred family out there in the community displaced. How are we going to place these homeless people in units? We [Liberty City residents] fought the hard times but now that development is coming, going to move our people out of the progress. He was bom and raised in Miami and spent 26 years in public housing, always in favor of resolutions to improve our community. Moved permits and get projects done, we got to get these buildings going. • Rev. Dunn, like for Roy to spearhead that [development] subcommittee and make sure it's an item on the next agenda. We also want to find those entities that are assisting the homeless. He then called Elaine back to the mike. • Ms. Black reported that 1405 NW 60 Street is now 90% complete and they have identified the families that will move in. The project was done well within the time limits. The goal is to rehab all vacant buildings in Liberty City, put vacant land out to bid for development, and assign this task force to find solutions to housing in District 5. )e, Mr. Starks asked how many units were at this site. Elaine replied 4. 6 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes March 28, 2007 •;-. Mr. Hardemon asked what is the housing trust fund? Submitted Into th2. public record in connec-..,,n v.ith item PG • a on 1--34-cin Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Ms. Black replied that it is a fund established by the City of Miami to address housing in Miami Dade County. The commission determines how it will be used. The money is kept with the Dept of Community Development. This task force was created to provide guidance about how those funds can be allocated. ;0 Ms. Lang said that she's really pleased Better Way was chosen for the task force. She has been around since 1993 and what the city is doing so quickly is simply unheard of. She feels they've come to a really good conclusion about who should be there. She's never seen any rehab project move so fast. The 1371 NW 61 Street property is moving quickly as well and will be a 6-unit property. • Rev. Dunn asked who developed the property and Beth responded that it was All Day General Contractors. • Mr. Hardemon said there's a flip side to that. As an advocate for this community and Model City he feels he needs to point out that even though we had general laborers on the project, there was no money made. No electricians or plumbers from the area were used. Our community needs to make money too. If the next project doesn't reflect this community then it's not going to happen. He'll make sure of it. )0 Rev. Dunn said he was moving on to the topic of subcommittees. We need to schedule two meetings between now and April 25. Tentatively, April 11 can be a finance subcommittee meeting and April 18 is the day to hear about best practices from FIU. With those, we'll be in good shape for our first town hall meeting and get ready for presentations to the commission. He also proposes making Dante chair of the housing subcommittee and Rev. Smith chair of the finance subcommittee. Rev. Smith was part of the development team that came here with Donahue Peebles to build the first African -American -owned hotel on Miami Beach. Roy Hardemon can deal with developers, so he can be the development subcommittee chair. The meetings will be best held at 5 p.m. • Ms. Lang said she'd like to serve on the housing subcommittee, or her alternate Pauline will represent her. Rev. Dunn accepted her offer. • Next, Mr. Gonzalo De Ramon of Biscayne Housing Group made a presentation to the task force. He said he appreciates the invitation via Fannie Mae and hopes we can all meet again. In 1993 he started working in the affordable housing industry. In 2000 he worked at Bank of America and a few years ago he and his partner started Biscayne Housing Group (BHG). He's a member of the Homeless Trust, Miami Organization for Housing and BHG was involved in 5 of the last 7 affordable housing rehabs in Miami. This year he's working with Camillus House to build a 340-bed permanent facility. He's in tune with the homeless situation in the county and its political, social and developmental ramifications. Development is the easiest to solve through tax credits, etc. If we put our minds to it, we can find solutions. Finding government solutions is up to politicians. Grants, money from the state don't exist anymore. Federal and state 7 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes March 28, 2007 Submitt2d fr record in CDfl item *4)5 on N• -01 Priscilla A. Thompson level needs access. We struggle in board meetings with issues such aRKISIYAk. Currently, it is an accident waiting to happen. Something must be done before hurricane season. )r There are 5,000 homeless in the county. Dade has one of the best homeless structures in the country. The largest allocation of federal dollars comes to this county. Not enough money is devoted to permanent housing, though. We can build about 100 units [at UMOJA]. NO developer can come to the table till financial arrangements are made. For this task force and everyone devoted to affordable housing, it's important to focus our goals. Affordable housing is a community effort. We need to pool our resources and identify a few goals to be successful. We have 1,000 units with tax credit allocations coming to district 5 by 2008, which means $250 million tax credits to this district. With a multiplier of 3-4 that means $1 billion in net investment. We need matching funds and the city to come aboard. Look at Miami as a city, not as districts. • Rev. Smith said the safety and security issue is a reality we must discuss at this table. • Ms. Garland said UMOJA has an emergency preparedness plan that includes transitioning from huts to mobile homes. Huts would be dismantled and 15 churches have offered shelter, plus they have a storage facility for materials. • Mr. Hardemon said there are three properties not owned by the city that needs to be expanded immediately. More housing and density have been needed in Model City since the 1970s. There's a large vacant building on 17th Avenue and 70th Street that needs to be rehabbed. • Ms. Lang said the UMOJA plan sounds really good and asked if it has been coordinated with the City of Miami. )> Ms. Garland said nothing they've done has been coordinated with the city. 1. Ms. Lang asked if there's anything they need help with. /. Ms. Garland replied help with taking down buildings and purchasing mobile homes would be appreciated. • Ms. Lang said maybe empty FEMA trailers would be available at little or no cost. • Ms. Garland said once a storm is over they'll put the huts back up. • Mr. Starks said the county has a mandate on mobile homes because of electricity and other fire hazards. He doesn't think short-term solutions will work. Hi -rises need to be developed and people need to be moved into permanent housing. Trailers simply don't work. We need a true answer, getting jobs for people, and so on. • Ms. Garland said they help people find affordable housing. They've even found housing for people who have never spent a night at the site. She wants to hear the cities plan for the 5,000 other homeless. 8 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes March 28, 2007 ;'> Rev. Dunn corrected her that the 5,000 are a county figure, not a figure in the city of Miami. • Mr. Starks said he'd work closely with Jamee on the topic of churches providing shelter and the need for food, water, etc, especially if an emergency evacuation order lasts longer than expected. Miami Dade Emergency Management procedures will need to be followed. » Ms. Garland said the village has an entire funding arm that works with them. Mr. Starks said he's just making it clear that this [the village] will not be long term. • Mr. Simmons said if you want solutions, you have to be at the table where decisions are made. Floral Park homeowners association is not in agreement with the group's squatting and there must be a plan for an end to it. UMOJA is one of the things he's concerned about. Is it a pass -through thoroughfare to help people? Floral Park would like to work with the group. • Ms. Lang added that we seldom meet developers who aren't out to make an ungodly profit. Gonzalo is one of those few. Would a nonprofit development arm be helpful? ); Mr. Ramon responded that their profit comes from a formula. Reward is related to risk and there's no risk associated with nonprofits. Very few nonprofits have the capacity to deal with this enterprise. What is the justification not to allow affordable housing on the UMOJA site? It could accommodate about 100 units. We've missed the current tax credit cycle, which is really a 3-year process. • Ms. Garland said Take Back The Land answers every question the task force has asked. She doesn't understand the urgency of developing the UMOJA lot since it was empty for 10 years before they got there. ")'o Mr. Ramon said those larger lots aren't zoned for housing and UMOJA is one of three to four lots owned by the city that is suitable for housing. -)=' Rev. Dunn requested a date for the UMOJA tour and the group agreed to noon on Thursday, April 5. ), Public comments: • Mr. Carlos Guy said the homeless are predominantly Whites and Blacks. Homelessness is a problem throughout Dade County. Buildings go up with restrictions on people who are part of the community and no one's building for senior citizens. • Ms. Aundrella Flamed said she has spent 20 years in affordable housing and wants to be a part of this task force. She cautioned us to understand that gentrification is a two- way street because there are people in the community who do not want to be here. 9 Submittscl record in &:fth item 35...)- on Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes March 28, 2007 Responding to Mr. Guy, Mr. Ramon said that he and other developers don't make the regulations. They are tied to the funding sources. We cannot address all issues social, economic; only housing. Without developers there is no housing. We have to go with what's financially feasible. Closing prayer was led by Mr. Simmons Meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM 16 ON '7- ee-D-1, 10 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force AGENDA April 5, 2007 12 Noon I. Opening prayer II. Welcome III. Tour of Umoja Village IV. Questions, Comments & Concerns V. Adjournment SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM s-> ON"-/-*-b1 . Umoja Tour 4/05/07 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force April 5, 2007 Subject: UMOJA Village Tour Meeting Minutes 12:20 PM Attendees: Task Force Members Rev. Richard P. Dunn II Joe Simmons Jamee Garland Staff Anthony Williams Elaine Black Karen Jackson UMOJA Village Max Rameau Jonathan Baker • Tour given by Max started at 12:20 PM, SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM Ds., ON -r,-o,. • Tour and History of UMOJA Village Max stated on Monday, October 23, 2006, that they took possession of the land on the corner of 6211d Street and NW 17th Avenue in Liberty City and built the UMOJA Village Shantytown. And on April 23, 2007, UMOJA will be 6months old and they plan to have a celebration, celebrating 6 months of UMOJA Village. Max also stated that they legally possessed the land by the protection afforded in the landmark pottinger settlement on public land. The city officials pulled the proposed ordinance on holding an "assembly" on public land, including vacant lots. • Max then took us on a tour through UMOJA Village. In the gardens they are growing greens, tomatoes and sunflowers. • Student on spring break from Clemson University built a Welcome room. • They use a propane tank for their cooking • Water is received by car wash mobile vehicles or 4 - five gallon bottles which they walk about 4 or 5 blocks to the store for refill 1 • Meeting Room — Every Sunday the residents of shantytown meet in the meeting room to decide or vote on the rules, and jobs for shantytown • Max stated that there were about 5 people waiting in the meeting room for a unit and by nighttime it could increase up to 15 people. They have turned away more than 60 people and helped 25 of their residents have found permit living facilities through the Homeless Trust. Submitted Into the public record in connection with • They storage their food in a storage food pantry item vs.. on ? - x -07 Prirsco .: A. Thompson • Storage room for clothes, shoes, and etc. (given to the residents at no cost) City Clerk • Library — Student at FIU south campus built a mock make sift of shantytown and donated about 2000 books which residents are allowed to take to their units • We spoke with and had a chance to see inside Ms. Robin Merkerson unit; she told us through the services that visit LTMAJO she was able to enroll in the Lindsey Hopkins Center, for air condition and refrigeration service. After the 10-week completion of the class with a grade C or better the center will help assist her in obtaining employment making at least $20 dollars hour. • Max stated that one of the biggest problems they are having is getting the residents ID • Most units are built out of plywood & cardboard, 3 Pallets wide X 2 Pallets deep with 2 sides; the roof is a sheet of plywood covered with a tarp. We also visited Mr. Cata's unit, which has a white fence around the unit. I spoke with Mr. Cata one on one and he stated even if you live in a shoebox let it be the best shoebox. Hoping more people will take pride in their units as he does, he is very neat and organized. He stated that he knows this is only temporary because of the weather, rain and hurricane season getting close. • Max stated that they need assistance with the cost of the restrooms that cost $125 monthly X 2 and the need at for 4 restrooms for the amount of residents living in shantytown. • 50 residents and 12-15 waiting for a unit at night. • One Shower with a 12 gallon tank, to fill the tank, you have to climb the ladder on the outside of the unit and pour the water in the tank, wait and let the sun heat up the water, then shower. Big mirror hanging on the outside of the shower. The excess water from the showers is used to water the garden by the shower. Therefore no water is wasted. 2 • Max spoke of the next generation shelters, they will be built and the cardboard will be painted with acrylic paint to make the cardboard last longer. • Anthony spoke with Max about apartment units with space for the storage unit; they discussed safety codes vs. space codes. Building 82 units, with large community room for watching TV and socializing. • The question was asked by Rev. Dunn on safety issues and rules for the residents, Jonathan replied rules for fighting is depending on the degree of the fight. It could lead up to suspension of 1, 2 or 3 days or the could asked to leave by residents and don't return. No Drugs, Alcohol or Weapons allowed on the land. • Anthony discussed with Max about a solution, number of units needed to house homeless people. Max replied 123 thousand low-income housing according to the professionals. Five hundred units within walking distance for low-income within five years short term. S U B M I TTE D INTO THE • Under housed vs. homeless PUBLIC RECORD FOR • A). On the street homeless B). Under hclitEM52ON %G-off • Out of fifty residents, twenty have full time jobs, the challenge is how to find the working homeless, housing • Some of the challenges of homeless persons according to Max are the need for a chronicle living facility, weekly assistances, three to four hundred dollars a month rent • Anthony said we needed more money to subsidize housing, Max did not agree, the city need to stop stealing the money from the poor and giving it to the rich, to make the rich, richer • Provide a model unit three to four hundred square feet on the 61st street property, guaranteeing UMOJA residents at least a 1 year lease • According to Max, there is a need to increase density in Liberty City, having gone to the government since 1998, requesting additional density and housing for homeless and the very low-income units. Government does not want to build low- income housing. Max believes they can build houses for less than one hundred and forty thousand dollars. 3 • Max's issue is public policy. Black people should control the land in the black community. Must have a contract in place before the fifty people move. • Anthony, I.) Population —Working homeless II.) Need for 500 hundred units of low-income III.) Policy Statement (City & County) to address forty one thousand people on the waiting list for Miami Dade County • Max believes government needs to chance public policy; because people think that public policy is wrong; otherwise they will not allow LTMOJA to exist. • Big issue is "Public Policy • Max will provide policy papers on the housing issues Meeting ended 1:50PM SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM.ON v.z-o, . 4 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force AGENDA April 11, 2007 5:00 PM I. Opening prayer II. Welcome III. Report of the Tour of the (UMOJA Village) IV. Finance (Committee) V. Public Comments VI. Adjournment / Closing Prayer Attachments 1) Meeting Minutes SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM.aON r - N,.o,. Meeting Location: Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, 1701 NW 649h Street, Miami FL 33147 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes April 11, 2007 Attendees: Task Force Members Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, Chairman and President of PULSE Rev. Devin Brown, Mt. Tabor MBC Joe Simmons, Floral Park HOA Roy Hardemon, Liberty City Trust David Chiverton, MLKEDC / Weed & Seed Herschel Haynes, Hadley Park / Model City Homeowners David Raymond, Miami Dade Homeless Trust Public Speaker Patty Macias, Liberty City Trust Staff Elaine Black, Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust Nathaniel Wilcox, PULSE Karen Jackson Rev. Dunn called the meeting to order at 5:20 PM. Opening prayer led by Joe Simmons. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMON ri.x.p,, Rev. Dunn gave a welcome and introduction of the Task Force duties, then reviewed the minutes from the UMOJA Village Tour on Thursday, April 5, 2007. Rev. Dunn opened the floor for questions and comments from the Task Force Members. Anthony Williams, Carrie Meek Foundation stated what he believed we were able to determine during the site visit the primary issues are and what might be achieved as a solution. Under Housed Vs Homeless, Homeless physically living on the streets and Under Housed would like to have housing of their own, but for some reason is living with family or friends but technically have a roof over there heads don't have their own housing. (a) Additionally within the homeless population there is a further differentiation between those who are homeless for primarily financial reasons who have jobs and have the possible to pay rent somewhere but need that transition period to get on there feet before the could move on. (b) The second population that have other issues whether it be drug abuse, alcohol abuse or mental issues whatever the case may be and as a result need a more whole listed supporting housing situation. What Max and the other residents on the site are trying to achieve is not housing for the people who living on the site but rather to achieve some policy changes that will impact both the homeless and under -housed throughout Liberty City. 1 Su rit:e.b, ' ': �`�„ puYc reconi co..ry/':....s'%F with Neighbors United for Housing Task Force it, 95.2 en ?(,-b7 Meeting Minutes April 11, 2007 A. ; Pia, y son Ca -!urk From a short-term perspective Max believe there is a need for roughly five hundred units in Liberty City over the next couple of years. And the statistics that the County owned agencies have in turns of the number of people on a waiting list for low-income housing is in the tens and thousands over the course of the next twenty years. So how do we from the City perspective put policies in place to begin to develop low-income housing in a rapid fashion? And then, how do we find the necessary land to put the housing on and the necessary resources to pay for it? To sum up a two-hour discussion to a couple of minutes, basically these are the key issues they are trying to call attention to by the building of the Shantytown. One of the things that were discussed in great details is what to do with the site that Shantytown actually sits on. And what they would like to see as part of any solution to the situation issues is some commitment on the part of the City to build and low-income housing project on that site. That will be pacifically accessible to the very low-income and the homeless population. We also discussed a possible model, in order to increase the number of unit you can build on any given site; you have to decrease the amount of space per unit or you have to build very high. There are also parking requirements that deduce the amount of land you have to work with. With the homeless population there might be some consideration made by the City that could reduce the parking requirements on the ideal this population is unlikely to have vehicles. And because the primary step we are trying to accomplish is to get a roof over someone's head. Instead of looking at units that are five, six or eight hundred square foot units, look at some smaller units as a transitional piece, similar to a residents inn (300 square foot unit with a small kitchenette, living room, bathroom and a bedroom. That might be a short-term solution were you could build a high in a place, allow people to get on there feet and then move on to more traditional housing. It will be beneficial to staff as we prepare the report for you, to hear some comments from members of the task force as to whether you are interested in those ideals or other alternatives in what we might be able to do. Rev. Dunn thanked Mr. Williams for his report and opened the floor to the task force members for feedback. Rev. Dunn stated our task as a task force is to gather information and data to report back to the City, and at some point we will make a recommendation as it relates to low-income rentals that is one of our primary tasks. Beyond shantytown or UMOJA, it is not just about UMOJA it's about the whole picture. We want to be clear on that it's about the overall crisis we are having in Miami -Dade County. Roy Hardemon, Sitting on the Model City Trust Board a group named Carr Fore that does assist the homeless had that same proposal, they wanted to do about two hundred efficiencies. That was not a good ideal, the UMOJA Village that sits there is wrong. We have home dollars right now the county is apart of this they are overall. Roy stated that his last 2 Submitc,d " c i i, fav :S ��� recordc Neighbors United for Housing Task Force item D5 _ r cis?•�y_-o? Meeting Minutes April 11, 2007 PQ A. Thompson presentation before the board was about one hundred and forty-five families that wasCity Clerk displaced by the Cit of Miami Commission, and sixty-first street and thirteenth avenue they are putting in brand new infrastructure and not taking to people that look like him. Whose playing with this community, and if need be in the next meeting he will call some names. We have adult live-in facilities that anyone of those seniors with health problems can be checked in. We have the HAC and other living facilities that these people do not have to be on the streets. If Max wants this stuff, then take it to his house. Don't have it were I'm looking at Martin Luther King Blvd. with all this garbage if you know it look bad lets put a fence around it and start the process of moving those folks out of those conditions. Those folks have issues and you can't help them when they sit there saying I'm not going anywhere. When they went to Overtown and Little Haiti they arrested them, why is it different with this situation. Sitting in the middle of Liberty City, right across the street from an elementary / junior high school saying take back something. Who are you taking it from? It's a felony to take something from someone, so we are going to advertise take back something from American citizens. Rev. Dunn stated that we all want some kind of solution and resolution to the problem. But since it is already set up the issues now is what shouldn't be, but how should we move it. Roy Hardemon agreed that the fact is we got these programs that exist today to help this situation. Again, as a solution you have a piece of property on Martin Luther King Blvd. and fifteenth avenue that's ready for development today. They always talk about the bid process but if you talk to them long enough there say we could use one of our contractors that's on the Cities CD list. If that's the case let's get to work. Roy has and issue about the one hundred and forty-five families displaced. And when you just talk to long about it, then I think you are a part of the problem and a part of the con game. I said, there is garbage on the comer, how do we get that garbage moved off that comer? Do I have to ask Max permission to move it? Joe Simmons motioned that we direct City staff to identify all vacant lots in District 5 and provide fencing around those lots; David Chiverton seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously by the rest of the Task Force Members present. Joe Simmons made another motion to direct City staff to provide the necessary services to help transition those individuals who are homeless and the residents of the UMOJA Village towards permanent housing. David Chiverton seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously by the rest of the Task Force Members present. Roy Hardemon motioned that the City of Miami put a fence around the property of UMOJA Village site and not allow any new comers on the site. And also have the City to provide us with a copy of the RFP plans for redevelopment on that site_ Joe Simmons seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously by the rest of the Task Force Members present. David Chiverton is there a way we can identify those who are currently living at UMOJA Village. Patty Macias have a file on the 38 residents of UMOJA Village will provide a list. Rev. Dunn have the City of Miami Attorney to come to the task force meeting and explain the Pottinger Law. Closing prayer by Rev. Devin Brown, Meeting Adjourned 6:45 PM. 3 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force AGENDA April 18, 2007 5:00 PM I. Opening prayer II. Welcome III. Developers - Corrections (Best Practices) IV. City of Miami Attorney (Pottinger Law) V. Public Comments VI. Adjournment / Closing Prayer Attachments 1) Meeting Minutes SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMDff.a ONri-x,-,i, Meeting Location: Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, 1701 NW 661h Street, Miami FL 33147 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes April 18, 2007 Attendees Task Force Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, Chairman and president of PULSE David Chiverton, MLKEDCNVeed & Seed Joe Simmons, Floral Park HOA Roy Hardemon, Liberty City Community Revitalization Patricia Clark-Trotman, Better Way Panel Guest Eddie Dean, Dean Development Corporation Staff Nathaniel Wilcox, PULSE Karen Jackson Tenaya Tynes Anthony Williams SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM 7)5-k ON q-x-o,. Rev. Dunn called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. and led the opening prayer. He then asked everyone to review the minutes to see if any corrections needed to be made. Roy Hardemon that his statement on page 2 should read "formerly Model City Trust and now Liberty City Trust". Rev. Dunn this meeting was called to give developers a chance to share insight into development methods in this city. Anthony Williams that on Monday, April 16 he met with the Carlisle Group, Gatehouse Group, Pinnacle Housing and Biscayne Housing Group. The primary means of affordable housing development is the state's tax credit program, which is a strict, competitive process. The awards are made based on a county's population, then within the county competition is among development projects. Each application goes into a random drawing and funding is awarded depending on how your number is. Last year was an aberration: 4 developers got 8 deals funded. Each project was built with more than the tax credits (80%) plus county taxes and maybe private sources. Eight affordable housing projects could break ground this summer or early fall but the county still has to allocate its matching funds. The county usually makes its i award after the state, but these won't be built soon if the county doesn't make a decision within the next month. The mayor or manager needs to direct housing staff to make the award. Credits can only be applied for within a specific timeframe. Without the county, they're all behind schedule. The Carrie Meek Foundation, Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones and Commissioner Audrey Edmonson will meet with Mayor Alvarez within the next two weeks to try to move the process forward. Roy Hardemon this all sounds good but we've been haggling over issues regarding those affordable rentals because people need high -end jobs to afford them. People that used to live in Model City will be priced out, plus the restrictions will keep them out. He has a problem with our people being considered undesirable. He asked Patty Macias to describe some of the exclusion criteria. Submitted into the public record in connf:,ciion with Patty Macias they include ex -offenders, prior evictions. item 'b5.. on rl -X - 07 Roy Hardemon deeper subsidies are needed. Pri;ili A. Thompson City Clerk Anthony Williams interjected that he brought up the issue to be discussed by the task force as a whole. Tax credit programs are broken up, e.g. by tax bracket. Elaine brought up the felon issue and the developer said they'd evaluate on a case -by -case basis. Too many stones at this program means nothing gets done because right now the tax credit federal program is the only way it gets done. Rev. Dunn they both bring up valid points. Subsidies have to be brought to the table. Every CDC relies on subsidies and programs to stay in business. Even when for -profit developers want to joint venture, there needs to be conveyances, etc. Roy Hardemon he's not questioning subsidies. Most developers don't even put a quarter of their own money into the project. He's talking about the faimess. Anthony Williams said if you have to quarrel with criteria then that's a topic for the legislature. We're talking about losing 800 units if we don't follow through. Roy Hardemon let's make sure my people can come back in my neighborhood, period. David Chiverton said earlier we were told that through the tax credit deal we'd exclude ex -felons. Currently there's $500 million that would go back to Tallahassee. This is use it or lose it. We have to be vigilant about telling the county what we want, 2 e.g. bring ex -felons in if they meet financial requirements. Go to the mayor, write into a resolution that ex -felons won't be excluded. Joe Simmons said this was a point well taken. In reality, the market dictates what happens. Income and credit are tough on some people and they've been ignored. Don't fight or block something just because the project won't benefit you personally. There should be a balance between government and market demands. Don't expect a handout. Move away from the handout system and don't make it a way of life. To change the quality of life, quality housing needs to be built. Anthony Williams said part of the nature of affordable housing has been cyclical. It has to happen where it's affordable for developers to build. All the deals that won this time are in district 5. For a while they were in district 2. Right now, it's to our benefit. It behooves us to be active in the fight to get them built. Rev. Dunn we need to help cut through the red tape. There are guidelines, and though. We could not reach the city attorney to discuss the Pottinger Law, and we can't get best practices from FIU today. We have some motions before us that we may tweak next week. We also have a developer here and we'll allow him to present himself. Eddie Dean of Dean Development Corporation said infill housing has been built here for the last 67 years. Miami Dade County is unique because most folks in Liberty City make minimum wage of $7/hour. Average income in Liberty City is $12,000. Deep subsidies are needed here. The federal government has not enacted anything for minimum wage earners. To build 200 affordable housing units up to three floors costs Pinnacle and others $30 million. There'd be a $600 per unit rental for these homes. Here developers are coming with their own resources to make projects happen. Probably in district 5 we've lost the joint venture model that would include local Liberty City developers. This community has been locked out of the building industry for years. Rev. Dunn he's had joint venture agreements with Dean through a third party. The CDC he worked with had 51 % control of the project, though he's not involved with CDCs anymore. Submitted Into the public record in connection with item j5• et on 'i • )4 • Di Thompson A. City Clerk David Chiverton said the Dade County School Board put in place a program where Sconasta is the builder and Dozier & Dozier is the construction company. Now prefab units are brought in, which eliminates the need for local laborers. It's a good model to review and possibly adopt. Eddie Dean we couldn't continue to leave this district behind. Interest rates were on the rise and locked out people years ago that could have afforded homes at the time. Not one affordable house was built in the city in the last two years. In every part of the county except Liberty City there are developers sitting on the board. The bigger developers need to be able to give homes to people in this community. I urge you to do whatever it takes to get these 800 units built. Anthony Williams he'd bring a draft of the Carrie Meek Foundation's policy recommendations to the next meeting. Public comments Patty Macias there will be a meeting on Thursday to teach district 5 residents how to apply for affordable housing, credit repair, expunge old records. Rev. Dunn that at 10 a.m. on April 23 there will be a ribbon cutting at the new house at 1405 NW 60 Street and its being named for Rev. Dr. George E. McRae. Patty she will bring a list of the Umoja residents for February and March. The meeting was closed at 7:20 p.m. and Joe Simmons led closing prayer. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMD5.ON,7,,-o� , 4 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force AGENDA April 25, 2007 5:00 PM I. Opening prayer II. Welcome III. Prepare Agenda for Town Hall Meeting IV. Public Comments V. Adjournment / Closing Prayer Attachments 1) Meeting Minutes SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM'5._ON-.-,, Meeting Location: Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, 1701 NW 66I^ Street, Miami FL 33147 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes April 25, 2007 Attendees Task Force Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, Chairman and president of PULSE Rev. Gaston Smith, Friendship MBC Rev. Devin Brown, Mt. Tabor MBC David Chiverton, MLKEDC/Weed & Seed Joe Simmons, Floral Park HOA Herschel Haynes, Hadley Park/Model City Homeowners Dante Starks, NAACP Staff Nathaniel Wilcox, PULSE Karen Jackson Tenaya Tynes Anthony Williams SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMiONq x o . Rev. Dunn called the meeting to order at 5:25 p.m. Herschel Haynes led the opening prayer. Rev. Dunn that this meeting is to prepare for the town hall meeting on May 2 at the Came Meek Cultural Arts Center at 6 p.m. Our main thrust next Wednesday will be to hear from the community. Anthony Williams has summarized what we have said as a group. Dante Starks that last week's minutes quoted Anthony Williams as saying "last year was an aberration: 4 developers got 8 deals funded" should instead say "eight projects" and not give the connotation that something underhanded took place. Rev. Dunn that everyone should review minutes then take a few moments to review the task force's preliminary findings and recommendations that were prepared by Anthony Williams of the Came Meek Foundation so we can prepare for next week's town hall meeting as well as the commission meeting in July. Herschel Haynes that we should be mindful of the words of the Bible to care for one another. Dante Starks that he may be in the minority in this, but he wants to be correct People's health and welfare is at stake. We need a permanent resolution to not only 62"d and 17th but the many other places where people are living under bridges or outdoors. We're also concerned about homelessness in Miami Dade County. Former Mayor Alex Penelas championed this difficult issue, so it's still a work in progress. Anthony Williams that the first pages are background and the substantive portion begins on page 4. Umoja Village brought the broader issue of homelessness to a head, so that is where we begin our discussion. There are four populations of homelessness listed here, e.g. substance abuse issues, mental health issues, and there are those who happen to find themselves homeless because of circumstances such as joblessness. There are those we don't see such as those crashing on someone's couch. Point 2 focuses on Umoja Village. This document is broad enough to invite feedback from the community; we do not want to present this as a fait accompli. By the same token, what we present to the commission needs to be specific enough to be actionable, and have the community's support behind it. The city has to be prepared to move from where we are now to a permanent solution to housing for the homeless. We need to show the commission that we understand the caveats of limited land and limited money, so there must be a way to prioritize the solutions that need to be undertaken. Moving on to page 7 and the immediate action steps, one of Max Romeau's main points was that Pottinger Settlement is the underlying legal justification for the establishment of Umoja Village. Based on his interpretation, the settlement allows homeless people to conduct life -sustaining activity on public property. Other interpretations put forth that while a person cannot be arrested for conducting life -sustaining activity on public property, one is not guaranteed the right to permanently remain on that public property. The onus then falls on the city to provide housing assistance of permanent living arrangements for that homeless person. We have requested from the city a written interpretation of the Pottinger Settlement and how it relates to Umoja. There are plans in the works for multifamily units. There are also plans for a small senior living residence. But these are small projects. At the end of a year only 35-40 families would be housed while thousands remain homeless. Rev. Dunn that these action steps reflect motions that were put forth at earlier meetings and are captured here now for the purpose of the town hall meeting and recommendations to the commission. Public comments: Carlos Guy that he's tired of staring at Umoja. The behavior of drug addicts — sharing needles, sharing women — is rampant there. They also need outreach to offer services to clean people up. I suggest you go there just before dark when you can see exactly what's about to happen. Rev. Dunn that he's heard this information before. Dante Starks have we ever asked Umoja leaders for a written copy of the rules? Anthony Williams that we requested them during the tour and were told the rules are evolving. Dante Starks that they're capitalizing on media portrayal of lack of govemment programs and services. It's not fair that the site is in the city and people are coming from around the county and even the wider area to take up residence. Public comments: Juanita Shanks agrees with Dante that we should know everyone's previous addresses to know where they're coming from. Herschel Haynes that it's very important to have a timeline set. I have concerns about who should set the date. There are laws and statutes in place to help determine these outcomes. Is there a report from the city Submitted Into e pr blic attomey regarding findings of the Pottinger Settlement? record in connection with Anthony Williams we have asked for it. item P P on '1.34 -Di Herschel Haynes that falls on the city manager to a large degree. Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Rev. Dunn that the city manager is an administrator, an operations officer, but he performs at the will of the commission. Anthony Williams that order will probably come from the commission to act by staff. Rev. Dunn that we need to make recommendations nonetheless. Herschel Haynes that charter already has details of how this should work. The staff attorneys work under the manager's direction. Rev. Dunn that we still need to remember why the task force was created. We support this action step. When it comes to our community, we're still equipped to make recommendations. That's the reason for the town hall meeting. We want further input from this community and to prepare our recommendations accordingly. The final decision is not ours. We give recommendations to empower them to make final decisions. Joe Simmons that this village in other communities would not be tolerated. In conversations with commissioners I've leamed that there seems to be no political will to take action regarding Umoja. David Chiverton that once we understand the city's position on the law, we'll have a better idea how to make recommendations. Seems the commission was unwilling to make a move and it gave Umoja an opportunity to capitalize on national events coming to Miami. When the homeless were downtown cleaning windows, the city made decisions quickly. We don't have time to wait and see. If the original people have been serviced [and more keep coming] then they'll soon be across the street. Anthony Williams asked are there more details we want to add to the document before we go to the public? David Chiverton give them as much details as we can so they can see the effort we've put into this research and recommendations. Rev. Dunn is there a motion on the floor? Joe Simmons that we have to have Pottinger Settlement. Is there a timeline for receipt? Anthony Williams that we made the request through the office of Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones. Elaine Black that we have three pending items: the Pottinger Settlement, description of the use of the Homeless Trust funds, and a response to the January 9 letter that requests information on the 450 families who were moved out of Liberty City. Dante Starks that in the March 28 minutes he had a dialogue with Jamee Garland about why Umoja was started and noted that they do not see a reason to leave. According to them, it's about being in the cracks, not just living in huts. Elaine Black referenced the April 23`d story that appeared in the Metro section of the Miami Herald regarding the Take Back the Land movement and community control of property. She pointed out that anything resembling Take Back the Land should be given to established community groups to make sure its done right. Also, condos are not affordable housing, so they should joint venture with low income housing groups for low cost rentals. Dante Starks asked who is "they"? Who is this group that would partner with developers because it's certainly not the people I've met at Umoja. They need to be employed and transitioned into the system. People who have worked for years with the city and county and still want a home won't be skipped [in favor of people outside the system] after all their years of service and taxpaying. We need to get on paper who "they" are. Herschel Haynes that we shouldn't get too far into the points Elaine raised. We need to deal with the problems that come with Umoja. The homeless generate little taxes. We don't have defined what is on record and what's been written into law. With those, we can make better decisions. Rev. Dunn that this task force will be within its working parameters to respond to comments made by Umoja residents. Submitted Into ty o public record in cof ccI!cn with item S . on'1 . 'vie. to Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Joe Simmons that an amendment to point 8 in the immediate action steps should include the date of June 1, the beginning of hurricane season. Dante Starks that date should coincide with the arrival of the last official resident to transition out of the village. Anthony Williams that we should identify a date when no new person can come into the village, then that determines the final entry date. Joe Simmons that he would like to modify date to be last day that new residents can come into Umoja. Dante Starks withdraws friendly amendment and opposes this one. I think with a future date we may face residency numbers we can't handle. What is the pleasure of this task force? We set the date or the commission sets the date? Rev. Smith that we need to live up to what is legal and understand what is in the realm of the resolution. Record should reflect that we have consensus about wanting a cutoff date to enter Umoja. Part B would be a cutoff date for transition. Dante Starks is correct. They intend to be there forever. The community has been compassionate; it has been half a year. We have to move to action. Rev. Dunn that it has no teeth but it states a position. Herschel Haynes that Rev. Smith's remarks and Elaine Black's reading are a perfect segue to move from our feelings of mercy and into the facts of camp activities that the community shared with us. Anthony Williams that you would like very strongly to indicate via the meeting minutes that we need a timeline, though we'll need a future date to set actual withdrawal, after we review the laws. Joe Simmons moves that as soon as possible we receive the Pottinger Settlement plus legal advice regarding our questions on Pottinger prior to establishing a cutoff date at Umoja. Dante Starks adds friendly amendment that it is the consensus of members present that a timeline be set for no more residents to be taken into Umoja and a cutoff date for transition to be providtitiiMmitithm, tirkicpubliC would in effect end Umoja. record in con ciionl Ntth Rev. Smith seconded the motion. item D5•?- C '1 Q Prisciiia A. Thompson Anthony Williams will reiterate to the city attomey's office that we would like the law very soon. City Clerk Rev. Dunn that Elaine Black request the city attorney attend the May 2 town hall meeting. Anthony Williams reviewed long term action steps. David Chiverton that Miami 21 restricts a lot of high density so we need these areas revisited and rezoned with the planning department, mayor and others. Herschel Haynes agrees. He attended discussions regarding Miami 21 and has raised issues about zoning in this western quadrant. The community wants a say in how development occurs. Anthony Williams asked David Chiverton if we should get a map of Liberty City so we can make recommendations about high density. Elaine Black that so far there aren't any official requirements for development of the western quadrant. Anthony Williams that we can get in front of this topic and make recommendations to the planning department about where high density should be zoned. Rev. Dunn congratulated Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones, Elaine Black and staff, and Better Way for moving expeditiously on the units at 1405 NW 60 Street that have been named after Rev. Dr. George McRae. Anthony Williams that phase two of our research may include homelessness of sexual offenders and may be discussed at a later date. The meeting was closed at 7:14 p.m. and closing prayer was led by Rev. Gaston Smith. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR 1TEMt ON (7-36.m , Neighbors United for Housing Task Force AGENDA April 26, 2007 9:30 AM SUBMITTED INTO THE I. Opening prayer PUBLIC RECORD FOR II. Welcome ITEM s.i ONri -x. III. Emergency Meeting (Umoja Village Fire) IV. Press Conference Statement V. Adjournment / Closing Prayer / Umoja Village Press Conference Attachments 1) Meeting Minutes Meeting Location: Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, 1701 NW 66"h Street, Miami FL 33147 Umoja Village Fire 4/26/07 Umoja Burnt Down Task Fork Statement to the Press LU rc; U— CD 7'e—P DPO L 00 CD U—I elL4CCL Neighbors United for Housing Ta9WForce H.0 N.O. R — Helping( (_ FP% Tz'; • / _4I TT 7 SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM b5.;- ON(1-2iro1 Statement of the Neighbors United for Housing Taskforce April 26, 2007 The need for affordable housing in our community is clear and UMOJA Village has played a vital role in shining a spotlight on the issue, and has helped to focus the attention of this community on the need to act. The members of the Neighbors United for Housing Taskforce are committed to finding creative solutions to this most pressing and basic need. The Taskforce, established by resolution of the City Commission is made up of leaders from a wide variety of community organizations under the leadership of Rev. Richard P. Dunn, Chairman. The Taskforce believes that everyone should have shelter in our community and we are working toward the day when that goal has been met. Last night's tragic fire on the site of the UMOJA Village has made it clear that while the need for housing is great, this particular solution is not the answer. The Housing Taskforce is therefore recommending to the City, that this site be cleared and any attempt to rebuild the village on this or any other site be prevented by the appropriate authorities. Our primary concern is for the health, welfare and safety of our community and we cannot support the continued presence of these unsafe structures. Some of the residents of the UMOJA Village have already been placed in temporary emergency housing and/or permanent housing; the remaining residents will continue to be offered transitional housing. City and County resources are being mobilized to transport people from the site and begin the process toward their ultimate independence and reintegration into society. Our goal is to facilitate the transition to permanent housing, not just for these individuals, but for everyone in our community who is homeless. It was a miracle of God and we are thankful, that no one was injured as a result of last night's incident, but now we believe we have a moral imperative to act. We do so today with compassion, but with firm resolve. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR EM ON-) . Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes April 26, 2007 Emergency Meeting at 9:00 am At Friendship Baptist Church 740 NW 58th Street To Discuss the Umoja Village Fire Attendees: Task Force Rev. Richard P. Dunn 11, Chairman and president of PULSE Dr. George E. McRae / Rev. Devin Brown, Mt. Tabor MBC David Chiverton, MLKEDC/Weed & Seed Dante Starks, NAACP Barbara Johnson, Church of Open Doors Herschel Haynes, Hadley Park/Model City Homeowners Rev. Gaston Smith, Friendship MBC David Raymond, Miami Dade Homeless Trust SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR Staff Nathaniel Wilcox ITEM DS-4Z ON .7. Karen Jackson Elaine Black Anthony Williams Community Marva Lightbourne Wade Jones Rabbi Eliot Pearlson Lattie Hines Rev. Dunn called the meeting to order at 9:50 am. Rev. Gaston Smith led the opening prayer. • Meeting called due to the current situation at Umoja Village • Rev Dunn asked comments from Nathaniel Wilcox, David Raymond & Elaine Black David Raymond • Reports that conversation with media and the City of Miami Manager approximately 1:30am a candle started a fire and City of Miami Fire Rescue responded and that one person sprang their ankle, everything was burned down, bulldozers are going to be onsite to dean up • Some of the residents are still onsite and have stayed to protest due to a concern that they thought the city was going to come and take over • The residents were offered shelter for the night however, most refused Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes April 26, 2007 Nathaniel Wilcox • Max Rameau stated that their people going to rebuild • People are bringing in food to cook breakfast and the police department did not allow them to cook • Commander Whitehead of the police station was present and supports the taskforce in their recommendation of not rebuilding Umoja Village Elaine Black • Team Member Patty Macias was on site and reported that a resident of Umoja went to her home • There was unlined turmoil with residents feeling that there are not receiving everything that they should be as it relates to the contributions that was made to the organization • • There was a meeting to that effect on April the 24th and the meeting continued the morning when the residents were confronted with the fire • The problem was that Max was asking for donations for things that the residents felt they should already have funds from the prior contributions to the organization • Patty Macias (original organizer of Umoja Village) helped to calm the residents down Rev. Dunn • Visited the site of Umoja Village for about 15 minutes and spoke to Max and he was in the process of waiting for logs to rebuild. Rev Dunn looking at the debris and charred ruin and did not make any comment. Rev Dunn was concerned about health issues on the site. • Spoke to Commander Whitehead and Major Brown; Commander Whitehead stated that if they were met with resistance the people would probably be arrested. • Rev. Dunn recommended to Commander Whitehead if they are met with resistance that the arrest approach be humane but firm. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes April 26, 2007 Input and comments INTO THE ORD FOR 0Nri-c,-� o, • Anthony Williams — Suggested to city staff that the area be taped off until the taskforce and they city had time to discuss this matter and decide what to do next. Once a recommendation has been made by the taskforce they city is ready to move forward on support of that recommendation. • David Chiverton — If Max is not able to rebuild today he looses his momentum to rebuild. There is nothing left for the residents to stay around. The property will be fenced off after the investigation. • Major Brown — City Manager gave instruction to give the residents enough time to get their belongings because the lot will be cleared. The Commissioner Spence -Jones that the decision was made late last night to shut Umoja Village down. Instructions from the Chief were to clear the lot and allow the Fire Department to complete their investigation. Manager has sent sanitation and public works to clear the lot, but met with a lot of resistance from the residents. News media has eight to ten trucks on site. • Rev. Smith — Asked what is the optimal time for the taskforce to have the press conference. Major Brown will get back with Rev. Smith regarding the time for the press conference. • Rev. Dunn — Concern that Umoja Village residents would try to provoke a conflict or confrontation that would look bad on camera. • Major Brown response was to try and negotiate with the resident would cooperate and move peacefully off the lot. Also noted that Umoja Village was a health problem and the residents had to be moved today. • David Raymond — Questioned if there was some type of crisis intervention on hand for the removal. Major Brown responded yes. • David Chiverton — Mentioned in the press conference statement that 17 Umoja Village residents were placed. • Dante Starks — Recommended that one spokesperson be appointed to handle the press concerning Umoja Village. • David Raymond — Stated that Max did make a point, however the taskforce needs to make a point because Max is putting the heath and welfare of the community at risk. Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes April 26, 2007 • Rev. Dunn — Stated that the Homeless Trust and the County is making provisions for the Umoja Village residents. • David Chiverton — States that the taskforce support cleaning up and securing the lot and Rev. Dunn added to protect it from liability and endangerment of the residents. • Rev. Dunn spoke with the Manager and stated that the securing and cleaning of the property, removal of the resident with a humane touch. It has to be done carefully and with sensitivity. • Rev. Dunn — States to the public that the taskforce is going to Umoja Village to act as a buffer between the residents and law enforcement. Once a unified statement is completed the taskforce will be heading to Umoja Village to reassure the remaining residence that services will be provided. Umoja Village had just celebrated their 6 months anniversary was heralded in the Herald Newspaper on Monday. The is in no way trying to operate as the police, put ourselves in harms way and the police stated that they would be as tolerant with the individuals. We do offer a humane side and if some residents are taken into custody the taskforce has requested that those individuals not be formally charged if there is no physical altercation. Rev. Dunn has the ruff draft. (See attached statement) • Herschel Haynes — Stated that ultimately the taskforce goal is to transition Umoja Village residences but also all homeless persons into permanent residences. • Meeting Adjourned • Taskforce went to Umoja village site for Press Conference. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM5ON 4 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force AGENDA May 2, 2007 Town Hall Meeting 6:00 PM I. Opening prayer II. Welcome SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM Ds a ONcl-pc,-cr) III. Introduction of Task Force Members IV. Task Force Recommendations For Housing Crisis and Homelessness V. Public Comments VI. Adjournment / Closing Prayer Meeting Location: Carrie P. Meek Senior & Cultural Center, 1350 NW 50"' Street, Miami FL 33147 Town Hall Meeting — May 2, 2007 Neighbors United for Housing Taskforce Committee Members Community NEIGHBORS UNITED FOR HOUSING TASKFORCE Rev. Richard P. Dunn, Chairman SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM .1)5. ON9 )(0-0 PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY MAY 2, 2007 ACTION STEPS SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM. 1) Establish a community -wide development plan in conjunction with the County to increase the available stock of affordable rental housing in Liberty City with a goal of creating a net increase of 500 units over a 5 year period. The plan should provide for the identification and set aside of suitable parcels of land for affordable housing construction. 2) Miami 21 rezoning plan should take into consideration the needs for affordable housing and provide appropriate high density zoning designations to parcels located in close proximity to mass transit opportunities. This Transit pproach tuId bor 9dit afiusing stock novem'apeopl w1 may n1 own their own rk,„ chool,„ cps, o _worship, cAA given radius around all MetroRail, MetroMover and MetroBus Hubs should be designated high density and every effort should be made to include Affordable Housing within these nodes. 3) The parcel located at the corner of NW 62 Street and 17th Avenue, the current site of the UMOJA Village, should be specifically designated as a future site for transitional supportive housing. The site is currently partially owned by the City and the County, the City should seek to acquire the entire site and identify appropriate partners to develop a supportive housing project. In order to serve a significant number of residents we must maximize density on the site, the City should decrease parking requirements and size requirements for individual units in order to achieve this objective. Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Committee Town Hall Meeting Minutes May 2, 2007 Attendees Task Force Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones, City of Miami Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, Chairman and president of PULSE Rev. Gaston Smith, Friendship MBC Rev. Devin Brown, Mt. Tabor MBC David Chiverton, Weed & Seed Jamie Garland, NANA Roy Hardemon, Liberty City Community Revitalization Beth Lang, Better Way David Raymond, Miami Dade Housing Trust Joe Simmons, Floral Park Homeowners Association Ms. Anderson, Hadley Park/Model City Homeowners Staff Min. Nathaniel Wilcox, PULSE Elaine Black, Liberty City Trust Karen Jackson Anthony Williams, Carrie Meek Foundation Community Patty Marcia, Liberty City Trust Rev. Benson Spann Cheryl Densa Victor Cata Dewey Alvin Calvin Habersham Luis Ramirez Patricia G. Dimitrius Brown Max Rameu Lynn Purse Ronald Sands David Daaspedos Herschel Haynes Juanita Shanks SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM ON . Rev. Dunn called the meeting to order at 6:20pm. Rev. Gaston Smith led the opening prayer. Rev. Dunn introduced all task force attendees and staff. Anthony Williams the preliminary findings of task force with long term action steps. 1. Build 500 affordable housing units over the next 5-year period. Identify and set aside suitable parcels of land for affordable housing in the county. 2. Miami 21 project should include identification of appropriate parcels for high -density construction that are in close proximity to mass transit. 3. Parcel located at northwest comer of NW 62"d Street and 17th Avenue should be used for affordable housing for low-income, high -density construction with a different style of occupation construction and reduced parking requirements. David Raymond that Sugalski Act sets aside funds for affordable housing. H.B.1375 is taking the matter under consideration also. That Umoja Village was the focus almost to the exclusion of the larger issue of affordable housing for low-income throughout the county. Ms. Anderson that property values are falling because of litter and debris at low income housing lots. Beth Lang that support is at the state level, and this community and city of Miami need to stand up for this type of advocacy. Advocacy requires us to be very loud and very clear about what we want in order to work: supply and keep people housed. Jamie Garland that community needs to remain intact after housing is created, and language indicating that needs to be included in recommendations. Rev. Dunn that will be the case. The commissioner is very committed to this outcome. PUBLIC COMMENTS Rev. Benson Spann, founder Basic Training Deliverance Academy, 6820 NW 17 Avenue that we need to address why they are homeless because we may have them return to homelessness. Create a grassroots team to find out what's going on in their lives. Cheryl Densa (sp), Umoja resident that she's still homeless and wants to know why? Jamie Garland that the city needs to move as swiftly to solve homeless problem as it does with some others because Ms. Henson followed all the rules and is still homeless. Victor Cata, Umoja resident, that Miami 21 needs to stop the gentrification and the sweet talk, and meet people's needs. Submitted Into the public record in connection with Dewey Alvin, Umoja resident, that nothing seems to be happening for them. item Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Calvin Habersham, Umoja resident, that city has not helped Umoja residents get their identities back, e.g. social security cards. David Raymond that Hope on Miami Beach can provide assistance and his organization can facilitate the process. Leave all names with Liberty City Trust. Commissioner Spence -Jones that she supports the process and peaceful resolutions to the issue. Patty Marcias, Liberty City Trust, worked with 23 Umoja residents to place them in housing, hotels, HAC and other solutions. Some have refused services. Cheryl Densa was to reside at 140 NW 7 Street (?) but it was declared unfit when she went to take up occupancy, so tonight Liberty City Trust will provide 2 temporary housing. Kevin Roundtree and Calvin Habersham reside at 1405 NW 60 Street. Liberty City Trust is there to help everyone from Umoja and the homeless community. Rev. Dunn repeated that Max has a seat available to him on this task force. Roy Hardemon asked that $14 million retumed to the state somehow be brought back to the city and used for the homeless. Rev. Willie L. McRae that we should build low-income homes and can we define that low-income bracket? Anthony Williams that sliding scale of eligible income measurement exists. There's a combination of subsidies to make these homes affordable to those along the spectrum. Right fit for every use. Upkeep will likely come from state tax credit fund, with responsibility placed on the developer. David Raymond that state's homeless housing building projects include 50% set aside with no low income restriction, 50% for others. The amount of dollars and land available for this type of development is shrinking. Housing Finance Authority has tax credit usage as well. Not competitive. Bond process. Takes county and city help. Place deed restrictions on the property that freezes income level at a certain range, and that would be the suggestion here as well. Luis Ramirez, Basic Training Deliverance Academy [BTDA], that homeless health program, Christian detail, four month transitional homeless assistance for people from all around the country. Accept the transitional time we are offering you. Help yourself to get a decent life. The solutions are not for tomorrow. Max, lead the way to a better life. Rev. Dunn that BTDA get into the funding process the way Better Way and others have? David Raymond that my board operates in the sunshine. Everything is done through competitive process. We have 5,500 beds in the county. May 26 and May 30 deadlines for awards, though Basic Training did not submit for them. Not everyone needs 12 step programs; and not everyone can be helped. There should be a housing solution for everyone. SubMai7 I Int) the public record in connection with item b5..1- on '7,24. on Roy Hardemon that this housing situation is an emergency. Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Patricia, friend of Umoja Village, that brought resources of Women's Student Association of FIU to women of the village. Also mother of five and student at FIU who today signed quit claim deed to my home so I am now homeless. There are people who need Umoja because it was an independent community that was able to sustain itself and is something that every community needs. There are very crucial pockets of the community that you're losing because there is no transitional housing for people like me — a college student, family woman, not a drug user. Dimitrius Brown aka Koolaid, former convict and Umoja Village resident. Taking care of a 15 year old girl and 20 year old woman but they cannot get a home together because they're told they won't make enough money. Why build a high rise that we can't afford if you won't raise the minimum wage, or help fathers who need to take care of their kids? Max Rameu [Take Back the Land] asked why no one ever tells developers who receive free money from govemment that no one owes them anything. In the proposal, the term "affordable housing" should be replaced with "low-income housing" because affordable housing has a legal definition that doesn't match this community. A study showed that 123,564 units of low-income housing would be needed in Miami between year 2000 and 2025. The report's 500 units is an arbitrary number and should be rewritten in terms of the larger number provided by earlier research. We don't want more money to come into the county and city because that would be more money that's stolen and misused rather than devoted to low income housing. Rules exist but they are not applied the same way to, for example, Black men and White men. Rev. Dunn that Max should bring to a regular task force meeting a list of the rules that should be followed by the group. Submitted Into the public .record in connection with item As.a. on _ Max Rameu that the residents should make their own rules. Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Lynn Purse (sp) that tremendous weight on your shoulders to provide housing to the thousands of people who need it. It shouldn't be that heavy a load. Wrong to say if you can't meet the standard of housing then you can't have any housing at all. Paradigm that we're working under as a govemmental agency is not working and has not been working and we've been looking for a solution a long time, but we need to do things differently. Ronald Sands, resident of Liberty City, sustainability is one of the issues here. Education, jobs. The units — 500 units over 5 year period is unacceptable. Prevention of the homeless: can we address it as a group, as a task force? Do we have a plan? Faith -based organizations: they are very large and they use their own resources to build communities. I'm challenging all the faith -based organizations in Miami to get on board. We can build our own community. If we need to take over the city's housing, then we should do so since they can't. 4 Submittzd lt-lt-) the public record in connocl?on viith item on 9- - Priscilla A. Thompson David Raymond, address prevention issue, $600,000 for homeless prevention. Request for applicakiLlerk that I mentioned earlier. Last year we had a little over $200,000 altogether. We have a new bunch of money, though it's not nearly enough. I was in Minnesota when I missed one of our task force meetings. Minnesota has the best homeless prevention programs in the country. Minneapolis also has $66 million from the state that funds all these programs. RFA on the street now addresses many of the wonderful things that happened there. I can't discuss it because of our county's cone of silence, but if anyone wants to take a look at it, just see me. We can start as a pilot program and then take it wider. Unidentified speaker asked is it available online? David Raymond that it is in our office in Govemment Center at 111 NW1s' Street, 27" Floor. David Dacspedos, FIU student, that construction of affordable or low income housing, specifically related to Miami 21 and Liberty City Trust. Codes that exist now facilitate the bureaucracy that any building goes through. I believe this is an emergency situation that calls for drastic measures regarding construction of housing that may not coincide with codes in our city. Roy Hardemon that before the Model City Trust began, there was land banking before we even realized how big the problem was and that caused the problems in our city. We challenge the Office of Economic and Community Development for the city and county to enact emergency measures. Single-family homes were built on multi -family land and we're still addressing that. We have 35,000 on a housing wait list, and an additional 35,000 living in someone else's home right here in Liberty City. David Daaspedos, FIU student, that Umoja Village is bound to happen again if these problems aren't solved. Herschel Haynes, Hadley Park Homeowners Assn, that this is not a quick fix situation. There's a problem with Miami 21 and the comprehensive plan and they need a lot of work to refine and define. Juanita Shanks, Liberty City Trust, that homeless trust should provide temporary housing with supportive services. Life is not free. We pay taxes for everything and then taxes in tum come into our community to build our community. I have been on the edge as a single mother who has to provide for her sons. There's the other side of society that doesn't want to work yet think that someone owes them something. We need to work with larger corporations to create economic development. When big companies decide to come to a city to do business, there should be training and recruitment in those blighted areas to build the workforce in those areas. Who's going to pay for the problem? People need to work, they need to be trained to work, so they can eam the wages they need to support those families. 5 Also, Liberty Square has 100 vacant units. 40 people need housing. Some of them have skills that can be used to rehab that building, then they can receive first placement. That is a plausible solution that can be applied right away. Construction companies and developers that come to the area to build with bond funds and tax credits should operate under a mandate to make them accountable for training laborers from the community before they start the project, and then they must hire those workers that they trained at a good salary. David Chiverton that Umoja Village was something that we had to do something to help. We are our brother's and neighbor's keeper. The process needed to be fine tuned. The city does owe something to helping solve this problem. I do also think that those who are homeless owe something to the process to help themselves. I'm committed to the process also. Encourage the homeless that when the process is presented, e.g. David Raymond's services, that something is given a chance to show that you have the best intent of bettering yourself. When the plan is presented to the commission and hopefully enacted, I hope we don't have the creation of another situation that stalls the process from coming to fruition. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:30 p.m. and closing prayer was led by Rev. Richard Dunn. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMSsa ON r1-24,-o�, 6 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force AGENDA July 2, 2007 at 5:00 PM SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM_sONi-»oi 1 I. Opening prayer I1. Welcome III. Task Force Board Meeting Overview IV. Move Meetings to Friendship MBC (740 NW 58th Street) Note: Bold Print - is Additional Meetings Added to the Schedule • July 2007 — City Commission Presentation • July 11, 2007 - City of Miami Housing Trust (Presentation Elaine Black will make contact) • July 25, 2007 Miami 21, Zoning Location and Funding Housing (Elaine Black will make contact) • August 1, 2007 - General Meeting • August 8, 2007 — Developers (Anthony Williams will Contact Developers) • August 22, 2007 Town Hall Meeting • August 29, 2007 - General Meeting • September 4, 2007 — Final Report City Commission Presentation • September 26, 2007 - General Meeting V. Public Comments VI. Adjournment / Closing Prayer Meelina Location. MLKEDC 6116 NW 711 Ave_ Miami FL 33147 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes July 2, 2007 Attendees: Task Force Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, Chairman and president of PULSE Rev. Devin Brown, Mt. Tabor MBC David Chiverton, MLKEDC/Weed & Seed Dante Starks, NAACP Roy Hardemon, Liberty City Trust Joseph Anderson / Herschel Haynes, Hadley Park/Model City Homeowners Staff Karen Jackson Elaine Black Community Mr. Neil Shiver Rev. Dunn called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Rev. Devin Brown led the opening prayer. • Gave an update on how the Task Force was created. • Committee Member role call, present at the table was: Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, Chairman ❖ Rev. Devin Brown ❖ Mr. David Chiverton ❖ Mr. Dante Starks ❖ Mr. Roy Hardemon ❖ Ms. Josephine Anderson SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM.ON,7. • Feedback on upcoming meeting scheduled as follow: ❖ ❖ July 18, 2007 - City of Miami Housing Trust (Larry Springs) July 25, 2007 - Miami 21 July 26, 2007 - Preliminary Report to City Commission August 1, 2007 - General Meeting August 8, 2007 - Developers August 22, 2007 - Town Hall Meeting August 29, 2007 - General Meeting September 4, 2007 - Final Report to City Commission September 26, 2007 - General Meeting • Feedback on the Town Hall Meeting held on July 2, 2007. i Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes July 2, 2007 Roy Hardemon • Concerns: Preliminary Draft to City Commission, reference Miami 21 mentioned in the draft. What is Miami 21, and has any research been done on Miami 21? • What is Miami 21, zoning plan? • What is Miami 21 going to do for Liberty City; I'm looking for density. • David point out that there is No African, Jamaican or Haitian Americans on the Board for Miami 21. Rev. Dunn • A proposal brought on by the administration of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, to the community, supposedly to provide a better zoning plan. • On July 25, 2007, is to address Miami 21, Rev. Dunn suggest that we hold off on a motion to remove it from the report until we hear from Miami 21. Elaine Black • Objective is to fine out what's happening with Miami 21, see what the impact Miami 21 will bring to our community. R' Neil Shiver P'r;s L-i. • Member of the Miami zoning board. It is a zoning change, Miami 21 is suppo `oClerk help simplify with the zoning changes, broken into four quadrants. There will be workshops and opportunities for this board and other members to have input. But right now it's just a blue print, a plan. David Chiverton • Agree with Mr. Hardemon, the report states "Miami 21 rezoning plan should take into consideration the needs for affordable housing". It is not yet a part of this community and has not been discussed. Our project is to implement something on a fast track bases, looking at redeveloping the 17th Ave site. • Taking Miami 21 into consideration and its zoning plan, we should set the standards so when it comes to our quadrant as Mr. Shiver explained we have already established how we're going to move forward. 2 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes July 2, 2007 • We don't know how they're going to include the density and that is a concern. • Mr. Shiver how come there is No African, Jamaican or Haitian Americans on the Board for Miami 21. And you stated that the southeastern quadrant is what is been discussed. But for the economic development portion Little Haiti and Wynwood has already been mapped out. Dante Starks • Mr. Shiver is there a rough draft of the Miami 21 zoning Map? Yes, the whole city is online, but they are working by quadrants. • Is there a preliminary map of this area as to what they suppose to do? Yes, it's on line. This is what we should be focusing on. • Agree with Rev. Dunn to hold off on any motion as to Miami 21 until the July 25 meeting. Ms. Josephine Anderson • How long before the Miami 21 quadrants will reach our end? There on the upper Eastside quadrant, by the time they reach us no funds will be available. Mr. Shiver • There is a provision for Miami 21 and affordable housing and more money will be put into a fund for this. He believes they started with the wrong quadrant and they are running behind, at least a year. It is important to get involved now and not wait to they get to the model city area because some thing will be grand fathered in. He likes the affordable housing component of Miami 21, b cO1MITTED emorebonus money will be put in for affordable housing. INTOTHE • The consultants might have put them together. PUBLIC RECORD FOR Dante Starks lTEMON,0.7 • What's the status on the Liberty City Trust and Crosswinds Development? Elaine Black • Liberty City Trust/ Model City Trust development has 15 units of housing 3 Neighbors United for Housing Task Force Meeting Minutes July 2, 2007 • All 15 units sold and by the end of August all residents will have moved in. • City of Miami owns 18 parcels of land on 6 major sites • All out for bids, received RFP's and letters of interest. • Private Sectors developing property all around Liberty City area. Pinnacle View 79th and 7th Ave (136 units), Coral Way 54th (100 units) and 1400 NW 54th street (90 to 100 mix units) • Liberty City Trust Board Meeting July 11, 2007 invited City Manager to provide an update. David Chiverton • Crosswinds, the County is seriously weighting in on the crosswinds project. Miami - Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmondson had a community town hall meeting about two week ago. In David's opinion there was mixed reviews about it. We may want to contact her office for more information. The county still have the rights to that land and the authority to take back the land in August, should the city not have approved development plans ready to go. Rev Dunn • Set time frame for the presentation in July. Elaine Black SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM_sONi1,i. • Barbara Rodriquez is no longer with the City of Miami Housing Trust. • Larry Springs is coordinating those activities until they fill that position. David Chiverton • Encourage Rev. Dunn to have a meeting with the Major, City Manager and Larry Springs ask to what we are looking for from the Housing Trust. Rev. Dunn • Would like to delegate this task to Dante Starks and David Chiverton, utilized Ms. Black's expertise. • Public comment(s) and that Mr. Starks facilitate the meeting. Public Comments Meeting Adjourned at 7:00pm, Dante Starks. 4