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Department of Housing and Community Development Five -Year 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan & Annual Action Plan FY2019-2020 (Page left intentionally blank) k\'‘ Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 ES-05 Executive Summary — 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) 1 The Process 6 PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies - 24 CFR 91.200(b) 6 PR-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(1) 7 PR-15 Citizen Participation - 91.105, 91.200(c) 16 Needs Assessment 19 NA-05 Overview 19 NA-10 Housing Needs Assessment - 24 CFR 91.205 (a,b,c) 22 NA-15 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Problems — 91.205 (b)(2) 36 NA-20 Disproportionately Greater Need: Severe Housing Problems - 91.205 (b)(2) 45 NA-25 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Cost Burdens — 91.205 (b)(2) 50 NA-30 Disproportionately Greater Need: Discussion — 91.205(b)(2) 53 NA-35 Public Housing - 91.205 (b) 57 NA-40 Homeless Needs Assessment — 91.205(c) 60 NA-45 Non -Homeless Special Needs Assessment - 91.205 (b,d) 65 NA-50 Non -Housing Community Development Needs - 91.215 (f) 74 Housing Market Analysis 77 MA-05 Overview 77 MA-10 Number of Housing Units — 91.210(a)&(b)(2) 81 MA-15 Housing Market Analysis: Cost of Housing - 91.210(a) 97 MA-20 Housing Market Analysis: Condition of Housing — 91.210(a) 104 MA-25 Public And Assisted Housing - 91.210(b) 107 MA-30 Homeless Facilities and Services — 91.210(c) 111 MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services — 91.210(d) 114 MA-40 Barriers to Affordable Housing — 91.210(e) 119 MA-45 Non -Housing Community Development Assets — 91.215 (f) 123 MA-50 Needs and Market Analysis Discussion 134 Strategic Plan 140 SP-05 Overview 141 SP-10 Geographic Priorities - 91.215(a)(1) 142 SP-25 Priority Needs - 91.215(a)(2) 158 SP-30 Influence of Market Conditions — 91.215 (b) 163 SP-35 Anticipated Resources - 91.215(a)(4), 91.220(c)(1,2) 164 SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure — 91.215(k) 169 SP-45 Goals Summary-91.215(a)(4) 173 SP-50 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement — 91.215(c) 178 SP-55 Barriers to affordable housing — 91.215(h) 180 SP-60 Homelessness Strategy — 91.215(d) 182 SP-65 Lead based paint Hazards — 91.215(i) 188 SP-70 Anti -Poverty Strategy — 91.215(j) 190 SP-80 Monitoring-91.230 192 Action Plan FY2019-2020 193 AP-15 Expected Resources — 91.220(c)(1,2) 193 AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives 196 AP-35 Projects — 91.220(d) 201 AP-38 Project Summary 202 AP-50 Geographic Distribution - 91.220(f) 208 AP-55 Affordable Housing — 91.220(g) 209 AP-60 Public Housing — 91.220(h) 210 AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities — 91.220(i) 212 AP-70 HOPWA Goals - 91.220 (I)(3) 215 AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing — 91.220(j) 216 AP-85 Other Actions — 91.220(k) 218 AP-90 Program Specific Requirements — 91.220(I)(1,2,4) 221 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-05 Executive Summary — 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) INTRODUCTION The Five -Year Consolidated Plan is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and serves as the planning tool for jurisdictions funded, under the Community Planning and Development (CPD) formula to include grant programs. The formula grant programs guided by the Consolidated Plan consist of the following: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program. The Five -Year Consolidated Plan provides an assessment of the housing and community development needs in the City of Miami; a strategic plan for addressing these needs; and a specific one year Action Plan for the use of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development formula grants funds. The Five - Year Plan is a document submitted to HUD with the intention of serving as a forecast instrument utilized to identify the comprehensive housing affordability strategy and as a community development plan for jurisdictions funded under the Community Planning and Development formula. Briefly stated, the 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan is a detailed illustration of community development needs in the City of Miami and includes an analysis and inventory of community services; proposed funding to respond to community issues; and goals with objectives to address community priorities. To summarize, the Consolidated Plan serves the following functions: • A planning document for the jurisdiction • An application for federal funds under HUD's formula grant programs • strategy to be followed in carrying out HUD programs • An action plan that provides a basis for assessing performance Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan Needs Assessment The City of Miami continues to experience a large population growth as evidenced by a 18.4 percent growth rate from 2010 to 2017 (+71,896 residents) as well as an increase in household income which is partly due to the increase in high -end, multi -family construction in the Downtown district bringing higher -earning households to the market. However, most City residents are not able to keep up with the expanding mismatch between household income and housing costs, as such an estimated 62.8 percent of Miami's renter households are cost -burdened (housing costs in excess of 30 percent of household income) and 35.4 percent of renter households are "severely" cost -burdened (housing costs in excess of 50 percent of household income) as per US Census, ACS 2011-2015 5-Year Estimates. The City's median contract rent of $1,041 is an increase of 32.1 percent since 2010. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 1 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 This is a City where socio-economic and housing trends for its residents are directly affected by a real estate market that is still driven by a large investment of foreign capital. The City is located in one of the top ten Metropolitan Statistical Areas with the widest wealth gaps and income disparities in the country which correlates with the increasing housing costs City residents are experiencing. This trend has contributed to the excessive number of cost -burdened households and overcrowding in the City. In addition, population growth signals a higher demand/need for housing, especially for the City's older population which has been increasing in the past few years. This segment of the population tends to be situated in the lower income bracket and depends, for the most part, on a fixed, limited retirement income (SSI). Map ES-05.1: City of Miami Boundaries Addressing non -housing community development needs is also a high-level priority for the City of Miami Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The Consolidated Plan FY2019-2023 focuses on stimulating neighborhood development through the implementation of programs, strategies and coordinated planning to integrate public services, economic development, infrastructure improvements and housing activities for low -to -moderate income households. Improved public services that provide services to the elderly, disabled individuals, youth, children, and employment training are important as a means to support our residents and to provide economic opportunities to families who, if it was not for the provision of these services, would otherwise be unable to work or look for employment. The HCD understands that economic development programs are vital for neighborhood revitalization; therefore, the HCD supports programs that help low -to -moderate income persons attain employment in conjunction to facilitating business development. It provides assistance for public facilities and parks to improve the health and welfare of communities and assists the City in supporting infrastructure improvements such as curbs, sidewalks, and other street improvements to sustain and revitalize neighborhoods. The following are the specific goals and funding priorities the City is focusing on achieving in the next five years: • Expand and preserve affordable housing opportunities for homeowner- and renter - households — Increase and preserve the supply of affordable housing through multifamily new DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 2 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 construction and multifamily rehabilitation efforts. Provide rental subsidies to make market units affordable to lower income residents and continue providing direct financial assistance to new homeowners for purchase as well as rehabilitation funds for existing homeowners to maintain their properties affordable. • Provision of public services — Maintain and improve the delivery of social services for very low-, low-, and moderate -income elderly, youth, children, and people with disabilities, homeless, and those seeking employment training. • Creation of economic opportunities — Support business development and sustainability through low interest loans and programs that assist businesses in improving their store fronts and remediating code violations. Increase opportunities for job creation/retention and equitable business ownership strategies. Provide technical assistance to for -profit businesses. • Make improvements to parks, public facilities and infrastructure — Increase equal access and support activities that improve, upgrade, and make security enhancements to community parks, neighborhood facilities and open areas designated for public use. Improvements to roads, streets, and upgrades to water and sewer infrastructure. • Support homeless and special need populations — Continue to fund activities designed to address or reduce homelessness rates such as street outreach, homeless prevention, and rapid re -housing programs. Support long term rental subsidies for people with HIV/AIDS to assist in the reduction of viral loads in an effort to eradicate the propagation of the viral condition. Evaluation of Past Performance On an annual basis, the City reports to HUD via its Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) accomplishments for the fiscal year that just ended. The CAPER is due to HUD 90 days after the end of the City's fiscal year. The latest CAPER for FY2017-2018 was submitted on December 20, 2018 which highlighted the different outcomes and progress the City has made in meeting its goals in the areas of public services, economic development, affordable housing and in its efforts to make sustainable communities a reality. It is noteworthy to mention that the goals and outcomes set forth in the previous 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan were based on projection of higher HUD funding. Despite cuts in funding allocations in all entitlement programs, the City managed to continue servicing its residents to the best of its ability, acting in a responsible manner to ensure that services provided and necessary infrastructure projects were not affected by any funding reduction. As such, the City was able to, in many cases, maintain the same level of service it had originally anticipated to provide. Some of the highlights and accomplishments include: Affordable Housing - During the last consolidated plan period, the City was able to add 621 new affordable housing units and rehabilitate an additional 296 units. The City also assisted 94 low -to -moderate income families in purchasing their first home through its down payment assistance program and an additional 77 families in maintaining housing affordability by rehabilitating their primary residences. Under the HOPWA program, the City provided permanent housing assistance to over 1,000 households and short term housing assistance to at least 150 households. The City continued its commitment to eliminating homelessness DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 3 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 by funding Rapid Rehousing and Homeless Prevention programs where over 550 households were kept in safe and sanitary housing arrangements and off the streets. In addition to programs funded with entitlement grants, the City administers approximately 392 Section 8 units to provide additional affordable housing opportunities to its residents. Economic Development - The City focused on street and park improvements to enhance existing public facilities in qualifying low -to -moderate income residential areas in an effort to improve accessibility and sustainability of those neighborhoods while providing residents with safer and more attractive living environments. Under the commercial fa9ade/code compliance program, the City assisted over 322 for -profit businesses with store front improvement, to support the provision of good and services to communities while providing technical assistance to over 141 additional businesses. Public Services - The City utilized CDBG and local funds to bring services to low income families and concentrated much of its efforts in servicing the elderly, youth, and disabled. Over 8,300 low-income elderly received nutritional meals and over 800 children and youth were able to take advantage of programs that focused on learning and improving their well-being while allowing their parents to continue to work or look for employment. The City also supported programs for the disabled and those with intellectual disabilities. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and Consultation Process On July 2016, the City of Miami updated its Citizen Participation Plan. This new version of the plan improved upon the previous citizen participation process by consolidating and standardizing areas and made citizens' accessibility its priority. The City focused on a comprehensive citizen participation process that targeted all of its stakeholders in an effort to create a well-balanced and sensitive Consolidated Plan where the needs of City residents, community -based organization, and private agencies can be responsibly captured and addressed. The City's effort included public hearings, notices in The Miami Herald, multiple e-mail blasts and an official press release, and printed flyers mailed out to community -based agencies, City-wide. The City held three public hearings at the following locations and dates: NORTH MEETING Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 5:30 p.m. Charles Hadley Park, Community Room 1350 NW 50 St. Miami, FL 33142 SOUTH MEETING Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 5:30 p.m. Miami City Hall, Staff Room 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 In addition, another meeting was scheduled to discuss program and funding priorities for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) program. HOPWA-specific public hearing Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 4:30 p.m. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 4 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 United Way of Miami -Dade, Ryder Room 3250 SW 3 Ave. Miami, FL 33129 During these hearings, held after traditional working hours, the City was able to properly capture the needs, concerns, and expectations many residents expressed, gathered suggestions and proposed avenues to alleviate those needs. Summary of Public Comments For a summary of public comments please refer to Appendix E. Summary of Comments or Views Not Accepted and the Reasons for Not Accepting Them All public comments received either through a public hearing or submitted to the City were reviewed and addressed. Summary The City of Miami FY2019-2023 Consolidated Plan aims to reduce the high levels of poverty that exists within its boundaries through its community and economic development efforts. The objective of this plan is to revitalize distressed neighborhoods by implementing community and economic development strategies in an effort to improve the quality of life of low income City residents by providing them with access to services which aids them in achieving self-sufficiency and economic stability. -\) NIP DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 5 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 THE PROCESS PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies - 24 CFR 91.200(b) Describe Agency/Entity Responsible for Preparing the Consolidated Plan and those Responsible for the Administration of Each Grant The following are the agencies/entities responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for the administration of each grant program and funding source. Agency Role Name Lead Agency :.......................................................... CDBG, HOPWA, HOME, ESG Administrator Department/Agency Housing and Community Development Housing and Community Development The City of Miami Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is the lead agency overseeing the development of the Consolidated Plan and it is responsible for providing guidance and policy direction for the implementation of eligible programs that support the overall City strategy for community revitalization, including CDBG, HOME, HOPWA, and ESG. The City executes its housing and community development plan in harmony with public, private and non- profit agencies. Non-profit organizations include developers, community housing development organizations (CHDO), and social and economic development service providers. Private sector partners include local financial institutions, for -profit developers, microenterprises, and other local businesses. The City works closely with its partners to design programs that work to address the present and future needs of its residents. Still, it is clear that some program delivery gaps exist, which can be attributed to funding shortfalls which serve as impediments to the coordination process. CONSOLIDATED PLAN PUBLIC CONTACT INFORMATION All inquiries and comments regarding the Consolidated Plan and its process and/or matters regarding CDBG, ESG, HOME, and HOPWA funding should be addressed to Roberto Tazoe, Assistant Director, Department of Housing and Community Development 14 NE 1st Avenue, 2nd Floor, Miami, FL 33132; (305)416-1984; rtazoe@miamigov.com DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 6 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 PR-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(1) INTRODUCTION In order to make the Consolidated Plan a true consolidated effort, HCD sought to identify opportunities for cooperation and collaboration among other City departments to address the needs of City neighborhoods while maximizing the use of funds. The following is a list of City entities that participated in the process: the Office of the Mayor, all five Offices of the City Commission, Office of Capital Improvements, Office of Code Compliance, Neighborhood Enhancement Teams Dept. (NET), Department of Human Services, Office of Grants Administration, Parks and Recreation Department, Department of Resilience and Public Works, and the Planning Department. As a HOPWA grantee, the City works closely with the Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership and its Housing Committee to develop a County -wide strategy to address the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and their families. The Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership is the official county planning board for HIV/AIDS. Its members are PLWHAs, care givers, Ryan White program service providers, government representatives and community members. The City of Miami is formally represented on the Partnership and its Housing Committee. The Housing Committee is comprised of PLWHAs, HIV/AIDS care providers, HOPWA-funded agencies, housing providers and members of the community. The City looks to the HIV/AIDS Partnership's Housing Committee for community input and advice concerning resource allocation, HOPWA program policies, and coordination of efforts to address housing needs with care and treatment services and activities directed at persons living with HIV/AIDS. In coordination with the Housing Committee, the HOPWA Program conducts county -wide Housing Needs Assessments of PLWHAs to further determine the use of resources. Provide a Concise Summary of the Jurisdiction's Activities to Enhance Coordination between Public and Assisted Housing Providers and Private and Governmental Health, Mental Health, and Service Agencies (91.215(1)). In order to enhance coordination between housing providers and other community development stakeholders, the HCD participates in numerous boards: it sits on the Board of the Housing Committee of the local Continuum of Care (CoC) (Miami -Dade Homeless Trust), it participates in the Advisory Council of the HAND program which provides homelessness prevention and rapid re -housing funds locally, and it sits on the Board of the Miami Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership which addresses the needs of the HIV/AIDS community in Miami -Dade County. Participation in all of these committees/boards allow the HCD to stay abreast of the latest developments in numerous publicly funded programs, and to address the public's issues and concerns. Aside from this, the HCD holds several workshops a year to educate housing providers on a variety of issues including fair housing matters, Davis Bacon regulations, and more. Throughout any given year, HCD's administrators participate in hundreds of meetings, attend dozens of informational conferences or workshops, and speak directly to representatives of multiple agencies and entities throughout Miami -Dade County to consider proposed collaborations, new projects or services, or simply to share and/or request information. This type of in -person communication is essential to the collaborative nature of community development. Some of the entities we work with are as follows: DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 7 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Homeless Services: Miami -Dade Homeless Trust, Citrus Health Network, Miami Coalition for the Homeless, Inc., Department of Human Services, Carrfour Supportive Housing. Social Services: Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership, Alliance for the Aging, multiple Social Service providers servicing the elderly, youth, children, and persons with disabilities. Housing: Various for -profit developers, Community Development Corporations (CHDOs), Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida, South Florida Regional Planning Council, Public Housing and Community Development Department of Miami -Dade County (PHCD), HOPE, Inc., Miami Realtors Association. Economic Development: The Beacon Council, Democracy at Work Institute, National League of Cities, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). Health Services: Miami -Dade Health Department, Florida Department of Health. Describe Coordination with the Continuum of Care and Efforts to Address the Needs of Homeless Persons (Particularly Chronically Homeless Individuals and Families, Families with Children, Veterans, and Unaccompanied Youth) and Persons at Risk of Homelessness. As voting members of the Miami -Dade Homeless Trust (MDHT) and its Joint Housing Services Committee, the City of Miami seeks to share funding and ideas toward a coordinated effort to address homelessness with the entire CoC working towards a "Housing First" approach. The MDHT serves as the CoC for Miami -Dade County in accordance with the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH). The MDHT has established a centralized Coordinated Entry strategy in consultation with the City of Miami and other ESG recipients in the county. This provides an initial, uniform comprehensive assessment of the needs of individuals and families for housing and services regardless of how or where they enter the system. In addition, the MDHT has a specific procedure that addresses the needs of individuals and families fleeing from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking, but who are seeking shelter or services from non -victim service providers. The CoC has developed and implemented Standards of Care to ensure the health, safety and well-being of homeless persons and to provide for higher coordination among the service provide community. The City of Miami collaborates and engages in the day-to-day operation of some of these programs by providing ESG funding for street outreach, rapid -rehousing and homeless prevention programs within its geographic boundaries. Describe Consultations with the Continuum of Care that Serves the Jurisdiction's Area in Determining How to Allocate ESG Funds, Develop Performance Standards and Evaluate Outcomes, and Develop Funding, Policies and Procedures for the Administration of HMIS. The City maintains a good working relationship with the Miami -Dade Homeless Trust and the overall CoC and meets several times a year to discuss policy, procedures, programs and funding allocation, including ESG dollars. In addition, the county and some other cities within Miami -Dade County utilize the same sub - DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 8 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 recipient, Citrus Health Network, to administer their rapid -rehousing and homeless prevention programs funded with ESG monies. This program is locally known as the Housing Assistance Network of Dade (HAND) program and covers geographical areas within the county mostly affected by homelessness. The City and MDHT have made coordinated efforts to monitor the sub -recipient to ensure that Citrus Health Network has been meeting the objectives of the program and to ensure that there is a consistent and consolidated effort to report accomplishments. The Miami -Dade Homeless Trust is the CoC's lead agency and has developed necessary policies and procedures and performance standards, including the Policies and Procedures Manual for the CoC's HMIS for all users and user agencies. The MDHT meets with participating partners to review project level data quality and to discuss HMIS system updates. However, all CoC agencies are responsible for maintaining their own compliance with federal regulations as set by U.S. HUD and with HIPPA standards. Describe Agencies, Groups, Organizations, and Others Who Participated in the Process 1 2 3 Agency/Group/Organization Agency/Group/Organization Type What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? How was the Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Agency/Group/Organization Miami -Dade Homeless Trust Services -Homeless Other Government -County Homeless Strategy Homeless Needs — Chronically homeless Homeless Needs — Families with children Homelessness Needs —Veterans Homelessness Needs — Unaccompanied youth This entity leads the area's CoC and administers HUD funding, as well as local Food & Beverage Tax dollars towards fighting homelessness in all of Miami -Dade County. HCD sought out the Trust's input for the Consolidated Plan, and these comments were incorporated. Citrus health Network, Inc. Agency/Group/Organization Type What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Agency/Group/Organization Agency/Group/Organization Type What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Services -Homeless Services -Persons with Disabilities Homelessness Strategy Homelessness Needs — Veterans Homelessness Needs — Unaccompanied youth Citrus Health Network, Inc. is a sub -recipient under the Emergency Solutions Grant program and addresses Rapid Re -Housing and Homelessness Prevention activities. They provide the City with input on these programs as they develop, issues that may arise, and results/accomplishments. Carrfour Supportive Housing Services -Homeless Services -Persons with HIV/AIDS Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs — Chronically homeless HOPWA Strategy DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 9 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 5 How was the Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Agency/Group/Organization Carrfour Supportive Housing is a project sponsor under the HOPWA program and addresses housing for homeless persons with HIV/AIDS. They provide the City with input on these programs as they develop, issues that may arise, and results/accomplishments. Miami -Dade Health Department Agency/Group/Organization Type Health Agency What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? HOPWA Strategy How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Agency/Group/Organization Agency/Group/Organization Type What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? How was the Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? 6 Agency/Group/Organization 7 The Miami -Dade Health Department and the Florida Department of Health provided with up-to-date information on people with HIV/AIDS and the lead program. HOPE, Inc. Service -Fair Housing Housing Needs Assessment Market Analysis HOPE, Inc. provides the City with up-to-date counts on housing discrimination claims filed in the City, and identifies undeserved areas and areas of concern in the City in relation to fair housing violations or impediments. It also conducts fair housing testing and verification. Agency/Group/Organization Type Miami -Dade County Public Housing and Community Development Department Housing PHA Other Government -County What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Needs Assessment Public Housing Needs How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Agency/Group/Organization Agency/Group/Organization Type What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? How was the Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the The HCD reached out to the Miami -Dade County Public Housing and Community Development Department (PHCD), who acts as the public housing administrator in all of Miami - Dade County including 50+ Public Housing sites within City of Miami limits, to gather their input and plans for improvements at Public Housing locations, and their levels of engagement with the public. Miami Community Redevelopment Agency Housing Other -Economic development Housing Needs Assessment Economic Development The CRA provided input on future plans and Housing and on Economic Development projects in the Southeast Overtown area. This information is utilized by the HCD to plan and to DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 10 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 consultation or areas for improved coordination? leverage future resources to continue improving areas the CRA is addressing with their own funding. 8 Agency/Group/Organization City of Miami Agency/Group/Organization Type Other Government -Local What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Needs Assessment Homelessness Strategy Non -Homeless Special Needs Economic Development Anti -Poverty Strategy How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? The HCD consulted with the Office of the Mayor, City Commissioners, and multiple departments. 9 Agency/Group/Organization Apple Tree Perspectives, Inc. Agency/Group/Organization Type Other -Technical assistance What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? HOPWA Strategy How was the Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Apple Tree Perspectives, Inc. provides technical expertise to the City on the latest nuances of federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding the HOPWA program. Also, it conducts the HIV/AIDS Needs Survey and Assessment. The agency also attends the meetings of the Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership where stakeholders provide input, and provides objective suggestions on how to improve local and federally funded programs that benefit the low- to mod - income HIV/AIDS community. 10 Agency/Group/Organization Florida International University Metropolitan Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Other -Technical assistance What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Needs Assessment Market Analysis How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? The Metropolitan Center at Florida International University was contracted to provide its expertise in analyzing current Market trends and its relationship to Housing, Economic Development, and Social changes the City has experienced in the past few years. In addition, the Metropolitan Center provided with views and recommendations on how to address such changes, including affordable housing and other activities that promote economic prosperity. 11 Agency/Group/Organization Centro Mater Child Care Services, Inc Agency/Group/Organization Type Services — Children What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Other: NA-50 How was the Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the CBO attended public hearings and provided input on need for childcare/youth services in Little Havana area. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 11 consultation or areas for improved coordination? 12 Agency/Group/Organization Southwest Social Services Programs, Inc. Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Elderly Persons What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non -Homeless Special Needs How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? CBO attended public hearings and addressed importance of elderly meals/services. CBO operates five senior centers in County, with main location in the City of Miami (district 4/Flagami area). 13 Agency/Group/Organization The Start Program, Inc. Agency/Group/Organization Type Services — Children What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Other: NA-50 How was the Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Agency attended the public hearing and expressed importance of youth services in inner-city communities, including after school homework help. Agency is based in Coconut Grove (Dis. 2) of the City. 14 Agency/Group/Organization Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Children What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non -Homeless Special Needs How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Agency attended public hearing and expressed importance of funding for this childcare program for disabled children. The agency is located in the Little Havana area of the City (Dis. 3). 15 Agency/Group/Organization The Association for the Development of the Exceptional Agency/Group/Organization Type Services — Persons with Disabilities What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non -Homeless Special Needs How was the Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? ADE attended our public hearing and discussed the importance of continuing to provide local and state funding for their program, which offers specialized academics and vocational training, focusing on participant's (developmentally disabled adults) abilities, maximizing their potential while guiding them towards a path of acquired skills, self-determination and community inclusion. 16 Agency/Group/Organization National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders Agency/Group/Organization Type Planning Organization What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? NALCAB attended one of our public hearings and presented significant comment for the record on potential economic development strategies in some of the City's neighborhoods. Please see complete submission in DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 12 17 18 19 Agency/Group/Organization Appendix, titled "Addressing Commercial Gentrification in Miami." Assistance to the Elderly Agency/Group/Organization Type Services — Elderly Persons What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non -Homeless Special Needs How was the Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Agency/Group/Organization Agency/Group/Organization Type What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Agency/Group/Organization Agency/Group/Organization Type Agency representative attended Public Hearing and discussed the cost of adding generators (as per recent State of Florida law) to Assisted Living Facilities in the event of emergencies (especially storm -related). The agency's building located in the City of Miami- Residential Plaza at Blue Lagoon - is one of the largest ALFs in South Florida and the operators are grappling with the cost of purchasing a generator that is adequately sized for their operation. Prospera Other: Economic Development Organization Economic Development Prospera is an economic development, nonprofit organization specialized in providing bilingual assistance to Hispanic entrepreneurs trying to establish or expand their business. Prospera empowers these entrepreneurs through training, support and resources so their businesses can grow and prosper. They are seeking to aide businesses in the City of Miami in the coming years. Miami Association of Realtors, Inc. Housing; Regional Organization What section of the Plan was addressed by Housing Needs Assessment Consultation? How was the Organization consulted and what was are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? Organization's public liaison was contacted for information on their efforts on behalf of the realtors' community and their thoughts on the housing data for the City and County to better understand the gaps in the market for lower - income households and potential barriers to homeownership. Identify any Agency Types Not Consulted and Provide Rational for Not Consulting The City did not consult with philanthropic agencies in the community. This type of entity has never actively participated in the HCD's sponsored programs and activities. The HCD does not have direct contact with these entities and did not have the ability to reach out to them. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 13 Describe Other Local/Regional/State/Federal Planning Efforts Considered When Preparing the Plan Name of Plan Continuum of Care 2018 Greater Downtown Miami Demographics Report The Miami Urban Future Initiative 2017-2021 Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care 2017 City of Miami Resident Survey One Community, One Goal Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan (MCNP) Updates: 5/18 Miami -Dade County Public Housing & Community Development PHA Plan Lead Organization Miami -Dade Homeless Trust Miami Downtown Development Authority Richard Florida/Creative Class Group/FIU Florida Department of Health ETC Institute The Miami -Dade Beacon Council Planning & Zoning Dept., City of Miami Public Housing & Community Development PHCD) Dept., Miami -Dade County Connect Capital Initiative Connect Capital / City of Miami How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan? The CoC's ten-year plan outlines the community's goals to address homelessness, including the number of emergency beds, transitional beds, and permanent beds needed to accommodate the homeless population. None None None Setting city residents' priorities in regards to services provided by the city. None None Public Housing Activities & Goals. None Describe Cooperation and Coordination with Other Public Entities, Including the State and any Adjacent Units of General Local Government, in the Implementation of the Consolidated Plan (91.215(1)) The City has conferred with the Miami -Dade Homeless Trust, who operates the area's CoC, to align our ESG goals with those of the Trust in order to best aide the homeless community with housing, resources, and further supporting the main goal of ending homelessness. The City also confers with Miami -Dade County's Public Housing & Community Development Department (PHCD), which serves as the County's Public Housing Agency (PHA), to stay up-to-date on any renovations under way at Public Housing sites (operated by PHCD) within City limits and any changes to their public housing goals. Attention is also paid to the County's own Consolidated Plan submission to U.S. HUD, to understand their focus areas and community development efforts in the County -at -large. The HCD has attended several of the Beacon Council's planning sessions and reviewed its data and findings to better understand the economic needs of our area. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 14 For the implementation of the HOPWA program, the City consults and has active membership with the Miami -Dade HIV/Partnership and works directly with the Department of Health to further the availability of affordable housing opportunities for people HIV/AIDS. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 15 PR-15 Citizen Participation - 91.105, 91.200(c) Summary of Citizen Participation Process/Efforts Made to Broaden Citizen Participation The HCD makes every attempt to target as many stakeholders as possible to join the Consolidated Planning process. The main form of outreach to the public has always been the public hearings, whereby all residents, developers, public service agencies, housing associations, economic development providers, clients, and other City Departments are invited via a printed advertisement in The Miami Herald, multiple e- mail blasts, and printed flyers mailed out to all agencies and to the City's 12 Neighborhood -based outposts (NET offices). At these hearings, a survey was made available to all those in attendance to further address their District's needs, and the same survey is posted on the HCD's website for digital submission. In adherence to U.S. HUD's suggestions for informational meetings, at the hearings the public was provided with an informational handout that included the latest total funding allocation breakdowns and an up-to-date listing of entities funded with federal monies (HUD) as well as a historical review of past federal funding received. The public meetings to discuss CDBG, HOME and ESG funding for the upcoming Five -Year Consolidated Plan were held after working hours, as follows: NORTH MEETING Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 5:30 p.m. Charles Hadley Park, Community Room 1350 NW 50 St. Miami, FL 33142 SOUTH MEETING Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 5:30 p.m. Miami City Hall, Staff Room 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 In addition, another meeting was scheduled to discuss program and funding priorities for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) program. HOPWA-specific public hearing Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 4:30 p.m. United Way of Miami -Dade, Ryder Room 3250 SW 3 Ave. Miami, FL 33129 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 16 Citizen Participation Outreach Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of Response/ Attendance Summary of Comments Received Newspaper Advertisement Non -English Speaking (Spanish, Creole) Non -targeted/ Broad Community Printed in The Miami Herald, this ad announced the locations/dates/times of the public hearings in English and provided information in Spanish and Creole to the web site link where the Spanish/Creole versions of the listings were posted. Not applicable Public Hearing Non -English Speaking (Spanish, Creole) Non -targeted/ Broad Community Two meetings were held within City limits to address CDBG, ESG, HOME, and HOPWA programs and an additional meeting was held to specifically address the HOPWA program. A summary of comments will be included in the appendix. All comments were accepted. Flyer Non -English Speaking (Spanish, Creole) Non -targeted/ Broad Community Flyer advertised the availability of Public Hearings and over 1,000 were distributed to the 12 neighborhood -based city offices, City Hall, the five City Commission offices, the Main City of Miami Administration building (Miami Riverside Center), Main Public Library. Two meetings were held within City limits and an additional one to address the HOPWA program. Not applicable Surveys Non -targeted/ Broad Community The HCD issued two surveys which were posted on its web site and distributed at public hearings. One for Housing -related comments and another one for Non -Housing -related comments in relation to the 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan. A summary of comments will be included in the appendix. All comments were accepted. Press Release Non-targeted/Broad Community A press release was issued with the Public Hearings schedule and overall purpose of the Consolidated Plan by the City's Office of Communications in Jan. 2019 for dissemination on local radio stations, publications, stakeholder groups, etc. Internet Outreach Non -targeted/ Broad Community An email blast was sent to over 500 institutions and individuals to promote the public hearings and the availability of the online survey. The informational flyer, along with details, was also posted on the Department's main web page, Facebook page, and Twitter account. A summary of comments will be included in the appendix. All comments were accepted. Newspaper Advertisement Non -English Speaking (Spanish, Creole) Newspaper ad was published in the Miami Herald advertising the availability of funds for Not applicable DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 17 Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of Response/ Attendance Summary of Comments Received Non -targeted/ Broad Community the CDBG, ESG, and HOPWA RFPs issued on 2/12/2019. Three workshops were also advertised. Newspaper Advertisement Non -English Speaking (Spanish, Creole) Non -targeted/ Broad Community Newspaper ad was published in the Miami Herald announcing the issuance of the Consolidated Plan 30-day comment period. A summary of comments will be included in the appendix. All comments were accepted. Public Hearing Non -targeted/ Broad Community Draft Consolidated Plan was presented in front of City Commission for approval. A summary of comments will be included in the appendix. All comments were accepted. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 18 NEEDS ASSESSMENT NA-05 Overview Affordable housing has been a pressing public policy issue in the City of Miami for over a decade. Access to affordable housing often limits the choices for low- and moderate -income families and households have with respect to their jobs, the schools their children can attend and their means of transportation. The fleeting level of housing affordability brought on by the collapse of the 2005-2007 housing bubble did not improve overall housing affordability for existing owners and renters alike. This was due to a variety of contributing factors including prolonged job loss, flat wages, escalating rents and rising transportation costs. In fact, the percentage of cost -burdened owner and renter households has continued to increase at the same rates as during the housing bubble of the last decade. In the post -recession economic recovery period since 2012, significant changes have occurred in the City of Miami's larger housing market that have impacted rental housing supply and demand and overall affordability. The contributing factors and conditions include a boom in high -end, multi -family housing development driven by international demand, a lack of affordable housing production, low vacancy rates, home foreclosure activity and depressed household incomes. In particular, affordable rental housing production has not kept pace with increasing affordable rental housing demand. Further, escalating rent prices fueled by the affordable rental housing shortage are significantly impacting Miami's working families and households. The vast preponderance of the City's workers earn wages in service sector occupations, including retail trade, leisure and hospitality, and educational and health services. The household incomes of these service sector workers limit housing choices to affordable rental housing opportunities, where available. TREND ANALYSIS Trend I: Population and Demographic Shifts • The City of Miami has continued to experience robust population growth as evidenced by an 18.4 percent growth rate (63,897 residents/11,688 households) since 2010. This trend is directly related to the increased demand for affordable housing; • The largest increase since 2010 was in "husband -wife family" households (9,158 households). This represents a dramatic shift from the previous decade where non -family households were increasing at the fastest rate; • Households earning $50,000-$74,999 comprise the largest percentage (15 percent) of households in the City followed by households earning $15,000-24,999 (14.5 percent). The increase in higher household income ranges is representative of the recent proliferation of high -end, multi -family construction in Downtown districts; • An estimated 37.8 percent (64,245 householders) of all Miami householders have moved into their housing unit since 2015. We can assume that this is primarily due to the recent proliferation of high - end multi -family construction in the Downtown area or that Miami has welcomed new, migration; DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 19 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 ■ The City's homeownership rate has dipped to 3.9 percent (-1,984 households), while renter - occupied units have increased by 12.8 percent (13,672 households) since 2010. Trend II: An Expanding Mismatch between Household Incomes and Housing Costs ■ The City of Miami's median household income of $40,327 is 80.8 percent of Miami -Dade County's median household income of $49,930; ■ Nearly 50 percent of City workers are employed in low -wage service sector occupations. The average wage of all City workers is $27,250; ■ The City's poverty rate is 25.8 percent compared to 19 percent for Miami -Dade County and 15.5 percent for the State of Florida. Miami's child poverty rate (under 18 years of age) is 32.8 percent; ■ Miami's median contract rent of $1,041 represents a 32.1 percent increase since 2010. ■ An estimated 62.8 percent of Miami's renter households are cost -burdened and 35.4 percent "severely" cost -burdened (housing costs in excess of 50 percent of household income); ■ Miami's median owner -occupied housing value of $322,000 represents a 15.6 percent increase since 2010. The current median value is unaffordable to 84 percent of Miami households; ■ Miami continues to have substantial demand/supply gaps for owner and renter housing at the low and moderate household income levels. Trend III: The Aging and Condition of Miami's Housing Supply ■ "Safe, Decent and Affordable Housing" is a major concern as 33 percent (67,206 units) of Miami's housing supply is now 50+ years old and 53.8 percent (108,595 units) was constructed pre-2002 Florida Building Code; ■ An estimated 68.1 percent of owner units (33,528 units) and 56.8 percent of renter units (68,639 units) in the City have a risk of lead -based paint hazard (total number of units built pre-1980); ■ The $269,600 median value of owner -occupied structures built prior to 1970 is 83 percent of the current median value of owner -occupied structures ($322,000) in the City. Decreased value of older structures relates to age and condition of properties; ■ An estimated 82 percent of renter -occupied structures (350,868 units) were built prior to the 2002 Florida Building Code. The Code was retooled and strengthened in order to protect lives, reduce property losses due to a storm, and provide direction related to property insurance rates. The majority of the older structures in the City (built prior to the code) are in fact located in Miami's most economically distressed neighborhoods, including Liberty City, Overtown, Little Haiti and Little Havana. Housing Problems The aforementioned trends highlight the persistent housing affordability needs in the City of Miami which have not significantly improved despite post -recession job growth and relatively low unemployment levels. Once again, according to 2011-2015 CHAS data, housing cost -burden is the most common housing problem in the City of Miami across income, tenure, race and ethnicity. The second major housing problem is the lack of affordable rental housing production coupled with the aging and condition of the City's housing supply. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 20 HOUSING PROBLEM 1: The percentage and real numbers of cost -burdened owner and renter households continues to be a serious and common housing problem throughout most areas of the City. ■ As noted in the Trend Analysis, an estimated 62.8 percent of Miami's renter households are cost - burdened and 35.4 percent "severely" cost -burdened. This constitutes 68,230 renter households. The highest percentage of both cost -burdened and severely cost -burdened renter households earn less than $35,000 annually. The median household income of City's renters is $32,600; ■ Cost -burdened owners - While the percentage (40.3) and number (19,645) of cost -burdened owners has decreased in recent years, this still remains a problem; ■ Rapid rent increases - As noted above, Miami's median contract rent of $1,041 represents a 32.1 percent increase since 2010. While the increase in the median gross rent is partially due to the recent development of more high -end multi -family housing, increasing asking rents are becoming more evident in economically -distressed neighborhoods such as Little Haiti, Allapattah and Little Havana. HOUSING PROBLEM 2: Lack of affordable housing production and the aging and condition of Miami's Housing supply. ■ As noted in the Trends Analysis, 33 percent (67,206 units) of Miami's housing supply is now 50+ years old and 53.8 percent (108,595 units) were constructed pre-2002 Florida Building Code. Further, an estimated 68.1 percent of owner units (33,528 units) and 56.8 percent of renter units (68,639 units) in the City have a risk of lead -based paint hazard (Table MA-20.3). The increasing age of Miami's housing supply creates two major concerns, 1) higher levels of deferred maintenance on structures in need of repair and upgrade, and 2) increasing safety issues due to the threat of hurricanes and/or flooding; ■ New multi -family construction in the City has been almost exclusively high -end. The paucity of new affordable housing production has created a significant supply/demand imbalance that has led to a surge in "asking" rents throughout the City. Current asking rents range from $1,881 for a 1- bedroom unit to $2,031 for a 2-bedroom unit. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 21 NA-10 Housing Needs Assessment - 24 CFR 91.205 (a,b,c) Summary of Housing Needs This section analyzes the demographic and economic trends impacting the supply and demand of affordable housing within the City of Miami. According to US Census estimates, Miami has experienced significant demographic changes since 2010. The City's post -recession recovery has been marked by significant increases in population (18.4 percent), households (14.0 percent) and median household income (36.1 percent). However, the economic recovery has been uneven in the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County, as a whole. During the 2000 to 2007 economic expansion in the City and County, income distribution and income disparity all showed signs of steady improvement, especially for households in the bottom 50 percent of income. Unfortunately, since the recovery, most of these gains were not just wiped out, but reversed direction. Conditions of persistent poverty, as well as other indicators of economic distress, are prevalent in many neighborhoods in the City of Miami. They show two clear patterns: first, a fixed concentration of the highest poverty, unemployment, and lowest incomes, in the same communities over time, and second, rather than shrinking, the number of census tracts with high levels of distress, high unemployment, low income, housing affordability issues and low educational attainment are increasing. Table NA-10.1: Demographics Demographics 2000 2010 2017 % Change 2010-2017 Population 362,470 391,458 463,354 18.4% Households 134,344 149,077 170,005 14.0% Median Income $23,483 $29,621 $40,327 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (801003, S1101, B19013) Population Growth 36.1% The City of Miami's robust population growth during close to two decades has increased the demand for greater housing opportunities in terms of type, affordability, and location. The City was accountable for 15 percent of the County's population growth from 2000 to 2010. From 2010 to 2017, the City was responsible for 28 percent of the County's population growth. During this period, data indicates that the City's population increased by 71,896 residents amounting to an 18.4 percent increase that far surpassed Miami -Dade County's increase of 10.2 percent during the same timeframe. Table NA-10.2: Population Growth Change: City of Miami/Miami-Dade County 1970-2017 Decade 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2017 City of Miami % Change # Change 3.5% 3.5% 1.1% 10.2% 18.4% 11,822 11,967 3,822 36,987 71,896 Miami -Dade County % Change # Change 28.2% 19.2% 16.3% 10.8% 10.2% 357,717 311,685 316,168 243,073 255,361 Percent of County's Growth that Occurred within the City 1970-2017 136,494 1,484,004 9% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970-2017 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 22 Household Type The City of Miami's 2010-2017 population growth coincided with changes to its most common household type (see Table NA-10.3). While the 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan found a shift in the type of City households towards non -family households from 2000 to 2010, this trend has since reverted, as non -family households decreased by .04 percent since 2010, but still comprise 42.7 percent of all households in the City. Recent data shows an increase in family households, which now stands at 57.3 percent of households. Within this type, the "husband -wife family" category increased by 3.3 percent (9,158 households) and now comprises 34.6 percent of all households. The increase in family households is also reflected in significant increases in both average household and family size. The only household type to experience a steady decline has been the "female householder, with no husband present" with or without children under 18 years old. Since 2010, this household type has decreased 2.3 percent (1,716 households). This inversely correlates to the increase in "family households" and follows a national trend where dual -income households are becoming more of a necessity to deal with the rising costs of living in large metropolitan cities such as Miami. According to a 2015 report from the Pew Research Center titled "Parenting in America," 60 percent of US households were dual -income families in 2012, compared to just about 25% in 1960. Table NA-10.3: Changes in Household Type 2000-2017 Household Type Total Households Family Households With own children under 18 years old Husband Wife family (2010)/ Married Couple family (2000) With own children under 18 years old Female householder, no husband present With own children under 18 years old Non -Family Households 2017 170,005 100% 97,495 57.3% 58,768 34.6% 21,929 26,917 15.8% 11,843 7.0% 72,510 42.7% 68,285 43.1% 2010 158,317 100% 90,032 56.9% 22.7% 49,610 31.3% 28,633 11.7% 18.1% 13,213 8.3% 2000 # % 134,198 100% 83,281 62.1% 35,277 26.3% 49,139 36.6% 19,741 14.7% 25,029 18.7% 12,357 9.2% 50,917 37.9% Change 2010-2017 11,688 7.4% 7,463 8.3% 634 1.8% 9,158 18.5% 3,414 18.4% - 1,716 -6.0% - 1,370 -0.4% 4,225 6.2% Householder living alone 60,182 35.4% 52,644 33.3% 40,834 30.4% 7,538 14.3% Householder 65 years 18,871 11.1% 17,812 11.3% 16,723 12.5% 1,059 5.9% and over Average Household Size 2.67 2.47 2.61 (x) Average Family Size 3.56 3.15 3.25 (x) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000, 2010, 2017 Population Age The City is also experiencing a significant shift in the distribution of its population by age. Table NA-10.4 shows that, as a percentage of the population, school -aged children and younger adults are trending downward while populations composed of individuals aged 24 and older (with the exception of the 35-44 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 23 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 cohort which experienced a slight decrease) and considered to be of working -age are trending upwards, especially the 45-54 cohort which experienced the highest increase of any group at 0.9 percent or 12,768 people. These numbers show that the City is experiencing a fertility decline which leads to smaller than usual cohorts of children and young adults. It is difficult to determine the reasons why this is occurring yet a recent analysis conducted on this global trend indicated that it could be attributed to higher levels of female educational attainment which has a direct correlation with reduced rates of fertility'. Other potential causes point to socio-economic and cultural factors as well as access to family planning. Data from the National Transfer Accounts2, whose goal is to improve the understanding on how population growth and changing population age structure influence economic growth, gender, and generational equity, shows that there is a correlation between reduced fertility ratios and the level of increased spending on healthcare and educational costs. In Miami, residents are also confronted with high housing costs coupled with low wages which helps shed light on the why children and young adult cohorts are showing downward trends. Couples of reproductive age in the City are not getting pregnant at the same rate as their parents did. One can argue that the costs associated with raising children in a City where, in many cases, both parents have to work, may be too much to handle, therefore, the fertility decline. Table NA-10.4: Percent Change in Age Distribution: City of Miami 2010-2017 AGE (Years) Trend 2017 2010 %of City of Miami City of Miami Population # % # % Total Population Under 5 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years • 4, -0.3% 4, -0.3% 4, -0.4% 4, -1.1% T +0.2% 4, -0.01% 463,354 26,488 21,025 4.5% 21,543 4.6% 22,630 4.9% 28,350 6.1% 77,577 16.7% 68,373 14.8% 100% 5.7% 399,457 23,882 19,072 4.8% 18,364 4.6% 21,080 5.3% 28,628 7.2% 65,824 16.5% 59,469 14.9% 100% 6.0% 45-54 years IN +0.9% 68,835 14.9% 56,067 14.0% 55-59 years 60-64 years 64-74 years 75-84 years 85-Over years T +0.1% T +0.6% T +0.4% 4, -0.2% 4, -0.1% 27,521 5.9% 26,059 5.6% 38,913 8.4% 25,649 5.5% 10,391 2.2% 23,227 19,857 32,075 22,747 9,165 5.8% 5.0% 8.0% 5.7% 2.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (DP05) As mentioned before, table NA-10.4 shows that the group that experienced the highest percentage growth is the 45-54 years cohort. Other groups with net positive percentage changes are the 25-34 and 55-59 1 "The global demography of ageing: facts, explanations, future" PGDA Working Paper No. 130 (Cambridge Massachusetts, Harvard University, 2016) by David E. Bloom and Dara Lee Luca. 2 http://ntaccounts.org DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 24 cohorts, also working -age cohorts. These age groups can provide an economic boost to the City and an opportunity to further expand resources and investment. Table NA-10.5: Age Distribution: City of Miami/Miami-Dade County, State of Florida 2010-2017 AGE (Years) Total Population Under 5 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 77,577 35-44 68,373 45-54 68,835 55-59 27,521 60-64 26,059 64-74 38,913 75-84 25,649 85-Over 10,391 City of Miami # % 2017 Miami -Dade State of Florida # 463,354 100% 2,751,796 100% 20,984,400 100% 26,488 5.7% 158,575 5.8% 1,129,322 5.4% 21,025 4.5% 151,053 5.5% 1,140,517 5.4% 21,543 4.6% 153,494 5.6% 1,200,363 5.7% 22,630 4.9% 157,112 5.7% 1,228,077 5.9% 28,350 6.1% 170,199 6.2% 1,265,944 6.0% 16.7% 395,237 14.8% 379,990 14.9% 408,304 5.9% 183,701 5.6% 155,168 238,011 5.5% 141,129 2.2% 61,823 8.4% 14.4% 2,707,837 13.8% 2,535,767 14.8% 2,761,337 6.7% 1,456,547 5.6% 1,343,457 2,344,869 5.1% 1,324,851 2.2% 545,512 8.6% 12.9% 65,824 12.1% 59,469 13.2% I 56,067 6.9% 23,227 6.4% 19,857 11.2% 32,075 City of Miami 2010 Miami -Dade # State of Florida 399,457 100% 2,496,435 100% 18,801,310 100% 23,882 6.0% 149,937 19,072 4.8% 145,253 18,364 4.6% 152,541 21,080 5.3% 168,514 28,628 7.2% 176,823 16.5% 340,467 14.9% 372,397 14.0% 366,617 5.8% 147,653 5.0% 124,220 8.0% 186,976 6.3% 22,747 5.7% 119,171 2.6% 9,165 2.3% 45,866 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (DP05) Household Income and Poverty Rates 6.0% 1,073,506 5.7% 5.8% 1,080,255 5.7% 6.1% 1,130,847 6.0% 6.8% 1,228,382 6.5% 7.1% 1,228,758 6.5% 13.6% 2,289,545 12.2% 14.9% 2,431,254 12.9% 14.7% 2,741,493 5.9% 1,202,418 6.4% 5.0% 1,135,250 6.0% 7.5% 1,727,940 9.2% 4.8% 1,097,537 5.8% 1.8% 434,125 2.3% 14.6% Despite unprecedented job growth and low unemployment, the economic well-being of most Miami households has not significantly improved. As noted in Map NA-10.a, the highest income households in the City- with few exceptions - are found along the coastline (shaded in green and yellow), which also coincides with those areas where land values tend to be at their highest. Map NA-10.a also displays a significant amount of scattered red tracts, which represents where lowest median income households ($0-$18,614) comprise the majority. The bulk of these red tracts are concentrated in the middle of the City, around the Miami River, which cuts directly through the City center. As noted in Table NA-10.6, the ACS 2017 1-Yr Estimates notes that close to 57.8 percent of the City's household incomes are $49,999 and below. Although the City's median household income has grown, the median household expenditure in the City averages $48,880 a year (as per the Miami -Dade Beacon Council). This mismatch between wages and living costs could stifle a household's ability to climb the income ladder. Most City workers are employed in low -wage service sector occupations, including retail trade, leisure and hospitality, and educational and health services. The average wage of all City workers is $27,250 and an estimated 40 percent of all households in the City earn 80 percent or less than the median income. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 25 Table NA-10.6: Household Income: City of Miami, 2015 vs 2017 Income Trend 2017 ACS 2015 ACS Less than $10,000 $10,000 to $14,999 + $15,000 to $24,999 + $25,000 to $34,999 + $35,000 to $49,999 12.7% 7.3% 14.5% 10.9% 12.4% 17.2% 9.0% 16.8% 12.3% 11.5% $50,000 to $74,999 15.0% 13.4% $75,000 to $99,999 8.9% 7.5% $100,000 to $149,999 8.9% 6.2% $150,000 to $199,999 3.9% 2.4% $200,000 or more 5.6% 3.6% I Median Households Income $40,327 $29,989 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (S1901); 2015 ACS 1-Year Estimates (S1901) The City of Miami's population for whom poverty status has been determined sits at 25.8 percent (ACS 2013-2017, S1701) compared to 19 percent for Miami -Dade County and 15.5 percent for the State of Florida. Miami's child poverty rate (under 18 years of age) is 36 percent. The City of Miami has the 5th highest poverty rate amongst benchmark cities in the US. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 26 Map NA-1O.a: Median Household Income by Block Group Legend Median Income $O - $18,614 518,615 - $27,5M $27,501 - $38,021 $38.0,22 - $51,07B 551,077 - S65,000 $65,001 - $85,000 $.85,O01 - $123,304 $123,305 - $171,094 $171,095 - S25O,OOO DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Data Source: 2017.American Fact Finder Census 2017 -1 Year Estimate 27 Table NA-10.7: Household Income: City of Miami vs Miami -Dade County City of Miami Miami -Dade Count Median Household Income $40,327 $49,930 Per Capital Income $27,250 $25,996 Persons in Poverty, Percent* 25.8% 19.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (1319013, B19301) * U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Cost -Burdened Households The total number of cost -burdened renter and owner households represent those households that would benefit from some type of housing assistance, including new construction of affordable housing units, purchase/rehabilitation assistance and the provision of subsidies to make current units more affordable. It is also useful for planning purposes to study whether the real estate market is producing what the area demands and how the public sector can work to expand housing choice. Research has indicated that cost - burdened households are more vulnerable to eviction, foreclosure and homelessness in the event of an economic/health emergency, economic downtown, and job loss. Also, cost -burdened households often have to make difficult choices between food, medical bills, utilities and other non -housing expenses and often struggle to save for higher education, retirement, or a rainy day. Overall, high levels of cost burdened residents means your community is not as resilient as it could be. As broken down in Table NA-10.8 (cost - burdened renters) and Table NA-10.9 (cost -burdened owners), cost burden is more prevalent in the renter category (62.8 percent). Table NA-10.8: Percent of Cost -Burdened Renter Households Total Number of Renter Households 108,612 (x) Paying on Rent: # of Households % of Households Less than 15 percent of Income 6,210 5.7% 15-19.9 percent of Income 7,027 6.5% 20-24.9 percent of Income 9,675 8.9% 25-29.9 percent of Income 11,015 10.1% 30-49.9 percent of Income (Cost -Burdened) 29,750 27.4% 35 percent or more of Income (Severely Cost -Burdened) 38,480 35.4% Not computed 6,455 5.9% Cost -Burdened 68,230 62.8% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (B25070) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Not Cost - Burdened Cost - Burdened 28 Table NA-10.9: Percent of Cost -Burdened Home Owner Households Total Number of Owner Households 48,735 (x) Paying on Mortgage or Without a Mortgage: # of Households % of Households Less than 15 percent of Income 13,000 26.7% 15-19.9 percent of Income 5,549 11.4% 20-24.9 percent of Income 5,000 10.3% 25-29.9 percent of Income 4,335 8.9% 30-49.9 percent of Income (Cost -Burdened) 8,385 17.2% 35 percent or more of Income (Severely Cost -Burdened) 11,260 23.1% Not computed 1,206 2.5% Cost -Burdened 19,645 40.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (B25091) Not Cost - Burdened Cost - Burdened With 55.8 percent cost -burdened households, the City of Miami is one of the most unaffordable cities in the nation. The City's share of cost -burdened renters as a proportion of all households is 1.8 times the national average. In fact, more Miamians living in larger households may be masking the true scale of the problem. The City of Miami's high rate of cost -burdened households has become a near permanent feature of the local economy. Since 2000, the percentage of cost -burdened households in the City has consistently run at 1.5 times the national average. The most significant difference between Miami and the rest of the nation has been the rate of growth in cost -burdened renter households since 2000. At the national level, cost - burdened renter households grew from 14.3 to 17.5 percent of all households from 2000 to 2015. In Miami, rather than peaking and receding, the composition of cost -burdened renter households has been steadily growing without interruption since 2000, increasing from 41.8 percent of all households (owner and renter households) in the City to its current peak of 55.8 percent of all households. Table NA-10.10: Percent of Cost -Burdened Households Total Households Cost -Burdened Household• Renter Households 108,612 68,230 Home Owner Households 48,735 19,645 Total Households 157,347 87,875 Total % of Households that are cost -burdened 55.8% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates— Derived from Table B25091 Table NA-10.10A: Cost Burden Data: 2011-2015 CHAS vs ACS 2011-2015 5-Year Estimates 2011-2015 CHAS ACS 2011-2015 5-Yr Estimates Difference Cost -Burdened Renters 66,345 68,230 -1,885 Cost -Burdened Homeowners 19,140 19,645 -505 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 29 Forecasting a significant decline in the City's cost -burden rate without aggressive intervention is probably unrealistic, for three reasons. First, the dynamics driving housing affordability in the City of Miami have been moving in the wrong direction — housing prices and rents increasing faster than wages, slow higher - wage job creation or absorption, tightening vacancy rates, and increasing speculative investment that permanently removes more units each year from the local market. Second, increasing household size may be suppressing the City's cost -burden rate. The small increase in median household incomes at the middle of Miami's income ladder may simply be that more people are living together. The fastest way to increase total household income is to add a roommate, even if they are employed part-time or move in with other family members. Lastly, the City's upward housing price trends typically move much faster than wages and income. Historically, housing prices and rents in the City have demonstrated considerable rates of increase over short time periods. Conversely, the City would need to undergo a monumental change in its industrial and occupational structure in order to create higher wage jobs and significantly impact its affordability indicators (affordable housing cost and income gaps). Historically, the City of Miami's and Miami -Dade County's economy have shown they can shed high -wage jobs very quickly, but struggle in adding new high -skill, high -paying jobs. The City has historically not had many large scale employers (100+ employees) either, and the bulk of its businesses (68%) feature four employees or less (source: Miami -Dade Beacon Council). The Miami area has one of the most cost -burdened middle -income households in the nation Although the numbers clearly show that Miami's poorest residents are severely cost -burdened, there is growing evidence that the middle class is also being squeezed. According to a report from the Joint Center of Housing Studies of Harvard University "The State of the Nation's Housing 2018," which evaluated the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas for middle class cost -burden, the Miami metropolitan area ranked as the thirteenth metropolitan area in this category with 38.6 percent of middle-class households in the $45,000 to $74,999 income range and 66.1 percent in the $30,000 to $44,999 income range being cost -burdened. Housing costs outpace income growth in the area due in part to foreign investment and rapid population growth. The following are description of the categories utilized in the table below: Total Households — All households by income levels. Small Family Households — A family with 2 to 4 members. Large Family Households — A family with 5 or more members. Table NA-10.11: Number of Households 0-30% >30-50% >50-80% >80-100% >100% HAMFI HAMFI HAMFI HAMFI HAMFI Total Households 47,255 28,700 27,370 12,215 41,820 Small Family Households 13,445 11,535 11,990 5,240 17,910 Large Family Households 1,935 1,750 2,185 1,010 2,450 Household contains at least one person 62-74 years of age 11,235 6,490 5,490 2,100 7,090 Household contains at least one person age 75 or older 9,675 4,775 2,765 970 2,810 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 30 0-30% >30-50% >50-80% >80-100% >100% HAMFI HAMFI HAMFI HAMFI HAMFI Household with one or more children 6 years old or younger 6,310 4,000 4,025 1,300 5,440 Source: 2011-2015 CHAS Table NA-10.12: Housing Problems (Households with one of the listed needs) Standard housing lacking complete plumbing or kitchen facilities Severely Overcrowded with >1.51 people per room (and complete kitchen and plumbing) 0-30% AMI Renter >30- >50- >80- 50% 80% 100% Total AMI AMI AMI Owner 0- >30- >50- >80- 30% 50% 80% 100% Total AMI AMI AMI AMI 835 230 225 190 1,480 135 45 70 25 275 1,545 750 600 230 3,125 55 105 109 75 344 Overcrowded - with > 1.01-1.5 people per room (and none of the above 1,355 1,405 1,440 470 4,670 175 160 170 260 765 problems) Housing cost burden greater than 50% of income (and none of the above problems) Housing cost burden greater than 30% of income (and none of the above problems) Zero/negative Income (and none of the above problems) Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 22,040 8,800 2,480 415 33,735 4,165 8,065 2,040 22,850 3,925 0 0 0 3,925 4,360 2,605 2,050 510 9,525 1,185 1,485 1,630 1,025 5,325 1,190 0 0 0 1,190 Table NA-10.13: Housing Problems 2 (Households with one or more Severe Housing Problems: Lacks Kitchen or complete plumbing, severe overcrowding, severe cost -burden) Having 1 or more of four housing problems Having none of four housing problems 0-30% AMI Renter ..................................................................................................................................... >30- >50- >80- 50% 80% 100% Total AMI AMI AMI 0-30% AMI >30- >50- >80- 50% 80% 100% Total AMI AMI AMI 25780 11,185 4,740 1,310 43,015 4,720 2,900 2,415 870 10,905 9,415 10,175 14,755 6,620 40,965 2,220 4,435 5,455 3,415 15,525 Household has negative income, but none of the 3,925 0 0 0 3,925 1,190 0 0 0 1,190 other housing problems Source: 2011-2015 CHAS Table NA-10.14: Cost Burden > 30% 0-30% AMI Renter >30- >50- 50% 80% Total AMI AMI Small Related 1,185 Large Related 0-30% AMI Owner >30- >50- 50% 80% Total AMI AMI 5,165 8,460 14,810 410 1,260 2,055 3,725 255 720 1,475 2,450 110 300 525 935 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 31 Elderly Other Total Need by Income Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 0-30% AMI Renter >30- >50- 50% 80% Total AMI AMI 6,820 3,150 2,060 12,030 1,830 2,965 4,860 9,655 0-30% AMI Owner >30- >50- 50% 80% Total AMI AMI 1,835 2,670 2,470 6,975 135 400 725 1,260 10,090 12,000 16,855 38,945 2,490 4,630 5,775 12,895 The following are description of the categories utilized in the table below: Small Related - Number of family households with 2 to 4 related members. Large Related - Number of family households with 5 or more related members. Table NA-10.15: Cost Burden > 50% Small Related Large Related Elderly Other Total Need by Income Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 0-30% AMI Renter >30- >50- 50% 80% Total AMI AMI 9,315 4,285 0-30% AMI Owner >30- >50- 50% 80% Total AMI AMI 715 14,315 1,145 825 765 1,250 545 90 1,885 2,735 220 190 95 505 7,350 1,650 315 9,315 2,415 1,190 620 4,225 6,900 2,875 1,515 11,290 760 510 630 1,900 24,815 9,355 2,635 36,805 4,540 2,715 2,110 9,365 Table NA-10.16: Crowding (More than one person per room) Single family households Multiple, unrelated family households Other, non -family households Total Need by Income Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 0-30% AMI Renter >30- >50- >80- 50% 80% 100% Total AMI AMI AMI 2,610 Owner 0- >30- >50- >80- 30% 50% 80% 100% Total AMI AMI AMI AMI 1,825 1,425 545 6,405 140 165 275 220 800 270 255 500 120 1,145 95 90 80 75 340 60 85 155 54 354 0 0 0 40 40 2,940 2,165 2,080 719 7,904 Table NA-10.16: Households with Children Present 235 255 355 335 1,180 0-30% AMI Renter >30- >50- 50% 80% Total AMI AMI 0-30% AMI Owner >30- >50- 50% 80% Total AMI AMI Households with Children Present 5,690 3,370 3,395 12,455 1 620 630 630 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 1,880 32 Describe the Number and Type of Single Person Households in Need of Housing Assistance According to the 2013-2017 ACS estimates, there are 62,762 single person households in the City which represents a 15 percent (8,229 households) increase from 2012. An estimated 35.6 percent (22,364 households) of the City's single family households have incomes below the poverty level. The increase in lower income, single family households projects a growing need for affordable single -room occupancy (SRO) housing in the City. In addition, based on the January 2018 Point in Time (PIT) Count filed with U.S. HUD by the CoC (FL-600 Miami/Dade County) which is cited elsewhere in this Consolidated Plan, there were 665 persons who were unsheltered homeless on that date within City of Miami limits. Because the CoC includes shelters both inside and outside of the City limits, and they do not report numbers for the sheltered based on the facility, at this time we cannot identify how many persons were sheltered in the City of Miami during the Jan. 2018 PIT. Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance who are disabled or victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking State funded domestic violence (DV) programs and centers are administered by The Department of Children and Families (DCF). The most recent annual report available providing State data indicates that during FY16-17 (the last available year posted), there were 14,412 new residential admissions state-wide, and 37,035 new non-residential admissions. Most of the clients were women. For quantitative DV crime statistics, the HCD looked to statistics compiled and published by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), which gathers totals from the state's 67 law enforcement agencies and issues this data in Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) that serve as indicators of the number, rates and types of criminal activity known to, and reported by, law enforcement agencies. DV crimes and arrests are segregated in these reports providing a separate rate specifically for these crimes. For purposes of this plan, the HCD looked more specifically at the data reported by the City of Miami Police Department to the FDLE. Data issued by the FDLE3 in its County and Jurisdictional Domestic Violence Offenses Data (2017), indicates the following for the City of Miami: there were 472 arrests for aggravated assault, 1393 for simple assault, 10 for aggravated stalking, 3 for threat/intimidation, and 8 for of stalking. These arrests, along with some additional categories not mentioned here, accounted for a grant total of 1,923 domestic violence offenses in 2017, the second highest number reported by a police bureau in Miami -Dade County. Only Miami -Dade County's Police Department logged more total offenses in 2017, with a total of 3,621 in all DV - related categories.). Unfortunately, as there is no data available that surveys the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, it is not possible to answer this question at this time. What are the most common housing problems? The most critical housing problem in the City of Miami is the estimated 62.8 percent of renter households who are cost -burdened and the 35.4 percent who are "severely" cost -burdened. The significant growth of severely cost -burdened renters is most pressing problem due to three market conditions: 3 Disclaimer: It is important to note that these numbers reflect only sexual offenses that were reported to law enforcement. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 33 1. The increasing demand for renter housing throughout the City resulting in low vacancy rates and a spiraling increase in rent prices; 2. The lack of affordable rental housing production; and 3. Rent prices are increasing faster than wages. Are any populations/household types more affected than others by these problems? Extremely Low -and Very Low -Income renter households are most impacted by the lack of affordable rental housing in the City of Miami. Cost -burdened renter households make up 62.8 percent of households in the City. As one might suspect, the poorest households are the most cost -burdened: Table NA-10.14 shows that an astounding 24,815 of the lowest income bracket (0-30 percent AMI) households spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing. This one group makes up 63.6 percent of the total severely cost - burdened households. This is an increase of over 5 percent from the 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan. In fact, when seen together, the majority of the severely cost -burdened come from the two poorest income brackets: 0-30 percent and 30-50 percent AMI. Renters are most likely to experience housing problems, especially poor households With regards to sheer numbers, renter households in the City of Miami are more likely to experience housing problems. A staggering portion of the cost -burdened (75 percent) and severely cost -burdened (80 percent) households in the City are renters. Of these renters, the severely cost -burdened households earning 0-30 percent AMI were the single largest cohort with 24,815 households. With regards to small related households, 35,585 households are cost -burdened or severely cost - burdened. The greatest majority of these households are renters, especially in the low-income categories. While the elderly renter households also experienced high rates of housing problems (32,545 households), this was the only household type with a significant number of homeowners experiencing cost -burden due to housing costs (11,200 households). As to be expected, this was most pronounced in the low income - brackets, most likely due to senior citizens living on fixed income. Describe the characteristics and needs of Low-income individuals and families with children (especially extremely low-income) who are currently housed but are at imminent risk of either residing in shelters or becoming unsheltered 91.205(c)/91.305(c)). Also discuss the needs of formerly homeless families and individuals who are receiving rapid re -housing assistance and are nearing the termination of that assistance: According to the Miami -Dade County CoC, the following number of households by population type are estimated to become homeless each year. These households at risk of becoming homeless require prevention assistance. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 34 Table NA-10.17: Estimate of Number of People becoming Homeless Each Year Population Estimate of Number Becoming Homeless Each Year Persons in Households with Adults and Children 2,021 Persons in Households with Only Children 46 Persons in Households with Only Adults 4,445 Chronically Homeless Individuals 622 Chronically Homeless Families 89 Veterans 243 Unaccompanied Child 289 Persons with HIV 67 Available data regarding the characteristics and needs of households at imminent risk of homelessness within the City of Miami alone is limited to data generated from the use of the City of Miami's ESG funds toward prevention activities. Under ESG regulations, eligibility is limited to households at or below 30 percent AMI. So, 100 percent are extremely low income (ELI). Households who are not within ELI are not able to be served through these funds, but continue to be at risk. Of households served in 2017, a slight majority of households had a female head of household (52 percent) while 48 percent had a male head of household. 22 percent of participants were White and 78 percent were Black or African American. 76 percent of participants were Non -Hispanic and less than 1 percent were veterans. Households eligible for Rapid Re -Housing are limited to persons at or below 30% AMI under ESG regulations. Rapid Re -Housing offers time -limited rental assistance and support. While a majority of households served have been able to become stable and self-sufficient within a six month assistance period, there is a subset of households that need longer assistance due to continued unemployment or lack of sufficient affordable housing in the area, in particular for persons who are disabled. Households with disabilities (on SSI income), for the most part, need longer term assistance such as an ongoing rental and utility subsidy. Attempts are made to use ESG funds as a gap while they wait for additional assistance, but it is not always available. City of Miami ESG provided rental and utility assistance as forms of prevention assistance. Overall, when we took a three year look back at the prevention and rapid re -housing program, data is indicating that approximately 90% of clients remain successfully housed. If a jurisdiction provides estimates of the at -risk population(s), it should also include a description of the operational definition of the at -risk group and the methodology used to generate the estimates: The estimates for the "at risk" are aggregated from the Miami -Dade County Continuum of Care (CoC) issued by the Miami -Dade Homeless Trust and are County -wide estimates. The CoC uses the definition for "at risk of imminent homelessness" that is found under the HUD Homeless definition. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 35 Specify particular housing characteristics that have been linked with instability and an increased risk of homelessness: As shown on Table NA-10.14, there are large numbers of households in the City of Miami paying more than half of their gross monthly income for housing costs. Furthermore, it is necessary to take into consideration the cost of living expenses like transportation and healthcare which further burdens City's households, compounded by flat wages and a persistent hiring slump which has left many households vulnerable to eviction and homelessness if their income is suddenly reduced for any reason (e.g., job loss, cut in work hours or government benefits), they encounter an unexpected expense (e.g., medical emergency, major car repair), or experience serious illness and cannot work. Discussion Describe the number and type of single person households in need of housing assistance. Single households experience overcrowding within the City of Miami. Approximately 89% of all single households who experience crowded housing (sharing a bedroom with another) are renters. Of these households, 2,610 are extremely low income and 1,825 low income. However, 1,425 moderate income single households also experience crowded housing. According to the January 2018 Miami -Dade County Point in Time (PIT) count of homelessness cited elsewhere in this CP, there were 2,400 homeless single persons with approximately 57% unsheltered. The PIT found 336 chronically homeless individuals with 56% unsheltered. The majority of single homeless persons (chronic and non -chronic) are located in the City of Miami. The Miami -Dade Homeless CoC estimates that 4,445 households of adults only, primarily comprised of single individuals, become homeless each year. Miami -Dade County has low wages, high housing costs and increasingly limited affordable housing options, creating substantial housing instability among its residents (see HUD's 2017 report on Worst Case Housing Needs). Disability, including mental health, substance abuse disorder, chronic health condition and/or physical disability have an adverse impact on housing stability leading to homelessness. Estimate the number and type families in need of housing assistance who are disabled or victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking. Disability According to the US Census Bureau, 8.2% percent of the City of Miami population has some type of disability compared to 10.2% for the entire county. Table NA-10.18: Disability Characteristics Disability by Type City of Miami Residents Miami -Dade County Residents Hearing Difficulty 10,778 57,247 Vision Difficulty 11,701 56,619 Cognitive Difficulty DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 23,612 121,086 36 Disability by Type City of Miami Residents Miami -Dade County Residents Ambulatory Difficulty 31,671 153,226 Independent Living Difficulty 24,217 113,983 Self -Care Difficulty 14,657 70,168 Unduplicated Totals (a person may have multiple disabilities): 52,379 272,830 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (S1810) The Shimberg Center estimates that there are 48,978 persons with disability in Miami -Dade (33,303 renters and 15,675 homeowners) who have income of 50 percent or less of area median income who are spending greater than 30 percent of their income on housing.4 According to the Social Security Administration, there are 44,182 persons with disability between the ages of 18-65 years who are receiving SSI in Miami -Dade County.5 People dependent upon their SSI benefits for their housing costs are severely housing burdened and in need of housing assistance: Similarly, persons with disability who are employed are severely housing burdened and in need of housing assistance. Fifteen percent (15%) of City of Miami residents with disability are employed with a median monthly income of $19,563.6 Such employed persons are required to spend 51 percent of their monthly income for zero bedroom at FMR or 63 percent of their monthly income for a one bedroom at FMR. In addition to financial assistance with housing, persons with disability require assistance with adaptive modifications to their homes. Table NA-10.19: SSI Benefits and Rent Comparison, 2017 SSI Benefits and Rent Comparison, 2017 Geography Miami -Dade County HUD OBR HUD 1BR Fair Market Fair Market Rent Rent $831 $1,020 Average Monthly Benefit $735 Maximum Affordable Rent (30% of Income) $221 % Income Needed for OBR @FMR 113% % Income Needed for 1BR @FMR 139% # of SSI Benefit Recipients 44,182 :.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Notes: SSI (Supplemental Security Income) Monthly Payment is the federal standard monthly benefit for an individual with disabilities. Number of SSI recipients refers to non -elderly adults with disabilities (age 18-64). Statewide FMRs come from the National Low Income Housing Coalition's Out of Reach report and are averages weighted by the number of renters in each county. Sources: Social Security Administration, SSI Recipients by State and County, 2017; National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach: Florida 2017 Archive Source: ShimbergCenter for HousingStudies analysis of 2012-2016 ACS PUMS htt ://flhousin data.shimber .ufl.edu/s ecial- Y p g g p needs/results?nid=4345 4 Shimberg Center for Housing Studies analysis of 2012-2016 American Community Survey PUMS http://flhousingdata. shimberg. ufl. edu/special-needs/results?nid=4345 5 Social Security Administration SSI Recipients by State and County, 2017. https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi sc/2017/ssi scl7.pdf 6 US Census, Selected Economic Characteristics for the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population by Disability Status 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 37 Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking There is no ready analysis on how many survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking are in need of housing assistance within the City of Miami boundaries. For quantitative DV crime statistics, the HCD looked to statistics compiled and published by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), which gathers totals from the state's 67 law enforcement agencies and issues this data in Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) that serve as indicators of the number, rates and types of criminal activity known to, and reported by, law enforcement agencies. DV crimes and arrests are segregated in these reports providing a separate rate specifically for these crimes. For purposes of this plan, the HCD looked more specifically at the data reported by the City of Miami Police Department to the FDLE. Disclaimer: It is important to note that these numbers reflect only sexual offenses that were reported to law enforcement. Data issued by the FDLE in its County and Jurisdictional Domestic Violence Offenses Data (2017), indicates the following for the City of Miami: there were 472 arrests for aggravated assault, 1393 for simple assault, 10 for aggravated stalking, 3 for threat/intimidation, and 8 for of stalking. These arrests, along with some additional categories not mentioned here, accounted for a grant total of 1,923 domestic violence offenses in 2017, the second highest number reported by a police bureau in Miami -Dade County. Only Miami -Dade County's Police Department logged more total offenses in 2017, with a total of 3,621 in all DV -related categories.). Based on the January 25, 2019 Point in Time (PIT) Count filed with U.S. HUD by the CoC (FL-600 Miami/Dade County), there were 459 sheltered homeless persons who were victims of domestic violence and 45 unsheltered homeless who were victims of domestic violence in Miami -Dade County, which accounts for 13.2% of the total homeless population on that date. Miami -Dade County's Violence Prevention and Intervention Services (VPIS) Division of the Community Action and Human Services Department (CAHSD) manages and operates the County's Coordinated Victims Assistance Center (CVAC), two state -certified emergency shelters and two transitional housing facilities for victims of domestic violence, as well as services for other vulnerable populations. VPIS served 9,069 persons in the past year. Recent CVAC exit interviews indicate clients were seeking a variety of services including housing relocation assistance; clothing and baby supplies; legal help; food and food stamps; daycare for their children; and therapy and counseling. There are 155 emergency shelter beds and 144 transitional beds dedicated to survivors of domestic violence, along with other domestic violence housing assistance, in Miami -Dade County. Plans are under way for a new 60-bed state-of-the-art domestic violence shelter, to be known as the "Empowerment Center," to address unmet needs of survivors of domestic violence and their children. In FY 2017-2018, the Lodge operating domestic violence emergency shelter was unable to provide shelter to 823 persons comprised of 527 children, 282 women and 14 men. A 2018 analysis of unmet requests for shelter by Miami -Dade County's Office of Budget and Management (OMB) found a trend of increasing unmet need at the two shelters operated by CAHSD.7 According to the Florida Bureau of Economics and Business Research (BEBR), Miami-Dade's population will grow by 2035 to a range between 2.9 million to 3.8 million, with a midpoint of 3.3 million. OMB found that "a midrange population of 3.3 million and no change in demand for emergency domestic violence shelter space, Miami - Dade County will need 54 additional certified emergency shelter beds by 2035 to equal the number of 7 Miami -Dade County Office of Management and Budget, A Review of Miami Dade County Domestic Violence Programs (January 2018). DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 38 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 certified beds per capita that Miami -Dade County will have once the second shelter [Empowerment Center] opens in 2019." Access to available cluster -based transitional housing is also constrained by lengths of stay. OMB found the average length of stay at the County -operated transitional housing program in the northern part of the County was 393 days with 51% leaving after 12 months and the average length of stay at its program site in the south was 439 days with 48% of clients leaving within 12 months. Based on best practices, the County is currently reviewing whether expansion of rapid re -housing placement into scattered private rental housing with community -based and short-term rental assistance would produce better outcomes and at a cost savings compared to clustered transitional housing. As noted by OMB: "As victims of domestic violence move through emergency shelters and transitional housing, many will face challenges with finding and keeping a permanent place to live. Some of them are living independently for the first time and may lack the requisite job and life skills needed to afford permanent housing for themselves and their dependents. This problem is exacerbated by the high cost of housing in Miami -Dade County. For example, the median monthly rental for a one -bedroom apartment in Miami was $1,890 in 2016. A person earning $20 per hour or $41,600 per year would need to dedicate 55% of their income to pay this amount. In addition to the high cost of rent, victims of domestic violence may face additional barriers to obtaining private rental housing. Some landlords may be reluctant to rent to individuals with poor credit or employment history. Ensuring unit availability in a scattered site model also depends on the willingness of landlords who may perceive risks to their property by participating in the program." DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 39 NA-15 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Problems — 91.205 (b)(2) A disproportionately greater need exists when members of a racial or ethnic group at an income level experience housing problems at a greater rate (10 percent or more) than the income level as a whole. In this context, Miami has a very unique situation as it is a City with a "majority minority" designation since the 1970s; therefore, adding a higher level of complexity when analyzing the data for this section. The City is among the nation's largest cities with a large share of non -white population. In fact, based on the 2017 ACS 1-Year Estimates, over 70 percent of City residents were Hispanic and 59 percent were foreign born, thereby skewing this analysis. The four housing problems taken into consideration for this analysis are: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities; 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities; 3. More than one person per room; and 4. Cost burden greater than 30 percent. In the Extremely Low -Income (ELI) household income category (0-30%AMI), the jurisdiction as whole had 76% of its households with needs experience one or more of the four housing problems but no other race/ethnicity met the threshold of ten percentage points above this level so there is no disproportionate greater need in this income level. As indicated in Table NA-15.1, 77 percent (or 26,460 households) of the City's Hispanic population experienced one or more of the four housing problems. Likewise, within Black/African American households, 75 percent or 7,370 households reported experiencing one or more of the four housing problems but both of these percentages were practically identical to the jurisdiction as whole. Table NA-15.1: 0%-30% of Area Median Income — Owners & Renters Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, Total # of but none of the other Households housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 35,850 6,285 5,115 47,250 76% (x) (x) White Black/African American Asian 57% 245 (x) 960 (x) 10 (x) (x) (x) American Indian, Alaska Native 30 67% 0 (x) 15 (x) 45 (x) Pacific Islander 0 0 0% (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) Hispanic 26,460 5,055 77% (x) 2,705 (x) 34,220 (x) Other (Non -Hispanic) Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 30 15 67% (x) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 0 (x) 45 (x) 40 In the Very Low -Income (VLI) household income category (30-50% AMI), the only race/ethnicity that qualified as having a "disproportionately greater need" was the Asian population. All Asian households reported experiencing one or more of the four housing problems. However, in sheer numbers, Asian households only comprised approximately 0.4 percent (120 households) of total households in this income category. While Hispanics and Black/African American households in the VLI category had the most cases of instances with one or more housing problems at 18,450 and 3,535 respectively, these groups' housing problems were not 10 percent higher than the jurisdiction as a whole which sits at 82 percent, and therefore, not considered as having a "disproportionately greater need." Table NA-15.2: 30%-50% of Area Median Income — Owners & Renters Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housin: •roblems Total # of Households T Jurisdiction as a whole 23,640 82% 5,060 (x) 0 (x) 28,700 (x) White Black/African American Asian American Indian, Alaska Native Pacific Islander 0% 0 0% (x) (x) (x) Hispanic 18,450 3,600 84% (x) 0 (x) 22,050 (x) Other (Non -Hispanic) Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 75 20 79% (x) 0 (x) 95 (x) In the Low -Income (LI) household income category (50-80% AMI), there were two races/ethnicities that qualified as having a "disproportionately greater need" when compared to the jurisdiction as a whole's 63% of households. Both the American Indian/Alaskan Native and the Pacific Islander cohorts had all members (100%) of these race groups experiencing one or more of four housing problems. Similar to the VLI income category, these two race groups were very small in comparison to other race/ethnicities that were predominant in the City skewing the overall numbers. The American Indian, Alaskan Native race is composed of only 30 households while the Pacific Islander cohort is composed of only 15 households. White households also reported having housing problems 10 percent higher than the jurisdiction as a whole with 2,225 households (78%) falling into this category. White households account for 13 percent of the total LI population. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 41 Table NA-15.3: 50%-80% of Area Median Income — Owners & Renters Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Total # of Households Jurisdiction as a whole 17,365 63% 10,005 (x) 0 (x) 27,370 (x) White 2,225 78% 615 (x) 0 (x) 2,840 (x) Black/African American 1,700 46% 2,025 (x) 0 (x) 3,725 (x) Asian American Indian, Alaska Native Pacific Islander 135 125 ......................................................................................... 52% (x) 30 0 (x) 0 100% 15 100% (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) (x) Hispanic 13,155 65% 7,175 (x) 0 (x) 20,330 (x) 100 Other (Non -Hispanic) 61% Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 65 (x) 0 (x) 165 (x) In the Moderate -Income (MI) household income category (80-100% AMI), the City's White population again met the disproportionate greater need threshold HUD defines, comprising 65 percent (or 1,205 households) of the households with one or more or the four housing problems, more than 20 percentage points above the jurisdiction as a whole's 43 percent of households with one or more of four housing problems in the 80- 100% AMI category. Table NA-15.4: 80%-100% of Area Median Income — Owners & Renters Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, Total # of but none of the other Households housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 5,245 6,965 0 12,210 43% (x) ) (x) White 1,205 65% 645 (x) 0 (x) 1,850 (x) Black/African American 360 1,240 23% (x) 0 (x) 1,600 (x) Asian 70 90 44% (x) 0 (x) 160 (x) American Indian, Alaska Native 15 20 43% (x) 0 (x) 35 (x) Pacific Islander 0 0 0% (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) Hispanic 3,530 4,855 42% (x) 0 (x) 8,385 (x) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 42 Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Total # of Households 65 Other (Non -Hispanic) 35% Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 120 (x) 0 (x) 185 (x) Taking the demographic information into consideration, it wasn't a surprise that CHAS data found that the racial/ethnic households with the greatest share (numbers) of the four housing problems occurred in the Hispanic community across all income brackets (Table NA-15.6). According to the 2011-2015 CHAS, 75 percent or 61,595 households with one or more problems were Hispanic, with the single largest AMI category being those households earning between 30-50 percent of the median income. However, if the City were to solely base the analysis of "disproportionately greater need" on the definition provided by HUD's e-Con Planning Suite desk guide (where members of a racial or ethnic group at an income level experience housing problems at a greater rate of 10 percent or more than the income level as a whole), and as indicated in Table NA-15.5, White households were the only one race that met the disproportionately greater need definition in more than one category, the 50-80% AMI category and the 80- 100% AMI category. Table NA-15.5: Disproportionate Greater Need: City of Miami Households with One or More Housing Problems by AMI and Race Note: Percentages below calculated using HUD formula for NA-15 in HUD CP User Guide (May 2018). Race or Ethnicity 0%-30% AMI 30%-50% AMI 50%-80% AMI 80%-100% AMI Total Households with Housing Problems Jurisdiction as a whole 35,850 76% 23,640 82% White 1,860 65% 1,460 84% Black/African American 7,370 75% Asian 100 57% American Indian, Alaska Native 30 67% 0% Pacific Islander 0 0 0% 0% Hispanic 26,460 77% 18,450 84% 17,365 100% 15 100% 13,155 65% 5,245 .................... 43% (x) Other Non -Hispanic 30 67% 75 79% 105 62% 65 35% 275 (x) Source: 2011-2015 CHAS DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 43 Table NA-15.6: Greater Need by Total Share: City of Miami Households with One or More Housing Problems by AMI and Race Race or Ethnicity 0%-30%AMI 30%-50%AMI 50%-80%AMI 80%-100%AMI Total Households with Housing Problems Jurisdiction as a whole 35,850 100% 23,640 100% 17,365 100% 5,245 100% 82,100 100% White 1,860 5% 1,460 6% 2,225 13% 1,205 23% 6,750 8% Black/African American 7,370 21% 3,535 15% 1,700 10% 360 7% 12,965 16% Asian 100 0.3% 120 0.5% 135 0.8% 70 1.3% 425 0.5% American Indian, Alaska Native 30 0.1% 0 0.0% 30 0.2% 15 0.3% 75 0.1% Pacific Islander 0 0% 0 0% 15 0.% 0 0% 15 0% Hispanic 26,460 18,450 13,155 3,530 61,595 74% 78% 76% 67% 75% Other Non -Hispanic 30 0.1% 75 0.3% 105 0.7% 65 1.2% 275 O.4% Source: 2011-2015 CHAS DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 44 NA-20 Disproportionately Greater Need: Severe Housing Problems — 91.20 The following section provides an assessment of the need of any racial or ethnic group that has a disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole — overcrowding (more than one person per room). This section analyzes the extent of severe housing problems and identifies populations that have a disproportionately greater need. Within the CHAS data, HUD identifies four severe housing problems: 1. Housing unit lacking complete kitchen facilities; 2. Housing unit lacking complete plumbing facilities; 3. Severely overcrowded, with more than 1.5 persons per room not including bathrooms, porches, foyers, halls, or half -rooms; 4. Severely cost burdened families paying more than 50 percent of income toward housing costs (including utilities). In the Extremely Low -Income (ELI) household income category (0-30%AMI), the jurisdiction as whole had 65% of its households with needs experience one or more of the four severe housing problems but no other race or ethnic group met the threshold of ten percentage points above this level so there is no disproportionate greater need in this income level. As indicated in Table NA-20.1, 66 percent (or 22,420 households) of the City's Hispanic population experienced one or more of the four housing problems, but these percentages were practically identical to the jurisdiction as whole. Table NA-20.1: Severe Housing Problems: 0%-30% of Area Median Income SEVERE Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Total # of Households Jurisdiction as a whole 30,510 65% 11,635 (x) 5,115 (x) 47,260 (x) White 1,755 61% 360 (x) 770 (x) 2,885 (x) Black/African American 6,175 2,155 63% (x) 1,500 (x) 9,830 (x) Asian 95 20 53% (x) 65 (x) 180 (x) American Indian, Alaska Native 30 0 67% (x) 15 (x) 45 (x) Pacific Islander 0 0 0% (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) Hispanic 22,420 9,095 66% (x) 2,705 (x) 34,220 (x) Other (Non -Hispanic) Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 35 25 31% (x) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 54 (x) 114 (x) 45 In the Very Low -Income (VLI) household income category (30-50% AMI), the only race/ethnicity that qualified as having a "disproportionately greater need" was the Asian population. 88 percent of Asian households reported experiencing one or more of the four housing problems. However, in sheer numbers, Asian households only comprised only 0.3 percent (105 households) of total households in this income category. While Hispanics and Black/African American households in the VLI category had the most cases of instances with one or more housing problems at 11,505 and 1,440 respectively, these groups' housing problems were not 10 percent higher than the jurisdiction as a whole which sits at 49 percent, and therefore, not considered as having a "disproportionately greater need." Table NA-20.2: Severe Housing Problems: 30%-50% of Area Median Income SEVERE Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, Total # of but none of the other Households housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole MI 14,080 49% 14,610 0 28,690 White 980 57% 750 (x) 0 (x) 1,730 (x) Black/African American 1,440 3,260 31% (x) 0 (x) 4,700 (x) Asian 105 88% (x) 0 (x) 120 (x) American Indian, Alaska Native 0 0% 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) Pacific Islander Hispanic 11,505 52% 10,540 (x) 0 (x) 22,045 (x) 50 Other (Non -Hispanic) 53% Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 45 (x) 0 (x) 95 (x) In the Low -Income (LI) household income category (50-80% AMI), White households qualified as having a "disproportionately greater need" when compared to the jurisdiction as a whole's 26% of households. Data shows that 51 percent or 1,450 households in this cohort experienced one or more of four severe housing problems. The other group that experienced severe housing problems at a rate higher than that of the jurisdiction as a whole is comprised of Other Non -Hispanics which accounted for 47 percent or 75 households. Table NA-20.3: Severe Housing Problems: 50%-80% of Area Median Income SEVERE Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Total # of Households Jurisdiction as a whole White Black/African American DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 0 (x) 0 2,840 ................... (x) 3,730 46 SEVERE Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, Total # of but none of the other Households housing problems Asian 13% 60 23% (x) 200 (x) (x) 0 (x) (x) 260 (x) American Indian, Alaska Native 0 30 0% (x) 0 (x) 30 (x) Pacific Islander Hispanic Other (Non -Hispanic) 47% (x) Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 0 (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 15 (x) 20,330 (x) 160 (x) In the Moderate -Income (MI) household income category (80-100% AMI), the City's White population again met the disproportionate greater need threshold, comprising 30 percent (or 560 households) of the households with one or more or the four severe housing problems, more than 12 percentage points above the jurisdiction as a whole's 18 percent of households with one or more of four housing problems in the 80- 100% AMI category. Table NA-20.4: Severe Housing Problems: 80%-100% of Area Median Income SEVERE Housing Problem Has one or more Has none of the of four housing four housing problems problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Total # of Households Jurisdiction as a whole White Black/African American 560 ............... 30% 185 12% (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) 1,850 ...........(x) 1,600 (x) Asian 20 140 13% (x) 0 (x) 160 (x) American Indian, Alaska Native 0 35 0% (x) 0 (x) 35 (x) Pacific Islander 0 0 0% (x) 0 (x) 0 (x) Hispanic 1,395 6,990 17% (x) 0 (x) 8,385 (x) Other (Non -Hispanic) 20 165 11% (x) 0 (x) 185 (x) Source: 2011-2015 CHAS DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 47 Table NA-20.5: Disproportionate Greater Need: Households with one or more housing problems by AMI and Race Note: Percentages below calculated using HUD formula for NA-15 in HUD CP User Guide (May 2018). Race or Ethnicity 0%-30% AMI 30%-50% AMI 50%-80% AMI 80%-100% AMI Total Households with Housing Problems Jurisdiction as a whole L_ 53,915 (x) White 1,755 61% 980 57% 1,450 560 51% 30% 4,745 (x) Black/African American 6,175 63% 1,440 31% 480 13% 185 12% 8,280 (x) Asian American Indian, Alaska Native Pacific Islander Hispanic Other Non -Hispanic Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 53% 60 20 .................................................................................... 23% 13% O 0 O 0 .................................................................................... 0% 0% 5,080 1,395 75 20 47% 11% (x) Table NA-20.6: Greater Need by Total Share: Households with one or more housing problems by AMI and Race Race or Ethnicity 0%-30% AMI 30%-50% AMI 50%-80% AMI 80%-100% AMI Total Households with Housing Problems 30,510 Jurisdiction as a whole 100% lit 14,080 100% 53,915 100% White 1,755 980 6% 7% 1,450 560 4,745 20% 26% 9% Black/African American 6,175 1,440 20% 10% 480 185 8,280 7% 8% 15% Asian 95 105 60 20 280 0.3% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 0.5% American Indian, Alaska Native 30 O 0 0 30 0.1% 0% 0% 0% 0.1% Pacific Islander Hispanic Other Non -Hispanic Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 0 O 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 22,420 11,505 5,080 1,395 40,400 73% 82% 71% 64% 75% 35 50 75 20 180 0.1% 0.4% 1% 0.9% 0.3% DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 48 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Based on the analysis done in Table NA-20.5, certain race/ethnicities do in fact meet the HUD threshold for disproportionately greater need in the severe housing problems categories. These include: • Asians in the 30-50% AMI category • Whites and Other Non -Hispanics in the 50-80% AMI category, and • Whites in the 80-100% AMI category. There is no disproportionate greater need in the 0-30% AMI category that exceeds the 65% of that income category, by at least ten percentage points or more, in the jurisdiction as a whole. This means, that in this income category the need is widespread across all races and ethnicities. In terms of share of the total population of households experiencing severe housing problems (Table NA- 20.6), the Hispanic population makes up roughly three quarters of all the three lowest income categories with the only exception being a slight increase (yet still significant majority with 64 percent) in the 80-100 percent AMI bracket. The fluctuations of households with a housing problem are more evident in the remaining third of the City. The percentage of White households experiencing a housing problem actually increases the wealthier the income bracket. This trend may be explained by the cost -burden due to housing costs being experienced by all races and income categories as discussed in previous sections. It is interesting to note that the reverse pattern occurs with the Black households whose share of households with a housing problem decreases as income climbs. Perhaps this trend is explained simply by noting the number of households that decline, as wealth (income brackets) increases. An analysis of each racial and ethnicity group by AMI independently of each other reveals that a large percent of every group is experiencing one or more housing problems at the lowest income bracket (0-30 AMI). -\) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 49 NA-25 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Cost Burden — 91.205 (b)(2) According to HUD's e-Con Planning Suite desk guide, a disproportionately greater need exists when the members of a racial or ethnic group at an income level experience housing problems at a greater rate (10 percent or more) than the income level as a whole. As in the previous section, the results of this analysis may be skewed due to the large share of Hispanic households with housing problems across income brackets. A household is considered cost burdened when paying more than 30 percent of its income toward housing costs, including utilities, and is severely cost burdened when paying more than 50 percent of its income toward housing costs, including utilities. For renters, housing cost is gross rent (contract rent plus utilities). For owners, housing cost is "select monthly owner costs", which includes mortgage payment, utilities, association fees, insurance, and real estate taxes. This section analyzes the extent of cost burden and identifies populations that have a disproportionately greater need. This is important because the goal is to ensure equal housing opportunities for all. This goal is not achieved when there is a disproportionate need. Table NA-25.1 indicates that out of 157,334 households, 85,495 households are cost -burdened or severely cost -burdened. This is approximately 55 percent of all households in the City of Miami. Because these households use more than 30 percent of their monthly income to pay for housing costs, they may be experiencing difficulties affording other necessities such as food, transportation, medical care, clothing, etc. In order to assess whether a disproportionately greater need exists in any race or ethnic group, the analysis calculated the housing cost -burden for each race or ethnicity. The results found that no specific race or ethnic group fell under this category, however, disproportionately greater need was found on the "Other — Non Hispanic" cohort which is not very descriptive of the population it refers to. Under this category, there were 250 households or 51 percent of this group paying 30-50% of their income toward housing costs which is more than 10 percentage points higher than the 24 percent average for the jurisdiction as a whole. Table NA-25.1: Housing Cost Burden — Owners & Renters Race or Ethnicity <=30% of Income toward Housing Cost (Not Cost - Burdened 30-50% of Income toward Housing Cost (Cost- Burdened) >50% of Income toward Housing Cost (Severely Cost - Burdened Cost -Burdened Not Available Total Jurisdiction as a whole 66,430 42% White 13,475 57% 37,060 24% 48,435 31% 4,395 19% 5,015 21% 5,409 (x) 157,334 (x) 770 (x) 23,655 (x) Black/African American 8,665 5,330 7,185 1,665 22,845 38% 23% 31% (x) (x) Asian 980 385 270 65 1,700 58% 23% 16% (x) (x) American Indian, Alaska Native 105 54% 45 23% 30 15% 15 (x) 195 (x) Pacific Islander 0 0% 42,660 0 0% 26,640 0 0% 35,745 0 (x) 2,840 0 (x) 105,045 Hispanic DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 50 Race or Ethnicity <=30% of Income toward Housing Cost (Not Cost - Burdened 30-50% of Income toward Housing Cost (Cost- Burdened) >50% of Income toward Housing Cost (Severely Cost - Burdened Cost -Burdened Not Available Total Other Non -Hispanic Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 41% 0 0% 25% 250 51% 34% 190 38% (x) 54 (x) (x) 494 (x) Table NA-25.2: Greater Need by Total Share: Percent of cost -burdened households by Race, Ethnicity, and AMI Note: Percentages below calculated using HUD formula for NA-15 in HUD CP User Guide (May 2018). Race or Ethnicity <=30% of Income toward Housing Cost (Not Cost - Burdened 30-50% of Income toward Housing Cost >50% of Income toward Housing Cost Cost -Burdened Not Available Total Jurisdiction as a whole 66,430 100% 37,060 100% 48,435 100% T 5,409 (x) 157,334 100% White 13,475 4,395 5,015 770 23,655 20% 12% 10% (x) 15% Black/African American 8,665 5,330 7,185 1,665 22,845 13% 14% 15% (x) 15% Asian 980 1% 385 270 65 1,700 1% 0% (x) 1% American Indian, Alaska Native 105 45 30 15 0% 0% 0% (x) 195 0% Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% (x) (x) Hispanic 42,660 64% Other Non -Hispanic Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 26,640 35,745 72% 74% 2,840 105,045 (x) 67% 0 250 190 54 0% 0% 0% (x) 494 0% According to the previous sections in this chapter, housing cost burden is the most significant housing problem facing City of Miami households; this is especially true in the lowest income -bracket. When examining the CHAS data for the greatest share of cost -burdened households, based on racial or ethnic groups, a similar trend emerges as in the previous sections. According the 2011-2015 CHAS table above (NA 25.2), the Hispanic Community presents the greatest share and number of cost -burdened households in the City across all income brackets. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 51 Housing Cost Burden March 22, 2019 D. enide1 xeeaaUCoa6ard. I I29.26-36.76%Paym 00%5644%Parngn30% B25105_CBYCT - 36..7 -47.69%Paym6,30% 0-24 28% Pa rng>39 % - 47.69-66.44 % Paym 6.30% I I DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 52 NA-30 Disproportionately Greater Need: Discussion 91.205(b)(2) Are there any Income categories in which a racial or ethnic group has disproportionately greater need than the needs of that income category as a whole? In utilizing the HUD definition for "disproportionately greater need", the analysis in this report demonstrated the following: • The White (non -Hispanic) population would meet the "disproportionate greater need: housing problems" threshold within the 50-80% AMI category and the 80-100% AMI category. (ref: NA-15) • The following Race/Ethnicities meet the "disproportionate greater need: severe housing problems" threshold: Asians in the 30-50% AMI category, Whites, in the 50-80% AMI category, and Whites in the 80-100% AMI category. (ref: NA-20) • The following Race/Ethnicities meet the "disproportionate greater need: housing cost burdens" threshold: Other non -Hispanics in the 30-50% AMI category (ref.NA-25) As discussed previously, because the City of Miami is a 'majority -minority' City, the results of the analysis for disproportionately greater need may be misleading. In terms of real numbers, the reality is that far more Hispanic households (in numbers) experience housing problems than any other group. Specifically, Hispanic households as a group are usually four times the number of other types of households listed in the tables across housing needs categories. In terms of share within each income category, again the Hispanic households represent the largest share (approximately from 64 to 74 percent) across the AMI brackets. Based on this analysis, it is evident that older Hispanic neighborhoods such as Little Havana and Allapattah and sections of Flagami and Coral Way need to be targeted for affordable housing production and rehabilitation. In addition, it is also important to note that the figures in the 2011-2015 CHAS tables do not take into consideration that the City of Miami is a racially/ethnically segregated community in which disproportionately greater need can be geographically concentrated in traditionally underserved areas where Black residents reside, such as Overtown, Liberty City and Little Haiti. If they have needs not identified above, what are those needs? Not applicable Are any of those racial or ethnic groups located in specific areas or neighborhoods in your community? Included below are a variety of maps and tables that illustrate how demographic patterns of income, race, and ethnicity reveal disparity and insular racial and ethnic enclaves. The Black population is clustered north of downtown and the Hispanic population is concentrated in the Southern and Western portions of the City. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 53 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 This polarization creates challenges for the City in trying to integrate distressed communities into the broader economy. Map NA-30.a: Race by Block Group Legend • White Alone • Black or African American alone • Asian atone • American Indian and Alaska Native alone • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone • Some other race alone Source: US Census 2017 American Fact Finder 1-Year Estimate The degree of this polarization can be measured with a dissimilarity index to ascertain differences in residential patterns of one ethnic/racial group in relation to another. Specifically, the index measures how one particular group is distributed across census tracts in the City in comparison to another group. The index has a possible score between zero and 100, a high value indicates that the two groups tend to live in different tracts. As a point of reference, a value of 60 (or above) is considered very high and means that 60 percent (or more) of the members of one group would need to move to a different tract in order for the two groups to be equally distributed. Values of 40 or 50 are usually considered a moderate level of segregation, and values of 30 or below are considered to be fairly low. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 54 According to Brown University, the dissimilarity index of the City of Miami from 1980 to 2010 confirms that the City's racial groups are significantly segregated. Unfortunately, the Brown University study has not been recently updated, yet those trends have remained. It is worthy to note that Miami's Black community consistently rates very high in dissimilarity with all of the other groups and this trend is reflected across decades. In fact, it is the only group to consistently score a value above 60. In 2010, the Black/White (75.5), Black/Hispanic (77.2), and Black/Asian (76.9) values clearly demonstrates that the City's Black community is the most concentrated racial category. Review of the City maps by income reveal that these segregated communities are also where much of the City's low-income residents are concentrated validating in part the results of this chapter in that there may be a disproportionately greater need to address housing problems in Miami's Black neighborhoods. Map NA-30.b: Ethnicity by Block Group FM IMIlli nal th�;' illig ingilMillerraingiet*I-C martirjarioUrA tiniiMiiidriiilir 5X0 El arosatelne Pli Se Mist Legend • Hispanic all Races Non -Hispanic all Races Source: US Census 2017 American Fact Finder 1-Year Estimate The isolation index is another useful tool to measure segregation by exploring the level of concentration of any one group in a neighborhood. The Index determines a percentage of same -group population in the census tract where the average member of a racial/ethnic group lives with the a lower bound of zero DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 55 signaling that a very small group that is quite dispersed to 100 meaning that group members are entirely isolated from other groups. It should be kept in mind that this index is affected by the size of the group -- it is almost inevitably smaller for smaller groups, and it is likely to rise over time if the group becomes larger. The isolation index also shows that Hispanics and Blacks are more likely to live in isolation. The minor adjustments in the increase in isolation (Hispanics) and the decrease in isolation (Blacks) must be taken with a grain of salt due to changes in the overall population of these groups that may be impacting these trends. Generally speaking, however, it is clear that the Black and Hispanic population within the City have traditionally lived in enclaves and that the trend shows very little chance of changing in the near -term. Graph NA-30.A: Ethnic and Racial Composition Ethnic and racial composition 1930 1990 20[00 2005-09 ACS 2010 Total Population Non Hispanic White Non Hispanic Black Hispanic Asian Other Races 346 865 358 548 362 470 418 480 399 457 67.249 19.4% 43,752 12.2% 42.897 11.8% 48.423 11.6% 47.622 11.9% 82,098 23.7% 88.319 24.6% 77.247 21.3% 79,007 18.9% 66.636 16.7% 194,037 55.9% 223,964 62.5% 238,351 65.8% 285,444 68.2% 279,456 70% Graph NA-30.B: Changes in Ethnic and Racial Composition by Year 1980 1990 oio 1,581 0.5% 1,895 0.5% 2,588 0.7% 3,323 4,411 1.1% Elwx s pant — Asun 1 Other Ia,a:_== _000 2O05-09 ACS 2010 W rae Black Wsperic W an 'raer Rates 41111 Whae Black H1panic Mid Sher riaces DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 • — Mae !' Black N4 panic Mien Ceer {iaaes 1,900 0.6% 618 0.2% 1,387 0.4% 2,283 0.6% 1,332 0.3% 56 NA-35 Public Housing - 91.205 (b) Public Housing (PH) in our area is operated/managed by the Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD) Department of Miami -Dade County. HUD's provided pre -populated data from the Public Housing Information Center (PIC) in the charts below include both Miami-Dade's PH and Section 8 (S8) programs combined with the City's Section 8 program. We have elected to use a combination of the pre -populated data with other credible data sources to further refine this narrative and analyze the PH units within our jurisdiction. The data shows (Table NA-35.1) that there are 8,077 Public Housing units in use and 13,516 Section 8 units, the bulk of these tenant based (13,184). The County's Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 units are spread throughout the 30+ municipalities. Data indicates that 6,800 of the public housing units are located within City limits at 65 different sites. When looking at the age of the PH sites in the City, more than half (35) were built on or before 1973 making them at least 40 years old. Given the age of the PH stock within our jurisdiction, the City supports the implementation of the PHCD's FY2018 5-Year Plan and the Annual Capital Fund Program (CFP) to renovate or modernize public housing units so that occupancy is maximized and current stock is preserved, especially given the demand for these units. During an application cycle that ran from July 7-31, 2008, PHCD received 71,376 applications for the waitlist for its project -based (Public Housing and Moderate Rehabilitation), Assisted Living Facilities, and tenant -based (Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher) programs, an obvious sign of the overwhelming demand for income -restricted housing County -wide. Table NA-35.1: Public Housing Totals in Use # of Units in Use :............................ *includes Non -Elderly Disabled, Mainstream Five -Year, and Nursing Home Transition Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) Certificate Mod - Rehab Public Housing Total Project - Based Tenant - Based 13,184 8,077 13,516 Table NA-35.2: Public Housing Characteristics of Residents Number of Homeless at Admission Elderly Program Participants (>62) Disabled Families Families Requesting Accessibility Features HIV/AIDS Program Participants Certificate 2 12 0 Mod - Rehab 15 Program Type Public Housing DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 0 Total 1 Project - Based 0 4,524 23 Vouchers Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 0 Family Unification Program 41 Vouchers Tenant - Based 1 Disabled* 52 Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 0 0 0 0 0 Family Unification Program 0 4 7 0 57 1,536 3,772 4,440 ................................i........................................i.............................................i.........................................i............................................i.................................. 84 399 1,127 2,561 8 2,480 97 2,339 8,077 13,516 51 13,184 ................................i........................................i.............................................i.........................................i............................................i.................................. 0 0 0 0 0 Program Type Number of Certificate DV Victims 0 Mod - Rehab 0 Public Housing Vouchers Project- Tenant - Based Based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program 0 0 0 0 0 0 Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) Table NA-35.3: Public Housing Race of Residents Program Type Race White Black/African American Asian American Indian/ Alaskan Native Pacific Islander Other Certificate Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) Mod - Rehab Public Housing Project - Total Based 31 1,769 3,705 6,158 28 65 568 4,353 7,328 21 O 0 10 6 0 O 0 9 14 1 1 2 0 10 1 O 0 0 0 0 Table NA-35.4: Public Housing Ethnicity of Residents Ethnicity Hispanic Not -Hispanic Certificate Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) 23 74 Mod - Rehab Public Housing Vouchers Tenant - Based 6,002 Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program 0 13 7,154 0 28 6 0 0 13 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 Vouchers Special Purpose Voucher Tenant - Based Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 6,235 0 Family Unification Program 12 Section 504 Needs Assessment: Describe the needs of public housing tenants and applicants on the waiting list for accessible units: We conferred with Miami -Dade County's Public Housing & Community Development (PHCD) Department as they operate public housing within our jurisdiction and at this time there are 8,085 on a waitlist for accessible units. In order to qualify for these units, the participant must meet the following Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) definition of disability: a physical or mental impairment that limits an individual's ability to participate in major life activities; a record of such impairment; or, being regarded as having such an impairment. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 58 Most immediate needs of residents of Public Housing and Housing Choice voucher holders The average annual income of an HCV holder is $7,461; mod rehab client $9,053; and $10,337 for Public Housing residents. These income levels are extremely low and suggest a need for traditional assistance (supportive service) programs to meet basic healthcare needs, as well as initiatives to help them to expand access to job training programs, build assets, increase earnings, and make progress toward economic self- sufficiency. As households experience an increase in income, they are able to move up and out of assisted housing, thereby freeing up vacated units for other households in need of these units. How do these needs compare to the housing needs of the population at large? Housing supportive services are generally an immediate need for all low- income households Citywide. Households with an income that falls below 80 percent of the area median income (AMI) are at a greater risk of suffering from one or more of the common housing problems such as substandard housing, overcrowding, and housing cost burden. Due to this realization, it can be concluded that supportive services such as job training, and financial and homeownership counseling can be beneficial to the population at large, as well as for families residing in public housing or Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher recipients. The need for affordable rental housing is demonstrated by PHCD's current waiting list for assisted housing. In general, PHCD's resident population is reflective of the population of the County as a whole, whereby both seniors and the disabled are represented proportionately to the region's population. i\) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 59 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 NA-40 Homeless Needs Assessment — 91.205(c) On January 25, 2018, Miami -Dade County, through its Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust, conducted its annual Homeless Point in Time (PIT). The PIT found a total of 3,516 homeless persons with 1,030 unsheltered (living in places not meant for habitation) and 2,486 sheltered in emergency, transitional or safe havens. The 2018 total homeless count is an 8 percent decrease from the previous year (a decrease of 321 persons). Approximately 29 percent of the entire homeless population was unsheltered. There were 312 households with at least one adult and one child comprising a total of 1,091 persons (adult and children) and all of these families were sheltered. A total of 131 unaccompanied youth (aged 24 years old or younger) were reported in the 2018 PIT (4 percent of all homeless persons counted) with 83 percent sheltered. Reduction in Chronic Homelessness: The 2018 PIT found 384 chronic homeless (CH) persons with nearly 62 percent sheltered, a reduction of 44 percent over the past five years (2014 PIT found 688 CH with only 35 percent sheltered). Ending of Homeless Veterans: On August 2, 2018, the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust announced that it had ended veteran homelessness. The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs verified and affirmed on July 18, 2018 that Miami -Dade has created a system and infrastructure to make veteran homelessness rare, brief and non -recurring. In 2014, Miami -Dade CoC became one of several select CoCs to join the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs 25 Cities Initiative which was designed to intensify and integrate local efforts. In 2014, when Miami -Dade County began its collaborative effort, the annual count of sheltered and unsheltered persons uncovered 317 homeless veterans with nearly 50% of them unsheltered (142). By January 2018, that number had been cut in half to 120 homeless veterans, with only 9 unsheltered. By meeting strict data -driven benchmarks and criteria outlined by the federal government, Miami -Dade has demonstrated homeless veterans have quick access to shelter, the capacity to move veterans swiftly into permanent housing, and the resources, plans, and system capacity in place should any veteran become homeless or be at risk of homelessness in the future. Table NA-40.1: Homeless Needs Assessment — 91.205(c) Population Persons in Households with Adults and Children Persons in Households with Only Children Persons in Households with Only Adults Chronically Homeless Individuals Chronically Homeless Families Veterans Unaccompanied Youth Estimate the # of persons experiencing homelessness on a given night Unsheltered 21 1,374 188 48 Sheltered 4 1,026 148 0 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Estimate the # experiencing homelessness each year 2,382 55 5,240 734 105 286 341 Estimate the # becoming homeless each year 2,021 46 4,445 622 89 Estimate the # exiting homelessness each year 2,096 48 4,610 645 92 252 300 Estimate the # of days persons experience homelessness 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 60 Population Persons with HIV Estimate the # of persons experiencing homelessness on a given night Unsheltered Source: 2018 PIT, Miami -Dade County 24 Sheltered 12 Estimate the # experiencing homelessness each year 79 The City of Miami does not have Rural Homelessness. Estimate the # becoming homeless each year 67 Estimate the # exiting homelessness each year 69 Estimate the # of days persons experience homelessness 135 If data is not available for the categories "number of persons becoming and exiting homelessness each year," and "number of days that persons experience homelessness," describe these categories for each homeless population type (including chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth): Data for categories "number of persons becoming and exiting homelessness each year" and "number of days that persons experience homelessness" can be found above. Table NA-40.2: Nature and Extent of Homelessness Race Sheltered Unsheltered White 908 497 Black/African American 1,535 528 Asian 11 1 American Indian/Alaska Native 4 1 Pacific Islander 2 2 Ethnicity Sheltered Unsheltered Hispanic 858 319 Not -Hispanic 1,628 711 Source: 2018 PIT, Miami -Dade County Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance for families with children and the families of veterans. The PIT count found 321 homeless households with at least one adult and one child comprising a total of 1,091 persons (adult and children). These families included 733 children under 18 years old. There were 51 parenting youth (between 18 and 24 years old) with a total of 86 children in such households. Forty- eight (48) family households were chronically homeless. There were 3 veteran families. All counted family households were sheltered. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 61 Describe the Nature and Extent of Homelessness by Racial and Ethnic Group. In Miami -Dade County, 79 percent of the population identifies as White, 18 percent of the population as Black/African American, and 3.2 percent identify as Asian, American Indian/Alaskan, Pacific Islander or multiple races. Approximately 69 percent of the population identifies as Hispanic or Latino, while 13 percent identify as White alone (not Hispanic or Latino). The 2018 PIT found the majority of the homeless counted were Black (59 percent) with approximately 40 percent White. Again, these percentages do not correlate with the general population, where approximately 18 percent of the population in all of Miami -Dade County is Black. Of homeless persons who identified as Black, 74 percent were sheltered, compared to 65 percent of persons who identified as White were sheltered. Approximately 34 percent of all homeless persons identified as Hispanic or Latino, which is at substantial odds with the general population of Miami -Dade County where about 70 percent is Hispanic/Latino. Of persons identified as Hispanic/Latino, 27 percent were unsheltered, which also is substantially different for persons identifying as Black or White. 2018 Racial Disparity Assessment: In September 2018, the CoC conducted a racial disparity assessment of the entire CoC population by program type. This assessment examines racial representation within the homeless population compared to the general population and length of stays and exit outcomes by program type and race. Miami -Dade CoC HMIS data for four programs, emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing (RRH) and permanent supportive housing (PSH) was reviewed for racial disparity. In particular, exit outcomes of homelessness, permanent housing or institutionalization were assessed. Lack of exit data collection also was examined for racial disparity. "Exiting into homelessness" means that someone left the program for a place not meant for human habitation or emergency shelter (including motel with a voucher). "Exiting into permanent housing" includes housing without subsidy, rapid rehousing or housing with subsidy. Key findings: ■ Persons of color are extraordinarily overrepresented as a proportion of the homeless population when compared to the general population. While black persons represent 18% of Miami -Dade County's general population, they comprise 56% of the homeless population. ■ While young adults aged 25 years or younger make up a small percentage of all persons served by the CoC, racial disparity among such young adults is striking, particularly when compared to single adults over the age of 25 years. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of young adults are black compared to 53% of single adults. ■ White participants have a longer length of stay in permanent supportive housing. While a small percentage of PSH participants exit to homelessness, a greater percentage of those who do are black. ■ While the CoC programs (emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid re -housing and permanent supportive housing) do a good job in preventing returns to homeless compared to overall exits, a significantly greater number of black persons exit into homelessness than white persons. On the other hand, the rate of exits to permanent housing is much greater for black persons when compared to white persons. ■ There is racial disparity in the collection of exit destination data with a greater percentage of black persons leaving without exit destination. ■ Based on available exit data, it appears that there is a racial dimension to addressing substance abuse treatment and medical care needs which will be further examined. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 62 CoC action steps to respond to the assessment findings have been identified. It is also of significant note that a recent analysis of wealth accumulation and income across races in Miami found that white households' median net worth was approximately $107,000 whereas Black households' median net worth was approximately $3,700. This wealth disparity brings into sharp relief Black residents' vulnerability to socio-economic circumstances which can lead to homelessness8. Describe the Nature and Extent of Unsheltered and Sheltered Homelessness. Unsheltered and Sheltered in General The 2018 PIT found a total of 3,516 homeless persons with 1,030 unsheltered (living in places not meant for habitation) and 2,486 sheltered in emergency, transitional or safe havens. Of all persons counted, approximately 29% of the homeless population was unsheltered. Families 312 family households with at least one adult and one child were counted, comprising a total of 1,091 persons (adults and children). Chronically homeless families also were found with a total of 48 persons counted. All families were sheltered. Single Individuals Of all counted, 2,400 persons were single individuals with 57% unsheltered. Chronically Homeless Individuals During the 2018 PIT, 336 chronically homeless individuals were counted with approximately 56% unsheltered. Veterans One hundred and twenty (120) homeless veterans were counted, with only nine unsheltered. Three veteran families were counted and all 3 were sheltered. Youth During 2018 iCount Miami point in time count, 156 unaccompanied homeless youth (24 years of age or younger) were counted. Of all unaccompanied youth, 15% were under 18 years old. Eighty-three percent (83%) of all youth counted were sheltered. The iCount captures information about youth who meet the HUD definition of literally homeless, as well as the U.S. Department of Education's definition of homelessness 8 "Color of Wealth in Miami" study by the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University, Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University, and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 63 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 which includes "doubled -up" or couch surfing youth. Although the iCount has collected data since 2014, it is understood to be an undercount as it represents a single source of data gathered over a limited amount of time. PIT methodology for the iCount continues to be refined to expand its reach into the community to ensure the most accurate count of homeless youth possible. Gender While 49% of the Miami -Dade population is male, 58% of all persons counted were male, 39% female, and 3% transgender. Broken down further, men represented 81 % of unsheltered homeless persons, while making up 62% of sheltered persons. Geographic Concentration of Unsheltered Homeless: Approximately 65% of all unsheltered persons within Miami -Dade County were located within the City of Miami (665 persons). Factors Impacting Housing Stability: The 2018 PIT survey suggest that lack of income was the number one factor contributing to homelessness. Homeless persons overwhelmingly said affordable housing, rental assistance and housing search was the greatest need. Miami -Dade County's low wages, high housing costs and increasingly limited affordable housing options, is creating substantial housing instability among its residents. In addition, disability, including mental health, substance abuse disorder, chronic health condition and/or physical disability have an adverse impact on housing stability leading to homelessness. Discussion Homelessness within City of Miami: Approximately 65 percent (665 persons) of the total unsheltered population counted in Miami -Dade County were located within City of Miami limits which has been a trend for decades. The City is home to the largest public hospital (Jackson Memorial Hospital) in the county, the Federal Detention Center, and over a dozen service facilities that cater to the homeless population. In addition, Downtown Miami also offers multiple public transit options and religious groups frequently visit this are to extend free street feedings to the unsheltered homeless. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 64 NA-45 Non -Homeless Special Needs Assessment - 91.205 (b,d) This section is meant to describe the specific housing needs of certain population groups that are not homeless but require supportive housing. The groups to be addressed include: Elderly Persons (defined as 62 years and older); Frail elderly; Persons with mental, physical, and/or developmental disabilities; Persons with Alcohol or other Drug Addiction; Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families; and, victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The housing needs of each one of these groups differ enormously. We have turned to ACS data, state- wide data, and local data if available, to respond to this section, but forewarn that it is still difficult to produce City -specific data in some cases given that information in the State is often drilled down by County and not municipality. Miami is the largest City in Miami -Dade County, but the latter is about five times our size in population and with boundaries extending far beyond our geographic area. As such, the two areas are not necessarily reflective of one another. Because we are also a HOPWA administrator, we will begin our assessment with a careful look at this population first. Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families The City of Miami (City) serves as the administrator of the formula grant -funded Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program for the entire geographical area of Miami -Dade County given that pursuant to federal regulations implementing the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act of 1990, the City is the municipality with the largest population in the Miami -Dade Eligible Metropolitan Division (EMD). The HOPWA Program serves all residents of Miami -Dade County and is administered by the City of Miami's Department of Community & Economic Development. The City works with all levels of government, service providers, consumers and the private sector in developing housing and housing -related support services for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs) in the MSA. The Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership, through its Housing Committee, serves in an advisory capacity to the Department of Community Development and City Commission with regard to HOPWA formula grant funds awarded to the City on behalf of the Miami -Dade Eligible Metropolitan Division (EMD). Specifically, the City of Miami looks to the Partnership's Housing Committee for community input and advice concerning resource allocation, HOPWA program policies, and coordination of efforts to address housing needs with care and treatment services and activities directed at persons living with HIV/AIDS. The City of Miami is formally represented on the Partnership and its Housing Committee. Table NA-45.1: HOPWA Current HOPWA Formula Use Cumulative cases of AIDS reported 36,610 Area incidence of AIDS 402 Rate per population 0.014% Number of new cases prior year (3 years of data) 444 Rate per population (3 years of data) 16.36% Current HIV Surveillance data: DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 65 Current HOPWA Formula Use Number of Persons living with HIV (PLWH) 27,969 Area Prevalence (PLWH per population) 1.02 Number of New HIV cases reported last year 1,195 Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance, 2017 Miami -Dade Health Chart, Florida Department of Health, 2017 Miami -Dade EPI Surveillance Report. Table NA-45.2: HIV Housing Needs Type of HOPWA Assistance Estimates of Unmet Need Tenant Based Rental Assistance 10,116 Short -Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility 0 Facility Based Housing Source: 2017 HIV/AIDS Housing Needs Assessment 0 Describe the characteristics of special needs populations in your community: Elderly According to the US Census Bureau's 2017 National Population Projections, by 2030, all baby boomers will be older than age 65. This will expand the size of the older population so that 1 in every 5 residents will be retirement age. It would be the first time in US history that older people are projected to outnumber children. Projections indicate that in 2035, there will be 78 million people aged 65+, versus 76.7 million under the age of 18. This is expected to slow population down. Based on Census population estimates issued on July 1, 2017, Florida's population of persons 65+ hovers around 20 percent, one of the highest percentages of any US State, with Maine and West Virginia at around the same percentage. This will create a unique set of challenges, given this age group's needs. According to the most recent ACS 2013-2017, there are 71,000 persons in the City who are aged 65 and over which is about 16.4% of the population. Generally, as the population ages, the family size decreases and the need for accessible units and supportive services increase. Based on data from the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, in 2017 the average monthly Social Security benefit (for retired workers) in Miami -Dade County was $1,150 which would make the maximum affordable rent for that SS recipient approximately $345, a rental figure that is non-existent in Miami -Dade, unless the unit is heavily subsidized. This means that unless the retired SS recipient saved significantly and/or owns his/her own home, he/she will be cost -burdened given Miami's average rental rates. As noted in the Florida Department of Elder Affairs' Area Plan on Aging Program Module for the Period 2017-2019, Alliance for Aging, Inc., (September 2016), "Affordable housing is the most critical unmet need for older adults in PSA 11, particularly but not exclusively among elders living in poverty. But poverty is relative, and 25-30% of older adults spend more than 50% of their income in housing. This affects their ability to pay for basics like food and medication and limits their ability to pay out of pocket for much -needed home- and community -based services." The same report also estimates that 25% of elders in Miami -Dade (134,000+) are food insecure and that while most elders age 65+ have Medicare (97% in Miami -Dade), the DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 66 County also has the highest rate of elders dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (29.4%) in Florida, because many seniors live in poverty and may not be able to afford co -payments, specialty visits, or pharmacy costs. Frail Elderly Defined as an elderly person who requires help with three or more activities of daily living (bathing, walking, and performing light housework). As expected, frailty becomes more likely with advanced age. We cannot locate any specific data on this population group that would indicate how many are already in nursing homes or assisting living facilities. Victims of Domestic Violence The City and HCD are not directly involved in the assessment of housing and service needs for this population. The State of Florida has 42 domestic violence centers, two of these are located within Miami - Dade County — Miami -Dade Advocates for Victims (also known as Safespace North and South) and Victim Response, Inc., also known as The Lodge. In 2017-2018, at Safespace there were 722 residential admissions and 628 non-residential admissions; at the Lodge there were 422 residential admissions and 1003 non-residential amounting to a total of 2,775 admissions (unduplicated) at both locations (in both residential and noon -residential categories). In the residential category, the bulk of individuals served were Children followed closely by Women (576 vs. 561), African -American, Middle Eastern ethnicity, between the ages of 25 and 59 years. In the non-residential category, the bulk of clients were Females, White, Hispanic ethnicity, and between the ages of 25-59 years. Other locations offering DV services include the non-profit Miami Rescue Mission and Camillus House. Table NA-45.3: Unduplicated Victim Services — Individuals Served Category Safespace The Lodge New Residential Admissions Children 358 218 Women 358 203 Men 6 1 Other 0 0 New Residential Admissions Total 722 422 New Non -Residential Admissions Total Children 15 149 Women 570 812 Men 43 42 Other 0 0 New Non -Residential Admissions Total 628 1,003 Source: State of Florida, 17-18 DV Annual Statistics, Miami For quantitative DV crime statistics, the HCD looked to statistics compiled and published by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), which gathers totals from the state's 67 law enforcement agencies DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 67 and issues this data in Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) that serve as indicators of the number, rates and types of criminal activity known to, and reported by, law enforcement agencies. DV crimes and arrests are segregated in these reports providing separate data. For purposes of this Consolidated Plan, the HCD looked more specifically at the data reported by the City of Miami Police Department to the FDLE. Disclaimer: It is important to note that these numbers reflect only sexual offenses that were reported to law enforcement. Data issued by the FDLE in its County and Jurisdictional Domestic Violence Offenses Data (2017), indicates the following for the City of Miami: there were 472 offenses for aggravated assault, 1393 for simple assault, 10 for aggravated stalking, 3 for threat/intimidation, and 8 for of stalking. Along with some additional categories not mentioned here, a grand total of over 2,000domestic violence offenses were logged in 2017, the second highest number reported by a police bureau in Miami -Dade County. Only Miami -Dade County's Police Department logged more total offenses in 2017, with a total of 3,621 in all DV -related categories. Table NA-45.4: Miami Police Department - Domestic Violence Cases, 2017 Aggravated Aggravated Simple Threat / Category Population Murder Rape Fondling Assault Stalking Assault Intimidation Stalking Offenses 467,872 6 12 19 472 10 1,393 3 8 Arrests 467,872 5 6 6 261 2 716 1 2 Source: FDLE County and Jurisdiction Domestic Violence Offenses Data (2017) Persons with Disabilities (mental, physical and/or developmental) A person with disabilities is a person who is determined, pursuant to HUD regulations, to have a physical, mental, or emotional impairment that: (1) is expected to be of long -continued and indefinite duration; (2) substantially impedes his or her ability to live independently; (3) and, is of such a nature that the ability to live independently could be improved by more suitable housing conditions;(4) or, has a developmental disability as defined in 42 U.S.C. 6001. The HUD definition does not exclude persons who have the disease of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or related conditions and the characteristics of this group are addressed separately in this Plan. Table NA-45.5: Disability Status Subject Estimate Total 65 Years and Over Margin of Error Estimate Margin of Error Civilian noninstitutionalized population -with any disability 436,285 12.0% -no disability 88.0% +/-474 +/-0.4 +/-0.4 71,342 36.1% 63.9% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (S1810) +/-1,650 +/-1.3 +/-1.3 Approximately 12% of the City's population (52,379) has a disability as per the 2013-2017 ACS, 5-Year Estimate, with close to half of these persons in the age 65 and up categories. For a general look at the data, Table NA-45.6 further drills down information on the estimated 52,379 persons in Miami who have a disability, as per the 2013-2017 ACS 5-Year Estimate. Of this total, close to 50% are aged 65+ and another 11 % are between the ages of 35 and 64. The most predominant disability was of persons dealing with ambulatory difficulty (7.7%) followed by independent living difficulties (6.8%) with the bulk of those represented being age 65 and up. The City and HCD fund different programs to assist persons with disabilities, but the State, via its Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), is directly involved identifying DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 68 the housing and supportive service needs of this sub -population, state-wide. The APD serves more than 50,000 Floridians with disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, intellectual disabilities, and Down syndrome. The need for services in Florida far outpaces the current funding allocated by the State Legislature and there are 22,034 developmentally disabled people (as of December 2018) on the State's waitlist for Medicaid funded home and community -based services. Table NA-45.6: Disability Characteristics Subject %with a Total With a Disability Disability Estimate Margin of Error Estimate Margin of Error Estimate Civilian noninstitutionalized Population 436,285 +/-474 52,379 +/-1,693 12.0% -with a hearing disability (X) (X) 10,778 +/-876 2.5% -with a vision difficulty (X) (X) 11,701 +/-823 2.7% -with a cognitive difficulty (X) (X) 23,612 +/-1,343 5.8% -with an ambulatory difficulty (X) (X) 31,671 +/-1,459 7.7% -with a self -care difficulty (X) (X) 14,657 +/-1,136 3.6% -with an independent living difficulty (X) (X) 24,217 +/-1,218 6.8% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (S1810) Locally, the City of Miami's Parks and Recreation Department operates the Sandra DeLucca Developmental Center (4560 NW 4 Terrace) which has been delivering recreational, leisure and daily living skills programs for children and adults with a variety of disabilities since 1973. The Center recently expanded its location in mid-2017 by renovating the existent space and adding 4200-square-feet to the relocation. The $2.3 million expansion was made possible with City of Miami Impact fees, FEMA funding, and Miami -Dade County bond dollars and allowed for additional programming for adults with disabilities in the City and County. Through registered programs, the Center serves 260 persons with developmental and physical disabilities (i.e., 2-wheel chair sports programs Hand cycling and Tennis). Through its various themed special events open to the community, they welcome more than 600 individuals annually. The mission of the Sandra DeLucca Developmental Center is to provide persons with intellectual and physical challenges, equal access to community -based recreational, leisure, and cultural activities and to enhance their quality of life and inspire confidence, self-esteem and foster independence. Persons with Alcohol or Other Drug Addictions The City and HCD does not fund or operate any substance abuse programs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program is recognized as the state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The program is responsible for the oversight of a statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance abuse disorders. For purposes of this CP, we will focus on data related to persons dealing with substance abuse/drug addictions in Miami -Dade County, as provided by the SAMH Program. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 69 Table NA-45.7: Count of Unduplicated Substance Abuse Admissions Population >18 Years <=18 Years Homeless >18 Years Homeless <=18 Years Total: FY2015-2016 FY2016-2017 FY2017-2018 3,929 1 3,046 1 3,602 1 2,193 1 3972 1 3342 1,097 1 603 1 1,176 I 621 1 1182 1 689 753 1 242 1 688 i 227 1 677 1 230 Source: FL Office of Substance Abuse & Mental Health, Ricard Power Note: this data does not include private treatment and/or Medicaid. 3,046 5,837 4,267 Their client data solely reflects those persons served through the State, and does not include Medicaid or private insurance. In the past three fiscal years, the total count of substance abuse admissions dropped in 16-17, but then picked up again, to just past FY17-18 levels, amounting to a total of 7,314 persons. Data also indicates that approximately 907 (12%) of these persons were homeless at the time of admission. The majority of cases were persons whose primary substance use was NOC (Noroxycodone), and that has remained the case in the past three fiscal years with FY 17-18 noting a total count of 4,463 persons. According to The Florida Department of Children and families Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Plan, 2014-2016 (pages 55-56), some of the needs and challenges of this population in the Southern region (Miami -Dade County and Monroe) are as follows: Affordable housing is not available to consumers with substance abuse and mental health disorders who have low income and do not meet criteria for homeless housing funds; more wrap -around services are needed (i.e., case management, therapy, and support groups) for consumers residing in Assisted Living Facilities with Limited Mental Health Licenses that are not associated with Community Mental Health Centers; More education and specific targeted programs are needed for returning veterans and coordination through the Veteran's Task Force; There is a need to expand SAMH treatment for parents of individuals who are actively using substances and may have a mental health diagnosis. This will help keep families together during treatment under the umbrella of SAMH providers; and Consumers and stakeholders have identified a lack of and affordable transportation as a need to access community services. What are the housing and supportive service needs of these populations and how are these needs determined? Elderly/Frail Elderly: As noted in the Florida Department of Elder Affairs' Area Plan on Aging Program Module for the Period 2017-2019, Alliance for Aging, Inc., (September 2016), "Affordable housing is the most critical unmet need for older adults in PSA 11 [the City is included here], particularly but not exclusively among elders living in poverty. But poverty is relative, and 25-30% of older adults spend more than 50% of their income housing. This affects their ability to pay for basics like food and medication and limits their ability to pay out of pocket for much -needed home- and community -based services." The same report also estimates that 25% of elders in Miami -Dade (134,000+) are food insecure and that while 97% of elders age 65+ in the County DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 70 have Medicare, the County also has the highest rate of elders dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (29.4%) in Florida, because many seniors live in poverty and may not be able to afford co -payments, specialty visits, or pharmacy costs. Victims of Domestic Violence: The needs for victims of domestic violence focus around finding adequate shelter and access to supportive services. The Department of Children and Families (DCF) provides statistical data in their annual report. Assessment of this data determines what the priority needs are for this population. Data provided in the 2015-2016 annual report states that the main service sought by domestic violence victims included emergency shelter, access to a hotline for help, and outreach services. Certified centers also supplemented their program with ancillary services such as transportation, rent and utility assistance, transitional housing, legal and court advocacy, work skills and job readiness training, and financial literacy education indicating these are also high priority needs for this population. Persons with Disabilities: The City is not directly involved in the identification of the housing and supportive service needs of this sub - population. On a State level, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) is tasked with serving the needs of Floridians with developmental disabilities. It serves more than 50,000 Floridians with disabilities includes: autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, intellectual disabilities, and down syndrome. The need for services in Florida far outpaces the current funding allocated by the State Legislature and there are 22,034 developmentally disabled people (as of December 2018) on the State's waitlist for Medicaid funded home and community -based services. Discuss the size and characteristics of the population with HIV/AIDS and their families within the Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area: Demographic Data Although medical advances have been made to combat the disease, the number of AIDS cases continues to rise in Miami -Dade County at a particularly alarming rate, particularly within the African American and Hispanic communities, as well as among young adults, seniors, and females. The U. S. Health Resources and Services Administration ("HRSA") reported that the HIV/AIDS epidemic is growing among traditionally underserved and hard -to -reach communities. In 2017, the Florida Department of Health reported that there were 27,969 persons living with HIV/AIDS and 13,712 persons living with AIDS in Miami -Dade County. Using 2016 numbers from a report by the Centers for Disease Control, a report indicated that the infection rate per capita in Miami was 47 per 100,000, the highest new infection rate per capita of any U.S. City (http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/we-re-mess-why-florida-struggling-unusually-severe-hivaids- problem). With regard to geographic distribution of Miami -Dade County residents living with HIV/AIDS, cases are concentrated in Central Miami -Dade County in areas comprised of low-income, predominately minority neighborhoods, including Liberty City, Allapattah, Little Haiti and Overtown. It is estimated that 41 percent DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 71 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 of Miami -Dade County's HIV/AIDS cases are concentrated in 9 of the county's zip codes: 33127, 33136, 33137, 33138, 33139, 33142, 33147, 33150, and 33161. It should be noted that some of the zip codes with the highest concentration of HIV/AIDS cases are also among the zip codes with the highest poverty rates in Miami -Dade County. Moreover, the HOPWA program is serving some of the poorest geographic areas (based on zip codes) within the funded EMSA. Per cumulative data collected by the Florida Department of Health from 2013-2017, approximately 80% of persons newly diagnosed with HIV were males and close to 60% were Hispanic with 32% who were black. Of the AIDS Diagnoses in 2017, 73% were males, 48% were Hispanic and 42% were Black. Economic Barriers to Housing Persons living with AIDS, and their family members, face many obstacles in the quest for housing, and include numerous underserved groups. Underserved groups include: minorities, persons with mental illnesses, persons with substance addictions, post -incarcerated adults, and youth. In addition to the effects of the disease, this group often experience periods of homelessness and a substantial number qualify under federal guidelines as low- or very low-income households. Research has shown that people with fully suppressed viral load are not transmitting HIV to their partners9. The local data correlation between undetectable or suppressed viral loads and housing stability is significant. Data collected by the Miami - Dade Ryan White Program in FY16-17 found 81.1% of permanently -housed Miami -Dade Ryan White clients have undetectable or suppressed viral loads compared to only 63.5% who were housing unstable (non -permanent or institutional living situation). The rate of high or unsuppressed viral loads is even greater for clients living in institutional settings like substance abuse crisis units, jails and mental health facilities (38.6%). This rate is more than twice as that found among stably housed clients (18.9%). At root, persons living with AIDS require basic housing assistance due to extremely low income. A 2017 Miami -Dade County HIV/AIDS Housing Needs Assessment was conducted by the City's HOPWA Program with participation of the Miami -Dade County HIV/AIDS Partnership Housing Committee. Housing findings indicate again a strong preference for independent, mainstream, non -institutional housing from which community -based HIV/AIDS service providers can be easily accessed. According to the 2017 HIV/AIDS housing needs and gap analysis, it is estimated that 10,998 persons living with HIV/AIDS require some form of housing assistance based on housing burden in Miami -Dade County. The analysis show that approximately 882 PLWHAs are provided rental subsidies or affordable housing units through HOPWA and other non-HOPWA funding; leaving an estimated 10,116 PLWHAs still in need of housing assistance. A single person living at 100% of the 2017 Federal Poverty Guideline has income of $12,140 ($1,012 monthly), 2018 HUD Fair Market Rent (FMR) for an efficiency is $951 while a one -bedroom unit is $1,147. A single household at poverty would be required to spend approximately 94% of its household income just for an efficiency and 113.3% of their income for a one -bedroom. Even in a roommate situation, a single person at poverty would need to spend 68.2% of their income to afford to live in a two -bedroom unit at FMR ($1,454). Individuals on SSI currently receive $735 a month (or $8,820 a year) and clearly cannot afford an efficiency or a one -bedroom unit. A shared two -bedroom would cost them approximately 91.9% of their monthly income. Persons living with HIV/AIDS in Miami -Dade County are severely housing -burdened and require deeply subsidized housing, either in the form of tenant -based rental assistance or substantially below market rental 9 Cohen M et al. Final results of the HPTN 052 randomized controlled trial: antiretroviral therapy prevents HIV transmission. 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Vancouver, abstract MOAC0101LB, 2015. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 72 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 units, particularly units affordable to households with incomes at or below thirty percent (30%) of area median income. Miami -Dade County struggles with a lack of affordable housing that accommodates the proper family size of persons with AIDS, the lack of affordable housing in areas where clients prefer to reside, and the inability of those in need to access housing assistance due to limited resources. In addition, housing discrimination and negative stigma continue issues to loom large for persons infected with AIDS in Miami -Dade County. Multiple Diagnosis — Need for Low Demand Supportive Housing The local HOPWA program is maximizing its resources to house as many persons living with AIDS as possible through the use of tenant -based rental assistance. However, some of the participants may benefit from project -based supportive permanent housing, including low demand, particularly those with substance abuse or mental health histories. However, these housing program require greater resources — both to develop and operate with support services. There is a significant rate of substance abuse among HOPWA participants that results in poor money management and detrimental behavior by the participant or persons associated with them that frequent their homes, leading to evictions — often multiple times. Many of these clients are resistant to treatment and/or refuse to acknowledge their substance abuse when the abuse or the behaviors caused by the abuse are raised by their housing specialist. This is causing a challenge to the Program in assisting these participants to remain housing stability and avoid program termination. Housing Specialists are struggling with efforts to balance HOPWA Program rules that all participants are expected to comply with the objectives of reducing program terminations. Low demand project -based housing would be most likely more helpful to the housing stability of these participants and similarly -situated Miami -Dade PLWHA who are not participating in the LTRA Program due to limited program capacity. Criminal Justice History The greater impediment to housing is faced by those persons living with HIV/AIDS who are leaving the state prison system with felony records and no income. These former felons face extreme difficulty in re- entering the community, finding landlords willing to rent to them and accessing the job market, now exacerbated by current economic conditions. Miami -Dade County has very meager resources as there are few if any agencies with experience operating re-entry programs and there is no formal re-entry system in place. State funding has not been sufficiently directed towards this need. The City is exploring the feasibility of a pilot re-entry housing program for ex -offenders living with AIDS, depending upon factors such as operating costs and local capacity to provide re-entry housing and services based on best practices in the field. In general, many landlords in Miami -Dade, especially professional multi -family rental property managers, require criminal background checks. Even minor misdemeanor histories can prevent tenancy. The HOPWA Program has developed relationships with area landlords that will accept Program participants. In addition, participants and HOPWA housing specialists consult a county -wide government - funded online listing service that area landlords use without cost to list available rentals. Landlords indicate whether or not criminal checks are required, which can expedite housing searches. South Florida is being proactive about educating the public on the prevention of spreading HIV/AIDS and launched a "Getting 2 Zero Miami" (http://getting2zeromiami.com/) campaign with a focus on education and prevention. The City of Miami, as well as Miami -Dade County are members of the taskforce. Miami -Dade County manages the Ryan White program locally while the City of Miami manages the HOPWA program. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 73 Discussion In the spring of 2018, the City of Miami filed a civil lawsuit10 alleging deception and false marketing by a number of manufacturers/distributors of prescription painkillers, including Purdue Pharma, Teva Pharmaceuticals and Walgreens. Other South Florida local governments that have filed opioid litigation are Broward and Palm Beach counties11 and the city of Deerfield Beach. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said in January that the state is "prepared to go to litigation" if drug makers refuse to negotiate a settlement. In October 2018, the City of Miami Police Department announced they would combine a pair of federal grants totaling $1.6 million, and working with Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital and other agencies to develop a pre -arrest diversion program where people found with small amounts of opioids can enter a one-year outpatient treatment program, which would include anti -addiction medication, social services, mental health counseling and general medical care with the program set to begin sometime in the Summer of 2019. Initial estimates indicate the program could help treat around 100 people over the three-year life of the grant. Much of the treatment will be outpatient, but the program will have some capacity for inpatient care with plans for treatment to last an average of 12 months. Green -lit in December 2016, IDEA Exchange is the only legal exchange program operating in the state of Florida12. The needle exchange program is run by the University of Miami and hands out clean syringes to those living under the overpass. The program has distributed more than 1,000 doses of naloxone, an overdose -reversing drug, and provides free hepatitis C and HIV testing. 10 https://gallerymailchimp.com/aaa1d67b87771d7c63357e753/files/c35bdd79-cb2b-4414-9ec6- 6705b9bbf236/Opioid Complaint.pdf 11 https://www.wlrn.org/post/broward-palm-beach-counties-push-ahead-sue-big-pharma-opioid-crisis 12 https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/legislature-approves-plan-for-needle-exchange-program-in-miami-dade-8293763 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 74 NA-50 Non -Housing Community Development Needs - 91.215 (f) Describe the jurisdiction's need for Public Facilities: The City defines a capital improvement as the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or installation of a physical public improvement or addition to fixed assets in the form of land, buildings, or improvements with a value of $5,000 or more and a "useful life" of at least three years. The City's Office of Management and Budget, with assistance and support from each City department, develops the Capital Plan to recommend capital project funding to the City Commission. The City Commission makes capital funding decisions based on the proposed appropriations made in the plan. The City's CIP Development Process prioritizes the City's numerous needs spread across its departments, bearing in mind the limits of each funding source, progress on ongoing capital improvement projects, and funding commitments made by prior Capital Plans. The City's Office of Capital Improvements (OCI) coordinates the City of Miami's capital improvement planning process and long-range programs so that capital spending supports strategic citywide initiatives and neighborhood needs. The City uses a hierarchy of criteria to determine how projects are considered for funding on a yearly basis. Projects with the highest rankings or projects meeting more than one criterion are given priority funding and implementation. The criterion used is listed as follows: life safety, legal requirements, essential improvements, quality of life improvements, efficiency improvements, revenue producing, service improvements, and service and space expansion. The City has a web -based application that allows constituents to know what CITP projects are coming to their neighborhood, actual projects currently in construction, and completed projects. How were these needs determined? With a population of close to 500,000 within some 36-sqaure-miles of land, the City can only address so many public facilities/improvements and needs on a given a year, due to budgeting constraints. Through its Strategic Planning initiative, the City convenes key internal and external stakeholders to identify the highest -priority goals for city government. Through surveys, focus group sessions, and public meetings, the City's administration collects input on the community's highest priorities for the coming years, across six specific areas which are: Public Safety, Education & Economic Access, Growth & Development, Clean & Beautiful Neighborhoods, Parks, Recreation and Culture and Efficient & Effective Government. For the fifth consecutive year, the City has also issued its Resident Survey to gather feedback directly from constituents on their quality of life concerns. Describe the jurisdiction's need for Public Improvements: The City of Miami's Capital Budget and Multi -year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), also known as the Capital Plan, contains information on how the City plans to invest available resources into key infrastructure, facilities, and systems between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2024.The six -year CIP Plan includes funding of $526.475 million for 475 active projects. During FY 2018-19, new capital budget appropriations totaling $24.803 million will be used to fund 41 projects as detailed in the plan. Some of the public improvements identified for 2018-2019 and beyond are as follows: improvements and enhancements adult fitness zone for various citywide parks; funding for environmental control protection (ECP) and ongoing monitoring as mandated by the County's Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) which implements regulatory and land management programs to protect water quality, drinking DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 75 water supply, air quality and natural resources; commence the 20th street maintenance yard operation facility; begin construction to Phase II find grant funded park projects; renovations to city police station restrooms; installation of downtown signage and wayfinding system; city match for a temporary platform for the ne connector at ne 2nd avenue and ne 38 street; additional funding citywide storm sewer repairs and storm water master plan; and, miscellaneous repairs and maintenance to city owned marinas. How were these needs determined? The City launched its Strategic Planning Initiative in the summer of 2013. Through this initiative, the City convenes key internal and external stakeholders to identify the highest -priority goals for city government. The City of Miami Strategic Plan serves as a roadmap for the strategic allocation of city resources. Describe the jurisdiction's need for Public Services: The City has historically relied on the input gathered during the public hearings process to establish its public service priorities. The public hearings held in early 2019 identified the following activities as most important: elderly meals, child care services, job training programs, job creation programs, and programs for the handicapped/disabled. Based on the US Census data, 21.7 percent of the City's population is over the age of 60. When comparing the 2000 and 2017 Census figures, the category of persons aged 60-64 years saw a 31.2 percent growth, from 19,857 people in 2000 to 26,059 people in 2017. The age cohort of 64-74 years also saw a 21.3 percent growth, from 32,075 people in 2000 to 38,913 people in 2017. All signs would indicate that Miami's older population is continuing to age in place. Because of the numbers, elderly services (specifically meals) are of great concern in most districts and is a top priority amongst most districts. Given the 15% CDBG public service cap, agencies providing other services (such as childcare and job training) often feel shortchanged as the City has historically priorities nutritional programs for the elderly. To that extend, the City contributes every year approximately $742,000 of general fund monies towards public service activities to fund additional services that are crucial to a community that is attempting to alleviate the economic burdens of an unusually large, low-income elderly population. How were these needs determined? The list of public service needs was developed through a consultation process that included the general public and CBOs (through public hearings), community leaders, and City staff. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 76 HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS MA-05 Overview The Housing Market Section of the City of Miami's Consolidated Plan is intended to describe the "supply" side of the City's housing environment. Together with the previous "Housing Needs Assessment," a clearer understanding of the City's housing issues and conditions emerges to guide the Housing Strategic Plan. The findings from the Market Analysis and those discussed in the Needs Assessment help explain why the City of Miami has become increasingly unaffordable to its residents —especially those seeking more affordable options. Historically, Miami has been a boom -bust market whose volatility has not been kind to the City's low-income residents. During the housing boom of the past decade (2005-2007), many of the City's urban core neighborhoods were rediscovered and gentrification became prevalent in areas such as Wynwood and Coconut Grove. In the post -recession era beginning in 2012, the City of Miami has experienced unprecedented new high -end, multi -family development, population growth and further gentrification in urban core neighborhoods such as Little Haiti, Allapattah and Little Havana. Miami's property values have appreciated for 7.25 consecutive years according to the Miami Realtors Association, in part due to steady demand from foreign investors, a majority of whom purchase Miami real estate as an investment versus as a residence. Miami cash transactions comprised 35.6 percent of March 2019 total closed sales, compared to 37.9 percent last year. Miami cash transactions are almost double the national figure (21 percent). The most significant change to the City's housing market are household mobility and income trends. According to 2017 US Census estimates, 68.1 percent of the occupied households in the City of Miami moved into their unit in 2010 or later. Significantly, 37.8 percent of householders have moved into their unit since 2015 which coincides with the boom in multi -family construction in the past few years. During this period, the City of Miami has experienced robust population growth as evidenced by a by a 16 percent growth rate (63,897 residents/11,688 households) since 2010. The largest increase since 2010 was in "husband -wife family" households (9,158 households). This represents a dramatic shift from the previous decade when non -family households were increasing at the fastest rate. Households earning $50,000- $74,999 comprise the largest percentage (15 percent) of households in the City followed by households earning $15,000-24,999 (14.5 percent). The increase in higher household income ranges is representative of the recent proliferation of high -end, multi -family construction in Downtown districts. Key findings in this market analysis are listed below: City of Miami Housing Market Inventory: • There are a total of 201,874 housing units within the City of Miami which represents a 9.5 percent increase since 2010; • The City of Miami's housing inventory consists primarily of structures with 20+ units (89,589 units/44.4 percent) and 1-unit detached structures (48,663 units/24.1 percent); • There are currently 31,799 (15.7 percent) vacant housing units in the City, of which, 10,416 (32.7 percent) are seasonal; DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 77 • Housing vacancies in the City have increased by 23.8 percent since 2010 (25,676 units); • Renter -occupied housing units in the City has increased by 23.5 percent (22,959 units) since 2010, compared to a 2.5 percent (1,224 units) growth in owner -occupied units. Renter -occupied units now comprise 71 percent of all housing units in the City of Miami compared to 48.9 percent in Miami -Dade County; • Three quarters of Miami -Dade County's public housing units are located in the City of Miami. • Cost of Housing: • The City of Miami's median home value of $322,000 represents a 15.6 percent increase since 2010 • The City of Miami's median home value is unaffordable to 84 percent of Miami households • The City of Miami's median contract rent of $1,041 represents a 32.1 percent increase since 2010 • An estimated 62.8 percent of Miami's renter households are cost -burdened and 35.4 percent "severely" cost -burdened (housing costs in excess of 50 percent of household income) • The growth and demand for renter housing in the City of Miami has had a profound effect on rent prices. While the median gross rent according to 2017 US Census estimates is $1,041, "asking rents" especially for new rental developments in the City are substantially higher (See charts below). • The City of Miami continues to have a substantial demand/supply gap for owner and renter housing at all lower household income levels Table MA-05.1: Growth Trends in Householder Mobility by Decade, 2017 Year Household Moved into Unit 2017 Estimate Percent Occupied Housing Units 170,005 100% Moved in 2015 or later 64,245 37.8% Moved in 2010 to 2014 51,455 30.3% Moved in 2000 to 2009 27,985 16.5% Moved in 1990 to 1999 11,959 7.0% Moved in 1980 to 1989 7,253 4.3% Moved in 1979 and earlier Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Graph MA-05.A: Year Household Moved into Unit Source: US Census, ACS, 2017 1-Year Estimates DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 7,108 4.2% • 2015 or later • 2010 to 2014 • 2000 to 2009 • 1990 to 1999 • 1980 to 1989 • 1979 or earlier 78 Economic Characteristics: • According to 2017 US Census estimates, 61.8 percent (229,782 workers) of the City of Miami's population age 16 and over are in the labor force (Labor Force Participation Rate) down slightly from 66.6 in 2010. • An analysis of employment by industry shows the City's employed population 16 years and older is primarily employed in "educational services, health care, and social assistance" (16.2 percent) followed by "arts, entertainment, and recreation and accommodation and food services" (15.2 percent) and "professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services" (14.0 percent). • The median earnings for all workers in the City of Miami is $27,250. • According to the H+T Affordability Index, The City of Miami's median monthly housing costs as a percentage of household monthly income is 32.0 percent. However, when transportation costs (20 percent) are combined with housing costs, the percentage of household income increases to 52.0 percent, above the 45 percent H+T Affordability Index threshold. Opportunity Zones Opportunity Zones (OZ) were established as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 aimed at spurring real estate investments in low income communities. The Act also allows for Opportunity Funds which are private sector investment vehicles that invest at least 90 percent of their capital in Opportunity Zones. Investors in a Qualified Opportunity Fund defer all, or part, of their tax gains either when the investment is sold at a gain or by Dec. 31, 2026. If the investment is held for a full 10 years, the opportunity zone tax reduction is 15%. There are 67 tracts in Miami -Dade County that qualify as OZs and out of those, 24 tracts are located in the City of Miami (Map 45.1). The areas in green represent the OZs. The bulk of these zones are clustered in the northern part of the City, with some scattered OZ tracts in different parts of the jurisdiction. Although HUD is encouraging affordable housing development on OZ sites — and an announcement was made that the FHA had launched a low-income housing tax credit financing pilot program for multi -family projects to that effect — the OZ program does not restrict what a developer can build in OZs. Opportunity Zones are designed to be in areas that have a poverty rate of at least 20 percent, but some of the OZ areas also include pockets of wealth. Under the program, only properties that are new construction or are substantially rehabilitated qualify for the tax break. In Miami, where land is scarce, some experts in the real estate community predict that the tax advantages could drive up property values significantly. So far, the largest recorded sale in an Opportunity Zone in Miami that we could track was a $60 million deal for the former Archbishop Curley Notre -Dame High School in Little Haiti. The 15.5-acre property was acquired in November 2018 with plans to redevelop the site into an elite private school called Avenues: World School, whose New York City campus, presently in operation, has an annual tuition of around $54,000 a year. If the former school is demolished and a significant investment in the new school were to be made, the developer could qualify for Opportunity Zones tax incentives. The City of Miami joined other entities in October 2018 in a convening to strategize how local stakeholders could better ensure that OZ investments benefit low -to -moderate income individuals and neighborhoods and yield equitable outcomes for existing residents. By the end of 2019, the City plans on hiring an Opportunity Zone coordinator who will be based in HCD. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 79 Map MA-45.1 — Opportunity Zones ryW&3R Sf;i Legend Commission d sIiar Approved No - Yes N 21ST ST DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 N BFTH T 80 MA-10 Number of Housing Units — 91.210(a)&(b)(2) According to 2017 US Census 1-Year Estimates (B25002, B25004), there are currently 201,784 housing units in the City of Miami. The City's housing supply is mainly comprised of structures with 20 or more units (89,589 units/44.4 percent) and 1-unit detached structures (48,663 units/24.1 percent). Structures of 20 or more units have steadily increased since 2000 due to two waves of predominantly high -end, multi -family construction activity during the building boom of 2005-2007 and the 2012-2017 post -recession period. Since 2010, the City of Miami has added 14,018 units (18.5 percent increase) in 20+ unit structures, of which, 7,678 units have been constructed since 2015. National and regional markets have been undergoing a significant shift from owner occupancy to rental housing. In addition to the demographic forces described above, stagnant household incomes and tightening credit requirements for home mortgages have driven a growing number of households into rental housing. The City of Miami's homeownership rate is now the lowest among benchmark cities in the US. Despite significant new construction activity since 2010, the percentage of the City of Miami's occupied housing units continues to decrease coinciding with a steady increase in both the total and percentage of vacant housing units in the City. Table MA-10.1: Housing Occupancy 2000, 2010, 2017 Total Housing Units 201,784 100.0% 183,994 Occupied Housing Units Vacant Housing Units Homeowner Vacancy Rate Rental Vacancy Rate 170,005 31,779 3.8 84.3% 15.7% 8.3 100.0% 148,388 158,317 25,677 7.2 86.0% 14.0% 9.2 134,198 l 14,190 l Change 2010-2017 100.0% 17,790 90.4% 9.6% 2.9 6.6 11,688 l 6,102 9.7% 7.4% 23.8% (X) (X) Source: 2014-2018 Five -Year Consolidated Plan, U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (B25002, B25004) Vacancy Rates Vacancy rates can help determine the health of a housing market. Table MA-10.1a below shows the City having 31,779 vacant units (15.7%) which represents a high vacancy rate. This would indicate that there is no shortage of vacant units and that market rates would need to adjust down to meet supply and demand forces, therefore, making housing more affordable. However, if we dig deeper into census data, we find that out of the 31,779 vacant units in the City there are 18,755 units that are not actually available in the housing market as these are units utilized for recreational, seasonal or occasional use or that are rented/owned but left unoccupied. The actual number of vacant units available in Miami is 13,024 or 6.5 percent, just below the 7 to 8 percent rate considered to be a healthy vacancy rate13. Low vacancy rates contribute to poor housing affordability which is what City residents are currently experiencing. 13 Vacancy: America's Other Housing Crisis - https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/07/vacancy-americas-other-housing-crisis/565901/ DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 81 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Table MA-10.1a: Vacancy and Occupancy Status Total Housing Units Total Vacant Units Available Units for Rent Available Units for Sale 11,027 1,997 Vacant Units NOT available for Rent or Sale Units 201,784 31,779 13,024 18,755 Percentage 100% 15.7% 6.5% 9.29% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (B25002, B25004) Table MA-10.2: Property Types, 2017 Property Type 2017 Estimate Percent 1-unit detached 48,663 24.1% 1-unit attached 18,375 9.1% 2-4 units 15,603 7.8% 5-19 units 28,854 14.3% 20 or more units 89,589 44.4% Mobile home, boat, RV, van, etc. 700 0.3% Total 201,784 100.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (CP04) Table MA-10.3: Change in Property Types 2000, 2010, 2017 2017 ACS 2011 ACS 2000 Census 1-unit detached 24.1% 27.0% 30.6% 1-unit attached 9.1% 10.6% 11.5% 2 units 3.8% 4.8% 6.0% 3-4 units 4.0% 5.2% 6.5% 5-9 units 6.9% 7.9% 9.3% 10-19 units 7.4% 7.4% 8.4% 20 or more units 44.4% 36.5% 26.7% Mobile home 0.3% 0.6% 1.0% Boat, RV, van, etc. 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000, 2010, 2017 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 82 Graph MA-10.A: Change in Property Type Boat, RV, van, etc. 1 Mobile home F 20 or more units 10-19 units 5-9 units 3-4 units 2 units 1-unit attached 1-unit detached 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 2000 Census 2011 ACS 2017 ACS Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000, 2010, 2017 According to Table MA-10.4, owner -occupied housing units comprise 28.9 percent (49,202 units) down from 32.3 percent (51,186 units) in 2010. Renter -occupied units comprise 71.1 percent (120,803 units) of occupied units up from 65.3 percent (107,131 units) in 2010. The percentage of renter -occupied units in the City of Miami far exceeds both Miami -Dade County (48.9 percent) and the State of Florida (34.8 percent). Significantly, the average household size (3.07 persons) of owner -occupied units and renter - occupied (2.50 persons) have increased since 2010. Table MA-10.4: Housing Tenure 2000, 2010, 2017 Housing Tenure 2017 2010 2000 Change 2010-2017 Estimate Percent Estimate Percent Estimate Percent Estimate Percent Occupied Housing Units Owner -Occupied Renter -Occupied Average HH Size of Owner - Occupied Unit Average HH Size of Renter - occupied Unit Source: 2014-2018 Five -Year Consolidated Plan, U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (CP04) 100.0% 158,317 100.0% 134,198 100.0% 11,688 7.4% 49,202 28.9% 51,186 32.3% 46,836 34.9% -1,984 -3.9% 120,803 71.1% 107,131 65.3% 87,362 65.1% 13,672 12.8% 3.07 2.67 2.79 2.52 (X) (X) Table MA-10.5: Housing Tenure by Region, 2017 Housing Tenure by Region, 2017 2017 Owner -Occupied Renter -Occupied State of Florida 5,010,187 2,679,777 Miami -Dade County 445,138 427,357 City of Miami 49,202 120,803 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (CP04) Graph MA-10.C: Housing Tenure by Region, 2017 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 83 City of Miami Miami -Dade County State of Florida 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 12017 Owner -Occupied 2017 Renter -Occupied Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (CP04) Housing choice and opportunity are characterized by several factors including affordability, location, type and bedroom distribution. The number of bedrooms in a community's rental housing supply is particularly important as most low- and moderate -income families rent their housing units. Table MA-10.6: Housing Unit Size by Tenure, 2017 Housing Tenure OWNERS Estimate Percent RENTERS TOTAL Estimate Percent Estimate Percent No bedroom 1 bedroom 2 bedrooms 901 5.9% 14,466 94.1% 4,927 10.2% 43,388 89.8% 17,959 29.1% 43,675 70.9% 3 or more bedrooms 25,415 56.9% 19,274 43.1% Total 49,202 28.9% 120,803 71.1% 170,005 100.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (825042) Graph MA-10.D: Unit Size by Tenure 3 or more bedrooms 2 bedrooms 1 bedroom No bedroom 1 1 1 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% IR Percent Percent Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (825042) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 15,367 100.0% 48,315 100.0% 61,634 100.0% 44,689 100.0% 84 Table MA-10.7: New Housing Units (Annual) Authorized by Building Permits, City of Miami Year Single Family Multi Family Total 2006 133 7348 7,481 2007 73 3199 3,272 2008 37 1189 1,226 2009 28 280 308 2010 27 685 712 2011 21 266 287 2012 40 911 951 2013 115 4,371 4,486 2014 72 3,714 3,786 2015 98 6,392 6,490 2016 87 3,823 3,910 2017 90 4,671 4,761 2018 80 4,545 Source: State of Cities Data System — https://socds.huduser.gov/permits/index.html 4,625 Data pulled from the State of the Cities Data System on City of Miami permits found that as expected, multi- family requests have dominated the market for years, with the peaks being 2006 (7,481 units permitted), prior to the recession and Housing bust, and then again in 2015, post Housing recovery, when just over 6300 units were permitted. It bears mention that after the Housing market collapse, the City of Miami was grappling with some of the highest foreclosure rates in the country and as Table MA 10.8 indicates, permits for new construction drastically declined from 2008 through 2012. The housing market report on Miami -Dade County by Reinhold P. Wolff Economic Research found a significant increase in building permit activity since 2013 (see Table MA-10.8). During this period, there were 51,334 new housing units authorized by building permits for multi -family housing and 12,572 for single-family units. The majority of multi -family permits authorized have been in the City of Miami, including 60 percent (2,899 units) of Miami -Dade County's total since 2016. We should note, that some of this concentration in the City could potentially be attributed to Miami's current Zoning Code, Miami 21, passed in late 2009 and implemented in 2010, which allows for significant vertical growth — by right - in certain portions of the City thereby facilitating multi -family development. Table MA-10.8: New Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits, Miami -Dade County 2016, 4th Quarter, 2017 Year Single Family Multi Family Total 2006 6,356 10,180 16,536 2007 3,691 4,240 7,931 2008 1,161 2,865 4,026 2009 565 585 1,150 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 85 Year Single Family Multi Family Total 2010 930 1,367 2,297 2011 973 1,684 2,657 2012 1,904 3,160 5,064 2013 2,092 8,087 10,179 2014 2,482 11,361 13,843 2015 2,772 13,649 16,421 2016 2,955 10,777 13,732 2017 2,271 7,460 9,731 Percentage Change 2015 vs 2014 +11.7% +20.1% +18.6% 2016 vs 2015 +6.6% - 21.0% -16.4% 2017 vs 2016 -23.1% - 30.8% -29.1% Source: Reinhold Wolff Economic Research, Inc. Graph MA-1O.E: New Housing Authorized by Building Permits, Miami -Dade County 18_000 16.000 14.000 12.000 10.000 8.000 6.000 New Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits Miami -Dade County 4.000 2.000 0.000 +Total Housing Units Sown- by R,ninh°id P. Wolf Economic here rcb. Inc Table MA-10.9: Multi -Family Housing Units Authorized by Building Permit by Major Areas. Miami - Dade County and Selected Municipalities Area Three Month Ending 12/31/2016 9/30/2017 12/30/2017 Total Miami -Dade County 1,872 2,059 927 Unincorporated Areas 234 632 708 Miami 1,560 1,175 164 Miami Beach 0 0 0 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 86 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Area Three Month Ending 12/31/2016 9/30/2017 12/30/2017 Coral Gables O 0 0 Cutler Bay O 0 0 Dora! O 231 6 Hialeah 63 0 31 Hialeah Gardens O 0 0 Homestead O 0 0 North Miami Beach O 0 0 North Bay Village O 0 0 Medley Town O 0 0 Opa-Locka O 0 0 Other Areas 15 21 18 Total Miami -Dade County Time Period Percentage Change Oct -Dec, 2017 vs Jul -Sep, 2017 - 55.0% Oct -Dec, 2017 vs Jul -Sep, 2016 - 50.5% Source: Reinhold Wolff Economic Research, Inc. Affordable Housing Demand/Supply Analysis by Area Median Income Housing affordability in Miami -Dade cuts across a wide range of households. The needs of households on different rungs of the income ladder differ considerably, and is made even more complex by changing age, household formation, family size and composition, and housing preferences. HUD's basic classification system pegs affordable housing needs to how much money a household earns relative to the Area Median Income (AMI), or median household income of the County or metropolitan region. HUD classifies households into four categories relative to AMI: • Extremely Low Income (ELI): Households with income at or below the Poverty Guideline or 30% of AMI, whichever is higher; • Very Low Income (VLI): Households with income between 31% and 50% of AMI; • Low Income (LI): Households with income between 51% and 80% of AMI Middle Income (MI): Households with income between 81% and 100% of AMI; and • Moderate Income (MI): Households with incomes from 80% to 120% of AMI. In May 2019, the FIU Metropolitan Center completed an analysis of housing supply and demand, at each HUD defined income level. The analysis looks at the number of households at each income level, the rent and purchase price affordable to each income level, and the City's supply of housing units at those rents/prices. The analysis of affordable housing supply/demand indicates the City has a shortage of 69,465 affordable housing units. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 87 Table MA-10.10: Affordable Housing Demand/Supply Analysis — Owner Housing Analysis Very Low Income Moderate Income Total # of Income Category Households (Demand) $20,163-$32,261 25,814 # of Owner Units Surplus/GAP Home Purchased at Affordable within Affordable within Price Levels $61,701 $96,783 Price Range Affordable (Supply) Housing Range 1,729 (6.7%) 24,085 81-120% AMI 51% AMI 80%AMI 51-80% AMI $32,262-$48,392 Source: FIU Metropolitan Center, May 2019 23,964 $96,786 %145,176 2,749 (11.4%) Table MA-10.11: Affordable Housing Demand/Supply Analysis — Renter Housing Analysis Extremely Low Income Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income Total # of Renter Income Category Households (Demand) $0-$12,098 31-50% AMI $12, 099-$ 20,163 51-80% AMI $20,164-$32,261 81-120% AMI $ 32, 262-$48, 392 Source: FIU Metropolitan Center, May 2019 Findings 22,680 7,764 19,067 19,003 Affordable Rent Levels 31% AMI $303 51% AMI $505 51% AMI $807 $302 50% AMI $504 80% AMI $806 80% AMI $1, 209 21,215 # of Renter Units Surplus/GAP within Affordable within Price Range Affordable (Supply) Housing Range 7,077 (31.2%) 31-50% AM I 3,698 (47.6%) 51-80% AMI 14,571 (76.4%) 51-80% A M I 37,720 (198%) 15,603 4,066 4,496 +18,716 The findings from the Market Analysis and those discussed in the Needs Assessment help explain why the City of Miami has become increasingly unaffordable and cost -burdening to its residents —especially those seeking low -rental options. Historically, Miami has been a boom -bust market whose volatility has not been kind to the City's low-income residents. During the housing boom of 2005-2007, many of the City's urban core neighborhoods were rediscovered and gentrification became prevalent in areas such as Wynwood and Coconut Grove (West). During the recession, the volume of foreclosures and vacant buildings was highest from 2007 to 2009 and property values dropped 50 to 60 percent, reaching their lowest levels in April 2011. The rental market in the City of Miami was deeply affected by the foreclosure crisis too in that it pushed many middle -income homeowners, who could no longer keep their homes, into the rental market creating a squeeze in the low cost rental supply and pushing up rental prices. Front and center to the change in the City's housing market is household mobility and income trends. According to the US Census, ACS, 2017 1-Year Estimates, 68.1 percent of the occupied households in the City of Miami moved into their unit in 2010 or later (Table MA-05.1). In other words, over half of the City's households have moved into their current unit within the past decade. If one takes into consideration the figures from 2000 to present, a total of 143,685 or 85 percent of the City's households moved into their unit during this time frame. The City of Miami is a City in flux, whose housing demands are changing in real time. The City's household wealth is also changing. According to Table NA-10.6, which is a comparison between the ACS 2015 and the ACS 2017 1-Yr. estimates, the City's share of households earning less than $10,000 fell from 17.2 percent to 12.7 percent. In fact, during this same period, the share of every low- income category fell while higher income households rose. It is important to understand that these figures DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 88 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 do not necessarily indicate that the City "lost" residents in low-income categories, but perhaps because the City's landscape has changed, it quite possibly has added more households to the higher income brackets. This information, combined with census demographic data that illustrated a dramatic change in population growth, household wealth, household mobility, and household type towards non -family as discussed through this Plan —help us make the assumption that much of the new housing supply developed in the City over the last decade was not intended to meet the demands of its residents, but instead has attracted wealthier individuals, perhaps professionals without families, interested in living in the urban core and what the revitalization of the City's central business district and surrounding neighborhoods like Brickell, Mid- town, Wynwood, and the Design District has to offer. A simple fact remains: despite the market forces that increased the supply of housing options in the City of Miami, nearly half the City households cannot find housing that would not cost -burden them. Perhaps more ominous in a City of renters that has experienced a robust injection of multi -family units over the past decade: a staggering 62.8% of the City's renter households are cost -burdened. The high rates of cost burden indicate that the available affordable housing stock is not meeting the needs of City residents. The demand for low-cost rental options in Miami is corroborated by an article in Bloomberg Business Week in which a private affordable housing developer stated that, especially near the job core and transit lines, there is an insufficient supply of low-cost rental options compared to the demand. The article quoted that the demand "is so large that even if developers had the resources to build five times as many units per year in the area, thousands would still be in need." Therefore, the following broad statement can be made - Miami's housing market does not provide sufficient: Affordable housing options —especial low-cost rental units: Over half the City of Miami is cost - burdened and a staggering portion of the cost -burdened (62.8 percent) and severely cost -burdened (35.4 percent) households in the City of Miami are renters. Considering the majority of the City's households rent, there is a general need for affordable rental options for households across income brackets. Small multi -family unit structures ideal for affordable rental: While the City experienced an increase in housing units, there were notable decreases in small multi -family structure types. Of particular note was the loss of small multi -family units in structures containing two to nine units. These structure types traditionally support affordable rental housing in older urban neighborhoods and are often considered ideal affordable rental communities. Affordable rental units with three or more bedrooms large families: Occupancy data by tenure illustrated that the smaller the unit size, the greater the chance it will be occupied by a renter. Therefore, families that require more than two bedrooms may have trouble finding rental opportunities in the City of Miami— the choices are even more limited if the family is cost -burdened. Affordable rental options are needed to accommodate small families: The CHAS data analyzed in the Housing Needs Assessment clearly make a case that small -related households have a greater need than the other population sub -categories. Approximately, 35,585 small -related households are cost -burdened or severely cost -burdened in the City of Miami (Table NA-10.14 and NA-10.15). The greatest majority of these households are renters, especially in the low-income categories. Affordable rental and single-family rehabilitation programs for the City's elderly population: According to the US Census, 16.7 percent of City residents are 65 years and over14. These statistics are important to consider in light that the growth rate of the elderly population is low comparatively to the 14 US Census, 2013-2017 ACS, 5-Year Estimates (S0103) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 89 workforce age residents in the City, but make up a significant share of the City's population comparatively to other large cities. The CHAS data analyzed in the Needs Assessment found that a significant portion of the population in the lowest income category are made up of elderly households and, thus, elderly renter and homeowner households experience high rates of housing problems due to high costs — this group is the only household type in the City with a significant number of homeowners experiencing cost -burden. Tenant -based HOPWA rental assistance to help meet the need of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Miami - Dade County in need of housing assistance: A large number of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Miami -Dade County have limited income due to their disability and, thus, there is a need for more safe and affordable housing options. The 2017 Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS Housing Gap Analysis found that 10,116 persons living with HIV/AIDS in Miami -Dade County are in need of housing assistance. Expansion of Permanent Housing Options and Homeless Prevention and Diversion Resources: The CoC is focused on rapidly re -housing homeless individuals and families into permanent housing. The CoC has identified the need to add up to 200 units of permanent housing for homeless households to its inventory each year, with a particular focus on chronically homeless persons, seniors (62+), unaccompanied youth (18-24), families and veterans. The CoC is also increasingly focused on diversion and prevention strategies. Diversion prevents homelessness for people seeking shelter by helping them identify immediate, alternate housing arrangements and, if necessary, connecting them with services and financial assistance to help them return to permanent housing. Prevention uses rent and utility assistance along with supportive services to help households that would otherwise become homeless regain stability and remain housed. Together, these strategies are being utilized to promote system flow, making homelessness rare, brief and one-time. By enhancing strategies to prevent and divert homelessness, while also adding permanent housing strategies to enhance exit opportunities, crisis housing (emergency shelter) can be more readily available when needed. Broadband and Resiliency Broadband Needs In today's economy, the internet is a focal point and brings its users value-added advantages over those who do not have access to this service. The internet educates, informs, entertains, and provides opportunities for users to search means and ways to improve both socially and economically. However, not everyone in the City is afforded the opportunity to access broadband services. Internet availability and subscription are two very distinctive but important concepts when discussing broadband needs and the digital divide. Availability is defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as "fixed broadband connection available in a specific geography if the service provider can provide two-way data transmission to end users at or above specified speed that is typical for that type of connection." Subscription refers to the share of a geographical area with a fixed subscription of a specific speed. One of the problems with subscription rates is the cost of broadband services in the US. A study made by the FCC in 2016 showed that the average price for fixed broadband plans per Mbps in the US was much higher than that of comparable services in countries such as the UK, Korea, Singapore, Poland, and Japan, to name a few. This cost naturally creates a digital divide when comparing the broadband subscribership of low-income neighborhoods in the US are to higher- -income neighborhoods. Being disconnected from access to employment, social services, education, health care services, and even government services creates a large disadvantage for these neighborhoods. Therefore, ensuring that lower -income communities have broadband access is critical as this leads to more opportunities and greater economic progress. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 90 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 According to the National Digital Inclusion Alliance "Worst Connected Cities" report, based on 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates, the City of Miami ranked No. 7 among cities with over 50,000 households with 24.8 percent of its households not having internet connections of any kind. This is not an indication of the availability of home broadband service, but rather the extent to which households are actually connected to it. When discussing broadband availability, the Brookings Institution in September 2017 released a report titled "Signs of Digital Distress" which analyzed broadband deployment and consumer subscriptions at the census tract level. One of its findings revealed that internet availability in the Miami -Ft. Lauderdale -West Palm Beach metro area is strong, ranking it No. 25 in the US for combined availability and subscription rates. Gathering information from the abovementioned reports, we can conclude that the City does not have a broadband availability problem, but a problem in subscribership. Graph MA-10.F: Fixed Broadband Availability, Miami Hialeah MIAMI, 15IPRINGS West Miami Ludlam SOUTH MIAMI Gables -Nailer Park The Pina'e Sunrise Harbor Lana (hot Trr Source: Federal Communication Commission (FCC) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Et Porta{' North Bay Vance At{ anti c Heigh 91 Miami, FL Number of Fixed Residential Broadband Providers 0 1 Broadband 2 3 4 6 Technology ADSL, Cable, Fiber, Fixed Wireless, Satellite, Other Speed 2513 Mbps Date Dec. 2017 (Iotr.t public release) 12 or more According to Broadbandnow.com, the Miami area has 33 internet service providers with 9 of those offering residential services. The two main internet service providers are AT&T DSL internet which covers 95.8 percent of the City and Xfinity (Comcast) cable internet which covers 95.1 percent of the City. Miami also has satellite internet available which services 100 percent of the area. The most commonly offered network in Miami is wired broadband internet connection options such as DSL and fiber -optical transmission. Graph MA-10.G: Provider Coverage, Miami Hialeah Miami Source: Federal Communication Commission (FCC) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Miami Beach 92 Percentage of the US population covered by selected provider(s) 4 r c 1 1 Corucaet Co AT&T Inc. Provide - In May 2019, the County Ok'd three telecom companies to install "small cell" antennas that will bring 5G wireless technology to the area by Feb. 2020 which will speed wireless data rates up to 1 gigabyte per second, roughly 20 times faster than what is now possible resulting in massive bandwidth and network reliability upgrades, reduced load times and faster device connections. The antennas will be attached to county property on public rights -of -way, including wood and metal poles, utility cables and streetlights. To reduce the number installed, the companies have agreed to share their use. The antennas must be no more than 300 feet apart to work properly. Resilience South Florida is an area vulnerable to multiple natural hazards associated with climate change and the City of Miami is part of a countywide effort to mitigate the risks of natural events such as hurricanes and storms that are a common occurrence in this area. Resilient Greater Miami & the Beaches (GM&B) is a collaboration among Miami -Dade County, City of Miami, and City of Miami Beach, created to respond to the region's major challenges. GM&B is part of a nationwide effort called 100 Resilient Cities which is a $100 million effort launched by the Rockefeller Foundation in 2013 to help cities build resilience to social, economic, and physical challenges. To respond to impacts of urbanization, globalization, and climate change. Within the Resilient strategy, there are segments called "Discovery Areas" that allow for further investigation and action. One of these areas is called Living with Water and attempts to deal with the area's low elevation, geology, and density of coastal development which make South Florida especially vulnerable to sea level rise. This effort will focus on investing in natural and man-made infrastructure to create a more resilient community in the face of storms, flooding, and sea level rise threats. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 93 RESILIENT GREATER MIAMI & THE BEACHES Discovery Areas Livin. with Water: A. vancin. + A.a.tin .. Buildin. Pros.eri A Thrivinc CommUnit Leadership for Tomorrow: Stayrrej Aho,d or the Curve novanve n anructure nwestrnem r. over An conomy or PI sate Joe] orho... - Heathy Nelghhc, Recognizing the acute vulnerability to the effects of sea level rise, the City of Miami established its Sea Level Rise Committee in 2015 with the goal to study sea level rise and its effect on the City and make recommendations to mitigate this risk. This committee meets on a monthly basis in different City neighborhoods to take its message to all City residents and solicit community input. In addition, the City just launched a webpage to inform the community of risks, efforts, and progress the City has attained in its climate resiliency work. The Miami Climate Solutions webpage provides information regarding storm preparedness, coastal and storm water infrastructure, roads and mobility, residential adaptation, and education and outreach among other topics. On February 2019, the City hosted a Climate Adaptation Summit where the Mayor and City officials welcomed former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the Global Commission on Adaptation. The focus was the City's climate resilience efforts which included some of the most recent projects the City has undertaken such as the Mary Brickell Pump Station, the Brickell Avenue Pump Station and the Tidal Valve Installation Project. Events such as this reiterate the commitment City leaders have made to resiliency efforts as the City understands the potential devastating consequences that lack of action or inaction could bring to the City. Describe the number and targeting (income level/type of family served) of units assisted with federal, state, and local programs. The housing programs available within the City of Miami target different households by income level and family size. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding is used to assist individuals/families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, to quickly regain housing stability after experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness. The Section 8 program subsidizes rental assistance to meet the housing needs of income -eligible individuals, based on family size. The maximum allowable income for a Section 8 applicant is up to 50% AMI. The City participates in both the Section 8 Moderate rehabilitation program which is a project -based program where the assistance is given to eligible participants occupying specific multi -family apartment DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 94 buildings, and in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, a tenant -based program in which the participants can choose the unit where they will live. The First -Time Homebuyer Program provides zero percent deferred loans to first-time homebuyers purchasing a property in the City of Miami. Eligibility for the program is based on a household income less than or equal to 80% AMI, adjusted for family size. The Single -Family Homeowner Programs (Rehabilitation, Emergency Rehabilitation, or Home Replacement) assist eligible homeowners to rehabilitate their existing housing units located in the City of Miami. Eligibility for these programs is determined primarily by the applicant's household income that must be less than or equal to 80% AMI, adjusted for family size. It should be noted that the in the case of rehabilitation funded with SHIP funds, the maximum income is up to 120% AMI. Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program assists low-income (80% AMI) persons with AIDS and their families with rental housing assistance via a TBRA offering known locally as Long -Term Rental Assistance or at project -based units, whereby the assistance (subsidy) is tied to the unit. Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) dollars are locally (City) collected and can assist homebuyers (persons/families) whose income does not exceed 150% AMI or developers building new affordable homeownership units or the construction, rehab, preservation or refinancing of rental units (5 or more), preserving said units for persons/families who are 80% AMI or below for the affordability period. Public Housing - According to Miami -Dade County Public Housing and Community Development's (PHCD) 5-year Plan, there are currently a total 9,189 public housing (PH) units in the county. The HCD plotted the addresses of these units and found that 6,889 (74.9 percent) are located in the City of Miami. As per PHCD, at least 40% of new admissions to PH must be extremely low-income (30% AMI or below) and the remaining 60% of new admissions can be up to 80% AMI or below. Provide an assessment of units expected to be lost from the affordable housing inventory for any reason, such as expiration of Section 8 contracts. The City of Miami is vulnerable to ongoing losses of affordable housing stock, especially low -rent housing stock, due to the little revenue available to cover operating and maintenance costs and an ability to "privatize" the building once subsidies have expired, and capitalize on escalating property values. As of 2017, the Shimberg Center at the University of Florida indicates that the City has lost a total of 2,480 assisted housing units. The majority (1,459 or 58.8 percent) were assisted housing units dedicated to families. Approximately 258 assisted housing units were lost for the elderly; in addition, 763 assisted housing units were lost for unrecorded target populations. The Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing's AHI includes data on lost properties as well as those with risk factors that could lead to removal. An assisted housing unit is deemed lost if the property appeared in the AHI previously and is now no longer is listed. As such, the Year of Loss is the last year the property appeared in the AHI or otherwise the Year of Loss is the latest: date of last report to Florida Housing, year of opt -out from HUD project -based rental assistance, year of prepayment of HUD mortgage, or year of assignment of HUD mortgage. Does the availability of housing units meet the needs of the population? No, there is a supply shortage of affordable housing units. Table MA-10.11, which is an analysis of affordable housing inventory vs. demand at different income levels, indicates that there is a significant gap in the supply of affordable renter units for households in the ELI (-15,603 units), VLI (-4,066 units), and LI DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 95 (-4,496 units) income categories while there is a rather high surplus (18,716 units) of housing units available for households at 81-120% AMI (MI). Likewise, Table MA-10.10 shows that there is an even wider affordable housing gap for homeowner units. Homes available for purchase to VLI and MI income levels have a shortage of 24,085 and 21,215 units respectively. In total, the City has a shortage of approximately 69,465 affordable housing units. Further, Market analysis Table MA-10.1 a shows that the City continues to have a low vacancy rate for both renters and homeowners that contributes to poor housing affordability and leads to cost -burdened and severely cost -burdened households. Describe the need for specific types of housing: There exists a need for affordable, multi -family rental housing throughout the City. This could be in the form of mixed -income, multi -family housing that addresses the substantial gap in the supply of "extremely low," "very low" and "low" income renter units in the City and new, subsidized multi -family rental house that addresses the same gap in supply and demand. There is a shortage of three -bedroom, renter units in the City to accommodate low- and moderate -income family households. Only 15.9 percent of the City's rental inventory are 3-bedroom units. The supply/demand gap for low and moderate -income owner units could be addressed by creating opportunities for first time buyers and through purchase/rehab of older properties in need of upgrade. Expanding the availability of smaller condominiums and starter homes would be beneficial for low and moderate income buyers. Further, the supply of older single-family housing in the City in need of repair and maintenance could provide opportunities for low and moderate income buyers. Based on the above analysis, there are three important housing trends the city will need to consider as part of its Consolidated Plan. 1. Shifting Housing Tenure — The City of Miami's decreasing percentage of owner -occupancy (28.9 percent) and increasing percentage of renter -occupancy (71.1 percent) is expected to continue over the next few years resulting in a greater shortage of affordable renter housing in the City. 2. Rising Housing Prices - The value of both owner- and renter -occupied housing in the City of Miami will continue to increase. The median owner -occupied unit value in the City is $322,100 represents a 15.6 percent increase since 2010. 3. New Multifamily Construction - New multifamily construction rents by bedroom are unaffordable to most City residents. The City will need to address the growing demand for affordable renter housing. This will require new affordable housing production and preservation in neighborhood with the greatest need including the largely Hispanic neighborhoods previously noted — Little Havana, Allapattah, Flagami and Coral Way. Other neighborhoods with older, more affordable multi -family renter housing also need to be targeted for rehabilitation/preservation programs including Little Haiti, Model City and Wynwood. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 96 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 MA-15 Housing Market Analysis: Cost of Housing - 91.210(a) The previous Housing Needs and Market Analyses identify an imbalance between housing demand and housing supply. This housing and market trend was noted in the 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan and has grown worse in recent years due to rapidly appreciating housing costs and slow wage growth. A basic premise of all housing markets is the need to create and maintain a "spectrum" of housing choice and opportunity for local residents. This axiom establishes that housing choice and needs differ in most communities due to a variety of factors including: household income, population age, proximity of employment and owner/renter preferences. Since the housing bubble of the last decade and subsequent economic recession, there has been a growing recognition of the important link between a balanced and affordable housing supply and economic growth. Household income shifts since the recession are reshaping housing demand. Despite growing employment and shrinking unemployment rates since the recession, real median household income growth across the US has been relatively flat. Immediately after the recession, the incomes of households in the bottom 60 percent of income dropped precipitously. Since the recovery, the incomes of the bottom 60 percent of households have improved modestly - 2 percent or less - while the incomes of the top two income quintiles has increased by at least 12 percent. The Needs Assessment and market analysis conclude that the City of Miami's affordability problem is the mismatch between real estate prices and incomes. The City is not one of the most unaffordable markets in the US because its real estate prices are the highest, but because sale prices and rents run so far ahead of household incomes and wages in the City. This mismatch between prices and incomes is evidenced by the monstrous affordability income and cost gaps between market prices and prices that are affordable for most Miami residents. Since 2011, over 58 percent of all new net jobs created paid less than the City and Miami -Dade County median hourly wage of $15.38. Furthermore, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) forecasts that of the 354,647 job openings created in Miami -Dade County from 2016 to 2024, 64.1 percent will pay less than the 2015 median wage. In 2017, only 27 percent of workers in the City earn enough to affordably rent an apartment at the City median rent, and only 16 percent earn enough to affordably purchase a home selling at the City median sale price. Housing Values 1 The value of both owner- and renter -occupied housing in the City of Miami continues to increase. According to 2017 US Census estimates, the median owner -occupied unit value in the City is $322,100, which represents a 45 percent increase since 2010. The increase in owner -occupied housing values is due to the substantial increase in values in the $300,000 to $499,999 range (4.7 percent increase) and $500,000 to $999,999 range (7.3 percent increase). Significantly, all value ranges below $299,999 have decreased since 2010. Table MA-15.1: Median Housing Values, 2017 2017 2010 2010-2017 Percent Change Median Owner -Occupied Value $322,100 $222,100 45.0% Median Contract Rent $1,041 $788 32.1% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017, 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (B25077, B25058) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 97 Table MA-15.2: Median Housing Values II, 2017 Value of Owner -Occupied Housing Units 2017 ACS Number Percent 2010 ACS Number Percent Less than $50,000 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $149,999 $150,000 to $199,999 $200,000 to $299,999 $300,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $999,999 $1,000,000 or more 1,106 2.2% 1,012 1,948 4.0% 5,246 2,854 5.8% 5,573 5,015 10.2% 8,813 11,511 23.4% 13,339 8,402 3,794 1,799 14,250 29.0% 9,008 18.3% 3,510 7.1% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017, 2010American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (B25075) 2.0% 7.9% 9.5% 13.8% 26.8% 24.3% 11.0% 4.7% Graph MA-10.A: Comparison of Median Housing Values, 2010 vs 2017 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 000 toe Boa ��e �0e toe Boa ce �racyo o�o�� �Za�� ti��� 0000t�o 55 �O Oho OHO OHO OQO Oho O�o ve 4, ti ti i-i 2017 ACS • 2010 ACS Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017, 2010American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (B25075) A further analysis of owner -occupied unit values in the City of Miami found a disturbing trend which does not bode well for potential low- and moderate -income buyers, including first-time buyers and young working professionals. The analysis of change in values from 2010 to 2017 shows owner values between $300,000 to $1 million or more significantly increasing, while owner -occupied housing values under $250,000 vastly declining. The average household in the City of Miami cannot afford to purchase a single-family home or condominium without becoming cost -burdened. Approximately 40.3 percent of the City's home owners pay 30 percent or more of their household income a month on the cost of housing. The rising real estate values in the City of Miami have created a substantial affordability gap for home purchase, limiting the housing options considering the low median household income in the City. In particular, the unprecedented market appreciation of condos and their rapid recuperation in the real estate DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 98 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 market has made them inaccessible to the average Miami resident. To better understand the degree of the gap in housing affordability, a computation was performed utilizing the median sales price for a single-family home and a condominium in relation to the median household income of the City of $40,327. Favorable financing terms were applied to the Fannie Mae Mortgage Affordability Calculator: fixed 30-year mortgage at 4.25 percent interest and a 5 percent down payment. Debt ratios were not factored into the housing affordability calculation and credit scores were not taken into consideration. The end result is a housing market that despite price corrections for homes, still creates cost -burdens for owner households with an affordability gap of $215,815 (Median sales price at $313,300)15 for a home or an apartment. The data from the US Census, ACS, 2011-2015, 5-Year estimates agrees with the affordability gap computation in that 40.3 percent of the City's home owner units are cost -burdened. Table MA-15.3: Housing Affordability % Units Affordable to Households Earning Renter Owner 30% HAMFI 50% HAMFI 80% HAMFI 100% HAMFI Total Source: 2011-2015 CHAS Table MA-15.4: Monthly Rent 39,120 21,360 19,500 No Data 79,980 No Data 7,340 7,870 4,285 19,495 Monthly Rent Efficiency (no bedroom) 1 Bedroom 2 Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms 4 Bedrooms Fair Market Rent High HOME Rent Low HOME Rent Source: 2018 HUD FMR and HOME Rents $951 $871 $688 $1147 $965 $738 $1454 $1159 $886 $1934 $1331 $1023 Table MA-15.5: Gross Rent for Occupied Units Paying Rent, 2000, 2011, 2017 $2354 $1465 $1141 Rent Range 2017 ACS Amount Paid Percent 2011 ACS 2000 Census Less than $200 $200 to $299 $300 to $499 $500 to $749 $750 to $999 $1,000 to $1,499 $1,500 or more 2,500 5,590 4,645 13,582 25,250 32,344 28,413 2.2% 5.0% 4.1% 12.1% 22.5% 28.8% 25.3% 4.3% 4.7% 5.6% 18.2% 26.6% 8.8% 4.8% 28.5% 36.5% 11.8% 26.8% 5.6% Source: 2014-2018 Five -Year Consolidated Plan, US Census, ACS, 2017 1-Year Estimates 15 Zillow.com — Miami Home Prices and Values DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 13.9% 1.9% 99 Graph MA-15.C: Gross Rent for Occupied Units Paying Rent, City of Miami $1,500 or more $1,000 to $1,499 $750 to $999 $500 to $749 $300 to $499 $200 to $299 Less than $200 . I I I dim _r 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 2000 Census ■ 2011 ACS ■ 2017 ACS Source: 2014-2018 Five -Year Consolidated Plan, US Census, ACS, 2017 1-Year Estimates Rental Market: The price of rent increased 62% from 2000 to 2010 and 32.1% over the last 7 years. From 2000, the rent in Miami has increased 120% from $473 to $1,041. The rental market in the City of Miami was deeply affected by the 2005-2007 housing boom and the subsequent foreclosure crisis that pushed many middle -income homeowners into the rental market, creating a squeeze in the low cost rental supply and pushing up rental prices. Therefore, despite a collapse in the US financial markets and a housing bust, the gross median rent in the City of Miami has increased by 32.1 percent over the past seven years, becoming an unbearable burden for the majority of the City's low- and middle -income households who tend to be renters. At the time of the 2000 Census, the majority of the occupied rental units were paying $500 to $749 (36.5 percent) and $300 to $499 (28.5 percent of) for rent. In 2011, the percent of the City's rental units paying those same prices dropped to 18.2 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively. According to the 2007-2011 ACS, the majority of the rental occupied units were paying $750 to $999 (26.6 percent) and $1,000 to $1,499 (26.8 percent). Today, most rental occupied units are being rented in the $1,000 to $1,499 range (29.8 percent) and the majority of residents are paying $1,500 or more (31.2 percent). The City's rental market has been clearly affected by the real estate market forces described earlier in this section which explains why there are so many cost -burdened and severe cost -burdened residents. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), a household in Miami -Dade County would need an annual income of $44,716 to afford HUD's fair market rent for a two -bedroom rental apartment16. Considering that the City's median income for renters is $32,600, many times the only affordable rental units available to low-income City residents are those that have been heavily subsidized. Even then, many of the larger units in the tax credit developments may also be unaffordable to the average City resident as is apparent in the computation of the rental affordability gap. The rental affordability gap 16 https://nlihc.org/housing-needs-by-state/florida DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 100 was determined by dividing into 12 (monthly rental payments) approximately 30 percent of the City's median income. This computation yields a maximum value of $815 that could be paid by an average City resident and not become cost -burdened. In order to see if there is an affordability gap, the $815 was compared to the cities' median gross rent, the most recent FMR rates for 2019, the high/low HOME rental rates, as well as the rent prices from the county's affordable tax credit development. The only rents that were affordable to an average Miami household were the 0-1 bedroom units provided by the tax credit developers and the low HOME program; a 0-bedroom bedroom with FMR rates has only a $100 gap which cannot be considered affordable. Affordable Housing Supply/Demand Analysis Using ACS, 2017, 1-Year estimates, an owner and renter housing supply/demand analysis was performed for using the City's household income categories. For owner units, affordability of home purchase was calculated at the standard 3.0 median home value -to -median household income ratio. For renter units, affordability was calculated using the < 30 percent of household income/housing cost standard. Values were set at the median owner value and gross rent according to ACS, 2017, 1-Year estimates. The housing supply and demand analysis for owner housing includes all households (owners/renters) in the City in the "low" and "moderate" income household categories. In this analysis, renters of low- and moderate -income are perceived as potential owners as most City housing programs include first time homebuyer programs generally targeting renters somewhere between 50-120 percent of the median household income. In the supply/demand analysis for renter units, only existing renters/renter units are included. The supply/demand analysis for owner units in the City of Miami shows significant gaps in the supply of owner units within the price range of both low and moderate -income households Existing Owner Housing Supply/Demand Analysis, 2017 Median Household Income: $40,327 Total Owner -Occupied Units: 49,202 Median Owner Value: $322,100 Cost -Burdened Owner Units with Mortgage: (44.8%) Cost -Burdened Owner Units without Mortgage: (24.4% Income Level Low Income Moderate Income HH Income Category 51-80% Median $20,164 - $32,261 81-120% Median Total Households (Demand) (X) 25,814 (X) Home Purchase at Affordable Price Levels 31% Median ........................... $ 61, 701 51% Median 50% Median ........................... $96,783 80% Median $32,262 - $48,392 23,964 $96,786 $145,176 .....................................................................:.............................................................................:............................................:........................................ Source: US Census, ACS, 2017 1-Year Estimates, calculations by FIU Metropolitan Center # of Owner Units within Affordable Price Range (Supply) 31-50% Median 1,729 (6.7%) 51-80% Median Surplus/ Gap within Affordable Housing Range (X) 24,084 Units (X) 22,215 Units The housing supply and demand analysis for renter units in the City shows a significant gap in the supply of affordable renter units for "extremely low," "very low" and "low" income households. A surplus of affordable rental housing exists in the "moderate" household income category. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 101 Existing Renter Housing Supply/Demand Analysis, 2017 Total Occupied Renter Units: 120,803 Median Gross Rent: $1,165 Cost -Burdened Renter Households: (61.3%) Income Level Extremely Low Income Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income HH Income Category 0-30% Median $0 - $12,098 31-50% Median # of Renter Households (Demand) (X) 22,680 (X) $12,099 - $ 20,163 7,764 51-80% Median (X) $20,164 - $32,261 19,067 81-120% Median (X) Affordable Rent Levels 0% Median $0 31% ......................... $303 51%..... Median ......................... $505 81%.... Median 30% Median 80% Median # of Renter Units within Affordable Price Range (Supply) 0-30% Median 7,077 (31.2%) 31-50% Surplus/ Gap within Affordable Housing Range (X) 15,603 Units (X) 3,698 (47.6%) 4,066 Units 51-80% Median (X) $806 14,571 (76.4%) 4,496 Units 120% Median 81-120% Median (X) $32,262 - $48,392 19,003 $807 $1,209 37,720 (198%) 18,716 Units .....................................................................:.............................................................................:............................................:.................................................:.............................................................................:............................................................ Source: US Census, ACS, 2017 1-Year Estimates, calculations by FIU Metropolitan Center Is there sufficient housing for households at all income levels? No. The City of Miami is experiencing robust population growth that will certainly increase demand for housing options. Despite the growth in both population and new housing stock, there is insufficient housing that is affordable to households at most income levels in the City. This is apparent from the high levels of housing cost burden experienced by 62.8 percent of the City's renters and 40.3 percent of the City's homeowners. In particular, there is not enough supply of low -to -moderate income rental units in the City. As described throughout this chapter and in the previous Housing Needs Analysis, the supply of low-income housing options have diminished: 1) The losses of existing affordable rental units tend to be concentrated among low rent units, and the new construction that has taken place in Miami has typically added residences at the upper end of the rent distribution; 2) There exists a surplus of 18,716 affordable renter units at the Moderate Household Income level. 3) Decreased funding to the City's HOME Program limits the number of new affordable housing units the City will be able to subsidize in the near future. How is affordability of housing likely to change considering changes to home values and/or rents? Housing affordability is likely to change for the worse in the coming years as both owner and renter costs have been steadily increasing over the past five years and this trend is expected to continue. Rising rent prices are being impacted by several factors including growing demand, a low vacancy rate and a lack of affordable housing production in recent years. How do HOME rents / Fair Market Rent compare to Area Median Rent? How might this impact your strategy to produce or preserve affordable housing? DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 102 The FMRs represent the maximum housing cost (rent and utilities) paid by the City to landlords providing housing to tenants with Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. According to the HUD e-Con Planning Suite, FMRs are set to the dollar amount at which 40% of the standard -quality rental housing units are rented, excluding non -market rental housing. The HOME Rent limits ensure that at least one in five units in a development built using HOME funds are affordable to low- and very -low income households. Like the FMRs, the HOME rent limits include utilities and are adjusted based on the size of the unit. According to the e-Con Planning Suite, high HOME Rents are equal to the FMR or 30% of the adjusted income of a family whose income equals 65% AMI, whichever is lower. Likewise, Low HOME Rents are equal to 30% of the adjusted income of a family whose income equals 50% of AMI. The exercise in this section requests that the HOME rent limits and FMRs applicable to the City of Miami be compared to the City's median rent. According to US Census, ACS, 2017, 1-Yr. estimates, the median contract rent in the City of Miami is $1,041 while the median gross rent is $1,165 (includes an estimated cost of all tenant -paid utilities). The latest Fair Market Rents (FMR) from 2019 and the high/low HOME rent are competitive when compared to the City's median rent in the small units with fewer bedrooms. The City's median contract rent does not disaggregate for bedroom size, therefore, it is difficult to say if special rental price provided by FMR and HOME are too high for the units with a greater number of bedrooms. The median gross rent; however, does provide a breakdown by number of bedrooms. If we were to compare the median gross rent with 2019 FMRs, the FMRs provide more generous amounts throughout the number of bedrooms range. However, FMR numbers still fall short of real market rents when applying them for housing search under the Section 8 program. Regardless, it is evident that the rental rates from the Low HOME were the most affordable when compared to the City's median contract rent price with only the 4-bedroom rental rates exceeding the City's median by $100. On the other hand, the largest difference is between City median contract rent and the FMRs, with FMRs for a 4 bedroom at more than twice the amount of the median City rent. While census data shows that median rent in Miami is lower than FMRs, but in reality is not quite the case when compared to actual market rates throughout the number of bedrooms spectrum. The HCD needs to continue to focus on producing and preserving long-term affordable housing preferably utilizing HOME rents as these units are more affordable to lower income households. Discussion The mismatch between the income of the average City household and the elevated real estate values has created a highly cost -burdened community. As discussed earlier in this chapter, the large volume of international cash buyers and large investment pool investors fueled the recovery of Miami's real estate market post -housing crisis, affecting the affordability of both the home purchase and rental markets. According to a report on the rental market by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, large investment pools amassed sizeable portfolios of foreclosed homes after the housing crash of 2007- 2009 to manage the properties as rentals and, thus, creating historic shares of corporately owned single- family rentals. These investment pools were most active in Miami, where they bought 30 percent of the foreclosed properties. Although these new, large-scale ventures priced out many local residents from the home purchase market, they may have been an important element in reviving the housing markets after the housing crisis. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 103 MA-20 Housing Market Analysis: Condition of Housing — 91.210(a) According to the 2013-2017 ACS estimates, 33 percent (67,206 units) of Miami's housing supply is now 50+ years old and 53.8 percent (108,595 units) was constructed pre-2002 Florida Building Code. This is of particular concern, as 71.1 percent of City residents (120,803 units) are renters (Table MA-20.2). This older renter housing supply pre -dates both the 1992 South Florida building Code and the 2002 Florida Building Code. Definitions A housing unit deemed as "substandard" is a unit that does not comply with the City's minimum housing code nor with HUD's Housing Quality Standards (HQS) for any assisted housing unit utilizing federal funding. The City of Miami Minimum Housing Code: According to Metropolitan Miami -Dade County Minimum Housing Standards Ordinance for the City of Miami (Ordinance No.12-111, Part III, Article III), the law requires all housing and apartments to be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition and to contain certain basic equipment in good working condition and installed to code such as a kitchen sink, lavatory, tub or shower and water closet. Specifically, the code establishes a minimum standard for light/ventilation, basic equipment, and indoor space of the housing unit, safety/sanitary requirements, and outlines the responsibilities of the owners and occupants. HUD Housing and Quality Standards (HQS): According to HUD, the HQS defines "standard housing" and establishes the minimum criteria for the health and safety of housing program participants. Generally speaking, a housing unit that is in "substandard condition but suitable for rehabilitation" is in poor condition yet both structurally and financially feasible to rehabilitate. At a minimum, the unit has to pass the City of Miami Building Department's valuation to demolish unsafe structures. For context, it is first important to note the definition of a fire hazard and/or unsafe structures pursuant to the City of Miami Sec. 10-101, includes the following criteria, but is not limited to: • Vacant, unguarded and open at doors or windows • There is accumulation of debris or other material therein representing a hazard of combustion • The building condition creates hazards with respect to means of egress and fire protection • It exhibits signs of structural stress such as cracks, unusual sagging, rotting of wood members, termite damage, or if ceilings, walls and roofs are collapsing or caving -in • Water service is disconnected • Work is performed without proper permits and inspections • If the building is partially destroyed • As additionally defined in Chapter 8 of the Miami -Dade County Code or if it meets the criteria of a vacant and abandoned property under Chapter 10 of the City of Miami Code. Once a structure has been deemed unsafe, according to the City of Miami Code of Ordinances (Part II, Chapter 10, Article VI), the Building Department will issue an order to demolish the unit if "the cost of completion, alteration, repair and/or replacement of an unsafe building or structure or part thereof exceeds 50 percent of its value. If the cost of completion, alteration, repair and/or replacement of an unsafe building or structure or part thereof does not exceed 50 percent of its value, such building or structure may be DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 104 repaired and made safe." The City of Miami has a replacement program in place for those eligible households who own sub -standard homes that need to be demolished. Table MA-20.1: Condition of Units Condition of Units With one selected condition With two selected conditions With three selected conditions With four selected conditions No selected conditions Total 18,801 1 38.2% 1 68,333 1 56.6% 586 1 1.2% 1 8,828 i 7.3% 0 1 0.0% 1 47 1 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 1 0 1 0.0% 29,815 1 60.6% 1 43,595 1 36.1% 49,202 I 100.0% 1 120,803 I 100.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates NOTE: According to 2013-2017 ACS estimates, 68.1 percent of owner units (33,528 units) and 56.8 percent of renter units (68,639 units) in the City have a risk of lead -based paint hazard (Table MA-20.3). Table MA-20.2: Year Unit Built Year Unit Built 2000 or later 1980-1999 1950-1979 Before 1950 8,639 I 17.6% 1 31,143 I 25.8% 7,035 1 14.3% 1 21,021 1 17.4% 18,184 1 36.9% 1 47,626 1 39.4% 15,344 1 31.2% 1 21,013 1 17.4% Total 49,202 i 100.0% 120,803 i 100.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Table MA-20.3: Risk of Lead -Based Paint Hazard Risk of Lead -Based Paint Hazard Total Number of Units Built Before 1980 Housing Units built before 1980 with children present Owner -Occupied Renter -Occupied Number Percent Number Percent 33,528 3,600 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Need for Owner and Rental Rehabilitation 68.1 % 1.2% 68,639 10,800 56.8% 7.3% An estimated 33 percent (67,206 units) of Miami's housing supply is now 50+ years old and 53.8 percent (108,595 units) of units were constructed pre-2002 Florida Building Code. Given the scale of maintenance and rehabilitation need, the City will have to address the preservation of its older supply, where feasible, with aggressive rental rehabilitation. Rental Rehabilitation - A primary risk factor to losing low -rent housing stock is due to the high costs of operating and maintaining aging structures, especially large multi -family properties. Owner Rehabilitation - The Single Family Rehabilitation Program is designed to fulfill the need to preserve safe and decent housing in the City of Miami. The Program is made up of several sub -programs dedicated DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 105 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 to improving the quality of low-income housing: Single Family Rehabilitation, Emergency Rehabilitation, and Single Family Replacement programs. Estimated Number of Housing Units Occupied by Low or Moderate Income Families with LBP Hazards An estimated 68.1 percent of owner units (33,528 units) and 56.8 percent of renter units (68,639 units) in the City have a risk of lead -based paint hazard. Given that most of these properties exist in older City neighborhoods, it is estimated that the vast majority of owner and renter units with a risk of lead -based paint hazard are occupied by low -and moderate -income households. The leading cause of lead -based poisoning is exposure to dust from deteriorating paint in homes constructed before 1980. This is due to the high lead content used in paint during that period, particularly in homes built before 1950. Pre-1980 housing occupied by lower income households with children offer high risks of lead exposure due to poor housing conditions related to lower levels of maintenance exercised by lower income households. This is an important factor since it is not the lead paint itself that causes the hazards, but rather the deterioration of the paint that releases lead -contaminated dust and allows children to peel and eat lead -contaminated flakes. Therefore, for the purpose of this plan, the number of units built before 1980 will serve as a default baseline of units that contain lead -based paint hazards. According to the 2013-2017 ACS, 5-Year Estimates, there are 112,528 occupied housing units in the City of Miami that were built prior to 1980. As discussed in the introduction to this section, the great majority of these units are occupied by renters. As noted in the chart above on Risk of Lead -Based Paint Hazard and based on the definition of lead -based paint hazards noted earlier, approximately 12.8 percent of the owner occupied housing units built in the City of Miami before 1980 have children present, and approximately 15% of the renter occupied units in the City of Miami were built before 1980 and have children present. As noted in another section of this document, the City has been very fortunate to have not experienced high numbers of lead poisoning cases within its City zip codes for several years. Discussion Three-quarters of the occupied units in the City of Miami are made up of housing stock that is 35 years or older —mostly by renters whom traditionally, are most vulnerable to living in structures that are deteriorating due to the high costs of operating and maintaining multi -family properties. With respect to owner -occupied units, it is mentioned previously in this plan that there are a significant number of elderly homeowners that are cost -burdened and very -low income. Single-family units of this nature are prime candidates for the City's single-family rehabilitation program. The waitlist for this program demonstrates a need for rehabilitation and housing preservation efforts. Due to the rising costs of materials and the need to be able to attract competent contractors, the City increased the maximum allowable subsidy for this program to $50,000. In addition to this program, the City has already approved policy introducing a new Homeownership Preservation Strategy where by rehabilitation assistance will be provided to harden properties to better withstand natural weather occurrences and to maximize the energy efficiency of the home. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 106 MA-25 Public And Assisted Housing - 91.210(b) The HCD does not administer Public Housing within its jurisdiction. The latter is managed by another entitlement, the Public Housing & Community Development (PHCD) Department of Miami -Dade County. Nonetheless, the HCD gathers statistics on the quantity and age of public housing stock within the City of Miami's limits, along with some of the characteristics of that housing. Of special note is the fact that about 70% of the County's public housing stock, approximately 6,837 of 9,563 units total, is within our jurisdiction (Miami). Due to the age of many of these buildings (average being over 40 years) and the limited capital funding available to the PHCD (presently around $14 million) to make repairs and renovations, the PHCD has been steadily working for several years to rehabilitate/upgrade existing public housing units, removing and replacing those that were obsolete, and increasing the number of income -restricted units on underutilized sites with private sector partners pursuant to issuing Requests For Proposals (RFP). Some of these renovations have taken place at sites located within the City. The attached chart indicates which of these sites have been selected for, or are presently under, rehabilitation. The County also oversees approximately 1,955 mod -rehab units in its Section 8 program and 15,388 Section 8 vouchers (with an average of 13,800 active on a monthly basis). Their average Housing Assistance Payment is just under $940. The County's Waitlists for Project Based Units and Tenant Based Units were both established in 2014. As to City of Miami, we can only address the assisted housing we administer, which includes 158 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) and 268 mod -rehab units. The latter units are in 16 privately owned buildings, located primarily in the Little Havana and Liberty City neighborhoods. The buildings' combined inventory totals 15 studios, 215 one -bedroom units, and 38 two -bedroom units. Ten of these buildings were built on or before 1930. Due to their significant age, there are limitations as to the renovations possible at these sites, such as an inability to accommodate elevators. The age of the properties is obviously of concern to HCD, as there is already a shortage of landlords interested in taking on project -based units, given the Miami market's high demand for rental units and escalating rental rates. The City has two separate waitlists for these programs. The City's waitlist for HCV's vouchers last opened for pre -applications for two days in Oct. 2014 (with a preference of Elderly or Disability) during which 4,000 persons applied. A random, computerized waitlist was established of 100 names which is still being worked through. The City's Section 8 moderate rehabilitation program waitlist was established in 2003 and 20,000 persons applied. In the last waitlists established for the City of Miami's Section 8 programs, specific information on race and ethnicity was NOT requested in the application itself. As such, the City cannot provide certain demographic information on said waitlists at this time. The City has noted HUD's expectations as to identifying particular characteristics of Section 8 applicants, and will request this type of data (ethnicity, race, etc.) in future waitlists. Table MA-25.1: Public Housing Total Number of Units Certificate Mod- Public Rehab Housing # of Units/ Vouchers Available 89 2,351 9,219 Total DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Vouchers Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Project- Tenant- Family Affairs Based Based Unification Supportive Program Housing 107 Program Type Certificate Mod- Public Rehab Housing # of Accessible Units 10 Total I Project - Based Tenant - Based Vouchers Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Family Unification Supportive Program jiHousing .............................. Disabled* *includes Non -Elderly Disabled, Mainstream Five -Year, and Nursing Home Transition Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) Describe the number and physical condition of public housing units in the jurisdiction, including those that are participating in an approved Public Housing Agency Plan In Miami -Dade County, there are a total of 98 public housing sites categorized by regions with approximately 9,289 units (Miami -Dade County, Asset Management, Public Housing List (2015)). The breakdown of the units is stated as follows: Elderly designated units = 2,601; Elderly Not -Designated Units = 2,423; Family Units = 4,265. Upon an analysis of the public housing stock within the City's boundaries, there are a total of 64 total developments/sites. Over the past few years, PHCD has transformed (or is presently working on) some 2,400 of public housing units (including new construction and rehabilitated). Again, the attached chart notes the PH buildings located within City of Miami limits. Table MA-25.2: Public Housing Condition Public Housing Development Average Inspection Score Scott Carver Phase 2C 96 Site 260 97 Green Turnkey 100 Joe Moretti — Phase I 99 Site 221 96 Ward Tower II 99 Dante Fascell 99 Site 230 and 232 95 Stirrup Plaza 99 Site 120 96 Site 250 97 Jack Orr Plaza Phase I 98 Site 140 94 Site 110 97 Site 291 81 Helen Sawyer Plaza 82 Collins Park Apartments 97 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 108 Public Housing Development Average Inspection Score Site 240 86 Site 210 52 Site 180 52 Scott Carver Phases 2A & B 81 Site 150 68 Site 170 64 Site 280 56 Site 190 53 Site 270 56 Site 241 58 Smathers Phase Two 91 Site 220 68 Jose Moretti Phase 2A 95 Stirrup Plaza Phase Two 90 Site 130 76 Source: Miami -Dade PHCD Disclaimer: The listing of Inspections Scores for Public Housing was provided to us by the Miami -Dade Public Housing & Community Development Department (PHCD). Please note, some of the sites noted in the listing are not within City limits. These include #330, 340, 351 and 361. Describe the restoration and revitalization needs of public housing units in the jurisdiction: Because of the age of the public housing stock, the County estimates its redevelopment needs at approximately $1.9 billion agency -wide. Generally, they indicate that their older stock has inherent deficiencies tied to the age of the property, noting that mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrades are needed, as well as security systems, building envelopes (hurricane resistance), fire safety, windows and doors. As of 2019, 13 Public Housing redevelopment projects have been completed: Total number of units are 1,622 Units (1,222 Public Housing and 400 Non -Public Housing/Affordable). As of 2019, four (4) Public Housing development projects are under construction: total number of units are 614 Units (321 Public Housing and 293 Non -Public Housing/Affordable). As of 2019, one Public Housing Site is projected to close in next three months: total number of units is 204 Units (73 Public Housing and 131 Non -Public Housing/Affordable). Describe the public housing agency's strategy for improving the living environment of low- and moderate -income families residing in public housing: DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 109 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 The PHCD's strategy works on several different fronts and as such we defer to their most recent Five -Year Miami -Dade County PHA plan (2015-2020), effective fiscal year beginning Oct. 2018, to identify some of the methods they use for improving the living environments of those households living in PH. These include: • Increase the availability of affordable housing that reflect HUD and local requirements • Improve the quality of assisted housing, to include renovating/modernizing PH units and the implementation of the Capital Fund Program 5-Year Action Plan, in accordance with available funding and increasing customer satisfaction via providing improved communication with management and referral services to residents • Increase assisted housing choices by advising applicants and current families of housing opportunities, and reducing public housing vacancies with the goal of achieving an overall occupancy rate of 96% • Improve community quality of life and economic vitality by continuing to implement PH security improvements as budgets permit • Promote the establishment of resident crime watch groups through partnerships with law enforcement • Promote partnerships with job training and placement organizations including the compliance of Section 3 training and employment goals and continue to apply for the Resident Opportunities and Self -Sufficiency (ROSS) Grant to assist families in public housing • Continue to work with the 145 participants in the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program • Use their Resident Services Unit (RSU) to advocate for resident issues on behalf of the Agency by developing supportive professional relationships with residents and Resident Councils. • And, finally ensuring equal opportunity in housing for all Americans, enforcing the LEP policy and the implementation of Sec. 504/ADA/Fair Housing Act and the VCA resulting in 459 UFAS units. Source: Miami -Dade PHA Plan 2018-2019 Discussion The HCD is concerned about its 268 Section 8 moderate rehabilitation units, specifically because many of these units are in buildings that are very old and in need of extensive repairs. Aside from this, some of this program's buildings were constructed over 50 years ago and cannot accommodate an elevator to the second floor. Because most of the mod -rehab program's participants are elderly, this becomes a significant limitation when a unit on a second floor opens up given that many participants cannot climb the stairs. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 110 MA-30 Homeless Facilities and Services — 91.210(c) The City of Miami collaborates with the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust (Trust), the Continuum of Care (CoC) Lead Agency and Homeless Management Information System lead. The City of Miami's Mayor and City Manager sit on the Trust Board. The Trust is responsible for the development and implementation of the strategic plan to end homelessness in Miami -Dade. 2018: Priority HOME is the most recent update to the plan adopted in 1990s when the Trust was established. The Trust is the lead applicant for HUD CoC funds and also administers proceeds of a one -percent food and beverage (F&B) tax dedicated to homeless and domestic violence services (85% of the funds toward homeless and 15% toward construction and operation of domestic violence centers. The Trust also is a recipient and/or coordinator of other state and local resources targeting homeless persons. The CoC utilizes multiple housing strategies to end homelessness: Homelessness Prevention Provides cash assistance with rent and mortgages, security deposits, or utility payments, to help families and individuals at risk of becoming homeless to resolve a housing crisis. Diversion Assists persons facing homelessness either remain where they have been living or to identify alternate safe and suitable housing arrangements to avoid entry to emergency shelter. In the absence of viable options, the household will be offered emergency housing. Emergency Housing provides temporary housing and basic needs, housing -focused case management, assistance with benefits, access to child care, employment counseling and job opportunities, connection to community -based resources, housing navigation and move -in assistance to support rapid exit from homelessness into permanent housing. Safe Haven are programs that serve hard -to -reach homeless persons who have severe mental illness, are living on the streets, and have been unable or unwilling to participate in supportive services. They provide 24-hour residence for an unspecified duration, and do not require participation in services or referrals as a condition of occupancy. It is hoped that after a period of engagement, safe haven participants would seek a permanent housing situation. Transitional Housing (TH) It is focused on serving youth exiting foster care. This project was recently expanded to create a joint Transitional Housing with Rapid Re -Housing project adding rental assistance tailored to reduce the length of time youth experience homelessness. Transitional Housing focuses on skill building, treatment, intensive case management, employment, and job training. The objective is to assist youth in transitioning into sustainable, stable housing. In addition, specialized transitional housing has been developed for survivors of domestic violence and for persons with severe mental health involved in the criminal justice system and/or substance abuse. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 111 Rapid Re -Housing (RRH) Targets families and individuals currently in emergency housing programs or living in places not meant for human habitation, for the purposes of rapidly moving them into private market housing. Rapid rehousing programs may provide rental assistance for up to 24 months or other types of financial assistance required to secure permanent housing. Households receive supportive services on a time -limited basis, including assistance with locating, securing, and stabilizing in affordable housing. Rapid Re -Housing also includes bridge housing for homeless persons who qualify, but are waitlisted for placement in permanent supportive housing. Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Provides permanent housing (not time limited) in which supportive services are provided to assist homeless persons with disability live independently. PSH is provided through project -based housing operated by affordable housing providers or rental subsidy toward a private rental market unit selected by the program participant. Chronically homeless persons are given priority for PSH placement. Table MA-30.1: Facilities and Housing Targeted to Homeless Households Emergency Shelter Beds Year Round Voucher/ Beds (Current Seasonal/ and New) Overflow Beds Transitional Housing Beds Permanent Supportive Housing Beds Current & New Current & New Under Development Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren) Households with Only Adults Chronically Homeless Households Veterans 28 50 824 Unaccompanied Youth 17 0 32 I 0 I 0 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Source: Housing Inventory Count 2018 for F1-600, Miami/Dade County CoC. Please note, the CoC compiles bed counts for the entire Miami -Dade County area, and as such a percentage of the above beds noted in this list are outside of the City of Miami geographic area. *Please note, the COC did not define any units as Chronically Homeless Households at the time this CON PLAN was drafted, and as such there was no data available to address this category. Consequently, this line item is zero, across the board. Some of the beds identified in the above paragraph are used for the chronically homeless. In addition to Permanent Supportive Housing, the CoC can offer Rapid Re -Housing to the following number of homeless sub -populations: 920 households with adults and children and 241 households with only adults. Rapid Re -Housing is also dedicated to 129 veterans and 48 youth. Describe mainstream services, such as health, mental health, and employment services to the extent those services are used to complement services targeted to homeless persons The CoC has established formal partnerships with the Florida Dept. of Children & Families (DCF), South Florida Behavioral Health Network (SFBHN), the Managing Entity for Substance Abuse & Mental Health managed care providers, Public Health Trust (PHT) which operates the county's hospital system, Veterans Affairs (VA), Legal Services of Greater Miami (LSGM), Our Kids, which coordinates the regional system for foster care and adoption, and CareerSource South Florida, the local workforce investment board, to connect homeless persons to mainstream resources. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 112 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Access to mainstream medical services is facilitated by PHT-run clinics co -located at the two main emergency shelters. CoC providers are also Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and Behavioral Health Care managed care providers. The managed care providers attend case staffing meetings to provide updates on connection to and engagement in services by homeless households. The CoC and SFBHN conduct monthly provider meetings and outreach. The CoC also works closely with the VA to ensure that veterans are housed and connected to VA medical and other services. To ensure access to benefits, DCF Automated Community Connection to Economic Self Sufficiency sites are co -located in CoC provider sites, which enable homeless households to enroll for Medicaid, food stamps, medical care & TANF. SFBHN leads a continuum -wide SOAR training & certification process to ensure CoC case managers are using best practices to expedite disability application process. LSGM offers expert benefit review, advocacy & representation free to homeless households in the CoC annually. Career Sources South Florida has one -stop employment centers accessible to persons experiencing homelessness countywide, two mobile supportive employment units (one parks at the South -Dade Homeless Assistance Center) and co -located office at Camillus House, a central ES, TH and PH provider. CoC has partnered with Career Sources South Florida and Lindsey Hopkins Technical College to provide vocational training to CoC subrecipients. Transitions, Inc. (ex -offenders), Suited for Success (veterans) and Get Hired Miami (resume development) are among the CoC's partners. Our Kids also participates in By Name List (BNL) case staffing to ensure that former foster youth are connected to resources for which they are eligible. The CoC has established a referral relationship with SFBHN and Our Kids for state -funded behavioral health services. They are HMIS Participating Agencies. List and describe services and facilities that meet the needs of homeless persons, particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth. If the services and facilities are listed on screen SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure or screen MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services, describe how these facilities and services specifically address the needs of these populations. Description of services provided with the following CoC housing programs are described above. Referral to housing and services are made through the CoC's coordinated Entry system: Emergency Shelter The Chapman Partnership is the local private sector partner to the Homeless Trust County who built and operate the CoC's two primary emergency shelters, campus -style facilities known as the Homeless Assistance Centers (HACs). One HAC is located in Downtown Miami and the second in the southern portion of the County, on former Homestead Air Reserve Base property. The HACs provide 800 mixed population beds. Another 1,103 beds are contracted at Lotus House, Catholic Charities, City of Miami Hotel/Motel Program, Camillus House, Miami Rescue Mission, Salvation Army; domestic violence facilities Miami -Dade County's Safe Space North and South and the Lodge; and Miami Bridge providing emergency shelter for unaccompanied youth ages 10-17. In addition to shelter and providing for basic needs, shelters offer housing -focused case management, assistance with benefits, access to child care, employment, counseling and job opportunities, connection to community -based resources, housing navigation and DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 113 move -in assistance to support rapid exit from homelessness into permanent housing. Of all beds, 532 are dedicated to families, 855 beds for mixed populations, 474 for single adults and 11 for youth. There are 163 emergency shelter beds for survivors of domestic violence with another 60 beds under development. Safe Haven Operated by Citrus Health Network, providing 14 beds for single adults. Transitional Housing with Rapid Re -Housing It is comprised of 28 TH beds and 25 RRH beds focuses on serving youth exiting foster care. 696 TH beds, hat are not funded by the CoC, focus on providing specialized services in a residential setting for certain sub -populations, and are operated by Camillus, Carrfour Supportive Housing, Citrus Health Network, Miami Rescue Mission, New Hope CORPS, Volunteers of America (VOA) and Inn Transition. Of the TH beds, 316 are dedicated to survivors of domestic violence, 48 for youth and the balance for persons with mental illness and/or substance abuse. Permanent Supportive Housing It is comprised of 4,625 beds, operated by Carrfour, Citrus Health, Camillus, Douglas Gardens, VOA, Better Way of Miami, New Horizons Community Health Center, Veterans Affairs, Community Health of South Dade and Fellowship House. There are 1,209 PSH beds dedicated to families with 64 beds dedicated to chronically homeless families; 2,180 for mixed populations, of which 1,088 are for families, 1,354 for chronically homeless and 764 for veterans. An additional 1,236 beds are limited to single adults with 850 dedicated to chronically homeless and 60 for veterans. Chronically homeless persons with greatest length of homelessness and highest vulnerability are prioritized for PSH placement. Other permanent housing includes 145 units of Miami -Dade County Public Housing committed to the CoC. Rapid Re -Housing Can assist 1,161 persons and is provided through Carrfour, Citrus, Camillus House, the Advocate Program, Lotus House. Of these beds, 920 are dedicated to families, of which 34 are committed to veteran families, 105 beds are dedicated to single veterans and 10 for youth aging out of foster care. The CoC is adding a youth focused RRH project serving 40 households on July 1, 2019. Additional Discussion Veterans In 2017, Camillus House opened the Somerville Veterans Village in the City of Miami to provide permanent housing to veterans. The Salvation Army is contracted by the local VA office to provide emergency shelter beds for veterans. The Veterans Administrations Healthcare for Homeless Veterans (HCGV) Program is an active member of the CoC. The VA has expanded assistance to veterans through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) and Grant Per Diem (GPD) programs. New GPD programs were created in 2018. Miami -Dade County and Miami Beach Public Housing Authorities administer the VASH DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 114 Program offering permanent supportive housing through rental assistance vouchers and VA services. The County's PHA, the Public Housing & Community Development Department, has committed Section 8 vouchers to homeless veterans, with the Homeless Trust providing a support services match award through its F&B Tax contracts. Survivors of Domestic Violence Miami-Dade's Community Action and Human Services Department (CAHSD) operates two domestic violence centers, and a third is operated by Victims Response, Inc. (aka. The Lodge). Plans are underway for a new 60-bed state-of-the-art domestic violence shelter, to be known as the "Empowerment Center," to address unmet needs of survivors of domestic violence and their children. CAHSD also offers a one -stop service center offering comprehensive wrap -around services for victims of domestic violence, including crisis intervention, court orientation, immigration legal assistance, relocation assistance, support groups, parenting classes, group therapy, financial literacy workshops, protective order assistance and more. Unaccompanied Youth Citrus Health Network offers 28 youth -designated transitional housing beds at Citrus FRAT and 12 LGBTQA+ youth -designated transitional housing beds at Citrus Safe Haven; Camillus House offers 12 youth -designated emergency beds; Lotus House offers 38 unaccompanied, pregnant and parenting youth - designated beds; the Runaway & Homeless Youth Program at Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services offers 10 beds; former foster youth served at Casa Valentina and Emmaus Place with 21 beds; Chapman Partnership has a 20 bed youth dorm; Meanwhile Our Kids, Educate Tomorrow, Pridelines/Project SAFE, the Children's Trust, Miami Homes for All and the Alliance for GLBTQ Youth, and their network of providers contribute to youth advocacy and services. In 2018, Miami -Dade began adding youth focused access points, including Pridelines, Educate Tomorrow and Our Kids, to the agencies that participate in HMIS. The CoC also has entered a 100-Day Challenge to End Youth Homelessness. Human Trafficking Miami -Dade has 16 Transitional Housing beds dedicated to victims of human trafficking. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 115 MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services — 91.210(d) The City of Miami receives and administers the federal HOPWA formula grant award to the Miami -Dade Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The City also receives federal HOME, CDBG and ESG funds. This section gives a brief outline of the facilities and services available to special needs populations within the City of Miami and, in the case of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), throughout Miami -Dade County. Table MA-30.1: Facilities and Housing Targeted to Homeless Households Type of HOPWA Assistance # of Units Designated or Available for People with HIV/AIDS and their Families TBRA PH in Facilities STRMU ST or TH Facilities Permanent Housing Placement Source: HOPWA CAPER 2017 and HOPWA Beneficiary Verification Worksheet 850 32 30 0 40 Including the elderly, frail elderly, persons with disabilities (mental, physical, developmental), persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, public housing residents and any other categories the jurisdiction may specify, and describe their supportive housing needs Supportive housing is defined as affordable housing with on -site services that help these special needs populations live with dignity and in a safe environment. Even though the HCD recognizes that the elderly, frail elderly, persons with disabilities and other special needs populations have supportive housing needs, currently the City is mainly focused on the creation of new affordable housing opportunities for low- to moderate- income households as well as workforce households. The needs assessment and market analysis is clear and concise to point that there is a serious affordable housing crisis in Miami that needs to be addressed first before even venturing into attempting to invest resources to address other community needs. Persons with HIV/AIDS — The HOPWA program provides housing assistance to persons living with HIV/AIDS and is comprised of tenant -based rental assistance (locally, the Long -Term Rental Assistance Program or LTRA) for approximately 869 households currently, housing specialist support services for clients in the LTRA program, Short Term Rental Mortgage and Utility (STRMU) assistance and project - based rental housing. The City's HOPWA program contracts with five (5) community -based organizations to provide LTRA clients with a HOPWA Housing Specialist, who is responsible for (i) determining client eligibility, program enrollment, and recertification, (ii) assisting the client with housing searches and lease -up; (iii) serving as liaison between the landlord and client as well as between the client and their medical case manager, and (iv) performing housing stability assessment, intervention and referral assistance. The community -based organizations maintain satellite offices in geographic areas with a rising population of infected individuals (zip codes: 33054 and 33055). One of the contracted agencies maintains its satellite offices in the Homestead area. These HOPWA support services are instrumental in maintaining stable housing. For example, more than 96% of LTRA clients retains their housing during the 2017-2018 fiscal year. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 116 Due to the limited resources available to address the needs of the large number of Miami -Dade residents infected with HIV/AIDS, the City of Miami with the Partnership's Housing Committee's policy advice, has long -adopted a priority to serve those individuals infected with AIDS, not those diagnosed with HIV, in all of its housing assistance programs except STRMU. While there is very low turn -over in the LTRA Program, the Program has been relying upon recidivism in anticipation of the effects of the Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act 'HOTMA', which changed the formula utilized for the distribution of federal funding yielding less funding for the Miami -Dade metro area. Even though the reduction of funding is yet to take place due to additional HOPWA funds allocated by congress, it is projected that once in effect, along with the high cost of renting a unit in Miami, will reduce the number of households the HCD can assist. The last countywide survey of PLWH/As showed that 83.5% rejected AIDS -only housing with a preference for tenant -based rental assistance, and the HOPWA program's budget reflects this with the bulk of funding utilized towards running a successful TBRA program, countywide. The latter requires housing -related service support and has proven key to the reduction of eviction, program termination, homelessness and loss of access to care and treatment that otherwise would have been at risk due to the above factors. It is extremely important to take into account that the rate of persons surviving with the disease and the level of poverty within the PLWH/A population are placing significant pressure on the already limited resources available for housing assistance and other housing -related support services. Aside from this while utilizing HOPWA dollars, the City presently funds 32 set -aside, project based units for PLWAs at four different buildings throughout Miami -Dade County. Of these units, 14 are specifically for formerly homeless PLWAs. The project -based units allow the HCD to offer permanent supportive housing to consumers seeking more intensive case management support with linkage to community services and care, primarily in projects with mixed populations (extremely low to low-income households with varying disabilities and some cases mixed with income -limited households without disabilities). Describe programs for ensuring that persons returning from mental and physical health institutions receive appropriate supportive housing The Florida Statutes set forth state discharge guidelines and notes that the intent of the Legislature is to ensure that persons leaving care and custody are not discharged into homelessness. A Discharge Coordination Memorandum of Agreement addressing discharge protocols to ensure that persons receive community -based supportive housing and avoid discharge to the streets was entered into by the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust, the County Correction Department, the 11th Circuit Court, Jackson Memorial Hospital/Public Health Trust, community mental health facilities, Our Kids, Inc., and the Florida Department of Children and Families. The Agreement requires use of the HMIS to identify and track homeless individuals served by mutual systems, cross systems training, referrals to appropriate support systems, agreement to begin transition planning at the earliest possible point to include housing, identification of high users of crisis services and linkage to intensive intervention needed to engage them in outpatient services and residential programs if more treatment is needed. The non -homeless special needs population faces many needs. The needs include rental assistance, dietary and medical/medication assistance, counseling, and job training, among others. Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 117 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 91.215(e) with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals. 91.315(e) Even though the City considers assistance to persons with special needs a priority, it has been extremely challenging to continuously support this segment of our population as funding is scarce, forcing the City to concentrate its already limited resources in activities that address other Citywide high-level priorities. The county has programs that provide supportive services to people with special needs which are tied up to public housing located mainly within City boundaries, assisting City residents. Nonetheless, the City supports organizations that provide housing and/or services for low-income persons with special needs. Non -homeless persons with special needs often require supportive housing and case management services which allow them to live independently and to avoid homelessness or institutionalization. Through the use of HOPWA funding, the City continues to address the housing and supportive needs of PLWHAs. With CDBG and general funds, the City supports local providers of non - homeless special needs as funds are available. These services include elderly meals programs and programs for people with disabilities (non -homeless). The City also continues its relationship with HOPE, Inc., the local advocacy organization for fair housing opportunities and enforcement. The City will continue to support local government and nonprofit agencies when applying for federal and state financing to create or improve housing and supportive services for subpopulations that are not homeless but may require housing or supportive services. The City will continue to participate in a number of boards and committees such as the Miami -Dade Homeless Trust Board, the Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership and its Housing Committee among others to be able to properly assess some of the needs of our special needs population. Meetings are attended by public and private partners, which allow for better coordination and cooperation in finding common grounds and an opportunity to collaborate and bring the necessary services to community. The HCD continues to work to enhance the programs and services it already provides to many of its residents and promotes cooperation among industry leaders from both public and private agencies. For entitlement/consortia grantees: Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with 91.215(e) with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals. (91.220(2)) The City plans to continue providing Housing Specialist services to participants of its TBRA program. These services assist clients in looking for affordable housing, dealing with landlord -tenant issues, and ensuring that clients continue to have regular contact with their medical case manager. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 118 MA-40 Barriers to Affordable Housing — 91.210(e) Cost of land The cost of land in Miami has appreciated steadily for the past 5 to 7 years and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in 2017, which limits the ability of taxpayers to deduct state and local taxes from their federal taxable income in 2018, has resulted in increased interest in Florida real estate from out-of-state residents given that there is no state income tax in Florida. The percentage of Miami-Dade's cash buyers (31 %) and mortgage buyers (47%) in 2018 has stayed nearly identical to 2017, continuing the radical change from 2015, when cash buyers represented 68 percent of the buyers and mortgages made up only 14 percent. According to the Miami Association of Realtors', the median sales price for single-family homes increased from $330,000 to $355,000 year -over -year, marking the 78th consecutive month of growth. Existing condo median sales prices stayed the same- at around $230,000. Low wages Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program Director, Alan Berube, recently explained that a new calculation shows that the median household income in Miami -Dade has actually decreased over the past five decades —to $45,900 in 2016 from $49,800 in 1970 (adjusted for inflation). While Miami -Dade wages have shown a slight increase since the post -recession low of 2010, they have still not returned to the peak of the 1990s, although housing costs have steadily increased since the great Recession. As of Jan. 2019, Florida's minimum wage increase by $0.21 from $8.25 per hour to $8.46. But as cited in the National Low Income Housing Coalition's Housing Out of Reach report for 2018, $21.50 is the hourly wage that a household in Florida must earn in order to afford the Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom rental home, without paying more than 30% of their income. Construction costs Rising windstorm and property insurance rates have become much bigger factors in real estate transactions. South Florida builders also indicated to The Miami Herald that the cost of construction materials has been rising due to the tariffs on steel and aluminum along with increased costs on lumber, thereby translating to higher housing prices. Sea level rise is also of concern in Miami, with much of the area just six or so feet above sea level. Adaptations for sea level rise — seawalls, pumps, etc. -- also mean increased costs and property insurance hikes/liabilities. Some real estate experts believe that over time, those Miami neighborhoods that are further inland (and on higher ground) will see property costs rise, given the sounder investment. Land Use and Zoning City land use policies play a significant role in determining the amount and availability of affordable housing within a community. City land use policy guides the location of housing types and densities. Zoning is the planning tool for implementing housing development and regulating its construction. Through zoning incentives, private and non-profit developers can help a city address the housing needs of its low- and moderate -income population. Moreover, zoning incentives that increase the density of housing development and provide for a mix of uses including transit can be important tools for expanding the local supply of both affordable homeownership and renter housing. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 119 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 However, studies have found that land use and zoning can create barriers to affordable housing. Zoning restrictions can impede affordable housing development and be way out of date. Further, well-intentioned zoning can be equally disserving if not specifically crafted to incentivize affordable housing development. The Miami 21 Zoning Code is a Form -Based Code guided by tenets of New Urbanism and Smart Growth principles. Miami 21 takes into account all of the integral factors that make each area within the City a unique, vibrant place to live, learn, work and play. Six elements served as the lynchpins in the development of the blueprint of Miami: Zoning (Miami 21 Zoning Code), Economic Development, Historic Preservation, Parks and Open Spaces, Arts and Culture, and Transportation. Recently, the Code has integrated several affordable housing incentives. Miami 21, and form -based zoning in general, provides for more flexibility as an area's needs change, including "upzoning," which thereby allows for an increase in housing supply, and as some researchers allege, a direct trickle down of increased housing affordability for lower income households. However, even though Miami has seen a significant increase in the overall housing stock, primarily due to the increased densities permitted in the downtown area (along the Atlantic), that production has NOT led to a drop in overall housing prices. Inclusionary Housing Because the City of Miami has no dedicated (mandatory) revenue stream that allows for the funding of creating and/or preserving affordable housing, the HCD has long expressed its support of integrating inclusionary housing policies into the Code. The City's first inclusionary zoning measure event was approved in November 2018, becoming the first mandate in the entire County to require affordable housing in new private development projects, in a limited area known as the Omni community redevelopment district which encompasses some 30 city blocks. The measure also up zoned the area allowing for more buildable density to offset the lower revenue on the required percentage of assisted units. In bears mention that in April 2019 the Florida State Legislature passed HB7102, which essentially permits municipalities in the State to allow inclusionary zoning policies that can require developers to set aside a certain percentage of units for low-income persons BUT requires that any associated costs to the developer be offset by the granted incentive (such as bonuses or waived fees). Barriers to Homeownership — FHA Condo Requirements With the City's homeownership rate at approximately 31 percent", several City leaders have expressed serious concerns on how to increase the City's homeownership rates. With household median incomes in the City at $36,000 and a median sales price of $351,000 for a single-family home in Miami -Dade (March 2019), the odds are stacked against most residents aiming to secure a conventional mortgage loan (without any government subsidies). The median sales price for townhouse/condos (March 2019) clocked in at around $244,000. The Miami Association of Realtors has expressed that there is a greater supply of homeownership options for low -to -moderate income households in the condominium market. However, in order to secure an FHA Loan in South Florida, a popular option for lower income households that allows for a significantly smaller down payment, any condominium purchase would require the building to meet FHA Condo Financing Guidelines which are both extensive and costly. The latter process must be approved 17 US Census 2011-2015 ACS 5-Year Estimates (B25070 and B25091) — 48,735 (Owner Units) / 157,345 (Total Units) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 120 by a building's Condominium Association (CA) and as per the Realtors Association, the CA's of many buildings that are appropriately priced for low -to -moderate income households prefer to opt out of the FHA requirements. As of April 2019, there were a total of twelve (12) condo buildings approved for FHA loans in all of Miami -Dade and Broward counties. Fair Lending Practices The 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan discussed predatory lending that occurred during the housing boom of the prior decade. The Plan cited the City of Miami's 2005-2010 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice which found that many minorities and single women were automatically steered towards more expensive FHA loans or subprime loans, the concern over predatory lending and the findings that helped to explain high levels of pre -foreclosures and foreclosures in the City in the aftermath of the housing bust and subsequent economic recession. A March 2017 report by the Urban Institute, Miami and the State of Low -and Middle -Income Housing found the Economic Recession had a substantial impact on lending activity in Miami and Miami -Dade County. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data on home purchase loans originated between 2007 and 2015 revealed a 40 percent drop in the number of loans issued in the City of Miami. This decline was dramatic for low-income neighborhoods (neighborhood income less than 50 percent metropolitan statistical area median). The report found a 78 percent decline in loans issued in low-income communities in the City. Lending recovery from the lowest point in 2010 has primarily been driven by loans issued in middle- and upper -income neighborhoods, but 2015 showed some signs that this was changing in moderate -income neighborhoods. Only upper -income neighborhoods in Miami, which saw a 318 percent increase in lending, experienced loan growth between 2007 and2015. Graph MA-40.A: Home Purchase Loans Originated by Neighborhood AMI Group, City of Miami upper mciene (120.% of NSA madam' Immo 1 a H.ed4 +`coma (00 to 119.9% MSA molar room) Moderrartoomr(S01079.9° MSA meowmama) ■ law rmmr (Ina Than 5094 M6A anadan incrna) 5,000 4S00 4 000 3. 500 3.000 2.500 2.000 1.500 1.000 500 2000 2004 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Source: Urban Institute tabulations of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data, 2007-2015 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 121 In the decade leading up to the U.S. housing crisis, black and Latino borrowers disproportionately received high -cost, high -risk mortgages —a lending disparity well documented by prior quantitative studies. On May 1, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court in the case BANK OF AMERICA CORP. ET AL. v. CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, handed down a landmark ruling, stating cities can sue banks for discriminatory mortgage lending practices if an alleged violation of the Fair Housing Act is claimed. The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit brought by City of Miami, which sued Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup in 2013, stating that the banks engaged in predatory lending to minority borrowers in the City. In its original lawsuit, Miami accused the lenders of "reverse redlining," which led to a large number of foreclosures, lower property tax collections, and increased cost to the city to deal with the resulting property value loss and blight. The City of Miami filed suit alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA or Act). The FHA prohibits, among other things, racial discrimination in connection with real-estate transactions, 42 U. S. C. §§3604(b), 3605(a), and permits any "aggrieved person" to file a civil damages action for a violation of the Act, §§3613(a)(1)(A), (c)(1). The City's complaints charged that the Banks intentionally targeted predatory practices at African -American and Latino neighborhoods and residents, lending to minority borrowers on worse terms than equally creditworthy nonminority borrowers and inducing defaults by failing to extend refinancing and loan modifications to minority borrowers on fair terms. The City alleged that the Banks' discriminatory conduct led to a disproportionate number of foreclosures and vacancies in majority -minority neighborhoods, which impaired the City's effort to assure racial integration, diminished the City's property - tax revenue, and increased demand for police, fire, and other municipal services (Source: Supreme Court of the United States. Syllabus. Bank of America, Corp. et al. v. City of Miami, October Term, 2016; decided May 1, 2017). Numerous quantitative studies have found that black and Latino borrowers over the past decade were frequently charged more for mortgage loans than similarly situated white borrowers (e.g. Bayer, Ferreira, and Ross, 2015; Been, Ellen, and Madar, 2009; Bocian et al., 2011; Courchane, 2007; Rugh, Albright, and Massey, 2015). Even after controlling for credit scores, loan to value ratios, the existence of subordinate liens, and housing and debt expenses relative to individual income, Bayer, Ferreira, and Ross (2015) found that black and Latino borrowers in all of the seven metropolitan areas they studied were significantly more likely to receive a high -cost loan than others. Black and Latino borrowers were frequently steered into high - cost, high -risk mortgages that later pushed borrowers into foreclosure and repossession. Instead of building wealth, these high -cost loans relentlessly stripped assets away from black and Latino communities and widened inequalities. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 122 MA-45 Non -Housing Community Development Assets — 91.215 (f) The general affordability of a community's housing market is an important to a community's economic development capacity. To build and maintain a competitive and resilient labor force, a community must offer a range of housing options in keeping with current and future demand. Having a spectrum of housing choice and opportunity for working residents will yield a quantifiable economic output that includes job creation, increased tax revenues and secondary (or ripple) benefits to related businesses. In addition, a clear relationship can be demonstrated between the production of housing and stimulating the workforce, attracting new businesses and employees, promoting job retention, revitalizing neighborhoods and support for smart growth. Competitive communities support an expanding supply of jobs and occupations paying competitive wages and skills that provide a platform for upward economic mobility and building household wealth. In addition, they implement strategies to prepare residents to compete for these jobs. The City of Miami's (including Miami -Dade County) employed labor force growth since 2000 was significantly impacted by the successive national economic downturns of 2001-2003 and 2007-2010. In fact, the City's highly cyclical employment pattern is greater than that of rest of the U.S. Since September 2009, the City and the county have rebounded, but it took six years for total employment in the City and county to reach the levels seen in 2006. The City's wide swings in employment rates are especially damaging to households at the lowest income tiers. Low -wage jobs are typically lost first in a recession, and given that low income households typically have smaller savings/reserves=, even short periods of unemployment and lost pay can wipe out any accumulated wealth. Significantly, nearly 30 percent of the jobs lost after the 2007 recession paid annual wages of $50,000 or higher, and were in high -wage industries including professional and technical services, finance and insurance, information, transportation and wholesale trade. An estimated 60 percent of the new jobs created post -recession averaged annual salaries of $35,000 per year, and only 24 percent of the jobs added since 2008 pay more than $50,000 per year. An estimated 61 percent of all jobs created since 2010 pay below the County average wage. In the rest of the U.S. economy, 55% of jobs created pay less than the national average wage. LABOR FORCE According to 2017 US Census estimates, 61.8 percent (229,782 workers) of the City of Miami's population age 16 and over are in the labor force (Labor Force Participation Rate) down slightly from 66.6 in 2010. The Labor Force Participation Rate for Miami -Dade County is 61.7 percent. As of March 2019, the unemployment rate in the Miami area sits at around 3.4 percent. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average hourly wage sits at around $23. An analysis of employment by industry shows the City's employed population 16 years and older is primarily employed in "educational services, health care and social assistance" (16.2 percent) followed by "arts, entertainment, and recreation and accommodation and food services" (15.2 percent) and "professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services" (14.0 percent). According to the U.S. Census, "occupation" describes the kind of work a person does on the job. The DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 123 highest median earnings are in management, business, science and art occupations ($57.37) with the lowest in service occupations ($10.26). The median earnings for all workers in the City of Miami is $27,250. Table MA-45.1: Business Activity Business by Sector # of Workers # of Jobs Share of Share of Jobs Jobless Workers % % Workers % Agriculture, Mining, Oil & Gas Extraction Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations Construction Education and Health Care Services Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Information Manufacturing Other Services Professional, Scientific, Management Services Public Administration Retail Trade Transportation & Warehousing Wholesale Trade Grand Total 544 75 25,005 29,801 6,500 4,231 22,309 33,620 12,361 20,811 3,027 3,443 5,000 2,896 6,594 7,465 14,080 24,645 0 0 20,019 18,114 7,458 18,416 8,722 7,682 131,619 171,199 Source: 2009-2013 ACS (Workers), 2013 Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics Labor Force 0 19 5 17 9 2 4 5 11 0 15 6 7 (X) 0 17 2 20 12 2 2 4 14 0 11 11 4 (X) 0 - 2 - 3 3 3 0 - 2 - 1 3 0 - 4 5 - 3 (X) According to 2017 US Census estimates, 61.8 percent (229,782 workers) of the City of Miami's population age 16 and over are in the labor force (Labor Force Participation Rate) down slightly from 66.6 in 2010. The Labor Force Participation Rate for Miami -Dade County is 61.7 percent. The unemployment rate for the City is 5.0 percent compared to 5.9 percent for Miami -Dade County. Table MA-45.2: Labor Force Labor Force Number of People / Rate Total Population in the Civilian Labor Force Civilian Employed Population 16 years and over Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate for Ages 16-24 Unemployment Rate for Ages 25-65 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table MA-45.3: Occupations by Sector 371,805 229,792 7.3% 18.0% 5.9% Occupation Number of Workers Management, business and financial Farming, fisheries and forestry occupations Service Sales and Office Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair Production, transportation and material moving Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 62,457 52,199 49,870 23,923 22,677 62,457 124 An analysis of employment by industry shows the City's employed population 16 years and older is primarily employed in "educational services, health care and social assistance" (16.2 percent) followed by "arts, entertainment, and recreation and accommodation and food services" (15.2 percent) and "professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services" (14.0 percent). According to the U.S. Census, "occupation" describes the kind of work a person does on the job. The highest median earnings are in management, business, science and art occupations ($57.37) with the lowest in service occupations ($10.26). The median earnings for all workers in the City of Miami is $27,250. Table MA-45.3A: Employment by Occupation and Industry, City of Miami 2017 Subject EMPLOYMENT STATUS Population 16 years and over In Labor Force Employed Unemployed Armed Forces Not in Labor Force City of Miami Estimate Percent Miami -Dade County Estimate Percent 371,805 100.0% 2,213,272 100.0% 229,792 61.8% 1,374,442 62.1% 211,126 56.8% 1,272,631 57.5% 18,514 5.0% 101,810 4.6% 152 0.0% 2,213 0.1% 142,013 38.2% 838,830 37.9% COMMUNITY TO WORK Mean travel time to work (minutes) 28.1 (X) 31.3 (X) OCCUPATION Civilian employed population 16 years and over 211,126 100.0% 1,272,735 100.0% Management, business, science, and arts 62,457 29.6% 404,069 31.7% Service 52,199 24.7% 268,688 21.1% Sales and Office 48,870 23.1% 348,948 27.4% Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 23,923 11.3% 119,448 9.4% Production, transportation, and material moving 22,677 10.7% 131,582 10.3% INDUSTRY Civilian employed population 16 years and over 211,126 100.0% 1,272,735 100.0% Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting, and mining 784 0.4% 8,760 0.7% Construction 20,661 9.8% 95,264 7.5% Manufacturing 8,012 3.8% 57,907 4.5% Wholesale Trade 6,958 3.3% 49,068 3.9% Retail Trade 23,560 11.2% Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 14,075 6.7% Information 3,976 1.9% Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 16,501 7.8% Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and 29,019 13.7% waste management services Educational services, health care and social assistance 34,148 16.2% Arts, entertainment, accommodation & food services 32,056 15.2% Other services except Public Administration 16,037 7.6% 156,449 96,852 26,374 97,119 12.3% 7.6% 2.1% 7.6% 164,530 12.9% 252,739 145,040 79,606 19.9% 11.4% 6.3% DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 125 Public Administration 5,339 2.5% 43,027 3.4% INCOME BENEFITS (IN 2017 INFLATION -ADJUSTED DOLLARS) Median earnings for workers (dollars) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 24,931 (X) 26,998 (X) The availability of and accessibility to affordable housing has clear and direct policy implications with respect to transportation, land use and economic development. Housing and transportation costs can severely limit a working household's choice both in terms of housing and job location. The 30 percent rule is the housing industry's rule of thumb for the amount of income that a family can spend (without being cost burdened) and still have enough left over for other nondiscretionary spending., the Housing and Transportation Affordability Index limits the combined costs of transportation and housing expenses to no more than 45 percent of household income. According to the H+T Affordability Index, Miami -Dade County's median monthly housing costs as a percentage of household monthly income is 32 percent. However, when transportation costs are combined with housing costs, the percentage of household income increases to 52 percent, above the 45 percent H+T Affordability Index threshold. Clearly, there is a need to broaden the definition of housing affordability to encompass both transportation and housing costs which has significant policy implications with respect to current and future land use, transportation and economic development planning. A more holistic and integrated policy perspective on affordable housing would consider the location, design and quality of housing as well. Housing should provide access to employment and services — healthcare, education, shopping and daycare along with environmental benefits of green building standards. According to ACS, 2016, 1-Year estimates, 86.6 percent of the City's employed population 16 years and over work in Miami -Dade County. The vast majority of workers (68.9 percent) commute to work by car, truck or van and drive alone. An estimated 10.1 percent of workers use public transportation. The average commute time (one-way) is 28.1 minutes (Table MA-45.3A). Table MA-45.4: Travel Time Travel Time Number Percentage 30 Minutes 30-59 Minutes 60 or More Minutes Total 105,227 53.0% 75,901 38.2% 17,376 8.8% 198,504 100.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Educational Attainment According to 2013-2017 ACS estimates, only 16.3 percent of the City of Miami's population 25 years of age and over have a bachelor's degree or higher. The City's population 25+ population with less than a high school diploma is 24.4 percent. Significantly, 19.0 of the City's population 19-24 years have less than a high school education. Table MA-45.5: Educational Attainment by Age Group Age Group Total Percent Population 18 to 24 years Less than high school graduate .................................................................................................................................................... High school graduate (includes equivalency) 36,000 6,853 ....................... 11,315 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 126 Some college or associate's degree ..................................................................................................................... Bachelor's degree or higher 13,697 4,135 38.0% 11.5% Population 15 years and over Less than 9th grade .................................................................................................................................................... 9th to 12th grade, no diploma .................................................................................................................................................... High school graduate (includes equivalency) .................................................................................................................................................... Some college, no degree .................................................................................................................................................... Associate's degree .................................................................................................................................................... Bachelor's degree .................................................................................................................................................... Graduate or professional degree 327,920 ............................ 47,180 ............................ 32,943 ............................ 97,595 ............................ 40,839 ............................ 22,986 ............................ 53,431 ............................ 32,946 (X) ..................... 14.4% ..................... 10.0% ..................... 29.8% ..................... 12.5% ..................... 7.0% ..................... 16.3% ..................... 10.0% Total Population Percent high school graduate or higher Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) (X) 75.6% 26.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table MA-45.5A: Educational Attainment by Employment Status (Population 16 and Over) Educational Attainment In Labor Force Civilian Employed Unemployed Not In Labor Force Less than high school graduate 28,800 3,327 17,953 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 53,846 5,097 20,075 Some college or Associates degree 40,598 3,471 11,009 Bachelor's degree or higher 60,405 2,942 10,211 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table MA-45.6: Educational Attainment by Age Educational Attainment Age 18-24 yrs. 25-34 yrs. 35-44 yrs. 45-64 yrs. 65+ yrs. Less than 9`h grade 663 2,801 5,108 15,248 24,023 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6,190 5,650 5,884 12,062 9,347 High school graduate, GED, or alternative 11,315 20,173 21,166 37,705 18,551 Some college, no degree 10,498 11,729 8,968 14,161 5,981 Associate's degree 3,199 6,239 5,032 8,991 2,724 Bachelor's degree 3,903 17,171 12,109 16,570 7,581 Graduate or professional degree 232 9,156 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table MA-45.7: Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Educational Attainment Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Less than high school graduate $17,830 High school graduate (includes equivalency) $21,018 Some college or Associates degree $27,492 8,804 9,781 5,205 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 127 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Educational Attainment Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Bachelor's degree or higher $40,895 Graduate or professional degree $64,521 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Based on the Business Activity table above, what are the major employment sectors within your jurisdiction? An analysis of employment by industry shows the City's employed population 16 years and older is primarily employed in "educational services, health care and social assistance" (16.2 percent) followed by "arts, entertainment, and recreation and accommodation and food services" (15.2 percent). These are low wage sectors with wages near or below minimum wage. This is evidenced by the median earnings for all workers in the City of Miami of $27,250. Describe the workforce and infrastructure needs of the business community: Miami -Dade County's One Community One Goal Strategic Plan (OCOG) Competitive Assessment addressed the strengths and opportunities that together create an environment in Miami -Dade unlike any other in the world, but also pointed out the challenges that must be addressed for the County to reach its full potential. The report, written during in 2012, noted that while drops in housing prices at that time had made Miami -Dade County more affordable during the recession, "low wages in support industries relative to housing costs continue to be an ongoing problem for the County. Job losses and population growth continue to make home ownership difficult, and poverty levels, which measure the percentage of households below a threshold have increased in the County during the recession after dropping in the early 2000s." The following are some of the infrastructure needs mentioned for the business community: • Improve intermodal capacity and connectivity, • Increase the availability of distribution facility space, • Continue investing in Port Miami infrastructure, • Increase funding for regional transportation improvements, • Utilize land use strategy to consider target industry needs, • Add non-stop flights to major international cities, and • Engage in campaigns improving the external perception of Miami International Airport. Additional needs identified include supporting the implementation of an expanded Miami -Dade County Free Trade Zone, advocating for the expansion of the Visa Waiver Program to countries in this hemisphere, establishing free trade agreements with additional countries, and marketing the area's economic development on a national and worldwide level. The workforce needs identified in Report 3 of the One Community, One Goal Strategic Plan indicate the following findings as the most identifiable needs for Miami -Dade County's employers: retaining talent, matching college output with job demand, stronger digital literacy and capabilities amongst job candidates, career guidance and awareness learning support via the education system, lifelong learning by leveraging and expanding the capabilities of currently employed adult workers, and multi-lingual training. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 128 According to the FIU Metropolitan Center's 2016 Miami -Dade County Prosperity Initiatives Study, nearly 30 percent of the jobs lost after the 2007 recession paid annual wages of $50,000 or higher, and were in high - wage industries including professional and technical services, finance and insurance, information, transportation and wholesale trade. An estimated 60 percent of the new jobs created post -recession have average annual salaries of $35,000 per year, and only 24 percent of the jobs added since 2008 pay more than $50,000 per year. Additionally, 61 percent of all jobs created since 2012 pay below the County average wage. Describe any major changes that may have an economic impact, such as planned local or regional public or private sector investments or initiatives that have affected or may affect job and business growth opportunities during the planning period. Describe any needs for workforce development, business support or infrastructure these changes may create. The City of Miami and broader economy of Miami -Dade County have been slowly recovering from the 2007 recession which lasted through around 2011. Wages and household incomes have still not recovered to pre -recession levels though the cost of housing has risen unabated. The growth of the incubator and accelerator ecosystem has been a leading bright spot on the City and county's economic landscape. The City's incubator and accelerator ecosystem was virtually non-existent back in 2007 to 2011. Since then it has built a growing cohort of accelerators, which is distinguished by its depth and breadth. While Miami's incubator and accelerator market is small in size compared to other regions on a per capita basis it has grown significantly in the past seven years. Accelerators of note that have established in Miami include: • Venture Hive • Rokk3r Labs • Projects Li! • TECKpert • The Launchpad • Startup Miami The Florida Enterprise Zone (EZ) Program, which included financial incentives to businesses to encourage private investment and increase employment opportunities for designated EZ residents, was discontinued in 2016 although companies who had enrolled by the deadline continue to receive the benefits that the program had originally extended. Locally, other incentive programs remain including a Miami -Dade County Targeted Jobs Incentive Fund (TJIF) which awards cash incentives to companies in selected industries that create new above -average paying jobs (at least 10 new jobs) and make a capital investment of at least $3 million; the Qualified Target Industry (QTI) Tax Refund which is a state of Florida incentive available for companies that create high wage jobs in targeted high value-added industries and may provide the company with a tax refund of up to $3,000 per new job created, requiring the creation of at least 10 new fulltime jobs at salary levels equal to or exceeding 115% of the State's annual average wage, or $41,516 and is subsequently tiered as the wages rise based on the State's annual average wage. Florida also has a comparatively low corporate income tax rate of 5.5 percent, with no inventory tax, no unitary tax and several sales tax exemptions. In the spring of 2018, the City of Miami was awarded $3 million as part of JP Morgan Chase's Advancing Cities Challenge which will fund work focused specifically on training local GM&B residents and businesses to be more resilient to chronic financial stresses, such as lack of access to well -paying jobs and insufficient DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 129 business opportunities. Multiple non -profits in Miami will work together to achieve this goal by integrating their efforts to work with anchor institutions to connect small businesses to procurement opportunities. Miami -Dade County approved a measure that establishes the guidelines of a $90 million fund to spur economic development that attracts major new business to the community and creates high -impact jobs. This Economic Development Fund allots $75 million for countywide projects, while the other $15 million is aimed at targeted urban areas (TUA). The Economic Development Fund will be used to reimburse up to $15 million per project for public infrastructure improvements -- like road construction and water and sewer lines, among others -- as long as the project is consistent with the program's intended goals. Designated priority areas include the Targeted Urban Areas (TUA's) and Empowerment Zones. Five of the latter are in the City of Miami including Little Haiti, Liberty City, Model City/Brownsville, Overtown, and Coconut Grove. How do the skills and education of the current workforce correspond to employment opportunities in the jurisdiction? It has taken over a decade for the City of Miami's economy to rebound from the effects of the burst of the housing bubble and subsequent Great Recession. However, the recovery has been slow and the majority of jobs created since 2012 pay below the County average wage. Now, the City of Miami will need to contend with an even more powerful and fast-moving economic force - automation. Machine learning, robotics, and artificial intelligence are poised to bring about massive changes to a much larger swath of Miami's economy in the coming years, impacting and potentially displacing workers in a growing range of occupations, as varied as bookkeepers and x-ray technicians, paralegals and food prep workers. The result is that both traditional and emerging industries will be transformed, with significant effects on Miami's workforce. For many Miami workers, upskilling will become essential. The State of Florida will need to scale up programs aimed at retraining workers for the jobs of the future by providing flexible funding to local workforce development organizations. In order to help cities like Miami adjust to the coming wave of automation, this investment will have to be sustained over time. Meanwhile, local employers, business associations, educational institutions, and workforce agencies will need to work more closely together at the local level to assess the changing needs of the local and regional economies. For any training program or credential to be worthwhile, skills -building organizations and educational institutions should align their programs with the needs of employers. As such, workforce development must be tailored to the specific skillsets desired by local employers within specific industry sectors. Companies eager for workers with a specific skillset should also take a role, both by investing in partnerships with workforce development providers and schools and by informing their curricula. The employment base of the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County primarily serves the low -wage tourism - related industries. The vast majority of these service sector jobs do not require advanced skills and education. Unfortunately, working households in these industries do not earn a sufficient income to support Miami's high housing costs. The City does have a significant employment (13.7 percent) in "professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services," but most of these jobs would require a Bachelor's Degree or higher. In addition, in its analysis of college output with job demand, the One Community, One Goal Plan found that there was an imbalance in the workforce supply -demand situation. Undersupply exists in Marketing & Accounting graduates and Computer Science/Software graduates, while oversupply exists on the biomedical engineering/biology/nursing and creative design concentrations. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 130 Describe any current workforce training initiatives, including those supported by Workforce Investment Boards, community colleges and other organizations. Describe how these efforts will support the jurisdiction's Consolidated Plan. Workforce training and development in the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County is coordinated through CareerSource South Florida (CSSF) with centers in low and moderate neighborhoods such as Little Haiti and Little Havana. CSSF is a public -private partnership that establishes state and federally funded workforce development and training policies for Miami -Dade and Monroe Counties. While CSSF provides traditional workforce development and training, a new pilot project, Miami Community Ventures (MCV) launched in September 2018. The MCV initiative is an innovative approach to connecting low income "structurally unemployed" individuals to living wage jobs. The target audience of eligible pilot participants is defined as individuals who are public assistance recipients, returning citizens, and the disabled; with emphasis on sub -groups consisting of female head -of -household, veterans and at -risk. The strategy is to demonstrate that structurally unemployed individuals can be successfully employed in sustainable living wage jobs. The pilot program focus is within the Liberty City, Overtown, and Goulds communities where there are an estimated 11,630 adults who would benefit from sustainable employment and a career path out of poverty. Many of these residents have barriers that make it difficult to obtain and keep quality jobs that pay a living wage, provide benefits and provide a career path. Securing a job can be particularly challenging for those with a lack of transportation, child care issues, felony convictions, lack of education, lack of work experience or disabilities. Unable to overcome these issues, they often remain unemployed or rely on minimum wage, part-time or seasonal work, requiring public assistance and other support services that provide basic needs. There is a need to connect people with barriers, to available employment opportunities and to ensure that they maintain employment along with a career pathway that diminishes poverty. There is also a need to provide ongoing wrap -around services to this population. In FY 2018-2019, the City of Miami announced the creation of a Department of Human Services meant to streamline the delivery of resources to the children, seniors, and families of the City of Miami towards improving their quality of life. In September 2018, the City of Miami and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum to create a two-year partnership to foster small business development and growth amongst Miami's vast entrepreneurial network. Meanwhile, Miami -Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest school system in the United States, is also Florida's largest provider of adult and vocational training. It offers programs throughout the County including: (1) adult education classes, including ESOL to improve English skills and GED to prepare for high school equivalency tests at a low cost; (2) 73 different low-cost vocational training, as well as affordable community education courses; and (3) free academic counseling, basic skills assessment, career counseling, and job -placement assistance for its students. Finally, in 2018 the City of Miami announced a long-term partnership with the co -working company WeWork. New or relocating entrepreneurs and companies will be able to use a referral program with discounted rates for access to WeWork's network of workspace, amenities and community networking. The referral program is laid out via a website portal at we.co/miamireferral and the discount can be used at WeWork Miami locations, subject to availability, by businesses new to Miami, or those being developed or DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 131 looking to grow in the City but that have not used WeWork space in the past. It currently has two City of Miami locations. The Southeast Overtown Park West CRA also provides job training and placement programs including: 1. The Hospitality and Culinary Institute, facilitated by Miami Dade College provides job and soft skill training to residents seeking employment in the hospitality industry; 2. The Suited for Success Employment Skills Training Program offers career guidance, technology skills training and job seeking support for at -risk women, men and youth who reside in the redevelopment area and are seeking employment; and 3. The Overtown Business Resource Center provides office space and direct technical assistance to small businesses. Participants in the business incubator program have access to various business related workshops and training, computer use and Wi-Fi access, business advice and technical assistance. Does your jurisdiction participate in a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)? If so, what economic development initiatives are you undertaking that may be coordinated with the Consolidated Plan? If not, describe other local/regional plans or initiatives that impact economic growth. No. Outside of the One Community, One Goal Plan already discussed here, HCD is involved in the SEED (Shared Equity in Economic Development) Fellowship, an initiative of the National League of Cities and Democracy at Work Institute. The SEED Fellowship focus is to provide technical assistance and leadership training to the participating cities representatives (fellows), to equip them with the tools and expertise needed towards building equitable communities by supporting employee -ownership efforts via locally - tailored strategies. Employee -ownership efforts which help build a pathway for employees to own their businesses have proven to help cities retain established, legacy businesses, local jobs and capital. Each participating City also forms a local advisory group of stakeholders who assist in further developing the employee -ownership strategies. With the recent passage of federal legislation known as the Main Street Employee Ownership Act, cities will have expanded avenues for implementing employee ownership. This legislation directs the Small Business Administration to finance and provide technical assistance to employee owned businesses, particularly as a means of preserving local businesses. The City of Miami is currently undergoing significant private real estate investment activity that will economically impact several low- and moderate -income neighborhoods including Little Haiti, Allapattah and Little Havana. The proposed Magic City Innovation District headquartered at NE 60th Street and NE Second Avenue in Little Haiti will include over 17 acres of new buildings as tall as 25 stories, and house 2,630 residential units, 432 hotel rooms, 2 million square feet of office space and 340,000 square feet of retail space. The proposed "Miami Produce" redevelopment project in Allapattah is an eight -acre center, just half a mile north of the Jackson Memorial Hospital campus that will have new towers that would float on stilts over existing warehouse buildings. The project would dramatically "float" a collection of staggered apartment and office blocks on stilts over the old Allapattah Produce Center. The center's three industrial -style warehouses, each the length of two football fields and still operating as a produce market, would be converted into retail. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 132 Discussion One Community One Goal (OCOG) 2012-2017 is the long term strategic plan for Miami -Dade County's future economic development success that brings together a broad spectrum of Miami -Dade organizations, working to advance the goal of a thriving, inclusive and diverse community. While the OCOG plan originally had a five-year horizon, the strategy has continued to evolve and adjust as the local economy and needs evolve, with its main stewardship under the Miami -Dade Beacon Council. The OCOG provides a unified vision of economic prosperity for all citizens of the community, drives the growth and creation of high -skilled high -wage jobs in target industries and supports the continued development of a world -class local educational ecosystem. Each year, 700+ community and business leaders come together to receive updates regarding the progress of One Community One Goal (OCOG) in seven key categories. The Miami - Dade Beacon Council issues updates to the OCOG annually. To that end, we turn to the One Community, One Goal Strategic Plan to answer many of the questions in this section. The plan aligns multiple sectors in the County on how to best create a shared objective amongst the 34 municipalities in Miami -Dade County (including the City of Miami) on how best to create the new, permanent, high -wage jobs required by our growing economy while working with the education community to provide the training required to support the growth of those industries. Target industries identified include the following: aviation, creative design, hospitality and tourism, information technology, international banking and finance, life sciences and health care, and trade and logistics. The reports also point out some of the challenges and local needs that should be addressed in order to meet our cities' maximum potential. The Beacon Council reported in Nov. 2018 that 50 new and expanding companies came to the County during the year, creating 2,000 new direct jobs, and generating $402 million in new capital investments. It bears noting that unemployment in Miami -Dade County is presently the lowest it has been in a decade, presently sitting at approximately 4 percent. Conclusions Despite record economic growth and low unemployment, the City of Miami continues to struggle addressing the economic and housing affordability needs of it residents. Persistent poverty, unemployment and income inequality, even during the present period of rapid economic growth, continues to plague many neighborhoods in the City of Miami. The City's overall poverty rate of 25.8 percent and child poverty rate of 32.8 percent are indicative of this on -going economic distress. The Gini Index, or Gini Coefficient, is an additional measure of income inequality. The Gini Index is a measure of income distribution expressed as a single number, and is used to represent the gap between rich and poor households in a given area. A Gini coefficient of 0 represents perfect equality of income distribution between households, while 1 represents perfect inequality. Therefore, a higher Gini coefficient approaching 1 indicates greater income inequality. The current 2017 Gini index for the entire U.S. of .482 represents a 2.8 percent increase from 2000. The City of Miami's Gini Index at .552 has not improved since 2000 and remains one of the highest in the U.S. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 133 MA-50 Needs and Market Analysis Discussion Are there areas where households with multiple housing problems are concentrated? The analysis found neighborhoods with high concentrations of extremely low- and very low-income Hispanic households which have the highest incidence of multiple housing problems including overcrowding and cost -burdened households. This includes the neighborhoods of Little Havana, Allapattah and Flagami. In general, however, with some of the highest concentrations of poverty, segregation, low educational attainment, homelessness, and HIV/AIDS in the nation, the City of Miami is one of the most difficult redevelopment areas in the country. Problems previously discussed such as cost -burdened households, overcrowding, and unemployment are widespread throughout the City. Given the scope and severity of these problems, a concentrated neighborhood level approach to community development is necessary. As such, the 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan continues to support the approach to community development introduced ten years ago. Under this system, the City targets distressed neighborhoods which are in most need of assistance, known as Neighborhood Development Zones (NDZs). Are there any areas in the jurisdiction where racial or ethnic minorities or low-income families are concentrated? Included in this report are a variety of maps and tables that illustrate how demographic patterns of income, race and ethnicity reveal great disparity and insular racial and ethnic enclaves. The LMI census tract map provided in this plan shows the concentration of low -moderate -income households as defined by HUD. Because the bulk of Miami's census tracts qualify as majority -minority, where a minority will comprise a large percentage of the tract, we must focus on poverty levels to better understand where low-income families are concentrated. To that end, we take a current look at the City's R/ECAPs -- Racially/Ethnically- Concentrated Areas of Poverty — as defined by US HUD. In order to qualify as a R/ECAP: • Census tracts must have a non -white population of 50 percent or more AND 40 percent or more of individuals living at or below the poverty line. • Because overall poverty levels are substantially lower in many parts of the country, HUD supplements this with an alternate criterion. Thus, a neighborhood can be a R/ECAP if it has a poverty rate that exceeds 40% or is three or more times the average tract poverty rate for the metropolitan/micropolitan area, whichever threshold is lower. As of 2018, eighteen tracts qualify as R/ECAPs within the City. These are identified by number in Map MA- 50.1. It bears mention that nine of those tracts (exactly half) were R/ECAPs based on data from the 2010 U.S. Census. These were: 14.02, 15.01, 15.02, 18.01, 20.03, 26.00, 34.00, 36.01, and 53.02. This means that in close to a decade, the amount of R/ECAPs has doubled and that poverty is continues to further concentrate itself in particular areas of the City, even as unemployment has dropped, income levels have risen, and housing construction has climbed. When looking to the map, one can see that practically all of the R/ECAPs are located in District 5 of the City, spanning from its northern boundary of the City towards the South. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 134 What are the characteristics of the market in these areas/neighborhoods? The populations in these neighborhoods are mainly comprised of extremely low- to moderate -income households. The housing is mainly renter -occupied and the housing structures typically 50+ years in age. Little new affordable housing has been developed in these neighborhoods in recent years. However, newer market -rate housing is being developed or proposed in these neighborhoods and gentrification has become increasingly evident. Map MA-50.1 — Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty, 2018 NW 71ST ST 2 1501 IHws 'NW 14TH BT - .._ iETH sr Sil B36 EY i 400 JNW 7T#9 ST i v 411 9T... f1E"ET 3601 60 FS,gGLER Si T HE STTM S NW 82HD 5T 1 1401 NE 76TH `+• 1402 004 I HE745T HW NTHJ H 69TH 6T 2001 o6T ' V I= 1 — — —7 2003 'E61 TST Source: https://www hudexchanpe.info/resource/4868/affh-raw-data February 2018 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 135 Are there any community assets in these areas/neighborhoods? Refer to the tables below listing community assets, planned or recent investments, and recent completions of affordable housing units. The list is not exhaustive, but it is comprehensive and provides a good sense of the assets and opportunities within each NDZ and District 4 (that does not have a NDZ.) ALLAPATTAH Health District/Civic Center 20`h Street Merchant Corridor — Commercial Business Corridor Community Allapattah-Overtown Trolley Assets Investments Affordable Housing (Recent) Grapeland Water Park City of Miami Opportunity Center/ Lindsey Hopkins (750 NW 20 St.) Sandra DeLucca Developmental Center(4560 NW 4 Terr.)— Cityrun center offeringmultiple programs for individuals with P ) P P g developmental disabilities Pequefio Santo Domingo — Area efforts to highlight the cultural contributions of Dominicans to Miami. River Landing — Currently under development, the project is projected to have 507 apartments and 421,930 square feet of retail, including AMC Theaters, Public Supermarket, Burlington Coat Factory, TJ Maxx, West Marine, Ross Dress for Less, AT&T, and a Hobby Lobby. Miami Produce Center — Located just west of the Santa Clara Metrorail station, this development is a Special Area Plan (SAP) P P ( ) and set to include 1,200 apartments, a 227-room hotel, a 500-student special training vocational school, 74,800 square feet of retail and 231,000 square feet of office space. Pearl Gardens Apartments — New construction of a 3-storyrental building. 11 two -bedroom affordable units. Currentlythe P g project is under development. Jade Gardens Apartments — New construction of a 3-storyrental building. 13 project units. Currentlythe project is under g development. HTG Wagner Creek Apartments — Rental project with 73 affordable and workforce units. Completed in 2017. Pearl Apartments — Rental project with 100 affordable units for the elderly. Completed in 2016. LIBERTY CITY Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center — is a major outreach center of Miami -Dade College North Campus, founded in 1989. Offers a specialized focus on entrepreneurship, and economic and community development. The center is located at 6300 NW 7th Avenue. Community Martin Luther King Commercial Business Corridor (62' ST) Assets Investments Belafonte Tacolcy Center — Servicing neighborhood families for over 50 years, the center provides services to children, youth, and families. Edison Marketplace — A $13M redevelopment project of which the Cityinvested $3.4M of CDBG funding. The shopping center was reconstructed and brings goods and services to the area. Liberty Square Redevelopment - Redevelopment of 700-unit public housing development known as "Pork & beans." Phase I (6 garden style mixed income rental buildings) will have a total of 204 affordable units. Set to open in the Summer of 2019. Lemon City Day Care Center — City operated childcare center for two to five year olds. Liberty City (Audrey Edmonson) Transit Village —This Project included 140 affordable rental housing apartments along with a major transfer site with five bus bays and 8,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. .i..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 136 LIBERTY CITY Affordable Housing (Recent) Liberty City 70`h ST — The HCD funded the acquisition and rehabilitation of 16 affordable rental housing units. Project was completed in 2017. The Villages Apartments - New construction of 150 affordable rental units. Project was completed in 2018. The Cove Apartments — New elderly rental tax credit development ($34 million) by CH DO Tacolcy Economic Development Corporation on sites conveyed by the City of Miami plus HOME funding. Total: 160 units set to open by the end of 2019. OVERTOWN Community Assets Gibson Park Culmer/Overtown Neighborhood Center Overtown Youth Center University of Miami Medical Campus (Jackson Hospital) Miami Dade College — Wolfson Campus Historic Lyric Theater Freedom Tower Miami Innovation Tower — 210,000 total square feet. 21,000 square feet of retail and studios at the base of the tower, 23,000 square feet of public roof garden and amphitheater, 37,000 square feet of restaurants, 110,000 square feet of parking. Miami Worldcenter - one of the largestprivate master -planned projects in the United States, featuringa diversityof urban g P land use, including retail, hospitality, residential and commercial space on a 27-acre site (@ 10 blocks). Marriott Marquis Hotel and Convention Center by developer MDM group. In planning stages. Overtown Cultural and Entertainment District — Shall consist of corridors with mixed -used facilities includinghousing, g, rehearsal and performing spaces for artists, spaces for business incubators, residents. A project called Lyric Plaza will be the focal public open space for cultural and entertainment activities. Investmentsi..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Overtown Stadium site —three acre County -owned site under contract for development into a Miami Major League Soccer stadium, Virgin Miami Central train station (Brightline) at 600 NW 1 Ave. - has been completed with train runningto and from Ft. g ( g ) P Lauderdale and Palm Beach. Ultimately, extension to be made to Orlando. Work is continuing on 11-acre surrounding property to ultimately feature a food hub, as well as 800+ rental residences, uniquely connected urban offices, and retail space. Town Park South, North, and Village(1680 NW 4 This existent development of 430 units to go thru extensive g Ave.)) P renovations funded via CRA, @ $15 million Various Streetscape Improvements LITTLE HAITI Community Assets Investments Little Haiti Cultural Arts Center Commercial Business Corridors NE 2"d Ave, Martin Luther King (62"d ST), 54th Street Little Haiti Soccer Park Meyer Building of Jewish Health Systems - $990,000 in CDBG-DR funding. Completed in 2012 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 137 LITTLE HAITI Little Haiti Commercial rehabilitation Villa Jardin II — Rehabilitation of 6 affordable rental units. Project is currently under development Magic City Innovation SAP under consideration by City Commission. Recent articles indicate that site would feature building from 8 to 28 stories, 2,798 residential units, 418 hotel rooms, 283,000 sq-ft of commercial/retail space, 97,000 square -feet of office space, 4600 parking spaces and 231 bike parking spaces over 17 acres and seven City blocks. Projected to take 10 years to complete. Affordable St. John Bahama Village — New construction of 5 affordable rental units. Project was completed in 2018 Housing (Recent) St. John Little River Villas — Rehabilitation of 12 affordable rental units. Project was completed in 2017 LITTLE HAVANA Miami Green Lab — Demonstration site and resource center for the region to learn about green buildings Marlins Park — Major League baseball facility. Home of the Miami Marlins West Flagler Street Commercial Business Corridor Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center Community Assets Investments Affordable Housing (Recent) Tower Theater Miami -Dade College lnteramerican Campus Manuel Artime Theater South River Drive Historic District — Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, includingsix buildings g completed before 1915 Little Havana Community Center Rio Towers Apartments — Rehabilitation of 11 affordable rental units. The City invested $390,000 in HOME funding. The project is currently under development. Teatro Marti Apartments — New construction of 27 affordable rental units. City invested $3M in HOME monies. Project was completed in 2016. Rio Palma Apartments — New construction of 18 affordable rental units. Cityinvested 587 367 in HOME funding. The P $ � g project was completed in late 2013. Martin Fine Villas Apartments — New construction of 104 affordable rental units. The City invested $2.35M in HOME funding. Project opens in the Summer of 2019. COCONUT GROVE Community Assets Coconut Grove BID — Dedicated to protecting and enhancing the vitality of Coconut Grove's commercial core. It was established in 2009 and has developed a number of programs to keep the district clean, secure, and viable. CocoWalk — Since its establishment in 1990, CocoWalk has been the center of the Coconut Grove commercial area. Grand Avenue Commercial Corridor Coconut Grove Playhouse — Vacant since closing in 2006. The County is seeking to demolish the auditorium portion of the historic structure for viability purposes that would replace the 1,100-seat auditorium with a smaller, stand-alone theater under an agreement with the state of Florida. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 138 COCONUT GROVE Investments Affordable Housing (Recent) Historic Charles Avenue — The hub of the first Black settlement on the South Florida mainland. Sites included the first Black school, church, fraternal society, library and cemetery Peacock Park, Douglas Park, and Virrick Park improvements CocoWalk Renovation —Currently under development, this shopping center aims to have a new facade for their retail stores and a 5-story office building as well as a parking garage. Redevelopment of the Frankie Shannon Rolle Community Center (County -owned) planned at 3750 South Dixie Highway on land conveyed by the County to developer, Cornerstone Group (3750 South Dixie Highway). Platform 3750: 2.1-acre site to feature a proposed 190 units (some affordable), 22,000 sq. feet of commercial space, 27,000 sq. ft. of office space and parking for 400 vehicles. Optimum in the Grove — Currently under construction, this building will bring approximately 40,000 square feet in Class A office space as well as a ground floor restaurant and rooftop bar. Mr. C Boutique Hotel — Under construction is a boutique hotel at the southeast corner of McFarlane Road and Main Highway. This hotel features 98 rooms on what was originally the Engle Building. Gibson Center — New construction of 56 affordable rental units. The Cityinvested 521 000 in HOME monies. Project was $ � 1 completed in 2017. StirrupPlaza Phase II — New construction of 68 affordable rental units. The Cityinvested$2.27M in HOME monies. Project 1 was completed in 2018. Village West Homes — New construction of 6 home ownership units. The City invested $900,000 in HOME monies. The project was completed in late 2018. The Shops at Midtown Miami — An open-air shopping center that occupies several blocks of urban space. It features a bend of retail and restaurants with over 60 different tenants. NW 2nd Avenue Commercial Business Corridor Community Assets Wynwood Walls and Art District Investments Wynwood Bid Miami Fashion and Garment District Wynwood Brewing Company - $420,000 of CDBG funding toward job creation. This was Miami's first craft production brewery. In 2014 they won the gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival. Loan was paid back in full. DISTRICT 4 — NO NDZ Community Assets Investments Affordable Housing (Recent) Magic City Casino Proximity to Miami International Airport Proximity to businesses along SW 8`h ST, US1, and Blue Lagoon Smathers Preservation Phase One — Rehabilitation of two public housing rental buildings. The project has a total of 182 affordable units. The City has committed $800,000 in HOME funding. The project is currently under development. District 4 Drainage and Street Improvements — The HCD has committed a little over CDBG $1M in 2019 alone toward roadway, drainage, and traffic improvements. Project is currently underway in various areas of District 4. Smathers Preservation Phase Two — Rehabilitation of public housing rental buildings. The project has a total of 133 affordable units. The City invested $698,000. Project was completed in 2018. Varadero Villas — New construction of 11 affordable rental units in the Flagami area. The project was completed in late 2016. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 139 Are there other strategic opportunities in any of these areas? The neighborhoods have some land availability for affordable housing development and sections where the housing supply is in generally good condition and can provide opportunities for rehabilitation and or purchase/rehabilitation. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 140 STRATEGIC PLAN SP-05 Overview Through a comprehensive effort which involved public, private, not -for -profit agencies, the City analyzed current internal and external factors affecting the progress of its community and economic development strategies. It further analyzed programs, policies, and services the City currently provides and what has provided in the past to attend to the needs of its residents in order to maximize the effectiveness of the delivery process for its services. During the past few years, the HCD has learned that its approach needs to be flexible and that it must rapidly adapt to changing external forces which hinder the City's efforts to attain the goals of its strategic plan. The priorities outlined in the strategic plan represent the goals, priorities, resources, programs, and policies designed to address the City's social, economic, and housing needs in the next five years. The approach of this plan is to address the aforementioned into a single component aimed at reducing the number of poverty -level families and individuals. The expected results of this unified process is to spur economic revitalization while preserving and creating affordable housing opportunities without neglecting the most basic and essential services for City residents. The HCD's vision is to "utilize the grant funds it receives from federal and state government sources to carry out various community development activities that aide in providing decent housing, suitable living environments, improved community facilities and services, and the expansion of economic opportunities for the disadvantaged so as to assist those least likely to benefit from the economic growth projected for the City." This vision is supported by the City's priority needs and its target areas or Neighborhood Development Zones. The HCD's mission is to "assist in creating a viable urban community for the neediest persons in our City while reducing poverty, embracing diversity, assisting with economic development, and improving the overall quality of life." The goals set forth in the City's strategic plan are in line with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's system to measure performance - 1) Create suitable living environments - which is done through an array of housing and economic development initiatives and programs the HCD offers in an effort to enhance the livability of neighborhoods by sustaining and providing economic opportunities to businesses and residents in addition to maintaining and improving the current housing stock; 2) Provide decent affordable housing - this is attained by supporting programs that increase the number affordable housing units available to low -to -moderate income households through new construction and/or rehabilitation and by assisting such households obtain safe and sanitary affordable permanent housing; and 3) Create economic opportunities - the HCD supports job creation and/or retention as well as assistance to small and micro businesses which are catalysts of economic prosperity. The combination and successful application of programs in line with these performance measures create the synergy necessary to infuse capital and contribute toward the revitalization of these neighborhoods. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 141 SP-10 Geographic Priorities - 91.215(a)(1) Geographic Area 1— CITY OF MIAMI Area Type: Other Target Area Description: HUD Approval Date: Citywide This geography refers to activities that take place within the City of Miami with no priority associated to it. Not applicable % of Low/Mod: 67.15% Revital Type: Comprehensive Other Revital Description: N/A Identify the Neighborhood Boundaries for this Target Area: Include specific Housing and Commercial Characteristics of this Target Area: Not applicable Not applicable. This geographic location is being entered to identify activities that do not have a geographic priority and could be applied on neighborhoods outside specific target areas. How did your consultation and citizen participation process help you to identify this Because the City has programs that focus on more than just one neighborhood, but that addresses the needs of very low-, low-, and moderate -income residents, it was determined that there needs to be a geographical service area that covers the city as a neighborhood as a target area? Identify the needs in this target area This geographic location is being entered to identify activities that do not have a geographic priority and could be applied on neighborhoods outside specific target areas. The needs identified are affordable housing, public services, economic revitalization. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 142 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 whole. 2 — ALLAPATTAH NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ZONE (NDZ) Area Type: % of Low/Mod: Revital Type: Identify the Neighborhood Boundaries for this Target Area: Include specific Housing and Commercial Characteristics of this Target Area: How did your consultation and citizen participation process help you to identify this neighborhood as a target area? Identify the needs in this target area What are the opportunities for improvement in this target area? Are there any barriers to improvement in this target area? Local Target Area 77.4% Comprehensive The Allapattah NDZ is comprised of then block groups. These are: 25011, 25012, 25013, 25014, 25021, 25022, 25023, 29001, 29002, and 29003. The boundaries of this NDZ run roughly from just west of 1-95 expressway to 17th avenue to the west, running to northwest 36th street and south to northwest 20th street. According to the ACS 2013-2017, 5-Year Estimates, there are 4,743 units in this NDZ area, where 76.58% of the units are renter -occupied and 23.42% of the units are owner - occupied. The commercial characteristics of this NDZ tend to relate to the Civic Center, also known as the Health District, which is located in the general Allapattah area and is composed of primarily hospitals, medical centers, biotechnology industries, research institutions and testing laboratories. Together this cluster is one of the largest medical footprints in the country and is the center of Miami's growing biotechnology and medical research industry. The six hospitals located in the Health District are: University of Miami Hospital, the flagship hospital of the University of Miami Health System (UHealth); Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital and home to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute; University of Miami Hospital Clinics and home to the Sylvester Cancer Center, the only University -based cancer center in Florida; Jackson Memorial Hospital, rated among the best hospitals in the nation; Holtz Children's Hospital, home to one of the largest neonatal intensive care units in the country. Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, caring for veterans throughout the greater Miami area. After consultation with city officials and gathering information from public hearings held during the previous and current consolidated plan hearings, the HCD was able to confirm the Allapattah target area. Participants in public hearings and other city -sponsored events related to community needs, voiced their concerns for thee need to create more affordable housing, as well as the provision of services for the elderly, youth, and childcare services for the city as a whole. Because of its central location in Miami -Dade County and proximity to downtown, the airport, and the seaport, the Allapattah NDZ offers an opportunity for the City to further promote its community and economic development strategy, including the further development of the Health District/Civic Center detailed above, the revitalization of the area once known as the produce market, and the creation of a destination "Little Santo Domingo" neighborhood that would honor the Dominican immigrants that settled in Miami, in the area surrounding Juan Pablo Duarte/Comstock Park (2700 NW 17 Avenue). The lack of sufficient federal funding continues to serve as a barrier to improvement in this and other NDZs in the City. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 143 I I City of Miami Allapattah Neighborhood development Zone Legend €tv Boundary B13C14. Group N ighhborhood Development Zone Allagattah 235Vt °I z NW43RU ST z 'w I my 421,13 ST I A FIN31TxST alTHSr 1 24C 2j mi taw 36T14 ST 25i11.1 NWAI 34114 ST NW 34114 ST Nw 3 ST F13 ST _ TNw 32NU ST NHr31STST 2a11.2 IiNw3OTH ST 24C'41 -- 4 2501.3 Nw23THST RV 27TH ST yNw25114ST IIII NW 24TH ST Iyl� III 2902 3 2432 1� 2 * Nw 22NU ST NJIST 1ER NW l NW 32NU W11HST ili NYN 27T14 ST I y E NW2jHST Nw26THSl NW 244 ST Nw25 HST NW2 ST m NW241114 ST yy 2#113 yyST NW 2nFEFFT 2984.2 p1w 22NDTER I.I NW 210T TER u Nw21ST W 191H TER NwiPINS 111THST 1 7; 3037 1� ▪ ▪ NW 17TH -. N W 1 1-1 TEA 301M.2 41 NW 111tiiST thy 1'i 1ST — _ DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 - 2502_3 Nw35114ST Nw34Tii ST 2 z _ _L.• II 2501.5 ; NW 31STST 0 - ATM ST Nw 35TH ST Li F N14 29114 m NW 1 µw1@TH$T ST� ST 29322 r1 m NAI 21STTER 144 3 — COCONUT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ZONE (NDZ) Area Type: Local Target Area % of Low/Mod: 52.2% Revital Type: - Identify the Neighborhood Boundaries for this Target Area: - Include specific Housing and Commercial Characteristics of this Target Area: Comprehensive This NDZ features four block groups, on the west side of Coconut Grove. These are as follows: 71012, 72001, 72002, and 72004. This NDZ is bounded by Day Avenue to the North, Franklin Avenue to the South, McDonald Street (32nd) to the East and SW 37th Avenue to the West. According to the ACS 2013-2017, 5-Year Estimates, there are 1,190 units in this NDZ area, where 65.97% of the units are renter -occupied and 34.03% of the units are owner - occupied. This is the smallest NDZ in the City, but it is still of vital importance given the overall lack of housing -- especially affordable housing -- in Coconut Grove which was established in 1825, prior to the actual incorporation of the City of Miami. The bulk of commercial activity in this target area is found along the Grand Avenue corridor. Another nearby corridor is U.S. 1 (South Dixie Highway), although it is located outside of the NDZ (target area). The Coconut Grove Business Improvement District (BID) was established in 2009 by property owners and merchants to execute several programs to make improvements to the neighborhood including an expansive brick sidewalk improvements, the preservation of the Grove's tree canopy, facade improvement dollars for stores and restaurants, and funding towards special events that take place in the Grove year-round. How did your consultation and citizen participation process help you to identify this neighborhood as a target area? Identify the needs in this target area After consultation with city officials and gathering information from public hearings held during the previous and current consolidated plan hearings, the HCD was able to confirm this local target area. Participants in public hearings and other city -sponsored events related to community needs, voiced their concerns for thee need to create more affordable housing, as well as the provision of services for the elderly, youth, and childcare services for the city as a whole. What are the opportunities for improvement in this target area? Currently the Coconut Grove BID is focusing on renovating brick sidewalks for downtown Coconut Grove, replenishing the Grove tree canopy, working with for -profit businesses to improve their building facades and interiors. On January 2018, the BID adopted a 10-Year Master Plan to serve as a road map and coordinated effort for growing and improving the area's central business district while maintaining and staying true to the character and history of the neighborhood. It defined six focus areas — identity and character, open space, mobility, land use and form, community, and resiliency. Even though this master plan does not immediately focus on the local target area set above, it provides a blueprint of organized efforts taken place in Coconut Grove. It brings economic revitalization and jobs that can support residents of the target area. There is an opportunity for housing rehabilitation supporting longtime residents of this NDZ which, paired with renewed interest on business activity, could trigger the synergy necessary for the revitalization of those neighborhoods. Are there any barriers to improvement in this target area? The property value assessments in the Coconut Grove area are generally some of the City's highest, and so finding sites for affordable housing development is difficult. The neighborhood is an example of Miami's unique composition - extremely high -income areas are just blocks away from extremely low-income areas. The lack of sufficient federal funding continues to serve as a barrier to improvement in this and other target areas throughout the City. Also, there are no certified CHDOs or CBDOs in Coconut Grove at this time. CHDOs help entitlements further the development of affordable housing and typically have proven track records of community involvement. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 145 City of Miami Cowed Gene Neigihlboihood Development Zane Legend Maly Munn 0 nods Group Neighleonic•xl Derdeponent Mani Grum DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 146 4— EDISON, EAST LITTLE RIVER, LITTLE HAITI NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ZONE (NDZ) Area Type: of Low/Mod: Revital Type: Identify the Neighborhood Boundaries for this Target Area: Include specific Housing and Commercial Characteristics of this Target Area: How did your consultation and citizen participation process help you to identify this neighborhood as a target area? Identify the needs in this target area What are the opportunities for improvement in this target area? Are there any barriers to improvement in this target area? Local Target Area 80.8% Comprehensive The Edison/Little River/Little Haiti NDZ is our largest NDZ and is comprised of 25 Block Groups. These are as follows: 13024, 13025, 13026, 14011, 14012, 14013, 14022, 14023, 20011, 20012, 20013, 20014, 20031, 20032, 20041, 20042, 21004, 22011, 22012, 22013, 22021, 22022, 22023, 22024, and 22025. The NDZ is bounded by the south side of NE 79th Street to the North, the west side of Biscayne Boulevard at its easternmost edge, just before 1-95 to the West and the 1-195 to the South. According to the ACS 2013-2017, 5-Year Estimates, there are 11,125 units in this NDZ area, where 77.96% of the units are renter -occupied and 22.04% of the units are owner - occupied. One of the area's main commercial corridors runs between 54th and 59th along NE 2nd Avenue in what is the Little Haiti area, also known as Lemon City. After consultation with city officials and gathering information from public hearings held during the previous and current consolidated plan hearings, the HCD was able to confirm the target area. Participants in public hearings and other city -sponsored events related to community needs, voiced their concerns for thee need to create more affordable housing, as well as the provision of services for the elderly, youth, and childcare services for the city as a whole. There is an opportunity for commercial development along the 79th Street Corridor which runs east -west. The lack of sufficient federal funding continues to serve as a barrier to improvement in this and other target areas throughout the City. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 147 City of Miami Edison Neighborhood Development Zone Lag nd aEloircleiy 131,3*E Group ighborhood D ve1opnent Zona CZ75IXI 1 lT—r I. yw 92MU T111 NWE2i D 61STST NrNV 90TH ST I W7tl3TH ST �NW78T1f.ST N STH ST Is ■ 1 I� I I 1 I t 2 NW 77T1i. 5 r uu p 1, E 77TH ST z i4a}tl_ g1E76▪ THST m s e 1 I 1 NW7611IST 1II N 76Ti1sT rl ii L Ny° 76T i 1,y32.-3 m 14 22 �1 1oa 1 74TH r 2.4 = ii N1Y73 ST ;R 1 £ - Im 7 IIi. ILS d`+�JLSTT 1 } E 71STST m —,��---�—yy 74hi ST NE 7UTH ST ▪ 1� N-. 69T11 ST II NE 69TH ST z tliUt. i NYY 67TN ST 19012 NYY faRD 31-g 1901.3 it 1904_1 A ' 67TH ST _ 2r101.4 p 11 2401-3 I � NYY 62N, ST '� _ N1 E6QTN$T 1,,,663TNTE1r r`A 2 N. 59TH TER �Q NE BiTH ST 2100.4 Iltrav &TH SIV 21X12 u 21 C1 * 2 200.#_2 II NTH ST NE 57TH ST IIII`I a NW 5ET1i ST 1 II g 'I NE 68-ni. 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Itilr, �,II�� 1 pal 35-0- r�T Mal NE 61 TST BIG ST NE67TN T NE 86TH ST - NE 55TN TER NE %TN ST NE 11113 ST 211}h DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 148 5 — LITTLE HAVANA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ZONE (NDZ) Area Type: Local Target Area % of Low/Mod: 89.8% Revital Type: Comprehensive Identify the Neighborhood Boundaries for this Target Area: The Little Havana NDZ features 19 block groups. These are as follows: 36024, 36025, 52011, 52012, 52013, 52022, 52023, 53021, 53022, 53023, 53024, 53031, 53032, 53033, 53041, 53042, 53043, 66023, and 66024. It is bounded by SW 8th Street to the South, SW 17 Avenue to the West, and begins scaling down from NW 7th Street to north in a step- ladder type formation to NW 3rd Street, West Flagler, SW 6th Avenue and finally ending with two blocks along SW 4th Avenue. Include specific Housing and Commercial Characteristics of this Target Area: How did your consultation and citizen participation process help you to identify this neighborhood as a target area? Identify the needs in this target area According to the ACS 2013-2017, 5-Year Estimates, there are 11,506 units in this NDZ area, where 93.21% of the units are renter -occupied and 6.79% of the units are owner -occupied. The main commercial corridors in this NDZ are SW 8th Street and Flagler Street, from 12 Avenue to the West and the Miami River to the East. Both of these east -west corridors are dotted with small strip malls and some residential developments. After consultation with city officials and gathering information from public hearings held during the previous and current consolidated plan hearings, the HCD was able to confirm the target area. What are the opportunities for improvement in this target area? Participants in public hearings and other city -sponsored events related to community needs, voiced their concerns for thee need to create more affordable housing, as well as the provision of services for the elderly, youth, and childcare services for the city as a whole. Little Havana sits next from downtown Miami and Miami's financial district; therefore, it is a neighborhood that is poised for revitalization. However, it is also a neighborhood full of character and of historic relevance especially for Cuban -Americans. The NDZ has multiple abandoned/vacant sites and derelict properties that require rehabilitation or condemnation. Are there any barriers to improvement in this target area? The lack of sufficient federal funding continues to serve as a barrier to improvement in this and other target areas throughout the City. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 149 City of Miami Little Havana Neighborhood aevGlopment Zane Legend a 131®ck Group Neighborhood Dev13loprourt Zone I I Lri11e Havana 1 51 NW $TN MD6.1NW .i 410 5401 1 SW4TH ST) II it 5204.3 53042 140111 Syr, 9T1 SW ST II 5102_1 i' ST u NWTHST ' 5201 1 !II II NW 4111 ST ii 0I52➢2.3l Lad Nit R I;I 4 II � NW ST I 36C� 52Ut2 II 52022 1 1ST ST 5241.2u JIWFLAGLEA TL fags 2100. ,e& NW 1 ITN $T 2400 4 5 NW 11114 gr NW 10lFLST y ? py -1 z 2001.2 LJ 4 [S W 11 1I ST SWNil11TLdI sw 12111 U 16402,2 SW TN ST II W 11ST III sWi4-4TER SW 15TH ST sw 15a1, 5T SW 16T11 ST II ' SW 16T11 TER SW 17T11 ST I E5Os.1 E4023 rP! n 3001.2 NW7THST NWBTIdSTI sw IgI }pIIjII 1ST 431� 5 4 52021 II143. ST II it 3E022 s3 3401L2 NW9T14ST_. 2400.21 z TNST Zn 2$01.1 Me .2SW 1h7N SW17T„ STjj sW1TIN T>=R 6544.1 18T'HST DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 5 ST 3023 52022 SW ST_. SW 841 ST 2-4 W' SW 'THST d641.3 rflsw 11T11 JI28024 260I251 -113 :4w''''''-71 S W 8111 23 A8121 SW 9111 ST 150 6 — MODEL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ZONE (NDZ) Area Type: of Low/Mod: Revital Type: Identify the Neighborhood Boundaries for this Target Area: Include specific Housing and Commercial Characteristics of this Target Area: How did your consultation and citizen participation process help you to identify this neighborhood as a target area? Identify the needs in this target area What are the opportunities for improvement in this target area? Are there any barriers to improvement in this target area? Local Target Area 83.4% Comprehensive The Model City NDZ is comprised of 10 block groups. These are as follows: 15011, 15012, 19011, 19012, 19013, 19014, 19031, 19032, 19033, and 19041. The area - shaped like a rectangle -- is bounded by NW 71st Street to the North and by NW 7th Avenue to the East, NW 54 Street to the South and NW 17 Avenue to the West. This is the NDZ with the highest percentage of low-income residents. It bears mention that Model City is sometimes also referred to as Liberty City. According to the ACS 2013-2017, 5-Year Estimates, there are 4,668 units in this NDZ area, where 79.95% of the units are renter -occupied and 20.05% of the units are owner - occupied. The main business corridor (east -west) in the neighborhood is Northwest 62 Street, also known as Martin Luther King Boulevard which is still dotted with vacant sites. Also, small businesses dot Northwest Seventh Avenue (north -south) which has seen some success in recent years. After consultation with city officials and gathering information from public hearings held during the previous and current consolidated plan hearings, the HCD was able to confirm the target area. The Model City (aka Liberty City) NDZ is made up of mostly African -American residents and is located in the northwest quarter of the City. The area is an underserved consumer market that has long been in need of modern and diversified neighborhood shopping. It was once a thriving area that went into decline after the 1980 civil disturbance. Participants in public hearings and other city -sponsored events related to community needs, voiced their concerns for thee need to create more affordable housing, as well as the provision of services for the elderly, youth, and childcare services for the city as a whole. The area is in need of additional commercial development, tied hand -in -hand to job creation. Affordable Housing: As one of the most economically distressed areas in the City, Model City is in need of new, affordable housing. The lack of sufficient federal funding continues to serve as a barrier to improvement in this and other target areas throughout the City. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 151 City of Miami Model City Neighborhood Development Zone Log r d al Clip Boman I= Bois Group Heighborhaad Davelament Zane 75 s r. .1 tmrORDsT sT `o TN$T NW PM II . i IIIIII�I . u. t µW71STTER �NW ST TEK NIWN)T11 ST KWTER - NW fia PBY 64TN - I •▪ r$T 11b22 NWT NW 49TW ST _ NW47TH TER NW 47111 ST NW 46TH 1 E103.2 NW 71ST ST NW 69TW ST 1501.1 NW6E11TER NW 69TW ST I 3. - 6- ;._ 2,p . N W 62NA TER NW 871s NMI NW 64114 NW 72ND ST 1 rn W73A4TE NW721D NW70TWST *i 19191.1 1101.3 N W 67 TW ST Z 66 �� NW TW ST Nye h1,r NTH ST NW 65TW ST 1931.21 NWURI]Sr 4 1901.4 Raz NA Ulm ST �' 19011 l m IIA NW 59-5-I TER 57TW ST 5157W TER ?I .1 NW NW pa ST NW'52N4 ST 1 —! µW 51STTEA 51$Trf NW 56TW ST 1903:1 II ST Ilx NW LST I� n .77 11 z II NWS0T sT 11901.3 NW 5 157111 ST al Mg - 1904.1 1 NW551NST A 23001 IIW41T14 ST DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 1- NW 53FICIST thy 53R4ST I teN 50111 ST 497W. $T1 µ y14€711ST NMf TER 23O0_3 thw52NDSr 1904.2 NW 51ST CD w VTR ST NW 45T1i ST In 1_ 112230.2 NW 44TH ly • 1401. 1 4A4 67711 ST 2001.4 l— rn `2 A _ — z Ij W1_ 2202.1 49TH STL 114 4BTH ST IN 47T11 TER 47TH St N 152 7 — OVERTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ZONE (NDZ) Area Type: Local Target Area % of Low/Mod: 80.6% Revital Type: Identify the Neighborhood Boundaries for this Target Area: Comprehensive The Overtown NDZ is encompassed by ten census block groups. These are as follows: 30012, 30013, 31001, 31002, 31003, 34001, 34002, 34003, 34004, and 36012. The Overtown NDZ is bounded by NW 22nd street at its northernmost point, the F.E.C. railroad tracks to the east, I-95, SR 836 and the Miami River to the West, and NW 5th Street to the South. Include specific Housing and Commercial Characteristics of this Target Area: According to the ACS 2013-2017, 5-Year Estimates, there are 4.274 units in this NDZ area, where 85.52% of the units are renter -occupied and 14.48% of the units are owner - occupied. The redevelopment of the Overtown area in the City is led by the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (SEOPW CRA). Its purpose and mission is to undertake redevelopment activities that will facilitate the elimination of slum and blight within its redevelopment area, while fostering an enhanced quality of life for residents and stakeholders of the same area by increasing opportunities for economic growth. The bulk of Overtown's commercial activity lines Northwest Third Avenue. How did your consultation and citizen participation process help you to identify this neighborhood as a target area? After consultation with city officials and gathering information from public hearings held during the previous and current consolidated plan hearings, the HCD was able to confirm the target area. Identify the needs in this target area What are the opportunities for improvement in this target area? Participants in public hearings and other city -sponsored events related to community needs, voiced their concerns for thee need to create more affordable housing, as well as the provision of services for the elderly, youth, and childcare services for the city as a whole. Affordable Housing: As one of the most economically distressed areas in the City, Overtown is in need of new, affordable housing. Are there any barriers to improvement in this target area? The lack of sufficient federal funding continues to serve as a barrier to improvement in this and other target areas throughout the City. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 153 City of Miami C>vertown Neighborhood Dervelapmenl Zone Lagand MC* Mixlimy I= Bois Group Moiighborhood DriYelapnlerit Zonc I� NW TH ST �I541. ? 25O1.4 NW29TH ST 2 yy y � d S ti Nw 201114 ST Nry2 IST NW2{10NST NW 240113 ST 20,30.2. IC T� N NGST NW 21 OT TER .X I• 11 T1 5201.1 W A 3C0.1 25212 1 261XLd 1W27 rw NW2 • Nw 21 sT TSi' - N 21STST w24T I NW101N.ST ST g NW 1411'I ww7TH sT NyM TM ST 1 6T"I�T qNW2STHS11II I NW 24741 sT LIF Nw24THST 2.30.-: Nw 23A D sTl l* — Nw 23Fla ST a Ifs Nw2213s 1Ia Nr• NN! 22NQ ST I rit- N' 21STI Nay 19T41 14W 18TN 1�r,I 30012 4' 5202.1 NW4Th ST 52023 _ NW 3 ST II N4Y a ST r" aria PIP\ 3 002 NW 26TH St 14 20TN 19Tw Lw 13TM TER u 19TwST Q cv x NW 16TH ST lil -STY 13$ R W _ _ t } 13TH ST 02.4 IIII . i Mal 1 NW12 1ST i L1 3AAQd i NW 11-WE N9V 11Tw T _ s N 10Tw ST 1 2722.12, tP ' 2400_2 N1�9TH ST NW leTI NW 18114 P •P 3d0t"2 x Nw7Tw S N'YLW 6TM S N.W 15 G1 ST -� & wW 4Tii 3T u 4T41 „M0J.;3 { II # -,202 1 I wW 1 1I I rI�—s4 1STST 531)3.21 50034 6372.1SW ST530Z.1 2=602411 a032511 II II Swll3 sr 1 4II 1 111 5201.3 zNw2NDST ,q y W Ti? 36{I22, r 4 � 37022 OLi UST DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 154 8 — WYNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ZONE (NDZ) Area Type: % of Low/Mod: Revital Type: Identify the Neighborhood Boundaries for this Target Area: Include specific Housing and Commercial Characteristics of this Target Area: How did your consultation and citizen participation process help you to identify this neighborhood as a target area? Identify the needs in this target area What are the opportunities for improvement in this target area? Are there any barriers to improvement in this target area? Local Target Area 78.7% Comprehensive The Wynwood NDZ is bounded to the North by NW 37 Street, East by North Miami Avenue, and South by Northwest 28th Street, and West to Northwest 6th Avenue. It is comprised of four census block groups which are as follows: 26001, 26002, 26003, and 26004. According to the ACS 2013-2017, 5-Year Estimates, there are 1,346 units in this NDZ area, where 91.16%ofthe units are renter -occupied and 8.84% of the units are owner -occupied. Wynwood was known for being a working class neighborhood and an enclave for Miami's Puerto Ricans, with much of the neighborhood made up of vast amounts of warehouse space, some small commercial strips and a small residential component. Its main thoroughfares include NW Second Avenue, North Miami Avenue and also NW/NE 29th Street. Nearby, the Fashion and Garment District is a concentration of manufacturing and wholesale distribution retail outlets that have special appeal for shoppers from all over the world. After consultation with city officials and gathering information from public hearings held during the previous and current consolidated plan hearings, the HCD was able to confirm the target area. Affordable housing preservation, along with new affordable housing development, is crucial within the NDZ in order to stave off gentrification given Wynwood's steadily rising real estate prices. The latter can be attributed to numerous market forces, including this NDZ's and neighborhood's proximity to the booming Edgewater neighborhood which is located to Wynwood's east, running along Biscayne Bay, as well as its proximity to the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Several parcels within the NDZ are zoned for multi- family, low density development. Because of its central location within the City of Miami, and its proximity to both 1-95 and Biscayne Boulevard, new affordable housing opportunities in this area would further housing choice for City residents The lack of sufficient federal funding continues to serve as a barrier to improvement in this and other target areas throughout the City. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 155 City of Miami Wyntgood Neighborhood Devalopmenl Zone Lagand Datle 9wmdare abck GroL ighbarho•od EDavaloprnarrt Zone wirrrxiotl DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 156 9 — MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (HOPWA ONLY) ■ Area Type: Countywide Identify the Neighborhood Boundaries for this Target Area: Area for activities related to the Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS General Allocation Priorities Describe the basis for allocating investments geographically within the jurisdiction (or within the EMSA for HOPWA) Due to the many pockets of need spread throughout the City of Miami, the Administration has long prioritized its needs around specific geographic areas, which it has described in previous Consolidated Plans as Neighborhood Development Zones (NDZs). After an analysis of the area's low- to moderate - income concentrations, followed by an on -the -ground analysis, efforts are concentrated within these NDZs so that public resources can be focused within a defined set of Census Block Groups, with efforts including housing, public infrastructure improvements, slum and blight removal, and economic development. History shows that uniting on multiple fronts with public dollars and investing these within a defined area can serve as a catalyst that then attracts and furthers private investment in the same area, thereby creating a more visible, sizable effect within the particular community. The City of Miami administers the HOPWA program for all of Miami -Dade County (EMSA). Miami -Dade County is the most populous county in the State of Florida. The City HOPWA's Long -Term Rental Assistance Program (TBRA) allows its clients to live throughout Miami -Dade County. Housing specialist services are provided to these clients by a number of Community Based Organizations, which operate out of at least six separate locations in different areas of Miami -Dade County. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 157 SP-25 Priority Needs - 91.215(a)(2) Priority Needs 1— Affordable Housing — Production of New Units Priority Level Population Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals Description Basis for Relative Priority High Extremely Low Low Moderate Middle Families with Children Elderly Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families City of Miami Miami -Dade County — HOPWA Program Construction of New Rental Units Construction of New Home Owner Units Increase the supply of affordable housing available to extremely low-, very low-, and low -to - moderate income residents through new construction. As per the Housing Needs Assessment, there is a clear and expanding mismatch between household incomes and housing costs and the percentage of cost -burdened owner and renter households continue to be a serious common housing problem throughout the City. 62.8 percent of Miami's renter households are cost -burdened and 35.4 percent are "severely" cost - burdened. To make matters worse, Miami's median contract rent of $1,041 represents 32.1 percent increase since 2010. The City of Miami has lost many of its traditional affordable multi- unit housing structures which have been replaced by newer housing structures with higher rental costs in essence displacing many of its longtime residents. With the newly approved $400 million Miami Forever bond in November 2017, of which $100 million will be dedicated to affordable housing and economic development efforts, the City will attempt to respond to pressing affordable housing needs in its communities. 2 — Affordable Housing — Rehabilitation of Existing Units Priority Level Population High Extremely Low Low Moderate Large Families Families with Children Elderly Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families Geographic Areas Affected City of Miami Associated Goals Rehabilitation of Affordable Rental Units Rehabilitation of Affordable Home Owner Units Description Basis for Relative Priority Maintain the inventory of affordable housing available to extremely low-, very low, low-, and low -to -moderate income residents through rehabilitation. Continue funding multi -family rental rehab projects and supporting the single family rehabilitation program. The City is burdened by a combination of trends that negatively affect its residents and their ability to sustain safe, decent, and sanitary housing while meeting other financial responsibilities. Statistics show that the majority of renters and almost half of home owners DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 158 are cost -burdened due to high costs associated with housing and other living expenses. Rental housing rehabilitation allow for smaller multi -family rental structures to continue to be , affordable to residents. 3 — Affordable Housing — Rental Assistance Priority Level High Population Extremely Low Low Moderate Families with Children Elderly Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families Geographic Areas Affected City of Miami Miami -Dade County— HOPWA Program Associated Goals Description Basis for Relative Priority I Rental Assistance — TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Provide rental subsidies to extremely low-, very low-, low- and low -to -moderate income households through the Housing Choice Voucher assistance program, Section 8 Moderate - Rehabilitation program, the HOPWA Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program, and the HOPWA Short -Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility (STRMU) program. These programs are designed to bring stability by providing housing subsidies and in some instances, non -housing financial support, that allows families to concentrate resources toward their well-being. The City of Miami administers a small scale Section 8 program and the formula grant -funded Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. The goal and the intent of these programs is to ensure that affordable housing is available to extremely low-, very low-, low- and low -to -moderate income residents to prevent homelessness. In the case of the HOPWA program, it also allows clients to concentrate their financial resources toward their healthcare with the goal to reduce viral loads, therefore, mitigating the risk of transmitting the virus to other individuals. 4— Affordable Housing — Down Payment Assistance Priority Level Population Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals Description Basis for Relative Priority Low Moderate Large Families Families with Children City of Miami Direct Financial Assistance to Home Buyers This program assists low -to -moderate income households obtain home ownership by providing them with financial assistance in the form of down payment or closing costs assistance. During public meetings and as part of an ongoing discussion on the topic of affordable home ownership, the down payment assistance program was mentioned as one of the programs the City offers to achieve affordable home ownership for City residents. 5 — Affordable Housing — Other Housing Programs Priority Level Population High Extremely Low Low Moderate Families with Children DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 159 Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals Description Basis for Relative Priority Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families City of Miami Miami -Dade County — HOPWA Program Housing for People with HIV/AIDS Added HIV/AIDS Housing Operations Furthering affordable housing efforts throughout the City (and County in the case of HOPWA units) by concentrating on the production/rehabilitation of housing for people with HIV/AIDS and HOPWA-funded facility based housing among other programs that contribute toward bringing additional affordable units to the City. It has been discussed multiple times in public settings the need for additional affordable — housing opportunities for People with HIV/AIDS and for low income City residents. 6 — Provision of Public Services Priority Level High Population Extremely Low Low Moderate Families with Children Elderly Persons with Mental Disabilities Persons with Developmental Disabilities Persons with Physical Disabilities Geographic Areas Affected City of Miami Associated Goals Description Provision of Public Services Provision of Public Services for Housing Benefit Public consultation results indicate that the provision of public services is a high priority for City residents. There services are provided to extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low -to - moderate income individuals and their families. These programs are designed to assist City residents with basic support such as childcare to allow parents to work or look for work, youth programs to maintain kids off the streets engaged in productive activities, elderly meals programs to improve the health and well-being of the City's older population and programs for people with disabilities among other services. Basis for Relative Priority Public Service programs are of great importance for City residents since a high percent of the population these program are designed to assist live at or below the poverty line and rely on public assistance. Public Service programs address basic needs of many elderly residents who do not have the economic means to cover essential nutritional meals. These programs endow suitable living conditions to the City's lower income population allowing parents to work while ensuring them that their children are in safe and healthy environments. Provision of childcare services promotes family self-sufficiency and quality learning while youth programs allow youth to transition into successful adulthood. It maintains the youth involved in positive educational and recreational activities. 7 — Economic Development Priority Level Population Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals High Extremely Low Low Moderate Non -Housing Community Development City of Miami Commercial Facade/Code Enforcement Technical Assistance to Businesses DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 160 Job Creation/Retention Description Create and maintain employment opportunities for extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low - to -moderate income City residents. Provide technical assistance to for -profit businesses in order to build capacity, generate opportunities, and create/retain jobs. Technical assistance includes, but it is not limited to financial consultation, permits/licenses, zoning information, infrastructure, business relations, business attraction, capacity building, marketing, etc. Improve business facades to attract more clientele and to continue providing goods and services to the neighborhoods they target. Basis for Relative Priority Economic development activities such as provision of technical assistance and commercial facade improvements allow businesses to develop sustainable models and the ability to bring jobs to the community while providing needed goods and services to area residents. 8 — Public Facilities and Improvements and Infrastructure Priority Level Population High Extremely Low Low Moderate Families with Children Elderly Non -Housing Community Development Geographic Areas Affected City of Miami Associated Goals Public Facilities and Infrastructure Improvements Description Basis for Relative Priority Support the improvement and development of public facilities to provide better services, eliminate blight, and improve safety of extremely low-, very low-, low- and low -to -moderate City neighborhoods. Other infrastructure improvements include street milling and resurfacing, sidewalk replacement, parks and playgrounds, etc. Concerned residents have voiced their concern for improving the accessibility of public facilities as well as the security of premises. Traffic calming circles, street and sidewalk improvements are essential for improving the livability and accessibility of neighborhoods. 9 — Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Priority Level High Population Extremely Low Low Moderate Chronic Homelessness Homeless Individuals Homeless Families with Children Homeless Persons with HIV/AIDS Geographic Areas Affected City of Miami Associated Goals Rental Assistance — TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Homeless Prevention and STRMU Homeless Street Outreach Housing for Homeless Added Description Provide assistance to individuals and their families who are homeless or at -risk of becoming homeless and help them locate new housing and/or help them stability their current housing situation by providing a support mechanism to allow them to transition in to self-sufficiency and permanent housing. This need is mainly addressed with ESG and HOPWA funding. Basis for Relative Priority Assist homeless and special needs individuals and families to stay off streets by providing funds to allow them to become self-sufficient and eventually obtain permanent housing. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 161 10 — Sustainable Communities Priority Level Population Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals Description Basis for Relative Priority Low Extremely Low Low Moderate Middle Non -Housing Community Development City of Miami Brownfield Remediation and Building Clearance Encourage community revitalization by investing in brownfield remediation This priority may be tied up to affordable housing and/or economic development activities as it may be necessary to work in clearing and remediating land utilized for future projects. These are general priorities the City has decided to allocate federal and local resources to in order to address community needs. Due to limited funding resources, the City is only able to concentrate its efforts to tackle "High" priorities. While there are other priorities in the City with less pressing needs, it is expected that these priorities are addressed by and as a result of other community stakeholder's involvement. \)' DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 162 SP-30 Influence of Market Conditions — 91.215 (b) Influence of Market Conditions Affordable Housing Type Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) TBRA for Non -Homeless Special Needs New Unit Production Rehabilitation Acquisition, including preservation Market Characteristics that will influence the use of funds available for Housing Type Outside of the HOPWA Long-term Rental Based Assistance (LTRA) program and it's approximately 850 clients, the City has not explored TBRA with other funding. The City is presently concentrating its resources to address the existing affordable housing problem with the production of new units and the rehabilitation of existing units. There is not enough funding available to support a long-term TBRA program for City residents. Other than the HOPWA TBRA program for people with AIDS, the City has not explored a similar program for other non -homeless special needs population as there is not enough funding available to be able to offer such program. The HCD believes in a strategy that concentrates new affordable housing unit production in areas that have seen little to no new construction in the past. Historically, there are districts in Miami that see less affordable housing developments due to real estate prices being higher than in other City locations. Although many City residents have satisfied their mortgage debt, many currently live in older structures that require moderate to substantial rehabilitation in order to remain safe, decent, and sanitary. These households are also more likely to experience difficulties accessing rehabilitation financing from conventional lenders to address their rehabilitation needs and make the necessary upgrades to their aging residences. As such, the HCD offers City residents a Single Family Rehabilitation program that provides up to $50,000 to bring homes up to code and to make upgrades to their homestead property. In addition, a Homeownership Preservation Strategy was also introduced in early 2019, which also provides up to $50,000 to harden the property to better withstand natural weather occurrences as well as to maximize energy efficiencies of the home. The terms and the amount of assistance may be adjusted at a later time as market conditions change. Due to escalating real estate costs in Miami, purchasing parcels to construct new affordable housing is difficult to achieve. In most cases, an existing City parcel can be conveyed to a non-profit entity for renovation (preservation) and administration of the same. The conveyance is tied to a covenant, which assures the City that the property will remain affordable for 30 years. The City recently introduced an Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Strategy that provides construction and permanent financing to assist with the rehabilitation of existing affordable multifamily rental properties. The City will require 20 percent of the assisted units for extremely low income and 80 percent of the assisted units for low income residents. The minimum award shall not exceed the lesser of $1 million or 25 percent loan to cost of rehabilitation on projects containing 20 or more units. The terms and the amount of assistance may be adjusted at a later time as market conditions change. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 163 SP-35 Anticipated Resources - 91.215(a)(4), 91.220(c)(1,2) The City of Miami provides General Fund dollars to leverage, and complement, approved CDBG-funded public service agencies and to provide additional public services that otherwise could not be funded due to the 15% CDBG cap on the funding of public services. These City funds, known as Social Service Gap funds, help stabilize these agencies. The City of Miami Planning & Zoning Departments also collect financial contributions (as stipulated by the current Zoning Ordinance) from private developers who opt for specific provisions allowed by the City of Miami Zoning Code (Miami21) to developments providing a certain number of affordable units in a given project, as defined by the Code. These collections are then dedicated to the City's Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF), with funding from this source used to further the HCD's existent housing programs, aiding both homebuyers (first-time and existent) and developers (multi -family rental and homeownership projects), as delineated in the Affordable Housing Trust guidelines approved by City Commission in Resolution #07-0203. Program CDBG HOME HOPWA Source of Funds Public — Federal Expected Amount Available Year 1 Annual Allocation $5,389,694 Program Income Uses of Funds: ■ Acquisition ■ Admin and Planning ■ Economic Development ■ Housing ■ Public Improvements ■ Public Services $500,000 Prior Year Resources Total $5,889,694 Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan $ $20,000,000 Narrative Description: CDBG funds are utilized for housing rehabilitation, acquisition, relocation, clearance and demolition, code enforcement, public services, economic development, and public facilities and infrastructure improvements. A minimum of 70% of CDBG funds will be used to address low and moderate national objectives. Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan assumes level federal funding and program income receipts. Public — Federal $3,297,681 Uses of Funds: ■ Acquisition ■ Home buyer Assistance ■ Homeowner rehab ■ Multifamily rental new construction ■ Multifamily rental rehab ■ New construction for ownership ■ TBRA Public— Federal $11,628,915 Uses of Funds: ■ Permanent housing in facilities ■ Permanent housing placement DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 $200,000 $0 $3,497,681 $12,000,000 Narrative Description: HOME funds are utilized for construction of new rental and homeowner units, housing rehabilitation, and direct financial assistance to homeowners. Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan assumes level federal funding and program income receipts. $0 $400,000 $12,028,915 $45,000,000 Narrative Description: HOPWA funds are utilized for rental assistance through the Long Term Rental Assistance program, short term rental mortgage and utility assistance, and project based operational support activities. 164 Program ESG Source of Funds General Funds OTHER Expected Amount Available Year 1 Annual Allocation ■ Short term or transitional housing facilities ■ STRMU ■ Supportive Services ■ TBRA Public —Federal Uses of Funds: ■ Conversion and rehab for transitional housing ■ Finance assistance ■ Overnight shelter ■ Rapid re -housing ■ Rental assistance services ■ Transitional housing Public — Local Uses of Funds: ■ Public Services State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP) $446,241 Program Income Prior Year Resources Total Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan $ Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan assumes level federal funding and program income receipts. $0 $0 Narrative Description: ESG funds are utilized to fund Homeless prevention, rapid re -housing, and street outreach. Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan assumes level federal funding and program income receipts. $742,000 $o $446,241 $1,600,000 $2,968,000 Narrative Description: General Funds utilized by the department are called Social Service Gap funds which are approved by City Commission on a yearly basis to supplement the CDBG funding for the provision of public services for low-income residents. Public — State I $500,000 Uses of Funds: ■ Acquisition ■ Home buyer Assistance ■ Homeowner rehab ■ Multifamily rental new construction ■ Multifamily rental rehab ■ New construction for ownership OTHER Section 8 Public — Local $o I $o $500,000 $2,000,000 Narrative Description: State funding for housing activities authorized by the 1992 William E. Sadowski Affordable housing act. The department has not been able to rely on these funds on an annual basis as these can be reprogrammed by the State for other non -housing purposes. $4,700,900 Uses of Funds: ■ Rental Assistance OTHER Public —State $20,000,000 $4,700,900 $18,803,600 Narrative Description: These funds are used for the operation of the Section 8 voucher and mod -rehab programs. Most of the funds are for rental payments. $20,000,000 $80,000,000 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 165 Program Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds Source of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Annual Allocation Uses of Funds: ■ Home Assistance ■ Homeowner rehab ■ Multifamily rental new construction ■ Multifamily rental rehab ■ New construction for ownership buyer Program Income Prior Year Resources Total Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan $ Narrative Description: Miami Forever Bond - A $400 million general obligation bond that will fund projects to protect homes and property from sea level rise flooding and increase affordable housing. $192M for sea level rise/flood prevention; $100M for affordable housing; $78M for parks and cultural facilities; $23M for road improvements; $7M for public safety. Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied: The City continues to leverage federal dollars as part of its strategy to create new affordable housing opportunities for its residents. During the 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan period, considering completed housing projects only, the City invested $43.7 million while leveraging close to $310 million of private and other public funding, creating or maintaining 2,125 affordable units. Miami (HCD) has been determined to be a high poverty area; therefore, the City is only responsible for one half of HOME match. These funds shall be matched with AHTF (local) funds and/or State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP) funds to continue creating affordable housing opportunities or similar local funding. In regards to ESG funding, dollars shall be matched by sub -recipients with funds that may derive from the Veterans Administration or from the CoC's NOFA. If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan The HCD currently manages a portfolio of approximately 50+ parcels that are owned by the City of Miami. Some of these sites can or must be used to address some of the needs identified in this plan. These parcels each have limitations associated to the type of development that can occur on the individual site. As funding becomes available, the HCD incorporates the appropriate sites in a Request for Proposals (RFP) which is properly advertised and then publically issued to interested parties who have to meet certain thresholds of experience, knowledge, financial capacity, etc. RFPs are reviewed, scored, and recommendations presented to either the City of Miami Commission or the City's Housing & Commercial Loan Committee, comprised of private individuals with different specialties in the banking, housing, private/public sector who volunteer their time and meet several times a year to award funding. This Committee was granted the authority to make these decisions by the City of Miami Commission. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 166 Discussion Disaster Response and Recovery South Florida is an area vulnerable to natural disasters mainly related to extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, wildfires, and floods. Through the years, the City has experienced its share of devastating disasters followed by aftermaths and rebuilding efforts. As such, the City is always at high alert and maintains an up-to-date Hurricane Plan that deals with preparedness and operational activities prior, during, and after a storm; establishes procedures to minimize storm -related damage and protects the life of personnel and City residents. Understanding that the federal government's function is to provide disaster relief through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to meet short-term recovery needs, the City strongly believes that there are scenarios where assistance is needed to safeguard the health and well-being of its residents by addressing emergency housing repairs and providing long-term affordable housing solutions among other essential services for residents in need after a natural or man-made disaster. 1. Need to Reallocate Funds in Case of a Disaster - The City is electing to leave open the option to utilize its CPD funding for emergency, short-term assistance and/or long-term recovery assistance when those activities are not fully funded by FEMA, SBA, or other alternative sources. If the City were to utilize its CDBG funding, it would apply it toward activities allowed by CDBG regulations, including, but not limited to meeting the interim assistance criteria defined under 24 CFR 570.201 (f)(2) to alleviate emergency conditions. CDBG funds can also be used for other public service activities, not to exceed the 15% public service cap, which would assist those impacted by the disaster. While the general rule is that CDBG funds may not be used for income payments, such as rent and security deposits, food, and utilities, CDBG funds may be used as emergency grant payments over a period of up to three consecutive months to the provider of such items or services on behalf of an individual or family. 2. Funding Reallocation - Once South Florida receives a major disaster declaration, the City shall be open to the possibility of reallocating its CPD funds toward eligible activities to help counteract the effects of a disaster on its residents. Any and all CPD funds available or previously allocated to any activity on any fiscal year may be reallocated toward disaster response and recovery. This decision is left solely to the discretion of the City of Miami as it best see fit in the aftermath of a major natural or man-made disaster. The City will, at all times, adhere to its citizen participation plan requirements. 3. Utilization of CPD Funding - As it is understood that HUD assistance is intended to supplement, not replace, other public, private, and non-profit sector resources that have already been provided for the same need or loss, the City will be careful to review and document household's eligibility, financial resources, and other assistance available or reasonably anticipated for the same purpose as the CPD program assistance in an effort to avoid duplication of benefits. The following are projects the City will utilize CPD funds for in the case of a disaster: • Public services (up to an amount not exceed 15% of CDBG allocation for the PY); • Emergency housing rehabilitation (up to $1,000,000); • Homebuyer programs (up to $1,000,000); • Acquisition programs that purchase properties in floodplains (up to $1,000,000); • Infrastructure improvements (up to $2,000,000); DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 167 ■ Demolition of buildings and unsafe structures (up to $2,000,000); ■ Reconstruction or replacement of public facilities (up to $2,000,000); ■ Small business grants and loans (up to $500,000); and ■ Relocation assistance for people moved out of floodways (up to $1,000,000). DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 168 SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure — 91.215(k) Responsible Entity Responsible Entity Type Geographic Area Role Served City of Miami Government • Affordable Housing • Public Housing • Homelessness • Non - Homeless special needs • Public Facilities • Neighborhood Improvements • Public Services • Economic Development • Planning 1 Jurisdiction Miami -Dade County PHA Public Housing Other —County Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust Continuum of Care Homelessness Other — County Citrus Health Network, Inc. Subrecipient Homelessness Jurisdiction Allapattah Community Action, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Centro Mater Child Care Services, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction De Hostos Senior Center, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Family Action Network Movement, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Fifty -Five Years and Up, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Greater Miami Service Corps. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Josefa Perez de Castano Kidney Foundation, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Multi -Ethnic Youth Group Association, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Southwest Social Services Programs, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction St. Alban's Day Nursery Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Sunshine for All, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction The Association for the Development of the Exceptional, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction The Liberty City Optimist Club of Florida, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction The Start Program, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction The Sundari Foundation, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 169 Responsible Entity Responsible Entity Type Geographic Area Role Served Thelma Gibson Health Initiative Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction World Literacy Crusade of Florida, Inc. Subrecipient Public Services Jurisdiction Allapattah Business Development Authority, Inc. Subrecipient Economic Development Jurisdiction Neighbors and Neighbors Association, Inc. Subrecipient Economic Development Jurisdiction Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation Subrecipient Economic Development ' Jurisdiction Rebuilding Together Miami -Dade, Inc. Non-profit organizations Ownership Jurisdiction Carrfour Supporting Housing, Inc. CHDO • Homelessness • Non- Homeless Region special needs • Rental Prospera Non-profit organizations Economic Development Region Catalyst Miami Non-profit organizations Economic Development Region Miami Bayside Foundation, Inc. Non-profit organizations Economic Development Region Partners for Self -Employment, Inc. Non-profit organizations Economic Development Region Care Resource Non-profit organizations • Homelessness • Rental Region Center of Information and Orientation, Inc. Non-profit organizations • Homelessness • Rental Region Empower U, Inc. Non-profit organizations • Homelessness • Rental Region Spanish American Basic Education and Rehabilitation, Inc. Non-profit organizations • Homelessness • Rental Region Latin Mission Ministries, Inc. Non-profit organizations • Homelessness • Rental Region Assess of Strengths and Gaps in the Institutional Delivery System The institutional delivery system's strengths include the high number and variety of public and private agencies in the City that are involved year-round in providing housing, public services, economic development -related services, homeless services and HOPWA services to low- to moderate -income persons. The main weakness of this system is that unfortunately, many agencies tend to be self-contained and solely work within their service niche, which oftentimes means a lack of communication and awareness of other agencies and the existent services that can assist low-income residents in the community. This lack of awareness means leveraging resources and assets is oftentimes not maximized and cross - promotion and marketing does not take place. Another gap in the institutional structure is what we observe to be a lack of the foundation/corporate component in many agency's operating budgets. Many of the agencies we fund are struggling to survive DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 170 financially and depend too heavily on state and federal funding, without branching out into the marketplace and seeking private sponsors and corporate dollars. As such, sustaining their organization becomes extremely difficult as public dollars dwindle. Many agencies struggle with public speaking, advocacy, fundraising, and lobbying -- critical skills needed to secure additional dollars. Ultimately, the inability to adapt to new financial realities confronting non -profits threatens an agency's life span, and consequently the clients they service. Availability of services targeted to homeless persons and persons with HIV and mainstream services Homelessness Prevention Services Available in the Targeted to Homeless Targeted to People with Community Homelessness Prevention Services HIV Counseling/Advocacy Legal Assistance Mortgage Assistance Rental Assistance Utilities Assistance x x x x Street Outreach Services Law Enforcement Mobile Clinics Other Street Outreach Services x Supportive Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Child Care Education Employment/ Job Training Healthcare HIV/AIDS Life Skills Mental Health Counseling Transportation x x x x x x x Describe how the service delivery system including, but not limited to, the services listed above meet the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) and persons with HIV within the jurisdiction. There are different service providers funded through the Homeless Trust that provide the services noted above to the homeless community - including those that are chronically homeless, families with children, veterans, and/or unaccompanied youth. Once a client makes the first point of contact, whether it be on the street through an outreach team, by calling the toll -free local Homeless Helpline, or by walking into a shelter, then they are assessed via one standardized assessment tool used by all CoC participating entities, and subsequently referred to the available resources that can address their/their families' needs. Mainstream services in our community can be accessed via the 24-hour Switchboard of Miami Help line (305-358-HELP), a nonprofit entity in operation since the late 1960s which maintains a comprehensive database of the social services available throughout Miami -Dade County and provides information free of charge to callers on hundreds of topics. The bulk of services for persons with AIDS (outside of housing -related services) are provided via the Ryan White DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 171 program, which is administered by Miami -Dade County via the Office of Management and Budget, Grants Coordination Division. They receive funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under Part A of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, and are responsible for distributing these grant funds to HIV/AIDS service organizations, community -based clinics, hospitals, and public institutions located throughout the County. They also receive funding towards the Ryan White Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) Program. Describe the strengths and gaps of the service delivery system for special needs population and persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, the services listed above One of the most obvious strengths of the service delivery system includes the large number of players -- be these agencies, community -based organizations, non -profits, etc. -- that are involved in providing services to special needs populations and persons experiencing homelessness. Those community entities and stakeholders who participate in the local CoC meet several times a year to address issues as they arise in the community with participants who are actively tied to the HIV/AIDS Community, Mental Health Community, Veterans, Survivors of Domestic Abuse, etc. This information exchange allows entities to understand what other agencies are doing, and to thereby route clients accordingly. There is presently a gap in the mortgage assistance programs available to the community and to homeless persons -- outside of what is a traditional loan modification with a bank and/or the HAMP program. Another major gap in this institutional structure is the lack of available funding resources to meet the growing demand for low-income affordable housing and the provision of social services for the different segments of our population. The City works diligently to leverage local, state, and federal monies by forging meaningful public and private partnerships. The lack of available funding has forced the department to do more with less and in many instances this translates into increased workloads that hinder the work of staff members in meeting increased affordable housing demands and social service needs. Demographic barriers are also a gap, as part of the high population growth projection in the City is attributed to the large immigration inflow from other countries. Different races and cultural backgrounds merge to form neighborhoods and communities. The constant influx of immigrants (legal and illegal) into the City, many of whom are in immediate need of social services, presents a challenge to the department given the existent demand. Provide a summary of the strategy for overcoming gaps in the institutional structure and service delivery system for carrying out a strategy to address priority needs Efforts to bring other federal, state, local, and/or private funding for programs and activities that assist extremely low-, very low-, and low to moderate -income people have been paramount. On average, for each dollar the City invested in affordable housing, it was able to obtain at least $6.75 from other non -City funding sources. In these difficult economic times, it is more important than ever for jurisdictions and agencies to manage federal monies wisely, and ensure that each dollar dedicated to an activity is being leveraged, thereby maximizing results. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 172 SP-45 Goals Summary — 91.215(a)(4) Goals Summary Information The following are the goals related to this Consolidated Plan, FY2019-2023. This section provides a projection or estimate of the total of number of Goal Number Indicators (GOI) to be accomplished in the next five years. While this is a measure of GOIs for a period of five years, some GOIs in the table below relate to activities that serve the same clientele year after year such as the HOPWA Tenant -Based Rental Assistance program. As such, these activities project the same number of clients served in each of the next five years. Sort Order 1 2 3 4 Goal Name Construction of New Rental Units Goal Description: Construction of New Home Owner Units Goal Description: Rehabilitation of Affordable Rental Units Goal Description: Rehabilitation of Home Owner Units Category Affordable Housing Geographic Area City of Miami Needs Addressed Affordable Housing Production of New Units Funding HOME: $8,947,913 Tax Exempt Bond: $70,000,000 Goal Outcome Indicator Rental Units Constructed: 1,400 Household Housing Units Increase the supply of affordable rental housing avalable to extreme y low-, very low-, low- and low -to -moderate income residents through new construction. The City will finance project costs for site development and will offer soft and hard construction financing associated with the development of affordable housing units. The City will ensure compliance by reviewing rent rolls, leases, tenant income files, financial statements, operational licenses and certificates, annual unit inspection, etc. Affordable Housing City of Miami Affordable Housing Production of New Units HOME: $2,000,000 Tax Exempt Bond: $10,000,000 Homeowner Housing Added: 200 Household Housing Units The City will seek to increase the supply of affordable home ownership through new construction of home owner unit. The focus will be to promote and create affordable home ownership opportunities for City residents. This will be achieved by financing project costs associated with the development of affordable housing units and by providing hard and soft construction financing. Affordable Housing City of Miami Affordable Housing Rehabilitation of Existing Units Tax Exempt Bond: $20,000,000 Rental Units Rehabilitated: 500 Household Housing Units Rehabilitation of multi -family rental properties to help preserve affordable rental housing for extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low -to -moderate income residents. This strategy aims to preserve affordable rental housing stock in the City from continue to decline and to improve the condition of rental inventory available to our target population. Affordable Housing DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 City of Miami Affordable Housing Rehabilitation of Existing Units CDBG: $2,000,000 SHIP: $1,250,000 Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated: 65 Household Housing Units 173 Sort Order 5 6 7 Goal Name Goal Description: Rental Assistance — TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Goal Description: Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator The City will provide home improvement and rehabilitation assistance to home owners in order to improve the condition of existing housing stock and maintain the affordability of these homes. Under the Single Family Rehabilitation program, extremely low-, very low-, low- and low -to -moderate income home owners that reside and maintain a property as their principal residence in the City will be able to obtain a deferred loan to bring their property to decent, safe, and sanitary housing standards or to correct existing code violations. In addition, the City recently approved a Home ownership Preservation Strategy that will target the same population, but will concentrate on hardening the property to better withstand natural weather occurrences and to maximize the energy efficiency of the home. Whenever the housing unit cannot be properly rehabilitated with the abovementioned programs, the City also implemented a Single Family Replacement program that concentrates on replacing unsafe housing structures by demolishing them and replacing it with a brand new housing unit on the existing lot. Affordable Housing, Homeless City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Affordable Housing Rental Assistance, Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance HOPWA: $54,570,548 ESG: $280,000 Section 8: $23,504,500 Tenant -Based rental assistance/ Rapid Rehousing: 1,272 Households Assisted Provide rental housing assistance through the HOPWA TBRA program (850 clients), ESG Rapid Rehousing program (30 clients), and Section 8 voucher and moderate rehabilitation programs (392 clients). All these rental assistance programs are designed to assist lower income households live under safe, decent, and sanitary conditions. In the case of the HOPWA TBRA program, it is important to assist participants maintain housing stability in an effort for them to utilize their resources toward improving their access to and engagement in treatment and care. Direct Financial Assistance to Home Buyers Goal Description: Affordable Housing City of Miami Affordable Housing Down Payment Assistance HOME: $3,000,000 SHIP: $1,250,000 Direct Financial Assistance to Home Buyers: 65 Households Assisted Assist low, low -to -moderate income households obtain home ownership by providing' financial assistance in the form of down payment or closing cost assistance based on program availability. Provision of Public Services Goal Description: Provision of Public 8 Services for Housing Benefit Non -Housing Community Development City of Miami Provision of Public Services CDBG: $4,000,000; General Funds: $3,710,000 Public service activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 7,500 Persons Assisted Provide nutritional meals to the elderly and people with disabilities. Provide childcare, youth development activities, services for people with disabilities, employment training among other programs. Affordable Housing City of Miami Provision of Public Services TBD Public service activities for Low/Moderate Income Housing — DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 174 Sort Order 9 10 11 12 Goal Name Goal Description: Public Facilities and Infrastructure Improvements Goal Description: Commercial Fagade/Code Enforcement Goal Description: Technical Assistance to Businesses Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator Benefit: TBD Households Assisted This goal allows the City to provide for public services related to housing activity such as rental subsidies, security deposits or indirect home ownership assistance. Public Facility or Infrastructure Public Facilities Activities other Non -Housing Improvements CDBG: than Community City of Miami and $11,000,000 Low/Moderate Development Infrastructure Income Housing Benefit: 5,000 Persons Assisted Encourage community revitalization by investing in public facility or infrastructure improvements such as street or park improvements. This is an area benefit and shall benefit residents in an area where at least 51 percent of the residents are extremely low- , very low-, low-, and low -to -moderate income persons. The GOI for this section reflects the number of persons of such area that will benefit from these activities. Non -Housing Community Development City of Miami Economic Development CDBG: $2,500,000 Fagade treatment/ business building rehabilitation: 250 Businesses The program covers the rehabilitation of privately owned for -profit commercial buildings limited to improvement and correction of code violations. Under the commercial facade program, all improvements are limited to those that are visible from a commercial corridor. This is an area benefit and shall benefit residents in an area where at least 51 percent of the residents are extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low -to -moderate income persons. Non -Housing Community Development City of Miami Goal Description: Job Creation/ Retention Goal Description: Economic Development CDBG: $1,000,000 Businesses Assisted: 150 Businesses Assisted Provide technical assistance to for -profit businesses in order to build capacity, generate economic development opportunities, and create/retain jobs for extremely low-, very low- , low-, and low -to -moderate income persons. Technical assistance includes, but it is not limited to financial consultation, permits/licenses, zoning information, infrastructure, business relations/relocation/expansion, business attraction, security improvements, seminars/workshops, general business services, and marketing/promotion assistance. Also included the micro enterprise assistance program. Non -Housing Community Development City of Miami Economic Development CDBG: $211,755 Jobs created/ retained: 10 Jobs Create and maintain employment opportunities for extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low -to -moderate income persons (target population). Subrecipients funded for job creation activities must be able to verify that at least 51 percent of the jobs are held by the target population or it must be able to proof that at least 51 percent of jobs were available to the target population. Conversely, when an activity is funded to retain jobs, it must DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 175 13 14 15 16 17 Goal Name Homeless Prevention and STRMU Goal Description: Homeless Street Outreach Goal Description: Housing for Homeless Added Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator provide evidence that the jobs held by the target population would otherwise be lost if it wasn't for the CDBG assistance provided. Homeless City of Miami Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance ESG: $400,000 HOPWA: $250,000 Homelessness Prevention: 400 Persons Assisted ESG-funded Homeless Prevention (50 clients/yr.) and HOPWA-funded Short Term Rent Mortgage and Utilities (30 clients/yr.) programs provide direct assistance to extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low -to -moderate income households to prevent them falling into homelessness. There is a high -demand for these programs as there is a high percentage of City residents that are cost -burdened and severely cost -burdened. Homeless City of Miami Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance ESG: $1,212,773 Homeless Person Overnight Shelter: 7,500 Persons Assisted Street outreach activities target a large number of unsheltered homeless persons located within City limits. These funds are used toward engagement in order to locate, identify, and build relationships with the unsheltered population to provide immediate support, intervention, and connections with homeless assistance programs and mainstream social services/and or housing programs. In addition, whenever appropriate, the City may utilize ESG funding to cover for hotel/motel expenditures related to maintaining homeless families off the street whenever shelter space is not available. Homeless Goal Description: City of Miami Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance TBD Housing for Homeless Added: TBD Household Housing Unit Acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of units designated for homeless households. Housing for People with HIV/AIDS Added Goal Description: Affordable Housing, Homeless HIV/AIDS Housing Operations Goal Description: City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Affordable Housing — Other Housing Programs HOPWA: $100,000 Housing for People with HIV/AIDS Added: TBD Household Housing Unit Acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, lease, or repair of units designated for people with HIV/AIDS. This goal relates to Facility Based Housing Development. Affordable Housing, Homeless City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Affordable Housing — Other Housing Programs HOPWA: $409,500 HIV/AIDS Housing Operations: 26 Household Housing Unit Project -Based housing relates to subsidies toward the operational cost of the unit. Tenants are required to pay a portion of their rent (including utilities) based on their monthly income. The operational subsidy stays with the assisted unit once the tenant vacates it. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 176 Sort Order Goal Name Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator 18 Brownfield Remediation and Building Clearance Goal Description: Affordable Housing, Non - Housing Community Development City of Miami Sustainable Communities TBD Brownfield Acres Remediated: TBD Acre Building Demolished: TBD -Building The purpose of this goal is to clear/demolish of buildings and improvements. In addition, it allows for the clean-up of contaminated sites. Estimate the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate -income families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing as defined by HOME 91.315(b)(2) With funding from CDBG, HOME, SHIP, and the Miami Forever Bond proceeds, it is estimated that approximately 13 households will be assisted annually through down payment assistance, with the bulk of these persons at or below the 80 percent AMI. In addition, the City anticipates that it will fund approximately 280 new construction rental units each year in multi -family projects that will be affordable to low income households. The City expects to support the development of an average of 40 new homeownership units each year for persons at or below 80 percent AMI. Finally, the City expects that 100 units will be assisted each year via the rehabilitation of existent multi -family rental developments with those units benefiting very low income households. Please note that these are aggressive estimates and even though the projection is done based on a yearly basis output, many multi -family projects take multiple years to complete so the end result shall be evaluated not at the end of one fiscal year, but at the end of the consolidated planning period. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 177 SP-50 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement — 91.215(c) Need to Increase the Number of Accessible Units (if Required by a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement) On July 8, 2004, U.S. HUD issued Miami -Dade County's Public Housing division a preliminary Letter of Findings of Non -Compliance (LOF) addressing various Section 504 and Title II of the ADA deficiencies. In its assessment, U.S. HUD determined that PHCD would need to bring an additional 478 Public Housing units into compliance with Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS). In early 2005, the County entered into a VCA agreement with U.S. HUD18. That agreement has been extended until Jan. 21, 2019 and required the County to - amongst other items - construct or convert a minimum 459 of its 9,543 total housing units to comply with Section 504, Title II of the ADA, the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), the Fair Housing Act and the Architecture Barriers Act. Applicants with mobility, vision and/or hearing impairment(s) will be offered Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) units or units with accessible features based on availability. Priority is provided to transferees. Because Public Housing is administered in our jurisdiction by another entitlement, the Miami -Dade County Public Housing & Community Development Department (PHCD), we are citing information here attributed to that entity's most recent Public Housing Agency (PHA) 5-year Plan 2015-2020. In the latter, it indicates that the PHCD continues to implement Section 504, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), the Fair Housing Act, and the Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA) that will result in a total of 459 Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) units. PHCD is also actively engaged in developing accessible housing for persons with disabilities through the modification and development of housing facilities and other services, in accordance with the VCA. Also, PHCD's latest PHA plan indicates that it has continued to implement the VCA requirement to make its offices, public housing dwellings and non -housing programs accessible to people with disabilities. Creation and revisions to the Reasonable Accommodation Policies and Procedures, Effective Communication Policies and ACOP -- as required by the VCA -- have been completed. The agency has also supplemented its ongoing employee's VCA training with special sessions focused on the ACOP and specific reasonable accommodation processes. Activities to Increase Resident Involvement As indicated in their most receive PHA Plan, the PHCD is working to increase resident involvement as follows: • Continued meetings with resident councils to provide training on various aspects of resident organization and empowerment. • Seek new partnerships with both public and private entities to enhance social and economic services to residents. • Increase resident participation requirements for social service providers operating at public housing sites. • Continue incorporating specific Section 3 job requirements in public housing rehabilitation solicitations. • Identify supportive services to increase independence for the elderly or families with disabilities. 18 http://www.miamidade.gov/housing/library/reports/voluntary-compliance-agreement.pdf DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 178 Is the public housing agency designated as troubled under 24 CFR part 902? No Plan to remove the 'troubled' designation The agency is not designated as troubled under 24 CFR part 902. Nonetheless, pursuant to HUD's approval of PHCD's request to waive 24 CFR Part 902, PHCD's rating as a Standard Performer (scored 78 points) under PHAs for fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, will be carried over for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017. The waiver was granted pursuant to the notice published in the federal register on October 6, 2017: Relief from HUD Requirements Available to PHAs To Assist With Recovery and Relief Efforts on Behalf of Families Affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and Future Natural Disasters Where Major Disaster Declarations Might Be Issued in 2017 (Docket No. FR-6050—N-01). Scores below 90 but above 60 are designated as a standard performer. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 179 SP-55 Barriers to affordable housing — 91.215(h) Barriers to Affordable Housing: Cost of land — Land has appreciated steadily for the past 5 to 7 years and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in 2017, which limits the ability of taxpayers to deduct state and local taxes from their federal taxable income in 2018, has resulted in increased interest in Florida real estate from out-of-state residents given that there is no state income tax in Florida. The % of Miami-Dade's cash buyers (31 %) and mortgage buyers (47%) in 2018 has stayed nearly identical to 2017, continuing the radical change from 2015, when cash buyers represented 68 percent of the buyers and mortgages made up only 14 percent. According to the Miami Association of Realtors', the median sales price for single-family homes increased from $330,000 to $355,000 year -over -year, marking the 78th consecutive month of growth. Existing condo median sales prices stayed the same- at around $230,000. Low wages - Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program Director, Alan Berube, recently explained that a new calculation shows that the median household income in Miami -Dade has actually decreased over the past five decades —to $46,338 in 2017 from $49,800 in 1970 (adjusted for inflation). While Miami - Dade wages have shown a slight increase since the post -recession low of 2010, they have still not returned to the peak of the 1990s, although housing costs have steadily increased since the great Recession. As of Jan. 2019, Florida's minimum wage increase by $0.21 from $8.25 per hour to $8.46. But as cited in the National Low Income Housing Coalition's Housing "Out of Reach" report for 2018, $21.50 is the hourly wage that a household in Florida must earn in order to afford the Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom rental home, without paying more than 30% of their income. Construction costs - Rising windstorm and property insurance rates have become much bigger factors in real estate transactions. South Florida builders also indicated to The Miami Herald that the cost of construction materials have been rising due to the tariffs on steel and aluminum along with increased costs on lumber, thereby translating to higher housing prices. Sea level rise is also of concern in Miami, with much of the area just six or so feet above sea level. Adaptations for sea level rise — seawalls, pumps, etc. -- also mean increased costs and property insurance hikes/liabilities. Some real estate experts believe that over time, those Miami neighborhoods that are further inland (and on higher ground) will see property costs rise, given the sounder investment. Strategy to Remove or Ameliorate the Barriers to Affordable Housing: Land Use & Zoning Miami's form -based Zoning Code, aka Miami 21, went into effect in 2010. Since then, the City Commission has approved several different zoning incentives (including impact fee deferrals, reduced parking and setback requirements, and density bonuses, etc.) meant to encourage the development (by the private sector) of additional affordable/workforce housing. As of Dec. 2018, the City Commission had approved its first ever mandatory inclusionary zoning incentive in the Omni CRA district, for specifically zoned properties (T6-24-B). Specifically: DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 180 ■ Rental developments would have to include either a minimum of 14% workforce housing units, or a minimum of 7% affordable units; Condo developments would have to include a minimum of 10% workforce or a minimum of 5% affordable units. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 181 SP-60 Homelessness Strategy — 91.215(d) Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs The CoC has established a Coordinated Entry System (CE), covering the full geographic boundaries of Miami -Dade County that coordinates access to CoC resources, housing need assessment, prioritization and referral for CoC permanent housing assistance and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data collection. Access to the CoC is through the CoC Helpline, the CoC Outreach, Assessment and Placement program (OAP), 12+ walk-in service centers, 5 youth & 5 DV focused access points and targeted in -reach at schools. The OAP street teams works cooperatively with specialized CE access points that provide on the phone, walk-in and outreach to youth (5 access points) and individuals and families who are fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (5 access points). Homeless Helpline cards are distributed at police stations, social service agencies, and locations frequented by the homeless. OAP is fully staffed between 7am - 5pm on weekdays & on -call after hours. The CES walk-in access points operate on weekends and holidays. The CoC contracts with two Entitlement Jurisdictions to staff its OAP teams, the City of Miami and the City of Miami Beach. The City of Miami's OAP teams also serve all of Miami -Dade County. Combined, the OAP teams have over 50 staff with central offices in Miami Beach, City of Miami and South Miami -Dade. Staff utilize City vehicles to canvas the boundaries of the CoC and provide transportation to unsheltered persons. OAP teams perform outreach, engagement, homeless verification, HMIS data collection, standardized assessment of need and transportation. OAP teams use mobile phone and tablets to complete real-time HMIS & vulnerability assessments. OAP staff are co -located at the CE walk-in access point established at Camillus House, a Federally Qualified Health Center, ES, TH & PH provider with a long history of feeding & serving unsheltered persons. OAP staff are also located at the county jail and one floating team works with institutions that may discharge into homelessness (hospitals and crisis units). OAP teams cover indoor feeding sites. OAP is represented by staff with lived experience; youth; and English/Spanish/Creole speaking persons. OAP use sign language interpreters to assist persons who are deaf/hard of hearing and equipped to transport persons, including wheelchair accessible vehicles. OAP has access to shelters for persons with pets CoC funds a Federally Qualified Health Center to provide specialized OAP with an emphasis on medical/ behavioral health services to unsheltered persons refusing all services due to serious mental health/substance/alcohol dependence (Lazarus Project). The team is able to diagnose & treat in the field, earn trust and follow clients into PH. CoC partners with PATH -funded OAP to enhance coverage and access to MH/SA services, including detox and treatment. Miami Beach Police has further enhanced outreach to serve CH Substance Abusers w/ Managing Entity. VA also provides OAP that coordinates with mainstream OAP and has added a CE Specialist. Upon seeking CoC assistance, the individual or family is assessed for need and vulnerability utilizing a uniform assessment tool, the Vulnerability Index & Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI- SPDAT). Information collected through the VI-SPDAT is entered into the HMIS, which assists in facilitating referrals and prioritization. The CoC prioritizes persons with the longest history of homelessness and DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 182 greatest vulnerability for PH. The person or family is placed on a By Name List (BNL) maintained by the CoC Housing Coordinator for referral and placement into PSH or RRH, based on the household assessment and the CoC's Orders of Priority. BNLs are kept for unsheltered persons, youth, families, veterans, chronic homeless and persons over the age of 55. The BNL is automated, generated by HMIS, and compiled from HMIS data on length of homelessness and vulnerability score. OAP teams attend BNL case meetings to report out on unsheltered client status and break through any barriers to PH placement. The CoC works cooperatively with the VA to ensure Veterans referred to the VASH program are incorporated into the CoC's BNL. Addressing the emergency and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The CoC employs the following strategies to address the emergency and transitional housing needs of homeless persons: Diversion Assists persons facing homelessness either remain where they have been living or identify alternate safe and suitable housing arrangements to avoid entry to emergency shelter. Mediation assistance and/or flexible cash assistance can be offered to overcome issues or barriers to such housing arrangements. In the absence of viable options, the household will be offered emergency housing. Emergency Housing Provides temporary shelter, food, showers, clothing, food, mail, telephones, medical care available in some of the shelters, assistance with accessing benefits and job training/employment and other community - based resources. Shelters' housing case management and housing navigation assistance is in place to support rapid exit from homelessness into permanent housing. Two primary shelters, one centrally located and another located in South Miami -Dade, provide dog kennels and veterinary services for homeless persons with pets. Families who are encountered by outreach on the street or call the centralized helpline (toll -free Homeless Helpline) are immediately placed into either emergency housing or, in the event no beds are available, are authorized for temporary hotel placement (funded with the local Food and Beverage (F&B) tax and City of Miami ESG funds) and provided with food vouchers. Families in hotel receive case management through Chapman Partnership. These families can also request stand-alone support services such as legal services for landlord mediation, vocational training, supportive employment and childcare. On behalf of families, the CoC has established partnerships with Head Start and Miami -Dade County Public Schools' Project Upstart which ensures that their education is not disrupted by their homelessness and to assist the homeless students and their families receive additional support and resources. In addition, the Emergency Shelter Standards of Care ensure that the shelters incorporate policies that ensure that families remain intact and are not discriminated against due to the age of a minor child in the household or due to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status. Dedicated Domestic Violence Shelter and Transitional Housing; Human Trafficking Coordination of Services The Homeless Trust's Domestic Violence Board oversees 15% of local Food & Beverage tax proceeds dedicated to addressing the immediate and short-term housing needs of survivors of domestic violence. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 183 Emergency shelter and transitional housing are available in the north and southern portions of the County. Emergency Shelter is provided by Victims Response, Inc. (aka. The Lodge) and through Miami -Dade Community Action and Human Services Department (CAHSD). Transitional housing is provided by CAHSD's Inn Transition (north and south facilities). Plans are under way for a new 60-bed state-of-the-art domestic violence shelter, to be known as the "Empowerment Center," to address unmet needs of survivors of domestic violence and their children. The CoC is further developing a partnership with the State Attorney's Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) which, through the State of Florida, provides dedicated Transitional Housing beds for victims of human trafficking. Dedicated Unaccompanied Youth Shelter and Transitional Beds The unique housing needs of homeless youth are addressed by 12 youth -designated transitional housing beds at Citrus FRAT and 12 LGBTQA+ youth -designated transitional housing beds at Citrus Safe Haven; Camillus House offers 12 youth -designated emergency beds; Lotus House offers 38 female youth - designated beds; the Runaway & Homeless Youth Program at Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services offers 10 beds; former foster youth served at Casa Valentina AND Emmaus Place with 21 beds; Meanwhile Our Kids and Chapman Partnership serve youth, as does Educate Tomorrow, Pridelines/Project SAFE and the Alliance for GLBTQ Youth. In 2018 Miami -Dade added two youth focused CoC access points, adding Pridelines and Educate Tomorrow to the agencies that participate in HMIS. In December 2017, the Homeless Trust (CoC) and Helping Our Miami -Dade Youth Collective (HOMY) issued the Comprehensive Plan to Prevent & End Youth Homelessness in Miami -Dade County. HOMY is a collaborative of over 70 organizations and youth leaders working to prevent and end youth homelessness in Miami -Dade County. The CoC also has entered a 100-day challenge to end homelessness among youth. Safe Haven Serves hard -to -reach homeless persons who have severe mental illness, are living on the streets, and have been unable or unwilling to participate in supportive services. They provide 24-hour residence for an unspecified duration, and do not require participation in services or referrals as a condition of occupancy. It is hoped that after a period of engagement, safe haven participants would seek a permanent housing situation. Transitional Housing (TH) and Rapid Rehousing (RRH): The CoC has adopted a strategy to rapidly rehouse homeless persons using a Housing First approach, which does not require that a homeless household have income or sobriety. Much of the CoC's Transitional Housing has shifted to support permanent housing options for homeless single adults and families and has narrowed transitional housing to those focused on specialized treatment (persons with severe mental health involved in the criminal justice system; substance abuse, etc.) desired by the homeless person/family as well as TH designed to address the needs of survivors of domestic violence and unaccompanied youth. For persons experiencing behavioral health needs, transitional housing focuses on treatment, intensive case management, rehabilitation, employment, and job training. The objective is to assist the participant in addressing their behavioral health needs and prepare them to live independently and maintain health and housing stability. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 184 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again The CoC is Housing First -focused, working with individuals and families to exit from homelessness into permanent housing as quickly as possible by (1) housing -focused case planning and placement coordination; (2) identifying, and reducing barriers to accessing permanent housing; and (3) providing resources and support to promote the household's housing stability. Shortening Length of Homelessness: Diversion to assist persons who have become homeless to identify and access alternative safe and suitable housing options to avoid entry into emergency shelter, which includes mediating conflict w/roommates or family, flexible cash assistance or offer relocation assistance to support networks; Street Level Housing Placement Coordination through case staffing to place homeless persons into permanent housing, predominantly permanent supportive housing, directly from the street; Emergency Shelter Rapid Re -Housing Strategies to rehouse sheltered individuals and families which include family reunification, relocation assistance, RRH assistance and participation in coordination for PSH placement. RRH is the primary strategy to exit families into permanent housing and bridge RRH may be offered to highly vulnerable, disabled persons waiting for PSH placement. Increasing Access to Permanent Housing: CoC strategies to increase access to permanent housing include: Permanent Housing Rental Assistance in the form of time -limited rent assistance under the Rapid Rehousing Program and long-term rent assistance with supportive services for persons with disability in need of greater support; Housing Navigation & Stability Services provide housing navigation and stability services as may be required to facilitate placement into permanent housing as quickly as possible, in a manner designed for long-term housing stability. These services may be performed by ES/TH/SH/SSO providers and may include helping clients with obtaining necessary documentation (homeless verification documents; disability certification, proof of veteran's status, and proof of income or non -income); initiation of benefit applications; and assistance with housing search and tenant applications as well as accompanying them to all housing related appointments. Housing stability services support client social and economic integration and connection to community -based services; Landlord Recruitment, Retention & Risk Mitigation Fund, called Rent Connect, to recruit private landlords to expand housing options for those assisted with RRH or scattered site PSH, offering landlords an online listing tool, direct landlord liaison services and risk mitigation funds (tenant damages or unit abandonment) as well as trainings for CoC housing navigators; Reduction of Barriers to Tenancy by negotiating with property owners to reduce tenancy application requirements (credit and criminal background checks, application fees); Move -In Assistance is offered for persons in need of rental and utility deposits and other related moving costs; Expansion of Permanent Housing Options through Local Partnerships: The CoC has expanded the reach of McKinney-Vento and Trust Food & Beverage Tax funds to provide permanent housing options through: (1) partnerships with affordable housing developers and Multifamily property owners to set aside units expressly for CoC referrals; (2) partnerships with Public Housing Authorities who have established homeless preferences for Section 8 vouchers and public housing, awarded project -based vouchers to permanent supportive housing developments, established a voucher preference to support the CoC's Move -Up Program for persons no longer requiring supportive housing to free up PSH for those in need; and agreement to rehabilitate off-line public housing units with Food & Beverage Tax funds in exchange for DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 185 unit referral under a homeless preference; (3) partnerships with Entitlement Jurisdictions, local government recipients of State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program, VA and state programs to direct ESG, HOME, SSVF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), SHIP and Emergency Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) toward the CoC's rapid rehousing strategy; and Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) partnerships and HOME capital awards to create new PSH units and child welfare funds for rapid re -housing of young adults aging out of foster care. Preventing Return to Homelessness: Long -Term Supportive Case Management is provided to PSH participants for as long as they are receiving PSH utilizing Critical Time Intervention (CTI), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) or Targeted Case Management (TCM) models. RRH Time -Limited Case Management as needed is provided to households receiving RRH assistance to support them as they prepare to independently sustain their housing after assistance ends; Eviction Prevention Assistance (see description below) is also made available to formerly homeless households who have been rehoused through the CoC, except households receiving rental subsidy through a federal program who may only receive utility assistance. Help low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families who are likely to become homeless after being discharged from a publicly funded institution or system of care, or who are receiving assistance from public and private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education or youth needs Discharge Coordination In 2008, an interagency agreement establishing policies to prevent institutional discharge into the streets was executed by more than a dozen organizations, including the Miami -Dade Homeless Trust; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Florida Department of Children and Families; State of Florida's 11th Judicial Circuit; Jackson Memorial Hospital/Public Health Trust; Our Kids, Inc. Foster Care; the State Attorney's Office, and; six mental health agencies, including receiving facilities. An MOA coordinator, outreach workers, and housing specialists are funded by the Homeless Trust to enhance coordination, ensure collaboration among the agencies and assist in identifying resources for individuals who are about to be discharged. Two of the positions are located at the criminal courthouse and they work closely with the State Attorneys Office and police and corrections departments to coordinate alternatives to incarceration for the mentally ill in the pursuit of other discharge options. Mental Health Crisis units contact the CoC- funded MOA coordinator prior to patient discharge when placement options are not readily available. Referrals are coordinated into crisis outplacement beds funded by the State through the CoC and the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida Criminal Mental Health Program. The Mental Health Diversion Facility A conversion of a former state psychiatric hospital, will provide a comprehensive and coordinated system of care for individuals with serious mental illnesses who are frequent and costly recidivists to the criminal justice system, homeless continuum of care, and acute care medical and mental health treatment systems. When completed, the facility will house a comprehensive array of treatment and support services including screening and assessment, crisis stabilization and detox services, various levels of residential treatment, substance use and trauma -related treatment services, outpatient behavioral health and primary care treatment, crisis respite services, and employment/vocational training services. Community re-entry support services will assist individuals with permanent housing placement and linkages to basic needs after DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 186 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 discharge, including ongoing treatment, housing, medications, clothing, and food. The facility will include space for the courts and social service agencies, such as housing providers, legal services, and immigration services that will address the comprehensive needs of individuals served. Prevention Hotline and Referral for Assistance The Homeless Trust funds a county -wide Prevention Hotline operated by Camillus House. The hotline connects persons at risk of homelessness due to eviction or foreclosure with prevention assistance funded by F&B, Entitlement Jurisdictions' ESG, Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) administered by the United Way of Miami -Dade and Veteran Affairs' SSVF Program. Such assistance is made available through the prevention programs operated by Camillus House and HAND (Homeless Assistance Network of Dade, Inc. led by Citrus Health Concern). Assistance includes rental or mortgage assistance, including assistance with payments in arrears, rent and security deposits as well as moving and storage costs. HAND partners with the Miami -Dade County Community Action and Human Service Department to accept and process walk-in applications for HAND assistance at its 12 Community Service Centers, which co -locate services that address housing, health, social services, employment, and education. Legal Assistance: with evictions and foreclosures is provided by a network of attorneys funded through Citrus. Legal Services of Greater Miami -Dade, Inc. (LSGMD) is funded with F&B and provides housing - related legal services, Fair Housing and housing advocacy. -\) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 187 SP-65 Lead based paint Hazards — 91.215(i) Actions to address LBP hazards and increase access to housing without LBP hazards Lead poisoning is a serious, but preventable, public health problem that can result in long-lasting neurological damage to young children. Lead poisoning was previously defined as a blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mL of whole blood. However, the Florida Department of Health lowered the threshold for blood lead level from >_10 pg/dL to >_5 dig/dL to align with the national surveillance case definition in 2017, and consequently the data has indicated a significant increase in lead poisoning cases in the last two years. The HCD addresses LBP hazards by continuing to support public awareness campaigns with the Miami - Dade County Health Department, and by providing information on lead hazards to all Section 8 clients, HOPWA clients, and participating homeowners in the City's First-time Homebuyer and Single -Family Rehabilitation Programs. The HCD has not had to report any cases of lead contamination to the Health Department. The HCD also incorporates lead testing into any environmentals done on housing -related properties built before 1978. Based on a residential property's age, the City also requires that the cost of remediation of all lead based paint hazards be included in the project budget and scope of work as a condition of funding of all single-family rehabilitation cases. How are the actions listed above related to the extent of lead poisoning and hazards? As noted in the zip code map provided, there were 243 lead cases reported in all City of Miami zip codes in 2017-2018, as per the Miami -Dade County Health Department. The latter provided data to the HCD based on zip, and not specific addresses, due to confidentiality concerns. To that end, some of the cases indicated in the map could very well be cases that lie in one of the City zip codes that intersect with another jurisdiction, and as such the case could technically not lie within the City's geographic boundaries. In conclusion, 243 cases in a City of 460,000 people is an extremely low percentage of cases and indicates that lead is not of extreme health concerns within City limits at this time. The bulk of the cases within City limits were found in three different and scattered zip codes: 33125, 33142 — in the central/northern part of the City and 33150, one of the northernmost zip codes in the City. These zips span several different neighborhoods of the City including Little Havana, Allapattah and Liberty City. How are the actions listed above integrated into housing policies and procedures? In the HCD's single-family rehabilitation program general contractors are required to check for and mention if there will be any lead or asbestos removal required during the rehabilitation. If so, these remediation efforts are handled first. In the first-time homebuyer program, disclosures are made to the client from the onset -- even before they close on a home, advising them of the potential of lead contamination in homes built prior to 1978. All clients in the Section 8 program are provided with a copy of the HUD pamphlet on lead -based paint entitled Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home. Also, all unit inspections related to Section 8 include an assessment of deteriorated paint surfaces, and guidelines indicate that all deteriorated paint must be stabilized or abated, even if the property is exempt under the Lead -Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U. S. C. 4821-4846), the Residential Lead -Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U. S. C. 4851-4856), and part 35, subparts A, B, M, and R of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 188 Meanwhile, all HOPWA clients are required to sign and provide a Lead Paint Disclosure form (H27) along with a signed lease as part of their move -in procedures. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 189 SP-70 Anti -Poverty Strategy — 91.215(j) Jurisdiction Goals, Programs and Policies for reducing the number of Poverty -Level Families With an increasing disparity of wealth nationwide and the decrease of federal dollars to support low income individuals and programs towards self-sufficiency and financial literacy, municipalities are challenged to find new, cost-effective solutions to aiding families out of poverty. Although the City's poverty numbers have slightly improved in the last decade, there is still much work to do. Launched over ten years ago, ACCESS (Assets, Capital, Community, Education, Savings and Success) Miami works with local partners on a one-on-one, customized basis to offer opportunities for City of Miami residents year-round, including offering financial seminars, workshops, free tax sites, training, job listings, and more. The City recently launched a new Department of Human Services which oversees numerous local efforts, including ACCESS Miami, meant to reduce poverty and increase residents' access to the financial tools and education that are fundamental to economic prosperity and success including employment opportunities, financial training, assistance to veterans, and homeless referral services. In the City, these efforts are primarily funded with local General Fund dollars under the budgets of the Department of Human Services. In the past Fiscal year, the following has been accomplished: • Placed 41 persons in employment through its Opportunity Center • Hosted four hiring events • Relaunched the City's three childcare centers with state -approved childcare curriculums • Extended the Live Healthy, Little Havana initiative to partnerships with 68 organizations to continue its mission of strengthening the community's capacity to collaboratively plan and collectively carryout strategies to improve the health of the residents of Little Havana , made possible with @ $3.7 million in project implementation funds over a six -year period. • Prepared 1,400 transmitted tax returns for City residents as part of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) campaign • Provided small business assistance to over 652 clients/businesses • The establishment in 2019 of 2400 Child Savings Accounts (CSA) opened when children enter kindergarten to help build savings to offset the cost of postsecondary education • A two-year Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) signed in late 2018 with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to foster small business development and growth amongst Miami's vast entrepreneurial network.; • Located in the City of Miami, the Miami Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Export Center in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce, provides technical assistance and business development services to generate increased financing, contract opportunities, and greater access to new and global markets for minority business enterprises (MBEs). The Center is also designed to help identify, screen, promote, and refer MBEs to exporting resources, and to engage in and/or expand exporting. How are the Jurisdiction poverty reducing goals, programs, and policies coordinated with this affordable housing plan? DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 190 The HCD supports ACCESS Miami efforts and it keeps promotional materials in its lobby on available ACCESS MIAMI services and programs. We look forward to cross -promoting our respective programs in the future. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 191 SP-80 Monitoring — 91.230 Describe the standards and procedures that the jurisdiction will use to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements The City makes sure that all activities meet environmental, affordability, Davis -Bacon and Section 3 requirements when necessary. Aside from this all contracts, are closely monitored with three types of monitoring reviews performed by the assigned Contract Compliance Analyst (based on the risk level). These are as follows: 1. On -going Review: This review is conducted on a continuous basis each time a reimbursement request package is submitted for payment, or on a quarterly basis (whichever is earlier) of expenditures incurred against the CDBG, HOPWA, HOME, and/or ESG grant. In addition, to reviewing the subrecipient's file on an ongoing basis, the Contract Compliance Analyst, shall review the contract file focusing (if available) on the subrecipient's year-end financial statement or audit, and where applicable, the Single Audit. If the Single Audit contains audit findings or contains a management letter, the subrecipient may be selected for a Comprehensive On -Site Monitoring Review. 2. Regular On -Site Monitoring Review. This review consists of a site visit and will achieve a balance between programmatic and fiscal review. Most of the documentation needed for this review can be completed prior to the on -site visit during the In-house desk review. The regular on -site monitoring includes a tour of the program facilities, meetings with program and administrative staff. As a result of this visit, the Analyst may determine that a comprehensive review is needed for further clarification of one or more issues that arose during the on -site visit. Program staff may be asked to define the strategic plans for the programs being funded and how those plans are used to assist clients in those programs. a. Financial Review Contract Analyst will review the connections between the program budget, expenditures, and actual beneficiaries assisted; including reviewing payroll documents for the service period, bank accounts and will check that expenditures are all allowable and necessary. b. Invoices. Contract Analyst will randomly select invoices for review and will trace the payments back from the corresponding CDBG reimbursement. c. Case File Review Ensures that a national objective is being met by verifying beneficiary information. All beneficiary files must be in order and properly show the beneficiary's eligibility. On a typical public service program, the number of files to be reviewed will be the lesser of 10% of the total number of clients served or 20 client files. If there appears to be areas that require further verification, the Contract Analyst may request additional files to be reviewed. 3. Comprehensive On -Site Monitoring Review In addition to performing a Regular Review, this review is focused around a particular activity or program area, such as but not limited to: Financial review for expenditures for ineligible activities; Financial review for expenditures that cannot be traced through supporting documentation; Denial of services for apparent no valid reason; Client/Peer complaints for unfair business practices. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 192 ACTION PLAN FY2019-2020 AP-15 Expected Resources — 91.220(c)(1,2) The City of Miami provides General Fund dollars to leverage, and complement, approved CDBG-funded public service agencies and to provide additional public services that otherwise could not be funded due to the 15% CDBG cap on the funding of public services. These City funds, known as Social Service Gap funds, help stabilize these agencies. The City of Miami Planning & Zoning Departments also collect financial contributions (as stipulated by the current Zoning Ordinance) from private developers who opt for specific provisions allowed by the City of Miami Zoning Code (Miami21) to developments providing a certain number of affordable units in a given project, as defined by the Code. These collections are then dedicated to the City's Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF), with funding from this source used to further the HCD's existent housing programs, aiding both homebuyers (first-time and existent) and developers (multi -family rental and homeownership projects), as delineated in the Affordable Housing Trust guidelines approved by City Commission in Resolution #07-0203. Anticipated Resources Program CDBG HOME Source of Funds Public —Federal Uses of Funds: • Acquisition • Admin and Planning • Economic Development • Housing • Public Improvements • Public Services Expected Amount Available Year 1 Annual Allocation $5,389,694 Program Income $500,000 Prior Year Resources Total $5,889,694 Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan $ $20,000,000 Narrative Description: CDBG funds are utilized for housing rehabilitation, acquisition, relocation, clearance and demolition, code enforcement, public services, economic development, and public facilities and infrastructure improvements. A minimum of 70% of CDBG funds will be used to address low and moderate national objectives. Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan assumes level federal funding and program income receipts. Public — Federal $3,297,681 Uses of Funds: • Acquisition • Home buyer Assistance • Homeowner rehab • Multifamily rental new construction • Multifamily rental rehab DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 $200,000 I $0 $3,497,681 $12,000,000 Narrative Description: HOME funds are utilized for construction of new rental and homeowner units, housing rehabilitation, and direct financial assistance to homeowners. Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan assumes level federal funding and program income receipts. 193 Program HOPWA ESG Source of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Annual Allocation ■ New construction for ownership ■ TBRA Public —Federal Program Income Prior Year Resources $11,628,915 Uses of Funds: ■ Permanent housing in facilities ■ Permanent housing placement ■ Short term or transitional housing facilities ■ STRMU ■ Supportive Services ■ TBRA General Funds Public — Federal $446,241 Uses of Funds: ■ Conversion and rehab for transitional housing ■ Finance assistance ■ Overnight shelter ■ Rapid re -housing ■ Rental assistance services ■ Transitional housing $0 $400,000 Total Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan $ $12,028,915 $45,000,000 Narrative Description: HOPWA funds are utilized for rental assistance through the Long Term Rental Assistance program, short term rental mortgage and utility assistance, and project based operational support activities. Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan assumes level federal funding and program income receipts. $0 $0 $446,241 $1,600,000 Narrative Description: ESG funds are utilized to fund Homeless prevention, rapid re -housing, and street outreach. Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan assumes level federal funding and program income receipts. Public — Local $742,000 $0 Uses of Funds: ■ Public Services OTHER Public — State State Uses of Funds: Housing Initiative Program (SHIP) $500,000 ■ Acquisition ■ Home buyer Assistance ■ Homeowner rehab ■ Multifamily rental new construction ■ Multifamily rental rehab ■ New construction for ownership $0 $742,000 $2,968,000 Narrative Description: General Funds utilized by the department are called Social Service Gap funds which are approved by City Commission on a yearly basis to supplement the CDBG funding for the provision of public services for low-income residents. $0 I $0 $500,000 $2,000,000 Narrative Description: State funding for housing activities authorized by the 1992 William E. Sadowski Affordable housing act. The department has not been able to rely on these funds on an annual basis as these can be reprogrammed by the State for other non -housing purposes. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 194 Program Section 8 OTHER Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds Source of Funds Public— Federal Annual Allocation Uses of Funds: • Rental Assistance Public — Local $20,000,000 Uses of Funds: • Home buyer Assistance • Homeowner rehab • Housing • Multifamily rental new construction • Multifamily rental rehab • New construction for ownership Program Income Prior Year Resources Total Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan $ $18,803,600 Narrative Description: These funds are used for the operation of the Section 8 voucher and mod -rehab programs. Most of the funds are for rental payments. so $o $80,000,000 Narrative Description: Miami Forever Bond - A $400 million general obligation bond that will fund projects to protect homes and property from sea level rise flooding and increase affordable housing. $192M for sea level rise/flood prevention; $100M for affordable housing; $78M for parks and cultural facilities; $23M for road improvements; $7M for public safety. Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied The City continues to leverage federal dollars as part of its strategy to create new affordable housing opportunities for its residents. During the 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan period, taking into consideration completed housing projects only, the City invested $43.7 million while leveraging close to $310 million of private and other public funding, creating or maintaining 2,125 affordable units. Miami (HCD) has been determined to be a high poverty area; therefore, the City is only responsible for one half of HOME match. These funds shall be matched with AHTF (local) funds and/or State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP) funds to continue creating affordable housing opportunities or similar local funding. In regards to ESG funding, dollars shall be matched by sub -recipients with funds that may derive from the Veterans Administration or from the CoC's NOFA. If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan The HCD currently manages a portfolio of approximately 50+ parcels that are owned by the City of Miami. Some of these sites can or must be used to address some of the needs identified in this plan. These parcels each have limitations associated to the type of development that can occur on the individual site. As funding becomes available, the HCD incorporates the appropriate sites in a Request for Proposals (RFP) which is properly advertised and then publically issued to interested parties who have to meet certain thresholds of experience, knowledge, financial capacity, etc. RFPs are reviewed, scored, and recommendations presented to either the City of Miami Commission or the City's Housing & Commercial Loan Committee, comprised of private individuals with different specialties in the banking, housing, private/public sector who DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 195 volunteer their time and meet several times a year to award funding. This Committee was granted the authority to make these decisions by the City of Miami Commission Disaster Response and Recovery South Florida is an area vulnerable to natural disasters mainly related to extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, wildfires, and floods. Through the years, the City has experienced its share of devastating disasters followed by aftermaths and rebuilding efforts. As such, the City is always at high alert and maintains an up-to-date Hurricane Plan that deals with preparedness and operational activities prior, during, and after a storm; establishes procedures to minimize storm -related damage and protects the life of personnel and City residents. Understanding that the federal government's function is to provide disaster relief through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to meet short-term recovery needs, the City strongly believes that there are scenarios where assistance is needed to safeguard the health and well-being of its residents by addressing emergency housing repairs and providing long-term affordable housing solutions among other essential services for residents in need after a natural or man-made disaster. 1. Need to Reallocate Funds in Case of a Disaster - The City is electing to leave open the option to utilize its CPD funding for emergency, short-term assistance and/or long-term recovery assistance when those activities are not fully funded by FEMA, SBA, or other alternative sources. If the City were to utilize its CDBG funding, it would apply it toward activities allowed by CDBG regulations, including, but not limited to meeting the interim assistance criteria defined under 24 CFR 570.201 (f)(2) to alleviate emergency conditions. CDBG funds can also be used for other public service activities, not to exceed the 15% public service cap, which would assist those impacted by the disaster. While the general rule is that CDBG funds may not be used for income payments, such as rent and security deposits, food, and utilities, CDBG funds may be used as emergency grant payments over a period of up to three consecutive months to the provider of such items or services on behalf of an individual or family. 2. Funding Reallocation - Once South Florida receives a major disaster declaration, the City shall be open to the possibility of reallocating its CPD funds toward eligible activities to help counteract the effects of a disaster on its residents. Any and all CPD funds available or previously allocated to any activity on any fiscal year may be reallocated toward disaster response and recovery. This decision is left solely to the discretion of the City of Miami as it best see fit in the aftermath of a major natural or man-made disaster. The City will, at all times, adhere to its citizen participation plan requirements. 3. Utilization of CPD Funding - As it is understood that HUD assistance is intended to supplement, not replace, other public, private, and non-profit sector resources that have already been provided for the same need or loss, the City will be careful to review and document household's eligibility, financial resources, and other assistance available or reasonably anticipated for the same purpose as the CPD program assistance in an effort to avoid duplication of benefits. The following are projects the City will utilize CPD funds for in the case of a disaster: • Public services (up to an amount not exceed 15% of CDBG allocation for the PY); • Emergency housing rehabilitation (up to $1,000,000); • Homebuyer programs (up to $1,000,000); • Acquisition programs that purchase properties in floodplains (up to $1,000,000); DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 196 • Infrastructure improvements (up to $2,000,000); • Demolition of buildings and unsafe structures (up to $2,000,000); • Reconstruction or replacement of public facilities (up to $2,000,000); • Small business grants and loans (up to $500,000); and • Relocation assistance for people moved out of floodways (up to $1,000,000). AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives The following are the goals related to this Consolidated Plan, FY2019-2023. Sort Order 1 3 Goal Name Construction of New Rental Units Goal Description: Construction of New Home Owner Units Goal Description: Category Affordable Housing Geographic Area City of Miami Needs Addressed Affordable Housing Production of New Units Funding HOME: $1,897,913 Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds: $14,000,000 Goal Outcome Indicator Rental Units Constructed: 280 Household Housing Units Increase the supply of affordable rental housing available to extreme y low-, very low-, low- and low -to -moderate income residents through new construction. The City will finance project costs for site development and will offer soft and hard construction financing associated with the development of affordable housing units. The City will ensure compliance by reviewing rent rolls, leases, tenant income files, financial statements, operational licenses and certificates, annual unit inspection, etc. Affordable Housing City of Miami Affordable Housing Production of New Units HOME: $500,000 Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds: $2,000,000 Homeowner Housing Added: 40 Household Housing Units The City will seek to increase the supply of affordable home ownership through new construction of home owner unit. The focus will be to promote and create affordable home ownership opportunities for City residents. This will be achieved by financing project costs associated with the development of affordable housing units and by providing hard and soft construction financing. Rehabilitation of Affordable Rental Units Goal Description: Affordable Housing City of Miami Affordable Housing Rehabilitation of Existing Units Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds: $4,000,000 Rental Units Rehabilitated: 100 Household Housing Units Rehabilitation of multi -family rental properties to help preserve affordable rental housing for extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low -to -moderate income residents. This strategy aims to preserve affordable rental housing stock in the City from continue to decline and to improve the condition of rental inventory available to our target population. Rehabilitation of Affordable Home Owner Units Housing City of Miami Affordable Housing Rehabilitation of Existing Units CDBG: Homeowner $400,000 Housing Rehabilitated: SHIP: 13 Household $250,000 Housing Units DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 197 Sort Order 5 7 Goal Name Goal Description: Rental Assistance — TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Goal Description: Direct Financial Assistance to Home Buyers Goal Description: Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator The City will provide home improvement and rehabilitation assistance to home owners in order to improve the condition of existing housing stock and maintain the affordability of these homes. Under the Single Family Rehabilitation program, extremely low-, very low-, low- and low -to -moderate income home owners that reside and maintain a property as their principal residence in the City will be able to obtain a deferred loan to bring their property to decent, safe, and sanitary housing standards or to correct existing code violations. In addition, the City recently approved a Home ownership Preservation Strategy that will target the same population, but will concentrate on hardening the property to better withstand natural weather occurrences and to maximize the energy efficiency of the home. Whenever the housing unit cannot be properly rehabilitated with the abovementioned programs, the City also implemented a Single Family Replacement program that concentrates on replacing unsafe housing structures by demolishing them and replacing it with a brand new housing unit on the existing lot. Affordable Housing, Homeless City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Affordable Housing Rental Assistance, Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance ESG: $58,011 HOPWA: $11,178,148 Section 8: $4,700,900 Tenant -Based rental assistance/ Rapid Rehousing: 1,272 Households Assisted Provide rental housing assistance through the HOPWA TBRA program, ESG Rapid Rehousing program, and Section 8 voucher and moderate rehabilitation programs. All these rental assistance programs are designed to assist lower income households live under safe, decent, and sanitary conditions. In the case of the HOPWA TBRA program, it is important to assist participants maintain housing stability in an effort for them to utilize their resources toward improving their access to and engagement in treatment and care. Affordable Housing City of Miami Provision of Public Services Goal Description: Affordable Housing Down Payment Assistance HOME: $750,000 SHIP: $250,000 Direct Financial Assistance to Home Buyers: 13 Households Assisted Assist low, low -to -moderate income households obtain home ownership by providing financial assistance in the form of down payment or closing cost assistance based on program availability. Non -Housing Community Development City of Miami Provision of Public Services CDBG: $808,454 General Fund: $742,000 Public service activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 1,500 Persons Assisted Provide nutritional meals to the elderly and people with disabilities. Provide childcare, youth development activities, services for people with disabilities, employment training among other programs. Public Facilities and Non -Housing Infrastructure Community City of Miami Improvements Development Public Facilities Improvements and Infrastructure CDBG: $2,430,000 Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 198 10 11 12 Goal Name Goal Description: Commercial Facade/Code Enforcement Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator Benefit: 1,000 Persons Assisted Encourage community revitalization by investing in public facility or infrastructure improvements such as street or park improvements. This is an area benefit and shall benefit residents in an area where at least 51 percent of the residents are extremely low- , very low-, low-, and low -to -moderate income persons. The GOI for this section reflects the number of persons of such area that will benefit from these activities. Non -Housing Community Development Goal Description: Technical Assistance to Businesses Goal Description: Job Creation/ Retention City of Miami Economic Development CDBG: $750,000 Facade treatment/ business building rehabilitation: 50 Businesses The program covers the rehabilitation of privately owned for -profit commercial buildings limited to improvement and correction of code violations. Under the commercial facade program, all improvements are limited to those that are visible from a commercial corridor. This is an area benefit and shall benefit residents in an area where at least 51 percent of the residents are extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low -to -moderate income persons. Non -Housing Community Development City of Miami Economic Development CDBG: $253,301 Businesses Assisted: 30 Businesses Assisted Provide technical assistance to for -profit businesses 'n order to build capacity, generate economic development opportunities, and create/retain jobs for extremely low-, very low- , low-, and low -to -moderate income persons. Technical assistance includes, but it is not limited to financial consultation, permits/licenses, zoning information, infrastructure, business relations/relocation/expansion, business attraction, security improvements, seminars/workshops, general business services, and marketing/promotion assistance. Also included the micro enterprise assistance program. Non -Housing Community Development City of Miami Goal Description: Homeless Prevention and STRMU Goal Description: Economic Development CDBG: $70,000 Jobs created/ retained: 2 Jobs Create and maintain employment opportunities for extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low -to -moderate income persons (target population). Subrecipients funded for job creation activities must be able to verify that at least 51 percent of the jobs are held by the target population or it must be able to proof that at least 51 percent of jobs were available to the target population. Conversely, when an activity is funded to retain jobs, it must provide evidence that the jobs held by the target population would otherwise be lost if it wasn't for the CDBG assistance provided. Homeless City of Miami Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance ESG: $87,017 HOPWA: $400,000 Homelessness Prevention: 80 Persons Assisted ESG-funded Homeless Prevention and HOPWA-funded Short Term Rent Mortgage and Utilities programs provide direct assistance to extremely low-, very low-, low-, and low -to - moderate income households to prevent them falling into homelessness. There is a high - demand for these programs as there is a high percentage of City residents that are cost - burdened and severely cost -burdened. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 199 Sort Order 13 14 Goal Name Homeless Street Outreach Goal Description: HIV/AIDS Housing Operations Goal Description: Category Homeless Geographic Area City of Miami Needs Addressed Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding ESG: $267,745 Goal Outcome Indicator Homeless Person Overnight Shelter: 1,500 Persons Assisted Street outreach activities target a large number of unsheltered homeless persons located within City limits. These funds are used toward engagement in order to locate, identify, and build relationships with the unsheltered population to provide immediate support, intervention, and connections with homeless assistance programs and mainstream social services/and or housing programs. In addition, whenever appropriate, the City may utilize ESG funding to cover for hotel/motel expenditures related to maintaining homeless families off the street whenever shelter space is not available. Affordable Housing, Homeless City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Affordable Housing — Other Housing Programs HOPWA: $81,900 HIV/AIDS Housing Operations: 26 Household Housing Unit Project -Based housing relates to subsidies toward the operational cost of the unit. Tenants are required to pay a portion of their rent (including utilities) based on their monthly income. The operational subsidy stays with the assisted unit once the tenant vacates it. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 200 AP-35 Projects — 91.220(d) The City of Miami will work with activities that support one or more of the following projects during PY2019- 2023: # Project Name 1 Public Services 2019 2 Economic Development 2019 3 Sustainable Communities 2019 4 Affordable Hsg - Single Family Projects 2019 5 Affordable Hsg - Brick and Mortar Projects 2019 6 Affordable Hsg - Down Payment Assistance 2019 7 HESG - City of Miami/Citrus Health Network/Admin 2019 8 2019-2021- City of Miami FLH19F005 (COM) 9 2019-2021- Carrfour Supportive Housing FLH19F005 (CSH) 10 2019-2021- Center of Information and Orientation FLH19F005 (CIO) 11 2019-2021- Empower U FLH19F005 (EU) 12 2019-2022 - SABER FLH18F005 (SA) 13 2019-2021- Sunshine for All FLH19F005 (SFA) 14 2019-2021- Care Resource FLH19F005 (CR) 15 2019-2021- Latin Mission Ministries FLH19F005 (LM) Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs In FY2019-2020, the City will once more concentrate its efforts in funding eligible programs based on the input received though the citizen participation process. Provision of public services for the elderly would be one are the HCD is focusing on as well as the provision of additional affordable housing opportunities for City residents. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 201 AP-38 Project Summary Project Summary Information 1— Public Services 2019 Target Area City of Miami Goals Supported Provision of Public Services Needs Addressed Provision of Public Services Funding CDBG: $808,454 General Fund: $742,000 Description Provision of public services to extremely low, low, and moderate income households. Services include, but are not limited to Elderly meals, childcare, youth programs, services for the disabled, job training, etc. Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Elderly Meals: 1,400 People Child Care: 42 People Youth Development: 50 People People with Disabilities: 5 People Employment and Training: 5 People Location Description Various sites — City of Miami Planned Activities Elderly Meals, child care, youth programs, programs for people with disabilities, job training. 2 — Economic Development 2019 Target Area City of Miami Goals Supported Public Facilities and Improvements Commercial Facade/Code Enforcement Technical Assistance to Businesses Job Creation/Retention Needs Addressed Economic Development Funding CDBG: $3,503,301 Description Create and maintain employment opportunities for extremely low-, very low-, and low -to - moderate individuals. Provide technical assistance to for -profit businesses in order to build capacity, generate economic development opportunities, and create/retain jobs for extremely low-, very low-, and low -to -moderate income persons. Technical assistance includes, but it is not limited to financial consultation, permits/licenses, zoning information, infrastructure, business relations/relocation/expansion, business attraction, security improvements, seminars/workshops, capacity building, general business services, and marketing/promotion assistance. Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Public Facilities and Improvements: 1,000 Persons Commercial Facade and Code Compliance: 50 Businesses Technical Assistance to for profit businesses: 30 Businesses Job Creation/Retention: 2 Jobs Location Description Various sites — City of Miami Planned Activities Technical Assistance to for profit businesses, Commercial Facade and Code Compliance DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 202 3— Sustainable Communities 2019 Target Area City of Miami Goals Supported Construction of New Rental Units Construction of New Home Owner Units Needs Addressed Sustainable Communities Funding CDBG: TBD Description This project relates to Building Acquisitions and Brownfield Restoration activities. Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Buildings Demolished: TBD Location Description TBD Planned Activities Demolition of Building, Brownfields clearance 4 — Affordable Hsg — Single Family Projects 2019 Target Area City of Miami Goals Supported Rehabilitation of Affordable Home Owner Units Needs Addressed Affordable Hsg - Rehabilitation of Existing Units Funding CDBG: $400,000 SHIP: $250,000 Description Preserving and creating affordable housing opportunities for City residents Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Single Family Rehabilitation Program: 13 Household Housing Units Location Description Various sites — City of Miami Planned Activities Single Family Rehabilitation Program. Single Family Replacement Program. 5 — Affordable Hsg — Brick and Mortar Projects 2019 Target Area City of Miami Goals Supported Construction of New Rental Units Construction of New Home Owner Units Needs Addressed Affordable Hsg - Production of New Units Affordable Hsg - Rehabilitation of Existing Units Funding HOME: $2,397,913 Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds: $20,000,000 Description Preserving and creating affordable housing opportunities for City residents Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Rental units constructed: 280 Household Housing units Rental units rehabilitated: 100 Household Housing units Homeowner Housing Added: 40 Household Housing units Location Description Various sites — City of Miami Planned Activities Construction/Rehabilitation of Rental units, construction of homeowner units DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 203 6 — Affordable Hsg — Down Payment Assistance 2019 Target Area City of Miami Goals Supported Direct Financial Assistance to Home Buyers Needs Addressed Affordable Hsg - Down Payment Assistance Funding HOME: $750,000 SHIP: $250,000 Description Creating affordable housing home ownership opportunities for City residents Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Direct Financial Assistance to Homebuyers: 13 Households Assisted Location Description Various sites — City of Miami Planned Activities Down Payment Assistance Program 7 — HESG — City of Miami/Citrus Health Network/Admin 2019 Target Area City of Miami Goals Supported Rental Assistance - TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Homeless Prevention and STRMU Homeless Street Outreach Needs Addressed Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding HESG: $446,241 Description Homeless Prevention, Rapid Rehousing, and Street Outreach programs to support CoC's effort to combat Homelessness. Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Rapid Rehousing: 30 People Homeless Prevention: 50 People Homeless Street Outreach (Under Homeless Person Overnight Shelter): 1500 People Location Description Various sites — City of Miami Planned Activities Rapid Rehousing, Homeless Prevention, Street Outreach 8 — 2019-2021— City of Miami FLH19F005 (COM) Target Area City of Miami, Miami -Dade County Goals Supported Rental Assistance - TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Homeless Prevention and STRMU Needs Addressed Affordable Hsg - Rental Assistance Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding HOPWA: $10,165,801 Description City of Miami funding for HOPWA program activities related to the management and administration of TBRA and STRMU programs among others. It includes HOPWA Administration and Resource Identification. Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities TBRA: 850 People STRMU: 30 People Location Description Various sites — City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 204 8 — 2019-2021— City of Miami FLH19F005 (COM) Planned Activities TBRA, STRMU programs 9 — 2019-2021- Carrfour Supportive Housing FLH19F005 (CSH) Target Area City of Miami, Miami -Dade County Goals Supported HIV/AIDS Housing Operations Needs Addressed Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding HOPWA: $44,100 Description Project Based Operational Support to support affordable housing for eligible HIV/AIDS clients Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities HIV/AIDS Housing Operations: 14 Household Housing Units Location Description Various sites — City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Planned Activities Project -Based housing operational support 10 — 2019-2021— Center of Information Target Area and Orientation FLH19F005 (CIO) City of Miami, Miami -Dade County Goals Supported Rental Assistance - TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Needs Addressed Affordable Hsg - Rental Assistance Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding HOPWA: $431,390 Description HOPWA TBRA Housing Specialists and HQS Inspection Services Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Tenant -based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing: 205 Households Assisted Location Description Various sites — City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Planned Activities HOPWA Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program 11— 2019-2021— Empower U - FLH19F005 (EU) Target Area City of Miami, Miami -Dade County Goals Supported Rental Assistance - TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Needs Addressed Affordable Hsg - Rental Assistance Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding HOPWA: $431,390 Description HOPWA TBRA Housing Specialists and HQS Inspection Services Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Tenant -based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing: 205 Households Assisted Location Description Various sites — City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Planned Activities HOPWA Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 205 12 — 2019-2021— SABER FLH19F005 (SA) Target Area City of Miami, Miami -Dade County Goals Supported Rental Assistance - TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Needs Addressed Affordable Hsg - Rental Assistance Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding HOPWA: $196,900 Description HOPWA TBRA Housing Specialists and HQS Inspection Services Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Tenant -based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing: 110 Households Assisted Location Description Various sites — City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Planned Activities HOPWA Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program 13 — 2019-2021— Sunshine for All FLH19F005 (SFA) Target Area City of Miami, Miami -Dade County Goals Supported Rental Assistance - TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Needs Addressed Affordable Hsg - Rental Assistance Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding HOPWA: $431,390 Description HOPWA TBRA Housing Specialists and HQS Inspection Services Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Tenant -based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing: 205 Households Assisted Location Description Various sites — City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Planned Activities HOPWA Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program 14 — 2019-2021— Care Resource FLH19F005 (CR) Target Area City of Miami, Miami -Dade County Goals Supported Rental Assistance - TBRA/Rapid Rehousing/S8 Needs Addressed Affordable Hsg - Rental Assistance Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding HOPWA: $209,430 Description HOPWA TBRA Housing Specialists and HQS Inspection Services Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Tenant -based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing: 125 Households Assisted Location Description Various sites — City of Miami, Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Planned Activities HOPWA Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 206 15 — 2019-2021— Latin Mission Ministries FLH19F005 (LM) Target Area City of Miami, Miami -Dade County Goals Supported HIV/AIDS Housing Operations Needs Addressed Homeless and Special Needs Population Assistance Funding HOPWA: $37,800 Description Project Based Operational Support to support affordable housing for eligible HIV/AIDS clients Target Date 9/30/2020 Estimate the Number and Type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities HIV/AIDS Housing Operations: 12 Household Housing Units Location Description Miami -Dade County (HOPWA Program) Planned Activities Project -Based housing operational support Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs The needs assessment and housing market study revealed that a large portion of City residents, either renters or home owners, are cost -burdened or severely cost -burdened. In addition, City workers make less than the average median income while the costs of living in the City is one of the highest in the nation. As such, there are many low- to moderate -income residents in need of services, from affordable housing to public services and economic development activities that can provide support for those families in need. The main issue the City faces, however, is the lack of resources. The City utilizes its local, state and federal resources to its maximum ability, allocating for various activities to help establish and create decent, safe and affordable housing that improves the lives of its residents. The HCD also concentrates in providing a variety of services for the elderly, disabled, and underserved in an effort to be socially responsible and support those who have less resources to take care of themselves. In FY2019-2020, the City will once more concentrate its efforts in funding eligible programs based on the input received though the citizen participation process. Provision of public services for the elderly would be one of HCD's focus as well as the provision of additional affordable housing opportunities for City residents. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 207 AP-50 Geographic Distribution - 91.220(f) Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed The City works mainly on a citywide basis to provide services to all its low -to -moderate income residents. Nevertheless, the City continues to support a system where it targets distressed neighborhoods which are in most need of assistance, known as Neighborhood Development Zones (NDZs). Community Development funding will continue to be targeted and priority will be given to viable projects in the NDZs. The NDZ concept is a comprehensive long-term approach to neighborhood revitalization that focuses on community assets as a means of stimulating market driven redevelopment. It is a holistic approach that calls for sustained, multi -year commitments from the City, the private sector, and community based organizations. The infusion of resources to the NDZ supports the stabilization of the area and spurs growth. The NDZ seeks to: (1) Create physical improvements through infrastructure and streetscape improvements, code enforcement, and removal of slum and blight; (2) Improve housing conditions by targeting rehabilitation and new construction assistance in the NDZ; (3) Stimulate economic development through facade improvements and other forms of targeted business assistance; (4) Improve the living condition of residents; (5) Spur economic growth and revitalization. The geographic distribution of funding is not directly driven by the NDZ, but rather by the district in which it is located. The City attempts to work with private sector partners and community -based organizations to serve neighborhoods within NDZs, but no specific percentage of funds is reserved for these target areas as the funding is extremely limited. The City allocates its funding on a citywide basis unless otherwise noted in this plan. Target Area Percentage of Funds City of Miami Miami -Dade County — HOPWA Program Only 100% 100% Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically Due to the limited amount of resources available, the City cannot reserve funding based on a specific geographic target area. However, the City does provide an avenue whereby it prioritizes projects within those areas whenever such project is beneficial to area residents. Grant funding, is therefore, best utilized with the premise that it will directly assist low -to -moderate income residents. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 208 AP-55 Affordable Housing — 91.220(g) The City of Miami will continue to allocate CDBG, HOME, HOPWA, and SHIP funding for the development of housing opportunities. In addition to this funding, the City will invest approximately $100 Million through the issuance of general obligation bond, the Miami Forever Bond, in order to build a stronger, more resilient future for Miami. Creation, maintenance, and resiliency shall be accomplished by implementing the strategies that concentrate in alleviating citywide housing needs. As depicted in the Housing Needs Assessment section of this plan, Miami is a City where wages and job growth have not been able to keep up with the increasing cost of living, as such nearly half of City residents are cost -burdened. Table AP-55.1: One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless Non -Homeless 80 446 Special -Needs (TBRA, STRMU, Section 8) 1,298 Total 1,824 Homeless goals for the number of households to be supported include Homeless Prevention (50), Rapid Rehousing (30); Non -Homeless goals for the number of households to be supported include Down payment assistance (13), Single family rehabilitation (13), New construction (320), and Rehabilitation of existing units (100); Special needs housing goals for the number of households to be supported include HOPWA TBRA (850), STRMU (30), Project Based (26), and Section 8 (392) programs; Table AP-55.2: One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance Production of New Units 1,378 320 Rehab of Existing Units 113 Acquisition of Existing Units Total 13 1,824 Rental Assistance includes: HOPWA TBRA (850); Homeless Prevention (50); Rapid Rehousing (30), STRMU (30), Project Based (26), and Section 8 (392) programs. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 209 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 AP-60 Public Housing — 91.220(h) Miami -Dade Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD) oversees Public Housing throughout the County, including within the City of Miami's jurisdiction. Much of the information cited here is attributed to PHCD which is committed to provide to low, very low, extremely low and moderate -income residents of Miami -Dade County with: • Quality affordable housing opportunities. • Neighborhood revitalization and stabilization activities. • Partnerships with private and public entities to optimize resources through innovative programs • Efficient and effective management of resources. PHCD administers over 9,100 public housing units. The waiting list for public housing is currently closed. There are over 70,000 people on the tenant based list and over 40,000 remaining on the project -based list. It varies depending on the bedroom size and program. The City has done an analysis of PHCD"s units and approximates that approximately 6,000 of these are within City of Miami limits. Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing As identified in its most recent 5-Year PHA Plan, the PHCD plans on the following action during the next few years: 1. Improve the quality of assisted housing a. Continue improving its Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) score with emphasis on management (MASS) and physical inspections (PASS) sub -indicators b. Continue the applicability of EIV's Income Information and Verification Reports c. Increase customer satisfaction 2. Concentrate on efforts to improve specific management functions a. Deliver quality maintenance services to public housing units b. Implement preventive maintenance efforts c. Review options to ensure economic viability of the Helen Sawyer Plaza ALF 3. Renovate or modernize public housing units a. Implement Capital Fund Program 5-Yr Action Plan b. Utilize contractors for projects presented in the 5-Year Action Plan c. Continue utilizing Construction Services Contract, Miscellaneous Construction Contracts (MCC) 7360, as necessary, for miscellaneous work and vacant unit repairs d. Implement an energy audit contract e. Incorporate Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) practices during the design phases of new development projects in consultation with police departments DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 210 Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership In an effort to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management, PHCD has implemented quarterly meetings with resident councils to provide training on various aspects of resident organization and empowerment. In an effort to encourage homeownership, PHCD also coordinates the County's Section 8 Homeownership program which was approved by the Miami -Dade Board of County Commissioners (BCC) in December 2001. The Section 8 program is comprised of 14,904 allocated Housing Choice Vouchers (including 125 VASH) and 2,101 Moderate Rehabilitation project based units. Additionally, PHCD administers 987 units under the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program and Stewart B. McKinney Act Shelter Plus Care Program, targeting assistance to disabled homeless individuals with mental illness, substance abuse and/or HIV/AIDS. a. Size of Program: ■ PHCD is limiting the number of participants in the homeownership program to 200. Currently, there are 188 families in the program. b. PHCD-established eligibility criteria: ■ The family must be currently in good standing with the housing agency, including no outstanding debt to PHCD for previous quality standard damages or unpaid rent. Meet HUD income requirements. Must earn the minimum wage equivalent to 2,000 hours annually at the State of Florida minimum rate. The family must be in compliance with the current lease. The family shall not have quality standards violations existing in the unit. The family shall not have a history of late payments. The family must not have a previous default on a mortgage obtained through a PHCD homeownership program. As an alternative to homeownership, PHCD may consider pursuing lease -to -own options for homeownership units. If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance The PHA is not designated as troubled. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 211 AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities — 91.220(i) The City of Miami adopts the CoC goals, which are aligned with HUD's key system performance measures: • Shorten the length of time persons remain homeless • Reduce the number of persons returning from homelessness • Increase income and job access for people experiencing homelessness • Reduce the number of persons who become homeless for the first time • Increase successful housing placements Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs The City will continue to support the CoC's Coordinated Entry System (CE) and Coordinated Outreach, Assessment and Placement Program (COAP) by utilizing approximately 60% of its ESG allocation to fund homeless outreach and engagement within the City of Miami with a goal of assisting approximately 3,500 persons per program year. The City will comply with the CoC's CE policies and procedures. The City of Miami's Homeless Assistance Program (MHAP), serves as the front lines in the City's fight against homelessness and has handled street outreach services for the CoC for over a decade. MHAP receives separate funding from the Homeless Trust to provide OAP services in areas outside of City of Miami limits. As detailed in the Miami -Dade County CoC's Coordinated Entry (CE) Process Policies & procedures, the CoC's CE process is linked to street outreach efforts so that people sleeping on the streets are prioritized for assistance in the same manner as any other person assessed through the CE process. An unsheltered client who is refusing shelter may still obtain written homeless verification and referral for services, including rental assistance focused on shortening their homeless episode in accordance with the CoC's Housing First approach. Street Outreach (SO) includes two specialized behavioral health outreach teams, Camillus House's Lazarus Project and New Horizon's PATH program. SO teams provide in -the -field assessment of unsheltered persons and provide transportation following shelter or permanent housing placement. MHAP works with the CoC's Housing Coordinator to place assessed homeless persons on By Name List(s) for permanent housing placement in accordance with the CoC's Order of Priorities. MHAP also assists persons on the street with obtaining necessary documentation (homeless verification, birth certificates, I.Ds and social security cards) and makes referrals to community services and resources. SO workers follow the HMIS workflow, which includes collection of the HMIS Notices and Disclosure and HMIS Consent to Release and Exchange of Information. SO teams also attempt to place victims of Domestic Violence (DV) in shelter designed for survivors of domestic violence. In FY2017-2018, MHAP received 60% of the City's ESG allocation (approximately $250,000), and assisted a total of 4,074 persons via outreach activities including 151 veterans, 30 persons fleeing domestic violence, 369 elderly persons (62+ years of age), 122 persons with HIV/AIDS, and 265 chronically homeless persons. It also provided outreach to approximately 770 persons with disabilities, 1027 persons who are mentally ill, 639 persons with chronic substance abuse issues, and 265 persons with a chronic health condition MHAP also receives nearly $1 million in funding for outreach activities via the Homeless Trust (CoC). DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 212 Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City of Miami does not operate emergency shelters/transitional housing with the exception of the Motel/Hotel Program providing immediate shelter to families with children when there no shelter beds available. Chapman Partnership, which operates the county's primary shelters, provides case management to families placed in motel/hotel. The City's MHAP teams work closely with CoC shelters to coordinate placement into available shelter beds. The City provided $100,000 in funding towards the Day Services Program at Camillus House designed to provide meaningful, engaging activities for a period of one (1) year, for the City's homeless, which also provides participants with mail boxes and ID services to assist with re-establishing personal identification and necessary documents. The City is looking to renew this same funding in FY19-20. In the spring of 2018, the City of Miami OMNI CRA authorized a grant of $175,000 to Camillus House, Inc., to underwrite the costs tied to the Miami Shelter Program. Camillus has a proven track record of helping the homeless population including the chronically, along with the homeless population in the Redevelopment Area. Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including **shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, **facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and **preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again When analyzing the data from the most recent PIT in regards to the sub -populations identified, the two characteristics found most frequently, are mental illness and substance abuse, in both the sheltered and unsheltered categories. This data would seem to indicate that a bulk of homeless persons are battling another underlying issue(s) and as such, are in need of housing and supportive services. Addressing these needs given dwindling funding on a federal, state, and local level creates several obstacles. First, establishing on -going support services for persons who are formerly homeless is difficult. Secondly, unemployment levels in South Florida continue to be some of the highest in the nation and lack of employment is a key factor in a person's ability to retain housing and finally, there is a limited supply of affordable housing units within City limits, specifically for the very low-income. To that end, the City works within the means available and awards federal funds to supportive housing projects within City limits. Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs The City will award approximately 30% of its ESG allocation towards CoC rapid re -housing and homeless prevention programs. Awarded providers will be required to comply with the CoC's CE policies and procedures as well as Standards of Care for both program strategies. The City will coordinate its efforts to ensure that the City's ESG funds are directed toward CoC priorities for prevention and RRH assistance. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 213 Rapid Re -Housing (RRH) targets families and individuals currently in emergency housing programs or living in places not meant for human habitation, for the purposes of rapidly moving them into private market housing. Rapid rehousing programs may provide rental assistance for up to 24 months or other types of financial assistance required to secure permanent housing. Households receive supportive services on a time -limited basis, including assistance with locating, securing, and stabilizing in affordable housing so that they can independently sustain their housing after assistance ends. Rapid Re -Housing also includes bridge housing for homeless persons who qualify, but are waitlisted for placement in permanent supportive housing. RRH funded by ESG must be conducted in compliance with ESG regulations. Homelessness Prevention provides cash assistance with rent and mortgages, security deposits, or utility payments, made on a case -by -case basis to help to families and individuals at risk of becoming homeless to resolve a housing crisis. Prevention funded by ESG must be conducted in compliance with ESG regulations Other Activities In response to increased heroin overdoses, particularly in the urban core located in the City of Miami, the state authorized a needle exchange program, the only one in Florida (the IDEA Exchange Program establishes under the Florida Infectious Disease Elimination Act. The: harm -reduction focused IDEA Exchange Program is operated by the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. The Homeless Trust and City participate in IDEA Exchange coordination. In the fall of 2018, the City of Miami along with the Downtown Development Authority installed the first permanent, public bathroom for the homeless. The bathroom is attended 12 hours a day (seven days a week) by a person hired from Miami's homeless shelter who makes sure that the bathroom's rules are followed and that it remains clean. It cost just over $300,000 and it is the first of its kind. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 214 AP-70 HOPWA Goals - 91.220 (I)(3) Table AP-70.1: One Year Goals for Households to be Provided Housing with HOPWA for: Program Short-term rent, mortgage, and utility assistance to prevent homelessness of the individual or family Tenant -based rental assistance Units provided in permanent housing facilities developed, leased, or operated with HOPWA funds 30 850 26 Units provided in transitional short-term housing facilities developed, leased, or operated with HOPWA 0 funds Total DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 906 215 AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing — 91.220(j) The City has long had to combat several factors outside of its control that act as barriers to the development and preservation of affordable housing. First, because Miami is the oldest jurisdiction in South Florida, there are relatively few larger -sized residentially zoned vacant tracts in the City as compared to other suburban areas in Miami -Dade County that were developed later. Many of the City's available vacant parcels are scattered and situated in the City's most economically distressed neighborhoods and would have to be developed on an in -fill basis. The scarcity of large vacant residential parcels raises housing development costs since the private market is unable to realize cost -savings attributed to economy of scale or higher density housing projects. Also, due to our area's sea levels and proclivity to hurricanes, building codes tend to be stringent and thereby costly. Also, although they vary considerably in different parts of the City, land costs in most neighborhoods are high which makes it difficult for the private market to construct affordable housing for lower income households in Miami without government subsidies. As such, the City's form -based zoning code (Miami 21) provides flexibility and opportunities for higher density, mixed used development which is fundamental to a city's affordable housing toolkit. However, upzoning to stimulate higher density and mixed -use is no guarantee that affordable housing will be constructed or preserved. In fact, upzoning will typically increase real estate values thereby creating an economic disincentive to develop affordable housing. Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment The City of Miami, as part of its forthcoming Affordable Housing Master Plan, will look into how Miami 21 can be used to better encourage and target affordable housing development and preservation at the neighborhood level in areas of opportunity. Higher densities and mixed -use design can be effective zoning tools in creating mixed -income development projects coupled with job opportunities for low- and moderate - income residents. In the summer of 2018, the City of Miami was one of six teams selected across the country by The Center for Community Investment (CCI) to take part in the Connect Capital initiative which assists communities in attracting and deploying capital in low-income and disinvested areas to address pressing local needs. The City was awarded a $200,000 grant to convene a team of partners that could advance the local discussion on addressing the need for more affordable housing. There have been more than a dozen Connect Capital Miami meetings since then amongst stakeholders and residents to work on strategies and principles, including the enabling environment, that can most efficiently lead to accomplishing the overarching goal of preserving and creating a combined 12,000 affordable housing units in Miami by 2024. To address past and present issues of fair lending in the City, Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) lending activities and performance must be continually monitored by the City and local housing agencies. The best source for monitoring lending data now originates with the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. On December 21, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issued final policy guidance describing modifications the Bureau intends to apply to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data reported by DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 216 financial institutions that is made available to the public. The Policy Guidance applies to HMDA data compiled by financial institutions on or after 2018 that will be made available beginning in 2019. Discussion The HCD plans to continue its longstanding relationship with Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence (HOPE) Inc., our local Fair Housing Center (FHIP), given the latter's ability to monitor and respond to the different faces of discrimination especially in light of potential issues related to predatory lending/refinancing. As required, HOPE assists the HCD and City in testing for fair housing law violations, pursuing enforcement of meritorious claims, and conducting fair housing education and outreach. Their insight into fair housing matters is crucial in the HCD's efforts to affirmatively further fair housing. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 217 AP-85 Other Actions — 91.220(k) The following introduces other actions/strategies the City of Miami will implement, whenever possible, to: • Meet underserved needs; • Foster and maintain affordable housing; • Reduce lead -based paint hazards; • Reduce the number of poverty -level families; • Enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The City of Miami, through the Action Plan, petitions for federal funds to assist the needs of residents that have traditionally been underserved by existing local social service programs. The activities funded are carefully designed to provide appropriate and needed services, particularly to those that may not be eligible for assistance from other local sources, those that are geographically isolated by lack of transportation, and those that lack basic amenities in their neighborhoods. As an example, for senior citizens and homebound frail elderly persons, physically and developmentally disabled persons, and infants and youth. Language barriers — ensure that marketing materials for County -funded programs are available in languages specific to the populations seeking information. Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing Efforts planned to foster and maintain affordable housing include: continue to implement neighborhood revitalization via the Neighborhood Development Zone (NDZ) concept which encourages public and private development (Miami's NDZs are explained in SP-10); support mixed use and mixed income development throughout the City; make efforts to assist existing homeowners bring their units into safe and sanitary conditions; make HOME funds available towards new construction and rehabilitation of multi -family structures; continue providing rental subsidies to over 1,000 families on a yearly basis, etc. With Miami residents voting to fund $400 million in spending to help counter against the effects of sea level rising and lack of affordable housing, residents made a conscious choice to tax themselves to preserve and ameliorate the current affordable housing stock left in the City. It is estimated that approximately $100 million will be earmarked toward affordable housing projects, $78 million for parks and cultural facilities, $23 million for road improvements and $7 million for public safety. Actions planned to reduce lead -based paint hazards In 1978, the use of lead -based paint was declared hazardous and prohibited in residential housing. Due to the proportion of pre-1978 housing units within the Miami City limits, the City is required to comment on efforts to identify housing units in which lead may be present and to remove this hazard. Lead is a particular concern in units where children reside. HUD regulations have been unified and now require that lead -based paint inspections be expanded. The reduction of elevated lead blood levels ("ESL") in children is a top priority for HUD. The City of Miami requires that inspections be conducted on all general housing rehabilitation projects involving construction dating prior to 1978. Asbestos assessment and lead -based DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 218 paint reports are generated from the inspections to identify the presence and location of hazards. The City requires that certified lead -based paint contractors perform the work on housing projects where hazards have been identified, to ensure that safe work practices are followed as implemented by Florida OSHA. In addition, the City distributes an informational brochure to contractors and citizens regarding the use of Federal housing monies to abate lead -based paint hazards. The following procedure will be enforced for all housing units assisted by the City. All housing units are inspected for Housing Quality Standards ("HQS") before housing assistance is provided, regardless of the age of construction or the age of the prospective tenants. The City's HQS inspection includes a check for signs of lead -based paint and dust hazards (chipping, peeling and scaling of paint) as required under HUD lead -based paint regulations. Properties identified as having potential lead -based paint and dust hazards are reported and hazards are abated. Finally, the City provides a written notice regarding the hazards of lead -based paint to each family or applicant who is receiving housing assistance for units built before 1978. The notice must be signed by the applicant and maintained in the applicant's file to ensure awareness of the potential hazard. The City does not limit the inspections, abatement, or notices to families with children under age 6. Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty -level families The City strives to reduce the number of poverty level families by supporting human development and economic development activities that facilitate the creation and retention of employment opportunities allowing extremely low- and very low-income residents to move toward self-sufficiency. The mission is to fund or participate in programs that work towards getting families out of poverty. The City also works to develop the infrastructure support to assist economic development projects that compliment workforce enhancement. Traditionally, the norm has been to provide funding to organizations rendering social services, housing, economic development programs, and services to the special needs population. As such, a series of funding gets committed to agencies identified as providers catering to the needs recognized in the public hearing process. Actions planned to develop institutional structure The HCD is doing this via its participation in the Connect Capital Miami effort. The initiative is comprised of dozens of local non -profits, private organizations, educational institutions, and public representatives who have convened several times in the past year and are working together to better address affordable housing concerns in the City of Miami, collectively. Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies The City participates in a number of boards and committees such as the Miami -Dade Homeless Trust Board, the Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership Housing Committee, and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce's Housing Solutions Task Force, amongst others to be able to properly assess some of the DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 219 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 needs of our economically disadvantaged population. Meetings are attended by public and private partners which allow for better coordination and cooperation in finding common grounds and an opportunity to collaborate and bring the necessary services to community. The HCD continues to work to enhance the programs and services it already provides to many of its residents and promotes cooperation among industry leaders from both public and private agencies. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 220 AP-90 Program Specific Requirements — 91.220(I)(1,2,4) The following addresses the program specific requirements for the Annual Action Plan. It includes information regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program, and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG) REFERENCE 24 CFR 91.220(L)(1) Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out. 1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed $100,000 2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan. 3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0 0 4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan 5. The amount of income from float -funded activities Total Program Income: 0 0 100,000 Other CDBG Requirements 1. The amount of urgent need activities 0 2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income. Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 70.00% 221 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (HOME) REFERENCE 24 CFR 91.220(L)(2) 1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is as follows: The HCD will also utilize State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP) funds from the State of Florida, Affordable Housing Trust funds (AHTF), and, the Miami Forever General Obligation Bond (GOB). The City may use SHIP and/or GOB funds as a local match to leverage additional HOME monies. The City also may use SHIP funds for all of its single-family home programs (down payment assistance, emergency rehabilitation/replacement). The AHTF collects financial contributions from private developers who desire to take advantage of various incentives allowed in the City's Zoning Code. Housing programs include: assistance to for -profit and not -for -profit developers for homeownership or rental developments, existing homeowners, and first-time homebuyers. All AHTF funding must be approved by the City's Housing and Commercial Loan Committee and/or City of Miami Commission. The Miami Forever Bond, voted on and approved by City residents, is a $400M general obligation bond that will fund projects that protect property from sea level rise and flooding, increase affordable housing, improve parks and cultural facilities, improve roadways and enhance public safety. Out of the $400M, $100M is for affordable housing and economic development activities. The City has issued a request for applications for multi -family affordable housing developments, where bond funding can potentially be used. 2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows: If the owner sells and/ or transfer the house before the end of the end of the HOME affordability period, the City of Miami shall apply the RECAPTURE provision of 92.254. a. If the property is sold prior to the maturity of the HOME affordability period, the City shall recoup all or a portion of the HOME assistance to the homebuyer. b. For any 'early' sale or transfer, the City shall share in any 'gain' realized, based on its pro -rated share of participation in the original purchase. Furthermore, if the sale occurs within the first 3 years, the City shall keep 100% of its pro -rated share of the 'gain', from year 3 up to year 20, the City's share of its pro -rated 'gain' shall decrease by 5% every year, while in turn, the owner's share shall increase by 5% each year. At year 20 up to the City's loan maturity, the owner shall retain 100% of the City's 'gain'. c. This above share gain proposal terminates in the event of a foreclosure, with the lender required to provide the City the right of first refusal to purchase the loan at a negotiated price. In the event of a foreclosure, the City will recapture any amount of net proceeds available from the sale of the property. In the case of refinances, the City Manager or his designee will determine the amount that has to be paid back based on the funding source. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 222 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordability of units acquired with HOME funds? See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4) are as follows: Multifamily Rental projects which have been funded by the City will be monitored according to established procedures during the affordability period and as stated in the Rent Regulatory Agreement (Agreement) signed with the City of Miami. The duration of the affordability period will depend on the total City funding in the project. The Income and Rent monitoring (tenant eligibility) will be based on annual Adjusted Rent and Income Limits as published by U.S. HUD. The monitoring will include confirmation of tenant eligibility and rent structure for the initial lease -up which will be held at the time of the construction close out process. In addition, an annual tenant eligibility monitoring will begin with the first anniversary of the project's Certificate of Occupancy, and as close as possible to the project's anniversary during each following year for the entire term of the affordability. This monitoring will be conducted separately from any property inspections. During the on -site file review, the documentation of a sample of 10% or more of Tenants is analyzed to confirm compliance with all HOME regulations. Upon completion of this review, an exit interview is conducted with the developer/property manager to discuss results. If in non-compliance, potential remedies are discussed to be considered in the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) with specific due dates established for the corrections. If in compliance, the project is certified in compliance for a year. 4. Plans for using HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows: We do not plan for this, and so we do not have guidelines for any such program. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 223 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG) REFERENCE 91.220(L)(4) Include written standards for providing ESG assistance (may include as attachment) This is provided as an attachment to address rapid re -housing and homeless prevention activities. 1. If the Continuum of Care has established centralized or coordinated assessment system that meets HUD requirements, describe that centralized or coordinated assessment system. The Continuum of Care (CoC) program Interim Rule at 24 CFR 578.7(a)(8) requires that a CoC establishes a Centralized or Coordinated Assessment System. The purpose of the Coordinated Entry (CE) is to improve the service delivery for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and increases the efficiency of the homeless response system by simplifying access to housing and services for people experiencing homelessness. The Miami -Dade Homeless Trust (MDHT) is responsible for the oversight of the CE. The CE has been designed and implemented over time through the work of the Homeless Trust Board, its Services Development Committee and workgroups comprised of CoC stakeholders. An annual review is conducted to ensure that the CE's is functioning correctly and effectively. The CE is composed of CoC access points and four key elements: • Assessment of Need; • Identification of Housing Intervention; • Prioritization for Assistance, and; • Referral Possible CE outcomes for persons seeking assistance are: • Homeless Prevention assistance; • Diversion from the CoC; • Emergency Shelter; • Transitional Housing or Safe Haven; • Rapid Re -Housing through short-term housing assistance; • Placement into Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) The CE provides households experiencing homelessness access to services from multiple locations to ensure a fair and consistent process is applied across the continuum. Entry into the system may be initiated in person, at a program access point, through the CoC helpline, or street outreach teams. 1) Helpline - The CoC offers a toll -free helpline. The CoC Helpline is staffed by the Street Outreach (SO) Program. Helpline staff initiate collection of data for the individual or family's HMIS Uniform Data Elements record (UDE) over the phone and dispatch SO teams to verify homelessness and complete UDEs, housing and vulnerability assessments for unsheltered persons DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 224 2) Street Outreach - The Coordinated Entry process is linked to street outreach efforts so that people sleeping on the streets are prioritized for assistance in the same manner as any other person assessed through the Coordinated Entry process. 3) CoC Shelters - The CoC provides dedicated CE access points for homeless youth and individuals and families who are fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 4) Child welfare system - Child welfare agencies serve as an access point for youth exiting foster care. 5) Homeless Youth Access Points - Youth access points are organizations whose primary mission is to provide direct services to unaccompanied or parenting youth who are 24 years old or younger. 6) Victims of Domestic Violence Access Points - DV access points are organizations whose primary mission is to provide direct services to those fleeing DV, including human trafficking. These access points use common assessment tools to assess for needs at intake. Upon accessing the CE, the individual or family household will be screened to determine if homeless prevention assistance or diversion from the CoC is most appropriate. If it is determined that the individual or family person cannot be assisted with homeless prevention or diversion, the household will be assessed using a standardized tool to quickly identify an appropriate housing intervention and establish prioritization. Furthermore, assessment is a continuing process through CE and referral to build an accurate and concise picture of the person's needs and preferences to connect them with an appropriate intervention. To ensure that the Process is effective and manageable for homeless and at -risk households and for the housing and service providers tasked with meeting their needs, the CoC anticipates adjustments to the processes described herein. The Coordinated Entry Process will be periodically evaluated, but not less than quarterly. The evaluation will include both provider and client feedback regarding the quality and effectiveness of the entire coordinated entry experience for both participating projects and households. 2. Identify the process for making sub -awards and describe how the ESG allocation available to private nonprofit organizations (including community and faith -based organizations). The City has historically awarded the bulk of its ESG funding to the Miami Homeless Assistance Program (MHAP), a City unit that has handled homeless street outreach since 1991. MHAP's staff -- many of whom are formerly homeless - provide outreach, assessment, placement, information, referral and transportation services to homeless individuals and families. They also receive funding from other sources and are an actively engaged participant in the local CoC, utilize the Homeless Trust's master Homeless Verification Form, report all necessary data in HMIS, and participate in the bi-annual Point - in -Time (PIT) counts of homeless persons, County -wide. Currently, 60% of the ESG allocation (the maximum allowable) is awarded to MHAP given the continued trend of unsheltered homeless persons who live on City of Miami streets. Outside of this, the HCD issued an RFP early 2019 accepting proposals from those entities seeking the remainder of ESG funding towards rapid re -housing and homelessness prevention activities. All RFPs were independently scored, with the agency awarded the highest number of points then recommended to City Commission for funding approval. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 225 If the jurisdiction is unable to meet the homeless participation requirement in 24 CFR 576.405(a), the jurisdiction must specify its plan for reaching out to and consulting with homeless or formerly homeless individuals in considering policies and funding decisions regarding facilities and services funded under ESG. Of the 27-members serving on the Board of the Trust, three are formerly homeless persons. Aside, from this the HCD invited all CoC agencies via e-mail to its public hearings, and notified the Homeless Trust of this Annual Action Plan, as well as providing specific sections of the AP addressing homeless - related issues and activities to them for their review. 3. Describe performance standards for evaluating ESG. As part of the CoC, the City of Miami allocate ESG resources to activities that directly and strategically support the objectives of the Miami -Dade Homeless Trust. Currently, the City of Miami dedicates approximately 60 percent of its ESG funding toward Street Outreach and approximately 32.5 percent of toward Rapid Re -Housing and Homeless Prevention activities which are administered by Citrus Health Network, Inc. The City of Miami's Homeless Assistance Program (MHAP) provides homeless individuals assistance by placing them into appropriate housing and/or shelter. MHAP provides outreach, assessment, placement, information, referral and transportation services to homeless individuals and their families. The HCD assesses street outreach efforts by monitoring its agreement with MHAP. In addition, MHAP is required to submit monthly reimbursement requests with back up documentation detailing the number of homeless individuals they assisted for that reimbursement period. Citrus Health Network, Inc. manages Rapid Re -Housing and Homeless Prevention activities under the Homeless Assistant Network of Dade (HAND) program and keeps record of the population they are assisting. Citrus is also required to submit monthly reimbursement requests which allows the HCD to evaluate their progress. All ESG-funded providers utilize HMIS to enter all client -related service information which is then reported to HUD at the end of the fiscal year via the SAGE HMIS Reporting Repository system as part of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The goals of the HAND program are: • Prevent or end homelessness in households at risk • Reduce the number of households that enter the Homeless Continuum • Monitor the number of households assisted who return to shelters after Homelessness prevention or Rapid Re -housing Assistance is provided. At least 70% of households will continue to be in stable housing at least 12 months following the period of assistance; DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 226 APPENDIX A APPLICATION FORMS DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 227 OMB Mishear 4e01043004 eaaaebn Mew 11,31l20'19 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 • ' Type W 5 a russofi ® Prelppecalian ►. Apphcalmn 111 Chanyed)Correcled Applrcanon ' 2 Type or Appl.ca1rmn- • f 11c0 len, PAO seseapnele OOP143 Ft Nevi 0 Contrnuallon ' of r (r ❑ RevlSrorl ' ;I prole %reved- 4 App&ca-1 It1enl f : {JH/1 5 r.J fj"tl N/A 5a Fede4ar Entef Mentdiar ray Fedora/ Award Idenlifear III: A 4.!A RNA use [Wy- e Owe rtacawea 4y Sfxe. F 7 Sitae AgeNcat IdeniAlly d- APPLICANT INFORMATION: • a Deep. Name _ty C_• Mani - • n (rtlplppe rfri klereicatcr ROurr00* ./ • ' apaye tEWIN1 e.ellipeilelillortil 159-4000395 : 10/22:0,910000 4 AQdresw • Seem 11 11E 1a. Ave, 1'nd e:oar Silent ' Cey: _J 'MANI j Cvlxdy+Parish: ' Sole: rt: rlar14! Peyencee 'Caunpy- GSA: I7NITeD STATES • Zs, PostaiCoe- 33132-1910 e. Organuatlonal Unit: Depanrnc"l Na-rc i]nhYen Nam Hovaing and=orrnunity I}:1.1.nr.rrt �..1 fN/A _ - f. Name and eoreact informallan of prawn to be cm seded on meatier', invoking trio application:: Preria M.6 S Name: 'latsNera Sufa: j J • r,SI NATic Rob. tto - - atoe L.f ' Thee A.a&stain Ds:Nectar Onaaneaeeld Ma/arc • Taimahana Ileauder: fMiban6er. 305-400-5064 1365-431,11ee I *Emma lite:wre l awivuv.ccw DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 228 Application for Fsdsr* Assistance 5F-424 • !, Type of rot 1: MA[oc1 AppOcaae Typo: C: City or Tounehlp Govarnmerc Typo of Applicarr, 2 Sofecl Ap 1cent Typo. Typo of AppOcant 3 Soticl Applicant Typo: Dr.r (tpeury) L. • 10. Nona o1 Federal Apmcy; u s, ❑rrgartnent of Hossatnq and Urban Development ! 11. Calaioy of Federal Donresrre Assistance Humber: 1/1-21s CTOA Ter r ionounaty )etietaorent Slcck Crant/Entxtlenient Grants 12. Feeding Opp Ni Opportunity rnbrr: ir' hr. A I ell' T,e }1, S 11 CantpHltian 1derrbfrtation kurber. 0 A --C 14 Areas Affected by Project Wanes. Counbes. Steles, etc 1. I Aid Aladstrell[ 1 Done Atsclime►ti 1 V1SW MJChment • 13. Drscriptivo Title of Applicant's Project: ,., - tr FY2019-20213 Annoi: ---.-n l:an i Attach iroinadions. a.uf]pP"lano doo horde as apecand inarmy Add AtEidments I Colette Attachments I Vane At`actrmarts, DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 229 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 16 Congressional ' a Applcanl Districts Of 11-10 • t. P:r. l'hO•r,,c, F. , Attach an ado one list or ProctramdProact rrCongresto-a Disinpis d Nieoec [ Add Attachment 1 [7e4ele Aratchmenl 1 Vievr Attachment 17. Proposed 'a Slam Data Protect: 1•i 51;2 L • b.110110401I 011/30/2020 10 Estimated Funding IS): a. Faooral b. Aaptcanl " c. Slaw • e. LocalOther .e ' r Program Income . q TOTAL ', 309, 6-94, 00 1I 1 1 _ 5, 3+19, 694.00I ' 1i1. la Application l__J a This applicatxm 0 b Program Subject to Review By State Under Executive Order 12372 Process? was made available to the State under he Fxecialive Order '2312 Process ter review on is staled to E.0 12372 but has net been selected by the Stale kr review. is not covered by E 0 12372. c. Program • 20 Is the Applicant 'rei If gyres-. provide Deflntwent On Any Federal Debt? (If "Yes," provide explanation In attachment.' Mil No esola. Mon and attach A::..Atl at++ant 1 [ [?sidle Attach rr t nt I View Astachmeril 1 V. +ey signing harem are Moe, cc y teeth any stieject me to this ppttc i n. I certify (1] to the statements complete end accurate to the best of my rrsulting term if I accept an award t am criminal, civil, or administrative penalties (Li a*d en...smces. or en ir'e+-'et Sae contained In She list of cer1MlcalWns"• and (2) that kricrided9e. I also provide the remould aesurancaa" array that any falaa, factitious. or fraudulent stalamanfa S Code, Tide Ifs, Section 1001 } 1st eta the statements end agree 10 or claims may or sgercy Mil "• i AGR£E " T'c Sec of oaralke smolt manorlons where you may obtain this e coneseed in enn0NRC11mMt1 Authorised Representative Prof . 1.141034 Mame ' Last Name. Sutra }} .._ _ I1 • Fest name. Itai.I lc ..+...: : 'Tito Csty to elex ' Tateptvane P"t r 305- . 50-5400 fax IManaer • Emil: [etgoose lox Rau are igcv.cos - - -- - ! ' Signature of + Der woe r - DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 230 DUB Nunloai 4340-0094 F.soirsion Data 1231r1019 Application for Fedefal Assistance SF-424 ' I Free o' 5u " %'Torn j Preappbcntion ® Altptkciiiar, 0 Changrd/Cottnc:ed Apptirrei on . 2 Type is Nee ❑ Continuation Revision a App4rsl ii • ifRariat. trrtal riled apwearreY r (50e3/0 ' 3 Ole Retwved. 4 Ap,Iitant lasivi er 140/15/2010 1 loin 5s Federal Entity IOenlinet: 5b Federal Asia," kierelihar WfA N/A J Stale Use Only: 5. Cern Roamed W Sisir 1 ,J 11. Stale Aeplitabon Identifier: 1 APPLICANT INFOR$ATION: .a LogyNOMMM. Ltty of M:amtj • a Efeproyerl'TaipererL, Oe-VteIon N,.arber (E44tT04). ' c. Drganzationrl DUNS Is, -Gomm l]7z2211141(lo4a d. Addnrwa: . Wee' s12 • City CounIyapanan • Stair "Coumiry 'ZofPosts' Cods: 14 it 1st Ave, Ind floor `- rti►r,: - -- 'it.: Florida 179A: 07IITBD ST'A7'i! 31132-1910 e.Organizational Unit: Noemue,II N yr,. D POn Norio- aauainu !ird community Lvlpnoot r:,'e 1. Name gild cerilacl Infeftnstion of person to 4e contacted' On matters 6rrotving this epplitatidn'1 FOOL Sildle Naos • Last Name IBC ' Itir ! - J ' First Name g.-r"; ,- - , . I 7 Tills: '- taunt air.• -tit - GllydnlnYoaM Alliskst. 'TNlptamiNtrnler 70s-414-14e4 FiRirvmer- ill FIID, -594 k * Ernst Irtaloaanimal yaw .con DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 231 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 • V. Type of Applicant 1. Setact Applicant Type r ` r"sty cr Township Ga virraanr Type di Acceicawl 7 Select Asofigern Type 7 Type el AgYcars 3.. Select Applicant Type - 1 • Us c1 isper•'rl • 10 Aerator Fedsrsl Agency: _ ... L,.yastr,rn! cf i=sing a:4 urban, bovelaprasny 1 11. Catalog of Federal Doerstle Assistant* Num &. r9-:4! CFDA TM. Mousing Opport:,nitsts fci i'fiaons Malt AFC$ ,HOPW.) 12. Funding OpporlwsMy Number: I• I •Tal N/A 15. Compelltion Identification Nurnbrr°. SLM Title. N/A M. Arse Affediad by Project (Cities, Counties. States. etc y- Iudl htlachrrie+it P r,.MII^ •+'r.:!l i,,, • t 1 '.a3riimerd • 1d. De acripMre Tige Di ApplInrtt's Project Mann reify TO IY2019-202O Annual Action Plan Moos sawing doaYrrMM as speak* on agency irralrareYons- Add Aaadsmenti Delete A*le[4 ra3rtTS View Attachments I DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 232 Applicalfon or Federal A;t;lstance SF-42d 16. Congressional ' a. Aaphc.M Districts Or: 17-18 ' b. ProyramIPruject I17-18 Attach an aed innal list cif i'rogranatTuje t Cons-eseionel Delticls if needed J Add Attadarent Delete ABaChrn®ht View Alt l&eikertt 17. Proposed ' a. Slant pale. Project, 1Q ri: =013 ' t: End Dale 09/30/2020 18. Estimated Fund -nogg); • a. Federal ' b. Apo cant ' c. Stale ' td. Lcral ' e. Caller ' f. Program ircome "g TOTAL 11,628,915.00 1 it,t: ,515.G6 ' 19. Is Application El a. This appi Subject to Review By Stale Under Executive Order 12372 Process? ralio1 was made ava Iatiwi to the Slits wader the Executrura Order 12372 Process for review on is sited to E.0 12372 but tags 901 been seiecIed by the State for review is not covered by E 0 12372 I b. Program ►s! c PrClgram ` 20. Is the Applicant oalinguent On Any 1 Federal Debt? Of "Yes,' provide explanation in attachment ) A Yes I+i No If "Yea'. provide explanation and attach Add Attathit ent Daiele �.,t-,JlPAer.4 U'aFzv Attachment 21. 'ay signing herein are true, Comply with any subject me to this application. I certify (1) to the statements contained In the tist of certifications" and (2) that the statements complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I also provide the required assurances" and agree to resulting terms if I accept an award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims may criminal, civet or administrative penalties. (U.S. Code, Title 218, Section 10011 end a',cu ra-:Es c" an a-!emet site wham you may obbon eve eiL is ronla'nel et the ennevneejnent or agell E.{ " Tr"e IIS[ 01 cerirficeenne sp2Ciltc en6 unions Authorized Representative; Prefix.11r i addle Name: ' test Nama Suffix; ' Firstrianle. 'Emilio Consoles ' Mlle i'aty !Manager ' Teleptene Number `305-250-5MSQ Fax number ` Email: .4 onel z.allmiereigev.c a --- ' Signabre of Au R 7 , 7 1 7 i , L 'Date Sward 110zsii i 1 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 233 QA 3 Number. 401 .O »4 expiration. G#+le: 12t31F2019 AppficM on for Federal ASSPftS1148 ' l_ Type _' `_-_Atereiaie i5 0 P+eaL_ _anon 'I Appe-.:1;9n ` Z X44S Ieem 0 COnte 41 *RCIcIa e - II Revisierk. soled apprpplarn lunnr(4}. I — a r - Over bark - 3 Dale Received: a. lloallcant risallifK: Oa/15;2013 II',A 5#. Federal EON Ida' If . fib.FedeislAurerdIdiinifor. N`A I NiA. Slab Use Only: 6 Rate Recetvd ty 7. Sims ARPlicalion Inlaniifor &a11: I I N: .5. APPLICANT 9NFORMATIO ' a. Le9a1 Narita: City of NLaaa ' 13 Erocireofrumpyge libilic.IFar+ Number (E iTed): ' c OrQ#naalkiorral DUNS 59-60003'5 07221C791.0000 d_ ittiereaa: ' Seed SVee12 ' may: CounlylPsrlis "Slate: Pnwn»cur " Coun4r : ' Zip .rPo 1il Gods: i # 1r1: -7 C Ave. =r;Ad Floor - I Flaaraa FL: tioiidi USA: VNITk11 STATES 's3132-1410 •. OrgantistI6aral ilnll: issertrra ni S: [3ceiruan Name: I fieusit4 anti Comm;rr=t' (rsr 1p -i t la; A f. Pismo and coolicl Inice1rrilfran or person ig b crsnteded oil rnatlers lnvcrlvkia this *picador: nerna: ' LM1 Now ITa a ae Svelte f 711N: As Distant 6irecto[ Cvsonizailenal Af illation: I Talevhvss sluri+ler. 305-416-199e Fax Nurnber. 305-400-S[}61 'Ernalk rtatc.#@mlAreit3av_con DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 234 Application for Fedora' Assislarice SF-424 ' 9. Type At Applicant 1: Select Applicant Type: Type at Applicant 2. Select Arlplcam Type Type or Applicant 3: Select AppliPani Type ' iNhar(speCiy): I ' 10, Name o4 Federpl Agency; U-t- Department of Jlqusing and Urban INiaralopmcnt 11. Getali g Or Federal Domestic Assistance Number: _9-29$ CFDA Tire: _LOW Inrestmeiat Pai rtrib[Ship., Pron. • 11. Fudlnq Olpporiunky Number: N}A ' 'fire. IN it 13 Competition Identification Number_ 11. Areas Affected by Project jCltles, Counties. Start:es, etc.p: Add Atteci•1rrleril I I Delete AtteCryllenl N i9W AAE® nl • 15. D. Keipli a T t1e of Awl-m amC Napa: : e_e.ase refer r_c AtwuIS action Flans *math supcooft acrgasri'as as spear*, if aglow Sistructions. Add Ailachments I DolamaPJIaLhmarus I IView Attachrfa1kb DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 235 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 1 e. Congressional ' a Applcsra Diablots Of: i T. la ' b Program:Pro,wsct : 7. 1 R Alicri art a all a a/ h1 Of NayaerFyad CergraNgnit DsM1cts ri needed Add Attachment Clelete Attachment V1ew Attachment I 17. Proposed ' a Saari Date Proilsctc : /o1/2cISI •&Ladder 09/30/2020 111. Estimated Funding is) ' a. Fednv' 'I. . Applicant `CMete ' d LOON ' e. Other .1. PQ ' r 4 TOTAL 3, 7'97. l s l . 0 0i 1 ... U ' 19 Is Application Q a Thai atsplicerion 0 b. Proplram Subject to Review 6y State Under Executive Order 12372 Process? was oracle available to the State t rdr a the Eiredne Order 12372 Process to meeaton Is subject to E:O. 12372 but has '101 been salSQeC by the state fo review is rtol covered by E.O. 12372. f t Tit c Prdyram ' 20. is the Applicant Delinquent On Any Fader& Debt? 1tf "Yes, pro 'de eaplanatoon in otucnntenl ) 0Yea ZNo If 'Yes'. provide explanation and attach t L1 &1d A 19r7tmrot t»irtn Attachment His* At/acumen,. 21 "Illy signing herein ars true, comply wen any suttjrct aye to this application. I cer*Iy (1) to the statements contained in the Ilse of coeliacatton" and (2) that lire itaterrtcnta complete and accurate ID the best of my knowledge I also provide Ibs rellulred n►s,rances" and agree 9rr resulting feras* 1 weep lei award. 1 ant 'ware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements Or claims may criminal, chi*, at aonksistralava panatlies 1L1 5 Code. Tills 211 Section 1001) a'd asyvra cos, 0r art i'Wr-et sea entire you may obtain his lit, it crtntm/too in et. anneuncamenlor agency s li4 "IACREE " The tot at Cart:ricatcrs Weak ins -,.car AuMwrtead RapreaaRattre: prekK Maxie fern' ' Lam "tame Safi. _ 1 • Fitt K*i' Cal l Lo con: ale: • Tom. jCtty Manager • Tapephona Wumbar. 305-250-540D Faa Mintier [ - - • Ein.M: etgonxaiex9ui isigov. cow j ' Sgrt lure or AurionM red Repreaea1ive r • OW Scree . 17 - 71 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 236 OMB Nunite:: dOAQ-OO i4 Ex{girelion Cate. 12;3r12O19 Application for Fs all A&Illifa ico SF-424 *1 Two Or So drreta ❑ Praigiplicaton et ia,,00licailtin • Chartgeditorr..E Appilcalion '1 Typo 1Y# Maar 0 Con E] 21a of A00i:sham " liftavison. acartcrorla 4oMrio uafan 'Give rSeercevp ision _ I " 3. data wed a_ Appfleal iclenteler. 00/1572O10 +• FA SA Federal Enliiy ManMMlar. Sp Feral Avesta Itierre4gr NIA Ae*M Ueda Only: & Data itacalasd by Still: 7. Stale Applrr:abon (dent Iler e. APPLICANT INFORMATION: ' a Li14 Nairr+a: k II:r of 1liaai ' o F-mCt9'r r'`lanfa3'ar ida dike r, Nwriteef (EINTIN).. : C. Organizabonal GU : M9-4000311 '11722207910000 d, ilddrsss: ' Streit: Strtwl2: ' C:Ity. Cocratynifl T "tea: Province: ' Coorelry: ' DO Ptallal Coda: 14 NE 1st Ave, 2n11 Flo.4t I.4 La-'C1 I 1 FLU. Floe lee USA: VR37g4 1117C110 3312-1§ 1.3 •O..rrgganizational Link: ' Oecennlerit t'# ow IJ...sign Mimi i- Nuu1 ng and Cdaanunity Ov1pmn t VIA.. f. Name aid contact ! oiurillon of parson la ha co iIaCtid on mattira kwolving this applicalio r; Pre& -ye. I ' Fist NAM' 'Roberto 9It Name ' : Nara& I,Satae Suffix Tale: Ii4aaiaterat D4rcctor arginMiSipry I & iIiaftry. . Teteol,ar,e Num !- I'. a.`--t]5-1gH I Fixllrarbaf I1i95-a1aa-.S0ti1 I `tCA1ir: rtaroelmi..1: 1.1• =. ..•=.>II. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 237 Application for Federal Assistance SF.424 • 1. Type of Appacare 1: *Oct Applicant Type: IC: City Di :-.erlehip Gavot awant .— Type d AeOw+' ? Sseed Applicant Type Toed applicant 3 Soma Approve Type ' OtherfesecRyi I • O. llama of Federal Agency: U.S. beparepent or soustrq and Urban Developaaant 11. Catalog of Fedarat Domestic Ale IManos Munsaa: 14.231 j CFDAFla: intagancy solutions Grant fESGI • 12- Flndbtp Oppareartity Number. N/A •Toe MIA 13. Compete«+ k1orMMcalkn Number: 1N/A Tee 11/A 14. Areas AMecled by Project Pees, Counties, States. etc.l Add AtlsCtnenf I Uesete Att ylYe en J View Allachmant 1 16. Descriptive Title of Applicant's Prgect: Please radar to rr2014-2D20 Annual Action Plat Attach sowing g documents as smelled n sgamy Instructions. Add Attachments Delete Atiaditriente Mew AMlad+menle DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 238 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 16. Conpreastonal ' a. Applicant Districts Oh . 7 ] i ' 6 Program'Pisssd , , - t, Attach an icd4Ional list ol Procesmi'Projed Congressional Disincis",eeder - Add Ailschnterti Datel%AltfaChi 11 vFew A2Ihc trustd 17. Propoead "a StariDele Project u.i 1.e20tY "b LndDale 111913072020 1e. Estais.bd t=undblg (1). Federal e b. Aterbrd ' d Loan • e °drat • r Simpson Incama • g, TOTAL 416.241.001 ' It'll Application El a This application ❑ b Program Subfeel 10 Review 9y State Under Executive C)rdet 17377 Proc"te? was made available to Ina State undo the Ere, salve (}rdor 12372 Process for ►e' *w on is suI ec1 to E.0 12372 but has not been sMocied by the State for review Is not covered by E a. 12372. 1 ►4 c Program ' 20. la the Applicant Delinquent On Any Federal Debt? IV 'Yes.," provide expunction In atlachnrent) 0 Yes SI No 11'Yee'. pn)v4de e*ptanaton and atI rt 7 [Add AttietornMt 1 Delete Atlac?rnrent v'kv, A.tachrilent 1 21.'sy eyiaad hare. are irue, comply with any subiact are 10 INS complete resulting criminal, application, I sadly and OCV011e Isom di CI) to the statements b the beet of an "ward I am pennies. Or an Waring sae contained in She list of certifications"' and 121 that my Arrowtedge. I areo provide the requked assurances" that tales, llciitiolli, fraudulent the statement% end some to of claims may Cement or agency &caawt Gi K SIOOMOOEife ammo *fly or statements U.I.(Code, TIW 2111, Section 1001) *hoe yea may oera. rims 1st, is ccryarneq r, fhe annoti "•• I AGREE "• The bai d earlikaetarr im lleba and aaireatioas. SpediC aa. Authorised ilbpriesetelbR: Prefix IVMass Name: • Lord Narita SAs ' Firs bare f L * i 10 ....---..-1 Gonzalez - - - -- 1 - ' file. ity t3aage:. 'rei,T ens Number 11 105-250-540LI fan Number t • Ern'.etgaaralezemiaaigov.coo ' Ssjnitue or Audior3ed Rali�aeribbiA F J ' Dare Stead Z!_ / 7J DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 239 APPENDIX B CERTIFICATIONS & ASSURANCES DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 240 CERTIFICATIONS In accordance with the applicable statutes and the regulations governing the consolidated plan regulations, the jurisdiction certifies that Afflrmati►els Further Fair [lousing --The jurisdiction will affirmatively further fair housing. Uniform Relocation Act and Anti -displacement and Relocation Plan -- It will comply with the acquisition and relocation requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 4601-4655) and implementing regulations at 49 CFR Part 24. It has in effect and is following a residential anti -displacement and relocation assistance plan required under 24 CFR Part 42 in connection with any activity assisted with funding under the Community De•elopment Block (Grant or HOME programs. Anti -Lobbying --To the hest of the jurisdiction's knowledge and belief-. 1. No Federal appropriated funds hese been paid or will be paid. by or on behalf'of it. to any person far influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency. n Member of Congress. an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee ofa Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract. the making of any Federal grant. the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agrcement, and the extension. continuation. renewal. amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan. or cooperative agreement: 2. if any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency. a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, it will complete and submit Standard Form-LLII., "Disclosure Form to Report lobbying," in accordance with its instructions: and {• It will require that the language of paragraph I and 2 of this anti -lobbying certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts. suhgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all suhrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. Authority of Jurisdiction --The consolidated plan is authnrired under State and local law an applicable) and the jurisdiction possesses the legal authority to carry out the programs for which it is seeking funding, in accordance with applicable HUD regulations. Consistency with plan --The housing activities to be undertaken with Community Development Block Grant. HOME, Emergency Solutions Grant, and housing Opportunities for Persons With AI1)S fund are consistent with the strategic plan in the jurisdiction's consolidated plan. Section 3 -- It will comply with section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 1 l.S.('. 1701 u) and int • lementi r lations at 24 CFR Part 135. of Authorized Official Emilio T Gonzatez. Ph D I ilk City Manager DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 241 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Specific ('immunity Development Block Grant Certifications The Entitlement Community certifies that: Citizen Participation -- It is in full cornpliattce and following a detailed citizen participation plan that satisfies the requirements of 24 CFR 91.105. Cotnmunitr Development Plan -- its consolidated plan identifies community development and housing needs and specifies both shoe -term and long-term community development objectives that that have been developed in accordance with the primary objective ofthc CDBU program (i.e., the development of viable urban commumitics, by providing decent housing and expanding economic opportunities. primarily for persons of low and moderate income) and requirements of 24 CFR Parts 91 and 570. Following a Plan -- It is following a current consolidated plan that has been approved by HUD. 1 se of Funds -- it rias complied with the following criteria: 1. Maximum Feasible Priority. With respect to activities expected to be assisted with CflBG funds, it has developed its Action Plan so as to give maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low- and moderate -inane families or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight, The Action Plan may also include CDBG-assisted activities which the grantee certifies are designed to meet other community development needs having particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community. and other financial resources are not availabk (see Optional CD146 Certification). 2, Overall Benefit. The aggregate use of CDBG funds. including Section 108 guaranteed loans, during program year(s) 2019,2020.2021 (a period specified by the grantee of one, two, or three specific consecutive program years], shall principally benefit persons of low and moderate income in a manner that ensures that at lea 170 percent of the amount is expended for activities that benefit such persons during the designated period. 3. Special Assessrttenls, It will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted with CDBC; funds, including Section 108 loan guaranteed funds, by assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and moderate income, including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to such public improvements. However, if CDBG funds arc used to pay the proportion of a fee or assessment that relates to the capital costs of public irnprovernents (assisted in part with CDBG funds) financed from other revenue sources, an assessment or charge may be made against the property with respect to the public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG funds. In addition, in the case of properties owned and occupied by moderate -income (not low-income) families, an assessment or charge may be made against the property for public improvements financed by a source other than CUB(' funds if the jurisdiction certifies that it lacks CDBG funds to cover the assessment. Excessive force — It has adopted and is enforcing:: 1. A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and 2. A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location which is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstrations within its jurisdiction. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 242 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 CompNance with Anti -discrimination taws -- The grant will be conducted and administered in conformity with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 20OOd) and the lair Housing Act (42 E .S.C. 3601-3619) and implementing regulations. lxad-Based Paint -- its activities concerning lead -batted paint will comply with the requirements of 24 CFR Part 35, Subparts A, 8,1. K anJ R. Compliance with Laws -- it all comply with applicable laws, f Author red Official Emilq T Gonzalez Pn 0 Title City Manager DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 243 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Specific HOME Certifications The HOME participatinit jurisdiction certifies that: Tenant Based Rental Assistance -- If it plans to provide tenant -based rental assistance. the tenant -based rental assistance is an essential element of its consolidated plan. Eligihle Aetivitie±+ and Costs - It is using and will use 1IOML funds for eligible activities and costs, as described in 24 CFR §§92.2O5 through 92.209 and that it is not using and will not use 110,vI1: funds for prohibited activities, as described in g92.214. Subsidy layering -- Betore committing any funds to a project. it will evaluate the project in accordance with the guidelines that it adopts for this purpose and will not invest any more HOME funds in combination with other Federal as jatance than is necessary to provide affordable housing; t Sigrtattu horized Official Emilio T Gonzalez. Pn D Title City Manager c Date DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 244 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Emergency Solutions {:rants Certifications The 1. m rgime Solutions Grants Program recipient certifies that: Major rehabilitation/conversion/renovation - Ilan emergency shelter's rehabilitation costs exceed 75 per.cnt ul ttte value of the building before rehabilitation. the recipient will maintain the building as a shelter tor homeless individuals and families for a minimum of 10 years after the date the building is first occupied by a homeless individual or family after the completed rehabilitation. If the cost to convert a building into an emergency shelter exceeds 75 percent of the value of the building after conversion. the recipient will maintain the building as a shelter for homeless individuals and families for a minimum of 10 years after the date the building is first occupied by a homeless individual or family after the completed conversion. In all other cases where ESG funds are used for renovation, the recipient will maintain the building as a shelter for homeless individuals and families for a minimum of 3 years after the date the building is first occupied by a healeless Individual or tarnily after the completed renovation. Essential Services and Operating Costs - In the case of assistance involving shelter operations or essential services related to street outreach or emergency shelter. the recipient will provide services or shelter to homeless individuals and families for the period during which the ES( assistance is provided. without regard to a particular site or stricture, so long the recipient serves the same type of persons (e.g.. families with children. unaccompanied youth. disabled individuals. or victims of domestic violence) or persons in the same geographic area. Renovation - Any renovation carried out with fiSCi assistance shall be sufficient to ensure that the building involved is safe and sanitary. Supportive Servlees - The recipient will assist homeless individuals in obtaining perm&nenl housing. appropriate supportive services (including medical and mental health treatment. victim services. counseling, supervision, and otter services essential for achieving independent living), and other I ederaJ State. local, and private assistance available for these individuals Matching Funds - The recipient will obtain matching amounts required under 24 CFR 576.201. Caontldentiality - The recipient has established and is implementing procedures to ensure the confidentiality of records pertaining to any individual provided family violence prevention or treatment services under any project assisted under the ES() program, including protection against the release of the address or location of any family violence shelter project. except with the written authorization of the person responsible for the operation of that shelter_ Homeless Persons Invohemnt -Tothe maximum extent practicable, the recipient will involve. through employment, volunteer services.. or otherwise, homeless individuals and families in constructing, renovating maintaining. and operating facilities assisted under the ESG program, in providing services assisted under the ESG program. and in providing services for occupants of facilities assisted under the Program. Consolidated Plan - .all activities the recipient undertakes with assistance under F. (i are consistent with its consolidated plan. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 245 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Discharge Policy - The recipient will establish and implement, to the maximum extent practicable and where appropriate. policies and protocols for the discharge of persons from publicly funded irt$titutions or systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care or other youth facilities. or correction programs and institutions) in osier to prevent this discharge from immediately resulting in homelessness for these persons. Signatu ' A thorired Official Emilio T Gonzalez. Ph.D, Title City Manager DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 246 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Housing Opportunities for Pei -.ins N ith .AIDS Certifications The HOPW'A grantee certifies that: Activities -- Activities funded under the program will meet urgent needs that are not being met by available public and private sources. Building •- Any building or structure assisted under that program shall he operated for the purpose specified in the consolidated plan: 1. For a period of not less than 10 years in the case of assistance involving new construction. substantial rehabilitation.. or acquisition of a facility, 2. For a period of not less than 3 yews in the r asc of assistance involving non•suhstantial rehabilitation or repair of a building or structure. 1 I Authorized Official Errtilitt T. Gonzalez. Ph D Title City Manager //LI; Dame DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 247 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 APPENDIX TO CERTIFICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING LOBBYING CERTIFICATION: Lobbying [Certification This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed v.hen this transaction was made or entered into Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, I],S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall he subject to a civil penalty of not less than S 10.000 and not enure than $ IOO.0 10 for each such failure. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 248 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 ASSURANCES - CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS 01113 Number 4O40-003a Expiation Date.02l2e72Q22 Pubic reporting burden for dire oolleciierr of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources. galhenns, and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other espcct of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden.* the Office of alanagemeint and Budget. Paperwork Fieduction Project (0348-0042). Washington. DC 20503. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. SEND IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCY. NOTE; Certain of these sasuransxe may nil be applicableog 10 your protect or prem N you have questions. please contact the Awarding Agency. Funbtr, certain Federal assistance awarding agencies may require aophcants'o certify to additional assuntrlces. If such is the case, you roll be notified. As the duly authorized representative of the applicant'. I certify that the applicant' 1 _ Has the legal authority to apply for Federal aS5istanCo, and the rnstitutional, managerial end finance! capability (inducing funds sufficient* pay the non -Federal share 01 protect costs) to *nesae proper planning, management and completion tat pro}acl described in des application 2. Wil give re alaerdng agency. the Comptroller General olio United 8leias end. 4 appropnale. the Slate, the right to.e.wnk►t aN records. books. papers. or documents related to the assistance; end will establish a proper accounting system In soxydance with generality scoepted accounting standards or ager'cv directives. 3 Will not dispose of, modify the use of. or change the terms of the real properly tiltie or other interest in the site and facilities without permission and instructions from the awarding agency, Wi l record the Federal awarding agency directives and will include a covenant in the title of reel property acquired in whole or in part with Federal aseielance funds to assure non- cisCraiWiatle41 during the Useful life of the proper:I t WM xorrlply wilh tine requirements of the assistance vereeing agency with raged to the drafting. review and approval of oorishuctbrt piens and specifications s W provide and mairgai i oonrpelent and adequate, engineering supaviewn at the canswruc en its to ensure Vial site compiles marls contain with die approved plant and specificalkins and era !tallish Pe ggregeke reports and such other information es may be required by fhe assistance awandrr►g age cy or Slate 6 Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable lime frame after racoipt of approval of the awarding agency 7 Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the appearance of personal or organizational conflocl of interest. or personal gain. Previous Edio i Lae* DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 8 Wilt comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Aci of 1970 (42 U S C §§4728-4763) relating 10 Prescribed standards of merit systems for programs funded under one of the 19 statutes or regulations spilled in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a Merit System of Personnel Administration (5 G.F.R. 900. subpar F) 9 Will comply with the Lead -Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U S.C. §§4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead based paint In construction or rehabilitation of residence structure.. 10. WIN comfy with al Federal statute* reiating to non. jealrrilnaeonn These include but are not 1rnlsd lo: (e) Tie* VI el the Cried Rights Ad of 1984 (P L. E41-362) sinid1 prohibits drsai nination on the basis of reca. coax or visional origin; (b) TAe IX of ere Educalbrl Amendments of 1972. as amended (20 U S.C. S11681 1683, and 1685-1686), whichh prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Aci of 1973, as amended (29) U S C §794), which prohibits discrimination on the bass 01 handicaps: (d) the Age Discrimination Ad of 1975, as amended (42 U.S C §§b101-6107), which prohibits discrimination on the basis 0t age. (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L 92.255), as amended relating to nondiscrimination an the basis of drug abuse. (i) the Comprehenteve Aioohol Abuse and Aicaholtsm Prevention, Treatment arid Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended. relating to nonclisenmination on the bases of simnel abuse or alcoholism: (g) §023 and 527 of the Public Heatth Service Act off 1912 (42 U S C 55290 dd-3 and 290 se 3), as amended, reusing to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patiere records: (h) Trite Vill of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 t) S C §53601 et seq.). as amended. reeleg t0 nondiscrimination ei the sale, rental or financing of housing. (I) any other nondiscrimination provisions Ni its ipecac statues) under wtirlh application for Federal aasistancis is being made, and (J) the requvernents of any other ncndiscnminalion statues) which may apply to the applicalinn Authorlesd for Local Reproduction Slaneafd Form 424D Mew 7-97) Preserrbea by OMB Circular A-102 249 11 Wai corn*. or has already complied. with the requirements of Titles It and 111 of the Uneasmt Relocation Assistance and Roam Property Acquisition Polidaa Act Of 1910 I P L 91.646) which provide for few and eglble treatment of persons displaced or whose property is acquired as a result of Federal and federally -assisted pregrams. These requirements apply to ail rnieces% in real preeerty acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal participation in purchases 12 Will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U S.C. §§1501-1508 and 7324-7328) Mllc#r limit the political actrvdhes of employees whose pnrrcbai ernpkkyment actrvaiee arcs funded in wrote or in pert with Federal funds.. 13 W I carroty, as applicable, wolf the previews of the Dave Bacon Act (40 U S.0 §§rasa la 276r-7), the Copefaed Act (40 U S G §276c and 18 U S.0 51174), end the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U S.C. §§327- 3333) regarding tabor standards for Iederatty-assisted oolatructhon subagreements 14, VIMI comply with flood insurance eartage requirements of Section 102(a) of the Hoed Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P L 93-234)whieh requires recipients in a special flood hazard arse fO participate In the program and to purchase flood Assume 9 the total coat of insurable construction and acquisition is S10,000 or more 15. WO cone* with errvirorrriantai slandartts which may be prsrsaited fxallvW* 10 the fotowing (a) inseteutran of envirenmentel quality control measures under the Na'trc''dI ErwirOnmental Pokey Add 1969 (P.L 91- 19O) and Executive Oder (EO) 11511, (b) notifi ation of violating facilities pursuant to EO 11738, (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to ED 11990. (d) @vpitiation of fkood hazards in fivodplains in accordance with EO 11986: (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State manapernsnt program developed under the Coastal Zane 'Management Act of 19i'2 (16 u S.C. §§ 1451 at seq.); (I)amformlty of Federal acllona to State (Clean An) in/pigmentation Plane under Semen 176(c) of the Clean Alt Ad of 195S. as amended (42 U S C §§7401 at seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of dunking water under the Safe 13riilung Wales Act of 1974, as amended (PL. 93-523): and. (h) protector. of end ngered species under the Endangered Speoes Act of 1973, as arrsended (PL 93-205) 16 Will comply with the Wid and Scenic Rivers Act d 1968 (16 U S.0 §§1271 el see ) rested so proleacling components or potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system 1 7 WiI1 assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance oath Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Ad of 1966, as amended (16 U S C §470), €O 11593 (idsrefncaion and arotection of historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.G. §§469a-1 ac see) 1A Wit cause to De performed the required financial and compliance audits in accordance anus the Sangre Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular No. A-133 .Audits of States, Local Governments, and Norh-Profit Organizations 19 Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other Federal Taws. executive orders, ropuietlone, and policies governing this program 20 WA comply with the requirements a Section 106(g) of the Trafficking Vctirns Protection Ad (TVPA) of 2000 as amended (22 U S C 7104) vouch grows lbws grant award reopens or a sub-reapienl front (1) Enga(ffng in severe forms of trafficking in parsons daring the period of tine that the award is in effec7 (2) Procuring a oonmutrotal sex act during the period of lane that M award is in effect or (3) Using forced labor in the performmoe of the award or subawards under the award. 0 CERTIFYING-CFFIC APPLICANT CaiANIZATION y t M..G L aCWIG Frogruni TITLE y %Linger DATE SUBMITTED 5F -4240 Mar 7.97) 9eck DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 250 t 1. Wl1t comply. or has akea ty c mptled, with the requirements of Titles II and Ili of the Uniform Relocation Assistance one Real PlOperly Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P L 91-646) which provide for fair and equitable Ut1l11menf of persons dieplpced or whose property is alquirad as a reseed! Federal and federally -assisted p.eprams. Theca reptrrentents apply to ail interests in real property acquired for propel purposes regardless of Federal perecipenon in pir heses 12. WAI comply with the provisions of the t talch Act (5 U S C. 511501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political ac iv hies of employees whose perncipal employment activities are funded di whole or in pert eget Federal finds. 13 Will comply, as applicable, With the provisions of ptie Ceres - Bacon Act (40 U S.0 §5278a l0 278a-7). the Copeland Ace (40 U S C §276c and 18 U S.0 §874) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U S.0 §§327- 333) regarding labor standards for federally -assisted construction subagroomen%S.. 14. Will comply with flood Insurance purchase requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (PL. 93-234) which requires reclp+entsin especial flood hazard area to participate in the preplan slid to purchase food insurance if ire total ooit Of Insurable oonstruction Sera! acquisition is $10.000 or more 15. Wit cam* w+lh enviro weenfat standards which may be prelleolx d pursuant 10 the foaming: (a) insutulaon of ohdronfriental quality coritroi measures under the Nabonaa Environmental Policy Act 0111269 (P L. 91- 190) end Executive Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facihlers pursuant 10 EO 11738; (c) protection of wellends pursuant to EO 11990. (d) evaluation of flood hazards in ftoodpiains in accordance with EO 11988, (e) assurance cif project consistency with the approved Stale management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U S.C. 551451 el seq.); (l) conformity or FWeral salons be State (Clean Air) a pleme tadOn Plans under Section 176(c) of the Clean Aar AO 0f 1955. es amended (42 U.S.C. 5.57401 et seq) (p) Protection of underground sources of drinking reenter under the Sale Drinking Water Act of 1974. as amended (P.L 93-523). and. (h) protection of endangered species under site Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-205). 16 Witt comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 U S.0 §§1271 el seq ) related to protecting components or potential components of the national wild and scenic wWs system. 17 W+1 assist the ieerdrig agency in assuring compliance liven Section 106 of the National Hislonc Preservation Ad elf 1906, se emended (16 U S C §470). E0 116693 (identifieslufn and prolecfi0n of historic properties). and the Archaeological sled Historic Preservedon Act of 1974 (1e U.S.C. §§469a-1 et seq) 18 Wei cause to be perforrnee. the required financial and compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular No A.133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non -furors Organizations." t9 Will comply with all appiic able requirements of all other Federal laws. executive orders, regulations, and policies governing this program 20 Will comply with the requirements of Section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended (22 U S.0 7104) which prohibits grant award recipients or a sutrreapient from (1) Engaging m severe kmms of traffackxig in persons during the period Of lirmte that the award s in effect (2) Proc+ucrig a oorrtrrtercial sear act during the period of time that the award is iri effect or (3) Using fibroid labor to the performance of the award or subawards under the award SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED CERTIFY FICIAL TITLE Ca.ty fro nagPr 1 APPLICANT IZATK*t DATE SUBMITTED kCity of t/i 1a011[ p,rograa1 Z- — 1 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 se-4240 (Rev 7-071 Bads 251 11 MNA 00(I y, Of hie Wendy complied. veil oho regerlrernents *Thew 11 and lit of the Uniform Rskiaalon Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Acl of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which provide for fair and equitable treatment al persons displaced or whose property is acquired as a result of Federal and federally -assisted programs These requirements apply to all interests in real property acquired for project puposss regardless of Federal participation in purchases. 72 WII moiety with the provisions of fie Hatch Act (5 U S C iu§ 1501.1508 and 7324-7328) which hnd the political actmues of employee's whose princlpad ernpioy^rer,t activities are funded in whole or in pert van Federal funds 13. Wifr comply, as appec able. with the plerdiare of the Davis- Bacon Ad (40 U S C §§276a to 276.-7). the Copeland Act (40 U.S.0 §276c and 18 U S C §874), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U 5 C §§327- 333) regarding labor standards for fadsrelly-assisted construction subagreemenls 14 Will comply wth flood insurance purchase requirements of Section 102(a) of the Fraud Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P L 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood Ireatra t* if the Iolat cost of insured* construction tlirsd beeasiten is S10.000 or more. 15. Wel comply milli ernnronmenlal standards which may' be pretended pursuant to the following (a) institution of envirorenental quality control msaetuea under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91- 190) and Executive Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to ED 11990; (d) evaluation of flood hazards in fioadplains In accordance with EO 11986, (e) assurance of project cansrstency with the approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Ad of 1972 (16 U.S C §§ 1451 et sec; ); (I) conformity of Federal Mime io Ste (Mean AN) implementescrt Pierts under Section 1713(e) of the Clears Mr Ad of 1955. as amended (42 U.S.C. §§7401 «u q.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as emended (P.L. 93-523); and. (h) protection of endangered species under the Endangered Spades Act of 1973. as amended (P.L, 93-205) 16 WV comply with the Wild and Scenic Rovers Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. §§1277 et sec)) related to protecting Oplwonents or potential components of the national Wed end scenic nvers system 1T. 'WV eesist the awarding agency In essunr g cxxnpbance with $uoflon 106 of the Natonal Hestonc Preservel,cin Acid 1986. as amended (16 U S.C, 4470). EO 11593 (ider+iffca:orl and protection of historic proper1Fes), and the Anheeoleg cat and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (113 U.S.C. §§469a-1 el seq). 18. Will cause to be performed the required financial and compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Acl Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular No. A-133, 'Audits 0f States, Local Governments. and Non -Profit Orgareratioro.- t9 Wit comply with ail apple requirements of ad other Fe:WM Mara, a *cure orders. rice/aeons. and policies - this program. 20. WM comply wAt the requirements of Section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Ad (TVPA) of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. 7104) which prohibits grant award recipients or a sub-reeipienf from (1) Engaging on severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of time that the award is in erred (2) Procuring a commercial sex act during this period of lime That the award is in effect or (3) Using forced labor in the performance of the award or sutiawards under the award SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED CERTIFYING OFFICIAL TITLE JCity 1[+nnacrc APPLICANT NIZATION DATE SUBMITTED Cry of I a ttusrxA previa 1 Vf '-r i 5 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 SF-424D {Rev. 7.97) Back 252 11 Will comply. or has already complied. wan the requirements of Titles It and III of the Uniform Relocat on Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L_ 91-646) which provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or whose properly is aCqutred as a result of Federal and federally -assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real prow* acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal participation in purchases 12. WU comply with the prowsions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§1501-1506 and 7324-7320) which limit the poetical earwigs of errlployees whose prnopal srnploymsI activities are funded in whole or in part with Federal fields 13. Win comply, as appi cables, wits the provisions of the Davcs- Bacon Act (40 U.S C. §§276a 10 276e-7), the Copeland Act (40 U S C §276c and 18 U.S.0 §f74), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.0 §1$327- 333) regarding labor standards for federsIly-assisted construction subagreements. 14. Will oorxhpay with flood Insurance purchase requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special Flood hazard area to pertiapele in the program and to purchase flood insurance it the total cost of insurable construction and acquisition as 610,000 or more. 15 Vat comply with erivironmeritsl standards which may be prescribed pursues to [tee toiiowktgr (a) Ins isuiion of environmental quality control measures wider the Nations! Environmental Policy Act of 1989 (P L. 91- 190) and Executive Order (ED) 11514; (b) notificatim df violating facilities pursuant to ED 11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to ED 11990; (d) evaluation of flood hazanls in floodplains in accordance with ED 11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972(16 U SC §§ 1451 e1 sag ), (f) conformity of Federal actions 10 State (Clean Air) irnplamerltatiran Piens under Section 17E(c) of the Geed Air AO of 1955. es arnerded (42 U.S-C. §§7401 M t1eq.), (9) protection of underground sources of drinking wafer under the Sale Drinking Water Act of 1974, as emended (P L_ 93.523); and, (h) protection of endangered species under the Endangered Species Apt al 1973, as amended (P L 93-205) 16, Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 U 5 C §§1271 et seq.) related to proNcervi components or potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system. 17 Will Melt the awarding agency in assuring compliance with Setsidn 106 of the Nat onal Ketone Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U-S.C. §470). E O 11593 (dentiRcation and protection of historic properties), and the Archaeologiiral and historic Preservation Ad of 1974 (16 U.5-C §+§469a-1 et snit) 18, Will cause to be performed the required finances and compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audi Act Amendments of 1996 and DMB Cirouler No. A-133. "Audits of States. Local Governments, and Non -Profit Organizations " 19 WI comply with al ,applicable requirements of tali other Federal laaws, executive orders, regulations, and policies ggvwning this program. 20 WI empty oath the requirements of Section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Ad (TWA) of 2000. as amended ill U.S.0 7104) which prohibits grant award recipients or a sub —recipient front (I) Engaging In severe forms of trafficking in persons during tee period of time that the award is in effect (2) Procuring a commercial ial sex act during the period of lsrne that foe awned is in effect or (3) Using forced labor in the performance Of the award or subawa•ds under the award SIGNATtJRE OF AUTHORfZ D CERTIFYING OFF AL TITLE ICk:y hain4qter APPLICANT a' r ► TION City of rlLaa.L ,'SC prograei DATE SUBMITTED DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 SF-4240 (Rev 7.97) daces 253 APPENDIX C AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION (RESOLUTION FOR CONSOLIDATED PLAN/ANNUAL ACTION PLAN) DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 254 APPENDIX D ADVERTISEMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENTS aA 4inericas {{ipnn lionl7 1:DST JM1kI& 1 i9 U15 MIMLIAMIHER01D.{pah Italian murder fugitive captured in Bolivia RGsrE counts of murder allegedly A ]eft -wing ItaLan mil- committed when he was a itaniwho was convicted of member of the Armed murder in his home country Proletarians forCommuini- nearly three decades ago sm. He was convicted in was arrested in Bolivia, absentia in 1990 and faces authorities said Sunday, a life term for the deattrs el setting the stage for a cli- two police officers, a jew- mactic end to one of Italy's der anda butcher. Ile longest-nmNn.g efforts to acknowledged membership bring a fugitive to justice. in the group bun denied The Italian government Idling anyone and has sent an aircraft to pickup painted himself as a politi- Cesare 0attisti, who was cal refugee. captured by Bahian and Alter initially fleeing to Italian police in Santa Cmz Meum, he then vrent to de La Sierra, where he was Fiance, where he joined located by intelligence dozens of left-wing Italian agents after using one of militants who enjoyed his mohdedevices. official protection from the The 64-year-old had French government. been living openly in Brazil After political winds for years and enjoyed the shifted in France, Battisti protection of left-wing fled to Brazil m 2004 to governments on both sides avoid being extradited He of the Atlantic. But Brazil's was arrested in Rio de outgoing president signed a Tan vino in 2007, prompting decree last month ordering the Italian government to his extradition, apparently request that he be handed sparking Batist's latest over. But former Brazilian effort to Bee. President Luiz Inacio Lula Battisti escaped from an da Suva granted him asy- Italian prison in 1981 while him in 2010. awaiting trial on four -ASSOCIATED Pass Head of Venezuela's congress detained amid political tensions 9Y tndw0'ss i vmmnnarn:nrwLTm The president of Vene- zuela's National Assembly — a man some argue is the rightful president of the country— was briefly de- tained Sunday in a confus- ing series of events chat the government suggested was part of a "media spectacle" designed to undermine the socialist administration. Juan Guaid6 was on his way to a political rally Sunday when his car was stopped on the highway by masked security forces of the SEBIN political police who bundled him into a nearby vehicle. But vrithin hours he had beenreleased andwas addressing a crowd of supporters on the outskirts of Caracas, Holding up his wrist, with red marks where handcuffs had been, Cuai- dd said the webs were "symbols of repression" r' VernazmAas National Assembly president[ Juan Guaido shows maks on his wrists, which he said were from being bound by handcuffs, to supporters at a rally in Caraballeda on Sunday but that he wouldn't back Rodriguez, blamed Guai- down From government d6's detention on rogue threats, security forces who were "This is a time for bray- trying to embarrass the ery,for resistance and for administration by stopping strength," he said, the high -profile opposition Venezuela's Minister of candidate. Communications, large Speaking to state -run VTV Television, Rodriguez said the officers would be suspended for manufactur- ing the "show" that he suggested had been planned by the opposition. Sunday's incident comes jtoot three days after Presi- dent Nicolas Madam began a new six year tern that many in the interna- tional community consider illegitimate. The United States, Peril, Brazil, Col- ombia and others have said that the opposition -con- trolled National Assembly is the only valid branch of government, and that Guaid6 should be the head of a transitional adminis- tration. On Sunday, the Lima Group, which includes Canada and.12 Latin Amer- ican nations, "'condemned" Guaid6's detention and Cep of Miami-0eparuera 00 Housing Co m unl1 nerelopmen[ City of Miami to hold Public Hearings to discuss priorities for the 201l 2020 Annual Action Plan and the 2019.2023 Consolidated (Plan for IJ.S. 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Fe porn 13,2019, 5c30pm_ Charle5 Hadley Park- Communle' Room he am1 Cry I -all •'.C'nml55lon Clambers 1350 HA' SD Sr_ 3 52'. Far Amer =an ❑like Mann R. 23142 Mtiml. FL 223'.3 FROPMA lreme5dar, February 0, 2010, 0:30 pm Whet Way 011 1411mr—Dade, littler Room 3200 Sw 3 Are. Miami, FL 33t21 Irlo,1sted In71oIdJals b'P ar _rJrapol,r £Held Meese Rink Heanup,'2r,r, comnems from Me p4b10 aril Co heard and RGarde5. The mosana she.: arc a=ce55 _Ie [a 1rc ]Isablcd. Regcesls rer special accpmpudalarrs na! oe dlrecled m Me 130S) 410-2000 no lose Men tree I3} blWless 10•s .rlc 11 me Fg-11c Hcarl10 date. Far mare Irhrnaecn anew[ me hro,000 ccilla:r no0er[ Tame M t3051 415-1010. S Ieaeddesea he, are 11213c sr. eslxda', :::✓:coos er. .'s Frigxn-s.namlocvcon'wmmagtadelelopnen1apmtla.Innl. S7p0Jyle0ra0am sa an0Veale Mho ah nor ran nG_ ',NM1'n.rlamlolr _[ 1G]n11L911:deieloplern.0Aenda.rrnn 300-488-6r021TTYYT11,,I Odd Ho.184401 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 said its members would hold the Venezuelan gov- ernment responsible for the safety of the nation's congressmen and their families. In addition, neighboring Colombiareiterated its position that the National Assembly is the only legiti- mate branch of govern- ment and called for a "res- titution of the democratic order" so "all Venezuelans can live in democracy and freedom? Maduro didn't address Guaid4's detention directly but said those who believe Venezuela is under a "dic- tatorial regime are being absurd.' The Foreign Ministry also issued a statement calling Maduro the coun- try''s only legitimate leader and accusing Washington of being behind a destabil- ization campaign against the government. Venezuela's electoral authorities say Maduro won the May 20th presi- dential race with almost 68 percent of the vote amid an opposition boycott. But more than 4-0 nations,. including the United States,have said that pro- cess was Fatally flawed and Plagued by Fraud. Sunday's incident is likely to be the first among many clashes between Cuaid6 and Maduro, as the young congressman be- comes emboldened and enjoys international back- ing. Inside Venezuela, some have been caging for him to be sworn in as presi- dent - a provocative step he's refrained from taking. After his release Sunday afternoon, Guaid6 wrote on Twitter. "The regime wanted to detain me, but no one and nothing can stop us." 255 APPENDIX E SUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENTS City of Miami, Commission Chambers North Public Meeting — January 30, 2019 Consolidated Plan NOTE TO FILE: Below we have prepared notes (briefs) from the public meeting. This is not a verbatim transcription of the meeting that took place on 1/30. Start: 5:50 pm 1. Helena Del Monte — Association for the Development of the Exceptional — services to adult clients with development disabilities. NEED: Public Services, do not forget adults with developmental disabilities. Shelton Allwood — we need to apply pressure to get more federal funding. Needs are tremendous. 2. Sharon Frasier Stevens — resident of Liberty City. CACs are asking for senior housing; job creation; economic development. Fair living wage. You need a job to pay for rent. Ward Tower rents are going up. 5900 NW 7 Ave. — they went up to 65 years old. Concerns over getting rid of Liberty Square. We need rent control in Miami and Miami -Dade County. Thank you for giving Curley's House funding. Don't see any product out there to help those dealing with predatory lending/reverse mortgages. Foreclosure prevention. Please take care of seniors. 3. Cynthia Primus, disabled senior citizens, developers are coming into our community and asking for astronomical rents. Property is privately owned 1525 NW 1 Place. Somebody please help us. Renters are month to month. 4. Roy Hardemon — 800 NW 56 St., Liberty City has larger problems than it did before. The community decides who gets the dollars. Affordable Housing is being removed and not being replaced. Liberty City needs $25 million for Liberty City. 1/31 6 pm meeting of the Bond Oversight Board. Submitted notes for the record. They gave RUDG $75 million. What about the Liberty City Trust and funding for them. 5. Mae Christian — Can we have addresses for the services/affordable buildings. Blind people being evicted for hoarding. How many property owners have to pay insurance and our houses were torn up by Hurricane Irma. Better economic development. Jobs, housing. 6. Carl Buy —Two items to be added to the list of priorities. Foreclosure Forensics (for profit business). 5400 pre -foreclosure active cases in the courthouse. Pulled cases for all 13 County Commissioners. 415 cases per District. It is up 29% from last year and more are predicted. If nothing is done, the problem will worsen. Mr. Monestine's Dis. (2) had a huge bulk. MDCPS school disparity study - $587 million spent there, black community has received less than one percent. County -wide disparity study including tourism and maritime. No minority rules/representation. There has been no black business operating on the waterfront in 30 years. Calling for a boycott. Looking for solutions Heritage Yacht Tours brought an academy in Norfolk VA at the DA Dorsey School to teach youngsters about the maritime industry (training). 7. Sandra Ingraham, a senior, resident of Liberty City. The neighborhood is gone. Paginate the pages. Requesting a projector. All along 15 Ave. The cheapest home is $198,000 in Liberty City. Overtown is being developed but the prices are so high, not sure why. Need homeownership options. 1357 NW 68 Terrace. Public hearing handout should include District and page numbers. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 256 8. Laverne Eli -Spicer, Curley's House, Executive Director. We've been providing elderly meals for 20 years and we help local residents. We deal with more than 100 people every day lineup, in need of food. Most of them receive less than $500 in income and $5 in food stamps. We are fighting to keep our doors open. We need more funds to do what we do and keep our doors open. Our landlord continues to raise our rent every year. Also, many local seniors in the community are being forced out of their homes and don't know where to go to. Many assisted developments are going up on their rents too and the seniors cannot afford that increase. 9. Jackie Edwards, Liberty City CAC, I want my own house to leave it to my grandkids. 10. Verlance Echos — County advocate. I have seniors on my street whose homes are in need of repairs — have old windows. I need the rehab information to pass it on in my neighborhood. We need to look out for our seniors. I also believe that Curley's House needs support. 11. Gerald Reed, Model City CAC — We would like to request $25 million to replace affordable housing that was demolished (scattered sites) within the Model City NRSA. We would also like to request an annual allotment of $1.5 million of CDBG funding for economic development within the Model City NRSA (we have provided a copy of the request for the record). 12. Dwight — Also serve on the Model City CAC. I am a voice and advocate for children and seniors/ When you look at housing development that the City and County and using, you're looking at an Average Median Income (AMI) that is too high and the residents don't have that income. We are fighting for Fair Housing — fighting. 37 Ave., to 7 Ave., 36 to 79 St., predominantly African - Americans wrap -around services (social services). We should request a town hall meeting (Sunshine meeting) to get all our local officials together, so that we can (as Liberty City residents) ask questions and get answers. 13. Sam Lattimore — President of Charles Hadley Neighborhood Association. Miami is on a tinder box and there are many angry people. (Directed to the audience) Much of this information has to be presented to the Commissioners [comments off mic from another attendee]. Other attendee is saying the community should work together on "Where do we go from here" campaign/T-shirts. Mr. Lattimore picks up again — I was just advised that apartments on 12 Ave., the landlord wants $1000 a month for rent for apartments that don't merit. We are going to work as a group, with other communities on how seniors are being put out of the homes where they have lived for 50-60 years — how do we combat this — where do they go from here. We also have some questions that we were hoping could be clarified for us -- Q: What's the difference between affordable housing and public housing? Q: What is the status of Sec. 8, will it be given to private organizations? If you could let us know at another time that would be great. Our main concern is to look into programs that will help seniors that find themselves displaced. 14. Arlene Francois — Family Action Network Movement, Inc. (FANM) — We are living with the housing situation, underemployment/unemployment, and rent control presently in the Little Haiti area. What is the City doing for Little Haiti and the residents there? Some of the things that need to be in place moving forward include making sure to alleviate the tax situation for homeowners who stick around. Where are seniors supposed to go when they are displaced? The City needs to make provisions in Little Haiti and extend some type of tenant protections and/or rent control. I have a client who came to me whose rent was upped from $800 to $1100 just like that and she cannot afford it. Is there a way the City can work with the social service agencies to work with landlords and tenants? 15. OFF MIC Comments from another attendee — confusion related to zip code 33138 being Miami Shores. 16. Gary Russell, Jr. — I would like to reiterate the importance of the need for foreclosure prevention programs. I suggest that when you break down the funding amounts that you do so by Districts. The budgets should be broken down. (Off record comment) - On Feb. 1, 9 am, at the Sandrell Rivers Center, there will be a meeting with Congresswoman Wilson, Commissioner Edmonson, and Marco Rubio. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 257 17. Betty Spence — My disabled son applied for Section 8 housing years ago and was finally accepted into the program — but he was unable to find a place in two months. He was eligible for Section 8 and could not find a place — he is unmarried and single, and he could not live in an elderly building. So now they sent us a letter saying that he's out of the Sec. 8 program. Please see Commissioner Edmonson. 18. Melba Rose — Liberty Square Family & Friends — we have been besieged recently by seniors in need. We need more social services for the elderly to get firsthand intervention to avoid a crisis. There are spaces in the City that are underutilized, but we don't have funding to use these facilities adequately. In other communities, they have persons who call the seniors to check on them and help them, as needed. Many seniors in our community are alone and need help and if we don't correct this systemic issue we are going to have something called geriatric homelessness, a serious issue. Living in the new Liberty Square will involve tenant to have good credit and relationships with financial institutions — many of these folks who live there are just not prepared for these new regulations. The economic erosion of these communities is occurring because of discriminatory practices — we have new developments, but when we see the occupants coming in, they are immigrants and are somehow getting preference over the natives. There's a lack of balance. There is also other demographic information that is required on these applications when a person is applying to rent a place, why is that there? 19. Gloria Joseph, CAC rep — You have all these high-rise developers coming in building new developments, instead of fixing the old housing, especially those where the seniors reside. It took 10 years to put a termite tent at Jolivette (Miami -Dade County). Rather than building high-rises, how about going back to build empty lots and rebuild old housing. 20. Sharon Gordon —There should be something written into the contract in relation to rent when you award funding to developers. They come in with rents at a certain level and then the rent every year goes up. 21. Comment (did not reiterate name) — Lots of displacement in Model City. JESCA was knocked down, Annie Culmer 14 is closing. 22. Elaine Black — Liberty City Trust. Main concerns are: senior services (CAA) and these need to be expanded and more comprehensive, youth services (improve and continue), and housing. Housing is critical because we live in a community that no longer services our own residents. We have people from all around the world who have money and are coming here and occupying our housing. As such, we need to make sure that our seniors get housing replaced, have additional affordable housing opportunities, and that they get rental assistance and tenant protections. Concluded: 8:02 PM City of Miami, Commission Chambers South Public Meeting — February 13, 2019 Consolidated Plan NOTE TO FILE: Below we have prepared notes (briefs) from the comments gathered at this public meeting. This is not a verbatim transcription of the meeting that took place on 2/13. Start: 5:40 pm 1. Madelyn Llanes — Director, Centro Mater Childcare Center — we are a CDBG recipient and we have been receiving HUD assistance for many years and the needs continue, as Miami residents struggle as salaries stall. Quality childcare and after school programs is crucial for families, so that parents can go to work. We are thankful for the support. We are serving close to 100 families with the assistance we are receiving — there's so much they're getting, being leveraged with other donations. We feel youth services are so important. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 258 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 2. Luisana Hung -Salazar — non-profit, Assistance to the Elderly. We own an Assisted Living facility (Residential Plaza) in the City, where 70 percent of our residents are low-income older adults. We want the City to keep our seniors in their priorities. We are second in the country (after California) with a sizable elderly population. The need for this group is increasing and in our case, we are trying to expand our services beyond the 350 residents that live in our community. We would like to expand dining services and the elderly care environment so that @ 100 people can come to our facility during the day. 3. Cristina Penedo, Executive Director, Southwest Social Services — we have been serving the elderly for the past 37 years with our main site in Flagami Park, as site that was purchased in part with community development dollars. We serve approximately 250 meals a day. Nutrition is a very important part of elderly health, but the cost of food has gone up even though seniors live on a fixed income and have expenses. The only place that many seniors can cut their expenses is food. At our center, they are getting a balanced meal and get to interact with other seniors which keeps them sharp, and they receive nutritional education. In the long, it is a savings for everyone so that there is less burden on the medical field. I support the City's efforts to help seniors. 4. Manuel Ochoa, Director of the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders — have been working in Miami for the last year and a half. For more than a decade we have been working with our network by supporting small businesses and building equitable neighborhoods through place -based investments in business districts. NALCAB recognizes that neighborhood - based efforts to support small businesses to thrive must be designed with the impact of private market trends, municipal policies, and knowledge of federal funding. Provides a brief analysis of the Allapattah and Little Havana neighborhoods and the rising value of homes. Analyzed SBA loans in Allapattah and the fact that they have been reducing. We feel that Miami could employ the strategies that provide the greatest opportunity to preserve small businesses and business districts include: (1) community engagement; (2) technical assistance to small businesses; (3) access to capital to small business in order to own property; (4) policy advocacy; (5) anticipating neighborhood change through data analysis and mapping. Recommendations made — hiring a commercial district manager, e.g. Main street program, building capacity of existent organizations, hiring a small business navigator, recognize additional lending capital, incorporating equitable neighborhood development efforts. See report submitted for the record which elaborates on NALCAB's discussion on redeploying CDBG for collective impact. 5. Brenda Williamson, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind — the CDBG funding has been very important to our program for our young children. We have a school for kids ages 1 through 4 and the childcare services that CDBG funding has enabled means low-income families in our neighborhood have been able to participate/attend in our school because they could not afford the before and after care costs. We will be expanding the school and in the fall, we will be launching a Kindergarten program. The University did a study on our school and we have exceeded the national standard of outcomes (50% blind, 50% sighted). We thank the City for its assistance. 6. Maria T. Diaz de Arce, homeowner who was accepted in the Single -Family Rehab Program. Has issues with her rehabilitation case (roofing work) and is not allowing contractors to come into her property to remediate pending work. Ms. Diaz de Arce was asked to please address her personal matter outside of the public forum. 7. Phyllis Bellinger, START Program — Thanking the City for its funding these youth services. By day, I am a school teacher and this program provides after school assistance to the youth in D2, to help fill the gap in achievement for those students that needed assistance after the end of the school day. 3807 Grand Avenue is where we operate. This program helps the kids realize academic success, land on the honor roll, have attended post -secondary institutions. Investing in our youth is important. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 259 8. Barbara Mendez, Cornerstone Group — Here to support affordable housing and workforce efforts, and the federal funding that makes this possible. 9. Rose Fountain — Coconut Grove Village West Homeowners & Tenants Association (HOTA) Reporter — Are their funds for office activities like our newsletter? Response from Department - It depends on if you are meeting a national objective and the accomplishment(s) you are seeking and would be reporting. If it's just an administrative office function, then no — we do not have funding that can assist in funding the HOTA newsletter. End: 6:30 pm DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 260 • s NALCALI NA! I(}NAL ASSOCIATION' FOR I.A11\P COMMUNITY rx.:‹ti1'I' TL_1_LJEItS George Mensah Director Department of Hotting and Community D e1opmant 14 NH 1st Avenue; 2tld floor Miami, FL 33132 February 25, 2019 Dear M.C. MSeasah, On behalf of the National Association for Latino Community _Asset Builders (L it-CA.14 thank von for the opportunity to share our views for the 2019 to 2023 Con-solidated Plan NALCAE represents and DELVES a geogiaphic lly and ethnically diverse group of more than 120 non-profit community development and asset - building organizatinns that are an 4, r instltubons in our u'sLatino com_munitiet Mambas of the NALCAB Network ate zeal estate developers, business lenders, economic development corporations, credit unions, and consumer counseling agencies, operating in 4-0 states and DC. N. LCAB's mission is to build assets for Latino &mlies, communities and organisations and our 'azk advance economic mobility Bit low-arml-morlerale income people in diverse communities_ For more than 1 decade, NALCAB has worked with its network members to grow assets in Latina families be supporting small businesses and to build equitable neighborhoods by making pl.aee-based irrvesto nts i¢ business districts_ Undoubtedly, the ecosystem in which a business opeotesinfluences its success, just as the p mole Them 1 Child is nisei has anomans implications for that child's fixture_ The extent to which the place where small businesses operate are vibrant and provide access to apportunagis directly linked to the , iability of the business and the ETOILOMie success of the business -owner's Emily. NALCAB tecognizes that nethh=orhoo d-based efforts to support small businesses to thrive mint nmbeed�essigned wi h a wel-documenned understanding of the impact ofpnvatemarket trends,municcipalgn pokciesando eraIthing federal government i stment decikiacc_ NALCAl3's approach is to work with local partners to build and strengthen their capacity through rrai1ng peer -to -peer learning, point resource development, and investing in the nom:comity through additional grants and lending capital Since 2017, NALCAB, supported by Citi Community Development, has soorked with the South Florida Cantutmity Development Coalition P5PCDCj and its members and partners to assess the landscape of existing %ma11 business services and lending capital in South. Florida_ Small, nei borbnod-based businesses ate struggling ling to survive under EUEEMuaS pressure that include` rising rents and new deyk pn„+nt schemes that often overlook eati10ng residents and communities. 1 mould like no hrialy shale with your findings and recommendations fl5CIEL our report, Addmrrrdg Comorerial Gestyporigg i+e:I.i<iami. This report builds previous wick on gentrification and neighborhood change centered on deep data from the Jackson Heights neighborhood in greens, New York Additional examples were provided ft min neighborhoods in Los Angeles, New York, Fortland, and San Francisco. While research on the effects of gentrification and neigpbadanod change on minority -owned small businesses is rely neoc, NALCAB has developed a methodology lot measuring neighborIod oboe which we have successfully tested in Phlladelf h ia, San Antonio, and Los Angeles. NALCAB defines gentrification as real estate price appreciation that leads to invoh,ntary displacement and cignifeant cultural change_ Some keg factors identified In our working paper can be found in neighborhoods in M•fami - in particular llllapattah and Little Havana where we conducted more in-depth assessments_ 5404 Wtabach Rd I San Antonio,' I$'782.18 I Main: 210=27.10101 Fax 210_ 455.4382 nahalxarg DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 261 Beyond 1Gami's iconic skyline, low-rise bui and homes is what mars up most of Miami i The reality of this landscape is that the region suffers from high poverty rates while dime that don't live in poverty are barely scraping by- especially seniors and families With children particularly single -headed households. Homes are unaffordable and those that are affordable lead to long commutes that are among the worst in the nation_ It is also a city of entrepreneurial'mmigrarits, mom-and-pop retail and successful family businesses. Both of these dynamics are transforming many of Miami's stable arm long-time neighborhood business districts as younger, middle-class families move into urban neighborhoods; all cash -investors snap up affordable housing stock, and real estate speculation is daivuxg up commercial rent leading to gentrification and displacement Below are a few data points from the report that drive home what we see anecdotalt_r: In Ail.apattah the average home value Was increasing at a rate of about 18% from 2G0 to 2010_ Then in the following years from 2f111 to 2016, the average home value began to increase at a rate of about 122% auseCanar )- Accoc -. _ipartmentlists, 74riam}Dade has the highest cost burden - 42.2% of all renters- amon r::= -- : 3''itan areas Lithe nation (201)_ Cost burden is measured by calculating the number o_ :::.. seho.d_ whose monthly rent exceeds 30% of their household income_ The Kauffman Poundreon found that small businesses makeup approximately 90' of the South Florida eoonnn,v. In2t316, average SEA loans in_flapatrahwas 530,602and 24,824inLittle Havana. Made the total amounr of SBA loans in _ lllapartah were 5,172,000 and $26,85-1000 in Little Havana (2016''. But beyond the tiara points are the strategies that we can employ Miami already has alot of the elemanrs in place. From our vantage point, in about being strategic, deepening sous investment, and connecting it to identifiable commercial districts where :.c.aens and polices, makers can see visible impact- ]Fla m i offers an opportunity to employ what we`,7e learned elsewhere in two neighborhoods—A1iapattah and little Havana. From am years of experience, we have found that the strategies that provide the provide the greatest opportunity to preserve small businesses are: 1. Organi'.artgand community engageraen 2. Technical assistance for small businesses; 3. ACCESS to capital for small businesses to o'vn property and the adaptation of goods and services provided to them 4. Polio and advocacy for preserving and expanding cma11 busir,asses; 5. and, anticipating neighbothood change through data analysis and mapping. How would you do that in liiami? Here are our key reornmendarinns for your =alder/barn a Hire a coxxumercial district manager. The manager works as an organizer who can bring together stakeholders to develop specific strategies, organize events fox the cnrii ooF connect businesses with existing serves, and develop business retention strategies. One successful model is Math Slxeet. Mth,7 Stmetis a volunteer -based, economic development model with a full-time commercial district manager successfuIlyused in urban business districts MOSS the countsry includingBoston, Chicago, San D.ego, and LVashington, DC to name a few_ CDBG has been one important funding stream for Mai large and small across the COu1CLS. b. Build capacity of existing organizations. Miami does lag behind other cities in pro:-A.13g operational support for community development organisations_ CDC are r Ter. a crucial partners in delivering services. Providing a deeper CDEGinvestment for or2,L:_ats- s you already support such as Prospera and Partners fox Self -Employment and oats:: ._ _rcizl if the strategy is to work well 5414 Muzbacb. R,d. I San Antonio, TI 78238 I Main:210 27 11010I Fax: 210. 453.4382 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 262 c_ Hire a small business navigator for each neighborhood. It is important to note that not every commercial district is ready for a commercial district manager. However, this does not mean that small businesses are not in need of services or capital to help them grow. A sma® business navigator connects small business with existing mganiaations by more efficiently matching organizations with small businesses_ We know small businesses don't have the time to Seek help when rheir first priority is to keep their doom open_ Org»ation5 5uch as Latino Economic Development Center in Washington, DC have successfully used a navigator to work with small businesses affected by construction in a Latina crsmmareiat district in Wheaton a baiarotand suburb of DC. CDEG along with kcal comty funds has supported the business navigator in Wheaton_ d Identify and gnaw lending capital Miami has gal Community Development Financial Instkrtiods such as Miami Sayside Foundation and Action. East. Both noteworthy organizations that have so many more clients than they cm serve. The Connect Capitil initiative is a good start but more needs to be done. Cities have created small business revolving loan funds using CDEG across the country_ e. Incorporate Equitable Neighborhood Development (END) efforts to increase neighborhood level data as the basis for advocacy efforts_ NPSLCAE selected the South Florida Community Development Coalition far an award for JP bdorgan Chase's Equitable Neighborhood Development program targeted hi the Al apattah neighborhood_ It is worth noting that Miami was only one of 10 grantees out of a pool of over 80 cities. The SFCDC will be working with the University of Miami`s,Mrami Affordability Project (MAF) using national data from federal and private sources along with holly collected data_ Dab from this effort will help emqxriver cilizen9 and small businesses in Al apattah determine which policies wi➢ best address gentrification in the neighborhood. Data driven policy making far o llective impact can help the City of Mama better determine where to target its CDBG investment The City together with communty development organizations have already made great strides over the past several years_ How do you take this to the neat level? Here are some final thoughts for your consideration. First, we believe that sohrlvons need not be approached in sequential manner. rattier several of the recommended solutions should be undertaken simultaneousiyin a place -based approach at two different scales. And secondly, despite the need and tempted -on to employ a city-wide approach, we recommend a pilot in A]lapattah and Little Havana to test the approaches and ensure there is enough private, philanthropic, and public funding in order for these strategies to be tally successful Finally, none of these approaches will be successful without some policy changes that will support these efforts_ Although ranch progress has been made by community allocates to make housing and community development polity changes, mare progress needs to be made specifirafyrelated to economic development and small business policies and fuadng to support these efforlsv For a complete list of our reconamendatious, we have submitted the full report for the reccrd We hope you find these recommendations helpful as the City decides how to best employ and invest its Community De e..lopm,ent Block grant funds. NALC.4E has AA5a bad experience iriutiding advice to cities on Iedeploying CDEG for collective impact We would be happy to work with you to provide further advice on am work with other cities_ Thank you once again for the opportunity to share our findings and recommendations with yam Sincerely, ]iSinuel T. Caahoa, AICP Diceator of Federal Affaha 5404 Wurabach Rd_ I San Antonio, Tx 7823& I Main: 210_227_101O I Paid 211455_4382 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 263 APPENDIX F ATTACHMENTS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN - 2019 DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 264 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN Prepared by: City of Miami Department of Housing and Community Development 14 NE 1st Avenue, Second floor Miami, FL 33132 Ph: 305.416.2080 Fax: 305.416.2090 TDD/TYY (Florida Relay Service): 711 Approved by City of Miami Commission: 7/2019 ‘7\s- Note: All comments/views related to the draft of this Citizen Participation Plan can be e-mailed to rtazoe@miamigov.com or sent via U.S. mail to 14 NE 15t Avenue, Second Floor, Miami, FL 33132. In order to confirm the authenticity of the comment we ask that you please provide your full name and mailing address. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 265 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Note: On July 16, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published on the Federal Register the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule requiring local jurisdictions receiving more than $500,000 a year in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to submit an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) 270 days before their program year that began on or after January 1, 2017, for which a Consolidated Plan was due. The City of Miami receives more than $500,000 on a yearly basis. On January 5, 2018, HUD published on the Federal Register a notice extending the deadline for submission of the AFH to the next AFH submission date that falls after October 31, 2020. The City is, therefore, not required to submit an AFH utilizing the OMB -approved version of the Assessment of Fair Housing Tool for Local Governments, but must comply with existing obligations to affirmatively furthering fair housing. This Citizen Participation Plan includes actions and language related to the AFFH rule approved on July 16, 2015. Sections in this plan that refer to the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) are hereby placed under a temporary suspension until HUD restores the requirement set forth on the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that local governments must submit an AFH along with the Consolidated Plan. Once the HUD requirement related to AFFH is reinstated, the sections of this plan that addresses the AFFH rule will also be reinstated. The City will continue to conduct an Analysis of Impediments (Al) to fair housing choice. Please note, however, that the Al does not require public participation, it does not need to be submitted to HUD for review, it is not directly linked to the Consolidated Plan, and it does not need to be renewed. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 266 1.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) provides a guide for City of Miami (City) residents to participate in planning, implementing, and assessing City programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the following federal entitlement grants: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), other HUD competitive or non-competitive grants, and any resulting program income. This plan meets the requirements of HUD as outlined in 24 CFR Part 91.100 and CFR Part 91.105. Once finalized, compliance with the final Citizen Participation Plan is overseen by the City of Miami's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). This CPP focuses on: • Increasing public participation; • Encouraging a diverse representation of City residents, including minorities, non-English speaking individuals, and persons with disabilities, to advise the City while developing the five-year Consolidated Plan, annual Action Plans, the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), amendments or revisions to any of such plans, and the annual performance report (CAPER); • Involving low- and moderate- income residents, especially those living in slum or blighted areas, in areas where the use of CDBG funds are proposed to be utilized, in targeted revitalization areas, and also residents of public and assisted housing developments; • Receiving comments, views, or complaints from residents; • Reducing public isolation from government. The City is committed to seeking a balanced strategy that encourages citizen participation. City residents are encouraged to attend public hearings and provide comments to assist the City in identifying the most important housing and non -housing community development needs of low- and moderate- income persons. Opportunities for public comment shall be provided throughout the development of the five-year Consolidated Plan, annual Action Plans, Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), amendments or revisions to such plans, and the CAPER. City residents and organizations can submit comments and views regarding City programs in the following manner: • Verbal comments may be made during scheduled public hearings, and • Written comments may be submitted directly to HCD during the official comment period, by following the instructions provided on the Public Notice (refer to sub -section 1.2.2.) The City considers all comments and views of City residents when preparing the final five-year strategic Consolidated Plan, annual Action Plans, Assessment of Fair Housing, and amendments to such plans. A summary of these comments and views and a brief summary of any comments and views not accepted, and the reasons therefore, shall be attached to the final version of the five-year strategic Consolidated Plan, annual Action Plans, or Assessment of Fair Housing. Responses to any questions and comments, will be provided to the submitter within 15 working days of receipt. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 267 1.2 PUBLIC HEARINGS The primary purpose of public hearings is to obtain public comments and views on local community needs. Public hearings shall be the primary setting to facilitate citizen participation and shall mainly address housing and community development needs. The public hearings shall be held at locations consistent with accessibility and reasonable accommodation requirements, at times and locations convenient to the general public. City residents are encouraged to verbally share their comments and views and, in general, to participate in this critical component of the City's overall planning process. There shall be at least two categories of public forums: a) Neighborhood -level public hearings; b) Public hearings held before City Commission and/or before the Housing and Commercial Loan Committee. At least two neighborhood level public hearings per fiscal year shall be held at times and locations appropriate for City residents and within City limits. Because Miami is the largest metropolitan City in the EMSA, by law, it is designated as the administrator of HOPWA funds in Miami -Dade County; therefore, it shall hold a minimum of one additional hearing for the HOPWA community per year at a time and location appropriate for County residents. Public hearings may be held during certain City Commission meetings to address housing and community development needs as well as to gather citizens' views regarding proposed funding allocations for social services, economic development, and other activities under the CDBG, ESG, HOME, and HOPWA programs. Public hearings also may be held during certain Housing and Commercial Loan Committee meetings to address matters specific to housing and commercial projects. Table 1.2.A— Public Hearings Document • Five-year Consolidated Plan/Annual Action Plan At least 2 Public Hearings at 2 different periods/stages during separate hearing, dedicated to the HOPWA program ❑ Substantial Amendment(s) to the Five-year Consolidated At least 1 Public Hearing • Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report At least 1 Public Hearing • Assessment of Fair Housing At least 2 Public Hearings ❑ Revision(s) to the Assessment of Fair Housing At least 1 Public Hearing • Citizen Participation Plan At least 1 Public Hearing ❑ Substantial Amendment(s) to Citizen Participation Plan At least 1 Public Hearing the fiscal year and at least one Plan/Annual Action Plan DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 268 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Public hearing locations shall be accessible to persons with physical disabilities. Anyone requiring special accommodations is encouraged to call the HCD three (3) business days prior to the scheduled public hearing. Non -English speaking residents are encouraged to inform the HCD of a need for a translator at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing(s) to allow arrangements to be made for an interpreter. 1.2.1 Public Notice — Advertising of Public Hearings Public Hearings allow citizens the opportunity to provide verbal comments and views on community needs. HUD considers two weeks advance public notice to be adequate. The City shall therefore provide public notice at least 14 calendar days19 prior to the public hearing dates. Public Notices shall be published as follows: • in one or more general circulation newspapers; • at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the public hearing dates; • the notice may be drafted in the language(s) spoken by a representative section of the citizens impacted, as determined by the HCD; • the notice shall include the place, date, time, and purpose of the hearing, how interested persons can access more information about the items to be discussed and how to submit written comments during the period preceding the public hearing; • the notice shall include information on how to request special accommodations. All requests for special accommodations must be received, in writing, at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing; • Additional forms of public notice may include postings of information on the HCD's Twitter/Facebook accounts and emailing the HCD's dedicated contact list. Also, as needed, the HCD may include the creation and issuance of flyers. 1.2.2 Public Notice - Advertising of Comment Periods Comment periods allow citizens the opportunity to provide written comments and views on community needs. The advertising of comment periods may be included in notices of public hearing. Comment periods shall be published as follows: • shall be published, in advance, to meet the comment period criteria in accordance to table 1.2.2.A below; • in one or more general circulation newspapers; • in the event that the document or item requires a public hearing, the comment period shall end prior to the day of the public hearing; • the notice shall include a brief summary of the item, the commencement and ending dates of the comment period, information on how to submit written comments, the item's purpose, the location of the item for public review, and if applicable, the date the proposed item will be presented to City Commission for approval; • the notice may be drafted in the language(s) spoken by a representative section of the citizens impacted; • the notice will be posted on the main web page of the HCD. 19 If a comment period is also required, the public notice shall be advertised following the timeframe in Table 1.2.2.A. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 269 The City shall provide advanced public notice to allow City residents the opportunity to provide written comments on any of the following documents: Table 1.2.2.A— Public Notice Cohimeht Period Requiremehts (calendar days) Document Proposed five-year Consolidated Plan and/or substantial amendments 30 days Proposed annual Action Plan and/or substantial amendments 30 days Proposed Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report Proposed Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) and/or revisions Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) and/or substantial amendments Table 1.2.2.B — Public Hearing and Community Meeting Notice Summary Comment Period 15 days 30 days 15 days Type of document Public Community Meetings Legal Notices Other posted notices and/or material issued to public Locations of Plan for public review Five -Year Consolidated Plan (CP)/Annual Action Plan (AP) At least four public hearings STAGE I Public STAGE I Public Hearing(s) Press release issued on public hearing date(s)/time(s). Flyer created and issued to all District offices and mailed to public service agencies. Copy of flyer is e-mailed to master Department's e-mail contact list. For CP, survey posted on website and issued at hearings asking for persons to select what they consider greatest needs. Draft of the CP/AP shall be made available at City Hall, at the HCD front desk, and at the MAIN Miami -Dade County library. Hearings: Notice: Prior to drafting CP/AP At least two Public hearings and at least another separate hearing, dedicated to the HOPWA program. STAGE 11 Public Published in local newspaper at least 14 days prior to the public hearing. This notice may include HOPWA-specific public hearing. STAGE I Additional Public Hearing for ALL CP/AP funding sources: Once draft CP/AP is available Published in local newspaper at least 30 days prior to the public hearing (Commission meeting.) Citizens will have 30 days to review and comment on the CP/AP draft before it is approved by Commission for adoption and submission to HUD. STAGE 11 Public Hearing Notice: Hearing Published in local newspaper at least 14 days prior to the public hearing to address status of current programs (May be combined with CAPER public hearing) Additional Public hearing held at a separate time during the program year. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 270 Five -Year Consolidated Plan (CP)/Annual Action Plan (AP) Substantial Amendments At least one Public Hearing. Notice published in local newspaper at least 30 days prior to the public hearing (Commission meeting.) Citizens will have 30 days to review and comment on the substantial amendment item(s) before it is presented to Commission for adoption and submission to HUD. Substantial amendment notices and meeting details shall be posted on the City's website. Substantial amendment item(s) shall be available in the Department's main office during business hours. Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) At least one Public Hearing. Notice published in local newspaper at least 15 days prior to the public hearing. Citizens will have 15 days to review and comment on the CAPER draft before it is submitted to HUD. Copy of ad will also be advertised on the Department's website. A draft CAPER shall be available in the Department's main office during business hours. Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) At least two Public Hearings STAGE I Public STAGE I Public Hearing(s) Press release issued on public hearing date(s)/time(s). Flyer will be created announcing public hearing information and posted on the City's website. Copy of flyer is e-mailed to master Department's e-mail contact list. Draft of the AFH shall be made available at City Hall, at the HCD front desk, at the MAIN Miami -Dade County library. Hearing: Prior Notice: to drafting AFH Published local newspaper at least 14 days prior to the public hearing. STAGE 11 Public Hearing Notice: STAGE 11 Public Hearing: After Published in local newspaper at least 30 days prior to the public hearing (Commission meeting.) Citizens will have 30 days to review and comment on the AFH draft before it is approved by Commission for adoption and submission to HUD. AFH draft is available Revisions to Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) At least one Public Hearing. Notice published in local newspaper at least 30 days prior to the public hearing (Commission meeting.) Citizens will have 30 days to review and comment on Revisions to the AFH draft before it is presented to Commission for adoption and submission to HUD. The amendment shall be posted and advertised on the City's website. Drafts of the Revisions to the AFH shall be available in the HCD's front desk. Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) and / or Substantial Amendment(s) At least one Public Hearing. Notice published in local newspaper at least 15 days prior to the public hearing (Commission meeting.) Citizens will have 15 days to review and comment on the Citizen Participation Plan before it is presented to Commission for adoption. Submission to HUD is optional. The Plan and the public hearing shall be posted and advertised on the Department's website. A draft of the plan will be available in the Department's main office during business hours. Unless otherwise indicated, all Notices are published in The Miami Herald, the local newspaper is www.miamigov.com/communitydevelopment. The Department's office is located of greatest circulation. The Department website at 14 NE 1st Avenue, Second floor. City Hall is located at Flagler Street in downtown Miami. 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL. The MAIN County library is located at 101 West DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 271 1.2.3 Citizen Comments and Response to Inquiries Any comments or views (complaints) may be directed, in writing, to the City of Miami, Department of Housing and Community Development at 14 NE 1st Avenue, 2 Floor, Miami, FL 33132; Attn: Assistant Director, Contract Compliance & Policy/Program Development Division or to the Department's general e- mail address: communitydevelopment©miamigov.com. Any written inquiry received from a citizen related to the Consolidated Plan, annual Action Plan, Citizen Participation Plan, Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), CAPER or any amendments to any of the mentioned plans shall receive a written response, if warranted, from the HCD within fifteen (15) working days from the date comments were received. A summary of the comments or complaints, and a summary of any comment or complaint not accepted and the reason, therefore, will be attached to the applicable document upon submission to HUD. 1.2.4 Public Access to Information The HCD shall provide citizens, public agencies, and all interested parties with reasonable and timely access to information and records. The following documentation shall be made accessible: • Proposed and final Five -Year Consolidated Plans; • Proposed and final annual Action Plans; • Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report; • Proposed and final Citizen Participation Plan; • Proposed and final Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH); • Any amendments to the above mentioned documents. All documents are available for review during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at the HCD at 14 NE 1st Avenue, 2 Floor, Miami, FL 33132. The City may charge a fee for copies to recover the cost of reproducing the materials, in accordance to the public records fees outlined in City APM 4-11, as allowed by State of Florida Statues on public records. The City may require an appointment to review records and may require a City employee to be present during the inspection of records. Audio recordings of public hearings may be obtained, for a fee, by calling the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250- 5360. A limited number of free copies of standard documents will be provided to the public within three working days of a request. These materials will be available in a form accessible to persons with disabilities, if requested. ■ 1.3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HCD staff shall provide technical assistance to City residents in an effort to enable them to adequately and intelligently participate in the planning process. HCD staff shall provide technical assistance to groups representing low- to moderate- income residents who request such assistance in developing proposals for funding assistance under any of the programs covered by the Consolidated Plan. Technical assistance shall be provided as follows: DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 272 1.3.1.A. Informational and Training Session(s) At least one training session shall be provided for interested persons, not -for -profit organizations and groups during an RFP cycle. The purpose of this session is to describe the allocation process and funding cycle, instruct attendees on how to develop complete and competitive applications for funding assistance and to answer questions or concerns those in attendance may have. 1.3.1.B. Technical Assistance to Interested Individuals/Groups HCD staff is available throughout the year to answer inquiries from persons interested in submitting proposals for any HCD program subsidized through HUD formula grants. 1.3.1.C. Language access for people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Because Miami is comprised of many immigrants and we are a "minority majority" City, the HCD followed HUD's recommendation and conducted a preliminary LEP assessment in accordance to the final guidance issued to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Fed. Register, Vol. 72, No. 13, Jan. 22, 2007. Based on the City's population, the HCD concluded that the existing language assistance measures are sufficient for the different types of programs or activities in which the HCD engages. The HCD has staff members who are fluent in Spanish and Creole and makes every attempt to translate materials for the public to both Spanish and Creole, as necessary and reasonably requested to allow non-English speaking residents the opportunity to participate in the different plans detailed in the CPP. 1.4 ANTI -DISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN The City shall attempt to minimize the involuntary and permanent displacement of residents as a result of federally assisted projects. The City's federally funded programs are operated under a Residential Anti - Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan (RARAP) as required by HUD. The types and levels of assistance the City will make available to displaced persons are contained in the City's relocation plan. A copy of this plan is available for review upon request at the HCD. The City shall provide relocation assistance to each low- to moderate- income household displaced by the demolition of housing or by the conversion of a low- to moderate- income dwelling to another use as a direct result of assisted activities. Relocation benefits consistent with HUD regulations shall be offered to those displaced. 1.5 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN PROCESS The Plan was drafted in accordance to 24 CFR 91.105 and shall be reviewed and updated on an as needed basis. Amendments to the Plan shall either be substantial or non -substantial (administrative) in nature and based on the type of amendment required, the process to incorporate such amendment may differ. A draft of the Citizen Participation Plan will be available for public review in the HCD during regular business hours throughout the advertised 15-day comment period. A summary of the comments or views accepted and not accepted and the reasons for the latter, will be attached to the final version of the CPP. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 273 Once approved by City Commission, copies of the final CPP shall be available upon request. The CPP can be made available in a format accessible to persons with disabilities upon request. 1.5.1 Substantial Amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan City residents will be provided with an opportunity to comment on substantial amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan. Substantial amendments shall be available for public review for a period of no less than 15 days prior to its adoption. Submission to HUD is optional. Please refer to sub -section 1.2.2 and table 1.2.2.A. Substantial amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan are defined as: a) any reduction in citizen comment period for the Consolidated Plan/Annual Plan; b) any change that would restrict or lessen the possibilities of citizen participation as provided in the Plan. 1.5.2 Non -Substantial Amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan Changes required to comply with minimum HUD requirements shall not be considered substantial amendments, and therefore, will be incorporated administratively. 1.6 CONSOLIDATED PLANNING PROCESS 1.6.1 Consultation towards the Development of a Five -Year Needs Assessment and Strategy Once every 5 years, the City works to develop a comprehensive Consolidated Plan which creates a cohesive strategy for the revitalization of City communities. As required by 24CFR91.100, the city consults with the following: • public and private agencies that address housing, health, social service, victims services, employment, or education needs of the low-income individuals and families (including those focusing on services to children, elderly persons, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families); homeless individuals and families, including homeless veterans; youth and/or other persons with special needs; • community -based and regionally -based organizations that represent protected class members and organizations that enforce fair housing laws; • the area's Continuum of Care (Miami -Dade Homeless Trust), in order to prepare the Consolidated Plan's homeless strategy and to elaborate on its ESG grant activities; • business and civic leaders, developers, philanthropic organizations, community -based and faith - based organizations, and publicly funded institutions and systems of care that may discharge persons into homelessness; • adjacent units of general local government, to the extent practicable; • with state or local health and child welfare agencies to gather data on the addresses of the housing units in which children have suffered from lead poisoning (in preparation of the portion on lead - based paint hazards of the Consolidated Plan); DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 274 • the local Public Housing Authority (PHA) operating in the jurisdiction to gather information on public housing needs, planned programs activities, the AFH and proposed strategies/actions to affirmatively further fair housing; and • the local government agency with metropolitan -wide planning and transportation responsibilities for problems that go beyond a single jurisdiction (Miami -Dade County). 1.6.2 Development of the Five -Year Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan Public hearings shall be held to encourage citizen participation in identifying community needs20. Once every five years, following public hearing(s), a draft of the five-year Consolidated Plan as well as a draft of the annual Action Plan shall be developed incorporating citizen comments and recommendations. City residents are encouraged to review these drafts and offer additional comments, views, and/or suggestions either verbally or in writing. Please refer to section 1.2. 1.6.2.A - Consolidated Plan/Annual Action Plan Public Notice - Comment Period The comment period for the Consolidated Plan/ annual Action Plan shall be in accordance to section 1.2. Following the ending of the public review and comment period, a final version of the Consolidated Plan/annual Action Plan shall be presented to City Commission for adoption. The final version of either plan shall be available for public review in accordance to section 1.2. 1.6.3 Substantial Amendments to the Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan Following the submission of the five-year Consolidated Plan, the City shall monitor the progress of each strategic objective in order to optimize the investment of resources in the community. Substantial amendments are subject to the citizen participation process. For a proposed change to be a substantial amendment, at least one of the following circumstances must be present: • A change in the use of funds from one eligible project to another (i.e., from an economic development project to a housing development project); • Addition of a project or strategy not previously described in the Consolidated Plan (or in the annual Action Plan); • Elimination of a project or strategy previously described in the Consolidated Plan (or in the annual Action Plan); • A change in the allocation of CDBG program funds that exceeds the greater of, 2.5% of the annual CDBG entitlement for the current program year; OR exceeds $200,000; • A change in the allocation of HOME program funds that exceeds the greater of; 5% of the annual HOME entitlement for the current program year; OR exceeds $200,000; • A change in the allocation of HOPWA program funds that exceeds the greater of; 2.5% of the annual HOPWA entitlement for the current program year; OR exceeds $250,000; • A change in the allocation of ESG entitlement funds that exceeds the greater of 10% of the annual ESG entitlement for the current program year; OR exceeds $45,000; • A change in a project's purpose (i.e. an affordable rental housing project is modified to be a homeownership project). All of the above mentioned actions require a public hearing and a comment period. Please refer to sections 1.2.1 and 1.2.2 for further details. 20 Neighborhood level public hearings shall be held on a yearly basis to draft the Five -Year Consolidated/annual Action Plan. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 275 1.6.3.A - Submission of Substantial Amendments to HUD On a quarterly basis or as deemed appropriate by the City, the City shall submit to HUD a comprehensive report outlining substantial amendments incorporated into the Consolidated Plan through, in many instances, direct amendments to the City's annual Action Plan. Such report shall summarize the changes previously approved by the City Commission or the Housing and Commercial Loan Committee. 1.6.4 Non -Substantial Amendments to the Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan Non -substantial amendments are not subject to the citizen participation process. The following changes shall NOT be considered substantial amendments: • A change in scope, location, and/or beneficiaries of a project, when such change continues to address the needs of low -to -moderate income city residents, without modifying the project's purpose; • A change of matrix code without changing the use of funds from one eligible activity to another (i.e., change from a public service matrix code to serve the elderly to a public service matrix code to serve the youth); • A change in the City's allocation priorities or a change in the method of distribution of funds; • Changes arising from urgent needs due to emergency or disaster situations; • Allocation of program funds earmarked for down payment assistance to beneficiaries purchasing affordable housing. • Updates to Consolidated Plan/annual Action Plan data, including but not limited to updates in income limits, HOME high/low market rents, fair market rents, census or other demographic data. 1.6.5 Consolidated Plan Schedule — At a Glance The following is the consolidated planning schedule: 1. Meet with other City Departments to address community needs; 2. Consult with all parties, as defined in 24 CFR 91.100; 3. Advertise neighborhood level public hearing(s); 4. Stage I, Neighborhood level public hearing(s) take place; 5. Review citizens' comments and suggestions; 6. Request for Proposals (RFPs) are issued, if applicable; 7. HCD provides funding recommendations to City Commission; 8. Draft proposed five-year Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan; 9. Advertise the comment period and public hearing for the proposed Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan; 10. A summary of all citizen comments received during the comment period shall be compiled and attached to the Consolidated Plan and/or annual Action Plan, whenever appropriate; 11. Proposed Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan drafts are presented to the City Commission (public hearing) for plan approval and approval of its submission to HUD; 12. Review additional citizens' comments and suggestions; 13. Final Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan drafts are submitted to HUD; DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 276 14. Stage II, public hearing will be held at a separate time during the fiscal year, preferably prior to the submission of the CAPER to HUD. This hearing will address the status of current programs and previous year's program performance. 1.6.6 Consolidated Plan/Action Plan — Disaster Response and Recovery In case of a disaster, the Consolidated Plan/Action Plan contains a Disaster Response and Recovery narrative that details the uses and methods in which funds will be reallocated following the procedures prescribed in this Citizen Participation Plan. Approval by City Commission of the Consolidated Plan/Action Plan automatically approves the use of CPD funding whenever a disaster occurs. There will be no need for additional public advertisements nor comment periods. 1.7 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PROCESS The annual Action Plan is developed in accordance with sub -sections 1.6.1 through 1.6.4. Note that sub- section 1.6.1 directly relates to the development of the Consolidated Plan; however, the neighborhood public hearings also apply to the development of the annual Action Plan. 1.7.1 Annual Action Plan Schedule — At a Glance The following is the annual Action Plan schedule: 1. Advertise neighborhood level public hearings; 2. Stage I public hearings take place; 3. Review citizens' comments and suggestions; 4. Request for Proposals (RFPs) are issued, if applicable; 5. HCD provides funding recommendations to City Commission; 6. Draft a proposed annual Action Plan; 7. Advertise the comment period and public hearing for the proposed annual Action Plan; 8. A summary of all citizen comments received during the comment period shall be compiled and attached to the Consolidated Plan and/or annual Action Plan, whenever appropriate; 9. Proposed annual Action Plan draft is presented to City Commission (public hearing) for plan approval and approval for its submission to HUD; 10. Review additional citizens' comments and suggestions; 11. Final Action Plan draft is submitted to HUD; 12. Stage II, public hearing will be held at a separate time during the fiscal year, preferably prior to the submission of the CAPER to HUD. This hearing will address the status of current programs and previous year's program performance. 1.7.2 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) - At a Glance The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) provides residents with information on the progress achieved by the city in meeting its Consolidated Plan/annual Action Plan objectives. The CAPER is submitted to HUD annually and it is due 90 days after the end of the program year. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 277 1. Advertise the issuance of the CAPER draft, where this will be available, and the 15-day comment period in a newspaper of general circulation; 2. Public hearing takes place; 3. Review citizens' comments, and views; 4. Final CAPER is submitted to U.S. HUD. 1.8 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM The City receives and administers the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS funds for all of Miami - Dade County. The City shall schedule at least one (1) neighborhood -level public hearing to solicit input and comments from residents of Miami -Dade County. These hearings shall be conducted according to section 1.2 and proper notice shall be provided in accordance to sub -section 1.2.4. Public comment shall be solicited and considered during the thirty day comment period as well as during the public hearing. The City will provide at least one training for interested individuals, not -for -profit organizations and groups in Miami -Dade County relative to the planned use and utilization of HOPWA program funds in conjunction with the release of RFPs, if applicable. In addition, the HCD will provide technical assistance to interested parties throughout the year on an as -needed basis. 1.9 AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING AND THE ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING (AFH) The City is tasked with affirmatively furthering fair housing. After the start of the public participation process in preparation for the filing of the AFH (every five years) and commencing in October 2020, the City will make HUD -provided data and any other supplemental information the City plans on incorporating into its AFH available to all interested parties by posting said data on its web site at www.miamigov.com/communitydevelopment/pages/fair housing. In addition, a public notice will be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation indicating the date and time the AFH-specific public hearing(s) will take place in an effort to gather comments prior to drafting the AFH. Once an AFH is drafted, the City will publish another advertisement in one or more newspapers of general circulation advising the availability of a draft copy for review by the public, both on the HCD website and at public locations (physical copy) including: 1.) the Department's front desk at 14 NE 1st Avenue, Second Floor; 2.) City Hall at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL; and, 3.) the Main County library at 101 West Flagler Street in downtown Miami as well as details on the 30-day comment period and how/where to submit comments in writing. In the same advertisement, the City will also indicate the date/time/location for a minimum of one public hearing to be held during the 30 (calendar) day comment period to receive (verbal) comments on the drafted AFH. A summary of these comments/views — including those not accepted and the reasons why — shall be attached to the final AFH as per 24 CFR 91.105. 1.9.1 AFH Schedule — At a Glance 1. Consult with, and seek the input of, other public and private agencies that provide services and community -based and regionally -based organizations that represent protected class members and organizations that enforce fair housing laws including: ■ Local FHIPs/FHAPs; DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 278 • any organizations that have relevant knowledge/data to provide meaningful feedback to the HCD on the AFH as specified in 24 CFR 91.100; • the local public housing agency, encouraging its participation in its AFH process by advising them of the AFH data and development, providing them with details on the public process, so that they can advise the residents of public housing and in order to obtain PHA input on addressing fair housing issues in the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs; • All management companies the HCD deals with directly who oversee assisted housing developments within City limits. 2. The HCD will make HUD -provided data and any other supplemental information to be considered/ incorporated into the AFH available to the general public upon request; 3. Advertise the Stage I, AFH-specific public hearing; 4. Stage I, AFH-specific public hearing takes place. This occurs prior to drafting AFH; 5. Review citizen's comments and suggestions; 6. Draft the proposed AFH document; 7. Advertise the Stage II public hearings and the proposed AFH's comment period; 8. A summary of all citizen comments received (in writing or orally at/or prior to the public hearing) shall be compiled and attached to the AFH, whenever appropriate. 9. Proposed AFH draft is presented to City Commission (public hearing) for approval and approval of its submission to HUD; 10. Final AFH draft is submitted to HUD; 1.9.2 Revisions to the AFH In accordance to 24 CFR 5.164, revisions to the AFH must follow the notice and comment process applicable to Consolidated Plan Substantial Amendments as noted in the CPP, meaning a 30-day comment period must be upheld prior to the submission of a revised AFH. The minimum criteria for revising an AFH requires one of the following circumstances to be present: 1. a material change occurs, meaning a change in circumstances in the jurisdiction which affects the information/data on which the original AFH was based to the extent that the analysis, contributing factors, priorities or goals no longer reflect actual circumstances (ex: presidentially declared disaster, civil rights findings/determinations/settlements, significant demographic changes). Unless the material change is due to a Presidential disaster which extends the response time to two years after the disaster is declared, all other material change revisions will be submitted within 12 months of their onset unless HUD provides a later date. 2. HUD issues a written notification specifying a material change that requires revision. In the event of a material change as noted above, the revision does not require the submission of an entirely new AFH but can focus on the material change and needed adjustments/updates to the standing analyses, assessment, priorities or goals. In the written notification, HUD will specify a date (deadline) by which the HCD must submit the revision of the AFH to HUD after considering the variables of the material change. If the HCD feels that the requested revision is not required, the HCD must provide those reasons in writing on or before 30 calendar days following the date of HUD's original notification. In this case, HUD will respond on or before 30 calendar days following that correspondence as to whether it agrees or disagrees with the HCD. Upon completion, any revision to the AFH MUST be made public at HCD's main office location and submitted to HUD. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 279 STAGE 1- Public Hearing Consolidated Plan 1 Action Plan and GAPER Citizen Participation Process Advertisement of Public Hearings) Public Hearing(s) to Establish Priorities Advertisement of 30- day Comment Period and Public Hearing Public Hearing to Approve Plan and Su bmission NO STAGE II - Publlc Hearing Submission of Con Plan/ Action Han to HUD Approved YES Advertisement of 15- day CAPER Comment Period and Public Hearing Public Hearing to Update Citizens on Progress and Accomplishments DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Advertised at least 14 days Prior to Public Hearing Draft Can Planf Action Plan and ready for start of Public Comment Period .Advertised at least 30 days Prior to Public Hearing Public Comment Period (30 days) Final Plan Adjustments, Insert Comments and Responses for Substantial Amendments refer to Substantial Amendment Citizen Participation Process Advertised at least 15 days Prior to Public Hearing Public Comment Period (15 days) CAPER Submitted to HUD 280 Advertised al least 30 days prior to Public Hearin Consolidated Plan / Action Plan Substantial Amendment(s) Citizen Participation Process HUD -Approved Con Plane' Action Plan Advertisement of 30- day Comment Period and Public Hearing • Advertisement shall contain the • tem(s) that will substantially amend the Con Plan/ Action Plan Public Hearing to Approve Substantial Amendment item(s) and submission to HUD Substantial A mend ment(s) submitted to HUD DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Public Comment Period (30-days) 281 STAGE I: Public Hearing STAGE II: Public Hearing Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) and Revisions to AFH Citizen Participation Process Advertisement of Public Hearing r Publ}c Hearing to gather citizen's opinions prior to drafting AFH Advertisement of 30- day Comment Period and Public Hearing 1 Public Hearing and Approval of the Assessment of Fair Housing or Revisions and the Submission to HUD (AFH or Revisn Submitted to HUD DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Advertised at least 14 days prior to Public Hearing Draft AFH and ready for start of Public Comment Period Advertised at least 30 days prior to Public Hearing Public Comment Period (30-days) 282 Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) and Revisions to AFH Citizen Participation Process Finalized Draft Version of Assessment of Fair Housing or Revisions rr Advertisement of 30- day Comment Period and Public Hearing Advertised at least 30 days prior to Public Hearing Public Hearing and Approval of the Assessment of Fair Housing or Revisions and the Submission to HUD v1 FH or Revisions A CSubmitted to HUD DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 Public Comment Period (30-days) 283 The City of Miami and its Department of Housing and Community Development affirmatively furthers fair housing and in accordance to federal, state and local (Miami -Dade County) laws, does not discriminate against any person due to: Marital Status, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Race, Pregnancy, Source of income, Victim(s) of domestic violence, HIV status, National Origin, Familial Status, Ancestry, Color, Sex, Age, Disability and/or Gender Identity or Expression. To request a copy of this document in a format other than presented please contact: City of Miami Department of Housing and Community Development 14 NE 1st Avenue, 2 Floor, Miami, FL 33132 Phone: 305.416.2080 Fax: 305.416.2090 TDD: 711 rtazoe©miamigov.com DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 284 APPENDING G ATTACHMENTS • ESG - Housing Assistance Network of Dade — Professional Services Manual for Rapid Re -Housing and Homeless Prevention. This manual has been submitted as an IDIS Consolidated Plan attachment. DRAFT - City of Miami Consolidated Plan 2019-2023 OMB Control No. 2506-0117 285