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File ID: #8874
Date: 04/09/2021
Commission Meeting Date: 04/08/2021
Requesting Department: City Commission
Sponsored By: Joe Carollo
District Impacted:
Type: Resolution
Subject: Direct City Manager - Homelessness
Budget Impact Analysis
Total Fiscal Impact:
City Commission
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of Management and Budget
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Clerk
Todd B. Hannon
Valentin J Alvarez
Juan Carlos Perez
Leon P Michel
Barnaby L. Min
Victoria Mendez
City Clerk's Office
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-21-0160
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 8874 Final Action Date:4/8/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO AMELIORATE THE COORDINATION AND FREQUENCY AMONGST
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") DEPARTMENTS TO FACILITATE BI-WEEKLY CLEANINGS
OF AREAS CONSIDERED TO BE HOT SPOTS OF RECURRING HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF IMPROVING THE CLEANLINESS OF CITY
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES DURING THE DISCUSSION OF DI.8 AT THE CITY
COMMISSION MEETING ON APRIL 8, 2021.
WHEREAS, the City Commission discussed D1.1 regarding homelessness at the April 8,
2021 City Commission meeting; and
WHEREAS, the discussion item was led by the director of the City of Miami's ("City")
Department of Human Services ("DHS"); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the discussion was to improve the coordination, integration,
and frequency of collaborations amongst key City departments to improve the cleanliness of the
City's streets and efforts to reduce the population of unsheltered homeless persons in the City;
and
WHEREAS, an encampment is considered to be ten (10) or more unsheltered homeless
individuals living in relatively close proximity to one another in an obviously visible location; and
WHEREAS, a "hot spot" is a location within the City whereby recurring homeless issues
have occurred such as encampments, Florida Litter Law violations, and other public nuisances
that may result in public health hazards; and
WHEREAS, to prevent such a condition from developing, DHS recommended improved
collaborations between the City's Homeless Outreach Teams, Miami Police Department, and
Solid Waste Department in coordination with Neighborhood Service Center Administrators,
Continuum of Care providers, and Neighborhood Resource Officers to develop scheduled
maintenance routes in designated hot spots and increase the frequency of street clean-up
operations; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2-33(f) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida,
as amended, the City Commission, by a majority vote, hereby deems this Resolution to be of an
emergency nature;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is directed to effectuate the coordination and frequency
amongst City departments to facilitate bi-weekly cleanings of areas considered to be hot spots
of recurring homeless encampments for purposes of improving the cleanliness of City streets
and sidewalks as recommended by DHS during the discussion of D1.8 at the City Commission
meeting on April 8, 2021.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity Httor ey 6/14/2021