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HOME American Rescue Plan (ARP)
Allocation Plan
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Draft #1 Issued: October 27, 2022
Draft #2 Issued: Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Draft #3 Issued: Tuesday, November 26, 2024**
NOTE: Changes in Draft #3 have been noted in blue copy.**
All comments related to this draft document may be submitted in writing from November 26, 2024 through December 11,
2024, via e-mail to communitydevelopment@miamigov.com , fax to 305-416-2090, or US mail to: City of Miami,
Dept. of Housing & Community Development, ATTN: Victor Turner, Director, 14 NE 1 Ave., Second Floor, Miami, FL
33132. All comments submitted must include the first/last name, mailing address, and contact information (email
or phone) of the commenter.
Anyone requiring special accommodations to access this document, including language assistance, should contact
communitydevelopment@miamigov.com or call 305.416.2080.
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HOME -ARP Allocation Plan Template with Guidance
Instructions: All guidance in this template, including questions and tables, reflect
requirements for the HOME -ARP allocation plan, as described in Notice CPD-21-10:
Requirements of the Use of Funds in the HOME American Rescue Plan Program, unless noted
as optional. As the requirements highlighted in this template are not exhaustive, please refer to
the Notice for a full description of the allocation plan requirements as well as instructions for
submitting the plan, the SF-424, SF-424B, SF-424D, and the certifications.
References to "the ARP" mean the HOME -ARP statute at section 3205 of the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2).
Consultation
In accordance with Section V.A of the Notice (page 13), before developing its HOME -ARP
allocation plan, at a minimum, a PJ must consult with:
• CoC(s) serving the jurisdiction's geographic area,
• homeless service providers,
• domestic violence service providers,
• veterans' groups,
• public housing agencies (PHAs),
• public agencies that address the needs of the qualifying populations, and
• public or private organizations that address fair housing, civil rights, and the needs of
persons with disabilities.
State PJs are not required to consult with every PHA or CoC within the state's boundaries;
however, local PJs must consult with all PHAs (including statewide or regional PHAs) and CoCs
serving the jurisdiction.
Template:
Describe the consultation process including methods used and dates of consultation:
This HOME -ARP allocation plan was prepared in consultation with agencies whose clientele includes the
HOME -ARP qualifying populations (QPs).
• Homeless populations, 24 CFR 91.5 (1), (2), (3)
• At risk of homelessness, 24 CFR 91.5
• Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human
trafficking
Other populations who do not qualify under any of the populations above but meet one of the
following criteria:
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- families requiring services or housing assistance or to prevent homelessness
- those at greatest risk of housing instability
NOTE: Although not a separate QP, veterans and families that include a veteran family member that meet
one of the preceding criteria qualify.
The City of Miami Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) would be administering
the funds which amount to a total of $12,720,427. A list of organizations consulted to date by HCD is noted
below. An initial virtual consultation session was hosted on March 1, 2022, for the largest agencies serving
homeless needs. The Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust, which serves as the area's Continuum of Care
(CoC), was included. Subsequently, the City contacted other agencies via phone and/or e-mail to further
gather their input/comments on the needs of their qualifying populations and to gather feedback on the QP's
needs. An electronic survey was widely distributed to local agencies and organizations that work with
people experiencing homelessness, people fleeing domestic violence, justice -involved individuals,
veterans, people with low incomes, and other qualifying populations.
List the organizations consulted:
Agency/Org
Consulted
Type of
Agency/Org
Method of
Consultation
Feedback
Homeless
Trust/Continuum of Care
(CoC)
Miami -Dade County
Public Housing &
Community Development
Dept. (PHA)
CoC, Quasi -County
Agency
Teams meeting/e-
mails
Would like to see funding prioritized for
the homeless, for rehousing and adding
units to the pipeline. Questioned if
partners knew of existent properties that
could be rehabbed, Mentioned the
consideration of HOME ARP acquisition
and/or start-up supportive services
funding in project for the homeless at an
outside -of -City location. At least two
possible locations have been identified.
CoC also submitted letter to Mayor/City
Manager in March 2022. CoC issued
letter (via email) to HCD Director George
Mensah dated Nov. 10, 2022, referencing
potential sites for HOME -ARP investment
prioritizing the homeless. Addt'I
communications mid-2024.
County Department,
area Public Housing
provider
City of Miami Homeless
Assistance Program, Dept.
of Human Services
Carrfour Supportive
Housing
Camillus House
City Dept., homeless
service provider
Non-profit, supportive
housing provider
Phone calls; e-mail
Phone call; E-mail;
Survey.
Teams meeting
Non-profit, Homeless
Provider
Teams meeting
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Discussed how they would be
implementing their HOME -ARP allocation
including acquisition of a location for up
to 120 seniors/vulnerable households in
North Miami as bridge permanent
housing.
Lack of affordable housing and shelter
units. Priority needs of affordable
housing development and rental
assistance.
They have a site within City limits (Little
Haiti area) for future supportive housing;
could it be part of a larger development?
Set aside ELI units in tax credits are often
unattainable for persons in the CoC due
to tenant qualifications.
Chapman Partnership
Non-profit, Homeless
Provider
Survey
Lack of available quality affordable
housing and living wages. Priority needs
of affordable housing development and
supportive services.
Citrus Health and Family
Care Network
Hope Inc. (FHIP)
Domestic Violence
Oversight Board, Miami -
Dade County
Miami -Dade Police
Department & Task Force
Coordinator for the South
Florida Human Trafficking
Task Force
Miami -Dade County —
Commission on Disability
Issues
Sundari Foundation, dba
Lotus House
Advocate Program, Inc.
Non-profit, at -risk of
homelessness provider
Non-profit, fair housing
provider (FHIP)
County Advisory Board,
DV provider
County Dept., Human
Trafficking
Teams meeting;
Survey
Teams meeting;
survey
Phone call; email
E-mail; survey
Look at one -size -fits -all qualifications for
tenancy in tax credits for 30% AMI and
below HH; there is a need for lowering
barriers to rental housing entry. Priority
needs of more rental assistance and the
need for affordable housing
development given the lack of the latter.
Keep service dollars in mind.
Attended but provided no comments. No
comments to survey.
Provided email information for Board
members so that surveys could be issued
to them. Also provided Gap document
(data).
Provided data that has been integrated
into the plan.
No response to survey.
County Advisory Board
Non-profit, DV provider
Survey
Survey
No response.
Priority needs of supportive services and
rental assistance for families on a very
limited income.
Non-profit, DV and
veterans provider
South Florida Behavioral
Health Network
-14/Non-profit
II
Survey
Need for affordable housing and shelter
placement given the increase in families
becoming homeless. Living wage also an
issue. Priority needs of affordable
housing development and rental
assistance.
Survey
Need to addressing convicted felons who
are homeless. Priority needs of
acquisition/ development of non -
congregate shelter units and supportive
services.
The Salvation Army
Non-profit, Homeless
provider
Survey
Main need is not enough affordable
housing for the low-income HH in Miami -
Dade County. Priority needs of affordable
housing development and supportive
services.
Legal Services of Greater
Miami, Inc.
Volunteers of America
Florida
Non-profit legal services
provider.
Survey
No response.
Faith -based human
service organization
Survey
No response.
Hermanos de la Calle
Faith -based non-profit
homeless services
provider
Survey
No response.
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Thriving Mind South
Florida
Agency that works with
service providers to help
people affected by
mental illness or
substance abuse.
Survey
No response.
Survivors' Pathway
Agency providing
services to survivors of
domestic violence,
sexual assault and
human trafficking.
Survey
No response.
Summarize feedback received and results of upfront consultation with these entities:
Many of the agencies listed in the chart provided the City with distinct feedback and responses, noted in
the chart above, lending insight on how they believe they can better serve the qualifying population(s)
whom they work with. Overall, the lack of affordable housing for the low and extremely low income was
the most prevalent, consistent mention.
Public Participation
In accordance with Section V.B of the Notice (page 13), PJs must provide for and encourage
citizen participation in the development of the HOME -ARP allocation plan. Before submission
of the plan, PJs must provide residents with reasonable notice and an opportunity to comment on
the proposed HOME -ARP allocation plan of no less than 15 calendar days. The PJ must
follow its adopted requirements for "reasonable notice and an opportunity to comment" for plan
amendments in its current citizen participation plan. In addition, PJs must hold at least one
public hearing during the development of the HOME -ARP allocation plan and prior to
submission.
PJs are required to make the following information available to the public:
• The amount of HOME -ARP the PJ will receive, and
• The range of activities the PJ may undertake.
Throughout the HOME -ARP allocation plan public participation process, the PJ must follow its
applicable fair housing and civil rights requirements and procedures for effective
communication, accessibility, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities and
providing meaningful access to participation by limited English proficient (LEP) residents that
are in its current citizen participation plan as required by 24 CFR 91.105 and 91.115.
Template:
Describe the public participation process, including information about and the dates of the
public comment period and public hearing(s) held during the development of the plan:
• Date(s) of public notice: 10/27/2022
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and 12/27/22; 11/26/24**
• Public comment period: start date 10/27/2022 end date -11/10/2022
Second draft: 12/28/22-1/12/23;
Third draft: 11/26/2024—12/11/2024**
• Date(s) of public hearing: 11/8/2022; 1/12/23; 12/12/2024**
Describe the public participation process:
The draft HOME -ARP Allocation Plan was made available for public review and comment on October
27, 2022, on both the HCD website at www.miamigov.com/HOME-ARP and in hard copy at the HCD
office. The notice of the public hearing and availability of the draft Allocation Plan was published in The
Miami Herald on 10/27. The public meeting on November 8 took place at City Hall and was broadcast
live online and via the City's Channel 77, a cable channel within City limits. Pursuant to the comments
received from the CoC following that process, the draft Allocation Plan was edited and the second draft
was advertised and made available for public review and comment on Dec. 28, 2022 through Jan 12,
2023, with the second public hearing taking place at the City Commission meeting held on Jan. 12, 2023.
The third draft of the Allocation Plan will be advertised on November 26, 2024, and made available for
public review and comment from November 26, 2024 through December 11, 2024. The third public
hearing is scheduled to take place at the City Commission meeting set for December 12, 2024.**
Describe efforts to broaden public participation:
On March 1, HCD held a Teams consultation meeting with several non -profits in the homeless/at risk of
homelessness sector to commence discussion and the data gathering process towards the drafting of the
Allocation Plan. The advertised Public Notice of the draft plan was shared with an email list the
Depaitinent had put together of 90+ stakeholders and/or service providers who work with the QPs. HCD
also reached out to them via an e-survey earlier in the Summer of 2022 to request their feedback on needs
and priorities. The data tied to the responses received was noted in the chart above. The DHCD also
created a dedicated web page for the HOME -ARP program, www.miamigov.com/HOME-ARP.
Summarize the comments and recommendations received through the public participation
process either in writing, or orally at a public hearing:
After the public hearing, the CoC (Homeless Trust) submitted a letter on Nov. 10 as a public comment to
the City's draft Allocation Plan, wherein they request funding assistance to acquire and renovate up to four
potential properties they had identified to serve as temporary and/or permanent housing (Non -Congregate
Shelter) for persons experiencing homelessness. Since receipt of this letter, the HCD has met with the CoC's
representatives to review the specifications of each of the properties referenced in the letter, to understand
if they meet the requirements of HOME -ARP funds. Subsequently, edits were made to the Allocation Plan
and a second draft was issued for a 15-day public comment period on December 28, 2022. Should additional
comments be received during the third public hearing set for Dec. 12, 2024, they will be noted here.**
Summarize any comments or recommendations not accepted and state the reasons why:
All comments were accepted.
Needs Assessment and Gaps Analysis
In accordance with Section V.C.1 of the Notice (page 14), a PJ must evaluate the size and
demographic composition of all four of the qualifying populations within its boundaries and
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assess the unmet needs of each of those populations. If the PJ does not evaluate the needs of one
of the qualifying populations, then the PJ has not completed their Needs Assessment and Gaps
Analysis. In addition, a PJ must identify any gaps within its current shelter and housing
inventory as well as the service delivery system. A PJ should use current data, including point in
time count, housing inventory count, or other data available through CoCs, and consultations
with service providers to quantify the individuals and families in the qualifying populations and
their need for additional housing, shelter, or services.
Template:
OPTIONAL Homeless Needs Inventory and Gap Analysis Table
Homeless
Current Inventory
Homeless Population
Gap Analysis
Family
Adults Only
Vets
Family
HH (at
least 1
child)
Adult
HH
(w/o
child)
Vets
Victims
of DV
Family
Adults Only
# of
Beds
# of
Units
# of
Beds
# of
Units
# of
Beds
# of
Beds
# of
Units
# of
Beds
# of
Units
Emergency
Shelter
1076
295
1333
#
0
1
W
Transitional
Housing
192
61
392
#
88
Permanent
Supportive
Housing
1481
392
2828
909
i
Other Permanent
Housing
115
32
207
25
Sheltered
Homeless
1054
1251
105
126
Unsheltered
Homeless
0
970
26
179
AL
AL
Current Gap
*
0
0
680
680
Suggested Data Sources: 1. Point in Time Count (PIT) 2. Continuum of Care Housing Inventory Count (HIC); 3. Consultation
Describe the size and demographic composition of qualifying populations within the PJ's
boundaries:
Homeless as defined in 24 CFR 91.5
The 2022 Point -In -Time (PIT) count in the CoC which spans all of Miami -Dade County, was held on
January 27, 2022, and registered a slight (2%) increase in the total count of homeless persons (sheltered
and unsheltered) County -wide from the previous year's Jan. PIT. The 2022 PIT identified 970 persons who
were unsheltered in the County; the majority of those persons (591) were within City of Miami limits,
accounting for a 6% increase of unsheltered persons within City boundaries, from the previous year. The
increase is of concern to City administrators and residents. The City of Miami is the oldest and most
populated municipality within Miami -Dade County which counts with a total of 34 incorporated
municipalities. As such, many homeless services and facilities have historically been in the County's
downtown area, which is within the City of Miami's geographic limits.
The 2022 PIT count identified 2,306 sheltered persons in the County. Of this total, 1,908 persons were
in emergency shelter. Besides this another 382 people were in transitional housing, and 16 were in Safe
Haven. Of the homeless subpopulations in both the sheltered and unsheltered category, the largest is
adults with serious mental health disorders (1,046) and substance use disorders (533).
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The CoC's summer census, held on August 18, 2022, noted an increase in the number of homeless with
an estimated 1,140 unsheltered persons and 2,598 sheltered persons reported in the County, an 11
percent increase from the previous Summer Census. When focusing on unsheltered numbers solely within
City of Miami limits from August 2021 (510 persons) to August 2022 (640 persons), there was a 25
percent increase. The Housing Trust (CoC) indicates that homeless numbers tend to swing higher in the
summer months.
At Risk of Homelessness as defined in 24 CFR 91.5
HUD defines those at risk of homelessness as individuals and families who have an income below 30% of
the area median income (AMI), do not have sufficient resources or support networks to prevent them from
becoming homeless, or live with instability (e.g. moving two or more times during the last 60 days due to
economic reasons).
The last available Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data spans 2015-2019 and
indicates that close to a third (31.6%) of City of Miami households (56,015) have incomes less than or equal
to 30% HAMFI (HUD Area Median Family Income). The majority of these (just over 80%) are renter
households. With inflation on the rise nationwide and locally, the City's median income is noted at $44,268
(US Census QuickFacts, 2016-2020), which means cost burdened households cannot afford the higher rents
seen within the City and County in 2022, making many of them very vulnerable to housing instability
whereby saving money for emergencies, weather -related disasters, and/or potential relocation becomes
extremely difficult. According to a more recent report issued by Realtor.com', home rents in the Miami -
Fort Lauderdale -West Palm Beach metro area climbed more than 55% year -over -year as of Feb. 2022,
making it the greatest spike on a national level. This spike adds more stress to lower -income households.
When we analyze the most recent SAGE HMIS Reporting Repository data for a snapshot of those in the
category of families requiring services/housing assistance to prevent homelessness. In the first quarter of
2022 (1-1-22 through 3-31-22), 401 persons were in the City's Hotel/Motel voucher program, 173
persons were in the homeless prevention program, and 179 persons were in the rapid rehousing program.
Adding these numbers up amounts to some 750 persons per quarter that are housed via temporary or
emergency assistance or need additional housing assistance.
In the past several decades, the City of Miami's real estate market has been dynamic, weathering both highs
and lows. According to the latest Annual Rent Report from Zumper, Inc., the largest privately owned rental
platform in North America, the median monthly rent just for a one -bedroom apartment increased by 38.29%
in Miami, to $2,280, over the past year — the highest increase in the country. The national average was
11.6 percent. The 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates indicate that 21.5% of Miami's
total population (442,241) lives in Poverty (S1701) with close to 30% of that population 65 years and over.
Of the total City population, close to 20% have no health insurance. Miami's median income ($44,268) is
also lower than that of Miami -Dade County's ($53,975) and the State of Florida ($57,703).
Fleeing, or Attempting to Flee, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault,
Stalking, or Human Trafficking, as defined by HUD in the Notice
1 February Rental Report: Sun Belt Metros See Highest Rent Growth and Low Affordability - Realtor.com Economic
Research, March 23, 2022
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For HOME -ARP, this population includes the categories noted above as well as cases where an individual
or family reasonably believes that there is a threat of imminent harm from further violence due to dangerous
or life -threatening conditions that relate to violence against the individual or a family member, including a
child, that has either taken place within the individual's or family's primary nighttime residence or has
made the individual or family afraid to return or remain within the same dwelling unit.
In the most recent available reports issued by the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement (calendar year 2020)
on the state's Uniform Crime Reports on Domestic Violence, data indicates that there were a total of 1,212
total offenses/761 arrests in the City of Miami, and 7,470 total offenses/3,612 arrests County -wide (all of
Miami -Dade County's police agencies).2 Those numbers were lower than the ones logged in calendar year
2019; 1444 offenses/884 arrests in the City of Miami, and 8,160 offenses/4,188 arrests County -wide.
Meanwhile, data indicates that the County's Community Action & Human Services Dept.'s domestic
violence shelters provided services to 1177 program participants since Feb. 2020.
Florida ranks third in the U.S. in human trafficking. Human Trafficking (HT) is defined as any act that
involves the recruitment, transportation, harboring, sale, or receipt of persons through coercion, force,
abduction, and/or deception or fraud, for the improper purpose of placing them in a situation of forced labor,
sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, debt bondage or other slavery -like practice. Locally, these cases
are handled by Police in cooperation with the State Attorney's Office. Miami -Dade County's Coordinated
Victims Assistance Center (aka CVAC) provided the data in the table below indicating the number of HT
victims assisted during the last three calendar years, County -wide. Keep in mind, that only five months of
2022 are reported in the last available report.
OVC Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
Clients Served by Year at CVAC (Miami -Dade County)
Total Number of Human Trafficking Victims Assisted
Trafficking
Type
Year Served
2019
2020
2021
2022 (Jan. to
May)
Sex
Trafficking
16
17
30
31
Labor
Trafficking
18
24
22
21
Sex and
Labor
16
21
19
64
Total Clients
Assisted
50
62
71
116
• Data obtained from TIMS
Other populations requiring services or housing assistance to prevent homelessness and
other populations at greatest risk of housing instability, as defined by HUD in the Notice
2 https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/FSAC/Documents/Annual/Domestic-Violence/DV_Jurisdiction_Offenses_2020-
(3).aspx
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As per issued guidance, the "Other populations" QP is for those persons who do not qualify under any
of the other QPs but meet one of following criteria:
- (1) families requiring Services or Housing Assistance or to Prevent Homelessness
Households (i.e., individuals and families) who:
• have previously been qualified as "homeless" as defined in 24 CFR 91.5
• are currently housed due to temporary or emergency assistance, including financial assistance,
services, temporary rental assistance or some type of other assistance to allow the household to be
housed, and
• need additional housing assistance or supportive services to avoid a return to homelessness
- (2) those at Greatest Risk of Housing Instability means a household that has:
• Annual income < 30% of area median income and is experiencing severe cost burden (i.e., is paying
more than 50% of monthly household income toward housing costs); OR
• Annual income < 50% of area median income and meets one of the conditions in paragraph (iii) of
"At risk of homelessness" definition at 24CFR91.5
When taking the definitions provided for this QP, there would seem to be a potential overlap between this
category and that of the At Risk of Homelessness category. When looking to the CHAS data (2015-2019
ACS), estimates indicate that 33,970 households with annual incomes of 30% of AMI or below, inclusive
of both the owner and renter categories, are experiencing severe cost burden (more than 50% of monthly
income towards housing costs). For reference, the CHAS reports a total of 176,775 households.
When looking at the SAGE HMIS Reporting Repository data for a snapshot of those in the category of
families requiring services/housing assistance to prevent homelessness. In the first quarter of 2022 (1-1-
22 through 3-31-22), 401 persons were in the City's Hotel/Motel voucher program, 173 persons were in
the homeless prevention program, and 179 persons were in the rapid rehousing program. Adding these
numbers up amounts to some 750 persons per quarter that are housed via temporary or emergency
assistance or need additional housing assistance.
Veterans and families that include a veteran family member that meet the criteria for one of the qualifying
populations described as at Greatest Risk of Housing Instability above are also eligible to receive HOME -
ARP assistance. At the time of the Jan. 2022 PIT Count there were 131 veterans, 26 unsheltered and 105
sheltered. The majority of veterans (120) were males and Non -Hispanic (108). Data indicates that 29
veterans were considered chronically homeless, when looking to both the sheltered/unsheltered categories.
Identify and consider the current resources available to assist qualifying populations,
including congregate and non -congregate shelter units, supportive services, TBRA, and
affordable and permanent supportive rental housing (Optional):
Recent CARES Act allocations for the City of Miami were used to assist some of the QPs. In April 2021,
the City awarded just over $5 million in ESG-CV funding to Camillus House to provide rapid rehousing
and homeless prevention activities to qualifying City residents. As of the Summer of 2022, those funds
were fully committed. A one-time CARES Act allocations under the Housing Opportunities for Persons
With AIDS (HOPWA-CV) was allocated to provide temporary rental assistance to persons with HIV/AIDS
via the STRMU (Short-term Rental Mortgage and Utility Assistance) program. Finally, ERA1 and ERA2
allocations of just over $30 million via the U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Program assisted
over 3,000 rental households who were 80% AMI and below, and financially affected due to, or during, the
pandemic, providing them with rental and utility relief (running from March 2021 through July 2022). The
City closed the ERA program's application period once funds had been exhausted but anticipate a reopening
sometime around Dec. 2022, based on a new allocation of funding.
Typically, the City receives an annual allocation of approximately $450,000 in Emergency Solutions Grant
funding which it awards towards Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re -housing Efforts, along with funding
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Street Outreach efforts. Other current resources available to assist qualifying populations in the City of
Miami (as a jurisdiction of Miami -Dade County) are listed below:
Congregate and non -congregate shelter units
The 2021 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) identified 8,686 year-round beds in the CoC, 3,023 in the
Emergency/Safe Haven/Transitional Housing category and 5,665 in the Permanent Housing category. Of
the permanent units 1,086 are specifically for veterans and 108 beds in the transitional category are for
veterans.
Two Miami -Dade County transitional housing programs (Inn Transition South and Inn Transition North)
provide traditional housing, advocacy and supportive services to victims of domestic violence and their
dependents. Another four Miami -Dade County certified domestic violence shelters (Safepace
Empowerment Center, SafeSpace Central, SafeSpace South and Safespace North) provide temporary
emergency shelter, advocacy and support services to victims of domestic violence, and their dependents.
Individuals and Families at Risk of Homelessness
Individuals and families at risk of homelessness may need housing assistance which could include eviction
assistance, rent and utility assistance, in addition to other types of supportive services. Households who
need assistance with maintaining or regaining housing to prevent homelessness will benefit from targeted
services. Services that may be needed to assist individual and families at risk of homelessness include:
• Short-term subsidies — Besides the City of Miami ERA program mentioned above, which closed its
application period in July 2022, the City also provides funding to the local, long -running HPRP program
known as HAND that assists homeless prevention and rapid rehousing qualifying candidates. The latter
program is also funded by Miami -Dade County which also operates its own voucher and mod -rehab
programs.
• Mortgage assistance - the HOPWA funded Short-term Rental, Mortgage, and Utility Assistance
(STRMU) Program is administered by HCD and provides mortgage assistance or temporary rental
assistance to income -eligible households who are 80% AMI and include a member who is HIV+ in the
County. In March 2022 the State of Florida launched the Mortgage Assistance Program known as
Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) to aide eligible homeowners (related to a primary residence) with
mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, and displacements, as well as loss of utilities, home energy
services, and insurance. The HAF program closed on July 31, 2022, due to the exhaustion of funds.
TBRA
The neighboring jurisdictions of Miami -Dade County and the City of Miami Beach were awarded close to
500 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) for families who are homeless, at -risk of homelessness, fleeing,
or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, or
were recently homeless or have a high risk of housing instability. Also, the CoC operates a Permanent
Supportive Housing (PSH) Tenant -Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program which offers long-term rent
subsidy similar to Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers to homeless households with disability which are
accessed via the CoC's Coordinated Entry Process in accordance with the CoC's Orders of Priority.
Supportive Services
The CoC (Homeless Trust) has also identified its strategy of continuing to maximize the use of community -
based resources, by collaborating with Head Start, Catholic Legal Services, Veterans Affairs, Faith -Based
Organizations, Managed Care, Greater Miami Legal Services, OIC of South Florida, PACE Centers, Career
Source, Parent to Parent, Advocacy Network on Disabilities. As indicated in the latest update of its
Community Homeless Plan, 2022: Priority Home3, the CoC has identified a strategy of funding Food and
Beverage (F&B) tax to fund gaps in support services to leverage new Permanent Supportive Housing.
2022-mdc-homeless-plan.pdf (homelesstrust.org)
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Back in January of 2022, City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced his Functional Zero Plan with
an ambitious goal of making Miami the first major city in America to reach functional zero for chronic
homelessness. The Functional Zero Plan aims to deploy $3.1 million dollars in federal American Rescue
Plan Act (ARPA) funds directly to longtime community partners in Miami with a proven track record in
helping the most vulnerable, including Lotus House ($200,000), Camillus House ($2 million), the Chapman
Partnership ($200,000) and the Miami Center for Mental Health & Recovery ($750,000).
According to reports, almost half of the funding has been earmarked for supportive services to continue
partnerships with Miami Dade College and Florida International University to provide on -site workforce
related programming such as culinary arts, hotel maintenance, construction trades and forklift operator
training classes. Some funding will go towards street outreach efforts including an expansion of the
Lazarus/Matt Talbot specialized outreach program that targets the chronic mentally ill homeless and those
with severe and persistent substance abuse issues and placing trained case managers with the regular street
outreach teams to prepare the documentation needed to move homeless people on the street who are shelter -
resistant but ready for housing, directly into apartments. Finally, around $125,000 will go towards the City
of Miami's Specialized Police Homeless Unit (HEAT team) funding emergency beds to immediately assist
people and provide an immediate alternative to those unhoused, with placement at Camillus.
Functional Zero means that a community has measurably ended homelessness for a given population, and
when homelessness does occur, it's rare and brief. By partnering with multiple community stakeholders,
the City's Functional Zero Plan intends to end chronic homelessness by providing job training
opportunities, identifying housing solutions, and expanding mental health as well as substance abuse
services within the City of Miami. Back in 2018, the Homeless Trust announced that Miami had reached
functional zero for veterans experiencing homelessness.
Street Outreach (SO) is provided to unsheltered homeless persons in the City via the staff of Miami
Homeless Assistance Program (MHAP), a division of the City's Department of Human Services. The team
ensures that people sleeping on the streets are prioritized for assistance in the same manner as any other
person assessed through the CoC's Coordinated Entry process. Staff 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. MHAP also assists persons
on the street with obtaining necessary documentation (homeless verification, birth certificates, IDs and
social security cards) and makes referrals to community services and resources. Street Outreach (SO)
includes two specialized behavioral health outreach teams, Camillus House's Lazarus Project and New
Horizon's PATH program. SO workers follow the HMIS workflow, which includes collection of the HMIS
Notices and Disclosure and HMIS Consent to Release and Exchange of Information.
Coordinated Victims Assistance Center (CVAC) - A Miami -Dade County one -stop, non-residential center
for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and human trafficking, the CVAC provides
on -site coordinated services in collaboration with community partners, faith -based organizations,
universities, nonprofit agencies and other governmental agencies. According to available information, the
CVAC along with five DV Outreach Units in the County and operated via the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of
Florida, extend 38 different services to their clients from including everything from Crisis Counseling to
Domestic Violence Legal Representation, Empowerment/Educational Support Groups, Employability
Services, Filing Criminal Cases/Police Report, etc.
Affordable and permanent supportive rental housing
The City operates a small Housing Choice Voucher program (179), a Moderate Rehabilitation program
(206 units), and the HOPWA LTRA program (800). Available data indicates that within City limits, there
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are approximately 178 privately owned buildings (which have received some type of public funding)
offering a total of approximately 14,900 affordable and/or supportive rental units presently in use, for low
to moderate -income persons, in different income categories. These buildings are spread out throughout the
City's five districts. However, given Miami's area median income, and escalating rents in the private sector,
the supply is always short of the demand. The City has limited sources to help fund affordable housing, and
no dedicated revenue source. The largest allocation in recent years has come from the General Obligation
Bonds (GOB), passed by Miami voters in late 2017, and dedicating $100 million to specific affordable
housing efforts. To date, approximately $69 million in bond funds have been allocated towards multi -family
affordable and/or workforce housing, contributing towards 1,300 units in different stages of production.
Although the City continues to look into creative ways to add to the supply, but given existent land costs
and escalating construction costs, development of units for the extremely low income (ELI) has become
more and more difficult.
Meanwhile, according to Miami -Dade County's HOME -ARP Allocation Plan, the CoC operates 5,172 in
Permanent Supportive Housing beds (as of Summer 2022). However, there is a need for more supportive
housing pairing deeply affordable housing with tenancy support services for the homeless, and those at risk
of homelessness. According to the recently issued Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) National
Supportive Housing Needs Assessment, Florida's greatest supportive housing needs come from the
elderly/aging, jail, and prison systems. The report does not provide County -specific data.
Describe the unmet housing and service needs of qualifying populations:
To assess the unmet needs of Qualifying Populations, the City looked to available reports and data in order
to be able to identify gaps within the current shelter and housing inventory, as well as the service delivery
system. Data sources referred to for this determination included the City's 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan,
the most recent Comprehensive Housing Affordability Data (CHAS), 2022 Point in Time Count reports
(PIT Count) from Jan. 27, 2022, and August 2022, 2021, CoC Housing Inventory Count (HIC),
supplemented by stakeholder surveys and input.
Homeless as defined in 24 CFR 91.5
The most significant unmet need of those experiencing both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness is a
lack of available housing units within the allowable payment standards to move homeless persons into
affordable housing. Besides this, emergency shelters continue to be at capacity with a wait time of three to
four weeks for move in during the past year. Many of those currently experiencing homelessness who have
access to rental assistance through an emergency voucher or the local rapid rehousing program (known as
HAND) still have difficulty finding a unit that is within the allowable payment standards. The same
situation is happening with the Homeless Trust's $11 million voucher program (TBRA) which receives
federal funding. Given the shortage of affordable housing, the program is having difficulty finding landlords
to participate and as of early May 2022, the program had 300 unused vouchers to be paid directly to the
landlords. The last Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust Gaps and Needs Assessment Report on
Homelessness4 is based on the 2022 PIT count data and on data gathered from 1,344 surveys returned by
persons experiencing homelessness on their history and needs. The document indicated that the "CoC
solicits additional feedback on gaps and needs through countywide budget meetings, CoC Board meetings
... client satisfaction surveys and feedback received through a survey that is accessible through [their]
website," and that the recurring theme continues to be a lack of affordable housing, "including extremely
low income housing as well as permanent supportive housing for persons with special needs." The
document further indicates that lack of healthcare, mental health care, and employment opportunities are
also recurring themes.
4 2022-miami-dade-gaps-and-needs-report.pdf (homelesstrust.org)
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Another unmet need is how to best assist the unsheltered, many of whom are shelter resistant. In September
2021, the City of Miami Commission passed Resolution 21-0372 detailing citywide clean-ups, three times
a week, at "hot spot" locations known to have recurring homeless encampments that had become a public
health concern. In the Summer of 2022, the City Commission adopted Resolution 22-0308, asking the City
Manager to prepare a study to include the costs associated with other options including "tiny home"
transitional housing (50 to 100) for the City's homeless population and to present costs/feasibility of these
other options. While the "tiny homes" concept is on hold for further evaluation, this effort has spurred
conversations with Miami -Dade County and Homeless Trust officials to consider the option of acquiring,
retooling, and rehabbing existing properties for the shelter resistant individual. City leaders have indicated
they want to work with Miami -Dade County to help make more shelter beds available, to identify alternative
sites for temporary housing facilities and to stop releasing people from jail, with no place to go, within
Miami city limits.
At Risk of Homelessness as defined in 24 CFR 91.5
The City and County continue to deal with a housing affordability crisis, with a significant unmet need for
affordable housing and quick access to it, which makes the "at risk" household even more vulnerable. Of
the City's 45,600 rental households with incomes at or below 30% AMI, more than half (28,405
households) are extremely cost burdened, spending over 50% of their income on rent. a significant portion
The lack of sufficient income means most of these households cannot afford a rental hike. In their most
recent Countywide Evictions and Foreclosures Quarterly Reports, the County's Office of the Commission
Auditor reported that 4,962 eviction cases were pending, filed on or after March 1, 2020 through June 2022.
The bulk of these cases are residential. When looking further into the eviction case load by zip code, the
data in the report indicated that the third highest number of filed evictions of all County zip codes was
33132 which correlates to the downtown Miami area (189 cases). The report also indicated that from March
1, 2020 through June 30, 2022, there had been 10,220 writs of possession executed County -wide. It is
difficult to know whether those households that were evicted turned to friends or family, relocated
elsewhere, or turned to the shelter system or other program/services accessible via the CoC's Homeless
Helpline. The report also noted an increase in eviction filings in Jan. through June of 2022, when comparing
this year's numbers to those reported in 2021, on a month -to -month basis.
Fleeing, or Attempting to Flee, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault,
Stalking, or Human Trafficking, as defined by HUD in the Notice
We referred to the Gaps & Needs Report6 issued in May 2020 by the Gaps and Needs Workgroup of the
Miami -Dade County Domestic Violence Oversight Board to address this QP. The report indicates that the
principal needs include: 1) a single, centralized, hotline and coordinated entry system to ensure maximum
utilization of available resources and access to emergency shelter and supportive services for all DV victims
in accordance with their needs; 2) and addressing the urgent shortage of emergency shelter beds for
domestic violence victims, exacerbating the challenges for victims urgently in need of safety.
The Gaps & Needs Report also goes on to make the connection between victims of domestic violence and
homelessness, indicating that because DV victims are often forced to flee their homes in search of safety,
many leave behind their possessions with children in tow, leading to homelessness. The report indicates
that "from 2013 to August 2019, more than 15,800 Miami -Dade residents who received homeless
emergency shelter and other housing assistance reported fleeing domestic violence." As per the report,
victims in need of shelter are often turned away because of an urgent shortage of shelter beds in domestic
violence centers and the lack of a coordinated entry system that efficiently utilizes the limited resource. As
background, emergency shelters for domestic violence victims previously could only gain certification if
5 Eviction Reports (miamidade.gov), Second quarter (2022)
6 Domestic-Violence-Gaps-and-Needs-Report-5.9.20-Final.pdf (lotushouse.org)
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approved by the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV), which also controlled State
funding for those centers, under the auspices of the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF).
The FCADV approval process created a barrier to certification of new domestic violence centers. The
Florida State legislature and Governor adopted new legislation on February 27, 2020, removing the FCADV
from its duties and functions and transferring the same to DCF, including in particular the licensing and
funding of domestic violence centers.
Other populations requiring services or housing assistance to prevent homelessness and other
populations at greatest risk of housing instability as defined by HUD in the Notice
Extremely low-income individuals and households making 30% or less of the area median income, are at
great risk of housing instability or are living in unstable housing situations. A disproportionate number of
these individuals are minorities, elderly, and unaccompanied youth.
Identify any gaps within the current shelter and housing inventory as well as the service
delivery system:
Emergency shelters for the homeless, operated by the County, continue to be full to capacity. The average
number of days homeless (for adults only) within the CoC sits at 183 days, with 47 percent of households
in the homeless system exiting to permanent destinations. So sufficient shelter space is lacking, as is
sufficient next step affordable housing to move the households into. The creation of additional emergency
shelter and interim housing could potentially fill some of the gap to strengthen the response system.
The Trust (CoC) has also identified a need to specifically serve elderly homeless persons, given the increase
in their numbers combined with the escalating rents seen throughout Miami -Dade County. In the Jan. 2024
Miami -Dade County PIT Census, which took place on January 25, 2024, there was a six percent increase
in the total number of senior persons, ages 55-64 years old, in the homeless count (649 persons) when
comparing it to the 2023 PIT count for the same age category (612 persons). The Jan. 2024 PIT Census
reported a slight decline (-5 percent) in the category of homeless persons ages 65 and up, with a total of
475 persons when compared to a total of 501 in the 2023 PIT Census in the same age category.
In a recent analysis of the persons in the CoC (Graphic #1 below), the CoC provides an analysis of the
increase dating back several years and noting Longitudinal System Analysis (LSA) data since 2018.
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, senior citizen homelessness is expected to triple
by 2030. Many seniors experiencing homelessness are essentially living out their final years in homeless
shelters. Per the CoC's HMIS, only 38% of seniors 55+ who enter the Continuum of Care exit to permanent
housing, and they are staying in the homeless system the longest, with an average of 250 days.
Seniors are also more likely to return to the homeless system than other homeless sub -populations as
well. Twenty-four percent (24%), nearly 1 in 4, will return to homelessness. Add to this, the pandemic
further exacerbated the urgent need for senior housing as those in their later years are more likely to have
underlying conditions that make them more at risk of severe illness and death. Specialized housing is
desperately needed for this vulnerable population — permanent housing that offers a range of services that
cater to the particular needs of seniors. Because of their age, health and risk profile, combined with income
constraints and lack of extremely low-income housing, homelessness for seniors can be a death sentence.
To that end, for more than a year, the CoC has been actively looking for potential sites to purchase towards
permanent rental housing for this population.
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5 Year Elderly Analysis
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• LSA: 55-64 • AHAR: 62+ LSA: 65+
Graphic #1 (above): Source: Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust
Longitudinal System Analysis (LSA) takes data from the CoC's Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
and illustrates how households move through the homeless system. In 2018, the LSA replaced the Annual Homeless
Assessment Report (AHAR) which also provided estimates of homelessness.
Besides this, in just four months of 2022, Camillus House indicated that 254 families had called the
homeless prevention hotline seeking homeless prevention services, a record number of calls. In the most
recent Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust Gaps and Needs Assessment Report on Homelessness where
by 1,344 surveys were gathered from persons experiencing homelessness in regard to their history and
needs, an overwhelming majority of those surveyed (75%) identified being in need of the following service:
"Housing Placement. " The same Report also mentions that a recurring theme in CoC discussions on gaps
and needs includes the "lack of affordable housing, ELI Housing, as well as supportive housing for persons
with special needs."
There is a gap in housing inventory for the disabled. Based on the 2016-2020 ACS 5-Year Estimate for the
City of Miami, 11.7% of persons have a disability, with the bulk of that percentage being persons age 65
and over. The County's Commission on Disability Issues identified a need for more housing for persons
with disabilities. There is also a need for more housing and services for victims of human trafficking and
domestic violence.
Under Section IV.4.2.ii.G of the HOME -ARP Notice, a PJmay provide additional
characteristics associated with instability and increased risk of homelessness in their HOME -
ARP allocation plan. These characteristics will further refine the definition of "other
populations" that are "At Greatest Risk of Housing Instability," as established in the HOME -
ARP Notice. If including these characteristics, identify them here:
The City of Miami's last Consolidated Plan (2019-2023), noted that a lack of sufficient income was the
number one factor contributing to homelessness. Those surveyed at the time the CP was filed indicated that
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finding true affordable housing, and securing rental assistance were the greatest needs. 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.
Identify priority needs for qualifying populations:
Based on analysis of the data sources mentioned and consultation, the standout "need" across all of the QPs
is quick access to affordable housing. People experiencing housing crisis or fleeing an unsafe situation need
to find a place to stay quickly. Given the escalating rents in the City of Miami where close to 70% of
housing units are rentals, locating an affordable unit has become more and more difficult, creating a major
gap that can potentially lead to homelessness. In Florida's private market, landlords can set their rents as
they see fit and with reports indicating that some landlords have hiked up rents by up to 100% this year,
this drastic increase is simply unattainable for low income households already grappling with inflation
costs. The priority needs for the qualifying populations include the development of permanent affordable
rental housing (inclusive of new construction and/or rehabilitation), and the need for supportive services
which the City is addressing via other funding sources referenced elsewhere. The development of affordable
rental units with affordability terms, will allow more individuals to transition out of temporary housing and
into permanent housing that takes their household income into consideration.
Explain how the PJ determined the level of need and gaps in the PJ's shelter and housing
inventory and service delivery systems based on the data presented in the plan:
The level of need and gaps was identified using a combination methodology. HCD referred to the Miami -
Dade CoC's most recent 2022 Point -in -Time Count data, the most recent CHAS data, and the most recent
Housing Inventory County (2021) filed with US HUD, while also incorporating discussion with, and
survey feedback from, current providers and stakeholders who work with the QPs. The City also referred
to its Consolidated Plan 2019-2023.
HOME -ARP Activities
Template:
Describe the method(s)that will be used for soliciting applications for funding and/or selecting
developers, service providers, subrecipients and/or contractors:
In relation to the Homeless Trust property acquisition and rehabilitation project, the Homeless Trust, the
CoC lead, has indicated it would select a subrecipient, via a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP)
process, to manage the property on the CoC's behalf and provide support services to tenants.
The remaining approx. $2.81M HOME -ARP funds in the affordable rental housing category will be made
available via a City of Miami advertised Request For Proposals (RFP) process to be issued at a future date,
where submissions will be reviewed and scored. The bid, or bids, with the highest score(s) will be taken
before the City of Miami Commission for their review and approval/disapproval.
Describe whether the PJ will administer eligible activities directly:
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The DHCD will not administer eligible activities directly. However, the Department will underwrite and
monitor all HOME -ARP activities for compliance with federal regulations.
If any portion of the PJ's HOME ARP administrative funds are provided to a subrecipient or
contractor prior to HUD's acceptance of the HOME ARP allocation plan because the
subrecipient or contractor is responsible for the administration of the PJ's entire HOME ARP
grant, identify the subrecipient or contractor and describe its role and responsibilities in
administering all of the PJ's HOME ARP program:
No portion of the HOME -ARP administrative funds have been provided to a sub -recipient or contractor
prior to HUD's acceptance of the HOME -ARP allocation Plan.
In accordance with Section V.C.2. of the Notice (page 4), PJs must indicate the amount of
HOME -ARP funding that is planned for each eligible HOME -ARP activity type and demonstrate
that any planned funding for nonprofit organization operating assistance, nonprofit capacity
building, and administrative costs is within HOME -ARP limits.
Template:
Use of HOME -ARP Funding
Funding Amount
Percent of the
Grant
Statutory
Limit
Supportive Services
$ 0
Acquisition and Development of Non -
Congregate Shelters
8 000 000
Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
$ 0
Development of Affordable Rental Housing
(Production or Preservation of Affordable
Housing)
$2 812,362.95
$10,812,362.95
Non -Profit Operating
$ 0
0 %
5%
Non -Profit Capacity Building
$ 0
0 %
5%
Administration and Planning
$ 1,908,064.05
15 %
15%
Total HOME ARP Allocation
$ 12,720,427
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Describe how the PJwill distribute HOME -ARP funds in accordance with its priority needs
identified in its needs assessment and gap analysis:
The total HOME -ARP allocation is $12,720,427 of which 15% is being set aside by DHCD for planning
and administration costs. Up to $10,812,362.95 in HOME -ARP funds are being recommended for the
development of affordable rental housing. Eight million dollars has been identified to assist the local CoC
with its acquisition and administration of a hotel/motel or multi -family rental building to ultimately serve
as permanent supportive rental housing for elderly from all four QPs, with a preference for QP1.
The remaining approximate $2.8 million would be allocated via a future advertised Request For Proposals
(RFPs), with submissions that would then be reviewed and scored based on specific criteria and would
serve all four qualifying populations (QPs) as identified in the HOME -ARP regulation and would not
feature any preference. Those proposals scoring the highest would then be recommended to the City of
Miami Commission for their final decision on projects ready to proceed.
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Describe how the characteristics of the shelter and housing inventory, service delivery system,
and the needs identified in the gap analysis provided a rationale for the plan to fund eligible
activities:
After consultation with the different service providers, the need for more affordable housing open to all
four qualifying populations was the prevailing ask. The gap analysis further reinforced the need for more
affordable housing for vulnerable populations and the need to address the 11% increase in homeless
numbers since the previous year (both sheltered and unsheltered), based on data gathered during the
August 2022 count. The feedback provided by the Continuum of Care and the other service providers was
instrumental to putting together the Allocation Plan. Due to the escalating rental costs seen in the private
market in the City and County, and with few existent legal options to regulate those private rents, there is
more need than ever for viable housing for those on the lower ends of the income spectrum.
HOME -ARP Production Housing Goals
Template
Estimate the number of affordable rental housing units for qualifying populations that the PJ
will produce or support with its HOME ARP allocation:
The City estimates that a total of somewhere between 87 and 97 affordable rental housing units can be
produced via the HOME -ARP funding allocation. The numbers provided here are a projection and will be
subject to change based on construction/rental costs at the time of development. The City's Department of
Housing & Community Development will endeavor to partner with entities that are able to leverage other
resources to meet or exceed the minimum goal established.
Describe the specific affordable rental housing production goal that the PJ hopes to achieve
and describe how the production goal will address the PJ's priority needs:
The City of Miami's affordable rental housing production goal via the use of HOME -ARP funding is a
minimum of 87 units, 57 of these units will be with the property acquisition/rehab project with the CoC as
described in this Allocation Plan and the remaining 30 units will be via an RFP process. This production
goal will address the high priority need identified in the City's last Consolidated Plan 2019-2023, of
increasing the affordable rental housing supply to address the mismatch of household incomes (low) and
housing costs (high) in the City. This is especially important given the loss of many of its historically
affordable multi -unit housing structures which have been sold and/or replaced by newer housing
structures with higher rental costs.
Preferences
A preference provides a priority for the selection of applicants who fall into a specific QP or
category (e.g., elderly or persons with disabilities) within a QP (i.e., subpopulation) to receive
assistance. A preference permits an eligible applicant that qualifies for a PJ-adopted preference
to be selected for HOME -ARP assistance before another eligible applicant that does not qualify
for a preference. A method ofprioritization is the process by which a PJ determines how two or
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more eligible applicants qualifying for the same or different preferences are selected for HOME -
ARP assistance. For example, in a project with a preference for chronically homeless, all
eligible QP applicants are selected in chronological order for a HOME -ARP rental project except
that eligible QP applicants that qualify for the preference of chronically homeless are selected for
occupancy based on length of time they have been homeless before eligible QP applicants who
do not qualify for the preference of chronically homeless.
Please note that HUD has also described a method of prioritization in other HUD guidance.
Section I.C.4 of Notice CPD-17-01 describes Prioritization in CoC CE as follows:
"Prioritization. In the context of the coordinated entry process, HUD uses the term
"Prioritization" to refer to the coordinated entry -specific process by which all persons in need of
assistance who use coordinated entry are ranked in order of priority. The coordinated entry
prioritization policies are established by the CoC with input from all community stakeholders
and must ensure that ESG projects are able to serve clients in accordance with written standards
that are established under 24 CFR 576.400(e). In addition, the coordinated entry process must,
to the maximum extent feasible, ensure that people with more severe service needs and levels of
vulnerability are prioritized for housing and homeless assistance before those with less severe
service needs and lower levels of vulnerability. Regardless of how prioritization decisions are
implemented, the prioritization process must follow the requirements in Section II.B.3. and
Section I.D. of this Notice."
If a PJ is using a CE that has a method of prioritization described in CPD-17-01, then a PJ has
preferences and a method of prioritizing those preferences. These must be described in the
HOME -ARP allocation plan in order to comply with the requirements of Section IV.C.2 (page
10) of the HOME -ARP Notice.
In accordance with Section V.C.4 of the Notice (page 15), the HOME -ARP allocation plan must
identify whether the PJ intends to give a preference to one or more qualifying populations or a
subpopulation within one or more qualifying populations for any eligible activity or project.
• Preferences cannot violate any applicable fair housing, civil rights, and nondiscrimination
requirements, including but not limited to those requirements listed in 24 CFR 5.105(a).
• The PJ must comply with all applicable nondiscrimination and equal opportunity laws
and requirements listed in 24 CFR 5.105(a) and any other applicable fair housing and
civil rights laws and requirements when establishing preferences or methods of
prioritization.
While PJs are not required to describe specific projects in its HOME -ARP allocation plan to
which the preferences will apply, the PJ must describe the planned use of any preferences in its
HOME -ARP allocation plan. This requirement also applies if the PJ intends to commit HOME -
ARP funds to projects that will utilize preferences or limitations to comply with restrictive
eligibility requirements of another project funding source. If a PJ fails to describe preferences
or limitations in its plan, it cannot commit HOME -ARP funds to a project that will
implement a preference or limitation until the PJ amends its HOME -ARP allocation plan.
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For HOME -ARP rental housing projects, Section VI.B.20.a.iii of the HOME -ARP Notice
(page 36) states that owners may only limit eligibility or give a preference to a particular
qualifying population or segment of the qualifying population if the limitation or
preference is described in the PJ's HOME -ARP allocation plan. Adding a preference or
limitation not previously described in the plan requires a substantial amendment and a public
comment period in accordance with Section V.C.6 of the Notice (page 16).
Template:
Identify whether the PJ intends to give preference to one or more qualifying populations or a
subpopulation within one or more qualifying populations for any eligible activity or project:
The units in the CoC property acquisition/rehabilitation, to operate as a permanent affordable rental
property, will give preference to elderly households meeting the QP1 definition but will be open to all
four QPs. The remaining projects to be funded under the affordable Rental Housing Development activity
- to be selected via a future RFP — will also produce units available to all qualifying populations as
defined in HUD's CPD Notice 21-10 (§ IV.A. Qualifying Populations), including people who are
homeless; those at -risk of homelessness; those fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking; individuals for whom provision of supportive
services would prevent homelessness or who are at the greatest risk of housing instability; and veterans
and their families that meet any of the listed criteria.
If a preference was identified, explain how the use of a preference or method of prioritization
will address the unmet need or gap in benefits and services received by individuals and
families in the qualifying population or subpopulation of qualifying population, consistent
with the PJ's needs assessment and gap analysis:
In mid-2024, the CoC contacted the City to inform them that the CoC wanted to pursue a permanent
Affordable Rental Project instead of an Non -Congregate Shelter (NCS) project due to recent data and
street outreach efforts reenforcing the escalating number of homeless elderly, both sheltered and
unsheltered, in the Continuum of Care along with the severe shortage of affordable rental housing in
Miami -Dade County available to them. The CoC indicates that one in three persons experiencing
homelessness in Miami -Dade County is over the age of 55. Besides this, the CoC currently has a
significant gap in unit inventory to address the homeless population.
The percentage of persons in the continuum between the ages of 55 and 64 took a sharp increase between
2022 and 2023, as did the number of persons age 65 and up. Because seniors have unique housing needs
and vulnerabilities, age -restricted housing communities can be an important way to meet their specific
needs. In January 2023, the Homeless Trust acquired its first senior center living facility named Mia Casa,
located in the City of North Miami. The site now provides a critical safety net for 120 older adults
experiencing homelessness who are 65+, helping them bridge to other permanent housing in the
community. Mia Casa operates at 113% capacity with 16 overflow beds added during hurricane Milton.
Forty-eight (48) people are on their waiting list for admission, and they are turning away many eligible
referrals which speaks to the need for additional units for seniors in the CoC.
Please also refer to the narrative on pages 15-16 and accompanying data regarding the homeless elderly in
our CoC.
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Referral Methods
PJs are not required to describe referral methods in the plan. However, if a PJ intends to use a
coordinated entry (CE) process for referrals to a HOME -ARP project or activity, the PJ must
ensure compliance with Section IV.C.2 of the Notice (pagel0).
A PJ may use only the CE for direct referrals to HOME -ARP projects and activities (as opposed
to CE and other referral agencies or a waitlist) if the CE expands to accept all HOME -ARP
qualifying populations and implements the preferences and prioritization established by the PJ in
its HOME -ARP allocation plan. A direct referral is where the CE provides the eligible applicant
directly to the PJ, subrecipient, or owner to receive HOME -ARP TBRA, supportive services,
admittance to a HOME -ARP rental unit, or occupancy of a NCS unit. In comparison, an indirect
referral is where a CE (or other referral source) refers an eligible applicant for placement to a
project or activity waitlist. Eligible applicants are then selected for a HOME -ARP project or
activity from the waitlist.
The PJ must require a project or activity to use CE along with other referral methods (as
provided in Section IV.C.2.ii) or to use only a project/activity waiting list (as provided in Section
IV.C.2.iii) if:
1. the CE does not have a sufficient number of qualifying individuals and families to refer
to the PJ for the project or activity;
2. the CE does not include all HOME -ARP qualifying populations; or,
3. the CE fails to provide access and implement uniform referral processes in situations
where a project's geographic area(s) is broader than the geographic area(s) covered by
the CE
If a PJ uses a CE that prioritizes one or more qualifying populations or segments of qualifying
populations (e.g., prioritizing assistance or units for chronically homeless individuals first, then
prioritizing homeless youth second, followed by any other individuals qualifying as homeless,
etc.) then this constitutes the use of preferences and a method of prioritization. To implement a
CE with these preferences and priorities, the PJ must include the preferences and method of
prioritization that the CE will use in the preferences section of their HOME -ARP allocation plan.
Use of a CE with embedded preferences or methods of prioritization that are not contained in the
PJ's HOME -ARP allocation does not comply with Section IV.C2 of the Notice (pagel0).
Template:
Identify the referral methods that the PJ intends to use for its HOME ARP projects and
activities. PJ's may use multiple referral methods in its HOME ARP program. (Optional):
In the CoC property acquisition/rehab project referenced in this document, the City will use the CoC's
(County -wide) Coordinated Entry Process because it covers all four QPs. All other projects in the rental
housing activities category that come in via an advertised Request for Proposal (RFP) process, will use
project -specific waiting lists and would be open to all four QPs. As per issued guidance, in these waiting
lists, applicants should be selected in chronological order of their application to the greatest extent
practicable.
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If the PJ intends to use the coordinated entry (CE) process established by the CoC, describe
whether all qualifying populations eligible for a project or activity will be included in the CE
process, or the method by which all qualifying populations eligible for the project or activity
will be covered. (Optional):
If the PJ intends to use the CE process established by the CoC, describe the method of
prioritization to be used by the CE. (Optional):
The CoC acquisition/rehab project will use the CoC's (County -wide) CE system as specified below. The
City, in consultation with the CoC/County, will establish policies and procedures for applying the
established QP1 preference and referral methods via a written agreement for this specific property, as
required, and any changes to these written procedures would have to be approved by the City.
Miami -Dade CoC Coordinated Entry (CE) process:
Referrals to Permanent Supportive Housing follow the CoC's CE process covering all four QPs: People
who are literally homeless; people at risk of homelessness whose housing crisis cannot be resolved by
rent in arrears or relocation assistance; people fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking; and families requiring housing assistance to
address homelessness. The CoC CE process for Miami -Dade considers data elements collected in the
HMIS to rank referrals, with those who are most likely to need Permanent Supportive Housing to resolve
their housing crisis at the top of the by name list. Homeless Prevention, Street Outreach and Access
Points serving as the CoC's first point of contact for people at risk of, or experiencing homelessness, use
the HMIS to collect Universal Data Elements (UDE) and vulnerability screening. Domestic Violence
providers using OSNIUM have ES, TH and RRH funding from the CoC, and share data with the CoC to
prioritize referrals for PSH.
Data elements utilized to rank persons include HUD HMIS UDEs and elements from the VI-SPDAT, a
vulnerability instrument that weighs the impacts of medical, mental health and substance use related
vulnerabilities. The prioritization data elements include data on (1) other system utilization [hospital, jail,
trauma resolution, foster care, crisis...], (2) families with minor children, (3) persons fleeing Domestic
Violence, (4) persons with medical concerns affecting major organs, (5) persons who are 65 and older, (6)
unaccompanied youth, and (7) total vulnerability score. A hit on these data elements provides a point in
the ranking, someone with a six (6) will be ranked at the top of our By Name List by the length of time
they have been experiencing homelessness.
For the CoC-acquired site, the CoC would continue to use their Coordinated Entry process including the
Universal Data Elements, adjusting for age (elderly) and the household size, based on what the rental
units will legally allow as to occupancy, and giving a preference to individuals in QP1.
The CoC will adopt the adjusted prioritization for the CoC-acquired site and incorporate it into the CoC's
established Coordinated Entry System.
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If the PJ intends to use both a CE process established by the CoC and another referral method
for a project or activity, describe any method of prioritization between the two referral
methods, if any. (Optional):
Limitations in a HOME -ARP rental housing or NCS project
Limiting eligibility for a HOME -ARP rental housing or NCS project is only permitted under
certain circumstances.
• PJs must follow all applicable fair housing, civil rights, and nondiscrimination
requirements, including but not limited to those requirements listed in 24 CFR 5.105(a).
This includes, but is not limited to, the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act,
section 504 of Rehabilitation Act, HUD's Equal Access Rule, and the Americans with
Disabilities Act, as applicable.
• A PJ may not exclude otherwise eligible qualifying populations from its overall HOME -
ARP program.
• Within the qualifying populations, participation in a project or activity may be limited to
persons with a specific disability only, if necessary, to provide effective housing, aid,
benefit, or services that would be as effective as those provided to others in accordance
with 24 CFR 8.4(b)(1)(iv). A PJ must describe why such a limitation for a project or
activity is necessary in its HOME -ARP allocation plan (based on the needs and gap
identified by the PJ in its plan) to meet some greater need and to provide a specific
benefit that cannot be provided through the provision of a preference.
• For HOME -ARP rental housing, section VI.B.20.a.iii of the Notice (page 36) states that
owners may only limit eligibility to a particular qualifying population or segment of the
qualifying population if the limitation is described in the PJ's HOME -ARP allocation
plan.
• PJs may limit admission to HOME -ARP rental housing or NCS to households who need
the specialized supportive services that are provided in such housing or NCS. However,
no otherwise eligible individuals with disabilities or families including an individual with
a disability who may benefit from the services provided may be excluded on the grounds
that they do not have a particular disability.
Template
Describe whether the PJ intends to limit eligibility for a HOME ARP rental housing or NCS
project to a particular qualifying population or specific subpopulation of a qualifying
population identified in section IV.A of the Notice:
The City of Miami does not intend to limit eligibility for HOME -ARP rental housing to a particular
qualifying population/subpopulation of a qualifying population.
If a PJ intends to implement a limitation, explain why the use of a limitation is necessary to
address the unmet need or gap in benefits and services received by individuals and families in
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the qualifying population or subpopulation of qualifying population, consistent with the PJ's
needs assessment and gap analysis:
If a limitation was identified, describe how the PJ will address the unmet needs or gaps in
benefits and services of the other qualifying populations that are not included in the limitation
through the use of HOME ARP funds (i.e., through another of the PJ's HOME ARP projects
or activities):
Enter narrative response here.
HOME -ARP Refinancing Guidelines
If the PJ intends to use HOME -ARP funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily
rental housing that is being rehabilitated with HOME -ARP funds, the PJ must state its HOME -
ARP refinancing guidelines in accordance with 24 CFR 92.206(b). The guidelines must describe
the conditions under with the PJ will refinance existing debt for a HOME -ARP rental project,
including:
• Establish a minimum level of rehabilitation per unit or a required ratio between
rehabilitation and refinancing to demonstrate that rehabilitation of HOME ARP rental
housing is the primary eligible activity
Not applicable.
• Require a review of management practices to demonstrate that disinvestment in the
property has not occurred; that the long-term needs of the project can be met; and that
the feasibility of serving qualified populations for the minimum compliance period can
be demonstrated.
Not applicable.
• State whether the new investment is being made to maintain current affordable units,
create additional affordable units, or both.
Not applicable.
• Specify the required compliance period, whether it is the minimum 15 years or longer.
Not applicable.
• State that HOME ARP funds cannot be used to refinance multifamily loans made or
insured by any federal program, including CDBG.
Not applicable.
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• Other requirements in the PJ's guidelines, if applicable:
Not applicable.
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Gunmen attack major Shiite
holy site in Iran, killing 15
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Gunmen attacked a
femur Shiite holy site in
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ing at 1cast 1_`5 people and
wounding dozens. The
attack carte as protesters
elsewhere in Iran marked
a symbolic 10 days since a
woman `s death in c usbady
ignited the biggest anti-
government movement in
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State TY blamed the
attack on'takfaris,' a term
that refers to Sunni. Mus-
lim etitentioLs who have
targeted the country's
Shiite majority in the past
The attack appeared to be
unrelated to the demon-
strations.
The cfl7da1 wetlslte of
the judiciary said two guil-
men were arreued and a
third icon the run after the
attack on the Stub (hough
mosque, the second holiest
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1Y saki 30 people were
wounded_
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considered to he dose to
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stormed tltc shrine and
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te death al the Imam Rua
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led and planned the attack.
well 'receive a rcypt th.1 and
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Earlier on Wednesday,
thousands of protesters
had poured into the
streets of a northwestern
city to mark the watershed
SO day since the death in
etlsLoily- of 22-year-old
Mahsa Amini, whose trag-
edy sparked tdw protests.
Deaths are commcm.
marred in Shiite Istam as
ha many other traditions
apphr 40 days later, typical-
ly with an outpouring of
grief. In Arnini's Kurdish
hometown of SanC e, the
bird -ghee off the n.aaxa-
wide unrest nine roiling
Iran, crowds snaked
through the local cemetery
and thronged hra grave.
"Death to the dictator,
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ID vide° foouge that corre-
sponds with 'awn fea-
tures of the city and Areal
Cemetery. Women ripped
Of thew headscarves, or
hitalw, and waved them
above their heads Other
videos Showed a manive
prto n next making its way
along a highway and
through a dusty &kl to-
ward Amini's grave. There
were repeats of road clo-
sures in the area.
Stair -linked media re-
ported 10,000 protesters in
the procession to her grave.
llengaw, a Kurdish
human rights group, said
security forces fired tear
gas to disperse denkanstra-
torx. The oemiafficial
ISNA news age° o saki
security furees fired pel-
lets at crowds of demon -
sulkies on the OULIJUns of
Sager and pushed back
demonstrators who tried
to attack the grocnror's
office. I€ said local in-
terne t access was cut off
due to "security consid-
erations"
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CITY OF MIAMI HOME -ARP PLAN
STAKEHOLDERS VIRTUAL MEETING
Please join the City's Department of Housing
& Community Development for a stakeholder
meeting on the $12.7 million federal funding
from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and how
it could be used for housing to assist qualifying
populations. The meeting will be held virtually
on March 1, 2022 at 3:00 pm.
We will discuss how we can use these resources
for eligible housing activities, such as affordable
housing production or preservation, non -
congregate shelter acquisition, and supportive
services, homeless prevention services
and housing counseling. We welcome your
organization's feedback.
PLEASE PRE -REGISTER
by e-mailing thermudez@miamigov.com.
Once registered, you will receive a confirmation e-mail
with details on joining the virtual meeting.
For more information on this meeting, contact Christine Bermudez
at cbermudez@miamigov.com.
For background on the HOME -ARP program,
visit www.hudexchange.info/progroms/home-arpf.
Survey e-vite
CITY OF MIAMI HOME -ARP PLAN
STAKEHOLDERS ONLINE SURVEY
The City of Miami's Department of Housing & Community
Development invites local stakeholders to provide their input
on the needs of qualifying populations who can be assisted
via federal HOME -American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. These
populations include persons who are: (1) Homeless (2) At -
Risk of Homelessness (3) Fleeing or attempting to flee
domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human
trafficking (4) Other populations at greatest risk of housing
instability.
We look forward to receiving your organization's feedback
via this survey which should take no more ten minutes to
complete. Please submit your survey responses no later
than Monday, July 25, 2022. The survey can be accessed by
visiting the following link:
https://www surveymonkey.com/r/COM_HOMEARP
For background on the HOME -ARP program,
visit www.hudexchonge.info/programs/home-arp/.
For more information, contact Christine Bermudez at
cbermudez@miamigov.com.
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Letter from the Homeless Trust — public comment
MIAM I•DADE
COUNTY
November 10, 2022
Mr. George Mensah
Director
Department of Housing & Community Development
14 NE 1st Avenue, 2nd Floor
Miami, Florida 33132
VIA EMAIL:
Dear Mr. Mensah:
Homeless Trust
111 NW 1st Street + 27th Floor
Miami, Florida 33128
T 305-375-1 a90
miamidade.gov
Please allow this letter to serve as public comment to the City of Miami's draft HOME -ARP
Allocation Plan.
The Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust, lead agency for Miami -Dade County's homeless
Continuum of Care (CoC), is seeking to strategically partner with the City of Miami to reduce
homelessness in the urban core. As such, we are asking the City of Miami, as a Participating
Jurisdiction, to allocate to the Homeless Trust the $12,770,527.00 in formula funding allocated
to the City of Miami as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), along with additional funding
identified by the City of Miami, fora total of $15 million, to acquire and renovate up to four new
properties to serve as permanent housing for persons experiencing homelessness.
As first outlined in our letter dated March 22, 2022, HOME -ARP funds can be used to purchase
and rehabilitate affordable housing, among other eligible activities. The funding we are seeking
from the City of Miami and other local governments will allow the Homeless Trust to better
support households sleeping on our streets or staying in temporary emergency shelters without
viable permanent housing options.
Approximately 1,140 people are experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Miami -Dade County,
as evidenced by the homeless census conducted on August 18, 2022. Approximately 56 percent
of those individuals (640) are residing in Miami. This represents a year over year increase of 25
percent. Sheltered homelessness is also up approximately 11 percent, with nearly 2,600 people
calling emergency shelter home every night.
The housing crisis, inflation, COVID-19, and migrant inflow have created the perfect storm. While
we have not returned to pre -pandemic levels of homelessness, we know we are fighting an uphill
battle due to the lack of housing stock for extremely low-income homeless households with
special needs, particularly those experiencing chronic homelessness. At least 1 in 5 households
experiencing homelessness is chronically homeless (disabled and homeless for 365 days or more)
and more than 1 in 3 single adults experiencing homelessness is 55 or over. Many of these
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individuals are disabled, suffering from severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders, and
have complex behavioral health and/or medical needs.
The Homeless Trust can dramatically reduce unsheltered homelessness by investing in Housing
First, a homeless assistance approach that prioritizes permanent housing for people experiencing
homelessness. We have pre -identified existing properties, which when combined with intensive
support services, will serve to assist hard -to -serve individuals experiencing homelessness and
meet their complex and unique needs, while also allowing the Homeless Trust to control rents.
These properties, combined with investments already made by the Homeless Trust to enhance
street outreach, maximize the use of emergency shelter beds and implement Critical Time
Intervention (CTI) and pre-CTI case management strategies and will serve to reduce the number
of people living on our streets.
We have already secured funding commitments from other Participating Jurisdictions and local
governments. Miami -Dade County has committed $25 million, including $5 million in HOME -ARP
funding. The City of Miami Beach has committed a minimum of $1 million. The State of Florida
has allocated another $1.75 million. Our goal is to bring online no fewer than 550 new units/beds
of permanent housing for persons experiencing homelessness.
1) Mia Casa — $6.4 million
Located at 12221 Harriet Tubman Highway in North Miami, Mia Casa is currently serving as a
COVID-19 quarantine and isolation site for senior citizens experiencing homelessness. More than
500 intakes have occurred over the past 2 Y years. The Homeless Trust is finalizing the
acquisition of this site, a former Assisted Living Facility, to serve as bridge permanent housing for
senior citizens 65 and over. Currently, 97 seniors are at Mia Casa, but that number will increase
to 120 once the sale is complete. The site will be operated using local Food and Beverage
proceeds dedicated to homelessness. As portions of this facility were built in the 1970's, an
additional sum of $3 million in capital funds will be needed to ensure the property is maintained
appropriately.
2) Undisclosed Site #1-- $4.6 million acquisition; $6.5 million renovations
We are also seeking to provide specialized housing and services for unsheltered single adults with
special needs. This includes persons with co-occurring disorders (mental illness and substance
use disorders); tri-morbidity which includes co-occurring disorders with a chronic medical
condition, and the reentry population. Disorders of physical health, mental health and substance
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use disorders are common in the unsheltered population. The Trust has identified a facility in
west Miami -Dade which can be renovated and transformed into permanent housing, providing
specialty care including case management, medical and psychiatric services to highly vulnerable
persons. It is also believed the facility and surrounding undeveloped land can be further
maximized to house and serve additional persons. The menu of services offered would be
designed to meet the unique needs of individuals currently on the streets of Miami -Dade County.
Services will be trauma -informed, person -centered and strengths -based, incorporating peers
whenever possible.
Work to secure and renovate the facility is underway. The Homeless Trust has committed $1.5
million in Food and Beverage Tax proceeds, and through a competitive process, selected a CARF
accredited, private nonprofit homeless service provider to manage and operate the property.
3) Undisclosed Site #2 -- $16 million acquisition and rehabilitation (pre -negotiation)
The Homeless Trust has identified a 105-room property in south Miami -Dade capable of housing
a minimum of 125-150 individuals. As part of a hotel to affordable housing conversion,
kitchenettes will be added to all guest rooms. Hotel to housing conversions are underway in
communities across the nation as a means to quickly expand the supply of permanent affordable
housing.
4} Undisclosed Site #3 — Estimated $14 million
A second hotel to housing conversion is contemplated in the north Miami -Dade area. A
previously identified property sold while the Homeless Trust was working to cobble together
sufficient financing. Having the necessary capital funding committed will allow us to enter into
more serious negotiations with property owners.
Nearly all the agencies consulted by the City of Miami's Housing and Community Development
Department in the development of draft plan have echoed the CoC's call for affordable housing,
with an emphasis on persons experiencing homelessness. Mechanisms are also available to set
preferences which prioritize those experiencing homelessness with HOME -ARP resources. The
Trust, having worked with multiple participating jurisdictions and local governments to
coordinate homeless housing and services countywide, is best positioned and has the subject -
matter expertise and experience to leverage resources and acquire and renovate the housing
inventory that is so desperately needed.
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We know multi -jurisdictional collaborations and coordinated systems are needed to achieve our
shared goal of effectively ending homelessness and reach the City of Miami's goal of getting to
functional zero and sustaining an effective end to homelessness. We ask that as you develop
your community's budget and priorities, those experiencing homelessness are given every
consideration and that the City of Miami join the larger effort to increase housing capacity and
reduce homelessness countywide.
Sincerely,
Ronald L, Book
Chairman
i if ;
Victoria L. Mallette
Executive Director
c: The Honorable Francis Suarez, Mayor, City of Miami
The Honorable Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, City of Miami -District 1
The Honorable Ken Russell, City of Miami -District 2
The Honorable Joe Carollo, City of Miami -District 3
The Honorable Manolo Reyes, City of Miami -District 4
The Honorable 4 Christine King, City of Miami -District 5
The Honorable Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami -Dade County
Arthur Noriega, Manager, City of Miami
Larry Spring, Chief Financial Officer, City of Miami
Natasha Colebrook -Williams, Assistant City Manager, City of Miami
William Porro, Director, Human Services & Economic Initiatives, City of Miami
Alfredo Duran, Deputy Director, Housing and Community Development, City of Miami
Manny Sarria, Assistant Director, Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust
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