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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #17128 Resolution Sponsored by: Mayor Francis Suarez, Commissioner Miguel Gabela, Commissioner Damian Pardo A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SHELTER PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI- DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST ("PROVIDER") ("SHELTER PROGRAM AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIAMI SHELTER PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024- 2025 WHICH WILL PROVIDE UP TO TWO -HUNDRED THIRTEEN (213) EXTENDED STAY SHELTER BEDS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES TO SUPPORT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI; APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION, SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,078,675.00) FROM THE MAYOR'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") HOMELESS FUNCTIONAL ZERO PROGRAM FOR THE MIAMI SHELTER PROGRAM ("MFE FUNDS"), AND FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OPERATING BUDGET ACCOUNT (00001.450000.534000.0000.00000) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($560,000.00) ("GRANT FUNDS"), FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION, SEVENTY- EIGHT THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,638,675.00) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIAMI SHELTER PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE PROVIDER, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE ALLOCATION, APPROPRIATION, AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE MFE FUNDS AND THE GRANT FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-25-0020 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 17128 Final Action Date:1/23/2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SHELTER PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI- DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST ("PROVIDER") ("SHELTER PROGRAM AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIAMI SHELTER PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024- 2025 WHICH WILL PROVIDE UP TO TWO -HUNDRED THIRTEEN (213) EXTENDED STAY SHELTER BEDS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES TO SUPPORT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI; APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION, SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,078,675.00) FROM THE MAYOR'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") HOMELESS FUNCTIONAL ZERO PROGRAM FOR THE MIAMI SHELTER PROGRAM ("MFE FUNDS"), AND FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OPERATING BUDGET ACCOUNT (00001.450000.534000.0000.00000) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($560,000.00) ("GRANT FUNDS"), FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION, SEVENTY- EIGHT THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,638,675.00) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIAMI SHELTER PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE PROVIDER, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE ALLOCATION, APPROPRIATION, AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE MFE FUNDS AND THE GRANT FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on April 13, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. R-23-0178, the City of Miami ("City") created the Miami For Everyone ("MFE") Program to assist communities facing the long- term complications resulting from declared emergencies and to address the specific needs of the most vulnerable residents and businesses, through a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards priority areas of need that will further stabilize economic conditions within City districts; and WHEREAS, the City remains committed to addressing homelessness and ensuring the availability of shelter beds for homeless individuals within the City's jurisdictional boundaries; and WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust ("Provider") has access to emergency shelter beds that can be designated for the City's homeless population; and WHEREAS, the Provider submitted a MFE grant application, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," in order to continue providing its supportive shelter program ("Project"); and WHEREAS, the Mayor wishes to provide grant funds from the Mayor's share of the City's MFE Program Homeless Functional Zero allocation in an amount not to exceed Two Million, Seventy -Eight Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy -Five and 00/100 Dollars ($2,078,675.00) ("MFE Funds") for the Project; and WHEREAS, the City Manager wishes to provide funds from the Department of Human Services General Fund, Account No. 00001.450000.534000.0000.00000, in a total amount of Five Hundred Sixty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($560,000.00) ("Grant Funds") to assist in funding the Project; and WHEREAS, MFE Funds and Grants Funds awarded for the Project are in a combined total amount not to exceed Two Million, Six Hundred Thirty -Eight Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy -Five and 00/100 Dollars ($2,638,675.00); and WHEREAS, the City and Provider agree to implement a Shelter Program ("Miami Shelter Program"), which will provide up to two -hundred thirteen (213) emergency shelter beds ("Extended Stay Beds") and related services for the use of homeless individuals placed by the City's Department of Human Services' Homeless Outreach Team and the Miami Police Department; and WHEREAS, the Shelter Program will comply with the standards of dignity, respect, and accessibility outlined in the spirit of the Pottinger Settlement Agreement, ensuring no involuntary religious requirements or mandated treatment as a condition for shelter; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has appropriated funding in an amount not to exceed Two Million, Six Hundred Thirty -Eight Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy -Five and 00/100 Dollars ($2,638,675.00) to be paid in arrears based on monthly reporting and invoicing, as further detailed in the Shelter Program Agreement between the City and the Provider ("Shelter Program Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the City Manager requests the authority to negotiate and execute the Shelter Program Agreement and the Grant Funding Agreement, along with any necessary amendments, extensions, or modifications, to ensure the ongoing operation of the Miami Shelter Program for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute the Shelter Program Agreement between the City and the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for the implementation of the Miami Shelter Program for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions. Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to allocate the MFE Funds from the Mayor's share of the City's MFE Program to the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust for the Project. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to allocate the Grant Funds from the Department of Human Services General Fund, Account No. 00001.450000.534000.0000.00000 to the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust for the Project. Section 5. The Miami Shelter Program shall provide up to two hundred thirteen (213) Extended Stay Shelter Beds, exclusively designated for homeless individuals within the City of Miami, as defined in the Shelter Program Agreement, with associated services including case management and other homeless services. Section 6. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute a Grant Funding Agreement with the Provider, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for the allocation, appropriation, and disbursement of the MFE Funds and the Grant Funds. Section 7. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all other documents necessary, including any modifications, extensions, and amendments, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose. Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ng llf, Cty' ttor -y 1/13/2025 2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.