HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #71 - Discussion ItemCUT or MIAMI, FLORIDA
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City Commission
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P. W. Andrews
City Manager
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MAY 7 1976
Selection of Agencies
Little Havana Neighborhood
Facility
This memorandum deals with recommendations as to selection of
agencies for occupancy at the Little Havana Neighborhood Facility.
As you are aware, there were more requests for space than is
available at the facility.
The criteria for selection was based on Federal Regulations,
Dade County, City of Miami Community Development and Office
of Community Affairs recommendations.
Through studies and during the Community Development citizen
participation process, it was found that the most pressing
needs of the Little Havana community are: Day care, services
for the elderly, counselling, employment, transportation, housing
improvements, recreation, and services for the handicapped.
The following criteria was used in the selection of agencies:
Eligibility under Federal regulations
Non -duplication of services
Stability of funding
Maximum service to low and moderate income people.
These services include, but are not limited to:
Counselling, health, recreation, handicapped, food
program, transportation, housing improvement, legal,
day care, employment and training.
Considered high priority by citizens through the
citizen participation process
Previous studies conducted by Dade County and the
City of Miami
Space requirements
Past record of agency providing services
- Spacial and needed services to the community
following agencies have been selected to occupy space based on
above criteria. The projected number of clients to be served
is also included for your information.
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Centro Mater: Day care (60 clients z based on State space
requirements)
Latin American Legal Services: legal counselling (1800
clients)
• Riverside Baptist Church: Youth counselling (200 clients)
_- Los Viejos Utiles, Inc, (Useful Elderly, Inc,): Counselling
health, recreation, food program, employment, training,
education for the elderly and handicapped (5,000 clients)
- Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture: Museum of Cuban art
(All Dade County residents and tourists)
- Fundacion Hogar Industrial del Ciego (Industrial Home for
the Blind): Recreation, transportation, employment services
for the blind (100 clients)
- Spanish American League against Discrimination: Processing
petitions, grievances and referrals (750 clients)
Catholic Service Bureau: Counseling, information, referral,
direct services to the elderly (1000 clients).
- Christian Community Service (C.A.S.A.): Family counseling,
immigration problems, document translation (3,200 clients)
Centro de Preparacion de la Juventud para la Vida (Center
for the Preparation of Youth for Life): Classroom training
in homemaking for emotionally disturbed youth (200 clients)
- Dade County A.C.C.I.O.N.: Health, recreation, handicapped,
food program, transportation, housing improvement, legal,
day care, employment, referral service (4,200)
- City of Miami Fire Department: Affirmative Action Recruitment
Office
- State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services:
Food stamps, AFDC payments, vocational rehab, retarded -adult
and youth programs (20,000 clients)
- Little Havana Development Authority, Inc.: Planning physical
development - including transportation, housing and beautifi-
cation
- Florida Spiny Lobster Program: Grants for lobster fishermen
- Action Community Center, Inc.: Transportation for the Neighbor-
hood Facility (7,000 clients)
- Confederacion de Profesionales de Cuba (Confederation of Cuban
Professionals in Exile): Counseling, training and aid to all
Cuban professionals (10,000 clients)
Generally, agencies who could not be considered for occupancy fell under
the following categories:
7\. Agencies not eligible under Federa]. regulations (See
Attachment B)
B. Agencies which require special physical amenities for
which the building is not suited; e.g., emergency
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entrance to provide access for the injured. Example
of these are special first floor facilities which
will require major structural changes and which would
considerably restrict the use of first floor areas
needed for child care and elderly services.
C. Agencies with sufficient funding to service residents of
Little Havana in comparable or better facilities
without the assistance of the City of Miami.
D. Agencies whose funding is sporadic and insufficient to
allow them to enter into a yearly lease agreement with
the City.
E. Agencies which provide services which can be better and
more adequately provided by other organizations already
recommended for occupancy.
P. Agencies which provide services directed toward a very
select segment of the community. Maximum provision of
services was considered a high priority.
G. Agencies which have a record of poor performance based
on City experience, as well as Dade County recommendations.
Specifically, the following organizations could not be considered for
occupancy of the structure due to the following reasons:
American Red Cross - Services provided by an institution of
this sort relate to a very specific segment of the community,
such as members of the U.S. armed forces. The American Red
Cross will be able to provide services to victims of disasters
such as hurricanes and fires on an as -need basis at the facility.
The first aid and medical training performed by the American Red
Cross will be a part of the neighborhood facility program. Common
areas will be available for this service.
Child Development Center - This organization proposed to conduct
a day care program for children at the facility. Per Dade County's
Department of Human Resources this agency's performance must
improve to meet minimum standards. Centro Mater, the agency
recommended to provide day care at the facility, has received
Dade County's as well as the citizens' endorsement.
Miami Dade Community College - Miami Dade requested 18,000 sq.
ft. of space. at the facility. In effect what Miami Dade proposed
was to usrl the neighborhood facility as a regular branch campus•.
This use would have eliminated more than half the agencies which
have been recommended for occupancy. Several functions of Miami
Dade's program will take place at the facility through use of
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common areas such as the main auditorium for
Spanish drama and common areas for noncredit
occupational and recreational courses.
National Association of Cuban Lawyers This
agency provides minimum services to a select
segment of the Little Havana community. The
Latin American Legal Services provide broader
services in this area.
Bilingual Private Schools - In relation to other
organizations this agency provides extremely minimal
services to the community.
Camara Interamericana de Comercio del Gran Miami
(Interamerican Chamber of Commerce of Greater
Miami) - Services proposed by this organization
such as counselling and referral and voter registration
will be provided by Dade County Accion and the Little
Havana Development Authority. Meeting space needs
for this groups can be accommodated through use of
common areas.
South Florida Young Adult Program - This agency
currently serves all of Dade County and it appears
that it will only provide minimum service to the Little
Havana area. The manpower function of this agency
will be provided by the City of Miami.
Academia de Bellas Artes de Miami (Miami Academy of
Fine Arts). Federation of Cuban Teachers of Fine
Arts Inc.- Both these organizations do not restrict their
activities to the Little Havana area. Both propose
to offer classes in the fine arts which can be accommodated
to some extent in the classrooms at the facility.
SABER (Spanish American Basic Education & Rehabilitation)
This agency is currently located directly across the
street from the neighborhood facility. Due to the
proximity to the facility and the largo amount of
space requested (6,000 sq. ft.), iL was decided that
it would be beneficial to allow agencies not currently
located in the area to bring their services to the
Little Havana community. Classroom space will be
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available to this organization and their activities
will be integrated into the overall facility
program.
Accion Civica de la Florida (Florida Civic Action), -
Serves the entire area of Dade County, as well
as areas outside the county, Duplicates services to be
provided by Dade County Accion such as counselling
and referral; as well as services provided by Latin
American Legal Services.
Little Havana Activity Center- Withdrew request
for occupancy.
USE OF COMMON AREAS
Common areas such as three classrooms, two auditoriums, lobby,
conference room and library will be made available to community
based organizations and other groups by special request.
USE OF BUILDING A (MAIN SANCTUARY)
It is anticipated that the auditorium, if properly adapted with
an adequate stage with lighting equipment, dressing room and
storage could become a highly effective community performance
center.
There are currently forty-one (41) artistic groups that serve
the Latin community and that do not have access to an adequate
theatre at reasonable rates. Verbal communication with these
groups that deal in the performing and visual arts has indicated
a potential for high usage of the auditorium. The theatre could
also be a focal point in the growth of the overall tourist develop-
ment of the Little Havana area serving visiting companies, players,
musicians and painters.
The building will continue to be used for cultural, civic and
other activities by community based organizations until rehabilitatior.
is complete and full occupancy can take place.
Agencies which have previously applied for space will be notified
of those recommendations at.i.ons in the near future. At the same Lime,
arrangements will be made regarding time frames and lease agreements.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSiNG AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
JACKSONViLLE AREA OFFICE
PENINSULAR PLAZA
661 RIVERSIDE AVENUE
JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA 32204
6,1976
Ms. Dena Spillman
Administrator
Community Development
City of Miami
3298 Mary Street #1
iami , Florida 33133
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Bear Mb. Spillman:
Thank you for your letter of March 30, raising Questions regarding
the use of neighborhood facilities acquired with Community Development
Block Grant funds.
The CPR 24 Part 570, dated January 19, 1976, Eligible Activities,
states in g570.200(a)(2)(i) Neighborhood facilities which (A) are
designed to serve a particular neighborhood and provide services .i.or that
area, except that such facilities may serve an entire community under
10,000 population; (B) provide heath, recreational, social, or
similar community services; (0) may be eider single -purpose Gr
Multipurpose in nature.
Your interpretation that an agency or service organization would not
be eligible to have its rain offices in the neighborhood facility
is correct. You are a160 correct in stating agencies may maintain
a service office to serve the residents of the area served by the
facility.
If we ;may be of further assistance, plea^A let us lalow.
Sincerely,
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/R. W. Buski.rk \
Area Director