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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Renita Holmes-Letters to CommissionersSubmitted into the publ' record fir iterjj(s) : .' on ��1_ / City Clerk O.U.R. HOMES on Behalf of WAAIVE of WOMEN W.O.W Empower4ward UpWord. Mobility in Inner CitiefO'r-m (R-) REMOVING ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO INCLUSION OF PERSONS LIVING AND WORKING WITH DISABILITY ' Insert ADA Law Quite often hidden and less celebrated championing of the removal of impediments to the progress and benefits of life, leadership, while taking consideration for our family, friends and neighbors, challenged with stigmas, barriers, and lack of awareness, truly lose value in words. Action speaks much louder, when we have someone one to lean on. -Excerpt wounded soldiers Quite often the stigma of being medically disabled has no bearing on day to day life, when you are older and settle in a home with family, and members that know you are of age, give duty to serve, and live under the same roof. Now imagine if you were doing so while HOMELESS and awaiting HOUSING. Story: " Experience is a good teacher " Madame Holmes First Business in Public Housing Working women with disabilities and entrepreneurs that are existing, making ends meet, students at home with Administrative skills, AirNB? in the gap with low wages or impediments to income and are who I have served for over 37 years in Miami. I am self—serving at the least and offer my skills knowledge and education now as the Executive Director and Founder of corporation. I seek a much higher level of participation for myself and children. (PLEASE SEE THE RESUME/Proposal ATTACHED). Recently, we have seen the mothers with disabilities or children with disabilities seeking to have jobs, or unable to further entrepreneurial opportunities and housing because of the lack of innovative housing initiatives and programs/processes to impoverished women, and the lack of affordable housing to ELI,s and Working mothers. Let alone target education and safe spaces t do businesses that give reasonable access to challenge populations as a whole. Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity ACT Segregation in building industry leaves us to depend only on jobs of construction and dominance and only physical requirements in deal making ... (MLS STADIUM< WORLD TRADE. ??? has done its duties however the access to culturally competent services is on an all-time high. Women in Business. I am a Job Creator. How many of our employees benefit or would do if working from home? IF Construction and Development would offer more feasible opportunities The lack of Sustainability and Stabilization housing in Miami has had a widening effect on those of us at a loss of access to resources and processes that are either non-existent and until today not accessible or fiscally prioritized. Leaves to compliance with HUD, undermined and non-responsive to shelter costs and access to those of us already beaten down in the process and crises. PICS OF WORKING WOMEN CONSTRUCTION, SHELTERS, PIC of HOME BASE or working within communities Other Professions uol- JUp��*T�\ - f�e�� - l,C.�f c1 11 CA4%0�� Submitted into the publi record f ite (s) _7b _— on 27 (1 City Clerk Increasing number of Traumatized, wounded and systematically challenged constituents, renters, homeowners, and residents in the City of Miami currently homeless, or single/elder, are hardly recognized less we sit in a wheelchair, or carry a cane. The levels of jobs such as goodwill, and never ending trainings one must simultaneously attend, are bags of endless procedures that hardly represent opportunity wrapped in social service with timely response. Some have even or are living in their business as opposed to renting? Some of us hide in places and spaces while maintaining the status of victim, still hiding form our oppressors or offenders awaiting for some to come find us. Things change drastically when you are working, or raising children with a sickness or medical disability, or are a parent with disability, trauma, or HOMELESS awaiting housing, maintain a job business or household under paid or umbrellas of fees to excel. 1. ATTACHMENT: Thus the timeline of my experience and efforts to obtain an Accessory Use has been difficult time consuming and at a costs and loss of opportunities less you act. 2. Create or Enhancing the current licensing and process (which there is none for persons living with disability) waive the costs of the licensing for those of seeking exemptions as done for others. (see Community Development Met with George Mensah, City Attorney, and City Manager) 3. Address the gap in service and community safe- havens create a modeled and responsive program partnership and provide special funding for the program model: (ONGoing see proposal cover attached (OUR HOMES). 4. Create a task force to address the Status of Response to persons with disability, working women, and innovation in economic opportunities to impoverished and changed households and populations of local women. (POVERTY INITIATIVES). 5. Establish and identify benefits and compliance of ADA/ fair housing services and economic opportunities to workers and self-employed ie vendors, planner architects, artists, ex -felons. Industry specific. (NOT IN CURRENT BUDGET) 6. Guarantee Participation in local projects that are also subsidized with federal funds and target population. Inclusion in Venturing, Spaces, and New Build of Housing, HOMEOWNERS, TRANSPORTAION DEVELOPMENT, CONTRACTING Submitted into the publiR recordfor ►te (s) on _' Z7]—. City Clerk 7. (see Miami Dade County) compliance with Local laws verses non-competitive-ness bids and contracting pattern and traend of City, Assist City of Miami and other procurement agencies, create a pool and network of professionals seeking business opportunities that accommodate work and industry. 8. Bring Socio -Economic Justice to women owned businesses at home mothers and workers injured that providers for children Stay at home Mothers, Women Veterans and elders, large population of homeless and economically challenge facing poverty and seeking upward mobility. 9. Improve the access and opportunity of finance and resources where professionals with disability may better make use of established programs and procedures for locals, and residents that are small business owners. 10. Reduce timely, and efforts, and costs of existing process which there is none accessible and accommodating at this time. Lets continue to work together as we improve upon the lives of myself and other whom seek and are in need of access to properties, procedures, and service that you may champion, while navigating the challenges environment in need of more space and consideration.. with us attempting to gap the services, access a process of inclusion, and keep business and costs lower. I have enough on my back! WE can reduce the costs of loss of safe -havens, and sustainability projects support a great project, and set model of innovative poverty initiative support, and economic uplifting Empower4ward UpWord: Mobility in Inner Cities for ADA person alike me. Lets get aboard and move mothers and women forward in the new building of our community, and create programs and niche opportunities that level of the fields. Thank you for listening and considering, And appreciate your Directives to help myself, and uplift, empower advocate with and for population of professional and working mothers and women like myself maintain household safety health, and receive upward mobility. How may I move us forward? I am open to Your Questions, Directives. Submitted into the publi� record fo ite (S on �_. City Clerk References and Research httP://www gsdre org/topic-guides/disability-inclusion/barriers-to-disability-inclusion/ FAIR Housing and Equal Opportunity ACT https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair housing_equal_opp/progdesc/title8 Community Planning ACT: Chapter 2011-139, Laws of Florida The major changes made by the 2011 Florida legislature to the state's growth management laws. Most are from by HB 7207, which is now Chapter 2011-139, Laws of Florida. • Name. The name of the part Il, chapter 163 act is changed from the "Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act" to the "Community Planning Act." §163.3161(1), F.S. This reflects the shift from State oversight to local government control of the planning and growth management process. The State's new role is to focus on "protecting the functions of important state resources and facilities." §163.3161(3), F.S. • Purpose. The Act's purpose moves from "control future development" to "manage future development consistent with the proper role of local government." §163.3161(2), F.S. A new purpose statement focuses on recognizing and protecting "the traditional economic base of the state, agriculture, tourism, and military presence" while also encouraging "economic diversification, workforce development, and community planning." §163.3161(11), F.S. See all for more on the purpose statements of the act. • Comprehensive Plans and Plan Amendments. 1. Contents of Comprehensive Plans. The requirements for what a comprehensive plan must contain are substantially rewritten, but are not as completely different as they would appear to be. Much of what appears to be new language is language moved, with some modifications, from other sections or subsections or is from the rules of chapter 91-5, Florida Administrative Code (which has been repealed). See the "Requirements for Florida comprehensive plans'; article for more details. 2. Plan Amendment Process. See the article "Process for review and adoption of plan amendments." Twice a year limit. The limit restricting plan amendments to no more than twice a year is deleted. Previous §163.3187(1) (a), F.S. Expedited state review process. An expedited state review process, based on the previous §163.32465(2) pilot program, is added. This expedited process applies to all plan amendments except small scale amendment (which may be processed under this process or under the provisions of §163.3187) and plan amendments in an area of critical state concern, that propose a rural land stewardship area or a sector plan, that update the comprehensive plan based on a §163.3191 evaluation and appraisal, or that are for a new plan for a newly incorporated municipality. These other exceptions must follow the "State coordinated review process." §163.3184(2) and (3), F.S. See the article 'Process for review and adoption of plan amendments'; for more. 3. Administrative challenges. The language of former §163.3184(9) and (10) is replaced by §163.3184(5), which is new language. The definition of an "affected person" did not change. See the article "Process for review and adoption of Plan amendments", for more. 4. Compliance Agreements. The language of §163.3184(6)(a), F.S., is new, but borrows heavily from the previous §163.3184(16), F.S., it replaces. Submitted into the pub1��.1 record fr zte (s) on 1 j 1 . City Clerk 5. Small scale plan amendments. The provisions of §163.3187, F.S., are changed from directing how all plan amendments are process to just addressing the process for small scale plan amendments. See the article "Process for review and adoption of plan amendments", for more. From the Desk of Madame Renito Holmes Submitted into the pub 350 NW 4`h Street, Miami Florida 33130 record f°� itci s) V 1 on 7717 Z7 /I1 City Clerk July 10th, 2017 City Manager Daniel Alfonso c/o Ms. Ophelia McCrae, Administrative Assist 444 Miami Riverside, 10" Floor City Administration Miami, Florida 33130 RE: OUR HOMES Empowering4WordUpWord Mobility Request for Removing Barriers to Inclusion in Development and Economic Opportunities for PLWD/Women of Poverty and SBA Entrepreneurs: WAIVER OF LICENSE AND SOLICATATIONS L Request for non -solicitation of bids of funding for niche programming and service gap/ Dear City ADminstrator Ophelia and City Manager Daniel Alfonso, This letter to follow up on my request and appr3ciation of your thorough and attentive assistance in attempting to access and accommodation of licensing and certification or qualification . Your response to my ongoing efforts and needs has navigated me and us, as well as assisted in prevention of further loss of time and opportunity for those whom we provide service and education , , of the barrio and process for ADA and challenged entrepreneurs women, and constituents in City of Miami. I spent over four hours prior trying to secure an application for exemption and execute this action in re- issue provide for me a license re -issue in a timely less exhausting process than this which I have shared with you in my find of experience ads an ADA entrepreneur seeking UpWord Mobility and Incident: Came to Riverside several times met with and other and yet I am on hold. Please Note the following points of interest and clarity of my experience is seeking sue diligence and due process in. Accessory Use License Zoning Process is null and useless, redundant and ongoing costs to me, Impediment to Evolving in Poverty Initiatives and Gaps to Upward Mobility for ADA Causes me to have to end license as the costs goes on if we are without due process and due diligence for lack of notice of changes in priorities and certification, let alone staff, and seemingly now I am being told I have to start process all over, (?) when I asked that the last of several times I visited. No per square feet utilized in my home for the type industry and profession I am practicing. Or even less that 25 square ft., no public access, I am a state corporation or fictitious names, and have County License as well (see attached). Please see County Attorney in regards to workers rights, and work product. The employees and cross department time spent on zoning as well as financial staff is not efficient and unnecessary costs for identified irrelevant assumptions Subsequently we met with 12 employees in efforts at the average of 1-1/2 hours Submitted into the publ*n From the Desk of Madame Renita Holmes record fpr it(s) City Clerk (s) _ A. 350 NW 0 Street Miami Florida 33130 on I Z7 • Attorneys, Community Development, Supervisors, Employees at licensing desk • Some on more than 9 occasions, • DO THE MATH ? over 100.00 x 12 x $$$$ PLUS LOSS OPPUTUNITIES PROCUREMENT 4. The and cost to those of economic physical disability includes the following: (pending) • Loss of 30 days to set appointment plus fees for notaries etc. required Dr. appointment costs these days even for document's to be recertified although uniformed to state Affordable care and Job opportunities /loss of opportunity to register for grant has been numerous , effects and creates ore poverty • 1 am still awaiting my SBE Package completion for the year I've spent going to and fro with conflicting and other conflict direction of Staff that may not be cross -trained or because of interdepartmental changes. Thus meeting with inquiry to City Attorney/Mendez and Mr. Paru months ago. 5. 1 have nothing to do with NOEL being removes and statements from the staff the Desk should be cut. Requesting to call police or security because I masking for Ms. Hope. 6. What worked to inform and reform or get responses? Mr. Noel and while calling Leroy or with NANA (competitive or collaboratively) I am on hold is a conflict. Thus my purpose for advocacy and follow up to introduce gap service and needs in various communities. WE have met with Mr. Porro Mr. Mensah and Leroy Jones in effort to get something moving for me as well as OUR Homes© Proposal for services and Resources and MOU in initiative. (Please see Mr. Jones). 7. 1 am now working with several other constituents to address leaders and commission to bring aware of the need as I serve the same population (again see the link). Fostering better and evolving with OUR Homes Business and Property Service. (Pilot Program) 8. Miami Dade County Occupation and License process and fees process is simplified for Economic qualifications accepting uniform certification letters and same form given to me as needed i.e., social security disability statement, proof of income, 9. Process has been established for ex -felons and veterans however, these populations are not a federal or state entitled group thus your City of Miami exemption I have provided at cost see bullets 1 and 4. (this would increase fairness and address gap). 10. County and City is duplicative for local residents yet registration time more than quadruples 11. You have given me a license for this before and I am mobile thus requires vendors status and is not zoned for home or certificate of use or accessory use (My brain is less than 220 square feet) 12. 1 have requested the assistance of Leroy Jones and NANA at conflict for further awaiting time, as he is busy, and have recently been contacted. 13. Have met with George Mensa and County Attorney regarding issue and proposal for resolution to incorporate uniform due process service assistant to ADA population in small meeting. 14. Access to this exemption expedites and provides fair and equal opportunity to disabled professionals and constituents within city of Miami as a whole with disabled business owners , start up business professionals and students With all of these points clarified, assisting me with due process and due diligence, will mitigate unnecessary and redundant duplicity of systematic impediments that plague efficient performance of city finance and zoning staff. This also mitigates contrary and arbitrary relations that my clientele seeking economic opportunities at further disadvantage without my advocacy and your oversight. It is my professional experience and effort to create, pilot, and implement a more accessible and accommodating process. I can imagine at least 10 will increase more of my clients and entrepreneurial seeking more of valuable time on the clock to address redundant issues as is. Submitted into the publ' ^ From the Desk of Madame Renita Holmes record f r it' (s} H 350 NW 4`h Street, Miami Florida 33130 on 7 27 � `l City Clerk Please forward The City of Miami Uniform Exemption and Business Application for mobile business and consultant license per copy I have provided to you on Friday. And, per prior application process under previous directorship and model by the county business license process. Please restore my license, train your staff, and foster a piloted program to folks like me that prosper as well as serve the same. WE can serve each other more effectively and efficient as well as reduce the ongoing impact of gap in services. Deepest Regards, Madame Renita Holmes, Consulting Project Planner OUR Homes O.U.R. Homes A Business and Property Service/W.O.W. Cc: George Mensah, William Porro, Chairperson Commissioner Keon Hardemon. City Attorney, George Mensah Community Development Bcc: From the Desk of Madame Renita Holmes Submitted into thepub]'c record fo', ite (s� � 350 NW 41h Street, Miami Florida 33130 on_ 7 City Clerk City Manager Daniel Alfonso, 444 Miami Riverside, City Administration Miami, Florida 33130 June 30th 2017, Dear City Manager Daniel Alfonso, I appreciate your stepping in after I spent over 3 hours again on Friday at the City of Miami Riverside Center, seeking to re -submit at the Direction of now new manager Ms. Love. Where I spent over four hours prior trying to secure an application for exemption and execute this action in re -issue provide for me a license re -issue in a timely less exhausting process than this which I have shared with you in my find of experience ads an ADA entrepreneur on Friday, June 30th 2017 at Riverside. Incident: Came to Riverside several times met with and other and yet I am on hold. Please Note the following points of interest and clarity of my experience is seeking sue diligence and due process in. Accessory Use License Zoning Process is null and useless, redundant and ongoing costs to me, Impediment to Evolving in Poverty Initiatives and Gaps to Upward Mobility for ADA 1. Causes me to have to end license as the costs goes on if we are without due process and due diligence for lack of notice of changes in priorities and certification, let alone staff, and seemingly now I am being told I have to start process all over, (?) when I asked that the last of several times I visited. 2. No per square feet utilized in my home for the type industry and profession I am practicing. Or even less that 25 square ft., no public access, I am a state corporation or Fictitious names, and have County License as well (see attached) 3. The employees and cross department time spent on zoning as well as financial staff is not efficient and unnecessary costs for identified irrelevant assumptions that zoning process is needed. I have gone through it we have evolved and we are back at going all over again. 4. The cost to those of economic physical disability includes the following: • Loss of 30 days to set appointment plus fees for notaries etc. required Dr. appointment costs these days even for document's to be recertified although uniformed to state Affordable care and Job opportunities /loss of opportunity to register for grant has been numerous, effects and creates ore poverty • 1 am still awaiting my SBE Package completion for the year I've spent going to and fro with conflicting and other conflict direction of Staff that may not be cross -trained or because of interdepartmental changes. Thus meeting with inquiry to City Attorney/Mendez and Mr. Paru months ago. 5. 1 have nothing to do with NOEL being removes and statements from the staff the Desk should be cut. Requesting to call police or security because I masking for Ms. Love although she should stop gong to lunch when I come into office tells me that this is personal; 6. Should not have to go through this over and over again with awaiting. (issue addressed SEE Proposal OUR Homes.) 7. What worked under Mr. Noel and while calling Leroy or with NANA (competitive or collaboratively) I am on hold is a conflict. Thus my purpose and need for expeditors and accommodating advocacy follow up with us, introduce gap service in our economic initiative and needs in various communities. WE have met with Mr. Porro, Economic Initiatives, Mr. From the Desk of Madame Renita Holmes Submitted into the Palirecord f r itTJr7(s) WA. 1 350 NW 4`h Street, Miami Florida 33130 �n 7 � I City Clerk Mensah Community Economic Development Leroy Jones, NANA in effort to get something moving for me as well as OUR Homes© Proposal for services and Resources and MOU in initiative. It has been too long. 8. 1 am now working with several other leaders and commission to bring aware of the need as I serve the same population (again see the link). Fostering better and evolving with OUR Homes Business and Property Service. (see proposal) 9. Miami Dade County Occupation and License process and fees process is simplified for Economic qualifications accepting uniform certification letters and same form given to me as needed i.e., social security disability statement, proof of income, 10. Process has been established for ex -felons and veterans however, these populations are not a federal or state entitled group thus your City of Miami exemption I have provided at cost see bullets 1 and 4. 11. County and City is duplicative for local residents yet registration time more than quadruples 12. You have given me a license for this before and I am mobile thus requires vendors status and is not zoned for home or certificate of use or accessory use (My brain is less than 220 square feet) 13. 1 have requested the assistance of Leroy Jones and NANA at conflict for further awaiting time, 14. Have met with George Mensa and County Attorney regarding issue and proposal for resolution to incorporate uniform due process service assistant to ADA population small meeting. 15. Access to this exemption expedites and provides fair and equal opportunity to disabled professionals and constituents within city of Miami as a whole with disabled business owners, start up business professionals and students With all of these points clarified proves more effective, and fair assisting me with due process and due diligence,: and also will mitigate unnecessary litigation unnecessary and redundant duplicity of systematic impediments that plague efficient performance of city finance and zoning staff. This also mitigates contrary and arbitrary relations that my clientele seeking economic opportunities at further disadvantage without my advocacy and your oversight. It is my professional experience and effort to create, pilot, and implement a more accessible and accommodating process. I can imagine at least 15 more of my clients and entrepreneurial seeking more of valuable time on the clock to address redundant issues as is. Please forward The City of Miami Uniform Exemption and Business Application for mobile business and consultant license per copy I have provided to you on Friday. And, per prior application process under previous directorship and model by the county business license process. Please restore my license, train your staff, and foster a piloted program to folks like me that prosper as well as serve the same. You may contact me at the attached information I anticipate hearing from you within the next three working days to avoid more loss of financial opportunity and more stress. WE can serve each other more effectively and efficient as well as reduce the ongoing impact of gap in services. Our future applicants and constituents will mostly appreciate as I do in advance. Regards, Madame Renita Holmes, Consulting Project Planner O.U.R. Homes A Business and Property Service Consultant /W.O.W. ' From the Desk of Madame Benita Holmes Submitted into the pubreccrd .c ittT(s) 350 NW 4`h Street, Miami Florida 33130 on % r 7 . City Clerk Cc: George Mensah, William Porro, Commissioner Keon Hardemon. City Attorney, File Bcc: