LTC 041-2020 Motions from the Committee on the HomelessMI AM
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. L Tc# 041-2020 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of he City C mission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DA TE: January 16, 2020
SUBJECT: Motions from the Committee on the
The purpose of this Letter To Commission is to transmit the following two motions approved
unanimously by the Committee on the Homeless at its January 14, 2020 meeting:
Motion #1: The Committee supports the following motions approved by the Finance & Economic
Resiliency Committee to:
1) Support a permanent location for the Homeless Outreach team with the goal
of a hybrid mobile and fixed location.
2) Support the cleanup of 63rd Street encampment (located under the DOT
bridge)
3) Support the 4 programs identified by FERC for funding consideration:
A) more outreach teams in field
B) Lazarus program expanded from pilot.
C) Increase Homeless Trust allocation with housing first pilot
consideration.
D) more funding for Marchman beds (as determined by Miami Beach
Police)
Motion #2: The Committee encourages the City Commission to fund additional homeless
missions by the Miami Beach Police Department subject to the recommendation of the Police
Department.
The Committee:
Lori Bakkum
Darren Cefalu
Mitchell Korus
Marcella Paz Cohen
Valerie Navarrete
Debby Schwartz
Helen Swartz
Charlotte Tomie
Cliff Friedman (absent)
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to see Committee Liaison Maria Ruiz.