2014-28460 Resor
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-28460
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATION OF
CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S FY 2013-2017 CONSOLIDATED
PLAN TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST (TRUST)
FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF FUNDING THROUGH THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S (HUD)
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA) FOR THE CONTINUUM
OF CARE (CoC) PROGRAM -FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER FR-
5700-N-31 B. FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ANY SUBSEQUENT CERTIFICATIONS OF CONSISTENCY
WITH THE CITY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR RENEWAL AND NEW
APPLICATIONS OF FUNDING FOR THE CITY'S HOMELESS
SERVICES PROGRAM, CARRFOUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING'S
HARDING VILLAGE HOUSING PROJECT, AND MULTIPLE HOUSING
PROJECTS BY DOUGLAS GARDENS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
CENTER OF MIAMI BEACH, INC., TO CONTINUE PROVIDING
OUTREACH, HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HOMELESS
PERSONS IN MIAMI BEACH.
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2013; the Mayor and City Commission adopted the City
of Miami Beach Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2013 through 2017 (Consolidated
Plan); and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust (Trust) issued a Request
for Applications for inclusion in the application to be submitted by the Miami-Dade
County Continuum of Care for the 2013 USHUD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for the Continuum of Care Program Competition, Funding Opportunity Number FR-
5700-N-31 B; and
WHEREAS, US HUD requires applicants to submit a Certification of Consistency
with the Consolidated Plan from the entitlement jurisdiction where the proposed activity
is located; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is applying for funding for its homeless
outreach initiatives; Carrfour Supportive Housing is seeking funding to continue its
housing services at Harding Village, an affordable housing project; and Douglas
Gardens Community Health Center of Miami Beach, Inc. is seeking continuation funding
for the following supportive housing projects: Extra Help, Healthy Choice, Successful
Investments, Mayfair Residence, Another Chance, and My Choice as well as new
funding for Starting Again, a Housing First initiative for chronically homeless individuals;
WHEREAS, the Certification of Consistency, once issued, will be submitted to
the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust as part of its funding application to HUD for
award f fund for the Proposed Project;
o s Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission authorize the City Manager to issue a Certification of Consistency with the
City's Consolidated Plan to the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust; and further
authorizing the City Manager to execute any subsequent Certificates of Consistencies
with the City's Consolidated Plan for funding for the aforesaid activities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this I S day of J G1h u 2014.
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City Attorrme Date
Homeless Trust
111 N.W.1 st Street+27th Floor Suite 310
M I AHD I'DADE Miami, Florida 33.128-1930
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January 7, 2014
Jimmy Morales, City Manager
City'of Miami.Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive, 3`" Floor
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Dear Ms. Brooks,
As you are aware, the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust serves at the lead, or collaborative, applicant'
on behalf of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Continuum of Care for funding via the` United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Notice of Funding Availability for'the Homeless
Continuum of Care Program Competition process; otherwise known as the N"Ork
This is the sixth year that Hub has modified its application process from, that of a paper application to.
electronic submission. Under this new system, the lead applicant Obtains Certification of Consiste'n'cy with
Consolidated Plan letters (CoC Letters) from each entitlement jurisdiction for currently-funded agencies
eligible for renewal funding. HUD has also requested that one master letter, with an accompanying list of
projects, be-submitted.
1'h previous years, each funded provider agency approached your entitlement jurisdiction and requested
individual. letters. We believe this process will be easier for your staff and our providers in that only orre
form is required for all currently funded projects located in your entitlement jurisdiction
This process only applies to projects being renewed (whi'ch are the majori ty of our programs);the scope of
services and target populations to be served remain the same. Your office may still be contacted on a
case-by-case basis by a handful of agencies requesting their own CoC letters for new project applications
that they may be submitting for inclusion in the collaborative application to HUb under the NOFA.
We ask your assistance in reviewing the attached document and obtaining the appropriate signatures. we
would request that you or the appropriate staff execute the CoC sign and return it to 'my attention by
January 20{ , 2014.We understand that each jurisdic"tio"n may have different processes by which we may,
Obtain these forms, and stand ready to address any issues with which we may assist with.
Please feel free to contact me at any time at 305-375-1490 should you have any questions or require
addrtion`al information.
Very truly yours,
Hilda F°ernandez
Executive Director
cc: Kathie Brooks, Assistarit City Manager, City of Miami Beach
OMB Approval No.2506-0112(F-kp..7/31/2012)
Certif catl®n of Consistency U.S.Departincint of Housing
and Urban Development
with the Consolidated Plan
I certify that the proposed activities/projects in the application are consistent with the jurisdiction's current,approved Con solidated Plan.
(Type or clearly pant'the following information:)
Applicant Name: Miami-Dade County
Project Name: Homeless Continuutti of Care See Attached Listing
Location of the Project: See Attached Listing
Name of'the Federal
Program tb which the
applicant is applying: Supportive Housing-Progr,aat/Shelter Phis Care
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Name of
Ceftifyio.g Jurisdiction: City of Miami Beach
Ceftifying Official
of the Jurisdiction
Name: Jimmy Morales
Title: City Manager
Sigbature:
Date:
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Page 1 of 1 form HUD-2091(3M)
Certification of Consistency,with the Consolidated Plan
2013 Project Listing
City of Miami Beach
Project Sponsor Project(dame City Address Zip
e 48 Villag
Carrfour Supportive Housing Harding Miami Beach 8540 Harding Avenue,Miami Beach;FL 33141
units PH.. _... .
Carrfour Su Harding Village 24
pportive Housing Miami Beach 8540 Harding Avenue,Miami Beach,FL 33141
units.TH, ..
City of Miami Beach Outreach. kM mi Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive 33139
. . .. . Miami Beach_FL
Extra Help-SSO/PH for
Douglas Gardens mi Beach 701 Lincoln Road,Miami Beach,FL 33139
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Douglas Gardens Healthy Choice mi Beach 1960 Park Avenue,Miami Beach,FL 33139
Douglas Gardens Successful mi Beach 701 Lincoln Ro ad,Miami Beach,FL 33139
Investments Douglas Gardens Mayfair Residence: mi Beach: 1960.Park Avenue,Miami Beach,FL. 33139
Douglas Gardens Another Chance: .. mi Beach 701 Lincoln Road Miami,Beach;FL 33139
Douglas.Gardens My Choice Miami_Beach' 70i Lincoln,Road Miami,Beach,FL 33139..,
Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan
2013 New Project Listing
City of Miami Beach
Project Sponsor Project Name City Address Zip
Douglas Garden- 1680 Me[idian Avenue,Suite 501
Douglas Gardens Miami Beach 33139
Staftihd Again
COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach Florida Approving and
Authorizing the City Manager to issue a Certification of Consistency with the City's FY 2013-2017
Consolidated Plan to the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust for Its Application for Funding From the
Department of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
To Reduce the Number of Homeless Persons in Miami Beach.
Supporting Data(Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.):
Based on the 2012 Community Satisfaction Survey, 42% of residents and 32% of businesses
ranked the City's ability to address homelessness as excellent and good.
Item Summary/Recommendation:
The Continuum of Care (CoC) is designed to: promote a community-wide commitment to ending
homelessness; provide funding for these efforts to quickly re-house the homeless while minimizing the
trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; promote access to and effective utilization of
mainstream programs by the homeless; and optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing
homelessness. Funding for the CoC is partially derived from the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development's (HUD) SuperNOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) process which is
administered locally by the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.
Since 2003, the City has received $60,946 for its outreach services and $2,133 for administrative
overhead annually. The County receives the balance of the administrative overhead allocated
($2,133). In order to re-apply, the City must submit a Certification of Consistency which ensures that
proposed activities comply with the City's Consolidated Plan. Our proposed outreach activities are
indeed consistent as homeless services are a prioritized need.
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach, Inc., too, intends to apply for
CoC funds for its Housing First initiative with long term rental support for eight (8) scattered site
efficiency apartments. The provision of affordable housing is consistent with the City's Consolidated
Plan.
The Administration recommends adoption of the attached Resolution of the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, approving and authorizing the City Manager to issue
a Certification of Consistency with the City's FY 2013-2017 Consolidated Plan initiatives and efforts,
such as preventing homelessness, outreach/assessment, emergency services, transitional housing,
and helping homeless persons: further authorizing the City Manager to execute any subsequent
Certifications of Consistency with the City's Consolidated Plan for the aforesaid Project.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
N/A
Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account
Funds: 1 N/A
2
3
OBPI Total
Financial Impact Summary:
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
Maria Ruiz/ Housing & Community Development
Sign-Offs:
Department Director Assistant City Manager City Manager
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COMMI SION MEMORANDUM
TO: -Philip Levine and Members of the ity Com ission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager.
DATE: January 15, 2014
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MA OR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APP OVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATION OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S FY 2013-2017
CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST
(TRUST) FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF FUNDING THROUGH THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S HUD NOTICE OF
FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA) FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (CoC)
PROGRAM - FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER FR-5700-N-31 B. FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY SUBSEQUENT
CERTIFICATIONS OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN
FOR RENEWAL AND NEW APPLICATIONS OF FUNDING FOR THE CITY'S
HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM AND FOR DOUGLAS GARDENS COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF MIAMI BEACH, INC., TO CONTINUE PROVIDING
OUTREACH, HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HOMELESS PERSONS
IN MIAMI BEACH.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
The City's Homeless Outreach Team provides street outreach and engagement services to our
community's homeless as well as shelter placement, referral services, identification document
replacement services, employment assistance and family reunification.
The Continuum of Care (CoC), for which the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust serves as the
lead agency in the county, is designed to: promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of
ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, and local
governments to quickly re-house the homeless while minimizing the trauma and dislocation
caused by homelessness; promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs
by the homeless; and optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.
Funding for the CoC is partially derived from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development's (HUD) SuperNOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) process. The City has
received $60,946 for outreach services and $2,133 for administrative overhead since 2003. The
County receives the balance of the administrative overhead allocated ($2,133).
ANALYSIS
HUD requires that applicants for funding obtain and submit a Certification of Consistency with
the Consolidated Plan from the entitlement jurisdiction where the funded activity is to be located.
The Plan is a five-year planning document required by HUD whereby an entitlement community,
through a collaborative process, establishes a unified vision for community development and
housing activities.
January 15, 2014
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The Consolidated Plan offers local jurisdictions the opportunity to shape the various housing
and community development programs into effective, coordinated neighborhood and community
development strategies. The Plan is also the means to meet the application requirements for
HUD's CDBG, HOME and Homeless programs. The City of Miami Beach Commission adopted
its Plan on June 5, 2013. This Plan is in effect through September 30, 2017.
The Certification ensures that the proposed activities supported with HUD funds are consistent
with the City's Plan, and that the location of the proposed activity is consistent with the
geographic areas specified in the Plan. The City must provide the reasons for any denial when
it fails to provide a Certification of Consistency.
The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, as the lead applicant for homeless funding via the
HUD SuperNOFA process requested a Certification of Consistency with the City's Consolidated
Plan as part of its application process. The Administration's review of the application for
supportive services to fund outreach efforts confirms that it is consistent with the City's
Consolidated Plan as it provides services to the homeless, a population with insufficient
resources to meet current needs.
In addition, Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center has notified the City of its intent
to submit an application to the SuperNOFA to fund its new housing initiative. Douglas Gardens
is planning to develop a Housing First initiative with long-term rental support for eight (8)
scattered site efficiency apartments. The proposed supportive services include: move-in
assistance to stable housing; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application
and emergency food provision; assistance with access to both mental health and physical
health services; and transportation support, among others. Housing First is a nationally-
recognized rapid-housing model endorsed by the Miami-Dade Count Homeless Trust to quickly
house and stabilize chronically homeless persons.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends approving and authorizing the City Manager to issue a
Certification of Consistency with the City's FY 2013-2017 Consolidated Plan for both the City's
outreach services and Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center's Housing First
project and further authorizing the City Manager to execute any subsequent Certifications of
Consistency with the City's Consolidated Plan in order to apply and receive HUD funds.
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