056-2000 LTC
C'TY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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L.T.C. No. 56-2000
LETTER TO COMMISSION
March 28, 2000
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Lawrence A. Levy ~
City Manager
SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Shelter Grants
(ESG) Applications for FY 2000/01
On March 6, 2000, the Department of Community /Economic Development (C/ED) received a total
of 57 applications for federal funds under the Community Development Block Grant and the
Emergency Shelter Grants programs. Of the applications received, five were for ESG funds with a
total request in the amount of$173,714, and fifty-two applications were received for CDBG with
a total request in the amount of$5,563,371. As in previous years, the amount requested exceeds the
amount of funds that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated to
the City of Miami Beach for FY 2000/01. The City was notified that for the new fiscal year, there
will be $2,770,000 for CDBG funding and $98,000 for ESG homeless and homeless prevention
activities.
Attached is a list of the applicants with the corresponding amounts they have requested. The
attached list represents all requests received including those for homeless activities, public services,
housing, rehabilitation and other capital improvements.
Federal regulations place a funding cap on the amount available for public services at 15% of the
entitlement amount. However, HUD allows entitlement cities to expand the amount available to
public services by using a formula based on prior year reported program income. This year, the
amount available for public services is $530,119. This represents the maximum allowed by statute
and regulations. As a point of information, a total of 28 proposals were submitted under the public
services category with a requested total for funds in the amount of $1 ,653,954. While there is no
statutory funding cap for other eligible activities outside of the public services category, the amount
available for those categories is simply limited by the amount of funds available per program year.
This year, that amount is $1,315,368. This value excludes the $200,000 required set aside for
repayment of the Section 108 loan, which when coupled with the FY 1999/00 allocation of $200,000
provides for one year's full repayment, if the EDI grant is awarded.
The staff of C/ED will review all proposals for program compliance and eligibility concurrently with
the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC). On May 16, 2000, CDAC will meet
with the City Manager to discuss the Administration's and Committee's recommendations with the
expectation of presenting a joint recommendation to the City Commission in June.
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Attachment
c: Christina M, Cuervo, Assistant City Manager
Randolph Marks, Assistant Director, Community / Economic Development
Joanna Revelo, Community Development Director
CDAC Members
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EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM Proposal
Organization Project
Request
9) CMB - Office of Children's Affairs Neighborhoods First $ 20,000
3) Douglas Gardens Homeless Outreach $ 68,764
22) Housing Authority Emergency Rent Sup!. Prg, $ 49,000
29) Miami Beach Senior High School Operation Safety Net $ 12,500
38) Rain Parents, Inc. Family Network Services $ 23,450
TOTAL ESG PROPOSALS SUBMITTED REQUEST $ 173,714
AMOUNT A VAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION $98,693
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM -- NON-PUBLIC SERVICES
__ OTHER CDBG ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
Organization Project Proposal
Request
47) CMB - Code Compliance Dept. Code Enforcement $ 66,772
51 ) CMB - Community/Economic Dev, Multi-Family Housing Rehab, $ 460,000
4) Douglas Gardens Dolphin Apartments $ 170,000
41 ) The Blackstone The Blackstone Apartments $ 316,882
18) MBCDC Multi-Family Housing Project $ 300,000
16) MBCDC Scattered Sites Homebuyer Prog, $ 24,000
17) MBCDC Housing Counseling $ 60,000
49) Friends of Lubovitch Neytz haChoma $ 345,055
7) ArtCenter Artist Micro-Enterprise Services $ 165,000
14) Log Cabin Log Cabin Plant Nursery $ 140,500
44) Miami Beach Garden Conservancy The Green Thumb Project $ 42,000
46) NBCDC Fac;ade Renovation Program $ 531,869
54) Entertainment Industry Incubator The Incubator $ 75,000
57) Alliance for Media Arts Classes, Seminars, Workshops $ 60,000
43) LHANC Playground Repair - 6th Street $ 42,839
21) MBCDC Children of the World Plaza $ 400,000
19) MBCDC Preservation & Rehabilitation $ 400,000
15) Unidad Community Kitchen $ 10,000
Set aside for Section 108 Repayment $ 200,000
SUBTOTAL OF NON-PUBLIC SERVICES REQUESTED FY 2000/01 $ 3,909,417
TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION $ 1,415,368
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM-PUBLIC SERVICES-15% Cap
Organization Project Proposal
Request
50) CCJE Russian New American Club $ 11 ,990
52) CCJE Miami Beach Senior Center $ 18,993
13) Douglas Gardens Mayfair Cafe $ 46,316
45) Miami Beach Garden Conservancy The Learning Center $ 35,000
56) HOPE Fair Housing Ed, & Outreach $ 25,000
5) CMB - Police Dept. Homeless Assistance Program $ 125,325
23) JVS Homeless Outreach Proj, for Empl $ 44,652
33) Mental Health Association A Woman's Place $ 33,608
10) CMB - Office of Children's Affairs Neighborhoods First $ 2,000
30) Miami Beach Senior High School Operation Safety Net $ 12,500
36) Rain Parents Emergency Assistance $ 132,780
48) CMB - Community/Economic Dev, Elder Meals Program $ 40,000
1) JVS Senior Meals on Wheels Program $ 24,830
27) Fienberg/Fisher Educational Services for Seniors $ 52,800
40) LHANC Elder Affairs Program $ 89,481
42) LHANC Rainbow Intergtl. Child Care $ 66,198
20) MBCDC The Seymour Center $ 100,000
11 ) Unidad Project Link $ 70,012
2) CMB - Parks & Recreation Dept. North Beach Youth Services $ 140,000
8) MB - PAL After School & Evening Program $ 44,200
12) Performing Arts Academy Arts Feed the Soul $ 9,600
24) ASPIRA Youth Leadership Dev, Outreach $ 46,120
32) Cool School of Dade County Cool School at Fienberg Fisher $ 50,000
34) Boys & Girls South MB Juvenile Program $ 85,380
39) Barry University MB Social Services Unit $ 54,526
28) MB Methodist Child Care St. John's Child Care Center $ 20,000
26) Fienberg-Fisher Adult Center Child Care Scholarships $ 22,500
25) Fienberg-Fisher Adult & Comm. C Vocational/Employment $ 6,000
6) South Shore Hospital Community AIDS Program $ 20,000
31 ) Food for Life Network Home Delivered Meals $ 60,225
53) The Shelbourne Apartment Bldg, Shelbourne House $ 18,408
55) So Beach AIDS Project So Beach Resource Project $ 60,510
35) Stanley C, Meyers Health Center Children of the World Health Ctr, $ 25,000
37) Stanley C, Meyers Health Center Beverly Press Satellite Center $ 60,000
SUBTOTAL OF PUBLIC SERVICES REQUESTED FY 2000/01 $ 1,653,954
TOTAL AMOUNT A VAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION
TOTAL CDBG PROPOSALS REQUESTED
$ 530,119
$ 5,563,371