2011-27569 Reso RESOLUTION NO.
2011 -27569
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO SUBMIT A
GRANT APPLICATION TO: 1) THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DIVISION OF
HISTORICAL RESOURCES FOR THE SMALL MATCHING HISTORIC
PRESERVATION . GRANTS PROGRAM FOR FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $10,000 FOR THE CITY'S NORTH BEACH MIMO P I UBLIC
AWARENESS PROGRAM, AND 2) TO MIAMI -DADE COUNTY HOMELESS
TRUST FOR FUNDING FOR IDENTIFICATION ASSISTANCE SERVICES
FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $50,000 FOR THE CITY'S HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM;
APPROPRIATING THE ABOVE GRANTS, AND MATCHING FUNDS AS
NECESSARY IF APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY', DOCU ENTS
RELATED TO THESE APPLICATIONS.
WHEREAS, the State of Florida's Small Matching Historic Preservation Grants
program awards funding for the restoration of historic structures, archae logical
excavations, recording of the historic and archaeological sites, state historical markers,
and historic preservation education projects; and
WHEREAS, the City's Normandy Isles and North Shore Historic Districts were
recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places and these Districts embody the
distinctive characteristics of the architecture and popular culture of the Post World War 11
era and represent one of the largest and most cohesive concentrations of buildings from
that era remaining in South Florida; and
WHEREAS, the local adaptations of Post War Modern architecture have been
dubbed "Miami Modern" or "MiMo "; and
WHEREAS, the City has applied for funding for a North Beach MiMo Public
Awareness Program with the goals of bringing public awareness to a s of
architecture from the recent past that is not yet well understood or valued by the 6eneral
public and to generating tourism and increasing business in the North Beach
neighborhood of Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, lack of knowledge of the significance of this architecture is threat
to historic contributing buildings, and, prior to the economic downfall, the primary; threat
to historic contributing buildings was the demolition and replacement of MiMo buildings
with condominiums; and
WHEREAS, if awarded, this grant will enable the City to produce a website and
brochure with the following purposes: 1) educate the general public about p p ) the g p
architectural significance of the districts; 2) build community pride within the North Beach
neighborhood; 3) generate cultural tourism; and 4) stimulate investment in the
rehabilitation of historic buildings in the historic district; and
WHEREAS, the City has applied for funding in the amount of $10,000 and the
state funds must be matched equally, therefore, the City will match this grant in the
amount of $14,937 which will be provided in the form of cash and .in-kind services
(salaries of staff working on the project); and
WHEREAS, this grant supports the key intended outcome: protect historic
building stock; and
WHEREAS, retroactive approval is requested to submit a grant n applicatio to the
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State of Florida, Division of Historical Resources for the Small Matching Historic
Preservation Grants Program for funding in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for the
City's North Beach MiMo Public Awareness Program; and -
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust was created by the Miami-
Dade Board of County Commissioners to, among other things, oversee the use of the
Food and Beverage Tax and other funds, and to establish and implement policies based
on the Miami -Dade County Community Homeless Plan, which is a comprehensive
continuum of care system to serve homeless persons in Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the City currently receives Homeless Trust funding for its current
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Homeless Outreach Program; and
WHEREAS, in addition to Homeless Outreach funding, the Homeless Trust also
has Identification Assistance funding available to provide assistance in obtaining
identification and other personal documents on behalf of homeless individuals and
families in Miami -Dade County, and the funds can also be used to cover related costs or
fees associated with obtaining or replacing documents utilized to establish identification,
such as Florida identification cards, birth certificates, marriage certificates, school
records, social security cards; and
WHEREAS, the Administration intends to apply for funding in an amount not to
exceed $50,000 to provide this service; and
WHEREAS the rant does not require matching funds q g ds and supports the key
intended outcome: reduce the number of homeless; and
WHEREAS, the Administration requests approval to apply to Miami -Dade County
Homeless Trust for funding for Identification Assistance Services for homeles
individuals and families in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for the City's Homeless
Outreach Program. a
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH that the Mayor and City Commission
hereby retroactively approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to: 1)
submit an application to the State of Florida, Division of Historical Resources for the
Historic Preservation Small Matching Grant program in the amount of $10,000 for the
City's North Beach MiMo Public Awareness Program; and 2) submit an applic to
Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust for funding for Identification Assistance Services for
homeless individuals and families in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for the City's
Homeless Outreach Program; appropriating the above grants, and matching funds as
necessary, if approved and accepted by the City, and authorizing the execution of all
necessary documents related to these applications.
1i Ja " � ir PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2011
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COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
1 A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept two (2) grants. I
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
1 1) Protect historic building stock; 2) Reduce the number of homeless. 1
Supporting Data:
2009 Community Survey: 1) All respondents were asked by researchers to indicate if they felt the effort put
forth by the City of Miami Beach on historic preservation was too little, too much or about the right amount.
15.4% of respondents indicated that they felt the effort put forth by the City on historic presery tion was "too
little "; 7.5% felt that it was "too much" and 77.1 % that it was "about the right amount "; 2) "The City's efforts to
address homelessness" was a key driver for resident respondent in how they view the city as place to live,
view city government on meeting expectations and if they would or would not recommend the city as a place
to live; `A lot of homeless' was rated amongst the top five things that have a negative impact on the quality of
life.
Issue:
Shall the City support the following funding requests and execute the, related agreements?
Item Summary /Recommendation:
1) Retroactive approval to submit a grant application to the State of Florida, Division of Historical Resources
for the Historic Preservation Small Matching Grant program in the amount of $10,000 for th City's North
Beach MiMo Public Awareness Program; and, 2) Approval to submit an application to Miami Dade County
Homeless Trust for funding for .Identification Assistance Services for homeless individuals and families in an
amount not to exceed $50,000 for the City's Homeless Outreach Program; appropriating the grants, and
matching funds as necessary, if approved and accepted by the City and authorizing the execution of all
necessary documents related to these applications.
Advisory .Board Recommendation: N/A
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Financial Information:
Source # Grant Name /Project Grant Not Match Amount/S{ource
of To Exceed
funds Amount
1 State of Florida Historic $10,000 Match amount: $14,937.
IR TA Preservation Grant/North $5,000 cash from the Planning
Beach MiMo Public Awareness Department Budge 1 and $9,937
in in -kind match (s9laries) i
2 Miami -Dade County Homeless $50,000 N/A
Trust/Identification Assistance
Service
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
Judy Hoanshelt, Grants. Manager, Office of Budget and Performance Improvement
Sign -Offs:
Department Director Assistant City Manager City Manger
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TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the Ci Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: January 19, 2011 40
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SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION
TO: 1) THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DIVISION OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES
FOR THE SMALL MATCHING HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT
PROGRAM FOR FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1O,OcO FOR
THE CITY'S NORTH BEACH MIMO PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM, AND 2)
TO MIAMI -DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST FOR FUNDING FOR
IDENTIFICATION ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS INDIVI p UA
AND FAMILIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 FOR THE CITY'S
HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM; APPROPRIATING THE ABOVE G TS,
AND MATCHING FUNDS AS NECESSARY IF APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY
THE CITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECE SARY
DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THESE APPLICATIONS
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ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
1. Retroactive approval t� submit a grant application to the State of Florida, Division of
Historical Resources for the Small Matching Historic Preservation Grants P ra
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for funding in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for the City's North Beach MiMo
Public Awareness Program,
The State of Florida's Small Matching Historic Preservation Grants program awards funding
for the restoration of historic structures, archaeological excavations, recording of the historic
and archaeological sites, state historical markers and historic preservation education
projects. Applications are evaluated based on historic significance, endang rment,
appropriateness of the preservation treatment proposed, administrative capability of the
organization, adequacy of technical and financial resources, educational potential, edonomi�c
benefits, and public good resulting from the project. The maximum award ar'ount is
$50,000.
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Commission Memorandum
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The City's Normandy Isles and North Shore Historic Districts were recently listed on the
National Register of Historic places. These districts embody the distinctive characteristics of
the architecture and popular culture of the Post World War 11 era and represent one of the
largest and most cohesive concentrations of buildings from that era remaining ir South
Florida. This includes a number of landmark hotels and commercial buildings, but the vast
majority are modest apartment buildings constructed to house a burgeoning population of
veterans and seasonal visitors returning o Miami Beach following World War 11. T e local
adaptations of Post War Modern architecture have been dubbed "Miami Modern" or 1 'MiMo".
City has a
The Ci applied for funding for a North Beach MiMo Public Awareness a eness progra .The
goal of the grant is to bring public awareness to a style of architecture from the rec . nt past
that is not yet well understood or valued by the general public and to generate tourism and
increase business in the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach. Lack of knowledge of
the significance of this architecture is a threat to historic contributing buildings. Pri I r to the
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economic downfall the primary threat to historic contributing buildings was the dehiolition
and replacement of MiMo buildings with condominiums. �
The grant will enable the City to produce a website and brochure with the following
purposes: 1) educate the general public about the architectural significance of the istrict$;
2) build community pride within the North Beach neighborhood; 3) generate cultural ourisn;
and, 4) stimulate investment in the rehabilitation of historic buildings in the historic district.
The city has applied for funding in the amount of $10,000 and the state funds must be
matched equally with city funds. If awarded, the City will match this grant in the amount of
$14,937 which will be provided in the form of cash and in -kind services (salaries of staff
working on the project). This grant supports the key intended outcome: protect historic
building stock. .
2. Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust for funding for Identification Assistance
Services for homeless individuals and families in an amount not to exceed $50,000
for the City's Homeless Outreach Program
The Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust was created by the Miami -Dade Board of County
Commissioners to, among other things, oversee the use of the Food and Beverage Tax anicl
other funds and to establish and implement policies based on the Miami -Dade Count
Community Homeless Plan. The Plan is a comprehensive continuum of care system to
serve homeless persons in Miami -Dade County.
The City currently receives Homeless Trust funding for its current Homeless Oftreacti
program. In addition to Homeless Outreach funding, the Homeless Trust al ha
Identification Assistance funding available to provide assistance in obtaining identi icatio!i
and other personal documents on behalf of homeless individuals and families in Mia i -Dade
County. The funds can also be used to cover related costs or fees associated with o tainin o
or replacing documents utilized to establish identification, such as Florida identi icatio
cards, birth certificates, marriage certificates, school records, social security cards etc.
The Administration intends to apply for funding in an amount not to exceed $50,000 to
provide this service. This Identification Assistance service will be folded into th City'a
current Homeless Outreach Program. The grant does not require matching funds and
supports the key intended outcome: reduce the number of homeless.
Commission Memorandum
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CONCLUSION
The Administration requests retroactive approval to authorize the City Manage or his
designee to 1) submit an application to the State Florida, Division of Historical Resource
for the Historic Preservation Small Matching Grant program in the amount of $10,000 for th
City's North Beach MiMo Public Awareness Program; and 2) to submit an applic to
Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust for funding for Identification Assistance Sery ces far
homeless individuals and families in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for the City's
Homeless Outreach Program; appropriating the above grants, and matching funds as
necessary, if approved and accepted by the City and authorizing the execution of all
necessary documents related to these applications.
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