R9K Homelessness Actions 01132016Strategic Actions to Address Homelessness
in Miami Beach
Presented to the Mayor & City Commission
by the Committee on the Homeless
The Committee’s Process
Recommended a 5-point
plan of action that
engages community
stakeholders, promotes
Engaged stakeholders
accountability, urges the
including the Homeless
enforcement of existing
Trust’s Executive Director
laws and encourages
and explored the issues
participation by all sectors
Visited emergency
and possible challenges to
of the community
shelters and participated
addressing homelessness
in annual census count
in our community
Reviewed data and
outreach operations
Daily Homelessness by the Numbers
140
120
110
108
100
80
The number of homeless
60
Morning Counts Week
in our high-tourist traffic
40
20
29
areas has risen steadily
Morning Counts Week
0
November 9 - 13,…
September 7 - 11,…September 28 -…October 19 - 23,…December 21 - 25,…
May 4 - 8, 2015*May 25 - 29, 2015August 17-21, 2015Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2015
April 13 - 17, 2015June 15 - 19, 2015July 6 - 10, 2015July 27-31, 2015
Morning Counts
Average
35
29
30
28
25
25
15
20
16
10
15
Shelter Placements
The number of shelter
10
Week
5
placements has hit all-time
Shelter Placements
0
September 14 -18,…September 28 -…October 12 - 16,…November 9 - 13,…November 23 - 27,…December 21 - 25,…
April 27 - May 1,…August 31-…December 7 -11,…
Week
highs --including 100 in
May 11 - 15, 2015May 25 - 29, 2015July 6 - 10, 2015July 20 - 24, 2015August 3 - 7, 2015*August 17-21, 2015October 26-30, 2015
April 13 - 17, 2015June 8 - 12, 2015June 22 - 26, 2015
Shelter Placements
October 2015 alone
Number
The Cost of Homelessness
City Service Provided to Address HomelessnessAnnual Cost
Shelter beds (4 different shelters serving men, women and $ 477,257
children)
Relocation Assistance (bus tickets to friends or family)$ 23,650
ID Document Replacement$ 4,200
Outreach Staff$ 594,901
Dedicated Homeless Resource Police Officers$ 247,000
Police Costs for Processing Homeless-related $ 81,295
Misdemeanors
Client Information Management System$ 5,000
Background Checks$ 7,500
Rent Assistance$ 15,450
Miscellaneous (office supplies, ambulance services, etc.)$ 24,740
$ 7,556.08
Annual City expenditures per homeless person counted:
Our Recommendations
1. Encourage the Miami-Dade County
Homeless Trust to compel all cities to
have municipal response plans to
address homelessness
810
More than of every homeless clients sheltered by the City
.
became homeless elsewhere and migrate to our City
Our Recommendations
2. Amend the City Code to include a
police officer as a member of the
Committee on the Homeless
1,552.
Police made misdemeanor and felony arrests of homeless people in 2015
Our Recommendations
3. Require the Miami Beach Police
Department to enforce trespass
statutes after hours and to utilize the
Client Management Information System
when electing to make a referral or an
arrest.
CIMS tracks client encounters, arrests and refusals of services and advises if a
.
person has received services including shelter
Our Recommendations
4. Encourage the City’s business
community to participate in the Miami
Beach Police Department trespass
signage program.
Police cannot enforce trespass laws unless the property is properly posted or
.
previous warnings have been issued and the property owner consents
Our Recommendations
5. Develop and disseminate a media
awareness campaign targeting our
tourists and residents discouraging
panhandling and negative effects.
Homeless persons surviving on panhandling proceeds are reluctant to accept help
.
and leave the streets while adversely impacting business
The City is Innovating
1.In conjunction with Jewish Community
Services, the City currently hires
homeless persons to support sanitation
services.
2.The City will soon be hiring homeless
persons who have accepted shelter to
engage the homeless that remain on the
streets.