2003-25231 ResoRESOLUTION NO. 2003-25231
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE
CERTIFICATIONS OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S
CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO DOUGLAS GARDENS
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF MIAMI
BEACH, INC. TO UTILIZE FUNDS PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT (HUD) TO CONTINUE PROVIDING
HOUSING TO FORMERLY HOMELESS PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES AT THE MAYFAIR HOTEL, 1960 PARK
AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH; TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CASE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO FORMERLY HOMELESS
PERSONS; TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND ENHANCE A
SCATTERED SITE HOUSING PROGRAM; AND TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR
FORMERLY HOMELESS PERSONS IN MIAMI BEACH.
WHEREAS, on July 1, 1998, the Mayor and City Commission adopted the City of
Miami Beach Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center is proposing to
submit applications to the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (U.S. HUD) for funding to
continue providing housing to formerly homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair
Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach, to continue providing case management services
to formerly homeless persons, and to continue to operate and enhance a scattered site
housing program and supportive services for formerly homeless persons in Miami Beach;
and
WHEREAS, U.S. HUD requires that applicants for Federal funding submit
Certifications of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan from the entitlement jurisdiction
where the proposed activities are located; and
WHEREAS, Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center requested that the
City issue the required Certifications of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City's adopted Consolidated Plan, each request
for a Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan requires City Commission
review and approval; and
WHEREAS, the Administration has reviewed the proposed activities and found them
to be consistent with the Consolidated Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City Manager is
authorized to issue Certifications of Consistency with the City's Consolidated Plan to
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach, Inc. to utilize funds
provided directly by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to
continue providing housing to formerly homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair
Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach; to continue providing case management services
to formerly homeless persons; to continue to operate and enhance a scattered site housin, g
program; and to continue to provide supportive services for formerly homeless persons ~n
Miami Beach.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A resolution authorizing the City Manager to issue Certificates of Consistency with the City's Consolidated
Plan to Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach, Inc. to utilize funds provided
directly by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to continue providing housing
to formerly homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach; to
continue providing case management services to formerly homeless persons; to continue to operate and
enhance a scattered site housing program; and to continue to provide supportive services for formerly
homeless persons in Miami Beach.
Issue:
Shall the City authorize the City Manager to issue Certificates of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan to
Douglas Gardens to utilize funds provided directly by U.S. HUD to continue providing housing to formerly
homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach; to continue
providing case management services to formerly homeless persons; to continue to operate and enhance a
scattered site housing program; and to continue to provide supportive services for formerly homeless
persons in Miami Beach.~
Item Summary/Recommendation: ' s
On May 8, 2003, Douglas Gardens requested four Cert f cates of Consistency w th the C ty Consolidated
Plan to be submitted as part of applications for funds from U.S. HUD. Douglas Gardens is submitting 4
renewal grant applications to U.S. HUD for the following: 1) to continue to offer twenty-two units of
permanent housing for formerly homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair Residence, 1960 Park
Avenue, Miami Beach; 2) to provide rental assistance and case management to victims of domestic
violence who have become homeless; 3) to provide 17 additional scattered site housing units to formerly
homeless persons with disabilities; and 4) to provide supportive services to formerly homeless persons with
disabilities in the 17 additional scattered sites.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
N/A
kinanclal Inl'oHnduun;
Source of Amount AcCount Approved
Funds: 1 N/A
2
N/A 3
4
~=inance Dept. Total N/A
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
Vivian P. Guzm~n
Sign-Offs:
Department Director
I ~ityManager
City Manager
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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To:
From:
Subject:
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M, Gonzalez
City Manager
Date: June 11,2003
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE CERTIFICATIONS OF CONSISTENCY WITH
THE CITY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO DOUGLAS GARDENS
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF MIAMI BEACH, INC. TO
UTILIZE FUNDS PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) TO CONTINUE
PROVIDING HOUSING TO FORMERLY HOMELESS PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES AT THE MAYFAIR HOTEL, 1960 PARK AVENUE, MIAMI
BEACH; TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
TO FORMERLY HOMELESS PERSONS; TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE
AND ENHANCE A SCATTERED SITE HOUSING PROGRAM; AND TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FORMERLY
HOMELESS PERSONS IN MIAMI BEACH.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
On May 8, 2003, Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach, Inc.,
(Douglas Gardens) requested four Certifications of Consistency with the City's
Consolidated Plan as part of an application for funds from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (U.S. HUD). Douglas Gardens is submitting a renewal grant
application to U.S. HUD is for a grant of $108,000. This grant is to be utilized by Douglas
Gardens to continue to offer twenty-two units of permanent housing for formerly homeless
persons with disabilities at the Mayfair Residence, 1960 Pa~,k Avenue, Miami Beach, for a
period of one year.
Douglas Gardens' second renewal application to U.S. HUD is for a grant of $158,000. This
grant is for the Successful Investments, Supported Housing Program (SHP), to provide
rental assistance and case management to victims of domestic violence who have become
homeless. Persons in the program may be placed in housing anywhere in Miami-Dade
County including Miami Beach.
June 11, 2003
Commission Memorandum
Douglas Gardens CertifTcate of Consistency 2003
Page 2 of 3
Douglas Garden is submitting a third and a fourth grant applications to U.S. HUD for a total
of $221,000. These two grants are to be utilized by Douglas Gardens to continue to
operate and enhance their existing scattered site housing program by providing 17
additional scattered site housing units and supportive services to formerly homeless
persons with disabilities, for a period of one year.
These four applications from Douglas Gardens are to be included in an application to be
submitted to U.S. HUD by the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust (Homeless Trust) in response
to the annual Notice of Funding Availability (Super NOFA). The Homeless Trust submits a
countywide application to U.S. HUD on behalf of local homeless providers requesting
funding under the Super NOFA.
U.S. HUD requires that applicants for funding obtain and submit a Certification of
Consistency with the Consolidated Plan from the entitlement jurisdiction where the activity
is to be located for each application. In accordance with the Consolidated Plan adopted by
the City, each request for a Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan
requires City Commission review and approval.
On May 1,1996, a Douglas Gardens representative appeared before the City Commission
requesting a Certification of Consistency with the City's Consolidated Plan for a proposal
to acquire, rehabilitate and operate the Mayfair Hotel as a residence for formerly homeless
persons with disabilities. The City Commission did not act to issue the Certification of
Consistency.
On May 29, 1996, Douglas Gardens filed a complaint with the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (U.S. HUD), styled Douqlas Gardens Community Mental Health
Center of Miami Beach, Inc, v. City of Miami Beach C.D., et al, U.S. HUD Case No. 04-96-
0292-8, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act, involving the Mayfair Hotel. The case
alleged discrimination on the part of the City against special needs groups.
On January 22, 1997, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 97-22269, approving
and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Conciliation Agreement by and
between the City of Miami Beach, Douglas Gardens and U.S. HUD, in settlement of the
lawsuit. As part of the settlement, the City issued a Certification of Consistency with the
Consolidated Plan to Douglas Gardens to provide housing services.
Also as part of the settlement, the City provided Douglas Gardens with $750,000 in HOME
Program funds to acquire the Mayfair Hotel. Subsequently, Douglas Gardens acquired the
property and completed a rehabilitation of the building in 1998.
Every year, since 1995, Douglas Gardens has been providing twenty-two units of
permanent housing for formerly homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair Hotel,
1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach. Supportive services for the residents of the Mayfair
Hotel are provided at the Douglas Gardens Clinical Offices at 701 Lincoln Road.
June 11, 2003
Commission Memorandum
Douglas Gardens Certificate of Consistency 2003
Page 3 of 3
The Administration has reviewed the documentation submitted by Douglas Gardens
describing the activities, and has concluded that the continuation of these activities are
consistent with the City's Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan identifies long-term
objectives in Chapter 4, "Five Year Strategy." Under the Homelessness Strategy
(Continuum of Care), page 54, the Plan specifies that Douglas Gardens will continue to
provide supportive housing for the formerly homeless. The Plan also supports efforts to
assist special needs populations in general.
The Ad ministration 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 Certifications of Consistency with the City's Consolidated Plan to
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach, Inc. to utilize funds
provided directly by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to
continue providing housing to formerly homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair
Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach; to continue providing case management services
to formerly homeless persons; to continue to operate and enhance a scattered site housing
program; and to continue to provide supportive services for formerly homeless persons in
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DA~303~JUN1103\CONSENT~DG_CERT, CONSISTENCY 2003_MEM.DOC
Certification of Consistency
with the Consolidated Plan
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
I certify that the proposed activities/projects in the application are consistent with the jurisdiction's current, approved Consolidated Plan.
(Type or clearly print the following information:)
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center
Applicant Name:
Scattered Site, 17 bed S+C
Project Name:
Location of the Project:
701 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Shelter PLus Care
Name of the Federal
program to which the
applicant is applying:
Name of City of Miami Beach
Certifying Jurisdiction:
Certifying Official
of the Jurisdiction
Name:
Jo~ge M. Gonzalez
Title: City Manager
ATTEST:
Robert Parc'he~, City Clerk .....
App V ASTO
FO~ &t~UAGE
& ~ iD(riP.ION
form HUD-2991 (3/98)
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Certification of Consistency
with the Consolidated Plan
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
I certify that the proposed activities/projects in the application are consistent with the jurisdiction's current, approveXi Consolidated Plan.
(Type or clearly print the following information:)
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center
Applicant Name:
The Mayfair S+C
Project Name:
Location of thc Project:
1960 Park Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Shelter Plus Care
Name of the Federal
Program to which the
applicant is applying:
Name of City of Miami Beach
Certifying Jurisdiction: --
Certifying Official
of the Jurisdiction
Name:
Jorge M. Gonzalez
Title: City Manager
Signature:
Date: __
Robert Parcher, City Clerk
FORM&~AGE
&FORE~=gU'nON
form HUD-2991 (3/98)
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