Homeless Committee Meeting 05-18-2016
Committee on the Homeless
May 18, 2016
Welcome & Introductions
•The Committee:
•Gail Harris
•Lourdes Oroza
•Debra Schwartz
•Freddy Funes
•Valerie Navarrete,
Chair
•Dona Zemo
•Lori Bakkum
•Staff:
•Wayne Jones
•Alba Tarre
•Maria Ruiz
•Y. Llamoca
•Guests:
ATTENDANCE REPORT FOR
Committee on the Homeless
JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 2016
LAST
NAME
FIRST
NAME Jan.Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 Harris Gail P P P P
2 Orozco Lourdes n/a n/a P P
3 Schwartz Debra P P P P
4 Kohli Calvin P P P A
5 Funes Freddy P P P P
6 Navarrete Valerie P P P P
7 Zemo Donna n/a P P P
8 Bakkum Lori n/a n/a n/a P
10
11
12
13
ATTENDANCE REPORT
Approval of Meeting Summary
•Review of prior meeting summary
Old Business
Item- Shelter Visit Follow-up
Item: Vendor licenses for the
homeless
Item: Discussion on portable
bathrooms
Topics not discussed in
previous meeting
•1.Homeless Outreach-Resource Sheet-
•2.Business Panhandling signs
APRIL DATA
1 successful transitional housing placement
Data Snapshot
Morning Density Counts by Location
Density Count Rankings
Location Average # Direction
Last
Week
Last
Month
6 Months
Ago
Last
Year
Collins Park 4 ►
6 6 7 5
Lummus Park 12 ▲
5 5 4 1
Marjorie Stoneman Park 1 ▼
7 7 7 6
Maurice Gibb Park 0 ▼
8 7 6 6
Washington Avenue 13 ▼
4 3 3 2
555 Portico 22 ▼ 2 2 2 1
Collins Avenue 14 ▼
3 4 5 3
Alton Road 9 ►
5 5 4 4
Flamingo Park 0 ▼
8 7 8 N/A
Lincoln Road 40 ▼
1 1 1 N/A
Homeless Services
Business Outreach This Week
Service This Week Year-to-Date Locations
Contacts 120 1,911 ◘ 1701 Alton Road ◘ 1001 Washington Avenue
Shelter
Placements 24 276 ◘ 1540 Washington Avenue ◘ 1931 Collins Avenue
Relocations 3 28
Detox Transports 0 17 Key Concerns
Police Referrals1 The joint outreach with the formerly homeless is working as
noted in the increased placements. This Week Year-to-Date
Referrals Issued 0 316
Duplicates Issued 0 124 Our Business Outreach Efforts are Working
PD Referral
Updates 3 30
Duplication Rate 2.54
Property owner
chained off area and
added signage
New Business
1. Miami Beach Community Church
Presentation
2. Arrest Data – Captain Wayne Jones
3. Homeless Story – Alba Tarre
Good & Welfare
LGBTQ Committee Presentation
Adjournment
Our next meeting:
June 15, 2016
4pm
Office of Housing & Community Services
Conference Room
555 – 17th Street