Homeless Meeting 06-15-2016 min
Committee on the Homeless
June 15, 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:
No meeting quorum.
Attendance Report
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 P P
2 Orozco Lourdes n/a n/a P P P A
3 Schwartz Debra P P P P P P
4 Kohli Calvin P P P A A A
5 Funes Freddy P P P P A A
6 Navarrete Valerie P P P P P P
7 Zemo Donna n/a P P P P A
8 Bakkum Lori n/a n/a n/a P P A
9 Nagler Dan P
10
11
12
13
No longer a member in the committee
3 Members present
Approval of Meeting Summary
•Review of prior meeting summary
Meeting minutes could not be approved as they were not
provided by the Police liaison and there was no quorum. It
was requested, going forward, that minutes would alternate
between the liaisons. The Office of Housing and Community
Services will complete May and June and the Police
Department will complete the following two months.
The Committee members present requested that meeting
minutes be provided a week after the meeting for review and
the following meeting agenda be provided a week before the
next scheduled meeting.
Old Business
Item- Hotel Flyer follow up
Item: No Panhandling Flyer
Item: Flyer for Social Media about the homeless working
and cleaning Miami Beach
The Chair requested a follow up for the next meeting of the hotel flyer. The Committee
would like the agenda to include items for a potential social media campaign.
May Data
Data Presented
Data Snapshot
Morning Density Counts by Location
Density Count Rankings
Location Average # Direction
Last
Week
Last
Month
6 Months
Ago
Last
Year
Collins Park 5 ▲
7 7 8 6
Lummus Park 18 ▲
4 4 3 2
Marjorie Stoneman Park 0 ▼
8 8 7 7
Maurice Gibb Park 1 ▲
9 8 7 7
Washington Avenue 16 ▲
5 3 4 3
555 Portico 28 ▼
2 2 2 1
Collins Avenue 11 ▼
3 6 6 4
Alton Road 11 ▲
6 5 5 5
Flamingo Park 1 ▲
91 5 9 5
Lincoln Road 49 ▲
1 1 1 N/A
Homeless Services
Business Outreach This Week
Service This Week Year-to-Date
Locations
Contacts 94 2,233
◘ 734 Lincoln Road ◘ 900 Lincoln Road
Shelter
Placements 12 319
◘ 1119 - 16th Street ◘ 735 Collins Avenue
Relocations 3 36
◘ 1235 Washington Avenue
Detox Transports 0 19
Homeless Deaths
Police Referrals1
Two long-time homeless residents passed away this week.
One had accepted shelter in April and was employed in our
outreach employment program and had extended her
gratitude to us before her untimely passing. Both will have
their names forwarded to the Home less Trust for the annual
memorial.
This Week Year-to-Date
Referrals Issued 0 340
Duplicates Issued 0 136
PD Referral
Updates 1 33
Duplication Rate 2.5
1 - Police referrals are posted on the date of issuance. Lincoln Road
Lincoln Road hit a record (since this data has been collected)
for homeless congregating/sleeping in the area. There was an
average of 49 people per day this week.
Feel Good Story
This week, one of our homeless clients who is currently in
shelter and previously employed in our outreach
employment program was featured in a local media story.
Our client had been arrested for stealing the bicycle
belonging to former Representative Joe Garcia. In addition to
turning his life around, he has made $600 in restitution
◘ The average number of shelter placements per 100,000
populace in Florida is 109. The City completed 540
placements in 2015.
◘ The average number of homeless persons per 100,000
populace in Florida is 100. The City's homeless count is 156.
◘ The City's population is 91,026. (2013)
New Business
1. Arrest Data – Captain Wayne Jones
2. Homeless Story – Alba Tarre
3. Director’s report
Good & Welfare
The Committee was reminded that the shelters’ tour is
scheduled for Friday, June 24,2016. Participates should arrive
promptly at 555 17th street, Office of Housing and Community
Services Conference Room, by 1:30pm. The tour will include
the Miami Rescue Mission and The Salvation Army.
The tour will be led by Homeless Outreach Client Services
Manager, Borinquen “Bo” Hall. If you have any questions, he
can be reached at 305-604-46693 or via email at
BorinquenHall@miamibeachfl.gov
Adjournment
Our next meeting:
July 20, 2016
4:00 pm
Office of Housing & Community Services
Conference Room
555 – 17th Street