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LTC 377-2024 Weekly Homeless Efforts Update #14 -August 19 - August 25, 2024MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LTC# TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: LETTER TO COMMISSION Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission Eric Carpenter,City Manager ~~ September 3,2024 Weekly Homeless Efforts Update #14 -August 19-August 25,2024 The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC}is to provide a weekly update on efforts by the Administration to curb homelessness in the City of Miami Beach.This L TC is provided pursuant to Resolution No.2024-33043 approved by the Mayor and City Commission at the May 15,2024 City Commission meeting.The Administration was directed to publish a weekly L TC sharing the various metrics and data regarding the homeless population including the number of shelter beds and residential placements provided by the City or its providers;the total number of shelter beds available to the City;the number of homeless persons arrested for violating the City's camping ordinance;and other metrics pertaining to the provision of services to homeless persons in the City. The Office of Housing &Community Services Homeless Outreach Services Division,in collaboration with the Miami Beach Police Department's Homeless Resource Unit ("HRU"),and other City departments,have dedicated resources to addressing homelessness citywide including through a unified outreach initiative. Together,these teams conduct weekly joint outreach missions to proactively address homeless encampments in areas of concern,while simultaneously offering services to homeless individuals encountered during these missions.This collaborative effort has augmented engagement strategies in the community by promoting more accessibility to services provided within the homeless and mental health/substance abuse Continuum of Care. Miami Beach Police Department -Homeless Resource Unit (HRU)Update The following are reported service numbers for the HRU covering the current period of August 19-August 25,2024: M B PD Depart m entw ide Statistics 7/29/24-8/5/24-8/12/24-8/19/24- 8/4/24 8/11/24 8/18/24 8/25/24 Total Arrests 115 103 125 115 Homeless Arrests I 61 /53%46 /43%56/45%55 /48%Percentage of homeless arrests to total arrests 10 3 8 6 June 2024 January-YID58Arrests-Refusal of Placements 183 Sec.70-45 (Camping Prohibited)July 2024 56 Fiscal YTDAugust202420722 W eekly Hom eless Efforts Update 1/2 377-2024 MBPD Hom eless Resource Unit Statistics 7 /29/24-8/5/24-8/12/24-8/19/24- 8/4/24 8/11/24 8/18/24 8/25/24 Contacts/Engagements 29 25 19 22 Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 1 1 0 1 Residential Treatment Placements 0 1 1 0 Arrests 5 1 5 6 Office of Housing &Community Services -Homeless Outreach Services Division Update The following are service numbers for the Homeless Outreach Division covering the current period of August 19-August 25,2024: Hom eless Outreach Serv ices Division 7/29/24-8/5/24-8/12/24-8/19/24- 8/4/24 8/11/24 8/18/24 8/25/24 Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 127 /101 147 /102 163 /78 136 /59 Street Outreach Refusals of Service 123 141 160 130 Shelter Placements 10 10 9 7 Family Reunifications 5 10 4 5 Average number of shelter beds available to the City per day 7 8 8 10 Park Ranger Service Update The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of August 19-August 25,2024: Park Ranger Service -Hom eless O utreach Activities 7/29/24-8/5/24-8/12/24-8/19/24- 8/4/24 8/11 /24 8/18/24 8/25/24EAssistance118 Weekly Homeless Efforts Update 2/2