LTC 377-2024 Weekly Homeless Efforts Update #14 -August 19 - August 25, 2024MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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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
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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
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