LTC 528-2024 Weekly Homeless Efforts Update #27 - November 18-November 24, 2024MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# 528-2024
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager�
November 27, 2024
Weekly Homeless Efforts Update #27 -November 18-November 24, 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 November 18-
November 24, 2024:
MBPD Departmentwide Statistics
10/28/24-11 /04/24-11 /11 /24-11 /18/24-
11/03/24 11/10/24 11/17/24 11/24/24
Total Arrests 81 80 82 78
Homeless Arrests / 22127% 42 / 53% 41 / 50% 42 / 54% Percentage of homeless arrests to total arrests
3 1 0 3
August2024 January-YTD 27 Arrests -Refusal of Placements 251 Sec. 70-45 (Camping Prohibited) Se�tember 2024
42 Fiscal YTD October 2024 275 15
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MBPD Homeless Resource Unit Statistics
10/28/24-11 /04/24-11 /11/24-11 /18/24-
11 /03/24 11/10/24 11 /17 /24 11 /24/24
Contacts/Engagements 25 32 30 34
Afterhours Emergency Shelter Placements 3 1 2 1
Residential Treatment Placements 0 0 0 0
Arrests 3 15 8 16
Office of Housing &Community Services -Homeless Outreach Services Division Update
The following are service numbers for the Homeless Outreach Division covering the current period November
18-November 24,2024:
Homeless Outreach Services Division
10/28/24-11 /04/24-11 /11/24-11 /18/24-
11/03/24 11/10/24 11/17/24 11/24/24
Street Outreach I Walk-In Center Contacts 212/110 167 /88 147 /71 146 /86
Street Outreach Refusals of Service 205 164 144 139
Shelter Placements 8 8 6 11
Family Reunifications 9 7 7 10
Average Number of Shelter Beds Available to the City Per Day 7 7 9 23
Afterhours Live Assistance Phone Calls Received ---10
Park Ranger Service Update
The following are homeless outreach activities from the Park Ranger Service covering the current period of
November 18-November 24,2024:
Park Ranger Service -Homeless Outreach Activities
10/28/24-11/04/24-11/11/24-11/18/24-
11 /03/24 11/10/24 11 /17 /24 11 /24/24
Contacts I Welfare Checks /Referrals for Assistance
4\..
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