C7O-Issue Certification Of Consistency Consolidated Plan To M-D County HomelessCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach Florida Approving and
Authorizing the City Manager to Issue a Certification of Consistency with the City's FY 2013-2017
Consolidated Plan to the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust for Its Application for Funding From the
Department of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
To Reduce the Number of Homeless Persons in Miami Beach.
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.):
Based on the 2012 Community Satisfaction Survey, 42% of residents and 32% of businesses
ranked the City's ability to address homelessness as excellent and good.
Item Summary/Recommendation:
The Continuum of Care (CoC} is designed to: promote a community-wide commitment to ending
homelessness; provide funding for these efforts to quickly re-house the homeless while minimizing the
trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; promote access to and effective utilization of
mainstream programs by the homeless; and optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing
homelessness. Funding for the CoC is partially derived from the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development's (HUD) SuperNOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) process which is
administered locally by the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.
Since 2003, the City has received $60,946 for its outreach services and $2,133 for administrative
overhead annually. The County receives the balance of the administrative overhead allocated
($2, 133). In order to re-apply, the City must submit a Certification of Consistency which ensures that
proposed activities comply with the City's Consolidated Plan. Our proposed outreach activities are
indeed consistent as homeless services are a prioritized need.
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach, Inc., too, intends to apply for
CoC funds for its Housing First initiative with long term rental support for eight (8) scattered site
efficiency apartments. The provision of affordable housing is consistent with the City's Consolidated
Plan.
The Administration recommends adoption of the attached Resolution of the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, approving and authorizing the City Manager to issue
a Certification of Consistency with the City's FY 2013-2017 Consolidated Plan initiatives and efforts,
such as preventing homelessness, outreach/assessment, emergency services, transitional housing,
and helping homeless persons: further authorizing the City Manager to execute any subsequent
Certifications of Consistency with the City's Consolidated Plan for the aforesaid Project.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
N/A
Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account
Funds: 1 N/A
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OBPI Total
Financial Impact Summary:
City Clerk's Office Legislative Trackin :
Maria Ruiz/ Housing & Community Development
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COMMI SION MEMORANDUM
I 8: Philip Levine and Members of the
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SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MA OR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APP OVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATION OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S FY 2013-2017
CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST
(TRUST) FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF FUNDING THROUGH THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S (HUD) NOTICE OF
FUNDING AVAILABILITY {NOFA) FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (CoC)
PROGRAM -FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER FR-5700-N-31 B. FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY SUBSEQUENT
CERTIFICATIONS OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN
FOR RENEWAL AND NEW APPLICATIONS OF FUNDING FOR THE CITY'S
HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM AND FOR DOUGLAS GARDENS COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF MIAMI BEACH, INC., TO CONTINUE PROVIDING
OUTREACH, HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HOMELESS PERSONS
IN MIAMI BEACH.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
The City's Homeless Outreach Team provides street outreach and engagement services to our
community's homeless as well as shelter placement, referral services, identification document
replacement services, employment assistance and family reunification.
The Continuum of Care (CoC), for which the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust serves as the
lead agency in the county, is designed to: promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of
ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, and local
governments to quickly re-house the homeless while minimizing the trauma and dislocation
caused by homelessness; promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs
by the homeless; and optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.
Funding for the CoC is partially derived from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development's (HUD) SuperNOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) process. The City has
received $60,946 for outreach services and $2,133 for administrative overhead since 2003. The
County receives the balance of the administrative overhead allocated {$2, 133).
ANALYSIS
HUD requires that applicants for funding obtain and submit a Certification of Consistency with
the Consolidated Plan from the entitlement jurisdiction where the funded activity is to be located.
The Plan is a five-year planning document required by HUD whereby an entitlement community,
through a collaborative process, establishes a unified vision for community development and
housing activities.
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The Consolidated Plan offers local jurisdictions the opportunity to shape the various housing
and community development programs into effective, coordinated neighborhood and community
development strategies. The Plan is also the means to meet the application requirements for
HUD's CDBG, HOME and Homeless programs. The City of Miami Beach Commission adopted
its Plan on June 5, 2013. This Plan is in effect through September 30, 2017.
The Certification ensures that the proposed activities supported with HUD funds are consistent
with the City's Plan, and that the location of the proposed activity is consistent with the
geographic areas specified in the Plan. The City must provide the reasons for any denial when
it fails to provide a Certification of Consistency.
The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, as the lead applicant for homeless funding via the
HUD SuperNOFA process requested a Certification of Consistency with the City's Consolidated
Plan as part of its application process. The Administration's review of the application for
supportive services to fund outreach efforts confirms that it is consistent with the City's
Consolidated Plan as it provides services to the homeless, a population with insufficient
resources to meet current needs.
In addition, Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center has notified the City of its intent
to submit an application to the SuperNOFA to fund its new housing initiative. Douglas Gardens
is planning to develop a Housing First initiative with long-term rental support for eight (8)
scattered site efficiency apartments. The proposed supportive services include: move-in
assistance to stable housing; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application
and emergency food provision; assistance with access to both mental health and physical
health services; and transportation support, among others. Housing First is a nationally-
recognized rapid-housing model endorsed by the Miami-Dade Count Homeless Trust to quickly
house and stabilize chronically homeless persons.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends approving and authorizing the City Manager to issue a
Certification of Consistency with the City's FY 2013-2017 Consolidated Plan for both the City's
outreach services and Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center's Housing First
project and further authorizing the City Manager to execute any subsequent Certifications of
Consistency with the City's Consolidated Plan in order to apply and receive HUD funds.
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RESOLUTION NO. _____ _
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A
CERTIFICATION OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S FY 2013-2017 CONSOLIDATED
PLAN TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST {TRUST) FOR THEIR
APPLICATION OF FUNDING THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S (HUD) NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA) FOR THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE (CoC) PROGRAM -FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER FR-5700-N-
31 B. FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY SUBSEQUENT
CERTIFICATIONS OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR
RENEWAL AND NEW APPLICATIONS OF FUNDING FOR THE CITY'S HOMELESS
SERVICES PROGRAM AND FOR DOUGLAS GARDENS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
CENTER OF MIAMI BEACH, INC., TO CONTINUE PROVIDING OUTREACH, HOUSING AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HOMELESS PERSONS IN MIAMI BEACH.
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2013, the Mayor and City Commission adopted the City of Miami
Beach Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2013 through 2017 (Consolidated Plan); and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust (Trust) issued a Request for
Applications for inclusion in the application to be submitted by the Miami-Dade County
Continuum of Care for the 2013 USHUD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the
Continuum of Care Program Competition, Funding Opportunity Number FR-5700-N-31 B; and
WHEREAS, US HUD requires applicants to submit a Certification of Consistency with
the Consolidated Plan from the entitlement jurisdiction where the proposed activity is located;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is applying for funding for its homeless outreach
initiatives; and Douglas Gardens Community Health Center of Miami Beach, Inc. for funding its
Housing First initiative for chronically homeless individuals;
WHEREAS. the Certification of Consistency, once issued, will be submitted to the
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust as part of its funding application to HUD for award of funds
for the Proposed Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission authorize the City Manager to issue a Certification of Consistency with the City's
Consolidated Plan to the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust; and further authorizing the City
Manager to execute any subsequent Certificates of Consistencies with the City's Consolidated
Plan for funding for the aforesaid activities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of ______ 2014.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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MAYOR APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION