C7O-Retroactively Issue Certification Of Consistency w- City's FY 2013-17 ConsolCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Gondensed Title:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach Florida Retroactively Approving
and Authorizing the City Manager to lssue a Certification of Consistency with the City's FY 2013-2017
Consolidated Plan to the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust for lts Application for Funding From the
of U.S.of Housins and Urban
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.):
N/A
Item Summary/Recommendation :
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 and provide funding for these efforts. 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. ln order to receive funding, the Homeless Trust must obtain a CerTffication of
Consistency with the City's Consolidated Plan.
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 City obtained the Trust's request for the Certification on October 10'"
for issuance on October 14tn. The City Manager executed the Certification to enable the Trust to
submit its request for funding to HUD.
The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust requested the Certification for the following activities: the
City's Homeless Outreach Services; Carffour Supportive Housing's Supportive Housing (48 units);
Carrfour Supportive Housing's Supportive Housing (24 units); Douglas Gardens Community Mental
Health Center's Extra Help Shelter + Care Program; Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health
Center's Successful lnvestments Program; Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center's
Mayfair Residence; Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center's Another Chance Program;
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center's My Choice Program; and Douglas Gardens
Community Mental Health Center's Starting Again Program.
Administration Recommendation - Approve the Resolution
Financial I nformation:
Source of
Funds:
Amount Account
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Financial lmpact Summary: No City funds are required for this item.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To: Philip Levine and Members of the City fiorrnirrion ( ,
FRoM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager fF.\..t F
DATE: October 22,2014
sUBJECT: A RESoLUTtoN oF THE MAYoR AUD clw coMMlSSloN oF THE clTY oF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING RT{O AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATION OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S FY 2013.2017
CONSOLTDATED 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
FUNDTNG AVAILABILITY (NOFA) FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (GoC)
PROGRAM. 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 GITY'S HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM AND FOR CARRFOUR
SUPPORTTVE HOUSING, INC. AND DOUGLAS GARDENS COMMUNITY MENTAL
HEALTH CENTER OF MIAMI BEAGH, 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,teS1.
ANALYSIS
HUD requires that applicants for funding obtain and submit a Certification of Consistency with
the Consolidated Ptan (Certification) 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 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 for the following activities:
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 to the Miami-Dade
County Homeless Trust for housing and outreach activities conducted in our City by Carrfour
Supportive Housing, Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center and the City's
Homeless Outreach Office.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE GITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY 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 THErR APPLICATION OF FUNDING THROUGH
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S (HUD)
NOTtcE OF FUNDTNG AVATLABTLTTY (NOFA) FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE
(cOC) PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE clry MANAGER TO EXEGUTE
ANY SUBSEQUENT CERTIFICATIONS OF GONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S
CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR RENEWAL AND NEW APPLICATIONS OF FUNDING
FOR: THE CITY,S HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM; GARRFOUR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, !NG.; AND DOUGLAS GARDENS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
CENTER OF MIAMI BEAGH, ING., TO CONTINUE PROVIDING OUTREACH,
HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVIGES 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 2014 USHUD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for the Continuum of Care Program Competition; 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; Carrfour Supportive Housing is seeking funding to continue its
housing services at Harding Village, an affordable housing project; and Douglas
Gardens Community Health Center of Miami Beach, !nc. is seeking continuation funding
for the following supportive housing projects: Extra Help, Healthy Choice, Successful
lnvestments, Mayfair Residence, Another Chance, My Choice, and Starting Again
(collectively, Proposed Projects); and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust submitted its request for a
Certification of Consistency on behalf of these Proposed Projects on October 10,2014
and is requiring its execution by October 14,2014 in order to meet the HUD submission
deadline; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet secure the opportunity for these funding sources,
on October 10,2014 the Administration submitted the Certification of Consistency to the
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust as part of its funding application to HUD for award
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of funds for the Proposed Projects.
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 hereby retroactively approve and authorize 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 their application of funding through the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Notice of Funding Availability
for the Continuum of Care Program; further authorize the City Manager to execute any
subsequent Certification of Consistency for renewal and new applications of funding for:
the City's Homeless Services Program; Carrfour Supportive Housing, lnc.; and Douglas
Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach, lnc., to continue providing outreach,
housing and supportive services to homeless persons in Miami Beach.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _day of 2014.
ATTEST:
RAFAEL E. GRANADO, CITY CLERK PHILIP LEVINE, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO
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