2007-26533 Reso
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-26533
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE FIVE
(5) CERTIFICATIONS OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S
CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO DOUGLAS GARDENS
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF MIAMI
BEACH, INC., TO UTILIZE FUNDS PROVIDED DIRECTLY
BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT TO: CONTINUE PROVIDING HOUSING
TO FORMERLY HOMELESS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
AT THE MAYFAIR HOTEL, 1960 PARK AVENUE, MIAMI
BEACH; CONTINUE PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT
SERVICES AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO VICTIMS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO HAVE BECOME HOMELESS;
CONTINUE TO OPERATE TWO SCATTERED SITE
HOUSING PROGRAMS; AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THE SCATTERED SITE
SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAMS.
WHEREAS, on July 30,2003, the Mayor and City Commission adopted the City of
Miami Beach Five-Year Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City's Consolidated Plan is effective for Program Years (PY)
2003/04 through 2007/08; and
WHEREAS, Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach,
Inc. (Douglas Gardens) is proposing to submit applications to U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) for funding to: continue providing housing to formerly
homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach;
continue providing case management services and transitional housing to victims of
domestic violence who have become homeless; continue to operate and enhance two
scattered site housing programs; and to continue to provide supportive services for
formerly homeless persons in Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, HUD requires that applicants for Federal funding submit Certifications
of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan from the entitlement jurisdiction where the
proposed activities are located; and
WHEREAS, Douglas Gardens requested that the City issue the five required
Certifications of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City's adopted Consolidated Plan, each request
for a Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan requires Mayor and City
Commission review and approval; and
WHEREAS, the Administration has reviewed the proposed activities and found them
to be consistent with the Consolidated Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City Manager is
hereby authorized to issue five (5) Certifications of Consistency with the City's
Consolidated Plan to Douglas Gardens to utilize funds provided directly by HUD to:
continue providing housing to formerly homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair
Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach; continue providing case management services
and transitional housing to victims of domestic violence who have become homeless;
continue to operate and enhance a scattered site housing program; and to continue to
provide supportive services for formerly homeless persons in Miami Beach.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th
day;4y /120 7.
Robert Parcher
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COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to issue five (5) Certifications of Consistency
with the City's Consolidated Plan to Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami
Beach, Inc. (Douglas Gardens) to utilize funds provided directly by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) to: continue providing housing to formerly homeless persons with
disabilities at the Mayfair Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach; continue providing case
management services and transitional housing to victims of domestic violence who have become
homeless; continue to operate two scattered site housing programs; and to continue to provide
su ortive services the scattered site Shelter Plus Care S+C Pro ram.
Ke Intended Outcome Su orted:
To reduce the number of homeless
Issue:
Shall the City approve and authorize the City Manager to issue five (5) Certifications of Consistency
with the City's Consolidated Plan to Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center of Miami
Beach, Inc. (Douglas Gardens) to utilize funds provided directly by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) to: continue providing housing to formerly homeless persons with
disabilities at the Mayfair Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach; continue providing case
management services and transitional housing to victims of domestic violence who have become
homeless; continue to operate two scattered site housing programs; and to continue to provide
su ortive services for the scattered site Shelter Plus Care S+C Pro rams?
Item Summary/Recommendation:
On April 10, 2007, Douglas Gardens requested five Certificates of Consistency with the City's
Consolidated Plan to be submitted as part of applications for funds from U.S. HUD. Douglas
Gardens is submitting five (5) renewal new grant applications to U.S. HUD for the following: 1) to
continue to offer twenty-two (22) units of permanent housing for formerly homeless persons with
disabilities at the Mayfair Residence, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach; 2) to provide rental assistance
and case management to victims of domestic violence who have become homeless; 3) to provide
seventeen (17) scattered site housing units to formerly homeless persons with disabilities; 4) to
provide twenty-five (25) units of formerly homeless persons with mental illness permanent housing in
the community in scattered sites (including some sites not in Miami Beach); and 5) to provide
supportive services to formerly homeless persons with disabilities in the scattered sites, Shelter Plus
Care (S+C) program.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
I N/A
Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account Approved
Funds: 1 N/A
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4
OBPI Total
Financial Impact Summary:
Ci Clerk's Office Le islative Trackin :
Vivian P. Guzman, Director, Neighborhood Services Department
Si n-Offs:
Department Director
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
FROM:
Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager ~__~
May 16, 2007 () U
DATE:
SUBJECT:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE FIVE (5) CERTIFICATIONS OF CONSISTENCY
WITH THE CITY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO DOUGLAS GARDENS
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF MIAMI BEACH, INC., TO UTILIZE
FUNDS PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO: CONTINUE PROVIDING HOUSING TO
FORMERLY HOMELESS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AT THE MAYFAIR
HOTEL, 1960 PARK AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH; CONTINUE PROVIDING CASE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO VICTIMS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO HAVE BECOME HOMELESS; CONTINUE TO
OPERATE TWO SCATTERED SITE HOUSING PROGRAMS; AND TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THE SCATTERED
SITE SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAMS.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANAL YSIS
On April 1 0, 2007, Douglas Gardens Community Health Care Center of Miami Beach, Inc.
(Douglas Gardens) requested five (5) Certifications of Consistency with the City's
Consolidated Plan as part of an application for a renewal of funds from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The first application is a renewal
grant to continue to offer twenty-two units of permanent housing for formerly homeless
persons with disabilities at the Mayfair Residence, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach, for a
period of one year.
HUD requires that each application for renewal of awarded funding contain a Certification of
Consistency with the Consolidated Plan from the entitlement jurisdiction where the activity is
to be located. In accordance with the Consolidated Plan (Plan) adopted by the City of Miami
Beach City Commission on July 30,2003, each request for a Certification of Consistency
with the Plan requires City Commission review and approval. This Plan is in effect through
September 30, 2008. 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. It 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 the CDBG and HOME programs.
Douglas Gardens' second renewal application is for a renewal grant for the Successful
Investments, Supported Housing Program (SHP), to provide rental assistance and case
management to victims of domestic violence who have become homeless. Persons in the
program are placed in housing anywhere in Miami-Dade County. Douglas Gardens is
submitting third and fourth renewal grant applications to continue to operate and enhance
their existing scattered site housing program by providing 17 and 25 scattered site housing
units, respectively, and supportive services to formerly homeless persons with disabilities
for a period of one year. The fifth renewal grant application is for supportive services for the
above mentioned Scattered Site Shelter Plus Care programs. These five (5) Certifications
for Douglas Gardens will be included in an application and submitted to HUD by the Miami-
Dade Homeless Trust (Homeless Trust) in response to the annual Notice of Funding
Availability (Super NOFA). The Homeless Trust submits a county-wide application to HUD
on behalf of local homeless providers requesting funding under the Super NOFA.
The Administration has reviewed the documentation submitted by Douglas Gardens
describing the activities, and has concluded that the continuation of these activities are
consistent with the City's Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan identifies long term
objectives in Chapter 4, "Five Year Strategy." Under the Homelessness Strategy
(Continuum of Care), page 4 -15, the Plan specifies that Douglas Gardens will continue to
provide supportive housing for the formerly homeless. The Plan also supports efforts to
assist special needs populations in general.
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 Certifications of Consistency with the City's Consolidated Plan to Douglas Gardens
to utilize funds provided directly by the HUD to continue providing housing to formerly
homeless persons with disabilities at the Mayfair Hotel, 1960 Park Avenue, Miami Beach; to
continue providing case management and transitional housing to victims of domestic
violence who have become homeless; to continue to operate and enhance two scattered site
hOUSi!programs; and to continue to provide supportive services for formerly homeless
person 'n Miami Beach.
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