really
>>.
>> you have the addition above
item at 2b, has a scriveners
error and in addition there is
an amendment the administration
needs to make to item 3a.
The second bullet and the
mayor's memo on mdc 002 should
be deleted in its entirety.
>>chair: all right, so do we
have someone moving the rest?
>>commissioner regalado: MADAME
Chair, I am pulling 3a.
>>chair: anyone else.
>>commissioner bermudez: I want
to speak on 3a also.
>>chair: do I have a motion.
>> second.
>>chair: all in favor.
MR. Attorney.
>> MADAME Chair you're going to
have a motion to approve the
remainder of that agenda other
than item 3a.
>>commissioner mcghee: I
thought we just did that but we
will do it again.
, motion to move the remainder
of the agenda.
>>chair: all in favor.
So now we take 3a.
Let's start with commissioner
regalado.
>>commissioner regalado: thank
you.
So I'm concerned about the
items specifically since the
city of hialeah has plans for
the highline they've been
working on this for some time.
I know every time we have an
opportunity to do affordable
housing we should take it but
in this case it's going to
impact a plan they've been
working on for some time.
I wanted to hear from the
administration as to their
communications with the city of
hialeah and their plans for the
highline because this breaks
up, yes.
>>chair: anyone from the
administration?
Director, you are recognized.
>> stacy miller, ceo of the
department of transportation
and public works through the
chair.
There are provisions in the
ground lease and development
agreement that protect the
highline from any interference
with the project so it requires
collaboration and assurance
that the highline is available
through the parcel.
>>commissioner regalado: will
is in part help fund the
highline so for those of us
that do development for the
underlined part of what we do
is use those impact fees.
We've used those impact fees to
build the underlined.
Has there been a conversation
with a developer about their
sensual contribution to the
highline because they're going
to benefit from it.
>> I'm not cognizant of whether
we've had that conversation yet
as this is an active in force,
that will be part of the
development agreement when we
finalize our negotiations.
>>commissioner regalado: this
is unsolicited comment will
this be a unsolicited that is
open for an rfp like the state
one or is straight up
unsolicited?
>> this is a straight
unsolicited as the state law
allows for this to move forward
because it is associated with
housing.
>> and this is for nathan,
where's nathan.
who's here representing
housing?
How are you.
>>commissioner bastien: you are
recognized sir.
>>commissioner regalado: we
recently received a letter from
hud about unsoliciteds and we
might consider moving forward
instead of doing a unsolicited
that closes the door on
everyone when there is hud
financing involved we would
open up a rfp period so it
could be competitive under the
hud rules.
I understand that before we
had, hud had not sent us this
letter but now that hud has
sent us this letter are we
going to do something or are we
going to continue with the
prior practice post hud letter?
>> thank you for that question.
What we've learned from hud and
I believe we've had two
conversations is it depends on
the route.
For example if it's a typical
public housing site where
you're trying to do development
using housing funds then hud is
saying clearly it needs to be a
competitive solicitation if
it's a typical ragged deal we
are believing hud is saying you
do not have to.
You can negotiate that lease.
>>commissioner regalado: so
this is a property that is
owned by dpw so I will ask the
question again for this
property what is our stance on
you know, using this vehicle,
with that limit the ability to
get hud housing.
>> this is not a rad deal,
there's no hud deal so there
are no implications in this
transaction, none whatsoever
yes and no, because the
developer is saying they are
going to do affordable units so
they will get affordable money.
>> they are using this statute
which allows them to do
affordable housing, it has
nothing to do with hud.
>> will they be prohibited from
coming back and asking us?
We all know how this works.
Are we missing something here?
>> I am a little uncomfortable
speaking on that there
transaction I had a part in but
if they were to seek a surtax
which is not hud funding they
would be eligible for a surtax.
>>commissioner regalado: just
wanted to get that on the
record because we know how it
goes, we started one department
and then they call, so we're
all clear everybody knows how
the game goes so we are all on
the same page as to that is
your opinion that this would
not, the fact it is not
competitively bid would not
prevent them from receiving
surtax funding, that's your
position.
Okay.
And then let me know about
hialeah and contribute into the
highline because I think.
>> my team has informed me
there is no contribution to the
highline in the current
development agreement.
>>commissioner regalado: that's
problematic.
>>chair: commissioner bermudez
you are recognized.
>>commissioner bermudez: I'm
coming at it from the same
perspective but a little bit
different, the mayor of hialeah
has indicated to me.
>>chair: can you get to the
mic?
>>commissioner bermudez: I
spoke to the mayor of hialeah
which is one of the cities I
represent and he is not aware,
nobody spoke to him from the
county on this issue and I
think the proper policy should
be for the administration or
whoever is there representative
to talk to the mayor of that
municipality.
This MAY have started with a
prior mayor was honest dais but
at that point there is a new
mayor and he correctly or he
indicated to me and I agree
that the courtesy should be too
him.
This is something that does
impact the highline.
That for hialeah MAY be
something that would be
beneficial.
I don't have enough clarity on
it in the sense of, and I know
this has been sitting around
for a while apparently.
Nless
I'm mistaken.
But I can't in good conscience
unless somebody sits down and
tells the mayor of that
municipality, at least talk to
them and at least reach out to
them.
If in the end there is no
contribution we can debate
that.
There are other issues to
obviously, we want to make sure
these things get done.
I've been adamant from my
position when we are dealing
with housing in my district or
anybody else's I want to see
people who can get things done.
And not because we've had
situations where some of these
things have not been done in
this particular case in
speaking to the mayor I was
actually kind of, because I
thought he knew and when I
spoke to him I said I haven't
spoken to anyone.
It's not about you.
It could be anyone else.
>> we had spoken to the prior
administration claps the former
commissioner, mayor bobo as
you're talking about.
I got it but now there's a new
mayor.
And I know his name is mayor
calvo.
I got it.
I grew up in hialeah and I
understand how things work but
there's a new layer.
And the new mayor needs to be
talked to.
I know that it's, he needs to
look at it doesn't mean we will
agree on everything with any
particular cities mayor but the
importance is that the courtesy
should be given to that.
New mayor.
Even if this began with during
the time of mayor bobo.
And maybe a good idea, maybe
anything else but we still need
to talk to the new mayor so I
am good conscience obviously
will not be supportive moving
it forward until the new mayor
is spoken to.
And that's where I'm coming
from.
>>chair: director.
>> be spoken with the
ministration of the city they
were in favor of the project
knowingly included provisions
to assure the highline would be
incorporated but I understand
commissioner bermudez request
that we the current
administration.
>>commissioner bermudez: for me
the matter of courtesy, there's
a new administration that's
talked to them.
And that's where I'm coming
from.
I was very surprised when they
told me.
All right, are you willing to
send a new administration.
>> from my understanding the 36
units are workforce housing.
Claps they are affordable,
workforce.
When we talk about workforce we
are talking about people making
at least $70-$100,000 a year.
How many people, how many
residents in hialeah can afford
to pay that amount.
Because I see the six units at
120% ami.
It's senior housing.
There is a discrepancy here
director miller.
How do you justify that.
>> I will look into that.
I don't have the parameters in
front of me, I apologize.
>>chair: 130% ami, how much
with the resident be making to
qualify for the so-called
affordable?
A year.
, how many residents in
hialeah.
Can afford that because when we
talk about affordable, my
question is has always been
affordable for whom.
And if it's not affordable for
the residents, who live in
hialeah, who is it affordable
for.
>> is not senior housing, it is
based on the parameters of our
affordable housing.
>> commissioner would you like
to be recognized?
Go ahead.
>> the application on page 201
as it asked hialeah senior
living red that's the project
name throughout it talks about
hialeah.
About senior housing which is
why we are confused by the name
of the application and the
hundred 20 like ami which is
why I was asking about surtax
and what's the next step.
This seems like a flip.
It smells like a flip.
Claps happy to address the
question.
It was originally proposed as
senior during the development
discussion it was changed to
affordable and again falls
within that parameter.
Claps so it started off as a
conversation about affordable
and it ended up being a
conversation about workforce.
>> it started off as senior and
then went to.
Claps for the price point we
are talking about there should
be contributions.
There should be some sort of
community benefit.
This is a county property.
They are not building low
income senior housing.
If you are saying we are
building thirtysomething units
of low income senior housing
the county will take a wash.
$37,000 a year is nothing but
your building workforce housing
at the top of the market.
Either there has to be a bigger
contribution to the county.
We have to figure out where is
that money going to go,
transit, will they make a
contribution to the highline.
It should have a community
benefits package at this price
point.
at this price point in my
district and it jaycees
district, and you know, it
would have a community benefits
agreement and we would be
asking for community benefits.
>>chair: would you like to say?
I do have the plan in front of
me director miller.
Ither
120% ami for a family of four,
one person you have to be
making 114,000 and $480 per
year.
To qualify.
Two people have to make at
least 130,000 a year.
And so on and so forth.
For a family of 4 they have to
be making 163,000 448 dollars a
year to qualify.
So the maker, sponsor of the
item is not here so I don't
feel comfortable.
I would like to hear the
position of my colleagues.
Okay, so I have a proposal to
defer, do we have a second?
>>commissioner lopez: I do have
a comment, the discussion we
are having always begs the
question about these ami charts
we got.
For me as we've said in this
committee before our seniors
are not 30% ami, 20% ami.
Our working-class is at 50 and
60% ami.
It so the county has somehow in
its inevitable way said
workforce is between 60 and
140.
Hich does not encompass
the true picture of miami-dade
county.
And either we start talking
about that because that is why
everyone thinks it's not
affordable even though we say
it is, we all know it's not.
the people we represent, the
vast majority of the workers
who provide central services
are not at that level at all.
So either we start to look
outside the box and say maybe
we have to reevaluate what we
call affordable and workforce
because when you look at this
chart most people I represent
do not fall even in that chart
at the 60 to 140 or the 60 to
120 and that's probably
happening in all your
districts, not just mine.
So I think it's a disservice to
the people we represent to
continue to say this is
affordable or this is workforce
when in fact it's not.
I think we have to maybe
conceptually change the way we
operate because it's exactly
what happened at the state when
we thought we would solve the
housing crisis and we passed
live local and the city 80 to
120, that didn't tell anybody
and it was meant to help the
essential services personnel
which were the teachers, the
firefighters and police who at
the time that bill was passed
it was during the pandemic and
they had to go to work and we
were trying to help them find
places to live close to where
they worked and it ended up not
helping anyone that needed to
help.
I think to commissioner
regalado's point it's well
taken that they need to provide
community benefits.
We would never allow anything
at that level in our districts
not to come with a full
community benefits package of
which this has zero.
That's why I'm seconding the
deferral.
>>chair: thank you, vice chair.
>>commissioner mcghee: ditto to
both of the commissioners that
have spoken about this.
I think the problem is the ami.
He new name should be add
more income.
That's honestly think about it.
The chair has said it best, he
said you're asking the great
*phone* hialeah to meet this
threshold.
I don't know if that many
people in miami-dade county can
meet that threshold so we say
what is the area median income,
essentially what we are saying
is if you have more income, we
will classify it as affordable
and you get to run around town
simply saying you support
affordability, the
affordability regime that we
are putting forth to make
miami-dade county more
affordable.
In fact you are really not,
let's be clear and call it what
it is.
It's giving more opportunities
or more of those bad actors
because we have good developers
in this county, let's be clear
who have contributed more to
the community benefits than
most developers and other
counties in other states but
there are those developers who
are simply using the ami model
to shakedown the residents who
are feeling the pinch and we
come in and say wait, it's
affordable.
It's not affordable.
You cannot tell me the same
$163,000 could be used and
showcased as affordable for a
family of over four when in
fact there are people in all
our districts who are not even
going to be able to see
$100,000 on their taxes.
It's just ridiculous to suggest
that.
So again I think we should
declare, and I'm going to use
this word very strongly, we
should declare war on this ami
idea that they should be the
driving force as it relates to
affordability.
It we should classify it as add
more income because that's its
real name and anytime we speak
in terms of the ami we should
talk about healthy community
benefits agreement packages
that the community could
benefit from.
Hose are my two
cents and I do support the
deferral.
>>chair: thank you vice chair
and we are all in agreement and
that's why I sponsored this
legislation to reassess because
there is this disconnect.
There is clearly a disconnect.
We cannot continue to pretend
that we are building affordable
housing and then we call it
affordable when most of the
residents in my district, in
his district, in commissioner
regalado's district cannot
afford it so there is a
disconnect so I have an item
that will pass committee
already as you know that will
be coming to hopefully the next
bcc for us to tackle this
because we cannot be living in
this lala land, voting on
projects that will exclude the
residence access to truly
affordable housing at this
level, even our police
officers, our surgeons, our
teachers, essential workers
will not be able to qualify to
access while we are supporting
housing that are workers aren't
able to afford.
That doesn't make any sense.
It really really irks me beyond
measure that our teachers have
to move to broward to further
notice that our police officers
aren't able to work, to live in
miami dade county.
That's not the vision we should
support so commissioner
regalado.
>>commissioner regalado: I
completely agree with you all
and I will add one more thing
read a while back I brought an
item to safeguard water and
sewer properties that was not
done for transit.
So separate and apart from the
conversation we are having
about the true affordability of
units, this is a transit public
works asset.
This is a transit public works
asset and we are giving that
asset for free in exchange for
units that do not match up with
the need.
Because if you were giving away
a transit asset and you were
getting the price point of 20
or 30 you said we are giving
away a transit asset but we are
getting housing that we
absolutely need and it is a rad
program.
That's what we would be doing
is saying this is a transit
property property but we want
it to become part of the
housing portfolio so we can
have a project and stacked the
financing so that we can get to
that 25, 35, 45, 50% we need
but to poach a transit asset to
no benefit to transit, to then
create workforce units without
a community benefit as transit
is on its knees is just
irresponsible.
T's just
irresponsible.
So and listen, you are
suffering the request.
Statutorily you have to respond
to the request.
But that's why I think in a
situation like this, if we are
going to take a transit asset,
then it should be an open and
competitive process so we can
get the best deal.
Where we are in transit right
now, it doesn't make any sense
to do this unless they are
coming with something that is
so compelling.
If it's so compelling for
seniors, if it's so compelling
that we are like we are going
to do this because it's so
compelling, this is not
compelling under any scenario.
T's actually kind of
offensive.
Because of the area and they
need in that area.
And the fact that transit is
not being made whole.
It is where treating it as a
housing project as if this was
part of the housing portfolio.
We should have a community
benefit, there should be a
benefit to transit.
Here
needs to be some accounting as
to why this high price point so
I think we defer it and ask the
major.
>>chair: you are moving to
differ, do we have a second and
do have a date to next
committee meeting, is that
okay?
>>commissioner regalado: when
is the next committee meeting.
>>chair: SEPTEMBER?
Please check the date.
>>commissioner regalado: we are
dealing with the budget is my
only thing because everyone is
busy grid the clerk is saying
SEPTEMBER 9. I don't know if we
are going to have time from now
till then with the budget so
definitely push it out till
OCTOBER.
That way we have time to bring
it back and talk about it and
meet with housing and meet with
transit but this is one of
those situations we need to
have a meeting of those two
departments to figure out a
path forward.
>> I would say to commissioner
bermudez point talking to them
eight new mayor under the new
administration they MAY have
another idea.
He the mayor MAY already begin
to see where the needs are
that's a long time from the
last administration.
I'd would be welcome to hear
what he thinks so certainly
moving it to OCTOBER gives
everybody plenty of time to
meet with the right people but
I like commissioner regalado
think we are giving up
something, we've got to get
something and if it had been
senior housing I would have
been ecstatic even if it
weren't in my district because
that's what we need across the
county is more senior housing
but she is right, we are
getting nothing.
And I think it's important that
we wait and also here from the
sponsor of the item so OCTOBER
sounds great.
>> so deferred till OCTOBER.
What is the date please?
>> it will be OCTOBER 14.
>> all in favor.
Any opposed.
All right.
So there is a request that 2 a
is moved to the next bcc.
To the JULY 18.
JULY 21.
All right.
Anything else MR. Attorney?
>> MADAM Chair you just have
the budget presentations.
>>chair: I will start with
presentations, starting with
the community services
department, please approach the
well.
I'd like to know how much time
do you need to present.
>> however much time you need,
five minutes.
>>chair: five minutes sounds
good to me.
>> are you going to tie me.
>>chair: maybe.
>> good afternoon everyone,
kathy burgos, director of the
community services department.
Thank you chair, commissioners,
chief for your continued
leadership and partnership.
Your support ensures every day
across this county children and
families older adults,
vulnerable residents can turn
to us and find a place for
help, healing and hope.
Our vision, a thriving
resilient miami-dade where
every individual and family has
the opportunity to reach their
full potential in a safe,
healthy and supportive
community.
Our mission, to deliver a
comprehensive continuum of care
that supports miami-dade
residents from birth through
older adulthood, ensuring
access to essential services
that promote safety, state
ability and emotional
well-being at every stage of.
Our major functions, we provide
a nationally accredited
services that address social
educational economic behavioral
needs.
We are serving the family
entirely.
Including vulnerable adults as
well as children, older adults.
We are in line with many of our
mayor's priorities including
promoting economic opportunity
through self-sufficiency
programming, advancing health
and safety communities through
violence intervention and
prevention.
Ensuring fiscal responsibility
by maximizing grant funding and
leveraging partnerships,
reducing outreach at risk
behaviors by providing
wraparound services and
expanding medical services
through our no wrong door
community centers.
Our customers.
We provide a client centered
model that includes
individualized case management
assessment, wraparound services
to deliver a range of external
and internal customers.
E
deliver, my apologies, the
services to internal and
external customers.
He
populations we serve member
miami-dade's most urgent needs
including families in crisis,
homebound seniors, survivors of
violence, youth at risk of
entering our juvenile services
department and veterans seeking
stability.
Our external customers, we
wouldn't be able to do this
work without them.
It includes all our law
enforcement agencies, our
estate county federal partners,
our funders, our school system
community-based organizations.
Accomplishments.
I am excited to report we have
successfully emerged 2 legacy
departments.
Our community action and
juvenile services department
and have created our community
services department aligning
all our services and practices
and delivering a continuum of
care.
We've also earned a new five
year reaccreditation which
shows the ability to really
provide oversight to the
services that are provided to
our residents.
We have many licensed mental
health professionals ensuring
the care and services provided
to our residents.
We've also been able to secure
new funding to strengthen
social safety net programs
including housing safety,
nutrition, transitional housing
and headstart family
engagement.
Key issues.
In many of our directors have
already stated this MADAM Chair
as well as commissioners.
The reduction of funding.
And we're looking at reductions
within the federal state local
funding.
Flat allocations and unfunded
mandates potentially creating
some gaps in services but we
understand that the needs of
our residents are increasing.
We also have aging
infrastructure which causes a
lot of complex maintenance that
needs to occur.
These are not just structure in
nature.
These are facilities that are
aging population or older
adults depend on as well as
children.
And many of our services are
provided within these centers.
And our last piece, our key
issue is we do have a many
database systems and we have
the need to streamline
processes within some of our
protocols we have manual
processes so technology needs
to be key.
We have to focus on really
establishing a continuum of
care that digitized.
Our priority initiatives are in
line with our key issues.
The first one focuses on really
continuing our relationship and
enhancing that relationship
with our office and management
and budget.
In pursuing funding.
Also we have a five-year plan,
as I mentioned with our
facilities deploying annual
facility review processes to
ensure that we are taking some
preventative measures to
address these concerns and also
the digitizing of our case
management systems.
T's
important to understand that
when clients are served in
different parts of our
department that we are able to
really not only connect those
services but make operational
decisions according to the
reports that we are able to
generate.
Our future outlook.
We are evolving, evolving
federal and state policies
continue to reshape program
requirements and funding
requiring our department to
remain flexible, agile and
responsive.
Also miami dade's aging
population is projected to
reach 25% of residents by 2050,
increasing demand in services
for the older adult population.
Rising housing costs and cost
of living pressures coupled
with poverty among young
children and older adults are
driving greater demand for
prevention, stabilization and
basic needs services.
We have to continue investing
in prevention technology and
integrated service delivery
will position our department to
meet growing community needs
while maximizing resources,
improving outcomes and reducing
long-term costs.
Lastly, this is the last one.
MADAM Chair.
Community service departments
outlook reinforces the core
theme of this presentation.
We are not simply a social
services provider.
We are the infrastructure that
supports community well-being.
Miami dade's resilience depends
on the strength of its people
and through a no wrong door
approach we help residents
access the support they need to
thrive and reach their full
potential.
Thank you.
>>chair: thank you so much, any
questions from our colleagues?
>>commissioner regalado: good
job, thank you.
>> thank you commissioner
regalado.
>>commissioner bermudez: a
comment, not a question but all
these presentations remind me
of the simpsons where everybody
is at the bar and when the
world is ending they run in
different directions.
The bargain will go to the
church, the church people go to
the bar and I haven't seen any
numbers, it's okay.
But woe is me, the world is
doomed.
There is a soccer game I like
to see in a while so thank you.
>>chair: we all had the same
observation, no numbers and we
know there's a strategy behind
it but it is what it is, thank
you for a nice presentation,
anything vice chair?
Now we are calling on the
department of public housing.
>> good afternoon.
>>chair: welcome.
>> clarence brown executive
director for housing and urban
development representing nathan
cogan art director who is
enjoying time with his family.
>>commissioner bermudez: canada
is out of the world cup.
>> not to disappoint I did
bring the entire brain trust.
Don't know why they are so far
away but that's okay.
>>chair: how much time you need
clarence.
>> less than five, I promise.
>>chair: go ahead.
>> our mission is housing.
All things housing, that's what
we do and our vision is to do
it better than anybody else so
we have a ways to go to get
there but that's where we are
striving to get to.
Our major functions, I need for
you all to know we are your
public housing agency, that's
what hud calls us, that's what
they define us as, some people
use housing authority, we are
the county housing authority,
we do section 8.
Those core functions of a
housing authority like any
other in the nation but this
government operates the housing
authority and we are also your
community development office.
He community development
office that uses programs like
block grants, emergency
solutions grant and the home
program so those functions are
all federal functions federally
funded and that's how we get
the work done in those two key
areas we operate as a unit in
this government.
Also we are your housing
department.
Sometimes this board comes up
with policies and ordinances
outside a housing authority or
community development office.
Imilar to the infield program
or developing housing.
Id you
all know we own and operate
maybe about 1700 housing that's
not public housing and that's
something we want to be able to
continue to do for the benefit
of the residence at miami-dade
county.
Did you know all our customers
because they call you, the
developers call you, they all
call you, those are our
customers but also the
departments.
Two of our keys customers are
in the room and we love them.
The trust, when vicki comes up
here she always has nice things
to say and community services,
another one of our customers,
transportation and amazing
customer and commissioner
regalado we will be at the
table to talk about that deal
we mentioned to make sure we
are contributing to helping
them do the right thing for the
benefit of the county.
Accomplishments, because of
your leadership thousands of
units are in the pipeline,
15,000 of those are our units
three redevelopment activities.
There was one housing committee
but that was about 1500 units
was approved in one meeting.
How amazing is that?
With our rad redevelopment we
are third in the nation only
behind new york and chicago so
hats off to you housing
committee for the work you
allow us to do.
We are also able to do condo
special assessment.
I keep telling you hottest
program out there.
You know all the output and
outreach we've done in your
district, 2200 people that
benefited, nearly $60 million
out the door to help those
families.
22 new projects, I believe 23rd
there was an additional project
from our rf eight approved by
this very committee so thank
you for your support.
Key issues, this is important.
We need more advocacy.
The funds we receive come from
the federal government and the
way they fund the section 8
program is troubling.
They never fund the program
fully.
You remember the discussions
last year about shortfall,
guess what.
We could potentially end up in
a shortfall again so we are
doing everything in our power
to prevent that so project
waste vouchers are at risk
because they come out of our
own portfolio.
If we don't have the funding to
support them those vouchers
used to close the financing gap
in a lot of these deals won't
be available.
Icki MAY talk
about emergency housing
vouchers.
We got those powder vouchers as
part of covid but hud is saying
funding is done.
Housing authorities you got to
figure it out, so we got to
figure out 370 people that
potentially could be impacted
this year so we are working on
figuring that out but we need
for you to understand that's
something that's critically
important and is a key issue
for us at the department.
370 individuals without voucher
assistance that can say funding
is no longer available so what
we have to do is we have to
figure out a way to absorb them
into our program, identify
existing funding sources so
they do not get negatively
impacted so we are working on
that, putting out there as a
key issue but do not be
alarmed.
The brain trust is here working
on figuring it out.
The miami beach portfolio some
MAY recall 357 assets on the
beach is coming to the county
so there's capital needs we
will need there so that's
something we are working on.
Priority initiatives, it's
always to increase more
housing.
We've seen amazing projects,
before this committee and we
hope to continue to see those
projects, before this committee
to make sure we are doing the
counties business and the
counties work, making sure we
continuously stay engaged with
our residents because we
understand it so important for
them to participate.
In the typical community
meeting we tried to convey this
is your opportunity to tell
developers tell us what is you
need.
Community engagement is so
important and we support the
efforts of this committee that
the board has done so far to
make sure we are doing our
part.
Future outlook.
I tell you, technology.
We need more of it.
You MAY recall we paused the
condo special assessment
program and said we wanted to
come back with a more
technological solution but we
did come back with a paperless
application but that's as far
as we got from you what we're
working on his actual
technology that will help us
process those applications so
we don't take so long to get a
response back to the community
so that the key thing we are
working on.
It continued strengthening of
the work we do with our
community, making sure our
resident councils our community
advisory committee everyone
feels they are participating in
the solutions we are putting
forth before this committee and
our full board and of course
the preservation and expansion
of affordable housing, did I do
that in less than five?
>>chair: if you did, you took a
couple more minutes but you're
forgiven because I think you
won't are one of the most
dynamic presentation award.
Know my colleagues agree.
And you spoke my language when
you talked about streamlining
the process.
This is something that we
really need to work on.
It's unacceptable for things to
take so long.
And so I'd like to commend you
and your team for a great job.
Nathan is here, he's on
vacation but I really would
like to comment the team
because I know your job is not
easy.
But I agree, we need to do
better.
Need to have a strategic plan
to see how we can make this
process shorter.
Class I like to remind the
brain trust that you all do
good work.
Class any comments, any
questions.
No, okay.
Thank you much, most dynamic.
Thank you.
It now final one is miami
county homeless trust and did I
see MISS Millett.
How much time you need.
Class I will take the five same
five minutes as my
predecessors, thank you so much
we had on vicki millett,
executive director of the
homeless trust.
Our mission is quite simple to
prevent and end homelessness.
We envision a community where
no one sleeps on our streets
and everyone has a safe and
stable place to call home.
who are we, we are the umbrella
over housing and services and
any given time we are managing
100+ grants with about 200
dozen nonprofit agencies and
municipalities to provide
services to people experiencing
homelessness as well as those
at imminent risk of
homelessness.
We are funding things like
street outreach, emergency
shelters.
Short to medium-term rental
assistance to rent rent in
arrears.
And permanent supportive
housing which is
non-time-limited subsidies and
we are providing transitional
housing and support service
only programming.
We administer the proceeds of
the food and beverage tax and
that includes proceeds going to
domestic violence centers in
miami-dade.
Our food and beverage tax has
done quite well and we
anticipate projected 43 million
in food and beverage proceeds.
We also serve as collaborative
applicant for state and local
opportunities, you as a bonnie
approved one of our items that
is a $63 million federal
portfolio, I'll tell you
compared to other large
communities in miami-dade
orlando and jacksonville
drawdown nowhere close to $63
million in federal funding.
And we manage the homeless
information systems so this is
a system that allows us to see
not only the client but the
entire system and how
individuals move through that
system so we contract things
like length of time homeless,
successful exits from
homelessness, returns from
homelessness and returns from
housing to homelessness,
increases in income and
employment and first time
homeless.
For every 16 people we house on
any given day another 14 enter
our system for the first time.
Nd if we field calls every
day from constituents in your
districts as well as the
sheriff's office who is often
times serving people in the
community, there are things put
on the front line and they have
no options rent one in every
four people and it's getting
closer to one in three people
who enter our system as a
senior 55+.
We also conduct to almost
census year and in those we saw
the increased year-over-year of
65 and older, 28% increase.
So we are seeing the seniors
being impacted in our
community.
Many of the people we serve
particularly those we serve at
our supportive housing programs
are disabled, homeless and
disabled they been homeless for
a year or more and as you know
we are up against changing
pressures in the federal
government.
Shifting from permanent housing
to a more transitional housing
model that could impact people
are currently in our supportive
housing programs.
But we are pivoting to create
those interventions which we
know well and have done before
and people who seek treatment
should get treatment, people
who want detox to get detox
where working with other
systems including driving minds
and other systems who work with
people experiencing
homelessness.
Who intersect with other
systems.
We also as you know are dealing
with a state law that prohibits
overnight camping and sleeping
and that's changed the way we
do street outreach.
E've
incorporated a homeless
reporting tool so we work with
constituent services to field
complaints about homelessness
in your districts those get
entered into the homeless
reporting tool and that
immediately dispatches an
outreach team to be first on
the scene, offer a menu of
services, prevent arrests and
coordinate with other
departments be it solid waste,
transit, code compliance to try
to address the issue because as
you know state law includes a
provision that a county or any
municipality and be sued if an
issue isn't remediated.
Fielded 526 reports in the last
year.
Obviously we are laser focused
on using unsheltered
homelessness.
While we do have 25 people on
any given day and we are
scaling up short-term capacity
we need to be able to exit
people in short-term
destinations.
In order to keep the flow
moving so that those
individuals who are becoming
homeless are returning and able
to catch them as part of their
safety net services.
We need priority access for low
income people to exit into the
community into deeply
affordable units.
I talked about serving seniors
on fixed incomes as well as
disabled individuals who are
getting a check for $950 a
month.
There's not a lot you can do
with a one bedroom apartment at
$1800 when your total income is
$950 a month.
One of the things we are trying
to do better is work across
with other systems.
We have a great partnership
going on with jackson with
people all our high utilizers
of their system and enter the
hospital system, we are
coordinating with them to try
to triage those people who
might just be cycling through
our various systems, forging
closer partnerships with
corrections and all the
different departments that
intersect with homelessness
including our investment of
$2.4 million into the mental
health center.
Our goal is to add at least a
thousand units and we are well
on our way.
There's some data points in the
presentation before you.
I think with technology I would
echo what some of the other
directors said, we need systems
able to talk to each other
because we are all working I
think in silos but our people
are crossing over into other
systems so we need to be
creating a data warehouse and
pulling those elements we know
are of concern and trying to
prioritize those households.
It's not only a financial
savings, it's the compassionate
thing to do for the people most
in need and I'll wrap it up
there MADAME Chair.
>>chair: thank you for your
presentation, any comments or
questions from my colleagues?
Vice chair you are recognized.
>>commissioner mcghee: wanted
to say thank you so much
director malette for what
you've done, full faith in you.
Every time our office reached
out you were always willing to
take the call and provide
housing for these families so
thank you so much.
>>chair: anyone else?
Great job.
Great job, great presentation
and let me state that your job
is not easy.
It is most difficult job
especially in these days where
we are seeing new breeds of
homelessness.
No longer are the homeless or
those who are mentally
challenged.
We have families now who have 2
jobs and cannot afford housing
so your job is not easy yet you
do it every day.
My team works perfectly well
with you and kudos to you and
the team had your visionary
leader.
One look who is not here I want
him to know that we appreciate
your work.
We know it's not easy but you
do it.
You answer the call every time
my district calls you.
So thank you for your vision
and thank you for all you do
for the residents of miami-dade
county.
Anything else?
All right, yes vice chair.
>>commissioner mcghee: would
like to take a personal
privilege to recognize three of
the strongest and
intellectually sound college
students in all of the united
states who are sitting behind
me and I have the opportunity
to have them work in my office.
And eli, stand up.
I recognize them for all the
hard work we do in the office
so thank you so much.
>>chair: congratulations young
leaders.
I'm not going to ask who you're
rooting for.
In terms of the soccer