HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-196-2270_-_CDBG_Public_Service_Funds_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2024-196-2270
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, ALLOCATING FISCAL YEAR 2024-
2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (“CDBG”)
PUBLIC SERVICE FUNDS TO EXPERTS RESOURCE
COMMUNITY CENTER, ALLIANCE FOR AGING, KRISTI
HOUSE, SUNSHINE FOR ALL, INC., AND MT. PISGAH FOOD
PANTRY IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS
($150,547.00); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE
CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTIVELY,
SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENTS FOR THIS PURPOSE IN
SUBSTANTIAL FORM AS THAT AGREEMENT, ATTACHED
HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A"; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Gardens annually allocates Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the provision of public services (also referred
to as social services) to Miami Gardens residents, and
WHEREAS, U.S. HUD regulations allow for up to 15% of the City’s annual CDBG
allocation ($1,000,003.00) to be used for public service programs, and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Gardens Community Services Department makes
these funds available to interested non-profit, community-based organizations applying
through a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) process, and
WHEREAS, for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, a total of $150,547.00 is available in the
Public Services category, and
WHEREAS, an RFP was made available on June 17, 2024, via the local
newspaper and the city website, and
WHEREAS, a total of ten (10) agencies attended a meeting where questions were
answered regarding the RFP, and
WHEREAS, proposals were due on July 15, 2024, and
WHEREAS, a total of seven (7) completed proposals were submitted of which five
(5) agencies are being recommended to receive funding for the 2024-2025 program year:
Experts Resource Community Center -Homebuyer Education:
Comprehensive workshops and counseling sessions to educate first-time
homebuyers. Amount: $12,000.00
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Alliance for Aging - Hospital to Home (H2H): Provides transitional care for
patients aged 65+ post-hospital discharge, including personal care,
homemaking tasks, home-delivered meals, case management, and
incontinence supplies for up to 90 days. Amount: $12,000.00
Kristi House - Services up to age 18 who disclose abuse, where abuse is
suspected, and/or who are in the early stages of investigation and
prosecution. Over the past 25 years, Kristi House has built a strong referral
network involving DCF, law enforcement, schools, the Child Protection
Team, the State Attorney’s Office and other community agencies serving
more than 1,700 children and youth annually. Amount: $48,547.00
Mt. Pisgah Food Pantry- Will seek to provide year-round nutritionally
balanced food items, social services resource information and additional
wellness services to approximately 300 low-income seniors in the City of
Miami Gardens. Amount: $38,000.00
Sunshine For All Inc. - Provides home-delivered meal services to the City
of Miami Gardens elderly residents. This award allows Sunshine for All, Inc.
to serve up to twenty-five (25) clients per week. Amount: $40,000.00
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City Council approves the resolution,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby allocates fiscal year 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”)
Public Service Funds to Experts Resource Community Center, Alliance for Aging, Kristi
House, Sunshine for All, Inc., and Mt. Pisgah Food Pantry in the total amount of One
Hundred Fifty Thousand, Five Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars ($150,547.00). The City
Council further authorizes the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute and attest
respectively, subrecipient agreements for this purpose in substantial form as that
agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS
AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2024.
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RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: CAMERON BENSON, CITY MANAGER
Moved by: Councilman Leon
Seconded by: Councilman Stephens
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Baskin Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilwoman Powell Yes
Councilwoman Julien Yes
Councilman Stephens, III Yes
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