R7Q - Pilot Program for Homeless Bus Tickets

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO IDENTIFY FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT A SIX-MONTH PILOT PROGRAM, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $30,000.00, TO PROVIDE HOMELESS PERSONS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 70-45 OF THE CITY CODE (PUBLIC CAMPING AND PUBLIC SLEEPING), IN LIEU OF ARREST UPON REFUSAL OF SHELTER, WITH A CITY-FUNDED ONE-WAY GREYHOUND BUS TICKET HOME, TOGETHER WITH A $100 GIFT CARD TO ASSIST WITH TRAVEL EXPENSES AND ESSENTIAL NEEDS, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE INDIVIDUALS’ RECONNECTION WITH HOME, FAMILY, AND/OR SUPPORT NETWORKS, AND TO PROMOTE HUMAN DIGNITY AND COMPASSION IN ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO REPORT THE RESULTS AND FINDINGS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION, VIA LETTER TO COMMISSION (“LTC”), WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROGRAM.