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Special Commission Meeting Public Comment - April 3O 2020
April 30, 2020 1:06 PM MDT
Public Comment
motero@miamigov.com
First Last Name Email Address
Name
Cindy Crawford cindycrawford@roomstogo.com
Street
Address Agenda Item Public Comment
SP.4 7401
4700 Department
NW 7th of Housing N/A
and
Street
Community
Development
Renita Holmes holmes_builders@yahoo.com 350 NW N/A WE are African American inner city
4th propietor and enterprise owners,
Street and enterepreneurs disparately
disenfranchised disparately
disenfranchised prior to theongoing
effects and impact of COVID-19. I
am a small Business enterprises
under represented in access to the
gap funding, yet over represented
by rules of disqualification that
omit our triplicated and intersecting
factors that we surive as sole
propiors, persons with disability, an
infividual professionals. We are
less that 1% of those that access
procurement oppurtunities in our
State, County and City of Miami.
While the City of Miami has
invested millions of federal dollars
in non-competitive process for
federal funds, we find that it is
unfairly more challenging when we
compete with organizations that
are not engaged in comparible
process. When Allocations are
made.... This oppurtunity to show
CARE dollars will help ALL restorae
maintain and create and s,
intermittent funds should sustain
those of us on the cusp or survival,
and we sould not have non
comptitive disbusement to techical
agencies whom challenges us
withcircles noninlcusive to our
cultre, andneed of special care,
wihtout having to hear the
emptyresponse o requet for
oversight of rejection , from middle
agencies, that provide the same
techical assistance reddundatly
funded in trickle down manner
without oversight or local
trnsparency and standards of
inclusion. We are simply left out. I
7418 Submittal -Public Comments Submitted Online for the April 30, 2020 Virtual Special City Commission Meeting
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need to assure that this is not
overlooked at this time in crises. I
am appealing to you today to
ensure: standards and inclusionof
persons living and working
disabilities in allocation to all
funded participants and
applications submitted by citizens
business owners standing in the
gaps. Social services should not be
reduced totchose whom are
politically inclined only, Criteria for
partnerships and collaborations
with local businesses, and thoe
that sustain business such as
Tailors, barbershops, (see CRA)
food truck owners, artists etc. that
line the Corridors and compete
with employes of agencies taht
already have the inside scoop has
left a bitter taste of being excluded
in our access to support services
sufficient tools, wifi, and service
fees to access etc etc. let alone
favoritism and bias programming
with slender oversight an
accountability to personality and
well. NObodies perfect,
Howeverthe funidng does not
includeguidleings or loopholes to
consistently allow thes
noncompetive yet comptive
practices These foundation which
recieve these federal allocations
shold not just be paying
adminstrative feeds to one
executive, as redundant line items
sucking up an upon the oppurtunity
taht shold be fairly provided to all
that exists. Thank you for your
listening ears, innovative
applications, and perservering
efforts in represnting us ALL
federally qualified business
owners. Madame Renita Holmes,
executive owner OUR Homes
Business and Support Services
District 5
First
Name
Grady
Last Name Email Address
Street
Address Agenda Item Public Comment
7017
Muhammad realgradymuhammad@gmail.com NW 5
Court
Manning Sumner info@legacyfit.com
Martina Spolini marti.spolini@gmail.com
77 NE
24th ST
Miami,
FL
33137
725 NE
22nd
Street,
Miami,
FL
33137
Hon. Mr. Mayor & City
Commissioners. The need to assist
Small business owners in the city
of Miami is paramount. A small
business initiative is what possibly
needed now. It will assist
businesses with a grant of $10,000
to assist them to pay rent -
mortgage & other expenses. City
N/A had this program a long time ago.
Now it needs to be restarted now.
Residents also needs help. Citrus
health network needs to step up
now. No court orders or final notice
should be needed. Because
tenants or landlords can't get that
now. DCHD needs to think outside
the box to help businesses &
residents.
One of the largest studies
conducted of COVID-19 infection in
the US has found that obesity of
patients was the single biggest
factor, after age. Exercise is crucial
for immune, mental and social
health. I believe "Private" Boutique
N/A Training studios that are able to
control environment, time,
workout, structure and keep social
distancing in place should be
allowed to reopen. We have built a
tremendous community and they
need us for both physical and
mental health. Thank you for your
consideration pp
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As only tenants are eligible to
apply for the Rent and Utility
N/A Assistance Program, will there be No
any type of assistance/support also
for low-income homeowners who
are struggling to pay their utilities?
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