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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-22-0003
File Number: 11416
Final Action Date:2/7/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING A GRANT TO HUMAN RESOURCES OF MIAMI, INC., IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,000.00 TO INCREASE THE WAGES OF THE
OVERTOWN BEAUTIFICATION TEAM TO HELP ENSURE THEY RECEIVE A
LIVING WAGE; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON
A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION;
FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS,"
ACCOUNT CODE NO.10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency
("SEOPW CRA") is a community redevelopment agency created pursuant to Chapter 163,
Florida Statutes, and is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and
projects within its Redevelopment Area in accordance with the 2018 Southeast Overtown/Park
West Community Redevelopment Agency Updated Plan ("Updated Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the SEOPW CRA has funded the Overtown Beautification Team ("Blue
Shirts") for the past 10 years; and
WHEREAS, since 2011 Human Resources of Miami, Inc. ("HRM") has overseen the
Blue Shirts, which provides on-the-job training and employment opportunities to residents from
the Redevelopment Area who are interested in landscaping maintenance; and
WHEREAS, this is a second -chance job creation program designed to give Overtown
residents an opportunity to work in Overtown. Not only does the program provide job
opportunities for local residents and low-income families, the program also assists in beautifying
the community and allowing for the clean-up of its neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, given HRM's success with residents, HRM has requested support to
continue its operation of the Blue Shirts beginning on July 4, 2022, and ending on July 4, 2023;
and
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2021, the SEOPW CRA Board adopted CRA Resolution CRA-
R-21-0021 to provide a grant to HRM in the amount of $350,000.00 to fund the program for a
two (2) year period from July 4, 2021 through July 4, 2023; and
WHEREAS, due to the continued effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic the cost of living for
marginal workers has been greatly affected and this increase will help to ensure that the Blue
Shirts receive a living wage for the remainder of the term of the original grant; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 163.340(9) of the Florida Statutes "community
redevelopment... means undertakings, activities, or projects... in a community redevelopment
area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight"; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4 at page 10 of the Updated Plan lists the "creati[on of] jobs
within the community..." as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6, at page 10 of the Updated Plan, lists the
"[i]mprove[ment of] the [q]uality of [I]ife for residents" as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 4, at page 13, of the Updated Plan provides "that
employment opportunities be made available to existing residents as a stated
redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 10 at page 15, of the Updated Plan also lists
"[m]aintenance of public streets and spaces" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wish to authorize a grant to HRM, in an
amount not to exceed $75,000.00 to increase the wages of the Blue Shirts; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that such a grant would further the
aforementioned redevelopment goals and objectives.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes a grant to Human
Resources of Miami, Inc., in an amount not to exceed to $75,000.00 to increase the wages of
the Overtown Beautification Team effective immediately.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to execute all documents necessary
for the purposes set forth above.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to disburse funds, at his discretion,
on a reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory
documentation.
Section 5. Funds are to be allocated from SEOPW "Other Grants and Aids," Account
Code No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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George K. W ong lll, Di Jisio Chief 1/25/2022
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