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LISTRICT 5
_ Cr"OF MIAMi, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORAND COMMISSIONER TEELE
To: Honorable Mayor Diaz and
Members of the City Commission
vfto ".- Arthur E Teele, Jr.
Commissioner
dW Y -
DATE: September 98, 2002 MR:
SVVJUCT. District S ltwn: Small Business
"Start Up' Grant Program
R6FERENIGES:
E"C -OSYRCs:
By this memorandum. I am respeWWly requesting the following Item to be placed on my
District 5 agenda for discussion.
A DISCUSSION CONCERNING A COB04UNIW DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT (CDBG) FUNDED, PHOT SMALL BUSYNESS "START-UP" GRANT
PROGRAM WTM A FUND NO CAP OF 540.000; WMCK WOULD PROVIDE
FRiANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AWARD RECW M- TTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $2,200 PER GRANTEE.
Thank you. ,
Ca: ,A,lcjwm&o oto, City AVAMMOY
Pd9cEla A. Thomnpwn, City Clerk
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PUBLIC NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
The Miami City Commission will hold a Public Hearing to discuss issues relating to Community
Development. The Public Hearing will be held:
Thursday, September 26, 2002
Historic Lyric Theater
819 N.W. 2 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33136
The Public Hearing Agenda Items regarding Community Development are as follows:
1. Discussion and proposed resolution allocating $50,000 of 28`' Year Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Funds from the Administration Category to HOPE, Inc. to provide fair
housing activities as required by federal regulations.
2. Discussion and proposed resolution allocating $375,000 of Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Program Income to support the implementation of the FEC Railway Corridor Strategic
Redevelopment Plan ("FEC Corridor Plan").
3. Discussion and proposed resolution by transferring $100,000 from the District 1 Economic
Development Pilot Projects set aside and $91,000 from the District 3 Economic Development
Pilot Projects set aside in the Economic Development category to the specified agencies listed
below:
District 1
Agencv Amount
Assistance to the Elderly, Inc. (Capital $50,000
Improvement Project)
Allapattah-Wynwood Community Center, Inc. $50.000
(Capital Improvement Project) $100,000
District 3
Agency Amount
Saint John Bosco Church $31,000
Resident's Village, Inc. (Capital Improvement 20,000
Project)
The Latin Quarter Culture Center of Miami, Inc 40.000
(Capital Improvement Project) $91,000
4. Discussion and proposed resolution transferring $15,000 from the District 1 Priority set aside in
the Public Services Category to the Dominican American National Foundation CDC and
allocating an additional $231,000, Inc. of Program Income for Public Services for the 28"'
Program Year beginning October 1, 2002 to the specified agencies listed below:
District 1
Agencv Amount
Deaf Services Bureau, Inc. $ 2,437
Dominican American National Foundation 9,138
Total District 1 Allocation $ 11,575
District 2
Aspira of Florida, Inc.
$ 27,715
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese
13,375
of Miami, Inc./ Centro Hispano
4,570
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese
1,218
of Miami, Inc./ Services for the Elderly
2,436
Coconut Grove Cares, Inc.
3,726
DeHostos Senior Center, Inc.
36,550
KIDCO Child Care, Inc.
12,185
Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the
7,310
Aged, Inc./Douglas Gardens
Total District 2 Allocation
$102,079
District 3
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese $ 4,508
of Miami, Inc./ Centro Mater Child Care
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese
19,950
of Miami, Inc./Centro Mater Teen Outreach
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
4,570
Miami, Inc./Sagrada Familia
Deaf Services Bureau, Inc.
2,436
Dr. Rafael A. Penalver Clinic, Inc.
6,092
Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers
3,046
of Dade County, Inc./Pro Salud
The Young Men's Christian Association of
3,046
Greater Miami, Inc./International Branch
Total District 3 Allocation
$43,648
District 4
Agency Amount
Colombian American Service $ 3,046
Association, Inc.
Hispanic Coalition, Inc. 7,310
Total District 4 Allocation $ 10,356
District 5•
Deaf Services Bureau, Inc. $ 2,437
Haitian American Foundation, Inc. 15,230
The Alternative Program 45,675
Total District 5 Allocation $ 63,342
Total Additional Public Service Allocation $231,000
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5. The Honorable Arthur E. Teele, Jr, District 5 City Commissioner, has scheduled a discussion item
relating to the establishment of a Pilot Small Business "Start Up" Grant Program with $40,000 of
CDBG funds and limiting each grantee up to $2,200 per grant.
Interested individuals are encouraged to attend this Public Hearing. The meeting site is accessible to the
handicapped.
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LETTER FROM
THE DIRECTOR
MOM & POP 2
GRANTS COME
THROUGH
INMATE FEE 3
LIFTED BY BOSM
CITY OF MIAMI 3
LOT CLEARING
BUSINESS
COMMUNITY 3
INVESTMENT
DOLLARS
And Neighbors Association
VOLUME 4 ISSUE i
Letter From The Director
5fello, much love and success
to everyone. I wanted to
take this opportunity to in-
form you that NANA is not only alive
and well, but we are making tremen-
dous progress in our mission to im-
prove the business opportunities and
quality of life for our community. In
the last few years we have expanded
from a 2 person operation to a 10 per-
son full time staff of experienced pro-
fessionals. NANA is now truly on the
fast-track to success.
AWARD !GRANT 4 I am proud to inform you that
SUMMARY
NANA has now broadened its scope of
AFFORDABLE 6 services to include new districts and
HOUSING new community projects. Newest to
PROGRAM our projects is our affordable housing
NEW BOARD a program. With this expansion we have
OF DIRECTORS ventured into the Miami -Dade county
Surtax Affordable Housing program.
NANA has secured $40,000 from
OCED (Office of Community Eco-
• Affordable Housing
Program
• "NANA secures and
distributes over
$3,600.000
• -Brothers of The Same
Mind Lifts Inmate Fee
• ;Business Spotlight
Focus on Business X -
Press
nomic Development) for FY 2002 to initiate
and administer the program. MDHA has
also donated six lots for single family hous-
ing development.
"A business with no sign is a sign of no
business". NANA would like to take this
opportunity to give a special thanks to the
City Of Miami. The City of Miami recently
awarded NANA a City Lot Clearing con-
tract worth $40,000. From the very begin -
Mom & Pop Grants Come Through
hrough a combina-
tion of hard work
and your support,
NANA's reputation for
getting things done has
been duly noted by our
elected officials. Such is
the notoriety of NANA
that that Miami -Dade
County Commissioners
Dorrin Rolle (District 2)
and Bruno Barreiro
(District 5) has made
available $450K for
NANA member busi-
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(Continued on page 3)
Cassandra Blash inside Business X -Press
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MEW HORIZONS
Inmate Fee Lifted By County
As of August 26,
2002, some citizens in
county jail will no longer
be required to pay a two
dollar per day fee for
being incarcerated.
Miami -Dade
County Commissioners
voted to stop the Depart-
ment of Corrections
(DOC) from collecting
the Daily Subsistence
Fee (DSF). The fee was
imposed on un-
sentenced citizens held
in Dade County Jails
pending trial.
In 1996, Florida
Legislators passed a law
which allowed sen-
tenced inmates, who
could afford to pay be
charged in order to sub-
sidize some of the cost
to the DOC. In 1997
the County Commis-
sioners passed a reso-
lution to charge sen-
tenced county prison-
ers for a fair portion of
their supervision fee.
The County
went a step further in
1999 passing another
resolution to charge
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MOM & POP GRANTS COME THROUGH CONT.
(Continued from page 1)
nesses to establish Mom & Pop
programs in their districts. A to-
tal of 173 small businesses ap-
plied for the Grant Program and
65 were approved for funding.
The maximum amount al-
lowed per business is $15,000. The
funding was made available for pur-
chasing equipment & inventory,
procuring supplies, professional
services, beautification and repairs.
In some instances owners were able
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
BUSINESS X -PRESS)
Located in the
heart of Model City,
Business X -Press is a
full service business
resource and printing
center.
Business X -
Press offers various
business services such
as the production of
resumes, flyers, bro-
chures including cell-
phone & beeper sales.
It is owned and oper-
ated by Shirley
McClain.
During 2001,
Neighbors And
Neighbors Association
was able to assist Busi-
ness X -Press in secur-
ing $88,000 from the
Urban Task Force for
painting, facade and
interior renovation,
awnings, and general
beautification.
Business X -Press
2973 NW 62nd Street
Miami, FL 33147
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to utilize the grant as matching
funds. Since the use of the grant
was unrestricted, businesses were
able to directly address some of
their individual needs. To date,
46 businesses have received all or
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VOLUME 4 JOSUE i
MOM & POP GRANTS COME THROUGH CONT.
(Continued from page 2)
at least a portion of
their allotment. So far,
a total of 61 vendors,
suppliers, and contrac-
tors have benefited di-
rectly from the proc-
ess. Most are located
in the same neighbor-
hoods as the busi-
nesses who were
awarded funding. This
economic benefit is know
as "dollar velocity."
Lakeitha Mincey of Min-
cey's Tires, said her
"company greatly appreci-
ates the mom & pop pro-
gram, which we were
awarded by the direct sup-
port of NANA. This grant
substantially increased our
inventory allowing us to
offer the community great
new tire deals".
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YOUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DOLLARS
ince NANA's
inception, our
commitment to
the community is to
address the negative
economic situations and
circumstances that
continue to plague our
community. As for
NANA's part, we have
been directly and
indirectly responsible for
ensuring that over
$3.6 Million Dollars (see
pages 4-5) from various
funding sources, were
invested responsibly into
our communities.
These funds
were disbursed to over
120 different businesses,
most of which have been
operating in the
community for a number
of years. Some of the
new businesses also
benefited as we were
able to help acquire
funding for them.
Business owners were
allowed to use the funds
to; purchase equipment;
renovate their interior
and exterior fagades,
purchase inventory, pay
for professional services
and various other
business related services
and products.
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR, CONT.
(Continued from page 1)
ning, it has always been
NANA's long term vision to
be a major employer for
neighborhood citizens. Now
that dream is beginning to ma-
terialize. Out of the 23 ap-
proved qualified service pro-
viders, NANA is the only non
profit agency and it is one of
three contractors located within
the City Of Miami. Within three
short weeks from being awarded,
NANA has cleared over 43,000
square feet of overrun parcels
and employed 4 community resi-
dents.
Three of the employees are
ex -offenders. NANA under -
we have been directly
qd indirectly
esponsible for
uring that over
5Million Dollars
. pages 2-3) from
ous funding
roes, were
stied responsibly
stands that ex -offenders have
difficulties obtaining employ-
ment and are often forced back
into a life of crime simply to
survive.
The contract period is for
two years with an option to re-
new the same contract for an
additional 2 successive years.
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Mom & Pop District 3
Commissioner Barbara Carey -Shuler created the very first Mom & Pop Grant Program through
$72,000
(Com. Barbara Carey -Shuler)
an Economic State of Emergency District. This status allowed the Mom & Pop programs to be
34 Businesses
created.
Miami Dade County Commercial
Miami -Dade OCED CRP consist of businesses that have been awarded funds through the
$133,000
Revitalization Grant Program (CRP)
sponsorship and application assistance of NANA. The OCED CRP awarded businesses are
4 Businesses
provided Technical Assistance and monitored by NANA.
Miami -Dade Task Force on Urban
Miami -Dade Urban Task Force on Urban Economic Revitalization consist of businesses that
$639,000
Economic Revitalization
have been award through the sponsorship and application assistant of NANA. The Task Force
13 Businesses
awarded businesses are provided Technical Assistance and monitored by NANA.
City Of Miami Commercial
City of Miami CRP consist of businesses that have been award through the sponsorship and
$128,230
Revitalization Program (CRP)
application assistance of NANA. The City of Miami awarded businesses are monitored by
3 Businesses
NANA and provided Technical Assistance.
Mom & Pop District -2
This project is for Mom & Pop Stores in District -2 that applied for general grant funds to
$150,000
(Commissioner Dorrin Rolle)
improve their businesses. NANA and The Task Force is providing Technical Assistance and
28 Businesses
monitoring the progress of the businesses throughout the fiscal year.
Mom & Pop District -5
This project is for Mom & Pop Stores in District -5 that applied for general grant funds to
$150,000
(Commissioner Bruno Barreiro)
improve their businesses. Over 87 businesses applied. NANA and The Task Force are
providing Technical Assistance and monitoring the progress of the businesses throughout the
35 Businesses
fiscal year.
Empowerment Zone Trust Grant Pro-
NANA provided technical assistance to Mom & Pop businesses within The Empowerment Zone
$132,000
gram for Overtown & Model City
of Model City. Nine (9) applications were completed and six (6) were approved.
7 Businesses
Task Force on Urban Economic Revi-
NANA provided technical assistance to small Mom & Pop businesses within Miami -Dade
$194,000
talization Stability Loan Application
County. The T/A consist mostly of teaching business owners how to access private and public
Assistants
funds (Task force funding application).
6 Businesses
Partners For Self Employment Inc.
NANA worked directly with 14 businesses to schedule meetings, conduct workshops and moni-
$71,000
Working Capital Florida (WCF)
for the application process. Complications with credit repairs and general due diligence were
6 Businesses
expedited by NANA, which ultimately enabled them to receive the loan. A total of 6 businesses
were approved.
O
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Congresswoman Meek & The MMAP
NANA was the driving force in persuading the businesses to participate in the program. NANA
$403,000
Program For Overtown
scheduled the meetings, conducted workshops and monitored the application process to en -
4 Businesses
sure the businesses were properly represented.
BAC Revolving Loan
NANA provided technical assistance to small Mom & Pop businesses within Miami -Dade
$65,000
Application Assistants
County. The T/A consist mostly of teaching business owners how to access private and public
funds (BAC Revolving Loan Application).
QNIP Program (CRC)
NANA assisted Contractors Resource Center (CRC) in obtaining $700,000 to assist small gen-
$700,000
Contractors Resource Center
eral contractors in obtaining contracts through capital improvements projects.
The 7th Avenue Road Impact Loan
NANA petitioned the BCC to financially assist the business on NW 7th Ave from 40th Street to
$43,610
Program
119th Street financially because of the prolonged construction improvements that drastically
reduced the amount of business within that area.
City of Miami New Business Program.
NANA was requested by the City of Miami to create 20 new businesses for 20 ex offenders.
Pending
20 New Businesses for Ex -Offenders
The new businesses will be selected from Brothers Of The Same Mind (BOSM). The total
amount allocated to NANA from the city is $150,000.
Little Haiti Credit Union
Facing a Federal Mandate to scale down its operations, NANA spoke with Tony Crapp, Barbara
$200,000
5 Full Time Jobs
Jordan, and Bryan Finnie to secure funds for Little Haiti Credit Union. NANA's direct interven-
tion prevented the credit union from permanently closing its entire operation.
Mom & Pop Commercial Revitalization
This project is a Mom & Pop business CRP for external rehab for businesses located in District-
$150,000
Program (CRP) - District 2
2. NANA and Miami Dade OCED is providing Technical Assistance and monitoring the progress
10 Businesses
of the businesses throughout the fiscal year.
Wholesale Distribution Center
NANA intends to develop a wholesale distribution center either through acquisition or building
$300,000
one from the ground up. With 250 businesses averaging over $2,000,000 in monthly sales,
NANA hopes to capitalize on the purchasing power of its members.
Affordable Housing Program (AHP).
The Miami Dade Housing Agency granted NANA 6 infill lots to create affordable housing
$40,000
Infill Housing
opportunities for Liberty City residents. While we received no construction money from MDHA,
NANA is confident it will be granted those funds for RFA FY 2003.
City Lot Clearing Program
Awarded a one year contract with the City of Miami with a an option to extend for three addi-
$40,000
tional onel-year periods. Estimated annual value is greater than $40,000. We were able to
create three new jobs for this project.
Total Funds Awarded
Funds For Approximately 120 Different Business
$3,610,840
NEW HORIZONS
Affordable
Housing Program
NANA has developed an
Ab Affordable
Housing
Program (AHP) aimed at
turning very low, and low to
median income families into
homeowners. The program is
designed to guide applicants
through the difficult obstacles
that low income people
experience when
trying to become
a homeowner.
Our goal is to
guide the
prospective low
i n c o m e
homeowner through the
confusion, red tape and
uncertainty that exists in the
home -buying process.
NANA's Affordable Housing
Program will take applicants
through the home buying process
step by step. We offer assistance
with:
1. Deciding whether
homeownership is right for
you.
2. Choosing one of NANA's
house designs.
3. Obtaining a home mortgage.
4. Obtaining the necessary
mortgage subsidy.
5. Closing the sale, and provide
education regarding property
maintainance after purchase.
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LOwningome can bring financial rewards as well as
satisfaction that comes with knowing that
piece of the American dram.
Our program utilizes various
other popular programs and
agencies to deliver the best
possible service, such as; Fannie
MAE programs Miami -Dade
Housing Agency (MDHA), and
Miami -Dade County OCED.
Down Payment
Assistance Program
NANA is a participant of the
Metro -Miami Action Plan
(MMAP) down payment
assistance program, which allows
our low income home buyers to
take advantage of a 50 to 100%
down payment assistance grant.
Closing Cost
Assistance Program
NANA has and will continue
to raise funds from various
private and public sources toward
the closing cost for our low
income home buyer. This will
further subsidize (which can save
the prospective buyer $3,000 to
$5,000) the purchase of our new
homes.
2nd Mortgage
Subsidy Program
NANA has been awarded
over a million dollars in second
soft mortgage subsidy funds.
This will allow our home buyer
applicants to take full advantage
of a $30,000 to $44,000 subsidy
toward qualifying for a mortgage.
There are four main factors in
qualifying for an affordable
home in this program:
1 Income level
2 Employment History
3 Credit History
4 Family Size (helps to
determine amount of
mortgage subsidy)
Example:
A family of 5 with a total income
of $24,000 a year, (places them
in the 50% below median income
bracket).
Both spouses have been
employed for at least two
consecutive years; and their
credit history is fair and needs
repair.
This family could qualify for
a $37,380.00 2nd soft mortgage
as well as a first mortgage of
$48,950.00.
They would also qualify for a
total mortgage amount of
$89,000.00 with a 3% down
payment.
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VOLUME '4 ISSUE 1
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
., (Continued from page 3)
At long last
NANA's vision
of creating a
Wholesale Distribution Center
(WDC) is about to come true.
After recently receiving funding
from OCED for the initial plan-
ning and creation of NANA's
proposed Wholesale Distribution
Center or (WDC) we are going
about the business of making this
dream into a profitable reality.
It's been almost a full year
since our last message to the
community. During that time
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CONT.
NANA has been working diligently to ensure Community Reinvest-
ment Dollars are utilized "in your community'; and for your com-
munity". Over the next several pages we will highlight the programs,
projects, and successes during the last several years.
INMATE FEE LIFTED BY BOSM, CONT
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everyone whether they had been
sentenced or not. This includes
the homeless, the unemployed
and the mentally ill.
For the last 9 months,
members of Brothers of the Same
Mind (BOSM) lobbied the Board
of County Commissioners to re-
scind the resolution.
BOSM requested the tape
of the Legislative meeting and
uncovered its real intent. "In
America you are considered inno-
cent until proven guilty by a court
of law. By charging inmates
$2.00, their guilt is not only as-
sumed, but the fee also creates a
hardship for family members, "
said Leroy Jones, Founder of the
group.
Members of the group
contend that the resolution was
unfair because tax payers were
already paying for the service.
The DOC has a budget of over
$180 million.
"This type of supervision is a
shame before God," said Haneef
Hamidullah, who is a member of
the group.
Commissioner Betty Fer-
guson took a stand against the
resolution when it first came up
in 1999. Jones thanked both
Commissioners Betty Ferguson
and Barbara Carey -Shuler who
insisted that she did not need to
see any paperwork to know that
it was wrong and unfair.
Chalk this up as one for
the disadvantaged people. We
are committed to doing all that
we can to bring about a change to
balance the scale of justice for
those people who cannot fight for
themselves," said Brian Dennis,
president of the group.
"We need everyone to
know that we love the commu-
nity and we do not care if you
have made some mistakes in your
life," he said. "Our organization
has considered requesting that
the County reimburse everyone
that was found not guilt," said
Dennis. "If everyone can't be
found, then donate the funds to
us so we can help the people
who are released that need assis-
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NANA°s Board Of Directors
President
Rafe Brown
Inter -City Car care
Tice President
Dr. Morris Johnson
Treasurer
Betty George
Betty's Market
Secretary
Dr. Mae Christian
Independent Consultant
Executive Director
Leroy Jones
Charles Stringer
Director
Carolyn Nartin
Director
wia jquFiammad
Director
Glenn Roberts
Director
Gene Finnie
Director
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On the behalf of the staff,
members and all beneficiaries of
NANA, I would like to thank all of
the previous board of directors who
helped steer us though those dark
and difficult nights.
Without your dedication and
tireless effort, we would have been
unable to help those who work so
hard to help themselves. You have
been a constant source of inspiration
and guidance for me and the com-
munity at large.
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