HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-02-0125RESOLUTION NO. 02-125
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY
COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE
DISTRICT 5 LITTLE HAITI JOB CREATION
PILOT PROJECT ADVISORY BOARD.
WHEREAS, the City Commission approved the guidelines to the District 5
Little Haiti Job Creation Pilot Project at is meeting of May 10, 2001; and
WHEREAS, under the program design, proposals that meet eligibility criteria
and determined to be feasible by the contracted engineering firm will then be forwarded
to the District 5 Little Haiti Job Creation Pilot Project Advisory Board (Advisory Board)
for review and funding consideration; and,
WHEREAS, the City Manager is charged with nominating the eight -member
panel to serve on the Advisory Board, who will then be approved by a majority vote of
the City Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this
Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set
forth in this Section.
City Commission
Meeting of
January 24, 2002
Resolution
Number
02-125
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Section 2. The following individuals are herby appointed as members of the
District 5 Little Haiti Job Creation Pilot Project Advisory Board:
Rosalie Clement - Little Haiti Business seat
2. Eustache Fleurant - Little Haiti Business seat
3. Marie Estime-Thompson, P.A. - Little Haiti Business seat
4. Samuel Frederique - Little Haiti Resident seat
5. Director of the City of Miami Planning Department or his/her
designee
6. Director of the City of Miami Department of Community
Development or his/her designee
7. NET Administrator from the City of Miami Little Haiti NET
Office
8. Director of the City of Miami Department of Real Estate and
Economic Development or his/her
designee
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24`x' day of January, 2002.
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE ACT SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
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WA ER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK'
' Board appointments are administrative acts which do not require
the Mayor's signature nor the City Attorney's review and approval.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 29
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and DATE; JAN 1 4 2002 FILE
Members of the City Commission
SUBJECT: Appointments to the District 5
Little Haiti Job Creation Pilot
Project Advisory Board
FROM: REFERENCES:
arlos A. enez City Commission Agenda
City Manager ENCLOSURES: January 10, 2002
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution
appointing seven (7) members to the establishing the Little Haiti Job Creation Pilot Project
Advisory Board.
BACKGROUND:
At its meeting of May 10, 2001, the City Commission adopted legislation formally creating the
guidelines to the Little Haiti Job Creation Project to meet the unique needs of businesses in the
Little Haiti neighborhood and the need to implement a special initiative to create jobs for
residents of the area.
The adoption of the guidelines to the District 5 Little Haiti Job Pilot Project creates a mechanism
to implement a program to meet the City Commission's five-year commitment to create jobs and
stimulate businesses in the Edison Little River area. The City Commission further committed
allocations of $225,000 annually for five years to fund this initiative.
The program design includes the provision of grants up to $90,000 to eligible businesses in the
Little Haiti commercial area for the following eligible activities:
• Upgrade and expansion of facilities
• Correction of code violations on
commercial properties
• Improvements to meet ADA standards
• Infrastructure Improvements (i.e. lighting,
draining, parking etc.)
• Fagade Improvements
To qualify for a grant, an area business must create a minimum of one new, full-time job for each
grant increment of $15,000.
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Under the program design, proposals that meet eligibility criteria and determined to be feasible
by the contracted engineering firm will then be forwarded to the District 5 Little Haiti Job
Creation Pilot Project Advisory Board (Advisory Board) for review and funding consideration.
The Advisory Board is comprised of a seven -member panel nominated by the City Manager and
approved by a majority vote of the City Commission.
The City Manager recommends the following individuals be appointed to the Advisory Board:
Eustache Fleurant - Representative from the Little Haiti Business
Community
Marie Estime-Thompson, P.A. - Representative from the Little Haiti
Business Community
Samuel Frederique - Resident of the Little Haiti Community
Director of the City of Miami Planning Department or his/her designee
Director of the City of Miami Department of Community Development or
his/her designee
NET Administrator from the City of Miami Little Haiti NET Office
Director of the City of Miami Department of Real Estate and Economic
Development or his/her designee
It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the proposed resolution that appoints seven
(7) members to the District 5 Little Haiti Job Creation Pilot Project Advisory Board.
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