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RESOLUTION NO. 9 7` 573
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF
NINETEEN THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS
($19,600.00) FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS, PROJECT 799602, FOR THE
REHABILITATION OF FOURTEEN (14) BUSINESSES
LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA UNDER THE CITY-
WIDE COMMERCIAL FACADE PROGRAM; SAID FUNDS TO
BE DISBURSED AS HEREIN SPECIFIED.
WHEREAS, the City-wide Commercial Facade Program (the "Program") was approved
in the Fourteenth (14t') Year Community Development Block Grant Application by Resolution
No. 88-384; and
WHEREAS, the program is designed to promote economic revitalization in the
neighborhoods of the City of Miami, and accordingly, is an important part of the City's economic
development strategy, and
WHEREAS, funds for the Program are allocated from Community Development Block
Grant Funds, Project #799602, up to the amount specified; and
WHEREAS the properties to be rehabilitated pursuant to the Program are located within
the Downtown target area; and
WHEREAS eligibility for assistance under the Program is based on a 70% - 30% match,
with the City providing 70% and the business or property owner providing 30% of the
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cost of construction, which shall not exceed the total amount of two thousand, ($2,000.00)
dollars per participating business; and
WHEREAS, the properties to be rehabilitated have been reviewed by the City of Miami
Community Development Department and Downtown Miami partnership, Inc. and are found to
be eligible for the Program; and
WHEREAS, Downtown Miami Partnership, Inc. has the necessary expertise and is
willing to provide the services necessary for the implementation of the Program and the
disbursement of funds allocated to the participating businesses;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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.,
Section 2. The amount of nineteen thousand, six hundred dollars ($19,600.00) of
Community Development Block Grant Funds, Project #799602, is hereby allocated for the
rehabilitation of fourteen (14) businesses located in the Downtown area under the Comprehensive
City-wide Commercial Facade Program.
Section 3. Financial assistance to be provided by the City under this program shall be
based on a 70% - 30% match;- with the City contributing up to one thousand, four hundred
($1,400.00) dollars per participating business and the business or property owner contributing up
to six hundred ($600.00) dollars.
Section 4. Upon completion of the rehabilitation program,
Partnership, Inc. shall present to the City of Miami Community D
documentation and invoices generated by, or pertaining to, the project.-
Miami
Department, all
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Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upo
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of September
ATTEST:
WALTER J. fbEMAN, CITY CLERK
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
REVIEW AND APPROVAL:
ELBERTIV. WATERS, INTERfM-DIRECTOR
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
LK13A KELLY-KEARSO
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor and DATE
Members of the City Commission
SUBJECT:
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City Manager
ENCLOSURES:
RECOMMENDATION:
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Commercial Facade Rehabilitation
City Commission Agenda Item
September 9, 1997
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission approve the attached resolution allocating
nineteen thousand, six hundred ($19,600.00) dollars to the Downtown Miami Partnership, Inc., from
the City of Miami Commercial Facade Treatment Program, for the rehabilitation of fourteen (14)
businesses in the Downtown area. This is an on -going project which has been funded since 1988
with great success, in terms of revitalizing small businesses serving low- and moderate -income
neighborhoods. The total Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding approved for
this City-wide project for FY 1997 - '98 is one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars.
The recommended allocation of nineteen thousand, six hundred ($19,600.00) dollars will be applied
against the unspent project balance of one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars. Please note that
the Commercial Facade Treatment Program project is implemented on a city-wide basis through
community based organizations serving each area. Since the inception of the Program, the City has
assisted over one thousand, three hundred (1,300) small businesses by renovating and painting their
store fronts.
BACKGROUND:
In an effort to promote economic revitalization within blighted City of Miami neighborhoods, the
Commercial Facade Treatment Program was implemented per Resolution No. 88-384 during the
14' Year of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
Since that time, the exteriors of many businesses have been improved with respect to paint, signs,
awnings, etc., resulting in upgraded living conditions in the affected areas, enhanced neighborhood
services and increased benefits to the community.
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Members of the City Commission
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Therefore, it is requested that the City Commission allocate CDBG funds in the amount of nineteen
thousand, six hundred ($19,600.00) dollars to Downtown Miami Partnership, Inc., for the
implementation of the facade improvement program for the following properties:
Downtown Area
1. Moray's Jewelers
224 S.E. I' Street
2. Casa Gatti
226 S.E. 1S` Street
3. Executive Courier express
226-B S.E. I" Street
4. Sandwiches Galore
226-C S.E. 1"Street
5. Quality International
117 S.E. 2" Avenue
6. Esquire Travel
119 S.E. 2nd Avenue
7. Kalu Place
121 S.E. 2nd Avenue
8. Extra Medical
123 S.E. 2nd Avenue
9. Fino Corporation
125 S.E. 2nd Avenue
10. Hello Brazil
127 S.E. 2nd Avenue
11. Multi Reps
225 S.E. 2nd Street
12. AllRight Miami Parking
227 S.E. 2n1 Street
13. AllRight Miami Parking
226-A S.E. Is' Street
14. Panavideo, Inc.
227 S.E. 2" Street
Total: 14
Each of the above -mentioned enterprises would be allocated a maximum of two thousand
($2,000.00) dollars, with the City of Miami contributing seventy percent (70%), up to one thousand,
four hundred ($1,400.00) dollars and the business or property owner contributing thirty percent
(30%), up to six hundred ($600.00) dollars. Downtown Miami Partnership, Inc. will assume
responsibility for completing all pertinent documentation, and will forward such information to the
City of Miami Department of Community Development.
Therefore, it is respectfully requested that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Attachment: Resolution
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