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10/24/96
RESOLUTION N0.0 O
! A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE LITTLE HAVANA
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -
FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR THE MANAGEMENT
AND OPERATIONS OF "MA.XIMO GOMEZ PARK", ALSO
KNOWN AS ".DOMINO PARK", IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $54,152.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR
FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 1996-1997 BUDGET OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, AID TO
PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ACCOUNT.
WHEREAS, the Little Havana Development Authority, Inc.
("LHDA") , is a non-profit 501 (C) (3) organization founded in 1976
to foster, encourage and promote economic development in the City
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of Miami and more particularly in the area known as "Little
Havana"; and
WHEREAS, Maximo Gomez Park, more commonly known as Domino
Park, located at the corner of Southwest 8th Street and 15th
Avenue, Miami, Florida, in the heart of the Little Havana
neighborhood, serves the low and moderate income residents and
has evolved as a recognizable tourist attraction; and
WHEREAS, in the best interest of the Little Havana
community, the City of Miami has in the past approved funding for
the LHDA to supervise, manage and operate Domino Park, through
direct allocations from the Department of Parks and Recreation
Operating Budget; and
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MEETING of
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WHEREAS, funds in the amount of $69,500.00 were requested by
the Little Havana Development Authority, Inc. for Fiscal
Year 1996-1997, however, pursuant to Resolution No. 96-733,
adopted October 10, 1996, the City Commission directed the
Administration to reduce said funding request by fifteen percent,
and to only allocate one month's allocation in the amount of
$4,923.00 ($69,500.00 - $10,425.00 (15%) _ $59,075.00 _ 12 =
$4,923.00); and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to authorize the execution of
an agreement with the Little Havana Development Authority, Inc.
and to allocate funds for the operation and management of Maximo
Gomez Park for the remaining eleven months of the Fiscal Year,
($59,075.00 - $4,923.00 = $54,152.00 -- the balance requested
reduced by fifteen percent (15%), less one month's allocation);
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.
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Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized1� to
execute an agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney,
with the Little Havana Development Authority, Inc., a Florida
Not -For -Profit Corporation, for the management and operations of
"Maximo Gomez Park", also known as "Domino Park", in an amount
not to exceed $54,152.00, with said funds therefor hereby
allocated from the Fiscal Year 1996-1997 Budget of the Department ,
of Parks and Recreation, Aid to Private Organizations Account.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of October 1996.
( JOE CA LLO, MAYOR k
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: E
A. QU JO E , III
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CITY ATTORry
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l� The herein authorization is further subject to compliance
with all requirements that may be imposed by the City
Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by
applicable City Charter and Code provisions.