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RESOLUTION NO. 9 5- 3 J 3
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ALLOCATE $50,000 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
j BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS FROM THE 18TH YEAR
CDBG LITTLE HAITI RESERVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PROVIDING FUNDS TO ASSIST THE CENTER FOR
HAITIAN STUDIES, INC., (C.H.S.) WITH THE
RENOVATION OF THE CENTER FOR HAITIAN STUDIES
i BUILDING, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MIAMI,
} FLORIDA; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH C.H.S. FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission is desirous of providing
financial assistance toward the renovation of the "Center for
Haitian Studies Building" located at 8325 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Miami,
Florida; and
WHEREAS, funds, in the amount of $50,000, have been
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identified and are available from unexpended 18th Year CDBG
Program funds under the project entitled "Little Haiti Reserve";
and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends the allocation
of the aforementioned CDBG Program funds to assist the Center for
Haitian Studies, Inc., (C.H.S.), a not -for -profit organization,
with the renovation of the Center for Haitian Studies Building;
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
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
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thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
allocate $50,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Funds from the Little Haiti Reserve Project, Code No. 701608
(18th Year), for the purpose of providing funds to assist the
Center for Haitian Studies, Inc., (C.H.S.), with the renovation
of the Center for Haitian Studies Building, located in the City
of Miami, Florida.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized) to
execute an agreement, in a form acceptable with the City
Attorney, with C.H.S. for this purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this llth day of May 1995.
ASTE HEN P. CLA11K, MAYOR
1 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.
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PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
OL RAMIREZ- IJA
AS STANT CIT ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO : DATE : MAY ` 3 1995 FILE
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission SUBJECT :
Allocation of C.D.B.G. Funds
j for the Center for Haitian
j Studies, Inc. --Building
FROM Cesa io REFERENCES: Renovation
city ger ENCLOSURES:
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RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the
attached Resolution, authorizing the City Manager to allocate
$50,000.00 in unexpended Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program funds, for the purpose of funding the renovation of the
Center for Haitian Studies building, located at 8325 N.E. 2nd
Avenue, Litle Haiti in the City of Miami.
BACKGROUND
The Department of Community Development N.E.T. recommends
ratification of the attached Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to allocate $50,000.00 in unexpended C.D.B.G. Program
funds from the Little Haiti Reserve. The renovation of the
building facility will allow the Center for Haitian Studies,
Inc., a non-profit agency, to provide a wide range of services
1 such as health care, food and transportation vouchers, and
education and counseling on health issues to hundreds of Haitian
families in Little Haiti.
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