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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WHEREBY DADE
COUNTY WILL ENGAGE CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING GRANT APPLICATIONS
FOR SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT UNDER THE EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM; ALLOCATING
FUNDS THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$100,000, FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT 19TH YEAR GRANT ADMINISTRATION, PROJECT
NO. 799302, INDEX CODE NO. 451923.
WHEREAS, the United States Government has enacted
legislation which establishes the Empowerment Zone and Enterprise
Community grant program to empower distressed neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, certain census tracts of the City of Miami would be
eligible for funding under this program; and
WHEREAS, there will be only six urban Empowerment Zones
funded and 65 Enterprise Communities, therefore requiring grant
applications to be awarded competitively from among the
applications received; and
WHEREAS, each Empowerment Zone will receive One Hundred
Million Dollars over a two year period and an Enterprise
Community will receive almost Three Million Dollars; and
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WHEREAS, the grant application/s will require a complex mix
of participation and strategy building from all segments of the
community with local governments; and
WHEREAS, the City must collaborate with Metropolitan Dade
County in order to apply for these grants; and
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Dade County will enter into an
agreement with a consultant/s to interact with the community,
plan an innovative strategy and package the applications; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to collaborate with Metropolitan
Dade County in selecting the consultant/s and working with the
consultant to develop the applications; and
WHEREAS, the anticipated cost for the consultant's is
estimated to be $400,000, of which the City would provide up to
$100,000; and
WHEREAS, Community Development Block Grant funds may be used
for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, it is currently anticipated that the applioation/s
will be due to the federal government in five to six months,
therefore the time frame for preparation is extremely critical;
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 authorized`/ to
enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Metropolitan Dade County,
in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, whereby Dade County
will engage consultant services for the purpose of preparing
grant applications for submission to the United States Government
under the Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Program,
with funds therefor hereby allocated, in an amount not to exceed
$100,000, from Community Development Block Grant 19th Year Grant
Administration, Project No. 799302, Index Code No. 451923.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of January , 1994.
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ST PHEN P. CL RK, MAYOR
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MATTY HIRAI FRANK TANEDA, DIRECTOR
CITY CLERK COMIIU ITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT.
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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ALBERTINE B. SMITH
CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
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CITY ATTQrY
The herein authorization is further subject to eomplianoe
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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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
FROM
Ce
Ci
RECOMMENDATION:
DATE : I JAN 4 1994 FILE :
SUBJECT : Resolution Authorizing
the City Manager to
Enter into an Inter -
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Metropolitan Dade Co.
ENCLOSURES:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the
attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an
Interlocal Agreement with Metropolitan Dade County for the
purpose of obtaining consultants to prepare necessary
application/s to the federal government under the Empowerment
Zone and Enterprise Community legislation.
BACKGROUND:
The, Community Development Department is recommending the adoption
of the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter
into an Interlocal Agreement with Metropolitan Dade County for
the purpose of obtaining consultants to prepare necessary
applications for grants under the Empowerment Zone and Enterprise
Community legislation.
The Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community legislation
provides for six (6) urban Empowerment Zones and 65 urban
Enterprise Communities to be selected for grants from competitive
applications. An area selected for an Empowerment Zone will
receive One hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) over a two
year period. if selected as an Enterprise Community, an area
would receive $2.9 million. The purpose of the funds is to
develop and implement comprehensive strategies to attract
business, create jobs, achieve safer streets and generally
empower people of the selected area to get ahead.
It is expected that application for these grants will be highly
competitive and local governments must work together with
selected communities to develop the application to be submitted.
The time frame for submission is expected to be short, only five
or six months. In order to prepare an application that is
innovative and meets the criteria of the legislation, it is
recommended that one or more consultants be utilized. Since the
City of Miami would be part of the larger application of
Metropolitan Dade County, it is expected that Dade County will
employ the consultant/s and the City of Miami will contribute a
share of the necessary funding through an Interlocal Agreement
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with the county. At this time the total cost of the Consultants
is expected to be $400,000, of which the City would contribute
$100,000 from Community Development Block Grant funds.
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