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The.,Itonorabla Mayor
Meitbers of the City
Cesar H. Odio
City Manager
Dis CuGSions have been held with Dade County Public Schools concerning
laboratory/demonstration scattrahoo� at Douglas
at of a
the establishment amenity to ct families
School which will be a major Will
This
Elementary PT0Jsct
Southeast overtown/Park West Project Area-
to the ion of the facility .(note
exP&n8
also' result in a $2.5 million
att r_ me
approved by the, School Board ando'the overto.wn
This concept has been.&
Advisory Board*
requested that the .,City look into the
School Board has ding
The t apartment building
16-uni
feasibility to purchase the adjacent a t
60,000) and relocate the residents. (estimated
West'..'.
(valued at t overtoun/Park
$80,000). The project is located in the Southeas
Tax Increment Bond
Project Area and funds from the sale Of future
could be a potential funding source.
Co/ca
Wr
Ottice of Superintendent Of Schools
aKeating of March 211' 1000
ftrd
end labor Relations,
Desegregation, Ind policy Development
Thomas A. C"rat Associate superintendent
mnj%CT pRopOSED RENOVATIONS AND 'PROGRAM
AT DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
match
Desegregation, and
of Legislatve and Labor Relations, The Bureau iconducted discussions with repres
tatives
Development has condu nt Authority (DDk) in an fort to
Policy DOV014 plant
f ron . the Downtown DevelOPUG ad to enhance the physical
embark an a joint project design at Douglass Elementary school
and improve the educational program Staff
an revitalization Of the Ov*rtown communitsychwartZ,
and assist in the revita iscussions With Mr.. Matt�hsv
has.conducted preliminary discussions
to expivre t*e feasibility
ocutive.Director of the DDA, in order
EX resources from the DDAr expansoniof utilizing fiscal property. for of Douglass
City. of Miami,
to purchase
Elementary School.
is located on an extrem�jt small site
lementary'school igrohase Of a
Douglass, Z r expansion is the
for which the Only possibility fO is located vast of the school.
16-unit .apartment. building- which ive-Year Capital outlay
There'is $2 .. 5 milljoh allocated in the working jointly with
for site . expansion of the school - By wor) ;encies fund the
Program Miami and having these a!
the DDA and the City Of M
identified property, Dade county public Schools
purchase of the space
rt or all of this $2.5
would have the option of utilizin
million
DCPS within the currto build additional classroom th
ty. . Preliminary discussions Wi
facili in this
,y school nterest
Douglass Zlementax sat
son to indicate that there is gr
the DDA 8
proposal. I administration
n place with the school
)ns have also take own community regarding this,
Discussic ovea this
sentatives from the ks greed that, as part of
proposal.
d rere it W1 egAccordingly* st that local universities demonstration
tsalt,Dcps would request
a laboratoi.-i/demonstration sch001
iro st in the development educational Program at
ass r enhance the
concept which will further
School.
Douglass Elementary
r paired with Riverside
currently
:ary Schook is the school ,Boki&A.
Douglass Element concept in approved by
to
If this conce
Elementary School Miami ths�
the City Of tent
and funded by the DoA and requested to review the7tui�
Committee (ABC) would be
.1figurations of Douglass and
Boundary
boundaries and ;grade cOl
attendance bound to determine the feasibility 'Of:
Elementary School
Riverside rations at both schools
establishing K-5 grade configu