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City Commissioner—cNtLosuR981
Please place on the December 15, 1988 Commission Meeting agenda a
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discussion .item for the Tacolcy Economic Development Corporation's
�. proposed revitalization
plan for the 15th Avenue Commercial Corridor.
(from NW 62nd Street to
NW 71st Street.)
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cc: --Honorable Mayor &
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Members
of the City. Commission
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Northwest 15th Avenue between 62nd and ?lot atresswwas- Y
Northwest 62nd Street between 17th and 12th Avenues are the
orl6insl a0 m►ercial aorridors of the Liberty City community.
OurinS the late forties through the early sixties ':hey
constituted a thriving business district providing a variety
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f Qoods'and services as well as jobs for area residents. mid-sixities the out -migration of the more upwardly
mobile residents from Liberty City to other areas of Dade'
County severely weakened the primary trade area for the
corridor *a businesses. A weakened trade area precipitated''
the failure of many of the businesses In the corridors,' thus`
eliminating food■ and services and much needed employment.
The dealine that began In the mid-sixtiss contlnuesi
virtually unabated. The effects that the loss of disposable
Income from the corridors had in Increasing business ta'#'lures'_"
and.fl#$ht have been exacerbated by open peddling of drugs ft
the area, and the deteriorated condition of mast of the_area
structures. Further, the corridors form the western and
southern boundaries of the Liberty Square public housing
proje,.t which may have the worse living' conditions of any 3
public housing #n the state. Liberty Square serves es a
majar.s$ncontive for investment In the area.
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HousieB conditions in the area are being lwppovad x
—' through the City of Mleai initiatives and through private
-! efforts such as the Yaweh's. !metropolitan bade County has
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slated housing r Y uare 9 g project for •major renovation ��
-j ol'fort in early 1989, and the Urban League plans to develop
30 rental townhouses between lath and 17th Avenues on N.W.
Gist Street.
The Only notable investment in the corridors in the past
g! five years are a Kentucky Fried Chicken operation at the
corner of N.H. 12th Avenue and 62nd Street. The purehaee of
three previously black owned corner grocery stores by middle F
_+ easterners in the
pact three years in the corridors is of
dubious distinction.
It may be important to note that the acquisition of a
`corner grocery stores by middle easternerm I a recaint'but
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Miami. but is a well established practice in predominantly
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been the source of heated resentment by the.residontsµ'6f
those communities, and is of growing concern to nth:: blatek
business community of Niami.
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selected as the starting point fVjr
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amerce in the area. Conventional wi dom adviidi'starting �
on the 62nd Street corridor which is the stronger of the two
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corridors. An attempt is being made in defiance of such"4
wisdom due to housing initiative■ bosun and proposed in the
near future adjacent to the isth Avenue corridor. whieh in F
its current stato, adversely affects the marketability and
long terra viability of these proJeets.
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Resource constraints necessitate a Fork program which is
incremental in design. The program will leverage its
resources through the coordinated deployment of services of
city departments and through private investment it
successfully tri66ers.
WORK PRE EL=ENT3 -
The first element of the work program will be the c
Identification of merchants and owners who will function ass
loose federation of supporters for the revitalization of the
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corridor. The long term objective is to convince the croup
to form a merchants association; for. without •a formal p;
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association, a sustained revitalization effort is difficult.
It not impossible.
Improving the appearance of the area will be the second -
element of the work program. The funds available through the
eity's paint program will be utilized to fully fund paint and
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s i linage for area bus i nessoa . The use of these funds.
however, should be expanded to include minor structural
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Improvements. i.e.. minor plastering, replacement of doors...R
or windows, etc., due to the condition of many of this
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th�r third rd elant will be to improve city ttt`vloer in
e area. Commuftity Dovalopmen stab! will have the Primary-
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reopens for dpoi'dinatind
the involvement of city
departisents
a cam •idn to change the image of the area will
Fourth. P
articlas will be
be conducted. A eerier of Placed !n the
Miami
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the initiation of the revitalisation
! effort and of the pro6
ress being made.
ion will be sought for sne or,
Local merchants participat
more events that Mill involve area residents to astrist ilk
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