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RESOLUTION NO. S"�-1 Z34
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $300,000 OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO THE LITTLE
HAVANA ACTIVITIES AND NUTRITION CENTERS OF
DADE COUNTY, INC., FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ACQUIRING A BUILDING LOCATED AT 700 S.W.
EIGHTH STREET; SAID ALLOCATION CONDITIONED ON
SAID AGENCY SECURING A GRANT IN AN EQUAL
AMOUNT FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA; FURTHER
CONDITIONING SAID ALLOCATION ON SAID AGENCY
DEMONSTRATING THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE
_ OPERATING ITS PROGRAM WITH CURRENT RESOURCES;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED
AGENCY IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. $300,000 of Community Development Block Grant
Funds are hereby allocated to the Little Havana Activities and
Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc. for the purpose of
acquiring a building located at 700 S.W. Eighth Street that will
house the Senior Center that provides meals and other services to
elderly City of Miami residents and to assist in securing the
economic well-being of the East Little Havana area of the City of
Miami.
Section 2. The herein allocation is conditioned upon said
agency securing a grant in an equal amount from the State of
Florida or other source and upon said agency demonstrating the
ability to operate from its new building with existing resources.
The City shall be entitled to the return of its herein grant on a
first priority basis from the agency's receipt of sale proceeds if
the building being acquired by the agency is ever sold; further,
in the event of such sale, the City shall also be paid a pro rata
share of the building's increased valuation as a form of interest
upon the City's herein grant of monies, said pro rats share as
interest not to exceed 15%.
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
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REMARKS.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of December
ATTEST:
MATTY HIRAI
CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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ROBERT F. CLARK
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
APP & AS TO F0n CORRECTNESS:
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LUCIA A. DOUG.
CITY ATTORNEY
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XA IER L. SUAR Z, MAYOR
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTIER-OFFICIE MtEMORANbUM
TO Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
W�
'Rb"Cesar H. Odi
City Manager \,�
December 12, 1985
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SUSACT Resolution Allocating
$300,000 to the Little
Havana Activities and
Nutrition Centers of
REFERENCES! Dade County
�. ENCLOSUREpecember 19, 1985
Commission Agenda
It is recommended that the City Commission
adopt a resolution allocating $300,000 of
Community Development Block Grant funds to
the Little Havana Activities and Nutrition
Centers of Dade County, Inc., to acquire a
building in the East Little Havana area.
The Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade County,
Inc., has requested $300,000 from the City of Miami for the
acquisition of a building located in East Little Havana. This
building would be used to house the Senior Center that provides meals
and other services to elderly City of Miami residents. Acquisition
of the building would also assist in the revitalizaiton of an area of
the City which is targeted as a priority for economic development.
The agency proposes to match the $300,000 requested with funds from
the State of Florida and private donations to acquire the building.
The Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers has been serving
the City of Miami since 1973. Its primary focus is providing meals
and other services to approximately 13,000 elderly persons each year.
In addition, the agency provides employment and training services for
individuals of all ages, refugee services, day care - afterschool
care and an art center for local artists and craftsmen. The agency
currently has an operating budget of nearly $3 million dollars from
Federal, State, Local and private funds.
The agency has occupied its current site since 1974. In recent years
the volume of services has led to serious overcrowding conditions
that come close to violating safety and health regulations.
To alleviate this situation, the agency proposes to acquire a
facility located at 700 S.W. Eighth Street (which was previously used
as a high school). The building has been well maintained and would
require only minor improvements. The cost of acquisition and
improvement is estimated at $800,000. The agency has secured
$140,000 from the State of Florida through Title IIIB of the Older
Americans Act. These funds must be contracted by December 31, 1985
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RE: Resolution Allocating $300,000
to the Little Havana Activities
and Nutrition Centers of Dade
County, Inc.
December 12, 1985
or reallocated elsewhere. An additional $160,000 has been committed
from the State with the condition that the organization obtain
matching funds from the City of Miami. The $300,000 requested from
the City would match the State funds. The remaining $200,000 would
be in the form of donations and/or private contributions made to the
agency and applied toward the purchase price.
It is recommended that $300,000 be allocated to assist in this
acquisition, contingent on the allocation of State funds in an equal
amount, and conditioned on the agency demonstrating its ability to
operate from the proposed facility. This allocation of $300,000 is
only authorized for capital acquisition and does not affect the 15%
cap imposed for social services programs.
It should be noted that the acquisition of this facility will not
only insure the continued provision of quality services to an
underserved area of the City, but could also serve as the impetus
needed toward promoting the economic revitalization of East Little
Havana.
The attached resolution allocates $300,000 of Community Development
Block Grant funds subject to the conditions outlined above. Also
attached is a copy of the application from the little Havana
Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc., a letter of
support from the Little Havana Development Authority, and the
commitment letter for the $300,000 from the State.
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Enclosures
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FACE SHEET
TITLE OF PROJECT: "VILLANUEVA"
TYPE: Match for Building Acquisition
APPLICANT: Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers
of Dade County, Inc.
819 S.W. 12 Avenue
Miami, F1. 33130
CONTACT PERSON: Josefina Carbonell
Executive Vice -President
(305) 858-0887
TOTAL AMOUNT: $800,000.00
AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM CITY: $300,000.00
VILLANUEVA PROJECT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summaryof Project -----------------------------------------------
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I. PROPOSAL
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B.-Statement of Need ------------------------------------------
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C. Proposed Site ----------------------------------------------
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D. Area Characteristics and Population ______________
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E. Feasibility and Financing of Project _______________________
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F. Maintenance ------------------------------------------------
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G. Conclusion ----------------------------------------------
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II. APPENDIX
A. Comparison of Sites ----------------------------------------
. B. Agency Budget ----------------------------------
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VILLANUEVA PROPOSAL
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL:
The Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
has proposed to combine funds from three major sources and acquire a facility.
The building located in East Little Havana will house the largest congregate
meal site operated by the Agency as well as other agency projects and the main
administrative center. The funding for the acquisition will come from the Area
Agency on Aging, the State of Florida, The City of Miami and Private donations.
Through maximizing these resources The Little Havana Activities and
Nutrition Centers will be able to provide more effective services to the area's
elderly population and have the necessary room to increase its services.
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A. AGENCY BACKGROUND:
The Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers. has been providing a
full array of services to the elderly population of the City of Miami since 1973.
Services provided include over 2,500 daily hot lunches, home delivered meals to
the infirm, frail homebound, nutritional education, outreach, companionship for
the elderly ii.ving alone, assistance with shopping, educational programs (english
classes, classes. for citizenship voter registration and information) recreational
activities (exercise classes, painting, ceramics, domino tournements, dances,
parties, trips, etc.) counseling, health support and education, transportation
and in conjuction with the police and fire departments, crime watch, crime
prevention and home safety seminars and assistance. In full the mission of the
Agency is to assure the quality of life of the elderly within the City.
In addition to the 13,000 different elderly individuals who yearly benefit
from Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers services during 1985 the
Agency provides and has provided a variety of services to the entire community.
These programs have included and include employment and training services for
individuals of all ages, refugee services (including employment, educational and
resettlement services), day care -after school services for the children of the
economically disadvantaged as well as an Art Center for local artist and
craftmen.
Throughout its history of service provision, Little Havana Activities and
Nutrition Centers has been an integral part of the community. In conjuction with
the City of Miami and other local governmental entities the Agency has played a
key role in educating the public as well as federal and state officials as to the
social needs of the communities and how these (needs) can most effectively be met.
B. STATEMENT OF NEED:
Since March 1974 the Agency has had its main operation center at the present
location of 819 S.W. 12th Avenue. Through small innovations, skillfull planning
and creative scheduling of events and activities; among them using six shifts to
serve meals; Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers has managed to
maximized a limited space, which on good days is only crowded. However, in recent
years the ever increasing number of individuals seeking services has led to
increasing serious overcrowding conditions that not only do not permit the staff
to adequately serve the elderly but come close to the limits permitted by safety
and health regulations.
It is an obvious fact that the continued need to provide high quality of
services to the Agency's client population requires added space. The simple rental
of"additional space in the area or further rennovations to the existing building do
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not realistically address the problem nor provide a cost effective long term'
solution. There is no physical way to further remodel, refashion or repartiticr
the present building. It is cost prohibitive to make any additions on build cn
the premises. The simple rental of additional space in the area would only
alleviate the situation temporarily and would increase service costs decentralize
services and would in the long run prove less effective and more costly a
solution.
Clearly the only solution is the acquisition of a new, more modern larger
facility. Through this new facility there could be an increase and improvement
of such core services as educational programs, recreational activities, companion-
ship services, cultural events and supportive social services (such as
counseling). Not only the quantity but the quality of services provided would
improve. The simple provision of services in well ventilated comfortable reasoratly
spacious areas (a physical impossibility at the current site) will provide
measureable benefit to the Agency participants.
Besides the benefits to the client population, a new site will also be
extremely beneficial to the Little'Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers
staff. Currently over thirty professional and paraprofessionals workers combined
with nearly an equal number of volunteers to daily operate the Agency. This has
led to a serios overcrowding and a reality that no one has a private office and
that often times in a space equal to a small walk in closet two individuals
share space. This overcrowding makes. it impossible to often times provide
individual private services. The new proposed facility would dramatically alter
this fact. There would be (at the new site) sufficient space available to allow
for greater privacy and vastly approved working conditions all which leads to more
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effective provision of services to the client population.
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C. PROPOSED SITE:
Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers has located a site that
would adequately meet all of the present needs of the Agency as well as provide
for future growth and development.
The proposed location of the Villanueva Center will be 700 S.W. 8th Street.
The large spacious two story building with a extensive parking area has previously
been used as a High School. The actual building is relatively new and has been
maintained in good conditions. With some minor improvements (painting, assure
bathrooms useable for elderly, etc.) the facility would be ready for immediate
occupation.
The location is also significant for a variety of reasons. It is located
in the East Little Havana Neighborhood, an area targeted for community and
economic development and identified as housing many individuals including a
significant percentage of elderly person living at or below the poverty level.
The significant of relocation into the neighborhood would lead to a closer and
more direct involvement in this community for the agency and greater impact in
the provision of services. The location is also extremely accessible to the
community in general since it is close to major bus routes as well as to Metrorail.
This location would significantly improve the accessability of the agency to
those within the community that would most benefit from its services. The City
of Miami also benefits since a major building in the area, vacant for over a
year will come to life and be part of the resurgent East Little Havana Neighbor-
hood.
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D. AREA CHARACTERISTICS AND POPULATION:
The Villanueva site will be located in the East Little Havana Neighbor-
hood in an area identified by the Area Agency in Aging as sub -area V, Miami
South. This target region consist of the area encompassed within the following
boundaries: the Miami River and Tamiami Canal to the North S.W. 50th Street
to the South, the Atlantic Ocean to the East and S.W. 37th Avenue to the West.
Approximately 'z of the City of Miami falls within the service sub area. A
most important characteristic of this target area is that even though it is the
second smallest in geographical area it is the third largest in concentration
of elderly residents. This elderly residents are predominantly Hispanics (71%)
of which 1/3 fall below the poor category and a significantly higher percentage
are close to the poor category. This area's older population has both the
largest proportion of poor elderly in all Dade County and the largest concentra-
tion of elderly Hispanics. In fact nearly 401/10' of all Hispanic elderly in Dade
County live within the boundaries of region 5. This large concentration of
Hispanic blderly is further significant because of the language and cultural
barriers which they (the elderly) face daily. These barriers often times means
that the elderly Hispanic will be over represented among those socially,
culturally and economically isolated in the City of Miami. The location of
Villanueva in the center of the community. may well prove to be an excellent
starting block for the full service and integration of this population into the
community.
E. FEASIBILITY AND FINANCING OF THE PROJECT
The acquisition of the Vill'anueva site will be accomplished by maximizing
a series of existing resources. Chief among these are the Area Agency on Aging,
the State of Florida, private developers and the key player: The City of Miami.
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The Area Agency on Aging has currently available $140,000.00 for
acquisition or renovation of an existing senior center. These monies have been +
allocated to Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade for the
acquisition of the Villanueva site. The Agency
purchase contract from the owners p�iee December; , 194�
Through meeting with the Dade County State Legislators Little Havana Activities
and Nutrition Centers have further been assured that during' the next legislative
session $160,000.00 will be appropriated and made available for the purchase of
the Villanueva site. �7"'AJ I/-{_< ,..I(e�
With these two commitments of monies the Agency through its Board of
Directors met with the present owners of the site.. The current market value of
the site is $800,000.00 the d�s are however willing to donate $200,000.00
of the purchase price as well as minor renovations for immediate occupancy to
the Agency to facilitate Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers ability
to acquire the building. Through these three sources $500,000.00 of the require
amount needed to purchase the site has been achieved, however a crucial $300,000.C3
would still be required.
The City of Miami, which would derive substantial benefit from the Villanueva
site is requested to pledge the matching amount of $300,000.00. This match which
could be contingent on all other funds being in fact allocated would provide the
final impetus that would make Villanueva a reality.
Through such creative combination of state, federal, private and City funds
a much needed center for the Hispanics elderly will be achieved. The entire City
would benefit from not only the services provided by the Agency but the positive
impact of what has been an abandoned, unused building coming to life as a vibrant
cornerstone of service to the community.
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F. MAINTENANCE
The acquisition of the facility is only the first step to assuring the
viability and long term effect of the Villanueva site. Little Havana Activities
and Nutrition Centers can assure its funding sources that it will be able to
maintain and occupy the Villanueva site for an indefinite number of years. The
agency currently receives funding from a variety of sources. These include the
United Way of Dade County, Area Agency on Aging, the State of Florida, Dade
County Title XX, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, South Florida
Employment and Training Consortium, participant donations, pravate and corporate
donations and a significant and crucial amount from the City of Miami. Added to
this funding and fully aware of the importance of acquiring a variety of funds
that would insure agency operations in the future, Little Havana Activities and
Nutrition Centers is current seeking funds from several foundations as well as
having submitted several proposal to H.H.S. for future funding.
Through this variety and consistent fashion Little Havana Activities and
Nutrition Centers can assure all of its funding sources that once acquired,
Villanueva will be a vibrant and important integral part of the City of Miami.
G. CONCLUSIONS:
Clearly the effectiveness of the provision of services to the elderly and
specially the Hispanic area within the Little Havana and East Little Havana Area
are seriously hinder and handicapped by the lack of an adequate facility. This
situation that has existed for several.years and continuous to degenerate. The
only realistic and long term solution is for the Little Havana Activites and
Nutrition Centers to acquire a new facility.
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The timing for the acquisition of.such a facility has never been most
propitious. A building exists, its is centrally located, and available. The
owners are cooperative and committed to serving the community, the Area Agency
on Aging has now available monies for the acquisition of property, in all
likelihood this money will not be available after January 1, 1986. The State }_
legislative is now committed to aiding in this worthwhile proposal and the City
of Miami is committed to envigorating and redevelop East Little Havana. It is
obvious that with the minimum committment required from the key sources the
community will greatly benefit.
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APPENDIX A
COMPARISON OF CURRENT AND PROPOSED BUILDINGS
LITTLE HAVANA ACTIVITIES AND NUTRITION CENTERS
VILLANUEVA SITE
Ref: Comparison of existing and proposed and existing facilities
Existing
Proposed
Auditorium
2,184
Auditorium
Cafeteria
1,131
Cafeteria
Classrooms
640
Classrooms
Office & Services
4,080
Office & Services
Existing Area
8,035
Building Area
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Limited use
2,133
2,320
880
6,000
16,270
3,500
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APPENDIX B
AGENCY ANNUAL BUDGET
(ASSURES MAINTENANCE)
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CITY OF MIN-11
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTED FUNDING DISCLOSURE
CG:TRACTOR:
Form 8
,FUNDINC, SOURCE (Be Specific):
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AMOUNT REQUESTED
PURPOSE OF GRANT/FUNDS:
� FUNDING PERIOD
rrom: To:
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EXPECTED DATE OF
MOTIF?CATION
City of Riami
$ 238,070.
Congregate meals and social services for Peter's Plata 10/1/85-9/30/86
Granted
Blind Program, St. Dominics and Safehouse
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City of Miami
Community Development
27.500.
Congregate meals for St. Dominics 10/I/85-9/30/86
Granted
f Channeling
20,064.
Home Delivered Meals per person on Welfare 7/.1/85-6/30/86
Granted
Community Care for Elderly
193,547.
Home Delivered Meals for Elderly and Handicapped 7/l/85-6/30/86
Granted
JOP Project (JTPA)
131,080.
Training and on the job employment program for between 7/I/85-6/30/86
Granted i
the age of 22-54, with 50% client salary reimbursement
to employers
HOPE Project (JTPA)
65,000.
Training and on the job employment program for elderly 2/1/85-11/31/85
Granted
55+, with 50% client salary reimbursement to employers
Rainbow (HHS)
67.000.
Program for a day care center I9/1/85-3/30/86
Pending
Title 111-B (Older American Act)
402,098.
Social Services and Transportation for Elderly �1/l/86-12/31/86
Pending
Title III C-1 (ODA)
736.185.
Congregate Meals and Nutrition Education for Elderly 1/l/86-12/31/86
Pending
Title III C-2
96,032.
Home Delivered Meals for Elderly I/l/86-12/31/86
Pending I
United Way of Dade County
112.583.
Matching funds for titles (Ili-B, C-1 and C-2) 7/l/85-6/30/86
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Granted
Inkind and Peal Contributions: Defined as non -monetary services or materials in excess of $50 which is provided to the Program free -of -charge by soarces
other than those identified in this budget.
Prooram Income and Donations : funds collected from the charging of fees and/or cash donations/contributions. ,
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FUNDING SOURCE (Be Specific):
USDA Commodity Cash Credit
UNTA (Federal Como-)
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Participants Donations
I10t! III -B (ARC Funds)
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Form 8
CITY OF MINaI
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTED FUNDING DISCLOSURE
FUNDING PERIOD
EXPECTEDOF
PURPOSE OF GRANT/FUIIDS:
From: To:
AIiOUNT REQUESTED
1011/85-9J30/86
Pending
$ 412,905.
Meals for C-19 C-2, CCE and City of Miami FRS. CO.
to
1/1/85-12l3I/85
Granted
(5) 26 passenger buses to provide transportation
150,000.
the elderly
1/1/86-12/31/86
P�-fected to b
Social Services and meal programs (III-8, C-1. C-2,
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collected
143.471.
CCE. COM)
1!1/85-12/31/85
Pending
Allocation from ARC/OAA funds for the purchase and
140,000.
renovation of main center
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$ 21935,535.
TOTAL sourcrs
Inkind and Real Contributions: otherDefined as non -monetary
services or materials in excess of $50 which is provided to the Program free -of -charge by
other than those identified in this budget.
nations : funds collected from the charging of fees and/or cash donations/contributions.
Program Income and Oo
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December 6,1985
Honorable Xavier Suarez
Mayor City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida
Dear Mayor Suarez:
It has come to our attention that the Little Havana Activities and
Nutrition Centers of Dade County Inc. is requesting matching funds
from the City of Miami. The purpose of these funds will be the ac-
quision of a building to be converted into a multi -purpose senior
center for the elderly of our Little Havana area.
As you well know LHANC has long been the primary provider of services
to the low income, isolated elderly in our community. The current
building located at 819 S.w. 12th Avenue, is overcrowed and does not
nearly meet all the service needs of the population. Clearly the most
efficient resolution to this problem is the acquisition of a new build-
ing
LHANC propose to acquire the old Belen building, located at 700 S.W.
Sth Street. The funding includes a commitment.from State of Florida,
Area Agency -!on Aging, private donation and the City of Miami.
Currently the.agency has already obtained commitments for funds from
private developers, the State of Florida and the -Area Agency on Aging.
Clearly the development of what has been a abandoned site in our
community into a lively active senior center is in all of our benefit.
I strongly encourage you'E'the commissioners to approve the award of
matching funds for this worthy project.
Sincerely,
Angel de Ped o
Chairman of the Board
Little Havana Development Authority
cc: J.L. Plummer J. Carollo F. Castaneda
M. Dawkins R. Kennedy
AdP/ge
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AAA Committee
Carol J. Weldon
Chairmen
Audrey Finkelstein
Immediate Past Chairman
committee Chairmen
Steve Biondi
Advocacy
Vivian Decker
Communications
Dr. Felipe Prestamo
Planning & Special Projects
E. Hugh Allsworth
Program Development
902 S. W. Second A%er
Miami, Florida 3313'- —
(305) 856.050-
December 6, 1985
Xavier Suarez, Mayor
City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
Dear Mayor Suarez:
The Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade
County, Inc. has been instrumental in responding to the
social, cultural and economic needs of this community during
the past twelve (12) years. The Agency has attracted
thousands of older clients and has designed programs to
facilitate the -successful integration and assimilation of
Hispanics into their new community. - Resources have been
maximized to their potential, through the provision of a full
spectrum of nutrition and supportive social services. How-
ever, -In order to provide both qualitive and quantitative
services, the Agency needs to better and expand their
Advisory Council facilities.
Geneva Miller'`
C'"i"'"n Recognizing this need, the Area Agency on Aging is com-
Kalman Minta.. -- mitted to allocate $140, 000 for the acquisition and operation.
of a -facility to improve the Little Havana Activities and _
Mireya Estevet _-Nutrition Centers' -programs. in the Little Havana area. An
Secretary = -- -additional $160, 900 has .been recommended to be included in
Irving Greenblatt - —the FY 1986-87 Governor!s-budget for the same purpose. It-
Immedis tv Pat Chei~. .-- - -is- imminent at this --time_ that the City_ of. Miami demonstrateour local._ government's interest In the successful completion .=-
Director - - `_.of -this- ro ect.-- To that end, the Area Agency on Aging
Jose R. Foir I? 9 Y 9� 9 - - - -
_ fully. supports Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers'. ,-..
--'request- for -a City of Miami contribution -of $300, 000 to match -
--T the State effort,
Thank you for your consideration and support of this project.
Ile
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irector -
cc: J.L. Plumper J. Caroilo F. Castaneda
JRF/jkb-gawkins R. Kennedy
A service administered by the United Way of Dade County •t, .
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