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1 FLORIDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION!_____
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4141 No. Miami Ave. Suite 101 Miami, FL 33127 (305) 573-1319
January 31, 1983
Charlotte Gallogly, Exec. Director
Department of Economic Development
City of Miami
174 East Flagler Street
7th Floor
Miami, Florida 33132
Dear Ms. Gallogly:
On behalf of the Florida Community Economic
Development Corporation, Inc., for a FY 1983-83
funding program, and pursuant to the request for
proposals ( work plans and budgets) from C B 0 's,
this letter transmitts the attached documents.
Enclosed is one (1) original and seven (7)
copies of the followings
A. Program Abstract
B. Program Work Plan
C. Line Item Budgetary Summary
D. Budget Narrative
E. Staff Salary Forcast
F. Copy of Rent - Spece Lease
G. Other Information
I am prepared to discuss this submitted information
and future programs concerns with you or your staff.
You•can contact me at 573 - 1319
Sincerely,
Raymond Foxworth,
Executive Director
ENCLOSURE(S)
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PROGRAM ABSTRACT
1. Title of C.D.C: Florida Community Economic Development Program
2. Operator: Florida Community Economic Development
Corporation, Inc.
4141 North Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida 33127
( 305 ) 573 - 1319
3. Raymond Foxworth
Executive Director
4141 North Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida 33127
(305) 573 - 1319
4. Program Target Area: See
Grant Carlyle
Chairperson
93 N. E. 65 St.
Miami, Florida 33138
(305) 757 - 0891
Map Attached
5. Program Target Population: Residents and entrepreneurs will
be the primary recipients of this program.
6. Program Length: This program is designed as a three (3) year
program to start on March 1, 1983.
Program continuation with additional funds is
hoped for the period (adjusted) inclusive with this year
and/or through June, 1984.
7. Total Funds: $ 52,060 Requested
8. Program Goals: 1.
To further assist in the economic development
of the City of Miami
2.
To promote and assist the growth and the
development of business concerns, inclusive
of small businesses in the Florida Community
Economic Development Target Area,
3.
To assist in increasing employment opportuni-
ties and expansion of business and industry
for residents of the Florida Community
Economic Development Target Area.
4.
Develop a strategy that will allow the
program to seek funds to purchase the I. C. M.
Building at 4141 North Miami Avenue. This
is a commercial project of $800,000
consisting of rental office spaces in
Decorators Row.
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WORK PLAN
I. Program Goals. The program is designed to plan and promote
the positive alteration of the Florida Community by fostering
economic development activities N.:ith the following goals:
A. To create a Chamber of Commerce (Buena Vista) to help
select, advocate, and plan the strategy for further
economic development.
B. To affect a change in the community attitudes towards
community enterprises and economic development through
face to face interviews and interactions,
a C. To hold two community wide programs and/or forums,
seminars, workshops, etc., to diseminate infczmation on
economic development needs and activities, and to
develop broad based conununity support.
D. To positively affect the economic level of a group of
female heads of households in the target area below 'the
poverty level by developing an investment club.
E. To provide for upward mobility of welfare families.
THE FOLLOVING GOALS CONSTITUTE THE "COMMUNITY IMPACT"
SEGMENT OF THIS PROJECT.
1. Developing a membership structure and campaign to
further promote community involvement.
2. Developing feasibility studies, surveys and plans for
specific venture.
3. Developing a program to involve youth membership.
4. Developing and distributing a listing of minority
enterprises.
5. Establishing a community and business crime watch program.
6. Purchase I. C. M. Building and Parking Property.
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II. PROGRAM METHODOLOGY:
The primary goals will be accomplished in the following
manner:
Goal # 1: To create a Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce.
This goal will be accomplished in the first three (3)
months of the program. The remainder of the program year
will be devoted to further developing and maintaining this
group. This group will consist of at least sixteen (16)
members who will serve to help plan and promote the program's
goals.
Goal # 2: To affect change in community attitudes.
This activity will be performed basically by the Business
Development Specialist. Program staff will conduct interviews
in the program office, door Lo door and where ever residents
congregate. Presentations will be made to civic groups,
churches and various other or,-anizations. Materials .will be
developed and presented -- aimed at developing an awareness
of the need for involvement in community economic development.
and support of community enterprises.
dual # 3: To hold two (2) community wide forums, workshops
and/or meetings.
These sessions will be designed and conducted by the staff and
will utilize resource persons of other agencies as needed.
The sessions will be used to bring economic development issues
to the community. These sessions will take place during the
third and fourth months of the program in order to receive
directional input for the remainder of the year.
_._ Goal #._4: To positively affect the economic level of a
group of female heads of households.
This goal will be accomplished by screening elegible women
through various agencies interested in an investment club and
then charting financial investment objectives to be met in
one to five ( 1 - 5) years.
Goal # 5: To provide for upward mobility of welfare
dependent families.
This goal will be met by selecting families who are at the point
of crossing over from welfare dependency to a state of indepen-
dency by aligning with other agencies to make special accomo-
dations when needed and to provide counseling in credit,
finance, education, employment, social services, etc.
This goal may also be met by acquiring revenue -generating
businesses that will provide jobs for said household members
elegible to work and by creating a temporary agency.
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III.A.dit_bnal Information:
;:tic* pro.:ram is aimed' at the lone term creation of unsuhsidized jobs
in 0o. ;-private sector for h,;re structurally unemployed: rurtherrlo e,
;�:•�,;r��n is designed to increase the onployment of area resident
as a rozult oi' major cconor►ic dcvclo;)wcnt project.
Finally, the program can the designed to be self-sustaining (as is the
Co,- Unit;1 .:conomic Development Program) after about two (2) years of
fun.`ing. he Program is also designed to attract other governmental
fun's anO community development, economic Development Administration,
::ia-�i Ca•:ital Development Corporation, etc. These fumes will be
availaLle moth during and after the operation of this proposed project.
STAFF PLAN
Procr a^ : i rector -' $1(e,� 000
::-.;ties: ^o coordinate the program;
^o ensure that all of the prinary goals of the Program are
ac%ieved;
:'o supervise the other staff rcm'.-,ors of the program;
^o ensure that all nrooram ron. r,rts are sul,nitted on tire;
7o institUtc supnlcmcntar.y activities as possible.
ficar:ons: VA Dcgrcc in Mi pine!;:, or Pt6lic At-Irrinintration, Social
Sciences, Plnnninq or r, related field, or five (5) or
core years ov*icrinnro in anv of the above areas.
T-in .1nar; of r.espon:,0,10 cormunity experience.
Dcr.onstrate.l rani liariC;i with community needs
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STArF Pi.A:;
Slusinass Development Specialist - $120000 -
^cities: To act under the direction of the Program Coordinator;
To assist in the achievement of the program goals;
To conduct the face to face: interviews required in the
;irogran;
To assist in the preparation and presentation of the
coo �,r.unity-wide forums, workshops, etc.;
:ualifications: Four (4) years of communityt-rork involvement in
service 1)rogra;na.
Demon3tratec? ►;)caking ability.
Sufficient 3:no%.tlrclqc: of community nceds and probler
Sccratary - $10,onl
:.uties: To act under the direction of the rrogran Director;
To perform all of the clerical functions for the
-+rogran;
To assist with the p reliarations of periodic and special
reports;
To generally assist in the achievement of programmatic
goals;
ft Oualifications: Typing - 55 CVT minimum.
thorough 1:noeYleclge of office procedures*
graduation from a reconizecl high school.
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DOCUMENTS CREATING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Florida Economic Development Corporation is a private non-
profit community based organization now located at 4141 North
Miami Avenue, Suite 101, Miami, Florida. The organization was
founded by a group of civic and community minded residents of
the Buena Vistas and Allapattah Areas of Dade County. The
CDC was formed in April , 1982 , with the sole purpose of
revitalizing and assisting in educating the minorities in
Dade County into a viable economic, cultural, social and
educational community.
The organization has been functioning for nine( 9 )
months through voluntary efforts by the staff and financial
' assistance by its board and members of the community and
friends in the I., C. H. Building.
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FLORIDA ECONOMIC DEVELOP14ENT CORPORATIO1I' YY o r: , r,�:FirF
4141 No. Miami Ave. Suite 101 Miami, F4;n.3 93110 573-131.91