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FILE ID: Q"I —Q 12-11
Date: 10/11/2009 Requesting Department: CMO
Commission fleeting Date: X11/19/2009 District Impacted: All Districts
Types :..'.E -Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
❑ Other
Subject: Acceptance of the EPA Brownfields Job Training Grant funded by the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Purpose of Item:
It is respectfully recommended that the Honorable Mayor and the City Commission adopt the attached
resolution authorizing the City Manager to ratify the acceptance of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) grant award to the City of Miami and establish a new special revenue
project entitled:"EPA Brownfields Job Training Grant", in the amount of $500,000.
Background Information:
In April of 2009, Economic Initiatives which manages Brownfield assessment and cleanup projects,
submitted an application for an EPA Job Training Grant on the City's behalf. In August of 2009, the
EPA officially awarded the City of Miami its seventh grant award, the EPA Brownfield Job Training
Grant which is being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The EPA
Brownfield Job Training Grant seeks to employ residents and facilitate the cleanup of Brownfields by
providing free Environmental/"Green Job" technical training to a total of 120 City residents over nine
16 week training cyles (3 years).
Budget Impact Analysis
NO Is this item related to revenue?
YES Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No.-
Special
o:Special Revenue Account No:
CIP Project No:
NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
Start Up Capital Cost:
Maintenance Cost:
Total Fiscal Impact: $500,000.00
Final Approvals
(SIGN AND DATE)
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Chief C,{ YJ City Manager
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