HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover memoCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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TO :
FROM:
Honorable Magid Me
the CitlCommission
crC
Arriola
of Administrator/
Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
SEP 2 6 2003
FILE :
Resolution Authorizing
Amendment for Additional
Year of Service from
Belafonte Tacolcy Center
Inc.
It is respectfully recommended that the City of Miami Commission adopt the attached
resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement
between the City and Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Inc. for services in the amount of
$86,675 to continue the agency's Sports Development Program (SDP) for the Liberty
City area and surrounding communities. The resolution further authorizes said
compensation to be paid from funds allocated for this purpose in the Fiscal Year 2003-04
Non -Department Account budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Parks and Recreation recommends that the City of Miami execute an
amendment for funding in the amount of $86,675 with the Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Inc.
to continue without interruption the SDP in the Liberty City area and surrounding
communities for an additional one (I) year term. The SDP Program serves an average of
60 participants per event in their basketball league, 170 per event in their youth football
league and between 56 to 73 participants in their softball league. These figures do not
include BTC indoor activities
The Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (C)(3) organization founded in
1970 to enhance the quality of life for youth and young adults in Liberty City and its
surrounding communities. The SDP provides structured leisure -time recreational/sports
activities and cultural development activities such as: organized team sports, individual
sports, indoor/outdoor games, and cultural awareness workshops.
It is in the best interest of the City to continue this partnership, which provides such an
important initiative for youths and young adults in accordance with the conditions and
work program made part of the proposed agreement with the Belafonte Tacolcy Center,
Inc. for the period from October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004. Attached for your
review is the draft budget and work program for the new contract year.
FISCAL IMPACT: $86,675 Non -Departmental Account
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