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Resolution: R-04-0236
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 04-00317 Final Action Date: 4/8/2004
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT ("CDBG") PROGRAM FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $90,000,
FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DISTRICT 5 LITTLE HAITI JOB CREATION
PILOT PROJECT SET -ASIDE TO TARPUN BAY USA, INC., IN THE FORM OF A
FIVE-YEAR DEFERRED, FORGIVABLE LOAN WITH THE PROVISION THAT THE
FUNDS BE USED TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN NEW EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE LITTLE HAITI NEIGHBORHOOD,
FORA FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS STATED HEREIN;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM WITH SAID
AGENCY.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 98-402.1, adopted April 14, 1998, authorized the allocation of
Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") Program funds, in the amount of $225,000, to
implement the Little Haiti Job Creation Project ("Project"), which represented the first installment of a
five-year commitment to create jobs and stimulate businesses in the Edison Little River area; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 01-443, adopted on May 10, 2001, the City Commission approved the
creation of the District 5 Pilot Project and adopted project guidelines; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2004, the District 5 Pilot Project Advisory Board reviewed and voted to
recommend the allocation of CDBG Program funds, in an amount not to exceed $90,000, to Tarpun
Bay USA, Inc. for the creation and maintenance of new employment opportunities for residents of the
Little Haiti neighborhood for a five-year period;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The allocation of Community Development Block Grant funds set aside for the District
5 Little Haiti Job Creation Pilot Project, for the creation and maintenance of new employment
opportunities for residents of the Little Haiti neighborhood for a five-year period, in the form of a
five-year deferred, forgivable loan, subject to the following provisions: (i) applicant providing evidence
of available financing to complete the project, (ii) project receiving United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development approved environmental clearance, and (iii) project meeting all
applicable local, State and Federal regulations, is authorized, in the following particulars:
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File Number: 04-00317 Enactment Number: R-04-0236
Agency
Tarpun Bay USA, Inc.
Amount New Jobs
$ 90,000 6
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to enter into an Agreement with said agency for said
purpose, in substantially the attached form, subject to applicable City Code provisions.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor{2}.
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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