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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
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From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: March 18, 2008
Subject: Liberty City Community
Revitalization Trust
References:
April 10, 2008 Agenda
Enclosures: Applications
The Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust, in cooperation with the City Manager, the
Department of Community Development and other City departments, shall be responsible for
oversight of, and shall facilitate, the City's revitalization efforts for the redevelopment of the
Liberty City area in a manner consistent with the strategy identified in the Five Year Consolidated
Plan, adopted by the City Commission in June, 2004. The Liberty City Trust shall promote
economic development, business and commerce in the area, and shall develop and execute a plan
to create jobs, attract industry and facilitate the production of goods and services in the area for
residents and non-residents. It will facilitate the development of affordable housing, engage in
homebuyer assistance programs and market the area to encourage former residents and others to
locate to the Liberty City area.
The Trust shall consist of five voting members and one youth, non -voting member. Four voting
members and one youth, non -voting member, shall be appointed by the District 5 Commissioner
for a term of two years, and one voting member shall be appointed by the City Manager for a term
of one year. The District 5 Commissioner shall appoint an individual to fill a vacancy due to the
death, resignation or removal of his or her appointees to the Trust, which person shall serve only
for the remainder of the expired term. The City Manager shall appoint an individual to fill a
vacancy due to the death, resignation or removal of his or her appointee to the Trust, which person
shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Three (3) appointments are required at this time:
• Vice Chair Spence -Jones has three (3) nominations:
1. Vacancy (due to the resignation of Erica McKinney)
2. Vacancy (due to the resignation of Theodore N. Carter)
3. Vacancy (due to the resignation of Roy Hardemon)
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership list of the Trust. By
copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the April
10, 2008 Commission agenda.
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c: Gail A. Dotson, Assistant City Attorney
Elaine Black. President/CEO
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator