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February 28, 2005
Item #5
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Chairman Johnny L. Winton
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Fr r 1?K. Rollason
Executive Director
Date: February 18, 2005 File: 05-00120
Subject: Co -Sponsorship for the "Annual
Back to School 2005 Health and
Safety Day" Parade and Festival
References:
Enclosures: Resolution;
Supporting Documentation
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Directors of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency (SEOPW CRA) approve and adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the Executive
Director to issue a Grant, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 from which the Executive Director may reimburse
the Lodge or pay selected vendors directly, with the New Providence Lodge, Inc., located at
937 N.W. 3`d Avenue in Overtown, for the CRA's financial support of the "Annual Back to School 2005 Health
and Safety Day" Parade and Festival being held in Overtown on August 6, 2005.
JUSTIFICATION:
Over the past three years, the SEOPW Board of Directors has authorized financial support as a co-sponsor for
this event in an annual amount not to exceed $25,000. Direction was received from the Board as a stipulation
to approving the Grant for the 2004 event that no further grants would be approved by the Board for subsequent
years based upon the situation that the CRA was providing funding to build out office space in the New Masonic
Lodge building and that the City would relocate the Overtown NET Office to this site and pay rent to the New
Providence Lodge, Inc., for said office space. From the rent received as a result of this lease, the Lodge would
fund the Back to School event going forward. Subsequent to this direction in 2004, the City has determined that
they will not be relocating the Overtown NET Office to the Masonic Lodge Building and thus the CRA ended the
project to buildout the first floor for the NET Offices. This turn of events has left the Masonic Lodge in a position
of being unable to fund the event for 2005. It is requested that the CRA fund this event once more in 2005 with
the full understanding of the Lodge that they will need to seek other sources of funding for this event going
forward. Also, be advised that the CRA did budget $25,000 for this event in its FY '05 Budget just in case the
construction for the 1Sl floor buildout had not been completed in a timely manner to allow the lease agreement
with the City to be executed and thus produce sufficient income to fund the event for 2005.
This year, the Overtown Youth Center, located at 450 N.W. 3`d Avenue is also joining as a partner for this event
by providing technical assistance and the use of their facility, at no charge, for the distribution of back to school
supplies and health screening activities. This event not only restores a sense of community and cultural
unification which is a stated objective of the SEOPW Redevelopment Plan, but also provides an educational and
festive atmosphere for the benefit of children within the Overtown area and surrounding communities.
FUNDING SOURCE: $25,000 from SEOPW TIF Account No. 689001.550108.6.940 entitled
"Other Grants and Aids".
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