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April 26, 2007
Item # 3
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWNIPARK WEST
AND OMNI
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Board Chair Michelle Spence -Jones
and Members of the CRA Board
From: James H. Villacor�
Executive Director
Date: April 20, 2007 File: 07-00523
Subject: Approval of Scope of Grant for
Beautification of N.W. 3rd
Avenue
References:
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation;
Legislation
BACKGROUND:
By Resolution Number CRA-R-06-0050, adopted on November 27, 2006, the Board of Commissioners
approved a grant in the amount of $125,000 to Roots In The City, Inc. for the beautification of NW 3'6 Avenue in
Overtown to include landscaping, signage, and one year of landscape maintenance. The attached resolution
approves a scope of work reflecting the approved grant budget, selected plant materials, and the grantee's
provision of job training.
JUSTIFICATION:
"Rebuild[ing] and beautifylingJ NW 3`d Avenue from NW $th — 14'h Streets" is as a recommended improvement
set forth in the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Plan at page 27, Section IV, C.,
Paragraph 1. In addition, providing "employment opportunities and upward job mobility for residents is a stated
objective of the Redevelopment Plan at page 13, Section III, B. As part of a program to beautify the NW 3`d
Avenue Corridor, Roots In The City, Inc., was issued a grant to place landscaping and signage along NW 3`d
Avenue and provide one year of maintenance. The attached Resolution approves the agreed upon scope of
work under the grant and includes job training as a component.
FUNDING SOURCE: None
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