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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-07-0049
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File Number: 07-01462 Final Action Date: 11/28/2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000, TO THE
CITY OF MIAMI, TO PARTIALLY FUND A JAZZ EVENT AT THE LYRIC THEATER,
819 NW 2nd AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
2008; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION, TO
DISBURSE SAID GRANT FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, OR DIRECTLY
TO SUB -GRANTEES AND VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND
SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
GENERAL COUNSEL; FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO BE ALLOCATED
FROM SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER
GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA")
is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects in accordance with its
Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, the CRA and the City of Miami underwrote the cost of a two-day Jazz event at
the Lyric Theater in Overtown in 2007; and
WHEREAS, it was anticipated that this would be an annual event showcasing the Lyric
Theater, acknowledging the area's history, and reviving the area's standing as a destination for jazz
and blues performances; and
WHEREAS, the CRA has received a request from the City of Miami for grant funding to
underwrite a portion of the cost of presenting a 2008 Jazz event at the Lyric Theater; and
WHEREAS, support for this event is consistent with the redevelopment objectives "of
restoring a sense of community" and "[p]rogram[ing] activities and events that recreate the former
vitality and atmosphere of the community ..." as provided in Section III, B., at page 13, and Section
IV, M., paragraph 4, at page 97, of the 1982 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Plan, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the grant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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 herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. A grant, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, to the City of Miami to partially
fund a Jazz event at the Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida, during February 2008,
is authorized.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized, at his discretion, to disburse said grant
funds, on a reimbursement basis, or directly to sub -grantees and vendors, upon presentation of
invoices and satisfactory documentation.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to execute all necessary documents, in a
form acceptable to General Counsel.
Section 5. Funds, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, are to be allocated from
Southeast Overtown/Park West Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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