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SEOPW & Omni Boards of Commissioners Meeting
December, 12, 2007
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST Item #3
AND OMNI
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Board Chair Michelle Spence -Jones
and Members of the CRA Board
Date: December 5, 2007 File: 07-01495
Subject: Grant for Landscaping, Signage and
Maintenance
r- om James H. Villacortpn"( References:
Executive Director'
Enclosures Supporting Documentation;
Legislation
BACKGROUND:
The attached resolution authorizes the issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, to Roots In
The City, Inc. for landscaping, signage and one year of landscape maintenance. In November 2006, the
SEOPW Board of Commissioners authorized a grant to Roots In The City, Inc. for the beautification of
Northwest Third Avenue, including landscaping and maintenance. This program utilized area residents and
included a job training component. The program has been embraced by the community and effectuated a
change in the look and feel of the area. This grant allows the CRA to continue these efforts into 2008.
JUSTIFICATION;
"[U]pgrad[ing] the overall pedestrian environment through landscaping ..., etc" is a recommended improvement
set forth in Section IV. C, paragraph 8, at page 27 of the Redevelopment Plan, as amended.
FUNDING: $ 100,000 from SEOPW, entitled "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10050.920101 883000.0000.00000.
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