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SEOPW & Omni Boards of Commissioners Meeting
April 27, 2009
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST Item # 9
AND OMNI
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Michelle Spence -Jones Date: April 17, 2009 File: 09-00425
and Members of the CRA Board
From: James H. Villacort
Executive Directo
Subject: Resolution Ratifying Issuance of a Grant to
Urgent, Inc. for its "Youth Unite for Peace
Week & Festival."
References:
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West ("CRA") approve and
adopt the attached Resolution ratifying issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $10,000, to Urgent, Inc.
to underwrite a portion of the costs associated with its "Youth Unite for Peace Week & Festival."
On March 30, 2009, Urgent, Inc. appeared before the Board of Commissioners and requested funding to
underwrite a portion of the costs of those events associated with its "Youth Unite for Peace Week & Festival"
held in the Redevelopment Area. The "Youth Unite for Peace Week & Festival" consists of a week of activities
intended to unite and educate the Overtown community about crime and violence prevention. The Board of
Commissioners directed issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $10,000, to Urgent, Inc. and directed
that a resolution ratifying issuance of said grant be brought back to the Board.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 11I.B, at page 13, of the 1982 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Plan, as
amended, lists "emphasizfing] crime prevention and maintain[ing] security in the area" and "restor[ing] a sense
of community and unifying] the area culturally" as stated redevelopment objectives.
FUNDING: $10,000 from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.