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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$55,000, TO THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE
CONTINUATION OF ITS DOWNTOWN ENHANCEMENT TEAM PROGRAM IN
THE MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT
AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION, TO
DISBURSE THE GRANT ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO
VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY
DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE
ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM OMNI TAX
INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO.
10040.920101.883000.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") is
responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects within the
Redevelopment Area in accordance with its approved Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 4.4.B., at page 41, of the 2009 Omni Area Community Redevelopment
Plan, as amended, lists "[c]reat[ing] a sustainable regional destination and identity by capitalizing on
the development of the Performing Arts Center and the Media/Entertainment District" as a stated
redevelopment objective; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-08-0036, passed and
adopted on June 30, 2008, authorized a grant, in an amount not to exceed $55,000, to the Miami
Downtown Development Authority ("DDA") for the expansion of its Downtown Enhancement Team
Program ("DET Program") to the Media/Entertainment District in the Omni Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, DDA has submitted a grant proposal to the CRA requesting $55,000, to underwrite
the cost associated with the continuation of its DET Program in the Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the DET Program runs six (6) days a week, and consists of a four (4) member
crew that primarily focuses on the area surrounding the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts,
including nearby parking lots and the 1-395 access ramps; and
WHEREAS, the DET Program will also continue to provide trash pick-up, graffiti removal,
landscape installation, and maintenance in the Media/Entertainment District within the Omni
Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize a grant to DDA for the
continuation its DET Program;
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File Number: 09-01184
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 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.
Section 2. The issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $55,000, to the Miami
Downtown Development Authority for the continuation of its Downtown Enhancement Team Program
in the Media/Entertainment District within the Redevelopment Area, is authorized.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized, at his discretion, to disburse the grant on a
reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory
documentation.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to execute all documents necessary for said
purpose, in a form acceptable to General Counsel.
Section 5. Funds are to be allocated from Omni Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids,"
Account Code No. 10040.920101.883000.0000.00000.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRU
GENERAL COUNSEL
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