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File Number: 10-00525 Final Action Date:
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
$30,000, TO NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION, INC. TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO
SMALL BUSINESSES IN 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 Redevelopment Plan lists
"[p]rovid[ing] employment opportunities and upward job mobility for residents" as stated redevelopment
objectives; and
WHEREAS, at its January 26, 2009 CRA Board meeting, the Board of Commissioners
discussed the need for a business support system to provide technical assistance and business
development training to small businesses in the Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, Neighbors and Neighbors Association, Inc. ("NANA"), is a non-profit corporation
established in 1995 to assist small businesses throughout Miami -Dade County, and has been retained
by Miami -Dade County to provide technical assistance for its Mom and Pop Small Business Grant
Program and its Micro Loan Program; and
WHEREAS, the Boards of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-09-0005, passed and
adopted on January 26, 2009, authorized the issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed
$20,000, to NANA, to provide technical assistance and business development training to small
businesses within the Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, there are businesses in the Redevelopment Area that would benefit from attending
NANA's training sessions; and
WHEREAS, NANA has submitted a grant proposal to the CRA requesting funding to provide
additional technical assistance and business development training; and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the issuance of a grant, in an
amount not to exceed $30,000, to NANA to provide technical assistance and business development
training to small businesses in the Omni Redevelopment Area:
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 $30,000, to Neighbors and
Neighbors Association, Inc. to provide technical assistance and business development training to small
businesses in the Redevelopment Areas 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
City of .Mimi
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