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CRA Resolution
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File Number: 10-00530 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FUNDING, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$50,000, FOR THE CRA'S SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC STIMULUS AND JOB
CREATION GRANT PROGRAM; PROVIDING THAT NO SINGLE GRANT SHALL
EXCEED $5,000; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ISSUE SUCH
GRANTS AND 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, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-09-0004, passed and adopted
on January 26, 2009, authorized the creation of a Small Business Economic Stimulus and Job
Creation Grant Program to provide grants to small businesses within the Redevelopment Area for
equipment, fixtures, interior renovations, insurance, security systems, marketing and advertising, and
utilities; and
WHEREAS, the CRA has determined a need for additional funding and wishes to extend the
Grant Program that will allow small businesses to better weather the current economic slowdown; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize additional funding, in an amount not
to exceed $50,000, for the Small Business Economic Stimulus and Job Creation Grant Program;
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. Additional funding, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, for the Small Business
Economic Stimulus and Job Creation Grant Program, is authorized; provided that no single grant shall
exceed $5,000.
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Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to issue grants and execute all documents
necessary for said purpose, in a form acceptable to General Counsel.
Section 4. Funds to be allocated from Omni Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids,"
Account Code No. 10040.920101.883000.0000.00000.
Section 5. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRU
GENERAL COUNSEL
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