HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-10-0035 Cover Memo 4-26-2010Omni Board of Commissioners Meeting
April 26, 2010
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Marc D. Sarnoff
and Members of the CRA Board
Date: April 16, 2010 File: 10-00528
Subject: Resolution Authorizing a Grant to Film Life,
Inc., for the 2010 American Black Film
Festival Community Showcase
From./,james H. Villacorta References:
Executive Director
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Omni Redevelopment District Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the issuance of a grant,
in an amount not to exceed $25,000, to underwrite costs associated with the "2010 American Black Film Festival
Community Showcase," to be held within the Redevelopment Area from June 25, 2010 through June 27, 2010.
Through the CRA's "Shop, Dine, and Explore" marketing campaign, and the 2009 American Black Film Festival
Community Showcase, the CRA promoted businesses, cultural facilities, and restaurants within the
Redevelopment Area. The 2010 American Black Film Festival Community Showcase will continue to attract
visitors to the Redevelopment Area with three days of events that highlight the film and production industries,
from June 25, 2010 through June 27, 2010.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 4.4, B., at page 41, of the 2009 Omni Redevelopment Plan, lists [c]reat[ing] economic magnets ..." and
"[p]romot[ing] concentrations of similar business activities ..." as stated redevelopment objectives.
This Resolution carries out these objectives.
FUNDING: $25,000 from Omni Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10040.920101.883000.0000.00000.