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File Number: 10-00608 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000,000, PAYABLE AT THE RATE OF
$2,000,000 PER YEAR FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS, BEGINNING FISCAL
YEAR 2011 AND ENDING FISCAL YEAR 2015, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, WITH CAMILLUS HOUSE, INC., TO ASSIST WITH ITS
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FACILITY AT 1603 N.W. 7TH AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND,
"OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA")
is responsible for carrying out redevelopment activities and projects within the Redevelopment Area in
accordance with its approved Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6, at page 11, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Plan lists "[i]mproving the quality of life for residents of the
Redevelopment Area," as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Camillus House, Inc. ("Camillus House") provides services to the homeless from
its facility at 726 N.E. 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, due to obsolescence and deterioration, the current Camillus House facility is
unable to adequately serve the homeless community, and is in fact contributing to blight in the Park
West neighborhood: and
WHEREAS, Camillus House has requested a grant, to assist with funding the construction of a
new seven building, 382,000 square foot, 340 bed campus, in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000,
payable at the rate of $2,000,000 per year for a period of (5) years, beginning Fiscal Year 2011 and
ending Fiscal Year 2015 ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-10-0020, passed and
adopted on March 25, 2010, directed the Executive Director to negotiate a grant agreement, in a form
acceptable to Special Counsel, and present any proposed grant agreement to the Board for its
consideration and, if satisfactory, approval and award; and
WHEREAS, the CRA and Camillus House have negotiated a grant agreement that requires
Camillus House to provide services to the homeless exclusively from its new facility, and permanently
close its current facility;
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize execution of the grant agreement
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with Camillus House, Inc.;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWNIPARK WEST 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. Execution of a grant agreement, in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000, payable
at the rate of $2,000,000 per year for a period of five (5) years, beginning Fiscal Year 2011 and ending
Fiscal Year 2015, in substantially the attached form, with Camillus House, Inc., to assist with its
construction of a new facility at 1603 N.W. 7th Avenue, Miami, Florida, is authorized.
Section 3. Funds are to be allocated from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and
Aids," Account Code No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption .
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
WILLIAM R. BLOOM
SPECIAL COUNSEL
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