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CRA Resolution
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 10-00786
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
$120,000, FORA TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $240,000, TO KEEP MIAMI
BEAUTIFUL, INC., FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE SUMMER YOUTH
ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON A
REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION
OF SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER 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 its Redevelopment
Area in accordance with its approved Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 4.4, D., at page 41, of the 2009 Omni Redevelopment Plan, lists
"[p]rovid[ing] employment opportunities and upward mobility for residents," as a stated redevelopment
objective; and
WHEREAS, the Summer Youth Environmental Employment Program ("Summer Program") is
designed to teach individual responsibility through programs that improve the environment in blighted
neighborhoods by means of litter prevention, waste minimization, and recycling initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-10-0044, passed and
adopted on May 13, 2010, authorized the issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $120,000, to
Keep Miami Beautiful for its Summer Program; and
WHEREAS, the Summer Program has been well received by residents of the Redevelopment
Area, with over 500 individuals applying for 80 positions; and
WHEREAS, Keep Miami Beautiful, Inc. now proposes to expand the Summer Program to
accommodate an additional 40 individuals for placement with the City of Miami's Solid Waste and
Parks & Recreation Departments; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize additional funding, in an amount
not to exceed $120,000, to Keep Miami Beautiful, Inc., for the expansion of the Summer Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
City of Miami
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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 $120,000, for a total amount not to
exceed $240,000, to Keep Miami Beautiful, Inc., for the expansion of the Summer Youth
Environmental Employment Program, is authorized.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to disburse funds, at his discretion, on a
reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of satisfactory documentation.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to execute all documents necessary for said
purpose, in form acceptable to General Counsel.
Section 5. Funds 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:
GENERAL COUNSEL
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