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October 14, 2010
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Marc D. Sarnoff
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Pieter A. Bockweg
Executive Director
Date: October 4, 2010 File: 10-01077
Subject: Southern Omni Area Beautification Program
References:
Enclosures: 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 expenditures, in a total
amount not to exceed $250,000, for the overall beautification for the southern portion of the Omni
Redevelopment Area.
This funding will allow the CRA to perform beautification tasks in the southern portion of the Omni
Redevelopment Area in preparation for the upcoming Miami Heat basketball season. Tasks will generally
include, inter alia, street cleaning, landscaping, and lighting enhancement initiatives within the public right-of-
way of those portions of the Omni area frequented by patrons of the American Airlines Arena.
This item was deferred from the September 20, 2010 meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the
Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 4.4, D., at page 42, of the 2009 Omni Redevelopment Plan, lists "[i]mprovements to the public realm,"
and the "[e]nhance[ment] of the area's visual attractiveness to businesses and residents" as stated
redevelopment objectives.
This Resolution carries out these objectives.
FUNDING: $250,000 from Omni Tax Increment Fund, "Other Contractual Services," Account Code No.
10040.920101.543000.0000.00000.