HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-11-0002 01-24-2011 Cover MemoOmni Board of Commissioners Meeting
January 24, 2011
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: January 14, 2011 File: 11-00048
Subject: Resolution Authorizing Funding for Phase I of
the Miami Woman's Club Baywalk Project.
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 funding, in an amount
not to exceed $46,500, to assist the City of Miami with its matching fund obligation under the Florida Inland
Navigation District ("FIND") Grant, for Phase I of the Miami Woman's Club Baywalk Project.
The Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-10-0034, passed and adopted on April 26, 2010,
authorized the CRA to join the City of Miami in applying for a FIND Grant under the 2010 Waterways Assistance
Program for Phase I of the Miami Woman's Club Baywalk Project. Under the FIND Grant, the City is required to
fund no less than 50% of the total project cost.
These funds will be used as a match to the FIND Grant.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 4.4, D., at page 42, of the 2009 Omni Area Redevelopment Plan, lists "[p]rovid[ing] a system of public
open spaces" and "[m]aximiz[ing] access and views to Biscayne Bay," as stated redevelopment objectives.
FUNDING: $46,500 from Omni Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10040.920101.883000.0000.00000.