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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-11-0009 02-28-2011 Cover MemoSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting February 28, 2011 SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Board Chair Richard P. Dunn II and Members of the CRA Board From: Pieter A. Bockweg Executive Director Date: February 18, 2011 File: 11-00179 Subject: CHILL the Violence Initiative References: Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation BACKGROUND: It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt the attached Resolution rescinding resolution no. CRA-R- 10-0039, redirecting funds, in an amount not to exceed $14,300, toward the CHILL the Violence initiative organized by the Overtown Community Oversight Board ("OCOB"). The Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-10-0039, passed and adopted on May 13, 2010, authorized the issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $14,300, to underwrite the costs associated with the "Stop the Violence" initiative organized by the OCOB. The OCOB was unable to host the Stop the Violence event last year due to logistical difficulties. The OCOB now seeks to use the funds previously authorized for Stop the Violence for its renamed program, "CHILL the Violence," to be held in March 2011. Similar to Stop the Violence, CHILL the Violence addresses the issue of violence against youth through events that focus on crime awareness and prevention. JUSTIFICATION: Section 2, Principle 14, at page 17, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan lists "[restoring] a sense of community and [unifying] the area culturally," as a stated redevelopment goal. This Resolution carries out this goal. FUNDING: $14,300 from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.