HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-11-0032 06-27-2011 Cover MemoGEOPWBoard ofCommissioners Meeting
June 27.2O11
SOUTHEAST OVERTOVVN/PARKWEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To Board Chair Richard P.Dunn U
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Pieter A.8onkwag
Executive Director
Subject: Grant hoCity ofMiami for the development of
the OvortownGveenway(NW 3Avenue bn
NVV7Avenue)
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast C)vedovvn/Perh West Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the issuance of a grant,
inamount not toexceed $1,120,088, to the City of Miami for 1he development of the Overtown Greenway from
'NVV3Avenue boNVV7Avenue along NVV11Terrace.
The CRA and the City plan to develop the greenway by constructing a decorative pedestrian pathway including
landscaping, lighting, benches, play areas, and miQnoga. The total project cootioeoUmahudot$3.U38.DOU. The
City has obtained other -funds intheamount of$4G1.OQ5from transit surtax do||oro. $1.079.879 from on
FDOT/Saferoutes toschool grant and $374.128current funds gas tax.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 2.atpage 12and 23.ofthe 2OO9SE[)PVVRedevelopment Plan, lists |mprovngtheQuality ofLife on
one of the six main goals and guiding principles of the plan and requires the development of greenways as part
ofmeeting these objectives.
In 1994. the cy^ Street Pedestrian Mail was constructed within the K8etronai| right-of-way and along portions of
City of Miami right-of-way in the C)vmdovvn Folk Life Village area. In August of 2002. the [}RA completed the
{}vnrtovvn Greanway Plan which outlined the la out and design elements to be used in the development of the
entire Dvednvvn Greenwoy. In 2010. the 9^ street pedestrian mail aesthetics improvement project was
completed. The development of this project vvnu|d further complete the development of the entire Ovortuvvn
Greenvvoyayntem.
FUNDING: $1.120.088 from SEOPVV Tax |nunornent Fund. "Other Grants and Aido." Account Code No
10050.920101.888000.0000-00000.