HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-13-0010 Cover MemoSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting
February 25, 2013
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Board Chair Michelle Spence -Jones
and Members of the CRA Board
Clarence E. Woods, III V")
Executive Director
Date: February 15, 2013 13-00214
Subject Resolution Authorizing a Grant to New
Washington Heights Community
Development Conference, Inc. for "Folklife
Fridays."
References;
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Resolution
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 authorizing the issuance of a grant,
in an amount not to exceed $80,000, to New Washington Heights Community Development Conference, Inc.
("New Washington Heights") to underwrite the costs associated with the continued operation of 2013 "Folklife
Fridays," a monthly open-air market to be held on the 9th Street Pedestrian Mall.
New Washington Heights has developed "Folklife Fridays," a monthly open-air market that showcases various
local vendors selling a variety of items, such as arts and crafts, books, jewelry, clothing, and food, on the 9th
Street Pedestrian Mail.
On January 31, 2011, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-11-0005, authorized the issuance
of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $17,500, to New Washington Heights for the production of "Folklife
Fridays" during the months of February and March of 2011. Thereafter, on March 28, 2011, the Board of
Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-11-0016, authorized additional funding, in an amount not to exceed
$100,000, to New Washington Heights for the production of Folklife Fridays, from April 2011 through March
2012. The Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-12-0030, passed and adopted on April 10, 2012,
authorized the issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $80,000, for the production of Folklife Fridays,
from May 2012 to January 2013.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 2, Goal 5, at page 11, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan") lists
the promotion of "local cultural events, institutions, and businesses," as a stated redevelopment goal.
Section 2, Goal 5, at page 11, of the Plan also lists "restor[ing] a sense of community and unify[ing] the area
culturally," as a stated redevelopment goal.
FUNDING:
$80,000 from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.