HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-13-0052 Cover MemoSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting
July 25, 2013
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWNIPARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Michelle Spence -Jones Date: July 18, 2013 File: 13-00854
and Members of the CRA Board
Fro ! arence E. Woods, Ill
xecutive Director
Subject: Resolution Authorizing Grant to Black
Archives for Installation of Visual Equipment.
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 authorizing a grant, in an amount
not to exceed $66,000, to the Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc. ("Black
Archives") to underwrite costs associated with the installation and upgrade of the visual equipment at the Lyric
Theater in order to facilitate film screenings and other activities.
The Black Archives is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, preserve and disseminate the history
and culture of black South Florida from 1896 to the present, and is recognized by the Plan as a community
stakeholder responsible for the promotion and preservation of the community's cultural heritage. The Black
Archives is currently undergoing an expansion of the historic Lyric Theater, and has invested funding into
upgrading the Lyric Theater's audio capabilities for the exhibition of performing arts; however, the Black
Archives is seeking assistance from the CRA in upgrading is visual equipment in order to facilitate the utilization
of the Lyric Theater for film screenings and other related activities.
JUSTIFICATION:
The 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"), at page 11, lists the
preservation of historic buildings and community heritage, and the promotion and marketing of the community
as stated redevelopment goals. The Plan, at pages 15-16, also provides that local cultural events, institutions
and businesses should be promoted, older buildings that embody the area's cultural past should be restored and
maintained, and the area's sense of community should be restored and unified culturally. Lastly, the Plan, at
pages 93, anticipates that the CRA will assist the Black Archives in its ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the [Lyric
Theater and make available related support facilities."
FUNDING:
$66,000 from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, entitled "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.