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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-14-0016 Cover MemoSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting February 24, 2014 SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Board Chair Keon Hardemon and Members of the CRA Board From: Clarence E. Woods, III Executive Director Date: February 14, 2013 File:14-00151 Subject: Resolution Authorizing Additional Funding to Town Park Village No, 1, Inc. for Repairs to Underground Electrical Conduits. References: Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation BACKGROUND: The attached Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") authorizes additional grant funding, in an amount not to exceed $25,200, to Town Park Village No. 1, Inc. to underwrite costs associated with the repair of damaged underground electrical conduits at 1680 NW 41" Avenue, Miami, Florida. The Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-12-0013, passed and adopted on February 27, 2012, authorized a grant to Town Park Village No. 1, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $295,000 to underwrite costs associated with repairs and improvements, and 40-year recertification. The Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-12-0053, passed and adopted on July 30, 2012, authorized additional funding in the amount of $40,000, for the purchase and installation of a fire alarm system in order to meet the requirements for the 40-year recertification. Town Park Village No. 1, Inc. has requested assistance to address unforeseen conditions where the existing underground electrical conduits were completely rotted, and said condition was unknown at the commencement of project. These repairs are the last remaining item needed for the 40-year recertification. JUSTIFICATION: Goal 3 and Principals 2 and 3, at page 14, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan, provides that neighborhoods should retain access to affordable housing and strive to provide a mix of housing types, including rental units... to accommodate existing and future residents of the redevelopment area. FUNDING: $25,200 are to be allocated from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, entitled "Other Grants and Aids" Account Code No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.