HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit CSoutheast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency
File Type: CRA Resolution
Enactment Number: CRA-R-24-0043
File Number: 16200 Final Action Date:6/27/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW
CRA") AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ALLOCATE A GRANT IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS
($60,000.00) ("FUNDS"), TO THE LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
TRUST, A LIMITED AGENCY AND INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY"), ESTABLISHED IN 2006 PURSUANT TO CITY ORDINANCE NO. 12859
("LIBERTY CITY TRUST"), TO ASSIST WITH THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM ("PROGRAM"), WHICH PROVIDES EMPLOYABILITY AND FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO LOW-INCOME AND AT -RISK YOUTH ("PURPOSE");
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL FOR THE ALLOCATION
OF THE FUNDS TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM; PROVIDING
FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW
CRA") is a community redevelopment agency created pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and is
responsible for carrying out Community Redevelopment activities and projects within its redevelopment
area in accordance with the 2018 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan Update (the
"Plan"); and
WHEREAS, under Florida Statutes, Section 163.340(9) of the Community Redevelopment Act,
(the "Act"), "community redevelopment means projects of a ... community redevelopment agency in a
community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slum
and blight"; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4 on page 10 of the Plan lists the "creati[on of] jobs within the
community..." as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6, on page 10 of the Plan lists the "[i]mprove[ment of] the [(duality
of [l]ife for residents" as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 4, on page 13 of the Plan provides that "employment
opportunities be made available to existing residents ..." as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 6, on page 14 of the Plan provides that to "address and improve
the neighborhood economy and expand economic opportunities of present and future residents ..." as a
stated redevelopment principle; and
EXHIBIT C
WHEREAS, the Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust, a limited agency and
instrumentality of the City of Miami ("City"), established in 2006 pursuant to City Ordinance No. 12859
("Liberty City Trust") has implemented a Youth Employment Program ("Program") that imparts financial
empowerment to local youth through paid work assignments; and
WHEREAS, the Program provides an eight -week course from June 17, 2024, through August 9,
2024, with twenty (20) participants from the SEOPW CRA redevelopment area between the ages of
fourteen (14) through eighteen (18) who will receive a stipend of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per hour; and
WHEREAS, the Program will engage with the youth demographic group from low-income and
at -risk families, providing an opportunity to develop employability and financial management skills and
allow Overtown participants to learn how to apply such skills that are essential to enhancing the quality of
life, personal relationships, and employment ("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the allocation of a grant to Liberty
City Trust, in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($60,000.00) ("Funds"),
for the Program; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would further the
SEOPW CRA redevelopment goals and objectives; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to allocate the grant Funds, at his
discretion, from the Grants and Aids" Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 to the Liberty City
Trust to further the Purpose of the Program.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute an agreement,
including any and all necessary documents, and all -in forms acceptable to the Counsel, for said Purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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