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File Number: 12-01414 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $650,000, FROM THE DISTRICT 3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
RESERVE ACCOUNT; ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS TO MIAMI DADE COLLEGE
FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTACTIVITIES, SPECIFICALLY, THE
REHABILITATION OF THE TOWER THEATER; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No.12-0060, adopted February 23, 2012, the Miami City
Commission approved the allocation of Program Year 2012-2013 Community Development Block
Grant ("CDBG") funds in the amount of $1,160,716, to the City of Miami ("City") Economic
Development Reserve Account for economic development activities; specifically $433,687 to the
District 3 Economic Development Reserve Account; and
WHEREAS, the Tower Theater is one of Miami's oldest cultural landmarks which opened in
December,1926 and was the finest state-of-the-art theater in the south serving as a historic gathering
place for cultural connections in Little Havana where the community can enjoy English and Spanish
language culturally specific exhibitions and performances, and free educational lectures offered by
Miami -Dade College ("MDC") faculty and other scholars in our community; and
WHEREAS, the Tower Theater is in need of rehabilitation and improvements; and
WHEREAS, MDC currently has a Management Agreement with the City to operate and manage
the Tower Theater for the benefit of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends the allocation of CDBG funds in the amount of
$650,000 from the District 3 Economic Development Reserve Account to MDC for Public Facilities and
Improvement Activities at the Tower Theater;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION 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 as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The allocation of CDBG funds, in•the amount of $650,000 from the District 3 Economic
Development Reserve Account to MDC, for public facilities and improvement activities, specifically, the
rehabilitation of the Tower Theater, is authorized.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to execute all necessary documents, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
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Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that maybe
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10)
calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it
shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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