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File ID: #8422
Date: 12/28/2020
Commission Meeting Date: 01/28/2021
Requesting Department: Department of
Housing and Community Development
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: District 5
Type: Resolution
Subject: Accept Name Change - Girl Power Rocks, Inc.
Purpose of Item:
ACCEPTING THE NAME CHANGE OF WORLD LITERACY CRUSADE OF FLORIDA,
INC. TO GIRL POWER ROCKS, INC. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER
OF $32,500.00 FROM THE LIBERTY CITY OPTIMIST CLUB OF FLORIDA, INC. TO
GIRL POWER ROCKS, INC., COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC
SERVICE FUNDS, FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2020-2021; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
Background of Item:
On October 8, 2020, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 20-0312 allocating
Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") program funds for program year 2020-
2021 in the total amount of $936,564.00 in the public services category for public
services activities beginning October 1, 2020.
Of that total amount, $105,024.00 was allocated to The Liberty City Optimist Club of
Florida, Inc.
The Department of Housing and Community Development was informed that the World
Literacy Crusade of Florida, Inc. has changed its name to Girl Power Rocks, Inc. and
will continue to provide youth services in the community.
The new final allocation to The Liberty City Optimist Club of Florida, Inc., after this
transfer of CDBG public service funds, will therefore be $72,524.00
The City Administration recommends accepting the name change of World Literacy
Crusade of Florida, Inc., to Girl Power Rocks, Inc., in order to facilitate the transfer of
CDBG public service funds in the amount $32,500.00 from The Liberty City Optimist
Club of Florida, Inc., to Girl Power Rocks, Inc.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item has NOT an Expenditure
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-21-0039
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 8422 Final Action Date:1/28/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE NAME
CHANGE OF WORLD LITERACY CRUSADE OF FLORIDA, INC. TO GIRL POWER
ROCKS, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("GIRL POWER
ROCKS"); ALLOCATING $32,500.00 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT PUBLIC SERVICE FUNDS FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2020-2021 THAT HAD
PREVIOUSLY BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE LIBERTY CITY OPTIMIST CLUB OF
FLORIDA, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, TO GIRL POWER
ROCKS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY
AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2020, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-20-0312,
which allocated Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") program funds for program
year 2020-2021 in the total amount of $936,564.00 in the public services category for public
service activities beginning October 1, 2020; and
WHEREAS, of that total amount, $105,024.00 was allocated to The Liberty City Optimist
Club of Florida, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation ("The Liberty City Optimist Club"); and
WHEREAS, $32,500.00 of the total amount that was initially allocated to The Liberty City
Optimist Club will now be allocated to Girl Power Rocks, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation
("Girl Power Rocks"); and
WHEREAS, after the passage of this resolution, the new final allocation to The Liberty City
Optimist Club will be $72,524.00; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Community Development was recently
informed that the World Literacy Crusade of Florida, Inc. has changed its name to Girl Power
Rocks, and it will continue to provide youth services in the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends accepting the name change of World
Literacy Crusade of Florida, Inc., to Girl Power Rocks, and allocating $32,500.00 in CDBG
public service funds, which had previously been allocated to The Liberty City Optimist Club, to
Girl Power Rocks;
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 if fully set forth in this section.
Section 2. The name change of World Literacy Crusade of Florida, Inc. to Girl Power
Rocks, is accepted.
Section 3. The allocation of $32,500.00 in CDBG public service funds, which had
previously been allocated to The Liberty City Optimist Club, to Power Girl Rocks, is authorized.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity Attor ey 1/19/2021
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.