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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-76-0324RESOLUTION NO. 76 524 A RESOLUTION COiiPIP .I ;: AIL ACTION TAKEN BY TIT, CITY LAirA`ER Ii li1E SUBi•as loif OF A GRANT APPLI. CATION TO `r;; i:, NO' ,3 C77‘H Ara) I)ILA'I 1)EVELOF?4E r FOR All EC01•10I"T(I)EVELOI? ENT 1'LAM IIII'Tr RO,"RAly: AND AUTHORIZING TIIE mf C E T TIE GRtAiil ItiiD T X( CUT ' Ti CIS_ i•:K.11i.7;.,ii TO ACCEPT •:L J �, I ECE$SARY CONTRACTS KID AGREE.":MITT TO II•IPLE M ENT THE PROGRAI.1 UPON Ru CEIFT OF TFIE GR4TIT. BE IT RESOLVED BY TIE COI.ITSSION OF TILE CITY OF ALIAIN I, FLORIDA: Section 1. That the action taken by the City Eanager in the submission of a Grant application to the ' .. Department of Housing and ` r:;an Development for an co>)omie Development lannin: roa~ram is hereby confirmed. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept the Grant and execute the necessary contracts and agreements to implement the program upon receipt of the Grant. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25 day of MARCH , 1976. PREPARED AND APPR TED BY: /(A APPROVED AS TO FORT,I C 1 ESS : John S. Lloy City At'rney P%AURICE A. FERRE "DOCLNIEN+ INDEX ITEM NO IF "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF MAR 25 mom* tioZ,-.344., wowe swr .'H'$' *.M•N.1 CItY OF MIAMI. FLCRIbA IN?tR bFFIt€ MEMbRANbUM to: honorable Members of The City Commission doo. Phew: Pe W. Andrews City Manager. bAtt MAR 1 g 1070 SUBJECt• Pit E• Federal Grant Request Economic Development Planning Agenda Item #26 REPERENCES: ENCLOSURES: A proposal has been submitted to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which requests $60,000 to fund the preparation of an economic development plan. Three specific areas will be studied in detail. The most efficient and effective means of retaining existing small business in the City of Miami will be identified. These may include business loans, commercial rehabilitation, industrial development bonds, land assembly, secondary financing, tax abatement and incentive programs, and technical assistance. Changes necessary to attract environmentally clean industry to revitalize Miami's central business district will be examined. Local businessmen and the chambers of commerce will be used extensively for technical assistance. Programs will be prepared which will capitalize on Miami's advantages in the fields of international trade, finance, transportation, and communication. These programs will expand the City's economic base through the Latin-Ameri- can countries. Special emphasis will be placed on evaluating the need for a World Trade Center and Free Trade Zone within the City. Competition for these special demonstration funds will be intense with only one or two projects per state selected. However, continued communication with officials from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Economic Development Administration will prove fruitful as the City submits future requests for funds.