HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-195-1588 - Grant Agreement with the Greater Miami Gardens Chamer of Commerce
City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: D2ecember 14, 011 Item Type: (Enter X in box) Resolution Ordinance Other X Fiscal Impact: (Enter X in box) Yes No Ordinance
Reading: (Enter X in box) 1st Reading 2nd Reading X Public Hearing: (Enter X in box) Yes No Yes No X Funding Source: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds Advertising Requirement:
(Enter X in box) Yes No X Contract/P.O. Required: (Enter X in box) Yes No RFP/RFQ/Bid #: N/A X Strategic Plan Related (Enter X in box) Yes No Strategic Plan Priority Area: Enhance Organizational
Bus. & Economic Dev Public Safety Quality of Education Qual. of Life & City Image Communication Strategic Plan Obj./Strategy: (list the specific objective/strategy this item will address)
Obj. – Advance Business & Economic Development in 3 established major corridors X Sponsor Name Mayor Shirley Gibson Department: City Council Short Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTIVELY, THAT CERTAIN SUB‐RECIPIENT AGREEMENT TO AWARD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($120,000.00) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011‐ 2012 TO THE GREATER MIAMI GARDENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED
HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A”; PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Staff Summary: Background ITEM J-1)
RESOLUTION PUBLIC HEARING CDBG Grant Award
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 At the February 28, 2011 meeting, City Council approved resolution number 2011‐28‐1421 which authorized the City
Manager and City Attorney to take any and all steps necessary to create the Greater Miami Gardens Chamber of Commerce. The resolution also approved the funding source (Community Development
Block Grant Funds) and the proposed amount of $120,000 to provide for operational financing. Furthermore, at the May 11, 2011 meeting, City Council approved resolution number 2011‐84‐1477
which amended resolution number 2011‐28‐1421, clarifying that the use of the CDBG funding that would be allocated to the chamber would only be for the expressed purpose of carrying out
activities eligible under CDBG regulations that will benefit low‐to‐moderate income persons, or businesses located in qualified census tracts. Current Situation As a 501(c)6 entity,
the Greater Miami Gardens Chamber of Commerce (GMGCC) is eligible to enter into an agreement with the City as a sub‐recipient of CDBG Funds. It should be noted that no CDBG funding has
yet been awarded. As the previous agenda memo proposed, the GMGCC needed to submit a proposal that outlined the specific activities it will carry out along with a budget for said activities;
at which time City Staff would bring the item back to Council to request an allocation of CDBG funds be awarded to the GMGCC. The GMGCC has submitted such a proposal and City Staff is
now recommending that an award of $120,000 of CDBG 2010‐2011 funds be awarded to the GMGCC. A resolution is required in order to award CDBG funds to the Greater Miami Gardens Chamber
of Commerce. Upon Council’s approval of staff’s recommendation, a sub‐recipient agreement will be executed between the City and the GMGCC. Proposed Action: That the City Council approve
the proposed resolution. Attachment: • GMGCC proposal • Sub‐recipient Agreement