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The Florida Department of Community Affairs Urban Infill and Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program requires cover letters from The Miami River Commission chair, and a joint letter from the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County chief executive officers. Henry Flood, City of Miami grant writer, stated that in 1976 the City of Miami passed 76-9 9 delegating chief city executive signing authority to the City Manager (currently Carlos Gimenez). The 1aw should be referenced in the cover letter. The City of Miami is the fiscal agent and lead applicant for the grant.

The grant requires letters of support form identified Urban Infill area stakeholders. The stakeholders have been notified with a form letter for them to fill out and fax to Sara Ingle, City of Miami, at (305) 400-5177 by September 1.

          An Urban Infill boundary map was provided by David Dahlstrom. A small  portion of the area doesn’t meet the poverty criteria. Susan Fleming will be asked if that’s acceptable or should the boundaries be redrawn to only include areas meeting the poverty criteria. Later in the meeting it was determined that we are an eligible CRA so the boundary will be revised to include the CRA portion.

            The proposed temporary drying site for Miami River dredged fill is located within the Urban Infill boundaries. Miami-Dade Commissioner Jimmy Morales would like the proposed site bound on the west by NW 37th Ave, NW 33rd Street in the south, NW 36th Ave. in the east, and NW 35th Ave in the north, to become a park after its use as a temporary drying site If that becomes a reality, Mr. Murley would like all grant opportunities applied for to make it the best park possible.

            A requirement of the Urban Infill and Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program is that public transit is only a quarter mile away from any location within the boundaries. The City of Miami Comprehensive Master Plan states that is the case throughout all of downtown, including the proposed Urban Infill area.     

        In the August 10, 2000 Miami River Commission Urban Infill Planning            Working Group meeting it was stated that the grant exhibit 8 wasn’t applicable. Upon further review it was determined that exhibit 8 indeed needs to be completed. The sections planned will be included.             

Regarding Urban Infill Grant exhibit 9, it was stated in the Urban Inflll August 10 meeting that we weren’t eligible for the CRA, but upon further review it was determined that we are. Furthermore the working group questioned on Aug. 10 whether we were eligible for Neighborhood Improvement District 163, but upon further review it was determined that we aren’t.

City of Miami grant writer, Henry Flood, offered to review the grant prior to its submittal. The grant is due September 12 and Mr. Flood will be in Honduras Sept. 2-9, but is willing to have it e-mailed to him for his review while being out of the country or checking it upon his return which doesn’t provide much time for revisions before the deadline.

The next meetings of the Miami River Commission Urban Infill Planning Working Group were scheduled for Friday, Sept. 1, 11 am, and Wednesday, September 6, 1 pm, both at the Miami Riverside Center, 444 SW 2nd Ave., 3rd floor conference room. Before then, Jim Murley will be meeting with David Dahlstrom to work on the application.

The meeting was adjourned at 3 pm.

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