Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1508FY0001

Empowerment Zone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Steve Shiver

Organization:

Miami-Dade County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Empowerment Zone

Date Submitted:

2/13/01 8:13:33 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Ronald Silver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

increases employment ,economic development, international trade and contributes to state sales tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Miami-Dade County Empowerment Trust

Contact:

Diana Ragbeer

 

140 West Flagler Street, Suite 1107

Contact Phone:

(305) 375-1256

 

 

Miami 33133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

continued capitalization of the Miami-Dade Empowerment Trust revitalization initiative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

An Empowerment Zone is a federal designated area that targets county, state and federal resources to stimulate economic development in distressed low income areas.  The ultimate goal fo an Empowerment Zone is to use its limited resources to stimulate private sector investments, create jobs and stabilize neighborhoods.  The underlying objective is to establish economically sef-sufficient communities that contribute to the local economy and its tax base.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$250,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$200,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$3,275,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$5,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Unknown

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

One Community One Goal Strategic Plan and U.S. HUD studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/17/01