| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1832 | |||||||||
| Soho South | |||||||||
| Requester: | Judy Marsie-Hazen | Organization: | Next Step Community Development Corporation, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Soho South | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 3:55:48 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bullard, Sorensen, Zapata | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The project will provide Workforce Development / Job Training and Job Creation opportunities through an incubator project which train low income persons and create a variety of on-site jobs catering to a wide range of skill levels and remuneration opportunities. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Next Step CDC | Contact: | Judy Marsie-Hazen | ||||||
| 134 N. Krome Avenue Rear | Contact Phone: | (305) 245-9163 | |||||||
| Homestead 33030 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The Soho South Project entails the construction/development of a 14,000 square foot Job Training/Business Incubator site located at 128, 134, 110-112 N. Krome Avenue Homestead in the Homestead/Florida City Empowerment Zone and State Enterprise Zone. This project will provide job training and create jobs and/or self-employment opportunities through an on-site, mini-Convention Center, Call Center and Music Recording studio. All told the project will provide a minimum of 100 jobs and job training opportunities for 300 low, moderate-income persons yearly (Examples: restaurant front/back of the house jobs, banquet service jobs, performance training, jobs for arts/cultural performers and technicians, call center/customer service opportunities, music recording training/jobs). (See also attachments to be forwarded tomorrow). | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Minimum of 100 Jobs On-Site, 300 Job Placements, 200 On-the-Job Training Opportunities. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $675,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,800,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | In-kind Amount | $1,120,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Miami-Dade County Office of Community & Economic Development Consolidated Plan & Human Services Plan | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | City of Homestead and Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||