Resolution 2002-139
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RESOLUTION NO. 2002--139
A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO REQUEST THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS (DCA) EXTEND
TERMINATION DATE OF THE COUNTY'S CONTRACT FOR A
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT UNDER THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY TO ASSIST WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A MANUFACTURING INCUBATOR FACILITY
AT THE IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK
AND FOREIGN TRADE ZONE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Community Affairs awards
grants through the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
Program of up to $750,000 to qualifying cities .and counties for
projects that benefit low-and moderate-income Rersons., aid in the
prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or meet other community
development needs having a particular urgency because existing
conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or
welfare of the community and where other financial resources are not
available to meet such needs; and
WHEREAS, in an area known as the Immokalee- Regional Airport
Industrial Park and Foreign Trade Zone, the 20,000 SF building known
as Immokalee Manufacturing Facility - Phase II is in the final stages
of construction of a building which will assist Low to Moderate (LMI)
Income residents by helping to create new jobs for LMI households;
and
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) will be obtained
too close to the original termination date of the contract (March 27,
2002) to allow adequate time to order equipment and make other
necessary arrangements to ensure jobs for beneficiaries which must be
in place before the termination date of the contract; and
WHERAS,
the extension of the termination date of the
contract does not change the original contract amount, the leveraged
funds
committed
in
the
application,
a
modification
to
the
Environmental Review Records, or the proposed number of jobs to be
filled when the project is completed.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
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COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
1.
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners hereby
directs
the
Collier
County Department
of
Housing
and Urban
Improvement to prepare, or cause to be prepared, all documents
necessary to amend the contract to extend the termination date by six
months (to September 27, 2002) to the Florida Department of Community
Affairs for an Economic Development grant of $750,000.
2.
The Board of County Commissioners has previously
authorized
(Res. 99-255,
6/8/99) the County Administrator or the Division
Administrator of Community Development and Environmental Services to
act in behalf of the Board of County Commissioners to sign all
documents necessary for grant administration.
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This Resolution adopted this I,;)" - day of March, 2002 after
motion, -s~sond_and majority vote favoring same.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY'~
JAME . CO , a person
Approved as to form and
Legal sufficiency:
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Patrick G. White
Assistant County Attorney
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