Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1401FY0102

Soho South

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Judy Marsie-Hazen

Organization:

Next Step Community Development Corporation, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Soho South

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 5:56:58 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Cindy Lerner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The project will provide Workforce Development Job Training and Job Creation opportunities through an incubator project which will train low-income residents and create a variety of on-site job catering to a wide range of skill levels and remuneration opportunities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Judy Marsie-Hazen

 

Contact:

Judy Marsie-Hazen

 

 

134 N. Krome Avenue

 

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-emplowerment opportunities through an on-site Restaurant/Convention center, Call center and Music Recording Studio.  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 house jobs, banquet service jobs, performance training, jobs for arts/cultural performers and technicians, call center/customer service opportunities, music recording training jobs).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum of 100 jobs on-site, 300 job placements, 200 on-job training opportunities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$575,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Grants & Aids- Work & Gain economic self-sufficiency and employment supports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$575,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,740,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$1,166,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

M-Dade Office of Community & Economic Dev. Plan, M-Dade Human Serv. Plan; We Care Strategic 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 Community Dev. Block Grant Public Hearing; Miami-Dade County Commission

 

Meeting Date:

11/1/2001