Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #929FY0102

Soho South

Requester:

Judy Marsie-Hazen

Organization:

Next Step Community Development Corporation, Inc.

Project Title:

Soho South

Date Submitted:

1/16/2002 5:21:36 PM

Sponsors:

Daryl Jones

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 jobs catering to a wide range of skill levels and remuneration opportunities.

Recipient:

Next Step Community Development Corporation, Inc.

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-empowerment 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

Total cost of the project:

$1,740,286

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Local, Private

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