CITY OF ORLANDO
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

Items Types:
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) 		For Meeting of:
December 5, 2016
District: 3,4,5 From:
Contract ID: Document Number:
Exhibits: Yes On File (City Clerk) : Yes Draft Only: No
Grant Received by City?: No
Subject:
New Member to the Minority/Women Entrepreneur Business Assistance (MEBA) Advisory Board
Summary:

In 2006, the CRA approved the Minority/Women Entrepreneur Business Assistance (MEBA) Program, which is a financial assistance program to retain existing minority-owned businesses within the blighted Parramore community of Downtown Orlando, and to attract new minority-owned businesses to this area.

The MEBA Program is administered by CRA staff, with oversight by the MEBA Advisory Board. According to the MEBA Program Guidelines, members of the MEBA Advisory Board are appointed at the direction of and subject to final approval by the CRA.

Since the inception of the MEBA Program, a representative of the Black Business Investment Fund (BBIF) has been a member of the MEBA Advisory Board. In 2006, Mr. Duane Lewis was appointed the BBIF's representative to the Board, however he recently departed the agency, leaving a vacancy in this role with the MEBA Advisory Board. The BBIF recommends the appointment of Mr. Lamont Jackson to fill this seat on the MEBA Advisory Board.
Fiscal & Efficiency Data: None.
Recommended Action:
Appointment of Lamont Jackson the representative from the Black Business Investment Fund to fill the open position on the MEBA Advisory Board.
Agenda Item attachment(s) on file in the City Clerks Office.
Note: All agenda items must be in the City Clerk's office by Noon Friday, six(6) business days prior to the regular Monday City Council meeting.
Contact:
Approved By:

Department Date and Time
Budget Outside Routing Approval 11/22/2016 3:10 PM
Real Estate and Finance Attorney 11/28/2016 11:38 AM
City Clerk 11/28/2016 12:12 PM
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description: Type:
New_Board_Member_Lamont_Jackson_Resume_2016_with_no_contact_info.pdf Lamont Jackson Resume Backup Material
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