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OCOEE. FLORIDA 34761-2258 SCOTT A. GLASS
(407) 656-23 NANCYJ. PARKER
CITY MANAGER
ELLIS SHAPIRO
STAFF REPORT
Date: October 28, 1997
To:. The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
From: Janet G. Resnik, AICP, Director of Community Relations/Project
Through: Ellis Shapiro, City Manager
Subject: Ocoee's Most Valuable Partnership (MVP) Awards
The City of Ocoee's Neighborhood Matching Grants Program
Issue
Should the Mayor and City Commission approve the proposed neighborhood matching
grants program and accompanying application?
Background
The proposed Most Valuable Partnerships (MVP) Awards Program is based largely
on the City of Orlando Mayor's. Neighborhood Matching Grants Program. Mayor
Glenda Hood established their program in 1994 in an effort to improve the quality of life
in Orlando's neighborhoods by providing the incentive of a matching grants fund. Since
1994, the City of Orlando has awarded more than $388,000, with neighborhoods and
business partners providing a more than two -to -one match of $838,000.
Ocoee has long known the importance of strong neighborhoods. Since 1990, formal
homeowners' associations have been mandatory for all new subdivisions built in
Ocoee. This was done to provide a means of organizing to address issues of
importance to individual neighborhoods, including ownership and maintenance
responsibilities for common areas within neighborhoods. The City has also been highly
supportive of neighborhoods who have organized themselves without benefit of a legal
homeowners' association.