The Miami-Dade County Task Force on Urban Economic Revitalization was created pursuant to Board of County Commission Ordinance No. 97-33, adopted on April 15, 1997. The powers and duties of the Task Force delineated in Section 7 of the Ordinance are as follows:

• To serve in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners with respect to all issues affecting urban economic revitalization related to Targeted Urban Areas;
• To develop and present to the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners within 90-120 days from the first meeting of the Task Force, a “Plan” which shall:
  • Identify the goals of the Plan and identify specific, focused, achievable economic development projects and/or programs to be carried out wholly or partially within the Targeted Urban Areas.
    Delineate the action steps necessary or desirable to accomplish goals of the Plan.
    Develop a plan for private sector fundraising to benefit urban economic development within Target Urban Areas; such plan should:
  • identify persons and/or private entities to engage in fundraising to benefit urban economic development within Targeted Urban Areas and may propose to Dade County a contract with such persons and/or entities which would establish a public/private partnership, the goal of which would be to benefit urban economic development within Targeted Urban Areas;
  • include a component to involve residents of the Targeted Urban Areas in fundraising in order to promote a sense of community ownership in the economic revitalization of the Targeted Urban Areas, and
  • allow an opportunity for capital investment by residents of the Targeted Urban Areas.

The strategic “Plan” is reviewed and updated annually. This review is a means of monitoring County strides towards achieving the recommendations stated in the original plan. This annual update also allows for a re-assessment of previously stated goals and objectives.