Safe Neighborhoods & Schools

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  • Spearheaded Recession Recovery helping facilitate Orlando fast recovery by suspending collection of fees to help small business

 

  • Advocated for Pandemic Recovery by suspending fees, delaying any penalties for businesses impacted, and creating outdoor dining and parklets expansion for restaurants

 

  • Façade Grants for small businesses in more than $700,000 to more than 60 District 3 businesses

 

  • Supported Orlando Main Streets that created 104 new business and 890 new jobs in Orlando in 2019 (last reporting year)

 

  • Created Graffiti Hotline for immediate and accurate reporting of graffiti in our neighborhoods
  • Invested $1.5M in District 3 Main Streets (College Park, Audubon Park Garden District, Ivanhoe Village) since inception in 2009

 

  • Invested $150,000 in District Main Streets (College Park, Audubon Park Garden District, Ivanhoe Village) annually

 

  • In 2019 District 3 Main Street Districts opened 42 new businesses, 327 new jobs (last annual reporting period)

 

  • Supported “Living Wage” for city employees and policies by moving minimum wage to $15/hr for city employees and requiring city vendors to follow suit.

 

  • Supported WMBE (Women-owned, Minority owned Business Enterprise) contracts to help women and minority owned businesses

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