Ben Sorensen
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9,257 appearances
42 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 15 Sep
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Then I'm going to go.
We have folks signed up for some of the next items.
So this isn't too, let me just make sure I, I, you were included here.
Tamika Lee you good okay great uh Jim James Harris did you want to speak for business too which we were just talking about okay come on up if you'd like to come up Jim and then Bernadette Norris Weeks is Bernadette here oh there you are in the back okay fantastic you'll go after Jim if you like fantastic Jim thank you for being here you have two minutes go right ahead
Good afternoon, Vice Mayor and Commissioners.
For the record, I'm James Karas, recently appointed as the Interim Executive Director of Invest Fort Lauderdale, Inc., and I'm here to support of the 2026 Sistrunk Empowerment Roadmap.
First, I want to recognize the focus and diligent work of the city's Economic Development Department and the Economic Recovery Fellow, as well as the support of the National League of Cities.
This roadmap reflects months of careful listening
and planning, and it shows.
It sets out a clear, achievable ecosystem path, one that ties housing, small business, and community capacity building into a single coordinated strategy rather than treating them as separate efforts.
We're proud, Invest Fort Lauderdale is proud to be recognized as a partner in implementing those housing, small business, and community capacity building goals and objectives.
WE'RE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN ISSUES THAT WERE MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT CAPITAL ACCESS.
AS YOU KNOW, THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAD A CAPITAL ACCESS SUMMER LAST FALL AND THERE'S A VERY SPECIFIC ROAD MAP IN TERMS OF MORE EQUITABLE CAPITAL ACCESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE BELONG, WE LONG BELIEVE THAT ACCESS TO CAPITAL IS THE FOUNDATION THAT EVERYTHING IS BUILT ON FOR HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESS.
The roadmap gives us a framework to address that directly, and Invest Fort Lauderdale is ready to put it to work.
Quickly, today, Invest Fort Lauderdale is ready and prepared to play that role.
Since we last came before you, we've made real progress.
We were recently with our development partner at the ribbon cutting for the Sistrunk Apartments.
We've seeded a new independent board, 11-member boards, drawn directly from the neighborhoods this work affects.
AND IN CLOSING, ALL OF THIS, WE'VE ALSO CREATED A STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE OUR 501C3 WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS.
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