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Home My WebLink AboutSEOPW OMNI CRA 1999-03-08 AgendaFINAL REVISED AGENDA Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni Redevelopment Districts Board of Directors Meeting Doubletree Grand Hotel 1717 North Bay Shore Drive Miami, Florida March 8, 1999 5:00 PM OMLVI/CRA M-99-1 AGENDA SEOPW/CRA M-99-1 I. Discussion of KPMG Peat Marwick fee proposals to perform various audit -related professional services on behalf of the Community Redevelopment Agency (the "CRA"). a. Review of audits previously conducted of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Trust Fund for Fiscal Years 1982 through 1998, as authorized by SEOPW/CRA R-98-26. b. Study of trends, practices and other factors affecting the tax base of the CRA and the scope of services to be performed relative to the study, as authorized by SEOPW/CRA R-98-27 and Omni/CRA R-98-7. C. Study of the effect of property ownership conversion to governmental or tax exempt organizations may be having on the CRA's ability to remove slum and blight from the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni Redevelopment Areas and the scope of services to be performed relative to the study, as authorized by SEOPW/CRA R-98-28 and Omni/CRA R-98-8, d. Performance of a risk assessment audit of the Poinciana Village Condominiums project from the commencement of such project, with such audit including, but not limited to an examination of commitments made to the project's developer, commitments made by the project's developer to individual buyers at the time of unit purchases and monies lost in the project by other investors, as authorized by SEOPW/CRA R-98-29. e. Feasibiliry study of phase IV of the Poinciana Village Condominiums project to determine the feasibility of phase IV being completed as 91 condominium units, 25 room hotel or a 125 room a ded stay facility, as authorized by 4oPW/CRA R-98-29.1. f. Performance of a management audit of the Homeowner's Association of Poinciana Village Condominiums project and the scope of services, as authorized by SEOPW/CRA R-98-29.2. g. Performance of a financial audit of the parking revenues generated from parking lots within the community redevelopment areas and to be paid to the CRA by the City of Miami's Department of Off -Street Parking pursuant to the assignment of leases from the City of Miami to the CRA, as authorized by SEOPW/CRA R-98- 30. SEOPW/CRA M-99-2 2. Discussion of the status of the Sawyer's Walk project, DISCUSSED 3. Status report of the Special Counsel regarding the preparation of a written report analyzing the transfer of the property known as the Miami Arena land from the CRA to the City of Miami, including a study of land values at the time of the transfer and appropriate title searches. DISCUSSED 4. Presentation of an innovative financial plan for businesses in the historic Northwest Third Avenue Corridor by Miami Capital Development Corporation, Inc. OMNI/CRA M-99-6 5. Resolution of the Board of Directors of the CRA authorizing an agreement between the - - - - - - CRA and Greater Miami Neighborhoods, Inc,, in the amount of $75,000 for Greater Miami SEOPW/CRA Neighborhoods, Inc. to provide certain property identification services, to conduct due diligence M-99-5 services related to the properties, to negotiate the purchase of properties and to perform and complete certain development activities and services as requested by the CRA, as authorized by SEOPW/CRA R-98-40.2 and Omni/CRA R-98-11. SEOPW/CRA 6. Resolution of the Board of Directors of the CRA ratifying the Air and Space Agreement M-99-6 between the CRA and Florida Department of Transportation providing for a 20 year lease of the R-99-8 airspace at I-95 and 395 for the purpose of displaying an exhibition of art and objects of art having an African, African American and Caribbean theme, as authorized by SEOPW/CRA M- 98-40.3 . SEOPW/CRA 7, Resolution of the Board of Directors of the CRA authorizing CRA Executive Director R-99-7 to negotiate and execute an agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency and Florida International University for Florida International University to provide volunteer labor and services for a period of 5 years to maintain the gardens under the right of way of I-95 and I-395 and to complete the art work pursuant to that certain air and space lease agreement between the CRA and Florida Department of Transportation. F4 OMNI/CRA 8. Resolution of the Board of Directors of the CPA ratifying the act of the City Commission R-99-3 of the City of Miami, taken on February 23, 1999, accepting Miami -Dade County's Omni Tax Increment payment of $594,224 for calendar years 1996-97 and 1997-98 in accordance with the Omni Interlocal Agreement between and among Miami -Dade County, the City of Miami and the CRA. OMNI/CRA 9. Resolution of the Board of Directors of the CRA authorizing the CRA Executive Director R-99-4 to issue payment to Miami -Dade County in the amount of $280,277 pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between and among the City of Miami, Miami -Dade County and the CRA. DISCUSSED 10, Presentation by the Omni Redevelopment Area Advisory Board. DEFERRED 11. Presentation by the Overtown Advisory Board, OMNI/CRA 12. Presentation regarding Margaret Pace Park, Gibson Park, Gibson Park Annex, Williams M-99-2 Park, Range Park, Dorsey Park and Reeves Park. OMNI/CRA 13. Discussion of the Board of Directors of the CRA regarding the potential conflict of M-99-5 interest arising as a result of Holland & Knight, LLP serving as Special Counsel to the CRA while its new partner, Robert Beatty is serving (although not in his capacity as a Holland & SEOPW/CRA Knight LLP attorney) on the City of Miami Oversight Board and its Contract Review M-99-3 Committee, SEOPW/CRA M-99-9 OMNI/CRA M-99-7 DISCUSSED 14. Discussion of the status of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the CRA and the City of Miami. 15. Discussion of the Board of Directors of the CRA regarding Article V of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of Miami and the CRA relating to personnel and other resources to be provided by the City of Miami to the CRA. SEOPW/CRA 16. Resolution of the Board of Directors of the CRA approving in concept a resolution R-99-4 creating a $1,000,000 Overtown Innovative Business Development Program to be prepared by Miami Capital Development Corporation, Inc. and forwarding the resolution on to the City Commission of the City of Miami for review and final action. DISCUSSED 17. Report by Vice -Chairman Gort regarding the expansion number of directors serving on the Board of Directors of the CRA from five directors to seven directors. MIA4-690936.2 3 itij of 'ffiiami, �Flvriba P.O. BOX 330708 iweow� M T MIAM1, FLORIDA 33233 -0708 V a ARTHUR E. TEELE JR. _dF �4? (305) 250-5390 -,co F1 COMMISSIONER .__. FAX (305) 250-5399 MEMORANDUM To: Donald Warshaw From: Arthur E. Teele, Jr., Chairman Date: I= March 22, 1999 -Z511--� Agenda Items: Community Redevelopment Agency, et.al. Pursuant to the CRA Board meeting of March 8, 1999, please insure that the following items are placed on the next City Commission agenda for consideration by the City Commission: 1. Resolution to allocate reserve funds in the amount of $900,000.00 for expedited completion of Margaret Pace Park. This amount is in addition to the $1.2 million from the Omni Tax Increment Trust Fund, and $350,000.00 from the. Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond. a. Please prepare a joint memorandum which includes all sources of funds for Margaret Pace Park. 2. Resolution which creates a $1,000,000.00 Overtown Business Development Program (developed by Miami Capital Development Corporation) in substantially the same form as the Little Havana Business Development Program. Regards. CC. The Honorable Vice Chairman Gort and Members of the CRA Board Alex Vilarello, City Attorney d .1 4 I yr Walter Foeman, City Clerk Hilda Tejera, CRA Administrator Robert Friedman, CRA Counsel, Holland and Knight William Bloom, CRA Counsel, Holland and Knight