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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEOPW OMNI CRA 2003-05-19 Minutes0 CITY OF MIAMI AM MEETING MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON MAY 19, 2003 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/CITY HALL Priscilla A. Thompson/City Clerk • 0 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST AND OMNI DISTRICTS On the 19th day of May 2003, the Board of Directors of the Community Redevelopment Agency for the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni Districts of the City of Miami met at the Old Miami Arena, VIP Room, 701 Arena Boulevard, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order at 5:19 p.m. by Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr., with the following Board Members found to be present: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado . Board Member Joe Sanchez ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez ALSO PRESENT: Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney, City of Miami Jim Villacorta, Assistant City Attorney, City of Miami Frank Rollason, Executive Director, CRA, City of Miami William R. Bloom, Special Counsel, CRA, Holland & Knight Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk, City of Miami Sylvia Scheider, Assistant City Clerk, City of Miami An invocation was delivered by Chairman Teele, who then led those present in a pledge of allegiance to the flag. 1 May 19, 2003 • 0 -1 `ACCEP,T STATUS REPORT ON.CRA DIREC:TIUESR f. Chairman Teele: Good afternoon and a special 'welcome to the pastor and family of the historic Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, under the leadership of Reverend Ross, a former military person. We're delighted you'd be here today with so many members of Mt. Zion. Mr. Director. Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): Yes, sir. Chairman Teele: First item. Mr. Rollason: First item. The first item is the report on the status of projects. And what I'd like to do with this report henceforth is that we remove it from the agenda, and that I send it to you on a monthly basis. Because what happens is is that I get it updated, but I don't get it updated at the time that it hits the agenda. So I've already got one that's better than this and it'll be June 30th before we meet again. So it's just a status report on the projects. I just would like to, you know, do it that way and send it to you, and we'll send it to you on a regular basis every month. Board Member Sanchez: It'll be similar to CIP (Capital Improvements Program) list of pending projects? Mr. Rollason: Right. It's a list of pending projects or directives that you've given us and it gives you an update as to where we are on those directives. Vice Chairman Winton: Mr. Chairman. Chairman Teele: Yes. Vice Chairman Winton: You can hear me? Chairman Teele: Yes. Vice Chairman Winton: OK. I went through this report and, Frank, I don't think anybody, from a staff standpoint, is even looking at this report. Because if you go back to the back, there is -- I went through every page of this and I have notes on every single page where there are things in here where I think we've completed the task and it's still in the report and there's nothing in the columns. And there's other things that I know we've done, where the action steps have been taken. I know of things in here where there are next steps that I know about that aren't in here. Mr. Rollason: And we are looking at this. We did meet on it. It has been updated and it didn't - - it did not hit the printing time for this agenda. We've even been to the one dealing with the item with the time capsule. I've been dealing with Commissioner Regalado's office on that. So every one of these -- there's a new update and I will send that to your office -- I mean, it's completed. I can send it to your office tomorrow. But you're right, there's some of them that we've scratched out that are completed, and there are items that -- what we've done is, we've combined the status report and the next step action together because it's kind of like you don't 2 May 19, 2003 know where to look. And we've restructured it so you look at the meeting date, the next thing is the description, and then comes where we are. Vice Chairman Winton: Good. Mr. Rollason: So it's been redone and it will be delivered to you. And it is updated and we are meeting on a regular basis. Vice Chairman Winton: Thank you. Chairman Teele: Further discussion on Item Number 1. Is there a motion to -- Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Chairman Teele: What's the motion? To -- Board Member Sanchez: Motion to -- Mr. Rollason: Just to -- Vice Chairman Winton: Well, actually it'd be to accept the Consent Agenda. Mr. Rollason: It's a resolution to accept the report, and we don't think really there needs to be a resolution accepting these reports either. It's just a status report. Vice Chairman Winton: I agree with that. Right. Now, on the -- Chairman Teele: Motion and a second. All those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. The following resolution was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved for its adoption: CRA/SEOPW RESOLUTION NO. 03-47 CRA/OMNI RESOLUTION NO. 03-37 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST AND OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES (THE "CRA"), ACCEPTING THE STATUS REPORT ON CRA DIRECTIVES. 3 May 19, 2003 i E (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Board Member Sanchez, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez 4 May 19, 2003 • 2"' :ACCEPT STATUS" REPORT ON., PENDING` LEGAL; _AGREEMENTS FROM ;GENERAL' CO UN E S L: Chairman Teele: On number 2. Vice Chairman Winton: On the legal -- there isn't even a legal report in my book, so what's up with that? Jim Villacorta (Assistant City Attorney): The report was submitted to you today on your desk., Vice Chairman Winton: But today doesn't do me any good if I'm coming to a meeting today. I mean, I don't -- we had this discussion. I'll tell you. And I've got a lot of comments like that in here. Because, as a board, we've all been whacked around pretty hard by the media because, frankly, there's things that happen, from staff s standpoint, that we're not, you know -- and that can happen. You guys -- there's no reason why you can't get a damn report done to go into this book. I mean, even if it isn't -- if I were in your shoes, I might put one in there that hasn't been updated for three weeks, but at least I have one in there. I could be three weeks behind each month, but I'd have my report in here. And I -- you know, we want these reports. Mr. Villacorta: Commissioner,' I was on vacation (INAUDIBLE) and we've relocated our offices to better serve the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). (INAUDIBLE) setting up the computers and the log tracking system over there, so this was a little delayed. It should not be this way in the future. Vice Chairman Winton: I will count on that being the case. Thank you. So moved. Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: Discussion. Vice Chairman Winton: So moved, accepting a report that we don't have. Mr. Rollason: Well -- Mr. Villacorta: No, it's (INAUDIBLE) Vice Chairman Winton: Oh, I do, huh? OK. Chairman Teele: Under the discussion, I just -- Mr. Director, the challenge that we've had is getting contracts. We've had at least three contracts that have been piggybacked -- that I'm aware of -- that were awarded piggyback. And by the time the contracts came up, the underlying contract had expired, that I'm aware of, at least, three. WRT (Wallace," Roberts & Todd) was one. Well, I won't go through it now. The key thing, though, is not -- Mr. Rollason: Wolfberg -- 5 May 19, 2003 i Chairman Teele: Huh? Mr. Rollason: Wolfberg Alvarez, we're right on that cusp right now. My recommendation is to bring that back and rescind it. There's no way to get any work off of it by the time we pass it. By the time I execute it, it runs out in June of this year. And that was a year ago that the direction was given to enter into that agreement. Chairman Teele: And I just think that the underlying issue really should not be -- well, the underlying issue, from my point of view, is are we moving forward with contracts? And are the contracts being properly executed and -- I mean, properly prepared and executed in a timely manner? Because this is a -- is the City Attorney here? This has sort of been the plague and now I'm beginning to hear it from CIP (Capital Improvements Program). And, you know, we just need to figure out what we need to do to get it done and not beat each other up, per se, but figure out how to get it done. Mr. Rollason: We're doing that. We have assigned an individual the responsibility of the contracts. We are getting them into shape. We are finding out things on a regular basis of contracts that haven't been executed, contracts that we are making payments on, because of direction of the board, but the contracts themselves were never executed. And we're in the process of cleaning those up, and we're going to be bringing them before you. There's some that are retro that have to be -- the payments have been made -- that are going to have to be fixed. But on the other side of the coin, the ones -- the directions that we have received most recently, everything is being followed up on and is making it into this status report between the one that we have and the one that the City Attorney has with special counsel. And I think with the move, with Jim coming over to our offices, is going to be a big help so that we can see each other face- to-face on a daily basis. And that's helping us to follow up on items. Vice Chairman Winton: That's a real good idea. Chairman Teele: Good. OK. No further action on that necessarily. Reverend Ross. Priscilla A. Thompson (City Clerk): (INAUDIBLE) Chairman Teele: Ma'am? Ms. Thompson: We didn't get a vote. Chairman Teele: Did we have a motion? Ms. Thompson: Yes, sir. ' Chairman Teele: All those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed. 6 May 19, 2003 The following resolution was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved for its adoption: CRA/SEOPW RESOLUTION NO. 03-48 CRA/OMNI RESOLUTION NO. 03-38 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST AND OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES (the "CRA"), HEREBY ACCEPTING THE STATUS REPORT ON PENDING LEGAL AGREEMENTS FROM GENERAL COUNSEL. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Board Member Sanchez, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez 7 May 19, 2003 • 3'; ",INSTRUCT` CRA' yEXECUTIVE ; DIRECTOR .ANATTORNEY' TOg'.OBTAIN'Al PERTINENT; LEGAL DOCi:M, ENT§ RELATED; TO,'PROPERTY"I QCATED AT ,. M .,... g . . 9TH=Y° STREET> }AND NE;GO.TIATE 'WITH :1VIT, ZIO 'BAPTISTr' CHTJRCH'S PASTOR =AND TRUSTEES;< -FOR ORDERLY ,: , TRANSFER ""OF , SAID':,= PROPERTY ;TO; EXECUTIVEIDIRECTOR BRING. BACK:RECOMIVIENDATION.T.O B'OARD':IN 9.0` DAYS:, Chairman Teele: Welcome Reverend Ross. Reverend Ralph Ross: Thank you, Chairman Teele, and to the Board of Directors of the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). First of all, I would like to thank you for giving us an opportunity to come in today and to share with you some deep concerns that we have as a church and a people in this community. The people that you see here are members of the historic Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. I'd like for you to stand so that you might see who they are. I don't want to take up -- thank you so very much. I don't want to take up a lot of your time. I want to preface my remarks and our request by just a little brief history. Our church was founded the same year that the City of Miami was founded, so to speak. And members of our church signed the original charter of the City. And our church has been a beacon of hope in this community for over 100 years. We have been victimized over the years by -- in the name of progress, through the federal highway project, 95, and the other expressways that divided our community. And in the name of development, the so-called urban renewal became urban displacement and displaced our people. And now we are facing a situation where our land base is being systematically corroded. And I think that business was made for people and not people for business. And I think redevelopment should be redevelopment in behalf of people, and not redevelopment in behalf of redevelopment. Now my specific concern is that we had several members who lived between what is now the expressway and 3rd Avenue and 91h Street and loth Street. And these persons were property owners and they donated or willed their properties to our church. The property that we're concerned with now was owned by the McQueens. And when I first came to Mt. Zion 12 years ago, we decided that we would develop a parking lot so that our people would have a place to park when they come to our services and things like that. And I went to the heir at that time, who is now Reverend James McQueen, and asked could we pave that parcel of land. He said, "Yes. And the intention of my family is to donate that property to the church. And as soon as we get the estate settled, we will turn that property over to the church." This is not news to the leadership here. And we never heard anything. The next thing I heard was in a meeting with Commissioner Teele. We were talking. He said, "Oh, by the way, we own a portion of your parking lot." Now we are here in the name and the interest of justice and fair play. We are not concerned with developing an adversary relationship with this body or with anyone. That's neither our interest nor our desire. We would like for this body, which is supposed to be organized for the expressed purpose of increasing the life chances of people in Overtown and the quality of living of people in Overtown„ to do what I think is right. Now what we're asking is that -- and we know that this kind of thing happens -- that the CRA give this property to us, or back to us as it were, for one dollar ($1) or less -- more or less. That's what the language is. More or less. Or sell it to us for the price that you paid when you purchased the tax certificate, plus a dollar ($1), more or less. And 1 think that's the proper thing and the fair thing to do. We are aware of the fact that we sit right in the shadows of Jackson Soul Food and there's a great interest in the CRA in the development of that business, but I think that 8 May 19, 2003 the development of that business should not be at the expense of the people who are sitting here and the ministry that we're trying to provide in the Overtown area. That's my statement. Chairman Teele: Reverend Ross, let me -- I don't know why the full record isn't before us. Three years ago, the CRA Board responded to the request of the Overtown Advisory Board and indicated that there was land all over Overtown that was being purchased by land speculators for taxes. We evaluated that. The board authorized the Executive Director at that time -- I guess this was two years ago -- to acquire lands from the list of lands that were within the redevelopment boundary if they felt that it had a redevelopment potential. The land that you're talking about, I have spoke with you and your trustee board on and indicated that my preference would be that we would transfer that land to you all for one dollar ($1), not for what you've asked for, because we paid, I believe, about seventy thousand dollars ($70,000), sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) for the land? Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): The research that we have done has not shown that we paid anything for it. It was part of the CLUC-90 (County Land Usage Code) properties that came over -- Chairman Teele: No. We paid -- Mr. Rollason: And I have not -- that might be. I don't see how we got it for zero, but I have not been able to find the amount. Chairman Teele: It was a CLUC-90 (County Land Usage Code) property -- Mr. Rollason: Right. Chairman Teele: -- that we bought from the list of land at the same time the purchase of land along 3Td Avenue. Mr. Rollason: Right. Chairman Teele: I think the confusing point is -- has been the fact that the staff was -- not this director but the previous director -- was directed to sit down with you and to come up with an accommodation, primarily, for the use of the parking area when there are activities going on in the Folk Life Village. Because one of the problems, as you know, that we have with the whole Folk Life Village is there's not one parking parcel, other than the parcel -- the 12 pieces of parking lots along IOth Street and 3Td Avenue. That's right next to -- across from Mr. Yuken, within the actual Folk Life Village. I strongly support the notion that the land should be transferred, at the appropriate time, once the staff has come up with the facts and all that, to Mt. Zion, upon the request from Mt. Zion, for one dollar ($1). The fact of the matter is that we paid some sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), as I recall, for the land. The land was never in the name of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. And I think the most important thing is for the staff -- the Attorney and the staff to provide all of the information to the church as to who owned the land and why we bought it. 9 May 19, 2003 0 • Vice Chairman Winton: And us. Board Member Sanchez: And us. Chairman Teele: And to the Board of Directors. We bought it from the County under the list of lands on the last day, as I recall. It was on like December 29th, before the land went up for a bid by anybody. And the thing that I wrote the justification -- there was a memo that I signed saying that the worst thing that could happen to the neighborhood and the community would be for some land speculators to get control of this land, which is, essentially, about two or three parcels of land that's within the fenced in area of Mt. Zion. I don't remember. There were individuals names that these lands were owned. And, at that time, you expressed some surprise and I asked you to work with Ms. Lewis. But I'm delighted, you know, that you'd come here so that we can have it out. I just regret very much that -we don't have the full record as to who owned the land and how much taxes we paid. Because even though you're saying let you buy the land from us for what we paid for it, you don't want to do that, Reverend Ross. You want us to transfer the land back to you with whatever reverter clauses and whatever documentations that are necessary to ensure that the land would always be used as a parking lot. And if the land is to be used in any other way, then it would have a reverter clause. Reverend Ross: May I speak, please? Ever since I learned that the CRA owned this parcel of land, I've been requesting, both to you and to Mr. Rollason, that this land be turned over to Mt. Zion for one dollar ($1) or less -- or more or less, I mean. And what I was told in another meeting by the Executive Director, that according to the rules that govern his position, he cannot .make that request to this board. And that's the reason why we came here with two requests. My understanding was that the only thing that he could accept from us is that we would give him a redevelopment or a development project. And we did not want to develop that land. We wanted the land for our parking lot. Chairman Teele: But, Reverend Ross, I think there's a -- Reverend Ross: And I'm not adversial, I'm just -- Chairman Teele: No, no. No, no, no, no. I think you're right. But let me just say this. The state law -- I'm not -- I am not familiar with the specific provision, but I am familiar with this provision: A parking lot, in my way of thinking,, is a valid development purpose. Reverend Ross: Well, I appreciate that, Commissioner. Absolutely. Chairman Teele: So, it may be semantics if you understand what I'm saying. At least, that's our position before the County -- Reverend Ross: Well, I'm through with -- Chairman Teele: -- is that a parking lot -- Reverend Ross: Your position is mine. We are on the same page. 10 May 19, 2003 Chairman Teele: We are on the same page, but I want to just make sure that we're correct historically. This property was purchased -- and I came to your Board of Trustees -- who was the Chairman of the Board at the time -- and informed the Board of Trustees and you that the matter was a matter that I did not want some misinformation to get out, that the CRA had acquired this land to protect Mt. Zion. If the land had gone up for sale, anybody could come in and buy it. And, as you know, that is what's happened now to most of the land in Overtown, is that the land is being bought for tax roll -- tax purposes. And this underscores another very important point that I just think it's important that my board understand. It's much easier to go out and develop a pasture. Land that has been owned, as Reverend Ross has so eloquently said, by the people who founded and incorporated this City, has the kind of nightmare that Mr. Bloom outlined. You know, where you've got people who die without a will, relatives that get lost. And as I've said to you, Reverend Ross, I don't think there was any mischief on the part of anybody in the church. I think this is a situation where the land just never could get title. We've been trying to get title for that white building right in front of you there, where Rabbi King was, for over three years. We're still working and it's financially prohibitive. Nobody could be expected to go through and pay the legal fees that we, as government, are paying to clear up titles on land. So, my view was and is that the cleanest way to protect Mt. Zion was for the CRA to acquire the land from the list of lands, that is, land that was going to go out on the courthouse steps, and to prevent any speculator from buying it. We're the best owner of that land that Mt. Zion could ever have, because then you can have this kind of dialogue. And so, I would request that the motion be that the City -- that the Attorney and the Director be instructed to work through the process to get all the documents and to make sure that all the documents are presented and present, et cetera, and to return within 90 days -- is that enough time, Mr. Bloom? William R. Bloom (Special Counsel, CRA): You know, the title information that you're looking for (INAUDIBLE) Chairman Teele: Yeah, but we -- Board Member Sanchez: To have all the documents. Chairman Teele: We need all the documents. Board Member Sanchez: (INAUDIBLE) Vice Chairman Winton: Yeah. Chairman Teele: And to negotiate with the church. I mean, that's the main thing, the church, the pastor, and the trustees. And to come back within 90 days with a plan to orderly transfer the land to Mt. Zion. Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: Is that -- would you make that as a motion, Commissioner Regalado? 11 May 19, 2003 • Board Member Regalado: Yes, I would. Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: Is there a discussion on the motion? Mr. Rollason: I have a couple of items that I want to, at least, put on the record. One, I'm concerned about the transfer of the land going without any process of any kind of bid. Are we able just to transfer this land and give it to somebody once it belongs to us without any kind of competitive -- Chairman Teele: Well, why don't we do this. Why don't we let you and the lawyer -- I mean -- Mr. Rollason: OK. Chairman Teele: That's why I said the Executive Director and the Attorney. The CRA is not the City of Miami, and that's -- Mr. Rollason: I understand. Chairman Teele: -- a tremendous disadvantage that this agency has operated under since it was born. Board Member Sanchez: And you could come back with all that information as to the legality of it and all the history of this. I just have one question. Chairman Teele: It could be a 99-year lease for one dollar ($1). I mean, whatever it takes -- Mr. Rollason: I understand. Chairman Teele: -- to accomplish the goal which we all have. Commissioner Sanchez. Board Member Sanchez: Yes. Reverend Ross, are you using the parking lot now -- Reverend Ross: Yes. Board Member Sanchez: -- for Sunday service? Reverend Ross: It is our parking lot. Board Member Sanchez: Right. Reverend Ross: But I also know who the property -- who owned the property and I have a document from the -- I don't know what department you call that that has -- designates who the land -- who owns the land. And that's how we learned that the CRA owned it. But it's three parcels of land because there were three sisters who owned the land, and they divided the land 12 May 19, 2003 into the three parcels because that was heir property. And it was purchased as three lots, although it's one lot. Board Member Sanchez: And it's the intention to use that always as a parking lot or -- Reverend Ross: Well, we think of it as our parking lot. Board Member Sanchez: Right. As your parking lot? Reverend Ross: Yes.. It is our parking lot. Board Member Sanchez: There's a motion and a second on the floor, but let me just throw something out here. I think you put some options on the floor. Number one, you didn't want to entertain a partnership between the CRA and your church to probably develop that into a mixed - use with retails and stuff. Would you consider that, too? Reverend Ross: We're not interested in that. We're interested in -- Vice Chairman Winton: (INAUDIBLE) parking. Reverend Ross: -- the land being the parking lot for the historic Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Vice Chairman Winton: Because you're short of parking. Chairman Teele: And, Reverend Ross, there's two things. Reverend Ross: Sorry. Chairman Teele: We are short of parking, yes. And, in fact, at the expense of the CRA, we went out and smoothed over the land right in front of the church to make it auxiliary parking, although, not official parking that's on the vacant land there. There is no question that Mt. Zion needs this land to be used for parking. There is no question about that. The streets of P Avenue are full on Sunday morning and during funerals on every Sunday. And so, there was never an intent to develop this in conjunction with anything else. But I just want to make sure that the record is correct, Madam Chairman of the Trustees, that the Mt. Zion Board of Trustees did not learn this when you found some records. You learned this when I came to you and informed you that we had done this for the purpose of protecting you. And I would like, if you would, just state your name and address for the record. Because in the Baptist church, you know, you go to the Board of Trustees to make sure that no miscommunication goes out like that. Linda Rogers: My name is Linda Rogers, 4420 Northwest 1 Ith Avenue. And I found out about this at Mt. Zion Church when Commissioner Teele came in one evening that we were having a meeting and he, very nonchalantly, mentioned about the property. And at that point, we said sort of like back up. What did you say? And it did come as a total surprise. Because as I've been Chairman of the Board of Trustees, we had never received any communication where this 13 May 19, 2003 property was up for sale or that it did not belong to us. And if you look at the property -- and even though we say it's a parking lot, which it is -- the way the church is built, this parking Jot is actually right by the church. In other words, when you turn to go inside the church to go to church services, that's the parking lot that they're talking about. So to even consider retail or anything like that would be putting a building right next door or in the same area of the church. Chairman Teele: Thank you so much. Board Member Sanchez: Thank you. Board Member Regalado: Mr. Chairman. Chairman Teele: Commissioner Regalado. Board Member Regalado:. Just -= I just have a question. We are starting the process so you can have the land, but my question is how much would -- they going to have to pay to make those parking lots in compliance with the code? Chairman Teele: They appear to be in compliance with the -- you know, Commissioner, this is a part of the historic Mt. Zion -- Board Member Regalado: Because I did went by there and one part doesn't seem very -- Chairman Teele: It looks good to me. Board Member Regalado: OK. If it looks good to you, it looks good to me. But, you know, I'm saying, leave them alone, you know. If the lot is in compliance, you know, don't start picking -- because we have this thing about going after people and then we don't go after us. Chairman Teele: Well, that's a very good point. And, again, the whole point here is that Mt. Zion is, from my vantage point, as I've said repeatedly, the most -- Mt. Zion has the most impressive and important structure in Overtown. And one of the problems that Mt. Zion's structure is is that you can't see it. Reverend Ross made reference to I-95 and he was very kind. The history, of course, is that the front door of I-90 -- the front door of Mt. Zion was once 9th Street, and the church had to change it's front door and make it 3ra Avenue to accommodate I-95. And so, you know, the goal here is, one, to enhance Mt. Zion. And that was the reason that I never considered it to be an issue, Madam Chairman of the Trustee, and pastor, and members of the church. The goal has always been to make and enhance Mt. Zion to -- and restore Mt. Zion to what it once was, in .terms of being one of the most impressive structures in Overtown. And I'm hopeful, at some point, when the DOT (Department of Transportation) straightens up the road -- the ramp there in front, that the world will see the beauty of Mt. Zion. Because the truth is, Mt. Zion is blocked by a building that is architecturally insignificant. And so, when people are coming up that ramp, they don't see Mt. Zion. They see the steeple. And so our goal would be, Mr. Director, in these discussions, if there is something that is out of compliance with our parking lot -- with the parking lot of Mt. Zion, then before the proper transfers are done, maybe we'll consider any recommendations that you have to bring that land into full compliance. 14 May 19, 2003 Again, the request by Reverend Ross, the alternative request, I'm rejecting. I'm rejecting, one, because that was never the intent, that is, to pay what we paid for it. We paid -- I can assure you we paid a substantial amount of money for that land. But again, the reason I can say this -- when I say substantial, I'm talking about somewhere between 30 and sixty thousand dollars ($60,000). I don't remember what it was at the time. Reverend Ross: Could I share something with you, Commissioner? Chairman Teele: But the money went to the City and the County. Those are the beneficiaries of the land. And given that we are a tax increment district, the money went for taxes that had not been paid for over three years. Reverend Ross, yes, sir. Reverend Ross: I was about to say, I have the actual documents that we got through our computer. And, of course, I have -- unfortunately, I don't have but one of those parcels of land that was divided into three. And the value on here is one thousand four hundred and forty-three dollars ($1,443) for one piece, and there were three pieces there, and I would guess that they were all worth about the same. And this is something that we got out of a computer through the information search. Mr. Rollason: That's correct. There are four parcels that we're talking about that are identical, side -by -side, and they all have the same value. Reverend Ross: And the value here is -- Chairman Teele: Are we talking about value or are we talking about taxes that are accrued? Mr. Rollason: No, no. Accessed value right now. Chairman Teele: But are we talking about accessed value or are we -- we're talking about accrued taxes. Mr. Rollason: No. The figure that I'm giving you is what the County shows is the accessed value right now through all (INAUDIBLE) Chairman Teele: But the question that he's saying is, what did we pay for it? Mr. Rollason: I understand. Chairman Teele: -- and that's what I think we've got to research. Mr. Rollason: I understand. Chairman Teele: We have a motion that I think address -- Reverend Ross: I don't want to talk anymore because I don't want -- 15 May 19, 2003 • Chairman Teele: We have a motion that address and that is for staff to sit down and -- with the Attorney and to work with the Mt. Zion pastor and trustees, to come up with a recommendation within 90 days as to how we can facilitate the request of Mt. Zion without development or any of those other considerations. Is there any opposition? Is there -- all those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All those opposed have the same right. The following motion was introduced by Board Member Regalado, who moved its adoption: CRA/SEOPW MOTION NO. 03-49 A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE ATTORNEY OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA) TO OBTAIN ALL PERTINENT LEGAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 318 N.W. 10 STREET AND TO NEGOTIATE WITH MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH'S PASTOR AND TRUSTEES FOR THE ORDERLY TRANSFER OF SAID PROPERTY TO MT. ZION; FURTHER DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CRA TO BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CRA IN NINETY (90) DAYS. Upon being seconded by Board Member Sanchez, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzdlez Chairman Teele: Congratulations, Reverend Ross. Reverend Ross: Thank you. Thank you. Chairman Teele: Congratulations. [APPLAUSE] Chairman Teele: All right. George (INAUDIBLE) -- Reverend Ross: Thank you very much, Commissioner. 16 May 19, 2003 • U Chairman Teele: Thank you so much and thank all of you. You're welcome to stay. Please don't leave if you don't have to, but I know you're going to leave. Thank you all for being here. Unidentified Speaker: You're welcome. 17 May 19, 2003 ,OMNI. OPERATING. ANDY TIF,,rB.iJDGETS --F_ OR `FISC"AI YEAR -ENDING= SEPTEMBER 30 2003.%.E ` - Chairman Teele: George Sanchez. Is Mr. Sanchez here? All right. If not, we'll go to resolutions for amending the operating budget. Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): Yes, sir. We have two to come before you tonight. Chairman Teele: Please, please, please. Mr. Rollason: The first one is dealing with amending the Omni operating and TIF (Tax Increment Fund) budgets for this fiscal year, and we've got a document associated with that to move that money into certain accounts so that we can, at this point, take care of issues that we know we have to get paid or get projects that are moving. And we plan on coming back to you at the June meeting to complete the transfer of money. This money that we're transferring tonight in both of these accounts between Omni and Southeast Overtown/Park West are the remaining balance in the reserves that have already been placed in this year's budget. They just have to be transferred into the proper account codes. And the only reason that we're here tonight having to do that is because the requirements within the anti -deficiency ordinance requires that if we move more than 10 percent of the funds during the year, we need board approval. And we've hit that point with moving this amount of money. You know, my recommendation is to move this money, as is indicated in the exhibit, and place it in the account so that we can go forward. I'll entertain any questions or -- Board Member Sanchez: Mr. Chairman. Vice Chairman Winton: Mr. Chairman. Oh, I'm sorry. Chairman Teele: Could we get a motion for discussion? Board Member Sanchez: Yes. So moved. Note for the Record: At this time, City Attorney Alejandro Vilarello entered the meeting at 5:54 P.M. Chairman Teele: Is there a second for discussion? Vice Chairman Winton: Second. Chairman Teele: Discussion -- Board Member Sanchez: Discussion. Chairman Teele: -- Commissioner Sanchez; Commissioner Winton. 18 May 19, 2003 Board Member Sanchez: Mr. Executive Director, just for point of clarification here, you are basically transferring four hundred and fifty, thousand dollars ($450,000) dollars from the budget reserves to the account of professional services, correct? Mr. Rollason: That is correct. It's all going to professional services. Board Member Sanchez: And that is to, basically, pay bills that we have? Mr. Rollason: We have bills and contract obligations that have been passed by this board that we're looking to finish entering into those contracts and go forward with them. And I need that money to make the payments on those. Chairman Teele: We're mandated by the County to do a redevelopment update on both Omni and Southeast Overtown, so I guess that's a little bit more of an explanation on the professional services. Commissioner Winton. Mr. Rollason: Well, that's -- yes, that's part of it, the update. Vice Chairman Winton: I'm -- this is about form and substance again. I'm going to be drilling this tooth over and over and over again until we get it right. I can't tell anything from this. Nothing. You've put a schedule in front of me that has a list of things .that supposedly came from somewhere, but I don't have, in front of me, any original documentation that shows that there was an account that was reserves that'has "X" amount of dollars in it, and that these were accounts that we've already approved, that they're on some other -- I don't know whether it would be on a -- Mr. Rollason: The budget. Vice Chairman Winton: -- balance sheet or somewhere in our financials. I just have a schedule that anybody could have put together, making up any kind of number they wanted to make up. And we need documentation. Are our new internal accountants here tonight? Mr. Rollason: Yes, they are. Vice Chairman Winton: And I think that ;when we bring these things forward, you need full documentation that shows, from our budget, where the dollars were, where you're moving it -- don't bring the whole damn' budget. Bring the pages out of the budget that are reflective of -- Mr. Rollason: Well, actually, the whole budget is only about three or four pages. Vice Chairman Winton: OK. Well, fine then you could bring the whole budget -- Mr. Rollason: I guess I could bring that -- I ,could have included that in there. Vice Chairman Winton: -- so you could highlight the things and say, we're moving it from here to here, and here's the expenses that we've had for all of these things that we need the cash for. 19 May 19, 2003 And then it's easy for us to tell that there isn't -- that it isn't being mismanaged. And that's what, as a board, we're all trying to get at. That every time we make a step, it's clear to us that that step is rational, it's approved, it's in a process that we can see, and then we don't have any questions. Mr. Rollason: I understand. Vice Chairman Winton: And that's what I'm looking for. Mr. Rollason: In Exhibit "A" we placed where we were pulling the money from, from the reserves. We put that amount in there. Vice Chairman Winton: But it's just words. Mr. Rollason: I beg your pardon? Vice Chairman Winton: It's just words. Exhibit "A" is words. I mean, that doesn't show any original documentation. I could have made this up on my computer and put 1.42 million in there and who the hell would know the difference? I wouldn't. You wouldn't. Sitting in my chair -- Mr. Rollason: You're right. Vice Chairman Winton: -- you wouldn't know the damn difference. Mr. Rollason: You're right. Vice Chairman Winton: And that's what I'm trying to get at, so we all know where it's coming from and get good documentation on it. And the -- and on these financial things, I4hink our new internal accountant people ought to be standing side -by -side with you and saying, we've reviewed this. This is kosher. It follows the rules. It follows the path. It follows the procedure in the documentation that's in front of us. Mr. Rollason: We did do this in concert with the CPAs (Certified Public Accountants). We did it in concert with the budget -- Office of the Budget with Mr. Spring. We did it with our budget analyst and we did it with our CPA. And we had several days of meetings that we went round and round with this. So, I agree with you that the format that we put it in is probably not the best. But I can tell you the validity of it is -- Vice Chairman Winton: I would like to hear from the record that that is , in fact, the case. Carlton Branker: Yes. My name is Carlton Branker with Harvey, Branker & Associates, the new accounting firm here with the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). And concurring with your comments, I do agree that there's probably some more information that could have been put into the agenda that would have been more clear, but that documentation does exist. We had several meetings with the Budget Department and other members of Finance. Those 20 May 19, 2003 documentation that you're looking for do exist, and I agree in the next -- in going forth that those things should be put into the agenda and brought to your attention. Vice Chairman Winton: Thank you. Mr. Branker: But the numbers are there. I reviewed them in concert with Budget and concert with the Executive Director and I feel very comfortable with those numbers. Vice Chairman Winton: Thank you. Chairman Teele: Further discussion. Is there -- all those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed. The following resolution was introduced by Board Member Sanchez, who moved for its adoption: CRA/OMNI RESOLUTION NO. 03-39 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AMENDING THE OPERATING AND TIF BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, AS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. OMNI/CRA R-02-72 ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2002. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Vice Chairman Winton, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member 'Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez 21 May 19, 2003 AMEND``SEOPW'::OPERATING-AND TIF BUDGETS FOR FISCAL `YEAR`ENDIN:G�` . . SEPTEMBERT3,0 2003. Chairman Teele: Item Number 6. Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): Item Number 6 follows the same -- Chairman Teele: Is there a motion? Mr. Rollason: -- format. Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Chairman Teele: Is there a second? Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: Is there objection? Mr. Rollason: There's a scrivener's error that I have to correct just on the one document, that the one account code Construction in Progress is shown as 270. It should have been shown as 860. And that needs to be corrected. The name of the account is correct, Construction in Progress. And this one we're splitting the money up into a couple of different project accounts to be able to go forward with ongoing projects. Board Member Sanchez: Do all the numbers still add up? Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. Board Member Sanchez: OK. Just -- OK. So it's 850? Mr. Rollason: Eight sixty. It should be 860 instead of 270 on that. Board Member Sanchez: Basically, you've identi -- have you identified the projects that you will be paying out? Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. We -- also, when we had the agenda review, there was a question by the board member staff and we put together another document that was prepared and sent to you to give you a clarification of exactly what projects we were looking at. Board Member Sanchez: And in the future, they'll come in front of the board -- Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. Board Member Sanchez: -- for final approval? 22 May 19, 2003 0 • Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. Board Member Sanchez: OK. Mr. Rollason: And these projects, by the way, are projects that have had board approval. It's putting the funding in place to be able to go forward with them. Board Member Sanchez: And they're completed? Mr. Rollason: No. Some of them are ongoing. Some of them are ones that have not started. Some of them are ones that you're going to take action tonight and it's putting money in place to be able to do that Board Member Sanchez: And, once again, I would like the accountants to come up and put on the record that the funds are there. Mr. Rollason: Carlton, he's looking for you to make the same statement -- Board Member Sanchez: We're transferring one million to the budget reserves -- yeah. Mr. Rollason: -- on this account as you did on the Omni account Carlton Branker: Yeah. Referring to those dollar amounts, the reserve amounts -- Mr. Rollason: Yeah. Mr. Branker: -- those monies -- Chairman Teele: Your name and title for the record. Mr. Branker: I apologize. Carlton Branker, for the record, with Harvey, Branker & Associates. Yes, those monies are sitting in the budget reserve accounts account code 996. And, actually, according to the budget that was passed as I -- again, I wasn't a part of that budget process for the '03 year. However, when I reviewed the budget, there was those amounts that were designated to be transferred out of the Omni project, in that exact amount, over into the various account codes. So that is proper and correct. The funds are (INAUDIBLE) Mr. Rollason: Carlton, this one is the Southeast Overtown/Park West. Mr. Branker: I apologize. The same thing applies. Those amounts are sitting in the budget and we're transferring what needs to be transferred for the Omni and Southeast Overtown/Park West. Mr. Rollason: OK. Chairman Teele: All in favor say "aye." 23 May 19, 2003 The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed. The following motion was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved its adoption: CRA/SEOPW MOTION NO. 03-50 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AMENDING THE OPERATING AND TIF BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, AS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. SEOPW/CRA R-02-146 ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2002. Upon being seconded by Board Member Sanchez, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez 24 May 19, 2003 'DEEER;',CONSIDERATION'OF PROPOSEpEXECUTION OF`AlVIEND1VIENT' �0 'CURRENT- GRANT, AGREEMENT NEW``ARENA S"QUAKE:-.CORPORAT=ION:It . :.> , .. ,PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDING ($34;4 425:00)' FQRaELEVAT6RS! R -UEST BY : SAI OlVION`YUKEN".FOR.FUNDS (;$252;'T72::00) FOR; COMMUNITY BUILDING&AND DAY` ;CARE", CENTER; jREQUESTbBY-'SALOlVION; YUKEN- TO" ACQUIRE=CRA ;LOT LQ"GATED':, ,,AT'24,OkNW..l.lTHSTREET'FOR JSE,rA:S""';COMBINATION:PARKING`:I;OT"'AND,�TODDLER'. PhAYGROUND ""DIRECT ; `CRA EXECUTIVE` `DIRECT(OR TO "REVIEW AIL- REIATED PROJECTS; :NEGOTIATE: WITIHo'MRp YIJKEN,9jANI7:CRAw"ATTQRNEI' ,TO DETERMINE; .. .n,_. a „"FAIR =AMOUNT,:FOR,FUND,S'f OLVED.;ANDr";"BRING;BACk RECOIVIIVIENDATION TO`Y BOA:RD'AT NEX ; < ; T.CRA IVIEETING�(See Chairman Teele: On numbers 7, 9, and 10, and 13, Mr. Yuken inhere. And as I have said in every meeting -- Mr. Director, as I have said in every meeting, I support, in principle, what we're doing here, but I do not support pulling down nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000), seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) before we have a plan that relates to Two Guys Restaurant, Jackson Soul food and the others. And what you've got here now is -- Just Right Barbershop, Two Guys Restaurant and Jackson Soul Food, number 13. What you've got here now is, we're authorizing the expenditure of how much money in total for New Arena? Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): Well, in the item that you passed in number 6, it allows us to have the funding in place to be able to pay the balance of the grant that was given to Mr. Yuken originally for the four hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($420,000). That work has been completed and he has submitted invoices to us for payment. Chairman Teele: Frank. Mr. Rollason: When we get to number 7 -- Chairman Teele: My question is -- Mr. Rollason: All right. Chairman Teele: -- given how much we paid before and how much is up here now with 7, 9 and 10, are we going to have sufficient dollars to complete the other projects? What I don't want is - - because Mr. Yuken is someone that I have high respect for and I have supported this project, at least, particularly, with commendations, because he went out here and he did it -- even though the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) did not live up to its end of the agreement in terms of the flow of dollars, you went ahead and fronted all of this up front, right? Salomon Yuken: That's correct. Chairman Teele: We have made commitments, before Mr. Yuken, to three other businesses all on the same street, all as a part of the 3rd Avenue Business Corridor, and all that I'm asking is what is the total amount of money that we're putting into Mr. Yuken's building? 25 May 19, 2003 Mr. Rollason: If we put the other item that we have presented tonight, that's another 344,000. That's the only other issue before you tonight that I'm recommending. Chairman Teele: OK. So -- Mr. Rollason: With that 420. Chairman Teele: -- that will be a total of what, seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000)? Mr. Rollason: Four twenty and 344, so that's what you're at. You're at seven hundred and sixty four thousand dollars ($764,000), would be those two items, if you were to pass number 7 in its totality without any modification. As far as the other three projects go, there is money in the fund balance. It is my intent to come back here in June, move the necessary amount of funds to fully fund those three projects in Overtown to be completed. Chairman Teele: But what I requested, repeatedly, Frank, was that we move all of these projects as a group. Mr. Rollason: And we're doing that. We are doing that. Chairman Teele: I'm talking about by the board. Mr. Rollason: But I'm saying, we are doing that to you tonight. We have those other three projects that are here tonight to go forward. The funding is in place in the reso that I have here tonight so that project does not slow down, and they will go forward at the same speed. The difference is is that Mr. Yuken's project is completed. So what will happen as far as draws go, his elevators are in. So what's going to happen is, if we pass only a portion for him and he comes and presents his invoices to me, I will not be.able to pay it until money is moved in June. So, what we did tonight was -- Chairman Teele: But, Frank, this board has never approved the elevators. We've always -- Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. Chairman Teele: -- am I wrong? Mr. Rollason: No, no. You're right. You're correct. Chairman Teele: We've always said that we're willing to hear the story out -- the issue out. And the issue that I've always said to the board is this: The 3d Avenue Business Corridor initiative, which is the initiative that triggers all of these activities, that was done some four years ago, says that we're going to do exactly what Mr. Yuken is asking us to do. Initially, Mr. Yuken -- additionally, Mr. Yuken was subjected to a charette process in which, as property owner -- he didn't have to but he did -- bring his building into a redesign, for aesthetic purposes, to meet what the community said they would like to see the building look like. And all of that is well and good. That's on one hand. That's the aesthetics. On the other hand, you've got businesses 26 May 19, 2003 that are hiring people that are within the community. And, with all due respect, the elevator, which I'm supporting tonight, but -- I mean, which I'm supporting but, again, I want to make sure that you give me the statement that there is sufficient funds in the budget reserves. And I would have been more comfortable if there was the same kind of approval for Two Guys Restaurant, Just Right Barbershop and Jackson Soul Food. Because I think it's obvious, Frank, Overtown is a community that is a historically African -American community. And it just seems to me that the African -American community is not being treated in the same legislative process, OK -- which is what we're talking about tonight -- as the others. And if we run out of money -- if we donYhave enough money to complete those three projects, it's going to be hell to pay for me in the community. Mr. Rollason: There is sufficient money in the budget to move in June for these projects. What my intent is and what we have for you tonight here in dealing with those three restaurants, is enough money in place to allow us to go forward, not only with if there's any pre -construction costs that have to be done, but also in the design so forth tonight to be awarded -- requesting award to H.J. Ross to be able to go forward with these. Come June, I have already looked at what the fund balances are, and we will move, into the 860 account code, enough money and we will tag it for that project. The reason that -- when we moved the money tonight, I moved enough -- first of all, all I moved was reserves. So I've got to appropriate money -- Chairman Teele: Frank, Frank, please, I'm not arguing about the availability of dollars, per se. What I really want you to focus on with us for a minute is a legislative issue that is before us today -- tonight, and that is to approve, for the first time, an expenditure of three hundred and -- Mr. Rollason: Forty-four thousand. Chairman Teele: -- forty-four thousand dollars ($344,000) for the Arena Square. And what I asked you all to do was to negotiate some concession, some benefit, some value on behalf of the community that we can all say that we've, you know, represented the community interest. Obviously, having handicaps for the elderly and -- having elevators for the elderly and handicap is a benefit, and it's the kind of thing that we want to be able to do in the community and I support it. Mr. Rollason: Also, we have put in that resolution the fact that subject to the satisfactory review and audit of the records of the grantee, and what we have found, by going through the agreement, that there are many items in there that should have been submitted or should have been followed up on that probably were not. And so this -- whatever portion it is that you were to pass with this tonight is hinged, as far as I'm concerned, upon full compliance with that agreement on the previous -- because this is an amendment to the existing agreement. And so this is not a new agreement. And so those things that you speak about is exactly what we would talk to Mr. Yuken about to make sure that we get everything in place that we want to have as far as a return back to the community. Chairman Teele: Commissioner Sanchez. 27 May 19, 2003 • Board Member Sanchez: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Third Street Corridor has always been, at least in this board, one of my priorities. And these three businesses -- you have Jackson Seafood. You have Just Right Barber and Two Guys Restaurant. I mean, these businesses have been sitting around hoping for us to assist them for years. Mr. Yuken: Two years. Board Member Sanchez: Two years. And, basically, you know, we had some problems with the individuals that we hired to do those jobs. And, you know, I tend to agree with Commissioner Teele. We've got to make sure that these businesses are assisted because they are historical and they play a major role in the 3rd Street Corridor. However, on Mr. Yuken's project, you know, here's a developer that fronted his money and I think whatever the board approved and passed and I'm not going to get into the elevators because that's another issue that I think needs to be ironed out or debated here, whether he had a -- it was passed through the board or not. But I think when the job is completed -- and I think that that project there really does enhance the 3rd Street Corridor -- I'm prepared -- there's no motion on the floor, at least on his, which is basically -- Mr. Rollason: Number 7. Board Member Sanchez: Number 7. I'm prepared to move number 7, and then I'm also prepared to move number 13, if you state that the fundings are there. Are the fundings there for 13 or -- Mr. Rollason: Thirteen, the funding is there. That is exactly in place for us to go forward with the professional services to get that project in place. Board Member Sanchez: So, I'm prepared to make a motion on 7. Chairman Teele: There's a motion for discussion on number 7. Is there a second for discussion? Board Member Regalado: Second. Chairman Teele: For discussion, Commissioner Sanchez. I'm sorry. Commissioner Winton. Vice Chairman, Winton: Here's the problem. And, Salomon, this isn't directed at you, at all. This is at us again. I can't figure out a damn thing about anything we're doing relative to the Salomon Yuken stuff. First of all, every one of these items that we're dealing with, that's tied to that project, should have been all in one item so that -- and bring us the documentation. I can't figure out -- because now I don't remember -- what did we -- I'll give you an example. This thing, this report at the back, and it says, "amended budget -- original budget, four hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($425,000)." And the first line of this thing goes across pretty well. I can understand that. The second line has "amended budget, three hundred and forty-four thousand" -- Mr. Rollason: That's the elevators. 28 May 19, 2003 Vice Chairman Winton: Huh? Mr. Rollason: That's the elevators. Vice Chairman Winton: Well, it just kind of plops in there. It doesn't create any reference to -- what we need is a document that says, "Arena" -- what's this called? Arena Square Apartments. Mr. Rollason: Right. Vice Chairman Winton: The original total dollars allocated for the project, the date it was allocated, the amount, total dollars appropriated, so that we've got -- that's all clear right at the top of all of these pages. From that point on, it's all substractions. We've spent three hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($320,000) on this day, approved by this board on that day, and it's gone. Mr. Rollason: What you're looking at there, Commissioner, is that we haven't made the payments, except for one, to Mr. Yuken. And I paid him -- Vice Chairman Winton: How much did we allocate originally? Mr. Rollason: Four hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($420,000). Vice Chairman Winton: Well, then what's the reference to 900,000 and 1.17 million? Mr. Rollason: There were a series of actions that the board took, as far as doing a Section 108 -- or a Fannie Mae loan for this project that were never consummated. We never did get the loan. What I gave you was the full history on this project with all the resolutions. The bottom line, what took place before this board, was that the board passed a grant for four hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($420,000), and that is what's in that budget. We have made one payment on that, that we just made to him, to take care of a balance of what I had in the account. And the actions you took tonight, allowing me to move some money, allows us to pay the rest of this 420. Because this is an amendment to the existing agreement for the elevators, that's why you see an adjusted budget in there of plopping in the 344. And it says, "Pending board action on May 19t"." If you pass that, the amount of that project will go from the 420 up to 760, and then we will make those payments as they come. But the reason you don't see a lot of payments in there is we've only made one payment to him that, hopefully, he's received the check. We just did that a week or so ago. Chairman Teele: Frank, we're not into the internal payments that are made. We're into the board action. The Commissioner's point is why I made the point before everybody voted on this, because the board is not apprised -- and I mean, I'm not into dumping on anybody -- but the board is not apprised and maybe the Executive Director is not apprised, and maybe the City Attorney should be weighing in on this. This thing needs to be deferred -- let me tell you that -- to deal with the real issue here. And the real issue is this: This board committed one point one million dollars ($1,100,000) for this project, and that's what Commissioner Winton is trying to 29 May 19, 2003 get to, and it's not here. And, you know, not -- just for the salve of transparency and so that we're all saying the same thing, there ought to be one document that lays all of this out. This board committed one point one million dollars ($1,100,000), is that correct? Mr. Yuken: That is correct. And I have the documentation. Chairman Teele: OK. And we -- Commissioner Winton: Apparently, you need to loan it to us. Chairman Teele: OK. No, no, no, no. We have it. And then what happened -- and please listen, Mr. Yuken -- then what happened when we tried to negotiate with Mr. Yuken, Mr. Yuken changed the terms of the deal substantially. And the terms of the deal were that the commercial area was going to be carved out -- Mr. Yuken said he could not use the commercial area with the tax credit deal that he was doing -- and that was going to be given to a not -for -profit. We had talked about St. Johns. We had talked about several other entities. And Mr. Yuken decided he did not want to do that. Then we stopped processing the loan from Fannie Mae. Because we said, "Look, if you're going to do this on your own, then we will stand by" -- and this came up. I mean, you -- Madam Clerk, you can get the discussion. We are only going to be responsible for the fagade. That's all we're responsible for. Mr. Yuken raised the issue of the elevators. In fact, it was a hundred and eighty thousand dollar ($180,000) discussion, as I recall. And the board took the position then, we're not going to make that decision. That's up to you, unless and until we can get back to where we were on the commercial side of this building. Now, that's what is in the back of your mind that you're trying to figure out. So, the 344 comes up. And what I asked the Executive Director, respectfully, I said, "Frank, don't bring this item before the board until we can bring all of the businesses on 3rd Avenue." I will support this item in the context of the four businesses that Commissioner Sanchez just read into the record. But I think we look like hell going forward with one business, candidly, that doesn't generate -- that doesn't have employees, per se, as associated with the elevator, where the other three businesses, you know, we're talking about increasing employment. And I said, let's do it as one package and that's what I continue to say. Mr. Rollason: Mr. Chairman. Go ahead, sir. Vice Chairman Winton: Do we -- but is there money that he's spent, that isn't in question, that we owe him? Mr. Rollason: That is correct. And that -- Chairman Teele: That's not this item. Mr. Rollason: That's not this item. Chairman Teele: The money that he spent is the four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000), which we approved the authority to do it. There was a budget code error issue. That issue has 30 May 19, 2003 0 i been resolved. And so that's not before us at this time. The budget code issue was done in Item Number 6. Mr. Rollason: That's correct. And Board Member Winton, when you look at the resolution that granted the 420,000, it says in the title that it repeals all resolutions inconsistent with this action. All the ones that were before that, with the 1.7 and all that, they went away. The only thing that remained with the 600,000 (INAUDIBLE) Fannie Mae was a loan that would be in place for relocating businesses within the lower levels of his facility, which was not money to go to him. It was relocation money for the businesses. Chairman Teele: Businesses. Mr. Rollason: And that is still in the reso that gave him his 420. So what you have before you is his 420, and what we did tonight was -- we attempted to do tonight -- was bring back all the items, as directed, dealing with Mr. Yuken. The one that he has spent the money on, the 344, has come back as a recommendation for the elevators. The other two have come back as discussion items because of the tightness of the funds, et cetera. I am saying to you that this board already passed the necessary legislation to go forward with the businesses of Jackson Soul Food, Two Guys, and Just Right. Vice Chairman Winton: And I think -- I'm not there yet. Just stay on this track. Mr. Rollason: OK. That has -- well, I'm saying with them all coming together at the same time. What we've done tonight is bring the other issues to keep those going forward. Vice Chairman Winton: I'm not (INAUDIBLE) Chairman Teele: But, Mr. Vice Chairman, that is not a correct statement. The resolution before us tonight authorizes the expenditure of three hundred and forty-four thousand dollars ($344,000) for Arena Square, which I don't object to. What I do object to is the fact that we do not have a resolution before us tonight for the expenditure of the like amounts as it relates to Two Guys Restaurant, Jackson Soul Food and Just Right Barbershop. And putting a budget adjustment in there does not give you the authority to spend money over and above the amount that has been previously allocated. Vice Chairman Winton: Well, Mr. Chairman -- but I'm -- you know, I've got to -- I guess I'm a little more with Frank on that issue. Assuming that everybody was OK with this elevator thing -- assuming -- I don't know that I am or not -- that money is spent. So the action we would be taking would be to reimburse somebody for money they've already spent. Chairman Teele: No, sir. That money was spent, but that money was not spent with the authority or approval or the presumption that it would be reimbursed. Vice Chairman Winton: Well, that's my -- that's the -- Chairman Teele: And if I'm -- 31 May 19, 2003 Vice Chairman Winton: That's the clincher here. Chairman Teele: -- incorrect, then correct me, Frank. Mr. Rollason: No. You're exactly right. That's why it's here tonight before you. There is no authorization for this 344. A lot of discussions and -- Vice Chairman Winton: Well, then let me ask a different question. We originally authorized, you're saying, a resolution that authorized 425,000. Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. Vice Chairman Winton: That wiped out all the prior resolutions. Chairman Teele: Right. Vice Chairman Winton: And we start over at 425 instead of 1.17 million. Mr. Rollason: That's correct. Vice Chairman Winton: And expended to date's 135,000; 289,000 remaining. Mr. Rollason: And that is what I just paid him the other day. Vice Chairman Winton: OK. So, that's -- OK. Mr. Rollason: And then with the moving of the money tonight -- Vice Chairman Winton: Now I get it. Mr. Rollason: -- I can pay him the rest of his invoices up to that 420. Vice Chairman Winton: Say what? What did you just say? Mr. Rollason: With the money that we moved into the account codes tonight -- Vice Chairman Winton: Yeah. Mr. Rollason:. -- in number 6, I now have the funds to go forward and pay him the balance of his 420 that was authorized by the board in that resolution. Vice Chairman Winton: I thought you just told me you just paid it. Mr. Rollason: No. I paid a hundred and change. That's what he's been paid. 32 May 19, 2003 Vice Chairman Winton: The 135. Mr. Rollason: Because that's what I had left -- Vice Chairman Winton: Well, I was asking about -- Mr. Rollason: -- in the account code -- Vice Chairman Winton: I was asking about the 289. The 289, which is the remaining balance -- Mr. Rollason: I can pay that -- Vice Chairman Winton: -- that you can pay him now that we've made those transfers. Mr. Rollason: That is correct. That's the balance of the 420. Vice Chairman Winton: That's where I'm most interested. I want to make sure that he gets paid what we have a clear obligation to pay him. Mr. Rollason: That is correct. Vice Chairman Winton: Now, the rest of this stuff is open to the debate of the board. But I had just wanted to be clear that we're set up to pay the guy, reimburse him for his costs that we have authorized in the past that we would reimburse him for. Mr. Rollason: And that is in the list of the -- Vice Chairman Winton: Got it. Mr. Rollason: -- items that we gave you tonight. Vice Chairman Winton: OK. I'm clear. Mr. Yuken: May I address the board? Chairman Teele: Thank you, Mr. Yuken. You've been patient. Mr. Yuken: Coming from the beginning, which is when you were talking -- Chairman Teele: Salomon Yuken. Give us -- Mr. Yuken, give your address. Mr. Yuken: Salomon Yuken, President of New Arena Square Corporation, 1036 Northwest 3ra Avenue. When you were talking before about the approval of the one million, one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) that was done in the year 2000, and was going to be resolved with the grant -- with the loan from Fannie Mae, and then was changed afterwards into a first phase, second phase, and third phase, and that was done exactly at the offices of the CRA. I think 33 May 19, 2003 Dipak was, at that time, the Executive Director. And H.J. Ross was the one who made the distribution, according to cost. After that situation, I can explain to the board -- Vice Chairman Winton: And how much -- Salomon. Mr. Yuken: Yes. Vice Chairman Winton: How much money? Mr. Yuken: At that time, it was a million one hundred, distributed in three phases. Vice Chairman Winton: But tied to a Fannie Mae loan? Mr. Yuken: I beg you pardon? Vice Chairman Winton: Tied to a Fannie Mae loan. Mr. Yuken: Yeah, Fannie Mae loan. Vice Chairman Winton: Tied to a Fannie Mae loan. Mr. Yuken: Yes. Vice Chairman Winton: OK. Mr. Yuken: After that, then it came to the board and the board approved the phase one, which was four hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($420,000). If you go back and get all the history of the presentations that I did after that particular approval, you'll see that it is about two, perhaps, three that I addressed the board and indicated to them that I cannot delay my project, so I have to either do the elevators or not to do the elevators because it has to do with structure. And I cannot close the building if I don't change the structure from the beginning. At that time, it was deferred. It was deferred for 90 days. That was in 2001. It was deferred for 90 days, and it was supposed to be back to the board. I was pushing and pushing and pushing, so -- to go ahead and bring it back to the board. It would never happen. In the meantime, I decided -- and I talked to the Executive Director. Was then Annette. And then in certain -- a couple of conversations with Commissioner Teele, that I was going to do the elevators because I think it enhanced the magnificent building that was.on 3rd Avenue, the entrance and, of course, it had to do with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and of the elderly that we have plenty of them in our buildings, that can't go to the third story, or they want to live in the third story instead of the first story and they cannot do that, unless they have an elevator. So, I make my own decision. I explained that to Commissioner Teele. Said we will help you out. He didn't make a commitment but he said, we will help you out. At that time, then I decided to go forward and do the plans and do the structure and put up the elevators. At this time, I'm over here in front of the board again, with everything completed, with the permits that I gave to Frank today from Dade County about the elevators that were issued this week. And that's all I'm doing. Now, if I have failed in something is to not to push the Executive Director to come and present it when it should 34 May 19, 2003 be on time, on timely basis. But I did my job. I did my work. I have done over and above my call of duty in regards to what I did in this complex. And I expect my contribution to be paid back or my advances of the loan. Vice Chairman Winton: What was the significance of the Fannie Mae loan? I don't understand how that linked. How did that link to this? Chairman Teele: The Fannie Mae loan, sir, was going to be the funding. This was the source of funding. The source of funding, in that this was a housing -- Vice Chairman Winton: Were we going to take out the loan? Chairman Teele: We were taking out the Fannie Mae loan. Vice Chairman Winton: So, we were going to service the debt on that loan. Chairman Teele: We were going to service the debt on that loan, in that this was a housing -- and Overtown has a dire shortage of housing -- and this was a housing initiative. Fannie Mae thought it was something that they could support. They were going to -- in other words, we were going to pay for this from TIF (Tax Increment Fund) proceeds, but over five years or -- Vice Chairman Winton: Right. Chairman Teele: -- some expanded period of time. Vice Chairman Winton: As opposed to all cash. Chairman Teele: As opposed to an all cash kind of transaction. But again, I just want to be very clear that the Fannie Mae loan included a partnership with New Arena Square with the community, where the community would actually operate and receive the revenues from the commercial. And -- but Mr. Yuken has expressed, I think, a balanced sentiment that he has tried to keep the CRA informed. He acknowledges that he took the decision to install the elevators. I told him that I thought it was the right thing to do. It's his housing development. The development itself was -- you didn't put on the record. How much is that development in that location, Mr. Yuken? Mr. Yuken: Eight million dollars ($8,000,000). Chairman Teele: It's an eight million dollar ($8,000,000) development with no CD (Community Development) dollars and no --'you know, all of the other kinds of things that, you know, we should acknowledge, that he's done this primarily in the marketplace using the tax code. And what I've told him, as he's correctly said, encouraging him to go forward, is that we would take the matter up. I was going to recommend 50 percent of the funding. I don't have a problem with 100 percent, but I do have a problem with the timing sequence of moving forward on this item ahead of the other items. I would like to see the resolution on all of those items at the same time, so that we don't get accused of favoring one group over another. 35 May 19, 2003 0 i Board Member Sanchez: Mr. Chairman, I would withdraw my motion on number 7. Chairman Teele: Would you make a substitute motion to instruct the staff -- Board Member Sanchez: Yes, sir. Motion instructing the Executive Director and staff, with legal counsel, to negotiate and come back with a recommendation to this board. Vice Chairman Winton: But how long will it take them to figure out what the real cost is going to be for those three other facilities? Because I'm not -- you know, it seems to me that you almost have to -- at least, what I understand and I don't pretend to understand. I may understand none of it correctly. So I'll put that out on the table. I mean, what I do understand may be all wrong. Board Member Sanchez: But before we do that -- Vice Chairman Winton: But it seems to me that we need to understand what they want and need, and I don't know that we're even there yet. And from what I heard about what the other engineering firm did was such a mess. Board Member Sanchez: May I? Commissioner Winton, my understanding is that we've already -- we're going to be paying him -- which we've already paid a hundred and what? Mr. Rollason: Roughly, 135 in the first payment. Board Member Sanchez: And we also approved the transfer of the money for the payment of 420. Mr. Rollason: Right, the balance of the 420. Board Member Sanchez: The balance -- Mr. Rollason: That 135 is part of that 420. Board Member Sanchez: Exactly. The only issue here is 7, which is basically -- and it was put on the record that the elevators -- Vice Chairman Winton: Oh, no. I was on three, Two Guys Restaurant and all of them. That's what I was just talking about. Understanding what their -- Board Member Sanchez: Yeah. But they could come back with a full number on 7 and number 13. I mean, that's -- Vice Chairman Winton: But that's what my question is, when can they really do that if they -- we don't have plans. We don't know what they really want. We don't know what they really need. How long is that going to take? 36 May 19, 2003 Mr. Rollason: Number 13 will get us in line with H.J.. Ross doing several things. Number one, taking the plans that we have and meeting with the proprietors of all three places and developing what has to be done, going through the permitting process and also, acting as our representative in managing those projects. At one time, based upon what information the CRA had, they went out and they got prices for one of the places. One of the places had a grant in the amount of two hundred and eighty thousand dollars ($280,000). None of these grants, by the way, have flown. None of them have been paid. They've been approved by the board. It's a total of 480,000; one had 280, one had 90, one had 110. None of those have been paid out. One of them was put out to get bids on what -- to get an idea of what the costs would be, and the one that was at 280 came in at a low bid, around six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000). Chairman Teele: What was the high bid? Mr. Rollason: I think over a million. It was like a million one. Vice Chairman Winton: Minor detail. Mr. Rollason: So, what our thought was is, number one, I had met with all three of these proprietors. Two of them have told me that what was designed for them was more than what they wanted, and was not what they had asked for. Vice Chairman Winton: Part of my point. Mr. Rollason: So, our thought was, is that by putting H.J. Ross, our engineering consultant, in charge of this, by Item Number 13, that I committed to these people several things. I committed that we would get these projects rolling. I also committed that I felt we could have them completed by the end of the year, and I still feel that that's feasible to do that. These are not huge projects to do. Number three, I need --'just as you said -- to get an estimate of what the costs are going to be on these by our consultant, and come back to the board with a recommendation of funding the additional money if it's needed or if it's warranted. Now, what ' I'm saying to you, that in the fund balances, there is sufficient funding in there to cover these projects, even with the anticipated escalation of some amount of money. There is enough money tonight, the way I have it structured, to go forward with the design and that portion that's in number 13, and to be able to come back to you with something. In the meantime, in June, I am anticipatory moving the money into the construction code so that it's there in place, so as these projects get going, there's money there to go forward with them. So, to me, I have done what the board asked -- Vice Chairman Winton: I understand. I understand. Mr. Rollason: -- was to keep these together and keep them moving. Vice Chairman Winton: I understand. I understand. I understand. Good. And so, this is what I'll say. Mr. Chairman, these two projects -- I understand your point very clearly about wanting to get those three facilities on the same track as this expenditure. And -- but the reality is, 37 May 19, 2003 they're not. This money has been spent. Now, I wouldn't vote -- I would not have supported voting to accept this expenditure on these elevators tonight anyhow because I don't know that we have the money. I don't know we have the money for this and I don't know that we have the money for that. And I would have moved to bring both of those items back next time, with real documentation showing that we have eight hundred and some thousand dollars that is uncommitted money, that is legitimate money that we can send. And once that's done, then based on what I've heard, I would support the entire elevator thing for Mr. Yuken, because we did make a commitment originally at 1.17 million. Now there's a difference, though, between making a cash -- you know, one-year, one million dollar ($1,000,000) thing versus paying that loan out over some period of time, and that's a significant difference. So, I think there's some compromise in here where we might do some -- you know, a little bit of discounting here that I think is fair because we're going to pay -- we're going to make these payments all in one shot. But the elevator thing seems to me to be totally rational and in keeping with the original commitment that we made to him. I just want to make sure and see the documentation that we have the money for both the three African -American businesses and this thing, and I want it all on one document showing the amount of money we have allocated to other projects, free money, can spend eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000), or whatever that number is. Board Member Sanchez: Need a motion to defer 7 and 13. Mr. Rollason: And I intend to do that in June. Vice Chairman Winton: Huh? Board Member Sanchez: Need a motion to defer both items, 7 and 13. Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: No, no. This is item -- let's take them one at a time. Mr. Rollason: Well, let's not defer 13. Board Member Sanchez: Huh? Mr. Rollason: Don't defer 13. Board Member Sanchez: OK. Board Member Regalado: Mr. Chairman. Board Member Sanchez: Well, motion to defer 7. Chairman Teele: Well, why don't.you do this. Why don't you make the motion to defer items 7, 9 and 10, unless we want to have that discussion. And, as I've said to Mr. Yuken in every 38 May 19, 2003 meeting, I am fully supportive of what he is doing. I'm supportive of providing some dollars, perhaps up to 100 percent, for the elevators. But I think we need to look at this, as a package. Vice Chairman Winton: Absolutely. Chairman Teele: And I've said that at every turn, and I've said it to Frank. I've said it repeatedly. Board Member Sanchez: Has he done any work on the daycare center? Mr. Yuken: No. Board Member Sanchez: OK. Board Member Regalado: Mr. Chairman. Vice Chairman Winton: That's a new request? Mr. Yuken: I beg your pardon? Vice Chairman Winton: That's a new request, right, the daycare center? Mr. Yuken: That was part of the original one. That was phase three. Vice Chairman Winton: OK. Chairman Teele: Yes, that's a new request. Vice Chairman Winton: Got it. Board Member Regalado: Mr. Chairman. Mr. Yuken: OK. Let me -- Chairman Teele: Do you have an objection to the deferral, Mr. Yuken? Mr. Yuken: If the board approves the deferral, I don't have -- what objections can I have? Vice Chairman Winton: Right. Chairman Teele: Thank you. Mr. Yuken: I just want to make a statement. Chairman Teele: Please do. 39 May 19, 2003 Board Member Regalado: Can I ask something before -- Chairman Teele: Before you do, Mr. Yuken, Commissioner's statement. Board Member Regalado: I've been reading the backup material on ten. I don't know how much you were willing to pay the CRA for the adjacent lot, where you want to have a parking lot and a toddler playground. So, how much are we talking about this -- it doesn't say on the -- Mr. Rollason: No. Because our recommendation from the administration is to lease it in some manner. I know there's been some discussion about selling it outright. I don't favor selling it outright, but that's an option we could sit down and negotiate between everything, throwing that in the pot or however you -- whatever direction you give us. Board Member Regalado: But if it were -- I'm a little confused here. If we were to sell it, he'll pay taxes on it. Mr. Rollason: That is correct. I believe he's going to pay taxes on it if it leases he and uses it for the intended purpose also. Board Member Regalado: Same? William Bloom (Special Counsel, CRA): Yes, sir. Board Member Regalado: It would be on the tax roll? Mr. Bloom: It's tax (INAUDIBLE) Board Member Regalado: So why do you want to buy it? Mr. Yuken: Why? Board Member Regalado: Yeah. Mr. Yuken: He was -- we were talking about it, but I have to pay taxes regardless. The only -- the offer I had was very simple. You get three appraisals and the average of the three is the one that we pay. Very simple. Board Member Regalado: But why don't we -- I mean, they're right. We need a whole package. And why did you all include the value of this land as part of payment that the CRA will make to him in lieu of the elevators or whatever or -- I don't understand because we're -- we have a commodity here, and we're going to give him money and he's going to give us money. Why don't we just make a deal with him and everybody is happy? Chairman Teele: I think -- I mean, I just want to say this. I've read the agenda two or three times. I have very mixed emotions because I support 100 percent what Salomon Yuken has done. He's put himself on the line. But I do think that Mr. Yuken -- and, perhaps, Mr. Yuken is 40 May 19, 2003 seeing the CRA in a role that I don't want to be seen,in, and that is that we're the people to just give away money and do this and do that. And like he's going to say, "Well, why not ask?" I mean, I don't blame Mr. Yuken for asking. It's up to us to basically have some rational basis to this. Vice Chairman Winton: Right. Chairman Teele: On the other hand, 1100 percent agree with Mr. Yuken on selling him the land, and there may be a difference of opinion. I think the CRA should be in the business of disposing -- of taking property, redeveloping it, cleaning it up and disposing it. We don't gain anything for our tax increment district. Our core business is taxes. That's our business. If we were a retail company, this is the commodity we're trying to maximize, taxes. And my view is, anytime you can take property -- in the case of the rabbi what's his name's building or the other -- the building of the family -- the Ward Rooming House. You've got property there, Joe, that if the CRA didn't buy it and spend 50, sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) in legal fees -- somebody tell me how much money we've spending in the legal fees to do it -- that building would stay there for the next 30 years as an eyesore because nobody can get clear title to it. That's why you have a redevelopment authority. The same thing with Mt. Zion Church. If we hadn't bought the land, it would be in the hands of land speculators and property speculators that would hold the church hostage. They can come to us, petition us. We need to give the land back. We need to dispose of land.. And in the case of businesses like Mr. Yuken, we ought to sell him the land, and we ought to sell it to him for 110 percent of the appraised value. Why 110 percent? Because that's the only way we're going to get our tax increment to increase. The only way we get our tax increment to increase is to sell it higher than the appraised value so that the property values increase. Now, he may not want to hear that. But the fact of the matter is, I believe, very strongly, that we should try to -- we should either try to develop land or dispose of land. But we should not land bank a lot of land and put it in the inventory. But I think the real issue that Commissioner Winton has hit upon and now you, Commissioner Regalado, is that what we need is a comprehensive recommendation and review on all of the issues relating to the Arena Square to come to us at one time and not get, you know, recommendation 7 and 11 and 12 and 13. And so, I would hope that the appropriate motion would be to defer the item, with instructions to staff on Item Number 7 -- Unidentified Speaker: Nine and 10. Chairman Teele: -- 9 and 10, and to negotiate with Mr. Yuken and with the Attorney, and to come back with a comprehensive recommendation. Unidentified Speaker: For the next meeting? Vice Chairman Winton: Next meeting, yes. Chairman Teele: At the next meeting. Vice Chairman Winton: At the very next meeting. 41 May 19, 2003 Chairman Teele: Is that fair, Mr. Yuken? Mr. Yuken: Yes. Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: Is there objection? Ms. Green, did you want to object to that? Rosa Green: No. I just want to put something on the record to say something about, you know, Mr. Yuken's places where -- Chairman Teele: Could you do it in the -- we're going to take it up in the next meeting. Ms. Green: No. Let me (INAUDIBLE) Chairman Teele: OK. Go ahead, Ms. Green. Ms. Green: So I might not have to come back. Rosa Green, 415 Northwest 6th Street. And the reason I'm here, I ride around and I've noticed the buildings that Mr. Yuken's remodeling and the employees there. I just want to let him know that I have two -- I guess you call them grandson -in-laws and one son-in-law that get up five o'clock every morning to go over to Broward County to work. And every time I pass one of his buildings, the only people I see, they don't look like us. And these guys live in Overtown. And I think you, Commissioners, I would hope that you would sometimes make it prerequisite that they hire some people that look like us, because the people that live in his buildings are people that look like me, OK. And we -- they should be able to get some of that construction work, since they weren't able to get over to the Theater of the Performing Arts. They are very highly skilled in doing construction work, and they shouldn't have to get up, driving an old used car for years and years to go to Broward County to work. And people in Overtown are suffering. Speaking of dire need, they're in dire need of jobs. And there are some people that really want to work and earn an honest dollar. And if they're not able to work, then they are going to commit crimes because they got to live. They're not just going to lie down and die. They have to survive. You call it crime. We call it survival. And we -- somebody has to address this. Because I must say, when the Hispanics probably -- and I'm not prejudice. Anybody that know me knows that. I'm not prejudice. But when they get off the ships or whatever, most likely their.relatives have a job waiting on them. Same thing with the Haitian community, even though they say you aren't fair with the immigration policies. Most of them -- they hire people from Haiti. You very seldom go in the Haitian -- in fact, I've never went in one and found a black American working in their businesses. And see, these are things that you guys don't probably look that low to think about. The Haitians have Haitian people working in their -- and even though they're black, sometimes I think they don't really know their identity because we all started out from Africa, OK. We just dropped some off in Haiti. Chairman Teele: All right. Ms. Green, this is on a motion -- 42 May 19, 2003 0 • Ms. Green: But this is important, doctor -- I mean, Commissioner Teele, and I'm going to leave. But I want you, please, to put that in the back of your head, that these people in Overtown -- and Frank knows me. I know how to get in touch with him, and his staff knows how to get in touch with me. And I will tell my son -in-laws and grandson -in-laws, we have a job that you can walk to. And I certainly appreciate it. Thank you. Chairman Teele: That's a valid point, Ms. Green. [APPLAUSE] Chairman Teele: All right. Ladies and gentlmen, thank you very much. On the motion to defer Item -- Board Member Sanchez: Call the question. Chairman Teele: The question has been called. All in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed. The following motion was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved its adoption: CRA/SEOPW MOTION NO. 03-51 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: • PROPOSED EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CURRENT GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW ARENA SQUARE CORPORATION TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDING ($344,425.00) FOR ELEVATORS; • REQUEST FROM MR. SALOMON YUKEN, NEW ARENA SQUARE CORPORATION, FOR FUNDS ($252,172.00) FOR A COMMUNITY BUILDING AND A DAY CARE CENTER; • REQUEST BY MR. SALOMON YUKEN TO ACQUIRE A CRA LOT LOCATED AT 240 NW 11TH STREET, ADJACENT TO HIS NEW ARENA SQUARE APARTMENTS COMPLEX, FOR USE BY HIS TENANTS AS A COMBINATION PARKING LOT AND TODDLER PLAY GROUND; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REVIEW ALL THESE RELATED PROJECTS, NEGOTIATE WITH MR. YUKEN AND THE CRA ATTORNEY TO DETERMINE A FAIR AMOUNT FOR FUNDS INVOLVED AND BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT CRA MEETING. 43 May 19, 2003 • Upon being seconded by Board Member Sanchez, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez r Chairman Teele: On Item Number 8, is there a motion? Board Member Sanchez: So moved. Mr. Yuken: May I make a statement? Chairman Teele: Please, Mr. Yuken. Mr. Yuken: Before Ms. Green was going to talk, I was going to make this statement. Even though I am a Latin and even though I have other -- like she referred to, I have other color of the skin. I have worked and had my office in Overtown for the last five years. My staff is mainly African -American. I give jobs to a lot of African -Americans in my office. I have had construction workers -- during the three, four years that we had construction -- that were African - Americans. That is -- what she see today is some other people working over there because they are specialized people and they are working on small jobs. So, saying that, whatever I have done, I have done for the purpose of the community. I have done nothing for the purpose of anything else. And the business that are open or are going to be open are going to be all from the Overtown or, perhaps, from the Liberty City area, but they're going to be -- all of them, they're going to be African -American ownership. And I have a list -- probably, for next meeting, you'll have a list of all the store owners that are going to be there in the -- or most of them are going to be there in the commercial. So, I thank you very much for your attention. Board Member Sanchez: Thank you. Mr. Yuken: And we'll see you next time. Chairman Teele: Thank you. And on the motion to defer, all those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed. 44 May 19, 2003 AUTHORIZE EXEGUTIUE DIRECTOR' T(O:M;EXE'CUTE=:'AMEN;DMENT NO:' 'I` .,TO, CURRENT �PROFESS,IONAL,-SERVICES AGREEMENT,BETWEEN, CRAB" AND, kRM,;OFA HARVEY "BRANKER <&° ASS'OCIATES.;1N. FORMULATING",,REMEDY`�FOR MATTERS ;..,, DISCLOSED=''IM ,!MANAGEMENs" ~LETTER=ISSUED BY.• KPIVIG; : LI P,' TO°''.=INCREASE'; AMOUNT OF:AGREElVIENT<BY $ 50 000:00: , Chairman Teele: Item Number 8. Is there a motion? Board Member Sanchez: So moved. Chairman Teele: Is there a second? Board Member Regalado: Second. Chairman Teele: Is there objection? All in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed. 45 May 19, 2003 The following resolution was introduced by Board Member Sanchez, who moved for its adoption: CRA/SEOPW RESOLUTION NO. 03-52 CRA/OMNI RESOLUTION NO. 03-40 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST ("SEOPW") AND OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES (THE "CRAs"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, TO THE CURRENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT") BETWEEN THE CRAB AND THE FIRM OF HARVEY, BRANKER & ASSOCIATES, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND CONSULTANTS (HB&A) CONCERNING ASSISTANCE TO THE CRA FINANCE SECTION IN FORMULATING A REMEDY FOR MATTERS DISCLOSED IN THE MANAGEMENT LETTER ISSUED BY KPMG, LLP, AND WITH OTHER FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE AGREEMENT BY $50,000.00, THEREBY INCREASING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THIS AGREEMENT FROM $30,000.00 TO $80,000.00; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED THEREFOR FROM THE SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND ENTITLED, "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — OTHER," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 689001.550108.6.270, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000.00, AND THE OMNI TAX INCREMENT FUND ENTITLED, "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — OTHER," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 686001.590320.6.270, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000.00. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Board Member Regalado, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez Board Member Regalado: Mr. Chairman, I have requested to the Executive Director to have some members of the Miami Police Department, because 1 wanted to find out what's the status of the pilot program for the Omni CRA area in terms of the homeless. And I was wondering when could we do this. I have to leave at quarter to eight because I got to do a radio program. 46 May 19, 2003 Chairman Teele: I apologize. Vice Chairman Winton: He has to leave when? Chairman Teele: He has to leave in a few minutes. Board Member Regalado: Huh? Vice Chairman Winton: You have to leave when, did you say? Board Member Regalado: Quarter to eight. 47 May 19, 2003 • 0 �8,� 1DISCUSSIQN'�,CQNCERNING CRA'S:;APPROVAI:.;OF�$SO;000FOR,PILQT PROGRAM;" ;TARGETING,., . HOMELESS.y�<<;-AND s . CR3IVIINAL c-r :AC`I'IVITY.: IN::°':ENTERTAINIVIENT DISTRICT S. Chairman Teele: All right. We'll pause. Majors, Commanders, Lieutenants, welcome, each and all. Unidentified Speaker: Thank you. Unidentified Speaker: Thank you. Chairman Teele: Give us your name and address -- name and title for the record, please. Major Craig McQueen: Major Craig McQueen, Central District, City of Miami Police Department. Lieutenant William Alvarez: Lieutenant William Alvarez, Miami Police Department, Central District. Commander Robert Reed: Robert Reed, Commander, downtown NET (Neighborhood Enhancement Team). Chairman Teele: Why isn't Bobby Meeks up here? Major McQueen: I think we settled his issue, but we could bring him up, though. Commander Meeks. Chairman Teele: All right. Commissioner Regalado, you've got the floor, sir. Board Member Regalado: Thank you very much. I'll be brief. I just want to find out -- the CRA approved fifty thousand dollar's ($50,000) for this pilot program and I'm curious to know, because this could be something for the whole City or maybe not. But I just want to know, when did you start the program? Have you started yet? Major McQueen: Yes, yes. Board Member Regalado: You did? Major McQueen: Yes. The program already started. It was February 15ch Chairman Teele: All right. You all are going to have to identify yourselves by name before you speak. Commander Reed: OK My name's Robert Reed and I'm going to address the program. Began a little late, April 15`h, approximately. There's still funding available. The program was not designed at the homeless, not in any way. It was designed reference crime in the area, reduce 48 May 19, 2003 crime in the area, come up with a way to reduce crime in the area, and then maintain it after the funds ran out. The program targets the criminal activity in the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) -- or actually, in the entertainment district. Specifically, the entertainment district. What we went after is the crimes that were occurring in there that were not related to homeless, but related to the crimes of illegally selling parking, panhandling, meter jamming, aggressive window washing, all those kinds of things that make people want to leave that entertainment district. Those were the crimes. Now, a lot of the times, many of the people that commit those crimes are homeless, not to say that when our overtime officers work in that area come across homeless, if there is shelter available, we direct them towards the shelter. We've worked with Mr. Rollason on how we're going to maintain that. It's going to be moving. and reallocating some police officers, rezoning the areas, taking officers from areas in the downtown district, not anywhere else, and reallocating them up there. Because we've done such a terrific job in the downtown core and some of the other areas that we can use those resources to maintain this area. It's going to include two beat officers, especially with Parrot Jungle coming on, the Children's Museum. We've got to start staffing for that. And it's going to include putting four zones up there instead of two zones. So, we're actually going to increase immediately 100 percent and, probably, 150 percent when we bring the bicycle crews on. Major McQueen: And if I could add -- Major McQueen, the Central District. Regarding to the reallocating of the resources there, we actually took a look at our beats for downtown, where we had coverages in the downtown, because that zone still belongs to the downtown NET area. And we were able to pull several officers that were sort of overlapping in some of the areas of the downtown beat, and we pulled them to that northern portion. And, again, as Commander Reed stated, the Parrot Jungle and the Children's Museum will be coming on board pretty soon, and we're going to have to put units in that area. So we've already began to deploy that. And our eventual goal is to have bicycle units for that area. Board Member Regalado: Yeah. But I thought that this was money for overtime. Major McQueen: Yes. We are using, as an Overtown , overtime detail. Board Member Regalado: So, you don't have to move police officers from one place to another. Major McQueen: The eventual goal will be, when the -- Board Member Regalado: When you run out,of money. Major McQueen: -- maintenance -- when we run out, right. That's going to be the maintenance part of it. Board Member Regalado: Which is my question. You started on April 15tn Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): Commissioner, it started the middle of March. They're just off a month. Board Member Regalado: He said April 151n 49 May 19, 2003 Mr. Rollason: Well, I think -- Unidentified Speaker: March 15cn Major McQueen: March 15t" Mr. Rollason: -- it started middle of March, and the 90 days goes to the middle of June. Board Member Regalado: March 15ch -- Major McQueen: Yes. Board Member Regalado: -- for 90 days. Mr. Rollason: That's correct. Board Member Regalado: So, after 90 days, you're going to have to -- Major McQueen: Reallocate and remove -- Board Member Regalado: -- reallocate the resources. Major McQueen: Yes. Board Member Regalado: Since you start -- although the selling point here was homeless and you said that this is not the issue, but when we approved that, it was a pilot to get the homeless out of Omni. I recall that. Omni and the entertainment district. Since you start, what are the results? Commander Reed: One hundred arrests, 400 placements. Board Member Regalado: One hundred arrests. Commander Reed: Four hundred placements. Chairman Teele: Four hundred -- what is a placement? Commander Reed: A placement being placed in the HAC (Homeless Assistance Center) or in the facility that will receive them, one of the shelters. Board Member Regalado: Those placements, you're talking about homeless persons? Commander Reed: Correct. Board Member Regalado: And the 100 arrests. 50 May 19, 2003 Commander Reed: Hundred arrests are for minor crimes, anywhere from possession of a shopping cart, to jamming meters, to aggressive panhandling -- Major McQueen: Illegal parking. Commander Reed: Illegal parking. Board Member Regalado: So we go back to the homeless issue. Commander Reed: And -- yeah. A lot -- many of these crimes are homeless -- involve homeless, but the crime itself is not a homeless crime, like sleeping in the park or sleeping on the sidewalk. We do have a few homeless that turn around and say they'd rather have jail than go to a shelter for sleeping in public. When we have a bed available, then they go to jail, but those are very rare exceptions. Drinking in public's another one. Board Member Regalado: Now my question is, when they are released or when they leave the placement, are they coming back to this area or to somewhere else? Commander Reed: We've seen a tremendous improvement in the entertainment district. But you don't get rid of them. You don't solve the problem. They are getting displaced to other locations. They are going to show up in, to some degree, other locations. Hopefully, some of them that show up in locations outside of our City. Board Member Regalado: I don't understand, because when I said if they're coming back, the Major said "Yes," and you said -- Major McQueen: They're not coming back to the entertainment district, per se. Major McQueen again. They're not coming back to the entertainment district. But as we discussed in one of our previous meetings, the displacement is naturally affecting the next two areas, which is Allapattah and Overtown and Wynwood. That's where these folks are going, of course. They realize that they can't do their deeds in the entertainment district, so they try to find a place of less resistance. And, unfortunately, as you know, the Jail is in Allapattah. Fourteenth Street is like the thoroughfare for all of our homeless folks to walk back and forth. And, yes, we do get some there. But the entertainment district itself has seen a tremendous turnaround and we don't get those guys returning there. But they are coming back in toward the area. And, again, I know the 9rh Street Mall was one of the areas that we received a lot of complaints from, where all these homeless folks showed up and we know that displacement was going to happen. Board Member Regalado: OK. The last question that I have is, the pilot program runs out of money by June? Vice Chairman Winton: Mid -June. Major McQueen: Yes. 51 May 19, 2003 Board Member Regalado: June. Major McQueen: June 151n Board Member Regalado: And Parrot Jungle comes in line in September full, like the Children's Museum. You'll be taking four police officers from downtown beat -- Major McQueen: Yes. Board Member Regalado: -- to cover that area. Major McQueen: Yes. Board Member Regalado: And these are full-time? Major McQueen: Yes. Board Member Regalado: Twenty-four hours? Major McQueen: No, not 24 hours. I think what we basically looked at was trying to cover the "A" shift and the `B" shift when the Parrot Jungle was open, and to get some of the afternoon flow, but not midnights, because they should have their own security guards to cover in those areas at that time. Board Member Regalado: So, there will be a police officer? Major McQueen: No, no, no, no. No, no. Four. Board Member Regalado: Just two? Major McQueen: It's just going to be four police officers. Board Member Regalado: Four. OK. Thank you very much. Thank you. Major McQueen: Thank you. Chairman Teele: Before you leave, gentlemen -- Board Member Regalado: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chairman Teele: I guess there's three things that I want to raise with you. I think it really presents a very difficult picture when we talk about moving the people out of the entertainment district. Then, Major McQueen, you made the very pregnant statement, "We know they're in the 9`n Street Mall and we expected that," but then you didn't say what you're going to do about it. I mean -- so you've got me up in the air. I mean, we drove by today to come to this meeting and I guarantee you there were 30 or so people there that -- 52 May 19, 2003 0 0 Board Member Sanchez: Thirty? Try about 80. Board Member Regalado: Mr. Chairman. Chairman Teele: Commissioner Sanchez says the same -- Board Member Sanchez: There's a whole lot. Board Member Regalado: Mr. Chairman, the reason that I requested this presentation, which I really thank you, is precisely that. I wanted to make a point that there is crime displacement that goes this way, that way -- Vice Chairman Winton: Right. And until we get that fixed, it's going to stay that way. Board Member Regalado: And you have the Deputy Chief before the City Commission saying that, you know, crime is down, this and that, which is fine. My point is that we need to address this as a citywide issue. It's either =- Vice Chairman Winton: We've been trying to. Board Member Regalado: I know. I know. But, Johnny, the homeless issue in Flagami, the count several months ago was nine. Now it's 39. Why? Because they're chasing them out of -- Vice Chairman Winton: It's been my point for three years. Chairman Teele: Well, if I may just -- I'll tell you, though. It's really dangerous, I think, when you make these statements in public and you acknowledge that the homeless have gone somewhere else, but you don't say that we've got a plan or we're dealing with it. I mean, it almost looks like what you're saying is, it's fine for them to be on the other side of the track, but if they come on that side -- the other side of the track, it's OK. And that's not acceptable. Vice Chairman Winton: But in defense to them, it's our job. This is -- this homeless issue is a policy decision, not -- Chairman Teele: But -- Vice Chairman Winton: -- theirs. Chairman Teele: -- I understand that. But the dollars that are available are from, not the club district, but from Southeast Overtown/Park West, and so it's -- is that correct? Mr. Rollason: That is correct. And what we have done -- Chairman Teele: And so, all that I'm saying is this: Don't move them from one part of Southeast Overtown to the next part, specifically across the railroad track, and don't move them 53 May 19, 2003 • from Southeast Overtown into Omni. And you've got to have a comprehensive plan. You can't have, within the district, two different standards. You follow what I'm saying? Vice Chairman Winton: I know. But then there's just going to be more (INAUDIBLE) Chairman Teele: Then they're going to be -- well, he's -- Frank's not -- I mean -- Vice Chairman Winton: You know -- right. Allapattah, you know -- until we get at this issue as a real issue, that's all it's going to -- Mr. Rollason: I think what this has -- Chairman Teele: Look, look, the bottom line is this is a CRA, not the City. We need to take this up in the City of Miami Commission. Vice Chairman Winton: Agreed. Chairman Teele: And, Major, the one thing that I do want you to know is -- and I'm going to be looking at how we, as a City Commission, can look at this ecstasy problem. I'll be candid. I wouldn't know ecstasy if it called across the floor, honestly. But, apparently, there is this allegation that the club district is beginning to get ecstasy, and I would hope that you would be on notice, as a result of this discussion, that that's unacceptable. That's more unacceptable than homeless, and that we really need to look at that. And I would urge you to work with the Executive Director to look at this ecstasy problem, but I do want to address it through the City Commission. Major McQueen: Sir, if I could just add one thing. Unfortunately, I was just responding to Commissioner Regalado's questions. We have already met with Mr. Rollason about expanding the area. I was giving you just a real honest statement that when we do move into an area, you will see some displacement. By no means was I saying we weren't going to do anything about it. And we have worked with Mr. Rollason. We are working with him constantly. We are expanding those boundaries so that way we can keep these people moving. And, as Commissioner Winton stated, this is a City problem with the homeless, and we all need to attack it from that issue. And regarding to crime, again, for the last month -- and I invite each of you gentlemen, please come to our ComStat (Computer Statistics) meetings. You can get a clear view of what your area that you represent has. Right now, the central district has a minus 14 for crime as compared to all of the other NET areas. And downtown shows the highest, which I just commended Commander Reed on. His crime stats are the highest throughout the whole City. So, if you ever have any questions toward that, once a month we reveal all of the crime stats for each of the areas. I more than welcome you to come and I more than welcome you to see it, so that way you can see it. But we will continue to work with Mr. Rollason. We are aware it is a problem, and by know means was I saying we're going to just leave it on one side of the track or the other. Chairman Teele: All right. We're going to lose the quorum. But please look at 91h Street Mall. 54 May 19, 2003 0 • Board Member Sanchez: Thank you and keep up the good work. Major McQueen: Thank you. Chairman Teele: Thank you all for coming by. 55 May 19, 2003 N _9.:3,AUT==TIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER, INTO -AGREEMENT WITI3 T;4Y: L1N ;J:.;ROSSa TO;PROVIDE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING,:;SIGNED _. AND `' ,SEALED;=s 3= PI;ANS F AND._; CONSCTION" :: QVERSIGHT FOR BIJILUING' TRU „RENOVATI(ONS'AND � MODIFICATIONS' ""TO ' JACKSONv "S`OUL''FOOD-1-,>RESTATR NT; `JiJSTRI.. 06 eSGHT BARER SHOP AND TW$70,=660(S:eec:::#6 'h )d Board Member Sanchez: All right. So moved Number 13, Mr. Chairman. Chairman Teele: Item Number 11. Motion on Number 13 is made by Commissioner Sanchez. Is there a second? Board Member Regalado: Second. Chairman Teele: Is there objection? All in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. The following resolution was introduced by Board Member Sanchez, who moved for its adoption: CRA/SEOPW RESOLUTION NO. 03-53 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST ("SEOPW") COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT, ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, WITH T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL/H.J. ROSS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, TO PROVIDE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, SIGNED AND SEALED PLANS, AND CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT SERVING AS THE SEOPW CRA OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE BUILDING RENOVATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) OVERTOWN BUSINESSES LOCATED ALONG THE 3RD AVENUE BUSINESS CORRIDOR: (1) JACKSON SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT ("JSF"), LOCATED AT 950 NW 3RD AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA; (2) JUST RIGHT BARBER SHOP ("JRB"), LOCATED AT 1133 NW 3RD AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA; AND (3) TWO GUYS RESTAURANT ("TGR"), LOCATED AT 1135 NW 3RD AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED- $70,000.00; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM THE SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND ENTITLED, "CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 689001.550108.6.860. 56 May 19, 2003 7� 0 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Board Member Regalado, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez 57 May 19, 2003 1;Q: AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR`:TQy;:ENTER ;INTO AGREEMENT;; WITH. T1' : ..,::... - ... _._. LIN =IhITERNATIONAL%H,J §BOSS; TO =:PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL=;; -.ENGINEERING` SERV.ICES.'FOR CONSTRUCTION; I AGEMENT FOR 3 AVENUE`:EXTENSION OF 9TH-.STREET PEDESTRIAN MALL:'PR OJECT;`$35;990:00: Chairman Teele: Item Number 11. Board Member Sanchez: So moved. Chairman Teele: Is there a second? Vice Chairman Winton: Hold on, Commissioner. I want to -- Board Member Sanchez: Now, this is an emergency action, right? Chairman Teele: Yeah. Board Member Sanchez: OK. Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): Eleven, 12 and 13 are all emergencies. Board Member Sanchez: All right. Vice Chairman Winton: Eleven, 91h Street Mall. Is that what 1 I is? Chairman Teele: Yes. Vice Chairman Winton: And, again, Frank, here's the form back here. Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. Vice Chairman Winton: Now this says "original budget estimate for 91h Street Mall, thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000)." Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. Vice Chairman Winton: Is that all we ever authorized for 91h Street Mall? Chairman Teele: No. Mr. Rollason: No, sir. That came as -- here's one of the issues we have with that form. We have to integrate that into all the ones that are existing. What I tried to do for tonight's meeting was put the motions that we have on that form -- Vice Chairman Winton: But it doesn't do any good. This is a waste of time this way. 58 May 19, 2003 Mr. Rollason: OK. Vice Chairman Winton: This tells me absolutely nothing. There's no sense in you doing this stuff if it's useless, because it doesn't tell us anything. Now I understand what you're trying to do but we can't do it that way. You've got to go back and start from -- and I know it's a pain the rear end but we have to do it. Hire somebody part-time to get in there (INAUDIBLE) -- Mr. Rollason: And we're doing that. Commissioner, we're doing that. We've got the CPAs (Certified Public Accountants) in there -- Vice Chairman Winton: But it has to be done now. It can't -- you know, you can't bring these expenditures forward and expect us to vote "yes" on this stuff and I can't tell what we're doing. So they need to make that a high priority, so that when we're allocating dollars, we know what we're doing. Mr. Rollason: And I agree. But there are two issues that are going on here kind of in parallel. One is that I do not want to paralyze the system trying to get everything back up -to -peed and get all the documentation from when these things started with inception. And I could tell you, going through some of these contracts and trying to figure out where we are is very time consuming because one leads you into another one and leads you into another one. Vice Chairman Winton: Yep. Mr. Rollason: So, in the effort of trying to keep these projects going, here we have broken ground on this section of the 9`h Street Mall. We need an owner's representative to be there and that's -- and then, with the motion that you made or the observation that you made at the last meeting, that you would not vote on any of these that did not have that form attached to it, we tried, in some way, to have this form here so we could keep the projects moving forward. And we recognize they don't show the total -- Chairman Teele: You're darned if you do and you're darned if you don't, huh? Mr. Rollason: Right. We recognize they don't show the total picture. But we hear what you're saying. We hear what you're saying. Chairman Teele: On number 11 -- let's give Frank the -- let's at least give Frank a little bit of relief tonight. On number 11, can we agree to -- Vice Chairman Winton: So moved or -- Chairman Teele: Moved. Motion and a second. All in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. 59 May 19, 2003 u • The following resolution was introduced by Board Member Sanchez, who moved for its adoption: CRA/SEOPW RESOLUTION NO. 03-54 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST (SEOPW) COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT, ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, WITH T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL/H.J. ROSS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AS THE SEOPW CRA OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR THE 3FD AVENUE EXTENSION OF THE 9TH STREET PEDESTRIAN MALL PROJECT, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $35,990.00, TO BE TAKEN FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG") CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT CODE NO. 799126.452502.6.930. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Vice Chairman Winton, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez 60 May 19, 2003 • ;;AUTHORIZE :EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,TO;:ENTER`FIN,TO AGREEIVI°ENT ,..y. ..q ... .y =lIN INTBRNATIQNAI7H:J:"' ROSS, TO. PROVIDE°. tPROFESSIONAL` 'ENGINEERING'. ;.,.. SERVICES`FOR:- -PREPARATION: > OF 'w,, CONSTRUCTION ' DOCLTIVIENTS CONSTRUCTION°PHASE SERVICES; FOR PROJECT`.' GRANI)',PROMENADE:,, _INTERIM,. ;'IIVIPRUVElVIENT" $76`210.00 Chairman Teele: And Number 12, same thing. Vice Chairman Winton: Same thing. So I -- Board Member Regalado: Move it. Board Member. Sanchez: Frank, this is the one you're paving and putting trees, cleaning up that Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): Right. This is -- what I am going to do is come back in June and I'm going to tell you what the estimate is because we have set aside, on paper, to bring to you about four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to do that project. This is just a piece (INAUDIBLE) -- Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Chairman Teele: Moved by Commissioner Winton, seconded. Is there objection? All those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. The following resolution was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved for its adoption: CRA/SEOPW RESOLUTION NO. 03-55 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST (SEOPW) COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT, ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, WITH T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL/H.J. ROSS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO' GENERAL COUNSEL, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED: "GRAND PROMENADE INTERIM IMPROVEMENT," AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $76,210.00, TO BE FUNDED FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT CODE NO. 799126.452502.6.930. 61 May 19, 2003 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Board Member Sanchez, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez Chairman Teele: And I think this is tremendously important, this Grand Promenade interim improvement. It's going to move property values. Board Member Regalado: Are they still parking on the median -- the 9th Street? Mr. Rollason: No. The City vehicles are not there, at all. And we saw -- today we went through there and we saw a couple of private vehicles, and we're going to speak to the Police Department about enforcing a no parking -- I think part of the issue is, we've got to put some signage up. Chairman Teele: Didn't we vote on 13 already? Priscilla A. Thompson (City Clerk): Yes, you did. 62 May 19, 2003 i ACCEP:T°$C.ONVEYANCt b ROPERAN.SEETFOROlV1` CITIT"TO SEbP',W'.CRA FOR TENJDOLLARS: See Se' 4 Chairman Teele: OK. Item Number 14. Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Chairman Teele: Moved and seconded. Board Member Regalado: Second. Chairman Teele: Is there objection? Board Member Regalado: Mr. Chairman. Chairman Teele: Commissioner Regalado, yes, sir. Board Member Regalado: I am all in favor of this; however, I remember that when we all went to Gili's, we were all talking about the old fire station. And then you read in the paper -- because nobody bothered to report to us -- that it was burned twice and -= three times. Well, apparently, I got the earlier edition because on the earlier edition they said it was burned twice. The late edition probably said it was burned three times. Vice Chairman Winton: You mean recently? Chairman Teele: A week ago. Board Member Regalado: Huh? Vice Chairman Winton: Recently? Board Member Regalado: Yeah, yeah. Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): One weekend there was a significant fire and -- Board Member Regalado: One week ago. Board Member Sanchez: Isn't it boarded up? Board Member Regalado: One week ago. Three times in one night. Now my question is, why can we not get this property from the City and do something about it? At least, we can spare some change to board that place or fence that place because it's becoming a living hell for the people around. I mean, these people are good people. The one that we want -- Chairman Teele: All right. Why don't you make a motion, after this item, to instruct the Director to negotiate with the City staff to secure 'it, to engineer it, or whatever you want to do. 63 May 19, 2003 The whole issue here is is that's a City station. Everybody from J. L. Plummer's era on down has come in with a gimmick and a scheme of what they're going to do with that. And I think there has been a strong sense that it's a fire station. It's going to remain in the City hands, for whatever reason, and I'm not, you know -- but I agree. And I was there with the Fire Department at one o'clock at night. They called me and I went out and it is a problem of homeless and drug dealing. It's the same problem in a different way. But on this item, which is the vacant lot next to 3rd -- by the way -- Board Member Sanchez: That's the lot -- Chairman Teele: -- it's amazing that Mr. Yuken could be in here -- where is Salomon -- he's in here asking for the use of it -- Mr. Rollason: Right. Chairman Teele: -- before we even get control of it. Board Member Sanchez: And this reso, all it does it has the CRA (INAUDIBLE) Mr. Rollason: Gives it over to us. Board Member Sanchez: Yeah. The City gives it over to the CRA. OK. So moved. Chairman Teele: Moved by Commissioner Sanchez. Seconded by Commissioner -- Vice Chairman Winton: So moved -- second. Chairman Teele: -- Winton. Is there objection? All those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed. 64 May 19, 2003 • The following resolution was introduced by Board Member Sanchez, who moved for its adoption: CRA/SEOPW RESOLUTION NO. 03-56 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST (SEOPW) COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA), ACCEPTING THE CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 240 NW 11 STREET, FORMALLY KNOWN AS LOT 6, IN BLOCK 15 NORTH OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI TO THE SEOPW CRA FOR, AND IN CONSIDERATION OF, THE SUM OF TEN DOLLARS ($10.00); FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED THEREFOR FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED: "GENERAL FUND — OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 689004.550011.6.340. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Vice Chairman Winton, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez 65 May 19, 2003 DIRECT:'<:EXECUTIVE; ,DIRECTOR TO MEET WITH: RpEPRESE;NTATIVES.m: OF" p. ;-FLORIDA` DEPARTMENY'OF TRANSPORTATION; H1.:- ROSS' AND"�:pEPARTIVIENT _. OFF;STREET,;P- ,.,G :TO;'NEG.OTIATE,,AN --AGREEMENT' ON TIMELINE RELATED.: TO PARKING LOTS UNDER INTERSTATE HIGHWAY;I=3.95,:<,° Chairman Teele: And the last item on the agenda -- Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): ' The last item is 15, dealing -- Commissioner Winton asked for an update on the parking under 395, where we are with going forward with whatever is supposed to happen there. We've got several issues that we're dealing with under 395. One is the fact that, is that area within the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency)? William R. Bloom (Special Counsel, CRA): That is not. Board Member Sanchez:. It's not? Mr. Rollason: Counsel tells us it is not. Vice Chairman Winton: Well, we've known that a long time. Mr. Rollason: The other issue is, in the motion that the board passed -- Vice Chairman Winton: That's the reason that Off -Street Parking was -- Mr. Rollason: Right. Vice Chairman Winton: -- taking the lead. Mr. Rollason: Right. And the motion that you passed for eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) for the study -- Vice Chairman Winton: Why aren't we -- OK. Mr. Rollason: -- is that we are -- DOSP (Department of Off -Street Parking) was to do the study and we are to do the reimbursement to DOSP of the eighty thousand dollars ($80,000). At this point, the agreement between us and DOSP is drafted. That's where we are. Vice Chairman Winton: When did we start? When did we pass this resolution? How could it -- when did an agreement (INAUDIBLE) -- Mr. Rollason: I would say this reso was probably in December or January, would be my -- Vice Chairman Winton: Oh, baloney. Mr. Rollason: -- recollection. Of the eighty thousand? 66 May 19, 2003 • • Vice Chairman Winton: No. The resolution to move these parking lots forward and we -- Chairman Teele: You don't want to move the motion? Vice Chairman Winton: Heck yeah. I mean, I want to know why it's. not -- Mr. Rollason: It is -- Vice Chairman Winton: (INAUDIBLE) out there paving a month ago. Mr. Rollason: It is on my list of things to accelerate and I am pushing the acceleration of it, along with several others. Vice Chairman Winton: I don't understand why we're the one pushing the acceleration. You know, that's the reason we had -- Mr. Rollason: DOSP is waiting for us to send over to them the interlocal agreement to make the repayments from the grant of the eighty thousand dollars ($80,000). Chairman Teele: Are we talking about the same thing? Vice Chairman Winton: Unbelievable. Mr. Rollason: Yes. We're talking HNTB is going to do the study that was awarded here, and DOSP is going to run that study and we're going to reimburse DOSP the eighty thousand dollars ($80,000). Chairman Teele: Under 395? Mr. Rollason: Under 395. Chairman Teele: I'm a little bit confused. I thought the consulting engineer was driving this with DOT (Department of Transportation); that DOT was going to do a push button contract -- Mr. Rollason: That is the piece on the air rights underneath there, and that is another piece that H.J. Ross -- that goes_ back to Cesar was working on with FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) to make that take place. H.J. Ross is still working on that -- Vice Chairman Winton: Air rights. Mr. Rollason: -- for us to be able to go underneath -- you know, control the land underneath there. Chairman Teele: No, that's not at all my understanding. But what I wish you all would do is get a meeting with the DOT, H.J. Ross, the DD -- Off -Street Parking, and let's all agree on a 67 May 19, 2003 timeline and a timetable of what's going to be done. Because it was my understanding -- and I met with Abrieu before he got named secretary -- that they were going forward with it. Vice Chairman Winton: Right. Chairman Teele: That DDA (Downtown Development Authority) -- I mean, that Off -Street Parking was on the sidelines on this, that the consulting engineer was driving it, and it was on of the last things that the -- Mr. Rollason: It's one of the last projects that Cesar Calas -- Chairman Teele: That Mr. Calas was working on. Mr. Rollason: That is correct. Chairman Teele: He had a great relationship with Abrieu on this thing, And Abrieu said that they would go ahead and award the contract and we'd reimburse them. That was the last word that I heard. And I thought -- I'm with Commissioner Winton. I thought it would be done by now. Mr. Rollason: No, it is not done. Chairman Teele: Now -- Vice Chairman Winton: Well, see (INAUDIBLE) Chairman Teele: -- Off -Street Parking was working on the parking lot directly adjacent to the Grand Promenade. Mr. Rollason: No. That's the -- you're talking -- all right. That's another one. Vice Chairman Winton: The resolution -- Mr. Rollason: That was -- Chairman Teele: But let's don't get confused. Mr. Rollason: OK. Chairman Teele: Let's stay with this one. Vice Chairman Winton: The resolution that I put forward -- because we had this long battle over who's going to do what -- and I remember very clearly. I said, "Why don't we let Off -Street Parking take the lead on doing those damn parking lots under 395 and get them done." And the CRA, if we wanted to upgrade the quality of those parking lots above and beyond what DOSP 68 May 19, 2003 'typically does, then we would chip in money to do the upgrades above their typical parking lot deal if we chose to do that. Mr. Rollason: Right. And that's what the design piece with HNTB was to be. What is the design engineering underneath there? That one was an eighty thousand dollar ($80,000) piece. The other one -- Vice Chairman Winton: What was an eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) piece? Mr. Rollason: That HNTB was going to be paid eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) for that design study by DOSP and we would reimburse DOSP for that study under 395. Chairman Teele: Has HNTB started? Mr. Rollason: No, sir. Vice Chairman Winton: And, by the way, I think this was -- you know, Jason just whispered in my ear, he thinks it was June of last year when we passed that resolution, so -- Mr. Rollason: It was. I got it right here in front of me. June 27th. I guess when I started tuning my ears in was around December, and it was being discussed at that time. It's another one that we're pushing. The other parking that the Chairman is speaking of is the one on loth Street and Miami Avenue, and that was the one where it was -- 50 percent was the developer to talk about a liner building with parking -- Vice Chairman Winton: Yeah. That is the one where (INAUDIBLE) Mr. Rollason: Right. But I'm just saying -- Vice Chairman Winton: I'm on the ones you can get done fast. Mr. Rollason: DOSP was in that one too. DOSP was 25 percent. We were 25 percent. Board Member Sanchez: Executive Director. Mr. Rollason: That one's gone nowhere either. Board Member Sanchez: I just have one question. We're talking about the -- isn't there a proposal to demolish 395? I realize that may take eight to 15 years down the line, but my question is, how much are we going to spend -- Vice Chairman Winton: Above and beyond. Board Member Sanchez: -- if it's not us or whoever it may be, you know, to redo it and then, of course, they demolish it and they build a new boulevard. 69 May 19, 2003 0 • Vice Chairman Winton: Well, putting in parking lots isn't that expensive. Mr. Rollason: The parking would more than pay for itself for that area to go forward. Vice Chairman Winton: Right. Mr. Rollason: And then we'll address the parking -- Board Member Sanchez: OK. Mr. Rollason: -- as part of the lowering of 395. Vice Chairman Winton: (INAUDIBLE) Board Member Sanchez: It's just a concern I have. Mr. Rollason: I think -- Chairman Teele: What we don't want -- Vice Chairman Winton: It's a legitimate question. Chairman Teele: It's a very legitimate question. I mean, the problem that we have is, I think it just says that we cant do a first-class job down there; that we've got to do a -- Vice Chairman Winton: Little more budgetary. Chairman Teele: All right. Mr. Rollason: Listen, Mr. Sanchez has shown up here tonight. I don't know if you want to entertain him for a few minutes. He wanted to just give a report -- 70 May 19, 2003 0 U RPERATION TO'CRAXEJT=DRETOR KITY'S COODIRCT�EC rr.. PROTECT AND. SECURB .'WHAT IS `I EFT" -.OF,FIRE- STATION; NO.;-',2` "..AND REVIEW �w POS SIBILITY OF `CRAACQUIRING-SAIDBUILDING-FROM. CITY;.(S"ee, Sec:,# 12): Board Member Regalado: I have a motion on the fire station. Board Member Sanchez: Just feel free to get here whenever you want, buddy. Chairman Teele: Motion -- hold it. Commissioner Regalado is recognized for a motion regarding fire station -- Board Member Regalado: Motion -- Board Member Sanchez: I would second the motion, but what was the motion? Vice Chairman Winton: I haven't heard it. Board Member Sanchez: Direct the Executive Director to work -- Board Member Regalado: The motion -- Board Member Sanchez: -- with the City to safeguard -- Board Member Regalado: No, no. The motion is, first of all, to protect what is left of the building. So you go to the City and say, you know, either you or us, we're going to fence that place, board that place so people won't be able to get in, because there is prostitution and drug trafficking going on inside the building. And, you know, it's a shame that they have burned it -- keep burning the place. Now, the second part of the motion is to see if the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) can acquire that building from the City of Miami. That would be the second part of the motion. Board Member Sanchez: You're going to have a two-part motion? Board Member Regalado: Yeah. Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: All those in favor -- discussion. Commissioner Regalado, let me just say this. I support the motion to determine, but I think the CRA taking ownership of that building is the last step that we should be involved in. I think the building should be owned by the City. It makes it -- it's City asset. The funds should be expended from the City and I think that -- but it'll come back. I have no objection -- Board Member Regalado: But let me tell you. This is only a tool of pressure on the City, a tool of shame because, you know, if we really, if we really want to keep that forever as a museum, as 71 May 19, 2003 a historic place, we cannot let people come in and burn the place down again and again and again. That is a shame. Chairman Teele: And I support the thrust of your motion. All those -- on the motion, all those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: Those opposed have the same right. The motion is adopted by a vote of four to zero. The following motion was introduced by Board Member Regalado, , who moved its adoption: CRA/SEOPW MOTION NO. 03-57 A MOTION DIRECTING THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO: (1) SEEK THE CITY OF MIAMI'S COOPERATION TO PROTECT AND SECURE WHAT IS LEFT OF FIRE STATION NO 2 LOCATED AT 1401 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, WHICH HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY TWO FIRES RECENTLY; AND (2) REVIEW POSSIBILITY OF THE CRA ACQUIRING SAID BUILDING FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI. Upon being seconded by Board Member Sanchez, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez 72 May 19, 2003 0 M '�115%,: ;AUTHORIZE' CRA'EXBCUTIVE DIRECTOR: TOS.GRANT:IN=KIND ART`STJPPLIES TQ ERNEST, K1NG,FR(O VI FUNDS REMAINING FROM:ART $A SEL`EVENT;`:$3;069-: Chairman Teele: Mr. Sanchez. George Sanchez: George Sanchez, 600 Northeast 361h Street, Miami, 33137. Board Member Sanchez: George Sanchez (INAUDIBLE). Mr. Sanchez: Yeah. Anyway. I just wanted to follow up to the fund allocation, the exhibit that tools place in the event last year underneath the freeway. So I wanted =- I included in the package a letter from the Director of Art Basel in Switzerland, that he contacted me recently to congratulate the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency), the City, myself for the event. He thought, and from what I understand, that there's a lot of buzz about what happened underneath the freeway last year in Europe. In Switzerland, Italy, France, and Spain, people are talking about it. That kind of was an event that stole the show when it came to events. So he sent a letter along the lines of that. And I just wanted to let you all know that because of it, the people that came and visited underneath the expressway, the night of the party and thereafter over that weekend, included a busload of trustees from the Museum of Modern Art, a busload of trustees and people on -- you know, friends of the Guggenheim, individuals from the Whitney Museum of Modern Art, the Director of the Corcoran group of trustees from. the Tate Modern, Dallas Contemporary, Sara Lawrence. The activity down there was profound, more than I even realized because I'm still hearing about it today. And I wanted to thank you and to let you know how that ended up going. The last -- on the last page, before all the press and publicity that was generated from the exhibit and the event as well, is a budget breakdown of how the funds were spent, the amount of monies that was left over. There's only one outstanding bill left to a photographer. That was never completed. And I was going to ask a motion for the remaining funds to be given to one of the local artists, Ernest King. That monies was spent to help him exhibit under the freeway as well, but I thought it was a kind gesture to -- if those funds -- I don't know how that works -- could be allocated to him as a stipend for having participated. That was it. Chairman Teele: How much is left? Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): I don't have the answer to that. I think it's in the neighborhood of several thousand dollars. It's not a lot. Mr. Sanchez: It's three -- Mr. Rollason: Three thousand and change. Mr. Sanchez: Three thousand, sixty-nine and seventy-seven cents ($3,069.77). Chairman Teele: Is there a motion to authorize the CRA Director_ to make available, in the form of a grant, in -kind of art supplies and non -cash art support to Mr. King over the. next year, please? 73 May 19, 2003 Board Member Sanchez: So moved. Board Member Regalado: Second. Mr. Sanchez: After the one bill is paid. Chairman Teele: After all other bills are paid. Board Member Sanchez: After all the bills are paid. Mr. Sanchez: It's just one -- yeah. It's just one left. Chairman Teele: All those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. The following motion was introduced by Board Member Sanchez, who moved its adoption: CRA/OMNI MOTION NO. 03-41 A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO GRANT IN -KIND ART SUPPLIES (NO CASH) AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $3,069 FOR ERNEST KING, LOCAL ARTIST, FROM FUNDS REMAINING FROM ART BASEL EVENT AFTER ALL BILLS ARE PAID. Upon being seconded by Board Member Regalado, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: Board Member Angel Gonzalez Mr. Sanchez: Thank you very much. Sorry for being late. 74 May 19, 2003 There being no further business to come before the Community Redevelopment Agency for the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni District, the meeting was adjourned at 7:21 p.m. ATTEST: PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON, City Clerk SYLVIA SCHEIDER, Assistant City Clerk ARTHUR E. TEELE, JR., Chairman 75 May 19, 2003