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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEOPW OMNI CRA 2003-07-15 MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST AND OMNI DISTRICTS On the 15th day of July 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 Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, 33133. The meeting was called to order at 9:28 a.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 Angel Gonzalez Board Member Tomas Regalado (9:32 a.m Board Member Joe Sanchez ALSO PRESENT: Joe Arriola, City Manager, City of Miami Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney, City of Miami Frank Rollason, Executive Director, CRA, City of Miami Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk, City of Miami Sylvia Scheider, Assistant City Clerk, City of Miami July 15, 2003 1. APPROVE CRA'S CO-SPONSORSHIP OF "ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL 2003 TH HEALTH AND SAFETY DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL" ON AUGUST 9 , 2003; PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN FORM OF GRANT $25,141.00; AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE GRANT DIRECTLY TO SUPPLIERS AND VENDORS. Vice Chairman Winton: We can adjourn the Commission meeting -- the Special Commission meeting is now adjourned. And Chairman Teele. Chairman Teele: All right. We have a Special Commission meeting limited to the items that have been called for. And I certainly want to note the presence of the New Providence Lodge in their annual Back -to -School Health & Safety Parade and festivities. Item S-1, Mr. Director, you want to just run us through this real quickly? Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): Yes, sir. Chairman Teele: Richard, you want to come here? Mr. Rollason: Item 1 is the annual -- which doesn't happen every year but we call it the annual - - back -to -school event that New Providence Lodge puts on. We supported this to the tune of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in 2001. They did not have an event in 2002. They've come back to us this time with a total budget of thirty-eight thousand, one forty-six. They've asked us just to pay the twenty-five thousand, one forty-one. We certainly feel it's within the scope of the plan for the Southeast Overtown/Park West, speaking to those items dealing with community and sense of community, and recommend that it be approved. Chairman Teele: Is there a motion? Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: Is there objection? Mr. El'Amin, did you want to say something before this item goes through? I want to congratulate you. Just so that the record is very clear, the greatest statistical problem that we see in Overtown today is the fact that virtually most of the schools are "D" or "F" schools. And most -- I think two of them are double "F" schools. This is designed, primarily, to get children in the mood to go back to school. It is primarily oriented toward providing them with bookbags and the kind of (INAUDIBLE) decor activities that would help them. Vice Chairman Winton: Isn't there a health clinic tied to this also? Chairman Teele: There's a health clinic screening, et cetera. Mr. El'Amin -- Vice Chairman Winton: I actually -- I guess, two years ago -- went to the event then. And I'll tell you, they had an awful lot of kids there. And the whole thing was well run, well organized. 2 July 15, 2003 And when you have a lot of kids around, there's always potential -- particularly, there's potential for real chaos, and there was no chaos. Those kids were extremely well behaved. The group that sponsored it had total control and it went very, very smoothly. And I think was a big benefit. And from my view, it does fit perfectly in the scope of what our CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) task is. So end of my pitch. Richard El'Amin: First of all, I want -- Chairman Teele: Your name and address for the record. Mr. El'Amin: Richard El'Amin. My address is 15286 Northwest 178t' Terrace. The name of the organization is New Providence Lodge. I just want to thank -- I just want to say this morning that we're glad to be before the Commission this morning. Note for the Record: At this time, Commissioner Regalado entered the chambers at 9:32 a.m. Mr. El'Amin: And we -- there's one thing I want to start off letting you know, that we have an invitation, by mail, that's coming to you to invite each and every one of you to be a part of this event that we're going to have on August the 9th. New Providence itself has been in existence since 1917 in the Overtown area. And I just -- Chairman Teele: Say that again. Nineteen what? Mr. El'Amin: Nineteen seventeen. Chairman Teele: One seven. Vice Chairman Winton: One seven. Mr. El'Amin: And we've been doing charitable contributions since 1917. We have just reorganized to continue for the future. Now, a lot of times when Commissioners change or when new people come in and new people go out, we lose that continuity between each other. So we just want to take, at least, about 10 minutes of your time to restore that. We're not alone and we're not just New Providence. We have a committee now. That committee consists of Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami -Dade Fire, City of Miami Redevelopment Agency, the Safe Kids Coalition, FIU (Florida International University), Department of Public Health, City of Miami Police Department, Miami -Dade Police Department. We also have recently CAA, Florida's Kids Care. We have Women's Health, Citizen Crime Watch. We have Overtown Empowerment Zone. We have on board St. John. We have on board Greater AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Baptist -- Methodist Church. And also, the entire AME organization. So we're talking about close to 15 AME churches that are on board with us, as well. And by the time -- by this weekend, we will have every church in the Overtown area also a part of this committee. Now, you need to know exactly what we're doing. So I'm going to turn that over to the hands of -- 3 July 15, 2003 Chairman Teele: Unfortunately, because this is a special meeting designed to vote or act on the twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), it's going to have to be limited to that. At the next regular meeting, we'll be more than willing to do that. But everybody's going to be out of here in about 15 minutes. So we've got a whole agenda to go through. But we certainly would welcome anybody. Why don't we do this. Why don't you ask everybody's that's here -- because Commissioner Winton made a very important statement. He said he went to the meeting and everything was organized. This is one of the most organized, disciplined organizations. Would you all just stand, those that are here in New Providence -- in support of New Providence, please? And will be involved. So I think it's self-evident the manner in which the people are dressed and represent themselves that the children will be the same way. Thank y'all very much. Did you want to just introduce your colleague? And if -- Mr. El'Amin: Yeah. This is our Vice Chairman -- Chairman Teele: The Vice Chairman can -- Sherman Bullard: My name is Sherman Bullard, 1851 Northwest 1st Court. I just wanted to let you know our lodge is 941 Northwest 3rd Avenue, and we would like to thank the Commission this morning. Thank you very much. Chairman Teele: We have a motion to approve, and the date, again, is -- you want to read the date into the record? Alejandro Vilarello (City Attorney): The date of the event? Chairman Teele: Yeah. Mr. Vilarello: Would be August 9th Chairman Teele: Is that a Saturday? Mr. El'Amin: That is correct. Chairman Teele: Saturday, August 9th, from what time to what time? Mr. Bullard: From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chairman Teele: From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. And if you live in Overtown and you're a child in school, you want to be at the New Providence Lodge on the corner of 3rd Avenue and loth Street, I guess. Mr. Bullard: Actually, Commissioner, the event has grown so much, we're moving it to Gibson Park this year. Chairman Teele: So it's going to be at Gibson Park? 4 July 15, 2003 Mr. Bullard: That's correct. Chairman Teele: OK. Great. Mr. El'Amin: Just one thing I want -- Chairman Teele: On the record. Mr. El'Amin: It's only just one more thing that we didn't cover. On August the 3' , at 4 p.m., at Greater Bethel AME, we're having a Unity Day church service. And I don't know what your nomination is, but to me, church is church. Chairman Teele: What time? Eleven a.m.? Mr. El'Amin: It's at four o'clock. Chairman Teele: Four p.m. Mr. El'Amin: Four p.m. And we want to invite each and every one of you to be a part of us. Chairman Teele: All right. For the record, it's noted. Is there objection? All those -- and the Chair is pleased to note the presence of Commissioner Regalado, who said he was going to be late for the other meeting but would have wanted to support the Allapattah project. Thank you, Commissioner. All those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed have the same right. The following resolution was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved for its adoption: SEOPW/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 03-58 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (THE "CRA") APPROVING THE CRA'S CO-SPONSORSHIP OF THE "ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL 2003 HEALTH AND SAFETY DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL" TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 9 , 2003; PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,141.00; AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE THE GRANT DIRECTLY TO SUPPLIERS AND VENDORS BASED ON APPROPRIATE INVOICES AND DOCUMENTATION; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND - "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS" ACCOUNT CODE NO. 689001.550108.6.940. 5 July 15, 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 Angel Gonzalez Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: None 6 July 15, 2003 2. AMEND SEOPW TIF AND GENERAL OPERATING BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, BY APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW FUND BALANCE INTO OPERATING ACCOUNTS WITHIN SEOPW TIF FUND AND GENERAL OPERATING FUND. Chairman Teele: S-2. Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): S -- Board Member Gonzalez: Move S-2. Chairman Teele: Motion. Is there a second? Vice Chairman Winton: Second. Chairman Teele: Is there objection? You want to just state anything, Mr. Manager -- Mr. Director? Mr. Rollason: No. We're all set. Chairman Teele: All those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed? The following resolution was introduced by Board Member Gonzalez, who moved for its adoption: SEOPW/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 03-59 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AMENDING THE SEOPW TIF AND GENERAL OPERATING BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, AS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. SEOPW/CRA R-02-146 AND AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. SEOPW/CRA R-03-50, BY APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE SEOPW FUND BALANCE INTO OPERATING ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE SEOPW TIF FUND AND THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND. 7 July 15, 2003 (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 Angel Gonzalez Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: None 8 July 15, 2003 3. AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CITADEL ARENA CORPORATION FOR LEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE AT 49 NW 5TH STREET, MIAMI, AT INITIAL GROSS RATE $15.80 PER SQUARE FOOT, FOR MONTHLY COST $13,167.00 Chairman Teele: S-3. Vice Chairman Winton: Move it. Chairman Teele: Moved by Commissioner Winton. Second by Commissioner Gonzalez. All in favor. The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed? Is there objection? The following resolution was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved for its adoption: SEOPW/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 03-60 OMNI/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 03-42 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST ("SEOPW") AND OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("OMNI") COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ("CRAS"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO CRA GENERAL COUNSEL, WITH THE CITADEL ARENA CORPORATION FOR THE LEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE AT 49 NW 5TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF TWO YEARS, WITH OPTIONS TO RENEW FOR THREE ADDITIONAL 1-YEAR PERIODS, AT AN INITIAL GROSS RATE OF $15.80 PER SQUARE FOOT, FOR A MONTHLY COST OF $13,167.00; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM ACCOUNT CODE NO. 689004.550011.6.620. 9 July 15, 2003 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Board Member Gonzalez, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Angel Gonzalez Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: None 10 July 15, 2003 4. AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXPEND $50,000.00 FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING CRAS' OFFICES TO CITADEL; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL PROVIDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ITEMIZED ACCOUNT OF ANY FUNDS EXPENDED PURSUANT TO AUTHORIZATION. Chairman Teele: S-4. Vice Chairman Winton: Move it. Chairman Teele: Moved by Commissioner Winton. Seconded by -- who second it? Commissioner Gonzalez. Is there objection? All those in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed? The following resolution was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved for its adoption: SEOPW/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 03-61 OMNI/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 03-43 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST ("SEOPW") AND OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("OMNI") COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ("CRAS"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXPEND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000.00 FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING THE CRAS' OFFICES TO THE CITADEL; AND PROVIDING THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL PRESENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AN ITEMIZED ACCOUNT OF ANY FUNDS EXPENDED PURSUANT TO THIS AUTHORIZATION; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM THE APPROPRIATE SEOPW/OMNI GENERAL ACCOUNTS AS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 11 July 15, 2003 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Board Member Gonzalez, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Angel Gonzalez Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: None 12 July 15, 2003 5. AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ISSUE WORK ORDER FOR GRAND PROMENADE INTERIM RENOVATION PROJECT $500,000.00. Chairman Teele: S-5. Mr. Director. Vice Chairman Winton: Let me tell you why I didn't move it. Because this whole issue that I've talked about over and over again, which was the grid that shows where we started, what the flow has been -- Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): Now, this is the Grand Promenade. This is not the 9t' Street Mall. Vice Chairman Winton: So. Board Member Sanchez: It doesn't matter. Mr. Rollason: So this doesn't have the -- this is not -- the one with the grid was the one that had the sections that's coming to you -- Vice Chairman Winton: Every single expense item is supposed to have the grid. All expense items. Mr. Rollason: The chart is in here for that. Vice Chairman Winton: That doesn't say anything. I -- you know, look at it yourself. Tell me what it says. Let me see if I can find it. Mr. Rollason: Right behind the memo. Vice Chairman Winton: Yeah, I think I -- Mr. Rollason: It shows you the money that you had already approved for H.J. Ross to do the design, and then it shows the additional five hundred, if you approve it, that will be added to this project, and that's the total amount on this project, at this point. This is -- like I said, this is not the 9t' Street Mall. This is the Grand Prom -- Vice Chairman Winton: So the first expenditure on this project is this five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000)? Mr. Rollason: No. The seventy-six ten that you see right up there, that you voted on that before. Vice Chairman Winton: Well, at some point, this project was created with a budget. It didn't just get created today with a budget, did it? 13 July 15, 2003 Mr. Rollason: This is brand new. This is a brand new -- it's been talked about, but this is the first time that any money is being put into this. You voted the last meeting for the seventy-six ten to allow H.J. Ross to -- Vice Chairman Winton: But the seventy-six ten didn't just come out of the clear blue sky. At some point, we had to have passed a resolution that said, "This is a major project that the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) wants to do, and our estimated cost of that project, over the course of a ten-year period, is two million dollars ($2,000,000) or a million dollars ($1,000,000) or some -- Mr. Rollason: All right. Let's go back to this a second. When we did the seventy-six ten with H.J. Ross, it was for them to put together what they brought to you today to talk about what it's going to cost to actually do the construction on this interim project. And that's why you now see the five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to actually do the work. We could, I guess, have taken a slag out of here and say let's -- Vice Chairman Winton: No. That's OK. No. I'm -- no. I don't -- Mr. Rollason: OK. So -- Vice Chairman Winton: I'm following you. Mr. Rollason: So that seventy-six ten, they have been working on putting together the scope of work. And now, at this point, they would bring in the CM (Construction Manager) at risk to finish out the specifications. And our estimate, actually, is just a little bit less than the five hundred thousand ($500,000). It's four hundred and change. I made it at five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to get that authorization, figuring that there may be some differential there with what we come to. And so, now the total project, if this is voted, will be at five hundred seventy-six thousand, two ten -- Vice Chairman Winton: OK. Mr. Rollason: -- authorization. Vice Chairman Winton: Let me make a point. Because what you have to do is make this thing so we can read it. Mr. Rollason: OK. Vice Chairman Winton: And if you look in the far left-hand corner at the top, it says "original budget estimate." Mr. Rollason: Right. Vice Chairman Winton: That is today. The original budget estimate is coming today. So that original budget estimate in that column there, I look at this and I read down and it says seventy- 14 July 15, 2003 six thousand dollars ($76,000). Well, it's really five hundred and seventy-six thousand. So coming in this column under "original budget estimate," the date of that original budget estimate is five hundred seventy-six thousand dollars ($576,000). Now we happen to spend seventy-six to get there, which I understand that now, and it ought to be denoted appropriately so we figure that out. But the new -- the original budget estimate is today. Mr. Rollason: Yes. Vice Chairman Winton: And that original budget estimate, from this point on, is going to be five hundred and seventy-six thousand dollars ($576,000). And then we'll start spending that money coming out of that, and you'll end up with a column over here that shows amount spent, amount remaining. And we can look at this thing and know that boom, we are following our original plan. We're within our budget. We still have unallocated funds. We're OK. Mr. Rollason: And I agree with you. It's just with this one was kind of split at the beginning without an amount set. And now when it comes to you the next time with the expenditures, you will have a total of five seventy-six, two ten if this passes today, and then we'll draw off of that as we do the work. Because the seventy-six ten -- Vice Chairman Winton: Frank. Mr. Rollason: -- totally has not been spent yet, either. Vice Chairman Winton: Why are you arguing with me? I don't get it. Your original budget estimate in this column needs to be five hundred and seventy-six thousand dollars ($576,000), please. Mr. Rollason: OK. Chairman Teele: It's easy for you to say "OK" but, you know, that's really not the right answer. See -- and -- Vice Chairman Winton: You and I will get together afterwards -- Mr. Rollason: All right. That'll be -- Vice Chairman Winton: -- and I'll help you with this grid. Chairman Teele: Johnny -- Commissioner, let me just tell what happened. First of all, this project is nowhere near a five hundred and seventy-six thousand dollar ($576,000) project. This project is closer to a four to six million dollar ($6,000,000) project range, OK. If you take the planning process and you go back and you look at all of the graphs with the narrow gauge railroad and all of the lighting, that's the whole project, OK. This is a component of that project. This is a component of that project. The driving motivation on this project right now is, one, the property values are drastically increasing. We've got to do things to keep the people that are investing investing in the area. We're getting a revolt from the people. Big Time is revolting, 15 July 15, 2003 saying, "Look, they're paying taxes." Their taxes have gone from sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) up to four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000), OK, based upon property values increasing. And we're getting no services. An what's really driving this is the Community Development's demand, if you will, their intelligent demand, that the CRA expend certain CD (Community Development) dollars by August Ist or September 30th; otherwise, the whole program is in jeopardy. I think we all know that we've got over forty, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) that is citywide on the CD line with an audit coming in here. We gave them a plan to expedite, to move the projects forward. This was a project that had been identified in the master plan that is still being done by -- Vice Chairman Winton: Dover Kohl. Chairman Teele: Dover Kohl. Mr. Rollason: Dover Kohl. Chairman Teele: And the full project is not a five hundred -- Mr. Rollason: That's correct. Chairman Teele: -- and seventy-six thousand dollar ($576,000) project. Now, what I believe is that the seventy-six thousand dollars ($76,000) was a scope -- was an engineering and scoping. They could not tell you how much this project is going to cost until this component, until today. Vice Chairman Winton: See -- and none of us up here are arguing over the need for us to do this. What we're all saying is, "Damn it. We want to understand how much money we have allocated to these projects, where it's going, how it's being spent, and how much is left over." So, Commissioner Teele just said something that's in direct contradiction to what you told me, Frank. And he's right. I mean, the -- this is a big project. It ought to have up here some -- somebody, at some point in time, said that this project, without the scope being done -- you know, back of the napkin kind of deal -- this project's going to cost the City -- or the CRA between two and four million dollars ($4,000,000). I don't know what the number is. But it is somewhere and somebody voted on that to kick this project off Chairman Teele: It's never been voted on. That's just a plan. Mr. Rollason: Right. Chairman Teele: That's an unapproved concept plan. Whether we ever put a narrow gauge railroad in, only God knows. It'll depend primarily on whether you build museums in the park, really, in my judgment. That would be the key to that. But the fact of the matter is, all we have is a scope -- is a plan, not a project. This is the first time this is becoming a project. And until you had a plan and then you did -- went in and authorized the seventy-six thousand dollars ($76,000) for an engineering scope to be done on what this component is, this is where the five hundred thousand is coming from, in my opinion. 16 July 15, 2003 Vice Chairman Winton: OK. Well -- I understand that. That really -- Mr. Rollason: Can I respond for a second? Vice Chairman Winton: Here's the problem I see with that. And that is that we haven't adopted a plan, but we're going to do a component out of a plan and I -- and that's backwards. And so we may have some time constraints here that we all need to talk about and think about, and we may still say "yes," but this is really backwards. There ought to be the plan first and an adoption of a plan, and then you're going after the component parts of that plan that you're committing dollars to. OK. Mr. Rollason: All right. This is an interim fix to the mess that's out there. It is not designed to be what the ultimate plan is going to be, whenever that plan is finally developed. But because of the input from the community -- surrounding community of what that's like there in the back, because of the problems that the clubs are having, we said that we could put something together for a nominal amount -- compared to what the big project would be -- that would give us something that would give a fix to that back way behind those clubs. What we're doing does not, in our opinion, detract from what the future plan will be. We're doing some basic paving, some lighting, some landscaping, some irrigation, so that it looks better. And it will probably be a couple of years before we're to the point that we have amassed the property or done whatever we have to do to the plan. So rather than let it set, we said -- and this is called an interim project. Vice Chairman Winton: So, therefore, what you're saying is that the money we're spending today on street level, just kind of basic infrastructure improvements, nothing fancy, just basic -- is not something that is going to be taken out later. It will simply be a component that fits in with a bigger plan, if we ever adopt a bigger plan. Mr. Rollason: I agree. It'll be enhanced if we -- Vice Chairman Winton: And if we didn't adopt a bigger plan, that would be assets that we brought to the neighborhood that would help -- Mr. Rollason: That's correct. You may change the lighting. You may change the landscaping. You may put pavers in where there is some of the asphalt, but what's there now is a rock road. And, certainly, the improvement is well needed. Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: Moved and second. On discussion, let me just say this. I have strong concerns about this, Frank, as I've told you. I think once you start this, you're going to drive up values again. Now, if we plan and we've approved the acquisition of a piece of the land next to where we are on the -- right as you come into the Overtown area, right on the east side of the railroad track, you know, once you do this, you're going to drive values up. This project -- although it is not a major project -- is going to substantially increase property values because, again, it's going 17 July 15, 2003 to be development activities in an area where there are none. And Frank is exactly right. The dominant characteristic back there now are rodents and homeless and unpaved roads, et cetera. Unpaved -- this is the -- Vice Chairman Winton: Right. Chairman Teele: The Grand Promenade is nothing but the abandoned railroad right-of-way that came across the railroad track and into Bicentennial Park, that little strip area behind all of the clubs. And again, Frank, I would ask you, let's move forward on the land acquisition, if we're going to do any land acquisition, in terms of the parking and all of that stuff that's needed in that area. Otherwise, this is going to drive it up. Mr. Rollason: Understand. Board Member Sanchez: Mr. Chairman. Chairman Teele: Commissioner Sanchez. Board Member Sanchez: Frank, these are CD funds that if we don't use them, we could lose them, right? Mr. Rollason: That is correct. Board Member Sanchez: OK. That's one of the things that leads me to support this. The other one is, I took a tour with you through that area. Let me tell you. It is horrible. It is horrible. So I'm supporting -- this is basically, I look at it as a clean up effort back there of those businesses. The other concern is that Commissioner Winton made a very good point. And that point is that, you know, we wouldn't want to spend half a million dollars ($500,000) on improvements back there to go back and tear it up for the final promenade, you know, project back there. So that's a concern that I have. I don't want to put any money out there and then go back and tear up and waste that money. So -- Mr. Rollason: I don't think the money will be wasted. Number one, we're looking at probably several years by the time everything is in place to go forward. We're talking about asphalt and not putting in pavers, the more expensive way of tearing things up. We're talking about less expensive type lighting that will have some attractiveness to it that lights the area up. But the lighting infrastructure that's put in, we'll be able to utilize and build upon and those are the things we're looking at. We're talking about grass and some basic landscaping. And here's a little -- if you can pass that on -- sort of a rendering of what we're talking about doing back there. And you can see it's very basic with the asphalt and the trees and some lighting. Board Member Sanchez: And the other suggestion is that, in the near future, you come back with a final cost of the entire project. Whether you want to break it up in phases is perfectly fine, but I want to know exactly how much money we're going to spend on that project. And it's through your leadership, as the Executive Director, to come back, however you might want to do 18 July 15, 2003 it in phases but, you know, it's got to come back with the numbers. It's got to come back with the final cost and the plan of executing the project, as you're going to be spending the money. Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. Board Member Gonzalez: Mr. Chairman. Chairman Teele: Make sure you get Dover Kohl involved in that. Mr. Rollason: Well, that's exactly the point. They're not completely finished yet and that's part of what we need to finish it out. Chairman Teele: Commissioner Sanchez -- Gonzalez. Board Member Gonzalez: Yeah. Frank, I also happen to agree with Commissioner Winton and Sanchez, that you should bring the entire project and let us vote on the project and then let's start voting on the components of the project, step by step. But at least we know what the project is all about, how much this entire project going to cost and, you know, we won't have any problems voting on the project. If the project is good, we shouldn't have any opposition to vote on the project. But, at least, we need to know how much the entire project is going to cost and how much each component of the project is going to cost at a time. Because this is like -- and I compare this to cases in the Law Department where we started litigation and the City Attorney comes in and asks for a hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and then, at the next Commission meeting, another hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). At the next Commission meeting, another hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). And by the end of two months, we might have to spend a million dollars ($1,000,000) on attorney's fees on a case. So, you know, we would like - - I would like to see total figures and then, you know, let's start working on it. Let's approve it. Let's do it. Let's get it done. If it is good for the community, let's get it done. But -- Mr. Rollason: I agree. I think that we need to finish the plan and have the plan adopted, which this is a component of the plan, which is several months down the road. And then, depending on the scope of work, whether you're going to put a light rail or some kind of trolley in there, all those are little add-ons that I would have to get the prices on of what we really want to make this look like. This is just a fix -it -up to get it to where it's nice in there. And you -- again, you've been through there with me. You've seen what it's like and it's -- Vice Chairman Winton: Call the question. Chairman Teele: All -- further discussion. Question's been called. All in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed. 19 July 15, 2003 The following resolution was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved for its adoption: SEOPW/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 03-62 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ISSUE A WORK ORDER, UNDER THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION MANAGER -AT -RISK CONTRACT WITH MAGNUM CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CORP., D/B/A MCM CORP., FOR THE GRAND PROMENADE INTERIM RENOVATION PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000.00; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM ACCOUNT CODE 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 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 Angel Gonzalez Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: None 20 July 15, 2003 6. AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXPEND $22,000.00 WITH EVEREST SOLUTIONS, LLC., FOR SUPPORT SERVICES RELATED TO LEGISTAR PROGRAM, TO FACILITATE TRACKING AND STORING INFORMATION; FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUNDS - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. Chairman Teele: S-6. Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Board Member Gonzalez: Second. Chairman Teele: Is there objection? All in favor say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed. The following resolution was introduced by Vice Chairman Winton, who moved for its adoption: SEOPW/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 03-63 OMNI/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 03-44 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST ("SEOPW") AND OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("OMNI") COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ("CRAS"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXPEND A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $22,000.00 WITH EVEREST SOLUTIONS, LLC., FOR SUPPORT SERVICES RELATED TO THE LEGISTAR PROGRAM, A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM BEING IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK TO FACILITATE THE TRACKING AND STORING OF INFORMATION, WITH FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUNDS - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - OTHER, ACCOUNT CODE NO. 689001.550108.6.270 AND OMNI TAX INCREMENT FUNDS - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - OTHER, ACCOUNT CODE NO. 686001.590320.6.270. 21 July 15, 2003 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Board Member Gonzalez, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton Board Member Angel Gonzalez Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez NAYS: None ABSENT: None Chairman Teele: The next meeting of the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) is when and where and what time? Frank Rollason (Executive Director, CRA): The meeting will be July 281h, at the VIP Room, at the Miami Sports & Exhibition -- you know, at the Miami Arena. Chairman Teele: This meeting was because we didn't have a quorum at the last meeting. Mr. Rollason: That's correct. These were items that I wanted to get moving. Chairman Teele: These are the only items that were scheduled; therefore, no other items can come up. Unless there is something else from a board member, the meeting, therefore, stands adjourned. Thank you. Vice Chairman Winton: All right. 22 July 15, 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 9:54 a.m. ATTEST: PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON, City Clerk SYLVIA SCHEIDER, Assistant City Clerk ARTHUR E. TEELE, JR., Chairman 23 July 15, 2003