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C R A
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, April 27, 2023
9:30 AM
(OR THEREAFTER)
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency
Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Chair, District One
Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three
Sabina Covo, Board Member, District Two
Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
Christine King, Board Member, District Five
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OMNI CRA OFFICE ADDRESS:
1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2,,d Floor
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: (305) 679-6868
www.miamicra.com
OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Minutes April 27, 2023
CALL TO ORDER
Present: Chair Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Covo, Commissioner Reyes and
Commissioner King
Absent: Vice Chair Carollo
On the 27th day of April 2023, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI Community
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at Miami City Hall
located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order
by Chair Diaz de la Portilla at 11:32 a.m., and was adjourned at 11:38 aan.
ALSO PRESENT:
H. Bert Gonzalez, Executive Director, CRA
George Wysong, Deputy City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board
APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING(S)
1. Minutes of Meetings - April 9, 2020 to October 13, 2022
MOTION TO: APPROVE
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Board Member, District Two
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes, King
ABSENT: Carollo
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Good morning, Commissioners. I'm calling the order the -
- to order the April 27th, 2023, Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency)
meeting. Is there a motion --? Good morning, Executive Director. Do we have a
motion to approve the minutes from the last Omni CRA meeting?
Board Member King: I move to approve the minutes.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: There's a motion, seconded by Commissioner Covo. All in
favor, say "aye. "
The Board Members (Collectively): Aye.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: It passes.
H. Bert Gonzalez (Executive Director, CRA): Chair, I've also been requested that
there's previous minutes that the Clerk's Office would like to get approval from you.
Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): Just a motion to approve the minutes is fine.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: I already did that. Did you miss that?
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Mr. Hannon: Good to go.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: We did a notion, we had a second, and we passed it.
Mr. Hannon: Yes.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Okay.
Mr. Hannon: Just a clarification, it just for minutes, not just the last meeting.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Oh, I'm sorry.
Mr. Hannon: Good to go.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: I'm sorry, for minutes, okay. So, clarification, for minutes.
Mr. Hannon: Good to go.
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OMNI CRA RESOLUTION(S)
1. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
13907 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT FROM 2022-2023
OMNI TAX INCREMENT BUDGET LINE ITEM 16 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $310,000.00 TO THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA TO EXPAND THE
DOWNTOWN ENHANCEMENT TEAM INTO THE CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT
AREA FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR ("PROGRAM");
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE
THE PROGRAM, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL
COUNSEL.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0011
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes, King
ABSENT: Carollo
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Mr. Executive Director, please read Resolutions 1 through
5 into the record.
H. Bert Gonzalez (Executive Director, CRA): Chairman, we have five items to present
to the Board. The first one is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Omni
Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing the issuance of
a grant from 2022-2023 for the Omni increment budget line items 16, in an amount not
to exceed $310,000, to the Miami Downtown Development Authority of the City of
Miami, Florida to expand the Downtown Enhancement Team into the CRA's
(Community Redevelopment Agency's) redevelopment area for an additional period of
one year as a program; authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute any
and all documents necessary to effectuate the program, all in a form acceptable to the
general counsel.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, we have to open it up for public comment now, so
we're opening up for public comment. Is there any public comment?
Commissioner Reyes: (INAUDIBLE).
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, sir. Well, let's do public comment first. Is there any
public comment on Items 1 through 5? Seeing none, public comment is now closed.
Now, Commissioner Reyes, you're recognized, sir.
Board Member Reyes: Yes. I would like to -- I mean, move 1, 3, 4, and 5. Item 2, out
of being consistent, you know how I voted it, it's a billboard. And I know it's not going
to make any difference, but I --
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Oh, so -- yeah.
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Board Member Reyes: -- but it is -- it's the way 1 feel. But I will support -- 1 will move
the other items.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, so Items 1, which is Downtown Development
Authority. I -- so, we're -- there's a motion to move Items 1, 3, 4, and 5 by
Commissioner Reyes. It is seconded by Commissioner --
Board Member King: King.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: -- King. That's your name, yes, Commissioner King. All
those in favor, say "aye."
The Board Members (Collectively): Aye.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: It passes.
2. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
13909 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-
111 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CITY CODE"), BETWEEN THE CRA AND ORANGE BARREL MEDIA, LLC,
A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR THE PLACEMENT OF
SIGNAGE ON THE MIAMI ENTERTAINMENT CENTER PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 50 NW 14TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA WITHIN THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PAYMENT OF
LICENSE FEES AS PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING
ANY AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, ALL IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, THAT MAY BE
NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS RESOLUTION, ALL
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
AGREEMENT.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0012
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Board Member, District Two
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes, King
ABSENT: Carollo
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: We're now in Item 2. Commissioner Reyes, you're
recognized, sir.
Board Member Reyes: You know how I feel. I voted against those billboards in
Biscayne Boulevard and all of that, that it is -- I -- I mean, I couldn't imagine all those
billboards in Biscayne Boulevard which I am totally opposed to it because they are too
big, you see. If they were smaller, I might have considered, so I will vote against it.
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Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. So, this is an item -- for the record, a couple of
things. This is an item that only applies to the government building that we have inside
the Omni --
Board Member Reyes: Yes.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: -- CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency), that will
provide a tremendous amount of revenue, depending on what our executive director
negotiates. We still have a discrepancy -- we're still having conversations about what
that amount's going to be --
H. Bert Gonzalez (Executive Director, CRA): Yes, sir.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: -- with the company. And obviously, you're having
conversations with them. We're just authorizing you to begin that negotiation process.
It's going to come back to us. We'll have a debate how much revenue it will generate
for our city, which I think is an important thing. It only applies to one particular
building in the entire city, so you know.
Board Member Covo: Which one is it?
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: The Omni CRA, the building -- the old Viacom building.
Board Member Covo: The old Viacom, oh.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: The old Viacom building, so that's going to apply -- so it
just gives them the authority to negotiate a good revenue generator for our city, and
then we move forward. It'll come back to us anyway to have the final deal.
Board Member Reyes: And we will have (INAUDIBLE).
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, we have plenty of time to talk about it.
Board Member Reyes: (INAUDIBLE) and I will like to go by it and look at -- because
I see the buildings right now -- I mean, a rendering of how it is going to look, and I just
want to have the opportunity to --
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: I share some of your concern.
Board Member Reyes: Yes, sir.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: We're not going to put billboards all over the place. This is
for one government -owned building that's going to be in front of what's the future
underdeck that's being created by the signature bridge, and I think it's going to be a
great revenue generator for those areas that need to be revitalized, and that's why --
Board Member Covo: So, similar to what we have on the police building as well.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Correct, something like that. And we'll --
Board Member Covo: Or bigger.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: No, it's 20 by 20.
Mr. Gonzalez: Chairman, if I -- if ;you (INAUDIBLE) me --
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Chair Diaz de la Portilla: No, hold on a second. It's 20 by 20, right?
Mr. Gonzalez: Yes, sir.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: The maximum that it can be.
Mr. Gonzalez: Maximum, the limit size.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: So, it's not oversized.
Board Member Covo: So, it's next to 395, right there.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Basically, yeah, where the underdeck is.
Board Member Covo: What -- yeah, my only concern is if -- when it happens in parks
and things like that because I think that contaminates --
Board Member Reyes: Yes.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: We're not -- that's not my intent. I'm --
Board Member Reyes: Okay.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: We're not going to create a New York here, don't worry.
But we are going to --
Board Member Covo: Well, we're --
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: -- generate some revenue.
Board Member Covo: -- looking similar.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Well, I think New York is already creating New York here,
but that's a different conversation, right?
Board Member Covo: Exactly.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: So --
Board Member Reyes: I -- I -- I'm inclined -- if you will limit it just to certain
buildings --
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Government buildings, yeah.
Board Member Reyes: No, but that they face only I-95 --
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Right.
Board Member Reyes: -- or they face 595. But my main concern is with the
illumination --
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Proliferation of it, I understand.
Board Member Reyes: -- illumination that is it going to affect the neighbors.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Right.
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Board Member Reyes: That is my -- hut since you are not -- this -- none of this is
going to be on a -- on -- next to any --
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: No, sir.
Board Member Reyes: -- residential building or anything.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: No, sir. It's going to face the highway.
Board Member Reyes: Okay, then 1 will support it.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Help me. Yeah, appreciate that. So, we have a --
Board Member King: Motion.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: -- unanimous vote.
Board Member King: Motion.
Board Member Covo: Second.
Board Member King: All in favor?
The Board Members (Collectively): Aye.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Thank you.
Board Member Reyes: Okay.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: I think we 're done.
Board Member Reyes: Yeah.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: That concludes our meeting, and lunchtime for everyone.
Thank you. Thank you for your support, Commissioner.
Board Member Covo: Thank you.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: I know it's your district, so thank you. Thank you.
Mr. Gonzalez: Thank you, Board.
Board Member Reyes: Okay.
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3. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
13912 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") RESCINDING CRA RESOLUTION CRA-R-22-0019, ADOPTED ON
JUNE 9, 2022, RELATED TO THE APPROVAL OF A TAX INCREMENT
FINANCE ("TIF") REBATE TO K-P 1900 BISCAYNE JV, LLC, FORA MIXED -
USE AND MIXED -INCOME PROJECT KNOWN AS "EDGEWATER
COLLECTIVE" FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 1900 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CRA TO REBATE TO 1900 BISCAYNE PROPERTY
OWNER LLCA DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("DEVELOPER"),
THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCE ("TIF") REVENUES GENERATED ONLY
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT BY THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROJECT IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 95% OF THE TIF COLLECTED FROM THE
PROJECT ANNUALLY, PAYMENT BEING UPON SUBSTANTIAL
COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY OR TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY,
SUBJECT TO THE RENTS FOR NOT LESS THAN 10% OF THE PROJECT'S
DWELLING UNITS BEING RESTRICTED UNTIL 2030, OR UNTIL 2047 IF
THE LIFE OF THE CRA IS EXTENDED TO 2047, AT RENTS SERVING
HOUSEHOLDS EARNING NOT LESS THAN 60% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME (AMI) AND NOT MORE THAN 100% OF AMI; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS RESOLUTION.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0013
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes, King
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 3, please see Item
Number 1.
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4. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
13913 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") RESCINDING CRA RESOLUTION CRA-R-22-0020, ADOPTED ON
JUNE 9, 2022, RELATED TO THE APPROVAL OF A TAX INCREMENT
FINANCE ("TIF") REBATE TO K-P 2000 BISCAYNE JV, LLC, FOR A MIXED -
USE AND MIXED -INCOME PROJECT KNOWN AS "EDGEWATER
COLLECTIVE" FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 2000 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI,
FLORIDA,AUTHORIZING THE CRA TO REBATE TO K-P 2000 BISCAYNE JV
LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("DEVELOPER"), THE
TAX INCREMENT FINANCE ("TIF") REVENUES GENERATED ONLY FROM
THE DEVELOPMENT BY THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROJECT IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 95% OF THE TIF COLLECTED FROM THE
PROJECT ANNUALLY, PAYMENT BEING UPON SUBSTANTIAL
COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY OR TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY,
SUBJECT TO THE RENTS FOR NOT LESS THAN 10% OF THE PROJECT'S
DWELLING UNITS BEING RESTRICTED UNTIL 2030, OR UNTIL 2047 IF
THE LIFE OF THE CRA IS EXTENDED TO 2047, AT RENTS SERVING
HOUSEHOLDS EARNING NOT LESS THAN 60% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME (AMI) AND NOT MORE THAN 100% OF AMI; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS RESOLUTION.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0014
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes, King
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 4, please see Item
Number 1.
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5. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
13914 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") APPROVING CONVEYANCE OF LAND WORTH $6,000,000
("LAND") AND GRANTING OF A $9,900,000 PROJECT GRANT ("CRA
GRANT FUNDS") ALL IN CONNECTION WITH THE WYNWOOD WORKS
APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THE RELATED AGREEMENT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 5, 2020
("DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT") PURSUANT TO THE PROPOSAL
RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 FROM MAGELLAN HOUSING, LLC
("MASTER DEVELOPER") PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
NO. 992381 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAT BOOK "B" PAGE 107 WITH
ADDRESSES OF 2035, 2037, AND 2043 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE THE CLOSING AND FUNDING DOCUMENTS AND ANY
AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, ANY AGREEMENTS, DEEDS, AFFIDAVITS, COVENANTS,
GRANT AGREEMENTS, REQUISITION APPROVALS, AMENDMENTS,
RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE
GENERAL COUNSEL, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
ADJOURNMENT
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0015
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes, King
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 3, please see Item
Number 5.
The meeting adjourned at 11:38 a.m.
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