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Omni
C R A
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 12, 2023
9:30 AM
(OR THEREAFTER)
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency
Sabina Covo, Chair, District Two
Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three
Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
Christine King, Board Member, District Five
Vacant, Board Member, District One
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 Agenda October 12, 2023
CALL TO ORDER
OMNI CRA RESOLUTION(S)
1. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
14856 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING A SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND
SEVERANCE PACKAGE FOR H. BERT GONZALEZ AND AUTHORIZING
THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THIS PURPOSE, ALL IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
2. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
14857 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") APPOINTING ISIAA JONES ("MS. JONES") AS INTERIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL A PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS
APPOINTED BY THE BOARD; AUTHORIZING MS. JONES TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY ON BEHALF OF
THE CRA, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING MS. JONES TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
ANY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY ON BEHALF OF THE CRA, IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL IN ORDER TO ALLOW MS.
JONES TO BE PLACED ON LOAN FROM THE CITY TO THE CRA, WITH
THE SAME BASE PAY AS THE PRIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FURTHER
PROVIDING THAT ALL PAYMENTS SHALL BE REIMBURSED TO THE CITY
OF MIAMI.
3. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
14858 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") ALLOCATING ONE MILLION DOLLARS $1,000,000.00 TO A
BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSES OF BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT IN THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA FROM ACCOUNT
NO. 10040.920501.883000; AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS SOLELY IN HIS/HER DISCRETION AS A
GRANT OR A LOAN TO BUSINESS ENTITIES, ON A REIMBURSEMENT
BASIS TO BUSINESS ENTITIES, OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS UPON
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND/OR SATISFACTORY
DOCUMENTATION TO QUALIFYING BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO
DISBURSE FUNDS AS STATED HEREIN SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS,
ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE
PURPOSES STATED HEREIN.
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4. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
14859 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("OMNI CRA") AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,112,000.00) TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY")
FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE
TRAFFIC CIRCLE AT NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE ("PROJECT") LOCATED
WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA WITH
ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED THROUGH THE CITY'S OFFICE OF
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE OMNI CRA TO
BE ADVISED ON ALL PLANS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE PROJECT;
AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE
FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, AT
THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SOLE DISCRETION, UPON THE
PRESENTATION OF SATISFACTORY INVOICES AND DOCUMENTATION;
AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ANY
AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, ALL IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS
FROM OMNI ACCOUNT CODE 10040.920501.883000.0000.00000.
5. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
14860 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI
FOR ENHANCED POLICING SERVICES AND ADDITIONAL SAFETY
MEASURES WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA ("PROGRAM");
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
ALLOCATE FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) ("FUNDS"),FOR THE PROGRAM;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE
TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE PROGRAM; ALLOCATING FUNDS
FROM OMNI CRA'S TAX INCREMENT FUND, ENTITLED "INTERFUND
TRANSFERS," ACCOUNT CODE NO.10040.920101.891000.0000.00000;
PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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6. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
14861 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A NON -BINDING MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING ("MOU") WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC EXISTING
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ("SCHOOL BOARD"), IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE THE CRA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DIMINISH SLUM AND
BLIGHT WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES, SPECIFICALLY BY COLLABORATING
WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD REGARDING A MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT INCLUSIVE OF AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING, A
COMMERCIAL AND/OR RETAIL COMPONENT, THE EXPANSION OF THE
(PREP SCHOOL, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PARKING SOLUTION
IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
THE MOU.
OMNI CRA DISCUSSION(S)
1. OMNI CRA DISCUSSION
14862 A DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTION TO INVESTIGATE AND IMPROVE SOLID
WASTE SOLUTIONS WITHIN THE CRA BOUNDARY.
ADJOURNMENT
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