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Home My WebLink AboutSEOPW CRA 2023-09-28 MinutesCity of Miami 819 NW 2nd Ave 3rd Floor Miami, FL 33136 http://miamicra.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, September 28, 2023 10:00 AM City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Christine King, Chair, District Five Sabina Covo, Board Member, District Two Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four Vacant Position, Board Member, District One SEOPW CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 819 NW 2ND AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR MIAMI, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6800 I Fax (305) 679-6835 www.miamicra.com Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 28, 2023 CALL TO ORDER Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Covo, Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Reyes On the 28th day of September 2023, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West 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 Chairwoman King at 11:58 a.m., and was adjourned at 12:04 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Reyes participated in the meeting via Zoom video conferencing. ALSO PRESENT: James McQueen, Executive Director, CRA Vincent Brown, Staff Counsel, CRA Domini Gibbs -Sorg, Assistant City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board CRA PUBLIC COMMENTS SEOPW CRA Page 1 Printed on 10/23/2023 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 28, 2023 CRA RESOLUTIONS 1. CRA RESOLUTION 14723 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SEOPW CRA) RETAINING WEISS SEROTA, ET AL., TO SERVE AS DISCLOSURE COUNSEL, TO ASSIST WITH ISSUING MUNICIPAL BONDS AND BOND RELATED SERVICES ("PURPOSE"), TO FURTHER THE INITIATIVES SET FORTH IN THE SEOPW CRA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE ("PLAN"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT (EXHIBIT "A") ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0042 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: King, Covo, Carollo, Reyes Chair King: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting for September 28th, 2023. James McQueen (Executive Director): Good morning, Madam Chair. Chair King: Good morning, Mr. Executive Director and Mr. General Counsel. Good morning Madam City Attorney. What have you for us today? Mr. McQueen: We have six items that Attorney Brown will read into the record. Chair King: Thank you. Vincent Brown (General Counsel, Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency): Item 1 is a resolution with attachment, Exhibit A, retaining Weiss Serota to serve as disclosure counsel, to assist with the municipal bond issuance. The title will be amended to include the word "attachment." Item 2 is a resolution with attachment, Exhibits A and B, approving and adopting the proposed operating and tax increment fund budget for the CRA, attached and incorporated with Exhibit A, in the amount of $106,689,040, for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2023, and ending September 30th, 2024, further authorizing the allocation of funds in the amount of $1,276,190, attached and incorporated as Exhibit B, further approving the compensation of the executive director for fiscal year -- fiscal year 2023-2024. This item will be amended to correct a scrivener's error as to the amount of de -allocation. Instead of $1,279,190, it will read $1,276,190. Item 3 is a resolution with attachment, authorizing the executive director to execute a lease agreement, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit A with 3 H Communications, for 1,016 square feet of commercial space at 1490 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Unit 111, for a three-year period with a total base rent of $18,288, annually, with a 4 percent adjustment after the first year of the lease. Item Number 4, is a resolution authorizing executive director to retain Seibert Williams to serve as underwriters for the impending bond issuance. Item Number 6 will be amended - SEOPW CRA Page 2 Printed on 10/23/2023 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 28, 2023 - I'm sorry, Item Number 5 will be amended. It's a resolution with attachment, authorizing executive director into a purchase and sale agreement, which is attached as Exhibit A, incorporated herein between the CRA and Gloria B. Lewis for the acquisition of real properties located at 350 Northwest 8th Street, 360 Northwest 8th Street, and 374 Northwest 8th Street, for a total adjusted square footage of 22,518 square feet, for an amount not to exceed $3,500,000, which is attached as Exhibit B, which is the appraisal. The item will be further amended to allow for the proration of taxes, the forgiveness of a previous grant in the amount of $1,425,000, and the cancellation of a previous given mortgage and note in the amount of $88,000. Item Number 6 is a resolution by four -fifths vote, authorizing the executive director to disperse funds, at his discretion, or on a reimbursement basis, to vendors, subject to availability of funds, in the amount of $175, 000 to Norwood Consulting to assist with culture programming in the redevelopment area. Those are your six items. We will provide the amendments to the Clerk's Office once the items are approved. Chair King: May I have --? Board Member Reyes: I move them. Chair King: Second. Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): Chair, public comment. (COMMENTS MADE OFF RECORD) Chair King: No, that's for the next meeting. That's not this meeting, next meeting. Domini Gibbs-Sorey (Assistant City Attorney): Madam Chair, we have to open the floor for public comment. Chair King: Yes. Mr. McQueen: Commissioner, don't get him confused, please. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Chair King: Wait, let me open -- is there anyone here that would like to speak on behalf of any of the items for this agenda? For the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA agenda? Anyone here would like to speak on these items? Seeing none, public comment is closed. I have a motion and a second, and I think I have -- (COMMENTS MADE OFF RECORD) Mr. McQueen: Just after -- Board Member Carollo: If I remember the soon to be former said that he was going to be a mentor and he was going to be bringing ribs. Mr. Brown: So, so, so, so, in defense of my executive director, one of the items that are on -- that's on the agenda will further that initiative with the acquisition of the old People's Barbecue spot. Chair King: Aye. Board Member Reyes: May I -- may I say something? Chair King: Yes, Commissioner Reyes. SEOPW CRA Page 3 Printed on 10/23/2023 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 28, 2023 Board Member Reyes: Give him some information. You know I've been under the weather and my doctor, my doctor suggested that I need nourishment, and nourishments that are really -- and he suggested that I eat ribs. So, if you want to continue -- contribute to my health, I'm expecting ribs next -- Mr. McQueen: I sure am. I'm listening very well. I do understand the instructions. Chair King: I will ensure that that happens. Board Member Carollo: Commissioner, in case anybody after we break calls you and gives you the story that meat is not good for you, that ribs are not good for you, especially young whipper snappers like you and I, let me tell you the following story so you could tell them, and this is when Buffalo Bill was sick, very sick, and he wanted to eat. So, he asked for a buffalo steak, and his doctor told him, he says, `Bill, you can't have a buffalo steak, you're going to die. " He says, "Well, Doc, make sure it's a real big one." Board Member Reyes: That's a good one. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. This concludes the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA meeting for September 28th, 2023. Thank you. SEOPW CRA Page 4 Printed on 10/23/2023 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 28, 2023 2. CRA RESOLUTION 14724 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING AND TAX INCREMENT FUND BUDGET OF THE SEOPW CRA, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A", IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED SIX MILLION, SIX HUNDRED EIGHT -NINE THOUSAND, FORTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($106,689,040.00) ("FUNDS"), FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 ("FY 2023-2024"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE DE -ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($1,279,190.00), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B" ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN; FURTHER APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR FY 2023-2024; DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF SAID BUDGET TO THE CITY OF MIAMI AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0043 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: King, Covo, Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 2, please see Item Number 1. SEOPW CRA Page 5 Printed on 10/23/2023 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 28, 2023 3. CRA RESOLUTION 14726 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE LEASE AGREEMENT ("LEASE"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A" WITH 3 H COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ("TENANT"), A FLORIDA FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR 1,016 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, AT 1490 N.W. 3RD AVENUE, UNIT 111, MIAMI, FL 33136 ("PROPERTY"), FOR A THREE (3) YEAR INITIAL TERM, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, AT A TOTAL BASE RENT OF EIGHTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($18,288.00) ANNUALLY, WITH A FOUR PERCENT (4%) ANNUAL INCREASE AFTER THE FIRST LEASE YEAR, PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0044 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: King, Covo, Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 3, please see Item Number 1. 4. CRA RESOLUTION 14727 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO RETAIN SEIBERT WILLIAMS, ET AL., TO SERVE AS UNDERWRITERS FOR THE INTENDED BOND ISSUANCE; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0045 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: King, Covo, Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 4, please see Item Number 1. SEOPW CRA Page 6 Printed on 10/23/2023 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 28, 2023 5. CRA RESOLUTION 14728 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") (EXHIBIT "A") INCORPORATED HEREIN, BETWEEN THE SEOPW CRA AND GLORIA B. LEWIS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE REAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT: 350 N.W. 8TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33136; 360 N.W. 8TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33136; 374 N.W. 8TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33136; AND 378 N.W. 8TH STREET MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136, CONTAINING AN APPROXIMATE TOTAL ADJUSTED AREA OF 22,518 SQUARE FEET ("PROPERTY"), AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND NO CENTS ($3,500,000.00), THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AS DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT "B" ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 163.370, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND THE SEOPW CRA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, EXCLUDING REASONABLE AND CUSTOMARY COSTS FOR SURVEY, ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS, TITLE INSURANCE AND CLOSING COSTS; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT TITLED PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY, ACCOUNT NUMBER 10050.920101.662000.0000.00000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM AND TERMS CONSISTENT WITH EXHIBIT "A" AND ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND SPECIAL OUTSIDE COUNSEL WILLIAM BLOOM, OF HOLLAND & KNIGHT, LLP, THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID ACQUISITION; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0046 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: King, Covo, Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 5, please see Item Number 1. SEOPW CRA Page 7 Printed on 10/23/2023 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 28, 2023 6. CRA RESOLUTION 14729 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION AND FINDING THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 18-85 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE SEOPW CRA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISPERSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING, FROM THE GRANTS AND AIDS" ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, IN AN AMOUNT TO NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($175,000.00) ("'FUNDS") TO NORWOOD CONSULTING INC., A FLORIDA FOR PROFIT CORPORATION TO ASSIST WITH CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA ("PURPOSE"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL; FOR THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADJOURNMENT ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-23-0047 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: King, Covo, Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 6, please see Item Number 1. The meeting adjourned at 12:04 p.m. SEOPW CRA Page 8 Printed on 10/23/2023