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Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
12:00 PM
Miami City Hall
Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency
Francis Suarez, Chair
Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Vice Chair
Marc David Sarnoff, Commissioner
Frank Carollo, Commissioner
Keon Hardemon, Commissioner
OMNI & MIDTOWN CRA OFFICE ADDRESS:
1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2nd Floor, Miami 33136
Phone: (305) 679-6868
www.miamicra.com
Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Minutes March 5, 2014
FINANCIALS
1.
14-00188
Present: Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Sarnoff and Commissioner Hardemon
Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Chair Suarez
On the 5th day of March 2014, the Board of Commissioners of the MIDTOWN Community
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan
American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Gort at
12:03p.m. and was adjourned at 12: 06 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Pieter A. Bockweg, Executive Director, CRA
Barnaby L. Min, Assistant General Counsel, CRA
Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board
CRA REPORT
PRESENTATION OF EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.
14-00188 Cover Memo.pdf
14-00188 Report-MCRA External Audit for FY 2013.pdf
PRESENTED
Vice Chair Gort: At this time, executive director, you're recognized.
Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency): Thank you,
Mr. Chair. The first item on the agenda for Midtown is our annual audit. We have Richie here
who did our audit, and I am happy to report that we had a clean audit. Richie, if you'd like to
make your presentation.
Vice Chair Gort: Chairman.
Board Member Sarnoff.- Oh, I'm sorry; I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman.
Vice Chair Gort: Go ahead.
Richie Tandoc: Good afternoon, Chair and Board Members. I am Richie Tandoc, a partner with
Sanson, Kline, Jacomino, Tandoc and Gamarra. I am the partner in charge of the audit of the
Midtown CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2013. Each of you should have a copy of my report on the results, the 2013 audit results and the
required communications. I won't go into detail on that report, but I just want to point out a
couple of the significant items in there; the first one being that we did issue an unmodified
opinion, which is a clean opinion, on the financial statements of the Midtown CRA for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2013. And the other point is that we have issued a report on internal
control over financial reporting and compliance, and other matters, as well as our management
letter, in accordance with the rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida for the year
ended September 30, 2013. In that report, we noted no material weaknesses; any -- no material
non-compliance issues or any significant deficiencies for the year. If you have any specific
questions you'd like to ask me, I could address those regarding the audit.
Vice Chair Gort: Thank you, sir. Is any question of any of the --
Board Member Sarnoff- No.
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RESOLUTIONS
2.
14-00189
Vice Chair Gort: -- Board Member? Okay, thank you.
Mr. Tandoc: Thank you.
MCRA RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDTOWN
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENTAGENCY
("CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CRA'S
PROPOSED AMENDED GENERAL OPERATING BUDGETAND TAX
INCREMENT FUND BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING
OCTOBER 1, 2013 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2014; DIRECTING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMITA COPY OF EACH BUDGET TO THE
CITY OF MIAMI AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
14-00189 Cover Memo.pdf
14-00189 Legislation.pdf
14-00189 Exhibit 1.pdf
Motion by Board Member Sarnoff, seconded by Board Member Hardemon, that this matter
be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Aye: Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Hardemon and Commissioner Sarnoff
Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Chair Suarez
M C RA-R-14-0001
Vice Chair Gort: Yes, sir.
Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency): Mr. Chair,
item number 2 is the amended operating and general revenue budget for Midtown CRA
(Community Redevelopment Agency). There are no significant changes in the general revenue
budget other than a slight decrease in the contribution from the City of Miami, but overall, the
line item budget for the operating as well as the general revenue is the same that was approved
in September 26. Oh.
Vice Chair Gort: Okay.
Mr. Bockweg: And I'm sorry, the operating budget is for both Omni and the Midtown CRA,
'cause obviously it's one office.
Vice Chair Gort: Right. We'll discuss during your Omni CRA; we'll discuss the budget.
Mr. Bockweg: If you'd like.
Vice Chair Gort: Yes, instead of now. Okay. So you need a motion for the --
Mr. Bockweg: Motion to approve the amended budget.
Vice Chair Gort: -- amended budget, but this is combination of the Omni and Midtown CRA. I'd
rather have that passed with the Omni CRA.
Mr. Bockweg: (UNINTELLIGIBLE), this will be passed with the Omni CRA.
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Vice Chair Gort: Okay, do I have a motion?
Commissioner Sarnoff So move.
Vice Chair Gort: It's been moved.
Board Member Hardemon: Second.
Vice Chair Gort: And a second?.
Board Member Hardemon: Second.
Vice Chair Gort: Being none -- Anybody from the public would like to address this body? Being
none, all in favor, state it by saying "aye."
The Board (Collectively): Aye.
Vice Chair Gort: Thank you. If you recall, one of the things I like to do -- I know I was not here
at the time when the contract with the Midtown was put together, but I want to make sure there
were certain criterias [sic] that they had to follow up and complete within "X" amount of time.
I'd like to get a report on that.
Mr. Bockweg: Yes, sir. We'll be starting working with the Law Department, and we will start
reviewing that tomorrow morning.
Vice Chair Gort: Thank you.
Mr. Bockweg: Thank you.
Vice Chair Gort: Okay, do I have a motion to adjourn?
Board Member Sarnoff- So move.
Board Member Hardemon: Second.
Vice Chair Gort: It's been moved, second. All in favor, state it by saying "aye."
The Board (Collectively): Aye.
The meeting adjourned at 12: 06 p.m.
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