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Home My WebLink AboutOMNI CRA 2012-04-26 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com CON Of Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 26, 2012 12:00 PM or Thereafter City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marc David Sarnoff, Chairman Francis Suarez, Vice -Chairman Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner Frank Carollo, Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones, Commissioner CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 49 NW 5th ST, SUITE 100, Miami, FL 33128 Phone: (305) 679-6800, Fax: (305) 679-6835 www.miamicra.com OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 26, 2012 FINANCIALS 1. 12-00408 RESOLUTIONS Present: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Chair Sarnoff, Vice Chair Suarez, Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Gort On the 26th day of April 2012, the Board of Commissioners of the Omni Redevelopment District 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 Chair Sarnoff at 2: 30 p.m. and was recessed at 2: 39 p.m, to be reconvened on Monday, April 30, 2012, at 5: 00 p.m., at Frederick Douglass Elementary, 314 Northwest 12th Street. Note for the record: Commissioner Carollo entered the Commission Chambers at 2:31 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Pieter Bockweg, Executive Director, CRA H. Bert Gonzalez, Assistant Executive Director, CRA Veronica Xiques, Assistant General Counsel, CRA William R. Bloom, Special Counsel, CRA Priscilla A. Thompson, Clerk of the Board Present: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Chair Sarnoff, Vice Chair Suarez and Commissioner Gort Absent: Commissioner Carollo On the 30th day of April 2012, the Board of Commissioners of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami reconvened its meeting from April 26, 2012, at Frederick Douglass Elementary, 314 Northwest 12th Street. The meeting was called to order by Chair Sarnoff at 5:53 p. m. and was adjourned at 5:54 p. m. ALSO PRESENT: Pieter Bockweg, Executive Director, CRA H. Bert Gonzalez, Assistant Executive Director, CRA Veronica Xiques, Assistant General Counsel, CRA William R. Bloom, Special Counsel, CRA Priscilla A. Thompson, Clerk of the Board CRA REPORT FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2012. File # 12-00408 04-26-12 Cover Memo.pdf File # 12-00408 04-26-12 Financial Summary.pdf CONTINUED Chair Sarnoff. Mr. Director, I'd ask you to go to CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) resolution number 1. Pieter A. Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Item number 1, Mr. Chair -- Good afternoon, everybody. Item number 1 is the financial summary. However, Miguel is not here, so I recommend that we continue that item to the next meeting. 2. CRA RESOLUTION City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 8/6/2012 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 26, 2012 12-00329 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RATIFYING THE RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY AND PROPERTY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 29 N.W. 13TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, THROUGH PAN AM ASSURANCE AGENCY, INC., FORA ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD COMMENCING MARCH 29, 2012, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20,516; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE OMNI GENERAL OPERATING FUND, "INSURANCE," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10030.920101.545000.0000.00000. File # 12-00329 04-26-12 Cover Memo.pdf File # 12-00329 04-26-12 Financial Form.pdf File # 12-00329 04-26-12 Legislation.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Suarez, seconded by Board Member Spence -Jones, that this matter be ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATIONS PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Suarez and Chair Samoff Noes: Commissioner Carollo CRA-R-12-0026 Chair Sarnoff All right, then CRA (Community, Redevelopment Agency) resolution number 1. Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): That's correct. Chair Sarnoff Right. Well, it's not a resolution. It's just a report. So if you go to CR -- if you'd like to call it number 2, that's fine. Mr. Bockweg: I apologize, Commissioner. I apologize. Mark, if you will, please. Mark Spanioli (Director of Construction and Engineering): Good morning, Commissioners. Mark Spanioli, CRA. Item number 2 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA, ratifying the renewal of commercial general liability and property insurance coverage for the property located at 29 Northwest 13th Street through Pan Am Insurance Agency for a one-year period, commencing March 29, in an amount not to exceed $67, 000. For reference, this is our Miami Skills Center or Miami Entertainment Complex property. And we actually would like to amend the amount, based on an adjustment to the insurance coverage that we are looking at, from 67,000 down to $20, 516. Vice Chair Suarez: Big adjustment. Mr. Spanioli: Pretty big adjustment, yeah. Vice Chair Suarez: Move it. Commissioner Spence -Jones: Second. Chair Sarnoff We have a motion. We have a second. Any discussion? Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman. Chair Sarnoff. You're recognized for the record. Commissioner Carollo: If I could get all the operational costs with regards -- and maintenance costs with regards to -- I think you call it the MEC (Miami Entertainment Complex). City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 8/6/2012 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 26, 2012 Chair Sarnoff. Yeah, MEC -- Mr. Spanioli: The MEC. Chair Sarnoff -- or Skills Center. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah, 'cause I was quite surprised with the $67, 000. I don't know what other costs are associated with this. So if I could get a list of all the operational costs or expenses, whatever you want to call it. Mr. Spanioli: We'd be happy to provide that. This number was strictly the insurance cost for the building, the annual insurance premium. Commissioner Carollo: And that's my -- Mr. Spanioli: But I will -- we'll provide that for you. Commissioner Carollo: -- and that's exactly my point. I don't know how much more we got to spend just to maintain it because realistically, all -- this is just for insurance, correct? Mr. Spanioli: That's correct. Commissioner Carollo: And by the way, I'm glad it dropped from 67,000 to 20 some -- so significantly, so thank you for that. Chair Sarnoff I think what you should provide, Mr. Director, to each Commissioner is the expense as well as the revenue it's brought in so they could see that it has brought revenue in. Mr. Bockweg: That's right. That's fine. Vice Chair Suarez: Good idea. Chair Sarnoff So I think -- you know, if you want to do a projection, that's fine. If you want to show the actuals, that's as well too. Commissioner Carollo: Well, you could do actuals to date and then put projections -- Chair Sarnoff Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: -- you know -- Vice Chair Suarez: In the next column. Commissioner Carollo: -- throughout the year. Chair Sarnoff Agreed. All right. Anything else? Commissioner Carollo: Well, I'm going to vote no on this right now until I receive that information. So, you know, I'm just letting you know, but for the future, I just want that information and maybe my votes will change as we go along. Chair Sarnoff So you don't hurt my feelings, right? All right. All in favor, please say aye." The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 8/6/2012 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 26, 2012 3. 12-00190 Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): And we'll record this resolution as modified. Commissioner Carollo: I still remember that leap of faith, though. Chair Sarnoff It's true. Commissioner Carollo: That leap of faith speech, but I'm saying, you know -- Chair Sarnoff I will -- Commissioner Carollo: -- does this continue to cost and what does it cost, and I just want to know my facts. Chair Sarnoff. I will levitate you through that leap, I promise. And when it's time no longer to leap, I'll let you know. All right. Mr. Spanioli: Thank you. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENTAGENCY, WITH ATTACHMENT, DE -ALLOCATING $5,000,000, ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED PROJECTS, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENT "A"; ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MUSEUM PARK PROJECT# CIP B-30538. File # 12-00190 04-26-12 Cover Memo.pdf File # 12-00190 04-26-12 Legislation with attachment.pdf Motion by Board Member Gort, seconded by Board Member Spence -Jones, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Suarez and Chair Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Spence -Jones CRA-R-12-0027 Chair Sarnoff CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) resolution number 2, Mr. Director. Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): The CRA resolution number 2, Mr. Chair, is the deallocation of two projects to be allocated towards the construction of Museum Park. Just to give you a quick little history regarding this item, the City has an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) and a development agreement with Miami Art Museum, where it requires to make minimal park improvements prior to the opening of the Miami Art Museum. As to date, if this item is approved, the CRA will have contributed in excess of $8 million to the park, which includes the 5 million of reallocation, today's item, $2 million in remediation, $1.1 million for the bay front -- the bay walk, which was a matching grant as well from FIND (Florida Inland Navigation District). The two items that's being deallocated is the skate park and the Omni waterline project. The skate park is an item that has been on the books for some time now. And the waterline project, we need to make sure that we fulfill our legal obligation. So the item before you is the deallocation of a total of $5 million for Museum Park for phase one of the construction. Chair Sarnoff All right. Is there a motion? City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 8/6/2012 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 26, 2012 NA.1 12-00507 Commissioner Gort: Move it. Chair Sarnoff We have a motion -- Commissioner Spence -Jones: Second. Chair Sarnoff -- by Commissioner Gort, second by Commissioner Spence -Jones. Discussion. Hearing no discussion, all in favor, please say aye." The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING CHANGES IN DISTRIBUTION OF ADMINISTRATION COSTS, IN THE ADOPTED GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET, COMMENCING MAY 1, 2012 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. File#12-00507 4-30-12 signed Legislation with Attachment.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Suarez, seconded by Board Member Spence -Jones, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Suarez and Chair Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo Chair Sarnoff All right. I think we're pretty much done, Pieter. However, you wanted to say something and I know you don't want to adjourn this meeting. Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to make sure that I inform the Board, I've -- I'm not sure if all the board members are aware, but for some time now, Commissioner Spence -Jones has been talking about restructuring the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) and looking how to -- Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman, I'm sorry. Should we wait for Commissioner Spence -Jones to come back? I think she went to the restroom. Mr. Bockweg: We can wait. Commissioner Carollo: No. I just -- you know, a courtesy. If -- you know, if she's the one who has been bringing this up, maybe we should wait for her. I mean -- Chair Sarnoff Yeah, it's cool. We'll wait. Commissioner Carollo: She's coming. Commissioner Gort: Here she come. Mr. Bockweg: Thank you. As I said, some time ago, Commissioner Spence -Jones has been talking about restructuring the CRA and looking at ways how we can operate effectively and efficiently in a separate format. A couple weeks ago, I met with the Commissioner and she had directed me to come up with a proposal on how to best come forward and present to the Board how to most efficiently move forward with the ultimate separation or having a restructuring of the CRA. I sat down with my staff my executive staff, Bert Gonzalez, Clarence Woods, and Miguel, and we came up with a proposal, which has been distributed to all of you, on how we City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 8/6/2012 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 26, 2012 think is the most effective and efficient way to restructure the CRA as it currently operates. The proposal before you does not interrupt any operations. It does not affect any operations on any other projects that are currently in place. The proposal before you does, however, affect the cost reallocation for the operational budget of the CRA. And of course, that has to come before the Board for an ultimate vote and approval. The proposal before you as well is the operational budget from May 1 to September 30. The reason why we thought that was important as well is because that way we will not affect any other projects or progress that we're making and we will operate in the proposal for the remainder of this year only. And for that reason, Mr. Chair, I recommend that we recess this meeting. I'm more than happy to answer any questions that you may have, but the reason why I recommend that we recess this meeting is so that on Monday, when we have the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA, we could readjourn the Omni meeting and then vote and discuss, if you will, the proposal that I have brought before you from the, again, cost reallocation from the line item budget for operations. Thank you, sir. Chair Sarnoff All right. Any Commissioners have any questions? So then this meeting would stand in recess until the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA meeting on Monday at 5 o'clock at -- Where are we going to be meeting? Mr. Bockweg: At 5 o'clock at Frederick Douglass. Chair Sarnoff Frederick Douglass. Mr. Bockweg: And Commissioners, if you have any questions from now until Monday, please do not hesitate to call me on my cell any time in the weekend or whenever. And ifI haven't been able to meet with you as of yet, I will make sure that I will make more attempts to do so. Thank you. Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman. Chair Sarnoff You're recognized. Commissioner Carollo: Just real quick. When was the information dropped off at my office, Mr. Bockweg? Mr. Bockweg: That proposal was dropped off to you this morning. I was not able to drop it off to you before. I was hoping to drop it off when we were -- when we had -- possibly schedule a meeting, but we were unable to. But that's why I said Commissioner, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call. Commissioner Carollo: So I guess I have tomorrow and whatever time Monday. Commissioner Spence -Jones: I can't wait to see you Monday. Commissioner Carollo: So I guess the only time I have to review this is tomorrow and whatever time Monday, correct? Mr. Bockweg: I will make myself available whenever you're available, Commissioner. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Spence -Jones: So that means you're coming Monday? Commissioner Carollo: You may not want me to come. Chair Sarnoff All right. So we're in recess, and I will turn this over to the Chairman of the City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 8/6/2012 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 26, 2012 Omni [sic], the Chair of the City Commission. Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): And Chair -- Commissioner Suarez: Midtown. Ms. Thompson: -- once again, because -- Mr. Bockweg: Mid -- Chair Sarnoff Chairman -- sorry -- Commissioner Spence -Jones: Chair of the -- huh? Chair Sarnoff Midtown. Commissioner Spence -Jones: Mid -- okay. [Later..] Chair Sarnoff All right. Southeast -- we now open up the Omni, which was in recess from Thursday. Mr. Bockweg, you're recognized. Mr. Bockweg: In essence -- Chair Sarnoff Hey, take it outside. Let's go. Mr. Bockweg: In essence, Mr. Chair, the item before you was what we just voted on with Southeast Overtown/Park West is the budget proposal -- Vice Chair Suarez: Move it. Mr. Bockweg: -- that I provided. Commissioner Spence -Jones: Second. Chair Sarnoff Any discussion? Hearing -- Vice Chair Suarez: No. Chair Sarnoff -- no discussion, all in favor, please say "aye." The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Sarnoff Move to adjourn the meeting. Thank you all. Mr. Bockweg: Thank you. Commissioner Spence -Jones: Thank you. The meeting adjorned at 5:54 p. m. on Monday, April 30, 2012. City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 8/6/2012