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Home My WebLink AboutOMNI CRA 2012-07-26 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:00 PM or thereafter MIAMI CITY HALL 3500 Pan American Drive OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marc David Sarnoff, Chair Francis Suarez, Vice Chair Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner Frank Carollo, Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones, Commissioner OMNI & MIDTOWN CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2nd Floor, Miami 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6868 www.miamicra.com OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes July 26, 2012 ORDER OF THE DAY Present: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Chair Sarnoff, Vice Chair Suarez, Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Gort On the 26th day of July 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 9:22 p.m. and was adjourned at 9:24 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Spence -Jones entered the Commission Chambers at 9:23 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Pieter Bockweg, Executive Director, CRA Veronica Xiques, Assistant General Counsel, CRA Priscilla A. Thompson, Clerk of the Board Vice Chair Suarez: You're the chairman. Chair Sarnoff I want to welcome everybody to the July -- Vice Chair Suarez: Here you go, bro. Chair Sarnoff. -- 26, 2012 meeting of the Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). And I want to thank my fellow board members for being here. Mr. Director, I know it's the will -- I believe it's the will of this board that we not go through the budget today. Is there something on this that necessarily must be conducted business wise today? Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): If you please, Mr. Chairman, I recommend that we defer items 1, 2, and 4, but we do hear item number 3, which is the line item for office furniture for the new firehouse. Chair Sarnoff. Okay. Could you take us through that? Mr. Bockweg: Sure. Mark, if you will. Vice Chair Suarez: But do you want to defer the other ones or no? Chair Sarnoff. Oh, is there a motion to defer items 1, 3 [sic] -- Vice Chair Suarez: Motion to defer -- Chair Sarnoff -- 4? Vice Chair Suarez: -- 1 -- what -- Mr. Bockweg: 1, 2 -- Vice Chair Suarez: -- 2 and 4. Motion to defer 1, 2, and 4. Chair Sarnoff 1, 2, 4. Is there a -- Commissioner Carollo: Second. Chair Sarnoff -- second? City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 3/8/2013 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes July 26, 2012 1. 12-00799 RESOLUTIONS 2. 12-00828 3. 12-00831 Commissioner Carollo: Second. Chair Sarnoff. And these will be deferred to the September 13 City Commission meeting, at a specially set time by the chair of that meeting. Vice Chair Suarez: I will do that. Chair Sarnoff. All right. So is there a motion --? There's a second. All in favor, please say aye." The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. FINANCIALS CRA REPORT FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR THE PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2012. File # 12-00799 07-26-2012 Cover Memo.pdf File # 12-00799 07-26-2012 Backup.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Suarez, seconded by Board Member Carollo, that this matter be DEFERRED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Suarez and Chair Sarnoff Note for the Record: Item #1 was deferred to September 13, 2012. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENTAGENCY, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), DE -ALLOCATING $769,799 IN CARRYOVER FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED PROJECTS, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENT "A," AND ALLOCATING SAME TO THE PORT TUNNEL LOAN AND THE MIAMI ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX. File # 12-00828 07-26-2012 Cover Memo.pdf File # 12-00828 07-26-2012 Legislation with Attachment.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Suarez, seconded by Board Member Carollo, that this matter be DEFERRED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Suarez and Chair Sarnoff Note for the Record: Item # 2 was deferred to September 13, 2012. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENTAGENCY City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 3,8/2013 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes July 26, 2012 ("OMNI CRA") AUTHORIZING THE OMNI CRA TO PIGGYBACK ON THE STATE OF FLORIDA FURNITURE CONTRACT NO. 425-001-12-1, TO PURCHASE OFFICE FURNISHINGS FOR THE OMNI AND MIDTOWN CRA OFFICES, TO BE LOCATED AT THE HISTORIC FIRE STATION #2, 1401 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, MIAMI, FL, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $68,000; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AND AMEND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; FUNDS TO BE DRAWN FROM THE OMNI TAX INCREMENT FUND, "CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10040.920101.670000.0000.00000. File # 12-00831 07-26-2012 Cover Memo.pdf File #12-00831 07-26-2012 Financial Summary.pdf File # 12-00831 07-26-2012 Signed Legislation.pdf Motion by Board Member Spence -Jones, seconded by Vice -Chair Suarez, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Suarez and Chair Sarnoff CRA-R-12-0048 Chair Sarnoff All right. You're going to be heard on number 3, Mr. Director, through your designee. Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Mark, if you will. Mark Spanioli (Director of Engineering and Construction): Good evening, Commissioners. Mark Spanioli, CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). Item number 3 is a resolution authorizing the Omni CRA to piggyback on the State of Florida furniture contract number 425-001 -- Commissioner Spence -Jones: So moved. Mr. Spanioli: -- -12-1 to purchase -- Vice Chair Suarez: Second. Mr. Spanioli: -- office furnishings for the -- Vice Chair Suarez: Forgot I can second now. Mr. Spanioli: -- Omni and Midtown CRA offices. Chair Sarnoff. All right. We have a motion and we have a second. Any discussion? Hearing no discussion, all in favor, please say aye." " The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Sarnoff Okay. That -- Commissioner Spence -Jones: And the firehouse looks fabulous. City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 3,8/2013 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes July 26, 2012 Chair Sarnoff. What's that? Vice Chair Suarez: I haven't seen -- Mr. Spanioli: Thank you. Vice Chair Suarez: -- I haven't been to it. Commissioner Spence -Jones: The firehouse looks fabulous. Chair Sarnoff. Oh. I haven't even seen it yet. I'm waiting for -- Vice Chair Suarez: I haven't seen it either. Chair Sarnoff. -- the finished product. I hate walking in there and like saying, let's change this. Mr. Bockweg: If you will, Commissioner, we will be moving into the firehouse, the Omni, and Midtown CRA at the end of August. It is on time and under budget, I'm happy to say. Vice Chair Suarez: Do we have to open up Midtown to defer it? Mr. Bockweg: Yes. We do need to defer Midtown 'til September 13 -- Vice Chair Suarez: Okay. Mr. Bockweg: -- as well. Vice Chair Suarez: Do you need to turn over --? Okay. ChairSarnoff. Rewind. Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): I need you to go ahead and adjourn this meeting, if you're done. ChairSarnoff. Oh, we're adjourned Ms. Thompson: Thank you. 4. CRA RESOLUTION 12-00801 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENTAGENCY ("CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CRA'S PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING BUDGETAND TAX INCREMENT FUND BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2012 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2013; DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMITA COPY OF EACH BUDGET TO THE CITY OF MIAMI AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. File # 12-00801 07-26-2012 Cover Memo.pdf File # 12-00801 Signed Legislation with Attachment.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Suarez, seconded by Board Member Carollo, that this matter be DEFERRED PASSED by the following vote. City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 3/8/2013 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes July 26, 2012 ADJOURNMENT Votes: Ayes: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Suarez and Chair Sarnoff Note for the Record: Item #4 was deferred to September 13, 2012. The meeting adjourned at 9: 24 p.m. City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 3,8/2013