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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEOPW CRA 2011-11-28 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Di • IN O9▪ IEP 19 1i? Meeting Minutes Monday, November 28, 2011 5:00 PM DOUBLETREE GRAND HOTEL 1717 N. BAYSHORE DRIVE SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Michelle Spence -Jones, Chairman Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Vice -Chairman Marc David Sarnoff, Commissioner Frank Carollo, Commissioner Francis Suarez, Commissioner CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 49 NW 5th ST, SUITE 100, Miami, FL 33128 Phone: (305) 679-6800, Fax: (305) 679-6835 www.miamicra.com SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 ORDER OF THE DAY Present: Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Suarez and Vice Chair Gort Absent: Commissioner Sarnoff and Commissioner Carollo On the 28th day of November 2011, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at the Doubletree Grand Hotel, 1717 North Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chair Spence -Jones at 5:11 p.m. and was adjourned at 6: 38 p.m. Note for the Record: Vice Chair Gort entered the meeting at 5:16 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Pieter Bockweg, Executive Director, CRA Clarence Woods, Assistant Executive Director, CRA Veronica Xiques, Assistant General Counsel, CRA William R. Bloom, Special Counsel, CRA Priscilla A. Thompson, Clerk of the Board Todd Hannon, Assistant Clerk of the Board Chair Spence -Jones: We're going to go 'head and at least get started with the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) agenda. And as communicated by the City Clerk, that we can kind of deal with the discussion items. Madam City Attorney, Veronica, I just want to make sure we're on the same page. It's not a problem as long as we're not voting on an item that we can have a discussion on them. Veronica Jaques (Assistant General Counsel): Correct, Commissioner. You're not taking any action, so you can go ahead and have your discussions. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. And just so that we're also on the same page, Commissioner Suarez is joining me on -- in this discussion. Madam City Clerk, can you open us up with prayer before we start. Do you mind? Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): Not at all. Invocation and pledge of allegiance delivered. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Thank you so much for those that are joining us today for our November 28 CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. We're going to deal with some of the discussion items. I just want to at least put it on the record that I actually -- Madam City Attorney, I will be probably leaving in the next 45 minutes for an event that's happening at the Adrienne Arsht Center for a project in our district, so I will only be here for the next 45 minutes. So, hopefully, we'll get a chance to see the other Commissioners that are actually arriving. So, in the meantime, it's you and I. I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving. We all have a lot to be thankful for and grateful for. I want to thank also our Commissioner that came to the sunshine meeting this morning that's really very much interested in what's happening in Overtown. We really appreciate your interest -- Commissioner Suarez: Thank you for -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- in seeing what happens -- Commissioner Suarez: -- having me. Chair Spence -Jones: -- there. So what I wanted to do was just kind of deal with the discussion items, and they're going to -- not going to be long discussions, but just the discussion that you City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 FINANCIALS 1. 11-01104 and I can have briefly on this issue. [Later...] Chair Spence -Jones: I know that we have -- we're going to take some community comments really quickly, but I want to just mention this before we do that. You know, I did mention before the meeting took place that I have another meeting that I need to go to as well, and I know I'm going to create an issue of quorum. Is there anything --? I know that Commissioner Sarnoff is not going to be able to make it tonight, correct? Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): That's correct. Chair Spence -Jones: Is there any quorum issues on the Omni that's a problem that you require for me to kind of be here for that? Mr. Bockweg: Well, there's a -- there are actually four items on the agenda, Madam Chair, one of which has already -- Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): Now -- Mr. Bockweg: -- been taken care of -- Ms. Thompson: I'm -- I apologize. Vice Chair Gort: You have to close the -- Ms. Thompson: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, no problem. Vice Chair Gort: -- Overtown. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Suarez: Meeting adjourned. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. No, no, not yet. Commissioner Suarez: No? Ms. Thompson: No, no. Commissioner Suarez: Oh, I'm sorry. CRA REPORT FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2011. File # 11-01104 11-28-11 Financial Summary.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: All right, so we're going to move to financials. Miguel. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Miguel Valentin (Financial Officer, Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioner. Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Mr. Valentin: I don't know -- Good evening. Upon preparing the agenda for Overtown, they incorporated the wrong financial summary in the Overtown section. Actually, our legal counsel is making the copies. Vice Chair Gort: Yeah, you have the Omni. Mr. Valentin: Yes. I think she's coming. She's coming right now. Chair Spence -Jones: I'm sorry. Go ahead. Mr. Valentin: Yeah. Miguel Valentin, CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) financial officer. I'm going to be presenting the combined statement of financial position as of October 31, 2011. We are reporting the cash balance of 24, 860,166. Also, I wanted to put on the record that the auditors, they are going to be commencing the audit by next week. I'm hoping that the financial statements are going to be issued by the end of December. And again, there is no reportable condition to report to the board. Do you have any -- if you have any other question -- Chair Spence -Jones: Any of the Commissioners have any questions on it? I just have a little comment, but I want to make sure that they -- Commissioner Suarez: I mean, we've -- and we've talked about it, you know, over and over again. I mean, everyone knows, I think, the position of the board and how we feel about the carryover. No need to beat the dead horse. Mr. Valentin: I will say that most of it has been committed towards projects but still they're ongoing. But if you need further details, I'm able to provide a list with all the commitments that we have made. Commissioner Suarez: Maybe one of the things that would be good, Miguel, on the summary is to have an additional line item that says projects in construction with an amount. Because if the project is in construction and it looks like a carryover, it looks like we just have cash sitting in our bank, but the fact of the matter is even though it's not been spent down on a project in construction, the project is in construction. The money's going to be spent down. So in effect, it's a more kind of severe category than allocated. 'Cause allocated just means it's put in a slot for a specific vision of the future. But if it's in construction, you know, it could mean that we are actually being more efficient with the use of our funds than it appears from the financial statements. Mr. Valentin: Will do. Commissioner Suarez: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Commissioner Gort. Vice Chair Gort: I agree. I'd like to see the commitment also 'cause we've gone -- we approved a lot of the projects and so on but I'd like to see a list of it, a summary of which project and how much we got into it and what stage they're in. Mr. Valentin: Okay. Chair Spence -Jones: Great. So hopefully you can make that addition to the next CRA meeting City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 RESOLUTIONS 2. 11-01105 so that we're all on the same page. The only thing that I really wanted to mention on all of this actually, especially on the statement itself, we already know the projects that we're actually moving to the next level. And I'm assuming that you guys are in the midst of negotiating and at least two of the major projects that will at least spend down some of this money. We've set aside money prior to -- this particular board, I know, set aside for housing -- for affordable housing, so I know that money is included in all of this. So a lot of this will -- more than half of this will be gone. I'm almost sure of that. We just want to make sure that -- I think their points that they've made during this particular meeting is to make sure it's clear. Because what happens is the public sees it and they say, oh, you're sitting on $24 million and, you know, there's so much slum and blight in -- Commissioner Suarez: Right. Chair Spence -Jones: -- Overtown. Why is it not moving? But we all know that there's been a holdup as to, you know, the negotiation on some of these agreements. So I'm hoping that we're able to move that rather quickly. And I know that Clarence and Pieter are working hard to make sure that that happens. One thing I'm also very excited about, Commissioner Gort has agreed to work along with us and head up as the Vice Chair all of the efforts regarding the bonds and whether or not we're going to do bonding or whether or not we're going to -- what's the second option? Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Traditional loan. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. So, Commissioner Gort, I'm hoping that hopefully between you, Miguel, Clarence and Pieter, you guys will be sitting down pretty quickly because before we make decisions on how we spend down these dollars, we want to at least make sure we know where the rest of the money is coming from because we still have a lot of work to do in Overtown. So I know that you'll be heading that up. So I guess in the next 60 days, 90 days, we'll know something? Vice Chair Gort: As soon as we have all the projects together and the fundings [sic], we'll be able to work on it. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. So can we like put a time frame on it, guys. In the next 30 days, can we get that to him so that he knows what he needs to do? I know that he's an expert in that area, so I know that this will be something that he can definitely make happen. Mr. Bockweg: I'll go ahead and set a meeting with Commissioner Gort, with the staff, as well as provide all the information that we have up to date. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All right. Do we have a motion and a second on this item? Vice Chair Gort: It's information. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, just discussion. Okay, so let's move on. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND ($35,000.00), TO NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION, INC. TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION, TO DISBURSE THE GRANT ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. File # 11-01105 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf File # 11-01105 11-28-11 Financial Form.pdf File # 11-01105 11-28-11 Backup.pdf File # 11-01105 11-28-11 Legislation.pdf File # 11-01105 11-28-11 Legislation (Signed) 11-01105.pdf File # 11-01105 01-30-12 Cover Memo.pdf File # 11-01105 01-30-12 Financial Form.pdf File # 11-01105 01-30-12 Backup.pdf File # 11-01105 01-30-12 Legislation.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Gort, seconded by Board Member Suarez, that this matter be CONTINUED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Spence -Jones, Vice Chair Gort and Commissioner Suarez Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Sarnoff Chair Spence -Jones: The only thing that I would like to change on the agenda really fast, I believe that the item -- you can correct me -- number 2, we're removing from the agenda. Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): We'll be continuing it to the following meeting, Madam Chair. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so it's continued. Okay, great. Commissioner Suarez: So move. Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, I have a second and a -- a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. 3. CRA RESOLUTION 11-01106 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), DE -ALLOCATING TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS ($2,383,180) IN UNUSED FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED PROJECTS, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENT "A." File # 11-01106 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf File # 11-01106 11-28-11 Legislation with attachment.pdf File # 11-01106 11-28-11 Legislation (Signed).pdf City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 2,16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Motion by Board Member Suarez, seconded by Vice -Chair Gort, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Spence -Jones, Vice Chair Gort and Commissioner Suarez Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Sarnoff CRA-R-11-0057 Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Item number 3, Madam Chair, is the de -allocation of projects that have been completed, which is a total of $2.3 million. I just want to put on the record and assure everybody that these are projects that have been completed, that these are not projects that will go unfinished. They are monies left over in these particular line items, and we would like to de -allocate these monies to ultimately then allocate for the following item, which is the Gibson Park gymnasium. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Suarez: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: We have a motion -- Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: -- and a second. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. And again, I just want to be clear. I know that we talked about this on the $2.3 million. I know that the original plan included a gym. Now we will be having a gym in the overall project, which was important to the community, so we're at least making sure we fulfill our commitment. Commissioner Suarez: Madam Chair, may I just say one -- Chair Spence -Jones: Sure. Commissioner Suarez: -- additional thing? Chair Spence -Jones: Sure. Commissioner Suarez: I just want to say that this is exactly what we're talking about in the financial summaries issue, cleaning things up, moving them along, getting them into another project that the community's going to benefit from. Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Commissioner Suarez: And this is the kind of stuff that we need to do as quickly as we possibly can. Mr. Bockweg: We've put -- Commissioner, we have put time limits as far as when the grantees can submit invoices, which we've put a 90-day time limit. Anything after 90 days will not be reimbursed to make sure that those invoices come in timely and we can start cleaning up the line items a little quicker. So those are -- that's an addition that we put into the grant agreements, putting that time limit into the grantees. But like you said, Madam Chair, this will be going towards phase two of Gibson Park, which is the following item, item number 4, for the construction of the gymnasium. City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 4. 11-01107 Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Thank you, guys. Let's move on to -- we had a motion and a second on that item. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,800,000), TO THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN INDOOR BASKETBALL GYMNASIUM TO BE LOCATED AT GIBSON PARK, 401 NORTHWEST TWELFTH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("GYMNASIUM"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION, TO DISBURSE THE FUNDS UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. File # 11-01107 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf File # 11-01107 11-28-11 Financial Form.pdf File #11-01107 11-28-11 Backup.pdf File # 11-01107 11-28-11 Legislation.pdf File # 11-01107 11-28-11 Legislation (Signed) .pdf Motion by Board Member Suarez, seconded by Vice -Chair Gort, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Spence -Jones, Vice Chair Gort and Commissioner Suarez Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Sarnoff CRA-R-11-0058 Chair Spence -Jones: Now we've moving on to item number 4 -- Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): 4, which is the gymnasium. Chair Spence -Jones: -- which is the gymnasium. Commissioner Suarez: I move that. Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: We had a motion and a second. Vice Chair Gort: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: Only thing that I want to add -- and I don't know ifI see Emanuel Washington. I know that he's been pushing very hard and I'm just going to say it to the City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 2,16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 5. 11-01108 Administration as we move on to number S. I think it's extremely important that we definitely make sure that small business con -- if this is going to be dollars that the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) is putting into this project, that the small businesses, especially from the City of Miami, definitely from Overtown area first, but if not, the City of Miami, making sure that they have some preference in, you know, some of the new redevelopment of the gym. And then also, I want to say it again, making sure that the jobs are coming from the community. So any time we spend money, I think it's important for us to push that issue. Mr. Bockweg: We'll be working very closely with CIP (Capital Improvements Program) to assure that the contractor that is used will be working with the community and hiring locally. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, no problem. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000), TO THE CITY OF MIAMI, TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXPANDED POLICE VISIBILITY PROGRAM WITHIN THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION, TO DISBURSE FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. File # 11-01108 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf File # 11-01108 11-28-11 Financial Form.pdf File # 11-01108 11-28-11 Backup.pdf File # 11-01108 11-28-11 Legislation.pdf File # 11-01108 11-28-2011 Signed Legislation.pdf Motion by Board Member Suarez, seconded by Vice -Chair Gort, that this matter be ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATIONS PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Spence -Jones, Vice Chair Gort and Commissioner Suarez Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Sarnoff CRA-R-11-0059 Chair Spence -Jones: So item number 6, and we're moving right along. Vice Chair Gort: S. Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Item number S -- Chair Spence -Jones: S. Item number 5, I'm sorry. Item number S. Mr. Bockweg: -- Madam Chair, is the renewal of the grant towards the police visibility grant. We have been very happy over the past year regarding the police visibility grant. There is a presentation as part of the backup. I would like to indulge you with the commander, who is here City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 2,16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 to kind of present any questions that you may have or any presentations that you have. I do need to make a note. There is one correction in the backup -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Bockweg: -- of the reso. It says $500, 000, which it's actually $250, 000 that the item will be moving forward with. Commander, if you -- Chair Spence -Jones: Do you have the new reso? Mr. Bockweg: Yes, ma'am. Veronica Xiques (Assistant General Counsel): Yes, Commissioner. You have it and it's just a scrivener's error. It doesn't really mod what you're voting on today. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commander. Commander Lazaro Ferro (Police): Good evening. If -- Does everyone have the presentation on the board or --? I have extra copies if -- Chair Spence -Jones: You could just give us copies so that we have it. And just put your name on the record so that at least we have it. Commander Ferro: Yeah. My name is Lazaro Ferro. I'm the commander for the Overtown NET (Neighborhood Enhancement Team) area. By the way, with me is Commander David Sanchez, my colleague and the commander for downtown, and our major for the central district, Major George Gomez. Okay, we'll get started. On the first page, what you're going to see is the mission. That's the mission statement of our CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) police high visibility grant. And the key word or the key phrase there is partnership. The police high visibility grant is a service -oriented effort to establish and support working partnerships with the Community Redevelopment Agency, Neighborhood Enhancement Teams, residents, business owners, and homeless outreach programs. All of these are components. This is how we make this program a success. And I know I have a lot of partners here in the room that I'll recognize through the presentation. The following page is a map of how the boundaries are divided between the Southeast Overtown/Park West and the Omni area. And now I'm going to go into some numbers, some accomplishments that we have for 2010. I'm going to do an overall picture, and then I'm going to break it down into something that makes a little more sense. Now just to be mindful, these are enhanced police services. These are services other than the norm that we provide to the community. So for the year, for both areas, we had a total of 1,868 officers that were allocated throughout the year, which equivilates [sic] to 13,104 man hours. Total operations that we did for the year were 392, and that averages out to weekly six officers per operation, a total of 250 hours or 252 hours per week and 7 hours of operations during those events. Now when we break them down by each area, like Southeast Overtown/Park West, the grand total for the year were total officers for the year, 1,156; man hours, 7, 862; total operations, 218. Now when you look at it on a weekly average, which is what's important and makes sense, it's officers per operation were six, man hours were 151 hours per week, and operations per week were four operations, 4.2, which is -- and to include six officers that were added. Now obviously, the different hours of the operations were based on what goals and objectives we wanted to accomplish that day. It ranges all the way from quality of life all the way to narcotics and violent crimes, so depending on what the mission was for that particular day. The next page is the breakdown for the Omni area. And these are the total officers for the year, 712 that were added. Total man hours for the year were 5,241; total operations, 174. For that area, the officers per operation were 6, man hours per week were 100, and operations per week were 3. -- roughly, 3.5, and officers per operation were 5. The next page is -- what illustrates is what benefits, what was the effort. Okay, we put all these hours, we put all this City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 money that we allocated for these operations. What did we get back in return? Okay -- and again, this doesn't measure the total product of the effort. These are numbers that we utilize to gauge the success of the operation. Total felony arrests, 678 for the year; total misdemeanors, 2,559. The breakdown is 21 percent felonies, 79 percent misdemeanors. Total arrests, 3,237. Key component of this plan is 18 guns were recovered and removed from the streets. Now again, part of our mission sometimes is assisting the homeless. We had 728 placements into programs. Traffic summons is 633, which is traffic is another component of it. Vehicles towed, 39. Money that was confiscated during narcotic operations is 5,682. I know that may seem like a low number, but a lot of these operations are targeting the street seller, the guy on the corner, not the organized operations. Nine hundred and fourteen grams of marijuana, 445 grams of cocaine, again, targeting -- we're targeting the guy who's selling in the corner of the street. When we break them down by areas, felony for Southeast Overtown/Park West, 390 felony arrests; misdemeanors, 727. It's a breakdown of 35 to 65. Total arrests, 1,117. Guns recovered were 14. Homeless assistance, 314. Traffic summons is 413. Vehicles towed, 21. And then the currency that was seized, which is over $4, 000. For Omni, total felony arrests -- okay. And then you're going to see on the next page for the Omni the breakdown. But I'm a visual person. The next pages that you're going to see are photographs. Sometimes some of these numbers, okay, they sound good but they don't make a lot of sense, but a picture tells a thousand words. And a lot of these, again, through our partners -- I have the NET administrator here, Loren Daniels [sic], which is instrumental; from the Homeless Assistance Program, Wayne Davis and Vivian. They're my NROs (Neighborhood Resource Officers). As you can see in this picture here is the encampments that were being done underneath 1-95 or 395 off of Northwest 1 Avenue, 13 and 14 Street. This is how the homeless had taken over the streets. When I took over command of Overtown and I walked in there that morning, I noticed these kids were walking to school. They had to walk on the street because these homeless individuals had taken the sidewalks over and they were residing there. So through the use of this grant, we were able to find placement, and as you see in the next following pictures, the cleanup. That's what makes the difference. And it's not so much the initial operations as it is a maintenance component of it because you do an operation, if you don't follow it up, it will go back to what it was before. And you'll see the various pictures on different locations, which are key areas in the Overtown. Also, you see pictures in the areas of downtown. And then you're going to see some pictures of community partnerships. We developed a program -- we went away from our traditional police services to the community and the community said I want to see the police officer. So we put officers on walking beats, specifically in the area of the Rainbow Village. The result is kids were coming out. Kids were interacting with the police, okay. The police was not riding around in a police car. We went in there -- crime went down to zero in that area when we were there. Obviously, we had to do an initial operation and take the streets over and let the criminal element know that we were the one in charge and the community had the streets back for them. And you'll see some pictures of some of the currency, narcotics. You'll see also some guns in the back. As a matter of fact, one of those guns, Pieter and I, when we did a quarterly riding assignment, we went to a specific location from a complaint from a business owner and that's where I found the subject hiding that was involved in a shooting -- in a previous shooting with two guns. That was one of the guns that was recovered that day. In the following pages I have also statistics of the violent crimes, specifically murders throughout -- in comparison for three years, and our goals and objectives for 2012-2013. And I know, Commissioner Spence -Jones, from other community meetings that we had before, you wanted to see and ensure that we enforce the 1, 000 feet within a school, place of worship, and public parks. And I know the signage that you wanted to put in there so I incorporated that into our goals and objectives. Also, traffic checkpoints. I know you mentioned that as well. And using a -- signs posted along certain areas to ensure the community that we have a zero tolerance enforcement and approach towards crime in that specific area. Any questions? Anything at all that I can help you out with? Mr. Bockweg: Madam Chair, I would just like to add real quick that the police department and myself, we've committed to monthly meetings. Any concerns that we hear from the community is addressed during those meetings that we can -- that the police can assist us with and vice versa, City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 giving them -- us updates on certain operations and areas that they're targeting. So we've had a very good working relationship over the past year. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so you guys have been having the monthly meetings? Mr. Bockweg: Yes, ma'am. Commander Ferro: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. And Loren has been involved in those meetings? Commander Ferro: Loren, I keep him posted through e-mails (electronic) and everything else. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All right. I definitely want to make sure that at least NET is in the loop of what -- every time you guys have the meeting so that at least everybody's on the same page about what's happening. Commander Ferro: Absolutely. Chair Spence -Jones: Any of my fellow Commissioners have any comments? We kind of dealt with both issues, Omni and -- Commander Ferro: Correct. Mr. Bockweg: Right. That's correct. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so we don't have to do the presentation on the second -- Commissioner Gort, do you have any comments? Vice Chair Gort: Nope. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Suarez: We've approved this grant before and it's an incredible grant. I don't think there's any community in Miami that would refuse having more police officers. And certainly, based on the homicide statistics in the north district, it's clear that, you know, we need as many of our officers on the street as possible so -- Chair Spence -Jones: Let me get a -- Do I have a motion and a second on it? Commissioner Suarez: I'll move it. Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Priscilla A. Thompson (City Clerk): As modified. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Suarez: As modified. Chair Spence -Jones: Motion -- Commissioner Suarez: Second -- Vice Chair Gort: Modified. City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Commissioner Suarez: -- as modified Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All in favor, real fast? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: Comment. Vice Chair Gort: By the way, in your marketing studies, security is something people looked at. Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Vice Chair Gort: So going to a safe place is something people really look into. That's why the entertainment center created something very similar to what we creating in Overtown. Commander Ferro: One last thing that I would like to mention, please. If this could be a pocket item for the next Commission meeting on December just because of the urgency of making sure -- and we have a lot of incidents that have happened lately and this grant will help us to put those additional officers out there and it has. Chair Spence -Jones: Pocket item for? Clarence Woods (Assistant Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Receiving -- Commander Ferro: For the Commission meeting. Mr. Woods: -- receiving the grant from the CRA. Chair Spence -Jones: From the City Commission? Commander Ferro: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so we would definitely need to make sure we bring that to the City Manager's attention. The only thing I want to say, I thank you guys for sitting down and meeting with me. You know that I am truly committed to at least making sure that the businesses and the people that live in Overtown have a safe community. That was the number one issue, as Commissioner Gort mentioned, from the surveys was -- safety was the number one issue. I have to say that, you know, putting the beat officers beyond 3rdAvenue, I think it's extremely important. While we do want to make sure 3rdAvenue has the presence as we build it up, we want to make sure avenues like Northwest 2nd Avenue is getting the same kind of attention. Two weeks ago, I, you know, happened to visit, as you know -- and I thank you guys for welcoming me there, to a crime scene where a young lady was shot and killed on Northwest 2nd Avenue. Two weeks prior to that, I'm on my way going home, thank God nobody was killed, but somebody was shot in the leg, you know, same avenue, same street. So you see -- I see it rising. I see the issue of people now taking out guns and now shooting at each other. And on my way going to the crime -- once I got to the crime scene, I mean, I was bombarded with many of the parents that lived in the same units -- and I have to say this -- that we rehabbed and made look better complaining about the drug activity that's going on in those buildings. And I just want to say it on two sides of it. I think that police needs to continue to do what they need to do to add the pressure so that they know they cannot come shooting, you know -- the mothers just basically said to me, Commissioner, if it didn't start raining, you know, ten minutes earlier, our kids would have been out there in front of that building and would have gotten sprayed with gunfire. The week prior to that someone had got shot and killed. So, you know, I'm not making it your fault because I think that it's a combination thing. But we cannot pretend like it's not happening. So City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 I'm just hoping that the monies that we are setting aside right now, again, that there's real efforts -- and I mentioned this when I was in office the last time. It's like -- you know, I think those checkpoints are extremely important because when you're stopping people's cars, you're finding the guns. When you're stopping people's cars, not only the people that are selling the drugs -- and you know I mentioned this -- but the people that come in there to buy the drugs. Vice Chair Gort: To buy. Chair Spence -Jones: And it seems like for whatever reason in the past, a lot of the attention was on the individuals that was selling. I think we need to get them off the streets, but the individuals, like your doctors and your real estate people and all these people that make big money but come in there to buy, they never get -- they need to also understand that they can't come there to buy drugs. Commander Ferro: And that's what we -- Chair Spence -Jones: So I know that was a big part of our discussion is that I want to see those kind of operations happening as well because once people know it's hot in Overtown, that you can't go in Overtown, that's when we'll start seeing the crime things -- Commander Ferro: And you're absolutely right -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- decrease. Commander Ferro: -- Commissioner. That's why the beat patrols that we initiated in the area, with those patrol units parked in specific strategic locations gives the impression to the buyer -- that's what we're focusing, the buyer -- that there is an operation going on. Go someplace else. Chair Spence -Jones: Right. Commander Ferro: And it then sends the message to the seller, if I'm not doing business, I got to find some other place to relocate. Chair Spence -Jones: Right. And I'm not taking anything away from it 'cause I know that you guys work hard. I'm just simply saying as a mother, I'm just telling you, you know, to go to that crime scene and see, you know, literally 20 parents saying, Commissioner, what are you going to do about this? You know, I -- there's really no answer for that, you know. And it should not not be an answer for it. And you know, what I'm saying is I just feel like, you know, if the CRA is funding it, we need to do whatever it takes to make sure the additional operations -- and I know that sometimes we veer away from the stopping of people coming in and out. And I'm just saying sometimes the checkpoints -- during the holidays, I mentioned the same thing. You know, during the holiday season, during New Year's and Christmas, a lot of drugs are being bought during that time. And if people know that they can't come buy drugs in Overtown, then at least that can curb some of this activity. 'Cause you know this, Commander, that those shootings that took place were -- Commander Ferro: Correct. Chair Spence -Jones: -- based really around, you know -- Commander Ferro: Narcotics. Chair Spence -Jones: -- drug turf war. And I just want people to understand that we don't have that drug turf war stuff happening in Overtown. People need to know it's hot in Overtown, that they can't come here doing that. So I'm hoping that between the stuff that we suggested, which City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 was the checkpoints, making sure the beats go beyond 3rdAvenue. 'Cause you guys have just about cleaned up 3rdAvenue. That I can say that the activity is slowing down, but -- Commander Ferro: One thing -- I'm sorry to interrupt you. But the chief of police shares your same concerns. As a matter of fact, he has issued me four beat positions, two of them which I'm going to utilize on 3rdAvenue, and two other ones for the hotspots in the hot areas where the incidents are taking place. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. And I think the other issue above that is the homeless issue. And you guys know this, and I had one of the items as a discussion item on the agenda but the homeless issue is really -- it just seems as though it's increased incredibly. And I know that one of the issues that came out of it in the very beginning was the whole issue of feeding the homeless in Overtown. And I'm hoping that we can address something that when all of -- and most of them are men. I say 80 to 90 percent of the people that are actually coming there to be fed right there on 3rdAvenue are men. Trying to figure out a way to, once they come there, there's some type of service that they're receiving on -site, you know, beyond just I'm putting you in a shelter, like dealing with issues that affect, you know, just who they are as individuals, like really addressing their issues because if not, they're going to be back there Tuesday night in the same thing. And if this is about really trying to transform, empower people and all the things that we say the CRA is supposed to be doing, we just want to -- we want to see those type of results happening, especially if we're spending, you know, $250, 000 to make -- at least to -- to me, that extra $250, 000 that we're spending, we -- the crime should be at a, you know, all-time low, especially if we're putting the extra force in there. So I look forward to working with you. I want to make sure that -- and I told the tenant association that was there that were -- you know, the individuals that were there that they need to form a tenant association and they need to put a crime watch in place for their buildings because police can't do it all; CRA can't do it all. It has to be a united effort. So I just would want to add to you if there's any way that you would -- and they were open to it -- would be also helpful in helping those tenants in those buildings create their own crime watch association so they can be very much involved in what's happening to decrease the crime that's happening in the Overtown area. Commander Ferro: You have my commitment on that, Commissioner. Commissioner Suarez: Madam Chair, thank you. I just -- with your permission, I'd like to put on the City's agenda a discussion item regarding electronic benefits transfer fraud because I think that's also a very, very big problem in Overtown and something that is fueling a lot of the drug trade. People are cashing in their EBTs (Electronic Benefit Transfer) for, you know, 50 cents on the dollar, taking that cash and buying drugs with it. That's something -- I would like to explore the possibility of revoking the certificates of use for grocery stores that are engaging in electronic benefit transfer fraud. And it's something that I've been exploring for a little while. And particularly when things were getting very violent in Overtown, you know, I spent some time there and that was one of the concerns that kept coming up that, you know, people kept expressing to me. So with your permission, I'd like to put that item on the agenda to see if we can look at that and see, you know -- Chair Spence -Jones: I would definitely like for at least police to kind of communicate -- to give us a full -- what I don't want to have happen is I don't want us to be so focused on -- and I think we need to do that -- that and forget how important it is to stop people from doing drive -by shootings, okay. Commissioner Suarez: Absolutely. Chair Spence -Jones: To me, that's a lot more important than whether or not somebody's cashing in their food stamps. And guess what, they should -- I mean, I'm not saying that we shouldn't focus on that, but I don't want this whole big operation on that and then -- City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Commander Ferro: No. Chair Spence -Jones: -- I got babies being shot down in the streets. Commander Ferro: No, but I need to -- Chair Spence -Jones: To me, that's a little -- Commander Ferro: -- open your eyes -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- bit -- Commander Ferro: -- to -- Chair Spence -Jones: I think we should do both because they are related. Commander Ferro: Yes. And absolutely, I agree. But I need to open your eyes a little bit to some of the stuff that I have seen and I have witnessed so that we are all on the same page. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commander Ferro: Absolutely. Chair Spence -Jones: Commissioner Gort. Vice Chair Gort: Well, you got a Nuisance Abatement Board, which we have to appoint -- I have my appointments in there. And my understanding is after six complaints, criminal complaints or complaints, that you can take the CU (Certificate of Use) away 'cause it's not that easy to remove the CU. The Nuisment [sic] Abatement Board, we can use that. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. So any other questions on that? All right. We had a motion and a second, Madam Clerk? Ms. Thompson: And you voted. Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? We said aye, right? Commissioner Suarez: Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: Aye. 6. CRA RESOLUTION 11-01121 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIXTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY ONE DOLLARS ($16,451) WITH THE URBAN COLLECTIVE, INC., FOR PRODUCER AND CURATOR SERVICES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 2011 ART BASEL EVENT; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM THE SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 2,16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 File # 11-01121 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf File # 11-01121 11-28-11 Financial Form.pdf File # 11-01121 11-28-11 Backup.pdf File # 11-01121 11-28-11 Legislation.pdf File #11-01121 11-28-11 Legislation (Signed).pdf Motion by Board Member Suarez, seconded by Vice -Chair Gort, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Spence -Jones, Vice Chair Gort and Commissioner Suarez Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Sarnoff CRA-R-11 -0060 Chair Spence -Jones: All right. We're going to move on to item number -- Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): 6. Chair Spence -Jones: -- 6. Mr. Bockweg: Clarence. Clarence Woods (Assistant Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioners, Item number 6 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing the executive director to enter into a professional services agreement, in a form acceptable to general counsel, in an amount not to exceed $16,451 Commissioner Suarez: Move it. Mr. Woods: -- with the -- okay. Chair Spence -Jones: We had a motion on it. I have a question, but motion on it. Do we have a second? Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Second. Chair Spence -Jones: Second, okay. So all in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: Do somebody have a discussion on it, 'cause I do on it. Commissioner Suarez: Sure. No, no. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. We got a chance to meet with the individuals -- I don't know if they're here tonight -- on the whole Art Basel issue that's happening. This is in relationship to the Art Basel situation. Mr. Woods: Yes. Mr. Bockweg: Yes, ma'am. Chair Spence -Jones: I just want to make sure. And my concerns only is, you know, this event is happening on Friday night, the first kickoff event. I'd like to definitely see the Commissioners attend and support. I think it's extremely important. City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Mr. Woods: Seven o'clock is the reception -- is the -- Chair Spence -Jones: Seven -- Mr. Woods: -- opening and reception. Chair Spence -Jones: -- o'clock, so we should definitely be there, if we can, to kind of support the artists that are there. But I want to be clear on -- originally we put $50, 000 aside on this, correct? Mr. Woods: Yes. Mr. Bockweg: That's correct. Chair Spence -Jones: So we were able to negotiate it down to 16? Mr. Bockweg: We -- for the professional service, that's correct. Out of that $50,000, 16,000 will go to the professional services for -- Mr. Woods: The Urban Collective. Mr. Bockweg: -- Urban Collective. That's right. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so the additional -- 'cause I think it's important for the Commissioners to understand where is the additional monies going. Mr. Woods: Well -- Chair Spence -Jones: Is it for the tent? I mean, is there --? Mr. Woods: The other services are the tent, the marketing. Most of that stuff, we, the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency), are, you know, taking control of. When we came before you in October, remember, we had not had a board meeting, you know, maybe two months prior. So we had to go ahead and get moving. If we were going to start -- if we were going to do something for Art Basel, we needed to go ahead and get started with doing something. So we started to procure the tent and all of the marketing and started getting all of the other stuff together while we put out an RFP (Request for Proposals) for the curator, the curator and the production team. Commissioner Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: That RFP went out. We got three responses and of the three we chose the Urban Collective, who was the only responsible responsive bidder. And their work, their services will be $16,451. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: In the meantime, we're basically providing the venue. We're doing -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: -- everything that it takes in order to have a venue. The Urban Collective is going to be in charge of the actual artists. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Mr. Woods: So all of their work entails curating the space and doing the production of the event. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. I just want to just mention in the future -- because the whole purpose of this was to really, you know, bring people to Overtown from Art Basel. And I believe you guys are working on the trolleys to do that. Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: I just think that in the future when we're talking about doing these type of events or supporting them, we need to have a nice window, like either 90 days or 120 days, because if we don't do it that way, then we're not ensuring the success of the event. And you know, I'm just putting that out on the record because I did attend a meeting last week regarding this and there were things that it just needed to kind of be, you know, shaped up. And I just want to make sure that as we go out for this -- Art Basel is too big with these amount of people coming in for us not to have a good look in Overtown. So I'm pretty confident that Urban Collective will be able to pull that off, but we need to not -- I'm saying the CRA, if we give an individual a grant to do the work, let them do the work. When we start trying to create the flyers and all the additional things, to me, that becomes a problem. You know, if we're granting them that, let them have it and do their -- 'cause if it doesn't turn out right, guess what happens? Who gets blamed? Mr. Woods: Yeah, we do. Chair Spence -Jones: We get blamed. So I just want to avoid that in the future. When we give people grants, yes, we need to make sure that they're doing -- and following up on all their paperwork. That's our responsibility to make sure they're doing the right things with the money, but we cannot also micromanage every little thing that they're doing because they can't be successful. Mr. Woods: And it's quite stressful doing it that way, believe me. Chair Spence -Jones: Right. And I know that y'all got more to do than worrying about whether or not some tents are getting built. We need some buildings being built. So I'm just -- you know, I just want to put it out there because I don't want to participate in those kind of meetings again really because it's really -- the energy should be spent on other things, and I just want to make sure that we're clear on -- Mr. Woods: Absolutely. I agree with you, Commissioner. Believe me, had we not -- or if we would have had a meeting prior to October, it probably would have gone that way -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Mr. Woods: -- but because we were kind of behind the eight ball and the event was happening in less than like 30 days, if we were going to do it -- and we traditionally did do something for Art Basel -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Mr. Woods: -- but if we were going to do it, we needed to find the best way or the most efficient way to get it done, understanding the time frames that we had to work within. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Thank you, guys. All right, we had a motion and a second. Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): Yes. We voted already. Chair Spence -Jones: And we already voted on it. City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 7. 11-01132 CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($70,000) FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ADDAPAVE TREE PIT PAVING SYSTEMS FOR SIXTY EIGHT TREES ALONG THE 3RD AVENUE BUSINESS CORRIDOR IN OVERTOWN FROM NORTHWEST 8TH STREET TO NORTHWEST 14TH STREET File # 11-01132 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf File # 11-01132 11-28-11 Financial Form.pdf File # 11-01132 11-28-11 Backup.pdf File # 11-01132 11-28-11 Legislation.pdf File # 11-01132 11-28-11 Legislation (signed).pdf Motion by Board Member Suarez, seconded by Vice -Chair Gort, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Spence -Jones, Vice Chair Gort and Commissioner Suarez Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Sarnoff CRA-R-11-0061 Chair Spence -Jones: So we're going to move on to -- Thank you, Clarence -- item number 7, which is -- Pieter. Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Mark. Mark Spanioli (Director of Engineering and Construction): Good evening, Commissioners. Mark Spanioli, CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). Item number 7 is a resolution authorizing the expenditure in an amount not to exceed $70, 000 for the installation ofAddapave tree pit paving systems for 68 trees along the 3rd Avenue business corridor in Overtown, from Northwest 8th Street to Northwest 14th Street. Commissioner Suarez: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. We had a -- Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: -- motion and a second. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: I just want to make sure y'all are clear the reason why we're doing these grates. I don't know if you want to put that on the record. Basically, out of the 60 we have, 40 of them got stolen. Mr. Bockweg: Forty-three -- Mr. Spanioli: Forty-three. Mr. Bockweg: -- have been stolen to date. And that doesn't only include the crates [sic] for the trees. It includes the manhole covers. It includes everything. City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 2,16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 DISCUSSIONS 8. 11-01127 Vice Chair Gort: Everything. Mr. Bockweg: So this is a nice way to cover the cost instead of having to purchase the crates [sic] over and over again by adding this benefit. Chair Spence -Jones: Right, so that we're clear it's the little rocks -- you saw them today -- will be put under the trees. Vice Chair Gort: They look very good. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Vice Chair Gort: I think we should do that through all the City. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Commissioner Suarez: Yeah. It would actually be very nice. Madam Chair. I just want to -- I want to thank Mr. Spanioli for working with our office. We really drilled down on this issue. Mr. Spanioli: Any time. Commissioner Suarez: And they were convincing in their answers to the -- Chair Spence -Jones: So did I. Commissioner Suarez: -- questions. Yeah. And you know, I actually saw one today. When we were leaving Jackson Soul Food, there was one of those that were covered in this particular fashion. And it rained last night so -- or this morning, so it was actually pretty timely that we could see its porous nature 'cause that was something that I doubted as well so. Mr. Spanioli: It's remarkable because it looks solid and you actually -- water passes right through. It's pretty amazing. Commissioner Suarez: It's permeable. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. And thank you for finding a solution. It definitely looks better. Mr. Spanioli: You're welcome. CRA DISCUSSION DISCUSSION REGARDING OVERTOWN COMMERCIAL BUSINESS MARKETING PROGRAM File # 11-01127 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf DISCUSSED Direction by Chair Spence -Jones to the Executive Director to work closely on identifying a business marketing program for the commercial businesses in the Overtown area to encourage visitors to the area. Chair Spence -Jones: The first item is the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) item regarding the Overtown commercial business marketing program. I'd like -- Clarence, can you City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 also please be -- 'cause I definitely want you to be able to speak on behalf of that as well. I want to -- I think during our meeting this morning, I think I was pretty clear. We all kind of talked about everything that needed to kind of happen in Overtown. I think that we've done a great job. Pieter's been working hard to make sure all of the units themselves have -- you know, at least they're moving. I think we have two more -- or one more that actually has to open, so -- which is the wing shop. So that's moving along. But I think one of the biggest issues and concerns I have regarding the -- all of the commercial development that we're doing -- I'm talking about all of the small businesses -- is trying to figure out a way to make sure that people know that they're there. The community people that are in the overall area, they know about them, but we're talking about all of the county and City buildings and state buildings that are downtown that if they knew the wing shop was there and they were able to, you know, get information about it to make orders, same thing, they would order their pizza, then we can get a lot of outside business opportunities coming into Overtown. And you know, until we can get people to the point where they feel that it's safe and okay to be there in Overtown, which I don't see that there's no reason for it not to be safe, but still there's a perception that we have to deal with daily when we're having shootings and all these things taking place in the area is to at least make sure that we figure out a way to market in the area to make sure that people are utilizing the services. I've asked for those new businesses to incorporate some sort of delivery type service where they can actually have a delivery of either, you know, their pizza or whatever, shoe man to get your shoes shined or repaired. All of these are things that I think can help bring business in. So one of the things, Commissioner Suarez, that I wanted to see happen and would like for the Administration, Clarence and Pieter, to work closely on identifying a business marketing program that we can at least put in place for the commercial businesses there to get people to come in not only to do business and utilize the services, but if we can create like you have in Southwest 8th Street -- what is it, Viernes --? Commissioner Suarez: Oh, Viernes Culturales. Chair Spence -Jones: Right. Commissioner Suarez: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: Where there -- I know that we already do Folk Life Fridays on first Fridays, but even if it's just on a smaller level where you have sidewalk sales, we need to get an individual or individuals involved that can help market it, but also if we can also get them involved in actually making sure that all the businesses in those areas are connected. And I really would like to make sure it's somebody that has experience and knowledge of the area and making sure that they can also help promote and get that done. I know we have already our PR (Public Relations) person or our -- in -- that can help with all of the press releases, but this is a little different. I'm really more interested in really coming up with a real program that, you know, have coupons and all of that kind of stuff as well. So I have joining me now Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair, and I want to thank Commissioner Gort for touring Overtown and the commercial business district today. He had a lot of great ideas as well that we're going to implement and I want to tell you thank you in that. So item number 8, the discussion item, was just strictly asking the Administration -- Clarence, I know you're taking the lead on it -- to come up with some sort of -- I don't want it -- I don't really want us to spend a lot of money on anything. I want it to be a very low number, if possible, but enough money for them to -- the social media networks, we're not using them as much as we could to drive people there. Any kind of creative things that we can do to make sure that the businesses survive. We have spent the money to do the build out and that's great, but if we don't do enough to keep marketing it and getting beyond what we see from, you know, the images of crime and the things that have created an issue with people actually coming in to utilize the businesses, we're going to have the same issue. You're going to have businesses that we spent money on, but they're only servicing a very small group of people. So I'm hoping that we can do that. So I don't know, Clarence, if you have any thoughts on this at all that you want to share. City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Clarence Woods (Assistant Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yes, Commissioner. Chair Spence -Jones: And then we're going to go back to the regular agenda so we can get through it. I was just trying to waste time until you got here. Vice Chair Gort: Thank you. Mr. Woods: Yes, Commissioner. Actually, we've begun to take a look at implementing somewhat of a marketing program. It would more so mirror a programmatic type of marketing program that we would start to link, just as you said, not only the businesses but some of the events that are happening within the area, have a plan that would link all of the different events with the businesses and kind of create a program, if you will, for how we want to see people come in and engage the businesses, as well as the events that we have happening in the Overtown area. So it's more of like a programmatic type of approach to where we program certain events and we program happenings in the Overtown area so that we can try to get people to come out and support the businesses. Chair Spence -Jones: I think one of the things that Commissioner Gort mentioned this morning, which I thought was great, was -- you know, we already know this -- that Overtown definitely can be, you know, a great tourist destination. But just like you guys have in Little Havana, you have Havana to Go. I think one of the things you mentioned today is really trying to drive the culture and really trying to drive, you know, it as a tourist destination. And maybe that's one of the things that they focus their efforts on is to really go out and make sure those hotels, those cruise line ships and those individuals that have to figure out what they want to do maybe creating that as a part of the overall marketing objective. I just think that we got to do something in order to make sure that these businesses survive. Commissioner Gort, do you want to add anything on that about your thoughts from this morning? Vice Chair Gort: I don't know if you all are talking to the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. They can be very helpful in putting programs together. In that one corner where we were this morning, you have a lot of history in just three houses there, in the three facilities you have in there. Mr. Woods: Absolutely. As a matter of fact, we've already identified the historical institutions that are within the Folk Life Village area. I know the Commissioner talked about the Folk Life District, but there is the Village area, which is a smaller area right in that area where you stood and you pointed out the historic Ward Rooming House. You have the historic Dorsey House, as well as the historic Lyric Theater. The idea is to create some sort of synergies around the historic institutions within the Village as well as the district as well because the larger district has more historic institutions that we want to try to link and provide a trail, a historic tool, if you will, a trail that would highlight all the different institutions within the Overtown area and take advantage of some of the culture that's there in the area. Chair Spence -Jones: Any thoughts? Commissioner Suarez: Yeah. I just wanted to kind of reiterate the points that I made this morning, which were basically that -- and it kind of dovetails off what you said which is essentially that we need to embrace the differences in our cultures. It's something that makes us unique and special and it's what makes Overtown special and unique. You know, when you fly into Miami from anywhere in the world and you want to eat an authentic Cuban meal, you think of Versailles. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 9. 11-01128 Commissioner Suarez: First thing that comes to mind. And we need to create those kinds of destinations. Jackson Soul Food, where we had the meeting this morning, is one of them, you know, in Overtown so that we accentuate the culture, the differences in the culture and the uniqueness and the history. So I hope that that all becomes part of the marketing vision -- Mr. Woods: Absolutely. Commissioner Suarez: -- for the area. Mr. Woods: Absolutely. Chair Spence -Jones: And hopefully, like Commissioner Gort mentioned, make sure that we have great partnerships with organizations that have done it already -- Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: -- so that we can figure out a way -- and I think that it's very important for us to have those locations where you can buy historic Overtown -- we talked about this morning -- the Ward Rooming House, I want to make sure staff is clear on that. We need to get it open. We spent -- the CRA spent too much money to make that happen. It's time for the building to be open. So -- Mr. Woods: Absolutely. Chair Spence -Jones: -- hopefully we're moving in that direction. I know Pieter and I have talked about it. We toured it with the Florida Memorial University president, which was a great meeting. And hopefully with Black Archives so that we can continue to work together on, you know, at least getting that kind of energy happening in the building. So we will have our Overtown to Go, hopefully a little mini store to start off with, but the whole idea is to make sure that kind of energy is happening. Thank you. Mr. Woods: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Actually, we're going to save all comments 'til the end. What I want to do is just go to the first part of the agenda, and then we will open up for discussion afterwards. [Later..] Chair Spence -Jones: So I think that is it on our agenda items. I just want to -- Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): You have your other discussion items. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah, I know, on the agenda. On the first discussion item we have -- we've already kind of dealt with it, which is the business marketing and you guys are going to bring something back on that. CRA DISCUSSION DISCUSSION REGARDING COMPLETION OF COMMERCIAL BUILD -OUT ON THIRD AVE. File # 11-01128 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: Number 9 was the completion of the commercial build outs on 3rd. We want to go ahead and complete 3rd Avenue so that we have no issues on buildings that are taped City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 10. 11-01129 up and with signs on them and nothing happening in them. I believe Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair, saw those buildings today, and I'm just wanting to make sure -- I did meet with Solomon today for his particular units, but there's also additional units that's on 3rdAvenue. So I'm hoping that based upon our meeting today with the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) staff, we're moving in the direction to get businesses in there immediately. And for those people that attended -- that's attending the meeting tonight, we are looking for businesses that want to move in on 3rd Avenue. Please pass the word. I think we have a lot of food for the most part for now. Clarence Woods (Assistant Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Retail (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Spence -Jones: So we're looking for retail shops. I know that some people are asking for phone, like Boost. Some people are asking for a nail shop. Some people are asking for a pharmacy, a one -stop pharmacy. So -- but any additional ideas that anyone has, please let Pieter and Clarence know. We need to get moving on it. That money's been sitting there for a minute. We need to go ahead and build the space out. The more activity we have happening on 3rdAvenue, the less criminal activity we see happening on 3rdAvenue. So any comments on --? Are you guys okay with us moving ahead on that immediately? Vice Chair Gort: We should. Chair Spence -Jones: Please make sure contractors and local people work in those build outs. Mr. Woods: Absolutely. Commissioner Spence -Jones: So we're going to move on and hopefully you guys will be bringing something back to us. CRA DISCUSSION DISCUSSION REGARDING STATE/ FEDERAL LOBBYIST. File # 11-01129 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: Item number 10 was a discussion regarding the state and federal lobbyists. Basically, in a nutshell, I just wanted to make sure I communicated to the staff about how important it is. We have two lobbyists, correct, that we hired and paid? Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yes, ma'am. Chair Spence -Jones: I would like to see them come and present to the board. I don't know if they've had an opportunity to do that. But we need to know what they're working on. And I know, Pieter, you've been doing a great job staying on top of them, but I need to -- if we're paying them, we need to hear from them as well. So I wanted to know if there's any way we can set up for them to come and give us a briefing on what they're actually doing, especially in Tallahassee. I believe Tallahassee has a lot going on now. Mr. Bockweg: And Commissioner, ifI may. The -- just to -- so that the board understands, prior to us issuing -- providing the grants or the reimbursements to the lobbyists, they do provide us a report on what they've done that month. I also request that as far as part of the renewal -- and the contract will be coming to you for renewal when it expires -- that they will, as part of that presentation, show you everything they've done throughout the year. The Tallahassee lobbyists, obviously, the workshop -- the committees are in session so he's hard at work, particularly on City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 two bills that are up at Tallahassee that are very important to us specifically, but I will make sure that as soon as the -- either the committees are over or he's available for the next meeting and I'll make sure that he comes down and presents to you. As far as the federal lobbyists, I'll make sure that they present something to you either in the next meeting or the meeting after that. I probably think it's best, you know, to have them both at the same time to address any concerns that you may have. So I'll coordinate with them to see when they come down and present to you. But I can assure you they are very hard at work, specifically the ones in Tallahassee right now. Chair Spence -Jones: I'm just -- I don't know -- in the past, did you guys have -- I mean, the last two years, have they come in front of you? They have? Okay, so you're saying yeah. Vice Chair Gort: I don't recall. Commissioner Suarez: Oh, I've spoken to them. Chair Spence -Jones: No, but have they come to the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency)? Commissioner Suarez: Oh. I don't know if they've made any presentations before the CRA. Mr. Bockweg: They came in front of the board when the -- Commissioner Suarez: I think they came -- Mr. Bockweg: -- item was -- Commissioner Suarez: Yeah. Mr. Bockweg: -- the contract was renewed last year, but there was not a formal presentation made. It was part of the backup what they have done year to date. Commissioner Suarez: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: And in the four years that I served, I really made sure that they did that because we can't -- it may not be a lot of money, but it's money we're spending. And if we're having an issue in Tallahassee now with the CRA -- Mr. Bockweg: I'm on top of them very much. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Vice Chair Gort: One of the things we have to look at sometimes if it's not enough -- our contract is not big enough and they're big lobbyists, we're not the main point for them to work on so we have to make sure that whoever we hire, that they understand their work and what they have to do. And I'd really like to see a report, what are they -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Vice Chair Gort: -- doing, who are they talking to and so on. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Last year did they deliver anything in the state or the federal government for --? I'm just curious. What did they deliver last year? Mr. Bockweg: Last year the local lobbyists -- again, this bill that is regarding the CRAs was also up last year in front. He also provided help with FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) in creating programs for Overtown with the -- they don't call it Tobacco and City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 11. 11-01130 12. 11-01131 Firearms -- Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, but they call it something else now. The federal lobbyists are -- have been instrumental in providing monies and grants for the seawall at Museum Park -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Bockweg: -- Camillus House, and other big projects like that as far as having those earmarks in big federal -- mostly TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Bockweg: But the to -- the Tallahassee one currently is hard at work, I can assure you that. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. So definitely make sure -- that was the only question I had on that. Any other discussions? Okay. CRA DISCUSSION DISCUSSION REGARDING A PILOT PROJECT THAT WILL ADDRESS THE PROLIFERATION OF HOMELESSNESS IN OVERTOWN (FISHER OF MEN) File # 11-01130 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: We're going to move on to D -- I mean, to item number 11. And I just want to say -- and this is not a real long thing. I kind of talked about it already. I really want to try to figure out on how we can work along with Mt. Zion so we have no issues on addressing the homelessness issue. So I'm just going to ask the City to kind of work along with them to try to figure out what we need to do. I know that originally it was at Trinity Church and I know that, you know, the district Commissioner had -- there was a big concern about it being at Trinity. So then it got moved from Trinity to Overtown and Mt. Zion. So I really -- Overtown really has a lot of-- enough homeless issues to deal with. So I just want to figure out a way that we can work along with that. I know that -- I see Loren standing up in the back and I know that's been a constant concern for us. So if we can figure out a way to work along with Mt. Zion to figure out coming up with something to at least provide a service to those that are actually coming there to be fed. Any questions or comments on that? CRA DISCUSSION DISCUSSION REGARDING CULMER VILLAGE PROJECT. File # 11-01131 11-28-11 Cover Memo.pdf MOTION A motion was made by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Gort, and was passed unanimously, with Commissioners Carollo and Sarnoff absent, to direct the Executive Director to issue a letter of support for the Culmer Village Project subject to the conditions expressed on the record by Chair Spence -Jones. Chair Spence -Jones: Item number 12, which is the discussion regarding the Culmer Village project. Let's -- I really wanted to make sure that -- and maybe it -- this was kind of written wrong and I want to make sure that we're on the same page about it. Today I had a meeting with the Town Park folks. These are the Town Park Associations for North Village and South today and it was a great meeting. And the whole purpose of the discussion was to make sure we got City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 things in order with the Town Parks because some of them are having some real issues. And when you think about 14th Street and above or north, basically, that's where all my homeowners are. Anything below 14th Street, they're really renters. So it's extremely important for me to protect the homeowners that I have in Overtown, and I need to make sure that we start doing that in everything above 14th Street. So part of the discussion with them today, which was a great discussion, was kind of helping them put things in order and providing them support to make sure things are moving ahead so they're not in jeopardy of losing where they live. And a few of them, we've made some headway with. I believe, Town Park Village, we're well on our way. I actually flew to meet with the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) secretary, the vice president -- I mean, vice secretary or assistant secretary many years ago and we were able to stop the issue that was going on with them. But we want to make sure anything else that's coming up for these new parks -- Town Parks, they have no issue. What I wanted to say to staff and say to the fellow Commissioners is that we kind of have a plan already in place for 8th to 14th with the historic village, Folk Life Village District, so -- and they've been working really hard to make sure they pull their plan together, so I feel pretty confident about that. My concern became anything above 14th Street. There's not been a real plan put in order. And then I wanted to make sure that that actually happened. I mentioned today -- because I like to keep everything out in the open -- that the Alonzo Mourning's group, as you know, Commissioner Edmonson, had basically given the land, the Culmer Center over to Alonzo Mourning's group to redevelop it. I was very much concerned with just really making sure that the residents that were going to be affected by it were a part of what was going on. They're going to have further meetings to discuss, you know, between Alonzo's group, along with the residents that are going to be immediately impacted, which is the town park folks. They're working together, along with our Planning Department -- I don't -- I thought I saw Greg somewhere -- which worked actually in pulling together the Folk Life District project, will work along with this group to create a -- whether or not it's called Culmer Village, everything above 14th. They can hammer out what their names are. I think they had some different names that they want to use for anything above 14th Street, but working to make sure that we actually have, even if it's a conceptual plan, of what people want to see above 14th Street. I know that I -- I actually see Alonzo's people here tonight. Shawn, if you could raise your hand so we're all on the same page. I think that it was a very productive meeting. And we know that Zo has done a lot in the Overtown area trying to help the residents and the young people in Overtown, so we support that. My only issue with Zo -- and again, I was very clear in the meeting with him -- is that we can't do anything unless we're including the people that are there that live there. Hopefully, the shopping plaza that you talked about -- right now we're looking at immediately putting it to use. I believe there's two grocery stores that are interested, Price Choice and I believe Family Dollar or Bravo, one of them, which will give us 40 jobs immediately, which I know you guys know we need the jobs. But that is really only a temporary aid to kind of address an issue. The long-term thing would be creating a real project that would include both that, you know, all the Overtown residents that live in the area can be proud of. So I know that one of the issues -- and I don't know if you need to put it on the record -- that they were having was I believe Commissioner Edmonson wanted me to give clarity on this issue. I think that the -- I guess the deed arrangement -- Clarence, if you want to put it on -- what the actual issue is and what they need from us tonight. It's not an approval of giving them any funds to make anything happen. But what it is is a commitment to support the project and as long as it has the amendments from the overall community, the group that we kind of worked on together today with, then we can move forward. But I don't want them to have an issue later on. So I don't know if you need to officially put it on the record. Clarence Woods (Assistant Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Well, Commissioner, as you stated, the developers that were conveyed the land to the Culmer property with the intent of developing -- doing a large, mixed -use development, and my understanding is that they needed to have either started development or a commitment for funding by December. And if not, then what they want to do is try to seek an extension. What has -- what they do have is within the global agreement is a commitment from the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) to support that development. And I know that from the meeting today you made it clear that as City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 long as there are some -- well, as long as there is participation from the community and certain things are met, then we will provide the support that they are looking for with respect to funding -- helping to fund that development. Chair Spence -Jones: And I just want to make sure for my fellow Commissioners that I was very clear in that meeting that, you know, if we're talking about going above 14th Street, which is the reason why we supported the expansion, that Town Park needed to be the number one objective. So before we start doling out anything, we need to make sure the people that have been in Overtown for God knows how long, at least they have the resources to make sure that their buildings are brought up to code or for their 40-year certification. We need to make sure -- and I believe that in that discussion today it was communicated that -- from the group that they had no intentions of taking anything away from -- Mr. Woods: Right. Chair Spence -Jones: -- them and that they support it 100 percent and even have volunteered to kind of work along with them in creating the overall plan. Mr. Woods: Absolutely. Chair Spence -Jones: I just -- I like to have everything out in the open so we don't have no issues in the end. Everybody -- there's nothing to hide. This is what the discussion was so that we're all on the same page. So basically, I'm assuming that what they're asking us for is just a letter of support for the overall project so that they can have a discussion with, I guess, the County Commissioner and I guess the County attorney to know that this is something that the CRA is supporting. Mr. Woods: Right. And that -- because they don't have all of the funding in place right now, which was a stipulation for conveying the property to the National Housing Trust, that through us they will get a letter of support saying that they will get some sort of funding from us in order to get the project developed. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Based upon whatever the community comes back as recommendations, okay. Mr. Woods: Based upon the community recommendations. Chair Spence -Jones: Yes, want to make sure. Do you guys have any comments on this at all? I mean, do you know -- do you guys know about this project? 'Cause I just learned about -- Commissioner Suarez: I mean, I have some -- Chair Spence -Jones: Have you been briefed on it? Commissioner Suarez: -- understanding of it, but I haven't been briefed in detail and length by anyone. I haven't met with anyone specifically on it. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, Shawn -- Mr. Woods: We can do that at some other -- Vice Chair Gort: I don't have any idea. Chair Spence -Jones: So you've never been briefed on it either? City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Mr. Woods: We can -- I mean, I don't know if you want to do that now, Commissioner, or -- but we can actually come and sit down and -- Chair Spence -Jones: I mean, I wouldn't want -- what I would not want to do is -- first of all, you don't have all the Commissioners here, that's number one. Mr. Woods: Right. Chair Spence -Jones: I assume that at least Shawn had already kind of communicated to all the other Commissioners 'cause you -- Commissioner Suarez: I've never seen Shawn before. Pieter Bockweg (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): We'll schedule meetings and give you a full briefing to the entire board. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Let's talk loud enough so they -- Shawn Wilson: I met with Commissioner Suarez approximately two years -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- can hear. Mr. Wilson: -- ago about this. Commissioner Suarez: Oh. Mr. Wilson: That's okay. Chair Spence -Jones: What'd you say? What was the comment, Shawn? Commissioner Suarez: I forgot. Sorry. Chair Spence -Jones: Your name on the record. Mr. Wilson: Just -- Shawn Wilson, Housing Trust Group. We did have individual meetings with several Commissioners when we first started working on this proposal, including Commissioner Suarez, who's present here tonight. But we'd be happy to have another round of meetings with everybody. Commissioner Suarez: I stand corrected. Chair Spence -Jones: Have you had a briefing with Commissioner Gort? Mr. Wilson: We have not me with Commissioner Gort yet, but we -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Wilson: -- look forward to doing so. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. So this is going to be my recommendation. I mean, we will have a December meeting, correct? Yeah, we -- not during the holiday break -- Mr. Bockweg: Commissioner -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- 'cause you normally have it the last Monday of the month, right? City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Mr. Bockweg: I was hoping to have the CRA meeting during the Commission meeting on the 15th, during the break real quick. But that's something I need to discuss with you, Madam Chair. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. The 15th may be difficult for me. Mr. Bockweg: Okay. Vice Chair Gort: It's a lot of thing on the agenda right now. Chair Spence -Jones: I know. Vice Chair Gort: We got a full agenda. Mr. Bockweg: There's only one item that really needs to go before the board in December from the Omni side. As far as the Overtown side, that's something that we still need to sit down with you to see how many items you have, Madam Chair. So that's why I was thinking to do it in the middle of the Commission meeting on the 15th, which is scheduled for the 15th, just to get that out of the way. But that's your prerogative, of course. Chair Spence -Jones: I just think there's other -- I mean, you know the agenda is -- I'm sure you know. You're the Chair. It's packed My only concern with that would be just in case there's any comments on it, I think it needs its own time. So if we can maybe look at maybe the first week in -- I mean, the week of the 20th -- the 19th or 20th, the week after that. Mr. Bockweg: The 19th is a Monday. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so -- Mr. Bockweg: We can do it that day or the week after that, which is -- Chair Spence -Jones: What is it? Vice Chair Gort: No, no, no. The 25th -- you can't do it the 25th, that's for sure. Chair Spence -Jones: Can we try the 21st 'cause Monday I know I have a conflict. Mr. Bockweg: It's the 26th. It's the day after Christmas. Chair Spence -Jones: No. We're not going to be here the day -- Mr. Bockweg: No, exactly. But if you'd -- Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Mr. Bockweg: -- like, Madam Chair, we can do it later on that week. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, what about the 21st? Mr. Bockweg: We could -- 21st is a Wednesday. We could do it on that day. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. If we could try that, that would be great. Mr. Bockweg: Okay. No problem. City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Chair Spence -Jones: And I'm going to make a suggestion that your -- you definitely make sure the other Commissioners are briefed 'cause they need to know. It's not just the district Commissioner. They need to know kind of what's going on as well. I think it's extremely important for that to happen. All right, so -- Mr. Wilson: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: -- you'll make arrangements to make sure that happens. And then the deadline that you need to have it is when? By the -- when is the County asking for --? Mr. Wilson: Well, we're going to be submitting a request -- an extension request to the County one week from tomorrow. And then that'll -- they'll probably take three or four months for it to work its way through their committee and final BCC (Board of County Commissioners) process. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so we -- the 21st is not an issue? Mr. Wilson: Correct, as long as the staff is authorized to provide the letter for our submission for a week from tomorrow. Chair Spence -Jones: Well, that's a question that -- I mean, I already know what the project's about and for me on my end I just want to be clear. The only issues I have is really making sure that the community portion is included. So it would really be up to them to decide whether or not, you know -- Mr. Bockweg: Madam Chair, I want to make sure that -- so that I understand kind of what is being requested. Is it that you would like the board to hear a presentation from the Alonzo group to --? Chair Spence -Jones: Well, actually, I would like for them to go ahead and at least meet -- at least brief their offices 'cause they have not heard about the project. I think it's important for that to happen. And then when it comes to us on the 21st, then we can definitely at that point address the issue 'cause everyone would have talked about it. Mr. Bockweg: Right. And the reason why I bring it up is because I want to make sure I have the board's approval, if the board wishes to do so, to write the letter in support for the County, which they need, from what I understand, a week from tomorrow. So I would need your approval as a board to go ahead and write such a letter if that's the case. And I think from what I'm hearing is that the 21st would then be too late. Chair Spence -Jones: Well, I just asked him and he said, no, it's not too late. Mr. Wilson: Well, it would be too late to provide a letter which we really need by a week from tomorrow. The letter -- we would anticipate it would be conditioned -- you're certainly not making any commitment in the letter. We're clear on that. Vice Chair Gort: You can write the letter with certain conditions to it that they have to comply with in order for us to be -- Commissioner Suarez: That's fine with me. I mean, I don't remember meeting with him so. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. So I mean, I'm really going to leave it on whatever you guys feel is the best way -- Vice Chair Gort: I don't have any problem as long as you put the conditions City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Commissioner Suarez: That's fine. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Gort has -- he stated that he doesn't have a problem with it as long as the conditions are included in the overall agreement. All right, is that your feeling? Commissioner Suarez: That's fine with me. Mr. Bockweg: You're talking about the conditions in the letter. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. The con -- Mr. Bockweg: So there's no commitment of funds. There's no -- just a letter of support. Vice Chair Gort: Right. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) conditions in the letter. Mr. Bockweg: Okay. Vice Chair Gort: We support because we believe they're going to do the following things. Mr. Bockweg: Okay. Commissioner Suarez: It's conditioned on the -- you know, the objections that the Chairman [sic] has raised. Mr. Bockweg: Okay. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Bockweg: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Thank you. Mr. Wilson: Thank you. Commissioner Suarez: You want me to move that? Chair Spence -Jones: No. It's -- is it a motion? Commissioner Suarez: It's a directive? Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): I would suggest -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Ms. Thompson: -- that you approve a motion directing the executive -- Commissioner Suarez: I move to direct the director to issue the letter supporting the project subject to the conditions as expressed by the chairperson. Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 NON -AGENDA ITEMS NA.1 11-01170 The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Wilson: Thank you. CRA DISCUSSION CHAIR SPENCE-JONES OPENED THE MEETING TO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS. DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. We're going to take comments. Derek Cole: Hi. Derek Cole, 1010 Northwest 11 th Street. Just a brief comment on the marketing plan for Overtown. I would like to submit an estimate to photograph all three of the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) areas. And as far as bringing people in from hotels and the cruise ships, David Brown has Urban Tour Host and he's been in the community forever, you know. Chair Spence -Jones: Well, then he should definitely apply. Mr. Cole: I don't think he was even aware of any RFP (Request for Proposals) going out on this -- on the thing. Chair Spence -Jones: Well, it wasn't an RFP. It's -- the whole purpose of it being a discussion -- Mr. Cole: No. I mean on the past one that you did. Vice Chair Gort: It's all volunteer work. Commissioner Suarez: That was an RFP. Mr. Cole: For the Art Basel thing. Vice Chair Gort: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) work, all the marketing pro bono. Commissioner Suarez: Yeah, that was an RFP. The $50, 000 grant -- Chair Spence -Jones: Oh, yeah, that -- Commissioner Suarez: -- I think he's talking about the $50,000 grant which -- Mr. Cole: I'm talking about that -- Commissioner Suarez: -- we ended up only giving out -- Mr. Cole: -- but on anything in the future -- Commissioner Suarez: -- 16,000. Mr. Cole: -- we should -- City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Mr. Cole: -- you know -- Commissioner Suarez: Yeah. Mr. Cole: -- look at -- Can I present you guys with these --? Chair Spence -Jones: Well, actually, I don't know if we want to -- are we accepting presentation --? I don't want us -- the staff -- you can give it to staff. Mr. Cole: Okay. Chair Spence -Jones: I think that's better to do than us actually taking it. And then, again, the whole purpose of me having the discussion item is to leave it open, Dennis -- not Dennis -- Derek is to leave it open so that you know. I'm having it on here as a discussion to say this is something we need to do. Mr. Cole: Right. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so you can definitely do that. All right, any other comments? Al Dotson: Yes, Commissioner. Just for the record, Al Dotson, with Bilzin Sumberg, 1450 Brickell Avenue. Just want to thank you, Commissioner, for the work that you've been doing with respect to the Wexford and UM (University of Miami) project. We look forward to meeting with you. You know, it's been since 2009 when we first made the presentation to the CRA, and Wexford and UM have continued to work without any funding from the CRA to make sure that we employ people from the community and put together a public benefits agreement. We do look forward to finalizing that with you, but we wanted to make sure that each member of the CRA knew that Wexford continues to move forward. With some of the preliminary conversations that we've had, even though there is no agreement in place, we do look forward to continuing those and concluding those discussions as quickly as possible as we move forward with the next phase. But we are pleased that our meetings have gone well with the community thus far. We've put them on hold until we have an opportunity to speak with you and we do look forward to that meeting. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Mr. Dotson. We do have a long way to go. Yes, I look forward to sitting down and having a long discussion with you and UM on that. Mr. Dotson: Thank you. Terrance Cribbs Lorrant: Terrance Cribbs Lorrant, Urgent, Inc., as well as the Overtown Oversight Board. I couldn't have come behind a better person because one of the issues that I was making sure that I bring to the board is the Wexford project with the University of Miami and the response that we've been receiving from the Overtown Oversight Board in regards to the community needs and community desires. So it's good to hear that they put on hold the meeting because we were unaware of the hold that was placed on that. In addition to that, Commissioner, I'd also like to welcome you back and I'm excited to see -- Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Terrance. Mr. Cribbs Lorrant: -- both you as well as the board working as a unified body. And you could see that from the last presentation with Alonzo Mourning. It disturbs me to hear that this project has moved forward without the knowledge of members of this board, which then tells me that City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 there has been closed door, once again, agreements. Whether they've been closed door from the standpoint of me being present -- I'm not required to be at anything but those which I'm available to be at and I've been asked to be at. But as far as when it comes down to the community, whether it be from the County or the City, it all needs to be played in part. Pieter knows very well of this conversation. It's come up in several of our Overtown Oversight meeting and it's listed in our minutes. So that in itself tells me you have a long way to go as far as us connecting and making sure those dots are connected. And lastly, the commander spoke on the amount of money that was brought in, which was very low. It was 5,000, and it kind of disturbed me. So I actually got a clear up on that and it's only on the amount of which the officers that are paid out of the 250 of what they have confiscated. On the yearly amount, they've brought in over $100, 000, and l knew that from his reports that he gives on a regular basis. So over $100, 000 -- it kind of threw me off with the 5,000 because we've been looking at ways that the department can find away to use that money that they confiscate once it's gone through federal and all of the investigation, comes back into the community to provide the training for the tenants that you talked about, that it doesn't have to come from the CRA. There are coalitions, there are organizations that deal specifically with this. We need to focus more on ordinance requiring our stores not to sell blunts in the front and the bag and the paraphernalia that encourages individuals. So those are the things in addition to the card use of the food stamps. In addition to all of that, you have to look at policies, and that's one of the things that we need to make sure that we do. 'Cause you want to be a business owner, you have to be a policy -- follow the rules. Thank you very much and continue the hard work that you do. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Terrance. Commissioner Suarez: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: And you've always -- you continue to be in the fight to make sure Overtown gets what it needs. Grady Muhammad: Good evening. Grady Muhammad, president/CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Miami -Dade First. In speaking directly with the board and Commissioners, Chairman [sic], staff, we have to, especially with the Wexford project -- it might not have received any CRA money. It just received $89.5 million of industrial development authority bonds. Of that, 25 percent requirement is for jobs from the empowerment zone areas. That is a requirement. The only people who can investigate it is the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) and the IRS have to have a complaint directly to them to initiate that. But one of the problems with that -- it's a great thing UM and Wexford is here, but we're still talking about a community benefits agreement. The building is built and everything else. The talk should have been over, period. It's simple as that. The talking should have been over. The building is built. We've given them another 89.5 million and gave 68 million of stimulus money. We shouldn't be talking. We should have had a bona fide agreement a long, long time ago. We've been talking and talking, but the building's getting built. Finances is getting put, but we're still talking. Those days -- Mr. Dotson, I love you, but with all due respect, we should start ensuring any project within the CRA that's being financed or potentially going to be financed should -- these numbers should come to the board without question. Camillus House is an example. We have to ensure not just with the contractor going out of business and we getting it subsequent. We have to ensure because I have e-mails (electronic) with Mr. Bockweg in reference to how many people was from Overtown for that position. He gave me 144 countywide, 44 -- 45-mile radius. I asked specifically how many black people from Overtown. We don't have those numbers. And see, the game -- we have to stop playing these games with numbers because it's just a simple fact. When we talking jobs, jobs, jobs, you know, you get knocked out for criminal. You get knocked out for drugs. You get knocked out for stuff. And all of these things happen at the Marlin [sic] and we keep financing projects but none of your residents and constituents are getting these jobs on these projects. And we got to be real simple and very unique 'cause we're funding projects but we don't have no independent monitor and we got to make sure we independently verifir these City of Miami Page 36 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 numbers. We got to go with the addresses -- 'cause even the Parrot Jungle debacle, when you look at those numbers and you look at the people, you start to seeing P.O. (Post Office) boxes, and you start to seeing the same names, and you start to seeing a female and a husband name with different addresses. And we're spending millions of dollars, but yet, 30 years ago, South Beach was old, decrepit hotels. Today it's the bonanza, it's the Mecca. Thirty years ago, Homestead, Florida City, was farmland. Miami Lakes was cow pastures. Doral wasn't the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) capital of the world; it was Everglades. All of these areas are now fully -- Kendall -- developed communities. Liberty City, Overtown, Opa-tisha-woka-loka, which is the official name of Opa-locka, Chocolate City, Goulds, the Brown -- our neighborhood still look the same with the millions and the billions that comes in our name. But where is it at? There's no accountability. Madam Chair, we have to stop this madness. We have to ensure accountability because everything and -- everybody keep get -- you know, money is getting spent. Nobody's losing their jobs, but the residents are not getting jobs. The community's not prospering. Jobs and businesses not getting created, but money's getting spent and promises is getting made. I'm not a child. You promise children things. I want it in writing. The only thing that's enforceable, what's in black and white. And if it ain't in black and white, then we can't even enforce it. Thank you all. Chair Spence -Jones: Let me just say to you, Grady -- Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: -- I'm speechless with just -- you summed up everything in one nutshell. Mr. Muhammad.- Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: And that has been the complaint and the concern I know that from my district's perspective and even the Commissioners sitting up here now. I think that what we're moving to now is making sure that it's not just lip service, that it's a part of the document. And not that it's only a part of the document, but we monitor it. See, we fall short a lot of the times and we -- in our last meeting on jobs, this came up as an issue. And I said, look, it's okay for you to tell contractors, you know, to do major projects and that they have to include jobs -- you know, jobs and subcontractors, but if you don't have a monitor or somebody that's going to be on top of making sure that it actually happens, it is going to be a broken promise. So from now on, every -- I know at least every agreement coming from the CRA's standpoint, whether or not we're giving land or money, there's key things that need to be included in the agreement. And guess what, if you neglect to do it and you don't do it and we provided the support, then you pay into the penalty fund. Because at the end of the day, if we don't get it from you that way, then we have to do it another way. And hopefully, you know, you seeing that I have to pay something out of my pocket to make something happen, you will make sure that the local people from, you know, our communities actually get the jobs, from our city get the jobs. And so, we're moving in that direction. I hear you, I feel you. I'm glad you're looking good and I'm glad that you -- you know, you're out there pushing the banner that our community needs to hear right now. And I think that our fellow Commissioners -- my fellow Commissioners sitting up here, they sat in a meeting for almost an hour and a half and they all get it. We get it now. We're going to make sure -- and when we're not getting it, you remind us of us not getting it. That's why you're there, okay. Mr. Muhammad: Without question. Chair Spence -Jones: So I appreciate you coming and bringing comments. Mr. Muhammad.- Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Renita, I have two more minutes to -- for you to bring comments -- City of Miami Page 37 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Renita Holmes: That's okay. Grady pretty much -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- 'cause I don't want them to -- Ms. Holmes: -- said it and I don't waste any more time, Commissioner. How are you? It's good to see you again -- Chair Spence -Jones: No problem. How are you? Ms. Holmes: -- and you all. Chair Spence -Jones: Your name for the record. Ms. Holmes: My name is Madam Renita Holmes. I'm a local woman, born and raised. My mama had 11 children that generated out of Overtown, and of course, the migration to Liberty City. But I remember when it was a whole community. When I think about the word -- or when I define the word -- and I'm pretty sure what most leaders define the word of reinvestment or redevelopment. There has to be a presence there. The presence that there now is (UNINTELLIGIBLE) by the presence that's been in the past. If I was a leadership and I was setting out to do some new development wholly -- holistically for an entire community, my measurement would be two things. Where have I brought it thus far with what's been given to it from the past and what can I change to make it seem that it's not the same as it was the past. There have been too many good policies and programs that have been implemented and not enforced. I'm looking forward in the next couple of meetings to talk about ways to set enforcement because it's monitored constantly. Unfortunately, once you spill a glass of water, you can't drink it anymore. Once you spill a lot of blood in Overtown with the kids who don't have jobs and from the drug trade and the gun trade and everything else being traded out, then you can't. So let's take some pre -measures. Let's do this with this new policies. I've seen best model policies come out and I'd like to see them presented to you. Right now it's the hustle and the bustle for who gets the money. Then there'll be promises made, and then there'll be disappointments, and then there'll be more blood spilled. So I'm going to ask you now in anticipation of 120 more lives out of the blocks of Overtown for lack of taking guns out of hands and putting tools in hands. I'm willing to measure now -- excuse me, Commissioner. I'm almost finished. Chair Spence -Jones: No. He -- Commissioner Suarez: No. It's just that he's saying that we need to change the tape. That's why. I'm sorry. Ms. Holmes: Okay. Then I'll -- Commissioner Suarez: Didn't mean to interrupt you. Ms. Holmes: -- you mind if I pause for the cause? Commissioner Suarez: Is that okay? Ms. Holmes: Nobody likes a two -minute man or a two -minute woman anyway, you know. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, and then our last comment, Allapattah, okay. And then we're going to go 'head and switch over -- Ms. Holmes: Hold on, hold on. I'm going to get my two minutes. It took more than that in gas City of Miami Page 38 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 just to get here. Chair Spence -Jones: And then we'll turn over to the Omni CRA, which is, I believe, you're chairing tonight. Commissioner Suarez: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: And I need to stay here for the quorum. I mean -- Commissioner Suarez: We'll try to get it done as quickly as possible. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Suarez: Go. You're on. Ms. Holmes: Anyway, the fairness of it all is the words. The disparity of it all is the words. And if it was fair, then it would not be that same disparate look it has. Please implement programs that are there because once the community says that we've occupied some space and we've occupied some morgues and we've occupied some jailhouses, we need now to occupy these rooms and make sure that policy is enforced. Thank you again. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you -- Commissioner Suarez: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: -- Madam Renita. Last comment and then we're going to open up -- Mariano Cruz: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: -- the Omni CRA. Mr. Cruz: Mariano Cruz, 1227 Northwest 26 Street. You know, I'm going to say you can fool some of the people all of the time and you can fool all of the people some of the time. But you going to set the record straight. Commissioner Suarez: You can't fool all of the people all of the time. Mr. Cruz: When you mention the corridor of 441, 7 Avenue was always in Allapattah, never Overtown. And I can mention the -- and you know the business there, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Breweries, the Biscayne Chemical, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Glass, the Seacoast Line warehouses, the railroad. Yeah, because I was there organizing truck drivers in the '70s when the things (UNINTELLIGIBLE). I was a member of the BRAG Brotherhood (UNINTELLIGIBLE). I am -- I don't pay City taxes. I pay just fee taxes. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) service of the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) disability. But I pay a lot of money in County taxes, in property and all -- and all the property. And it bothers me sometimes that they split 7 Avenue and they say the east part is Overtown when that was never Overtown, never. The Allapattah target area was to 1-95, to I-95 east, okay. And now they split 7 Avenue and they say that goes to Overtown, and then they extend the CRA to get the money of the property. But now there are almost no properties there because what you got now, Camillus House, UM, mostly 5013(3) [sic] that won't pay any taxes at all, okay. But remember that I am not fool. I am not fool. I don't make any money here. I am -- I do all this pro bono for the community, but I want to make sure the monies -- and people in power know about jobs for the community and they talk about jobs for the community and no jobs went to the community. And Mr. Grady is right. Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Mr. Allapattah. All right. We're going to officially close out -- City of Miami Page 39 Printed on 2/16/2012 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Mr. Bockweg: Madam Chair, if I may real quick. I know you have an appointment, but I just want to address one thing real quick just so that everybody is clear as it relates to Camillus House -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Bockweg: -- and tracking the jobs. In the contract, it's very clear -- and I apologize. I know you have to go, Commissioner. But it's very clear in the contract that an external auditor -- independent auditor audits Camillus House, its obligations as per the contract. And if those obligations are not met, including jobs, then that monies will not be distributed to Camillus House. So I want to make sure that we all understand that it is being audited. It is being tracked. So I want to address that concern and put that on the record. Chair Spence -Jones: And maybe one of the things you can do is make sure that you bring some sort of -- bring that on the agenda so that we have an update on, you know, what -- the amount of jobs, you know -- Mr. Bockweg: I can do that. Chair Spence -Jones: -- that did happen and subcontractors that did happen. So that -- with that being said Madam City -- we can -- we're officially adjourning the C -- the Overtown CRA meeting and going to the Omni CRA. Vice Chair Gort: Motion to adjourn. Commissioner Suarez: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. A motion was made by Vice Chair Gort, seconded by Commissioner Suarez, and was passed unanimously, with Commissioners Carollo and Sarnoff absent, to adjourn today's meeting. City of Miami Page 40 Printed on 2/16/2012