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Meeting Minutes Monday, January 28, 2013 5:00 PM WILLIAMS PARK 1717 NW 5TH AVENUE SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Michelle Spence -Jones, Chair Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Vice Chair Marc David Sarnoff, Commissioner Frank Carollo, Commissioner Francis Suarez, Commissioner SEOPW CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 1490 NW 3rd Avenue, Suite 105 Miami, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6800, Fax: (305) 679-6835 www.miamicra.com SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 INVOCATION AND PLEDGE ORDER OF THE DAY Present: Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Sarnoff and Vice Chair Gort Absent: Commissioner Suarez and Commissioner Carollo On the 28th day of January 2013, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at Williams Park, 1717 Northwest 5th Avenue, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chair Spence -Jones at 5:12 p.m. and was adjourned at 6:19 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Sarnoff entered the meeting at 5:24 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Clarence Woods, Executive Director, CRA Veronica A. Xiques, Assistant General Counsel, CRA William Bloom, Special Counsel, CRA Jessica N. Pacheco, Special Counsel, CRA Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board Chair Spence -Jones: Before we get started, you know, we always start with the pledge of allegiance and a prayer. So what I'm going to do, I'm going to go ahead and read the 23rd Psalms 'cause I always start my day off with it, so I'll end it today with it. And then we will have the pledge of allegiance by my Vice Chair, Commissioner Gort. So please stand to your feet and I will read it to you. I'm going to read the translated version. Invocation and pledge of allegiance. Chair Spence -Jones: First of all, I want to welcome everyone to our first meeting of the month [sic], January 28. It is our CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board meeting for Overtown/Park West. We're extremely excited about kicking off the New Year. We have wonderful things planned for 2013, and I can actually say I am proud to be a representative of the Overtown community and things, for the first time, are truly happening in the heart of Overtown. So we're excited for that, but that could not happen unless you guys were involved. So let's give yourselves a hand for that wonderful support. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: Great. Two quick announcements: Commissioner Sarnoff is on his way. And for those that did not hear it earlier, Commissioner Suarez is actually in D.C. (District of Columbia). I believe it's today or tomorrow -- tomorrow -- the Miami Heat is actually getting a presentation by -- it's today? Oh, it's today. -- with President Barack Obama, so I guess he was the Commissioner that -- to go and represent the City of Miami today, so he's there doing that today so he's -- that's the reason he's not with us. All right. We made some slight, little adjustments on our board meetings. I made some changes because I really wanted to make sure there was a better flow in how the meetings are actually presented. We're going to start off with quick presentations by the students that were in our film program. We're very excited about that. Then we're going to go into financials. Then we're going to do some quick updates, and then we're going to go straight through the resolutions. Some of the updates would be deferred to another meeting because some of the Commissioners are not here, so I will go through those as well. But before we do that -- 'cause I do want to get the young people in and out -- let me just say this. First of all, I want to thank my Vice Chair for being extremely supportive during my tenure back in office and just a big supporter of Overtown; has been a big pusher of making sure that things actually happen in Overtown. And we're going to hear about a little of that later on, but for the most part, our 2013 objectives, the two main things that we're going to focus our City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 PRESENTATIONS 1. 13-00084 energies on is housing and jobs. We know that's the biggest issue for us is to make sure that, one, people in the Overtown community have adequate housing that's needed, and then -- in new housing and rehabbing the existing housing we have, but also providing job training for those that need jobs. We know we have the hospitality institute, which is done -- they've done an outstanding job with the Beautification Team. We've done an outstanding job, the business institute, landscaping, construction. [Later...] Chair Spence -Jones: All right, we're going to get ready to get started. Okay. And seniors in the back, please shift up to the front 'cause I know that you guys need to have a seat. Thank you, parents. Okay. As everyone's shifting out, I just want to say quickly I know that I will lose my quorum soon. I know Commissioner Sarnoff has another engagement, and I have one at 7, so I want to get through some of these items pretty quickly; some of them I'm deferring to the next meeting. [Later...] Chair Spence -Jones: All right, we're going to move on to updates. And I -- as I stated earlier, I wanted to make sure that each one of my fellow Commissioners had a key thing that they would be focused on for the Overtown/Park West area. Each one has an area in which they're working on. On item number 4, I'm going to defer it because it is Commissioner Suarez. He's been working hard with the University of Miami on the Life Science and Technology Park. So I'm going to defer that item until he returns. The other item, which is the crime initiative, is being handled by Commissioner Carollo. I'm going to defer his item as well. He's working on the community policing issues. CRA PRESENTATION PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE FILM INSTITUTE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM File # 13-00084- Cover Memo-1-28-2013.pdf PRESENTED Chair Spence -Jones: And then today, we're acknowledging one of the institutes that we started as a pilot program. And I say pilot because that's what it is. Whenever you're starting off anything for the first time, you have bumps in the road as you go. But we know without vision, people shall perish. So it's important that we start things and we encourage activities that will definitely encourage our young people. So the film institute was a pilot project that we started about almost two months ago now in partnership with the Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). I do -- I think I see -- I've lost my glasses, so I think I may see the top of Pieter Bockweg's head. Raise your hand. Let's give Pieter a hand. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: By way of support with, of course, Commissioner Sarnoff, the chair, we started a wonderful initiative with the University of Miami students and the Communications Division. It was a great program. The kids learned a lot. I'm sure they're going to tell you about it, but we want to do quick presentations with them. I am not going to go through all of the kids that participated in the program. We're just going to give the awards out to those that actually are here with us right now, so we're going to call those names. I'm going to ask Martha, City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 wherever you are, Martha -- Where are you, Martha? -- to please just come to the podium. Let's give Martha -- Martha was the team leader for the young people. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: And we have a new young man that has joined us. His name is Nate Joseph. He works very closely with all of our training programs. Please, Nate, you please join her. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: Let me say this because it's extremely important for us to understand this. Our young people, they are our future. We must figure out innovative and creative things to do to keep them interested. And no matter how much we may want them to landscape or go into the hospitality business and all these other things, young people, quite frankly, are just moved by music. They're moved by videos. They're moved by TV (Television). They're moved by things that they see and interact with every single day. We're excited about what came out of it. I got a chance to actually go on the set and see some of the young people from the beginning, all the way until the end, and just to see how they flourished from the project. And some people say, well, Michelle -- or Commissioner Spence -Jones, are you trying to make movie stars? Is that what this is all about? No, this is not about creating -- making movie stars. This is about providing young people with a voice, with the ability to express themselves and be a part of something important in their community. So I want to be able -- I would like for us to at least stand to our feet and at least give these kids a hand for sticking through the program . Give them a hand. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: We don't understand the power of completion. To actually complete something and them participate in is a beautiful thing. And this is just a jumpstart of the many things that they'll be able to participate in. And at the end of the day when it's all said and done, when you get a chance, the residents of Overtown come out to actually debut the film and see the young people in the film, to see the documentary -- we have -- we're actually documenting this whole thing. And, Will, can you raise your hand? Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: Will has been outstanding with the young people. Not only has -- of course, you know, the kids had a chance to learn about the project with Robert Townsend from behind the cameras, but in front of the cameras -- but what's so amazing about this was these kids actually -- us being able to follow them home, be able to really know what's going on in their personal lives, their family lives, and how they adjust to being in school and how they adjust with being with their peers. And Will was able to capture many of that in this and you'll be able to see that also as a part of us debuting the film project. So we're extremely excited about that. I want to thank ABFF (American Black Film Festival). That's our partnership that we started almost seven years ago, the American Black Film Festival. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: And that has been a great partnership. And now we're going to be open -- we'll talk about it later, the film institute -- but we now have HBO (Home Box Office), Nickelodeon, and a few other networks that are on board for the actual film institute for training for the kids. So we're so excited about that and our partnership with the School Board to make that happen. So with that being said, we're going to do the presentations really quickly, and we're going to have one student from University of Miami -- which I want a special shout -out to City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 University of Miami. Those students learned a lot in the program. They were outstanding -- is going to bring a brief statement, brief and then a student from Booker T. Washington, one of the kids. So with that being said, we're going to do the quick -- we're going to name the students now. If the students can just come up and take a quick picture, and then we're going to go straight into the agenda. Martha, can you --? Martha Whisby-Wells: First we have Aaron Chavez. Aaron, come here, please. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: Just come stand here. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Kennan Moore. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: And, guys, just come stand up here real fast. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Jaquan Cribbs. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: And then while Martha's actually doing this, the principal of Booker T. Washington and any of the Booker T. Washington teachers -- we love you, Booker T. -- wherever you are, Principal Aristide, please come on up here with us, please. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Aaron Ives. Chair Spence -Jones: Oh, Aristide, okay. There you go. Applause. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Tanesha Fleming. Applause. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Yulissa Reyes. Chair Spence -Jones: We need all the students to stay up front. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Elijah Wells. Applause. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Jabril Ivory. Applause. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Stephany Lopez. Applause. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Keenan [sic] DeJesus. Applause. City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Ms. Whisby-Wells: Mycah. Applause. Ms. Whisby-Wells: We have two more students that we didn't have in, but just come on up, please. I'm going to call your names. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: University of Miami. Ms. Whisby-Wells: Okay, and University of Miami, we have one here. Michelle is in the house. Michelle Venice [sic]. Chair Spence -Jones: I don't -- I know I see some parents. Where are my parents? Parents, y'all come on 'cause y'all hung in there, man. Let's give my parents a hand. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: They were there on Saturdays, Sundays, whatever days it was. And we appreciate it, and that's what this is about. It's making sure that the young people in our communities having the opportunity to participate. And you guys are going to come to the debut, right? Okay, it's going to be in June at the American Black Film Festival. So we're going to take a quick photo. And actually, I'm just going to ask Principal Aristide from Booker T. Washington to say something right after just to talk to the audience about what this project has meant to Booker T. Washington, and University of Miami, if you'd like to say something in closing, okay? Quick picture. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, students, Principal Aristide's going to say something quick a little second, and then University of Miami, just quick little second what the program meant. You can come on up now. And students, we have a lot of sponsors that came to the table to help with the film project. And guess what. Today, one of our sponsors from CitiTrends, which is a urban, hip store, is giving you a gift card for $100. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: I'm sorry, UM (University of Miami). You only get 45, though. The students from the University of Miami get $45 gift certificates. So let's give CitiTrends a hand for their support. Applause. William Aristide: Just want to take the time out to thank Commissioner Spence -Jones for helping put this project together. This has meant so much for our students at Booker T. Washington senior high school. Initially, it was her vision and the vision of so many others to put something here in the Overtown community that's going to help meet the needs of our students. In regards to our students, this is something that I know they're extremely proud of. As the principal of Booker T. Washington, we're extremely happy to have these things happening. And the fact that our students are partaking in this is truly, truly a special occasion and we thank you so much 'cause this has meant a lot for our school and the potential -- the great things that are going to be happening with Booker T. Washington with regards to the film industry here in Miami and our students playing major roles, not just in front of the camera, but behind the camera. And these City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 are the things that's going to help continue to build some of the great things that are happening here in the Overtown community. So again, Commissioner, thank you -- Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. Mr. Aristide: -- on behalf of our students. And we have -- I brag about the fact that we have the best alumni association in the world, our alumni who support us through everything, and of course, our teachers and parents and so forth. But again, thank you so much. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: UM. As you know, the students for UM actually had an awesome opportunity to participate in learning about filmmaking as well. Michelle Visent: Yes, we did. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Michelle Visent. I represent University of Miami's School of Communication for the Motion Pictures Department. Applause. Ms. Visent: I can tell you one thing, this is my first semester at UM. I was a transfer student. And I thought it would take me a few years until I was -- I would actually have the opportunity to be in an actual movie set and to have one right here in our backyard is amazing. And I thought I would have to go all the way to California because that's where the Hollywood industry is now, but to have it here, it's an amazing opportunity to have it close to home. When we were taking classes with Robert Townsend, I figured, you know, he would be all business. No, he was not. And Believe students can confirm that he was not. He was a really awesome person to work with. We learned so much about directing. We did exercises. And on set, he was the same way, like the film. Go to the film. You'll be proud of your kids over there, trust me. And as you said, Ms. Jones, the kids here, like they want to be -- they need to motivated. They -- and we need creative ways to work that. The film -- to bring the film industry here -- we have had films that have been on set here for years. We have had the James Bond -- a few James Bond movies, Bad Boys, Bad Boys II. We've all had that filmed here. And to give everyone here an opportunity to work in what they love. These kids, I can tell you right now, they have a passion to work in the film industry. You can tell in their eyes. You can tell by the way they go for acting. I know, you can act. You can act and you have a passion. I can tell right there. You show it every day. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. Ms. Visent: No problem. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: Let's give them a hand. Thank you so much. We really appreciate all your support. We're going to move straight into the agenda. We do have your $100 gift cards. Chelsa -- let's give Chelsa a hand. She's kept everything together going with this film project. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: You guys can follow Chelsa out to actually get your gift cards. I want to make sure my seniors -- my young bodies, if you guys would allow the seniors to come sit now, I would really appreciate that. But we love y'all and we will be seeing y'all soon. Okay. Applause. City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 FINANCIALS 2. 13-00086 CRA REPORT FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2012. File #13-00086- Financial Summary-1-28-2013.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. At this point, we're going to go straight into our financials. I'm going to ask for Miguel to give us a quick update. Miguel Valentin: Yes. Good evening. Miguel Valentin, CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) financial officer. I'm going to be presenting the combined statement of financial position as of December 31, 2012. We're disclosing the cash amount of 34, 016, 015. I just -- I wanted to make aware the board that the financial statements, they have been released by the external auditors. We obtained a clean opinion again, and they're going to be disclosing that officially. Do you have any other questions? Chair Spence -Jones: Gort. I know Gort has. Vice Chair Gort: A question. You specified the allocation ofx'hmount of funds. Are those funds have been allocated to these programs you have here? Mr. Valentin: I cannot hear you very well. Vice Chair Gort: You have funds allocated of certain amount -- for example, cash allocated, residential development, real estate acquisition. Mr. Valentin: Yes. Vice Chair Gort: That is already committed to that. Mr. Valentin: Well, just a long story short. Back in 2006, we presented a resolution whereby we were going to be committing to allocating funds towards residential developments. Out of those 11 millions that you see there, we do have 9.6 millions unrestricted that we are going to be using them for the four large residential developments that we have been talking about. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. Next time, give us the information how much is restricted and unrestricted so we know the difference. Mr. Valentin: I can't -- Vice Chair Gort: Give us -- next time, give us the difference between what's restricted and what's unrestricted. Mr. Valentin: Okay. Vice Chair Gort: Okay? And give me the information on all the other ones, too. Mr. Valentin: Yeah. I will provide an itemized list of everything to you. Commissioner Spence -Jones: All right, any other questions? Okay, great. City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 3. 13-00087 CRA REPORT PRESENTATION OF FY 2012 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS File # 13-00087-Cover Memo-1-23-2013.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: So we're going to move on to item number 3, and that's our audit financial statements. Yes. Richie Tandoc: Good evening, Chair and board members. My name is Richie Tandoc. I'm with Sanson, Kline, Jacomino, Tandoc & Gamarra. I'm the partner in charge of the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA's (Community Redevelopment Agency's) audit engagement for fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. Before I get into my very brief presentation, I just want to thank Clarence Woods and Miguel Valentin and their staff for their continued cooperation in assisting us in completing this year's audit of the agency in cooperation with the City's finance staff. If I could just briefly -- I know that you have a big agenda. I just want to go over some of the brief results for our 2012 audit and the required communications, ifI could. It is our responsibility as your auditors to express an opinion on the agency's financial statements based on our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and government auditing standards . We have issued our opinion and it is an unqualified opinion, which is a clean opinion on the agency's basic financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2012. In addition, we're also required to report on the agency's internal control over financial reporting and on compliance and other matters. We have also issued that report on the agency's internal control or financial reporting and on compliance and other matters for the year ended September 30, 2012, and we noted no material weaknesses or material noncompliance issues. And both reports were dated December 3, 2012. With regards to fraud and illegal acts, we are required to inform those charged with governance about any and all fraud and illegal acts involving senior management and any fraud and illegal acts that cause a material misstatement of the financial resources. We are not aware of any fraud that occurred or illegal acts that occurred during fiscal year involving senior management or any fraud or illegal acts involving any employee that would cause a material misstatement of the financial statements. With regards to independence, we're required to communicate that we are independent of the CRA, which we are. In addition, we're also independent of the City, which is the -- pretty much the parent of the CRA. We have not performed any non -audit services for this CRA during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 or thereafter. And lastly, with regards to the management letter, we're required to issue a management letter in accordance with the rules of the auditor general of the state of Florida. We have issued that letter, which is dated December 3, 2012. And we only had one observation therein, which is basically just to inform you that there is a couple of new GASB (Government Accounting Standard Board) pronouncements that are coming out this fiscal year that could impact the CRA. So I just wanted to inform you guys about that. Other than that, if you have any specific questions about our audit or the management letter, I'd be happy to address those. Chair Spence -Jones: Any questions? Miguel -- I know Miguel has worked really well with you, as well, right? Mr. Tandoc: He's very good. Chair Spence -Jones: We know it's going to be right if Miguel has anything to do with it. Thank you very much. Any other questions, comments, Clarence? Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Not at this time. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Thank you very much. City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 UPDATES 4. 13-00088 5. 13-00089 Mr. Tandoc: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. CRA REPORT UPDATE ON ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PARK File # 13-00088-Cover Memo-1-28-2013.pdf 13-00088 Cover Memo.pdf CONTINUED CRA REPORT UPDATE ON POLICE VISIBILITY/COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVE File # 13-00089-Cover Memo-1-28-2013 pdf 13-00089 Cover Memo.pdf CONTINUED 6. CRA REPORT 13-00090 UPDATE ON THE REVERTER SETTLEMENTAGREEMENT. 13-00090-Cover Memo-1-28-2013.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: And then item number 6 and 7 -- item number 6 is the reverter settlement agreement. And Commissioner Sarnoff is actually been working on this item. We asked him a few months ago to work on both -- I think it's Block 35, 55 -- right, to take the leadership on -- Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Fifty-five. Chair Spence -Jones: -- trying to figure out what we're going to do on those lots. So I don't know if you want to give a quick update on that. But I do want to just put one comment on the record. Whatever it is, I want us to move quickly with either getting it out or -- you know, 'cause we want to make sure everything is moving pretty quickly. Commissioner Sarnoff. Well, Commissioner, as you know, it's predicated upon the settlement with the County, and I know there are still some things to be done with that. But I did go out to, as I call it, market with Block 55, which is the most interesting block. Everyone from The Related Group to (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Delgado to the folks that were doing Bayview Market and about two others that aren't corning to mind right now. I believe your best opportunity there is going to be not a big box, but what they call a mid box. A mid box could be a scaled down Wal-Mart. It could be a -- and by the way, it could also be a scaled down Wal-Mart, possibly City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 grocery store. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Sarnoff And I know that -- I don't want to say it conflicts with anything, but I think the more food you bring to a food desert, the better off you're going to be. So I think -- I'm going to meet with them tomorrow, believe it or not -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Sarnoff -- at, I think, 4 o'clock. Commissioner Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Sarnoff. A very good friend of yours will be there, Jay. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Sarnoff.- So we're going to be talking to them to come -- and see what their final impressions are, and then we'll be able to respond to you probably as early as next week -- Commissioner Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Sarnoff -- as to see -- Commissioner Spence -Jones: But there is a lot of interest -- Is there interest? Commissioner Sarnoff.- There is -- it -- you know, it all comes down to price. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Sarnoff And it all comes down to the settlement agreement, and it all comes down to -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Sarnoff -- how much the County wants. They're not going to be fee simple absolute owners. They're not going to be land owners. They're going to be paying a lease. The more we charge for the lease -- and I'm not saying it's not worth it, but the more you charge for the lease, sort of the less interest there is. However, Block 55 is a very good candidate for a mural, and a mural will bring a certain amount of revenue that should offset any of the lease, you know, requirements. But it all comes down to what developers call ROI, return on their investment. And ROI is predicated, in part, upon how much you're going to have to pay for the rent and that's still a negotiated term of the settlement that Clarence and Bill Bloom are working on. I know you've gotten it down a little bit -- and I'm not here to say you need to go a little further, but I think a little further would help because that's -- Vice Chair Gort: Every little bit helps. Mr. Woods: From your mouth to God's ears. Commissioner Sarnoff No, it does. You're at that stage where you are trying to attract a major retailer, whether it's whoever I said or a whole different group of people. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Commissioner Sarnoff.- And one of my desires, candidly, would be to see this place go from a food desert to a food court. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Commissioner Sarnoff.- Because if there -- if you're ever going to teach people to get healthier and have healthier bodies and healthier minds, it's really primarily through food. And if you could create a good opportunity for people to go shop, I think that's a building block of life. Chair Spence -Jones: So you work -- you're on it? Commissioner Sarnoff.- I'm on it. I promise you, I'm on it. There's a meeting tomorrow. I promise you, I'm on it. Chair Spence -Jones: Now, Bill, he just told you he wanted you to get blood out of a turnip. So -- that was his translation. William R. Bloom (Special Counsel, Community Redevelopment Agency): It's very difficult. The County's been very stubborn on (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Do you need to put that on the record? Well, you don't have to put that on the record, but -- you're working on it. We just -- we're losing a mike 'cause I know he -- I know the Clerk is having a fit that you don't -- you have to be on the record. So blood out of a turnip is the last comment. Mr. Bloom: Yes. No, we've been working very hard to get the County to agree to lower the rent. They're being difficult on that position, which I think is a fair market value to the County to receive the rent. Our mission is redevelopment, so we'd much rather see development and give more incentives to get that development. And we're really at an impasse. So the only way that will be changed is if once the developer is selected, in their proposal, they recommend the rent be reduced as a condition of the response to the RFP (Request for Proposals). So we'll have to see how it plays out. Chair Spence -Jones: Right. And I want to be clear. Block 55 does not -- actually not -- we're really speaking more Block 30 -- Mr. Bloom: Thirty-six is the same issue. That, you know, is part of the -- Chair Spence -Jones: Right. Mr. Bloom: -- RFP we did with Gatehouse, but their concern that to bring in a hotel -- Chair Spence -Jones: But Block 55 is ours, though, right? Mr. Bloom: Block 55 is ours. It's still -- Chair Spence -Jones: So we have a little bit more flexibility on that (UNINTELLIGIBLE)? Mr. Bloom: We don't. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): No, no, no. Commissioner Sarnoff.- They've indicated we don't. City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Mr. Woods: It's a part of -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so it's all together. Mr. Woods: It's a part of the settlement. Commissioner Sarnoff Yeah. And correct me if I'm wrong, we're at $244,000 a year? Mr. Woods: One twenty-two, yeah; 122 apiece between the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) and the County Commissioner Sarnoff: Right, so 244 a year for Block 55, Block -- Mr. Bloom: Forty-five and 55 -- Commissioner Sarnoff Right. Mr. Block: -- 56. Commissioner Sarnoff- So you have three blocks, and then how are you going to divide that up? Chair Spence -Jones: So -- Commissioner Sarnoff It's not as clear as you -- I know you want it to be clear. I know you -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Commissioner Sarnoff -- want to say cut the deal. Chair Spence -Jones: Right. Commissioner Sarnoff It's just not as clear as it needs to be for a developer. I don't know that it's the responsibility or fault of anyone. I know what your vision is. I know what you want, but there are still some impediments in place. Chair Spence -Jones: But you're on it? Commissioner Sarnoff I'm on it to the extent that it's clear because, at the end of the day, the person that takes Block 55 wants to know what is my annual payment, to whom and for how much. Presently, we cannot say to a Block 55 interested person, this is how much your rent is going to be on an annual basis. That's a true statement, right? Mr. Bloom: We can say what your rent's going to be, but it's -- there'a a package for all three blocks. They can, you know, get -- you know, be the master developer and bring in other developers to develop portions of it and (UNINTELLIGIBLE) the rent. Commissioner Sarnoff: But I want Commissioner Spence [sic] to understand this completely because it's easy to say, well, come on, Commissioner; divide by three. So Block 55's going to pay a third. Block -- I forgot the other block -- 40 whatever -- Mr. Woods: Forty-five and 56. Chair Sarnoff -- 45 and 56 is going to pay one third, one third. You guys may not get that, though. It could be you expect Block 55 to pay more than a third. It could be that you say -- City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Mr. Woods: It's possible. Commissioner Sarnoff -- Block 56 is a better block; I want that to pay more. So I don't want you to -- I want her to understand it's not as clear as simply saying, Oh, we'll just all pay a third each for each block. Mr. Bloom: Right. Commissioner Sarnoff It's -- and that's why, Commissioner Spence -Jones, it's not happening as fast as you want it to because if -- you can't go to a developer and say, you're going to pay -- let's divide by three. Three into 244 is, let's say, 80,000 a year, something close to that? Eighty thousand a year for this entire block. You can annualize that at -- 12 payments is, I don't know, $7, 000 a month, okay. You know who will pay $7, 000 a month. And then you have to add -- they have to put a building on it, so there's cap costs for the building. And this is how a developer thinks. But we don't even know yet that we can say it's 7,000 a month -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Sarnoff.- -- 'cause we don't know that we're going to be dividing by three or what the value that's going to be placed on those individual blocks. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Commissioner Sarnoff So if there's something you can do to help move this along, that would help. Mr. Bloom: Right. The other impediment, so you know, is that the County requires a very short time frame for the project to start. So not only -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Mr. Bloom: -- is the developer concerned about what the rent payments are, but they basically have to get their zoning approvals, get their tenants, get their financing in place so they can break ground within three years, which is a -- you know, a tall order for any developer. Chair Spence -Jones: Let me just say -- and first of all, I want to thank you for staying on top of it. And thanks, Bill and Clarence. I know it's been a pretty interesting road to travel. Those blocks are very important blocks to the transformation of Overtown. They are the transition from downtown into Overtown. So whatever we're putting there, it really needs to be something that's signature that really represents the community in a big way. And I just really want to make sure that as -- I know you -- again, your whole idea was to really kind of get feedback on what people thought out there. But we want to make sure once we're able to settle, what is actually going to be there, we do have an open process for those that are out in the audience and listening that want to participate in any way. After they figure out what the terms are going to be, the idea would be to open it up so that anybody that may have an interest, they'll have the opportunity to participate in the process. But we chose Commissioner Sarnoff to handle this portion of it because he knows -- we know that he's an excellent negotiator -- hint, hint -- so hopefully, you will be able to use your influence to get it done, right? So let's give Commissioner Sarnoff a hand. It's already done. Applause. Mr. Woods: No pressure. Commissioner Sarnoff.- Sometimes you need a hammer, and I'm going to look to you to be the City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 hammer sometimes. Chair Spence -Jones: I think I've been a hammer enough on a lot of other things. Y'all can take -- you can take that hammer for me. Commissioner Sarnoff.- Okay. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Thank you for the update. 7. CRA REPORT 13-00091 UPDATE ON THE CRA BOND ISSUANCE File # 13-00091-Cover Memo -1-28-2013 .pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: Let me move on to the other quick little item, and that's my Vice Chair, which I just want to say this about him. He has really taken on this bond issuance and has really, really made sure he shepherd it. And I said to him earlier as we got ready to start, this will be the first time, God, something major is happening in Overtown. And I just want to thank him because he made sure that these documents -- he stayed on top of the team to make sure they got it right, and he's still on top of the team. But I do want you to let the residents of Overtown know where you are on the bond issuance. Vice Chair Gort: Mainly, as you can see, it's not as easy as you thought it was. I mean, it takes a while to put a bond issue. This is part of the documents that got to be put together. In order for all these documents to be together, it's back and forth, back and forth. And the final document that you're going to present in court for validation is one that you'll see 13 draft before you get the actual document. There's a lot of contracts that got to go by, a lot of the contracts we got to look at. You have at least five attorneys looking at the different contracts, is my understanding, about five. So when you have more than one attorney working on a deal, you know what it's going to take, what -- it's going to take a long time. I think we're coming along real good. Hopefully, soon we'll be able to go to validation. We need all these documents and resolutions passed by the whole board before we can go to validation. But I want you to know it's not easy. It takes a lot of work, and we all have to be patient. Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Vice Chair Gort: But we -- they're working at it, and I'll make sure they continue to work on it. Most important, you got what is called the bond counselor, which is the person in charge to make sure that this document that is put together is correct at the time the bond issue is done, and they're very much working as a team. Chair Spence -Jones: Who's working with --? Are they here, your --? Vice Chair Gort: I don't think they're here. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All righty. So let's give Commissioner Gort -- and you're going to -- his item is coming up later, so let's give him a hand. Applause. RESOLUTIONS City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 8. 13-00092 CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH CONNOR SPORTS ("CONNOR") IN RELATION TO THE CRA'S FILM INSTITUTE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. 13-00092 -Cover Memo 1-28-2013.pdf File # 13-00092-Backup-1-28-2013.pdf File # 13-00092- Legislation- 1-28-2013.pdf Motion by Board Member Sarnoff, 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 Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Suarez CRA-R-1 3-0002 Chair Spence -Jones: All right, so we're going to roll through the resolutions, and we're going to start with the first one. And I want -- at least the attorney that was handling that for us -- Jessica is back, Pacheco. Jessica, can you give us a quick update on this Connor agreement? Jessica Pacheco: Sure. Jessica Pacheco, outside counsel for the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). The Connor Sports agreement -- in working with the staff, Chelsa and Clarence, they had advised that there was interest in leveraging the CRA funding that was committed to the Overtown's film project. And in leveraging that funding with like the private sector, which is always an opportunity to really make your dollars stretch, Connor Sports, which is like a sports equipment manufacturer, they committed to funding a portion of the film project. I believe it was $10, 000. They also committed to having -- to paying the installation of a basketball floor, valued at $45, 000. So that's just one example of the CRA staffs efforts in leveraging the dollars that it commits to its redevelopment activities in order to ensure that the most bang for their buck is achieved. But the agreement that you have in your agenda package is a draft agreement. The parties are -- I don't know that there's much negotiation still occurring. I think everybody has kind of come to terms with everything that they are willing to provide. It's really -- it's very self-explanatory in the sense that they're willing to provide that kind of a value in in -kind services. Chair Spence -Jones: You want to read the resolution into the record? Ms. Pacheco: Sure. Or -- Chair Spence -Jones: Clarence? Ms. Pacheco: -- would Clarence? Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Jessica. Ms. Pacheco: You're welcome. Chair Spence -Jones: And as Clarence gets ready to read it, I just want my fellow colleagues to know, as she stated, this is what it's all about, you know. We spend 200 to participate in the City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 9. 13-00093 project and we turn around and we get 55 back. This goes towards Emanuel or Pop, our gym floor. This company is the same company that built the floor for the Miami Heat arena. They do all the NBA (National Basketball Association) flooring, really, across the country. So when we can take these relationships and leverage it and get money back into our programs or in things we're doing, then that's what we need to be doing. So I just want to thank the staff and Chelsa for making that agreement happen. Can you read it in -- the resolution into the record? The Resolution was read by title into the public record by the Executive Director. Chair Spence -Jones: Do I have a motion on this item? Commissioner Sarnoff: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: I have a motion. Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right, this item passes. We always want to take support and money from sponsors. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA") AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT WITH TOWNSEND ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION ("TOWNSEND") AND THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RELATING TO TOWNSEND'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE SEOPW CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. File # 13-00093-Cover Memo-1-28-2013.pdf File # 13-00093-Backup-1-28-2013.pdf File # 13-00093-Legislation-1-28-2013.pdf Motion by Board Member Sarnoff, 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 Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Suarez CRA-R-1 3-0003 Chair Spence -Jones: So we're going to go back to item 9 -- number 9, 'cause I'm trying to keep all of the film stuff together. And let me just say really quickly, again, that's -- the whole idea is to create these training institutes. And this is a partnership -- Where is Pieter? Pieter, you're back there? I don't have my glasses. Okay, good. Yellow tie, right? Okay. Do you want --? Jessica, you want to put something on the record on the community benefits agreement? Thank you. Just really fast, I know that Jessica, Veronica, and Pieter and Chelsa were working very hard. This is the partnership that we had with Robert Townsend. We wanted to make sure -- just like all the other grant projects that we have, we give out dollars to support grant projects. We City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 want to make sure that they're -- in this case, there's something financial or some sort of agreement or something coming back into the community as a part of the community benefits agreement. If you can kind of go through it really quickly to make sure we understand what it is. [Later...) Jessica Pacheco: Jessica Pacheco, CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) outside counsel. The item before you is a resolution authorizing the executive director to execute a community benefits agreement with Townsend Entertainment Corporation and the Omni CRA. The agreement arises out of going back to this film project. The CRA made a commitment to fund this project sometime ago. I believe the amount was about $200, 000. This agreement would allow -- would require Mr. Townsend to reallocate and redistribute any net proceeds from the distribution and viewing of this production back to the two CRAs that made commitments to him in the first place. And so in the case of the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA, you would be receiving approx -- I think it's 180, 000, and the Omni CRA would be receiving the same amount because it would mirror or reflect a significant -- Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): One ninety. Ms. Pacheco: -- portion of the -- Excuse me? Vice Chair Gort: My understanding it's 190. Ms. Pacheco: One ninety, my apologies. One ninety -- one eighty -- one ninety. Chair Spence -Jones: And that's because University of Miami -- so we're all on the same page -- they took -- as a part of the partnership with them, there was an administrative fee that they took for organizing. Ms. Pacheco: Right. There's an overhead cost, but the -- a great significant chunk of the funding that was committed by both CRAs is sought to be reimbursed through whatever proceeds -- and then those reimbursements would take priority over any additional funding that was committed to the project so -- Chair Spence -Jones: Pieter, can you please step up to the front because this is a --? Marc, this is our first partnership that we've done, and I know that, you know, Pieter has been working hand in hand with the Overtown CRA to make sure that things are moving. So I just want to make sure on the record you're cool with where we are and -- on the community benefits agreement, and Jessica's gone through all the details and everybody's on the same page. Pieter Bockweg: The -- I want to make -- Pieter Bockweg, executive director of the Omni CRA. I want to make sure that the agreement -- obviously, the item is not to approve the agreement. It's approval to negotiate. And I -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Mr. Bockweg: -- want to make sure it accurately reflects what we have all discussed -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Bockweg: -- when we met at my office. Chair Spence -Jones: No problem. Okay, so this is just for the -- to negotiate. Mr. Bockweg: That's right. City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Ms. Pacheco: I'll -- let me just clarify. The item that you -- the backup supporting documentation agreement that you have in your agenda package is a draft -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Ms. Pacheco: -- for the purposes of informing the board about the terms and conditions that were being negotiated between the parties. It is not an approval of that agreement. We -- it just gives you an idea of the kinds of discussions that we're having in order to leverage the CRA's dollars in this project. Chair Spence -Jones: And I think that was actually Jessica's suggestion was to actually put this agreement on the agenda so that the process would be transparent, correct, Clarence? I know that we talked about it so that at least the board was aware of what we were doing. Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All right, so do we have a motion? Any other questions on this item? Commissioner Sarnofff I'll make a motion, as amended and modified. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Motion, amended and modified. Do I have a second? Vice Chair Gort: My understanding, you didn't need a motion. This was just a discussion item. Mr. Woods: No. It's -- Chair Spence -Jones: No. It's giving them -- Vice Chair Gort: It's a discussion to continue to -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- it still has to come back in front of you. Vice Chair Gort: -- negotiate. It's got to come back to us to approve the final numbers. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Vice Chair Gort: I'm sorry. Veronica Xiques (Assistant General Counsel): It depends on, Commissioners, whether you want the item to come back to you. As the -- Chair Spence -Jones: We can. Ms. Xiques: -- resolution is drafted, it just authorizes him to execute without it coming back to you. If you want it to come back to you, then we're just going to modifir that to say -- to strike out the authorizing him to execute all documents necessary for said purpose. Commissioner Spence -Jones: I want to make sure Pieter's happy so -- Vice Chair Gort: No, I'd like to see him come back. The reason is that'll give you some additional tools to deal with to negotiate. City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Ms. Pacheco: We can bring it back. Vice Chair Gort: Might give you some leverage. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. We can bring it back, but at least everyone knows what's going on. So, Pieter, you'll have the opportunity to -- it's in draft form. It'll come back actually probably on the next agenda, so we can have -- go ahead and get it finalized because really, we really want to have all this in order. We're going to debut the film in June at the American Black Film Festival, so we want to have those things in place. Mr. Bockweg: Yes, ma'am. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Bockweg: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: All right, so we had a motion and a -- as amended. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. 10. CRA RESOLUTION 13-00094 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $26,637.88, FOR THE PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING INVOICES RELATING TO THE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE 3RDAVENUE BUSINESS CORRIDOR IN OVERTOWN, FROM N.W. 7TH STREET TO N.W. 14TH STREET; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW, "CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.670000.0000.00000. File # 13-00094-Cover Memo- 1-28-2013.pdf File # 13-00094-Financial Form-1-28-2013.pdf File # 13-00094-Backup-1-28-2013.pdf File# 13-00094-Legislation-1-28-2013.pdf Motion by Board Member Sarnoff, 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 Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Suarez CRA-R-1 3-0004 Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. We're going to move on to item -- I'm going to hold number 9 and 10 kind of together so -- I mean, 9 and -- I think 9 and 13 together, so let me go to 10 first, if you don't mind. Item number 10. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioner, item number 10 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing the expenditure of funds, in an amount not to exceed $26, 637.88, for the payment of outstanding invoices relating to the streetscape improvements along Northwest 3rd Avenue business corridor in Overtown, from Northwest 7th City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Street to Northwest 14th Street; further authorizing the executive director to execute all documents necessary for said purpose, allocating funds from (UNINTELLIGIBLE) accounts. Commissioners, we have the director of CIP (Capital Improvements Program), Mark Spanioli, who was actually here on staff, and he has the explanation as to why we're doing this today. Chair Spence -Jones: Mark. Mark Spanioli: Good evening, board members. Mark Spanioli, director of Capital Improvements. And it's a pleasure being here amongst the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) folks. Basically, just a quick explanation. The -- and this goes back to actually when I was still with the CRA. At one point, the Capital Improvements Department and the CRA had been working together on the Northwest 3rdAvenue streetscape reconstruction project that had been completed about -- I would say, about two years back now. And when the CRA was trying to close out the project, they had reached out to CIP and asked them what -- if there were any remaining invoices or any open work orders at that time. The information that was provided indicated that there were -- that the project was complete and all the invoices had been paid. Apparently, that was not the case. There were two outstanding invoices there; one to the contractor, Metro Express, and another one to the original consulting engineering company, and that's what the total amount is for. This was a CRA funded project that was designed and built through CIP. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Any questions, guys, on this item? Commissioner Sarnoff So moved. Chair Spence -Jones: I have a motion. Vice Chair Gort: I second for -- Chair Spence -Jones: Second for discussion. Vice Chair Gort: -- discussion. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Vice Chair Gort: My understanding is the books were closed because you were under the impression that the -- it was finished, the whole -- so this is no new funding for any additional work? Mr. Spanioli: That's correct. This is no new work, no new funding for new work. This was work that had been done prior that had some outstanding invoices that were not paid. Vice Chair Gort: And the funds were there, but were deallocated -- Mr. Woods: Deobligated. Vice Chair Gort: -- and then you bring it back? Mr. Spanioli: That's correct. Vice Chair Gort: Just want to make sure people understand. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Mark. Mr. Spanioli: Thank you. City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Chair Spence -Jones: Now you're in the big leagues. Commissioner Sarnoff: All in favor, please -- Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? We had a motion? Did we have a motion and a second? Yeah. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: This item passes. 11. CRA RESOLUTION 13-00095 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000, FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEMOLITION OF UNSAFE STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW, "OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.534000.0000.00000. 13-00095-Cover Memo-1-28-2013.pdf File #13-00095-Financial Form-1-28-2013.pdf File # 13-00095-Legislation.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Gort, seconded by Board Member Sarnoff, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Spence -Jones, Vice Chair Gort and Commissioner Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Suarez CRA-R-1 3-0005 Chair Spence -Jones: So we're going to move to item number 11. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioners, item number 11 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing the expenditure of funds, in an amount not to exceed $50, 000, for costs associated with the demolition of unsafe structures throughout the Southeast Overtown/Park West redevelopment area; authorizing the executive director to execute all documents necessary for said purpose. Commissioner, time and time again, we have the, I guess, responsibility, if yort will, with properties -- either with the properties that we purchase for the purpose of redevelopment or just unsafe structures throughout the redevelopment area. And what we're doing is we want to set up a fund that would allow us to go ahead and pay for the demolition of those unsafe structures. We work with the City's Unsafe Structures Department, and you know, they don't have the funding to be able to undertake demolition right away. So if there's an issue within the redevelopment area and it's something that we need to do right away, then we'll have those funds to go ahead and execute. Chair Spence -Jones: And just so that 1 can add on that, we do have several buildings in the Overtown area, either structures that are abandoned or burnt -out, and they're becoming crack havens or crack dens. So part of what we want to do is to be able to make sure that we're able to City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 clean those properties up so that we can redevelop them. So I know that in -- at least in Code Enforcement, we try really not to use the Code Enforcement dollars because we have to spread those throughout the whole entire city, so we just want to be able to have monies to knock down the other buildings. Vice Chair Gort: I'll move it for discussion. Commissioner Sarnoff. Second. Chair Spence -Jones: We have a motion and second. Discussion. Vice Chair Gort: Question, this is not property owned by us? Mr. Woods: Well, this -- we have a particular property that we will be demolishing that is owned by us. Vice Chair Gort: The -- what I'm asking is if the property's not owned by us, you're going to have to go through the process of -- through the Unsafe Structures to make sure we don't -- we comply with all the requirements. Mr. Woods: Absolutely, absolutely. Vice Chair Gort: The one that we own, that's no problem. Okay. Mr. Woods: The one that we own is not an issue. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so we had a motion and second. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. This item passes. 12. CRA RESOLUTION 13-00096 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 $300,000 FORA TWO-YEAR PERIOD, WITH NO MORE THAN $150,000 PER YEAR, TO MIAMI DADE COLLEGE, TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE HOSPITALITY INSTITUTE JOB TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. 13-00096-Cover Memo 1-28-2013.pdf File # 13-00096-Financial Form-1-28-2013.pdf File # 13-00096-Backup-1-28-2013.pdf File #13-00096-Legislation-1-28-2013.pdf City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Motion by Vice -Chair Gort, seconded by Board Member Sarnoff, that this matter be ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATIONS PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Spence -Jones, Vice Chair Gort and Commissioner Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Suarez CRA-R-1 3-0006 Chair Spence -Jones: All right, so with that being said, I want to move just quickly to item number 12. I'm sorry, I went over it. Randy, you can come up to the front. Randy, is Julie here? Randy Wiscombe: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: Is Dynamo Julie here? Let me just say, this is our Overtown Hospitality Institute and it's been going strong for, I want to say six, seven years now, right? We've been making things happen. And I wanted to at least mention we're actually looking at expanding the institute beyond just the Hospitality Institute. The building that we have, the church, Ebenezer Church, we're rehabbing that church to create a culinary institute. We went to Atlanta a few months back to visit a EPA -- Is it EPA? Am I saying it right? Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): EDA (Economic Development Administration). Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, EDA site, and to look at possible grant opportunities to kind of support it. But I just want to thank Randy because Randy has been -- Oh, my God. Randy's like the bomb. Vice Chair Gort: He's been there. Chair Spence -Jones: And making it happen for many people that are going through the training. So what we want to do after this -- I know that one of the biggest concerns they have -- and I'm going to ask staff that we -- instead of doing this annual -- and we already budget it anyway every year, but every year they have to keep coming back in front of us to ask for the funding for the project and they do such great work. I just want to make sure that staff -- where's Miguel? Since you're already budgeting it anyway, that we do this based upon two years so that you can have, you know, just confirmation that things are moving. But I don't know if you want to put some things on record. Mr. Wiscombe: Commissioner, thank you. I just wanted to share with you that -- My name is Randy Wiscombe, and I'm the manager of the Hospitality Institute. I just wanted to share with you that this year alone we trained 454 -- Chair Spence -Jones: Wow. Mr. Wiscombe: -- individuals. Of those 454, 159 have received jobs. We have -- Applause. Vice Chair Gort: Very good. Mr. Wiscombe: It's great. I'm so proud. We also had, in December, 19 individuals graduated from the culinary training that we had, a 12-week training down at Miami Dade College. Of those 19, 16 have already been placed; 2 are interviewing. Chair Spence -Jones: Wow. City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Mr. Wiscombe: And I just also wanted to share with you that we -- out of those 454 individuals that went through the training, 430 of them received SafeStaff food certification. Chair Spence -Jones: Wow. Mr. Wiscombe: So it makes them one step ahead of going into the marketplace looking for a job. Chair Spence -Jones: Wow. Well, let me just say this. And Julie, I don't know if you want to put on -- Julie's actually the owner of Doubletree Hotel and the Bentley Hotel. She has been a trooper from day one. She's put her money where her mouth is. She has definitely gotten other hotels involved in this. And as we get ready to go into this new facility, we do need to bump up our level of support to really make sure that we're doing what we need to do to make it happen. And I just want to thank you because it takes corporate support. And you didn't put it on the record, but you know, we know what we give you, but you've also been able to leverage what we've given you -- and I'd like for you to put that on the record -- from others outside of us. And this is what we talked about before. When the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) gives dollars, we want to be able to leverage our dollars, you know, so that we can do more. Julie, if you could put that on the record, that would be awesome. Julie Grimes: Well, we were able to receive a grant from Hilton Worldwide Corporation of 25,000, which I matched. And Braman Foundation learned about the program and actually came to bear witness to it and were so deeply moved that they gave us a grant of 100, 000. And so, you know, I'm really thrilled to see the community starting to come together from the outside and come and take a look at what's going on there because, you know, we've been -- Randy and others have been holding the fort there and doing an amazing job. The program just gets deeper and richer every time we do it. And you know, we're touching lives in such a profound, deep way that this is the stuff in my mind that really matters. So my job is to continue to be a voice for the program, to continue to try and engage more of our corporate colleagues into the -- into Overtown and into this program, and expand the training opportunities to the individuals that are in such great need for this. I mean, again, we're dealing with many people that have fallen through the cracks in our system. They haven't been able to access higher education for a number of reasons. Many of them involve poverty, and I mean, I think this is the least we can do as a community to reach out and make a difference. Chair Spence -Jones: And I have to say this, Braman, I actually had a chance to have a discussion with him about this. And Julie, you know you were a part of the overall meeting, and he was amazed to see this project going on. And we went from training people about hotels to him saying, you know what, I'll help seed and support the culinary, so that's really how we were able to birth the culinary institute from hospitality, and that's what it's all about. Sometimes people don't understand when you're supporting a program or a project, you know, from the very beginning, it takes a vision to really make it happen. And sometimes you're going to have your pitfalls. That's what happens when you're doing a program, but look what has birthed from your commitment. So I just want to tell you guys thank you. And we had a mo -- Do we have a motion on this item yet? Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: We have a motion and a second on this item. I just wanted to make sure we register the fact with Miguel that we can look at a two-year cycle instead of a one-year cycle, then that way you know you have the stability to go out for other grants 'cause that's what they look for. Are you guys okay with that? Do I need to amend this then? Ms. Grimes: You can always increase the amount. Vice Chair Gort: Let the attorney -- City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 Chair Spence -Jones: I'm going to amend -- Vice Chair Gort: Let Veronica speak. A floor amendment. Chair Spence -Jones: Is it a floor amendment? Mr. Woods: Well, yes. By making -- from what counsel has just intimated to me, by you making that statement does allow for the amendment to take place. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Thank you, Veronica. Ms. Grimes: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. All right, let's give them a hand. Applause. Vice Chair Gort: Vote. Chair Spence -Jones: Oh, all in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: This item passes. Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): As amended. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. [Later...] Chair Spence -Jones: And let me acknowledge Sonia -- Can you please stand up? -- Jacobs [sic]. I'm sorry. I meant to mention -- I saw the red shirt. Sonia works hand in hand with the Hospitality Institute. I want to thank Sonia 'cause Sonia makes sure that folks are dressed and ready to go for these jobs. So let's give Sonia a hand. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: She works very hard. Sorry about that, Sonia. 13. CRA RESOLUTION 12-01055 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $300,000, TO FILM LIFE, INC. TO UNDERWRITE A PORTION OF THE COST TO OPERATE AND PROGRAM THE MIAMI FILM LIFE CENTER AND FILM INSTITUTE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM; 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 SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 File # 12-01055-Financial Form-1-28-2013.pdf 12-01055- Cover Memo.pdf File # 12-01055-Backup-1-28-2013.pdf 12-01055- Legislation.pdf Motion by Board Member Sarnoff, 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 Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Suarez CRA-R-1 3-0007 Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Our last item is the film institute. And this, once again, is a part of our initiative to actually support the film industry here. And basically, so we're all on the same page, this is a program that's in partnership with American Black Film Festival, as a part of it, the Film Life Center. This is a program, though, that we're partnering with -- so we want to be clear and on the same page -- the Miami -Dade County School Board. And these -- as you know, at Booker T. Washington, as you saw some of those students here today, they all participate in a film- and television -related program in school. This now gives them the opportunity to actually participate in master classes, creating their own documentaries, and giving them an opportunity to actually participate in the program. What we want to try to do with these dollars is leverage them. As I mentioned earlier, there's partnerships with HBO (Home Box Office), Nickelodeon, and a few other partners that ABFF (American Black Film Festival) has that will come on board to actually support this initiative. But I just wanted to make sure that we had the item and everybody understood what it was. I don't know if, Clarence, you have anything you want to add? I know Chelsa's been the one that's been kind of working on it. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Well, Commissioner, this is, as you've stated already, another institute that we're creating, and we should look at this just as we do the Hospitality Institute. It's a creative way to get some of the youth within the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) opportunities. And that's the way Ilike to look at it. It's creating opportunities for our young people to be involved in another career path, so that's exactly what this is going to do for us. Again, this is a pilot. This is our first time starting this, so the cost might be a little more than what we will eventually ultimately settle on, but we're starting it and we look forward to creating those opportunities for the young people within the redevelopment area -- Chair Spence -Jones: And -- Mr. Woods: -- as well as some of the older folks as well. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, and I just want to add the Chatman House, which is one of the -- I guess it's the only African -American house left owned by an African -American doctor in -- at Booker T., on Booker T's campus. This house has been closed for how long, at least ten years? Where's Tim? Is he here? Tim, where are you, Tim, from Black Archives? I can't see. You got to raise your hand. Black Archives, we're very excited about now having the Chatman House back open. It still will serve as a tourist destination now for people to actually come through, which is very exciting. It also will be a permit -- a film permit one -stop as well for the permitting office for film. So the whole idea is, as individuals come here to pick up their permits, we could register their film. We could tell them about people that have been trained in the area so that they'll have the opportunity to participate in other projects. So excited to have this, and this also helps the Black Archives as well, correct, Tim? So we're excited about the partnership. And as Clarence mentioned earlier, you know, we're starting off with this dollar amount, but the whole idea is to leverage it so that we could get other companies and corporations to come in and put their dollars in it so that we don't have to continue to spend money to get it going. So with that City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 14. 13-00098 being said, I had a -- Do I have a motion and a second on that item? Commissioner Sarnoff. So move. Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: I have a motion, second. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: And that item passes. And I believe that covers -- Mr. Woods: That's it. Chair Spence -Jones: -- everything. With that being said, our next meeting will be held the end of February. God bless you; God keep you. Let's get things done in Overtown. Thanks. CRA RESOLUTION RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING (i) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH TOWN PARK PLAZA SOUTH, INC. IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO WITH RESPECT TO THE TOWN PARK PLAZA SOUTH COOPERATIVE APARTMENT PROJECT; AND (ii) A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH TOWN PARK VILLAGE NO. 1, INC., IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO WITH RESPECT TO THE TOWN PARK VILLAGE COOPERATIVE APARTMENT PROJECT AND RATIFICATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO BY THE CRA WITH (i) ISLAND LIVING APARTMENTS, LTD. WITH RESPECT TO THE ISLAND LIVING APARTMENTS; (ii) LYRIC HOUSING, LTD. WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAZA AT THE LYRIC; (iii) ST JOHN PLAZA APARTMENTS, LLC WITH RESPECT TO THE ST JOHN PLAZA APARTMENTS; AND (iv) AMC HTG I, LTD. WITH RESPECT TO THE CULMER CENTER PROJECT. File# 13-00098 -Cover Memo-1-28-2013.pdf File# 13-00098-Legislation w attachment 1 of 6-1-28-2013.pdf File# 13-00098-Legislation w attachment 2 of 6-1-28-2013.pdf File# 13-00098-Legislation w attachment 3 of 6 - 1-28-2013.pdf File# 13-00098-Legislation w attachment 4 of 6-1-28-2013.pdf File# 13-00098-Legislation w attachment 5 of 6-1-28-2013.pdf File# 13-00098-Legislation w attachment 6 of 6-1-28-2013.pdf signed resolution cra-r-13-0008.pdf Motion by Board Member Sarnoff, 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 Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Suarez CRA-R-1 3-0008 Chair Spence -Jones: I said I was taking, I believe, 9 and 13 together. I want to go straight to the bond issuance 'cause I know I have my -- a lot of my bond folks here, correct? Yeah. This is basically Commissioner Gort's item. And just really fast, I know you're going to walk us through City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 it, but I believe Clarence -- Bill, were you working on this as well? -- Bill and -- and who was counsel working on this with you, bond counsel? William R. Bloom (Special Counsel, Community Redevelopment Agency): No. We've been negotiating -- Clarence and I have been working on negotiating, you know, grant agreements with the two Town Park associations and the four developers. What's before you with this resolution is authorizing the executive director to execute, substantially the form attached, the two grant agreements with two of the three Town Park associations and then to ratij57 the four development agreements that were previously authorized by the board. In each of those cases, there's been additional back and forth with the developers, input from bond counsel regarding (UNINTELLIGIBLE) housing restriction that's being imposed in the structure with the not -for -profit so everything flows from the best tax perspective for the projects. And since there's been a great deal of revisions, we all thought it was best for the board to ratJ the documents so that we have a clean set of documents to present when we do the bond validation proceeding. Chair Spence -Jones: And ifI could just add so that the audience knows exactly what we're speaking of this is the big issue -- bond issuance that Commissioner Gort -- Chairman Gort -- Vice Chairman Gort has been working on. These are the major projects that we're going to be doing in the Overtown area for redevelopment. I believe this includes the Town Parks. My Town Park people here, just wave your hand in support. We love y'all. Finally. And then the new projects that we're looking at doing, the Culmer project. I don't know if the Culmer folks are here. Great. Is the Gatehouse folks here? Anybody from Gatehouse here? Okay. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Nick was here. Mr. Bloom: Nick was here. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Is Carlisle here? Very good. Did I miss anybody else? Mr. Bloom: St. John's [sic]. Mr. Woods: St. John's [sic]. Vice Chair Gort: St. John's [sic]. Chair Spence -Jones: Oh, St. John's [sic]. Mr. Woods: St. John's [sic]. Chair Spence -Jones: Where's St. John's [sic]? St. John's [sic]. So finally, we're going to have new housing development projects, along with some retail for jobs, and also, finally, some of the work that Town Park has been waiting on for God knows how long, it's finally moving. And I want to thank the Town Park folks because they have been coming to these meetings consistently. They've been doing everything that's necessary in order to make things happen. Where's Emanuel? I don't know if Pop left. We just want to make sure that in the midst of all of this, once the stuff starts moving, Commissioner Gort, that the jobs training portion, the construction portion of it, that the people from the community and the small businesses have the opportunity to participate 'cause we think that's extremely important. But I'm sure you'll stay on top of that. But I don't know if you want to add something as well. Vice Chair Gort: No, mainly, what it is, this is -- my understanding is it was approved before as a draft. And then right now we're coming to the finals. There's no more draft, although there might be some changes in some of them is my understanding. Mr. Woods: Right. We're pretty much substantially complete. All the drafting has been done. City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 NA.1 13-00161 Vice Chair Gort: And all those documents have been going to the bond counselor and they been looking at it and they don't have any problem so far. There's only one that there's some questions got to be coming back. But they need -- in order to go to the validation hearing, they need us to approve this. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. So with that being said, we're getting ready to change history in Overtown. Do I have a motion on this item? Commissioner Sarnof So move. Chair Spence -Jones: I have a motion. Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: Give y'all self a hand. We finally got the first step done. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: God is good, right? Unidentified Speaker: Amen. Chair Spence -Jones: All the time what? Unidentified Speaker: All the time, God is good. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. So we're getting ready to roll. Oh, we love y'all. Y'all know that. We're going to make it happen. And Commissioner Gort, I know it's -- you're -- you are the captain of the ship, so I really want to thank you and appreciate what you've done really. Applause. NON AGENDA CRA DISCUSSION CHAIR SPENCE-JONES RECOGNIZED NEWLYAPPOINTED CLERK OF THE BOARD, TODD B. HANNON AND THANKED THE HOUSE OF WINGS FOR PROVIDING FOOD FOR THE MEETING. DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: We're going to go ahead and officially start our first meeting of the year. First of all, let me say good evening. Happy New Year, and welcome to the Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) board meeting, our first meeting of the year. We're extremely excited about all the wonderful things that's happening in the heart of our area. First of all, I'd like to welcome our new clerk, Mr. Todd Hannon. Let's give him a hand. City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes January 28, 2013 ADJOURNMENT Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: We are extremely excited to have him with us. We also want to acknowledge we have some chicken wings in the back. We think it's extremely important to support our local businesses. So House of Wings -- I don't know where the owner is. Where is he? Around here somewhere. Can't find my glasses. Okay. Please, let's give him a hand, House of Wings, if you have not gone there. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: We appreciate people that come back into the community to make a real difference. He had some great wings here in-house, so we want him -- in the neighborhood, so we want to make sure you check them out. The meeting adjourned at 6:19 p.m. City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 5/2/2013