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Meeting Minutes Monday, March 25, 2013 5:00 PM Camillus House 1603 NW 7th Avenue Miami, FI. 33136 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 March 25, 2013 INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FINANCIALS Present: Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Suarez and Vice Chair Gort Absent: Commissioner Sarnoff and Commissioner Carollo On the 25th day of March 2013, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at Camillus House, 1603 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chair Spence -Jones at 5:04 p.m. and was adjourned at 6:03 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Clarence Woods, Executive Director, CRA Maria J. Chiaro, Deputy General Counsel Kevin Jones, Assistant General Counsel William Bloom, Special Counsel, CRA Jessica N. Pacheco, Special Counsel, CRA Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, we're going to officially open up with prayer from our executive director, Mr. Clarence Woods. We'll open up with prayer and with the pledge of allegiance from Commissioner Willy Gort. Invocation and pledge of allegiance delivered. 1. CRA REPORT 13-00339 FINANCIAL SUMMARY THROUGH MONTH ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2013 13-00339 Financial Summary.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, we're going to just get started with the updates, the financial report first. But I'd like to at least welcome you to the Camillus House. I don't know if there's any board members here -- Dr. Ahr, I did see you. All board members, wherever you are, please stand. We want to thank you for allowing us and hosting us today. Please give them a hand. Applause. Chair Spence -Jones: We are especially grateful to be in your presence tonight. And I know our financial person is working on your necessary paperwork. And for those that don't know it, that we are -- the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) has been a big supporter of the Camillus House. As a matter of fact, you're in this building partly because of some of the CRA dollars. So with that being said, we're going to move on to item number 1. Miguel Valentin (Financial Officer, Community Redevelopment Agency): Good evening, Commissioners. I'm going to be presenting the combined statement of financial position as of February 28, 2013. We are disclosing the cash amount of 33, 708, 625. Just to add something regarding the Camillus House payment, we received confirmation from Bill Bloom that everything is in place. And he -- basically, he communicated to us that we're good to go City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 regarding the payment. And by the end of this month, I'm going to be processing the $2 million regarding the grant. Also, I wanted to give you an update regarding the validation process. We received communication that the judge is going to be holding the hearing on April 29, at 11 o'clock, meaning that the validation process is going to commence. And there is no reportable condition to report to the board. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board members? Vice Chair Gort: Could you do me a favor? 'Cause, you know, people look at all these numbers and they see all these large numbers. Could you go over the -- especially the ten millions, five and seven million and tell -- let people know how those expenditures are going to take place? Mr. Valentin: I beg your pardon? Could you --? Chair Spence -Jones: He's asking you just to walk through the numbers. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. You gave your report, $33 million. But what I'd like for you to do is -- Chair Spence -Jones: Walk them through -- Vice Chair Gort: -- you have -- walking through the 10 million, 6 million, 7 million and 3 million. Explain to the people that are here how they're going to be used. Mr. Valentin: Well, basically, the most substantial amount is for 10 million -- $10.7 million. Out of the $10.7 million, 9 million, they have been put aside, and I think we are going to be using them towards Town Park project, especially Town Park North. This is the intent. Then regarding the $5 million regarding the future debt service, this is like a reserve that we have put aside because upon issuing the debt service, most likely we need to make a huge payment during this year, and that money has been encumbered. Vice Chair Gort: That is towards the payment of $50 million that we going to receive. Mr. Valentin: Exactly. Vice Chair Gort: Yes, okay. Mr. Valentin: Then regarding the 7.5 million, $2 million within the 7.5, they are related to the Camillus House grant that we have awarded to them in order to build this new facility, as everybody is able to see. Regarding the $3.8 million, we have some small projects, like Masonic lodge -- what else -- Chair Spence -Jones: Shopping plaza. Mr. Valentin: Exactly, Commissioner, the Overtown Shopping Center, which we're going to be encumbering tonight $1 million in order to rehab that property where our office is located right now. Regarding the Gibson Park indoor basketball court, 4.5 million; 2.8 million are related to the new gymnasium that we're going to be building very soon. We're going to be breaking ground. Also, we have $1 million towards the Gibson Park project that is still CIP (Capital Improvements Program) Department is drawing down monies against that. And -- Vice Chair Gort: Thank you, Miguel. I just want to make sure that people understood how those funds are being used on their behalf 'cause it's important for them to know that it's being used on their behalf. Thank you. Mr. Valentin: Okay. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 UPDATES 2. 13-00340 Chair Spence -Jones: All nighty. No other questions on that? Anything else? I know you were in the room. Any questions you have? Commissioner Suarez: No, I'm okay. Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, no problem. CRA REPORT UPDATE DISCUSSION ON LEGISLATIVE TEAM. 13-00340 Cover Memo.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: All right, so we're going to move straight on to updates. And for those folks that are just walking into the room, just be mindful of a couple things. One, it is a Jewish holiday today, so we want to try to get as many people in and out. So what I want to do is deal with the legislative item really quickly. I asked -- just for my fellow Commissioners, I asked for them to give us a update, the team to give us an update on what's happening in Tallahassee and what's happening in D.C. (District of Columbia) regarding our legislative team. It's really important that the public knows and then we know exactly what they're working on. I believe Todd is actually passing out a overview from one of the lobbyists as to what they 're working on. But I know Akerman is doing an outstanding job for us in D.C., but I'm going to let Akerman get up and just give us a quick briefing. Mike Abrams: Mike Abrams. I wish my last name was Akerman, but it's not. Thank you very much, Madam Chairperson. Thank you for your deference also to the holidays tonight, and I'll try to be brief since I have to go to an event too for that. Also, I want to thank Chairperson for her aggressive leadership and involvement in matters relating to the federal level. We've been very active on behalf of the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency), and I think we've had some significant accomplishments leading off -- and all this is in the report before you -- with the deferment of the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) loan to Town Park South. There was $1.4 million due, and we were able to get that deferred and that was significant. The Commissioner made the rounds with the South Florida Delegation, rallied their support with HUD, and that made all the difference in the world. She and staff have also aggressively pursued the Department of Commerce and its Economic Development Administration to help with loans and grants that will, hopefully, benefit the culinary institute at Miami -Dade College, the biosciences park of the university, and a variety of other projects in the CRA district. Clarence Woods also engaged the Department of Agriculture in the CRA's efforts to bring a supermarket to Overtown and to increase the healthy food options in the community. Shake your head any time you want me to stop; I will. And we also started a series of meetings with HUD to develop further grants and additional grants for transit -oriented department -- development, rather, program that is -- that the Administration has aggressively asked communities to pursue. There are other things in the report, and I'll answer any questions. Chair Spence -Jones: Any questions, guys? Commissioner Suarez: No. Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: I just want to say to Mike that, you know, as he stated earlier, Akerman has done an outstanding job with working with us on key initiatives, you know. One of my biggest concerns is when we have lobbyists, we need to make sure that we're getting some benefit City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 from it. This recent grant that we were able to complete, I want to thank the team for getting that done on the Hospitality Institute in partnership with Miami Dade College. That grant was actually due in March, but Akerman, you know, played quarterback a lot, making sure the Administration -- I believe that's the EDA (Economic Development Administration) -- was in the loop and we were very engaged with getting that done. So, hopefully, you know, we will win that grant and we can expand the Hospitality Institute to include culinary as well, so we're excited about that. And then, of course, as you know, Town Park has had many, many issues. I'm concerned about many of those issues. And thank God for Akerman; we were able to get a lot of great meetings with HUD to stop some of the action against Town Park, to slow some of the stuff down, which it was really important to us. And of course, you know, the big issue with violence is happening in the district. We were able to get a great meeting with DOJ (Department of Justice) as well to look at initiatives to fund in neighborhoods, so hopefully, we can continue to push to make those things happen. I just wanted -- I thought it was important for you to come in front of the board and the community to let people know that as lobbyists, things are actually getting done. Mr. Abrams: Thank you very much, Madam Chairperson, Commissioners. Chair Spence -Jones: Any other comments before we move on? Okay. Thank you so much. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Actually -- Chair Spence -Jones: You want to give us a quick update on the -- on Bruce -- on Doug Bruce? Mr. Woods: That's right. Just to let you know, their contract will be coming up, and we're looking to, you know, renew their contract. Chair Spence -Jones: Can you repeat it again? I'm sorry. Mr. Woods: The contract with Akerman, our federal lobbyists, is coming up, and we -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: -- are -- we'll be looking to renew that contract -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, no problem. Any -- Mr. Woods: -- with your guidance. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Any quick updates on Doug Bruce and what's happening in Tallahassee? Mr. Woods: Well, we -- as you know, we did -- it's -- we passed the contract for Doug Bruce and Associates, our state lobbyist. They are in the process of seeking grants for us. One of the main grants that they're looking at is the grant where -- well, not necessarily a grant, but there's entitlement where the State of Florida got money back in a lawsuit -- I think it was over three hundred and some million dollars -- Chair Spence -Jones: I think that was a Commissioner Gort initiative -- Mr. Woods: Commissioner Gort -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- something that we -- Mr. Woods: -- exactly. City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Chair Spence -Jones: -- gave him to do. Mr. Woods: Exactly. And the House Appropriations Committee were -- was -- met last week and were going to vote on the bill. I forget which house bill it was, but Doug has been continuously lobbying for us in bringing some of that money back here to South Florida, so that's one of the initiatives that he's working on, as well as the film grant money as well. Chair Spence -Jones: The tax incentives for films. Mr. Woods: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: And do you have any updates at all, Commissioner Gort, on that? Have you heard anything at all from Tallahassee? 'Cause that was one of the -- Vice Chair Gort: Not so far. Chair Spence -Jones: -- issues I know you found -- you guys happened to uncover, your staff, at least. Vice Chair Gort: We're continuing to work on it. I have corresponded with them. My understanding is they're going to be utilizing some of those funds to help people here with the -- we've seen the problems that we have with foreclosures in here, so hopefully that money can be used either to help some of the people that can be helped or to create new housing. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Any comments? Okay. Vice Chair Gort: Now on the film, we have the -- Chair Spence -Jones: Sure. Vice Chair Gort: -- Patty Allen from the -- Chair Spence -Jones: Is she here? Vice Chair Gort: -- Patty Arias from CAMACOL (Latin Chamber of Commerce). She's going to be going up to Tallahassee and make sure we keep pushing for the film incentive because that's what made it possible for all these individuals to come down here to do the production. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, great. Vice Chair Gort: So we're going to be pushing that. Chair Spence -Jones: I do want to mention, as a part of the -- so that we're all on the same page -- the Film Life Institute, with the School Board, hopefully, we're moving along with that with the School Board and with finalizing the actual work that needs to be completed for the institute to start. But I'm going to ask in the next meeting that we do have for each one of the Commissioners to appoint someone to -- as an advisor on the board of advisors because I really want to make sure we do everything proper -- properly with the Film Life Institute. So I'm going to ask for each one of you guys to appoint someone to sit on as a board of advisors at the next meeting. So I'm going to ask staff to make sure that we put that on the agenda, and that would be just to provide support, advisory support to whatever happens with the Film Life Institute. So I want to make sure that you guys appoint someone that has knowledge and experience to work with us on -- I think Patty would be great. I was thinking -- City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Vice Chair Gort: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: -- somebody from CAMACOL. Vice Chair Gort: Sure. Chair Spence -Jones: But it'd be great if she could participate. 3. CRA REPORT 13-00341 GRANT REQUEST PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE SELF RELIANCE, INC. 13-00341- Cover Memo.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: All nighty. So we're going to move on to the next item, item number 3, and that is the grant request, People Helping People. And I'm going to ask for our attorney, Jessica, to give us an update or the executive director. I know that this is the project that is a rehab unit, and we want to make sure that it's moving. I know Dr. Shoshana's here, has been asking for the last couple of meetings to make sure that we're moving in a positive direction. So I don't know if it's Brian or who's going to give us a quick update on that. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Brian, you want to go ahead? Give Brian an opportunity to stand before everybody. Brian Zeltsman: Good evening. My name's Brian Zeltsman, director of Architecture, for Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). We've been trying to help Reverend Lincoln to rehab her building. She has a building on 16th Street, 210 Northwest 16th Street. It's a six -unit apartment building. She's been asking for quite some time, prior to me joining the team here, for some assistance with that, and I'm trying to facilitate that process. Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Mr. Zeltsman: It's been brought to our attention, though, that there's some concerns, mainly housekeeping and paperwork type issues, that have been brought up by our legal team that are potentially serious. So we have asked Reverend Lincoln to be here today to produce whatever documents are required, and she has someone representing her today to speak on that. But Jessica also has some concerns. I know you may want to speak about what they were, but -- or you want to maybe bring up Reverend Lincoln to discuss the needs or -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. You could definitely bring her up. Mr. Zeltsman: Okay. Chair Spence -Jones: Let me just say this really quickly so we're all on the same page and our fellow Commissioners know. One of the mandates that we've had is any property owners that are in Overtown that have been there for God knows how long that have units, that have property, they -- a lot of those units need to be upgraded and they need help. Dr. -- Reverend Lincoln has been very forthright with trying to really move some of those units. The units need to be rehabbed and put back into the community. As you know, when we take -- rehab units, it's a lot easier to keep the rents lower for people to move in. When you're building new units, then the cost -- of course, the cost is a lot higher. So whatever way we can rehab these buildings -- not just Reverend Lincoln's but anyone, you know, that has buildings that need to be rehabbed, we want to make sure that the housing stock is decent in Overtown and at least that it's an amount City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 that people can really afford to remain there. So I know staff has been working hard to get that done. I just think that there's some paperwork that she needs to put in place in order for her to file -- Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: -- for it, correct? Mr. Woods: Yes. And they've been working towards that end. They have gotten us some paperwork, but there -- as Brian mentioned, there are some other documents that we feel are very important -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: -- and quite necessary as it relates to title that we want to get from them. But they are in the process of providing us some documentation. She does have representation that has been very responsive, and we're working towards that end. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Reverend Lincoln, you want to come on up? Shoshana Lincoln: Commissioner, I have met this morning with Brian. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, put your name on the record, sweetie, and your address. Ms. Lincoln: And he -- Chair Spence -Jones: Put your name on the record. Your name and your address on the record. Ms. Lincoln: Oh, Reverend Lincoln, from People Helping People; location, 210 Northwest 16th Street, Miami, Florida -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Ms. Lincoln: -- 33136. I met with the CRA several time [sic]. This morning, I met with Brian. Brian have [sic] said they have all the requirements. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Okay, so Brian, what --? Ms. Pacheco, do you want -- Jessica N. Pacheco (Outside Counsel, Community Redevelopment Agency): Let me -- Hi. Chair Spence -Jones: -- to just add --? Ms. Pacheco: Let me just -- Chair Spence -Jones: 'Cause we want to resolve it 'cause we want to be able to help -- Ms. Pacheco: Yeah. Let me just -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- Reverend Lincoln. Ms. Pacheco: -- kind of put on the record what the issue is so that way we can move forward -- Chair Spence -Jones: No problem. Ms. Pacheco: -- in a more diligent fashion. A year -- in 2011, this entity came before the CRA City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 and requested a grant about six months after they had purchased the property and requested renovation and assistance in redeveloping the units. At the time, the CRA staff evaluated the grant request and found some issues with title as it relates to whether they had clear title. And as your -- the CRA's attorney, that's a concern because we want to make sure that whatever renovations that we are undertaking are being undertaken by the proper owner of the property, and that we don't have an issue that we're giving a grant to, you know, an owner that doesn't really have clear title. So that's an issue that we've raised. The CRA staff actually raised it in 2011. They've informed me of it. I reviewed the documents that they looked at, and there is some concern. The other issue is just -- the property is currently nonexempt property, and so we just want to make sure that the entity understands that they -- in the event that there are renovations made, that they are going to be able to maintain the property and have some kind of, you know, income, and that's really more of an administrative, business decision that the CRA is tasked with evaluating, but it's something that I had to bring up because there will be, you know, property insurance requirements and maintenance of the building, you know. In speaking with St. John's representative, they've advised that they are willing to assist in helping manage the property, but they can't incur certain costs; that the property owner has to incur some of the costs. So we just want to make sure that fiscally they're able to manage the responsibilities of a renovated building. Chair Spence -Jones: Did you want to put something on the record? Ola Aluko: Yeah, just for the record. Ola Aluko, president/CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of St. John CDC (Community Development Corporation). Good afternoon. Good evening, rather. I was -- we were approached at this good cause to assist Reverend Lincoln, given what your attorney just mentioned. And being that we're the largest CDC in Overtown, we run into these issues every day with our properties, so what we are currently doing is we are engaged in an agreement with Reverend Lincoln and her property to assist her in, one, getting to the best of our -- that we can, the documents that the CRA has requested. Two, if she receives funds from the CRA, to assist her in the rehab of the property. Three, to help her lease the property, as we will lease one of our properties. And then further, depending upon the relationship at the time, even enter into a management agreement where we can assist her in keeping up the building because renovating the building is just one step; maintaining it for the next five years is another. And there's a slew of documents that's required from any funding agency before funds can be released. In addition to that, we're trying to assist in getting additional funds through the City of Miami Community Development. We've had preliminary meetings with the City of Miami. They are amenable to this particular project. However, they, too, have their own processes that we have to go through. Again, this is second nature to us, so we will be able to assist Reverend Lincoln and her organization in this -- I don't want to call it charitable cause, but for us, it's considered a charitable cause. Chair Spence -Jones: So you guys are being like -- becoming like mentors to --? Mr. Aluko: Absolutely, absolutely. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. First of all, I want to ask my fellow colleagues, do you have a question at all for --? Vice Chair Gort: Well, if they're going to use CBDG (Community Development Block Grant) funds and they're going to use some of the funds, I imagine the criterias [sic] to establish the rates that will have to be established as part of the contract also. Mr. Aluko: Eventually, yes, yes. And one of the things we're doing -- there's certain clients that have higher rent rates -- I mean, that she can receive higher rent rates from, and we were probably going to gear her towards that. Without naming too many, we have the VA, Veterans Assistance program; you have Section 8 with HUD, versus -- or typical homeless. I would never City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 -- or we would never advise the homeless, mainly because of the size of her organization. That's why you have Camillus House. So hopefully, we'll be able to direct her in the right direction. Vice Chair Gort: Question, when you establish the rehab, will that be qualing for voucher, Section 8 vouchers? Mr. Aluko: Absolutely, absolutely. Vice Chair Gort: So that -- they could use that? Mr. Aluko: Absolutely. Vice Chair Gort: So the rent can be --? Okay. Mr. Aluko: We've received up to $1,300 on a two -bedroom apartment with Section 8 vouchers. Vice Chair Gort: All right. Chair Spence -Jones: So, Madam Pacheco, are we -- do we feel confident that we will have the paperwork in order for the next City Commi -- CRA meeting? Ms. Pacheco: That is not something that we could control. That's really contingent upon the organization providing proof -- Chair Spence -Jones: So -- Ms. Pacheco: -- of title. Chair Spence -Jones: -- okay, so, Reverend Lincoln and Ola, I guess the idea is to have everything ready for the next City -- CRA meeting, right? Mr. Aluko: We will try our very best. Reverend Lincoln. Ms. Lincoln: May I say something -- Chair Spence -Jones: Sure. Ms. Lincoln: -- quickly, Commissioner? What was the question again? Chair Spence -Jones: We should have everything prepared and ready to go for the next CRA meeting, correct? Ms. Lincoln: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: You feel confident in that? Ms. Lincoln: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Ms. Lincoln: And also, whatever the attorney, Jessica, is asking has already issued and it is in public record. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. I think Jessica said there's additional information that's -- City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Ms. Pacheco: Right. Chair Spence -Jones: -- needed, and I'm hoping that, between you and Ola, you guys will have it ready for the next CRA meeting. I gave you -- we gave you our word that we would have this on the agenda, which we do have it on as a discussion item to make sure that it's moving forward And our commitment is still there to make sure that we help and support you to make sure that that happens. So between the both of you guys -- hopefully, you should be able to have everything finalized for the next agenda, which will take place in April. And then I have Loren behind -- Loren, from the Overtown CRA -- Did you want to add something on the record? Loren Daniel: Good evening, board members and audience. My name is Loren Daniel, and I serve as the NET (Neighborhood Enhancement Team) administrator in the Overtown/downtown area. Just wanted to mention I wasn't aware about this process and -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Mr. Daniel: -- I just recently had my Code Enforcement folks go out to issue major violations on this property, in addition to us already doing that legal process to find out whether this is a valid organization, whether -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Mr. Daniel: -- the transfer was legal. There are a lot of issues here, so I'm just asking that we look at this really closely before we make any decisions about turning this property -- or offering any grant dollars to her. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. And Loren, if you don't mind, I would like for you to work along with Ola and Reverend Lincoln to finalize whatever needs to be finalized. I mean, we know that there's a lot of property in Overtown that needs to be rehabbed that's in poor condition, but some of the stuff is savable. So you know that that's my main objective is not to knock down if I can, if I don't have a choice. So if we can help, you know, a property owner that's trying to do the right thing -- we've helped other people, you know, with their buildings. We need to try to figure out a way to help Reverend Lincoln. So with that being said, Reverend Lincoln, can you, Ola, and Loren, you guys get on the same page to make sure that we get that paperwork in order for it to come in front of us at the next CRA meeting? Ms. Lincoln: Shall do, Commissioner. And let me add something. Daniel had print out false, illegal paper and had present it to Commissioner Dunn that we don't own the property. From -- initially, he had been doing that to me. And Daniel has such an animosity for me because I always complain about Overtown, which I don't like. And there's no violation in the building, and he's not telling the truth on that issue. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Well, I don't want to get into y'all quarrel in front of everyone. Hopefully, you guys can work it out. I just want you to know that we are committed to rehabbing the building, Reverend Lincoln, and that's the reason why we have it on the agenda. So, hopefully, Loren, Reverend Lincoln, and Ola, you guys -- Mr. Aluko: No, and St. John CDC. Chair Spence -Jones: St. -- I know, St. John CDC -- Mr. Aluko: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: -- y'all could work it out so that we can get past it, okay? City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 4. 13-00357 Mr. Aluko: We will. Ms. Lincoln: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Thank you, Reverend Lincoln. I don't want y'all fighting in front of each other. That's -- we're not going to air out your dirty laundry in front of everybody now. CRA DISCUSSION UPDATE ON THE RENOVATION OF GIBSON PARK 13-00357 Cover Memo.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, we're going to move on. I actually want to get straight to the agenda. Just quickly on the Gibson Park -- Clarence, just a two -second update 'cause I'm really feeling like a little faint. Can you just really quickly go through the Gibson Park update? Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Gibson Park -- this particular update is specifically on the gymnasium. As you know, we've set aside $2.8 million for the building of the gymnasium. We've had some community meetings, and there were some additional amenities that needed to be placed in the gym. And what we're doing now is we -- well, what we've done is we've worked with the contractors to basically value engineer what the building could actually hold. And the new cost for the gym is now going to be $3.3 million. So we do have some monies set aside to be able to do that. We just needed to let you guys know that there was -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Mr. Woods: -- an additional cost. Chair Spence -Jones: I actually asked this item to be placed on the agenda just so that at least my fellow colleagues knew. This is the Gibson Park -- you know, the park is already built. This -- the issue was the gym itself. Apparently, while I was out -- I'm not really sure what happened during the year and a half that I was gone, but we had clearly had enough money to actually complete this project, do this project, and then when I came back, for whatever reason, it wasn't enough to complete the gym. We had set money aside for the library to assist with some of the rehab, Miguel, correct? And unfortunately, because we need money to complete the gym and we don't have enough space -- inside space for young people there, we need that. When it rains, there's no place for these kids to go. The gym is absolutely necessary. So the actual additional monies that we would need is an additional 140. Miguel, if you want to put that on the record, I want to make sure I'm correct on that amount because I -- my understanding is that we do have the money for -- that we're shifting from -- Mr. Woods: The library. Chair Spence -Jones: -- the rehab of the library, correct? Miguel Valentin (Financial Officer, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yeah. What we're going to be doing is the library, I put aside 350, 000. That is not going to be happening now. We're going to be using that money that it hasn't been encumbered. We're going to be adding this, along with the $2.8 million. And then from other contingency pockets, so to speak, that I have in my budget, we're going to be able to add up to the amount of -- Mr. Woods: The additional 140. City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Chair Spence -Jones: Right. Mr. Valentin: -- three -- Chair Spence -Jones: And I know, Brian, you've been working on this. And I want to thank you, Brian. You've done an outstanding job. I don't know if you want to put something on the record as well as a part of that. Brian Zeltsman (Director, Architecture and Development, Community Redevelopment Agency): No. I mean, I guess I should just clam -- Chair Spence -Jones: We're going to go with the same contractor. You need to let the -- Mr. Zeltsman: Yeah. They're already under contract. We'd actually like to get them going to produce the production documents, the construction documents. Just to be clear, the number we had allocated was 2.8 previously. Mr. Woods: Right. Mr. Zeltsman: The new number is in the -- 3.34 million, so -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Zeltsman: -- 3,340,000. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All right, any questions on the Gibson? And we -- when are we looking at starting, if we're able to --? We need to bring this back in front of the CRA board meeting next agenda, correct ? Mr. Zeltsman: It's my understanding that -- and we have someone here from CIP (Capital Improvements Program) to -- if there's any clarification, but they -- there's a contract that CIP has with the contractor, and then we have a contract with CIP. And at some point, we do have to bring it back in front of this board to amend both of those. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Zeltsman: Well, our board to amend our contract and -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. We just don't want to hold it up. I mean, the gym has been on hold Mr. Zeltsman: We -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- and we really need to get started on it. Mr. Zeltsman: -- we've already given them the go-ahead to begin the production of construction documents. And since they're under contract already, they can begin that process, so we're not wasting time. But at some point, we do need to come back. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: To amend the budget. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, no problem. All right, any other questions, guys? Okay, all right. City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 RESOLUTIONS 5. 13-00342 CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING MODIFICATION OF THE SCOPE OF WORK PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BY NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION, INC. IN CONNECTION WITH THE GRANTAUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION NO. CRA-R-12-0009 TO FOCUS ON ASSISTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA WITH BUILDING CAPACITY AND DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. 13-00342 Cover Memo.pdf 13-00342 Backup.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-13-0018 Chair Spence -Jones: Let's move on. All right, so now we're going to get to the business of CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency), the resolutions. Clarence, do you want to go through item number 5? Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yes. Commissioners, item number 5 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency modifying the scope of work presented to the board by Neighbors and Neighbors Association, Inc., in connection with the grant authorized by Resolution CRA-R-12-0009, to focus on assisting small businesses within the redevelopment areas with building capacity and developing skills for business sustainability. Chair Spence -Jones: First of all, do we have a motion on this item at all? Commissioner Suarez: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: Any questions, first? Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: We have a motion and second. But Leroy, do you want to put something on the agenda -- I mean, on the record? Leroy Jones: Leroy Jones, Neighbors and Neighbors Association, 1490 Northwest 3rd Avenue, which is our new site in the shopping center, thanks to the CRA, this board. I just want to thank you all and ask you to please move this resolution so that we can move forward with what we want to do for the businesses in Overtown. Chair Spence -Jones: I think we had a motion and a second on the item. Just so that we're all clear, the business center is open now, and it will become an incubator space for smaller, startup businesses. It's already being used by people that are in the -- businesses that are in the area City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 that may need to send faxes, may need to send e-mails (electronic) out, or whatever they may need support with. So people are already using the center. And also, it's being utilized as an employment center as well for those individuals in the community that's interested in employment. And I believe -- I don't know where Emanuel Washington is here -- if he's here, but I know that people have already started utilizing it for that purpose. But any comments from my fellow colleagues on it? Vice Chair Gort: Leroy, I'd like for you to explain the -- what you had done in the past and how the new changes is going to be applied. Mr. Jones: Well, this is the first resource center for the businesses in Overtown. What we're going to do different this year is that we're going to offer some one on one basis -- one on one collaborations with the businesses in Overtown, so we're going to actually visit the businesses in Overtown so that we can do a feasibility study on them. Our goal is to get them to where they don't have to depend on government assistance because right now most of the businesses, that's what they depending on, government assistance, and we trying to move them out of that, you know, so that they can be self-supporting. So that's what's -- that's -- I think that's the number one thing different we're going to do this year. We decided to hold off a little bit on the training this year because last year because of all the training we had with the University of Miami, with NANA (Neighbors and Neighbors Association), Tools for Change -- Chair Spence -Jones: They trained out now. Vice Chair Gort: Right. Mr. Jones: -- it was like it was train -- every week it was some training somewhere. Chair Spence -Jones: It's enough training. Mr. Jones: So we're going to do something different this time. And I want to say what's -- what also what's different is having this resource center in Overtown, we're going to have some space for businesses, so we're going to have some space for new people that want to start their business and some small existing businesses. Also, it's going to be some -- it's some walk-in computers where anybody can come in, like they can update their public assistance. They can look -- job searches. They can build their web site. They can build their business plan right there in the recourse center, and it's accessible to everybody. It's a nice place. We plan on having a grand opening soon, but hope you'll come out, Commissioner Gort. But it's a beautiful place. You're going to like it. Vice Chair Gort: We will. Mr. Jones: Okay. Thank you. Vice Chair Gort: And this is very important. A lot of people go into business thinking it's a lot easier, it's not -- it takes a lot to get a business going, so I'm glad you're supporting that. Mr. Jones: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Thanks, Leroy. Mr. Jones: Thank you. Mr. Woods: Commissioners, one thing to add -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 6. 13-00343 Mr. Woods: -- to that is, as you have instructed me in the past, we will engage NANA with a revocable license agreement to be able to operate out of that space, all right. That will be the document that will allow them to be there -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: -- a revocable license agreement, which doesn't have to come back to you guys. We just give you a notice. Chair Spence -Jones: A heads up. Mr. Woods: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All right. Mr. Jones: All right. Chair Spence -Jones: Any other questions? All right. Mr. Jones: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: All right, so thank you, Leroy. We had a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right, this item passes. CRA RESOLUTION RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENTAGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT & LEASING AGREEMENT WITH WLS, L.C., A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY D/B/A NAI MIAMI COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES, WORLDWIDE IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEASING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. 13-00343 Cover Memo.pdf 13-00343 Backup.pdf 13-00343 Legislation.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Gort, seconded by Board Member Suarez, 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-13-0019 Chair Spence -Jones: Item number 6, please. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioner, 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 an exclusive City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 7. 13-00344 management and leasing agreement with WLS, L.C., a Florida limited liability company, doing business as NAI Miami Commercial Real Estate Services, Worldwide, in connection with the leasing and management of the Overtown Shopping Center. If you remember, you got -- well, this board gave us a directive to put out an RFP (Request for Proposals) for management and leasing of the Overtown Shopping Center. We did that. NAI was the top -ranked firm. We've entered into negotiations, and we've selected -- well, we've actually come up with our package, and we're asking that you approve that package. Chair Spence -Jones: Is NAI here today? Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Mr. Woods: They were supposed -- Commissioner Suarez: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: We had a motion and a second. Mr. Woods: They were supposed to be here. Chair Spence -Jones: They're not here? All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right, this item passes. Let me just say really quickly, this is the -- so we're clear, this is the plaza on 14th Street that's been -- Commissioner Suarez: Third Avenue. Chair Spence -Jones: -- you know, somewhat vacant for a very long time. Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: We're finally going to rehab the building. We already have people knocking at our doors -- Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: -- companies that want to come in. As a matter of fact, we may have to move out -- Mr. Woods: They're asking us to move. Chair Spence -Jones: -- the CRA move out. So that's a good thing when you have companies very interested in coming in and providing jobs for us, so we're very excited about that. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000, FOR THE RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER, 1490 N.W. 3RDAVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA("PROPERTY"); RATIFYING THE ISSUANCE City of Miami Page 1? Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 OF A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR DESIGN -BUILD SERVICES FOR THE RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE PROPERTY; ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION TO SELECT TGSV ENTERPRISES, INC. ("TGSV")AS THE TOP RANKED FIRM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TGSV TO CONDUCT A PHASE I EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE PROPERTY, AT A COST OF $25,000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH TGSV FOR THE REMAINING PHASES OF THE RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE PROPERTY, BASED UPON THE RESULTS OF THE PHASE I EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT; 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. 13-00344 Cover Memo.pdf 13-00344 Financial Form.pdf 13-00344 Backup.pdf 13-00344 Legislation.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-1 3-0020 Chair Spence -Jones: Item number 7. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioners, item number 7 is a board of -- is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing the expenditures of funds in the total amount not to exceed a million dollars. And what we're doing with this particular item, Commissioners, is there's three things. We're setting aside the million dollars for the renovation of the same plaza that we just spoke of and for the renovation and rehabilitation of the Overtown Shopping Center at 1490 Northwest 3rdAvenue, Miami, Florida, the property, ratifying the issuance of a request for qualifications for the design -build services for the renovation and rehabilitation of the property, and then accepting the recommendation of the -- recommendation to select TGSV Enterprises, Inc., as the top -ranked firm; further authorizing the executive director to enter into an agreement with TGSV to conduct a phase one evaluation and assessment of the property, at a cost not to exceed $25, 000; further authorizing the executive director to enter into negotiations with TGSV for the remaining phases of the renovation and rehabilitation of the property based upon the results of the phase one evaluation and assessment. Commissioner Suarez: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: Got a motion -- Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: -- and a second on this item. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: I just want to just put on the record so we're all on the same page -- is TSV City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Mr. Woods: TGSV. Chair Spence -Jones: Are they here? Mr. Woods: They are here. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, they are here. Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: We look forward to making sure that people from the community are actually hired and working in the new construction part of it. And hopefully, they will come through our training program that we have for construction. I don't know if he's had a chance to meet Nathaniel Joseph. Raise your hand. Want to make sure that that happens. Want to make sure that they're connected. It's really important when rehabbing and doing projects in the district or in the area that local people have the opportunity to participate. I want to make sure that that happens. So we're excited about that moving. How many people actually applied? I just want to be clear. Mr. Woods: We had -- Chair Spence -Jones: Brian? Jessica N. Pacheco (Outside Counsel, Community Redevelopment Agency): Four responses. Mr. Woods: -- four? I think it's four. Chair Spence -Jones: I have to say this. Vice Chair Gort: Four. Chair Spence -Jones: Brian has done an outstanding job. He has really -- Brian Zeltsman (Director, Architecture and Development, Community Redevelopment Agency): Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: -- in the last 60 days, have -- Mr. Zeltsman: We put out an RFQ (Request for Qualifications) at the end of January. We got four qualified responses, and TGSV was the top -ranked firm. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, great. So we went through all the processes and -- Mr. Zeltsman: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: Well done, guys. Thank you. Commissioner Suarez: Very well done. Mr. Woods: I just want to make one clarification to this. Chair Spence -Jones: Sure. Mr. Woods: That $25,000 is a part of the million dollars, so it's not in excess of a million. City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. And thank you, too, Clarence. You did an outstanding job, too. You got it done. All right, item number -- Mr. Woods: Thank you, Commissioner. Chair Spence -Jones: -- 8. Commissioner Suarez: I think we got to vote on it. Did we vote on it? Mr. Woods: Commissioners -- Chair Spence -Jones: Oh, all in favor of item number 7? Vice Chair Gort: Aye. Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): We're good to go. Commissioner Suarez: We're good? Sorry, my bad. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, all right. No problem. You have my back. 8. CRA RESOLUTION 13-00347 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENT AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO (i) ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA (THE "SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT") TO SETTLE THE PENDING LITIGATION STYLED CITY OF MIAMI, ETAL., PLAINTIFFS VS. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, DEFENDANT, CASE NO. 07-46851 CA31, PENDING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA (THE "PENDING LITIGATION"); AND (ii) EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DISMISSAL OF THE PENDING LITIGATION, THE EXECUTION OF THE DECLARATION AND THE BLOCK 36 DECLARATION AS SAID TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND EXCHANGING RELEASES WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. 13-00347 Cover Memo.pdf 13-00347 Backup.pdf 13-00347 Legislation.pdf 13-00347 Exhibit.pdf File # 13-00347 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-1 3-0021 Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioners, item number 8 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing the executive director to enter into a settlement agreement with the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County, Florida, to settle the pending litigation styled City of Miami, et al., plaintiffs, versus Miami -Dade County, defendant, pending in the circuit court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida, the pending litigation; and execute any and all documents required to implement the settlement agreement, including, without limitation, dismissal of the pending litigation, the execution of the declaration, and the Block 36 declaration as said terms are defined in the settlement agreement, and exchanging releases with Miami -Dade County, Florida. Commissioners, as you know -- Vice Chair Gort: Where's my map? Commissioner Suarez: What did he say? Chair Spence -Jones: Where's his map? That's his question. Mr. Woods: That -- I have to take full responsibility. You did ask for a map, Commissioner, and I did not put the map in here. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: It's a map of the properties as they are laid out. Yes, you did. Chair Spence -Jones: So do you want --? First of all, does anybody from the City Attorneys office --? I know that you want to make a -- Mr. Woods: Yeah. Kevin Jones (Assistant General Counsel): Yes, ma'am. Mr. Woods: Kevin. Chair Spence -Jones: Kevin, can you put something on the record 'cause I know Bill is out, correct? Mr. Jones: Bill is out. Chair Spence -Jones: Is this --? This is the final -- and I know that Commissioner Sarnoff was actually the person that was actually working back and forth on this whole settlement. Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: So I'm assuming that he's pleased with -- Mr. Woods: Yeah, yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: -- because this was his assignment. Mr. Woods: There is one amendment, but I'll let Kevin speak first. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Jones: Well -- Chair Spence -Jones: And then we need to figure out when we can get these maps to -- City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Mr. Woods: No, no. It's just a map showing where -- how they sit. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, 'cause he would like to have a copy of the map. Mr. Woods: Yeah, no problem. Vice Chair Gort: No. The reason I asked 'cause a lot people have -- they hear of Block 25, 56, 30 -- and just to show the location. Chair Spence -Jones: They don't know the difference. Vice Chair Gort: I know where the location is 'cause it's been there for a while and we been at it for 20 years now, so -- but I think it'd be important for the people to be -- realize where the lots are. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All right, so. Mr. Jones: Madam Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Suarez and Commissioners Gort, what specifically would you like for me to put on --? Because the case is still open. Chair Spence -Jones: Is there anything --? I know that you guys have gone through, you know -- Mr. Jones: Well, my understanding is this has been negotiated for a while. Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Mr. Jones: I am a part of the underlying litigation. This is about -- Chair Spence -Jones: I'm just glad to see that it's done. Mr. Jones: -- 30 years worth of litigation hopefully coming to a conclusion. I could -- if you want to be bored, I could recite the facts, but as far as getting into the case itself, I would advise against that -- Chair Spence -Jones: I understand. Mr. Jones: -- since this is a public forum. Chair Spence -Jones: I'm very clear. Mr. Jones: All right. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Jones: Thanks. Chair Spence -Jones: Did you --? You wanted to add something to it? Mr. Woods: Well, we've worked with Miami -Dade County in settling this litigation and -- Chair Spence -Jones: And I believe Commissioner Edmonson's office is here somewhere. I think she might have been -- Mr. Woods: I think I did see Misty walk in. City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Chair Spence -Jones: Hey, Missy [sic]. First of all, I want to thank you, Missy [sic]. Let's give Missy [sic] a hand for getting it done. Applause. Vice Chair Gort: Stand up. Chair Spence -Jones: Stand up, Missy [sic], so we can see you. Vice Chair Gort: Come on. Mr. Woods: We want to parade you. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Missy [sic]. We appreciate it. Missy [sic], are y'all happy? Misty Brown: I'm sorry? Chair Spence -Jones: Y'all happy? Ms. Brown : We're happy until I hear Clarence amendment. I don't know -- Chair Spence -Jones: Oh, okay. All right. Mr. Woods: We've actually been on the phone with -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: -- the County attorney, as well as Leland, who's the head of GSA (General Services Administration). There's just one amendment that we would proffer -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: -- and it's to the indemnification clause. All it does is it gives us another avenue with respect to the indemnity. As it reads, it reads the requirement that the developer execute and deliver to the City, the County, and the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency), as a condition of the award in accordance with the development opportunity, an indemnification and hold harmless agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J'to this settlement agreement, the indemnification agreement. "That's how it reads. What we're proffering is that we add this one line that would say lir in lieu of the indemnification agreement, the submittal of an alternative risk management solution to the developer's response to the development opportunity acceptable to the City, the County, and the CRA, in their sole discretion. "So it's adding that one line, just offering another method or avenue in settling any -- Vice Chair Gort: Safety. Mr. Woods: -- indemnification. Chair Spence -Jones: Any of our attorneys have any comments on that? I got three of them over there. Mr. Jones: No. My understanding is this term was agreed to. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Jones: All the parties like it. And like Mr. Woods said, what it does is it gives you -- they City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 either got to indemnify you or come to the table -- Commissioner Suarez: A little more flexibility. Mr. Jones: -- with something that's acceptable to you other than an -- Mr. Woods: Right. Mr. Jones: -- indemnification. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All right, Commissioner Suarez, you want to just say what you were saying? Commissioner Suarez: Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, I think it gives a little bit more flexibility on that particular issue, so I have -- look, I move the item, as amended. I have to say that since I've been here, a little over three years, that this is an item that has been attempted to be negotiated and settled. And I have to commend all of the people involved, the Commissioner Edmonson's office, your office, you know, the CRA staff, attorneys, to get to this point, which I think it's really a settlement that's going to benefit the residents of the CRA, and that's, at the end of the day, why we're all here. So, you know, I commend everybody. It really was something that I wasn't sure would ever get done in my tenure here. So I have to commend your leadership on that also, Madam Chair. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. So -- Vice Chair Gort: The second accepts the amendment. I had to come back in order to get the settlement. Commissioner Suarez: Yeah. Vice Chair Gort: This has been going on for 20 years now. Commissioner Suarez: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: So we had a -- Commissioner Suarez: Exactly. Chair Spence -Jones: -- mo -- we had a amended motion. Commissioner Suarez: Motion as amended, yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: And we had a second. Commissioner Edmonson -- Missy [sic], can you come to the mike for a minute? Just to make sure we're all on the same page. I know my Clerk is -- would prefer for you to -- Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): Thank you, Madam Chair. Chair Spence -Jones: She's giving me the -- he's giving me the look. Ms. Brown: No problem. Chair Spence -Jones: Just put your name on the record. Ms. Brown: Misty Brown, chief of staff for Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, Miami -Dade City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 County, District 3. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so we're all on the same page? Ms. Brown: We're -- I don't know this amended -- amendment, but I am sure that our County attorneys will look at it. We appreciate all the work that everybody has done. We've been kept in the loop the entire time, and so we do appreciate that as well. And so, I am sure that the -- if this is just another method of not having to go to court, that we can kind of settle any -- Mr. Woods: Yes. Ms. Brown: -- agreement/disagreements that we have, and with another method, I'm sure that that will be plausible. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Missy [sic]. Ms. Brown: Thank you, Commissioner. Vice Chair Gort: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Appreciate it. All right, so all in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Commissioner Suarez: Congratulations. Chair Spence -Jones: All right, this item passes. Congratulations, guys. Commissioner Suarez: Yeah. 9. CRA RESOLUTION 13-00348 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 $50,000, TO THE BLACK ARCHIVES, HISTORY & RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE WARD ROOMING HOUSE GALLERY CULTURAL TOURIST CENTER FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR; 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. 13-00348 Cover Memo.pdf 13-00348 Financial Form.pdf 13-00348 Backup.pdf 13-00348 Legislation.pdf Motion by Board Member Suarez, seconded by Vice -Chair Gort, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Votes: Ayes: Chair Spence -Jones, Vice Chair Gort and Commissioner Suarez Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Sarnoff CRA-R-1 3-0022 Chair Spence -Jones: Item number 9. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioners, item number 9 is 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 $50, 000 to the Black Archives History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc., to underwrite costs associated with the continued operation of the Ward Rooming House Gallery Cultural Tourist Center -- Commissioner Suarez: Move it. Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: We had a motion and second. All in favor on this item? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Vice Chair Gort: Great speech. Chair Spence -Jones: All right, Tim, please -- Black Archives, I just want you to at least put your name on the record and -- Timothy Barber: Yes. Timothy Barber, exec -- Chair Spence -Jones: And Tim, you've been doing a great job with Black Archives. And finally, the Ward Rooming House, after all that work that -- it's finally being utilized, so we're happy to see that. Mr. Barber: Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: You want to --? Mr. Barber: Tim Barber, executive director of the Black Archives, 819 Northwest 2ndAvenue. We're excited about this opportunity as we continue to try to bring a new multicultural traffic to Overtown in terms of historic tourism. We know that Miami is a tourist city and is dependent on a tourist economy at times. And we're tapping into that market of people that visit Miami on a regular basis each year. We just recently had a great tour with Bill Talbert of the Greater Miami Chamber, Visitors Bureau, as well as Al West. And they were able to come to Overtown, sit in Mount Zion, and walk along 3rdAvenue. We're trying to get them to invest money into advertising historically what Overtown could do. That would also help with what Mr. Larry [sic] Jones is doing with NANA (Neighbors and Neighbors Association), getting the businesses ready for these tourists that will begin to come through and hopefully re -- help generate new economy in Overtown area so that we can all grow and stop depending on government dollars to operate. So I thank you. And I just want to point out quickly about our Commissioner. I learned something new about our Commissioner Spence -Jones. We went on a tour of Harlem trying to bring some new ideas to the Overtown area, seeing what Harlem -- as we know, Harlem is a historically black neighborhood as well, similar to Overtown. Actually, Overtown was called the Harlem of the South. And you know, I thought I was going on a pleasure trip, but Commissioner don't stop walking. She was beating the path. Every hour, we were meeting with a business, meeting with a hotel, meeting with a restaurant owner, trying to find ways to recreate what is happening in Harlem. Harlem receives tours from Denmark, Holland, France, Sweden, City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 just to go visit and learn about the historicity of Africans in America. And we had an opportunity to interview a couple of them during a Harlem tour and ask them would they come to Miami and take the same historical tour, and they said, Yes, if Miami had black history. So that mean we need to get Greater Miami Chamber on board and advertise how strong the history of blacks in Miami is so that we can receive those tourists as well. Thank you so much. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Tim. Vice Chair Gort: Let me tell you, we begin the Domino Park in Southwest 8th Street -- Mr. Barber: Yes. Vice Chair Gort: -- and 16th Avenue about 15 years ago. Today, you have buses -- at least 10 buses every day of tourists going through -- and that's -- Mr. Woods: Yes. Vice Chair Gort: -- helping the business quite a bit. Mr. Barber: Exactly. Vice Chair Gort: People want to know about other cultures and -- Mr. Woods: Yeah. Vice Chair Gort: -- (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Mr. Barber: Exactly. And a part of that tour with the Chamber also was to go to Little Havana and to Little Haiti -- Vice Chair Gort: Right. Mr. Barber: -- trying to showcase Miami's cultural integrity. Vice Chair Gort: Yeah, Chinatown, Italian and all those towns -- Mr. Barber: Exactly. Vice Chair Gort: -- in the different places, the French Quarters, we can create the same. Mr. Barber: Exactly. Thank you for the support, Commissioners. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Thank you. So we had a motion and a second? Vice Chair Gort: Yes. Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): Not yet, ma'am. Commissioner Suarez: Move it. Vice Chair Gort: Yes, move and second, yeah. Commissioner Suarez: That's right. Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: This item passes. 10. CRA RESOLUTION 13-00349 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 $50,000, TO THE FILM LIFE, INC. TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2013 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL COMMUNITY SHOWCASE TO BE HELD IN JUNE 2013; 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. 13-00349 Cover Memo.pdf 13-00349 Financial Form.pdf 13-00349 Backup.pdf 13-00349 Legislation.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Gort, seconded by Board Member Suarez, 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-13-0023 Chair Spence -Jones: Item number 10. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioners, item number 10 is 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 $50, 000, to Film Life, Inc., to underwrite costs associated with the 2013 American Black Film Festival community showcase, to be held in June 2013; 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. Commissioner, this is a furtherance of our partnership with the American Black Film Festival as we try to cultivate the film -- the presence of film here in the redevelopment area. This is how we started the journey to embark on the Film Life Center and we've had a wonderful relationship with the American Black Film Festival, and we look to continue and grow that relationship. Chair Spence -Jones: Chelsa -- I know Chelsa -- this has been Chelsa's main focus -- one of the main focus is ABFF (American Black Film Festival). Chelsa, do you want to put anything on the record at all? We do have a motion and a second on the item. Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: We have a motion. City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 Commissioner Suarez: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Let me just say really quickly on this -- and I just want to be very clear. Again, in the City of Miami or Miami -Dade County, we do not have that many national black festivals or conventions or conferences that come in town. This brings definitely a working class -- or professional class of filmmakers, corporate people to the community. That's the goal. The goal is to try to get -- to be infused into the neighborhoods. Bill Diggs is chairing, actually -- is still chairing, which is over the Miami -Dade Chamber of Commerce -- is chairing this -- Mr. Woods: Steering committee. Chair Spence -Jones: -- steering committee. I just want to make sure that for the dollars that we're spending, we're using it as a part of our marketing efforts to bring attention to the area. But I also want to make sure -- there's three things that I wanted to make sure, and I want to make sure they're in the record. The first thing is, I know that we have a documentary from the kids that actually participated in the film program. I want to make sure that as a part of this, this actually happens. We show this during the June festival this year. I would like to make sure their parents and all the individuals that actually participated in the program are there and a part of it. The second part of it is, instead of this year -- Chelsa, usually what we do is -- I mean, last year we -- people submitted their -- Mr. Woods: Shorts, films. Chair Spence -Jones: -- films, and then they were selected by ABFF. This year, the focus should really be Playing for Love, the film that they actually shot here, but also making sure that whatever films are selected to participate in the festival is in the overall festival 'cause that's one of the issues and concerns a lot of the local filmmakers want to be involved in the overall festival and not the day after the festival. So I want to make sure that that happens. And CAMACOL (Latin Chamber of Commerce) could work closely with us doing that, if they need help, to make sure that we get local people out. But I really want to make sure that we tie it into the existing festival that's actually taking place with ABFF during the actual days that it's here. All right. Mr. Woods: Absolutely, Commissioner. And I've taken note of those amendments -- well, not amendments, but what those directives that you have -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Mr. Woods: -- just put on the record. Commissioner Spence -Jones: Okay. 11. CRA RESOLUTION 13-00350 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 $50,000, TO THE OVERTOWN RHYTHM AND ARTS FESTIVAL, INC., A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2013 OVERTOWN RHYTHM AND ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN JUNE 2013; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 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. 13-00350 Cover Memo.pdf 13-00350 Financial Form.pdf 13-00350 Backup.pdf 13-00350 Legislation.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Gort, seconded by Board Member Suarez, 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-1 3-0024 Chair Spence -Jones: All right, so let's move on 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 issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $50, 000, to the Overtown Rhythm and Arts Festival, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, to underwrite the costs associated with the 2013 Overtown Rhythm and Arts Festival, to be held in June 2013. Commissioners, this is the Third Annual Overtown Rhythm and Arts Festival. This was borne out of Leadership Miami, a project that -- Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: We have a motion. Commissioner Suarez: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: Second. All in favor of this item? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right, this item passes. I know I see Martha and I see -- you guys want to put something on the record from --? And I just want to be clear. This is actually a match -- Mr. Woods: Right. Chair Spence -Jones: -- correct? And these are the kind of grants we need to be giving out, guys. It's -- this is coming from the Knight Foundation. Knight Foundation is giving money and we're matching it. And I've given a mandate really to staff that we got to start finding partnerships like this where we're not spending all of the money to do the events, that we're matching the events. Because sooner or later, the monies -- we're not going to have the resources to do what we need to do. But I'm glad that we have a Overtown jazz festival that's an annual event that's happening. Every neighborhood should have an annual event, like you have Calle Ocho -- Vice Chair Gort: Right. Chair Spence -Jones: -- in Little Havana. We need to have a signature event. And I'm really thankful for the Leadership Miami team for not giving up after their project was over. So I don't City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 5,2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 know if you guys want to put something on the record. Martha Whisby-Wells: Well, thank you, Commissioners and everyone else. Martha Whisby-Wells, 1033 Northwest 3rdAvenue. We're looking to try to bring in a headliner, looking at Erykah Badu and some other ones we've reached out to. We'll let you guys know which one, but we're looking for a great crowd like last year. And we want to thank you so much for supporting this festival. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Vice Chair Gort: Yeah. I attended last year. It was very good Ms. Whisby-Wells: Oh, thank you. Vice Chair Gort: It was very good. Chair Spence -Jones: Any comments? You'll just be there? Commissioner Suarez: Yes. Helena Poleo: I would like to add something else. Helena Poleo -- Commissioner Suarez: I went to the film festival last year -- Ms. Poleo: -- 1623 Southwest 23rd Street. Commissioner Suarez: -- (UNITNELLIGIBLE) 60020. Ms. Poleo: I'm part of the original Leadership Miami group. We're all volunteers. I want to add that to the record. We are making this truly a public private partnership so that we can continue bringing this year after year after year to the Overtown community. So we appreciate your support. Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. Vice Chair Gort: You guys are doing a great job. Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. Thank you, Helena. Mr. Woods: And our $50, 000 is 25,000 in -kind and 25,000 cash -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: -- so. Chair Spence -Jones: Great. 12. CRA RESOLUTION 13-00358 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING RESOLUTION NO. CRA-R-12-0061, PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2012, REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX INCREMENT REVENUE BONDS TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE THE City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT AND SECURITY THEREOF; MAKING CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX INCREMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2012 IN THE ORIGINAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000,000 AS THE INITIAL SERIES OF BONDS HEREUNDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING CERTAIN GRANTS TO BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR REHABILITATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA; PROVIDING CERTAIN OTHER DETAILS WITH RESPECT THERETO; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; FOR THE PURPOSES OF: (A) CLARIFYING THAT PROCEEDS OF SUCH SERIES 2012 BONDS WILL NOT BE USED TO PAY EITHER (I) THE COSTS OF THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT REFERRED TO IN EXHIBITATO SUCH RESOLUTION AS "LYRIC PLACE - BLOCK 36" (PARKING GARAGE) WHICH WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC; OR (II) THE COSTS OF THE "TOWN PARK PLAZA NORTH" PORTION OF THE PROJECT REFERRED TO IN EXHIBIT "A" TO SUCH RESOLUTION AS "TOWN PARK;" AND (B) AMENDING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE "ST. JOHN'S OVERTOWN PLAZA" PROJECT REFERRED TO IN EXHIBTAATTACHED TO SUCH RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 13-00358 Cover Memo.pdf 13-00358 Legislation with Attachments.pdf 13-00358 Signed Legislation with Attachment.PDF Motion by Vice -Chair Gort, seconded by Board Member Suarez, 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-1 3-0025 Chair Spence -Jones: So the last item is actually a Willy Gort item. Finally, something is getting done. Vice Chair Gort: Finally, we got validation -- Chair Spence -Jones: Do you want to have -- Vice Chair Gort: -- corning up. Chair Spence -Jones: -- the pleasure of doing this -- Vice Chair Gort: No, that's all right. Chair Spence -Jones: -- item? Vice Chair Gort: Let the executive director do it. Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Well, I won't read the whole -- City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 NON -AGENDA ITEMS NA.1 13-00427 Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: -- title. But it's a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, with attachments, amending and supplementing Resolution CRA-R-12-0061, passed and adopted on September 17, 2012, regarding the issuance of tax increment revenue bonds to finance or refinance the acquisition and construction of community redevelopment projects in the Southeast Overtown/Park West community redevelopment area. Basically -- Commissioner Suarez: Move it. Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: We had a motion and a second. Commissioner Suarez: I think you explained this at the last CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting, which was basically you had to take this part -- Mr. Woods: Yes. Commissioner Suarez: -- out of the bond 'cause bond counsel had recommended that you had to take this out. Mr. Woods: Right, right. Commissioner Suarez: So, thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: So all in favor? Commissioner Suarez: It's pretty easy, pretty straightforward. The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: This item passes. So Commissioner -- Vice Chair Gort, I just want to be clear. Our next steps -- I'm assuming you're -- can you -- just so the public knows our next steps, I know you just mentioned April 29? Vice Chair Gort: Twenty-ninth, at 11 o'clock in the morning, validation hearing will take place. Once the validation hearing takes place and the judge confirms, then -- I don't know if they have X'hmount of days, and then we can do the issue of the bonds. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All right, and then you still continue to work with them on -- Vice Chair Gort: Constantly. Chair Spence -Jones: -- that. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (subject matter: RATIFYING AND City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,600, FOR THE EMERGENCY REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF COPPER WIRING REMOVED FROM THE TRANSFORMER VAULT AT THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER.) Motion by Vice -Chair Gort, seconded by Board Member Suarez, 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-1 3-0026 Chair Spence -Jones: Clarence, did you need to add anything else? Clarence Woods (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yes, yes. Commissioners, we had the unfortunate incident -- well, on three different occasions -- of having copper stolen from our transformer vault at the Overtown Shopping Center. And we had some repairs that were on emergency basis that went over -- Chair Spence -Jones: Yeah. Mr. Woods: -- my $4,500 authority. It only went over about $500, but we needed to get that fixed. We've now rectified the situation where we don't believe that well have -- well, the criminals wouldn't have an easier time breaking in. We can't say that every -- that anything is foolproof nowadays, but we've taken the necessary steps to secure the transformer vault, and it costed us about $5,600, so just wanted to put that on the record. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Jessica N. Pacheco (Outside Counsel, Community Redevelopment Agency): Need a vote to approve it -- rat fy. Mr. Woods: And yeah, we do need for you guys to -- Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Woods: -- ratifir it. Chair Spence -Jones: We had a -- Commissioner Suarez: Second to ratifir it. Chair Spence -Jones: Just so that -- right -- we're just clear that we've had some break-ins in our buildings and it exceeded Clarence's authority, so he's just making sure that he brings it in front of us. All right, with that -- Commissioner Suarez: Second to rat. Chair Spence -Jones: -- being said, I want to thank everyone for coming out -- Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): Madam Chair -- Commissioner Suarez: We need to vote. City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 5/2/2013 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes March 25, 2013 ADJOURNMENT Mr. Hannon: -- if we could get a vote on that, the motion -- Chair Spence -Jones: Oh. Mr. Hannon: -- and second. Commissioner Suarez: Ratification. Chair Spence -Jones: I have a motion -- do I have a motion? I had a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right, this item passes. See you guys at the end of April. The meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m. City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 5/2/2013