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Home My WebLink AboutSEOPW CRA 2015-04-27 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Di • IN Q9▪ IEP 99 i �YD Meeting Minutes Monday, April 27, 2015 5:00 PM Camillus House 1603 NW 7th Ave., Bldg. B Miami, FL 33136 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Keon Hardemon, Chair Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Vice Chair Marc David Sarnoff, Commissioner Frank Carollo, Commissioner Francis Suarez, Commissioner SEOPW CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 819 NW 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor Miami, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6800, Fax: (305) 679-6835 www.miamicra.com SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 Present: Commissioner Sarnoff, Commissioner Suarez, Commissioner Carollo, Vice Chair Gort and Chair Hardemon On the 27th day of April 2015, 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 Hardemon at 5: 03 p.m., and was adjourned at 6: 27 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Carollo entered the meeting at 5:23 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Clarence E. Woods, Executive Director, CRA William Bloom, Special Counsel, CRA Renee A. Jadusingh, Staff Counsel, CRA Barnaby L. Min, Deputy General Counsel Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING: RESOLUTIONS 1. 15-00497 Motion by Board Member Suarez, seconded by Board Member Sarnoff, to APPROVE PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Hardemon, Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Suarez and Commissioner Sarnoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo Todd Hannon (City Clerk): Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Before the proceedings begin, if I can have you either silent or turn off your cell phones. Thank you. Chair Hardemon: We're going to call this meeting to order; April 27, 2015 CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting at 5: 05 p.m. Please note for the record, Mr. City Clerk, that Commissioners Suarez, Sarnoff, Gort; and myself Chairman Keon Hardemon, are here and present. I'd like to move on to the first item of business, which is approving the minutes of the following meeting, dated March 30, 2015. Board Member Suarez: So moved. Board Member Sarnoff. Second. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded that we approve the regular agenda meeting minutes of March 30, 2015. Is there any unreadiness? Hearing none, all in favor, say The Board (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion passes. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, WITH ATTACHMENTS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 RESTRICTIONS REGARDING BLOCK 45 WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO EXTEND THE TIME FRAME FOR COMMENCEMENT OF VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE RETAIL COMPONENT AND THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT BY SIX (6) MONTHS FROM MAY 15, 2016 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2016 AND GRANTING A SIX (6) MONTH EXTENSION OF THE DATE OF REVERTER TO THE COUNTY IF VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT COMMENCE BY THE VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION DEADLINE FROM MAY 15, 2016 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2016. File # 15-00497 Cover Memo.pdf File # 15-00497 Legislation.pdf File # 15-00497 Exhibit.pdf Motion by Vice -Chair Gort, seconded by Board Member Suarez, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Hardemon, Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Suarez and Commissioner Samoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo CRA-R-15-0013 Chair Hardemon: Moving on now to Resolution Number 1, amendment to declarations and restrictions regarding Block 45 of Miami -Dade County. Clarence Woods, III (Executive Director, Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioners, item number 1 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, with attachments, authorizing the executive director of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency to execute an amendment to the declaration of restrictions regarding Block 45 with Miami -Dade County, Florida, to extend the time frame for commencement of vertical construction of the retail component and the residential component by six months, from May 15, 2016 to November 15, 2016, and granting a six-month extension of the date of the reverter to the County if vertical construction does not commence by the vertical construction deadline from May 15, 2016 to November 15, 2016. Chair Hardemon: I'm going to open up the floor for public hearing. Is there anyone from the public that'd like to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'm going to close the public hearing at this time. Commissioners, any discussion? Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Board Member Suarez: Move it for discussion -- second for discussion. Chair Hardemon: Been properly moved by Commissioner Gort; seconded by Commissioner Suarez that we pass this. Any unreadiness? Board Member Suarez: Just real quick; quick discussion. Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir. Board Member Suarez: I just want to put on the record, because I think, you know, a big part of the frustration that we've had as Board Members, and, you know, it's no secret, is things taking longer than what they should, and carrying over balance, et cetera, et cetera. So can you just put on the record why a six-month extension is being requested? Mr. Woods: Well, actually, with this particular item, a six-month extension is being requested by the developer because of the time frame for which the County provided for the vertical City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 construction of this project. It's a fairly complex project. It's a mixed use project; it has a hotel component; it has a residential component. Even within the residential component, there is affordable housing to be built, as well as retail on the ground floor. The developer has always asked that they have a 36-month construction build -out period, but during our negotiations with the County -- and you remember, this was quite contentious -- Board Member Suarez: Yeah. Mr. Woods: They always held to a real tight time frame. I think it was in order to force, you know, a settlement to the settlement -- a settlement to the litigation. Board Member Suarez: Sure. Mr. Woods: So we settled the litigation. The developers are moving ahead and the County is now more receptive to giving the proper amount of time for this development to be built. Just to let you know, they actually approved an item, as well, over on the County side to a grant an extension of six months. Board Member Suarez: Thank you. Chair Hardemon: Any other discussion? Vice Chair Gort: That was going to be my question. Board Member Sarnoff Can we -- Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Sarnoff. Board Member Sarnoff- Thank you, Mr. Chair. Are you going to anticipate another six-month extension, six months from now? Mr. Woods: Well, no. What's going to happen is if they want an additional six months, they'll have to pay for it. That's a part of the declaration of restriction, as well. They can get an additional six months, but they'll have to pay for it. Board Member Sarnoff- Unless we waive it. Mr. Woods: Unless you waive it, yes, as a Board. Chair Hardemon: So, Mr. Woods, so to be clear here, we're giving them an opportunity to extend for six months because the delay was not to their detriment -- to their fault, rather? Mr. Woods: Right, right. This is -- this doesn't contemplate a delay at all. This basically accounts for what they projected that their actual build -out to be. Board Member Suarez: Mr. Chair. Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye. The Board (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion passes. 2. CRA RESOLUTION 15-00461 City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION TO SELECT HAROLDA. JOHNSON CONSULTING GROUP, INC., AS THE TOP RANKED PROPOSER TO PERFORM CONTRACT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING SERVICES FOR THE MIAMI WORLDCENTER MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ("PROJECT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE TOP RANKED PROPOSER TO PERFORM THE PROJECT. File # 15-00461 Cover Memo.pdf File # 15-00461 Backup.pdf File # 15-00461 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 Hardemon, Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Suarez and Commissioner Samoff Absent: Commissioner Carollo CRA-R-15-0014 Chair Hardemon: Moving on to RE.2. Clarence Woods, III (Executive Director, Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioners, Resolution Number 2 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency accepting the recommendation to select Harold A. Johnson Consulting Group, Inc. as the top -ranked proposer to perform contract compliance and monitoring services for the Miami Worldcenter Mixed Use Development Project; further authorizing the executive director to negotiate with the top -ranked proposer to perform that service. Board Member Suarez: Move it for discussion. Vice Chair Gort: Second for discussion. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded to accept this agenda item. I'm going to open up the floor right now for public hearing. Is there anyone from the public that'd like to speak on this item? Seeing no persons interested in the item, I'll close the floor for public hearing. Commissioner Suarez. Board Member Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll defer to Commissioner Gort, because I went first on the last item, so I'll give him the floor. Vice Chair Gort: Well, really, the question that I ask, in going to the backup material, you have the three individuals that did the -- performed the evaluations? Mr. Woods: Yes. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. You have, when it conies to construction service certified -- certification Mr. Woods: Mm-hmm. Vice Chair Gort: -- you have two of you put zero and one put 30. Does they have a certification or not? When you look at the -- City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 Unidentified Speaker: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Vice Chair Gort: Sorry? Renee Jadusingh: Harold A. Johnson Consulting Group does have a certification. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. So if you add that 30 -- you talking about the -- Ms. Jadusingh: Are you looking at Ann Pope? Vice Chair Gort: Ann Pope Consulting. Ms. Jadusingh: Okay. Ann Pope does not -- Vice Chair Gort: Two of them put zero and one put 30. Ms. Jadusingh: Two had -- two did not have the certification; one did. Harold Johnson Consulting Group had the certification; that was the only one that did. Vice Chair Gort: So he didn't have it in that day, but he got it later? How does that work? Chair Hardemon: And I think I can clar this a little bit better. If you look at the first score sheet, if you look at Ann Pope and Gospel Truth, both of them had scores of zero. Vice Chair Gort: Right. Chair Hardemon: Harold Consulting had a score of 30. You move on to the next document, you'll see that Gospel Truth, Ann Pope, 10, 30; and then Harold, 30. And then you move to the last document, and you see Gospel Truth has zero; Ann Pope, zero; Harold Consulting, 30. So the discrepancy is between the other forms and zeros and these 30's. Mr. Woods: Well, it appears as if the -- Board Member Suarez: Very selective. Mr. Woods: -- second rater -- Board Member Suarez: Right. Mr. Woods: -- rated Gospel Truth as being -- or as having it, and I'm not sure if that was an oversight on her part or her behalf but we do have two raters that both are given zeros. Board Member Suarez: Mr. Chair, if I may? Ms. Jadusingh: There are SB (small business) certifications that were presented with the two proposers. Vice Chair Gort: Right. Ms. Jadusingh: One of them was with Miami -Dade County, which, I think, was what we were looking for, and Ms. Pope did not have that Miami -Dade County SB certification. So I don't know or I can't speak to that, you know, ranking of 30. Maybe she saw the SB certification from a different organization -- Vice Chair Gort: Well, that was my question, because that's a very special document. City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 Mr. Woods: Yeah. Vice Chair Gort: And if someone said they have it and then they don't have it, it's -- Ms. Jadusingh: I can't speak to, I guess, how she rated this particular document. I can show you the certifications that she -- they do have. I do have the proposals here. Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Suarez. Board Member Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, it seems to me that what Commissioner Gort is saying is that they either do have it or they don't have it. Vice Chair Gort: Right. Ms. Jadusingh: Right. Board Member Suarez: It's an "either/or." So what you're saying is there's an error in the scoring, essentially. Mr. Woods: Well, again, I think Renee just kind of explained it. There was a certification, and maybe the second rater didn't score what we were actually looking for. Board Member Suarez: Got it. Ms. Jadusingh: She had the School Board certification. Mr. Woods: Right. Board Member Suarez: Okay. Ms. Jadusingh: Not the Miami -Dade County certification. So she must have given credit just based on having "a" certification -- Board Member Suarez: I got it. Ms. Jadusingh: -- for SB services, but not the Miami -Dade County -- Board Member Suarez: Which actually makes sense, because there's a -- zero to 30, I mean, you don't have to -- Mr. Woods: Right. Board Member Suarez: Okay. Ms. Jadusingh: Right. Board Member Suarez: I guess my -- Mr. Chair are you -- Commissioner, are you okay, or do you want further discussion? Because my issue is totally different. Vice Chair Gort: Go ahead. Board Member Suarez: 171 wait for you to finish. Vice Chair Gort: No, that's all right. City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 3. 15-00532 Board Member Suarez: Okay. Chair Hardemon: You're recognized. Board Member Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, actually, my issue is a little bit more general in nature, kind of more a 50, 000 foot perspective, and that's that I'm really glad that -- it seems to me that this is one of the first, if not the first times that we're actually approving someone to oversee -- Mr. Woods: Yes. Board Member Suarez: -- you know, a project of this magnitude and a TIF (Tax Increment Fund) agreement of this magnitude. I've been saying it for years. I think that Commissioner Gort has also been saying it for years, and I'm sure Commissioner Sarnoff agrees that we really should spend some time, and energy and money making sure that these agreements we're putting into -- which are multi -million dollar agreements -- that there's someone making sure that they're being complied with, because it's only half as good to negotiate, tough as you have -- you know what I mean? -- and get the right thing to happen. If we don't have the back side monitoring, you know, we never know at the end of the day, unless someone complains and says, "Hey, this is not happening." So I just think it's great that we're doing this now. Chair Hardemon: And Commissioners, I will say that this is part of the agreement that was -- Board Member Suarez: Yeah. Chair Hardemon: -- included with the Worldcenter -- Board Member Suarez: Yeah. Chair Hardemon: -- that we have an independent outside -- Board Member Suarez: Yep, yep. Chair Hardemon: -- entity monitoring it. And we select that body, and that organization pays for it. So -- Board Member Suarez: I could tell you it's the first time we've done it, so kudos to you. Chair Hardemon: Let's just thank you for all of your help with this all. Board Member Suarez: No, I -- Chair Hardemon: I appreciate it. But is there any further unreadiness? Seeing none, all in favor, say "aye." The Board (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion passes. CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (THE "CRA") AUTHORIZING THE City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 EXECUTION OF A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT, IN THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH NW 1ST AVENUE AND 10TH STREET, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("FIRSTAVE"), 59 NW 10TH STREET, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("59 NW"), AND 41 NW 10 STREET, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("41 NW"; TOGETHER WITH FIRST AVE AND 59 NW, COLLECTIVELY, THE "OWNER"), AND MIAMI BIG BLOCK, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("MBB"; TOGETHER WITH FIRST AVE, 59 NW AND 41 NW, COLLECTIVELY, THE "DEVELOPER"). File # 15-00532 Cover Memo.pdf File # 15-00532 Backup.pdf File # 15-00532 Legislation.pdf File # 15-00532 Exhibit.pdf File # 15-00532 Submittal -Presentation -Bill Sharpless-Miami Innovation Tower.pdf Motion by Board Member Carollo, seconded by Board Member Suarez, that this matter be DEFERRED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Hardemon, Commissioner Carollo, Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Suarez and Commissioner Sarnoff Note for the Record: Item #3 was deferred to the June 29, 2015, Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting. Chair Hardemon: Moving on now to RE.3. Clarence Woods, III (Executive Director, Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioners, Resolution Number 3 is a resolution, with attachments, of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, ratifying the executive director approval of the sign permit application, in the attached form, and approving the acceptance by the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) of the restrictive covenant, in the attached form, with Northwest 1st Avenue and 10th Street, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, "1 stAvenue "; 59 Northwest 10th Street, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and 41st-- 41 Northwest 10th Street, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, together with 1st Ave. (Avenue) and 59 Northwest, collectively, the owner and Miami Big Block, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, together with 1st Ave., 59 Northwest and 41st Northwest, collectively, the developer. Barnaby Min (Deputy City Attorney): Commissioners, if I may, before you open up the matter for the public hearing, Ijust want to clarify. Although this resolution asks for this Board to ratify the executive director's decision, I just want to clarify that Section 6.5 of Miami 21, which is the applicable regulation that comes to media towers, states that it's only the executive director of the CRA that needs to give the approval. Ratification of the CRA Board is actually not a requirement. If Mr. Woods thinks it's appropriate to bring it before the Board, that certainly is his prerogative, but it is not something that this Board necessarily needs to rule upon or make a decision today. I also further want to clarify, both for the Board, as well as the public or anyone who -- else may want to be interested, to the extent that this matter is ratified today and/or Mr. Woods gives his approval, the developer still needs to go through the permitting process with the City of Miami, which requires any other applicable regulations and statutory requirements do -- complied with; whether that's Federal regulations, County regulations or City regulations. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. What I'd like to do is give the -- Mr. Recio, give you an opportunity to make a -- I believe you have a presentation. Make your presentation, and then we can follow up from that point forward. Tony Recio: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good evening, Members of the Board. For the record, my name is Tony Recio, with law office at 2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 700. I'm joined City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 today by several people with -- specifically, Mr. Michael Simpkins, who is the managing partner of the permittee; the design architect, Bill Sharpeless; we've got a couple of consultants that may be able to respond if there are any questions. And I also have co -counsel; specifically, Ms. Iris Escarra and Mr. Edward Martos. We're here on behalf of the permittee, Miami Big Block, LLC and Related Entities. It appears, based on what Mr. Min has just said, that the actual item, perhaps, that's before you is less about ratification and more about the actual covenant commitments. And I will get into those in a moment, but first, I'd like to ask Iris to come up -- Ms. Escarra -- to talk a little bit about the physical context so that you understand a little more about this. We want to present this project to you so that you all have a clear picture of what it is. Iris Escarra: Good afternoon, Chairman, members of the CRA Commission. My name is Iris Escarra, with offices at 333 Southeast 2ndAvenue. The item before you today is actually the first phrase of a special area plan that we've been working on. Shortly thereafter, this year, you'll be seeing the special area plan. The developer in this area has made a huge investment into the Southeast Overtown/Park West; specifically, in the Park West area. He is looking to create what's called an innovation district. This is not your typical district of residential. This is a district that is going to be at least 50 percent office. It's going to attract the Googles. We've really put in a lot of work and effort into creating this really unique space in Southeast Overtown/Park West, but that's yet to come. Regarding the item before you, I'd like to put a little context to the history of media towers in the Southeast Overtown/Park West. In February 2002, the Planning, Zoning & Appeals -- the Planning/Zoning Board at the time adopted Resolution 10-02 regarding a rewrite to Zoning Ordinance 11000 to allow media towers. In 2002, the CRA Master Plan also created and permitted media towers in the Southeast Overtown/Park West. Secondly, in 2004 and 2009, Dover Kohl did a master plan for the Southeast Overtown/Park West that was adopted not only by the CRA, but also by the Planning Zoning and -- Planning Zone -- you know, in 11000, the boards were different names -- Planning Advisory Board, and the City Commission adopted this plan, which included a media tower. Specifically, the media tower in the plan showed the location of the media tower; meaning it called out our site here, which is at the intersection of 11 th -- loth Street and 1st Avenue, as a proposed media tower location, and that is the exact location that is before you this afternoon with regards to location of a media tower. So this is something that's been in the books since 2002, has gone through various public hearings with regards to adoption of Miami 21, and -- Miami 21 Section 6.54 originally; and currently, 6.51 -- allows for a media tower, has criteria with regards to the media tower, incorporates the CRA executive director to also review the media tower. So we just wanted to make sure that in the record that this is something that's longstanding, and it's been in the books for over 13 years with regards to allowing media towers in the Southeast Overtown/Park West. With that said, I'm going to pass it back to Tony and then I'll be back. Mr. Recio: Thank you, Iris. So Section 6.51, which used to be 6.54, same section. It says what a media tower is supposed to be. It talks about a media tower as a structure that may serve as a viewing tower -- I'm reading from the Code here -- and a kinetic, illuminated media display system utilizing signage, video and all other forms of animated, illuminated visual message media. And it is specifically within the Southeast Overtown/Park West redevelopment area. So if we go through that, you got several elements to that. It may utilize a combination of signage, video, lighting, all other forms of animated, illuminated visual messaging. It must be located in Southeast Overtown/Park West. And then there's some additional criteria. It is -- it has to establish a unique, local, regional and national identity within the area. And I'm going to invite Bill Sharpeless, the project designer in a moment to walk you through how this achieves that. It's also going to -- it also has to strengthen the economy of the City. And again, that has to do with design; that also has to do with community benefits. It has to provide a source of funds to be used exclusively within the redevelopment area. So that's another angle of this, and we're going to walk you through how we meet all of those. That was already reviewed by Mr. Woods in issuing his approval. As the executive director, the Code provides him with the exclusive authority to issue this approval. He has issued this approval. He has found that these criteria City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 have been met. And he relied upon not only the approval and not only the community benefits, which we will spell out, but also the building, itself, was reviewed by the Zoning Department for compliance with Miami 21. It was confirmed that it met the criteria under Miami 21 for approval as a "by right" project; that's the building, itself. It was reviewed and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, so the FAA has approved this; and it fits within the context of the downtown -- greater downtown area. Now, this is not the first time that the concept of a media tower has been raised here in the City. There have been previous attempts to seek approval or previous proposals. The first proposal that you see was an early proposal back in 2004; the second was a 2009 proposal, which wasn't even in this district, which could not -- or in this redevelopment area. They could not use this. They actually petitioned the City to adopt a second ordinance to allow it in the Omni District. Those regulations are currently in place, but that has since been abandoned. The -- those things, those proposals tried to reach this concept, but they were not unique enough. They didn't incorporate the digital -- the transparent digital media in the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) of the structure; they really didn't have that. They weren't built for that. They were buildings where things were slapped onto the side of it, onto their facades. That is very different from what we are proposing, and I want to clam it, and I want to make sure that Bill walks you through, because I think you'll see what -- What this proposal is, is a genuine kinetic sculpture. It is an artistic -- an architectural masterwork, and Mr. Sharpeless is an incredible designer, world renowned, and I'm going to ask him at this point to walk you through this element, this capstone element of the innovation district. Bill Sharpeless: So we actually brought a PowerPoint -- Vice Chair Hardemon: Could you please announce your name and your address for the record? Mr. Sharpeless: Bill Sharpeless, one of the partners in Sharpe Architects, based in lower Manhattan at 233 Broadway. We actually brought a PowerPoint with us today, and we kind of not only want to talk about the design of this structure, which I'm going to use the term -- I know the term, "media tower" has been used but the term we've been using in the design of this building has been an "innovation tower." And it's the beginning of something that's going to evolve over time. A lot of the ideas, the DNA of this tower, from the standpoint of its materials, sustainability, its elements will play a huge factor in terms of how the rest of this story unfolds. And I think it's important in terms of how we explain this in that context, because right now, there is nothing on that site; there's nothing around it. But when you start looking at the bigger picture and the -- you know, the years down the road, a lot is going to be happening within the district, but also the surrounding developments. Slide. So, you know, what is an icon? What is a world class icon and what does it represent in terms of the City; in this case, Miami? And, you know, you go to all the major cities, whether international or North American, and there are iconic elements that people remember. When they come, they think about that city, they think of these icons. And it's interesting; there's a scale with this relationship. Now, in the -- in terms of a tower, thousand foot, 1,400, 2,000 feet, they all look the same. But we get into this range of what we call around like the 600, 500-foot range, they all become very, very specific in terms of their look, and this is something that we find really intriguing in terms of the height of this particular tower. We also looked at in terms of what inspires us, and, you know, in some ideas in terms of form, we look at artists. Whether it's Noguchi, Richard Serra, Nugambo, Aragon, there's something about form, strong form that really becomes a clear signifier -- next slide -- in terms of what that could begin to represent itself on this site. Next slide. Also, in terms of you know, icon, in terms of its relevance to -- we just lost the image -- is in terms of -- you know, in this case, nautical, but in the idea of the sail; that this idea of sail begins to articulate, you know, the form and the geometry of this structure and the mesh, itself in terms of how that begins to express itself within the landscape of the City of Miami. Now, note, this is the first phase and we see nothing around it, but we all know things are going to be developing around this. So this becomes again an element, an anchor, a DNA that starts informing us about what could be coming, and we'll take you there. Terms of texture and materiality, these are all shock projects except Isaac Mizrahi on the left here; a fashion designer. But, you know, the idea of old City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 material, such as terracotta; or translucent material, such as glass; the idea of screen and light; and most importantly, the idea of natural materials, living materials -- green walls -- improving, you know, the idea of quality of air in terms of image, in terms of lighting, in terms of tectonic. Next slide. And what could that look like? I mean, during the day, you know, in terms of -- are we talking about stone? Possibly. Are we talking about glass? Possibly. Mesh, translucency; the idea that the tower, depending on what time of day or night, begins to take on ephemeralness; the idea that it breaks down scale; in some cases, potentially even disappears. Next slide. And also, starting to understand its orientation; its orientation at the base for the pedestrian, how the pedestrian enters it; its orientation in terms of you know, how it projects itself away from residences; and then also the idea of when you're up at the top, your views out, your views towards the City, and how that begins to structure itself. Again, you know, we're talking about three sails that orient themselves in a very specific way, and begins to explain kind of the architecture, and structure and rationalization of this form. And then, how do we kind of deploy that material? Now, in terms of the active, kinetic condition, saying that in the middle, where it ranges between this 400- and 200 foot elevation, but then how it begins to bleed off. And in some cases, you know, in terms of how it's lit, how it's translucent, how it's solid but it's not all one thing; it's many different things. Next slide. And again, how does that begin to read itself in the landscape? What potential things will be in this? Well, we're looking at observation, kind of an elevated winter garden, a restaurant, restaurants, retail; studios down at the base, and we'll talk about that a little later; the idea that we have an active roof a green roof; an amphitheater, something, again, the community can engage; and most importantly, at the base that there is a relationship with the pedestrian. Next slide. And so we're looking -- we're kind of - - we're on 10th and really kind of at 10th, corner of 10th and I st Avenue, and this is an entry point in; it's into the base of the tower. This is one of the entry points from the south, and you can see kind of this idea of what we kind of call this kind of draped stone or some kind of -- you know, something that has substance; it's very real at the base. Next slide. And what is that -- you know, what's that experience? This is our Barclays Arena in Brooklyn, New York, home of the Brooklyn Nets. Actually the -- yeah, the record changed once this building was built, by the way. But this is what the pedestrian deserves at ground. This is the -- people hang out at this place day and night because of this moment, and sometimes, that moment is represented in terms of what's happening inside; sometimes, it is advertising; and sometimes, it's artists; artists actually exhibit within this. So this is something where Bruce Ratner, the builder of this project - - it's important giving back to the community. Next slide. And what could that be in terms of this, this particular project, in terms of you know, performance; in terms of you know, art; in terms of animation, kinetics, energy? So this is looking north. You can just see the tower, and inside, it's combination retail and studios. These are elements we believe are very reflective of the potential program that this tower will become to be recognized for. And then higher up, kind of three quarters up, we have this idea of this three-tier winter garden and this idea incorporating a green roof views out towards the City; again, potentially looking at a very transparent moment where the tower kind of begins to -- its structure becomes more apparent and the activity inside becomes more transparent. Next slide. And so this is an image in terms of just lighting effect. And again, we're talking about a kinetic screen that has the ability to create this kind of luminance, this kinetic. Yes, there will be images and so forth, but there's also moments where it becomes just this icon of light and color. Next slide. But how does this play out? And this is where for us it's not -- we didn't design this in a vacuum. We designed this in terms of its relationship not only to the innovation district, which some of you have just started to see just -- in Park West, just north of the tower, but also all of the activity to the south. You know, All Aboard Florida; you know, Miami Worldcenter. The amount of activity, energy in this area of the City, it's a city within a city. And this becomes an icon cornerstone, we believe, to that moment, future moment in time. And what could that be? This is at the intersection of North Miami and IIth Street. This is looking west. You can see the innovation tower in the distance. Above you is a piece of art hanging down, what we call the cloud. This is going to be a space -- you know, we're hope -- we're looking towards, you know, an innovation district where 50 percent of the real estate will be dedicated to commercial activity. That's the idea of bringing young startups, education; and more importantly, attracting world class IT (information City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 technology) companies to the area. And this is a view of where we're standing, aligning ourselves, looking east on 11 th, and this is 1st Avenue, and we're beginning to feel -- you know, how does that begin to engage the pedestrian, not only in terms of a landscape, but also in terms of how people move into this site? And so this is a piazza, or center space that -- right behind me is the innovation tower, and what surrounds us about 15 feet in the air are studios, potentially for music; TV above that, potentially, a company -- innovation company, whether it's a Microsoft Google or a young startup within the City. And then looking up in the distance up there, we see that aperture. That's what we call the cloud, and that's a public space up there, and we'll get into -- what does that mean? Right now, there's been a lot of development in terms of how the public enters into the innovation district, but we also want to understand how the public engages the section of this innovation district. And so 10 stories up in the building, we have retail, public space and some commercial shared space. And this is what these innovation companies are looking for. A lot of the -- especially the ones out in the west coast are moving towards cities, because the millennials don't drive; they like to work, live and play in one area, and that's where we want to look at in terms of what this place could be; again, a city within a city. And so when you look at this from this bird's eye view, what you notice is the amount of green on the upper level. We're talking about ranging from three stories up to 12 stories. This is an inhabitable green roof. Next slide. It's not something new to us. Actually, we've been doing a number of green roofs. The green roof on the right is Pier 15; the green roof in the middle is the largest green roof in South Africa, it's for the Botswana Innovation Hub; and the green roof for the Barclay's Arena. These are all elements that create an attraction, and more importantly, allows the public access to a space they generally never are able to get to. And that's what we expect in terms of this district as it relates to, you know, the innovation tower. The tower is literally right behind me. Next slide. And what could those experiences be, especially at night, in terms of entertainment performance? We see the innovation tower playing a role in that. And in terms of how that informs the rest of the community, again, people are going to be living, working here; the tower will be engaging that. It's something that we'll be able -- something that we'll begin to measure in terms of how it's presented, how it performs. Next slide. And ultimately, you know, becomes something where people, when they think of Miami, will never forget. Ms. Escarra: Thank you so much. IfI could just for a few minutes just talk about the context of our tower. Our tower is proposed here at 633 feet. It lines -- it stands behind Biscayne Boulevard. Biscayne Boulevard is pretty much fully developed with buildings that are 679, 700, 649, 615. So from the water, looking into downtown, you have this nice row of beautiful buildings that were built within the last 10 years. You have Miami Worldcenter just behind them; they'll be developed in the next few years, which is going to fill that area. Then what you have here is, you have a tribute on the western edge of the downtown core with the sign that actually draws attention to that particular spot. The height is in context with its surroundings, where you have areas in Brickell that are up to 789 feet, 1, 000 feet; for Brickell CityCentre, you have the Skyrise at 1,000. So our particular project, at 633 feet, is actually in context with its surroundings. Mr. Recio: So even though it's not the biggest or the tallest, it's certainly unique and distinctive, and that was part of the vision when the City Commission adopted this ordinance way back when, and has carried through this vision for Southeast Overtown/Park West of establishing a unique national identity within the area. Now, that was all by way of background. What we're really here to discuss are the community benefits, because that's what I believe is -- your City Attorney advised us -- is really what this Board is here to look at. There are three kinds of benefits, three groups of benefits. One is the financial and in -kind benefits; another one has to do with employment; and then a final one has to do with outreach and workforce training. So first, to walk you through the financial and in -kind benefits, there are $5 million in initial lump sum contributions; broken up: 3 million at building permit; 2 million at certificate of completion. Before any image -- before the tower's ever lit up, the innovation tower will have paid $5 million into the Overtown/Park West CRA, and that is regarding a source of funds. Now, to make sure that that funding continues, there is a continuing commitment of three percent of gross revenues City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 for the innovation tower, with a minimum of $1 million annually. This is an annual contribution; it will continue as long as the innovation tower is operating. The permittee has -- is donating, also, time; time and other in -kind benefits. So the Overtown/Park West CRA is going to have approximately 30 minutes of time daily that they can space out however they want and program however they want for public service messaging. In -- there's an additional 15 minutes of time per day, which is going to go to other nonprofits and other charitable organizations. There will be 200 free tickets per month issued to the CRA for distribution to school -aged children so that kids can go and see the uses within the innovation tower, including the observation decks, including the digital studios, so they can see where people are working and creating. And then there's a plaza associated with this, and I think Bill touched on that. That plaza was also part of the original 2004 redevelopment plan that was adopted; it was included in the 2009 plan. That plaza is directly north of this property. This carries through and continues with that plaza. That plaza will face the opening, and that opening of the innovation tower actually opens to the north and west, which is a wonderful thing, because it's bridging two communities of Park West and Southeast Overtown, and that's really what this is about. So that plaza will be open to the CRA for programming on a minimum once a month for any activities that the CRA would like to host. Now, in terms of employment goals, there's been some significant employment commitments. Twenty percent of the construction subcontractors must come from the CRA redevelopment area. The -- there are significant penalties for not reaching those; a minimum of $10,000, actually tripping up to $20, 000 per percentage point that this is not met. Secondly, in terms of construction laborers -- not the subcontractors, but the laborers -- there's a 40 percent requirement that those workers come from the CRA redevelopment area. Again, there are significant penalties for not meeting those goals. So these are meant to be enforceable. Once the tower is built, there will be a number of permanent jobs; almost 400 -- I'm sorry -- almost 700 permanent jobs, okay? Of those 700 jobs, 40 percent of those have to be filled with Miami residents, with preference criteria. Initial preference is going to residents within the CRA. And then those workers, all of the workers, a hundred percent of the workers that work on permanent jobs, they will be paid a living wage plus $1; that's the minimum that anyone can be paid on this development. This is about building people up, and that's what we're trying to do with this provision. Now, there's also a number of outreach and training programs. Regarding job assistance programs, there's a $200, 000 initial contribution to a job assistance program. There will be two job fairs during construction. This is a massive construction project, between 200 and $300 million to get this innovation tower up and running. So there will be two job fairs at the beginning of construction to let the community know, okay, look, these are the jobs that are available; this is how we -- how you can qualify. Then before construction ends, there'll be two additional job fairs -- okay? -- for Southeast Overtown residents, for permanent jobs; for some of those close to 700 permanent jobs. And then on a continuing basis, since this is supposed to continue operating, there's two annual job fairs. Again, this is all about identing qualified applicants and letting potential applicants know what they need to do, to focus on, so that they can get a job here. We're also teaming with a local job placement organization to implement the same -- that local preference hiring. So in summary, this tower is going to serve as a landmark in two ways: It's -- in design, which I think you've seen, and also, in terms of the community partnership. This is a very strong program of community benefits. We've worked hard to get it to this point, and this was the kind of program that will continue delivering benefits. It will also catalyze development in the area; will spur redevelopment in the area, which is really what the goal of this ordinance was. That's what the Commission envisioned when they originally adopted it, and it's what they envisioned when they kept it, despite opportunities to change it. It's going to serve as the capstone; it's a monument; it's a landmark. Similar to the Miami Tower, when it was built in the 1980's, it's going to be the signature building when you show the skyline, okay? It's going to fit within the context of the skyline. It's not going to be the tallest or the biggest again, but it's going to be a signature edifice. So we look forward to fulfilling the promise that the Commission originally intended when they adopted these provisions, and what this CRA Board has been fulfilling. We look forward to helping you, assisting you in fulfilling that promise and to delivering all of these community benefits that I've spelled out. With that, Mr. Simkins would like to say a couple of words, and then we're available to answer any City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 questions that you may have. Michael Simkins: My name is -- let the record state my name is Michael Simkins. I'm the managing partner of these entities that are proposing this today. You know, my team has done a great job presenting the tower. I'm here to tell you a little bit about me and a little bit about our thinking to get to this point. I was born and raised in Miami, and my partners and family were born and raised here, too. We spend a tremendous amount of time thinking about the city that's our home, trying to help it, nourish it and wanting to see it improve. We purchased a large amount of property. We have over nine acres in Park West. And when we were evaluating what we should do with the property, we took a look at the other major special area plans happening around Miami, and they were all the same. They have a huge retail component, and they have a huge residential component. And that's great; it's really good for Miami, those projects. We could have taken the path of least resistance and put apartments and condominiums, and made a good profit on this, and not been subjected to a lot of criticism; or we could have taken the harder road. We could partner with the CRA, implement their redevelopment plan from 2009, follow the letter of the law of Miami 21 and search the entire world for the best architect that we could find to implement that plan, and that's what we did, and that's why I'm here tonight, and I want to see this become a reality for my city, because we deserve high paying jobs; we deserve -- the innovation district should bring 13,000 people. If Google or Facebook wanted to come to Miami, there's nowhere for them to go. They can't fit in Wynwood; they're not going to be with the bankers on Brickell. We want to give them a home, and that's what this is all about. And I also want to say the biggest beneficiary of this is Miami, and in addition, it's the residents of Overtown. The benefits from this tower flow to small businesses, minority -owned, in Overtown, $5 million initially. If you have a car service, if you want to start a cafe, these monies will be available to you to start a business. And this is a catalyst project. This innovation tower is so important to seeing this entire vision become a reality, and that's why we're here tonight. Thank you. (Applause) Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much for your presentation. Members of the Board, I must say, the -- well, first, I appreciate you taking the time to present the information to all of us that are here. I know that we have a number of people from the community and also from the media that are here witnessing what it is that we're seeing for the first time before all of you. And so there's one thing, though, in looking at what I've seen today that I found to be missing. And I appreciate Mr. Min for explaining to all of us that we don't need a ratification process, and we know we're not here for that matter, but you can tell that you've been watching what the CRA has been doing in terms of community benefits agreements. And I beg to say that you've noticed, but I don't think you've done enough. And by that, we just -- well, passed a resolution that talked about monitoring; monitoring the performance of the Miami Worldcenter agreement. Now, this is different from the Worldcenter agreement, because you're not seeking any TIF dollars from us, but we appreciate that you've come to us and you say you have these goals that you want to meet within our redevelopment area. But as I read through the agreement, I see the same language in this agreement that I saw when I first came aboard as Chairman of this organization, and that, the way that I saw it, was always a best effort, so reasonable efforts type language. So these were goals that had not much teeth, and even though they had penalties there, they would have been very difficult to achieve payment for those penalties because of the way the language was put within the agreements. So, now, when I have the agreement before me -- and I'm sure all the Commissioners have noticed that there is information in there that talks about reasonable efforts and it's -- reasonable efforts on page 9, as it pertains to during construction; on page 10, laborer participation; move on, and you also see reasonable efforts as far as employer by tenants of the developer and developer's affiliates and also the salaries. So, great; people from the area are getting enhanced living wages. You've actually used a phrase that we have coined here in the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA; however, my concern is that we don't have a way that we can guarantee that those wages will be paid, and any process in which we need to do that. And City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 so, because since we're not here to approve any of that documentation, I don't see why it is that we should even be considering this if the agreement is not in the way that's even acceptable to the people that live within this area. Additionally, there was a statement that was made that this is best for the Overtown residents and the small businesses and such. Yes, in the sense of maybe we get some monies that we can give to those people that are there. But besides the community space where people can just come there, how is it that people who are small businesses within the redevelopment area can make themselves a better living if they are involved or interacting with your site? That's not properly spelled out within the community benefits agreement. And so when I think about that, I think that you did a job well done, a great effort, a reasonable effort, and if you were in court, I'm sure that you would pass the muster, but you wouldn't pay any penalties. And so what we want to make sure is that the people who are in Overtown have an opportunity to not only have good salaries, but have opportunities to have employment as far as towards their own, employing their own employees; establishing their own businesses; being able to participate and interact with those who are the Googles, who are the Microsofis, because if you're going to create this city -- like you say -- within a city, then the people who have been in this city want to be in that city, also; you can't lock those magic doors. Do you understand what I'm saying? Mr. Recio: Mm-hmm. Chair Hardemon: And so the way that I see it is that this still needs significant work before a community benefits agreement is even acceptable to the Overtown community and the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA. And so what I'm asking of my Board Members is that we defer this to another time to allow them to go back to the drawing board, if you will -- not the architectural drawing board, at least -- but to reconsider how it is that you plan on having our community interact with this innovation tower that you've constructed. Board Member Carollo: Move for deferral. Board Member Suarez: Second for discussion. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved for deferral by Commissioner Carollo and seconded by Commissioner Suarez. Is any further discussion regarding that deferral? Board Member Sarnoff.- I have something. Board Member Carollo: To what date? Todd Hannon (City Clerk): May 25 will be the next regularly scheduled CRA meeting. Board Member Carollo: And is that enough time? Chair Hardemon: Mr. Woods? Mr. Woods: Well, May 25 is actually Memorial Day. We can have it the following day, that Tuesday, if it's okay with the Board; the day after Memorial Day. Chair Hardemon: And is that enough time to meet with Mr. Recio to -- Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Hardemon: Mr. Recio, is that enough time for you? Mr. Recio: We'll make it work. City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 Chair Hardemon: You're sure? Mr. Recio: We'll make it work. Chair Hardemon: I'm not sure what exact date that is, but the Tuesday after May 25? Mr. Woods: Yes, May 26. Vice Chair Hardemon: Oh, it's May 26. Mr. Woods: Mm-hmm. Chair Hardemon: Any further unreadiness or any discussion about it? Commissioner Suarez? Board Member Suarez: Just real quick. I know that there were many members of the community that were urging a deferral, so I think it's prudent to defer this for the reasons that you stated and for many other good reasons. I just want to say one thing and it -- I don't want to get into the whole issue of the tower and all that stuff, but I do want to get into an issue that is near and dear to my heart, which is technology and innovation. I do believe that it's intelligent for developers, because I do feel that the future of the economy of our City is going to be tech based, so I do believe in the notion that we should have tech space for tech companies, and I think it being in Overtown is a wonderful place for it to be. I don't think that we should do anything to prevent people who want to bring in investment from Silicon Valley in California to some of the more impoverished areas of our community, because it sends the wrong message, I think, to our community. And I think the message that we want to send is that if you live in this City, no matter what neighborhood you live in, we're going to do everything we can as a government to give you the skills and the abilities to compete in the 21st Century economy, andl think that's an innovation -based economy. So, you know, there's a lot of extraneous factors here: The community benefit, which I agree with; and there's issues having to do with the tower, itself; and we're going to defer it on those -- you know -- for those reasons. But I do want to put, you know, on the record that I think the Overtown community could benefit greatly from an innovation center, and I want to do everything in my power to make sure that residents of Overtown have the opportunity to receive those jobs that will be coming in the future. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Chair Hardemon: Is there any other unreadiness? Commissioner Sarnoff, you're recognized. Board Member Sarnoff.- Yeah. I think one thing that you've seen or -- if you've seen any emails or -- is that people just don't know what this is, because it was sort of two paragraphs on a CRA plan, or 6.1.5 Miami 21 signage. And I'm going to ask you to ask the developer to at least do some community outreach. And I'm not just speaking about Overtown, because this tower's going to be seen -- 10 Museum, 900 Biscayne -- it's going to be seen throughout, and I think the residents; the DNA, Downtown Neighborhood Association; the BNA, Biscayne Neighborhood Association; maybe even as far out as, you know, the Venetian Causeway. I think there should be some community meetings so there's some understanding as to what this tower will mean to them in terms of how it will interact with them; with the lumens; with the -- with candle power; with their -- you know, with their vision of what the downtown is. As our neighborhoods merge together -- and they will -- I think there's got to be a little bit of outreach, because I don't think this is just an Overtown issue, nor do I think it's just a Southeast Overtown/Park West issue. I think it's a downtown issue, and I think there needs to be -- as you would say, "Let's get the facts out, " and once the facts come out, let everybody then have an opinion. But I don't know that they really understand the facts yet, so I'm really going to ask you -- I'm not asking for a long delay, but I'm saying give the developer the imperative, as the Chair of the CRA, and ask him to go out to the BNA, DNA and maybe Venetian, maybe the -- I don't know -- maybe that's enough -- and do presentations, take questions. Let them go through some public process so that they could come back -- like I said, get the facts out, and then somebody can make a decision. City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 Opinions are, you know, they're a dime a dozen. But when you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars -- in some cases, millions of dollars -- on a condominium, I don't think they really knew exactly what they were getting into, and I just think they should be advised. Plus, as you know, Mr. Chair, in a public process, some good things can come out of that that haven't been thought of before. It's a nice presentation, it's an interesting building, but I think it requires some more public process. Chair Hardemon: And what I -- Vice Chair Gort: What I -- Chair Hardemon: You want to be recognized? Vice Chair Gort: Go ahead; yes, sir. Chair Hardemon: What I want to be clear about, Mr. Min -- I know Mr. Min took the time to explain exactly what needs to be before this body, so we don't want anything before us that's not supposed to be before us, so I want you to consider that first. And additionally, I would ask that the mover and the seconder of the motion accept a friendly amendment so that they can -- so that the applicant has an opportunity to speak to more people in the community, like Commissioner Sarnoff said. So I would like to extend that to another month so they can have significant time -- Board Member Suarez: Accept. Chair Hardemon: -- to speak and then also to draft those community benefits that are more beneficial to the community. Peter Ehrlich: Mr. Chair, excuse me; point of order. Chair Hardemon: No, no. Mr. Ehrlich: Can we have a -- hear from the public? Chair Hardemon: I will tell you this: Right now, we're not going to take any substantive hearings or motions about this item. We're continuing it to another time. So we're not going to take any comment from the public right now, because we're not doing that. The next time this comes up, we'll take public comment. Mr. Ehrlich: So does that pertain to the sign, signage and the billboards, as well? Chair Hardemon: We're not taking any public -- we're not doing anything substantive with the item but deferring it to the next -- well, two meetings from now, so -- Mr. Ehrlich: And we'll have a public hearing at that time? Chair Hardemon: -- you understand what I'm saying to you, okay? So thank you very much for your time. Board Member Carollo: Mr. Chairman. Chair Hardemon: Yes, sir. Board Member Carollo: That's why when I made the motion for deferral, I asked if it was enough time, and I think it's prudent that we defer it until the June meeting, and that's June -- City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 Mr. Hannon: June 29. Board Member Carollo: So I think two months will be sufficient time to do everything that it needs to, so -- Board Member Suarez: I agree. Board Member Carollo: -- I amend my motion to June. Board Member Suarez: And I am -- I agree with you. Chair Hardemon: Decorum, please; decorum. Commissioner. Vice Chair Gort: Personally, I think this is a project that affects the whole City of Miami, but we also need to understand, whatever we do here in Overtown, whatever benefit we bring here to Overtown, it's going to benefit the whole City, and we have to look at this as a whole. I mean, we all need the -- Overtown has been waiting for a lot of the improvement that have been taking place. I received this about -- I think it was Thursday or Friday of last week. I would like to get -- whatever draft you do, I'd like to see it before it comes in front of us, because I have a lot of suggestions, a lot of amendments that I was going to make on these documents in here, because I went all through it, so I would like to have the draft, if possible, because I think a lot of people don't really understand what the project is, or the benefit of the project, and people need to understand how they being affect or benefit personally, because when the people look at their house, "What's going to happen to me? What's going to happen to my neighborhood?" I think we have to look at this as a whole. Chair Hardemon: All right, so the -- Vice Chair Gort: Thank you. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much, Commissioner. The motion to -- the motion, as stated by Commissioner Carollo and seconded by Suarez is on the floor. Any further unreadiness? Board Member Sarnoff With the imploring of the Chair to make these public community meetings. Chair Hardemon: Right. I mean, it should be understood that this will not come back before us without having any public meetings. That is your due diligence that you must do. That is your due diligence that will help strengthen even the community benefits, if necessary, but -- Unidentified Speaker: The public is here right now. (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Hardemon: Ma'am, you're out of order. You're out of order. You are out of order. Unidentified Speaker: May I (UNINTELLIGIBLE)? Chair Hardemon: You are out of order. Thank you very much. So is there any further unreadiness from the Board? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye.' The Board (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: Motion passes. 4. CRA RESOLUTION 15-00501 City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $226,000, TO URGENT, INC., TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2015 SUMMER YOUTH TRAINING INSTITUTE; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; 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 APPROVE BUDGET MODIFICATIONS UNDER THE GRANT, PROVIDED THAT THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF GRANT FUNDING APPROVED HEREIN IS NOT EXCEEDED; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. File # 15-00501 Cover Memo.pdf File # 15-00501 Financial Form.pdf File # 15-00501-Backup-SUB.pdf Motion by Board Member Suarez, seconded by Board Member Sarnoff, that this matter be ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATIONS PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Hardemon, Commissioner Carollo, Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Suarez and Commissioner Sarnoff CRA-R-15-0015 Chair Hardemon: Moving on -- Clarence Woods, III (Executive Director, Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency): Commissioner -- Chair Hardemon: -- to RE (Resolution) Number 4. Mr. Woods: Commissioners, item number 4 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing a grant in an amount not to exceed -- Chair Hardemon: One second, please; one second. Decorum, please. We still have a meeting in order. If you can refrain from speaking until you step out of the building, please, everyone. Everyone, please be respectful of the meeting that's ongoing. Everyone, please be respectful of the meeting that's ongoing. Refrain from speaking until you step out of the building. There are still items that are important to the people who are members of the Overtown community that's on the agenda. Decorum; decorum, please. Mr. Woods. Mr. Woods: Commissioners, this resolution authorizes a grant in an amount not to exceed -- and we're going to modify the amount that's here in the reso from 305 to $226,000 -- to Urgent, Inc., to underwrite costs associated with the 2000 and -- well, 2015 Summer Youth Training Institute; authorizing the executive director to execute all documents necessary for said purpose; 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 approve budget modifications under the grant -- Chair Hardemon: Excuse me. Can you please walk out of the room if you are speaking inside of this meeting? There's one meeting going on; we want to keep it that way. Move forward, please. City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 Mr. Woods: -- provided that the overall amount of the grant funds approved herein is not exceeded. Board Member Suarez: So moved, as amended. Chair Hardemon: Is there a second? Board Member Sarnoff- Second. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded that we pass this agenda item as amended. Is there any discussion? Oh, I'm sorry. I open up -- I would open up to the floor for public hearing. Is there anyone who would like to speak on this item? You're recognized, ma'am. Tanisha Fleming: Good evening. My name is Tanisha Fleming. I am an Overtown resident; 423 Northwest 7th Street, Miami, Florida, 33136. I would like to say and mention that this opportunity, this project that's -- we've been doing two times this past two years is an opportunity for those youths in the -- I'm sorry -- organization -- in the community. Saying that rather than just having kids sitting at home, this gives them the opportunity, and education and work experience for their -- excuse me -- Unidentified Speaker: Future. Chair Hardemon: Take your time. Ms. Fleming: -- their career choice. For instance, we have, as we call it -- we call it the FACE Program. "F"for film; `A" for arts and culture; "C"for coding; and `E"for entrepreneurship. Thank you. I have my cheerleaders on the side with me. We give -- we expose them to these different branches so that they, in turn, choose something in that career choice. I would like to also add Ms. Chayaisha Fullard to come up with me and say a few words, and that'll be all; with me. Vice Chair Gort: Don't be shy. You got to be proud of what you're doing; let us know. Chayaisha Fullard: Good afternoon. My name is Chayaisha Fullard. I am a resident, actually, of Liberty City; 1522 Northwest 42nd Street. And I have been a participant of the FACE Summer Internship for two years. Last year, I was granted the opportunity to work as a case manager, being that I've completed college. And I would say that working in that position gave me direction as to what it was that I wanted to do with my future. Being a recent graduate, I work for Miami -Dade County Public Schools, and I had no direction of where I wanted to go. Working as a case manager, being able to speak and talk to kids on a one-to-one basis, it gave me a direction that maybe this is something that I want to do, something that I want to take further into my career choices, and I'm thankful that I have people such as Ms. Aaliyah and Mr. Terrance who I can go to and seek direction from, even as an adult, so thank you. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. Vice Chair Gort: Thank you. Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, ma'am. Are you in the program, also? Jackie Bell: No. I'm Jackie Bell, 1600 Northwest 3rd Avenue, and I am so proud of the things Urgent, Inc. have done. For about seven years, they shared my office space. They were just a little group, and we brought them into our office, and they developed, and now, they are blooming for the young people of Overtown. Their first summer program was magnificent, so I City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 know, with this program and the knowledge they have gained from all of that should be gigantic for this community, and I thank you for supporting them. Lillian Blondet: Lillian Blondet, director of Grants Administration with the City of Miami. We have been working with Urgent in many of their programs. We have a summer program that helps many of the same youth with same challenges, and we have worked -- been working with their program to make sure that their students in this program not only participate in the summer, but also move into workforce, and we registered them in the system so that as soon as they're trained, they go into the workforce, and they are able to get employment in the industry of the training they received. We're also going to be working with them to provide some of the financial training that we provide to the summer students in the City, so this is a way to expand and to provide more services and opportunities to the disadvantaged youth in the City of Miami. Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, ma'am. Graylyn Swilley Woods: Yes. My name is Graylyn Swilley Woods. I'm at 905 Brickell Bay Drive, and I'm with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. And Urgent, Inc. is -- we are their corporate partners and have provided support for them over the past three years for their conferences, for their workshops, and we're also hoping to do some extensive hospitality and tourism training to expose their youth to the tourism industry. So I just want to weigh in to say that I think that this is one of the stellar programs that's in Historic Overtown, and I think that their work should be supported. Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, ma'am. Renita Holmes: Madam Holmes with the Women's Association Alliance Addressing Injustice and Violent Epidemia [sic]; as well as Women in Public Housing, Education, Finance & Development, Incorporated. And much has been said by my prior sisters and leaders in the community in -- regarding the Urgent, Inc. It definitely states in its name that "urgent" is very important. But having the foreseeability and recognizing that something good is about to happen, and recognizing that these are some ballers that come from the bottom to the top of the podium, these young ladies are proof. I ask, having that foreseeability and recognizing that I'm always advocating for women and children, Commissioners, I'd like to say that since this City is growing and revenues are consistently coming in, although most who promise us revenues come back and ask for a lot more than that, there's one bottom line standard that I ask of you, the same way that this logic module is occurring: That there be some promise from those who are doing business in the area, not just of jobs, so to speak, and just because of -- and training, because there's only so much training that you can get prior, and everyone does that; they get tax incentives back. I'm asking now, on behalf of Urgent, Inc., and any other program that has worked throughout the two to three years that we resolve to have a specific resolution that encourages any hospitality industry, any corporation, any hotel, any business, any tourist industry to pay a certain tax that goes directly to a specific account that gives back to organizations and agencies so that we could sustain them for the next three years. That way, we account for some continued effort; that way, we don't have them having to bid, and contract and write new grants; and that way, we, in the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) has a potential commitment ensure that the job opportunities that we've invested in; this organization that has invested itself and its leaders have a specific path of success ahead of them. And if it's done at best practices in Chicago; if it's done at best practices in Los Angeles, I'd like to see best practice of our CRA now, instead of folks coming and then promising a little bit. Have this specific resolution to create a specific tax allocation out of the revenues of future projects and development for these young ladies and men. Thank you so kindly. Chair Hardemon: And Ms. Holmes -- Ms. Holmes: That's my request and recommendation. City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 Chair Hardemon: And thank you very much for your request, and we are in that number, because, if you remember, we get monies that come from Bayside Marketplace, and also from Skyrise, when it comes aboard -- Ms. Holmes: Yes. Chair Hardemon: -- gives us economic development dollars for the Liberty City area, so -- Ms. Holmes: I agree. Chair Hardemon: -- we're thinking along that line, and I'm glad you're thinking that way, too, so thank you very much for coming. Ms. Holmes: Yes. Thank you very much, Commissioners. I'd like to see it in writing. Thank you so much. Vice Chair Hardemon: I know. It's already in the bank account. Yes, sir, you're recognized. Terrance Cribbs Lorrant: Good afternoon to everyone. My name is Terrance Cribbs Lorrant. I am actually a employee of Urgent, Inc., 1000 Northwest 1st Avenue. I was -- been granted the honor and opportunity to actually be the coordinator for the FACE Institute, which ran last year. I was also honored to write the first youth employment experience, based on Mr. Washington's request that came before the CRA back in 2007, which employed 75 youth back then. I'm actually here not really to talk, because I really tried not to speak today, but one of my interns actually emailed me her letter. She's a Oakwood College student; she's a junior this year. By the way, I have students at Hamilton College; I have a student that just graduated from Cornell University. These are all students that were reflective in the community that were deemed never to succeed that came through a program just like FACE; in fact, that came through FACE and took their dreams and moved forward. Even to Miami Dade College, we have several of our students that are currently enrolled at Miami Dade College, which we know is one of the leading colleges in the nation; not just in the State of Florida. But I would like to submit her letter. Because of the technology in this room, I'm unable to pull it up on my phone, but I would like to submit her letter for the minutes; that Tasheera Lemmon's (phonetic) letter be read, or imparted into the minutes for further reading. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much, sir. Mr. Lorrant: Thank you very much. Chair Hardemon: If you'd see the Clerk. Is there anyone else that'd like to speak on the record? You're recognized, ma'am. Aaliyah Fleming: Hi. My name is Aaliyah Fleming. I'm not really one to speak on the microphone, but I'm also a part of the FACE Program, and I'm here because Urgent, Inc. motivates me to do better. Vice Chair Gort: Listen, you're talking to friends here. Just look at us, and you're talking to a friend. Ms. Fleming: To do better. Vice Chair Gort: We're not that bad. Applause City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 Chair Hardemon: I don't think anybody wants to follow that up. I don't see any other reason for any unreadiness from the other Commissioners. I know it's been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion that our Commissioners want to have? Vice Chair Gort: Yeah. Chair Hardemon: Yes, sir; you're recognized, sir. Vice Chair Gort: It's like they stated, if you been following the meetings that been taking place, the agreement that we have signed with the developer, they're going to be in here, there's going to be a lot of jobs that are going to be opening; they're going to be training; they're going to do education. Especially when it comes to technology, if we're going to create the Valley in here, it's going to be very important that we have the right people and with the right education to take those job. So all those programs are very good. Make the best of it. Use your knowledge, what you're learning from here and go on. Continue to study, which is very important. Thank you. Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir. Board Member Suarez: Very briefly. I just want to say that if you look at the alerts that we get -- and I know we all do -- a lot of them -- too many of them have a 15 year old, a 16 year old, an 18 year old or younger that are being shot in our community. So I think it is imperative that we invest resources into making sure that the children in our community have a job and learn skills so that they can be successful in the workplace. Thank you. Chair Hardemon: And I want to be clear for the record that this is an increase from what they had last year. Last year, they had $180, 000, and so this year, they have received an increase to $226, 000, and I think that that's hugely appropriate, especially for a program like this. And what we look forward to is the relationships that Urgent, Inc., along with Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA creates with other entities, such as the Children's Trust; maybe recapture some of these dollars that we lost from our inner city areas, because our children greatly need it, so we can have a program that's not just during the summer, that gives our children -- Board Member Suarez: Absolutely. Chair Hardemon: -- jobs moving forth throughout the entire year. Board Member Suarez: Totally makes sense. Vice Chair Hardemon: Any further unreadiness? No more discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye." The Board (Collectively): Aye. Vice Chair Hardemon: Motion passes. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): As amended. Chair Hardemon: As amended. Board Member Suarez: As amended. 5. CRA RESOLUTION 15-00462 City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZING A GRANT INITIATIVE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $600,000, TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR RENOVATIONS AND TENANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR BUSINESSES IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE CRA'S 3RDAVENUE BUSINESS CORRIDOR ("COMMERCIAL TENANT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM"); PROVIDING THAT GRANTS IN EXCESS OF $4,500 SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000, TO GROOVIN' BEAN, LLC, TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUILD OUT OF "GROOVIN' BEAN COFFEE BAR & LOUNGE" FROM THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL TENANT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER 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; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. File # 15-00462 Cover Memo.pdf File # 15-00462 Financial Form.pdf File # 15-00462 Backup.pdf File # 15-00462 Legislation.pdf Motion by Board Member Suarez, seconded by Board Member Sarnoff, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: Chair Hardemon, Commissioner Carollo, Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Suarez and Commissioner Sarnoff CRA-R-15-0016 Chair Hardemon: And then our final resolution, RE.5. Clarence Woods, III (Executive Director, Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency): Yes. Commissioners, Resolution Number 5 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing a grant initiative in an amount not to exceed $600, 000 to provide grants for renovations and tenant improvements for businesses in the general vicinity of the CRA's (Community Redevelopment Agency) 3rdAvenue Business Corridor Commercial Tenant Improvement Program; providing that grants in excess of $4, 500 shall be presented to the Board of Commissioners for approval or ratification; further authorizing a grant in an amount not to exceed $150,000 to Groovin' Bean, LLC (Limited Liability Company), to underwrite costs associated with the build -out of Groovin' Bean Coffee Bar and Lounge from the proposed Commercial Tenant Improvement Program; authorizing the executive director to execute all documents necessary for said purpose; further 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. Commissioners, what we're doing with this particular item is two things. We already have the Commercial Tenant Improvement Program that we used for most of the build -out, primarily at New Arena Square. So this is a project that we -- or a program that we already have. We've already exhausted the funds for that build -out. As you know, we had over six new businesses in New Arena Square. So what we're doing now is replenishing that account to now start to provide build -out for other new buildings in the area; more particularly, the Carver Apartment and Shops. This particular business has an agreement, City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 a lease agreement with the Carver Apartment and Shops, and they've done their due diligence. They have three bids for the build -out of a space at the Carver Apartment and Shops, and we want to go ahead and make sure that we can have that particular building up and running with new businesses, just as we have with -- well, not just New Arena Square, but the shopping center, as well. Board Member Suarez: Move it for discussion. Chair Hardemon: Is there a second? Board Member Sarnof Second. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded for discussion. My first question to you is -- well -- Board Member Suarez: I just -- go ahead. Chair Hardemon: -- no, no, go ahead. Board Member Suarez: I just want to say you haven't arrived until you have a coffee shop with free Wi-Fi, so -- I really want one in my neighborhood, so it's -- I think it's great, and I think, obviously, the small grant program is obviously very helpful for many businesses that are trying to get off the ground. Chair Hardemon: I mean, I think that in the Overtown Shopping Plaza, most of those businesses there actually receive some type of grant assistance. As a matter of fact, I thought I read that the CRA was successful in recovering some of its dollars from -- was it St. John? Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Hardemon: So how much money did we recover there? Mr. Woods: Two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars from the 260 that was provided for Two Guys Restaurant. The only reason we didn't get the whole two sixty back -- and I must say thank you to the Law Department -- is because we were able to salvage some of the furniture and fixtures; about $30,000 worth of furniture and fixtures. Chair Hardemon: So those dollars then become available, for instance, to use for a program like this? Mr. Woods: Yes. Chair Hardemon: The -- do we have any other -- I know this references -- I know you spoke earlier about coffee shops and stuff but do we have any other businesses within the Overtown community that provide a service the way that this one is written in this document? Mr. Woods: No, not at this time; none. Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Sarnoff, did you have any -- oh, I'm sorry -- Commissioner Gort? Vice Chair Gort: Let me ask a question. Have we set up any funds for marketing? Because the -- you need to market all these places and they don't have the funds, I don't believe, to do their own marketing. I mean, this should be a destination location, and we should start selling destination. We have a name brand. We -- that brand, we have to make sure that people knows City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 about it, what's changing in here, what's taking place; that they can come here. I went by here Saturday, and there was a tour -- Mr. Woods: Yes. Vice Chair Gort: -- walking through 3rdAvenue. Mr. Woods: Yes. Vice Chair Gort: And they need to have places where they can go, and they can feel comfortable, and now, they can come here. I think it's very important that we set up some kind of funds to do some kind of promotes -- promote the destination place. Mr. Woods: As far as the marketing, I'm going to be coming back to this Board, hopefully, in -- at the next board meeting, with a marketing and promotions company after we put out our RFP (Request for Proposals), which is -- has to do with the $200, 000 that you approved in December for those type of services. So we're doing as much as we can from our shop in putting out the word and trying to trumpet exactly what it is that we're doing, but we can do better, and we will do better. Vice Chair Gort: You had the County building. I'm sorry so many people left, because they could enjoy the shopping and the -- and eating food in here and so on; they had some good restaurants. And it's important for people to know we exist here. Mr. Woods: Right. Chair Hardemon: Is there any further unreadiness or discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, say aye. The Board (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: Motion passes. Vice Chair Gort: Move to adjourn. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly -- we're going to close the meeting off at 6:25 p.m. Thank you very much, everyone, for staying until the very end. Thank you very much, Commissioners, for your attendance. Chair Hardemon: Decorum, please. I'm going to open up the floor for public hearing on this item. Is there anyone that would like to speak on this item? Madam Holmes. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, you don't need a quorum for this if they need to take off. Chair Hardemon: Right, okay. Renita Holmes: Thank you. Madam Holmes, for the record, Overtown resident, also business owner; address, 350 Northwest 4th Street. Thank you, Commissioner. I wanted to be absolutely correct, but you mentioned -- Chair Hardemon: Decorum, please. Ms. Holmes: -- I didn't want it to have to come back, because when we're doing things and we're having prior discussions, and so I wanted to make a note of that. City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 6/18/2015 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes April 27, 2015 ADJOURNMENT Chair Hardemon: Thank you. Ms. Holmes: Personally, number one, but personally, you asked about marketing, and I'm one to recognize patterns and trends, and why I've had an opportunity to oversee and read, as well as research the producers of this fine proposal. Here's my concern as a business owner who is not necessarily a property owner, but yet, providing services. Too many times, we have a pattern and trend of putting the cart before the horse. When I look at organizations like Urgent, Inc., and its opportunity to utilize the strongest resource that we have when it comes to advertising, marketing Overtown and those who are one of the greatest consumers are barred, I'm asking again something a little bit more innovative when you come back, Mr. Woods, director of the CRA. I can bet you that I can pull out my cell phone right now and pull out some -- several best practices where they have utilized prior funding for marketing, and education and audio/video industry to secure the efforts and receive benefits thereof of proceeding or those thereafter. So I'm going to ask you this question, and leave you with that: Where do these children assist this business who are receiving local funds within our vicinity and perpetuating the investment of those funds? I'll leave you with that, and I'll continue to follow up. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much, and I hope Ms. Nelson received that message, because it can definitely help us, especially within the entrepreneurship part of the program -- Ms. Holmes: Yes. Chair Hardemon: -- to help some of our local businesses that are receiving grants. Ms. Holmes: But when it's industry -specific, I really think it offers the opportunity to double up the money, double the investment and doubly insured that these children get to utilize what you've already given them. Thank you so kindly, Commissioner. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Is there any other person that wanted to speak on the record about this item? Seeing none, I'm going to close the public hearing at this time. And what I'd like to ask to do, even though it might not be required, just to rat all -- if we could ratifir the vote that we just recently had. So is there a move to approve the agenda item RE.5; move to approve the last vote; motion to approve? Board Member Carollo: I don't think we need to. Chair Hardemon: I just -- just for my -- purely for my edification. Mr. Hannon: You can do it through unanimous consent, sir. Chair Hardemon: Okay. So is there -- there is no objection? Hearing no objection, motion passes. The meeting adjourned at 6: 27 p.m. City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 6/18/2015