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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEOPW OMNI CRA 2004-07-29 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www. ci. miami. fl. us Verbatim Minutes Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:00 AM SPECIAL City Hall (Commission Chambers) 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 www.miami-cra.org Community Redevelopment Agency Arthur E. Teele, Jr., Chairman Johnny L. Winton, Vice Chairman Angel Gonzalez, Board Member Joe Sanchez, Board Member Tomas Regalado, Board Member ************************** CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 49 NW 5th ST, SUITE 100, Miami, FL 33128 Phone: (305) 679-6800, Fax: (305) 679-6835 Community Redevelopment Agency Verbatim Minutes July 29, 2004 Present: Board Member Gonzalez, Vice Chairman Winton, Board Member Sanchez, Board Member Regalado and Chairman Teele On the 29th day of July 2004, the Board of Directors of the Community Redevelopment Agency for the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni Districts of the City ofMiami met at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The Special Board Meeting was called to order at 11:10 a.m. by Chairman Arthur E. Teele, Jr. and was adjourned at 11:19 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Frank Rollason, Executive Director, CRA, City ofMiami Maria J. Chiaro, Interim City Attorney, City ofMiami James Villacorta, General Counsel, CRA Sylvia Scheider, Assistant City Clerk, City ofMiami RESOLUTIONS S-1 04-00888 CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, WITH MIART FOUNDATION, INC. TO UNDERWRITE A 2004 ART BASEL LISTED EVENT ENTITLED "IMPACT BASEL" IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $71, 350, AND AUTHORIZING FUNDS TO BE DISBURSED TO THE MIART FOUNDATION OR DIRECTLY TO APPROVED SUB -GRANTEES AND VENDORS, AS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM OMNI TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS", ACCOUNT CODE NO. 686001.590320.6.940 Motion by Vice Chairman Winton, seconded by Board Member Sanchez, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Board Member Gonzalez, Vice Chairman Winton, Board Member Sanchez, Board Member Regalado and Chairman Teele CRA-R-04-0003 Board Member Regalado: CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency)? Chairman Teele: No. D2 -- Board Member Regalado: You've got to do CRA. Chairman Teele: OK. Well, all right. We have the CRA Board meeting that was called for 11 a. m. The time is now 11:10, real good for government work, and I note the presence of the distinguished former Chairman of the Omni Advisory Board in the person ofMs. Klueger, Eleanor Klueger and others. Frank, you want to just take it? We got two items -- does everybody have an agenda? Joe Arriola (City Manager): Here you go. Frank Rollason (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): I can do itfrom here. I mean, there're two -- CRA. Chairman Teele: Here you go. City ofMiami Page 2 Printed on 12/16/2004 Community Redevelopment Agency Verbatim Minutes July 29, 2004 Board Member Regalado: Thank you. Chairman Teele: Johnny, you have an agenda? Board Member Regalado: Here. Vice Chairman Winton: Thank you. Chairman Teele: All right. This is a special meeting of the CRA to take up two items, and two items only, as Supplemental Item 1 and Supplemental Item 2. The Clerk has passed out a copy of the discussion -- Anna -- the Clerk has passed out a copy of the discussion. There were three Commissioners present at the time this came up. The three of us were prepared to approve it, but subject to your input and direction. Vice Chairman Winton: From what I understand, and maybe somebody could clarify it, but -- and maybe Mr. Parente can help clarify it -- but from what I understand -- and what I've read here, the concept may seem good. I don't know. I haven't had a chance to talk to anybody, but what I read sounds like a good concept as it relates to ongoing, but it doesn't -- I don't think that Art Basel has sanctioned this event, and I do understand, Commissioner Teele, that Art Basel is going to be taking this event up, I think, this weekend or at some point relatively soon, but -- so I guess we need to have a little more discussion. This is a big ticket item, so I don't want to -- and I wouldn't support moving this item under an Art Basel banner until Art Basel has said they want they banner. Now, as it relates to this being an ongoing project within the CRA district, we all know that if you bring, particularly, arts and crafts kinds of things to neighborhoods, particularly emerging neighborhoods, they can have a significant economic -- positive economic impact, and so I'm looking at this right now in that regard, not in regards to Art Basel. Mr. Rollason: Can I comment for a second? Vice Chairman Winton: Absolutely. Mr. Rollason: All right. The issues that were raised by Mr. Parente have been addressed in the rewrite of the reso that is before you, and it contains the requirements that the event, to draw on this money, must be a listed Art Basel event, so because of the timing, what I'm asking for is to pass that with that contingent in the resolution and, therefore, if they come forward with it as a listed event, then we would be able to go forward. If they do not, it would -- no money would fly. Now, if they wanted to bring it back as an ongoing event, as you're suggesting, they could bring - Vice Chairman Winton: Then they ought to come back for a different -- Mr. Rollason: -- it back as a separate event. Vice Chairman Winton: I will support this in that regard then, so to be clear and on the record, this is going to be subject to Art Basel saying it will be an Art Basel sponsored -- Mr. Rollason: Listed event. Vice Chairman Winton: -- supported -- listed event -- Mr. Rollason: That is correct. Vice Chairman Winton: -- or they don't -- and if they choose to not do so, then this -- then the money didn't go for that. City ofMiami Page 3 Printed on 12/16/2004 Community Redevelopment Agency Verbatim Minutes July 29, 2004 Mr. Rollason: It's over. Vice Chairman Winton: If the group decides they want this to be some ongoing permanent thing going on in the Omni Redevelopment District, they will have to bring that proposal back to us at a later date for consideration. Mr. Rollason: That is correct, and I would look for that to be structured different, too -- Vice Chairman Winton: OK Mr. Rollason: -- than what's presented here. Vice Chairman Winton: I'll support this idea. So move. Board Member Sanchez: Second. Chairman Teele: We have a motion and a second. Ms. Klueger, did you want to be heard? No. You have to come up, ma'am, please. You can't speak from there, please. You're moving it, right? Vice Chairman Winton: Yes. I moved it and Joe second it. Chairman Teele: We have a -- Vice Chairman Winton: Subject to the -- Chairman Teele: -- motion by Commissioner Winton approving it, with a second by Commissioner Sanchez, second -- Vice Chairman Winton: On the basis of the whole new concept that the Executive Director described just now. Chairman Teele: On the basis of the concept outlined by the Executive Director. Do you understand what we're doing? Eleanor Klueger: Eleanor Klueger, 1000 Venetian Way. Yes, I understand and we're very much in favor of that type of a resolution. That will help us move forward. Up until now, we have gotten many people to support us. Tina Spiro has been fantastic in doing things. She's very tenacious. She's painted our buildings in a beautiful way. I choose people that I know will get the jobs done, and I have all the confidence in the world of Tina Spiro -- excuse me -- and Associates, and all of the people -- the FIU (Florida International University), I have worked with for the last eight years in the Architecture Department and now in the Arts Department, so we have FIU on board. We will have DASH (Design & Architecture Senior High) on board. We will have the International School ofArt on board, and we will have the New World School, which I have been working with for many years also. Chairman Teele: Ms. Klueger, we really appreciate your positive attitude and the positive support that the Omni Advisory Board has given us. Ms. Klueger: We think we're going to bring you a great event in the Omni area and, as you have said, Commissioner Winton, arts do bring great things to areas, and all the artists that are creative people do that for these neighborhoods, and that's what we're looking forward to, and I thank you. Chairman Teele: And the question reoccurs. All those on the motion, say "aye." City ofMiami Page 4 Printed on 12/16/2004 Community Redevelopment Agency Verbatim Minutes July 29, 2004 The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All those opposed have the same right. The item is unanimously adopted, 4/0. And the second and only item on the agenda is -- Vice Chairman Winton: Why was it adopted 4 to 0? Chairman Teele: Oh. Vice Chairman Winton: Everybody's here. Chairman Teele: My aide tricked me by putting this chair up here. I told here don't put it here. The item is adopted 5 to 0. Thank you. S-2 04-00895 CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO, ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, A MONTH -TO -MONTH AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH OMNI PARKING SERVICES, INC., FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE GRAND PROMENADE TO INCLUDE PARKING SERVICES, AND MONITORING OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, REFUSE CONTAINERS, AND ILLEGAL VENDORS Motion by Vice Chairman Winton, seconded by Board Member Gonzalez, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 4 - Board Member Gonzalez, Vice Chairman Winton, Board Member Sanchez and Chairman Teele Absent: 1 - Board Member Regalado CRA-R-04-0004 Direction to the CRA Attorney to prepare an ordinance authorizing those businesses who have occupational licenses to have mobile venues within the Southeast Overtown/Park West (SEOPW) Redevelopment District. Chairman Teele: And the item on S.2 -- Supplemental -- Frank Rollason (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): The second item is an emergency item that I'm bringing to you asking for authorization to enter into an emergency, month -to -month agreement with Omni Parking Services to start to control the rapid growth and use that we're having in the Grand Promenade area behind the clubs, and we've got to get somebody in there to -- Vice Chairman Winton: So moved. Mr. Rollason: -- get a handle on that. Chairman Teele: Is there a second? Is there objection? Discussion. All -- Vice Chairman Winton: Yes. Chairman Teele: Discussion. City ofMiami Page 5 Printed on 12/16/2004 Community Redevelopment Agency Verbatim Minutes July 29, 2004 Vice Chairman Winton: I'd like to piggyback a different subject onto this. I wish the City Manager were here and, Mr. Chairman, you may advise that we bring this up during the formal Commission meeting, but I've had a lot of complaints of late about homelessness under I-395. Chairman Teele: Can we bring that up right after we adjourn -- Vice Chairman Winton: Great. Chairman Teele: -- this meeting? Vice Chairman Winton: Perfect. Chairman Teele: On this item, I want to compliment the Executive Director. What this is, is that the Grand Promenade, which we have taken a liberal two-year moratorium of enforcement of anything back there to allow the construction trailers and containers to haul out frash because they can't do it on 11 th Street, but now that's getting totally out of control. We've got roach trucks selling businesses back there. I would like to ask the Executive Director, based on this item that is before us, to prepare an ordinance that authorizes businesses that have a license, Certificate of Occupancy within the redevelopment area, to have mobile venues within the redevelopment, but only those mobile -- only those roach trucks that are tied to a CO (Certificate of Occupancy) -- Mr. Rollason: In the -- Chairman Teele: -- within the area. Mr. Rollason: In both CRAs (Community Redevelopment Agency) -- Chairman Teele: No, no, no. Mr. Rollason: -- or just the Omni CRA? Chairman Teele: Just the Overtown -- Vice Chairman Winton: Promenade. Chairman Teele: -- just the Park West/Overtown. Mr. Rollason: OK. I got you. Chairman Teele: Just that one. Mr. Rollason: I got you. Chairman Teele: Because what we've got is, we have a number of businesses that have spent hundreds of thousands -- Vice Chairman Winton: Yeah. Chairman Teele: -- of dollars -- Mr. Rollason: Right. Chairman Teele: -- that are opened up and they're being destroyed. Their businesses are being destroyed -- City ofMiami Page 6 Printed on 12/16/2004 Community Redevelopment Agency Verbatim Minutes July 29, 2004 Vice Chairman Winton: Yeah. Chairman Teele: -- by people who come in and just -- Vice Chairman Winton: Yeah. Chairman Teele: -- two or three nights a week, and then they're out of there. Vice Chairman Winton: And take the business away, you know. Chairman Teele: And they take (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- and so, what this is going to do is that the CRA owns the land on the Grand Promenade. That is not an abandoned railroad right-of- way. That is fee simple land that we own, and so we're going to basically have our own sheriff out there, as property owners, telling people they cannot sell -- Vice Chairman Winton: Whatever. Chairman Teele: -- you know, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah and undermine the -- I should say food and beverages, et cetera -- and undermine the existing businesses that are out there. That is the number one problem that we're dealing with, in addition to the fact that we're literally giving away tens of thousands of dollars over the course of a year in parking revenue that could be deposited with the CRA, so that's what this is designed to do. We are not giving a contract to anyone. This is sort of a month -the -month license, is it? Mr. Rollason: It's a license. It's a month -to -month license, with a 10-day revocable that we can say. Vice Chairman Winton: Yeah. Chairman Teele: OK. On the question, all those in favor, say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Teele: All opposed? It passes 4 to 0, as a minimum number of votes. There -- this, by law, requires the adjournment of the CRA meeting. City ofMiami Page 7 Printed on 12/16/2004