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Verbatim Minutes
Thursday, May 26, 2005
2:30 PM
MEETING LOCATION:
CITY OF MIAMI CITY HALL
3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE
MIAMI, FLORIDA
2:30 P.M. OR THEREAFTER
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Johnny L. Winton, Chairman
Jeffery L. Allen, Vice Chairman
Angel Gonzalez, Board Member
Joe Sanchez, Board Member
Tomas Regalado, Board Member
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CRA OFFICE ADDRESS:
49 NW 5th ST, SUITE 100, Miami, FL 33128
Phone: (305) 679-6800, Fax: (305) 679-6835
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Present: Board Member Sanchez, Board Member Regalado, Vice Chairman Allen and Chairman
Winton
Absent: Board Member Gonzalez
On the 26th day of May, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Community Redevelopment Agency
(CRA) for the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni Districts of the City of Miami met at the
Chambers of City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to
order at 2:45 p.m. by Chairman Johnny Winton and was adjourned at 2:58 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Frank Rollason, Executive Director, CRA, City of Miami
James Villacorta, Assistant General Counsel, CRA
Priscilla A. Thompson, Clerk of the Board
Sylvia Scheider, Assistant Clerk of the Board
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY THROUGH END APRIL 30, 2005
Financial Summary .pdf
DISCUSSED
James Villacorta (Assistant General Counsel, Community Redevelopment Agency): Correct, and
then con --
Chairman Winton: And we will convene now --
Mr. Villacorta: -- convene --
Chairman Winton: -- the Omni --
Mr. Villacorta: The Overtown CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency).
Chairman Winton: -- South -- Overtown South -- the Omni Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA
Board meeting --
Mr. Villacorta: Correct.
Chairman Winton: -- of May 26, 2005.
Frank Rollason (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Good afternoon --
Chairman Winton: Mr. Rollason.
Mr. Rollason: -- Mr. Chairman. Do you all have agendas in front of you? 'Cause I've got some
printed here that might --
Vice Chairman Allen: But can you give me a co --
Mr. Rollason: Yeah.
Chairman Winton: Everybody have a copy?
Jorge L. Fernandez (General Counsel, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yeah.
Board Member Regalado: Yeah.
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Board Member Sanchez: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) $25, 000?
Board Member Sanchez: I got one.
Board Member Regalado: Frank, $25, 000? The $25, 000 resolution?
Vice Chairman Allen: OK.
Mr. Rollason: That's in this --
Board Member Regalado: Oh.
Mr. Rollason: That's a pocket item.
Board Member Regalado: Oh, OK.
Vice Chairman Allen: Right.
Chairman Winton: Is it different than what I've got?
Mr. Rollason: Oh, no.
Chairman Winton: OK. OK.
Mr. Rollason: All right. First, for the audience, there are agendas up here on the dais, if
anybody wants an agenda for the Southeast Overtown/Park West meeting. Item number 1 are
the financials for -- through the month of April, and our CPA (Certified Public Accountant) is
here, if you have any questions; you want us to come forward with the report on that, I can do
that, or we can continue this part until the June meeting, whatever your pleasure.
Chairman Winton: I'm sorry. What did you -- I was reading something. What did you say,
Frank?
Mr. Rollason: On the financials, we can -- our CPA is here --
Chairman Winton: Yeah.
Mr. Rollason: -- or we can continue that in June.
Chairman Winton: Yes.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $500,000, FOR STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN AN
APPROXIMATE TWO -BLOCK AREA SURROUNDING THE PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER OF GREATER MIAMI; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE SAID FUNDS DIRECTLY TO VENDORS
SELECTED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ("CIP") PROVIDED THAT CIP HAS
DEMONSTRATED ITS COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE RULES AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS TO SAID
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VENDORS; REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI WAIVE ALL
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AS ITS IN -KIND CONTRIBUTION; ALLOCATING
FUNDS FROM OMNI TAX INCREMENT FUND, "CONSTRUCTION IN
PROGRESS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 686001.590320.6.860.
Cover Memo001.pdf
financial form001.pdf
Project Budget Status Form.pdf
Back up.pdf
Legislation.pdf
Motion by Vice Chairman Allen, seconded by Board Member Sanchez, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Board Member Sanchez, Board Member Regalado, Vice Chairman Allen and Chairman
Winton
Absent: 1 - Board Member Gonzalez
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Frank Rollason (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): All right. The first
resolution is an Item authorizing the Executive Director, myself the ability to expend up to $500,
000 with the City CIP (Capital Improvement Projects) Department, to go forward with a pact
streetscape project that involves approximately two blocks around the surrounding Performing
Arts Center, to treat that as an emergency project, and that we're looking to open in August of
next year, and you know, we need to get the design done and so forth. The reason that I'm
bringing it to you now -- sort of the cart before the horse, on the financial side, is that probably
before our next meeting towards the end of June, we will begin to need to start to have some
expenditures, and I wanted to get an advance so that we could go forward and then when I know
what the balance of this project is, I'll bring it to you at the June meeting to have the rest of the
money approved or modified, however you all decide, but I figured, half a million dollars will get
us good into the design and should get us into the beginning of some construction also.
Vice Chairman Allen: Right, and I'd like to comment move it with a -- for discussion, as well.
Chairman Winton: OK, so we have a motion.
Board Member Sanchez: Second for the purpose of discussion.
Chairman Winton: Second for discussion. Commissioner Allen.
Vice Chairman Allen: Yeah, Frank, just for further clarification, this is a -- what we're
attempting to do here, would this be replicated, if you will, in the other portions of the CRA (
Community Redevelopment Agency), or the model that's being created here is what we intend to
do CRA-wide.
Mr. Rollason: The idea of this is it would be a pilot project for this portion of the entertainment
area, and that we would carry that theme, not only in the Omni side, but on the Southeast
Overtown/Park West side, so that when you're in the entertainment district, whether it's a 24-
hour entertainment or the blues and jazz in Overtown, that whatever that theme is, how we
decorate and how we put the streetscape in, people will recognize they're in the entertainment
district, whether they're going to the Performing Arts Center or not.
Vice Chairman Allen: Oh, thank you.
Chairman Winton: Commissioner Sanchez -- or Board Member Sanchez.
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Board Member Sanchez: Frank, the work that -- what -- what's going to be the total to do
everything there?
Mr. Rollason: On the streetscape? I don't have the figure on that -- well, I'll tell you what I
have done, in next year's budget, I have set aside, at this point, $2 million, but that's just because
I don't know what it'll be, but I know it's going to be a chunk; it could be a million and a half it
could be 2 million.
Vice Chairman Allen: Right, so this is soft cost for now --
Mr. Rollason: Well, soft -- as far as this $500,000 will carry us; hopefully, it'll get us pass soft
cost. I'm not looking to spend half a million dollars just for design.
Vice Chairman Allen: Right.
Board Member Sanchez: You think it will be completed before the PAC (Performing Arts Center
) opening?
Mr. Rollason: That's the intent --
Chairman Winton: That's the idea.
Mr. Rollason: -- and that's -- and that is why we're trying to fast -track this through the City CIP
Department to get it moving on a quicker -- than we could do it externally.
Vice Chairman Allen: OK.
Mr. Rollason: And we've had that meeting. We met with CIP, Michael Hardy is here from the
Performing Arts Center, if you would like to ask him any questions about it, but the idea is to try
to find the quickest way to get this going. The City doing it, the CRA funding it.
Vice Chairman Allen: Right, and Frank --
Chairman Winton: Yeah, and --
Vice Chairman Allen: -- if I could, aren't we also on a -- this is also a timeliness issue as well, in
terms of the opening of the Performing Arts --
Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir.
Vice Chairman Allen: -- vis-a-vis, what they would need to do and --
Mr. Rollason: Right.
Vice Chairman Allen: -- will we be able to meet that --
Mr. Rollason: Well, that's -- that's the --
Chairman Winton: The whole objective.
Mr. Rollason: -- that's the whole objective --
Vice Chairman Allen: Right.
Mr. Rollason: -- is to do it as quickly -- and we've met -- again, with the Performing Arts Center
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board, and with the City, and with our engineers, and this appears to be the quickest way --
Vice Chairman Allen: Right.
Mr. Rollason: -- to get the project moving and complete it.
Vice Chairman Allen: Right. OK. Because -- yeah.
Board Member Sanchez: All right. Call the question.
Vice Chairman Allen: Call the question.
Chairman Winton: And just to make -- to be clear on this: the CRA is going to do the funding;
the actual work is going to be done through the City's CIP department.
Vice Chairman Allen: Right.
Chairman Winton: Got all the resources there; they know what they're doing, they're really
doing a good job --
Vice Chairman Allen: Correct. They're providers.
Chairman Winton: -- and so -- so the CRA is going to be providing the funding source, and the
existing resources that the City has, is going to make this thing happen.
Vice Chairman Allen: Right.
Mr. Rollason: Right. The only --
Chairman Winton: Frank, are you --
Mr. Rollason: -- if I can add one other point, our planner, Zyscovich has done a preliminary
layout of what they're looking for in the streetscapes, and we'll coordinate that with the City --
Chairman Winton: Yeah.
Mr. Rollason: -- to come up with something that we all agree with.
Chairman Winton: Good.
Vice Chairman Allen: Great.
Chairman Winton: Fred, are you speaking on this issue?
Fred Joseph: Yes, sir.
Chairman Winton: OK. All yours.
Mr. Joseph: Fred Joseph, 1717 North Bayshore Drive --
Board Member Regalado: The mike.
Chairman Winton: Come back to the microphone, yeah.
Board Member Regalado: Mike.
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Mr. Joseph: -- Thank you. Omni Advisory Board chair. We're much in favor of this. Again,
back to the item, as a couple of you brought up, where's the end of it --
Chairman Winton: Fred, pull --
Mr. Joseph: -- and --
Chairman Winton: Come back over. There you go.
Mr. Joseph: Where's the end of it, and we'd like to see a design. There's a caveat in a
paragraph or a line here, I don't know which one it is, but the City is waiving all administrative
fees -- is that correct, Frank? -- and all other like kind?
Mr. Rollason: Well, we're requesting that to be done. Whatever amounts --
Mr. Joseph: Well, that's what I'm asking --
Mr. Rollason: -- can be waived, we'd like them to waive.
Mr. Joseph: We --
Mr. Rollason: And that's why it's an in a form of request.
Mr. Joseph: -- we're asking your grace to see that that happens upon -- if you add that to your
motion and --
Chairman Winton: Yeah, because I want get real stuff done, not --
Mr. Joseph: Yeah --
Chairman Winton: -- create more overhead.
Mr. Rollason: Right.
Mr. Joseph: Right.
Mr. Rollason: And it's in the --
Mr. Joseph: The more we get --
Mr. Rollason: -- that --
Mr. Joseph: -- you to waive, the more we'll get in the neighborhood.
Chairman Winton: Absolutely.
Mr. Joseph: And the caveat that he put about the design -- designation, or I think, Mr. Allen --
Vice Chairman Allen: Right.
Mr. Joseph: -- as the dir -- as the director, was very good about designation. We need for much
designation, gentleman, that it's amazing because people will not only --
Chairman Winton: What is the designation?
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Mr. Joseph: Well, the signage showing where, when you come off from the ramp --
Chairman Winton: Yeah.
Mr. Joseph: -- where you're going, because --
Vice Chairman Allen: Some identf --
Mr. Joseph: -- people will go off the ramp --
Chairman Winton: Yeah.
Vice Chairman Allen: -- identifiable marks.
Mr. Joseph: -- they'll get to the light, they'll make a left, they'll get back up on 1-95 'cause they'll
think they're still not downtown yet.
Vice Chairman Allen: Uh-hum.
Mr. Joseph: So --
Mr. Rollason: The signage is a piece of this. We already have the Kimley-Horn results --.
Chairman Winton: Great.
Mr. Rollason: -- and that'll be incorporated into it.
Mr. Joseph: So if that'll help, and we appreciate it if you --
Board Member Allen: Right.
Chairman Winton: OK. Anything else?
Vice Chairman Allen: Right. That's it.
Chairman Winton: So -- do we have a motion and a second?
Vice Chairman Allen: Yeah, I was second.
Chairman Winton: We have a motion a second. Any further discussion? If not, all in favor, "
aye."
The Board (Collectively): Aye.
Chairman Winton: Like sign, opposed. Motion carries.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
RATIFYING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ISSUANCE OF WORK ORDER
NOS. 05-29 AND 05-30, IN THE AMOUNTS OF $6,805.46 AND $7,300.00
RESPECTIVELY, ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS TO T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL
D/B/A T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAUH.J. ROSS FOR DESIGN OF INTERIM
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STRUCTURAL BRACING FOR THE FRONT PORCH OF THE WARD
ROOMING HOUSE, AT 249 NORTHWEST 9TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM. SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, "
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - OTHER," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 689001.
550108.6.270.
cover memo.pdf
Financial form001.pdf
Project Budget Status Form.pdf
legislation.pdf
Motion by Vice Chairman Allen, seconded by Board Member Regalado, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Board Member Sanchez, Board Member Regalado, Vice Chairman Allen and Chairman
Winton
Absent: 1 - Board Member Gonzalez
CRA-R-05-0022
Frank Rollason (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Item Number 2 is a
ratifications of actions that I've taken on two separate issues dealing with the Ward Rooming
House. As you will recall, this whole project has been determined emergency, some time back --
we first scaffold and braced it back in August of '03. These are two work orders that I had given
to HJRoss in tune with the historic architects and the structural engineers that are on board to
finish the drawings and the plans so that we can go forward, again, on an emergency basis, to
bring one of our contractors in to initially completely shore that front wall, the two walls we're
trying to save, and demolish the rest of the building, and this will get us to where we're at least
sustainable through the hurricane season that's coming up. If this is approved, then it is my
intent to bring one of our two construction managers at risk, which will be DBI We made the
offer to both of them that we have under contract. The other contractor, MCM, has declined to
participate in this particular project, but DBI is interested. What will do, if this passes, DBI is
working right now on getting me a price to do that portion of the work, and I will issue another
emergency purchase order, a work order to them, to get them on board, to get this project
moving as fast as we can.
Board Member Allen: OK. I move the item, Mr. Chairman.
Chairman Winton: Need a second.
Board Member Regalado: Second.
Chairman Winton: We got a motion and a second. Any further discussion? If not, all in favor,
"aye."
The Board (Collectively): Aye.
Chairman Winton: Like sign, opposed. The motion carries.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
RATIFYING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ISSUANCE OF WORK ORDER
NO. 05-34, IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,350, ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS TO T.Y
. LIN INTERNATIONAL D/B/A T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL/H.J. ROSS FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVERSION FROM
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OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL SERVICE AT THE
HISTORIC MOUNT ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 301
NORTHWEST 9TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM
SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - OTHER,"
ACCOUNT CODE NO. 689001.550108.6.270.
Cover Memo.pdf
Financial form001.pdf
Project Budget Status Form.pdf
Project Budget Status Form.pdf
Legislation.pdf
Motion by Board Member Sanchez, seconded by Vice Chairman Allen, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Board Member Sanchez, Board Member Regalado, Vice Chairman Allen and Chairman
Winton
Absent: 1 - Board Member Gonzalez
CRA-R-05-0023
Frank Rollason (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): All right. Item
Number 4 is an -- also a ratification of a work order that I issued in finishing up the 9th Street
Pedestrian Mall extension project that was between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue. This is the last
piece that has to be done, and that's the underground conversion of the electric to Mount Zion
Church --
Vice Chairman Allen: Right.
Mr. Rollason: -- and at that point, once that is completed, or this design work is done, I can
bring another contractor on board to do that work, that will also be done on an emergency basis,
and Florida Power & Light will be able to come in and remove the poles; they've already done
all their work blocks away that'll allow the underground conversion to be done. We just need to
get Mount Zion converted to underground electric.
Chairman Winton: And what's the amount?
Mr. Rollason: This one is $8, 350. The work, the actual work will probably run us about $20,
000, is an estimate that I have.
Chairman Winton: OK.
Board Member Sanchez: So move.
Vice Chairman Allen: Second.
Chairman Winton: Got a motion, second. Any further discussion? None? All in favor, "aye."
The Board (Collectively): Aye.
Chairman Winton: Like sign, opposed. The motion carries.
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SUBMISSION OF PRINTED STATUS REPORT ON PENDING LEGAL
MATTERS (NO BOARD ACTION REQUIRED).
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Frank Rollason (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): And the last item is
the report of the pending legal matters, which you have a copy of that require no action on
behalf of the Board.
Chairman Winton: OK. Any other matters?
Mr. Rollason: No, sir.
Vice Chairman Allen: Any other matters?
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000, PAYABLE ON A
REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, TO NEW WASHINGTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, INC. IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERTOWN
2005 MEMORIAL DAY ECONOMIC FESTIVAL; AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION, TO DISBURSE THE GRANT
FUNDS DIRECTLY TO SUPPLIERS AND VENDORS UPON RECEIPT OF
INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR SAID PURPOSE; ALLOCATING FUNDS
FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS,"
ACCOUNT CODE NO. 689001.550108.6.940.
Motion by Vice Chairman Allen, seconded by Board Member Sanchez, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Board Member Sanchez, Board Member Regalado, Vice Chairman Allen and Chairman
Winton
Absent: 1 - Board Member Gonzalez
CRA-R-05-0024
Frank Rollason (Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Oh, I'm sorry, there
is a ma -- there is --
Vice Chairman Allen: That's right. Isn't there a matter?
Mr. Rollason: -- ano -- there is a pocket item --
Vice Chairman Allen: Right. Do we have to -- bring that item, right?
Mr. Rollason: The pocket item, yes, which --
Vice Chairman Allen: In reference to the --
Mr. Rollason: Overtown event?
Vice Chairman Allen: Hip -hop -- right. Is that --
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Mr. Rollason: Yes.
James Villacorta (Assistant General Counsel, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yeah, the
economic festival.
Vice Chairman Allen: Right. Hip -hop -- right.
Mr. Rollason: And have you got that in front of you?
Chairman Winton: Well, let's --
Vice Chairman Allen: Let's consider the --
Mr. Rollason: 'Cause if you don't, I have another one.
Vice Chairman Allen: I don't have it in front of me, right.
Board Member Sanchez: Go ahead, and --
Vice Chairman Allen: Mr. Chairman, I (UNINTELLIGIBLE), what appears to be a pocket item,
it will characterized as a hip -hop summit, which will take place this particular weekend,
Memorial Day weekend, and I do believe -- of course, Frank can expound on it a bit more -- we
are -- what -- allocating $25,000, which was previously allocated in previous years to a similar
event.
Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir.
Vice Chairman Allen: However, that similar event is no longer taking place this year, so
another sponsor is stepping into the shoes and wanted to take advantage of that $25, 000, and I
do believe that entity is also getting additional monies from another agency; $35, 000, and I
believe they have submitted their budget to you, as to what they're going to do, one item, one --
item by item, line by line, I should say, and you were pretty satisfied with it. They've come to my
office, we had vetted it, and so it's all in attempt -- it's all in an attempt to get some sort of
economic boost this weekend, capturing the foot traffic that will take place this weekend for
Memorial Day affairs.
Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. This $25, 000 from the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency)
portion, and if you look in the back of it, you'll see there's an -- there's a uh, budget there that
shows money from the CRA, and there's also money from the Empowerment Zone, the $27, 600,
or actually $35,000, which they have not budgeted all that out yet. This $25, 000 from our
portion was the money that we budget this year for a similar festival, which was Luther
Campbell's festival, UMOJA, last year. We budgeted for this year; they did not come to us.
Another group came to us with the Washington Heights CDC (Community Development
Corporation) and in connection with the Overtown Empowerment Zone, and it's not only just a
hip -hop, but it's also what they're calling an economic festival. The vendors from the Overtown
area are going to be able to have tents out there with their wares and type of thing to be able to
sell that, so --
Board Member Sanchez: So the event, for the record, it is being held inside the boundaries of
the CRA.
Mr. Rollason: Yes, sir. It's on the 9th Street Pedestrian Mall, which is a good use for the mall,
that's what we've been wanting --
Chairman Winton: Yeah.
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Mr. Rollason: -- it to be used.
Board Member Sanchez: There's a motion and a second already?
Chairman Winton: Is there? I don't think so.
Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): No.
Vice Chairman Allen: I'll make a motion to move the item, Mr. Chairman.
Board Member Sanchez: Second.
Chairman Winton: OK, we got a motion and a second. Any further discussion? None? All in
favor, "aye.
The Board (Collectively): Aye.
Chairman Winton: Like sign, opposed. Motion carries.
Vice Chairman Allen: And good luck.
Chairman Winton: Anything else?
Vice Chairman Allen: That should do it.
Board Member Sanchez: All right.
Chairman Winton: May we adjourn?
Mr. Villacorta: Yes.
Board Member Sanchez: CRA --
Chairman Winton: CRA Board Meeting -- so we are adjourned.
Vice Chairman Allen: We are adjourned.
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