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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEOPW OMNI CRA 2009-09-24 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:00 AM or thereafter City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Michelle Spence -Jones, Chair Marc David Sarnoff, Vice Chair Angel Gonzalez, Commissioner Joe Sanchez, Commissioner Tomas Regalado, Commissioner CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 49 NW 5th ST, SUITE 100, Miami, FL 33128 Phone: (305) 679-6800, Fax: (305) 679-6835 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Present: Commissioner Gonzalez, Commissioner Sanchez, Commissioner Regalado, Chair Spence -Jones and Vice Chair Sarnoff On the 24th day of September 2009, 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 in regular session at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chair Michelle Spence -Jones at 3:20 p.m. and was adjourned at 4: 08 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: James H. Villacorta, Interim Executive Director, CRA Gail A. Dotson, Assistant General Counsel, CRA William R. Bloom, Special Counsel, CRA Priscilla A. Thompson, Clerk of the Board Pamela E. Burns, Assistant Clerk of the Board Chair Spence -Jones: I'd like to officially call the September 24 meeting for the Overtown/Park West and Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). We're going to -- I know that we have a long night ahead of us, so I'm going to make this as quickly -- go through this as quickly as possible and as painless as possible. So let's officially call the meeting to order. I believe my executive director -- I just saw him walk in, Mr. Jim Villacorta. 1. 09-01072 CRA REPORT FINANCIAL SUMMARY THROUGH MONTH ENDING AUGUST 31, 2009 09-01072 Financial Summary 09-24-09.pdf DISCUSSED Chair Spence -Jones: All right. I think the first thing on the agenda is the financial report. Is Miguel here? And while Miguel's getting set up, remember, we did not -- I believe we did not have a meeting this -- in August, correct? James Villacorta (Interim Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): No. Correct. Chair Spence -Jones: So this is the meeting to make up for that, correct? Mr. Villacorta: No. This is actually the September meeting. August, we don't normally have -- Chair Spence -Jones: Meet. Mr. Villacorta: -- hold meeting. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. All right. Thank you, Jim. Miguel Valentin (Financial Officer, Community Redevelopment Agency): Good afternoon, Chairman [sic] and Commissioners. I'm going to be presenting the combined statement of financial position as of August 31, 2009. The first item, cash unrestricted, it hasn't changed 100,000 on both CRAs. For the second item related to the affordable workforce housing project, to date we have budgeted 8, 893, 575, of this amount 7,612,682 has been encumbered and 3,089,965 has been expended, leaving an available balance of 1,280,893. For the month of August, there is no reportable condition to report to the Board. Also, I wanted to put on record that the external auditors, they have commenced the annual audit; and the financial report, City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 we're expecting to have it ready by November 2009. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. Any comments or questions? All right. Thank you very much, Miguel. 2. 09-01075 CRA RESOLUTION A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST AND OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ("CRAS"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO RENEW THE CRAS' WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE WITH BROWN & BROWN OF FLORIDA, INC. FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2009, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM GENERAL OPERATING FUND, "INSURANCE" ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10030.920101.545000.0000.00000. 09-01075 Cover Memo 09-24-09.pdf 09-01075 Financials 09-24-09.pdf 09-01075 Legislation 09-24-09.pdf Motion by Commissioner Sanchez, seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez, that this matter be ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATIONS PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Vice Chair Sarnoff, Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Gonzalez, Commissioner Regalado and Commissioner Sanchez CRA-R-09-0045 James Villacorta (Interim Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Item number 2 is a joint resolution of the Boards of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agencies authorizing the executive director to renew the CRA's (Community Redevelopment Agency's) workers' compensation coverage -- that should say through Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc., for a period of one year, commencing October 1, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $10, 000. Commissioner Sanchez: So moved. Commissioner Gonzalez: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. We had a motion and a second on that item. So we're going to move on to item number 3, Jim. Mr. Villacorta: Item -- yes. Item -- Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): We need a vote. Chair Spence -Jones: We had a motion and -- oh. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. This item passes. We move on to -- Ms. Thompson: The question -- I'm sorry, Chair. Question to the executive director. That small note that he made there, the change, will that be modifying your resolution? Mr. Villacorta: Yes. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Ms. Thompson: Thank you. 3. 09-01074 CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") RATIFYING ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $110,000, TO ROOTS IN THE CITY, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT AND FENCING NECESSARY FOR THE CULTIVATION AND SALE OF PRODUCE FROM THE COMMUNITY GARDEN AT THE CORNERS OF N.W. 3RD AVENUE AND N.W. 9TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. 09-01074 Cover Memo 09-24-09.pdf 09-01074 Financials 09-24-09.pdf 09-01074 Backup 09-24-09.pdf 09-01074 Legislation 09-24-09.pdf Motion by Vice Chair Sarnoff, seconded by Commissioner Sanchez, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Vice Chair Sarnoff, Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Gonzalez, Commissioner Regalado and Commissioner Sanchez CRA-R-09-0046 Chair Spence -Jones: Item number 3. James Villacorta (Interim Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Item number 3 is -- relates to a direction we received from the Board at our last meeting to provide an additional $10, 000 to Roots in the City who is work -- who has the vegetable garden among other sites in Overtown and is working with a grocery store chain to have them purvey those vegetables and they needed some additional equipment. So the Board directed me to expend those funds and to come back with a resolution to ratify it. So this is a -- Chair Spence -Jones: Is this the --? Go 'head [sic]. Mr. Villacorta: -- resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ratifying issuance of additional funding, in an amount not to exceed $10,000, for a total amount not to exceed 110, to Roots in the City for the purchase of refrigeration equipment, fencing -- and fencing necessary for the cultivation and sale of produce from the community gardens at the corner of Northwest 3rd Avenue and 9th Street; authorizing the executive director to execute all documents necessary for said purpose in a form acceptable to general counsel. Chair Spence -Jones: Do we have a motion on this item? Vice Chair Sarnoff. Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: I have a motion -- City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Commissioner Sanchez: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: -- and we have a second. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Just want to make a quick comment for those -- this week, as you know, the garden is going extremely well in the heart of Overtown. Would like to encourage all of you guys to come out. Coca-Cola's actually -- their whole staff is going to be in that garden this weekend, correct, Jim? Mr. Villacorta: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: And they're doing this -- and putting this whole rainwater drain drum system in place so -- Mr. Villacorta: Yeah. We're going green. Chair Spence -Jones: -- we would love to have as many of the Commissioners come out to support it. Mr. Villacorta: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. 4. 09-01073 CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING PAYMENT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $361,239, TO THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR THE CITY'S ADVANCE OF THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE REQUIRED BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1990; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, "INTERFUND TRANSFER - DEBT SERVICE," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.891000.0000.00000. 09-01073 Cover Memo 09-24-09.pdf 09-01073 Financials 09-24-09.pdf 09-01073 Backup 09-24-09.pdf 09-01073 Legislation 09-24-09.pdf Motion by Commissioner Gonzalez, seconded by Commissioner Sanchez, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Vice Chair Sarnoff, Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Gonzalez, Commissioner Regalado and Commissioner Sanchez CRA-R-09-0047 Chair Spence -Jones: Resolution number 4. James Villacorta (Interim Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): It's a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing payment, in an amount not to exceed $361, 239, to the City of Miami for the City's advance of debt serviced reserve required by the Community Redevelopment Revenue Bonds Series 1990. City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Commissioner Gonzalez: Move it. Chair Spence -Jones: We had a motion. Do we have a second? Commissioner Sanchez: Second. Chair Spence -Jones: All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Chair Spence -Jones: This item passes. 5. 09-01076 CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE ATTACHED AMENDED 2009 OMNI REDEVELOPMENT PLAN ("AMENDED 2009 PLAN"), PREPARED BY ZYSCOVICH ARCHITECTS, INC. AND UPDATED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT; DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT THE AMENDED 2009 PLAN AND THE CRA'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, AND TO REQUEST SUBSEQUENT TRANSMITTAL TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION. 09-01076 Legislation 09-24-09.pdf 09-01076 Amended 2009 Plan Attachment 09-24-09.pdf 09-01076 Cover Memo 09-29-09.pdf Motion by Vice Chair Sarnoff, seconded by Commissioner Sanchez, that this matter be CONTINUED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Vice Chair Sarnoff, Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Gonzalez, Commissioner Regalado and Commissioner Sanchez Note for the Record: This item was continued to the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting currently scheduled for October 26, 2009. Chair Spence -Jones: We move on to item number 5. James Villacorta (Interim Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Item number 5 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency, with attachments, accepting the attached amended 2009 Omni Redevelopment Plan prepared by Zyscovich Architects, Inc. and updated by the City of Miami's Planning Department; directing the executive director to transmit the amended 2009 plan and the CRA's (Community Redevelopment Agency's) recommendation for approval to the City Manager for review and consideration and to request subsequent transmittal to the City -- to the Miami City Commission and Miami -Dade County Commission for legislative action. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Do we have a motion on this item? Vice Chair Sarnoff. Move it for purposes of discussion. Chair Spence -Jones: We have a motion -- City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Commissioner Sanchez: Second for the same. Chair Spence -Jones: Second for discussion. The door is open. You're recognized. Gregory Gay: Good afternoon. Gregory Gay, with the City of Miami Planning Department, on behalf of the Manager's office. Chair Spence -Jones: Well, let me ask the -- I'm sorry, Greg. Do you want to have them make the presentation first or --? Vice Chair Sarnoff Oh, absolutely. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, go 'head [sic]. Mr. Gay: I'm presenting to you a resolution from the City of Miami basically accepting the Omni Redevelopment Plan as presented. Just to bring you up -to -speed as to where we are, this plan is a change in the boundaries of the former Omni master plan. We're extending the boundaries to the south and to the west over to Northeast 1st Place and incorporating part of the Wynwood Free Trade Zone into the Omni redevelopment area. And the other primary focus of the plan in changing the -- extending the timeline of the CRA district to March 2030. If there's any questions, I'll entertain them at this time. Chair Spence -Jones: Commissioner Sarnoff, you are recognized Vice Chair Sarnoff What's the present time expiration for this CRA, 20 --? Mr. Villacorta: Twenty twenty-seven. Commissioner Sanchez: Twenty seventeen. Vice Chair Sarnoff Twenty seventeen, so 13 additional years. In the documents you provided -- Mr. Villacorta: No, no. Three additional, 2030. Vice Chair Sarnoff I'm sorry? Did somebody say 2017? Mr. Villacorta: Twenty-seven. Vice Chair Sarnoff Twenty twenty-seven. Mr. Gay: Correct. Vice Chair Sarnoff. I thought I heard 2017. So three additional years, okay. I guess I was surprised to see there's something called the Zyscovich master plan, and I've been here now for three years and for three years I've been asking for a master plan and suddenly emerges on my desk a master plan. And I don't know if I get -- is it like going to a restaurant and I have to order off the menu or can I go a la carte. There are things I don't agree with here. There are things I don't think the voters would agree with. I predominantly agree with the boundary extensions, and obviously, the timeline's not much. But I'm not sure that I agree with a number of issues on here. For instance, I don't believe we're ever going to -- well, I shouldn't say that. I don't believe in the very foreseeable future you're going to have a streetcar. I don't think that would be a prudent use of our resources right now. A number of -- I'm looking at -- with all due respect to the Miami Herald and unless some of the reporters are getting some of this, there's a huge amount of money for Herald Square, something like 20 or $30 million. And I just, in my own mind, tried to present to myself how much is that a square foot for a bay walk. It's a lot more City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 than I would pay or I think most of the Commissioners up here would pay. So my question to you is -- I will not beat the horse to death, especially on a day like today -- by approving this, is there any way that I am implicitly implying or suggesting that I agree with what's in this document? Mr. Gay: IfI can answer the question. Basically, when we present to you a master plan, a master plan is to be approved in concept. All of the proposals that are included within it, even with the financial information included does not necessarily mean that those particular projects will go forward. There may be other projects that will be substituted over a period of time. The whole purpose of this particular master plan is to ident the areas to be redeveloped and to be able to attract the TIF (Tax Increment Fund) amounts that are going to be contributed into that particular project area so that it could be distributed for infrastructural and project -- projected improvements within the redevelopment area. Vice Chair Sarnoff Well, if what you're saying to me is, Commissioner, it's really important that you look at this and you extend the boundaries to where we want them, and we also want you to vote for the timeline for where it is and just look at this as a concept and not a blueprint, I might be able to say yes. But if you're telling me you can take one or two variations -- 'cause this is the master plan for the Omni. Number one, how is it that the district Commissioner of the Omni learns about this three days before a hearing? How could that be? I mean, I pay attention. I'm not out to lunch. I've been asking for a master plan for Omni for three years. What happened Mr. Director? Mr. Villacorta: I'd have to check to make certain, but probably when you came into office, I know we submitted a lot of documents to your office. It may have been in that. This has actually been voted on, this plan, by the CRA in 2006. It wasn't forwarded to the County because after that period, it became clear that the boundaries were going to be changed and the original plan didn't call for changing the boundaries. So this has kind of been on hold since then, but -- Chair Spence -Jones: Can I just add this because I thought you already had it. I thought you already had -- Vice Chair Sarnoff This plan? Chair Spence -Jones: -- a copy of -- yeah -- the plan. You never had a copy? Vice Chair Sarnoff.. Never saw this plan. Chair Spence -Jones: So, Jim, did you guys do brief -- I mean, Mr. Villacorta, did you guys do briefings with --? Mr. Villacorta: We briefed the chiefs of staff of the -- Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Mr. Villacorta: -- various Commissioners. Vice Chair Sarnoff Well, you briefed my chief of staff less than a week ago -- Mr. Villacorta: That's true. Vice Chair Sarnoff -- and -- this is 170 -- well, it's got two C-1s to it, so it's about 180-page document. Mr. Villacorta: It's a lot of reading at a time when you had a lot of other things on your plate. City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Vice Chair Sarnoff No, no. I don't mind the reading part. Mr. Villacorta: No. It's -- Vice Chair Sarnoff There are just some things here that post -October 2008, they're not going to happen, wouldn't be fiscally smart to happen. There are some issues here -- I don't know how you do a square foot of bay front -- or bay walk, but it's three times what the private sector would pay. And all I want to know is -- by no way, shape or form am I voting for by implication, by express vote, for any of these issues found in this master plan. Mr. Villacorta: Any of the projects listed here are for the purpose of illustration as to how the redevelopment could be carried out. But any particular project would have to come to the CRA Board for its approval and funding. This is a conceptual plan. It's not locking you into funding these particular projects at these particular levels. This is an estimate performed by architectural consultants as to what the cost might be. It also mentions it's going to take 20 years to carry out this plan, so who knows what costs will be then. Chair Spence -Jones: Jim -- Commissioner Sarnoff, I think you -- if you feel like you need more time to really go through this document, why don't we just put it on the next agenda? Mr. Villacorta: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: Is there an issue -- I'm seeing -- are you -- Mr. Villacorta: No. Chair Spence -Jones: -- I'm seeing Larry -- Okay, it's fine. So I think that you should -- and I think the other Commissioners, as well, should be thoroughly briefed on this issue. Do you have another question on it, Commissioner? Vice Chair Sarnoff No. Commissioner Sanchez: No. Vice Chair Sarnoff If we're going to continue it, I have no problem, if it can be continued. I don't know what your timeframe is. Mr. Villacorta: The City Administration asked us to bring it on this agenda. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Mr. Villacorta: If they're good with allowing it to be deferred -- Vice Chair Sarnoff Larry, are you going to run over and yell at us and say like there's going to be stamp costs and the earth is going to fall? Chair Spence -Jones: No. Larry's okay -- Commissioner Sanchez: All right. Chair Spence -Jones: -- with it. Commissioner Sanchez: Let's get a motion to defer the item if that's -- Chair Spence -Jones: But do you have --? City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Commissioner Sanchez: No. Chair Spence -Jones: You don't want to put your comments on it? Commissioner Regalado: I -- Chair Spence -Jones: Commissioner Regalado does. Commissioner Regalado: No. I -- if this -- if what we vote is to defer so we can have more time, I'm fine with it. But here's the thing. The Baylink has been all but eliminated. The streetcar has been scratched from FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation). And the problem is not that this is a concept. The problem is that we send the message to the people, the residents, the stakeholders saying, well, the CRA is on its way to just go ahead and work on the streetcar or Baylink or what, and that confuses people, and not only confuses people, it would delay plans that other people, private people may have. So it's a little dangerous to just go ahead and approve the concept because everybody knows that concept is a guideline for work. So it would be sending a very different message of a reality if we were to approve all of this. So I'm just -- hopefully, we can bring back this next month. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so we've asked for this item to come back next month. I see Larry's hand going up, and I also -- Commissioner Sanchez, you still want to have something to say? Commissioner Regalado: But Madam Chair, I'm just curious. Why would the Administration want the CRA to bring this? I mean, what is the special -- Larry Spring (Chief Financial Officer): That's what I was going to -- I was going to address that issue. Commissioner Regalado: -- need for this? Mr. Spring: I was going to address that issue, Commissioner. Larry Spring, chief financial officer. The reason why obviously the Administration has been pushing this is consistent with all of the plans under the global agreement. As you know, a few months ago you considered the Southeast Overtown/Park West plan and those amendments. This was just the next in line, so we were just moving forward with that process. Again, all of those things -- you know, they have -- the other important thing I wanted to put on the record our plan on financing Museum Park, port tunnel contribution were tied up into the extension of the Omni CRA. So that was the other reason 'cause those plans are moving forward as we speak. So that was -- the issue was to just get it from the City because it still has to go through a significant process over at the County, then we come back with a bond plan that I think you also know we're working on on the Southeast Overtown/Park West side as well. And we're doing all -- we're just moving forward with the directives of the Commission, so that was the reason. Commissioner Regalado: Larry, has the CRA or any CRA or the City spent any money already on the tunnel project? Mr. Spring: I would have to say yes, we have. Under the port tunnel agreement, the City had to obtain a $50 million letter of credit. Unfortunately, it took a year and plans were up and down. In fact, I'll just take the opportunity today. We're close to executing the new one, and we may need to bring in an item to the City Commission to inform the Commission of the terms associated -- the new terms associated with the new letter of credit 'cause it is a significant increase in interest rates, as you might imagine on that type of (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Commissioner Regalado: No. The reason I asked is because I'm sure that you seen the letter City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 that Mayor Alvarez sent to Secretary Ray LaHood saying that they're short $5 million for the tunnel project. Mr. Spring: It has nothing to do with our contribution. We are set at 50. Commissioner Regalado: We are? Mr. Spring: We are set at $50 million. That is our agreed upon -- Commissioner Regalado: Fifty million dollars -- it's $88 million. Mr. Spring: Well, we write a check today, it's $50 million. If we do it at the next period in the contract, which is at substantial completion, we estimated it around 80. If we pay along with the concession payments, obviously it'll be more because you're stretching the time out -- the present value out so. Commissioner Regalado: Okay, thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Commissioner Sanchez, you have any comments? Commissioner Sanchez: Yeah. I'm okay with the additional time to have the Commissioners and all of us look at it more, but we voted on this in 206 [sic], as you stated, at the CRA. This is basically just a concept. We could do something or we could do nothing at all. It all depends on the economy. It all depends how things move forward into the future. But once again, it's important to say that it is a concept and it is important to say that no matter what we decide to do, it comes back for a vote to the CRA. Whatever project it may be as in phases, whatever it's going to be, it comes to us for a final vote. We just -- today, just -- we would be -- if we don't approve it today, we're going to defer it for another month to look at it. It's just basically approving the concept. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. Commissioner Sanchez -- any other comments, Commissioner Sanchez? Okay. So we have at this point -- Madam -- do we need to take a vote on that? Commissioner Sanchez: no. Chair Spence -Jones: We need a motion to defer this item. We have a -- Vice Chair Sarnoff Motion to defer. Chair Spence -Jones: -- motion to defer. Do we have a second? Commissioner Sanchez: To date certain, time? Vice Chair Sarnoff Next CRA. Chair Spence -Jones: Next CRA meeting. Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): It is going to be -- that would be October 26. Commissioner Sanchez: All right. Second. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. All in favor? The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Chair Spence -Jones: All right. This item passes. 6. 09-00850 CRA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1983 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. 09-00850 Cover Memo 09-24-09.pdf 09-00850 Legislation 09-24-09.pdf 09-00850 Amendment to Interlocal Attachment 09-24-09.pdf Motion by Chair Spence -Jones, seconded by Commissioner Sanchez, that this matter be ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATIONS PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Vice Chair Sarnoff, Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Gonzalez, Commissioner Regalado and Commissioner Sanchez CRA-R-09-0048 Direction by Chair Spence -Jones to the Interim Executive Director to schedule a town hall meeting for Park West and for Overtown before the bonding process starts so that the community is informed and educated about the upcoming steps in the process. Direction by Commissioner Regalado to the Interim Executive Director to prepare a report regarding the possibility of using CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) funds for permanent police officers to be deployed within the CRA areas, to be brought back as a discussion item at the CRA meeting currently scheduled for October 26, 2009. Chair Spence -Jones: I'm going to pass the gavel over to my fellow colleague, the Vice Chair, Commissioner Sarnoff. Vice Chair Sarnoff We have -- what I have is number 6 on the agenda. Mr. Director. James Villacorta (Interim Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yeah. Item number 6 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, with attachments, authorizing execution of an amendment to the 1983 interlocal agreement in substantially the attached form with the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County. As a condition of expanding and extending the life -- expanding the boundaries and extending the life of the Overtown CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency), the County Commission provided us with a document at the time of the hearing, which was a proposed amendment to the interlocal agreement. The amendment seeks to have the CRA fund three projects, Alonzo Mourning's redevelopment of the Culmer Center, the move of Camillus House, and a halfway house called Mama Hattie's House. It also asks that we dismiss the reverter lawsuit. When the County exercised a reverter on three blocks in Overtown, the CRA filed a lawsuit, and they're asking that we dismiss that lawsuit, all of that as a condition of expanding the boundaries and extending the life of the Overtown CRA. It's required that the CRA sign this amendment and the City. The CRA reviewed the County's document and thought that it did not provide the protections that were needed. We redrafted it. The City has also proposed a redraft. Since this went to print, we've met with the City attorneys and are able to accept their version with a small amendment so you won't have two version -- you know, a CRA version and a City version. Chair Spence -Jones: Mr. Chairman, ifI -- you guys have -- City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Vice Chair Sarnoff.- Yes, you're recognized for the record, Madam Chair. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. First of all, I just have a couple of comments that I want to make on this. Once again, I want to thank my colleagues. This is the tail end of the expanded boundaries and the expansion of life for the Overtown CRA. And many of -- all of you guys played a great role of that. I just want to at least state for the record, for me it's really more about the people of the Overtown/Park West area, making sure that we definitely put people over politics and focus on really delivering on our promises. This item actually arose out of the County's expansion of the CRA boundaries. It appears that as a condition of the expansion, the County wants us to amend the interlocal agreement, which I don't have an issue with. I just want to make sure that all three attorneys or four attorneys that are working on it are all on the same page. So in the original document, as Jim stated, it left the City vulnerable, and now I understand that you guys have come to some sort of consensus around what needs to change on it. I had -- most of my concerns were dealing with the paragraph five, which involved Block 36 and the litigation with the County. In our understanding, based upon what Jim has told us and what Bill has told us and what Madam City Attorney has told us, we have been doing pretty well on our lawsuit in regards to this land in general with the County. So I just wanted to be very clear -- I know that there're some things that we're changing in the language on that section, so I'm going to ask Madam City Attorney to actually put that on the record to make sure that we're all on the same page. If she can read that into the record, I would greatly appreciate that. And this is in regards to the section that deals with the additional charities and individuals that will be receiving funding as a part of the overall interlocal agreement. And then I have one closing statement, and if any of my colleagues have any comments, I would greatly appreciate them chiming in. Gail A. Dotson (Assistant General Counsel): Okay. The approval of the amendment to the 1983 interlocal agreement shall not be deemed or construed as an approval of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency developments consisting of the Camillus House project, the Alonzo Mourning Charities, Inc. affordable housing project and Mama Hattie's House, all of which must be submitted to and approved by the CRA Board of Commissioners and the Miami City Commission in accordance with all applicable laws and subject to the approval of the amount of funding to be provided for each project by the CRA Board of Commissioners and the Miami City Commission. Chair Spence -Jones: Great. So the only thing that I want to make clear to Larry -- 'cause I know after we vote on this -- and again, I don't want to hold anything up. I think that we were able to come up with language that makes the most sense. But if Larry can touch the mike for a second, I just want to be clear on these particular issues. We worked very hard in the area to finally get something moving, so -- and respecting and empowering the people at the same time that I do not want to see that go away. But I just want to make it very clear. I know that you're in the midst of pulling together all the packaging to see whether or not we can go out for bonds on clear -- or projects that are actually in the area. But I'd like to make it clear that from my perspective from where I sit -- and hopefully, I have the support of my fellow Commissioners -- is that I think that there's three things that have come out from all of the meetings over the last three and a half years that we've had in Overtown that's extremely important to the people that live there. One was the improving of the existing housing stock, which means places like Town Park that have been waiting for God knows how long, they at least are in the mix of all of this stuff that's going on or providing the gap funding necessary for projects that are ready to go, meaning they have permits, they have land, they have everything that's necessary so that we don't have an issue as far as our bonds are concerned because we were not able to move that money as quickly as we needed to. The second part of this was the parks and green space. As we know, we have a park in Overtown that truly needs some serious upgrades, Gibson Park. One of the things we've been working on for the last two years is to get that done. A lot of the funding is already in place. I believe this would only provide some of the gap funding. Is that City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 correct, Jim? Mr. Villacorta: Correct. Chair Spence -Jones: And then third, but not least, is infrastructure. We know that there's some serious infrastructure needs that are not only just in the Overtown neighborhoods but also in the Park West areas. With all of the major development that is there now -- and I'm actually speaking out of turn. I'm on your side of the railroad track, but there's a lot of stuff that needs to happen on the railroad, the connection between Overtown and the other side of the railway. We need to make sure that serious upgrades happen in the overall area. So I'm just suggesting and actually asking for the support to make sure that those three things that are things that we look at from a criteria standpoint -- and I understand that the staff has been working hard from the CRA and working on criteria to make sure that that happens, but I think that these things are extremely important. And I just want Larry to put on the record why this is extremely important that whatever these projects are, they have to be shovel ready. Larry Spring: Larry Spring, chief financial officer. Commissioners, obviously, I've been meeting with the staff and working with them on developing these criteria. The reason why it's important, when you go out to the municipal bond market, you have deadlines regarding spending. So if we have projects -- particularly when we talk about housing projects where we're going to provide gap financing. Those projects have to be delivered in 36 months. You know, you may have a little bit more time -- leeway after that, but they absolutely have to be delivered in a three-year timeframe. I think this Commission probably recalls when we issued the first tranche of the HD (Homeland Defense) bonds. It took us a little while to ramp up, to get our CIP (Capital Improvements Program) Department in place to start spending and we almost had a little issue on the tax-exempt ability of those bonds because we weren't spending. So we want to make sure as we've, you know, now instituted these types of internal controls with regards to all of our municipal debt issuances that we apply them here in the same way at the CRA. Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. And I -- and all -- we already know that of course the market has changed dramatically, like everyone said that it probably would. So, you know, what we were initially trying to go after, we may not be able to go after, but anything helps in the heart of Overtown and Park West. So we just want to make sure that those dollars are really -- you know, we have some sort of system put in place as to determine where they actually go. I know that -- I just want to verify this in closing with my executive director. The few things that I think are extremely important as we move ahead, one, there is a selection criteria that's been put in place, correct, or you guys are working on? Mr. Villacorta: Yes. We are developing it. That's -- the next item on the agenda is a discussion item regarding it. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. And then the second thing that I want to make sure that I add is that I think it's important for those groups and people that are here, business owners -- I see Camillus House and I see all of the different groups that are here represented today 'cause I understand how important it is for you to get your projects done. We support Camillus House. We know you guys are ready to come out of the ground and you need the support. But I think that it's really important for all of the newcomers, the folks that are actually coming in to get projects done, that we respect the process that we put in place. The CRA has been working very hard to make sure that things are transparent, that people are involved in the process, that they feel empowered, and we do not want to send a message from a board perspective that we're not following the guidelines that we put in place. I don't want this to become a free-for-all. And what happens is when people think that there's a pot of money over in Overtown, then people that never even thought about Overtown start running to Overtown to create projects. We got to take care of the people that have been there the longest. We got to take care of the projects that City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 are truly ready to go, and we have to take care of the projects and the business owners -- I see one of the business owners is from Park West, looking right at me now, which is in Commissioner Sarnoffs district. These people have invested in the area, and they've been there and they want to see something happen and I respect that. And in closing -- and I will shut up after this -- I just want to make sure -- to my CRA staff to make sure that there's some sort of town hall meeting because I know people came out actually to talk about the issue today, but I would ask for them to do some sort of town hall meeting before we actually begin to go through the process for both sides, I'd say Park West and for Overtown, so individuals can come present, talk about or learn exactly what's going to happen with the process. I do not want us to send a message that there's a 200 million, $300 million out there and everybody can come over there and there's going to be a check written out to you. It's not like that. So I think it's important to educate the community so they understand what happens next. And my understanding from Larry is that this will be going -- you'll be, I guess, creating all the documents so that you can go out to bond some time in October, correct? Or November. Mr. Spring: Larry -- probably November. We've already -- the underwriting team has already been put together -- the bond -- well, actually, bond counsel's already been working on putting all the necessary documents together. We've been working on the deal, putting the deal together. We -- the process will be that we will come back to the City Commission, get the bond -- or rather, the CRA, City Commission for our bond authorization, then it has to go to the County. Now to help expedite that process, we intended on having, if they will accept, the County Attorney's office attorney work with us as we're developing the deal so it's quicker review on that side so -- Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. So it doesn't have to come back -- the bond doesn't have to come in front of us? Mr. Spring: Yeah. The bond authorization ordinance does have to come back to the CRA and the City Commission, but we'll do that simultaneously as we're doing -- Chair Spence -Jones: No problem. Mr. Spring: -- all these other items. Chair Spence -Jones: And thank you so much. I want to give a special thanks to the CRA staff for working very hard. I know you guys have been going crazy trying to make something happen. Thanks to Bill Bloom for his support and going back and forth and our Madam City Attorney for almost pulling out her hair, but I appreciate all the work that you guys do and all my people from the community that have come out to support this item and that things are finally moving and moving in the direction that we can finally see progress happening in the overall area. So Mr. Chairman or Mr. Vice Chairman, I really appreciate you allowing for me to speak on this issue. I just want to say thank you. Vice Chair Sarnoff Commissioner Regalado, then Commissioner Sanchez. Commissioner Regalado: Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I think that it's about time that we start this process. But the chairperson mentioned something that is important. We have to take care of the people that have been living there for many, many years. And today we're about to discuss a budget that may or may not have huge cuts in services. We don't know. But certainly by next week, we may have a budget with almost 170 less police officers. That's a possibility. It's a reality and less services. So my question to you, Mr. Director, and to the Chair, is I understand that we need to move forward in this project and we don't know yet how much the bonding is going to cost because we -- today we saw that Miami Parking Authority was -- got the approval from this Board to do a swap and change the interest because it was really high and only the swap cost $6 million. So I don't know if we have the money to afford the City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 interest on the bond which we do need. But I really like to hear from the Director and put this on the table of the chairperson and the area Commissioner, the Vice Chair, that the CRA also could be the vehicle for hiring police officers. And I understand that the money that is used has to be used within the CRA boundaries, but it is in the CRA boundaries where the police force is more needed. I mean, the shootings in Overtown, the Performing Arts with the crime, the Omni area -- now that the boundaries are extended the Bayside. I think it's time to be creative, and I think that there cannot be progress if you don't have safety. There cannot be development if the people don't feel safe. And it is important, Madam Chair, to consider because just -- we don't know. We don't know what's going to happen come the 30th. And I would urge you and ask Jim to think and bring back information about the possibility of going into the CRA budget and looking for permanent police officers that will be deployed within the CRA's areas. And I know that we can do this because we have done it. So Madam Chair and -- Chair Spence -Jones: I just want to add -- first, I think that's a brilliant idea. It's something definitely we should be looking at. I know that we have had a conversation, Jim and I, regarding not only just the Police Department but other shortfalls that we may have that are essential services that we may lose in the Omni area and we may lose in the Overtown area. I just -- what I don't want to have happen -- 'cause there're two different questions -- it's more of a recommendation for the existing budgets that are coming up to consider. I just don't want to tie the people in Overtown and Park West that have been waiting for God knows how long -- right now the County's waiting for us to say yes on this so that Larry can do what he needs to do so that people like from the Town Park area, Dr. Ahr from Camillus and whoever else is going to be doing projects, they're not held -- Commissioner Regalado: No, no. Chair Spence -Jones: I'm just saying. I just want to make sure -- Commissioner Regalado: No, it's not -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- because the Administration will hear you say that and then, all of a sudden, we will close out on this agenda and they'll say Commissioner Regalado said before we did anything else, we needed to do this, and that's why this got held up. Commissioner Regalado: No, no. It's -- Chair Spence -Jones: So I just want to be very clear that they're two separate communications. Commissioner Regalado: No. It's two separate issues, but at the same time, they go along because development needs security. Chair Spence -Jones: I know, but I just don't want one thing to stop -- Commissioner Regalado: And -- Chair Spence -Jones: -- because of the other. Commissioner Regalado: -- one thing is different than the other, but it needs to be consider because we just don't know what's going to happen come next week. So I would request that the executive director look at this and maybe even we can -- he can communicate it to the board members and probably a discussion item come the next meeting of the CRA on the 28th [sic] so - Chair Spence -Jones: No, I definitely agree. If we can have that put on the next CRA meeting in October, I think that'll be a great thing to definitely do. City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Mr. Villacorta: Yeah. Chair Spence -Jones: I know that definitely we need the -- more visibility in the Overtown area and especially if we get the expanded boundaries, we definitely do need it. I know for a fact, by the Performing Arts Center, Commissioner Sarnoff, you've been having some little light incidents between people parking and trying to get back and forth. There's been some incidents that I don't know if you're aware of. And just having the extra eyes on the street will only help. So I don't want to stop that process 'cause I know we do need the extra eyes on the streets and we definitely don't have a problem with that as well. Vice Chair Sarnoff Commissioner Sanchez. Commissioner Sanchez: Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. My concern is I don't want to stop progress here. I think we need to get this to the County as quickly as possible and get the ball rolling. But I just want assurance that the two versions that the CRA and the one that the City has now have been modified to, one, Executive Director, you're comfortable with, CRA attorney, you're comfortable with. Because I think if we don't come to a compromise and we don't come to an agreement and we don't get in the same sheet of music with the County, this could delay the progress that we're trying to get -- that we're trying to accomplish here. So are you okay with this compromise and with this -- the amendments? Mr. Villacorta: As amended, as the executive director, I recommend passage, as amended. Ms. Dotson: Yes. And I neglected to say this. We want to make sure that the record reflects that we are amending this particular CRA resolution and we're substituting it with the interlocal agreement that was just provided to you, which was approved by the -- which has been -- not approved by the City Commission, but approved by the City Attorneys office, and it is also subject to negotiations of non -substantive changes acceptable to the CRA's special counsel and the general counsel. Chair Spence -Jones: And ifI could just add. Bill, you also said in our briefing during lunch, Jessica, Bill and Madam City Attorney, we said that also even though we pass it today, you will continue to work along with the County to massage the language so that it's something that we're William R. Bloom (Special Counsel, Community Redevelopment Agency): That's correct. We will meet with the County Attorneys Office, hopefully, setting up a meeting, you know, in the next couple of days to go through some non -substantive changes that are acceptable to the County that'll make the document better for the City and the CRA so it can be signed off and then you'll be able to start spending money in the new area. Commissioner Sanchez: Mr. Attorney, I think we could agree on that. The thing is that we don't want to modify it where -- to a point where it goes back to the County and the County has to go through the whole process and we're just going to continue to delay. As long as you feel that it's comfortable with the language that you have proffered with the City's version of it and it could go to the County and be, you know, approved or whatever needs to happen in the County, we could move forward. Are you comfortable with that? Mr. Bloom: Yes. Commissioner Sanchez: Okay. Ms. Dotson: Yes. City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Vice Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you. Commissioner Sanchez: All right. Vice Chair Sarnoff I don't mean to throw a monkey wrench in this for you, Commissioner Spence -Jones, 'cause I think you're threading a needle, but I have to say some things. The Camillus House and (UNINTELLIGIBLE) home is probably our biggest charitable venture that we do. As a matter of fact, I'm very proud of my wife, who just had a fundraiser for them and raised $35, 000 in one evening. So the Camillus House, I think has been an issue that has brought before this Commission. Commissioner Gonzalez, I know all about that, and I want you to know I think it's a great idea. Andl think the movement of it andl think the facilitation of that is a great idea. However, how two additional -- I'm going to call them "community -based organizations" get presented to this Commission, the Alonzo Mourning Charities, Incorporated and Mama Hattie's House, how that ends up in an open forum sitting on our shoulders here today without any of us actually knowing an extreme amount about them -- and I have done as much investigation as I can do, including asking them to meet with my office, and there are just no good answers. I mean, the minor investigation I was able to do for Alonzo Mourning Charities, it doesn't rate well in terms of its ability to get tax increment financing. Mama Hattie's House, we are taking away one halfway house or shelter, with all due respect, Dr. Ahr, and we're putting in very much a female halfway house of sorts. Now my point being, if I was brought up -to -speed and someone were able to tell me, can you imagine if Marc Sarnoff proposed this? Where's the Miami Herald? I'd be all over the front page. I'd be castigated, re -castigated, groused, re -groused. I'd be field propped, drawn, quartered because I decided two charities would be funded, because I decided they'd be there. Now I'm not aware of any public forum, any public meeting where these two charitable ventures -- and by the way, they may be laudable and they may not be. And Alonzo Mourning, who knows? Guy's got a name that you don't step on in this community, I get that. But nonetheless, is it Alonzo Mourning or is it Alonzo Mourning lending his name? Is it Mama Hattie's House, and for what purposes --? My point is how did it get so far under the radar and here we are essentially saying, yeah, we just about approve it. That's the needle I know you're threading. And I'm not asking you to respond to anything I'm saying, but I'm going to go on the record. You know, being in the CRA is tough enough, but not everybody up here sits on it as often as they maybe should or could because it's a very tough place to be. But to allow something to go under a radar, for whatever reason anybody can concoct -- and I have my thoughts, but I won't share them. Chair Spence -Jones: Please don't. Vice Chair Sarnoff I just want to go on record as saying this is no way to conduct a fair and open government. Now I'm going to vote for this 'cause I'm going to do some more due diligence, and I want to know that there's no requirement in the amounts of funchng. And I don't want to get into litigation what `funding" means. Is that fair, Mr. Bloom? Mr. Bloom: Yes. Vice Chair Sarnoff I'm not going to -- Mr. Bloom: Commissioner, that's why the City Attorneys office read the language stating that these projects are subject to approval by the CRA Board and by the City Commission in accordance with applicable law dealing with the -- under the radar and the amount of funding for these projects is subject to the City Commission's approval and the CRA Board's approval so we don't have that problem. Vice Chair Sarnoff So in the event it's the will of this Board that they not be funded at significant levels, we would not be in breach? City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 Mr. Bloom: That's correct. Ms. Dotson: That's correct. Vice Chair Sarnoff Okay. Well, I would just hope that the Miami Herald would treat everybody equally in this town so that we'd all know how things get on different documents and papers that we read. Thank you. Chair Spence -Jones: Well, you know I don't have anything to say about Miami Herald, right, Chuck? With that being said, any other comments on this issue? Vice Chair Sarnoff No, ma'am. Andl will take this for a vote. So we had a motion and we had a second. Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): No, we have not. Vice Chair Sarnoff We have not. Is there a motion? Chair Spence -Jones: You have a motion. Commissioner Sanchez: Second. Vice Chair Sarnoff And we have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All right, hearing none and seeing none, all in favor, please say "aye." The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye. Ms. Thompson: And let the record show that that vote was on a modified resolution. Mr. Villacorta: Yes. Chair Spence -Jones: Yes. 7. 09-01077 CRA DISCUSSION DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE POTENTIAL CRA BOND ISSUE. 09-01077 Cover Memo 09-24-09.pdf DISCUSSED Vice Chair Sarnoff All right. We have number 7, and I will retender to the Chair. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. Well, you can go 'head [sic] and handle that. Vice Chair Sarnoff Okay. James Villacorta (Interim Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Item number 7 was just a discussion regarding the criteria for projects to be included in the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) bond issue, and I think we've covered a little of that with Mr. Spring, and the direction of the Chair is that we'll be holding community meetings, but the projects need to be shovel ready. They need to have demonstrated site control, financing. They - - the project design must be completed -- 50 percent complete within six months of disbursement of the bond proceeds to the CRA. The project should be designed and built within three years from the date of issuance. We'll be posting these criteria up on our website so that the public -- and have it available in the office for the public to see what the criteria are. But this is going to City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 10/2/2009 SEOPW and OMNI Community Redevelopment Agencies Meeting Minutes September 24, 2009 be a process with definite benchmarks and milestones for people to even be considered. Chair Spence -Jones: Okay. We're going to officially adjourn this meeting. Before we do this, though, Charles, I do know that you probably want to add something to the record, but ifI have you add something to the record, I would need to have everyone. So because we have a long night ahead of us -- Charles Cutler: I'll be here tonight, too. Chair Spence -Jones: -- a long night ahead of us, so I'm going to ask for any comments that you may have to at least share it with the staff. But definitely, in October, you'll have the opportunity to participate in any of these meetings that we have going on. If we didn't have to be here until probably like, what, 11 o'clock tonight -- and I see these other -- I see Ms. Wimms and all of them have come out today 'cause they want to talk as well. So I just don't want to be disrespectful, so I'm going to ask that you, you know, please communicate with staff on whatever issue that you may have. Mr. Cutler: All right. Commissioner Sanchez: All right. Chair Spence -Jones: All right. I'd like to officially adjourn this meeting. Commissioner Sanchez: Move to adjourn. Vice Chair Sarnoff Second. Mr. Villacorta: Thank you. Commissioner Sanchez: All right. Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes the CRA meeting. City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 10/2/2009