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July 25th, 2011
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Richard P. Dunn II
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Pieter A. Bockweg
Executive Director
Date: July 18, 2011 File: 11-00665
Subject: Resolution accepting staff's recommendation
for the development of the CRA owned
property located at 276 NW 9th Street
References:
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt the attached Resolution accepting staffs recommendation
and authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an agreement in an amount not to exceed $155,000, with
Clark Construction USA, LLC to develop a 23-space public parking lot on CRA owned property located at 276
NW 9th Street. The development of this parking lot is in support of the adjacent property rehabilitation known as
the "Carver Apartments and Shoppes," a mixed -use commercial building with ten (10) residential units and four
(4) retail storefronts located at 801 NW 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida.
On April 11th, 2011, the CRA advertised a Request for Proposals (RFP 11-003) to solicit interest in the
development of the CRA owned property located at 276 NW 9th Street. Two proposals were received, one of
which was deemed non -responsive. Staff has deemed Clark Construction USA, LLC the responsive and
responsible proposer for this solicitation.
For reference, the proposed parking lot will be built in accordance with the standards and specifications of the
other CRA owned and operated parking lots along the NW 3rd Avenue corridor.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 3 "The Build -out Plan", at pages 37 and 38, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment
Plan list parking goals which include that the CRA shall treat parking as "matters of public infrastructure" and
that "the CRA can do its part by participating in public -private parking ventures to build shared parking facilities."
This Resolution supports these objectives.
FUNDING: $155,000 from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, "Construction in Progress" Account Code
10050.920101.670000.0000.00000.