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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-24-0059
File Number: 16693 Final Action Date:9/26/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS)
AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING,
APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S
RECOMMENDATION AND FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED
HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND
PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS, PURSUANT
TO SECTION(S) 18-85 AND 18-86 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA;
WAIVING SAID PROCEDURES FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISPERSE FUNDS, AT HIS
DISCRETION, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS,
UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY
DOCUMENTATION, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING, FROM
THE CORRESPONDING ACCOUNT NO. OTHER GRANT AIDS — NON TIF
REVENUE FUND - 10051.920101.883000.0000.00000, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO
CENTS ($22,500.00) ("FUNDS") TO SUPPORT FLORIDA FILM HOUSE
INTERNATIONAL INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("FL
FILM HOUSE"), LOCATED AT 570 N.W. 26TH STREET MIAMI, FLORIDA 33127,
TO ASSIST WITH THE URBAN FILM FESTIVAL 2025, A THREE-DAY EVENT
FOCUSING ON EDUCATING, EXPOSING, AND PROVIDING DISTRIBUTION
OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA, FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
AN AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL
IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSE STATED
HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW
CRA") is a community redevelopment agency created pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and is
responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects within its redevelopment
area in accordance with the 2018 Updated Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan ("Plan");
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 163.340(9) Florida Statutes, "community redevelopment means
projects of a ... community redevelopment agency in a community redevelopment area for the
elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slum and blight"; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 5 of the Plan lists the " [p]romotion and marketing of the
community" as a stated redevelopment goal; and
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WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 6 of the Plan lists "address[ing] and improv[ing] the
neighborhood economy, and expand[ing] the economic opportunities of present and future residents and
businesses," as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 14 of the Plan lists "restor[ing] a sense of community and
unify[ing] the area culturally" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, Florida Film House International Inc., a Florida Not For Profit Corporation ("FL
Film House") is requesting Twenty -Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($22,500.00)
("Funds") to assist with the Urban Film Festival 2025 ("2025 UFF"); and
WHEREAS, 2025 UFF is a three-day event focusing on educating, exposing, and providing
distribution opportunities within the redevelopment area to a new generation of filmmakers, connecting
participants with industry professionals, and equipping them with helpful skills and tools through a
consortium of filmmaking workshops and panels ("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wish to authorize the Funds to FL Film House for the
Purpose stated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners find that authorizing this Resolution would further the
SEOPW CRA redevelopment goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and findings of the Executive Director, attached and
incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," it is in the SEOPW CRA's best interest for the Board of
Commissioners to authorize, by an affirmative four -fifths (4/5ths) vote, a waiver of competitive sealed
bidding procedures, pursuant to Sections 18-85 and 18-86 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, to allocate said Funds, subject to availability, to
FL Film House, and to authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all agreements
necessary, all in forms acceptable to Counsel, for the Purpose stated herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Pursuant to Sections 18-85 and 18-86 of the City Code, as adopted by the
SEOPW CRA, by a four -fifths (4/5th) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the Executive
Director's recommendation and written findings, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," that
competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA,
to allocate the grant Funds to FL Film House for the Purpose stated herein and waiving the requirements
for said procedures are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized' to disperse the Funds, at his
discretion, from Other Grant Aids — Non TIF Revenue Fund - 10051.920101.883000.0000.00000 to FL
Film House to further the Purpose stated herein.
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed,
including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable State law, City Charter and City Code provisions, as
adopted by the SEOPW CRA.
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Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized' to negotiate and execute an agreement,
including any and all necessary agreements, all in forms acceptable to Counsel, for said purpose.
Section 5. Sections of this Resolution may be renumbered or re -lettered and corrections of
typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the Executive Director, or the
Executive Director's designee, without need for public hearing, by filing a corrected copy of same with
the City of Miami City Clerk.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
ounsel 9/19/2024
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