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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-24-0062
File Number: 16741 Final Action Date:10/24/2024
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 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,
AND WAIVING SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO DISPERSE GRANT FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
TWO MILLION DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,000,000.00) ("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 TO
HARLEM SQUARE LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, TO
UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF "HARLEM
SQUARE," A FULL SERVICE SUPPER CLUB, LOCATED AT 173 N.W. 11TH
STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 ("PURPOSE"); 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 ("Redevelopment Area") in accordance with the 2018 Updated Southeast Overtown/Park West
Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4, of the Plan lists the "creat[ion of] jobs within the community" as
stated redevelopment goals; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 4, of the Plan provides that "employment opportunities be made
available to existing residents..." as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 6, of the Plan provides to "address and improve the neighbor-
hood economy and expand the economic opportunities of present and future residents and businesses," as
stated redevelopment principles; and
WHEREAS, on March 29, 2018, the Board of Commissioners, pursuant to Resolution No. CRA-
R-18-0014, authorized the issuance of grant funds in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Seventy -
Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($975,000.00) to Harlem Square LLC, a Florida limited liability
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company (the "Grantee") to underwrite costs associated with the development and construction of the
existing project and infrastructure "Harlem Square"; and
WHEREAS, the Grantee now seeks additional funds from the SEOPW CRA to complete
development and construction of "Harlem Square" in order to meet the revised scope of updated plans
and drawings ("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize additional grant funds in an amount
not to exceed Two Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,000,000.00) ("Funds") for the Purpose stated
herein; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that adopting this Resolution would further the
redevelopment goals and objectives of the SEOPW CRA; 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,
and authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in
forms acceptable to Counsel, with the Grantee 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 Funds to the Grantee for the Purpose stated herein, and waiving the requirements for said
procedures is hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized' to disperse the Funds, at his
discretion, on a reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory
documentation from Other Grants and Aids - Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 to the
Grantee for the Purpose stated herein.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized' to negotiate and execute an agreement,
including any and all necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to Counsel, for said Purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
' 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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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
ounsel 10/17/2024 ounsel 10/3/2024
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