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Meeting Minutes
Monday, June 26, 2017
5:00 PM
Camillus House
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Miami, FL 33136
SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency
Keon Hardemon, Chair
Wifredo Gort, Vice Chair
Ken Russell, Board Member, District Two
Frank Carollo, Board Member, District Three
Francis Suarez, Board Member, District Four
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Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA
Meeting Minutes June 26, 2017
Call to Order
Present: Chair Hardemon, Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Russell and Commissioner
Suarez
Absent: Commissioner Carollo
On the 26th day of June 2017, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in
regular session at Camillus House, 1603 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, Florida. The
meeting was called to order by Chair Hardemon at 5:35 p.m., and was adjourned at
6:03 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Cornelius Shriver, Assistant Director, CRA
Renee A. Jadusingh, Staff Counsel, CRA
William Bloom, Special Counsel, CRA
Rafael Suarez Rivas, Assistant City Attorney, Supervisor
Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board
APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS:
1. MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2017 AT 5:00 PM
MOTION TO: Approve
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Francis Suarez, Commissioner
SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Vice Chair
AYES: Hardemon, Gort, Russell, Suarez
ABSENT: Carollo
Chair Hardemon: I'd like to open up the Monday, June 26, 2017 meeting of the
Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency; noting the presence
of the Chair, Keon Hardemon; Commissioner Suarez; Commissioner Gort; and
Commissioner Russell. At this time, I'd like to get right into the business; approve the
regular meeting minutes of May 22, 2017. Is there a motion to approve it?
Board Member Suarez: So moved.
Vice Chair Gort: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded that we approve those minutes.
Any discussion about that? Seeing none, all in favor, say "aye."
The Board (Collectively): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes with that.
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CRA DISCUSSION
1. CRA DISCUSSION
2553 DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING TOWN PARK PLAZA NORTH
REHABILITATION PROJECT.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Chair Hardemon: The first thing I'd like to get into is the discussion item related to the
status update of the Town Park Plaza North Rehabilitation Project. Is there a
presentation that's being made?
Brian Zeltsman: Yes.
Chair Hardemon: Okay. Will it involve the screen behind me?
Mr. Zeltsman: Exactly.
Chair Hardemon: Okay.
Mr. Zeltsman: Five-minute presentation.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir.
Mr. Zeltsman: Thank you. CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Director of
Architecture Brian Zeltsman. Not to shine light in your eyes, Commissioner, but behind
you is a PowerPoint presentation briefly to provide an update. I want to say that this is
probably one of the most ambitious projects this CRA -- or perhaps any CRA may have
embarked upon, and that's the rehabilitation of Town Park Plaza North. The reason I
say that -- and I know you Commissioners are all very familiar with the project, but for
those joining us, or as a recap, I'll give a little bit of an overview on the project. It's
located here, highlighted in yellow there. I apologize for that color; it's not shining up
too well. But on the south side of Northwest 20th Street and just east of I-95, it's 169
condominium units; obviously, each individually owned; many of them occupied. The
site includes 20 residential buildings and one clubhouse building. And what makes this
project much more challenging than some of our other projects is the fact that we are
temporarily relocating all the residents while the work is being done inside their unit.
And the reason for that is that it's a full gut style renovation. In addition to that, the
project includes vast site work and common area upgrades. So this photo -- trying to
show some of the existing conditions. You might look at this photo and say, "This looks
like a very nice community. Why would the CRA be spending $15 million to provide a
grant to redo some of these units?" So this is some of the photos of some vacant units
that -- this is taken from a variety of vacant units throughout the project. So not to say
that someone was living in these particular units, but I could tell you for a fact, like that
mold that you see in the top left photo, a family of four was living directly on the other
side of that wall, so you can imagine what the air quality and what it must be like just
being a resident of a neighbor of one of these units. So this was the need for us to step in.
So what are we doing? The project includes site improvements throughout the entire
campus. That includes drainage system repairs and replacement; water and sewer lines
throughout; and individual water meters are being installed for each unit. Previously,
the complex had one water meter for the entire 169 units, and due to just a lack of
conservation, as well as some water leaks, it was very common for the association to
receive bills in excess of $20,000 a month for the community; this would hope to
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eliminate that. In addition to that, we're installing new asphalt parking and driveways,
and repairing and replacing any sidewalk that needs improvement. Perimeter fencing:
When the project is done, we'll be installing a motorized gate, and we're beautfing the
area with landscaping, as well. I'm happy to say that the CRA sought a grant from the
Health Foundation of South Florida to promote physical activity, and we're using some
funds from that grant to install this new playground. And by comparison, this next photo
here on the bottom left, that was sort of what the children at Town Park North had to say
was their playground before. We mentioned in the past that we're replacing all the roofs
of all 21 buildings with new metal roofs. These are white in color to help reduce the heat
gain, and they are expected to last 40 years. In addition, we talked a little bit in the past
at previous meetings about the installation of new impact -resistant windows and doors,
so we would eliminate the need for security bars, as well as hurricane shutters if a storm
were to arrive. And in general, just when the buildings are being completed, we're just
providing improvements to the facade, just to provide a fresh look. So the meat of the
project really is the interior gut renovation. The first step with that is to remediate and
remove any asbestos, and there was quite a bit throughout the project; just about every
unit did have it. And these are some images of some of the prep work that was going into
-- prior to the removal. And then, at the end of the day, it is a full gut rehab, as you can
see, completely demoed from one wall to the other, throughout the building. Of course,
all new electrical wiring, lighting, plumbing lines and fixtures and new framing going in.
Everything is new. In addition to that, we're trying to keep costs down for power utilities,
so we're installing energy -efficient ACs (air conditioners); instant hot water, so it's only
drawing electricity when it's actually being used; and, of course, new drywall and
finishes, and that includes ceilings. So these are some photos of -- When residents do get
back into their homes after being temporarily relocated, this is some of the images of the
cleaned -up units as people moving in. You can see that the stainless steel refrigerators
and range, and a microwave are also included. Those cabinets that you see there are
wood -base, you know, plywood -base cabinets, no particle board. The countertops, both
in the kitchen and bath, are granite, and you can see undermount sinks are standard
here, and we were offering a couple of decent color schemes that the residents can
choose from. So where are we now? With the site work and the improvements I
mentioned, we're about 50 percent complete on the main campus. That's -- the main
campus is what we consider the area between 4th Court and 5th Place. The site is
divided by 5th Place, with four buildings being on the west side of 5th Place. So on the
main campus, that work is 50 percent complete. The roofs are all completed on all
buildings. The windows and doors are all completed on all buildings. For the interior
gut renovation, what I have highlighted here in red are five of 20 buildings, which are
fully completed; and so, we have folks that have moved back into their new units from
these buildings. In addition to that, there are four other buildings that are currently
being worked on. Three of those four buildings, I'm expecting to have completion by the
end of July. I just got some good word that we're expecting a certificate on one of the
buildings tomorrow. And one of those buildings is taking a little bit longer. We're --
expect that to be completed in August. And it is a long project. What I'm showing here is
the areas -- the buildings in blue are the ones that have not been started, but happy to say
that we do have the plans and the permitting in, complete, so there should be no delays
when the time comes to actually start that work. So that is generally the presentation I
have. You have any questions?
Chair Hardemon: You can stay there just in case we have some questions. You have
something you want to start with?
Cornelius Shiver: No, we're good. We're good.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioners, I thought that it was good to have this update; not
only for ourselves, but for people who are in the community, to see what's actually
happening in the area. You know, at times, we have media outlets that tend to
sensationalize certain aspects of things, and what I wanted to do was give you all a real,
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true update about what's going on there. Any of us can take a walk-through of the site.
I've taken walk-throughs of the site, and had an opportunity to actually see, touch, and
feel the quality of the product that's there. One of the things that I walked away from
saying was that those units are better than the apartment I live in right now. I mean, the
granite is superior quality, wood cabinets. People have chosen three -- a multiplicity of
different designs. And one of the things that I thought was interesting, when you talk
about a community, there are 169 units in Town Park North, and they all had the same
water meter, so there was one water meter for all of Town Park North. And what that
means is that if this half of the complex decided not to use their water, you still had to pay
for -- you had to split the cost of the water amongst everyone, and that's exacerbated --
When they lifted up the piping, the water piping, et cetera, there were holes in the water
piping, so the water was contaminated. You were getting -- you weren't getting good
water pressure. And now, all of those units have their own individual water meter. If
there's work that needs to be done to one unit, they turn off the water to that one unit and
they can do the work; compared to before, if one of the units in all of the development
had to have some work done, everyone's water had to go off and so, you can imagine the
type of issue that caused for people. And moreover, one of the things that I want the
people -- especially if you're here from Overtown -- to understand what this project is
doing. This isn't a project where we're bringing in new affordable housing. This isn't a
project where we have some vacant land, we find a developer, and that person builds
something. This project is different, because it's doing something that hasn't been done
across this nation. In neighborhoods that are being gentrified in other places, where you
hear media want to use that term in Overtown, but what you're seeing in Town Park
North and South and the Village, because of the gentlemen that are sitting up here and
the work that's being done by the CRA is a direct investment into the people who live
there in Overtown. And so, I try to explain it in this way: Town Park North, the
community, could not assess itself $15 million to pay for all of these renovations; it just
could not have happened. And so, what would have happened is the continual
deterioration of the units. And we've seen in other neighborhoods -- not only in Miami,
but in other cities -- when neighborhoods continue to deteriorate, they're eventually
condemned, and when they're condemned, what you're going to see are you're going to
see thousands of people moved out of their units that they own; that now, they can't sell
individually, because there's no true value to it. And the only person that can buy it is a
major developer, and that person is going to tear it down and build new luxury units.
And so, when the CRA took it upon itself to give this money to all of the Town Parks,
what you're guaranteeing is that the people who live in Overtown will be there for the
next hundred years; that the people who own their properties today will be the owners of
their property tomorrow and in the foreseeable future, as long as they don't sell. You're
giving people a standard of living that everyone enjoys within the City of Miami -- or at
least they should; that-- that when the renters now move into the area, the people that
live there can say, "I live in Overtown and I live in standard housing, and I feel proud to
be here." So, you know, in school, at Northwestern, I ran across a couple students and
there was an older woman who was doing some subbing and she told the kids that she
was from Overtown, and the kids were teasing her. And she said to them, "When I grew
up, if you said you were from Overtown, that was the hip place to be from. That was like
saying you were from, you know, Hollywood, California. I mean, it was where
everything was happening, where people wanted to be." And the kids said to her, "Well, I
feel sorry for you, because that's not what Overtown is." And what these type of projects
will show you is that, that mindset amongst our children is going to change, because
Overtown is once again becoming a place where everyone wants to be. And what I'm
excited about is that unlike any other place throughout the United States, we found a way
to give directly to the people so that they stay in their homes, and I think that that's what
this represents; an opportunity for the people who live in Overtown to remain in
Overtown. And so, if any of us have any questions about the progress, feel free to ask
those questions now, but I just wanted to ensure that we had an opportunity to see what
was happening, because sometimes, you read it in the paper, and you think that world is
falling out of the universe; and certainly, that's not the case here. Here, you are -- you
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have a case where, I believe, Mr. Shiver, you can tell about some of the delays that we've
had and some of the anticipated cost that we'll see come due; but, certainly, we're doing
a lot better than the Adrienne Arsht Center; certainly doing a lot better than the port
tunnel; certainly doing a lot better than any of these major developments that have used
public funding to make it happen. And most importantly, we're giving people in our
communities an opportunity to have -- to get rid of -- to do our mission, which is to get
rid of slum in these places so that people have healthy lives they can live in a place that's
clean, in the place that they grew up, and they can continue to call home. Mr. Shiver.
Mr. Shiver: Thank you. Neil Shiver, assistant director of the Southeast Overtown/Park
West CRA. I have the good fortune to sit in for my good friend and my boss, Clarence,
who is still on vacation; a well needed vacation. Let me give you the bad new first and
then the good news last. The presentation that Brian gave spoke to nine units. Clearly,
we have 20 units and one community center. Currently, we have monies to at least
complete at least the next phase, which is four more buildings, so that takes us to 13
buildings. And so, we anticipate coming back before the board with more precise
numbers on what it would take to complete this project. That's the bad news. How do we
get to that point? Frankly, until the point -- initially, the general contractor underbidded
[sic] the contract. There was no incentive for him to do so in that it was an RFQ
(Request for Qualifications) -- it was an RFP (Request for Proposals). They just
basically missed the numbers. Number two, there were some delays that also may add to
the additional cost that we're going to need to complete this project. There was asbestos
found. There was some delays in relocating people. This project, this endeavor, the
undertaking had been talked about for many of years, and when we came to doing this
project, there were many people just didn't believe we would do it. And so, there are
some people who just would not leave their units; they really felt that it was a trick. They
didn't believe that no one would come in and upgrade their quality of life in their units at
no cost to them. Some believed if they moved out, they wouldn't be allowed to come back
in. So there was just a distrust based on past broken promises. And so, relocation
became a challenge. There were other challenges, but at the end of the day, it boils down
to -- I expect to come back or the executive director will come back to you sometime in
early 2018 to give you exactly what we need to complete this project. We're not out of
funds, but we anticipate that we do not have funds based to the cost overruns. What I will
tell the board and the community is that we have found no waste and no fraud; they just
missed the numbers. They had no incentive to do so; they did. What I would say in
conclusion, the good news -- and I did have good news -- the good news -- Whenever you
hear me speak on behalf of the CRA, I talk about you, the leadership, and I talk about the
executive director and his leadership. We are a well -managed CRA. Even though there
are cost runs, we can make it happen with your continued leadership. I'm glad to answer
any more questions if you have any more specific questions about it, but it was a
tremendous undertaking. We're getting it done, as you can see.
Chair Hardemon: How does this project affect the rest of the Town Park projects?
Mr. Shiver: None whatsoever. The other Town Park projects have their own budget, and
the monies have been already dedicated for those projects. If there are cost runs that
have to be funded -- and there are, right? -- we have mechanisms and ways to coming up
with those extra dollars. We have some projects just in this agenda, if it's approved, I'll
get another million dollars from today's agenda. We're closing on a development
agreement with Marcus Samuelsson Development Group, and we're bringing another
1.5. We have revenue producing projects. We are a well ran, viable organization. We
will get this mission done.
Board Member Russell: Mr. Chairman.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Board Member Russell: Thank you. In hindsight, would you do something different in
the bidding process that would make the numbers more accurate? Is there something we
could have done?
Mr. Shiver: Well, the bidding process wasn't the problem. I mean, the bidding process
was thorough. I think, if we had to do it again, we would do probably an assessment of
the project before we enter into the development agreement of GC (general contractor).
The reason that we did -- started with the doors, windows and roofs is because people
just didn't believe that this was going to happen. And so, we wanted to hit the ground
immediately; and so, we tasked the general contractor with getting there and making
some changes. These places were awful, Commissioner. They were conditions that you
wouldn't subject anyone to live to — live in. And these assessments take three, four, five,
six months. We hit the ground running, and we hit the ground running with all the good
intentions that we would complete this project in a short period of time, and taking that
approach -- We would probably take a slower approach. So I would not change anything
in the procurement process, because that's not where the problem was.
Board Member Russell: You would have checked the numbers better?
Mr. Shiver: Yes.
Vice Chair Gort: Let me tell you, I'm working on a house up until 1932, and when you
start open up walls, and you start open up places, and places like this, you have to go
into one of the apartments, then monitor the whole apartment, look at it, because
whatever you find in one apartment, you're going to find it throughout the whole
building. So this is -- When you go into an old building like that, or an old development
like that, you need to be very careful. You have to have some idea of some of the things
you're going to find, and you'd be amazed.
Mr. Shiver: Right. And it was -- there was some -- a lot of unforeseen situations. And
Commissioners, even though we call this a complete rehab, this is almost new
construction. I mean this is new construction; construction to be comparable to anything
in Brickell and Kendall.
Chair Hardemon: Except new construction is a little bit easier.
Mr. Shiver: Some people believe that's what we should have done in the first place.
Chair Hardemon: So with that being said, what I'd like to do is I'd like to open the floor
for public comment for the agenda for today, so with Resolutions 1 through 5. If you're
here to speak on any of the agenda items and you're a member of the public, please
approach the lectern, state your name, you may state your address, which item it is that
you're here about, and you can give your opinion.
Frederick Bryant: Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, honorable Commissioners, and others
present. My name is Frederick Bryant, 1431 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Overtown, Miami,
Florida. I think this project that you've just been discussing is a good one; it sounds
good. But as a homeowner, owning my own house, some of you may recall that -- well, I
have a couple of things, but let me discuss one thing first. We're talking about the
building improvements or renovations of this Town Park, but then, let's not forget about
the outside, too, which is loaded with -- let's say addicts in the neighborhood. As a
matter of fact, Monday, I made a call to the NET (Neighborhood Enhancement Team)
Office, because right outside of my door, there were some people sleeping, you know, on
the sidewalk; and right under a tree, there was someone with some bedding, right under
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a tree. So let's not only think about the outside but -- And as a matter of fact, the NET
said they couldn't do anything about it, because of the Pottinger Law, which says that,
unless the sidewalk is completely covered, they can't do anything about it. So I think that
something still needs to be done about that and that law. So let's not only think about the
inside of Town Park, but let's look at the surrounding, also, in that area. I also once
asked about improvements to my private home, but I was told that I was outside of the
area for that, so I guess I'll have to do that on my own so -- but I'm not worried about
that. And another thing: I'd like to throw my hat in the ring for the St. John, the head of
the CDC (Community Development Corporation) of St. John. But anyway, the
homelessness and drugs of Overtown in the area. Thank you.
Chair Hardemon: Thank you, sir. Mr. Bryant's home is outside of the boundary?
Mr. Bryant: It's in 2nd Avenue -- it's inside the boundary.
Chair Hardemon: It is inside.
Mr. Bryant: 2nd Avenue and 14th Terrace.
Chair Hardemon: Right. The -- one of the things that -- You know, we haven't had a
significant program to rehab single-family homes. I think that the Town Park
homeownership is the largest concentration of homeowners in Overtown, but I think the
appetite is really starting to formulate to be able to improve upon single-family homes in
the area, as well, so we're going to find a way to make it happen, where we can assist
homeowners in making sure that they're living in standard conditions, as well. So stick
through -- stick with us, you know.
Mr. Bryant: Okay.
Chair Hardemon: Okay.
Andrea Copeland: Good evening. My name is Andrea Copeland, and I live at 1940
Northwest 4th Court, Unit Number 340. I would like to just thank you, Commissioner
Hardemon, as well as the CRA, for coming in and really pushing the project forward.
Myself and Gertrude Clyde was working with former Commissioner Teele and the CRA
for over 10 years to actually start our project. We have -- been having our challenges,
but I would like to commend Tim and Carlos from Mastermind Construction. It was
slow, but we are moved in. They're very -- they're wonderful contractors. They -- you
know, they speak one on one with the residents and stuff like that. So there's been a lot of
challenges, you know, that we're hearing in the community; however, we're here. We
have residents here on behalf of the homeowners, and we'd just like to say thank you.
(Applause)
Chair Hardemon: Is there any other person that'd like to speak on any item that's on the
agenda? Seeing none, I'm going to close the public comment section.
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CRA RESOLUTIONS
1. CRA RESOLUTION
2554 A RESOLUTION THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
WITH ATTACHMENTS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
COVENANT REGARDING BLOCK 46 WITH SAWYER'S WALK, LTD. AND
POINCIANA VILLAGE OF MIAMI, LTD., IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-17-0038
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Francis Suarez, Commissioner
SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Chair
AYES: Hardemon, Gort, Russell, Suarez
ABSENT: Carollo
Chair Hardemon: Commissioners, we can discuss any item that's on the agenda if you'd
like; and then after discussion, I'm willing to accept any motion that you see fit. If there
is no discussion that you want to have on it, then well take a -- I'll entertain a motion to
pass the agenda items RE.1 through 5.
Board Member Suarez: So moved.
Chair Hardemon: Been properly moved by Commissioner Suarez; seconded by the
Chair. Is there any particular item that any of you want to discuss?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And excuse me, Chair. Just for the record, RE.1 will need
to be amended.
William Bloom: Commissioner, there's a revised draft of the amendment to the covenant
before you. There's a new conceptual plan that was submitted to the executive director.
It was approved, and the amendment acknowledges that. There's some issues regarding
whether the developer was entitled to approximately $40, 000 in additional
predevelopment fees. The amendment was -- clarified that he's not entitled to any further
funds. The outside date was extended from June 1, 2018 to July 1, 2018. And a condition
was added confirming that the title to the property did not revert to the CRA, because the
developer didn't commence vertical construction by the April 7, 2017 deadline to clear up
any questions that the title company would have.
Board Member Suarez: I accept the amendment.
Chair Hardemon: And the seconder accepts the amendments, as well.
Mr. Hannon: Then, Chair, RE.5, there is a backup document that will need to be
substituted. It does not amend the legislation; it's just a backup document.
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Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of the item, say
"aye."
The Board (Collectively): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion passes. Thank you, everyone, for attending the
meeting. The meeting is over.
Board Member Suarez: Thank you.
2. CRA RESOLUTION
2545 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY RATIFYING THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH COLODNY FASS, FOR GOVERNMENTAL
REPRESENTATION AND LOBBYING SERVICES IN TALLAHASSEE,
FLORIDA, FOR A CONTRACT PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, BEGINNING ON
APRIL 18, 2017 AND ENDING ON APRIL 17, 2018, WITH A ONE (1) YEAR
OPTION TO RENEW AT A YEARLY CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $32,500, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND
BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON
A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND,
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICES," ACCOUNT CODE NO.
10050.920101.531000.0000.00000.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-17-0039
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Francis Suarez, Commissioner
SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Chair
AYES: Hardemon, Gort, Russell, Suarez
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing item RE.2, please see item RE.1.
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3. CRA RESOLUTION
2546 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000 TO COMPLETE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A MURAL ON THE 3RD AVENUE METRORAIL
GUIDEWAY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE
FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR
DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND
SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY
FOR SAID PURPOSE; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW TAX
INCREMENT FUND, ENTITLED "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT
CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-17-0040
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Francis Suarez, Commissioner
SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Chair
AYES: Hardemon, Gort, Russell, Suarez
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing item RE.3, please see item RE.1.
4. CRA RESOLUTION
2547 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ("CRA"), AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $150,000, TO THE BLACK ARCHIVES HISTORY AND RESEARCH
FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. TO UNDERWRITE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE RENOVATION OF THE HISTORIC D.A. DORSEY
HOUSE LOCATED AT 250 NW 9TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT
HIS DISCRETION, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO
VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY
DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; FUNDS
TO BE ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, ENTITLED
"OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-17-0041
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MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Francis Suarez, Commissioner
SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Chair
AYES: Hardemon, Gort, Russell, Suarez
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing item RE.4, please see item RE.1.
5. CRA RESOLUTION
2548 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ("CRA"), AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $500,000, TO THE BLACK ARCHIVES HISTORY AND RESEARCH
FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. TO UNDERWRITE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTINUED OPERATION AND PROGRAMMING
OF THE LYRIC THEATER CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTE FOR THE
2017 CALENDAR YEAR; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON A
REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; FUNDS TO BE
ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, ENTITLED "OTHER
GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
ADJOURNMENT
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-17-0042
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Francis Suarez, Commissioner
SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Chair
AYES: Hardemon, Gort, Russell, Suarez
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing item RE.5, please see item RE.1.
The meeting adjourned at 6:03 p. m.
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