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Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
12:00 PM
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency
Francis Suarez, Board Member, Chair
Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, Vice Chair
Frank Carollo, Board Member, District 3
Ken Russell, Board Member, District 2
Keon Hardemon, Board Member, District 5
OMNI and MIDTOWN CRA OFFICE ADDRESS:
1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2"d Floor, Miami 33136
Phone: (305) 679-6868
www.miamicra.com
Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Minutes September 19, 2017
CALL TO ORDER
Present: Chair Suarez, Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Russell, Commissioner
Carollo and Commissioner Hardemon
On the 19th day of September, 2017, the Board of Commissioners of the Midtown
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at
Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting
was called to order by Chair Suarez at S:07p.m., and was adjourned at 5:09 p.m.
Note for the Record: Commissioner Hardemon entered the meeting at 5: 08 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Miguel Valentin, Finance Officer, CRA
Barnaby L. Min, Deputy General Counsel, CRA
Nicole N. Ewan, Assistant Clerk of the Board
MIDTOWN CRA RESOLUTIONS
1. MCRA RESOLUTION
2769 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDTOWN
COMMUNITY REDEVLEOPMENT AGENCY ("MIDTOWN CRA"), WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MIDTOWN CRA'S
AMENDED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1,
2016 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2017; FURTHER DIRECTING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THE AMENDED
BUDGET TO THE CITY OF MIAMI AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: MCRA-R-17-0001
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: Adopted
MOVER: Frank Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Vice Chair
AYES: Russell, Gort, Hardemon, Carollo, Suarez
Chair Suarez: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to have -- just try to do
quickly the Midtown budget; Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency meeting of
September 14 [sicJ, 2017, Thursday. There are two resolutions on the agenda. The
first resolution is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Midtown
Community Redevelopment Agency, with attachments, accepting and adopting the
Midtown CRA's (Community Redevelopment Agency) amended budget for the fiscal
year commencing October 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2017; further directing
the executive director to transmit a copy of the amended budget to the City of Miami
and Miami -Dade County.
Board Member Carollo: So move.
Chair Suarez: It's moved. Is there a second?
Vice Chair Gort: Second.
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Chair Suarez: Moved and seconded. Anyone wish to be recorded as "no"? Motion
passes unanimously.
Barnaby Min (Deputy City Attorney): You do have to open it up to the public.
Chair Suarez: Does anyone from the public like to discuss the Midtown CRA
Resolution Number I? Seeing none, hearing none, the public hearing on this is closed.
Anyone wish to be recorded "no"? Motion passes unanimously.
2. MCRA RESOLUTION
2767 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDTOWN
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CRA'S PROPOSED
GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET AND TAX INCREMENT FUND BUDGET
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2017 AND ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018; DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
TRANSMIT A COPY OF EACH BUDGET TO THE CITY OF MIAMI AND
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
ADJOURNMENT
ENACTMENT NUMBER: MCRA-R-17-0002
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: Adopted
MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Frank Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: Russell, Gort, Hardemon, Carollo, Suarez
Chair Suarez: MCRA (Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency) Resolution
Number 2 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Midtown Community
Redevelopment Agency, with attachments, approving and adopting the CRA's
(Community Redevelopment Agency) proposed general obligation -- general operating
budget and Tax Increment Fund budget for the fiscal year commencing October 1,
2017 and ending September 30, 2018; directing the executive director to transmit a
copy of each budget to the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County. Is there a motion?
ice Chair Gort: Move it.
Board Member Carollo: Second.
Chair Suarez: Moved and seconded. Anyone wish to be recorded "no"? Does anyone
from the public want to discuss MCRA Resolution Number 2? Don't run up and -- all
the way at the same time. Hearing none, seeing none, the public hearing is closed.
Anyone wish to be recorded "no"? Passes unanimously. Meeting is adjourned.
The meeting adjourned at 5:09 p. m.
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