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CRA Resolution: CRA-16-0050
File Number: 1249 Final Action Date:10/31/2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA")
ACCEPTING THE SELECTION COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION TO
SELECT E.L. WATERS AND COMPANY, LLC, AS THE TOP RANKED
PROPOSER TO PREPARE A FINDING OF NECESSITY/ASSESSMENT OF
NEED AND AMEND THE CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT PLAN; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE TOP
RANKED PROPOSER TO PERFORM THE PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency
("SEOPW CRA or 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 2009 Southeast
Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"); and
WHEREAS, page 130 of the Plan states that "[i]n the future, [the] Redevelopment Plan
may need to be amended as new, innovative projects eligible for tax increment revenues are
proposed for the area. Amendments to the Plan shall be in accordance with Section 163.361,
Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, page 130 of the Plan further states that, [t]he CRA Board will initiate any
amendment action by adopting a resolution recommending that the Miami City Commission
adopt the proposed amendment to the Plan, and requesting transmittal to Miami -Dade County
for approval by the Board of County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, page 130 of the Plan also states that, "[t]he original "Findings of Necessity"
should be reaffirmed with regard to the proposed modification or amendment; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.361(1), Florida Statutes states that "[i]f at any time after the
approval of a community redevelopment plan by the governing body it becomes necessary or
desirable to amend or modify such plan, the governing body may amend such plan upon the
recommendation of the agency. The agency recommendation to amend or modify a
redevelopment plan may include a change in the boundaries of the redevelopment area to add
land to or exclude land from the redevelopment area, or may include the development and
implementation of community policing innovations;" and
WHEREAS, on July 29, 1982, the Miami City Commission approved the Plan and on
December 7, 1982, Miami -Dade County also approved the Plan; and
WHEREAS, thereafter, a Finding of Necessity and amended Plan ("2009 Plan") were
prepared by the SEOPW CRA, and approved by the Miami City Commission and County
Commission, respectively. Under the 2009 Plan, the life of the SEOPW CRA would be extended
until 2030; and
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WHEREAS, due to the continued existence of slum and blight within its Redevelopment
Area, on February 11, 2016, the CRA issued Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") 16-02 seeking
proposals from qualified firms to prepare a finding of necessity and amend the CRA's
redevelopment plan; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2016, the CRA received three (3) responses to RFQ 16-02;
and
WHEREAS, On June 7, 2016, a selection committee Neil Shiver, CRA's Assistant
Director; Brian Zeltsman, CRA's Director of Architecture and Development; and Renee A.
Jadusingh, CRA's Staff Counsel met to evaluate the aforementioned proposals and ranked the
proposal received from E.L. Waters and Company, LLC as the top proposer to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wish to accept the selection committee's
recommendation to select E.L. Waters and Company, LLC as the top ranked proposer to RFQ
16-02, and to authorize the Executive Director to negotiate with the top ranked proposer;
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. The Board of Commissioners hereby accepts the selection committee's
recommendation to select E.L. Waters and Company, LLC as the top ranked proposer to RFQ
16-02, and authorizes the Executive Director to negotiate with the top ranked proposer.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Re;tee Jadusingh, Staff CA) nsel
1(n21/2016
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