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OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-18-0027
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.omnicra.com
File Number: 3484 Final Action Date:5/24/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN
ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND
CONFIRMING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION AND
FINDING 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, AS ADOPTED BY THE CRA; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CRA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED
HEREIN; ALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS OF $400,000.00 TO MORGANS 2829,
INC. FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 130 NW
14 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment
Agency ("CRA") engages in numerous activities in the community and is tasked with
reducing slum and blight within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2016, the CRA approved and adopted Resolution
No. CRA-R-16-0042 adopting the City of Miami's procurement ordinance as the process
in which any and all services and goods are procured by the CRA; and
WHEREAS, Morgans 2829, Inc., a for profit entity ("Morgans"), submitted a
request for grant funding to rehabilitate the property located at 130 NW 14 Street,
Miami, Florida ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property is located within the CRA boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the 2009 CRA Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") on page 41, section D-
2, lists the objective of the CRA is to make "Improvements to the Public Realm" by
"[enhancing] the areas' visual attractiveness to businesses and residents"; and
WHEREAS, the Plan also outlines working with private entities on page
42, Sections A-1 and A-3, to "Provide incentives for redevelopment of blighted
properties" and to "Promote rehabilitation and maintenance of existing viable uses and
structures"; and
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WHEREAS, Section 4.4, B., D-5, at page 41; Section 4.4, C., D-1, at page 41;
and Section 4.4, D., A-2, at page 42 of the Plan lists that providing employment
opportunities and upward job mobility for residents, maximizing conditions for residents
to live in the area, and the elimination of conditions which contribute to blight as stated
redevelopment objectives; and
WHEREAS, Morgans has submitted a proposal to rehabilitate the Property and
requests grant funding for the rehabilitation and buildout of the Property in an amount of
$400,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the success of the project will result in accomplishing the stated
objectives of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and finding of the Executive Director,
it is in the CRA's best interest, by an affirmative four -fifths (4/5ths) vote, to waive
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 CRA;
and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and finding of the Executive Director,
it is in the CRA's best interest to authorize the Executive Director to execute and
negotiate any and all necessary agreements, in a form acceptable to the General
Counsel, with Morgans for the allocation of grant funds for the rehabilitation of the
Property in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00 towards rehabilitation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of the
Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public
hearing, the Executive Director's recommendation and written finding pursuant to
Sections 18-85 and 18-86 of the City Code, as adopted by the CRA, are ratified,
approved, and confirmed, and the requirements for competitive sealed bidding methods
are waived as they are not practicable or advantageous to the CRA.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to execute any and all
necessary agreements, in a form acceptable to the General Counsel, with Morgans for
the allocation of grant funds in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00 for the
rehabilitation of the Property, subject to the availability of funds.
Section 4. Funds are to be allocated from Omni Increment Fund, "Other Grant
and Aids - Funding derived from 2018 TIF revenue", Account Code No.
10040.920501.883000.
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Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Barnaby L. Min, Deputy City Attorney 1/4/2018 Barnaby I_. Min, Deputy City Attorney 5/15/2018
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