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Home My WebLink AboutOMNI CRA 2019-10-30 Marked AgendaOMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marked Agenda October 30, 2019 s Omni C R A City of Miami Marked Agenda OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Ken Russell, Chair, District Two Keon Hardemon, Vice Chair, District Five Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, District One Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four OMNI & MIDTOWN CRA OFFICE ADDRESS 1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2nd Floor, Miami 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6868 www.miamicra.com Wednesday, October 30, 2019 5:00 PM Dorsey Memorial Library CALL TO ORDER Present: Chair Russell, Vice Chair Hardemon, and Commissioner Gort Absent: Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Reyes On the 30th day of October 2019, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at Dorsey Memorial Library located at 100 Northwest 17th Street, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chair Russell at 5:02 p.m., and was adjourned at 6:33 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Jason Walker, Executive Director, CRA Isiaa Jones, Chief Legal Officer, CRA Xavier Alban, Assistant City Attorney, CRA Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page I Printed on 11/4/2019 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marked Agenda October 30, 2019 OMNI CRA RESOLUTION(S) 1. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 6721 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") ALLOCATING $750,000.00 TO A BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSES OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10040.920501.883000; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS SOLELY IN HIS DISCRETION AS A GRANT, A LOAN TO BUSINESS ENTITIES, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS TO BUSINESS ENTITIES, OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND/OR SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION TO QUALIFYING BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO DISBURSE FUNDS AS STATED HEREIN SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-19-0041 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, District One SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Board Member, District Five AYES: Russell, Hardemon, Gort ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes 2. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 6722 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT FROM 2019-2020 OMNI TAX INCREMENT BUDGET LINE ITEM 26 PAGE 5 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $375,000.00 TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA TO EXPAND THE DOWNTOWN ENHANCEMENT TEAM INTO THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR ("PROGRAM"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROGRAM, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-19-0042 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, District One SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Board Member, District Five AYES: Russell, Hardemon, Gort ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes OMNI Conumcn ity Redevelopment Agency Page 2 Printed on 11/4/2019 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marked Agenda October 30, 2019 3. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 6715 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($975,000.00) TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE AT NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE ("PROJECT") LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA WITH ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED THROUGH THE CITY'S OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE OMNI CRA TO BE ADVISED ON ALL PLANS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, AT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SOLE DISCRETION, UPON THE PRESENTATION OF SATISFACTORY INVOICES AND DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM 2019-2020 OMNI BUDGET LINE ITEM 31. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-19-0043 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Board Member, District Five SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, District One AYES: Russell, Hardemon, Gort ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes OMNI Conumcn ity Redevelopment Agency Page 3 Printed on 11/4/2019 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marked Agenda October 30, 2019 4. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 6716 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIX HUNDRED NINETY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($693,000.00) TO THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT OF NE 4TH AVE CRESCENT PARK ("PROJECT"), LOCATED WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA, WITH ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED THROUGH THE CITY OF MIAMI'S OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CRA TO BE ADVISED ON ALL PLANS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, SOLELY WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DISCRETION, UPON THE PRESENTATION OF SATISFACTORY INVOICES AND DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM 2019-2020 OMNI CRA BUDGET PAGE 5, LINE 31 ($25K), PAGE 5, LINE 27 ($356,937), AND THE REMAINDER FROM PAGE 4, LINE 13 ($311,063). ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-19-0044 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Board Member, District Five SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, District One AYES: Russell, Hardemon, Gort ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes OMNI Conumcn ity Redevelopment Agency Page 4 Printed on 11/4/2019 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marked Agenda October 30, 2019 5. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 6723 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S FINDING THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AS ADOPTED BY THE CRA; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM OMNI CRA TIF REVENUE 2019-2020 BUDGET RESERVE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000.00 TO THE SUNDARI FOUNDATION INC., D/B/A LOTUS HOUSE ("LOTUS HOUSE") TO UNDERWRITE A PORTION OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE "LOTUS HOUSE PROGRAM" ("PROGRAM"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROGRAM, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-19-0045 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, District One SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Board Member, District Five AYES: Russell, Hardemon, Gort ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes OMNI Conumcn ity Redevelopment Agency Page 5 Printed on 11/4/2019 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marked Agenda October 30, 2019 6. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 6717 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) 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 AN AGREEMENT WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS OF $6,500,000.00 FOR A MIXED -USE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 70 NE 17TH STREET, 90 NE 17TH STREET, AND 1642 NE 1ST AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ALL LOCATED IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA, TO NR INVESTMENTS 11, LLC, SUBJECT TO THE CRA BEING ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SECURE FUNDING FROM A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, District One SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Board Member, District Five AYES: Russell, Hardemon, Gort ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item 6 was continued to the next scheduled OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meeting. OMNI Conumcn ity Redevelopment Agency Page 6 Printed on 11/4/2019 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marked Agenda October 30, 2019 7. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 6720 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE CRA TO REBATE TO NR INVESTMENTS 11, LLC ("GRANTEE") THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCE ("TIF") REVENUES GENERATED ONLY FROM THE DEVELOPMENT BY THE GRANTEE OF THE 17TH STREET APARTMENT PROJECT ("PROJECT") IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 95% OF THE TIF COLLECTED FROM THE PROJECT ANNUALLY OR $420,000.00 ANNUALLY, WHICHEVER IS LESS, PER YEAR UNTIL 2030, OR UNTIL 2047 IF THE LIFE OF THE CRA IS EXTENDED TO 2047, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,471,238.00, PAYMENT TO BEGIN UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION AND THE PROJECT RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, SUBJECT TO THE RENTS BEING RESTRICTED UNTIL 2038, OR UNTIL 2047 IF THE LIFE OF THE CRA IS EXTENDED TO 2047; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FURTHER NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-19-0046 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, District One SECONDER: Ken Russell, Board Member, District Two AYES: Russell, Gort NAYS: Hardemon ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes OMNI Conumcn ity Redevelopment Agency Page 7 Printed on 11/4/2019 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marked Agenda October 30, 2019 8. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 6724 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) 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; ALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS IN THE NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL AMOUNT OF $696,000.00 FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1815 NW 1ST COURT, LOCATED IN THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA TO CASA MIA APARTMENTS LLC, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Board Member, District Five SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Board Member, District One AYES: Russell, Hardemon, Gort ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item 8 was continued to the next scheduled OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meeting. OMNI Conumcn ity Redevelopment Agency Page 8 Printed on 11/4/2019 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Marked Agenda October 30, 2019 9. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 6726 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF THE DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS RUNNING WITH THE LAND REGARDING THE MIAMI WOMEN'S CLUB LOCATED AT 1737 NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, EXECUTED IN FAVOR OF THE CRA, AND RECORDED AT BOOK 27102 AND PAGE 4686, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A"; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Board Member, District Five SECONDER: Ken Russell, Board Member, District Two AYES: Russell, Hardemon NAYS: Gort ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item 9 was continued to the next scheduled OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meeting. OMNI CRA NON -AGENDA ITEM(S) 1. OMNI CRA DISCUSSION 6774 SPECIAL RECOGNITION BY OMNI CRA BOARD AND STAFF TO BOARD MEMBER WIFREDO "WILLY" GORT FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE DURING HIS TENURE AS A MEMBER OF THE OMNI CRA BOARD. RESULT: PRESENTED ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:33 p. m. OMNI Conumcn ity Redevelopment Agency Page 9 Printed on 11/4/2019