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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-21-0027
File Number: 10586 Final Action Date:9/13/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING A CONSTRUCTION GRANT TO NEGRA Y FUERTE FOR THE
BUILDOUT OF A CAFE AND BAR CONCEPT ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF
THE SOLESTE GRAND CENTRAL, LOCATED AT 218 NW 8TH STREET, MIAMI,
FL 33136, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $325,000.00; 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;
FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW "OTHER GRANTS AND AID" ACCOUNT
CODE NO. -10050.920101.883000.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency
("SEOPW 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 2018 Southeast Overtown/Park
West Redevelopment Updated Plan (the "Updated Plan"); and
WHEREAS, under Florida Statutes, Section 163.340(9) of the Community
Redevelopment Act, (the "Act"), "community redevelopment means projects of a ... community
redevelopment agency in a community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of
the development or spread of slum and blight"; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 2, on page 10 of the 2018 Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Updated Redevelopment Agency Plan (the "Updated Plan"), lists the "[e]xpan[sion
of] the [t]ax [b]ase using Public -Private principles" as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4, on page 10 of the Updated Plan, further lists "[c]reat[ing]
jobs within the community", as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 4, on page 13 of the Plan provides that "employment
opportunities be made available to existing residents ..." as a stated redevelopment principle;
and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 4, on page 13 of the Updated Plan provides that "[t]here
must be variety in employment opportunities" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, Negra y Fuerte is an Afro-Cuban inspired cafe & bar concept that will serve
daily breakfast, lunch with an upbeat Happy Hour, (the "Project") and whose menu will include
Cuban coffee classics, savory pastries, and cocktails that highlight ingredients indigenous to
Africa and are a part of the Cuban tradition; and
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WHEREAS, the Project will include converting the current vanilla shell into the cafe and
bar by constructing plumbing lines, installing electrical, and the fabrication of furniture and
design elements, with a total budget cost of $500,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the construction grant for
the buildout of the Project on the ground floor of the Soleste Grand Central, another SEOPW
CRA funded project; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would
further the SEOPW CRA redevelopment goals and objectives.
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 authorizes a construction grant for
the buildout of the cafe and bar on the ground floor of the Soleste Grand Central, in an amount
not to exceed $325,000.00.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to execute all documents necessary
for said purpose.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to disburse funds, at his discretion,
on a reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory
documentation.
Section 5. $325,000.00 allocated from SEOPW "Other Grants and Aid" Account
Code No. -10050.920101.883000.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Anna Ba manuel, hief Legal Counsel 8/31/2021
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