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OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-21-0038
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.omnicra.com
File Number: 8992 Final Action Date:10/22/2021
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
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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 NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO ALLOCATE GRANT
FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000.00 TO MIAMI HOMES FOR
ALL, INC. TO PROVIDE HOUSING INCENTIVES AND ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RESIDING IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS
FROM THE CRA'S FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 BUDGET LINE ITEM 9;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED
HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("CRA") is tasked with reducing slum and blight within its Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2016, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA ("Board")
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, page 4, Section D-2 of the CRA's 2010 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") lists
the objective of the CRA is to "[a]chieve rehabilitation of the maximum number of housing units"
and to make "Improvements to the Public Realm" by "[enhancing] the areas' visual
attractiveness to businesses and residents"; and
WHEREAS, page 42, Sections A-1 and A-3 of the Plan also state as goals of the CRA to
"Provide incentives for redevelopment of blighted properties"; and
WHEREAS, page 41, Section C-2 of the Plan lists as an objective of the CRA to
"Provide incentives for the development of a variety of housing choices;" and
WHEREAS, Miami Homes for All, Inc., a Florida Not for Profit Corporation ("Grantee"),
specifically requests grant funding from the CRA to assist with the Grantee's program to offer a
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File ID: 8992 Enactment Number: CRA-R-21-0038
housing incentive model that provides an average of $5,000.00 in incentives for housing down
payments or initial rental costs for a total not to exceed amount of $150,000.00 ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the eligible participants of the Program would earn the incentive upon
completion of all financial coaching activities; and
WHEREAS, the success of the Program will result in accomplishing the stated objectives
and goals of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and findings of the Executive Director, it is in
the CRA's best interest for the Board to authorize, by an affirmative four -fifths (4/5ths) vote, a
waiver of 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 to
authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all agreements necessary, all
in forms acceptable to the General Counsel, with the Grantee for the provision of grant funds for
the Program in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, subject to the availability of funds;
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 findings 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 and competitive negotiation methods as not being
practicable or advantageous to the CRA are waived.
Section 3. Funding in a total amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for the Program is
allocated from the CRA's
's Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget line item 9.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute any and all
agreements necessary, all in forms acceptable to the General Counsel, with the Grantee for the
purposes stated herein.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Barnaby I_. Min, Deputy City Attorney 4/30/2021 Barnaby I_. Min, Deputy City Attorney 10/18/2021
ng6ff1td by CRA-R-25-0056
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