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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, May 12, 2022
12:00 PM
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency
Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Chair, District One
Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three
Ken Russell, Board Member, District Two
Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
Christine King, Board Member, District Five
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OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Minutes May 12, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Present: Chair Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Russell, and Commissioner King
Absent: Vice Chair Carollo and Commissioner Reyes
On the 12th day of May 2022, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI Community
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in special session at Miami City Hall
located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order
by Chair Diaz de la Portilla at 12: 05 p.m., and was adjourned at 12: 07 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
H. Bert Gonzalez, Executive Director
Elizabeth Hernandez, Assistant City Attorney, CRA
Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board
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OMNI CRA RESOLUTION(S)
1. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
11954 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
PROPERTY WITH WYNWOOD WORKS, LLC DATED NOVEMBER 24, 2020
("AGREEMENT") TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE FINANCING
COMMITMENT AND CLOSING DATES, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
GENERAL COUNSEL; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-22-0018
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Ken Russell, Board Member, District Two
SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Russell, King
ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Good afternoon, everyone. I'm calling to order the May
12th, 2022, special Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. Mr.
Executive Director, good morning -- good afternoon now.
H. Bert Gonzalez (Executive Director, CRA): Good afternoon, Chairman and Board.
Welcome back. Today we have an item before you for an extension of a financing
period and that's all, it's quick, for Wynwood Works, one of our developers in the area
for affordable and mixed -use housing. I am with our newest CRA employee.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: And she's a little bit nervous, but that's okay. It doesn't
matter. It's her first meeting. It's a new addition to our CRA. She's going to do a
little -- very quick, like a two -minute presentation, right? -- on what we're doing and
why we need the extension. So, I'm going to recognize Maria. Introduce yourself to
the rest of the board and move on.
Maria Martinez: Good morning, everyone. I'm Maria Martinez. I recently joined to
the CRA. So, I will be presenting today's item.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, go ahead.
Ms. Martinez: A resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Omni
Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency, CRA, authorizing the
executive director to execute a first amendment to the agreement for development of
property with Wynwood Works, LLC, dated November 24th, 2020 agreement to
provide for an extension of the financing commitment and closing date, in a form
acceptable to the general counsel; further authorizing the executive director to
negotiate and execute any and all other necessary documents, all in accordance with
the terms and condition of the agreement.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: Thank you, Ms. Fernandez [sic]. Is there any -- well done,
by the way. Is there any public comment? We're going to open up public comment.
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ADJOURNMENT
Seeing no public comment, the public comment is now closed. Any additional
comments, Commissioners?
Board Member Russell: Would you like a motion?
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: I would like a motion, Commissioner Russell.
Board Member Russell: So moved.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: So moved by Commissioner Russell, seconded by
Chairwoman King. All those in favor, say "aye."
The Board Members (Collectively): Aye.
Chair Diaz de la Portilla: It passes. The meeting is adjourned. Thank you.
Mr. Gonzalez: Thank you, Board.
Board Member Russell: Vert/ efficient.
Mr. Gonzalez: Thank you.
Ms. Martinez: Thank you.
The meeting adjourned at 12: 07 p.m.
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