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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, September 22, 2022
10:00 AM
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency
Christine King, Chair, District Five
Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Vice Chair, District One
Ken Russell, Board Member, District Two
Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three
Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
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Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA
Meeting Minutes September 22, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Present: Chairwoman King, Vice Chair Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Russell and
Commissioner Reyes
Absent: Commissioner Carollo
On the 22nd day of September 2022, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in
regular session at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami,
Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chairwoman King at 3:20 p.m., and was
adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
James McQueen, Executive Director, CRA
Vincent Brown, Staff Counsel, CRA
Domini Gibbs, Assistant City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board
CRA PUBLIC COMMENTS
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CRA RESOLUTIONS
1. CRA RESOLUTION
12599 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA") WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND
ADOPTING THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S ("SEOPW CRA") PROPOSED GENERAL
OPERATING AND TAX INCREMENT FUND BUDGET, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A" IN THE AMOUNT OF $92,443,744, FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2022, AND ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-22-0037
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
SECONDER: Alex Diaz de Ia Portilla, Board Member, District One
AYES: King, Diaz de Ia Portilla, Russell, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Chair King: Good afternoon.
Board Member Reyes: Good afternoon.
Chair King: Mr. Exec --
Board Member Reyes: (INAUDIBLE).
Chair King: Mr. Executive Director, you may start your meeting.
James McQueen (Executive Director, CRA): Oh, they got a new mic. Hello? Okay.
Chair King: Good of --
Mr. McQueen: Y'all done got fancy around here.
Chair King: That's right. Good afternoon. I am calling to order the September 22,
2022, Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency)
meeting. At this time, I'm going to turn the meeting over to our Executive Director, Mr.
James McQueen.
Mr. McQueen: Thank you, Madam Chair. We have three items that are to -- that we're
asking to be approved. And Attorney Vincent Brown will read those three items into the
record.
Vincent Brown (Staff Counsel, CRA): Good afternoon. Item 12599, a resolution of the
Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency, with attachments, approving and adopting the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency proposed general And budget
and tax increment fund budget, attached and incorporated as Exhibit A, in the amount
of $92,443,744, for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2022 and ending September
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30, 2023. Resolution 12600, a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the
Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Agency authorizing a grant, in the
amount not to exceed $21,046.57, to the Black Archives History and Research
Foundation of South Florida, Inc. to underwrite the costs associated with the
completion of security upgrades. Resolution 12601 will be amended. The attached
resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency authorizing a grant to the City of Miami Black
Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum in the amount of $275, 000 for the first year,
commencing October 1, 2022, to October -- September 30, 2023, allowing for three one-
year options to renew, subject to funding in subsequent years budget, respectfully
totaling $1.1 million of the daily operation of the Black Police Precinct.
Board Member Reyes: Is that all? Well, I move it.
Chair King: Do 1 have a second?
Vice Chair Diaz de la Portilla: I will second it.
Chair King: I need to open the floor for public comment. If there's anyone here that
would like to speak on any of the items that are before us now, please step forward.
Good afternoon.
Terrence Cribbs-Lorrant: Good afternoon. Good afternoon, Chairwoman. Terrence
Cribbs-Lorrant, the current museum executive director at the City of Miami Black
Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum. I'm here with our vice president of our
board. Sergeant Stuart is with us. I want to say to the board thank you once again. For
those that have seen and heard me, we have not received. funding from the City since
2016. And so this -- oh, my gosh -- so this opportunity to actually receive these funds to
continue the work of preserving the history really does mean a lot to the community and
to the history that we continue to preserve in the city. So, I want to thank the board, and
I look forward to presenting you all with another tour o f the museum based on these
new funds that we'll be able to allocate to our new exhibit. So thank you very much.
Chair King: Thank you. I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): Chair, would you like to close your public
hearing?
Chair King: At this time the public hearing is closed. I have a motion and a second.
All in favor?
The Board Members (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
Mr. Hannon: For the record. RE.3 being amended.
Domini Gibbs-Sorey: Correct.
Mr. Hannon: I'm sorry, CRA Resolution Number 3 being amended.
Ms. Gibbs-Sorey: Correct. Thank you, Todd.
Mr. McQueen: Thank you very much.
Board Member Reyes: You 're very welcome.
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Chair King: This concludes the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA meeting of
September 22 --
Mr. Hannon: Chair, I just need a moment.
Chair King: -- 2022.
2. CRA RESOLUTION
12600 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $21,046.57, TO THE BLACK ARCHIVES HISTORY AND
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. TO UNDERWRITE
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLETION OF SECUIRTY
UPGRADES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
DISBURSE FUNDS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO
VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY
DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; FUNDS
TO BE ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW TAX INCREMENT FUND, ENTITLED
"OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF
RECITALS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-22-0038
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
SECONDER: Alex Diaz de Ia Portilla, Board Member, District One
AYES: King, Diaz de Ia Portilla, Russell, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 2, please see Item
Number 1.
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3. CRA RESOLUTION
12601 THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA") AUTHORIZES A GRANT TO
CITY OF MIAMI BLACK POLICE PRECINCT AND COURTHOUSE MUSEUM
("BLACK POLICE PRECINCT") IN THE AMOUNT OF $275,000.00 PER YEAR
FOR OCTOBER 1, 2022 — SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, OCTOBER 1, 2023 —
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, OCTOBER 1, 2024 — SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, AND
OCTOBER 1, 2025 — SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, RESPECTFULLY TOTALING
AN AMOUNT OF 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS, FOR THE DAILY OPERATION OF
THE BLACK POLICE PRECINCT. FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT
BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF
INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY
FOR SAID PURPOSE. FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FROM SEOPW TAX
INCREMENT FUND, ENTITLED "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT
CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
ADJOURNMENT
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-22-0039
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four
SECONDER: Alex Diaz de Ia Portilla, Board Member, District One
AYES: King, Diaz de Ia Portilla, Russell, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 3, please see Item
Number I.
The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
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