HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-23-0019 MemorandumSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting
May 25, 2023
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Christine King Date: May 26, 2023
and Members of the CRA
Board File: 13885
From: James McQueen
Executive Director
Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver Encouraging
Dreamers Breaking Barriers LLC.
Enclosures: File # 13885 - Bid Waiver
Memo - 2023-04-27
File # 13885 - Notice to the
Public -2023-04-27
File # 13885 - Backup -
2023-04-27
File # 13885 - Notice to the
Public
File # 13885- Bid Waiver
Memo
File # 13885 - Backup
BACKGROUND:
A Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW CRA") by a four -fifths (4/5ths) 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 SEOPW CRA; waiving the requirements for
competitive sealed bidding as not being practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA;
authorizing the allocation of grant funds to Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC.
("EDBB"), in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 ("Funds"), to support EDBB All -Star Youth
Escape Car wash Detail — Second Chance Initiative ("Program"). The Program will include
management of the on-the-job training services for the car wash initiative from the period of
April 2023 to September 2023 ("Term"), located at 1490 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Suite 106, Miami,
FL 33136 (the "Property").
EDBB was established in 2017 and this organization is founded on removing barriers encountered among
youth and young adult's male and females ages 14 - 24 living in the Redevelopment area. Their mission is
to provide mentorship while uniting the diverse cultures in underprivileged communities by exposing
their participants to entrepreneurship and networking opportunities educating them in life skills trainings
and promoting successful ways of maturing from an adolescent to a young adult ("Purpose"). The
Program offers an internship component and participants can earn an hourly rate of $15.00 an hour.
EDBB currently seeks Funds through the form of a grant from the SEOPW CRA for the purpose of the
Program. It seeks to continue and expand its successful efforts in providing employment assistance to the
residents of the Redevelopment Area.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 2, Goals 4 and 6, at page 10 of the 2018 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Plan Update ("Plan") lists the "creati[on of] jobs within the community" and
"improving the quality of life for residents" as stated redevelopment goals.
Section 2, Principle 6, at page 15 of the Plan provides that in order to "address and improve the
neighborhood economy and expand economic opportunities of present and future residents and
businesses [,] ... [it is necessary to] support and enhance existing businesses and ... attract new
businesses that provide needed services and economic opportunities ...."
FUNDING:
$25,000.00 allocated from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, entitled "Other Grants and Aids"
Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
FACT SHEET:
Company name: Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC.
Address: 1490 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Suite 106, Miami, FL 33136
Number of participants: 8 participants currently. Target number 18 participants in total with
this grant.
Funding request: $25,000.00
Term: April 2023 - September 2023
Stipend provided? Yes, at $15.00 dollars an hour.
Age range of participants: 14 - 24.
Scope of work or services (Summary): EDBB All -Star Youth Escape Car wash Detail —
Second Chance Initiative ("Program") providing on the job training services, financial literacy,
money management and IDA Certification (certified mobile detailer).
Item proven accomplishments (if applicable):
Gave 5 youth participants their first paycheck.
Opened Bank accounts for youth participants.
Secured 3 Mobile Detailing Vans (2 vans are currently equipped; third vehicle pending
equipment)
Current SEOPW CRA projects that will benefit (if applicable):
1. Local businesses within Redevelopment Area
2. Residents within Redevelopment Area.
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AGENDA ITEM
FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORM
SEOPW CRA
CRA Board Meeting Date: May 25, 2023
CRA Section:
Brief description of CRA Agenda Item:
Authorizing allocation of funds to Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC, in an
amount not to exceed $25,000.00, to support EDBB Allstars Youth Escape Detailing
Services.
Project Number
YES, there
Account Code:
(if applicable):
are sufficient funds in Line Item:
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 Amount: $ 2 5 , 0 0 0.0 0
NO (Complete the following source of funds information):
Amount budgeted in the line item: $
Balance in the line item: $
Amount needed in the line item: $
Sufficient funds will be transferred from the following line items:
ACTION
ACCOUNT NUMBER
TOTAL
Project No./Index/Minot Object
From
$
To
$
From
$
To
$
Comments:
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Approved by:
Executive Director 4/20/2023 Ja ' ; ' e uee4 Executive Director 5/18/2023
Approval:
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Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency
File Type: CRA Resolution
Enactment Number: CRA-R-23-0019
File Number: 13885 Final Action Date:5/25/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW
CRA"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) 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 SECTION 18-85 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA; WAIVING
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING AS NOT BEING
PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE SEOPW CRA; AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISPERSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON A
REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION
OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION FROM ACCOUNT NO.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($25,000.00) ("FUNDS"), SUBJECT TO
THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING, FOR A PERIOD OF APRIL 2023 TO SEPTEMBER
2023, TO ENCOURAGING DREAMERS BREAKING BARRIERS, LLC ("EDBB"), TO
SUPPORT EDBB ALL-STAR YOUTH ESCAPE CAR WASH DETAIL - SECOND
CHANCE INITIATIVE ("PROGRAM") THAT PROVIDES ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
SERVICES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS TO YOUTHS WITHIN THE SEOPW
CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY
AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE
GENERAL COUNSEL; FOR THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE
STATED HEREIN; SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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 Plan Update ("Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goals 4 and 6, at page 11 of the Plan lists the "creation of jobs
within the community" and "improving the quality of life for residents" as stated redevelopment
goals; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 6, at page 15 of the Plan provides that in order to
"address and improve the neighborhood economy and expand economic opportunities of
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present and future residents and businesses[,] ... [it is necessary to] support and enhance
existing businesses and ... attract new businesses that provide needed services and economic
opportunities ... "; and
WHEREAS, Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC ("EDBB"), is a Florida
Limited Liability Company, with address at 1490 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Suite 106, Miami, Florida
33136, and was founded in 2017 on the basis of removing barriers encountered among young
male and female youth ages 14 - 24 years old living in the redevelopment area; and
WHEREAS, EDBB mission is to provide mentorship while uniting the diverse cultures in
underprivileged communities by exposing their participants to entrepreneurship and networking
opportunities while educating them in life skills trainings and promoting successful ways of
maturing from an adolescent to a young adult; and
WHEREAS, EDBB All -Star Youth Escape Car Wash Detail — Second Chance Initiative
("Program") has played a vital role in workforce readiness training, job placement through its car
wash initiative; and
WHEREAS, EDBB seeks funding to assist with the Program in an effort to continue and
expand its success in providing employment assistance to the youth and underserved residents
within the redevelopment area; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize funding in the amount not to
exceed Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00) ("Funds") to EDBB to assist with the
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would further the
SEOPW CRA redevelopment goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and written finding of the Executive Director, it is in
the best interest for the Board of Commissioners to authorize, by an affirmative four -fifths (4/5ths) vote, a
waiver of competitive sealed bidding procedures pursuant to Section 18-85 of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), as adopted by the SEOPW CRA; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OR
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. By a four -fifths (4/5th) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the Executive Director's recommendation, and written finding that competitive negotiation
methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA, pursuant to
Section 18-85 of the City Code, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, and waiving the requirements
for said procedures are ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to disperse funds, at his discretion,
on a reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory
documentation from SEOPW CRA Tax Increment Fund, entitled "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code
No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, subject to the availability of funding, to EDBB for the Program.
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Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute an agreement,
including any and all documents necessary, all -in forms acceptable to the General Counsel, for the
purpose stated herein.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
e 1 ounsel 5/18/2023 yirtEreounsel 4/20/2023
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