HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-23-0022 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: 14030
From: James McQueen
Executive Director
Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver Liberty City
Community Revitalization Trust
Enclosures: File # 14030 - Bid Waiver
Memo
File # 14030 - Notice to the
Public
File # 14030 - 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 in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars
exceed $60,000.00 ("Funds"), to Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust, a quasi -public
government organization created through the City of Miami Ordinance No. 12859 in 2006
("Liberty City Trust") to underwrite costs associated with the Youth Employment Program
("YEP"), located at 4800 N.W. 12th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33127 ("Property").
YEP, is an eight -week course from June 19, 2023, through August 3, 2023, with twenty
participants from the SEOPW CRA redevelopment area between the ages of fourteen through
eighteen who will receive a stipend of fifteen dollars per hour. YEP, the demographic is from
low-income and at -risk youth families who will have an opportunity to develop communication
skills, self-esteem, resume writing, job search skills, how to apply for jobs, career planning, and
financial management ("Purpose"). Learning and applying these skills are critical to succeeding
in each participant's life. Life skills are essential to enhancing the quality of life, personal
relationships, and employment. After completing the YEP eight -week course, participants will
receive a certificate of completion.
JUSTIFICATION:
Pursuant to Section 163.340(9), Florida Statutes, (the "Act") community redevelopment means
"undertakings, activities, or projects of a ... community redevelopment agency in a community
redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums
and blight...."
Section 2, Goal 4 on page 10 of the 2018 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency Plan Update (the "Plan") lists the "creati[on of] jobs within the
community..." as a stated redevelopment goal.
Section 2, Goal 6, on page 10 of the Plan, lists the "[i]mprove[ment of] the [q]uality of [1]ife for
residents" as a stated redevelopment goal.
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.
Further, Section 2, Principle 6, on page 14 of the Plan provides that to "address and improve the
neighborhood economy and expand economic opportunities of present and future residents ..."
FUNDING:
$60,000.00 allocated from account 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. — SEOPW - Other Grant
and Aids.
FACT SHEET:
Company name: Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust
Address: 4800 N.W. 12th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33127
Number of participants: 20
Funding request: $60,000.00
Term: June 19, 2023, through August 3, 2023
Stipend provided? Yes, a $15.00 per hour stipend to participants.
Age range of participants: 14 — 18
Scope of work or services (Summary): YEP, is an eight -week course with 20 participants
between the ages of 14 - 18 who will receive a stipend of $15.00 per hour. Participants will
develop career planning which will include developing communication skills, self-esteem,
resume writing, job search, how to apply for jobs, career planning, and financial management.
After completing the YEP eight -week course, participants will receive a certificate of
completion.
Item proven accomplishments (if applicable): In 2002 Liberty City Community Revitalization
Trust employed 14 Overtown residents within the SEOPW CRA 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 the allocation of grant funds in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00 to
Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust to underwrite costs associated with the
Youth Employment Program.
Project Number
YES, there
Account Code:
(if applicable):
are sufficient funds in Line Item:
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 Amount: $ 6 0 , 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:
Approval:
Miguel A Valcnt r , Finance Officer
Executive Director 5/18/2023
5/18/2023
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Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency
File Type: CRA Resolution
Enactment Number: CRA-R-23-0022
File Number: 14030 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 SECTIONS 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, SUBJECT TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING, FROM THE GRANTS AND AIDS" ACCOUNT,
ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, — SEOPW — OTHER GRANT AND
AIDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO
CENTS ($60,000.00) ("FUNDS"), TO LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
TRUST, A QUASI -PUBLIC ENTITY CREATED IN 2006 BY CITY OF MIAMI
ORDINANCE NO. 12859 ("LIBERTY CITY TRUST"), TO ASSIST WITH THE YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ("YEP"), PROVIDING WITH EMPLOYABILITY AND
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS ("PURPOSE"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, 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 (the "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
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WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4 on page 10 of the Plan lists the "creati[on of] jobs within
the community..." as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6, on page 10 of the Plan, lists the "[i]mprove[ment of] the
[q]uality of [I]ife for residents"; 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 6, on page 14 of the Plan provides that to "address and
improve the neighborhood economy and expand economic opportunities of present and future
residents ... "; and
WHEREAS, Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust, a quasi -public entity created
through the City of Miami Ordinance No. 12859 in 2006 ("Liberty City Trust"); and
WHEREAS, Liberty City Trust, Youth Employment Program ("YEP"), located at 4800
N.W. 12th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33127 ("Property"), is an eight -week course from June
19, 2023, through August 3, 2023, with twenty participants from the SEOPW CRA
redevelopment area between the ages of fourteen through eighteen who will receive a stipend
of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour; and
WHEREAS, YEP, demographic are from low-income and at -risk youth families who will
have an opportunity to develop employability and financial management skills ("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the Purpose of YEP, will allow Overtown participants to learn and apply
skills that are essential to enhancing the quality of life, personal relationships, and employment.
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the issuance of a grant to
Liberty City Trust, in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents
($60,000.00) ("Funds"), to the Liberty City Trust for the Purpose of YEP; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would
further the SEOPW CRA redevelopment goals and objectives; and
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. By a four -fifths (4/5th) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the Executive Director's recommendation and written findings that competitive negotiation
methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA, pursuant to
Section 18-85 and 18-86 of the City Code, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, and waiving the
requirements for said procedures is 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
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satisfactory documentation from the Grants and Aids" Account No.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 to the Liberty City Trust for the Purpose of YEP.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute an
agreement, including any and all necessary documents, and all -in forms acceptable to the
General Counsel, for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
V ce Br i ounsel 5/1812023
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