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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-23-0025
File Number: 13610 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/STHS) 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, WITH
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO 241
NW17TH STREET, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($550,000.00) ("FUNDS"), FOR ADDITIONAL
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION OF
THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 241 N.W. 17TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA
33136 ("PROPERTY"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE
TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR SAID PURPOSE AND TO DISBURSE
FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY
TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY
DOCUMENTATION, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; FUNDS TO
BE ALLOCATED FROM THE SEOPW CRA TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER
GRANTS AND AIDS" ACCOUNT, ACCOUNT CODE NO.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000; 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 SEOPW CRA 2018
Redevelopment Plan Update ("Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goals 4 and 6, of the SEOPW CRA Plan lists the "creating infill
housing, diversity in housing types, and retaining affordable housing" as a stated redevelopment
goal; and
WHEREAS, Florida Statutes, Section 163.335(6) of the Community Redevelopment Act
found and declared that there exists " ... a severe shortage of housing affordable to residents of
low or moderate income, including the elderly ... and such conditions affect the health, safety
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and welfare of the residents ... and retards their growth and economic and social development
"; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 2 of the Plan also provides that the "neighborhood has
to retain access to affordable housing even as the neighborhood becomes more desirable to
households with greater means" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 3 of the Plan further provides that "there must be variety
in housing options" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, 241 NW 17th Street, LLC ("Owner"), is the owner of the Sir John Guest
House located at 241 N.W. 17th Street, Miami, Florida 33136 ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, in 2020, the SEOPW CRA Board of Commissioners approved resolution
CRA-R-20-0008 authorizing the issuance of a grant in the amount of Four Hundred and Twenty -
Five Thousand Three Hundred and Two Dollars and Twenty Cents ($425,302.20) for the
rehabilitation of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the construction project for the Property requires additional funding for
completion due to additional scope of work items relating to structural and other issues as part
of the required 40-year recertification process in addition to an increase in material and labor
costs ("Purpose") stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Owner has requested additional funds to complete the project; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and finding of the Executive Director, it is in
the SEOPW CRA's 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 and 18-86 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), as
adopted by the SEOPW CRA, the issuance of funds to the Owner, in an amount not to exceed
Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($550,000.00) ("Funds") for the
Property; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would
further the aforementioned 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 (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public
hearing, the Executive Director's recommendation, and written finding pursuant to Section 18-85
and 18-86 of the City Code, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, are ratified, and confirmed and
the requirements for competitive sealed bidding and competitive negotiation methods as not
being practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA are waived.
Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute an
agreement, in a form acceptable to the General Counsel, and to disperse the 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 SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, entitled "Other Grants and
Aids," Account, Account Code No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, subject to the availability
of funds to the Owner for the renovation and rehabilitation of the Property.
Section 4. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to execute all documents
necessary, 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:
1 ce Br ounsel
6/1/2023 ou1 3/3/2023
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