HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-24-0002 MemorandumSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting
January 25, 2024
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Christine King
and Members of the CRA
Board
From: James McQueen
Executive Director
Date: February 12, 2024
File: 15435
Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver for Arts and
Culture
Enclosures: File # 15435 -
File # 15435 -
File # 15435 -
Memo
File # 15435 -
Public
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Bid Waiver
Notice to the
BACKGROUND:
A Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW CRA") with attachments 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
aggregate amount not to exceed One Hundred Thirty -Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy -One
Dollars and Zero Cents ($133,371.00)("Funds"), to the organizations, (Dunns-Josephine, Incorporated;
Gateway Airport Concessions, Inc.; Haynes Harbour Group, Inc.; and The Miami -Dade North Arts and
Humanities Foundation, Inc.) (the "Organizations") more particularly defined in Exhibit "A" attached and
incorporated provide programs which preserve the rich history of the redevelopment area by bringing
culture and art initiatives which will create jobs and connect communities ("Purpose"). The Organizations
listed in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated have completed applications and requested funding to
assist with arts and cultural programs, as described in their respective proposals as set forth in Exhibit
JUSTIFICATION:
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 1 of the Plan, provides for the preservation of cultural heritage, "by
incorporating the cultural arts as a critical component of economic development" as a stated
redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4 of the Plan, provides for the creation of jobs within the community and
cultural ventures that will provide life sustaining jobs to residents, as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6 of the Plan, lists "improving the quality of life for residents", as a stated
redevelopment goal; 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
FUNDING:
$133,371.00 allocated from Grants and Aids" Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
FACT SHEET:
Company names and funding request(s):
Dunns-Josephine, Incorporated $14,178.00
Gateway Airport Concessions, Inc. $25,000.00
Haynes Harbour Group, Inc. $8,268.00
The Miami -Dade North Arts and Humanities Foundation, Inc. $85,925.00
Scope of work or services (Summary): Programs which preserve the rich history of the
redevelopment area by bringing culture and art initiatives which will create jobs and connect
communities.
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AGENDA ITEM
FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORM
SEOPW CRA
CRA Board Meeting Date: January 25, 2024
CRA Section:
Brief description of CRA Agenda Item:
Authorizing the allocation of funds in the amount not to exceed $133,371 to the
following grantees: Dunns — Josephine, Incorporated, Gateway Airport Concessions,
Inc., Haynes Harbour Group, Inc. and Miami -Dade Norths Arts and Humanities
Foundation, Inc.
Project Number
YES, there
Account Code:
(if applicable):
are sufficient funds in Line Item:
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 Amount: $1 3 3 , 3 71 .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 1/18/2024
1/18/2024
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Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency
File Type: CRA Resolution
Enactment Number: CRA-R-24-0002
File Number: 15435 Final Action Date:1/25/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW
CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), 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 WERE 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 SAID PROCEDURES;
RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FROM THE
SEOPW CRA TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS" ACCOUNT
NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
SEVENTY ONE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($133,371.00) ("FUNDS"), UPON
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION, TO THE
ORGANIZATIONS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED IN INCORPORATED
HEREIN, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, FOR THE PRESERVATION
OF HISTORICAL CULTURAL HERITAGE BY SUPPORTING THE CULTURE AND
ARTS PROGRAMS ("PURPOSE") ; 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, Section 2, Goal 6 of the Plan, lists "improving the quality of life for residents", as a
stated redevelopment goal; 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, the organizations (Dunns-Josephine, Incorporated; Gateway Airport Concessions,
Inc.; Haynes Harbour Group, Inc.; and The Miami -Dade North Arts and Humanities Foundation, Inc.)
(the "Organizations"), more particularly defined in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated herein,
provided programs which preserve the rich history of the redevelopment area by bringing culture and art
initiatives to connect the community ("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the Organizations completed applications and requested funding to assist with arts
and cultural programs, as described in their respective proposals as set forth in Exhibit `B," attached and
incorporated herein; and
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WHEREAS, the Organizations' missions aligned with the Purpose stated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director seeks ratification, approval and confirmation for expenditure
of funds in the aggregate amount not to exceed One Hundred Thirty -Three Thousand Three Hundred
Seventy -One Dollars and Zero Cents ($133,371.00) ("Funds"), to the Organizations and in the respective
amounts as set forth in Exhibit "A"; 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 findings of the Executive Director, it is in the
SEOPW CRA's best interest for the Board of Commissioners to retroactively 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
to retroactively authorize the Executive Director expend the Funds to the Organizations set forth in
Exhibit "A," subject to the availability of funds; 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 were 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 is ratified,
approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The Board of Commissioners hereby retroactively ratifies, approves, and
confirms the disbursement of Funds from the SEOPW CRA "Other Grants and Aids", Account Code No.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 in an aggregate amount not to exceed One Hundred Thirty Three
Thousand Three Hundred Seventy One Dollars and Zero Cents ($133,371.00) to the Organizations for the
Purpose stated herein.
Section 4. Sections of this Resolution may be renumbered or re -lettered and correction of
typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the Executive Director, or the
Executive Director's designee, without need of a public hearing, by filing a corrected copy of the same
with the SEOPW CRA Board Clerk.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
've Br out 1/18/2024
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