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Home My WebLink AboutOMNI CRA 2024-06-18 MinutesCity of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com tit Omni CRA Meeting Minutes Tuesday, June 18, 2024 9:30 AM (OR THEREAFTER) City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Damian Pardo, Chair, District Two Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four Christine King, Board Member, District Five OMNI CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2"d Floor Miami, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6868 www.miamicra.com OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 18, 2024 CALL TO ORDER Present: Chair Pardo, Vice Chair Carollo, Commissioner Gabela, and Commissioner King Absent: Commissioner Reyes On the 18th day of June 2024, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in special session at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chair Pardo at 11:49 a.m., and was adjourned at 11:54 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Isiaa Jones, Executive Director, CRA Domini Gibbs-Sorey, Assistant City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ALL ITEM(S) Chair Pardo: The public comment period is now open .for all items on today's' agenda. Seeing no further public comment for the agenda items, the public comment period is now closed. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 1 Printed on 7/10/2024 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 18, 2024 APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING(S): 1. OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - REGULAR MEETING - APR 25, 2024 9:30 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: Pardo, Carollo, Gabela, King ABSENT: Reyes Chair Pardo: Good afternoon, everyone. I'm calling to order the June 18th, 2024 Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. Is there a motion to approve the -- I'll give you a second to review the minutes. Board Member King: We've had -- I don't know. Open the floor for public comment maybe. 1 don't know. Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): The minutes were distributed prior to the meeting -- Chair Pardo: Fine. Mr. Hannon: -- so you're good to go. Chair Pardo: Is there a motion to approve the minutes for the April 25th, 2024 Omni CRA meeting? Vice Chair Carollo: Move. Board Member King: Second. Chair Pardo: All those in favor, say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chair Pardo: Any opposed, say "nay. " OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 2 Printed on 7/10/2024 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 18, 2024 OMNI CRA RESOLUTION(S) 1. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 16182 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, BETWEEN THE CRA AND BIG BIG CANASTA LLC, AND 17 EAST MR. P, LLC ("SELLER") FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 41 NW 20TH ST., MIAMI, FLORIDA 33127, CONTAINING AN APPROXIMATE TOTAL LOT AREA OF 15,600 SQUARE FEET ("PROPERTY") FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,795,000.00); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID ACQUISITION; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10040.920501.662000.0000.00000 IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIX MILLION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($6,374,500.00) INCLUSIVE OF SAID ACQUISITION COST, THE COST OF A SURVEY, ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT, TITLE INSURANCE, AND RELATED CLOSING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACQUISITION, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING GENERAL COUNSEL TO ENGAGE OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CLOSING AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-24-0039 L MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: Pardo, Carollo, Gabela, King ABSENT: Reyes Chair Pardo: Madam Executive Director, please briefly read the agenda items, CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Resolutions 1 through 3, into the record. Isiaa Jones (Executive Director): Good morning. Commissioner; there are three items on the agenda. RE.1, purchase of property at 41 Northwest 20th Street, Miami, Florida for mixed -use development including affordable housing. RE.2 is a four - fifths grant to the Overtown Family Land Trust for the affordable housing rehabilitation project in the amount not to exceed $500,000. RE.3 is a resolution authorizing the Horsepower contract with the City of Miami for maintenance services, authorizing the CRA to piggyback on those services. [Later.] Chair Pardo: Is there any discussion amongst the board members regarding Resolutions 1 through 3? OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 3 Printed on 7/10/2024 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 18, 2024 Vice Chair Carollo: One. What, Madam Executive Director, appraisals have we done on this property to see the worth of it? Isiaa Jones (Executive Director): Commissioner, we have two appraisals that were completed on the property. It was listed ,for $6.5 million. We completed two appraisals. The first one was for $5.35 million, and then the second appraisal was for $6.24 million. We averaged the two appraisals and came up with the purchase price of 5.7. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. What can we build on that? Do we know? Ms. Jones: We can go up to a maximum of 12 stories on this site by right. We can do commercial retail on the ground floor. We can have affordable housing at the top. We can do, based on its zone, T6-8-O -- and then I believe you can, you know, based on our plans for the area, if we're able to get more assemblage together, we can do more. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Who are the present owners of the property? Ms. Jones: The current owner of the property, it's -- hold on Jrome just a minute. The current owner -- it's owned by two different companies. Let me confirm that for you. Big Big Canasta LLC (Limited Liability Company) and 17 East, Mr. P LLC. It's owned by the same individual. Vice Chair Carollo: Who are the individuals? Ms. Jones: It's one person, Mr. Doug Levine. Vice Chair Carollo: Doug Levine. Ms. Jones: Doug Levine. Vice Chair Carollo: All right. Any other information that you have on this? Do we own any land right adjacent to it? Or how far is the City's -- those 20 acres that we have, how far is it from here? Ms. Jones: The -- are you referring to the School Board property, the Biscayne Park -- no? Vice Chair Carollo: No, no, no. I'm referring to 20th Street. Those 20 acres that we have over there. Ms. Jones: The GSA (General Services Administration) site? Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Ms. Jones: It's not -- it's a bit of a distance, but not too far. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. All right. Are we looking at any additional property to buy -- Ms. Jones: Yes, yes -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- right around here? Ms. Jones: -- absolutely, Commissioner. We are looking at some other properties that we're looking at right now, but we're waiting on those appraisals to come back. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 4 Printed on 7/10/2024 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 18, 2024 Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. How are we intending to go about in developing this property if we buy it? Ms. Jones: This property -- so if we're successful in acquiring the property and we have no issues after the due diligence period, then we would issue an RFP (Request for Proposals) asking for the highest and best use proposals for, you know, maximum development on this site that really works with the character of the neighborhood. It is right next to Overtown, so we don't want overdevelopment, but we want something that works, that's functional for that area -- Vice Chair Carollo: Right. Ms. Jones: -- of Wynwood -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Ms. Jones: -- that really goes to the character of the neighborhood. Vice Chair Carollo: My last question, have they accepted this price? Ms. Jones: They have. Vice Chair Carollo: They have, okay. M. Jones: They have accepted this price. Vice Chair Carollo: All right, I make a motion that if there's no further discussion, for all three items, RE.1, RE.2, and RE.3. Board Member King: Second. Chair Pardo: Okay, all those in favor, say "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Board Member Gabela: Yeah, and I just wanted to put the record, I'd like to kind of do these kind of things in my area too. Chair Pardo: I'm sorry, what was that? Board Member Gabela: I'd like to kind of do these things in my area too. Chair Pardo: There's nothing stopping you. Create a CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Chair Pardo: Anyhow, anyone opposed, say "nay?" No? Okay, so motion carries. Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): And just for the record, that's unanimous. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Chair Pardo: Unanimous. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 5 Printed on 7/10/2024 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 18, 2024 Board Member King: Thank you all again. That concludes the City of Miami Commission meeting [sic] for June 18th, 2024. Unidentified Speaker: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Chair. Chair Pardo. Chair Pardo: That concludes the Omni. Mr. Hannon: You've already adjourned the City Commission meeting. Yes. Thank you, Chair Pardo. The Omni CRA meeting is -- Chair Pardo: This is the Omni CRA Board meeting. Thank you. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 6 Printed on 7/10/2024 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 18, 2024 2. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 16204 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("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, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CRA PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 18-85 AND 18- 86 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AS ADOPTED BY THE CRA; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CRA; ALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CRA'S FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 BUDGET IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSISTING OF ONE (1) UNIT AT FIFTY PERCENT (50%) AREA MEDIAN INCOME ("AMI"), TWO (2) UNITS AT EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) AMI, AND ONE (1) UNIT AT CURRENT MARKET RATE AT THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1437 NORTH WEST 1ST PLACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136, WITHIN THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA, TO THE OVERTOWN FAMILY LAND TRUST ("GRANTEE"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS IN HER DISCRETION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN; ALL BEING SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING AND THE RENTS BEING RESTRICTED FOR TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS AS MORE PARTICULARLY DETAILED IN A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TO BE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-24-0040 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: Pardo, Carollo, Gabela, King ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item 2, please see Item I. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 7 Printed on 7/10/2024 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 18, 2024 3. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 16184 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA"), AUTHORIZING THE ACCESSING OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") CONTRACT NO. RFP 352306(29) ("CONTRACT") WITH ATTACHMENT(S), FOR THE PROVISION OF DESIGN -BUILD -OPERATE - MAINTAIN ("DBOM") STREET LIGHTING DESIGN, INSTALLATION, REPAIRS, AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES, FOR THE OMNI CRA, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-111 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), WITH HORSEPOWER ELECTRIC INC., A FLORIDA FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, ("HORSEPOWER") BETWEEN THE CITY AND HORSEPOWER WHICH WAS COMPETITIVELY SOLICITED ON AN AS -NEEDED CONTRACTUAL BASIS, RATIFYING EXPENDITURES AND UTILIZING THE SERVICES, AND IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00), ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10040.920501.534000.0000.00000, TITLED "OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES"; SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY MADE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING, THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. ADJOURNMENT ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-24-0041 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five AYES: Pardo, Carollo, Gabela, King ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item 3, please see Item 1. The meeting adjourned at 11:54 a.m. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 8 Printed on 7/10/2024