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Home My WebLink AboutSEOPW CRA 2024-06-27 MinutesCity of Miami 819 NW 2nd Ave 3rd Floor Miami, FL 33136 http://miamicra.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 27, 2024 10:00 AM City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Christine King, Chair, District Five Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SEOPW CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 819 NW 2ND AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR MIAMI, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6800 I Fax (305) 679-6835 www.miamicra.com Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes June 27, 2024 CALL TO ORDER Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo, Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Reyes On the 27th day of June 2024, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chairwoman King at 12:42 p.m., and was adjourned at 12:45 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Vincent Brown, Deputy Executive Director, CRA Domini Gibbs-Sorey, Assistant City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board CRA PUBLIC COMMENTS Chair King: At this time, we shall open the floor for public comment. If there's anyone here that would like to speak on the items before us, please come forward to the podium. Seeing none. MINUTES APPROVAL 1. SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST CRA - REGULAR - APR 11, 2024 10:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Carollo, Reyes Domini Gibbs-Sorey (Assistant City Attorney): And Madam Chair, before you vote on the items, we do need to adopt the minutes for the April llth and the May 23rd meeting. Chair King: May I have a motion to adopt the meeting minutes for April 11 th, -- Board Member Reyes: Move it. Chair King: -- 2024, and May 23rd, 2024? I have a motion. Board Member Pardo: Second. Chair King: And a second. All in favor? Members of the Board (Collectively): Aye. SEOPW CRA Page 1 Printed on 8/22/2024 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes June 27, 2024 Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. 2. SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST CRA - REGULAR - MAY 23, 2024 10:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Minutes Approval Item Number 2, please see Minutes Approval Item Number 1. SEOPW CRA Page 2 Printed on 8/22/2024 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes June 27, 2024 CRA RESOLUTION 1. CRA RESOLUTION 16080 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 ("CITY CODE"), AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA, TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE GROOVIN' BEAN, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("GROOVIN' BEAN"), COFFEE SHOP LOCATED AT 801 N.W. 3RD AVENUE, UNIT 104, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136, AND 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 CORRESPONDING ACCOUNT NO., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($50,000.00) ("FUNDS"); 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 PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-24-0042 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Carollo, Reyes Chair King: So, at this time we are going to begin the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA meeting for June 27th, 2024. Mr. Deputy Director? Vincent Brown (Deputy Director/General Counsel): Thank you, Madam Chair. The first item is a resolution by four -fifths affirmative vote, ratifying, approving, and confirming the Executive Director's authority allocating $50,000 to support the construction element of Groovin' Bean Coffee Shop, located at 801 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Unit 104, Miami, Florida, 33136. The item must be amended to include the account numbers. Ten thousand dollars will come from non-TIF (Tax Increment Financing) revenue account number 10050.920101.5490000000000, and then $40,000 will come from TIF revenue account, other grants and aid, 10050.9201010.88300000000000. The second item is a resolution authorizing allocation of grant funds to the Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust, .for an amount not to exceed $60,000, to assist in associated costs for the youth employment program. And the third item is a resolution ratifying or authorizing a revocable license with Blue Tech Miami LLC (Limited Liability Company) Jrouse of vacant parcels located at 1141 Northwest 3rd Avenue, 23 -- 234 Northwest 12th Street, SEOPW CRA Page 3 Printed on 8/22/2024 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes June 27, 2024 242 Northwest 12th Street, and the record will reflect that the CRA received $500 for the use of those lots for one day. Those are your items, Madam Chair. [Later...] Chair King: May I have a motion to pass -- Board Member Reyes: Move it. Vincent Brown (Deputy Director/General Counsel): The items -- Board Member Gabela: Second. Mr. Brown: -- as adopted. Chair King: The items as adopted. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? Members of the Board (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. Domini Gibbs-Sorey (Assistant City Attorney): Just so we're clear, Items 1 and Items 3 were adopted as amended. Mr. Brown: Correct. Chair King: As amended. Thank you. And that shall conclude the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting for June 27th, 2024. The time is now almost 1 o'clock. The City of Miami Commission will resume at 3 o'clock. There's also an event taking place in case anyone would like to attend. It's the Underline Hammock Playground ribbon cutting today, right now. Right now. So if anybody would like to attend that. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) SEOPW CRA Page 4 Printed on 8/22/2024 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes June 27, 2024 2. CRA RESOLUTION 16200 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA") AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ALLOCATE A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($60,000.00) ("FUNDS"), TO THE LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION TRUST, A LIMITED AGENCY AND INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), ESTABLISHED IN 2006 PURSUANT TO CITY ORDINANCE NO. 12859 ("LIBERTY CITY TRUST"), TO ASSIST WITH THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ("PROGRAM"), WHICH PROVIDES EMPLOYABILITY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO LOW-INCOME AND AT -RISK YOUTH ("PURPOSE"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL FOR THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDS TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-24-0043 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 2, please see Item Number I. SEOPW CRA Page 5 Printed on 8/22/2024 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes June 27, 2024 3. CRA RESOLUTION 16201 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING A REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN (EXHIBIT "A"), FOR THE USE OF PROPERTY AT 1141 NW 3 AVENUE, 234 NW 12 STREET, 242 NW 12 STREET, AND FOLIO NUMBER 01-3136-037-0500, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 (THE "PROPERTIES"), WITH BULLTECH MIAMI LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (THE "LICENSEE"); FURTHER RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL; FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-24-0044 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 3, please see Item Number 1. NA - NON -AGENDA ITEM(S) 1. CRA DISCUSSION 16303 CHAIR KING ANNOUNCED VINCENT T. BROWN'S APPOINTMENT AS THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair King: We are going to start our Southeast Overtown Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. I would like to begin the meeting with the announcement that our general counsel, Mr. Vincent T. Brown, has now been promoted to Deputy Director. And I'd like everybody to congratulate him on that. Applause. Board Member Carollo: (INAUDIBLE). Vincent Brown (Deputy Director/General Counsel): That remains to be seen. Chair King: Exactly. Mr. Brown: Thank you. SEOPW CRA Page 6 Printed on 8/22/2024 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes June 27, 2024 ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m. SEOPW CRA Page 7 Printed on 8/22/2024