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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-24-0052Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency Legislation 819 NW 2nd Ave 3rd Floor Miami, FL 33136 www.seopwcra.com CRA Resolution: CRA-R-24-0052 File Number: 16397 Final Action Date:7/25/2024 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, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN 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 ("CITY CODE"), AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA, AND WAIVING SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISPERSE GRANT FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($125,000.00) ("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 TO ABUNDANT LIVING HEALTH & WELLNESS RESULTING SERVICES, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -FOR - PROFIT CORPORATION ("ABUNDANT LIVING"), WHICH PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION SERVICES, TO ASSIST WITH THE G.R.A.C.E. MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS INITIATIVE ("PROGRAM") TO BE HELD AT 1550 N.W. 3RD AVENUE, BUILDING C, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 ("PURPOSE"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO STAFF COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; 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 Updated Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan (the "Updated 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 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 City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File ID: 16397 (Revision: A) Printed On: 9/15/2025 File ID: 16397 Enactment Number: CRA-R-24-0052 WHEREAS, 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; and WHEREAS, since its inception in 2012, Abundant Living Health & Wellness Resulting Services, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation ("Abundant Living"), has been promoting health education, health advocacy, mental health counseling and the facilitation of support groups to Overtown residents; and WHEREAS, Abundant Living focuses its efforts on providing health education to marginalized communities, particularly, and has made a positive impact to individuals and groups, including its most vulnerable community members, supported by testimonials; and WHEREAS, Abundant Living has requested funding to provide a 48-week program from September 2024 through August 2025, with a goal of reaching 2,400 participants in the SEOPW CRA redevelopment area through weekly seminars of community mental wellness education, 480 one-on-one counseling and coaching sessions, 22 sessions of bi-weekly grief and loss support groups, and a mental wellness summit ("Program"); and WHEREAS, the Program will engage with Overtown residents to help bridge the gap in mental health services and serve as a catalyst for improved life skills; and WHEREAS, Abundant Living is requesting an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($125,000.00) ("Funds") to support the Program to be held at 1550 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Building C, Miami, Florida, 33136; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the allocation of Funds to Abundant Living for the Program stated herein; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that adopting this Resolution would further the redevelopment goals and objectives of the SEOPW CRA; and WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and findings of the Executive Director, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," 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 Sections 18-85 and 18-86 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, to allocate said Funds, subject to availability, to Abundant Living, and to authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all agreements necessary, all in forms acceptable to Staff Counsel, with Abundant Living; 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. Pursuant to Sections 18-85 and 18-86 of the City Code, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, by a four -fifths (4/5th) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the Executive Director's recommendation and written findings, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA, to allocate the Funds to Abundant Living to support its Program at 1550 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Building C, City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File ID: 16397 (Revision: A) Printed on: 9/15/2025 File ID: 16397 Enactment Number: CRA-R-24-0052 Miami, Florida 33136 for the Program, and waiving the requirements for said procedures is hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized' to disperse the Funds, at his discretion, from the Non-TIF Account No. 10051.920101.883000.0000.00000 to Abundant Living to further the Program stated herein. Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized' to negotiate and execute an agreement, including any and all necessary agreements, all in forms acceptable to Staff Counsel, for said purpose. Section 5. Sections of this Resolution may be renumbered or re -lettered and corrections of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the Executive Director, or the Executive Director's designee, without need for public hearing, by filing a corrected copy of same with the City of Miami City Clerk. Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: ounsel 8/23/2024 Br ounsel 7/18/2024 ' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable State law, City Charter and City Code provisions, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA. City of Miami Page 3 of 3 File ID: 16397 (Revision: A) Printed on: 9/15/2025