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Home My WebLink AboutOMNI CRA 2024-11-21 AdvertisementMcClatchy The Beaufort Gazette The Belleville News -Democrat Bellingham Herald Centre Daily Tunes Sun Herald Idaho Statesman Bradenton Herald The Charlotte Observer The State Ledger -Enquirer Durham ( The Herald -Sun Fort Worth Star -Telegram The Fresno Bee The Island Packet The Kansas City Star Lexington Herald -Leader The Telegraph - Macon Merced Sun -Star Miami Herald El Nuevo Herald AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Modesto Bee The Sun News - Myrtle Beach Raleigh News Ir Observer Rock Hill I The Herald The Sacramento Bee San Luis Obispo Tribune Tacoma I The News Tribune Tri-City Herald The Wichita Eagle The Olympian Account # Order Number Identification Order PO Amount Cols Depth 33010 612616 MIAMI HERALD #43624 $1,538.55 3 5.00 in Attention: MariCarmen Lopez CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE CITY OF MIAMI - CLERK'S OFFICE MIAMI, FL 33133 mclopez@miamigov.com Omni CRA OYHI REDEVELOPMENT DISIAICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PLE 8E ALL TAKE NOTICE that a Board of Commissioners Meeting of the Omni Redevelopment Dletrk# Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) b scheduled to take piece on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. or thereafter at the Mlaml Olty Hall, located at 3600 Pan American Drive, Mlaml, Florida 33133. All Interested persons ere invited to attend. For more informarllen, plue contact the OMNI CRA otllce at (306) 6T9-6888. Ad No. 43624 lain Jones, Executive Director Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency PUBLISHED DAILY MIAMI-DADE-FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, Mary Castro, who on oath says that he/she is Custodian of Records of the The Miami Herald, a newspaper published in Miami Dade County, Florida, that the attached was published on the publicly accessible website of The Miami Herald or by print in the issues and dates listed below. 1 insertion(s) published on: in 8/24 Affiant further says that the said Miami Herald website or newspaper complies with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, Florida Statutes. M 04,- LI C-0.3.11--Vo Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of November in the year of 2024 with ° Notary Public in and for the state of Texas, residing in Dallas County GARET KATHLEEN WILSON My Notary ID # 134916732 Expires May 24, 2028 �wLe +. rw Extra chargefor lost or duplicate affidavits. Legal document please do not destroy) MONDAY NOVEMBEB IB 2024 I maim HENAIO I ?A FROM PAGE1A DEMOCRATS state constitution. Within an hour of the polls closing on Election Day, it was clear none of that was true. Trump won the state by 13 points —the largest margin by a presidential candidate In Florida since George H.W. Bush beat Michael Dukakis in 1988. Scott won his race by nearly that amount. Tru mp's biggest gain carte in historically blue Miami -Dade County, where he won by 11 points, making Vice Presi- dent Kumalo Harris the first to lose there since Dukakis. The next biggest was an Orlando -area Democratic stronghold, Osceola County. As soon as Osceola posted the results of early voting and voting by mail showing Harris up only 3 percentage points, Demo- cratic elections analyst Matt Isbell knew some- thing was very wrong. "That was a sinking feeling moment, where 1 was like,' Why's that hap- pening?'" Isbell said. There's no reason for this kind of collapse." Trump ended up win- ning the county by nearly 1.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won it by nearly 25. Florida Democratic Party Chairperson Nikki Fried, who became the last Democrat to win a statewide office in 2018, wrote in a Miami Herald op-ed on Thursday that the results "are tough to swallow." But she painted a rosier picture, noting that the party reinstated Orange - Osceola County State Attorney Monique Wor- rell, who was removed front office by Gov. lion DeSantis. "Despite being outspent by Florida Republicans, Democrats held the line, netting one loss in the Legislature and protecting ell of our congressional se ats," she wrote. Thomas Kennedy, a Miami activist and former Democratic National Committee member from Florida, said Fried should resign. "There's just so much unprafessionalism," he said, noting that Fried posted on X in August thnt Florida was still "in play" and that Harris would win Florida. "Where do we go front here? 1 don't know," Ken- nedy added: Fried told Fox 29 on Thursday that she would run for her position again. If the party has to start over again with a new leader, 2026 will be an "absolute bloodbath" for Democrats, she said. The party also had little help from the Harris or Eiden campaigns. In March, Eiden tapped three veteran Democratic operatives to lead the campaign in Florida. Jasmine Burney -Clark, the founder and former director of Equal Ground Education Fund and Ac- tion Fund, was Its state director. On Tuesday, she posted on X abort the campaign's struggles, writing that they "couldn't afford basic Items like food, water, venire fees, security or even printing For a single volunteer event." In 2020, the campaign spent $50 million on Flor- ida, compared to $5 mil- lion this year, she said. "The Florida arm of this campaign was plagued with issues from the day I started," Barney -Clark wrote. "We were NEVER in play and we all knew it." In the Legislature, Dem- ocrats were looking to Rip eight seats. That would have broken Republicans' two-thirds supermajority in both chambers, which allows them to override House and Senate rules and silence debate with- out Democrats' input. Instead, Democrats struggled to hang onto what they had. They just barely defeated Rep. Car- olina Amesty, a Central Florida Republican who was indicted on forgery charges in August. One of the few bright spots for Democrats was the reelection of Rep. Lindsay Cross, who faced a serious challenge by Republican St. Petersburg City Commissioner Ed Montanari in a district with a slight Democratic advantage. Cross said the party reeds n strong bench of local candidates to build from, especially when the party lacks resources. It's unrealistic to expect liirst- time eundidates to win state races, she said. "It basically becomes'a full-time job for three to six months at n mini- mum," she said. "I think it requires someone who's aware of what they're gelling into." Sen. Shevrin Jones, D-Miami Gardens, who became the Miami -Dade Democratic Party chair- person this year, said the party needs to get back to basics, building local coa- litions and getting more creative at reaching out to VOWS. "We can't go nowhere else but up right now." Herald/Tines staff writ- er Aletenndra Giortosa cmdributed to this report. ROM PAGE 1A GUNS tries do not allow sting operations, known as in- temational-controlled deliveries, to identify Ille- gal trafficking networks by allowing shipments of Inoperable gums to go to the intended recipients. The report found the majority of the firearms recovered in the Carib- bean were sold in Florida, Georgia and Texas. Though the acute crisis in Haiti, where heavily armed gangs have the capital under siege, needs greater attention, Demo- cratic U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas said the report shows "how crimi- nal organizations across the Caribbean source their weapons from the United States in a deadly trade that has contributed to the collapse of Haitian society and devastating loss of life across the region. "Tire most effective way to address violence and Instability in the Carib- bean is to prevent U.S. guns from falling Into the hands of criminals," said Castro, o ranking member of the House Foreign Af- fairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, who requested the report. Joining Castro in the push for the report were New York Rep. Gregory Meeks and Illinois Sen. Majority Whip Dick Dur- bin. All said they had re- ceived pleas front Carib- bean leaders to help stop gun trafficking front the U.S. "'these weapons desta- bilize communities and Compound the challenges faced by our Caribbean neighbors, enabling gangs and transnational criminal networks to perpetrate crime that undermines U.S. national security and regional stability," Meeks aid. "We must invest in fforts to stem the flow of illicit weapons from our shores to the Caribbean. Doing so will protect com- munities in the United States, Caribbean and wider Western Hemi- sphere." CRIMINAL NETWORKS GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED The GAO report co- incides with a study by the International Monetary Fund and Inter -American Development Bank this week that shows the high cost of cline in Latin America and the Carib - berm. The study found it Is limiting growth, driving inequality and diverting private and public in- vestments. The study notes that criminal networks are also growing more sophisti- cated and interconnected, across the hemisphere and in the Caribbean specifi- cally, contributing to high rates of homicide. The GAO study notes several measures taken by the Bider administration to assist Caribbean coun- tries in tackling gun -traf- ficking. But It also high- lights the shortcomings of some of these efforts. Though ATF has imple- mented eTrace — an In- ternet -based firearm trac- ing system — in (he Carib- bean, Iangmige barriers and the violence in Haiti have prevented cops from using it to trace or even recover guns, the report said. The security envi- ronment in Haiti was also cited as the reason a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit, estab- lished by Homeland Secn- rity Investigations and announced by Vice President Kamilla Harris during a meeting with Caribbean leaders in The Bahamas past year, has not gotten off the ground. Elsewhere In the Carib- bean, efforts are hampered by comaptlon, a lack of coordination among paw enforcement agencies and the lack of a reliable data system in most countries, AL MU ammtarniber Weapons smuggled out of South Florida to Haiti are ending up in boxes among used clothes and other goods being sent by the diaspom for relatives or to be resold. This business in North Miami -Dade County is where Haitians pack shipping containers to send to Halti, which are still using paper to track firearms. "For example, Jamaican officials said that theb firearms records are pap- er -based and not cen- tralized, making them less accessible and difficult to analyze. Paper -based sys- tems are also vulnerable to loss and accidental de- struction due to fire or water damage," the report said. THOUSANDS GOING THROUGH JAMAICA During the period exam- ined, Jamaica led the 25 Caribbean countries and territories with at least 2,250 recovered firearms, according to the GAO report. Interviews revealed that the country does not have the staffing and equipment to properly scan the large number of shipments being imported, and is among the crumbles where firearms enter at unofficial ports without being inspected. Law en- forcement in Jamaica noted that while the coun- try pas nine government - controlled ports, there are 151 that are uncontrolled. "Agency officials said firearms traffickers will `Aar Omni anA OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE that a Board of Commissioners Meeting of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. or thereafter at the Miami City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133. All Interested persons are invited to attend. For more Information, please contact the OMNI CRA office at (305) 679-6868. Ad No. 43624 Isiaa Jones, Executive Director Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency onceal firearms in a legal sport shipment and will tisrepresent the ship- lent's value, such as !aiming the total value is ems than $2,500, to avoid a ving to electronically file the shipment with the overmnenl's Automated Expert System (AES) and vode U.S. government versight," the report said. Jamaica is also among the Caribbean countries where residents are pl- owed to Import one duty- free barrel of goods from he U.S. per year, which is used during the holiday Boson In December. As a result, U.S. agencies, in advance of 2023, in- creased resources to creep outbound cargo from the U.S. to the Carib- ean via freight forwarders t the Miami River to ontbnt firearms tmffick- ng from the duty-free arrel program. Gun -sniffing dogs were Iso used to help combat Inc illicit Rows of firearms nd had success uncov- ring firearms. But ATF flchds told investigators hat they do not plat to ontinue providing such sslstance due to high costs, and since port con- dttions In the country are not safe enough . Data from the 25 coun- tries and territories show that handguns represent the majority, or 88%, of firearms recovered and traced from the Cnrlb- bean,though long guns and automatic weapons are starting to become problemntic. During the study period, the number of long guns submitted for tracing across the Carib- bean nearly tripled 10 15% of all weapons. U.S. and Caribbean law enforcement officials also report seeing a rise in privately manufactured firearms and component parts. Law enforcement officials also said 3D print- ers and their ability to print firearm parts may also be contributing to an increase. Such an oper- ation was uncovered In Trinidad and Tobago. The 3-D printing lab had been used to produce firearms, ATF officials said. "Our country's lax gun laws have created a vicious cycle of firearms traffick- ing to International drug cartels and criminal organ- izations, recklessly desta- bilizing countries through- out the region," saki Dur- bin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Today's report demon- strates the severity of this phenomenon, which un- leashes violence, drug trading, and chaos in its wake," he added. "We need to stem the 'iron river' of firearms traffick- ing and pass additional commonsense gum safety legislation." Castro, the Texas con- gressman, has introduced the AIIMAS Act, which culls for developing a com- prehensive interagency strategy to disrupt traffick- ing. He is also a co-spon- sor of another anti -gun smuggling big, Caribbean Arms Trnfticldng Caning Harm, CATCH Act, with Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila CherfBus-McCor- mick of Florida. Cherfilus-McCormick, who also joined fellow Democrats in the request for the GAO report, says her bill and the other ef- forts "will help curb the flow of deadly weapons, reduce violence and en- hance security for our neighbors and ourselves." I'II VILLAGE OF PINECREST INVITATION TO BID KENDALL DRIVE SHARED USE PATH CONSTRUCTION Project No. 2024-001 FM-451657 The Village of Pinecresl is requesting sealed bids from qualified firms for the construction of a shared use path along Kendall Drive (SW BB Street) from SW 57 Avenue to SW 67 Avenue. The project consists of removing the existing 5-foot wide concrete sidewalk and constructing an 8-foot asphalt path designed to accommodate Iwo -way pedestrian and bicycle traffic. A Mandatory Pre -Bid Conference will held on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at the Pinecresl Municipal Center ,12645 Pinecrest Parkway, Pinecresl, Florida. Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the Village Manager, Village of Pinecresl 12645 Pinecresl Parkway, Pinocrest, Florida 33156, until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2024, at which time they will be opened and publicly read. The complete Invitation to Bid can be obtained at: htips://www. pi necrest-f l.g ov/Government/Aim i nistrativeServices/ Procurement www.pinocresf-fl.gov Vane Glak''MMc McClatchy The Beaufort Gazette The Belleville News -Democrat Bellingham Herald Centre Daily Times Sun Herald Idaho Statesman Bradenton Herald The Charlotte Observer The State Ledger -Enquirer Durham I The Herald -Sun Fort Worth Star -Telegram The Fresno Bee The Island Packet The Kansas City Star Lexington. Herald -Leader The Telegraph - Macon Merced Sun Star Miami Herald El Nuevo Herald AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Modesto Bee The Sun News - Myrtle Beach Raleigh News & Observer Rock Hill i The Herald The Sacramento Bee San Luis Obispo Tribune Tacoma I The News Tribune Tri-City Herald The Wichita Eagle The Olympian Account # Order Number Identification Order PO Amount Cols Depth 33010 612975 Miami Herald #43625 $3,132.49 3 10.18 in Attention: MariCarmen Lopez CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE CITY OF MIAMI - CLERK'S OFFICE MIAMI, FL 33133 mclopez@miamigov.com Copy of ad content is on the next page PUBLISHED DAILY MIAMI-DADE-FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, Mary Castro, who on oath says that he/she is Custodian of Records of the The Miami Herald, a newspaper published in Miami Dade County, Florida, that the attached was published on the publicly accessible website of The Miami Herald or by print in the issues and dates listed below. 1 insertion(s) published on: 11 /20/24 Affiant further says that the said Miami Herald website or newspaper complies with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, Florida Statutes. eX,rti C a Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of November in the year of 2024 Notary Public in and for the state of Texas, residing in Dallas County MARGARET KATHLEEN WILSON My Notary ID # 134916732 Expires May 24, 2028 Extra charge for lost or duplicate affidavits. Legal document please do not destroyl Omni CaOl OMNI fED!VELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REOEVELOPMEhrr A ENCY NOTICE OIL PtISUC HEMINQ The Board of Comislatilonere ("Board') of Sue Omri Redevelopment necklet Community Redevelopment Agency (ICRA" wit hold a Public Hearing an November 21, 2024, et &at a.nt or anytime thereeiler In the City Commission chambers located at Mleml City Hail, 3520 Pen American Delve, MIamI, FL 33133. The Board AI considerife award of grant Ealfl3 l4oldbgs, LLC, ea authodzed to transact buslneaaFrender services h the State of Florida, to underwrite a portion d the costa asacelated with the development of a nixed -income af(erdahle harmttg proms In the Omni CPA. In awocrdermoe whir the Board's 2012 Redevelopment Plan ('Ptani and Florida Blatubsel 163„ the Baud will consider fundr an amount of 112,276,723.20 to underwrite he aurpandurac and code essobleted vdt the development of en 11 unlit mixed —income housing project boated at 1#3S-14t5 ION let Court, Miami, Fkarbdar, within the ORA% bet'Wades. The prgleot wll Inokrde 2 untie for ledramely Loan 1ncaame ienedn at 30% AMI, 3 unite lice Lawlncoma unseals at t10% AMI, 2 unita for Madarme-Incerna tenants between 1 .--f1P% AMI. 3 unite for Moderate -Income tinanta between L!0%-100% AMI, and 1 unit et market nits. Thla farming le mike' io a cklreesing slum and blight while erandnSdn® eifor deble housing optima In the community, c andatent with the goals outlined In the CRAPS Radnuaiopment Plan. The Ct9A Board requmts MI Iniereetsd parties be present or reprnaenlsd at Use meeting and may be heard with reaped to any propaen:Ion before the auk Board, Ire which the Board may lairs action. Mould airy paean desire bs appeal any dedt on of the Board with respect in any matter eonaidared at IJila meaiivg, that person ehst ensures that a verbatim record of the proceedings la made, Including ell testimony end evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.5. memo - Inquiries regarding thle notice lney be addressed to Me. Idea Jamie, Executive Direcirar, at 1401 N. Miami Ave, 2nd Flacr, Miami, Florida 33132. (&15) 2724532. In acctnrdence with the Americana with tllsablftice Act W 1220, persons fleeing aaedel aooarnmodatiane to prlrtkdpels In thl proceeding meg contact the Office of the Cty Clark at (205) 250-4201 Mice), not bey than Iwo (2), butinaaa day+ prier 10 the proceeding. TW ueere may call T11 (Florida Relay Service), not later than two (2) Waimea data prior is the proceadleg. Ad M. 43222 Todd a. Herron Clerk &the Board PAGE6k I WE0NE50AY NOVEMBEB 20, 2024 MIAMI HERALD Hialeah trio faces prison after ripping off $14.5 million from pandemic loan program BY JAY WEAVER haeaver@mienliheratd.con, Two months after Con- gress approved lending billions to businesses dur- ing the COVID-19 pan- demic, a Hialeah -based ring hatched an elaborate plot using a dozen ineligi- ble companies to cash in on the easy -tar -get government loans. Calling the shots were Heidi Cid, Lazaro Verdecia Hernandez and Yadier Rodriguez Arteaga, accord- ing to federal prosecutors. They submitted 147 fab- ricated Paycheck Protec- tion Program loan applica- tions between May and July of 2020. Private lend- ers approved 64 of their applications and distrib- uted $14.5 million to the bank accounts of 18 associ- ates behind the unqualified companies, according to court records. In return, the associates kicked backup to half of the PPP loan proceeds to Cid, Verdecia and Rodri- guez via cash, checks and wire transfers. Now, the trio is facing several years in prison after being convicted in Miami federal court of conspiracy and fraud charges stem- ming from their scheme to rip off the PPP loans, which were guaranteed by the federal Small Business Administration. Under the emergency relief program, the loans were usually forgiven by the SBA if used for payroll and other over- head. Most of the trio's associ- ates have been convicted through plea agreements, although two suspects are fugitives. In a region that sticks out for its sheer number of PPP loan -fraud prosecutions — more than 250 defendants charged since the pandem- ic struck in March 2020 — the Hialeah -centered rack- et stands out for its size and scope. But while Cid, Verdecia and Rodriguez pocketed much of the illicit money, they spent it on themselves and real estate — not on a Lamborgluni or other exotic foreign cars, like many PPP loan offend- ers. Cid, 55, who ran her business, Mi Casa, Your Home, out of her Hialeah residence, cut a plea deal in April. She testified against Verdecia and Rodriguez at their trial this month and faces up to five years in prison at her sentencing an Dec. 5 before U.S. District Judge Robert Scala. Cid must also forfeit $541,181 in fraudulent PPP loan proceeds, along with two real estate properties in the Hialeah and Rich- mond Heights areas, ac- cording to her plea agree- ment with prosecutors Thomas Haggerty and Eli Rubin in the U.S. Attor- ney's Office hit MiamL Cid, at the direction of Verdecia, submitted the PPP loan applications with false banking and tax forms, while inflating the umber of employees and payroll of each company, according to a factual statement filed with the agreement. Verdecia, Arteaga and others recruited associates from a dozen businesses, including Miami -Dade body shops, towing firms and constmetion compa- nies, which acted as fronts for the fabricated loan applications. Cid, Verdecia and Artea- ga "knew that the loans contained false employee and payroll information and forged documents and that the loans were fraudu- lently obtained," Cid's factual statement says. "The co-conspirators that received the fraudulent loans also knew that the hinds were fraudulently obtained." Verdecia, 37, and Rodri- guez, 41, were found guilty on Nov. 8 by a Miami fed- eral jury on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money launder- ing. The pair, who also must repay their ill-gotten loan proceeds and forfeit real estate, face up to 20 years in prison at their sentencing hearing on Feb. 3. Jay Weaver: 305-376-3446, @Jayhrveaver Ready for the 40s and 50s in Florida? What the forecast says about temperature drop By HOWARD COHEN I,0ohrn@ntanill,rrord.con, The turkeys aren't the only things in the freezer ahead of Thanksgiving next week. Consider Florida, Your extremities might feel like stiff giblets as Florida faces two cold fronts by the weekend preceding the holiday. If you're traveling up Florida in the days ahead, get ready for the cold, Part of the reason is the season, It's late November, after all. "It's going into the time of year where there's going to be a lot of calmer air up north so that's going to allow the potential for much colder air to reach all the way southward," explained Will Redman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Miami. We won't be getting "super cold" like some northern states from a mid -latitude cyclone in the northern Midwest but some of that cold air is going to Filter into the East Coast and make its way as far south as Miami, Red- man forecasts. Then another front with colder temperatures ven- tures into South Florida during the weekend ahead of Thanksgiving. This is how Miami weather service breaks CARL AWE gmaaa osmmanw e Ms. Tata might need a sweater this week. down the temperature dips for South Florida: •The first dip: This ruing. Expect drops to the low 60s across all of South Florida and chillier toward Lake Okeechobee. •The second dip: The next cold front will start to be fait Thursday night into Friday morning and linger through the weekend. Expect low 505 in South- east Florida. Low- to mid-50s and warmer to - Omni OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners ("Board") of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") will hold a Public Hearing on November 21, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. or anytime thereafter in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. The Board will consider the award of grant funds to EWB Holdings, LLC, as authorized to transact business/render services in the State of Florida, to underwrite a portion of the costs associated with the development of a mixed -income affordable housing project in the Omni CRA. In accordance with the Board's 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") and Florida Statutes 163, the Board will consider funding an amount of $2,976,798.00 to underwrite the expenditures and costs associated with the development of an 11 unit mixed -income housing project located at 1433-1435 NW 1st Court, Miami, Florida, within the CRA's boundaries. The project will include 2 units for Extremely Low -Income tenants at 30% AMI, 3 units for Low -Income tenants at 60% AMI, 2 units for Moderate -Income tenants between 60%-80% AMI, 3 units for Moderate -Income tenants between 80%-100 % AMI, and 1 unit at market rate. This funding is critical to addressing slum and blight while enhancing affordable housing options In the community, consistent with the goals outlined in the CRA's Redevelopment Plan. The CRA Board requests all interested parties be present or represented at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the CRA Board, In which the Board may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings Is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105). Inquiries regarding this notice may be addressed to Ms. Islaa Jones, Executive Director, at 1401 N. Miami Ave., 2nd Floor, Miami, Florida 33136, (305) 679-6868. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call 711 (Florida Relay Service), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. Ad No. 43625 Todd B. Hannon Clerk of the Board 201/ ward the water. Mid- to upper-40s closer to the big lake. • High temperatures: Upper-70s Thursday. Low - to mid-70s Friday and low-70s on Saturday into the weekend. A warming up should happen early Thanksgiving week, Red- d. man sai Rain: After a 40% chance today, not much to none during the cold snaps. TRAVELING ACROSS FLORIDA? Here are some hot spots for travelers come Thanks- giving in the Sunshine State, according to the National Weather Service. • Orlando: Temper- atures drop to the up- per-40s at night and about 44 by Friday night, with highs only around the mid-60s. Temps inch back up Sunday to a range of 71 dawn to 50. After Tues- day, not much rain in the forecast. • Gainesville: Lows flitting with 40 by Friday and highs only around 62. OF students sticking around campus might see thunderstorms today on an 80% chance and the first taste of upper-40s by to- night before clearing skies. • Fort Myers -Tampa Bay: Wednesday's 70% rain and thunderstorm chance brings the 79 de- gree high down to the lower 70s into the week- end. Lows drop to 50 by Saturday night. Monday sees a warming trend with 80 in the forecast. Howard Cohen: 305-376-3619, @HorvardCahen PUBLIC MEETING The heia"LOMe Comity h01 rem -la rat naw ndvan,ed tmh L cal cwaiealee, Bernd era1 re nala MI,MeeW,g"n WeEneeday. Dezember 4. 202e,1I:50 Ne aurae tno, t Soho Tranporotion planning Orge"imiuv Onnrs keeled a I50 Wes! FlegrI Sheet suite t9W 611AnL FL 1a130 for rho purpose of receiving input regm1ing mewl ,Less or any ober aeaesh 0a ream to 0,e loml wmpomrwo services for the To [011..0. A.m.! Wks are leveed w Wend. I105137Ln74J, or Moramy yejenlamldWogm"nwr Melee. Yore lam 1[a� Omni e RA. OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners ("Board") of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, November 21'', at 9:30 am or anytime thereafter in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. The Board will consider the award of grant funds the property located at 1695 NW 1st Court, owned by EWB Holdings, LLC, as authorized to transact business/render services In the State of Florida for stated property, to underwrite a portion of the costs associated with the development of an affordable housing project in the Omni CRA. In alignment with the Board's 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") and Florida Statutes 163, the Board will evaluate a funding proposal of $1,700,000.00 to support the costs associated with the construction of a multi -generational family -centered duplex. This project wit consist of two 5-bedroom units located at 1695 NW 1st Court, Miami, Florida, within the boundaries of the Omni CRA Redevelopment Area. This funding Is essential for the development of a property that represents a significant opportunity to address critical housing shortages and enhance our community. The CRA Board requests all interested parties be present or represented at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the CRA Board, In which the Board may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings Is made, Including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (ES. 286.0105). Inquiries regarding this notice may be addressed to Ms. Islas Jones, Executive Director, at 1401 N. Miami Ave., 2nd Floor, Miami Florida 33136 (305) 679-6868. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call 711 (Florida Relay Service), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. Ad No. 43626 Todd B. Hannon Clerk of the Board McClatchy The Beaufort Gazette The Belleville News -Democrat Bellingham Herald Centre Daily Times Sun Herald Idaho Statesman Bradenton Herald The Charlotte Observer The State Ledger -Enquirer Durham I The Herald -Sun Fort Worth Star -Telegram The Fresno Bee The Island Packet The Kansas City Star Lexington Herald -Leader The Telegraph - Macon Merced Sun -Star Miami Herald E1 Nuevo Herald AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Modesto Bee The Sun News - Myrtle Beach Raleigh News & Observer Rock Hill I The Herald The Sacramento Bee San Luis Obispo Tribune Tacoma I The News Tribune Tri-City Herald The Wichita Eagle The Olympian Account # Order Number Identification Order PO Amount Cols Depth 33010 612807 Miami Legal Ad 43626 $3,132.49 3 10.18 in Attention: MariCarmen Lopez CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE CITY OF MIAMI - CLERK'S OFFICE MIAMI, FL 33133 mclopez@miamigov.com Copy of ad content is on the next page PUBLISHED DAILY MIAMI-DADE-FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, Mary Castro, who on oath says that he/she is Custodian of Records of the The Miami Herald, a newspaper published in Mlami Dade County, Florida, that the attached was published on the publicly accessible website of The Miami Herald or by print in the issues and dates listed below. 1 insertion(s) published on: 11 /20/24 Affiant further says that the said Miami Herald website or newspaper complies with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, Florida Statutes. C-c Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of November in the year of 2024 Notary Public in and for the state of Texas, residing in Dallas County GARET KATHLEEN WILSON My Notary ID # 134916732 Expires May 24, 2028 Extra charge for lost orduplicate affidavits. Legal doamient pleasedo not destroys Omni OMHI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Ma Board of Commlaafanere "Beard} of the Ornnl Radowlapmrnt Ditrbkt Corenunk IbrierilOpmeed r 'i w(I lipid * Paddle Hwang an 71►raedaY% November 21r, at Et30 am or anytime tiered* In the Cty Comnleskrn chembere Weird d Mlaml City Het, 3330 Pan American Mtn. Mleal, FL 33133. The Board wil welder the award of grant fund the pity loaded d 1636 I'1W 1el Court, caned by E1II3 IicldFga, LLC, au euthortaed to transact buelmeoirender eardicas In the Side of Florida far dieted properly, to underrw is a portion of the costa aseadated Al the devalopront of an affordable ha.rtitip prdect it the On CRA. In alignment with the Bond's 2019 Recievaloprrient Pier! (Fier') and Reddy &shries 133 the Board ad duals a trdng propaaal d 31,7D0,c015.DO to support the comb aneodded Oh the tunterucllan of a nt iggersraloriel faw lIy .owdered duplex This peeled rulll &mil t 01 two 5-bec ro m unb loaded at 1335 NW let Court, MOM, Rod* within the boundaries ci the Omni CRA Redevelopment Area. This hating la aseentiel for the develnpmeni of a property that repressobe a lignlicent apperhiniy to 'address critical housing diadem and enhance our commully. ills CRAk Board reguarda a1 Inlereeted parties be present or represented ad the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before titre CRA Bairn, In which the Board miry talon sedan Should any parson dame to woad any ebdlelon of the Board with mount to any metier cereldered nt 1He meting, that person Owl ereure that a verbatim record of tits prooesings Is made, Including al testimony and awderrcrs upon stint' any appeal magi be beard (F.tl. 9 em 35). Ingt,idee regenlhrg thle n 4Joe nay be sddrereed to de. Idea J4rwe, Beeeulve l7lreotor. at 1401 N. MI®nl Awe, 2nd Floor. Ideal Florida, 3913s (306) 57940 5, In sonstanou with they Americium +rlh 1.71aelatlllee Ad of 1300, poisons needing amid aceornmodedione to perticktete In this proceeding may contact the Ghee of tie Clly Clerk ai (105} 263-5 1Woke). not lslsr then two (2) bnaiisaa des prior to the pracasdki . TT( users may all 711 (Melds belay B,ar lca), nat bier tan two R} Widnes' deyi prior to the proceedng. Ad N . 43320 Todd B. Hermon Clark at tra Hoard PAGE6A 1 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20,2024 MIAMI HERALD Hialeah trio faces prison after ripping off $14.5 million from pandemic loan program BY KY WEAVER jwenver6rntfe m0,erald.ron, Two months after Con- gress approved lending billions to businesses dur- ing the COVID-19 pan- demic, a Hialeah -based ring hatched an elaborate plot using a dozen ineligi- ble companies to cash in on the easy -to -get government loans. Calling the shots were Heidi Cid, Lazaro Verdecia Hernandez and Yadier Rodriguez Arteaga, accord- ing to federal prosecutors. They submitted 147 fab- ricated Paycheck Protec- tion Program loan applica- tions between May and July of 2020. Private lend- ers approved 64 of their applications and distrib- uted $14.5 million to the bank accounts of 18 associ- ates behind the unqualified companies, according to court In return, the associates kicked back up to half of the PPP loan proceeds to Cid, Verdecia and Rodri- guez via cash, checks and wire transfers. Now, the trio is facing several years in prison after being convicted in Miami federal court of conspiracy and fraud charges stem- ming from their scheme to rip off the PPP loans, which were guaranteed by the federal Small Business Administration. Under the emergency relief program, the loans were usually forgiven by the SBA if used for payroll and other over- head. Most of the trio's associ- ates have been convicted through plea agreements, although two suspects are fugitives. Inc region that sticks out for its sheer number of PPP loan -fraud prosecutions — more than 250 defendants charged since the pandem- ic struck in March 2020 — the Hialeah -centered rack- et stands out for its size and scope. But while Cid, Verdecia and Rodriguez pocketed much of the illicit money, they spent it on themselves and real estate — not on a Lamborghini or other exotic foreign cars, like many PPI' loan offend- S. erCid, 55, who ran her business, Mi Casa, Your Home, out of her Hialeah residence, cut a plea deal in April. She testified against Verdecia and Rodriguez at their Mal this month and nies, which acted as fronts faces up to five years in far the fabricated loan prison at her sentencing on applications. Dec. 5 before U.S. District Cid, Verdecia andArtea- Judge Robert Scola. ga "knew that the loans Cid must also forfeit contained false employee $541,181 in fraudulent PPP and payroll information loan proceeds, along with and forged documents and two real estate properties that the loans were fraudu- in the Hialeah and Rich- lently obtained," Cid's mond Heights areas, ac- factual statement says. cording to her plea agree- "The co-conspirators that ment with prosecutors received the fraudulent Thomas Haggerty and Eli loans also knew that the Rubin in the U.S. Attor- funds were fraudulently ney's Office in Miami. obtained." Cid, at the direction of Verdecia, 37, and Rodri- Verdecia, submitted the gmez, 41, were found guilty PPP loan applications with on Nov. 8 by a Miami fed - false banking and tax eral jury on charges of forms, while inflating the conspiracy to commit wire number of employees and fraud and money launder - payroll of each company, Ing. The pair, who also according to a factual must repay their ill-gotten statement filed with the loan proceeds and forfeit agreement. real estate, face up to 20 Verdecia, Arteaga and years in prison at their others recruited associates sentencing hearing on Feb. from a dozen businesses, 3. including Miami -Dade body shops, towing firms Jay Weaver: 305-376-3446, and construction compa- @jayfnveaver Ready for the 40s and 50s in Florida? What the forecast says about temperature drop BY HOWARD COHEN hcohenl,niantiherald.ron, The turkeys aren't the only things in the freezer ahead of Thanksgiving ne xt week. Consider Florida. Your extremities might feel like stiff giblets as Florida faces two cold fronts by the weekend preceding the holiday. if you're traveling up Florida in the days ahead, get ready for the cold. Part of the reason is the season. It's late November, after all "It's going into the time of year where there's going to be a lot of colder air up north so that's going to allow the potential for much colder air to reach all the way southward," explained Will Redman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Miami. We won't be getting "super cold" like some northem states from a mid -latitude cyclone in the northern Midwest but some of that cold air is going to filter into the East Coast and make its way as far south as Miami, Red- man forecasts. Then another front with colder temperatures ven- tures into South Florida during the weekend ahead of Thanksgiving. This is how Miami weather service breaks mteDm Ms. Tata might need a sweater this week. down the temperature dips for South Florida: • The first dip: This morning. Expect drops to the low 60s across all of South Florida and Chillier toward Lake Okeechobee. •The second dip: The next cold front will start to be felt Thursday night into Friday morning and linger through the weekend. Expect low 50s in South- east Florida. Low- to mid-50s and warmer to - Omni LeA OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners ("Board") of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") will hold a Public Hearing on November 21, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. or anytime thereafter in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. The Board will consider the award of grant funds to EWB Holdings, LLC, as authorized to transact business/render services in the State of Florida, to underwrite a portion of the costs associated with the development of a mixed -income affordable housing project In the Omni CRA. In accordance with the Board's 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") and Florida Statutes 163, the Board will consider funding an amount of $2,976,798.00 to underwrite the expenditures and costs associated with the development of an 11 unit mixed -Income housing project located at 1433-1435 NW 1st Court, Miami, Florida, within the CRA's boundaries. The project will include 2 units for Extremely Low -Income tenants at 30% AMI, 3 units for Low -Income tenants at 60% AMI, 2 units for Moderate -Income tenants between 60%-80% AMI, 3 units for Moderate -Income tenants between 80%-100% AMI, and 1 unit at market rate. This funding Is critical to addressing slum and blight while enhancing affordable housing options in the community, consistent with the goals outlined in the CRA's Redevelopment Plan. The CRA Board requests all interested parties be present or represented et the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the CRA Board, in which the Board may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings Is made, Including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105). Inquirles regarding this notice may be addressed to Ms. Isiaa Jones, Executive Director, at 1401 N. Miami Ave., 2nd Floor, Miami, Florida 33136, (305) 679-6868. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call 711 (Florida Relay Service), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. Ad No. 43625 Todd B. Hannon Clerk of the Board ward the water. Mid- to upper-40s closer to the big lake. • High temperatures: Upper-70s Thursday. Low - to mid-70s Friday and low-70s on Saturday into the weekend. A warming up should happen early Thanksgiving week, Red- man said. • Rain: After a 40% chance today, not much to none during the cold snaps. TRAVELING ACROSS FLORIDA? Here are some hot spots for travelers come Thanks- giving in the Sunshine State, according to the National Weather Service. • Orlando: Temper- atures drop to the up- per-40s at night and about 44 by Friday night, with highs only around the mid-60s. Temps inch back up Sunday to a range of 71 down to 50. After Tues- day, not much ram in the forecast. •Gainesville: Lows flhting with 40 by Friday and highs only around 62. OF students sticking around campus might see thunderstorms today on an 80% chance and the first taste of upper-40s by to- night before clearing skies. • Port Myers -Tampa Bay: Wednesday's 70% rain and thunderstorm chance brings the 79 de- gree high down to the lower 70s into the week- end. Laws drop to 50 by Saturday night. Monday sees a warming trend with 80 in the forecast. Howard Cohen: 305-376-3619, @HolvardCohes PUBLIC MEETING The Mmnl.on a Com,y na00r0ednn Mrodwnmyd furl lanl Ccordlntn0 (MD a"vd (Cwig Lana Publh Mathis on Wednesday. DaeMn 4,2024. It nt0 MN to Do Suitede aht0pnntion. 110 nrsu,uru0tu, Otr"u located of Ira W. Nagler 1900 Min 4 FL 191.10 fur the Dos.°or receiving i"puttegnNwg mnrct n o. co toy od. aru10 Ain tell. to A,e local nnvpnnation ter. roc Ate ID community. All Nletesld poem worn,. to at.d. F0,: alt, InranmAon, plow coma b,c LCB CegNinew Mnl W,n:Anyse tr. et DOMr72.17M, a Mokrolosmoysejotio...o..god la girt Omni OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners ("Board") of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, November 21a', at 9:30 am or anytime thereafter in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. The Board will consider the award of grant funds the property located at 1695 NW 1st Court, owned by EWB Holdings, LLC, as authorized to transact business/render services In the State of Florida far stated property, to underwrite a portion of the costs associated with the development of an al fordable housing project in the Omni CRA. In alignment with the Board's 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") and Florida Statutes 163, the Board will evaluate a funding proposal of $1,700,000.00 to support the costs associated with the construction of a multi -generational family -centered duplex. This project will consist of two 5-bedroom units located at 1695 NW 1st Court, Miami, Florida, within the boundaries of the Omni CRA Redevelopment Area. This funding Is essential for the development of a property that represents a significant opportunity to address critical housing shortages and enhance our community. The CRA Board requests all interested parties be present or represented at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the CRA Board, in which the Board may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings Is made, Including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105). Inquiries regarding this notice may be addressed to Ms. Isiaa Jones, Executive Director, at 1401 N. Miami Ave., 2nd Floor, Miami Florida 33136 (305) 679-6868. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call 711 (Florida Relay Service), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. Ad No. 43626 Todd B. Hannon Clerk of the Board