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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-24-0073 MemorandumSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting November 21, 2024 SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Board Chair Christine King Date: November 22, 2024 and Members of the CRA Board File: 16958 From: James McQueen Executive Director Subject: 4/5ths Vote: Girl Power Rocks, Inc. for the Development of Mama Hattie's House Enclosures: File # 16958 - Public File # 16958 - File # 16958 - Notice to the Exhibit A Exhibit B BACKGROUND: A Resolution of the Board of Commissioners ("Board") of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW CRA"), with attachment(s), rescinding Resolution No. CRA-R-23-0021, adopted on May 25, 2023, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," and enacting this new Resolution, 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 `B," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous, pursuant to Section 18-85 of the code of the City of Miami, Florida, to assist the organization, Girl Power Rocks, Inc., a Florida Not -For -Profit Corporation, in the development of Mama Hattie's House, a mixed -used development with administrative space on the ground floor, and its associated soft costs in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($500,000.00) ("Soft Costs") for an aggregate amount not to exceed Five Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,000,000.00) ("Funds"), and waiving the requirements for competitive sealed bidding as not being practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA. On January 22, 2010, the Miami -Dade County ("MDC"), the City of Miami (the "City"), and the SEOPW CRA entered an Amendment to the 1983 Interlocal Cooperation Agreement ("Amendment"). As part of the Amendment, the parties agreed on specific listed projects. Mama Hattie's House is a listed project that shall be partially funded by the SEOPW CRA when MDC and the City have determined that the project is ready to proceed. On May 25, 2023, the Board of Commissioners authorized the Executive Director to disperse funds to Girl Power Rocks, Inc., a Florida For Profit Corporation, to assist with the development of Mama Hattie's House ("Purpose"), a mixed -use development with administrative space on the ground floor in an amount not to exceed Five Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,000,000.00) ("Funds"). The SEOPW CRA wishes to clarify that the Funds shall also include for soft costs, such as legal fees, consultant fees and professional architectural/engineering fees associated with the Project, in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($500,000.00). It is recommended that the Board of the SEOPW CRA approve and adopt the attached Resolution, authorizing the allocation of the Funds to the organization, Girl Power Rocks, Inc, for the Purpose stated therein. JUSTIFICATION: Pursuant to Section 163.340(9), Florida Statutes, (the "Act") community redevelopment means "undertakings, activities, or projects of a ... community redevelopment agency in a community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight...." Section 2, Goal 4, of the Plan lists the "creati[on of] jobs within the community..." as a stated redevelopment goal. Section 2, Goal 6, of the Plan, lists the " [i]mprove[ment of] the [q]uality of [1]ife for residents" as a stated redevelopment goal. Section 2, Principle 4, of the Plan, provides that "employment opportunities be made available to existing residents ..." as a stated redevelopment principle. Further, Section 2, Principle 6, of the Plan, provides that to "address and improve the neighborhood economy and expand economic opportunities of present and future residents ..." FUNDING: $5,000,000.00 allocated from account 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 — SEOPW - Other Grant and Aids. FACT SHEET: Company name: Girl Power Rocks, Inc. Address: 1600 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33136 Funding request: $5,000,000.00 Scope of work or services (Summary): To support the development of Mama Hattie's House and associated soft costs up to $500,000.00. Page 2 of 7 AGENDA ITEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORM SEOPW CRA CRA Board Meeting Date: November 21, 2024 CRA Section: Brief description of CRA Agenda Item: Approving rescission of CRA-R-23-0021 and enactment of new resolution to clarify soft costs for Mama Hattie's House Development — Girl Power Rocks, Inc. Project Number (if applicable): YES, there are sufficient funds in Line Item: Account Code: Amount: 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: Funding allocation in the amount of $5,000,000 has already been encumbered previously. Page 3 of 7 Approved by: Approval: Executive Director 11/14/2024 i Iy, ) Miguel A Valcntir, Finance OfficeF 1 ' /14/2024 Page 4 of 7 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency File Type: CRA Resolution Enactment Number: CRA-R-24-0073 File Number: 16958 Final Action Date:11/21/2024 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. CRA-R-23-0021, ADOPTED ON MAY 25, 2023, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A," AND ENACTING THIS NEW RESOLUTION, 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 "B," 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 ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAMA HATTIE'S HOUSE, A MIXED -USED DEVELOPMENT WITH ADMINISTRATIVE SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SOFT COSTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($500,000.00) ("SOFT COSTS"), 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, ALLOCATED FROM OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS, ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MILLION DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,000,000.00) ("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 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 Community Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"); and WHEREAS, through Resolution No. CRA-R-23-0021, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," the Board of Commissioners authorized the Executive Director to disperse funds to Girl Page 5 of 7 Power Rocks, Inc., a Florida For Profit Corporation ("Grantee") to assist with the development of Mama Hattie's House, a mixed -use development with administrative space on the ground floor ("Project"); and WHEREAS, the SEOPW CRA would like to rescind the previous resolution, in its entirety to clarify the terms; and WHEREAS, on January 22, 2010, the Miami -Dade County ("MDC"), the City of Miami (the "City"), and the SEOPW CRA entered an Amendment to the 1983 Interlocal Cooperation Agreement ("Amendment"); and WHEREAS, as part of the Amendment, the parties agreed on specific projects; and WHEREAS, Mama Hattie's House is listed as one of the specific projects within the Amendment; and WHEREAS, for over twenty-two (22) years, Grantee has operated within the SEOPW CRA redevelopment area; and WHEREAS, Grantee focuses on fostering positive social life skills, positive behavior, and emotional awareness, monitoring and providing academic performance, teaching workforce skills, providing job training in science, technology, engineering, art, and math ("STEAM"), and offering field trip opportunities; and WHEREAS, Grantee's mission continues to align with the SEOPW CRA's redevelopment goals and principles; and WHEREAS, the Project will run as a five -story mixed use facility that will operate twenty -four - hours to include retail, support for start-ups businesses, as a permanent home base for females ages 11- 21 who will soon age out of foster care, neglected, abused, transitioning from homelessness, exiting detention, and females enrolled in the Grantee's youth and work training programming; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize funding in the amount not to exceed Five Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,000,000.00) ("Funds") to Girl Power Rocks, Inc., for the Project; and WHEREAS, the SEOPW CRA wishes to clarify that the Funds shall include for soft costs, such as legal fees, consultant fees and professional architectural/engineering fees associated with the Project, in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($500,000.00); and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would further the SEOPW CRA's redevelopment goals and objectives; and WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and findings of the Executive Director, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "B," it is in the SEOPW CRA's best interest for the Board of Commissioners to authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, including any and all amendments, all in forms acceptable to Counsel for the Purpose stated herein; 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: Page 6 of 7 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. Resolution No. CRA-R-23-0021, adopted on May 25, 2023 is hereby rescinded in its entirety. Section 3. 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 "B," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA, to allocate the Funds to the Grantee for the Purpose stated herein, and waiving the requirements for said procedures is hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 4. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to disperse the Funds, at his discretion, on a reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation from Other Grants and Aids - Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 to the Grantee for the Purpose stated herein. Section 5. The Executive Director is authorized' to negotiate and execute an agreement, including any and all necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to Counsel, for said Purpose. Section 6. 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. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: ounsel 11/14/2024 1 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. Page 7 of 7