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Omni
C R A
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, December 12, 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 OFFICE ADDRESS:
1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2"d Floor
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: (305) 679-6868
www.miamicra.com
OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Agenda December 12, 2024
CALL TO ORDER
OMNI CRA RESOLUTION(S)
1. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
16965 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("OMNI CRA") ESTABLISHING THE OMNI CRA FUTURE LEADERS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING
HIGHER EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR ELIGIBLE
RESIDENTS WITHIN THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA
("SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM"); FURTHER ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00)
ANNUALLY FROM NON-TIF REVENUE SOURCE ACCOUNT CODE
10040.920501.883000 TO FUND THE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS IN HER DISCRETION TO
QUALIFYING STUDENTS BASED ON ESSAY SUBMISSIONS, HOUSEHOLD
INCOME, AND PROOF OF ACCEPTANCE OR ENROLLMENT IN A
SUPPORTED COLLEGE MAINTAINING A GRADE POINT AVERAGE ("GPA")
OF 3.0 OR HIGHER, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSE
STATED HEREIN.
2. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
16969 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 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; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS BETWEEN
THE CRA AND EWB HOLDINGS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY FOR A MIXED -INCOME DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
("PROJECT") OF THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1433 NORTH WEST 1ST
COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA AND 1435 NORTH WEST 1ST COURT, MIAMI,
FLORIDA WITHIN THE CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT AREA; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND
SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($2,976,798.00) FOR THE
PROJECT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, 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 THIRTY (30) YEARS
AS MORE PARTICULARLY DETAILED IN A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TO
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BE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
3. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
16971 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") ALLOCATING AN ADDITIONAL FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($500,000.00) TO THE BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE
PURPOSE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT AREA FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10040.920501.883000;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT
HER DISCRETION, AS A GRANT OR A LOAN TO BUSINESS ENTITIES, OR
DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, UPON
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND/OR SATISFACTORY
DOCUMENTATION TO QUALIFYING BUSINESSES, SUBJECT TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSE STATED
HEREIN AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
4. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
15521 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 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 CRA; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CRA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE ECONOMIC
INCENTIVE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 21, 2020 ("AGREEMENT"), FOR
MIXED -USE AND MIXED -INCOME PROJECT KNOWN AS "UNI-TOWER"
("PROJECT") FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN
A UNITED STATES SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DESIGNATED
HUBZONE AT 70 NE 17TH STREET, 90 NE 17TH STREET, AND 1642 NE
1ST AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS IN AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($2,500,000.00), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL
COUNSEL; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL
COUNSEL FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ADJOURNMENT
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