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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-25-0008
File Number: 17274 Final Action Date:2/27/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE
OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE DOLLARS ($61,259.00) ("FUNDS") TO UNDERWRITE
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCING THE "SEPIA VERNACULAR"
EXHIBIT, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A," AT THE
LAWSON E. THOMAS BUILDING, LOCATED AT 1021 N.W. 2ND AVENUE,
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136; 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.
10051.920101.883000.0000.00000 — "OTHER GRANT AIDS / NON-TIF
REVENUE FUND"; 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 PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE 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 ("Redevelopment Area") in accordance with the 2018 Updated Southeast Overtown/Park West
Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 5, of the Plan lists "[p]romot[ing] and market[ing] the community as
a cultural ... destination rich in history" as a stated redevelopment goal.
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6, of the Plan further lists the "[i]mproving quality of life for
residents," as a stated redevelopment goal.
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 14 of the Plan lists restoration of "a sense of community and
unification of the area culturally" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, Sepia Vernacular: Overtown's Photographic Journey, 1920-1950, attached and
incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," is an exhibition that explores the people, places, and character of the
historic Overtown neighborhood, and is a poignant tribute to one of Miami's oldest neighborhoods
("Program"); and
WHEREAS, curated from the City of Miami Planning Department's Archives, the Program will
provide a unique lens into the Redevelopment Area's vibrant history, showcasing more than eighty (80)
photographs that capture the daily lives and landscapes of the community during the first half of the 20th
century; and
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File ID: 17274 Enactment Number: CRA-R-25-0008
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the expenditure of funds in an
amount not to exceed Sixty -One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty -Nine Dollars ($61,259.00) ("Funds") to
execute the Program ("Purpose");
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would further the
SEOPW CRA redevelopment goals and objectives.
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. 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 the corresponding Account No. 10051.920101.883000.0000.00000 - "Other Grant
Aids / Non-TIF Revenue Fund" for the Purpose stated herein.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized' to negotiate and execute an agreement,
including any and all necessary documents, and all in forms acceptable to the Counsel, for said Purpose.
Section 4. Sections of this Resolution may be renumbered or re -lettered, and corrections of
typographical errors that do not affect the intent may be authorized by the Executive Director or the
Executive Director's designee, without the need for a public hearing, by filing a corrected copy of the
same with the City Clerk.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
ounsel 2/20/2025
' 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 Code provisions, as adopted
by the SEOPW CRA.
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