HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-25-0010 MemorandumSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting
February 27, 2025
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Christine King Date: February 28, 2025
and Members of the CRA
Board File: 17276
From: James McQueen
Executive Director
Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver to Human
Resources of Miami, Inc.
Enclosures: File # 17276 - Notice to the
Public
BACKGROUND:
A Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW CRA"), by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised
public hearing, ratifying, approving, and confirming the Executive Director's recommendation and
finding 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
SEOPW CRA; waiving the requirements for competitive sealed bidding as not being practicable or
advantageous to the SEOPW CRA; Human Resources of Miami, Inc., is a Florida Profit corporation
("HRM") is requesting Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00) from the SEOPW
CRA which will provide the Redevelopment Area with landscaping facade maintenance and slum and
blight redress, through its second -chance job program designed to give Overtown residents an opportunity
to work in Overtown (the "Program").
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 2018 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency Plan
Update (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 [I]ife for residents" as a stated
redevelopment goal.
Further, Section 2, Principle 4 of the Plan provides "that employment opportunities be made available to
existing residents ..." as a stated redevelopment principle.
FUNDING:
$600,000.00 allocated as follows:
$600,000.00 - TIF funds — Other Grant and Aids,
Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
FACT SHEET:
Company name: Human Resources of Miami, Inc.
Address: 915 NW 1st Avenue, BAY 3A, Miami, FL 33136
Funding request: $600,000.00.
Scope of work or services (Summary): will provide the Redevelopment Area with landscaping
facade maintenance and slum and blight redress, through its second -chance job program designed to
give Overtown residents an opportunity to work in Overtown
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AGENDA ITEM
FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORM
SEOPW CRA
CRA Board Meeting Date: February 27, 2025
CRA Section:
Brief description of CRA Agenda Item:
Authorizing a grant in an amount not to exceed $600,000, to Human Resources of
Miami, Inc.
Project Number
YES, there
Account Code:
(if applicable):
are sufficient funds in Line Item:
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 Amount: $ 6 0 0, 0 0 0.0 0
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:
Approved by:
Approval:
Executive Director 2/20/2025
Miguel A Valentin, ririarice Off;cer 2/20/2025
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Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency
File Type: CRA Resolution
Enactment Number: CRA-R-25-0010
File Number: 17276 Final Action Date:2/27/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW
CRA"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION AND FINDING 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 SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY HUMAN RESOURCES OF MIAMI,
INC., A FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATION ("HRM"), LOCATED AT 915 N.W. 1ST
AVENUE BAY 3A MIAMI, FL 33136, 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 FROM ACCOUNT NUMBERS NO.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING,
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND
ZERO CENTS ($600,000.00) ("'FUNDS") TO HRM TO ASSIST WITH ANTI -LITTERING
SERVICES WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA ("PURPOSE"); 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 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 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan Update (the
"Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goals 4, of the Plan, "creat[ion of] jobs within the community" as stated
redevelopment goals; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goals 6, of the Plan, "improving quality of life for residents" as stated
redevelopment goals; and
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WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 4, of the Plan provides "that employment opportunities be made
available to existing residents ... " as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 10, of the Plan also lists "[m]aintenance of public streets and
spaces must occur" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, since 2011 the Human Resource of Miami, Inc., a Florida profit corporation
("HRM") which provides the Redevelopment Area with landscaping facade maintenance and slum and
blight redress, through its second -chance job program designed to give Overtown residents an opportunity
to work in Overtown (the "Program"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize funding in an amount not to exceed
Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00) ("Funds") to Human Resources of Miami,
Inc., for the Purpose stated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would further the
SEOPW CRA redevelopment goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and findings of the Executive Director, 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 Section 18-85 of the Code of
the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, and to authorize
the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in forms acceptable
to the General Counsel, with Human Resources of Miami, Inc., for the provision of grant Funds for the
Purpose stated herein and subject to the availability of funds;
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. By a four -fifths (4/5th) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the
Executive Director's recommendation and written findings that competitive negotiation methods and
procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA, pursuant to Section 18-85 of the
City Code, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed and the
requirements of competitive sealed bidding methods as not being practicable or advantageous to the
SEOPW CRA are waived.
Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized' to disperse funds, at his discretion,
on a reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory
documentation, allocating Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00) from Account
No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 (TIF funds — Other Grants and Aids) in a total amount not to
exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00) ("Funds") to Human Resources of
Miami, Inc., for the Purpose stated herein.
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.
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Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized' to negotiate and execute an agreement,
including any and all necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the General 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:
y 'te Br ounsel 2/20/2025
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