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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-25-0013
File Number: 17452 Final Action Date:4/10/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("SEOPW 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
HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND
PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS, PURSUANT
TO SECTION(S) 18-85 AND 18-86 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA;
WAIVING SAID PROCEDURES FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE 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. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000
"OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS"; AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED DOLLARS AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($34,700.25) ("ADDITIONAL
FUNDING") FOR A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($932,021.20)
("FUNDS") TO ASSIST J.E.J. PROPERTIES, INC., A FLORIDA FOR -PROFIT
CORPORATION ("JEJ"), FOR THE RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION OF
THE DUNNS-JOSEPHINE HOTEL, LOCATED AT 1028 N.W. 3RD AVENUE,
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 ("PROPERTY"); FURTHER CLARIFYING THAT FUNDS
MAY BE USED TOWARDS PROJECT RELATED SOFT COSTS INCLUDING
INSURANCE, ENGINEERING FEES, AND PERMIT FEES ("PURPOSE");
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 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, pursuant to Section 163.340(9) Florida Statutes, "community redevelopment means
projects of a ... community redevelopment agency in a community redevelopment area for the
elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slum and blight"; and
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WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 1, of the Plan lists the "preserv[ation] of historic buildings and
community heritage," as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 8, of the Plan provides that " [o]Ider buildings that embody the
area's cultural past should be restored"; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4, of the Plan lists the "creat[ion of] jobs within the community" as
stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 6, of the Plan provides to "address and improve the neighbor-
hood economy and expand the economic opportunities of present and future residents and businesses," as
a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, on July 25, 2024, the Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-24-
0051, authorizing the Executive Director to issue a grant in an amount not to exceed Eight Hundred
Ninety -Seven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Dollars and Ninety -Five Cents ($897,320.95) to J.E.J.
Properties, Inc., a Florida for -profit corporation ("JEJ"), to support the renovation and rehabilitation of the
historic Dunns-Josephine Hotel, built in 1938, located at 1028 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida, 33136
("Property"); and
WHEREAS, JEJ is currently unable to begin the rehabilitation project due to funding issues
related to the purchase of necessary insurance policies to meet the City of Miami ("City") and SEOPW
CRA requirements, such as Builder's Risk and General Liability; and
WHEREAS, JEJ now seeks additional funds to meet the requirements of the City and SEOPW
CRA, which will be applied to project related soft costs, including insurance, engineering fees, and permit
fees, that would allow the project to commence and conclude prior to the end of 2025 ("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize additional grant funds in an amount
not to exceed Thirty -Four Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars and Twenty -Five Cents ($34,700.25)
("Additional Funding") for a total project cost of Nine Hundred Thirty -Two Thousand Twenty -One
Dollars and Twenty Cents ($932,021.20) ("Funds") for the Purpose stated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that adopting this Resolution would further the
redevelopment goals and objectives of the SEOPW CRA; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and findings of the Executive Director, attached and
incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," 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 Sections 18-85 and 18-86 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, to allocate said Funds, subject to availability,
and authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in
forms acceptable to Counsel, with JEJ 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:
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.
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Section 2. 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 "A," that
competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA,
to allocate the Funds to JEJ for the Purpose stated herein, and waiving the requirements for said
procedures is hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized' to disburse 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 JEJ for
the Purpose stated herein.
Section 4. 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 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
ounsel 4/3/2025
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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