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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, April 24, 2025
10:00 AM
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency
Christine King, Chair, District Five
Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One
Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two
Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three
Vacant Position, Board Member, District Four
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Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA
Meeting Minutes April 24, 2025
CALL TO ORDER
Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo and
Commissioner Carollo
On the 24th day of April 2025, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in
regular session at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami,
Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chairwoman King at 12: 07 p.m., and was
adjourned at 12:10 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
James McQueen, Executive Director, CRA
Vincent Brown, Deputy Executive Director, CRA
Xavier Alban, Deputy City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board
CRA PUBLIC COMMENTS
Chair King: Good afternoon. Welcome to the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA
(Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting for April 24th, 2025. I am Chairwoman
Christine King. I'm going to introduce our executive director, Mr. James D. McQueen.
James D. McQueen (Executive Director): Good afternoon. We have one item to present
to the board, and I'll turn it over to Mr. Brown, he'll read that item into the record.
Vincent Brown (Deputy Executive Director/Staff Counsel): Madam Chair, before we
proceed, there are the minutes from the February 27th 2025 meeting that also need to be
approved.
Chair King: I'm going to open the floor for public comment. If there's anyone here that
would like to speak on any item before us for the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA
meeting, please step forward. Seeing none, public comment period is closed.
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MINUTES APPROVAL
1. SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST CRA - REGULAR - FEB 27, 2025
10:00 AM
MOTION TO: Approve
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three
SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Carollo
Chair King: May I have a motion to approve the minutes?
Board Member Gabela: Second.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Board Members (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
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Meeting Minutes April 24, 2025
CRA RESOLUTION(S)
1. CRA RESOLUTION
17522 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA") ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND
ZERO CENTS ($1,390,000.00) TO ESTABLISH THE TENANT
IMPROVEMENT GRANT INITIATIVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPERTY
IMPROVEMENTS ("PURPOSE"), PURSUANT TO SECTION 163.370
FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR PROSPECTIVE TENANTS AT THE PROPERTY
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "LYRIC POINT" LOCATED AT 101
NORTHWEST 8TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 ("PROPERTY");
PROVIDING THAT GRANTS IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($25,000.00) SHALL BE PRESENTED TO
THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION; 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, ALLOCATED FROM
OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS, ACCOUNT NO.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING TH E
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND
EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL FOR THE
PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF
RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0021
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One
SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two
AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Carollo
Chair King: Next item.
Vincent Brown (Deputy Executive Director/Staff Counsel): Madam Chair, a resolution
approving the allocation of funds in the amount not to exceed $1,390,000, to create a
grant program to support tenant improvements of future commercial tenants occupancy
at the property commonly referred to as Lyric Point, located at 101 Northwest 8th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33136.
Chair King: May I have a motion?
Board Member Gabela: Motion.
Chair King: I have a motion --
Board Member Pardo: Second.
Chair King: -- and a second. All in favor?
The Board Members (Collectively): Aye.
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Meeting Minutes April 24, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. This shall conclude the Southeast
Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting for April 24th,
2025. Thank you for your advocacy.
The meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.
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