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Home My WebLink AboutSEOPW CRA 2025-06-17 Marked AgendaSoutheast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda June 17, 2025 City of Miami Marked Agenda 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 Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four 819 NW 2nd AVE, 3rd FLOOR MIAMI, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6800 www.seopwcra.com Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:00 AM City Hall CALL TO ORDER Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Rosado Absent: Commissioner Carollo Note for the Record: Commissioner Gabela entered the meeting at 6:41 p.m. On the 17th day of June 2025, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in special session at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chairwoman King at 6:35 p.m., and was adjourned at 6:43 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: James McQueen, Executive Director, CRA Vincent Brown, Deputy Executive Director, CRA Domini Gibbs-Sorey, Assistant City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ALL ITEM(S) SEOPW CRA Page I Printed on 6/23/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda June 17, 2025 APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING(S): 1. SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST CRA - REGULAR - APR 10, 2025 10:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo NAYS: Rosado ABSENT: Gabela, Carollo 2. SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST CRA - REGULAR - APR 24, 2025 10:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo NAYS: Rosado ABSENT: Gabela, Carollo SEOPW CRA Page 2 Printed on 6/23/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda June 17, 2025 CRA RESOLUTION(S) 1. CRA RESOLUTION 17654 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($75,000.00) ("FUNDS"), TO THE LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION TRUST, A LIMITED AGENCY AND INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), CREATED PURSUANT TO CITY ORDINANCE NO. 12859 IN 2006 ("LIBERTY CITY TRUST"), TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2025 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ("PROGRAM"), WHICH PROVIDES EMPLOYABILITY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO LOW- INCOME AND AT -RISK YOUTH PURPOSE"); 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 ACCOUNT NO. 10051.920101.883000.0000.00000 — "OTHER GRANTS AND 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; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0025 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela, Carollo SEOPW CRA Page 3 Printed on 6/23/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda June 17, 2025 2. CRA RESOLUTION 17656 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), SELECTING WLS, L.C., D/B/A/ NAI MIAMI-FORT LAUDERDALE, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS THE SOLE PROPOSER IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ("RFP") 25-01, TO SERVE AS PROPERTY MANAGER OF THOSE CERTAIN PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE SEOPW CRA, AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED, WITH THE SOLE PROPOSER, FOR WHICH TERMS MAY BE AMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALL -IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0026 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela, Carollo SEOPW CRA Page 4 Printed on 6/23/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda June 17, 2025 3. CRA RESOLUTION 17655 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/STHS) 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 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, AND WAIVING SAID PROCEDURES FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING, ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL FUNDING, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,700,000.00) ("FUNDS"), FOR A TOTAL PROGRAM COST OF FOUR MILLION DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,000,000.00), FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE SEOPW CRA FA?ADE BEAUTIFICATION AND WORK TRAINING PROGRAM ("PROGRAM"), FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING THE FA?ADE ENHANCEMENT OF EIGHTY-FIVE (85) TOWNHOMES BETWEEN NORTHWEST 5TH AVENUE TO NORTHWEST 7TH AVENUE, AND FROM NORTHWEST 10TH STREET TO NORTHWEST 11TH STREET ("CULMER TOWNHOMES"), AS WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR TARGET ZONE OF NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROPERTIES"), UTILIZING THE APPRENTICESHIP LABOR PROVIDED BY GRADUATES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY'S MOSS SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, A FLORIDA PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTION ("FIU") ("PURPOSE"); 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 ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 — "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS"; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AGREEMENT(S), INCLUDING ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABL ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0027 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: Carollo SEOPW CRA Page 5 Printed on 6/23/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda June 17, 2025 4. CRA RESOLUTION 17730 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("PSA"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "B," WITH HOOD DESIGN STUDIO, INC. ("H.D.S."), A FOREIGN PROFIT CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, FOR MAJOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL, REDESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT SERVICES ("PURPOSE") FOR THE NORTHWEST 9TH STREET PEDESTRIAN MALL, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 ("PROPERTY"), AUTHORIZED UNDER RESOLUTION NO. CRA-R-24-0031, INCREASING THE EXISTING CONTRACT VALUE, TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($1,932,312.00) ("FUNDS"), FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,232,312.00), SUBJECT TO FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND PROCEEDS FROM THE SERIES 2025 BOND ISSUANCE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.531000.0000.00000 - "SEOPW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (OTHER)"; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, SUBJECT TO ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALS HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY MADE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING, THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: Item 4 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, SEOPW CRA Meeting. SEOPW CRA Page 6 Printed on 6/23/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda June 17, 2025 5. CRA RESOLUTION 17731 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, BETWEEN THE SEOPW CRA AND SHIRLENE INGRAHAM, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE SHIRLENE INGRAHAM FAMILY TRUST, AND J.E.J PROPERTIES, INC. (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SELLER"), FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE REAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 936 NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE AND 950 NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 (FOLIO NO. 01-3137- 035-0010) (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROPERTIES"), CONTAINING AN APPROXIMATE TOTAL ADJUSTED AREA OF 3,826 SQUARE FEET, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED, FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE NOT TO EXCEED THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES, CONTINGENT UPON THE SEOPW CRA OBTAINING A WRITTEN APPRAISAL FROM A LICENSED FLORIDA APPRAISER, PLUS THE COST OF A SURVEY, ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT, TITLE INSURANCE, AND RELATED CLOSING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACQUISITION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 163.370, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND THE SEOPW CRA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, WITH THE OPTION TO RE -PURCHASE THE PROPERTIES AT A LATER DATE ("PURPOSE"); AUTHORIZING COUNSEL TO ENGAGE MARLON A. HILL OF WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN, P.L., AS OUTSIDE COUNSEL, FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF THE SEOPW CRA ON ALL MATTERS RELATED TO A TITLE COMMITMENT AND POLICY, A PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT REPORT (AND PHASE II, IF REQUIRED), A SURVEY, AND REPRESENTATION AT CLOSING; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADJOURNMENT ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0028 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela, Carollo The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p. m. SEOPW CRA Page 7 Printed on 6/23/2025