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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-25-0027 MemorandumSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting June 17, 2025 SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Board Chair Christine King Date: June 23, 2025 and Members of the CRA Board File: 17655 From: James McQueen Executive Director Subject: Additional Funding to SEOPW CRA Facade Beautification & Training Program Enclosures: File # 17655 - 2025-05-22 File # 17655 - File # 17655 - File # 17655 - Public Backup Exhibit A Backup Notice to the BACKGROUND: 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 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 the continuation of the SEOPW CRA Facade Beautification and Work Training Program ("Program"), for the purpose of completing the facade enhancement of eighty-five (85) townhomes between Northwest 5th Avenue to Northwest 7t'' Avenue, and from Northwest 10th Street to Northwest 1 1th 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"). It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the SEOPW CRA approve and adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the allocation of the additional Funds, bringing the total program cost to an amount not to exceed Four Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,000,000.00), for the Purpose stated herein. 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 1 of the 2018 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency Plan Update (the "Plan") lists the "preserv[ation] of historic buildings and community heritage" as a stated redevelopment goal. Section 2, Goal 4 of the Plan encourages the "creat[ion of] jobs within the community" as a stated redevelopment goal. Section 2, Goal 6 of the Plan encourages " [i]mprov[ing] the quality of life for residents" as a stated redevelopment goal. Section 2, Principle 10 of the Plan proposes that " [s]treets & buildings must be attractive" as a stated redevelopment principle. Lastly, Section 2, Principle 14 of the Plan emphasizes efforts to " [r]estore a sense of community and unify the area culturally" as a stated redevelopment principle. FUNDING: Previous allocation: $1,300,000.00 Additional funding: $2,700,000.00 Total funding: $4,000,000.00 from Other Grants and Aids - Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. FACT SHEET: Number of participants: 10-12 certified graduates Funding request: $2,700,000.00 Scope of work or services (Summary) Continued on -site construction training in combination with facade beautification and painting of 1, 2, and 3-story existing and privately owned homes and mixed - use buildings within certain focus areas in the Redevelopment Area. Page 2 of 7 AGENDA ITEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORM SEOPW CRA CRA Board Meeting Date: June 17, 2025 CRA Section: Brief description of CRA Agenda Item: Allocating additional funding, in an amount not to exceed $2,700,000.00 for the continuation of the SEOPW CRA Facade Beautification and Work Training Program. Project Number YES, there Account Code: (if applicable): are sufficient funds in Line Item: 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 Amount: $ 2, 7 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: Page 3 of 7 Approved by: Executive Director 5/15/2025 Ja ' ; ' e uee4 Executive Director 6/5/2025 Approval: Miguel A Vafcntin, 1= ;riarice Officer II Miguel A ValOntiK iriance Officer 5/15/2025 Miguel A Valtntlr 1- iriarce Off cerl 6/5/2025 6/17/2025 Page 4 of 7 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency File Type: CRA Resolution Enactment Number: CRA-R-25-0027 File Number: 17655 Final Action Date:6/17/2025 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 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 FAQADE BEAUTIFICATION AND WORK TRAINING PROGRAM ("PROGRAM"), FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING THE FAQADE 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 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 Page 5 of 7 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 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, Goal 4 of the Plan encourages the "creat[ion of] jobs within the community" as a stated redevelopment goal; and WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6 of the Plan encourages "[i]mprov[ing] the quality of life for residents" as a stated redevelopment goal; and WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 10 of the Plan proposes that "[s]treets & buildings must be attractive" as a stated redevelopment principle; and WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 14 of the Plan emphasizes efforts to "[r]estore a sense of community and unify the area culturally" as a stated redevelopment principle; and WHEREAS, the SEOPW CRA determined that there was a need for facade enhancement of older one-story to three-story residential buildings within the Redevelopment Area in order to improve the overall landscape and quality of life for residents; and WHEREAS, on July 27, 2023, the Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-23- 0032, authorizing the Executive Director to allocate funds, in an amount not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,300,000.00), to Florida International University's Moss School of Construction Management, a Florida Public Research Institution ("FIU") to implement and manage the SEOPW CRA Facade Beautification Program ("Program"), a focused -area building facade improvement/beautification program, which included a community workforce development component, where workers would be trained on construction -specific industry skills, and gain nationally recognized certifications in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30 in Construction and National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) upon graduation; and WHEREAS, the preliminary Program scope of work targeted eighty-five (85) townhomes between Northwest 5th Avenue to Northwest 7th Avenue, and from Northwest 10th Street to Northwest 11th Street, Miami, Florida 33136 ("Culmer Townhomes"); and WHEREAS, the preliminary Program costs did not account for the severe lack of structural integrity of the Culmer Townhomes and the costs necessary to address the accompanying common area renovations that became slum and blighted over time; and WHEREAS, the Program's new scope of work includes construction costs for the necessary exterior painting and related improvements to the residential and common area structures in order to complete the Culmer Townhomes, as well as the additional target zone of the Redevelopment Area's commercial business corridor along Northwest 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136 (collectively, the "Properties"), including labor and payroll costs; and WHEREAS, the SEOPW CRA seeks additional funding to continue the Program and utilize apprenticeship labor from the local certified graduates of FIU's Construction Trades Program ("Purpose"); and Page 6 of 7 WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize additional grant funds in an amount not to exceed Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,700,000.00) ("Funds") for a total project cost of Four Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,000,000.00) 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 to authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all agreements necessary, all in forms acceptable to Counsel, for said Purpose; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: 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. 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, and waiving the requirements for said procedures are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized' to allocate 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 the Program for the Purpose stated herein. Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized' to negotiate and execute agreement(s), 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: �rfce Br ounsel 4 6/5/2025 ce Br ounsel 5/15/2025 ' 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 City Code provisions, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA. Page 7 of 7