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City of Miami
Marked Agenda
OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency
Damian Pardo, Chair, District Two
Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three
Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One
Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four
Christine King, Board Member, District Five
OMNI CRA OFFICE ADDRESS
1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: (305) 679-6868
www.omnicra.com
Thursday, June 26, 2025
9:30 AM City Hall
CALL TO ORDER
Present: Chair Pardo, Vice Chair Carollo, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner
Rosado and Commissioner King
On the 26th day of June 2025, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI 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 Chair Pardo at 12: 46 p.m., and was adjourned at 12: 56 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Isiaa Jones, Executive Director, CRA
Domini Gibbs-Sorey, Assistant City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board
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OMNI CRA RESOLUTION(S)
1. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
16969 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("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 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, AS ADOPTED BY
THE CRA; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED
BIDDING AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE
CRA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS BETWEEN
THE CRA AND EWB HOLDINGS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY FOR A MIXED -INCOME DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
("PROJECT") OF THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1433 NORTH WEST 1ST
COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA AND 1435 NORTH WEST 1ST COURT, MIAMI,
FLORIDA WITHIN THE CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT AREA; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND
SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($2,976,798.00) FOR THE
PROJECT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSE
STATED HEREIN, ALL BEING SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF
FUNDING AND THE RENTS BEING RESTRICTED FOR THIRTY (30) YEARS
AS MORE PARTICULARLY DETAILED IN A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TO
BE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0029
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three
SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
AYES: Pardo, Carollo, Gabela, Rosado, King
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2. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
15521 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BYA 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 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 CRA; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CRA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 21, 2020
("AGREEMENT") IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL,
FOR THE MIXED -USE AND MIXED -INCOME PROJECT KNOWN AS "UNI-
TOWER" ("PROJECT") FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY
LOCATED WITHIN A UNITED STATES SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION DESIGNATED HUBZONE AT 70 NORTH EAST 17TH
STREET, 90 NORTH EAST 17TH STREET, AND 1642 NORTH EAST 1ST
AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER AMENDING THE AFFORDABILITY
PERIOD OF THE PROJECT TO 2055; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION
OF GRANT FUNDS IN AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00), SUBJECT TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDED RESTRICTIVE
COVENANT AGREEMENT, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL
FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0030
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three
SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
AYES: Pardo, Carollo, Gabela, Rosado, King
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3. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION
17814 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA"), APPROVING,
ACCEPTING, AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ORDER OF
BUSINESS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE, AS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER
2/ARTICLE II/SECTION 2-33/SUBSECTION (0) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION/ORDER OF
BUSINESS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE," TO PROVIDE FOR THE
AUTOMATIC CONTINUANCE OF AN OMNI CRA BOARD MEETING WHEN
A MEETING IS CANCELLED OR NOT HELD DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM
OR OTHER EMERGENCY; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
ADJOURNMENT
ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0031
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three
SECONDER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five
AYES: Pardo, Carollo, Gabela, Rosado, King
The meeting adjourned at 12: 56 p.m.
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