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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-25-0033
File Number: 17791 Final Action Date:6/26/2025
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 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"), AND WAIVING SAID PROCEDURES,
AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS
($200,000.00) ("FUNDS"), TO ITALIAN VICE MARKETS, LLC, A FLORIDA
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("ITALIAN VICE"), FOR TENANT SPACE
IMPROVEMENTS ("PURPOSE") AT 113 NORTHWEST 8TH STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA 33136 ("TENANT SPACE"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE THE 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; FURTHER PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS 163.370 AND 163.380 FLORIDA STATUTES, SELECTING ITALIAN
VICE AS THE SOLE PROPOSER, FOR USE OF THE TENANT SPACE;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A
SUB -LEASE AGREEMENT ("SUB -LEASE") WITH ITALIAN VICE, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, FOR AN INITIAL THREE (3) YEAR TERM, AT A
TOTAL BASE RENT OF ONE DOLLAR AND ZERO CENTS ($1.00) PER
SQUARE FOOT ANNUALLY, PLUS THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF REAL
ESTATE TAXES, INSURANCE AND COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE (CAM)
CHARGES, WITH OPTION TO RENEW FOR A TERM OF YEARS NOT TO
EXCEED 2031; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, 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, Section 163.370, Florida Statutes authorizes the SEOPW CRA to enter into [sub -
]leases for property within the Redevelopment Area; and
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WHEREAS, Section 163.380, Florida Statutes authorizes the SEOPW CRA to "lease, dispose of,
or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein" acquired within the Redevelopment Area "to
any private person ... and may enter into [commercial] contracts" in order to "assist in preventing the
development or spread of future slums or blighted areas"; 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 5 of the Plan lists the promotion of the Redevelopment Area "as a
Cultural and Entertainment Destination ... that is attractive to families and individuals of all
backgrounds" as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6 of the Plan focuses on "improv[ing] the quality of life for
residents" as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 4 of the Plan reinforces that a "variety in employment
opportunities" be made available to residents within the Redevelopment Area as a stated redevelopment
principle; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 6 of the Plan insists that local businesses be promoted in order
to "improve the neighborhood economy" and "expand the economic opportunities of present and future
residents and businesses" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2021, the Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution CRA-R-21-
0005, authorizing the SEOPW CRA and Noxxen Lyric, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, to
execute a ten (10) year lease for four (4) commercial spaces, containing approximately 7,000 total square
feet of space ("Leased Spaces"), at "Lyric Point," located at 101 Northwest 8th Street, Miami, Florida
33136 ("Premises"), immediately adjacent to the historic Lyric Theatre Complex; and
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2021 and July 22, 2021, respectively, the Board of Commissioners
adopted Resolutions CRA-R-21-0006 and CRA-R-21-0025, authorizing funding, in an amount not to
exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($50,000.00), for costs associated with architectural and
engineering services for the Leased Spaces, and subsequently authorizing buildouts of the Leased Spaces,
in an amount not to exceed Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($700,000.00); and
WHEREAS, on April 17, 2023, in accordance with Florida Statutes 163.380(2) and
163.380(3)(a), the SEOPW CRA issued a public notice, declaring its intent to sub -lease the Leased
Spaces; and
WHEREAS, one (1) unit within the Leased Spaces is addressed 113 Northwest 8th Street, Miami,
Florida 33136 and is approximately 954 square feet ("Tenant Space"); and
WHEREAS, the SEOPW CRA received one (1) proposal for the Tenant Space; and
WHEREAS, Italian Vice Markets, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, with a principal
address at 937 Northwest 3td Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136 ("Italian Vice"), where it currently operates a
dessert business, submitted the only proposal for the Tenant Space and seeks to relocate its business to
expand its business operations; and
WHEREAS, Italian Vice has requested assistance with tenant improvements of the Tenant Space,
if awarded; and
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WHEREAS, on April 22, 2025, the Board of Commissioners, adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-
25-0021, which established the Tenant Improvement Grant Initiative, which allocated a total amount not
to exceed One Million Three Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,390,000.00), to
provide tenant improvement grants for prospective SEOPW CRA tenants at the Premises; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director seeks to negotiate and execute a Sub -lease Agreement ("Sub-
lease") with Italian Vice, for an initial three (3) year term, at a total base rent of One Dollar and Zero
Cents ($1.00) per square foot annually, plus the proportionate share of real estate taxes, insurance and
common area maintenance (CAM) charges, with option to renew for a term of years not to exceed 2031,
including any and all documents necessary, all -in forms acceptable to Counsel, and award a grant, in an
amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,000.00) ("Funds"), subject
to funding availability, for tenant improvements at the Tenant Space ("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the SEOPW CRA has dutifully complied with Sections 163.380(2) and
163.380(3)(a) Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would further the
SEOPW CRA's redevelopment goals and objectives; 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 the Sub -lease, including 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 disburse the 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 and the Tenant Improvement Grant is hereby
authorized for the Purpose stated herein.
Section 4. Pursuant to Sections 163.370 and 163.380 Florida Statutes, Italian Vice is hereby
selected as the sole proposer of the Tenant Space.
Section 5. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute a Tenant
Improvement Grant agreement and Sub -lease, for an initial three (3) year term, at a total base rent of One
Dollar and Zero Cents ($1.00) per square foot annually, plus the proportionate share of real estate taxes,
insurance and common area maintenance (CAM) charges, with option to renew for a term of years not to
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exceed 2031, including any and all documents necessary, all -in forms acceptable to Counsel, with Italian
Vice for the Purpose stated herein.
Section 6. Sections of this Resolution may be renumbered or re -lettered and corrections of
typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the Executive Director, or the
Executive Director's designee, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected copy of the same with
the City Clerk.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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