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Home My WebLink AboutSEOPW CRA 2025-07-24 MinutesCity of Miami 819 NW 2nd Ave 3rd Floor Miami, FL 33136 www.seopwcra.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, July 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 Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four X k k******WW W:Y:Y****iiiiiii SEOPW CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 819 NW 2ND AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR MIAMI, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6800 www.seopwcra.com Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes July 24, 2025 CALL TO ORDER Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Rosado Absent: Commissioner Carollo On the 24th day of July 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 3:00 p.m., and was adjourned at 3:03 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) Chair King: At this time, we'll open the floor for public comment. If there's anyone that wish -- would wish to speak on the items that are before us today, please step forward. Seeing none, public comment period is now closed. SEOPW CRA Page 1 Printed on 8/26/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes July 24, 2025 CRA RESOLUTION(S) 1. CRA RESOLUTION 17929 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE ACCESSING OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") CONTRACT NO. 985381(28) ("CONTRACT") FOR THE PROVISION OF SECURITY GUARD SERVICES, FOR THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-111 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), WITH KENT SECURITY SERVICES, INC., A FLORIDA FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION ("KENT SECURITY"), WHICH WAS COMPETITIVELY SOLICITED FOR A TERM OF FIVE (5) YEARS FROM OCTOBER 14, 2020, TO OCTOBER 13, 2025, WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD, EXTENDING THE AGREEMENT TO OCTOBER 13, 2028, ON AN AS -NEEDED CONTRACTUAL BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EXTENSIONS AND/OR REPLACEMENT CONTRACT(S) BY THE CITY, ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.534000.0000.00000, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR SAID PURPOSE, FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY MADE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING, THE CITY OF MIAMI' S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI - DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0036 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: Carollo Chair King: Welcome back, everybody, to the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. I am joined by my -- with my colleagues: Commissioner Ralph Rosado, myself Chairwoman Christine King, Commissioner Miguel Gabela and Commissioner Pardo, our Executive Director, James D. McQueen, and our Deputy Executive Director, Vincent T. Brown, and our attorney, Ms. Gibbs. How are you today? I'm going to turn the 'Mc over to our executive director. Mr. McQueen? James McQueen (Executive Director): Thank you, Madam Chair. We have, before the board, four items. I'm going to ask Mr. Brown to read those into the record. SEOPW CRA Page 2 Printed on 8/26/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes July 24, 2025 Vincent Brown (Deputy Executive Director/Staff Counsel): The first item, Madam Chair, for consideration is a resolution with attachments authorizing accessing of the City of Miami contract provision of security guard services for the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA pursuant to Section 18-111 of the code of the City of Miami. Item 2, with an amendment, a resolution establishing a public arts activation and beautification grant and approving funding of the program in the amount not to exceed $200,000. Exhibit A is the actual application to the grant. Item Number 3 is a resolution authorizing the executive director to meet funding commitment to the city of Miami for the development and coordination of the 1-395 Underdeck Greenway Project, also known as the Reverend Edward T. Graham Heritage Trail Project, in an amount not to exceed $350,000 -- I'm sorry, $3.5 million. I missed some zeros. Item Number 4 was previously deferred, is a resolution with attachment authorizing the executive director to amend the PSA (Professional Services Agreement) with Hood Design in the allocation of additional funds not to exceed $2.6 million, increasing the existing capacity of the contract for additional landscape architectural services for the 9th Street Pedestrian Mall, authorizing RFP (Request for Proposal) 23-01, the Resolution CRA 23-0063, and more particularly described as Exhibit B, for a total amount not to exceed $2.9 million. This item will also be amended to update the proposal that was attached to the resolution. Those are your four items for consideration, Madam Chair. Chair King: Thank you. [Later...] Chair King: Gentlemen, are there any items on this agenda that you would like to pull for discussion? Board Member Pardo: No. Board Member Gabela: No. Board Member Rosado: No. Chair King: May I have a motion to pass the items? Board Member Pardo: So moved. Board Member Gabela: Second. Board Member Rosado: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): With Item Number 2 and Item Number 4 as amended. Chair King: With Item Number 2 and Number 4 as amended. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you all. Mr. McQueen: Thank you. Mr. Brown: Thank you all. Chair King: This shall conclude the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. for June 20 -- July 24, 2025. Thank you. SEOPW CRA Page 3 Printed on 8/26/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes July 24, 2025 2. CRA RESOLUTION 17930 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC ART ACTIVATION AND BEAUTIFICATION GRANT PROGRAM ("PROGRAM"), AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($200,000.00) ("FUNDS") FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10051.920101.883000.0000.00000 - OTHER GRANT AIDS / NON-TIF REVENUE FUND FOR THE PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISPERSE FUNDS AS A GRANT, 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 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0037 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, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 2, please see Item Number 1. SEOPW CRA Page 4 Printed on 8/26/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes July 24, 2025 3. CRA RESOLUTION 17931 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ISSUE A GRANT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,500,000.00) ("FUNDS"), PURSUANT TO THE SEOPW CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION OF THE INTERSTATE 395 ("1-395") HERITAGE TRAIL/SIGNATURE BRIDGE UNDERDECK PROJECT ("PROJECT"), COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE REVEREND EDWARD T. GRAHAM HERITAGE TRAIL PROJECT, LOCATED BETWEEN NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE AND BISCAYNE BAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA AND WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEOPW CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA, WITH ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED THROUGH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT") AND THE CITY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SEOPW CRA TO BE ADVISED ON ALL PLANS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS AS A GRANT, FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.891000.0000.00000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0038 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 3, please see Item Number 1. SEOPW CRA Page 5 Printed on 8/26/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting Minutes July 24, 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 AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("PSA"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "B," WITH HOOD DESIGN STUDIO, INC., A FOREIGN PROFIT CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ("H.D.S."), FOR MAJOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL, REDESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT SERVICES ("PURPOSE") FOR THE NORTHWEST 9TH STREET PEDESTRIAN MALL, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 ("PROPERTY"), AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ("RFQ") NO. 23-01 AND RESOLUTION NO. CRA-R-23-0063, INCREASING THE EXISTING CONTRACT VALUE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,600,000.00) ("FUNDS"), FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,900,000.00); 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 A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADJOURNMENT ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0039 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, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 4, please see Item Number 1. The meeting adjourned at 3:03 p.m. SEOPW CRA Page 6 Printed on 8/26/2025