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Home My WebLink AboutSEOPW CRA 2025-09-11 Marked AgendaSoutheast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 11, 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 Thursday, September 11, 2025 10:00 AM City Hall CALL TO ORDER Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Pardo, Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Rosado Absent: Commissioner Gabela On the llth day of September 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 11:44 a.m., and was adjourned at 11:49 a.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 CRA PUBLIC COMMENTS SEOPW CRA Page I Printed on 9/12/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 11, 2025 MINUTES APPROVAL 1. SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST CRA - SPECIAL - JUN 17, 2025 10:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo, Carollo, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela 2. SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST CRA - REGULAR - JUN 26, 2025 10:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo, Carollo, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela 3. SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST CRA - REGULAR - JUL 24, 2025 10:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo, Carollo, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela SEOPW CRA Page 2 Printed on 9/12/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 11, 2025 CRA RESOLUTION(S) 1. CRA RESOLUTION 18125 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING AND TAX INCREMENT FUND ("TIF") BUDGET OF THE SEOPW CRA ("BUDGET"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A," IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY MILLION NINE HUNDRED NINETY- SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-TWO DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($280,997,692.00) ("FUNDS"), FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 ("FY 2025-2026"); FURTHER APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR FY 2025-2026; FURTHER DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THE BUDGET TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"); FURTHER REVISING AND RATIFYING THE AMENDMENT TO, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF, THE SEOPW CRA'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK ("HANDBOOK"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "B," EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2023; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0047 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, Carollo, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela SEOPW CRA Page 3 Printed on 9/12/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 11, 2025 2. CRA RESOLUTION 18126 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-72(B)(16) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENGAGE THE LAW FIRM OF KOZYAK, TROPIN, AND THROCKMORTON, LLP, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ("KTT"), FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF THE SEOPW CRA IN ALL MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE HOUSING SUBSIDY AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") BETWEEN AVANTI RESIDENTIAL — ARTE GRAND CENTRAL TIC I, LLC; AVANTI RESIDENTIAL — ARTE GRAND CENTRAL TIC II, LLC; AVANTI RESIDENTIAL — ARTE GRAND CENTRAL TIC III, LLC; AVANTI RESIDENTIAL — ARTE GRAND CENTRAL TIC IV, LLC; AND AVANTI RESIDENTIAL — ARTE GRAND CENTRAL TIC V, LLC; EACH A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (COLLECTIVELY, "AVANTI") AND THE SEOPW CRA ("PURPOSE"), AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ENGAGEMENT, WITH FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.531010.0000.00000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SEOPW CRA AND KTT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0048 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo, Carollo, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela SEOPW CRA Page 4 Printed on 9/12/2025 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Marked Agenda September 11, 2025 3. CRA RESOLUTION 18127 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-72(B)(16) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENGAGE THE LAW FIRM HOLLAND & KNIGHT, LLP, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ("H&K"), FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF THE SEOPW CRA IN COMPLEX REAL ESTATE MATTERS ("PURPOSE"), AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ENGAGEMENT, WITH FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.531010.0000.00000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SEOPW CRA AND H&K; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four AYES: King, Pardo, Carollo, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela The meeting adjourned at 11:49 a.m. SEOPW CRA Page 5 Printed on 9/12/2025