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Home My WebLink AboutOMNI CRA 2025-09-25 MinutesCity of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Omni C R A Meeting Minutes Thursday, September 25, 2025 9:30 AM (OR THEREAFTER) City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 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, 2"d Floor Miami, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6868 www.omnicra.com OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes September 25, 2025 CALL TO ORDER Present: Chair Pardo, Vice Chair Carollo, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Rosado and Commissioner King On the 25th day of September 2025, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI 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 Chair Pardo at 12:29 p.m., and was adjourned at 12:32 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Isiaa Jones, Executive Director, CRA Domini Gibbs-Sorey, Assistant City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ALL ITEM(S) Chair Pardo: The public comment period is now open for all items on today's agenda. Okay. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 1 Printed on 10/09/2025 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes September 25, 2025 APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING(S): 1. OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - REGULAR MEETING - JUL 24, 2025 9:30 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One AYES: Pardo, Carollo, Gabela, Rosado, King Chair Pardo: Okay, good afternoon, everyone. I'm calling to order the September 25th, 2025 Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. Is there a motion to approve the minutes for the July 24th -- Vice Chair Carollo: Move. Commissioner Pardo: -- 2025 -- Board Member Gabela: Second. Chair Pardo: All those in favor? The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chair Pardo: Motion carries. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 2 Printed on 10/09/2025 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes September 25, 2025 OMNI CRA RESOLUTION(S) 1. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 18193 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT FROM OMNI TAX INCREMENT FUND BUDGET ACCOUNT 10040.920501.883000.0000.00000 TITLED "OTHER GRANT AND AIDS," IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($741,905.00), TO THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE SERVICES OF THE DOWNTOWN ENHANCEMENT TEAM, AND PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE HOURLY RATE OF PAY AND PERSONNEL PROVIDING JOBS, SKILLS TRAINING, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF ONE(1) YEAR ("PROGRAM") OR UNTIL THE ALLOCATED AMOUNT OF FUNDING IS DEPLETED; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, TO EFFECTUATE THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0058 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 Chair Pardo: Madam Executive Director, please briefly read into the agenda CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Resolutions 1 through 4 into the record. Domini Gibbs -Sorer (Assistant City Attorney): Good afternoon. The first item is a resolution of the Omni CRA authorizing the issuance of a grant in an amount not to exceed $741,905 to the Miami Downtown Development Authority to continue services of the Downtown Enhancement Team and providing for an increase in the hourly rate of pay and personnel providing job skills training and opportunities in the Omni CRA area. Item 2 is a resolution of the Omni CRA with attachments by a four -fifths affirmative vote authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute amendments to the Economic Incentive Agreement, Forgivable Project Loan Agreement, Rent Regulatory Agreement, and supporting documents, all in forms accessible to general counsel, to allocate additional funding in an amount not to exceed $12 million contingent upon the issuance of the CRA's Tax Increment Revenue Bond Series 2026 for the mixed use and mixed income project located at the addresses listed in the item. Item 3 is a resolution rescinding Resolution Number CRA R-21-0038 adopted on October 22, 2021, in its entirety, authorizing by a four - fifths affirmative vote an amount not to exceed $150, 000 to Miami Homes for All, Inc. (Incorporated), to provide housing incentives and technical assistance initiatives for small and emerging developers within the CRA area and requiring a match in the amount not to exceed $300, 000 from the grantee. Item 4 is a resolution of the Omni CRA authorizing the executive director to initiate an activation of approximately 945 square feet of retail and/or commercial space located at 2035 North Miami Avenue, the property known as Wynwood Works, for temporary use as an art and exhibition space, open to the public, authorizing the executive director to develop guidelines for OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 3 Printed on 10/09/2025 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes September 25, 2025 the temporary use of the property by artists and cultural organizations; authorizing the collection of fees for cleaning and damages incurred during the activation period. Chair Pardo: Thank you. [Later...] Chair Pardo: Seeing no further public comment on the agenda items, is there any discussion amongst board members? Can 1 have a motion? Vice Chair Carollo: Move. Chair Pardo: Second. All those in favor? The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chair Pardo: Motion carries. Thank you for being here today. Meeting's adjourned. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 4 Printed on 10/09/2025 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes September 25, 2025 2. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 18194 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("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, 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 AMENDMENTS TO THE ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENT, FORGIVABLE PROJECT LOAN AGREEMENT, RENT REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, TO ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWELVE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($12,000,000.00), CONTINGENT UPON THE ISSUANCE OF THE CRA'S TAX INCREMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2026, FOR THE MIXED -USE AND MIXED -INCOME PROJECT LOCATED AT 1441, 1445, AND 1455 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, 25 AND 31 NORTHEAST 14TH STREET, AND 1412, 1418, 1428, AND 1432 NORTHEAST MIAMI COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA WITHIN THE CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT AREA TO 14TH STREET DEVELOPMENT, LLC, FURTHER EXTENDING THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD OF THE PROJECT TO TWENTY-SEVEN (27) YEARS, COMMENCING AT THE ISSUANCE OF THE TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ("TCO") OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL TO EFFECTUATE SAID AMENDMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0055 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 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 2, please see Item Number 1. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 5 Printed on 10/09/2025 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes September 25, 2025 3. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 18195 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. CRA-R- 21-0038 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 22, 2021, IN ITS ENTIRETY; AUTHORIZING 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 TO THE CRA 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 THE ALLOCATION OF AN AMOUNT OF GRANT FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($150,000.00) , FROM THE CRA'S FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGET TO MIAMI HOMES FOR ALL, INC. ("GRANTEE"), A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("GRANTEE") TO PROVIDE HOUSING INCENTIVES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVES FOR SMALL & EMERGING DEVELOPERS WITHIN THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND REQUIRING A MATCH IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS FROM THE GRANTEE FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS IN HER DISCRETION, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0056 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 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 3, please see Item Number 1. 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OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 18196 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO INITIATE THE ACTIVATION OF APPROXIMATELY NINE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE (945) SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL AND/OR COMMERCIAL SPACE LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CRA AT 2035 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33127, ALSO REFERRED TO AS "WYNWOOD WORKS (`PROPERTY")" FOR TEMPORARY USE AS AN ART AND EXHIBITION SPACE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ("INITIATIVE"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR TEMPORARY USE OF THE PROPERTY BY ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE COLLECTION OF FEES FOR CLEANING AND DAMAGES INCURRED DURING ACTIVATIONS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY INCLUDING REVOCABLE LICENSES OR TEMPORARY USE AGREEMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THIS INITIATIVE, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADJOURNED ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-25-0057 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 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 4, please see Item Number 1. The meeting adjourned at 12:32 p.m. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 7 Printed on 10/09/2025