HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-25-0068 MemorandumOMNI Board of Commissioners Meeting
October 30, 2025
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Board Chair Damian Pardo
and Members of the CRA Board
Isiaa Jones
Executive Director
Date: October 30, 2025
File: 18394
Subject: OMNI CRA Auditor Selection
Committee
Enclosures:
BACKGROUND:
The Auditor Selection Committee (ASC) is established pursuant to Section 218.391, Florida
Statutes, which requires the governing body of a special district to establish an ASC of at least
three members, including one member of the governing body who serves as Chair. The ASC is
charged with conducting solicitations through requests for proposals, evaluations, rankings, and
recommendations for the selection of the independent external auditor to perform the CRA's
annual financial audit, consistent with Section 218.391.
Three (3) appointments are needed at this time.
The Board of Commissioners of the CRA wishes to appoint the three (3) following members to
the ASC:
1. Damian Pardo, Committee Chair
2. Erica T. Paschal, Committee Member
3. Larry M. Spring, Committee Member
Each appointee shall serve for a term not to exceed the period from appointment through the
award of a contract to a qualified independent external auditor pursuant to RFP No. RFP 09-29-
2025 on October 1, 2025, by the CRA.
RECOMMENDATION:
Acknowledge and confirm the ASC appointments and designations set forth above, consistent
with the Resolution and Section 218.391, Florida Statutes, with no further action required for
effectiveness beyond adoption of the Resolution.
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CRA
City of Miami
Legislation
OMNI CRA Resolution
CRA-R-25-0068
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.miamicra.com
File Number: 18394 Final Action Date:10/30/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"),
AUTHORIZING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE
AUDITOR SELECTION COMMITTEE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 218.391 FLORIDA
STATUTES, FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 218.391, Florida Statutes, the governing body of a
special district shall establish an Auditor Selection Committee ("ASC") which must consist of at
least three (3) members, and one member of the ASC must be a member of the special district's
governing body, who shall serve as the Chair of the ASC; and
WHEREAS the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("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, in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners of the CRA wishes to appoint the following
members to the ASC;
APPOINTEES: POSITION:
Damian Pardo Committee Chair
Erica T. Paschal Committee Member
Larry M. Spring Committee Member
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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. The individuals listed above are hereby appointed as members of the Auditor
Selection Committee, as required by Section 218.391, Florida Statutes, each to serve for a term
not to exceed the time from appointment to the award of a contract to a qualified independent
external auditor pursuant to the RFP No. RFP 09-29-2025 on October 1, 2025 by the CRA.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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