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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-25-0059 MemorandumSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting October 23, 2025 SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Board Chair Christine King Date: October 21, 2025 and Members of the CRA Board File: 18339 From: James McQueen Executive Director Subject: 4/5th Vote: Grant to Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. Enclosures: File # 18339 - Exhibit A File # 18339 - Notice to the Public File # 18339 - Backup File # 18339 - Backup File # 18339 - Submittal- SEOPW CRA-Financial Information Form BACKGROUND: 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 herein as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous, pursuant to Section(s) 18-85 and 18-86 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, and waiving said procedures, authorizing the issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($360,000.00) ("Funds"), to Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., a Florida Not -For -Profit Corporation ("Grantee"), to underwrite costs for renovations at Temple Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1723 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136 ("Property") for urgent repair and rehabilitation of the Property ("Purpose"). Grantee owns the Property, which was built in 1950, and requires urgent repairs and improvements, which include exterior window and door replacement, roof replacement, A/C and electrical repairs, termite treatment, and mold mitigation. It is recommended that the Board of the SEOPW CRA approve and adopt the attached Resolution, authorizing the allocation of the Funds to the Grantee for the Purpose stated herein. JUSTIFICATION: Pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW CRA") 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"). Section 163.340(9), Florida Statutes (the "Act"), community redevelopment means "undertakings, activities, or projects of a ... community redevelopment agency in a community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight...." Section 2, Goal 1, of the Plan, lists the "preserv[ation of] historic buildings and community heritage," as a stated redevelopment goal. Lastly, Section 2, Principle 8, of the Plan, provides that " [oI1der buildings that embody the area's cultural past must be restored," as a stated redevelopment principle. FUNDING: $360,000.00 allocated from SEOPW "Other Grants and Aids" Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 FACT SHEET: Entity name: Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation Address: 1723 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33128 Funding request: $360,000.00 Scope of work or services (Summary): To support urgent repairs and rehabilitation costs for Temple Missionary Baptist Church. Page 2 of 6 AGENDA ITEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORM SEOPW CRA CRA Board Meeting Date: October 23, 2025 CRA Section: Brief description of CRA Agenda Item: <Insert Description Here> Project Number (if applicable): YES, there are sufficient funds in Line Item: Account Code: Amount: NO (Complete the following source of funds information): Amount budgeted in the line item: $ Balance in the line item: $ Amount needed in the line item: $ Sufficient funds will be transferred from the following line items: ACTION ACCOUNT NUMBER TOTAL Project No./Index/Minot Object From $ To $ From $ To $ Comments: <Insert Comments Here> Approved by: Approval: fo Miguel A Valentin, Finance Officer 10/16/2025 Executive Director 10/16/2025 Page 3 of 6 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency File Type: CRA Resolution Enactment Number: CRA-R-25-0059 File Number: 18339 Final Action Date:10/23/2025 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 HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS, PURSUANT TO SECTION(S) 18-85 AND 18-86 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA, AND WAIVING SAID PROCEDURES, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($360,000.00) ("FUNDS"), TO TEMPLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION ("GRANTEE"), TO UNDERWRITE COSTS FOR RENOVATIONS AT TEMPLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED AT 1723 NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 ("PROPERTY") FOR URGENT REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF THE PROPERTY ("PURPOSE"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE 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, FROM THE CORRESPONDING ACCOUNT NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS"; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TO BE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR SAID PURPOSE; 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 in accordance with the 2018 Updated Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 163.340(9) Florida Statutes, "community redevelopment means projects of a ... community redevelopment agency in a community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slum and blight"; and Page 4 of 6 WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 1, of the Plan, lists the "preserv[ation] of historic buildings and community heritage," as a stated redevelopment goal; and WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 8, of the Plan, provides that " [o]Ider buildings that embody the area's cultural past should be restored," as a stated redevelopment goal; and WHEREAS, Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation, ("Grantee"), owns Temple Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1723 Northwest 3'd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136 ("Property"); and WHEREAS, the Property was built in 1950 and is in need of repairs and improvements; and WHEREAS, Grantee is requesting financial assistance to underwrite costs associated with urgent repairs and improvements needed to the Property, such as exterior window and door replacement, roof replacement, A/C and electrical repairs, termite treatment, and mold mitigation at the Property, as well as for soft costs ("Purpose"); and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize grant funds, in an amount not to exceed Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($360,000.00) ("Funds"), to the Grantee for the Purpose stated herein; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would further the SEOPW CRA 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 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 Section(s) 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 from Other Grants and Aids - Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, subject to funding availability, for the Purpose stated herein. ' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable State law, City Charter and City Code provisions, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA. Page 5 of 6 Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized' to negotiate and execute an agreement, including any and all necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to Counsel, for said Purpose. Section 5. 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 for public hearing, by filing a corrected copy of same with the City of Miami City Clerk. Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: e B ounse� 10/16/2025 Page 6 of 6