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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-25-0060
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Miami, FL 33136
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File Number: 18338 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/STHS)
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 FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($350,000.00) ("FUNDS"), TO
GREEN CHICKEN OVERTOWN LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY ("GRANTEE"), WITH A PRINCIPAL ADDRESS AT 350 NORTHWEST
1ST AVENUE, SUITE 130, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33128 ("PROPERTY"), TO
UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION BUILD -OUT OF THE "GREEN CHICKEN OVERTOWN
RESTAURANT" IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA ("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 AN AGREEMENT, INCLUDING
ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO
COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN; 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
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4, of the Plan, lists the "creat[ion of] jobs within the community," as
stated redevelopment goal; and
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WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6, of the Plan, focuses on "improv[ing] the quality of life for
residents," as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 6, of the Plan, discusses "address[ing] and improv[ing] the
neighborhood economy and expand[ing] the economic opportunities of present and future residents," as a
stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, the Green Chicken Restaurant, currently located at 737 Southwest 109th Avenue,
Suite 102, Miami, Florida 33174, is a family restaurant, with a fusion -style cuisine, that wishes to expand
its operations from the City of Sweetwater to the Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the restaurant, under Green Chicken Overtown LLC, a Florida Limited Liability
Company ("Grantee"), has secured a commercial lease inside the Brightline Miami Station, at 350
Northwest 1st Avenue, Suite 130, Miami, Florida 33128 ("Property"), where it is currently undergoing the
design and construction build -out phase of the "Green Chicken Overtown Restaurant"; and
WHEREAS, Grantee is requesting financial assistance to further support the build -out phase
("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize grant funds to the Grantee, in an
amount not to exceed Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($350,000.00) ("Funds") 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
' 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.
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documentation from Other Grants and Aids - Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, subject to
funding availability, for the Purpose stated herein.
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:
ounsel 10/16/2025
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