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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-25-0060 MemorandumSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting October 23, 2025 SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Board Chair Christine King and Members of the CRA Board From: James McQueen Executive Director Date: October 21, 2025 File: 18338 Subject: 4/5th Vote: Grant to Green Chicken Overtown LLC. Enclosures: File # 18338 - Exhibit A File # 18338 - Notice to the Public File # 18338 - Backup File # 18338 - 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 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"). With plans to expand its principal operations, the Grantee has secured a commercial lease at 350 Northwest 1st Avenue, Suite 130, Miami, Florida 33128 (located inside the Brightline Miami Station). The selected location aims to offer strategic advantages for the restaurant venture, including proximity to major institutions, vibrant cultural demographics, and a bustling urban environment, further supporting the restaurant's continued growth. 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 4, of the Plan, lists the "creati[on of] jobs within the community," as a stated redevelopment goal. Section 2, Goal 6, of the Plan, focuses on "improv[ing] the quality of life for residents," as a stated redevelopment goal. Lastly, 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. FUNDING: $350,000.00 allocated from SEOPW "Other Grants and Aids" Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 FACT SHEET: Entity name: Green Chicken Overtown LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company Address: 350 Northwest lst Avenue, Suite 130, Miami, Florida 33128 Funding request: $350,000.00 Scope of work or services (Summary): To support design and construction build -out costs for the Green Chicken Overtown Restaurant in the Redevelopment Area. 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-25-0060 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 (4/5THS) 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 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 Page 4 of 6 WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4, of the Plan, lists the "creat[ion of] jobs within the community," as stated redevelopment goal; and 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. Page 5 of 6 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. 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 1 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 6 of 6