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OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-25-0056
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1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.omnicra.com
File Number: 18195 Final Action Date:9/25/2025
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/STHS) 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.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("CRA") is tasked with reducing slum and blight within its Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2016, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA ("Board")
adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-16-0042 adopting the City of Miami's procurement ordinance as
the process in which any and all services and goods are procured by the CRA; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") on page 4-32, lists the objectives of
the CRA "to find ways to ensure housing remains affordable for all income levels within the
district, but particularly for those households' meeting workforce or lower income guidelines";
and
WHEREAS, the Plan on page 4-34, states the CRA can "create and implement
programs to assist target income households rehabilitate, and/or maintain unit they currently
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own" and "devise and implement programs to assist housing providers in creating affordable
units for target households"; and
WHEREAS, Miami Homes for All, Inc., a Florida Not for Profit Corporation ("Grantee"),
specifically requests grant funding from the CRA to assist with the Grantee's partnership,
Connecting, Capital, and Community Initiative ("3C Initiative") to Technical Assistance Initiative
for Small & Emerging Developers in the CRA Redevelopment Area ("Area"), as proposed by
Grantee in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, Grantee's proposal aims to provide technical assistance to minority
developers and owners of small -to -medium scale affordable housing, thereby advancing racial
equity and increasing the stock of affordable housing within the Area ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the proposed initiative will support developers in creating or preserving
affordable housing units, primarily for households earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income
as published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
("AMI"), with the remainder for households earning between 81-120% AM I; and
WHEREAS, the CRA recognizes the importance of supporting minority -led, smaller
developers and property owners in overcoming barriers to development, thereby preventing
further displacement of residents; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and findings of the Executive Director,
attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," it is in the CRA's best interest for the Board 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 CRA, the Executive Director to negotiate and
execute any and all agreements necessary, all in forms acceptable to the General Counsel, with
the Grantee for the provision of grant funds for the Program in an amount not to exceed One
Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($150,000.00), subject to the availability of funds,
and requiring a match of Three Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars from the Grantee;
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 of the Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Resolution No. CRA-R-21-0038, adopted on October 22, 2021, is hereby
rescinded in its entirety.
Section 3. 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
City Code, as adopted by the CRA. are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed and the
requirements for competitive sealed bidding methods as not being practicable or advantageous
to the CRA are waived.
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Section 4. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to allocate funding, at her
discretion, subject to the availability of funding, in a total amount not to exceed One Hundred
Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($150,000.00) from a Non-OMNI Tax Increment Revenue
Source: Account No. 10040.920501.8830000.0000.00000 "Other Grants and Aids," requiring a
match in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($300,000.00) from the
Grantee for the Program.
Section 5. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary agreements, amendments, and documents, all in a form acceptable to the General
Counsel, for the purposes stated herein, including but not limited to technical assistance to
small and emerging developers in the CRA Redevelopment Area, as outlined in Exhibit "B"
attached and incorporated hereto.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy ng III, C y ttor -y 9/18/2025
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