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OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-24-0028
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.omnicra.com
File Number: 15953 Final Action Date:4/25/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("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 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; ALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
CRA'S FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 BUDGET IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000.00) FOR AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSISTING OF SIX (6) UNITS AT 50%
AMI, THREE (3) UNITS AT 80% AMI, AND NINE (9) UNITS AT 100% AMI AT THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 102 NW 14TH STREET, MIAMI, FL 33136 TO
LEONARDO D. STARKE, TRUSTEE OF THE FLORIDA LAND TRUST, ALL
LOCATED IN THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA, TO PALM PLAZA;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS IN
HIS/HER DISCRETION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY, ALL
IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES
STATED HEREIN; ALL BEING SUBJECT TO THE RENTS BEING RESTRICTED
UNTIL 2054 AS MORE PARTICULARLY DETAILED IN A RESTRICTIVE
COVENANT THAT IS TO BE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("CRA") is tasked with reducing slum and blight within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Developer, submitted a request for funding to rehabilitate Palm Plaza to
consist of six (6) units at 50% of Area Median Income ("AMI"), three (3) units at 80%
AMI, and nine (9) units at 100% AMI, at the property located at 102 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL
33136 (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the 2010 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") on page 41, Section C-2 lists the
objective of the CRA to "Provide incentives for the development of a variety of housing choices,
including affordable, special needs and a workforce housing" and to make "Improvements to the
Public Realm" by "[enhancing] the areas' visual attractiveness to businesses and along
with creating a variety of housing"; and
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WHEREAS, the Plan also outlines working with private entities on page 42, Sections A-1
and A-3 and states that the CRA is to "Provide incentives for redevelopment of blighted
properties," and
WHEREAS, the Developer requests grant funding for the Project in an amount not to
exceed $900,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the success of the Project will result in accomplishing the stated objectives
of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and finding of the Executive Director,
attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A", it is in the CRA's best interest 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, for the allocation of grant funds in an amount not to exceed
Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00) to be disbursed, subject to the Executive
Director's discretion to Leonardo D. Starke, Trustee of the Florida Land Trust for the Project;
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. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the
Executive Director's recommendation and written finding, attached and incorporated, pursuant
to Sections 18-85 and 18-86 of the City Code, as adopted by the CRA, are ratified, approved,
and confirmed and the requirements for competitive sealed bidding methods as not being
practicable or advantageous to the CRA are waived.
Section 3. Funds in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars
($900,000.00) for the Project are allocated from CRA Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget, to fund the
costs as requested to Leonardo D. Starke, Trustee of the Florida Land Trust.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the General Counsel, for the purposes stated
herein, including but not limited to a restrictive covenant detailing rent restrictions which is to be
recorded in the public records of Miami -Dade County, Florida.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge = . Wys ng II , C y ttor -y 1/16/2026
City of Miami
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