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Home My WebLink AboutMCRA 2025-11-20 MinutesCity of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, November 20, 2025 10:15 AM (OR THEREAFTER) City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Christine King, Chair, District Five Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four MIDTOWN CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2"d Floor Miami, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6868 www.miamicra.com Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 20, 2025 CALL TO ORDER Present: Chair King, Vice Chair Carollo, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Rosado On the 20th day of November 2025, the Board of Commissioners of the Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chair King at 12:11 p.m., and was adjourned at 12:14 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Rosado entered the Commission chambers at 12:13 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Domini Gibbs-Sorey, Assistant General Counsel Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board Chair King: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Midtown CRA meeting for November 20th, 2022 [sic]. I will read the order of the day because we don't have a chair. The AM 1, Midtown CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) minutes for October 30th, will be considered. RE.1, acceptance proposal for the external auditing services, and RE.2 is appointment of the Midtown CRA executive director. At this time, I'm going to -- Domini Gibbs-Sorey: Madam Chair, if I may, Domini Gibbs on behalf of the City Attorney Office as general counsel for the Midtown CRA. Item 2 is going to be withdrawn, and everyone should have received a pocket item, which is a resolution between the City of Miann and the Midtown CRA to allow for the city manager, or designee, to provide administrative support services to the CRA on a temporary basis until an executive director of the CRA is appointed. Chair King: Thank you, Madam City Attorney. PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ALL ITEM(S) Chair King: At this time, is there anyone here that would like to speak on behalf of any of the items before us? Seeing none, ' comment is now closed. Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Page 1 Printed on 01/05/2026 Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 20, 2025 APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING(S) 1. MIDTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - REGULAR MEETING - OCT 30, 2025 11:45 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Chair King: Gentlemen, may I have a motion? Unidentified Speaker: Move. Board Member Pardo: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second for AM.1, AM 2, and Pocket Item 1. Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): Okay, so that's AM.1 -- Chair King: Hold on. Mr. Hannon: -- RE.1 -- Chair King: Commissioner Gabela? Board Member Gabela: Yeah, I just want to put it on the record that I am going to be voting for this to help you guys, but I want to put it on the record the agreement that was done in this chamber about a year ago regarding the Midtown CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) and the pass -through that was corning to the city then was going to be diverted to the Allapattah CRA, you know. I just want to remind you guys what the deal was, because we're -- you know, the audio tape is there and everything's there. So, I don't -- I'm just making a polite, you know, remember what you guys promised, what we agreed on when we established the Allapattah CRA. So, I'm going to be going along with this, but I hope the commitments that were made when we took a vote on that item, on the Allapattah CRA, are honored. That's all I have to say, thank you. Board Member Rosado: Could -- if I could just add something to that, because I think I've been very supportive of the Allapattah CRA concept, but I know at the county and state levels, it may be a harder push. If there is another vehicle to get supplemental dollars into Allapattah, I'm happy to support that, whether it's an expansion of a neighborhood revitalization district or some other vehicle. I know how much that means to the commissioner, and I think Allapattah is an area that deserves additional financial attention, so I'm happy to support some other way to get to that if possible. Board Member Gabela: Thank you very, much, I appreciate it. Chair King: Thank you. I have a -- Mr. Hannon: And Chair? My apologies, just Pr the record, a memo will be submitted as a backup document Ibr RE.1. Chair King: Thank you. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Page 2 Printed on 01/05/2026 Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 20, 2025 Chair King: Items passed unanimously. Thank you, gentlemen, , for your advocacy and support. At this time, the Midtown CRA meeting is now concluded. MCRA RESOLUTION(S) 1. MCRA RESOLUTION 18542 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED OCTOBER 6, 2025, PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ("RFP") NO. 25-01, FROM RICHIE TANDOC, P.A., A FOR PROFIT CORPORATION REGISTERED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN FLORIDA ("TANDOC") FOR THE PROVISION OF EXTERNAL AUDITING SERVICES, FOR THE CRA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ("FY") 2024-2025 ANNUAL AUDIT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 218.39, FLORIDA STATUTES; AUTHORIZING AN ALLOCATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($9,500.00), SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, BETWEEN TANDOC AND THE CRA FOR SAID PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: MCRA-R-25-0003 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 1, please see Item Number AM.1. 2. MCRA RESOLUTION 18543 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPOINTING ("MR/MRS. ") AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CRA; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 2, please see Item Number AM.1. Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Page 3 Printed on 01/05/2026 Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes November 20, 2025 NA - NON -AGENDA ITEM(S) 1. MCRA RESOLUTION 18562 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, BETWEEN THE CRA AND THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO ALLOW FOR THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE CRA, ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, UNTIL AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CRA IS APPOINTED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL AND TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADJOURNMENT ENACTMENT NUMBER: MCRA-R-25-0004 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Board Member, District Two AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado L Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number NA.1, please see Item Number AM.1. The meeting adjourned at 12:14 p.m. Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Page 4 Printed on 01/05/2026