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OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-25-0078
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.omnicra.com
File Number: 18576 Final Action Date:12/11/2025
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 FUNDS FROM THE CRA'S
FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINE
HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($900,000.00) TO HOWARD
REALTY PARTNERS, CORP, A FLORIDA CORPORATION ("GRANTEE") TO
SUPPORT THE ACTIVATION OF A COMMUNITY VENUE FOR SPORTS,
ENTERTAINMENT, AND CULTURAL EVENTS ON A PRIVATELY -OWNED
PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF NORTH EAST 17TH
STREET AND NORTH EAST 2ND AVENUE, IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NUMBER
01-3136-091-0010 ("PROPERTY") WITHIN THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA,
CONTINGENT UPON A FULLY EXECUTED LEASE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY
OWNER AND GRANTEE; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
DISBURSE FUNDS IN HIS DISCRETION FROM ACCOUNT NO.
10040.920501.8830000.0000.00000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CRA AND GRANTEE, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSE STATED
HEREIN; ALL BEING SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING;
PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
AND A DATE UPON WHICH THE RESOLUTION WILL HAVE NO FURTHER
FORCE OR EFFECT.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("CRA") is tasked with reducing slum and blight within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Howard Realty Partners, Corp, a Florida Corporation ("Grantee") submitted
a proposal requesting CRA funding in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Thousand and
00/100 Dollars ($900,000.00) to activate a currently vacant, privately -owned parcel of land
located at the corner of NE 17th Street and NE 2nd Avenue, identified by folio number 01-3136-
091-0010 ("Property") within the CRA Redevelopment Area as a community venue for sports,
entertainment, recreational, and cultural events (the "Project"); and
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WHEREAS, the 2019 Omni Redevelopment Plan recognizes on pages 1-6 that
additional greenspace within the district is imperative to meet community needs for open space
and recreation and further emphasizes on pages 4-24 the need for public gathering spaces that
can support community events, cultural programming, and neighborhood interaction; and
WHEREAS, the Project advances these objectives by creating multi -use green space,
expanding recreational and cultural programming, activating an underutilized parcel, and
promoting economic revitalization; and
WHEREAS, the Grantee has secured usage rights to the property and proposes a five
(5) year lease term with two one-year renewal options; and
WHEREAS, the CRA desires to allocate an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred
Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($900,000.00) ("Grant Funds") to the Grantee, contingent upon a
fully executed lease of the Property between the Property Owner and the Grantee being
provided to the CRA, no later than March 2, 2026, for the activation and initial management of
the community venue; and
WHEREAS, based on the Executive Director's recommendation and finding, attached 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 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
the Grant Funds 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 are adopted and
incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the
Executive Director's recommendation and written finding, attached as Exhibit "A," are hereby
ratified, approved, and confirmed, and the requirements for competitive sealed bidding are
waived, as authorized pursuant to Sections 18-85 and 18-86 of the City Code, as adopted by
the CRA, as not being practicable or advantageous to the CRA.
Section 3. Grant funds in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Thousand and 00/100
Dollars ($900,000.00) shall be allocated, subject to the availability of funding, and contingent
upon Grantee providing a fully executed lease for the use of the Property between the Grantee
and the Property Owner, no later than March 2, 2026, from the CRA's Fiscal Year 2025-2026
budget Account No. 10040.920501.8830000.0000.00000 to support site activation,
programming, operations, and related costs for the community venue at the Property.
Section 4. Upon the presentation of an executed lease for the use of the Property
between the Grantee and the Property Owner on or before March 2, 2026, the Executive
Director is authorized to negotiate and execute a Grant Agreement, including any and all
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necessary documents and amendments, all in a form acceptable to the General Counsel, for the
purposes stated herein, including funding terms.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption. In the
event the Grantee fails to provide the CRA with an executed lease for the use of the Property
between the Grantee and the Property Owner on or before March 2, 2026, this Resolution shall
have no further force or effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy j ng III, C y ttor' y 11/26/2025
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