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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-25-0078 MemorandumOMNI Board of Commissioners Meeting December 11, 2025 OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM Board Chair Damian Pardo and Members of the CRA Board Trnm, Carlos I. Suarez Executive Director Date: November 26, 2025 File: 18576 Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver - Grant Funding to Howard Realty Partners Enclosures: 18576 Exhibit A 18576 Backup_Proposal 18576 Backup_Project 18576 Notice to the Public BACKGROUND: The Omni Community Redevelopment Agency (Omni CRA) executes community redevelopment projects following the 2019 CRA Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"). The Agency will contribute to redeveloping 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 within the CRA Redevelopment Area NE 17th Street and NE 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33136, an existing 7.5-acre land space, for a community venue for sports, entertainment, recreational, and cultural events. This redevelopment project is in accordance with the Omni CRA's 2019 Plan, where page 1-6 of the 2019 Redevelopment Plan states "greenspace within the district is imperative to meet community needs for open space and recreation". The 2019 Redevelopment Plan specifically highlights the importance of addressing the need for public gathering spaces that can support community events, cultural programming, and neighborhood interaction. Florida Statute 163.350 enables the CRA to establish effective programs aimed at the revitalization of deteriorated properties. Collaboration with the Omni CRA will ensure high -quality standards and address community needs effectively. RECOMMENDATION: Based on the aforementioned background, the need for community greenspace activation and community enhancement, it is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency adopt the attached resolution. This resolution, approved by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, ratifies, confirms, and approves the Executive Director's finding that it is most beneficial for the Omni CRA to provide funding to Howard Realty Partners, Corp. for a community venue for sports, entertainment, recreational, and cultural events community enhancement; contingent upon a fully executed lease between the Property Owner and the Grantee for use of the Property being provided to the CRA, no later than March 2, 2026. FUNDING: The grant funding will be a total amount not to exceed amount of $900,000.00, contingent upon a fully executed lease for the use of the Property being provided to the CRA no later than March 2, 2026, and upon the issuance of the CRA's Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2026. City of Miami Page 2 of 5 File ID: 18576 (Revision:) Printed On: 12/26/2025 -•••1111, Omni CRA City of Miami Legislation OMNI CRA Resolution CRA-R-25-0078 OMNI CRA 1401 N. Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33136 www.miamicra.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 (4/5THS) 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 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 City of Miami Page 3 of 5 File ID: 18576 (Revision:) Printed On: 12/26/2025 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 necessary documents and amendments, all in a form acceptable to the General Counsel, for the purposes stated herein, including funding terms. City of Miami Page 4 of 5 File ID: 18576 (Revision:) Printed On: 12/26/2025 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: ORG267 WYSON1, III. ENERAL COUNSEL City of Miami Page 5 of 5 File ID: 18576 (Revision:) Printed On: 12/26/2025