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OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-26-0008
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.omnicra.com
File Number: 18894 Final Action Date:2/12/2026
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 SEVEN
HUNDRED FORTY-ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIVE AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($741,905.00) TO CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP, INC., A FLORIDA NOT
FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("GRANTEE") TO MANAGE THE CRA'S PURPLE
SHIRTS PROGRAM, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR; AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT
BASIS AND AT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DISCRETION, UPON THE
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CRA AND GRANTEE,
INCLUDING ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, AMENDMENTS,
EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE
GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN; ALL BEING
SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("CRA") is tasked with reducing slum and blight within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the CRA, through Resolution Nos. CRA-R-16-0057, CRA-R-18-0007, CRA-
R-18-0036, CRA-R-19-0042, CRA-R-23-001, CRA-R-24-0015, CRA-R-25-0058 previously
funded the expansion and continuance of the Miami Downtown Development Authority's
("DDA") Downtown Enhancement Team ("Yellow Shirts") into the CRA Redevelopment Area
("Area"), however, requiring participants sponsored by the CRA to wear Purple Shirts ("Purple
Shirts") in order to be distinguished from those participants sponsored by the DDA; and
WHEREAS, the DDA has advised the CRA that it does not wish to continue
administering the Purple Shirts program; and
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WHEREAS, the Chapman Partnership, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation
("Grantee"), has experience in administering workforce and community service programs and
has submitted a proposal to manage the CRA's Purple Shirts program, which provides
hospitality, cleanliness, and public space maintenance services within the Area ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the CRA's 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") provides for programs and
initiatives that improve the public realm, enhance safety, and promote economic vitality within
the CRA, including programs that address homelessness and provide workforce opportunities;
and
WHEREAS, page 4-47 of the Plan identifies the Program, as a successful initiative that
improves neighborhood conditions while employing individuals experiencing homelessness, and
supports its continuation through organizations such as the Grantee's; and
WHEREAS, the Grantee will be granted funding in an amount not to exceed Seven
Hundred Forty -One Thousand Nine Hundred Five Dollars and 00/100 Dollars ($741,905.00) to
manage and operate the Program for a period of one (1) year; and
WHEREAS, funding the Program is critical to addressing slum and blight, improving
cleanliness and safety, and supporting workforce opportunities within the CRA, consistent with
the goals outlined in 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, to authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute
any and all agreements, all in forms acceptable to the General Counsel, with the Grantee for the
provision of grant funds to manage the Program in an amount not to exceed Seven Hundred
Forty -One Thousand Nine Hundred Five Dollars and 00/100 Dollars ($741,905.00), subject to
the availability of funds, to be disbursed on reimbursement basis, at the Executive Director's
discretion, upon the presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation;
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 this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein 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 as Exhibit
"A," 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 are waived as
not being practicable or advantageous to the CRA.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to allocate grant funds, subject to the
availability of funding, upon the presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation, from
the CRA's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Tax Increment Fund Budget in an amount not to exceed
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Seven Hundred Forty -One Thousand Nine Hundred Five and 00/100 Dollars ($741,905.00), to
the Grantee to manage the Program for a period of One (1) year.
Section 4. The Executive Director is further authorized to negotiate and execute a grant
agreement between the CRA and Grantee, including any and all necessary documents,
amendments, extensions, and modifications, all in forms acceptable to General Counsel, for the
purposes stated herein.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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