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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-26-0008 MemorandumOMNI Board of Commissioners Meeting February 12, 2026 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: February 4, 2026 File: 18894 Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver - Grant Agreement with Chapman Partnership Enclosures: 18894 Exhibit A 18894 Backup - Chapman Partnership Proposal 18894 Backup - Chapman Partnership Presentation 18894 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 transfer management from the Miami Downtown Development (DDA) to Chapman Partnership. Chapman Partnership will assume full operational oversight, including staffing, supervision, and administrative responsibilities associated with the program. The Purple Shirts Program has played an important role in supporting re-entry employment for individuals experiencing homelessness in the area, providing meaningful work opportunities and helping participants regain stability. The DDA has indicated that it no longer wishes to manage or oversee the program. For the Purple Shirts Program to continue operating, a new organization will need to assume responsibility for its management and day-to-day operations. This Program is in accordance with the Omni CRA's 2019 Plan, where page 4-47 of the 2019 Redevelopment Plan states 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. RECOMMENDATION: Based on the aforementioned background, the need for renovation, 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 CRA to provide funding to Chapman Partnership for community enhancement. FUNDING: The grant funding will be a total amount not to exceed amount of $741,950.00, subject to the availability of funding, from the 2025-2026 Omni Tax Increment Fund Budget. Upon the presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation, the Executive Director is authorized to disburse funds on a reimbursement basis and at his discretion. City of Miami Page 2 of 5 File ID: 18894 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/23/2026 i Omni CRA City of Miami Legislation OMNI CRA Resolution CRA-R-26-0008 OMNI CRA 1401 N. Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33136 www.miamicra.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 (4/5THS) 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 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 WHEREAS, the Chapman Partnership, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation ("Grantee"), has experience in administering workforce and community service programs and City of Miami Page 3 of 5 File ID: 18894 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/23/2026 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 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, City of Miami Page 4 of 5 File ID: 18894 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/23/2026 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: ORGE . WYSON ENERAL COUNSEL City of Miami Page 5 of 5 File ID: 18894 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/23/2026