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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-26-0021 MemorandumOMNI Board of Commissioners Meeting May 28, 2026 OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM Board Chair Damian Pardo and Members of the CRA Board From: Carlos I. Suarez Executive Director Date: May 21, 2026 File: 19337 Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver - 1st Take Youth Film Program Enclosures: 19337 Exhibit A 19337 Notice to the Public 19337 Backup BACKGROUND: The Omni Community Redevelopment Agency ("Omni CRA") is responsible for executing community redevelopment initiatives and projects within its designated area in accordance with the 2019 CRA Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"). Located at Dorsey Library, 1st Take Youth Film Program operates within the boundaries. This program plays a crucial role in preserving the area's vibrant history through cultural and artistic initiatives, fostering job creation and community connectivity. The 2019 Redevelopment Plan emphasizes the importance of employment opportunities that preserve and enrich the cultural fabric of the Omni CRA. This proposal anticipates that the project will assist with upward job mobility, community development, and cultural art programs. This program presents a unique approach and opportunity for a local government entity to highlight a unique collaboration of community youth enrichment. This is a way in which the historic Dorsey Library not only revitalizes the space but also cultivates young talent through hands-on filmmaking training enriching Overtown's cultural heritage. JUSTIFICATION: Based on the aforementioned background, the need for job training, and employment opportunities, 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 for 1 st Take Youth Film After -School Program, supporting job training, employment opportunities, youth enrichment, and community connectivity. FUNDING: $200,000.00 has been allocated from a Non-OMNI Tax Increment Revenue Source: Account No. 10040.920501.883000.0000.00000 - Other Grants and Aids. City of Miami Page 2 of 5 File ID: 19337 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/16/2026 i Omni CRA City of Miami Legislation OMNI CRA Resolution CRA-R-26-0021 OMNI CRA 1401 N. Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33136 www.miamicra.com File Number: 19337 Final Action Date:5/28/2026 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 AN AMOUNT OF GRANT FUNDS, FROM THE CRA'S FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($200,000.00) TO FLORIDA FILM HOUSE INTERNATIONAL, INC., A FLORIDA NOT - FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION ("GRANTEE"), TO HELP UNDERWRITE THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH JOB SKILLS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH GRANTEE'S "1ST TAKE YOUTH FILM PROGRAM" OPERATING AT THE DORSEY LIBRARY LOCATED AT 100 NORTHWEST 17TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136, LOCATED IN THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS IN HIS DISCRETION, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") is tasked with the improvement of employment opportunities and upward job mobility; and WHEREAS, the 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") on page 4-46 states, "the CRA should continue to seek other creative incentives to create and attract new jobs to the area"; and WHEREAS, page 4-46 of the Plan further states that, "any program that would offset the cost to a business of newly created job could incentivize a business to do so"; and WHEREAS, page 4-47 of the Plan, lists the objectives and key activities of the CRA to "incentivize job creation to create employment opportunities for Omni residents and incentivize job creation to create a larger consumer base"; and City of Miami Page 3 of 5 File ID: 19337 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/16/2026 WHEREAS, page 7-64 of the Plan lists job creation and job training as examples of community benefits the CRA should seek; and WHEREAS, Florida Film House International, Inc., a Florida Not -For -Profit Corporation ("Grantee"), submitted a request for funding associated with the 1st Take Youth Film Program ("Program"), which provides job skills and training, employment opportunities, and youth enrichment in the Overtown portion of the CRA, at the property located at 100 Northwest 17th Street, Miami, Florida 33136; and WHEREAS, on July 25, 2024, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-24-0045, which allocated an initial amount of funding not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($150,000.00) to Florida Film House LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company ("Florida Film House") for the Program; and WHEREAS, on July 24, 2025, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-25-0043, which allocated an additional amount of funding not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($150,000.00) to Florida Film House for the Program; and WHEREAS, the Grantee has requested funding for the Program in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000.00) to continue the Program; and WHEREAS, the Program has provided a safe and supportive environment for hundreds of young people over the past twelve (12) years, teaching the fundamentals of film production while fostering collaboration, discipline, self-confidence, and professional mentorship; and WHEREAS, the success of the Program will result in accomplishing the stated objectives of the Plan; and WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and findings 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, for the allocation of grant funds in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000.00) for the Program, subject to the availability of funds and the Executive Director's discretion; City of Miami Page 4 of 5 File ID: 19337 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/16/2026 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 the Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, ratifying, approving, and confirming the Executive Director's recommendation and findings, 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 City code, as adopted by the CRA, are ratified, approved, and confirmed and the requirements for competitive sealed bidding methods as not being practicable or advantageous to the CRA are waived. Section 3. Funds in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000.00), subject to the availability of funding, to the Grantee from a Non-OMNI Tax Increment Revenue Source: Account No. 10040.920501.8830000.0000.00000 "Other Grants and Aids" are allocated for the Program. Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute an agreement between the CRA and Grantee for the Program, including any and all necessary documents and amendments, all in forms acceptable to the General Counsel, for the purposes stated herein, including but not limited to job skills and training, employment opportunities, and youth enrichment. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ORGE . WYSON 7. III. ENERAL COUNSEL City of Miami Page 5 of 5 File ID: 19337 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/16/2026