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Home My WebLink AboutOMNI CRA 2026-06-11 MinutesCity of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Omni C R A Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 11, 2026 9:30 AM (OR THEREAFTER) City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Damian Pardo, Chair, District Two Christine King, Vice Chair, District Five Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One Rolando Escalona, Board Member, District Three Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Board Member, District Four OMNI CRA OFFICE ADDRESS: 1401 N. Miami Avenue, 2"d Floor Miami, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 679-6868 www.omnicra.com OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 CALL TO ORDER Present: Chair Pardo, Vice Chair King, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Escalona and Commissioner Rosado On the llth day of June 2026, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular session at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chair Pardo at 11:25 a.m., and was adjourned at 11:29 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Carlos L Suarez, Executive Director, CRA Xavier Alban, Deputy General Counsel Todd B. Hannon, Clerk of the Board ORDER OF THE DAY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ALL ITEM(S) Chair Pardo: The public comment period is now open for all items on today's agenda. No public comment, okay. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 1 Printed on 6/17/2026 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING(S): 1. OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - REGULAR MEETING - MAY 28, 2026 9:30 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Board Member, District Three SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One AYES: Pardo, King, Gabela, Escalona, Rosado Chair Pardo: Good morning, everyone. I'm calling to order the meeting of -- for June 11 th, 2026 of the Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). Is there a motion to approve the minutes for May 28th, 2026 Omni CRA? Board Member Escalona: Motion. Board Member Gabela: Second. Board Member Rosado: Second. Chair Pardo: All those in favor? The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chair Pardo: Motion passes. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 2 Printed on 6/17/2026 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 OMNI CRA RESOLUTION(S) 1. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 19415 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), ESTABLISHING THE OMNI CRA TREE PRESERVATION AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING WITH THE PRESERVATION AND RELOCATION OF SHADE TREES LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CRA THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE DESTROYED DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ("PROGRAM"); ALLOCATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($500,000.00) FOR THE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS SOLELY IN HIS/HER DISCRETION DIRECTLY TO QUALIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS, DEVELOPERS, CONTRACTORS, VENDORS, ARBORISTS, TREE RELOCATION SPECIALISTS, OR OTHER ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS UPON PRESENTATION OF SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES, NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-26-0028 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One AYES: Pardo, King, Gabela, Escalona, Rosado Chair Pardo: Our attorney will briefly discuss and read the agenda items, CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Resolution Number 1 and 2. Xavier Alban: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Xavi Alban, deputy city attorney and counsel for the Omni CRA. Item Number 1 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA establishing the Omni CRA Tree Preservation and Relocation Assistance Program for the purpose of assisting with the preservation and relocation of shade trees located within the boundaries of the CRA that otherwise would be destroyed due to development or redevelopment activities; allocating funds in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the program; authorizing the executive director to disburse funds solely in his or her discretion directly to qualifying property owners, developers, contractors, vendors, arborists, tree relocation specialists, or other eligible participants upon the presentation of satisfactory documentation; further authorizing the executive director to develop guidelines, negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary to implement the program in a form acceptable to general counsel. And Item Number 2 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute an agreement with 16 Corner Property LLC (Limited Liability Company), in a form acceptable to general counsel, to forgive all remaining indebtedness and other sums due on the acquisition CRA loan dated July 30, 2018, and release all documents given as collateral security. The covenant and rent regulatory agreement for the project shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of the affordability period. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 3 Printed on 6/17/2026 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 [Later...] Chair Pardo: 1'nz going to briefly --1 want to discuss briefly Resolution Number 1. And I know I don 't say this enough, but, Executive Director Carlos Suarez, you're doing a phenomenal job. I think this resolution points to really, being able to take the spirit of what's happening in the district and throughout the city and incorporate it into the Omni CRA 's (Community, Redevelopment Agency's) work. A lot of folks know that our district encompasses Morningside, it encompasses Coconut Grove. Those areas have beautiful canopies. The heat in those areas is much, much less than if you go to the Omni district, than if you go to Overtown, than if you go to Little Bahamas, than you go to Allapattah, than you go to Little Havana, than you go -- we all -- we all know that, right? So, Resolution Number 1 is taking $500, 000, setting it aside so that we can relocate really excellent trees that are specimen trees that some of them have, you know, over a hundred years and relocate them to another area to provide use in a park or provide use in a public space. A lot of folks think relocation is easy. Relocation is not easy. Relocation is extremely expensive. There's a whole process you need to do before relocation, after relocation. It's not always guaranteed that that tree is going to survive. There's actually about a year of maintenance and very close care that has to follow that tree. So, I want to commend you because Omni District needs canopy desperately, and I think this is a great, great step forward. Thank you very much, Carlos. I think it's incredible. So, that's all -- that's all I wanted to say. I don't know if anyone else would like to contribute. Board Member Rosado: Okay, I would second that. Vice Chair King: Yeah, I'm not because my comments become a meme. Chair Pardo: All right. Then is there a motion to pass Resolutions Number 1 and 2? Vice Chair King: Motion. Board Member Escalona: So move. Chair Pardo: All right. Board Member Gabela: Second. Chair Pardo: Motion carries. Todd B. Hannon (Clerk of the Board): And that was unanimous. Chair Pardo: And that was unanimous. Vice Chair King: Unanimous. Chair Pardo: Thank you, everyone, for being here today. This concludes our meeting. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 4 Printed on 6/17/2026 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 2. OMNI CRA RESOLUTION 19416 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH 16 CORNER PROPERTY OWNER, LLC, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, TO FORGIVE ALL REMAINING INDEBTEDNESS AND OTHER SUMS DUE ON THE ACQUISITION CRA LOAN DATED JULY 30, 2018, AND RELEASE ALL DOCUMENTS GIVEN AS COLLATERAL SECURITY; THE COVENANT AND RENT REGULATORY AGREEMENT FOR THE PROJECT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FOR THE DURATION OF THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD. ADJOURNMENT ENACTMENT NUMBER: CRA-R-26-0029 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Christine King, Board Member, District Five SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Board Member, District One AYES: Pardo, King, Gabela, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number 2, please see Item Number 1. The meeting adjourned at 11:29 a.m. OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Page 5 Printed on 6/17/2026