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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-26-0036 MemorandumSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting June 25, 2026 SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Board Chair Christine King and Members of the CRA Board From: James McQueen Executive Director Date: June 18, 2026 File: 19489 Subject: 4/5th Vote: Grant to Chase and Chance, LLC Enclosures: File # 19489 - Exhibit A File # 19489 - Backup File # 19489 - Notice To The Public BACKGROUND: A Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW 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 herein as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous, pursuant to Section(s) 18-85 and 18-86 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, and waiving said procedures, awarding a grant, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,000.00) ("Funds"), to Chase and Chance, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company ("Grantee"), to underwrite costs for the construction buildout of the Chase and Chance Sensory Gym and Resource Center ("Project"), to be located at 1490 Northwest 3'd Avenue, Suite 110, Miami, Florida 33136 (Folio No. 01-3136-064-0010) ("Property"), authorizing the Executive Director to execute a Revocable License Agreement ("Agreement"), in a form acceptable to General Counsel, for Grantee's use of the Property for a total amount of Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($500.00) per month for a term of one (1) year ("Purpose"). Grantee has designed "The Chase and Chance Sensory Gym and Resource Center," in order to provide a safe, inclusive, sensory -focused recreational and therapeutic environment for children on the autism spectrum within the SEOPW CRA Redevelopment Area ("Project"). Grantee has requested use of a portion of SEOPW CRA-owned property, located at 1490 Northwest 3'd Avenue, Suite 110, Miami, Florida 33136 (Folio No. 01-3136-064-0010) ("Property"), for the purposes of building out Project. The Grantee is further requesting financial assistance to underwrite costs associated with the build -out of the Project at the Property. It is recommended that the Board of the SEOPW CRA approve and adopt the attached Resolution, authorizing the allocation of the Funds to the Grantee for the Purpose stated herein. JUSTIFICATION: Pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW CRA") is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects within its redevelopment area ("Redevelopment Area") in accordance with the 2018 Updated Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan"). Section 163.340(9), Florida Statutes (the "Act"), community redevelopment means "undertakings, activities, or projects of a ... community redevelopment agency in a community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight...." Section 2, Goal 4, of the Plan, lists the "creat[ion of] jobs within the community," as a stated redevelopment goal. Section 2, Goal 6, of the Plan, focuses on "improv[ing] the quality of life for residents," as a stated redevelopment goal. Lastly, Section 2, Principle 6, of the Plan, discusses "address[ing] and improv[ing] the neighborhood economy and expand[ing] the economic opportunities of present and future residents," as a stated redevelopment principle. FUNDING: Total: $200,000.00 • $126,600.00 allocated from "Other Grants and Aids / TIF Revenue Fund" Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. • $73,400.00 allocated from Other Grants and Aids / Non-TIF Revenue Fund - Account No. 10051.920101.8 83 000.0000.00000. FACT SHEET: Entity name: Chase and Chance, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company Address: 1490 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Suite 110, Miami, Florida 33136 (Folio No. 01-3136-064-0010) Funding request: $200,000.00 Scope of work or services (Summary): Allocation of funds for "The Chase and Chance Sensory Gym and Resource Center," a preoperational project designed to provide a safe, inclusive, sensory -focused recreational and therapeutic environment for children on the autism spectrum within the SEOPW CRA Redevelopment Area. Page 2 of 7 AGENDA ITEM FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORM SEOPW CRA CRA Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2026 CRA Section: Brief description of CRA Agenda Item: AWARDING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($200,000.00), TO CHASE AND CHANCE, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("GRANTEE"), TO UNDERWRITE COSTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION BUILDOUT OF THE CHASE AND CHANCE SENSORY GYM AND RESOURCE CENTER ("PROJECT"), TO BE LOCATED AT 1490 NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 110, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 (FOLIO NO. 01-3136-064-0010) ("PROPERTY) Project Number (if applicable): YES, there are sufficient funds in Line Item: Account Code: $126,600.00 allocated from "Other Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000. • $73,400.00 allocated from Other Grants and Aids / 10051.920101.883000.0000.00000. Grants and Aids / TIF Revenue Fund" Non-TIF Revenue Fund - Account No. NO (Complete the following source of funds information): Amount budgeted in the line item: $ Balance in the line item: $ Amount needed in the line item: $ Sufficient funds will be transferred from the following line items: ACTION ACCOUNT NUMBER TOTAL Project No./Index/Minot Object From $ To $ From $ To $ Comments: Page 3 of 7 Approved by: Approval: Executive Director 6/18/2026 Miguel A Valcntiri, Finance Officer 6/18/2026 Page 4 of 7 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency File Type: CRA Resolution Enactment Number: CRA-R-26-0036 File Number: 19489 Final Action Date:6/25/2026 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW 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 HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS, PURSUANT TO SECTION(S) 18-85 AND 18-86 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AS ADOPTED BY THE SEOPW CRA, AND WAIVING SAID PROCEDURES, AWARDING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($200,000.00), TO CHASE AND CHANCE, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("GRANTEE"), TO UNDERWRITE COSTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION BUILDOUT OF THE CHASE AND CHANCE SENSORY GYM AND RESOURCE CENTER ("PROJECT"), TO BE LOCATED AT 1490 NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 110, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 (FOLIO NO. 01-3136-064-0010) ("PROPERTY"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR GRANTEE'S USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($500.00) PER MONTH FOR A TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR ("PURPOSE"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING, FROM ACCOUNT NO(S). 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 AND 10051.920101.883000.0000.00000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, FOR SAID PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW CRA") is a community redevelopment agency created pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects within its Redevelopment Area in accordance with the 2018 Updated Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"); and Page 5 of 7 WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4, of the Plan, lists the "creat[ion of] jobs within the community," as a stated redevelopment goal; and WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6, of the Plan, focuses on "improv[ing] the quality of life for residents," as a stated redevelopment goal; and WHEREAS, Chase and Chance, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company ("Grantee"), requests financial assistance for "The Chase and Chance Sensory Gym and Resource Center," which is designed to provide a safe, inclusive, sensory -focused recreational and therapeutic environment for children on the autism spectrum ("Project"); and WHEREAS, Grantee further requests use of a portion of SEOPW CRA-owned property, located at 1490 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Suite 110, Miami, Florida 33136 (Folio No. 01-3136-064-0010) ("Property"), for the Purposes of building out the Project ("Purpose"); and WHEREAS, Grantee has submitted a proposal, requesting an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,000.00), to underwrite costs associated with the build -out of the Project at the Property; and WHEREAS, the Executive Director wishes to award a grant, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,000.00) ("Funds"), to the Grantee, for the Purpose stated herein; and WHEREAS, the Executive Director further wishes to execute a Revocable License Agreement ("Agreement"), in a form acceptable to General Counsel, with the Grantee for a total amount of Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($500.00) per month for a term of one (1) year for said Purpose; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the Executive Director to award the Funds to the Grantee for the Purpose stated herein; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners further wishes to authorize the Executive Director to execute the Agreement, in a form acceptable to General Counsel, with the Grantee for said Purpose; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that adopting this Resolution would further the redevelopment goals and objectives of the SEOPW CRA; and WHEREAS, based on the recommendation and findings of the Executive Director, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," it is in the SEOPW CRA's best interest for the Board of Commissioners to authorize, by an affirmative four -fifths (4/5ths) vote, a waiver of competitive sealed bidding procedures, pursuant to Section(s) 18-85 and 18-86 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, to allocate said Funds, subject to availability, and to authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all agreements necessary, all in forms acceptable to General Counsel, with Grantee for said Purpose. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Pursuant to Section(s) 18-85 and 18-86 of the City Code, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA, by a four -fifths (4/5th) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the Executive Page 6 of 7 Director's recommendation and written findings, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA, and waiving the requirements for said procedures, are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized' to disburse the Funds, at his discretion, on a reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation from Account No(s): 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 and 10051.920101.883000.0000.00000, subject to funding availability, for the Purpose stated herein. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: 1 e Br ounsel 6/18/2026 ' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable State law, City Charter and City Code provisions, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA. Page 7 of 7