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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19569 Exhibit A111 rue 111 Omni CRA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM Carlos I. Suarez Executive Director TO: Board Chair Damian Pardo and DATE: July 23rd, 2026 Members of the CRA Board FROM: Carlos I. Suarez SUBJECT: 4/5ths Bid Waiver Executive Director Youth Concept Gallery BACKGROUND: The Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") is responsible for executing community redevelopment initiatives and projects within its designated area in accordance with the CRA's 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"). The Plan identifies job creation, job training, employment opportunities, and upward job mobility as community benefits the CRA should seek to advance within the Redevelopment Area. Dope & Gold -Youth Concept Gallery, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company ("Grantee"), submitted a grant funding application and proposal requesting funding for the Youth Concept Gallery ("Program"), a creative space and community hub located on the second floor of the Project Peach building at 123 Northwest 14th Street, Miami, Florida 33136, within the CRA Redevelopment Area. The Program will deliver arts activities, wellness programming, targeted vocational skills training, mentorship, exhibitions, and community programming for local youth and families, including an annual Summer Art & Tech Camp serving over one hundred fifty (150) youth from low-income communities. The Grantee has requested grant funding in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($15,000.00) to support activation and initial startup costs for the Program, including limited operational assistance, Summer Art & Tech Camp supplies and workshop materials, cafe startup equipment, signage and visibility improvements, volunteer and intern materials, and community outreach materials. The funding is contingent upon a fully executed lease agreement between the property owner and the Grantee being provided to the CRA no later than October 30, 2026. JUSTIFICATION: Based on the foregoing, it is recommended that the Board of Commissioners adopt the attached Resolution, by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote after an advertised public hearing, ratifying, approving, and confirming the Executive Director's recommendation and finding 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, and waiving the requirements for competitive sealed bidding. The Program advances the objectives of the Plan by supporting youth enrichment, job skills and training, employment opportunities, arts and wellness programming, and community activation within the CRA Redevelopment Area. FUNDING: Fifteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($15,000.00) to be allocated and disbursed from a Non- OMNI Tax Increment Revenue Source: Account No. 10040.920501.883000.0000.00000 - Other Grants and Aids, subject to the availability of funding, budgetary approval, the Executive Director's discretion, satisfactory documentation, and the lease contingency stated herein.