HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-26-0037 MemorandumOMNI Board of Commissioners Meeting
July 23, 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: July 16, 2026
File: 19568
Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver - 1731 NW 1st
Place Affordable Housing Project
Enclosures: 19568 Exhibit A
19568 Backup
19568 Notice to the Public
BACKGROUND:
The Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") is tasked with
reducing slum and blight and carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects
within the Redevelopment Area in accordance with the CRA's 2019 Redevelopment Plan
("Plan").
On September 13, 2016, the CRA approved and adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-16-0042,
adopting the City of Miami's procurement ordinance as the process by which any and all
services and goods are procured by the CRA.
In accordance with the Plan and Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, the Board will consider a
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 competitive sealed bidding requirements for the allocation of grant
funds to Esteen Williams, an individual and owner of the property located at 1731 North West
1st Place, Miami, Florida 33136 ("Property"). The Resolution authorizes grant funding in an
amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Ninety -Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($995,000.00) to
underwrite costs associated with the redevelopment and rehabilitation of a ten (10) unit
affordable housing project at the Property ("Project"). The Project will include two (2) units for
income -eligible residents at or below 40% of the Area Median Income ("AMI") for Miami -Dade
County, as published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD"); four (4) units at or below 50% AMI; two (2) units at or below 60% AMI;
and two (2) units at or below 80% AMI. Marcus A. James, as an authorized representative of
Jamestown General Contractors, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, has been authorized
by the Owner to act on the Owner's behalf in connection with matters related to the Property
and the Project, including coordinating development activities, executing documents, and taking
actions necessary to facilitate the redevelopment and rehabilitation of the Property.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Project is consistent with the Plan's objectives to promote a variety of housing options,
including affordable and workforce housing, and to encourage partnerships with private entities
to redevelop blighted properties and improve the public realm.
Funding this Project is critical to addressing slum and blight while enhancing affordable housing
options within the CRA. The requested $995,000.00 in grant funding will support ten (10) rent -
restricted affordable housing units, representing 100% of the Project's units, with rents restricted
for twenty (20) years pursuant to a restrictive covenant to be recorded in the Public Records of
Miami -Dade County, Florida.
FUNDING:
The Resolution authorizes the allocation of grant funds from the CRA's Fiscal Year 2025-2026
budget in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Ninety -Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($995,000.00), subject to the availability of funding.
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CRA
City of Miami
Legislation
OMNI CRA Resolution
CRA-R-26-0037
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.miamicra.com
File Number: 19568 Final Action Date:7/23/2026
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; AUTHORIZING THE
ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CRA'S FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
BUDGET IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE
THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($995,000.00) TO ESTEEN WILLIAMS, AN
INDIVIDUAL AND OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1731 NORTH WEST
1ST PLACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136, TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT AND REHABILITATION OF A TEN (10) UNIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT ("PROJECT"); AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR UPON THE
PRESENTATION OF INVOICE OR SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A
FORGIVABLE LOAN AGREEMENT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING
ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE STATED
HEREIN, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, ALL BEING
SUBJECT TO THE RENTS BEING RESTRICTED FOR TWENTY (20) YEARS AS
MORE PARTICULARLY DETAILED IN A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT THAT IS TO BE
RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND 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's 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") provides for the promotion of
a variety of housing options, including affordable and workforce housing, and encourages
partnerships with private entities to redevelop blighted properties and improve the public realm;
and
WHEREAS, Esteen Williams, an individual and the owner ("Owner") of the property
located at 1731 North West 1st Place, Miami, Florida 33136, within the CRA Redevelopment
Area ("Property"), submitted a request for grant funding to redevelop and rehabilitate a ten (10)
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unit affordable housing project, to include two (2) units for income -eligible residents whose
annual income is equal to or less than 40% of the Area Median Income ("AMI") for Miami -Dade
County, as published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD"); four (4) units for income -eligible residents whose annual income is equal
to or less than 50% AMI for Miami -Dade County, as published by HUD; two (2) units for income -
eligible residents whose annual income is equal to or less than 60% AMI for Miami -Dade
County, as published by HUD; and two (2) units for income -eligible residents whose annual
income is equal to or less than 80% AMI for Miami -Dade County, as published by HUD (the
"Project"); and
WHEREAS, Marcus A. James, as an authorized representative of Jamestown General
Contractors, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, has been duly authorized by the Owner to
act on the Owner's behalf in connection with matters related to the Property and the Project,
including, but not limited to, coordinating development activities, executing documents, and
taking such actions as may be necessary to facilitate the redevelopment and rehabilitation of the
Property; and
WHEREAS, the Owner requests grant funding in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred
Ninety -Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($995,000.00) ("Grant Funds") to underwrite the costs
associated with the Project; and
WHEREAS, funding this Project is critical to addressing slum and blight while enhancing
affordable housing options 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, for the allocation and disbursement of the Grant Funds, subject
to the Executive Director's discretion on a draw schedule or upon the presentation of invoices or
proper documentation from the Owner for the Project;
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 allocation of Grant Funds to the Owner for the Project is hereby
authorized from the CRA Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget, subject to the availability of funding.
Section 4. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute a
Forgivable Loan Agreement and supporting documents, including any and all other documents
necessary, all in forms acceptable to the General Counsel, for the purpose stated herein,
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including, but not limited to, a restrictive covenant detailing the rent restrictions as stated herein,
all being subject to the rents being restricted for twenty (20) years which shall be recorded in the
public records of Miami -Dade County, Florida.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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ORGE tWYSON III, ENERAL COUNSEL
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