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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-26-0044Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency Legislation CRA Resolution: CRA-R-26-0044 819 NW 2d Ave 3rd Floor Miami, FL 33136 www.seopwcra.com File Number: 19813 Final Action Date:9/10/2026 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/STHS) 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, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, AND AWARD A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($235,000.00) ("FUNDS"), TO TEMPLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION ("GRANTEE"), TO ADDRESS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS OF THE "TEMPLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH," A HOUSE OF WORSHIP, LOCATED AT 1723 NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 (FOLIO NO. 01-3136-029- 0360) ("PROPERTY") ("PURPOSE"); FURTHER 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. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 — "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS"; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TO BE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR SAID PURPOSE, WHICH SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL MARCH 31, 2042; PROVIDING FOR 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 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 163.340(9), Florida Statutes, "community redevelopment means projects of a ... community redevelopment agency in a community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slum and blight"; and City of Miami Page 1 of 4 File ID: 19813 (Revision:) Printed On: 9/25/2026 File ID: 19813 Enactment Number: CRA-R-26-0044 WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 1, of the Plan, lists the "preserv[ation] of ... community heritage," as a stated redevelopment goal; and WHEREAS, 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; and WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 8, of the Plan, provides that " [o]Ider buildings that embody the area's cultural past should be restored," as a stated redevelopment principle; and WHEREAS, on August 24, 2007, the City of Miami, acting as General Counsel to the SEOPW CRA, issued Formal Legal Opinion No. 07-014, opining that the SEOPW CRA may use Tax Increment Financing ("T.I.F.") funds to repair or renovate churches within the redevelopment area for the purpose of improving the community as a whole; and WHEREAS, Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation ("Grantee"), requests financial assistance for "Temple Missionary Baptist Church," a house of worship, which has been designed as a vital anchor in the Overtown community, delivering holistic youth development and family -centered services; and WHEREAS, on October 23, 2025, by Resolution No. CRA-R-25-0059, the Board of Commissioners awarded a grant for an amount not to exceed Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($360,000.00) to Grantee for critical infrastructure repairs at the "Temple Missionary Baptist Church" located at 1723 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136 (Folio No. 01-3136-029-0360) ("Property"); and WHEREAS, following the completion of the repairs and improvements authorized by Resolution No. CRA-R-25-0059, Grantee identified additional necessary building improvements, including energy and hurricane mitigation, exterior painting, gutters and downspouts, parking lot sealcoating and striping, baptism pool repairs, landscaping and drainage improvements, hazard tree removal, flood mitigation ("Project"); and WHEREAS, the Grantee is requesting financial assistance from the SEOPW CRA to underwrite costs associated with the Project at the Property ("Purpose"); and WHEREAS, the Executive Director wishes to execute a grant agreement ("Agreement"), in a form acceptable to General Counsel, with the Grantee, and award a grant, for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thirty -Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($235,000.00) ("Funds") for the Purpose stated herein; 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 documents necessary, all in forms acceptable to General Counsel, with Grantee, for said Purpose; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the execution of the Agreement, in a form acceptable to General Counsel, with the Grantee and award the Funds, for said Purpose; and City of Miami Page 2 of 4 File ID: 19813 (Revision:) Printed on: 9/25/2026 File ID: 19813 Enactment Number: CRA-R-26-0044 WHEREAS, a Restrictive Covenant, to be recorded in the public records of Miami -Dade County, shall be recorded on the Property, and any other land or interest transferred in furtherance of the Project stated herein, in the event Grantee fails to be in compliance with the Agreement, and as described herein, which shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be binding upon the Property and owner, and its successors and assigns until March 31, 2042 ("Term"); and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that adopting this Resolution would further the redevelopment goals and objectives of the SEOPW CRA; 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 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 negotiate and execute an agreement, including any and all necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to General Counsel, for the Purpose stated herein. Section 4. The Executive Director is hereby further authorized' to disburse the Funds, at his discretion, on a reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation from "Other Grants and Aids" — Account No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, subject to funding availability, for said Purpose. Section 5. The Executive Director is hereby further authorized to negotiate and execute any additional agreements, including any and all documents necessary, all in forms acceptable to General Counsel, including, but not limited to, a Restrictive Covenant to be recorded in the public records of Miami -Dade County, for said Purpose, which shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the Property and owner, and its successors and assigns for the entirety of the Term. Section 6. Sections of this Resolution may be renumbered or re -lettered and corrections of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the Executive Director, or the Executive Director's designee, without need for public hearing, by filing a corrected copy of same with the City of Miami City Clerk. Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: 1 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. City of Miami Page 3 of 4 File ID: 19813 (Revision:) Printed on: 9/25/2026 File ID: 19813 Enactment Number: CRA-R-26-0044 ee Br 'ounsel 9/3/2026 City of Miami Page 4 of 4 File ID: 19813 (Revision:) Printed on: 9/25/2026