HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-26-0044 MemorandumSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting
September 10, 2026
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Christine King Date: September 4, 2026
and Members of the CRA
Board File: 19813
From: James McQueen
Executive Director
Subject: 4/5th Vote: Grant to Temple
Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.
Enclosures: File # 19813 - Exhibit A -
Signed 4-5ths
Recommendation - Temple
Missionary Baptist Church
File # 19813 - Backup -
Temple Sunbiz
File # 19813 - Backup -
Temple Property Search
File # 19813 - Backup -
SEOPW Resolution No.
CRA-R-25-0059
File # 19813 - Backup -
Temple Proposal
File # 19813 - 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, 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").
Grantee continues to operate "Temple Missionary Baptist Church" as an important faith -based institution
and community gathering place in the Overtown community, delivering holistic youth development and
family -centered services in the SEOPW CRA Redevelopment Area. The "Temple Missionary Baptist
Church" previously received funding in an amount of Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero
Cents ($360,000.00) on October 23, 2025, by Resolution No. CRA-R-25-0059, for critical repairs and
improvements to the church, including exterior window and door replacement, roof replacement, A/C and
electrical repairs, termite treatment, and mold mitigation. As a result of the successful implementation of
those improvements, additional facility needs and project costs have been identified, which are critical to
preserving and enhancing the church's ability to serve the residents of the SEOPW CRA Redevelopment
Area.
To support its ongoing mission, Grantee is now undertaking a series of essential facility repairs and
improvements, including building upgrades, accessibility enhancements, flood mitigation measures, and
site improvements. Existing facility conditions have limited functionality and have significantly impacted
the overall safety, appearance, and usability of the Property. Completion of the proposed improvements
will provide a safer, more resilient, and accessible environment for church members and visitors. These
enhancements will help ensure the Grantee can continue serving the community while preserving and
improving a valued neighborhood asset.
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 1, of the Plan, lists the " preserv[ation] of . . . community heritage," as a stated
redevelopment goal.
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.
Lastly, 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.
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 TIF funds to repair or renovate
churches within the SEOPW CRA Redevelopment Area for the purpose of improving the community as a
whole.
FUNDING:
$235,000.00 allocated from SEOPW "Other Grants and Aids" Account No.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
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FACT SHEET:
Entity name: Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation
Address: 1723 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136 (Folio No. 01-3136-029-0360)
Funding request: $38,350.00
Scope of work or services (Summary): A.M. Cohen Temple, Church of God in Christ requests
emergency funding to address critical building improvements, which includes energy efficiency and
hurricane mitigation measures, exterior painting, installation and repair of gutters and downspouts,
parking lot sealcoating, striping, and resurfacing, and repairs to the baptism pool. Additional
improvements include landscaping and drainage upgrades, hazard tree removal, and flood mitigation
measures.
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AGENDA ITEM
FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORM
SEOPW CRA
CRA Board Meeting Date: September 10, 2026
CRA Section:
Brief description of CRA Agenda Item:
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").
Project Number
YES, there
Account Code:
(if applicable):
are sufficient funds in Line Item:
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000 Amount: $ 2 3 5, 0 0 0.0 0
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:
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Approved by:
Approval:
Executive Director 9/3/2026
Miguel A Valcntiri, Finance Officer 9/3/2026
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Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency
File Type: CRA Resolution
Enactment Number: CRA-R-26-0044
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 (4/5THS) 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, 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
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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
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
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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
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:
' 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.
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