Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting

Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Meeting — May 28, 2026 - 11:04 AM

>> let's do the southeast overtown parkway cra meeting first. Just a moment, chair. You need some stretching. um, as soon as they flip the tape we'll start the southeast overtown parkway cra meeting. We are going to begin the southeast overtown park west cra meeting for MAY 20th 28th. MAY 28th 2026. Good afternoon all. I am your chair christine king. We are going to have our attorney read the items for the record. Thank you, MADAM Chair. Uh, first resolution is a resolution of the board of commissioners of the southeast overtown park west cra authorizing a grant an amount not to exceed $75,000 to the liberty city community revitalization trust um to underwrite costs associated with the 2026 youth employment program, which provides employability and financial management skills to low income and at risk youth uh, authorizing executive executive director to disburse funds at his discretion on a reimbursement basis directly to vendors upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation subject to availability of funding from account number 10051920101883000000000 uh other grants and aids non tiff revenue fund and further authorizing executive director to negotiate and execute an agreement. Uh cra resolution number two is a resolution of the board of the copwcra by 4/5 affirmative vote uh ratifying, approving and confirming the executive director's recommendation of finding attached and incorporated herein as exhibit a the competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous pursuant to sections 1885 and 1886 of the code of the city of miami, florida um and waiving said procedures awarding a grant an amount not to exceed $1,092,600 to saint john institutional missionary baptist church to underwrite costs for urgent repair and rehabilitation in accordance with the 40 year recertification requirements at 1328 northwest third avenue 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 the accounts listed herein and authorizing the executive director to negotiate any and all documents necessary all informed. Acceptable to council .And the third item is a resolution of the cra board of commissioners by 4/5 affirmative vote ratifying, approving and confirming the executive director's recommendation of finding attached and incorporate as exhibit a that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous pursuant to sections 1885 and 1886 of the code of the city of miami, florida awarding a grant in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 to marcus samuelsson development group um to offset project build out costs for the adaptive reuse and redevelopment of the historic clyde killen's pool hall located at 920 northwest second avenue 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 the accounts listed herein. Further authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary all in forms acceptable to council. Thank you. Is there anyone? Motion is there anyone here that would like to speak on any items before us? Public comment. Chaplain stanley young, 500 northwest second avenue, miami, florida. I'm speaking on uh number one uh, youth employment. That's the way they go. I hope each commissioner, uh, grab a hold of this and run with it. We need to start our youth out in the business world, right? By teaching them certain ethics that they would need to continue in the manner. So I'm 100% for youth employment. I support it. Uh, let's do it. This is how you fight crime. illiteracy. This is how you fight a lot of social ills in our community by getting our youth involved in in in the business world. Right. Thank you. GOD bless. Thank you. Good morning. Uh good morning uh, CHAIRMAN King and the commission. My name is ron frazier. I'm a retired architect and urban planner and I've been a volunteer consultant to, uh, to the church for this renovation. I've helped them select the architect to bring the project back up to state as well as the contractor. One of my responsibilities was to review the cost, help them through the certification process and to make sure that everything got back on track. So I'm only here to tell you that I'm in support of this project but also to answer any other questions that you MAY have. We put together a pretty thorough report analyzing the situation and what have you. So that's about it. Thank you. Thank you. Is anyone else here that would like to speak on behalf of any of the items before us? Seeing none public comment period is now closed. MAY I have a motion to approve the minutes for the APRIL 23rd, 2026 meeting? So moved. All in favor? Aye. >> MAY I have a motion to approve re 1re2 and re three. So moved. Second. >> all in favor? Aye. >> motion carries unanimously. Thank you all for your advocacy. This shall now conclude the southeast overtown park west [Laughter] Cra