##VIDEO ID:-FuSKuQxQTc## 24 it's approximately 5:46 we do apologize for the lateness we were waiting for a quum but now that we do Madam Secretary roll call and then followed by Pledge of Allegiance and we'll go with special presentation chairman desme present Vice chairin board member Galvin board member Timothy board member Charles chairman you have a COR to proceed thank you so much um pledge to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic stands Nation indivisible andice for all thank you so much Madame secretary um we do have well M executive director um yes good evening we do have a a long meeting tonight we do however I do want to take time to do at least the first pres um special presentation it is for our longest serving board member board member Galvin we would like to honor the time that he has served on the C board with a token of appreciation from the north Miami CRA thank you I see that Ben Cooney is here Ben oh wow I I I take this with uh no no gifts [Laughter] promise hey Ben how are you we got I we got a full house how you doing sir so your last meeting um 25 years of service dedication to our city you know we're going to love you um we we well you know we love you we're going to miss you and I I just can't imagine I was thinking about today um of a meeting without Scott Galvin CU you always I don't think you missed one one meeting 25 years I've not missed a CRA meeting or a city council meeting or any type of other special budget meeting or anything else that's a dedication indeed we are so proud of you thank you so much for your service um annab um Pioneer yes Pioneer Boulevard we do have our consultant Sabino Miller who are um stand ready to make a visual presentation how long is the presentation since we very short I promise you very very short and coming on the heels of councilman galin uh after your presentation thank you very much we've had the pleasure of knowing councilman Galvin for many many years 25 obviously yes thank you uh Barry Miller Savino Miller design studio uh 12 345 Northeast 6th Avenue couple blocks over Adriana Savino again principal of Sav Miller Design Studio do we've been asked to keep this very short so um if brevity is the soul of wits this is going to be very witty okay so we uh we we were just going to show you a a video of Pioneer Boulevard we've been asked to and we can take questions and answers later uh just a little preface we've been working with the CRA uh for the last several six months or so eight months and it's been a pleasure we're doing Pioneer Boulevard from Northeast 6 Avenue all the way over to Dixie Highway and pardon me oh and we're at just uh went here to to present to you this uh kind of walkthr it's designed as a uh an extension really of your school neighborhood and Park which is being built uh next to the school now and to make a safer uh pedestrian friendly and program the place for people to have fun in the together and to come together into this like the core of the neighborhood exactly okay with that here we go so starting from the West that's the existing Fountain [Music] morning so the idea is to make it just all Native landscape walking through very pleasant uh sit down slow down just enjoy the neighborhood meet your neighbors take the dog out for the [Music] walk you have a lot of H trees there that provide shade so it's to augment what you already have ADD So Butterfly Garden different type of shs [Music] one of the things we're also doing uh in the middle of each of the blocks uh there's Avenues you have about four or five avenues like 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th but between those Avenues there's these cut in these areas right there we can make u-turns we want to fill those in that's the biggest ask of a plan fill those in put programming in games whatnot in there and eliminate the urns there very crowded especially with schools in and out uh area so we think it's going to be a lot safer in our areas there's a frog Fountain we go maybe food trucks vendors occasions uh all the parking is essentially uh maintained as well uh and we still have we're not touching the swes on on either side of the street we're maintaining 15 ft uh Lane for uh 15t for fire lane uh going one way each way and a bike lane we have the space for [Music] that we creating a slash Pine Forest because that's the original ecosystem that was in the area there's PL area for the [Music] kids one thing we like to rep the city on is at the end at The Avenues north south Avenues is to create day like a crosswalk or something median to median we not connecting there's the existing wall like princess right there [Music] [Music] that's the [Music] idea use comfortable labors together and provide some activities and a place of rest fight oh one one last comment the uh we are going to add lighting to it uh as well so it's safe at night to walk up and down uh there's various kinds of lighting programs that we can get into later on but generally a post light all the way down so it's a security as you go from east to west thank you that's it very ni thank you all righty thank you so much thank you any any um any comments any questions move approval no presentation orentation what happens yeah what happens next so now that we've done the presentation I do believe we'll be able to move forward with the RFP process to be able to get construction dock so that the work can actually go underway okay if if I was still going to be up here I would move approval but I won't good luck good luck with the presentation thank you thank thank you all righty thank you go ahead sir my only um comments was going to be about the lighting so you um just cuz that was going to be my question since you um alluded to that uh now what kind of um lighting that you uh receive to uh put in there did you get a copy of the uh PDF on the PDF down do we have Li yeah what we are proposing is that have this PO lighting um throughout the the the whole Boulevard and also having at a certain level but when people walk close to it it illuminates so maybe we can have as illuminat higher so as uh people approach so it's not always super super lit up for to respect the people who live around there but when when people get close to it and walk that block the lights come up really high okay that's pretty much the concept idea thank you thank you so very much um thank you Madame secretary consent agenda unless a member of the CRA board wishes to remove a specific item from this portion of the agenda tabs a through D constitute the consent agenda these items are self-explanatory and are not expected to require addition review or discussion these items will be recorded as individually numbered items adopted unanimously by the following motion that the consent agenda comprised of tabs a through D be adopted thank you so much um for approval second it's been moved and second I have a motion made by board member Charles to approve the consent agenda tabs a through D the motion was seconded by board member Calvin all in favor I any opposed motion carries with a 4 Z vote thank you item um I guess um item for review or action number one this the inter local agenda item one resolution approving interlocal agreement between North Miami CRA and city of North Miami for shared services a resolution of the chair and board members of the north Miami community redevelopment agency approving the interlocal agreements between the city of North Miami and the north Miami community redevelopment agency relating to the provision of indirect Services by the city to the north Miami CRA for fiscal year 2024 2025 authorizing the executive director to execute the interlocal agreement authorizing the executive director to take all action necessary to implement the terms of the interlocal agreement and providing an effective date agenda item one thank you so very much um any presentation this is the normal um interlocal agreement that is done with the city for shared services it's done annually and the board is very familiar with this item the price Remains the Same so move second public hearing public hearing oh we forgot about that public hearing is open on the item see none coming public hand is closed I have a motion made by board member Des to approve agenda item one the motion was seconded by board member Galvin I apologize chairman Des the motion was seconded by board member Galvin all in favor I any opposed motion carries with a 4 Z vote thank you so much item number two agenda item two resolution approving interlocal agreement between North Miami CRA and city of North Miami for shared services I apologize uh resolution approving additional pre-qualified contractors for the housing Rehabilitation construction program a resolution of the chair and hold on a resolution of the chair and board members of the north Miami community redevelopment agency approving the evaluation committee results for request for qualifications RFQ number 56-23 d24 pre-qualified list of contractors for the north Miami CRA housing Rehabilitation construction program authorizing the executive director and North Miami CRA attorney to negotiate and finalize agreements with the eight highest rank contractors selected by the evaluation committee authorizing the executive director to execute the agreements authorizing the executive director to take all steps necessary and appropriate to implement the terms and conditions of the agreements and providing an effective date agenda item two thank you so very much presentation good evening uh board members Alberto Estrada purchasing director uh the item that you have before you is simply requesting your approval of the results of the evaluation committee that was convened on October 2nd 2024 uh to evaluate uh the list of applicants that responded to solicitation titled RFQ number 56 2324 which was issued uh requesting proposals for to select a list of contractors for the cra's housing Rehabilitation construction program as reflected in the report that was submitted to the board members uh there were 10 applicants or 10 responses to the solicitation uh uh one of the respondents was uh disqualified was deemed non-responsive and the remaining nine applicants were submitted to the evaluation committee the results of the committee they they scores and the tabulation is reflected on the second page of the report as you can see there's a ranking order for the top eight firms and these uh top eight contractors are recommended by the committee and approved also by the executive director of the CRA for submitt to the board and your approval thank um thank you so very much before we go to any discussion on here the item is open for the public item is open see none coming item is closed now for discussion I have a question regarding the process were we opening up the the process because we needed more folks in the pool yes so we in order for us to be able to complete the number of residential projects each fiscal year we needed to have more contractors rather than having projects keep rolling fiscal year to fiscal year based on the demand that we have so we we decided to expand the pool of contractors hoping that they will be able to complete all the projects within the same fiscal year that they awarded and and how many we are we adding to the ex existing list eight we're adding eight to the existing list yes that's correct thank you any anyone else yes uh yes sir mayor all good evening um while I like the passes because we need more contractors but um I have a little problem with uh with the list that we have in here cuz looking at it and checking over um with all this company I don't even see one local company based in North Miami so uh my question first is um what mechanism that you guys use or I did you open it up to our local contractor or do is that we don't have anybody in of Miami that could be one of those applicants or two so that that doesn't sit well with me yeah so certainly uh we actually we advertise uh not only in on our pages but also in demand star we also advertise uh we send out the information to uh the local Chamber of Commerce so that they could also disseminate it to local businesses and vendors um yes and you're correct that none of these are based in North Miami uh but uh I want to add that this list is is not not exclusive in other words uh when it is the desire of the uh CRA and the executive director we can go ahead and open up the list again and read vertise to allow for additional firms to apply and uh perhaps then there's an opportunity for local firms to sort of uh you know uh apply for this particular contract so uh we we made every effort to try to reach out uh you know make it available to obviously to all qualified contractors but this is the responses that we receiv received yeah um you know I cannot speak for the board but in my position in here as a board member I think it would be fair to reopen this application because we cannot you cannot tell me in u the G of Miami we cannot find at least one or two companies working um you know doing this kind of work in here this like I said it doesn't sit well with me and I am not in favor of that cuz we need to give opportunities to our locals CU this is how we're going to retain people in our city cuz if we don't if we don't have if we don't open up the pool for them to work in here make money in here so it's like we're just pushing them away so um myself I would not vote for this unless we open reopen it and see if we can get some low into that pool well if if I may War well through the executive director if I may uh I do not believe and the CRA attorneys there also can weigh in that the board's approval of this list uh precludes or prohibits us or limits Us in any way to sort of read vertise and open up the program I don't think the program is limited to this but again uh you know obviously the executive director has to weigh in as well as the the City attorney but uh I don't say one thing quick question M Madam director how many um contractors did you have before we currently have seven seven and then we're adding we're adding eight so we'll have ADD eight let me ask um which is a total of 15 correct councilman out of the seven currently how many of them have meet the local preference um guideline don't you have two Ace construction and stter yeah we have um and now we have a new one coming with I think Prestige Construction yeah so within the pool we'll have three who are meeting the local guidelines we are happy to reopen if the board sees F to vote on this item tonight we can always still reopen and add more local but if we adding if we open it up which I understand and and and I think I get the the senent of the councilman um but how if we open it up they there they don't apply right no I I understand apply it seems like you you you put it out there right they just anybody could apply I'm assuming Cor and do we have that many construction companies located in our city I don't I don't believe there are but they do get extra credit as as if they are getting the preference so open it up won't really help the process if they unless we are because I don't want us to open it up where we didn't get what we needed and then we open it up assuming letting the folks know hey you need to get you know mhm preference what kind of I don't you get what where I'm coming from you know the only thing that I was concerned about was um just making sure that these homes that are being rehabbed are getting done on time that's the whole need in the purpose because there was one year councilman we were at least two years behind with the house we have and last year I think know a couple of years back I had to Advocate to accept all of the list cuz you guys were only going to accept three and at that point it would have further delayed us so now we're trying and we're still playing catch up this is the first year that we will we're still playing a little bit of catch up this is the first year we will be on time and to ensure that we really are banking on having a good of contractor councilman um Charles maybe perhaps and I don't know if this legal if if if we could even do is it somewhere in the language that we could at least suggest um that whoever the contractors that they they hire local preference is that that that because that would Ser that need yeah we have a local that's what I thought are you are you asking if we can put in the agreements with the contractors whoever whoever that they give a a preference to local Subs because that would Sol what what the councilman and what we are concerned about like local folks getting because I don't know I don't too much we do the same thing in our grant agreements we try to promote local participation so we can certainly put that in the agreement if that's something you all do if it's not there already it may already be there okay local um preference yes but also um local contractors um we said that we have suon the pipelines should be coming up and how did we advertise and you know uh just understand we live in the city of North Miami and we need to work in a way that we give folks who are doing business in of Miami um a way to work in here and some of them live in the city so that's that's my point um yes local and and um hire one or two there but now what about those um companies that we have in here in the city can they be add to that pool is there a way that we can open up the process make it more uh fair in a way that people will see yes we did our best this is what we got now I'll be fine with it okay until we get until we get to this point come on let's see if we can uh bring some of those local companies and give them the opportunities to do the work in here because um they they are doing business in the city um if I may I I think we can open uh we can read advertise at a later date with the ones that we have now we are already 17 homes behind and we need to start even if we're entertaining that how many construction companies do we have in City that's my question I mean that's that's that's a very good question so if we open it up and we don't have none so what's the point we had to reach out to some of the contractors um to let them know that we are going to reopen if they know anybody willing to participate and we have to extend at one time because if they if they're not in the city we we could maybe perhaps give extra point if they have some type of local preference but unless if you open it up you telling them that they have to move the headquarter here to qualify right that's essentially that's how do right Mr attorney well I I mean you're looking at there were there were how many 10 nine applicants and you're accepting eight of the nine so it's it's not like people were excluded because yeah that's what I'm saying um from the pool reason um you know and I'm hearing that there was some direct contact with local vendors to try and get them to apply cuz that would have been my suggestion have a list of local vendors included you know when you send the the RFP out to the chamber you send it to demand star you have a list of local people you send it to um but I'm hearing that that was done so uh we've been doing this for years so I'm I'm I'm sure the people who are no but um the process of um extending this is like it's not four years but um what I'm it is just my position so I just don't want to hold of the process but uh I'm sorry mayor I just don't want to hold up the process but my whole point is that that we need to uh open up and reach out to our local contractors and give them an opportunity into the city to do business with the city so that's that's my whole point and this is my position Council woman you want to oh no no no no I was just going to advise maybe we approve it now and then reopen it and and yes next year to make sure kind help out all right next year next year yes but can we extend it for about a month and then now you just go ahead and do what you got to do extend what you know um reopen reopen um the pool as a reminder this was already extended when we did the this solicitation was extended in order to get the response that we did get so it was put out it was extended and this was a response that we received and it's closed it's currently closed we would have to reopen it um and we're happy to do so but we would love to be able to address some of the backlog with the homes that we have right now by getting an approval tonight of this current list okay yeah move for approval second public hearing this totally forgot about it I'm sorry public hearing is open on the item Tab and we only on tab two I told we should have started at 4:30 that's true at 3:30 T public he is I is close on the item I have a motion made by board member Timothy to approve agenda item two the motion was seconded by chairman Des all in favor I any opposed Noe motion carries 3 to one so councilman you you you voted so you you don't want us to do what you what you wanted or you do want us to go back so so that they'll get the right direction you want us to open it up Mr chairman I've got a hard stop at 6:30 okay M yeah go ahead no no no basically it is what it is because I just um don't like the you know the way it is because we like I said we need to find a way to put our folks into work so that they can make money in the city so that's all right so tab uh four number four three three oh wow chairman as of 6:12 p.m. Vice chair estimate Iran is present agenda item three selection of successful proposal for property disposal do we hand it over to so on May 14th 2024 the nmc approved the real property guidelines and directed staff to notice of properties located at 975 Northwest 132nd Street and 12505 Northwest 11th Avenue the CRA did proceed with that notice we received nine submissions seven of those submissions met the criteria and those seven submissions are listed below this evening we are are requesting the um rankings so that per our guidelines the board will Rank and then the C executive director will then negotiate with the highest ranked submission okay um did the historical background on this item has been going on I I think it's it's it's been three three years or or if it's not even longer um longer you got it's longer right yeah eight n years it's probably been 66 years um but I I don't know is there something that you need for me because I I'm I'm my position has always been the two residents where it started which was Nancy Lor and vanica Guzman and I don't know anything about any other um process in terms of whatever that we are doing because this is it three or four there there are two there were two properties that were a part of the notice of um the disposal so those are the two addresses that I just read into the record tonight we there were ranking um sheets that were provided with each packet and if we could just collect those tonight and then we would know who the highest rank so I have to yeah Mr Mr chairman I think this is a horrible way to have done this I think that we should not have been asking City Council Members to go out and assess this should have been something that staff made a recommendation on that's that's how it says it was but we were up here and we approved the guidelines and we provided directions and it was something like it it's been a long process and I even asked like hey can it just be a lottery like I don't think we should have been up here but we decided so it's on us so decided I'm here I am hi I'm Alvin tonight's my last meeting I'm going to take full blame on this one I think this was a bad decision of this Council and of myself I'm more than happy to let this go back out and let staff assess and staff come back with something because otherwise thank you I mean I nobody even asked me before today until I started getting emails left and right from people saying vote for my friend vote for my friend nobody asked me from staff I take full blame this is not a good decision staff should wait into this assess it and come back to us with an with a recommendation and I do understand that that will require that staff redraft the guidelines and then the guidelines will have to come back to this board for approval once that happens with the new guidelines then we'll have to do a new notice of disposition of those property vote right wouldn't we have to vote on that exactly but wait wait going back the guideline that we approved and I think we have it in writing yes those were the direction that you were going to assess and uh and and make a recommendation to us no Mr Mayor what no we were up here remember we were going back and forth about giving points to North Miami residents giving points and no but that was the guidelines were on the agenda as a draft for us to review and we provided direction to staff at that moment to go forward with those guidelines I was like that the impression that I never thought that we um up here got into I thought they would make the like I do remember that exactly what you probably confused too yes think we're all the same thing Scott Galvin you're a bum no no no you but you follow what I'm saying it is right it's not this was not good practice for anybody to said Council you start ranking and going through stuff we don't we're not driving around we're not you know what I mean like yeah I I would make a motion that we um continue this item till such time as staff can come back with new guidelines that would be Empower staff to give us a recommendation on which property these which which people these properties might go to that makes any sense at all and and and and I know we don't have the the whole night to go back to this because this has really been an unfair process in in in and scheduled to two of the the homeowners who really started the whole thing and it and the fact that this has taken four years how the process has changed and all this BS going back and forth it it's just so frustrated so I I'm curious to to kind of see and and and what you know whatever that recommendation yes sir mayor um as the district for councilman um I'll go with um councilman Galvin on that I do believe the process still not sitting well um also ranking uh those applicants uh doesn't it doesn't look good at all and also into the process we do not know we're going to dispose this property at what price what is it so it is all that there are like a lot of uh Gap that need to be filled in order for us to move with um the disposal of this um two properties and um I um I agree with you Mr Mayor that um we have two applicants um that been you know going since I came in about 18 months a little over 18 months ago so then two applicants always come and talk but when you look at the the process it is all confusing the way it is because we don't know exactly how we're going to move now let's say applicant X we move on and earn more points how much is going to be the poverty you understand all that all this um we need we need to uh do a an evaluation get the um appraisals and everything so we have everything in order so now we can move on and probably based on the price um I piing why I not be interested because they're going to have to spend ex amount of money to work to this so um I just go ahead and second that motion from um coun and Galvin and see if we can um come up with something that is a little bit uh kind of more fair and more approachable that we can move on and dispose this property I'm going to tell you cannot wait for us to do that because um we have that empty lot in District 4 and also we have that house just right next to Sasol have been like a source of um trouble from time to time we have to call police and everything but we cannot move on with a process that is not clear that is not very very uh on point with the resident and that's something that we can explain how we move on how we did and everything so I think uh with that Council Governor second um your have a question go ahead go ahead can we State on the record what is not clear so that staff is not confuse and bring this back to us please thank you what's not clear if I might yeah I was it's my understanding that we're trying to unload two City owned properties or C Properties sorry we're is that accurate we're trying to get rid of two c we're disposing of two properties one structure and one vacant lot all these lawyers okay we're trying to give to somebody else sell to somebody else two c own properties what I'm unclear on is what guidelines you want us to use to do that CU otherwise you just contact a realtor Annie momery love you we contact a realtor and just say selling it why why we can't do that sir because there's a statute that governs how a CRA can dispose of its real estate there has to be a public notice we have to request proposals and as part of those proposals we can put in certain criteria as we have in the past that we want to use it for wouldn't the criteria just be whoever offers the most money no no sir it's under those under 163 there's certain criteria so we do have the guidelines and we did put out the um the notice per those guidelines and it includes making sure that the Redevelopment of that property is consistent with the Redevelopment plan of the CRA it meets 163 it's at without without all the goly under what conditions are we allowed to give away the property or dispose of the property condition the gobl cook I it has to be I have to notti we have to notice it we have to make sure that whoever is going to take the property will cash exchanged it can be it's allowed okay or we could give it away for a dollar we could do we could give it away or we could sell it those are all permissible in the best interest of the fact that I'm this super confused about It All To Me shows that there's a lot of time that staff needs to invest in coming back to even the board members and saying here's what these properties are and here's the conditions of guys we did that in all fairness if and I still had the floor we did that we went down and we we assessed point we readdressed point so I understand that sometimes we're confused no problem I am tired of seeing this here and it's been pass pushed down the can every time oh something is wrong something is wrong okay so now let's be clear and I know you're not going to be here so I want to be clear because if I want if you guys want me to support tabling this let's talk about what needs to be clear so that this is not tabled again because it's not fair it's a hard decision I understand but it has to be made so what part of the guidelines are we you're not in agreeance with so that staff can work it out you understand what is it that you're not in agreeance with here's the thing why aren't we just selling it why why are we I know there might be other options that we could give it away but why aren't we just selling it we could we have to do it per this process this is the process by which we do that right so right now even if you were to make a selection tonight when we are negotiating with the person who is the successful bidder we could come up with a sale price for that that's at the other juncture so it's not tonight that why would we have not started with that as can I it's just the process um councilman galin just to as I no but we need to be clear I step as I step away my DRS would have been that we just say this property is for sale this property is for sale make the best offer and you know you know since there's a lot of I still don't understand what is the problem like from this policy or or guidelines what is can you point out what the issue is and ask staff if they could change it what's the issue is it that we don't want to vote on it can we get away with not voting it on it is that what the issue is can we do a lottery like my thing is we I think the board has to be cleared on how we want to do this we understand it is not going to be it can't just if we could have given away to the two person as you said it Mr Mayor it would have done 8 years well no no no no no no and that's what I want to I want to discuss and I want to address it I know we don't have enough time tonight but we going to have to address it I just want to explain that so the folks understand that you know there's a process that we have to go by and ensuring that we dispose of this correctly like we just can't say hey so and so we're giving you this property but the only thing that I will say that after reviewing the guidelines and the criteria I think we probably need to explain each concept um needs to have a little bit more detail so for instance where it says development concept you probably want to explain to the person okay what do you mean my development concept because there's some folks who just wrote a letter and that's it but they didn't give a concept of what they would do to the property you know other folks you know showed renderings other folks showed their bank account showing you that that they they had the funding so I think if we could explain each criteria to make sure that everyone understand what a development concept is showing us that you have a financial plan and realistic ability to complete this project um the qualification of the development team like and that I know that one says if applicable but it's 15 points if they don't have a development team does that mean they get zero do they have to show that they have a contractor or a general contractor ready to complete this project and the last thing I didn't know is I thought all of them were North Miami residents so not everyone is a North Miami resident so if you can let us know this one is this one is not um because as I was scoring I was under the impression that one of the guidelines that one of the stipulation that we said that they had to be a North Miami resident so if they're not that was a preference that was a preference okay cuz they got additional points they additional point just identify that for us up here to know that okay this one is a resident or you know this one qualifies for Resident and employee or whatever the case may be I think that that part should have just been a little bit more clear because some of these packets seem a bit incomplete so that would be my recommendation to staff if we're going to put this out but to Vice mayor's point this has been a process that we understand it's hard but we've been talking about it for months and years now like I remember this started with when the previous well three CRA directors ago Rasha KO did put it out we did receive two notices and then at that point we said no and miss miss Guzman you were not one of the two that we received but it was put out before then Neil Shyer decided to put it out and we I don't I think we got like three or four again and now we're at the third juncture so this is now the third time that we have gone forth with this process to put it out and we have not rendered a result so I think if we are going to P halt the process let's be completely clear on this is what we're trying to do this is the guidelines that we're trying to provide if we want to put a purchase price of it let people know hey you got to have $50,000 in the bank to buy this property like we need to say hey or we're giving it weight for a dollar because we understand that hey if we can if someone come can come in and redevelop a house or whatever the case may be but my thing is we have to be clear up here right now any anyone else because okay so I really didn't want to go into detail about this whole process this started 5 years ago um one resident then came Miss Gman to me and I it it must have been 6 years ago and this property was in my district for you know forever and it it was in a condition that was not in a good condition and this resident said Mr May um councilman I would like to to know I I'm a resident here and you know I worked here and and how do I go about um buying this property I do not want it I not want the city to give it to me I want to buy it I said you know I don't know anything Larry Springs was the manager at that time I walked in I said Mr spring this is what I know and and I called Marie who was the housing manager I said I don't know anything about you know you know just work with with Miss Gman and and talked about it at during that same time Miss latu came in because there's an empty property next to hers and they fall into the same base in that time in our discussion time the property had Belong To The City it was it it was said that if they give it to the CRA that it's easier that these residents will just have this property not that they they want anything from the city they had the money that they buying the property and that that should have just been it and ever since then those two properties and those everybody knows those two residents and this thing has been politically just been going back and forth they changing these guidelines were put in after three times when this thing came up we put in these gu guidelines and while I was asking why are these guidelines and I said before I said I do not mind any guidelines but we are changing these things on top of two residents and I don't know why if we want to do anything these two residents needs to get let's work with these two residents and whatever other properties that we have we could put guidelines that's there but we got to be fair but we cannot come here tonight and sit here talk about fairness and fairness and it's been 8 years these people have been coming here they the one who started this whole process we would not even be having this discussion if it wasn't for them so I don't know if it's people telling other folks that these two properties whatever whatever the cas is I don't know but all I know and all I'm going to stick to it those are the only two people that I know that should be getting these two properties and that's what I'm voting for and that's all I'm that's the end of that story so right y'all could do whatever y'all want to do it's majority speaks but I got to put on the record because it's been eight years and and it's sad and we've been playing games with this game yes we can and that was the price we could have given it to them for a dollar they said they didn't Mr Mayor are you are you willing to make a motion right now I I'll withdraw my motion to continue if you want these two properties go to these two residents who's been from the get-go and we have email going back when Marie was there that they get these two properties at the at the at the appraise value that they get it these two and then and then we could accept the guidelines for whatever else that's coming after and that's the f I have officially withdrawn my motion to continue I mean if that that's my motion motion on the floor if anybody want to support it the see attorney I saw you shaking your head is there well because he was about to make a motion while he had a motion Flor so now that the other Mo drawn my motion I withdrawn my motion we're ready to vote District this is this is your District that you you you got to so we still have the guidelines that we need to follow m i i you just heard what I said my motion is we dispose these two properties and then we work on the guideline after okay but we cannot do that sir because we have the guidelines and you you you put guidelines in place for a reason if you want to if you want to Res if you want to resend the guidelines tonight so then that's and then make your and then make your motion to give it to these people say that but you can't say that we can't really do whatever you can't do it without resending the guidelines so Mr Mayor I I I curious to know why didn't you get this motion from 8 years ago and then we would have to do another notice of then we have to do another notice I think I have the residency we could watch the tape I mean every time every time this item come up guys every time it every time this item come up we are advised that we should have guidelines and that has been the stall and then we've worked on it and we agreed but but if so my thing is I think that you should have done this motion years ago no no no no no but go ahead you're no no no no ma'am no no no no honestly when even when we were talking and Mr attorney you was here and we got to be honest and cuz we could pull you were here even when they had the guideline I was always my story has always been the same thing but You' never make the motion no no no no I never okay just wanted I've never no no never never I'm ready to vote no on everything that Jesus just for cl I know I just just for clarity sake too if you were send the guidelines you're going to have to do another not no of disposal under the statute before it comes back again in front of you to then make the motion to award the the RFP to whoever it is you decide to award it to without guidelines or with guidelines or however you want to do it the statute controls the the process though it's been in my district so okay it's been in my district and we have the councilman here in my district so my motion is we resend whatever guideline that we have tonight and then we vote on it and then do the new guideline so that's my motion okay well I'm sorry you're voting to resend the guidelin you say then then we have nothing and you have nothing then you need to Reen notice under the statute the disposal of the property okay so we would not be able to award anybody tonight okay okay okay no okay okay and then you would either have to do it with guidelines or without guidelines you don't need the guidelines you have to follow who put the guideline in put the GU you have to follow the statute okay but either way the residents I mean they would me U meet the guidelines anyhow so at this point I don't even know I if the stat do the statute simply say you can sell what are the stat what does you're telling us we need to follow you like me to read the statute I don't know exactly what it says off the top of my head but I can read it for you word for word if you would like give us the bullet but give us the highlights since I have the C statute here okay the sections 16338 Z disposal of property in community redevelopment area the disposal of property in a community redevelopment area which is acquired by eminent domain is subject to something else any County municipality or CRA may sell lease disposed of or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein acquired by it for community redevelopment and the community redevelopment Mar to any private person or may retain such property for public use and may enter into contracts with respect there to for residential recreational commercial industrial educational other uses in accordance with the community redevelopment plan subject to such covenants conditions and restrictions including covenants running with the land as it deems necessary and desirable to assist in preventing the development or spread of future slums are brighted areas that otherwise carry out the purpose of this part however such sale lease or other transfer retention and agreement relating there to may be been only after the approval of the community redevelopment plan by the governing body okay let me get to the other section about doing the notice which is 3A prior to the disposition of any real property or interest there in in a community redevelopment area any County municipality or CRA shall give public not of such disposition by publication in a newspaper having General circulation in the community at least 30 days prior to the execution of any contract to sell lease or otherwise transfer the real property and prior to the delivery of any instrument of conveyance with respect there to under provisions of the section invite proposals from and make all pertinent information available to private redevelopers or to any person's interested in undertaking to redevelop or rehabilitate a community redevelopment area or any part thereof such notice shall identify the area or portion thereof shall state that proposals must be made by those interested within 30 days after the publication and that such information further information is available obtained at a designated notice uh office designated notice the county Miss power C shall consider all such Redevelopment or Rehabilitation proposals and the financial and legal ability of the person's making such proposals to carry them out and the CRA May negotiate with any person for proposals for the purchase lease or otherwise transfer the property in community redevelopment area the CRA May accept such proposal as it themes to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the purposes of this part meaning the statute um okay thereafter the CRA can execute such contract in accordance with the provisions of s section one and deliver Deeds leases and other instruments um so that's basically the gist of it all right so it has to be in accordance with the plan um the people who are going to be obtaining the property have to show they have the financial and legal ability to develop the property or redevelop the property and it has to be done in the best interest of the CRA How do they show that they're financially that they can financially um and legally so that's part of I think the guidelines where we're inviting the no mine is the guideline I'm just okay so in the R so in the notice that you publish which is an invitation for proposals an RFP you put in there that they have to provide you with that information so that could be I've done projects before um I have the financial ability to do that it's the same as any other RFP that you know would come out from the procurement Department no I'm saying that because these are residents who now have to show that they can financially put that together so they would have to show their bank statements like or loans that they've already acquired I'm stating that because some of them did not and so for those um you know for those who did not and if we are going to put this back out they still now need to come up well they still need to submit with their proposal their financial and their you know that they can feed and the legal ability to to to complete the Redevelopment project that's in accordance with the Redevelopment plan for this area in other words we the CRA wants to make sure that the property is given to someone who's going to redevelop it for the purposes under the Redevelopment plan and and in the case of residential Redevelopment the plan speaks to affordable housing so here's a question is somebody allowed to buy it and do nothing with it no no the CRA that would not be in the best interest of the CRA okay also that's not under the plan they can't just land any of the and if if any of the applicants who have thus far stepped forward who might in the room tonight who are just looking to buy it so it's a quiet spot next to their house they can't do that no and any subsequent agreement with that person would lay that out I it would be a violation of the subsequent agreement that comes so you heard in the statute about putting you know covenants and things like that on the property when you dispose of it so that they have an obligation to complete the Redevelopment within a certain amount of time uh I've worked in other cras where we've disposed a property small big large LGE Parcels to developers there's a development agreement they have to complete a project in a certain amount of time or resed um if I if I may quickly um U Mr arony where where we at because we had a motion we drew now we have a new motion on the floor and then we just basically going on and on so we can spend the entire night on this issue so where do where do we go from here we can only spend until 7:00 not the entire night if I the the only thing I I'm glad that we read the notice because as of what I've heard especially about the finan the financial ability that piece needs to really be cleared out because as I reviewed these packages a lot of them did not include it so my thing is Mr Mayor to your point the two of the names that you did submit um one of them did not include that so that would mean that they now have to ensure if we are going to put this out that they now show that they um can find financially you know complete the project and and my vibe was that people were looking to obtain the property to just let it sit quietly no no no no that was my so the mission of the CRA is to alleviate slow and blight and redevelop and engage in Redevelopment activities that does not include letting pieces of property sit vacant yeah it was from the get-go that it would be developed into um an affordable um house um piece of property um in terms of that but I I mean to me it's clear what's what's what's going on so I don't know what what what whatever so I really don't know so I may just move on CU I I really don't have time I mean for for the sake of the clarification of the financial piece I'm willing to keep the guidelines table the items let them do whatever they need to do to resubmit and for Clarity on the on the financial statement is that one of the issues well I don't know if they can resubmit you would have to put it out you have have to put it out Reen notice it is that correct so under the statute it's it's a there is there is one caveat that for if this is the will of the board with the current submissions for financing Clarity we can reach out to those who did submit and ask them to clarify finances rather than do a full submission that is in the statute that we're able to do that sense so if that is the will of the board then we can reach out to all applicants and make sure that they sub resubmit their financial wherewithal yes supplement there all right now um quickly uh in the interest of time vice mayor uh made a motion but there is a motion on the floor by um uh I mean uh Vice chair the chair no to table the item that's what you yeah but the chair Mr chair oh you did yes I motion to table table this item till the next next c meeting second the motion to continue till the uh December meeting till December so the next the next CRA meeting now that the consent agenda has already been approved is in February [Music] February tax I I my motion was to the next CRA second second the motion okay y'all have fun the first motion made by councilman Galvin um and seconded by councilman Charles or or board member Charles board member Galvin uh board member galin had withdrawn the motion board member Charles also withdrew his second uh chairman desay made a motion to dispose of the properties to specific individuals that failed for lack of second no no no no I had youjo it we did not go don't think I didn't Mo was made for uh to so you said that you were so the second motion you made was to resin the guidelines regarding the disposition of the properties and that's the one you're withdrawing and a motion was was made by Vice chair estimate Irvin to table the item to the next CRA meeting in February seconded by board member Galvin all in favor I any opposed the motion carries with a 5 Z vote so that means we keep this to resore again when you give us the financial update yes but we do have we just lost a member yeah you gvin next tab agenda item four is it four or five four four oh Lord resolution to approve agreement with hip Rockstar LLC a resolution of the chair and board members of the north Miami community redevelopment agency authorizing the executive director at North Miami CRA attorney to negotiate and finalize an agreement with hip Rockstar to provide communication Management Services for fiscal year 2024 2025 for an amount not to exceed $157,500 authorizing the executive director to execute the agreement with hip Rockstar LLC authorizing the executive director to take all action necessary to implement the terms of the agreement and providing an effective date agenda item four so um so um public hearing is open see n public heing is Clos so move move for approval oh I have a motion made by chairman Des to approve the item at Agenda item four the motion was seconded by board member Timothy all in favor any opposed the motion carries with a 40 vote do we need to do public hearing on on item three since we Ted that one or not no it was Ted there was no public hearing um item five agenda item five resolution approving commercial guidelines for teach to fish grant program a resolution of the chair and board members of the north Miami community redevelopment agency approving the teach to fish grant program guidelines allocating $100,000 to the teach to fish grant program and providing an effective date agenda very much public hearing is open on the item seeing none coming public hearing is closed on the item second I have a motion made by board member Timothy to approve agenda item five the motion was seconded by board member by Vice chair estimate Urban all in favor I any opposed motion carries with a 4 Z vote to six agenda item six approval of commercial Rehabilitation Grant request for Universal Medical Center thank you public hearing is open on the item any a presentation yeah we do have a presentation before oh um go ahead go ahead presentation and then we'll do um public it's a quick presentation L than we are we have 13 minutes mayor you really want to do present I I know I know real quick just to be honest I well with everything that is still left I don't know if we're going to finish within 15 minutes so at 7:00 p.m. I will make an announcement regarding the city meeting if I'm so allowed I did confir with the city attorney that's what they're asking me to do and then we will at 7:00 p.m. we will announce that the city meeting will be late then we'll continue and then we'll yeah yeah because yeah that's the other thing um because no we're off C is off until until February until February yeah yeah so we have to do we have to do business tonight a special meeting no no no let's uh Mr chair Mr chairman I think it would be it would be better if we uh finish up finish up business tonight let's go let's go let's do what the best that we can all right um item six oh we I know five that's true I'm down with that no hav a long time so we all I'm saying is if we need to have a special meeting again in December we will like that can always happen a special meeting can always happen we going to we're going to address it by by by 6:55 we'll see where we are but toab six and let's see as much as we can it may just be one one meeting that we could just discuss and and something and oh move okay no oh wait no no I I will just go no for the sake of time this is uh Rehabilitation grant for the universal Medical Center on West Dixie led by Dr Smith Joseph um the total project cost is 538 th000 um Dr Joseph is requesting a a guideline waiver um to receive 250,000 um for the project the business business Rehabilitation Grant guidelines offer up to 100,000 with a 50/50 match requirement um we are recommending awarding the maximum amount under the guidelines um however as the project is located on West 6 Highway or priority Corridor for the north Miami CRA the board has a discretion to wave the guidelines and approve the requested amount and for the rendering if you and you guys are recommending how much for the 100,000 the 100 okay okay um publica hearing is open on the item public hearing we know the building lovely building public hearing is closed on approval at what amount yeah are we doing the 250 or 100,000 the you just said do we have 250 talking about I am what is Staff recommending yes that's said move it for the for the 250 um what is the recommended amount second oh what is the recommend staff is recommending to 250,000 yeah okay so so are we going we doing the 250 and you guys have it right we have it I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry uh no we let's go back we are recommending awarding the maximum amount under the guidelines which is 100 100,000 per program what do we have do we do we have so we have the 100 so um can we do is it that well the councilman made a a motion and I seconded it they don't have money that's what they say they don't have the money vice mayor that's what we trying to see um they don't have the money so so we do have the 100,000 yes we do okay so if we go at 250 we have to get it from somewhere else we can just that's that's where we are okay do you guys have the 250 or no because um for this fiscal year we have a million um for commercial projects though we are we do have many projects in the pipeline so everyone is not hasn't been funded yet as and how many are in the currently in the pipeline I would say about between seven um and nine seven and nine that are in the pipeline that are not funded that is correct and today how much um on this agenda are you requesting in total for just the total amount that's requested on this agenda the total amount is um well out I'm so sorry I just I don't want to interrupt two of them are coming from Northwest 7 so that's a different allocation so out of the out of that guid from the million only this project is coming out of the um allocation for the 1 million the other two projects are coming from the Northwest allocation so so we can we can do the um 2 250 then it is up to the board can do the 250 because go ahead no no I just I just wanted to know like how much is in the pipeline and then of course like you know like if you guys are going to have like seven eight more coming we not going to have to scramble to like fund these 7 to8 no that that is correct um right now at 1 million we have one request W for 100,000 and then we have seven more projects seven more projects that are pending yes so I know he's what you guys want to maybe I don't know if I know there was a a motion in a second is there any is that it or I okay just vot it up or down it's either up or down um I don't mind the 250 as long as you guys do not come back here and and and and and have anything in in terms of saying that there's because if if it's there then let's just give it to let's just give it to him I'm okay with it um I'm going with staff um saying that it's there um soer you're saying it's not there if it's not there it's not there I want to be clear there are 79 projects that are still in the pipeline of that 1 million so tonight we only have 100,000 that we are recommending based on what we know is coming in the pipeline so I know we're saying we have a million dollars in the commercial um guideline program yes we do we only have one request tonight but in order to fulfill the rest of the requests that we know that the board will want to see come to fruition you know the money is not going to be there if we approved too high if you want to do a guideline waiver above the 100 fine but maybe not the full honestly I I I don't have any projects I want to see and it's 5050 so it's like d so let's do it 250 you guys said so you guys will have 750 just know within your Council district and and and I will keep that in mind commissioner that that you know we got to look out for your your District in there um let's just do do you guys want to do 1 15 1 no no no cuz I know I got some projects coming out the pipeline so when February come around and he ain't got no money I'm fine I I believe we can should be okay you said you guys should be able to do 20 yeah would you like to amend your motion to 200 can we also have the motion amended to wave the guidelines then as well thank you okay so move on this item he didn't make motion oh I think you say go ahead guel I am going to um um we draw my motion for 250 and make a new moot iend the motion just just iend it I made the motion from 250 to 200,000 okay and wave the guidelines and wave the guidelin and do you do you accept that Vice chair I do I said I do sorry if you didn't hear I do I have a motion made by board member Charles to approve agenda item six at $200,000 with the waiver of the guidelines the motion was seconded by Vice chair ese Irvin all in favor I any opposed motion carries with a 4 Z vote thank you thank you sir very much which we have number five seven agenda item seven approval of business attraction Grant request for Good Times Bar and grow this is from a different allocation from this is from Northwest 7 okay we got it let's okay we got it are you okay with it the total project cost is estimated at no no I'm trying to hear okay uh we do have a presentation if uh yeah but we don't have the time for the presentation time give the Highlight okay well the the nmc nmc staff is uh request the board approval for a business attraction Grant um for the cap Good Times Barn Grill located at 14135 Northwest 7th Avenue uh The Establishment is set to become can can you U just stop for a minute because there's a lot of noise yes in the chambers if you could ask every change there a lot of people outside yeah they waiting to change just so real quick we we wrapping up in in two minutes um this might be the last item and then we got to make a decision about the other item um in in reference to this particular item um on the 7th Avenue yeah what you were saying uh uh the the total project cost is estimated at 1.1 million um for the program guidelines the business attraction Grant offers up to 150 uh with a 50 match uh requirement the applicant is requesting a guideline waiver to receive 300,000 due to enhance and sensive eligibility and but what I'm saying is the allocation is coming from the part of money from 7th Avenue not the other yes which is 35% of the revenues the counil if the if the if the councilman from the district is okay with it we just just move it and move on with it are you okay with the councilman give a um are you okay with giving it the three and waving it moving on uh looking at it closely that's yeah let's move on with it and awesome um so move oh public he second public hearing is open on the item seeing them public hearing is closed on the item Madam clerk I apologize you're going to need to restate the motion the motion is it my motion and who made it was it I did so you made a motion my motion is to move um the item to wave the guidelines and and to approve it no no no no for for that amount it's from the 7th Avenue allocation right yes yes is it yeah yeah yeah yeah oh I'm sorry yeah yes and that was seconded by the Vice chair Vice chair yeah sure trying to trying to run I have a motion made by chairman desate to approve agenda item 7 with the waiver of the guidelines and approval at $300,000 the motion was seconded by Vice chair estimate Irvin all in favor I any opposed the motion carries with a - vote awesome thank you thank you so much so guys we have the rest of the items from 8 till 13 um we're going to have to um it's 7 o' Mr Mayor if I get a point of privilege I spoke to one of the applicants and they is Claud pepper there was an urgency and timeline so if we can um item 12 we could pull that pull item 12 from there listen so we can Madam clerk let's read agenda item 12 resolution to approve um excuse me for a minute uh for a minute let's uh think we are moving too fast probably going to burn some lights and then we'll get into an accident this is a cloud paper P that is is located in District 4 let's uh let's come down and see exactly what we're going to do I since our next um our next c meeting will probably be in February would it be wise for us to see if we can get some time and take care of this business take care of this agenda as normal as we can instead of warning like there is no stop line there's no Highway Patrol on I95 and everything because the way we are moving it is confusing so um again Cloud purle part is in the heart of my district and this is a project that you know I sit on and it is a project that I would like to see coming up however we have to do business in a way that everybody understand how we moving so now my point is that seconds mam chair Mr chair we have yes that's my point that's my point 700 p.m. Madame chair we have to make a decision buying time into um our um council meeting no there's no decision there's a there's a meeting at 7 o' so you need to either need to can we well we can announce one last item take and we're going to take one last item and then we're going to make a decision we do have to at least announce that the city meeting will cor 5 minutes yeah that's what I'm asking so the city meeting will begin at 7:05 yes at 7:05 we will can you be legit because there's a whole room of people out there there's kids waiting there's food what time yep 7:05 okay 7:05 you saying um it's 7:00 now if you're going to I know we just need to do one more item 715 715 715 7:15 we'll we we'll start the regular North Mi it is trying to say something in the back to you madam manager is that okay 7:15 is that okay but we'll be finished fast and then we'll go on to 7:15 um yes so definitely um on top nine where we have the um councilman um May if I if I may please cuz I ask for the point of privilege I'm sorry I would like to forget about agenda 12 I'll let you deal with that councilman but I will go ahead and ask for agenda 9 um which is in my district um to please um be heard let's do that real quick and then we we'll get with the other one Madam clerk please agenda item nine approval of Michelle family Kitchen business attraction grant funding increase thank you so much um public hearing is open on the item public hearing is closed as you all remember this is we've been working with them forever and this is the last end of the grant where they get it um so so move so right but we have to do waiver what are they asking for no they are just um it's a funding increase of 100 second right thank you so much I have a motion made by chairman desate to approve agenda item 9 the motion was seconded by board member Charles all in favor any opposed carries with a 5 Z vote okay all the other ones what are we doing it 8 10 11 12 and 13 have not been heard so can we meet on the the I'm sorry councilman because from what I'm hearing is that we're going to have a swearing on the 10th and the elction on the 17th correct can we just have a special CRA meeting on the 10th we can have a regular scheduled CR meeting on the 10th on the 10th and have these items heard at that okay right before okay yes so I have to ask no will you have to be here right no no okay it will be whoever your replacement will be here seat on December the 10th that's what I believe is the not really well if they're sworn in that's what I'm saying you to be here you have to be here because they'll be swor in after you lucky you so today was not your last day worked it out for you Scott but on the third on the 10th yeah but remember that's going to be RC meetings before that they go to the office he said they can oh yeah if you have to that so clarifying the record please for me what's going on you have to be here based on the information I'm receiving your predecessor will be the person to your successor successor your successor will be the one successor was Frank Wen T your successor will be the person who will be here on December 10th C's meeting okay and and this as long as they're sworn in before the meeting which I believe it's going to be at 4:30 and there there's not going to be I thought the formal induction of the new council members was going to be on the 10th that's no long it will but the reception will be at a different date the ceremony as in just the in it will happen at the council meeting so the not the no so what you're saying the induction ceremony that we normally have is happening on the 17th right but they will be sworn in on the 10th so we're going M director we're going to Madam director yes I have a quick question um we are moving against time and I understand and um we push until 7:15 let's see if we can make good use of that time um agenda item 12 she's the is that what you you trying yes a cloud purple part but that's all of them is I we I don't know we would we have time to take all of them all isn't all three of them together no can we take one of them they're all separate items yes agenda items 8 10 11 12 and 13 have not yet been heard no we know but I thought we were doing it on the 10th I thought so too that's what we can we we we can um push the other ones to the 12 what I'm asking is that we um here 12 now how how long would it take for us to to hear it would it take 10 minutes should be okay yes please okay let's go for and I'm going to ask for clarification on my last day before this all I'm even confused right now so y'all have time if we're talking about other items you have time to figure it out yeah because yeah we because right now we we got council meeting that's starting at 7:15 we got 10 and we have 10 minutes and this is not so I can I be honest if there's a presentation that's loading you don't have time for this item so many people out outside right now you're not starting again in another half hour no no no no we are starting at 7:15 we we we start agenda item 12 resolution to approve infrastructure grant for the renovation of quad Pepper Park yeah mad Madam clerk yeah we would not have time we won't it's it's 7:06 yeah we won't have seven 8 n minutes to to rush to this just wait on the 10 um yeah the 10th I think um let's just address it on the 10th I'm sorry are we journeying one second please I have a question is there possible cuz I think we've done this before can we adjourn this meeting start our city meeting take a recess from our city meeting and come back to the CRA is that possible we would have to recess this meeting this meeting yes start the city meeting recess that meeting come back and finish this meeting and then go back to the city meeting yeah that be so is the board willing to do that yes I'm okay with that I'm okay with that let's just do that are we essing for so we need to give it I will do that I will do that so let just get some recess until 7:30 is that okay councilman yes so 7 7:30 we will take a recess and then we will start the city meeting at 7:30 and then we're going to take a break from the city meeting at 7:30 go back to the CRA and hopefully by 8 8:30 we'll be finished with CRA and then go back to the city meeting so we'll be here until 1:00 a.m. and we're going to take up the whole C agenda correct is that we will try we will do it yes can we have can we have a vote please so this is a motion to recess the c meeting at 7:30 pm move yes so move so 7:30 uh second it by councilman uh board member Galvin all in favor I I uh any oppos zero you don't there's no reason that you can't meet again February like staff is making a decision that you don't meet again into February me meaning we the recess now we're coming back at 7 it's approximately 7:52 and we are back from whatever time that we took the first C break and we are trying to reconvene Madam clerk roll call so we can begin Madame secretary secretary I'm sorry Madam Secretary no please let's not stand on called it's a public meeting it's being recorded call to the meeting is called to order at 7:52 PM chairman desme here Vice chair estate Irving present board member Galvin here board member Timothy here board member Charles pres chairman you have a quum to proceed thank you so much um the next item I think it was to agenda item eight eight okay oh eight okay agenda item 8 approval of commercial Rehabilitation Grant request for breaking the cycle breaking the cycle uh the total project cost is estimated at 470,000 this is uh business attraction Grant request for 400,000 um the threshold for the project for the program is up to 150,000 and the applicant is requesting a guideline waiver for um is this coming from this is on Northwest 7th the business is located on Northwest 7th at at uh 1 3000 Northwest 7th Avenue I I would defer to the district council person where are we what are we doing that's can oh can you can you um just go ahead and finish so what is the what is the ask uh the ask is 400,000 and um staff is recommending 250 with 150 um allocated for the exterior Improvement um only okay so 250 total is what you're okay 250 um total uh looking at um all the work that they going to do all the improvement with the parking and uh um sidew work and everything so um can we um is it up to um 300 um I don't we did review the work that they needed to do I mean 250 uh we consider it to be fair but it fits up to the board member 50 fine so if it is fa to all and we will allocate the 150 for exterior employ so move thank you SEC um we get a um second for the motion second we have to make sure we identify public hearing is open on the item see none public hearing is closed on the item yes Vice May one the waiver I think you have to disclose the wer the waiver for 250 waiver oh you would yeah you need to wave guidelines and the guidelines with the waiver okay we have us um it's been moving second I have a motion made by board member Charles to approve agenda item 8 at $250,000 with a waiver of the guidelines the motion was seconded by board member Galvin all in favor I any opposed the motion carries with a 0 vote awesome thank you item number 10 agenda item 10 resolution to approve infrastructure grant for the development of the restaurant a resolution of the chair and board members of the north Miami community redevelopment agency approving the funding for the partners of the gardens District LLC for the development of the gardens Plaza restaurants located at 1111 noreast 125th Street North Miami Florida 33161 in the form of an infrastructure Grant not to exceed $1,250,000 with $500,000 to be restricted for the build out of the Palm 78 restaurant authorizing the executive director and North Miami CRA attorney to negotiate and finalize an infrastructure Grant agreement with the partners of the gardens District LLC to provide funding for the development of gardens Plaza restaurants authorizing the executive director to execute the infrastructure Grant agreement authorizing the executive director to take all action necessary to implement the terms of the infrastructure Grant agreement and providing for an effective date agenda item 10 thank you so very much is there a presentation Madam no no so move so I hear first before before we um when public hearing is open on the item public hearing is open on the item seeing none seeing none public hearing is closed Vice um councilwoman yes this this one in my district I did have one request that the applicant requested Tiff as well so with this application I I would like to move for approval with the tip um and that is accurate there was a um misprint in the results that were provided um by me so I do bear that responsibility this with with with with 50% 50% TI yes okay perfect and I'll add that to my motion just to clarify is that for the life of the CRA that is for the life of the CRA and it is for City Tiff not County but only City Tiff for the life of the CRA which is which is what the guidelines provide and there and no cap so it's it's not County okay all right City okay all righty um I have and it's it was it was open and closed right I did okay I have a motion made by board member Charles to approve agenda item 10 with 50% of City Tiff for the life of the CRA the motion was seconded by board member desme all in favor I any opposed motion carries with a 5- z vote thank you we're almost there guys um item number 11 agenda item 11 resolution to approve infr ructure grant for the development of Nomi square a resolution of the chair and board members of the north Miami community redevelopment agency approving the funding for Nomi Miami Ventures LLC for a multifam residential project located at 13855 Northwest 17th Avenue North Miami Florida 33167 in the form of an infrastructure Grant not to exceed $6 million and a tax increment recapture incentive of 50% of projected City ad Bor tax revenues from the time the project appears on the property tax tax roles until the north Miami CRA sunsets approximately 20 years authorizing the executive director and North Miami CRA attorney to negotiate and finalize a tax increment recapture incentive and infrastructure Grant agreement with Nomi Miami Ventures LLC to provide funding for the development of a multif family residential project authorizing the executive director to execute the tax increment recapture incentive and infrastructure Grant agreement authorizing the executive director to take all action necessary to implement the terms of the tax increment recapture in incentive and infrastructure Grant agreement and providing for an effective date agenda item 11 awesome thank you so much Madame secretary in terms of this item this is based on the distribution of the um CRA Grant um C loan that we have received and this is some of the dispersement um do we do is there a presentation in term of not not not from the applicant but from staff um so we can just go through yeah like just a quick overview a quick overview of this project is that it is um to be known as Nomi Square located at 1385 no no no no not necessarily of the like the process like what we received how like the 10 yeah the overall yeah before yeah that yes so the total project is 342 housing um apartments and the C will be getting 34 affordable units at 60% 70% and 80% of Ami eight of the units are going to be at 60% six one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units nine units are going to be at 70% six one-bedroom units and three two-bedroom units and 17% are going to be at 17 units are going to be at 80% which will be 11 one-bedroom units and six two-bedroom units additionally there will be four live work units and then there will be other amenities that um come with the project but as far as affordable housing those are the that's the breakdown of what the CR will be receiving awesome so is this 100% Workforce no no it is not okay no live live live local so in all um cander the live local is going to be done for administrative purposes only I was able to clarify with the applicant this is not for the tax exemption purpose but it's for the administrative portion for them to be able to move through um our zoning process and that has been um verified with the applicant pardon and it will be included in the grant agreement as well um just as has been discussed with every applicant that if live local is being sought for tax exemption purposes that would be a violation of their Grant agreements so if they are using it for the administrative process that is okay however um for tax exemption purposes it is not and they are aware and they have assured us that the administrative process is the only portion of Li local that they are going to be that's going to be in writing that our agreement only absolutely it is in our agreements already yes well we haven't executed it but yes okay um Madam public heing yeah any other question vice mayor um councilman since I know we've been working with this for a while any question no I'm just um kind of happy to see um this um project is finally moving because since I um came in I've been like dragging but my my question um again will be for the um affordable units so uh mam um direct you said um for the affordable unit you said under the record is about so of the 342 hous units there will be 34 affordable units at the following breakdown eight units will be at 60% of Ami with six one-bedroom units two two bedroom units nine units will be available at 70% of Ami with 61 bedroom units and three two-bedroom units 17 units will be available at 80% of Ami with 11 one-bedroom units and six two-bedroom units okay first one I saw was 60 thank you MH step that's a big step to have it at 60% Ami so kudos to Integra yes um and just for clarity again the initial ask was for 8 million plus 50% Tiff staff has recommended 6 million plus 50% move for approval second okay um before we do I just want to add this will be coming from the loan and uh funds have to be dispersed uh within two years so we are not in violation so that means it'll be automatically res sended into you okay so with with that being said the public hearing is open on the item okay battery um Ami is is area medium income medium income yeah okay public hearing is closed I have a motion made by board member Charles to approve the item to approve agenda item 11 the motion was seconded by board Me by chairman desel all in favor I any opposed the motion carries with a 5 Z vote thank you thank you agenda item 12 resolution to approve infrastructure grant for the renovation of CLA Pepper Park a resolution of the chair and board members of the north Miami community redevelopment agency approving the funding for Redwood development company LLC for a multif family residential and Retail project located at 1525 Northwest 135th Street North Miami Florida 33167 in the form of an infrastructure Grant not to exceed $8 million and a tax increment recapture incentive of 50% of projected City ad valorum taxx revenues from the time the project appears on the property tax roles until the north Miami CRA sunsets approximately 20 years authorizing the executive director of North Miami CRA attorney to negotiate and finalize a tax increment recapture incentive and infrastructure Grant agreement with redwood development company LLC to provide funding for the development of a multif family residential and Retail project authorizing the executive director to execute the tax increment recapture incentive and infrastructure Grant agreement authorizing the executive director to take all action necessary to implement the terms of the tax increment recapture incentive and infrastructure Grant agreement and providing an effective date agenda item 12 okay thank you um sir good evening um Mr Mayor honorable board Robert Holland with offices at 3250 Northeast Miami Avenue uh Suite 334 I stand Here Again on behalf of Redwood development and the uh the remake of The Claw Pepper Park as most of you all aware we've been working on this project now for a couple of years we've been before you a few times for zoning site plan approval and uh many other issues um this will be transformative to the west side of the city of North Miami similar to what solar Mia is on the east side uh so we're very very proud to be here before you this evening uh in support of staff's recommendation but asking for some leeway for an improvement to that recommendation if possible uh as you know this is an approval site plan right now has been approved for over 2,000 units of housing 120,000 ft of retail space structural parking a revitalization of claw Pepper Park with new facilities a pool bowling alley movie theater uh the comprehensive project is roughly about uh 3/4 of a billion dollars it's a major uh Improvement to the area and major money your staff is recommending um $8 million in the uh from the loan we initially requested 15 uh then we modified that request to 10 million because it becomes very important from an infrastructural standpoint that this thing gets done right in a way that makes it an improvement to the community long term uh we honestly believe that once this site is developed it will be adding to your uh CRA just as solar Mia is adding to it now this isn't just a one shot project this is something that becomes an oasis over time and generates major income going forward for the community uh so we're asking instead of the 8 million we're asking for the 10 million that we requested uh when you look at the size of this project compared to anything else uh the 10 million is really a drop in the bucket from the loan compared to 3/4 of a billion dollars uh that the project would run us uh we're also supportive of the uh of your staff's tax increment uh position we accept that the only other request that is not on there we have requested a tenant based assistance of 1 million for 11-year period starting in 2026 and what that does just for those who don't understand there is a major concern in the community with the cost of housing and it is very real what this does it is not money to US what it does is it buys Downs the debt so that you can put the affordable rentals out for the seniors so as opposed to seniors paying $2,000 a month in rent they'll be at about $1,200 a month so it's an $800 savings if that money is added in here to be able to buy that down it's no different than if you were buying a home the more you put down the less your monthly mortgage is and the only way you bring about affordability because if you're doing everything at market rate at market value the note is what the note is but if you're able to bring in government subsidy to buy down that note to be able to pass that on to the community that's the best way of doing that and that kind of cuts back on the gentrification that typically takes place in neighborhoods where people feel like they can't afford to live in those neighborhoods uh anymore uh so we willing to work with the city on that I know the city of Miami has done that on what they call block 55 which is right now is the largest most most successful affordable housing development in the nation uh that CRA did the same thing with rental assistance by adding from their uh pool of funds to kind of again buy down the debt so we're asking that staff re-evaluate that and look at that as a way of making sure that we can get those numbers down to a level that will be very very workable for the community and we'll continue to work with the city on how that is pre-marked within those joining neighborhoods and zip codes to make sure that people those seniors who are now maybe uh their home is too much for them they'll have a way of transitioning in to this development on the seniors so this is bring the senior cost down on the housing okay Mr Mr I'm I'm that's why I didn't go with the whole presentation mayor but I wanted you to understand that that's not in the recommendation now so we're asking that modifications the recommendation be from 8 million to 10 million and then the tip I mean the rental assistance yes for 11 year period so what we'll do um before we we open it up for this well let's open it up for public hearing and then we'll close it and then we'll have our discussion on on the item item is open on for public hearing this is tab 12 um item is open is yeah this is top 12 okay so n item is closed so you are proposing you're saying revision based on the 8 million that we are suggesting you are asking 10 million and you are agreeing with the tax increment and then also requesting rental assistance how much is the rental assistance you are asking for hold on how how what's the amount how long is is the amount and then I'm going to go to staff to to get some answers it's technically 11 million 1 million for 11 years but as you can tell on the previous application you had 30 4 units of affordability this one you have in excess of 300 units of affordability so that's why we're just asking for the justification for the extra 2 million out of out of instead of the 8 million because you're getting a 10 times as many affordable units being put into the marketplace uh with your money so you're really leveraging leveraging your money beyond what most uh can do with the money and the other is to bring the senior cost down to roughly 60% Emi uh Ami across the board acoss the sir now my question to staff in terms of what he he had said and I know where we are financially and and I know what you guys have been saying to us in doing our briefing um well number one so let's just take it the tax increment we good with yes 50% that's good so the two big questions are this 8 million the the 10 million in in the in the in in the the rental request for the 10 million the the we are we we comfortable where we are right now we're comfortable with the 8 million okay and we don't have no money in in nowhere in in terms of supporting their 10 million no to be very Frank we have given our very best recommendations at the highest levels that we can financially support got it okay perfect so now how do we work on the the the rental how does CU this the first I heard about the rental assistant either last week or yeah either last week or the week be um the week before um and I think I I asked you about it yesterday um how does that even work so you say um Robert Mr Holland you say the city of Miami CRA does it yes and what they do is it goes to it doesn't go to the renter and it doesn't come to Redwood what it does it goes to the bank and it buys down so it's for Brick and mor okay and so you reduce the cost of your construction overall which reduces the Ami so which is a good plan but do we have the the 11 million no um we do not have it right now with everything that we have in our budget uh when it comes to refund to the taxing authorities um and other allocations it's it represents 63% of our revenues without um adding any other programs or um admin expenditures so we cannot afford another extra million um for 11 years okay can Mr Mayor can I ask yes maybe some wiggle room maybe if there was a way of getting the other 2 million within a 3-year period that would give us the leverage of the 10 in order to make because this is this is a 34 of a billion dollar project this is a big project and it's transformative for the community other than that you have rent that it might be too high on on the record I just want to be clear every project that we presented tonight thus far we are very supportive of we understand the transformative nature of all of these projects and what they are offering to the north Miami community our budget doesn't change our budget doesn't change because of it and we honestly have been very clear with everyone we have given our highest our best financial offers tonight that will not put us in the red everything that we have offered tonight is what we are able to financially support got it okay unless you resend somebody else unless you take somebody money comes from somewhere else we got you um at the September meeting we did approve um for 10 million out of the loan that would go towards um large scale projects we are over we are over that 10 million wait a minute really me so the 10 million that was already how how we just approved 6 million now we have another request for 8 million we're already at 14 we've had to defund other programs to be able to support the ask tonight the multi family um project that we have been um working on for the past 4 years we had allocated one 10 million for the existing structures that we have we've already lost 6 million out of the 10 million now we have 4 million if we increase it at 2 million we won't even be able to kick off the program with $2 million and cuz there's no project currently in the pipeline that's where they um Mr Mayor we might be able to make this easy for you yes sir we'll accept your staff's recommendation because we anticipate being long-term partners with the city and as we see other pools come available on different phases of it we'll come back hopefully and apply at a different time for some of those other phases as we move forward because we want to get the brick shoves under the ground but you you know that this could have all resolved at the beginning of my suggestion if we had just kind of take the the suggestion of that line that word that we would not even be here cuz we would have way enough Ral assistant come out of the Northwest 7000 huh no but this is what I'm saying no no no no no but this is what I'm saying is if if there's a pot of money that is there for for a corridor that is sitting there for that Corridor right now you have a pot of money that's just sitting there for that only street but you need it to develop the whole Corridor but you don't have money to develop the corridor but you have money to sit there for bis G it's just like bis G Boulevard you have money for I hear you Mr Mayor I hear you Mr Mayor but I don't know about you but after that meeting when that suggestion was made I got calls from the county saying what are you doing with the agreement remember this is an agreement that we made and it was very specified no we know we wanted to have the agreement with them so that they could because I think if they understood because if the goal is because if they understand that we're trying to uplift the community you have money in one pot that's sitting there and then you trying to and then why why would he just leave it there Mr I think that's quick quickly if I may yes go ahead uh Mr harand was about to say that started a statement we accept your staff recommendation and then all of a sudden we jump and call him short I would like to hear that part because um I will tell you this is like the first big project that we have in District 4 that will give us a chance to hold our District 4 Resident in District 4 and we know this is such an important topic mhm people cannot afford to live in the city of North Miami so now let's give them some time to explain exactly it's everywhere let's give them some time I know it's everywhere Mr Mayor but I'm not responsible for everywhere uh talking about North Miami now let's give them some time and listen exactly and then we'll move together but if we just keep on jumping and then everybody's talking at the same time so we're not going to move anywhere so uh Mr harand um you are about to say that you will accept the staff recommendation I just want you to finish the sment so that I can have a problem we have no problem accepting the staff's recommendation so we can move forth on on the first two phases of the development including the park uh we just ask that as those funds grow if you will consider us again for those other dollars uh when we come back to try to make a play for those because of the size and volume of this development and what it would do for the community and it will ultimately become the donor to your CRA because it's so big and it will be the thing that other developments will be able to uh receive money from going down the uh down the line so we think it is the right one to really put the investment into so um if I understand we if we approve um if you just approve the resolution as it is tonight with the 8 million so now and um in the long term if you got more money coming you suggest that you can uh come back and you know try we I just want to be clear we will definitely be coming back because there's so much to be done uh to make this year so so tonight we let's say um we approved the 8 million yes then we'll move from there okay yeah okay and the okay and the um vice mayor and then we're going to um call it to um to V vice mayor go ahead so I have a question when do you plan to start construction have to start two years the contamination is going to start being cleaned in the next 30 to 60 days and we should have uh shovels in the ground within the next 6 months to go vertical next six months to go ver we're going to have we're going to we have to meet with the city manager to take possession um let's say within the next 30 days because there's been some issues with that but we expect within the next 30 days we'll start cleaning the contamination um because it's you know with the Brownfield credits and then we expect to go vertical within let's say quarter two of a 2025 2025 okay so in this 8 million can you not include the rental assistant what is that dollar figure that so with so with the no if we're it's an infrastructure gr it's a different yeah so the $8 million is an infrastructure Grant so yeah right so basically the eight the additional million dollar per year would have allowed us to get two buildings in the ground rather than one uh we do have some other options with the county but with the 8 million of assistance that you're granting and we we appreciate it uh we will be able to move forward on the affordable elderly housing which we also just signed a 22,000 foot binding lter of intent with Miami Jewish Health y to benefit the seniors good also the money this infrastructure money will not go into the renovation of the park that will be our our contribution that David once we have money like you said if we do um you know you guys will come back this is a great project for our city we we we understand it open for discussion um for public hearing on the item for I just wanted apologize just so this is on the record the name of the developers Redwood CPD LLC uh should be on the agreement uh financing the 8 million could be all within the first building and um the because it talks about in the uh recommendation that you have to have full uh financing uh approved we're talking about on a per project basis so I just want to put that on the record okay per building basis okay Mr bur that's you an Administration no problem thank you for your consideration you got it thank you iov it second it Madam Secretary second no yeah I have a motion made by board member Charles to approve agenda item 12 the motion was seconded by chairman Des all in favor I any opposed the motion carries with a 5 all right we almost this is it the last one item 13 why a number 13 is it lucky agenda item 13 resolution to approve infrastructure grant for the development of solo Miami a resolution of the chair and board members of the north Miami community redevelopment agency approving the funding for solo Miami Development LLC for a multif family residential project located at 84 Northeast 130th Street North Miami Florida 33161 in the form of an infrastructure Grant not to exceed 1,633 th000 authorizing the executive director at North Miami CRA attorney to negotiate and finalize an infrastructure Grant agreement with solo Miami Development LLC to provide funding for the development of a multif family residential project authorizing the executive director to execute the infrastructure Grant agreement authorizing the executive director to take all action necessary to implement the terms of the infrastructure Grant agreement and providing an effective date agenda item 13 thank you so very much Madame secretary with that being said I don't think we have a presentation because I know this item been for a while um any quick quick summary Madame executive director so as a quick refresher this is a project that has come before you before and was awarded Tiff um and the applicants are now coming back to be able to receive 1.63 million in infrastructure um funding to be able to complete their project I do believe that they are here tonight are they here yes come on come on all right y okay um councilwoman it's your District yes we've been meeting with this one for a while I know they've been waiting patiently in the pipeline we we I think not when you were mayor but the previous mayor um told them to come back when we got the loan and they've been waiting and waiting and waiting and you know finally right but um but thank you for your patience and hope to see you get the approval tonight thank you yes um any other members any anything else um what does staff recommending I know they want 1.6 is it the initial that is their request um where are we where are we tonight why as you know funding is oh there's one more let me very very slim I don't believe that 1.6 is something that we're able to support um what do we have who staff recommending so which part of money is this is this the 1 million the the coming from it's also coming from the loan oh no this is coming from from the loan so the loan does balance after we we just gave um eight 8 + 6 is 14 14 every project we approve the multif family Pro U program is going to suffer from it it's supposed to be okay yeah okay did is Staff making a recommendation it 750 I This was um so again their request is 1.6 I um I think uh $850,000 is okay would that hurt the CRA or would would because they've been waiting a long time can we do a million would that that cuz they've been it's been back and forth um for a while I know in terms because it's on a on a to clear this project is almost complete and so I even if we do make an award tonight in order for them to be able to take advantage of that award they're going to have to show reimbursable expenses and so with a project that is almost complete that may be difficult and so again um that's okay I think going towards the $1 million Mark is a lot okay so I think under $1 million would be recommended or safer we have not touched the infrastructure part part of the the project we did only the verticals any you know underground utility lines has not been done as well as the outside perimeter the sidewalk the concrete sidewalk the the asphalt which is what we are asking today and do you have an estimation how much that would cost say it again do you have an estimation how much that will cost that's the estimation that we G the 1.6 is theal correct okay okay we don't have and know we've been here many many many years ago no I know I know been hectic with the c yeah we' been going through a little um well it's up to the board I mean um please we would really appreciate if you so we'll go with staff recommendation of the 850 um Mr Mayor is what I would propose is what I'm my motion is to approve um 850 I'll second it mhm okay I see I see the uh applicant shaking his head no so if 850 is not a good suggestion I just recommend nothing yeah that works you're shaking your head at 850 when $850,000 is being handed to you you do this cuz when you start doing this it means you're not going to you're not happy with it I I respectfully me yeah and I fought to get trust me may I explain why iisten why when somebody's handing you I believe the Bo has been the board has been fully briefed on this matter and I I mean if they would like to explain then staff would like to be able to respond yeah with that being said um there is a motion on the floor and know um but before before fairness I think what councilman Gavin said it is true because we need money because if they not if if the if the if the 50% not going to help them then we might just not not keep it um yes sir go ahead we we yeah go ahead no we want to hear from you yes it it will definitely help thank you so much appreciate when we have if we have more just like with the other one I'm pretty sure we could come back but I think we really in a in a bind with the with the with the CRA um because we thought we were with the loan that we we've gotten you see I mean you made the loan um it's only four projects that we approve out of almost 60 million and we haven't done the other infrastructures and stuff down that needs to cut that it's really really keep in mind the city's not made of money we do have budgets and fin finite revenue streams we have to deal within so even though I know everybody wants the max possible if we were to just give everybody everything we have to shut down shop tomorrow so it's not a reflection on you or the project it's just that we have a limited amount of money to give out I mean they just asked for 10 and they got eight that I mean you see where we we it's that we it was 15 actually yeah it was so it's not that we haven't we really we don't and and if we do and and it looks like the way the market price is going things going to get a little bit better and if it gets better we can't keep it it's going to go out to the to the business to help out the resident so again thank you so much that is true oh God don't say that thank you sir thank you so much Madame cler call the RO public hearing Oh I thought we didn't close the public hearing is open on the item public hearing is closed all right I have a motion made by board member Timothy to approve agenda item 13 at $850,000 the motion was seconded by board member Charles all in favor any opposed motion carries with a 5 Z vote thank you yay I'm uh can I get a motion to adjourn so move second thank you it's officially over a journ made by board member Charles seconded by Vice chair ese Irvin all in favor any oppos we don't have citizen form motion carries with a 5 vote the time is now 8:30 p.m. the council meeting will convene at 8:45 p.m. um a