Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency - Regular Meeting

Good morning again. Welcome to the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA meeting for January 22nd. I'm joined by my colleagues, Commissioner Gabella, Commissioner Escalona, Commissioner Pardo, Commissioner Rosado, and myself, chairwoman of the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA. Joining us also today is our executive director, James D. McQueen, and our deputy director, Vincent T. Brown, along with our city attorney. Welcome, everybody. Mr. McQueen?

Good morning. Good morning. We have a few items that will be for your consideration, and Mr. Brown will read them into the record.

Madam Chair, Board Members, Item 1 is a resolution accepting a sole proposal from CREA USA LLC, the proposer authorizing the Executive Director to negotiate a development agreement for the disposition of five parcels of CRA property to the proposer in the furtherance of 4th Avenue Affordable Housing Development located at 402 Northwest 8th Street, 734 Northwest 4th Avenue, 728 Northwest 4th Avenue, 720 Northwest 4th Avenue, 714 Northwest 4th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136. Item number two of the resolution authorizing the allocation of additional funds in the amount not to exceed $100,000 for a program fiscal year 2526 for additional funding for the crime reduction intervention program. And item number three is a resolution ratifying authorizing the disbursement of additional funds in the amount not to exceed $1.1 million for the completion of an affordable housing project located at 244 Northwest 6th Street. Madam Chair, those are the three items for consideration.

Thank you. May I have a motion to set the agenda?

So moved.

I have a motion and a second. All in favor?

Aye.

At this time, I'm going to open the floor for public comment. If there's anyone here that would like to speak on behalf of any of the items before us, please step forward. Seeing none, public comment period is now closed. Gentlemen, may I have a motion to pass the minutes for October 23rd, 2025, November 20th, 2025, and December 11th, 2025. I have a motion and a second. All in favor?

Aye.

Thank you. Gentlemen, of the items before us, are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? Seeing none.

Yeah, I'd like to pull the yellow part of CRE for discussion.

May I have a motion for RE1, 2, and 3?

So moved. Second.

I have a motion and a second. All in favor? Aye. Items passed unanimously. Thank you all. Thank you for your advocacy. This meeting is now adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.