Omni Community Redevelopment Agency - Regular Meeting

Thank you.

Thank you, I'm calling to order the February 12th, 2026 Omni CRA meeting. We're beginning the meeting, so. Is there a motion to approve the minutes for the December 11th, 2025 Omni CRA meeting? Motion. Second? Second. All those in favor? Aye. Madame Assistant City Attorney, please briefly read agenda items CRA resolution one through six.

Good morning, board. Dominique Gibbs-Sorey on behalf of the city attorney's office serving as general counsel for the CRA. Item one is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA by four-fifths affirmative vote authorizing the allocation of grant funds in an amount not to exceed $1,750,000 to Rogers Jones for the rehabilitation of a mixed income affordable housing project located at 1445 Northwest First Court, Miami, Florida, further authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute a forgivable loan agreement and supporting documents, all being subject to rents being restricted for 25 years and being recorded in the public records of Miami-Dade County. Item two is a resolution by four-fifths authorizing the allocation of grant funds in an amount not to exceed $900,000. $35,000 to Rogers Jones for the rehabilitation of a mixed income affordable housing project located at 1502 Northwest First Court, further authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute a forgivable loan agreement and supporting documents, all being subject to rents being restricted for 25 years and being recorded in the public records of Miami-Dade County. I would like to note that items one and two are being amended to reflect that the executive director does have the authority to negotiate and execute all documents. Item three is a resolution by four-fifths authorizing an additional allocation of grant funds in an amount not to exceed $2 million for the mixed-use affordable housing project located at 2003 North Miami Avenue to Cush Properties, LLC, extending the period of affordability to 50 years, commencing at the issuance of the temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of occupancy, whichever is earlier, and amending the mix to 10 units, and authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute an amendment to the grant agreement and all supporting documents. Item four is a resolution of the Omni CRA, accepting and adopting the CRA's amended general operating budget to reflect that the performing arts center construction bond debt services payment are specifically identified as a separate line item in the budget. Item five is a resolution of the CRA by four-fifths allocating funds in an amount not to exceed $741,905 to Chapman Partnership to manage the CRA's Purple Shirts program for a period of one year. And item six is a resolution by four-fifths authorizing a retroactive approval of Achievement Consulting Group to provide financial, accounting, budgetary, and development-related advisory services to the CRA for a term of one year beginning January 1st, 2026 and then December 31st, 2026 for an amount not to exceed $200,000 and authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute a professional service agreement for said services.

Thank you, Madam Assistant City Attorney. The public comment period is now open for all resolutions on today's agenda.

Hello, everyone. My name is Rogers Jones, and thank you all for giving me this opportunity to speak. I've been a property owner for the last 30 years in the Overtown area. And when I first started being a landlord, rent was about $180 to $220 for one-bedroom apartments. And now they have 10 times that rent. And I have a couple of tenants that's been in my property for 25 years and they really can't afford really to stay there. They have social security that they receive and some of them have just regular jobs, you know, and I've been doing the best that I can to try to keep it affordable. for the tenants in Overtown. And I just hope that you all consider giving me an opportunity to be able to continue to help those. It's the easy way out, but I chose not to take the easy way out. And I want to thank the commissioner. part of the chair lady, Krista King, and everyone. I also want to thank the executive director of the CRA, Jermaine, and even Trina, and maybe some other people I hadn't, I can't remember at the time, but thank you all for considering an opportunity. Thank you.

Thank you. Are there any other public comments on today's agenda? Okay. Seeing no further public comment, is there any discussion among the board members for resolutions one through six? All right. Resolutions one, two, three, five, and six are four-fifths. So can I have a motion for adoption?

Motion. Move.

Second. Motion made by Chair Christine King. Second.

Go ahead. And Chair, just briefly, so the motion is for all items one through six with item number one and number two as amended, just for the record.

Perfect. Thank you very much. So we have the mover is Chairwoman King, and I believe the second was Commissioner Escalona or Commissioner Caballo, whoever you got. It's all good. All those in favor? Aye. Motion carries unanimously. And... That's it. It passes. Thank you very much. And it adjourns today's meeting. Thank you.

As soon as the city clerk flips the tape, we will reconvene the City of Miami Commission meeting for February 12, 2026.