Omni Community Redevelopment Agency - Regular Meeting

Commissioner, I'm extremely grateful for your support throughout when we started this about two years ago. So thank you very much. I appreciate that. I appreciate it. Thank you.

And Chair King, we're just flipping the tape.

for June 11th, 2026 of the Omni CRA. Is there a motion to approve the minutes for May 28th, 2026 Omni CRA?

Motion.

Second. All those in favor? Aye. Motion passes. Our attorney will briefly discuss and read the agenda items.

CRA resolution number one and two. Thank you, Mr. Chair, Javi Albon, Deputy City Attorney and Counsel for the Omni CRA. Item number one is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA establishing the Omni CRA Tree Preservation and Relocation Assistance Program for the purpose of assisting with the preservation and relocation of shade trees located within the boundaries of the CRA that otherwise would be destroyed due to development or redevelopment activities, allocating funds in an amount not to exceed $500,000 For the program, authorizing the executive director to disburse funds solely in his or her discretion directly to qualifying property owners, developers, contractors, vendors, arborists, tree relocation specialists, or other eligible participants upon the presentation of satisfactory documentation. Further authorizing the executive director to develop guidelines, negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary to implement the program in a form acceptable to general counsel. Item number two is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA authorizing the Executive Director to negotiate and execute an agreement with 16 Corner Property LLC in a form acceptable to General Counsel to forgive all remaining indebtedness and other sums due on the acquisition CRA loan dated July 30, 2018 and release all documents given as collateral security. The covenant and rent regulatory agreement for the project shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of the affordability period.

The public comment period is now open for all items on today's agenda. No public comment? Okay. I'm going to briefly, I want to discuss briefly resolution number one, and I know I don't say this enough, but Executive Director Carlos Suarez, you're doing a phenomenal job. I think this resolution points to really being able to take the spirit of what's happening in the district and throughout the city and incorporate it into Omnicare's work. A lot of folks know that our district encompasses Morningside, it encompasses Coconut Grove, those areas have beautiful canopies. The heat in those areas is much, much less than if you go to the Omni District, than if you go to Overtown, than if you go to Little Bahamas, than you go to Alapata, than you go to Little Havana, than you go to, we all know that, right? So resolution number one is taking $500,000, setting it aside so that we can relocate really excellent trees that are specimen trees that some of them have over 100 years and relocate them to another area to provide use in a park or provide use in a public space. A lot of folks think relocation is easy. Relocation is not easy. Relocation is extremely expensive. There's a whole process you need to do before relocation. After relocation, it's not always guaranteed that that tree is going to survive. There's actually about a year of maintenance very close care that has to follow that tree. So I want to commend you because Omni District needs canopy desperately. And I think this is a great, great step forward. Thank you very much, Carlos. I think it's incredible. So that's all I wanted to say. I don't know if anyone else would like to contribute. Okay, I would second that.

Yeah, because my comments become a meme.

All right. Then is there a motion to pass resolutions number one and two? Motion. All right. Motion carries. And that was unanimous. And that was unanimous. Thank you everyone for being here today. This concludes our meeting.