Omni Community Redevelopment Agency - Regular Meeting

Thursday, September 10, 2026

During the September 10, 2026, OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency meeting, the board unanimously approved the meeting minutes and five resolutions covering the fiscal year budget, grants, and lease agreements.

About this meeting

Government Body
Omni Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Type
Omni Community Redevelopment Agency
Location
Miami, FL
Meeting Date
September 10, 2026

Transcript

15 sections

0:08 – 0:53Speaker 1

Cuz I definitely wanna get through the P's that way. Yep? We need four, okay. So let's try and round up a fourth. So,

2:49 – 3:00Damian Pardo

Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. I'm calling to order the September 10, 2026 Omni CRA meeting. Is there a motion to approve the minutes for the July 23, 2026 Omni CRA meeting?

3:02Damian Pardo

Our attorney will briefly read agenda items, CRA resolutions.

3:05Speaker 4

My apologies, Chair. So that was unanimous, 4-0, the vote on the motion.

3:10Damian Pardo

Yes. Yeah, thank you. Our attorney will briefly read the agenda items, CRA resolutions 1 through 5 into the records.

3:17 – 6:48Speaker 2

Thank you very much, Chairman. Javier Albon, Deputy City Attorney, Council for the Omni CRA. Item number one is a resolution of the Omni CRA with attachments approving and adopting the CRA's proposed general operating budget and tax increment fund budget for the fiscal year commencing... October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, in the amount of $220,622,862, and directing the Executive Director to transmit a copy of the budget to the City and to Miami-Dade County. Item number two is a resolution of the Omni-CRA authorizing the issuance of a grant in an amount not to exceed $10 million to the City of Miami from the Omni-CRA Redevelopment Revenue Bond Series 2026 proceeds to fund eligible costs associated with the Phase 1 of the Margaret Pace Park Improvement Project located within the boundaries of the Omni CRA redevelopment area, with all work to be performed through the City, authorizing the Executive Director to appoint a CRA representative to be advised on all plans and proposals for the project, authorizing the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary in a form acceptable to General Counsel and Bond Counsel, and allocating funds from Omni CRA Account Code 10040.92050.3000. Item number three, a resolution of the Omni CRA establishing a public art, mural, and creative placemaking program for the purpose of assisting eligible property owners, artists, businesses, community organizations, and other eligible participants with the creation, installation, and preservation of murals, public artwork, artistic installations, and other creative improvements within the CRA's redevelopment area, allocating funding in the amount of $300,000 for the program, authorizing the executive director to disperse funds for the program as a grant or reimbursement, to eligible participants upon presentation of satisfactory documentation for eligible costs, subject to the final approved program guidelines and availability of funds, further authorizing the executive director to develop guidelines and negotiate next to you any and all documents necessary to implement the program, all in a form acceptable to general counsel. Item four is a resolution of the Omni CRA by a four-fifths affirmative vote. after an advertised public hearing, ratifying, approving, and confirming the executive director's recommendation to finding that the competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the CRA, after the expiration of the 30-day notice for the disposition of any real property pursuant to section 163.380 Florida statutes, waiving the requirements for competitive seal bidding, Authorizing the Executive Director to negotiate and execute a sublease agreement in a form acceptable to General Counsel with Immuna Concierge Mental Health for approximately 1,635 square feet of retail and or commercial space located on the property identified by folio number 0131251000010 also referred to as Windward Works for a rental amount not to exceed $8,000 per month commencing on the effective date of the executed sublease agreement and and continuing through April 24, 2031, unless a sublease agreement or an underlying base lease is terminated earlier, authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute the assembly's agreement and any additional necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to general counsel. And item number five is the resolution of the Omni-CRA, by forfeits affirmative vote after an advertised public hearing, ratifying, approving, and confirming the executive director's recommendation and finding that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous pursuant to the Code of the City of Miami as amended, waiving the requirements for competitive seal bidding, Authorizing the Executive Director to negotiate and execute a revocable license agreement with 14th Street Development for the temporary use of the second floor of the CRA's former office facility located at 1401 North Miami Avenue as a project management office in connection with development and construction of the 14th Street Development project. Further authorizing the Executive Director to negotiate and execute any other necessary documents, all in a form acceptable at General Counsel. Thank you. Okay.

6:49 – 7:11Damian Pardo

The public comment period is now open for all resolutions on today's agenda. Seeing no further public comment, the public comment period is now closed. Is there any discussion amongst the board members regarding resolutions one through five? Is there a motion for resolutions one through five? So moved.

7:13Damian Pardo

All those in favor? Aye.

7:16Speaker 4

Okay, thank you everyone for being here today. And again, my apologies, Chair, just motion passes unanimously or zero.

7:22Damian Pardo

Correct. Thank you. Thank you everyone for being here today. The meeting is adjourned.

7:29Speaker 1

Okay, we still do not have the chair of the other CRAs. So colleagues, do we want to reconvene the commission meeting and start some of the discussion items?

7:39Speaker 1

Okay, Todd, I'm sorry to make you change the tape, but I guess you were changing it anyway. So change it back to the commission meeting.

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