Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency - Regular Meeting

We had to, we had to amend it because when they turned it up, it didn't, and then we had to give it to the commission. Yes. We're going to withdraw.

Yes. You have a copy of the contract?

Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA meeting for October 23rd, 2025. I am your chair, Christine King. I'm joined by my colleagues, Commissioner Damien Pardo, chair of the Omni CRA, Commissioner Gabella, to be chair of the Allapattas CRA. I'm just putting it in the universe for you.

Yes.

And Commissioner Rosado, I'm also joined with our executive director, Mr. James D. McQueen.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We have six items that ought to be presented to you, and our seventh item is to be withdrawn. Items one through six will be read into the record, but they will be as amended to include the financial forms. The attorney will read those into the record.

Thank you.

So item number one, a resolution with attachments by forfeits vote, ratifying, approving, and confirming the executive director's recommendation finding that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practical or advantageous, waiving the requirements for competitive sealed bidding. and further approving a grant request in an amount not to exceed $360,000 to Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, to underwrite costs for urgent repairs and rehabilitation of its property, Temple Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1723 Northwest 3rd Avenue. Item number two is a resolution with attachments by a four-fifths vote, ratifying, approving, and confirming the Executive Director's recommendation and finding that competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practical or advantageous, waiving the requirements for competitive sealed bidding, and further approving a grant request in an amount not to exceed $350,000 to Green Chicken Overtown LLC, a Florida limited liability company, to underwrite costs associated with the build-out of the restaurant, The Green Chicken, at 350 Northwest First Avenue, Suite 130. Item number three, a resolution with attachments authorizing the executive director to execute a lease agreement in a form acceptable to counsel for CRA property at 480 Northwest 11th Street for an initial one year term with the option to renew for four successive one year periods at a total annual rent of $1. Item number four, resolution authorizing the piggyback of the City of Miami Landscape Services pre-qualification pool IFP number 1380386 pursuant to section 18111 of the code of the City of Miami. Item number five, resolution with attachments accepting the selection committee's recommendation to select the 11 successful bidders as the proposers in response to request for proposals number 25-04 to assist the organization set forth in exhibit A, attached and incorporated herein in providing various innovation, crime reduction, and intervention programming initiatives as described in their respective proposals as set forth in exhibit B within the redevelopment area in fiscal year 2025-2026. further authorizing the allocation of funds in an amount not to exceed $2,415,000 for the program. Item number six, resolution establishing the SCOPWCRA Small Business Grant Program and approving funding of the program in an amount not to exceed $250,000. Item seven will be withdrawn. And there's also a pocket item, which I'll read that one into the record as well. This one is A resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency establishing an auditor selection committee and appointing certain individuals to serve as members of the ASC pursuant to Section 218.391 Florida Statutes for terms as designated herein, providing for the incorporation of recitals and an effective date.

Thank you. At this time, we will open the floor for public comment. If there's anyone here that would like to speak on behalf of any of the items that are before us, please step forward.

My name is Denise DeVoro, and I am a 43-year member of Temple Missionary Baptist Church located at 1723 Northwest 3rd Avenue in the heart of historic Overtown. I'd like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to each of you, the commission, the chairwoman, as well as Mr. McQueen for considering and hopefully a favorable support of our proposal for the renovation of our historic church. Temple is a pillar and has been a pillar in our community for 95 years. And we have been faithfully serving the spiritual, educational, and social needs of our neighbors. Under the leadership of our esteemed pastor, Reverend Dr. Glenroy DeVoe, who is here with us, we continue to build upon that legacy for striving to uplift, empower, and serve the people of this great city. We are honored to have several of our members here with us to support this important item, and we thank each of you for recognizing the value of preserving space that has stood as a beacon for nearly a century. to the city commission, the CRA, and you, Chairwoman King. We sincerely thank you for your commitment to strengthening our community and for the support of Temple Missionary Baptist Church. We pray that God continues to bless each of you. Have a great day.

Thank you.

Good afternoon to Chairwoman King, the Commission, and the CRA. My name is Talisa Lyons-Washington, and I am a fifth generation of six generations who've attended Temple Missionary Baptist Church over the last 95 years. My family hails from Overtown from the beginning up till now, and including my children, we have benefited tremendously from Temple Missionary Baptist Church, not only from a spiritual perspective, but also from the different educational perspectives as well. So your consideration to help us continue with improving the infrastructure of the church will allow us to continue to serve those in the Overtown community and at large who come to Temple on a weekly basis and also in the outreach that we do within the community as well, too. We thank you very much also for having an open door to hear what our concerns are and how we want to serve public services at heart to us. And so we thank you for being a city commission that listens and a CRA that takes into account what does it take to sustain Overtown community. Thank you.

Thank you. Good afternoon.

Good afternoon. My name is Reverend Robert Rowe. I'm an associate pastor at Temple Missionary Baptist Church. I want to thank you for considering our proposal for the renovation of our church in historic Overtown, where we have served and been a light of hope for 95 years plus. With our pastor, Reverend Dr. Glenroy DeVoe, serving gracefully for the past 43 years plus, we have continued to extend our mission beyond our walls, providing outreach, support, and spiritual guidance for the people of Overtown, as well as visiting friends. Your consideration of this project helps to ensure that our historic church remains not only a house of worship, but also a center of service and empowerment for generations to come. We are deeply grateful for your commitment to preserving and strengthening the Overtown community, and we thank you for your support Chairwoman King, commissioners of the city of Miami and the CRA, to you, Mr. McQueen, we thank you again for considering us, for listening to us as we make our appeal. It is our prayer and hope that God continues to bless you ever richly. Thank you again.

Thank you. Good afternoon.

Good afternoon. Good afternoon, Commissioner, as well as CRA Director McQueen. My name is Terrence Cribs-Laurent. I am the City of Miami Black Police Precinct Courthouse Museum Director. I've had the honor of serving at the hands of the precinct for the last seven years. This is going to my eighth year. The item that is on the list for our lease is is one of great importance to us. The relationship that we've been able to establish within the historical designation space, as you know, there's a lot of our history that is being demolished, destroyed, smeared. And with this type of move by the CRA will allow us a surety that we can continue to serve not only Overtown and south of South Florida, but all of those that come from near and far to learn about the history of blacks in law enforcement. I am adamant about preserving and protecting the history of Miami. The National Preservation Act that is under attack that was established in 1966 is now something that we all are looking at as we see what is happening at the White House. And so as we look at these historical spaces in our predominantly communities, we want to make sure that we provide things like leases that allow for low access. So once again, I thank you very much for all the commissioners' vote, and I look forward to furthering the history of Miami.

Thank you. Seeing no one else for public comment, the public comment period is now closed. Gentlemen, may I have a motion to withdraw RE7? So moved.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Motion carries. Gentlemen, for the remaining six items, are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion?

No.

Seeing none, may I have a motion for RE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6?

So moved. Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Motion carries unanimously.

And, Chair, just for a record, my apologies. For 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7, they are being adopted as is. Updated financial information forms will be submitted into the record as backup documents for those items, backup documents only.

And then you still have... And we need to take up the pocket item... May I have a motion for the pocket item?

So moved. Second.

I have a motion and a second. All in favor? Aye. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you all. Thank you for your advocacy and thank you for the work that you do in our community. Congratulations to you. The Southeast Overtown Park West CRA meeting is now concluded. Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Once this clerk flips the tape, we'll be back.