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Omni CRA Meeting - September 10, 2026

Meeting PortalThursday, September 10, 2026
BodyMiami, Florida
SessionMeeting Portal
DateThursday, September 10, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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0:11

Yep.

0:13

We need four.

0:14

Okay.

0:15

So let's let's try and round up a fourth.

2:49

Okay.

2:49

Good afternoon, everyone.

2:51

I'm calling to order the September 10, 2026 Omni CRA meeting.

2:55

Is there a motion to approve the minutes for the July 23rd, 2026 omni CRA meeting?

3:00

So moved.

3:02

Our attorney will briefly read the agenda items.

3:04

CRA resolutions number two.

3:06

My apologies, Chair.

3:06

Um so that was unanimous four zero.

3:09

The the vote on the motion.

3:10

Yes.

3:10

Yeah, thank you.

3:11

Our attorney will briefly read the agenda items, CRA resolutions one through five into the record.

3:17

Thank you very much, Chairman.

3:18

Aviaban Deputy City Attorney Counsel for the Omni CRA.

3:21

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 1st, 2026 and ending September 30th, 2027, and the amount of 220 million six hundred twenty-two thousand eight hundred sixty two dollars and directing the executive director to transmit a copy of the budget to the city and to Miami Dave County.

3:41

Item number two is a resolution of the Omni CRA authorizing the issuance of a grant in an amount not to exceed ten million dollars to the city of Miami from the Omni CRA redevelopment revenue bond series twenty twenty-six proceeds to fund eligible costs associated with the phase one of the Margaret Pays 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 executive director to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary in a form acceptable general counsel and bond council and allocating funds from Omni CRA account code one zero zero four zero point nine two zero five zero point three zero zero zero zero.

4:21

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, other eligible participants with the creation, installation and preservation of murals, public artwork, art artistic installations, and other creative improvements within the CRA's redevelopment area, allocating funding in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars 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, uh subject to the final approved guide program guidelines and availability of funds, further authorizing the executive director to develop guidelines and negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary to implement the program, all in a form acceptable general counsel.

5:04

Item four is a resolution of the Omni CRA by a four-fifths affirmative vote after an advertised public hearing of ratifying approving and confirming the executive director's recommendation to finding that the competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous 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 sub-lease agreement in a form acceptable general counsel with Amuna Concierge Mental Health for approximately 1,635 square feet of retail and/or commercial space located on the property identified uh by folio number 013125-1000, also referred to as Windows Works for a rental amount not to exceed $8,000 per month, commencing on the effective date of the executed sublease agreement and continuing through April 24th, 2031, unless the sublease agreement or an underlying base lease is terminated earlier, authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute um the sublease agreement any additional necessary documents, uh all in forms acceptable to general counsel, and item number five is the resolution of the omni-cra by four-fifths 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 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 the development and construction of the 14th Street Development Project, further authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute any all other necessary documents all in a form acceptable to general counsel.

6:47

Thank you.

6:48

Okay.

6:49

The public comment period is now open for all resolutions on today's agenda.

6:58

Okay.

6:59

Seeing no further public comment, the public comment period is now closed.

7:02

Is there any discussion amongst the board members regarding resolutions one through five?

7:09

Is there a motion for resolutions one through five?

7:12

Second.

7:13

All those in favor?

7:14

Aye.

7:15

Aye.

7:16

Okay, thank you everyone for being here today.

7:18

And again, my apologies, chair.

7:19

Just motion pass unanimously or zero.

7:22

Correct.

7:23

Thank you.

7:24

Thank you, everyone for being here today.

7:26

The meeting is adjourned.

7:28

Okay.

7:29

We still do not have the chair of the other CRAs.

7:32

So, colleagues, do we want to reconvene the commission meeting and start some of the discussion items?

7:38

Yes.

7:38

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

7:42

So change it back to the commission meeting.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural██████████████████████████████████████████42%
Budget Equity Analysis█████████████████████████████████████████41%
Public Art█████████████████17%
Summary of Proceedings

Omni CRA Meeting - September 10, 2026

The Omni Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) met on September 10, 2026, at 20:45 UTC. The board approved the minutes from the July 23, 2026 meeting and passed all five resolutions on the agenda unanimously (4-0). No public comments were made.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the July 23, 2026 Omni CRA meeting were approved unanimously (4-0).
  • Resolution 1: Adoption of the CRA's general operating budget and tax increment fund budget for FY 2026-2027 in the amount of $220,622,862.
  • Resolution 2: Authorization of a grant not to exceed $10 million to the City of Miami from the Omni CRA redevelopment revenue bond series 2026 proceeds for Phase 1 of the Margaret Pays Park Improvement Project.
  • Resolution 3: Establishment of a public art mural and creative placemaking program with $300,000 in funding.
  • Resolution 4: Approval of a sub-lease agreement with Amuna Concierge Mental Health for approximately 1,635 square feet at the Windows Works property at a rent not to exceed $8,000 per month through April 24, 2031.
  • Resolution 5: Authorization of a revocable license agreement with 14th Street Development for temporary use of the second floor of the CRA's former office facility at 1401 North Miami Avenue as a project management office.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were received.

Discussion Items

  • No discussion occurred among board members regarding the resolutions.

Key Outcomes

  • All five resolutions were passed unanimously (4-0) by the board.

Meeting Transcript

Yep. We need four. Okay. So let's let's try and round up a fourth. 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 23rd, 2026 omni CRA meeting? So moved. Our attorney will briefly read the agenda items. CRA resolutions number two. My apologies, Chair. Um so that was unanimous four zero. The the vote on the motion. Yes. Yeah, thank you. Our attorney will briefly read the agenda items, CRA resolutions one through five into the record. Thank you very much, Chairman. Aviaban Deputy City Attorney Counsel 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 1st, 2026 and ending September 30th, 2027, and the amount of 220 million six hundred twenty-two thousand eight hundred sixty two dollars and directing the executive director to transmit a copy of the budget to the city and to Miami Dave County. Item number two is a resolution of the Omni CRA authorizing the issuance of a grant in an amount not to exceed ten million dollars to the city of Miami from the Omni CRA redevelopment revenue bond series twenty twenty-six proceeds to fund eligible costs associated with the phase one of the Margaret Pays 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 executive director to negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary in a form acceptable general counsel and bond council and allocating funds from Omni CRA account code one zero zero four zero point nine two zero five zero point three zero zero zero zero. 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, other eligible participants with the creation, installation and preservation of murals, public artwork, art artistic installations, and other creative improvements within the CRA's redevelopment area, allocating funding in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars 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, uh subject to the final approved guide program guidelines and availability of funds, further authorizing the executive director to develop guidelines and negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary to implement the program, all in a form acceptable general counsel. Item four is a resolution of the Omni CRA by a four-fifths affirmative vote after an advertised public hearing of ratifying approving and confirming the executive director's recommendation to finding that the competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous 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 sub-lease agreement in a form acceptable general counsel with Amuna Concierge Mental Health for approximately 1,635 square feet of retail and/or commercial space located on the property identified uh by folio number 013125-1000, also referred to as Windows Works for a rental amount not to exceed $8,000 per month, commencing on the effective date of the executed sublease agreement and continuing through April 24th, 2031, unless the sublease agreement or an underlying base lease is terminated earlier, authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute um the sublease agreement any additional necessary documents, uh all in forms acceptable to general counsel, and item number five is the resolution of the omni-cra by four-fifths 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 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 the development and construction of the 14th Street Development Project, further authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute any all other necessary documents all in a form acceptable to general counsel. Thank you. Okay. The public comment period is now open for all resolutions on today's agenda. Okay. 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? Second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Okay, thank you everyone for being here today. And again, my apologies, chair. Just motion pass unanimously or zero. Correct. Thank you. Thank you, everyone for being here today. The meeting is adjourned. 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? Yes. 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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