Southeast Overtown Park West CRA Meeting - September 10, 2026
Southeast Overtown Park West CRA Meeting – September 10, 2026
The Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) board convened on September 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM under Chair Christine King, joined by Commissioners Pardo, Gabella, Escalona, and Rosado. Executive Director James D. McQueen and Assistant City Attorney Domini Gibbs Sory were also present. The meeting lasted approximately 10 minutes, with all agenda items passed unanimously.
Consent Calendar
- Resolution (Item 1): Approved the CRA's general operating and tax increment fund budget of $272,763,521 for fiscal year 2026-2027, including executive director compensation, the performance analyst report, and deallocation of $1,060,884 from certain projects and activities.
- Resolution (Item 2): Authorized a $38,350 grant to AM Cohen Temple Church for critical infrastructure repairs at 1747 Northwest Third Avenue.
- Resolution (Item 3): Authorized a $235,000 grant to Temple Missionary Baptist Church for critical infrastructure repairs at 1723 Northwest Third Avenue.
- Resolution (Item 4): Rescinded Resolution CRA R-250072 adopted on November 20, 2025.
- Resolution (Item 5): Retroactively authorized a settlement agreement and release between the CRA and Miami Creative Lab Inc. and State National Insurance for $1,560 related to a property damage dispute at 1074 Northwest Third Avenue. (Item 5 was approved as amended, though the nature of the amendment was not specified.)
- Minutes: Approved minutes from previous meetings (identified as A.M. 1, 2, and 3).
Public Comments & Testimony
- A representative of Temple Missionary Baptist Church (96-year-old congregation in Overtown) expressed gratitude to Chair King, the board, and Mr. McQueen for considering and granting the church's petition for infrastructure repair funding. No other public comments were made.
Key Outcomes
- All five resolutions and the minutes were approved unanimously by voice vote with a motion and second, with no discussion or opposition.
- The meeting adjourned at 5:05 PM, with a brief five-minute break called before the next session.
Meeting Transcript
We're good to go. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA meeting for September 10th, 2026. I'm joined by my colleagues, Commissioner Pardo, Commissioner Gabella, Commissioner Escalona, and Commissioner Rosado. I am Christine King, Chair of the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA. We are also joined by our esteemed executive director, James D. McQueen. Welcome. Mr. McQueen. Thank you, Commissioner. Madam Chair. That's how you say it. For faux par a faux parking. I committed a faux par this morning when uh when we were talking about when we were when you were uh highlighting both CRAs. And I thank the esteemed chair of our CRA board, who without her, we wouldn't be able to accomplish any of this. But I did not, and I felt terrible afterwards. I did not thank my staff, and I'd ask them to stand. Come on, y'all. Y'all stand up, stand up. This is so people don't know. Because between the commissioner's direction and the staff carrying out her direction, we wouldn't be able to accomplish anything. So I really wanted to apologize to them for not recognizing them this morning. And now I will turn it over to the esteemed attorney. Sorry. Good afternoon, board. Um, I'm gonna start reading the items into the agenda. I'm Domini Gibbs Sory, Assistant City Attorney, um, serving as counsel to the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA. Item one is a resolution approving and adopting the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA's proposed general operating and tax increment fund budget, an amount of 272 million seven hundred sixty-three thousand five hundred twenty-one dollars for fiscal year 2627, further approving the executive director's fiscal year 2627 compensation, accepting the CRA's performance analyst report and deallocating one million sixty thousand eight hundred eighty-four dollars associated with certain projects and activities. Item two is a resolution by four fifths authorizing the executive director to execute a grant agreement in the amount of thirty-eight thousand three hundred fifty dollars to AM Cohen Temple Church to address critical infrastructure repairs to the AM Cohen Temple Church of God in Christ, located at 1747 Northwest Third Avenue, Miami, Florida. Item three is a resolution by four fifths authorizing the executive director to execute a grant agreement in a form acceptable to general counsel and an amount not to exceed 235,000 to Temple Missionary Baptist Church to address critical infrastructure repairs of the Temple Missionary Baptist Church located at 1723 Northwest Third Avenue, Miami, Florida. Item number four is a resolution rescinding resolution number CRA R-250072 adopted on November 20th, 2025. And item five is a resolution retroactively authorizing the executive director to execute a settlement agreement and release between the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA and Miami Creative Lab Inc. A state national insurance for the total sum of $1,560 in connection with property damage dispute on the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA on property at 1074 Northwest Third Avenue. Those are the items. Correct. And I think the exhibit was just dispersed, but it was attached to the agenda as well. Thank you. At this time, I will open the floor for public comment. Good afternoon to everyone. First and foremost, on behalf of our pastor, Reverend Dr. Glen Roy DeVaux and the Temple Missionary Baptist Church. We extend a sincere gratitude to you, Commissioner King, as well as the other commissioners and Mr. McQueen. We thank you all for your um considering our grant. We are grateful that you saw fit to grant us this petition, considering that we are a church that is 96 years in existence in historic overtown. We are the church that we say we come to fellowship and serve, and we are that little church on the corner of 17th Street and Third Avenue, always leaving to tell the good news about Jesus and to make sure that we are reaching and teaching everyone in our community. We thank you for your consideration. Have a blessed day. Anyone else for public comment?
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