OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of Commissioners ("Board") of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("OMNI CRA") will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., or anytime thereafter, in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133.
In accordance with the OMNI CRA's 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") and Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, the Board will consider funding and disbursing grant funds an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($15,000.00) to Dope & Gold-Youth Concept Gallery, LLC, a Florida Limited
Liability Company ("Grantee"), from a Non-OMNI Tax Increment Revenue Source, to underwrite costs associated with the launching of the Youth
Concept Gallery, a creative space and community hub delivering arts activities, wellness programming, vocational skills training, youth enrichment, and
community activation within the Redevelopment Area at the Project Peach building located at 123 Northwest 14th Street, Miami, Florida 33136. The
funding is contingent upon a fully executed lease agreement between the property owner and the Grantee being provided to the OMNI CRA no later than October 30, 2026. The Board will further consider, by a four-fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, ratifying, approving, and confirming the Executive Director's recommendation and finding that competitive negotiation methods and
procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the OMNI CRA pursuant
to Sections 18-85 and 18-86 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida,
as amended, as adopted by the OMNI CRA, and waiving the requirements
for competitive sealed bidding. The Board will also consider authorizing the
Executive Director to negotiate and execute an agreement between the OMNI CRA and the Grantee for the Program, including any and all necessary
documents and amendments, all in forms acceptable to the General Counsel, for the purposes stated herein, including but not limited to for the purposes stated herein, including but not limited to youth enrichment, job skills and
training, employment opportunities, arts and wellness programming,
community activation,.
The Board requests all interested parties be present or represented at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the Board, in which the Board may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. § 286.0105).
Pursuant to Resolution No. CRA-R-25-0031, whenever a scheduled OMNI
CRA meeting is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other
emergency, a special OMNI CRA meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday immediately following the cancelled meeting. In the event of one of the aforementioned circumstances, the special meeting would be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., or anytime thereafter, in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133. All of the scheduled agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically be scheduled as an agenda item at the special OMNI CRA meeting. The Clerk of the Board shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by placing a notice of the special OMNI CRA
meeting at the entrance of City Hall, placing a notice on the OMNI CRA's
website, and, if feasible, placing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation before the special meeting on the immediately following Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by publication required for any such scheduled agenda item that is moved to the special OMNI CRA meeting.
Inquiries regarding this notice may be addressed to Mr. Carlos I. Suarez,
Executive Director, at 1401 N. Miami Ave., 2nd Floor, Miami, Florida 33136, (305) 679-6868.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons
needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call 711 (Florida Relay Service), not later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding.
Ad No. 44003
Todd B. Hannon
Clerk of the Board