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Votes at a glance: NMCRA advisory committee approves appointments, design contract, FIU funding and small additional grants
Summary
At its meeting the advisory committee approved an appointment to the advisory board, authorized a design agreement for a northwest Seventh Avenue concept, authorized funding for an FIU construction trades program, and approved additional funds for a cultural club; motions passed unanimously by recorded aye votes.
The North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency advisory committee approved several items and resolutions by unanimous voice vote during the meeting.
Key outcomes:
- Advisory committee appointment: The committee voted to forward the appointment of Claudia Rivas Gonzalez (nominated by council member Esteli Irvin) to the CRA advisory board. Committee members said Gonzalez’s legal background was on file; staff noted her application had been submitted through the City Clerk’s office. The motion passed unanimously.
- Design services contract: The committee authorized the executive director to negotiate and execute an agreement with Sinalovsky Romanik Tsai LLC (design firm) for the Northwest Seventh Avenue entry concept design in an amount not to exceed $85,050. The motion passed unanimously.
- FIU construction trades program funding: The committee authorized the executive director and NMCRA attorney to negotiate and finalize an interlocal agreement with the City of North Miami to provide $100,000 for a Florida International University construction trades apprenticeship program and to execute the FIU agreement. The motion passed unanimously; details of program scope are in the separate agenda discussion.
- Additional funding request: The committee approved a staff request for additional funding for the American Czech Slovak Cultural Club to cover unforeseen tree removals discovered during construction. Staff said the additional work was not part of the original grant scope and the grantee is required to remove the trees. The exact dollar amount requested for the supplemental funding was discussed in the meeting record but not clearly stated in the advisory record provided; staff presented the request and the motion passed.
Procedural votes included approval of the meeting minutes and the consent agenda; each motion was carried by voice vote (“Aye”) with no recorded nays or abstentions.
