Legacy 2016 Miami: 25 Most Powerful Women Issue

2BB AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO MIAMI HERALD CHAIRMAN’S REPORT MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 Greater Beneﬁts Brought to the Community By Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon Miami City Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon As Chairman of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (SEOPW CRA), I am committed to ensuring that CRA funds are expended to achieve the CRA’s statutory goals of eliminating slum and blight. In furtherance of that, the SEOPW CRA is implementing a plan that immediately sparks new development but is mindful to preserve future revenue to advance the goals of the SEOPW CRA. We have made tremendous strides to dignify labor in the two years I have served as Chairman by implementing Responsible Wages, Enhanced Living Wages, and meaningful penalty structures when developers do not meet their community beneﬁt goals. However, our newest negotiation with MDM Development Group, for the development of a convention hotel, will serve as the pinnacle of any previous agreements entered into by the SEOPW CRA organization. MDM intends to build a convention hotel. The convention hotel will boast 1800 rooms and over 600,000 square feet of meeting, exhibition and event space. It intends to attract domestic and international meetings, conferences, global congresses and summits. It will house a 65,000 square foot Grand Ballroom—which is rumored to be the largest in South Florida. There will be more than 110,000 square feet of dedicated exhibit space, 80,000 square PUBLISHER’S NOTE Welcome to the 2015 edition of The Miami’s 25 Most Inﬂuential and Prominent Black Women in Business and Leadership. In this issue, we say “Booyah!” to the Women of Color Awards recipients for generating over $25 million dollars of revenue in 2015. Then, keep your eyes open for some phenomenal women who might have had a down moment, or two, only to “rebound” stronger than ever. Next, look out for “Angels in the Outfield” and learn about the meaningful developments in Overtown and its champion Commissioner Kervin L. Clenance Group Publisher, Legacy Magazine Erica V. Knowles-Nelson Editor-in-Chief, Legacy Magazine Denise St. Patrick-Bell PhD Copy Editor Teekay Cover Photographer Toni Harrigan Intern feet of pool/event outdoor space and a 1,500 seat theatre. However, they cannot make this a reality without our community’s support. Thus, MDM has formally requested TIF rebates from the SEOPW CRA to assist them in developing this project. The SEOPW CRA understands the potential beneﬁts of MDM’s development and wants to ensure our community can share in its success. This project will eliminate much of the blight that exists within the community redevelopment area and implore thousands of visitors from around the world to frequent our community each day. Moreover, we have thought about what community beneﬁts should be conceded before we commit our community’s taxpayer dollars to help ﬁnance our newest economic engine. Additionally, we are immediately seeking input from residents and community stakeholders regarding the proposed agreement. In addition to the community beneﬁts attained in previous development agreements, our proposal will demand that additional labor classiﬁcations receive a Responsible Wage and they guarantee permanent jobs to our community at Enhanced Living Wages to ensure that we are not exacerbating poverty within our City. Our proposal will demand an unprecedented 70% local hiring requirement and establish monitoring throughout the life of the development to ensure such goals are sustained or else risk cessation or repayment of TIF rebates. It will require the developer to establish agreements with other community entities, such as the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the South Florida Minority Supplier Development Council to assist them in achieving their small business participation requirements. It will demand job training for our adult residents and paid internship opportunities for our students. Moreover, it will require the SEOPW CRA to attain ownership within the development to ensure our community proﬁts from the asset it helped create. We fully intend on moving the ball forward towards community beneﬁt agreements that are robust and have long standing eﬀects within our poverty stricken communities. We hope that you will support us in that mission. Keon Hardemon. In the movie there might have been an angel in the outfield, but Commissioner Hardemon has been Overtown’s angel in City Hall. This is always my favorite issue because my life has been ﬁlled with, and inﬂuenced by, powerful women. Whether they are lawyers, doctors, colleagues, sisters, and/or friends (especially my wife), they are all keepers in my database of inﬂuence. Powerful women are a major part of my truth! As we usher in a new year, I hope this issue helps you ﬁnd your truth. Subscribe to and view the digital version of Legacy Magazine #legacy25women Kervin L. Clenance Group Publisher Legacy Miami Legacy South Florida

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