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Resolution
Sponsored by: Commissioner Ken Russell
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RATIFYING, ACCEPTING, AND
SUPPORTING THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") IN RESOLUTION NO. CRA -R-20-0003 ADOPTED ON APRIL
9, 2020 FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE NON-CONTIGUOUS EXPANSION OF THE
OMNI CRA INTO THE AREA KNOWN AS THE WEST GROVE AND ALL OTHER
FINDINGS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS
NECESSARY CONSISTENT WITH RESOLUTION NO. CRA -R-20-0003 AS IT
RELATES TO THE REMOVAL OF THE NON-CONTIGUOUS EXPANSION OF THE
OMNI CRA INTO THE WEST GROVE; CLARIFYING THAT THIS RESOLUTION AND
ITS FINDINGS, DIRECTIVES, AND ACTIONS SHALL SUPERSEDE ANY AND ALL
OTHER FINDINGS, DIRECTIVES, AND ACTIONS IN PRIOR CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY")
RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION; FURTHER
CLARIFYING THAT ANY AND ALL PRIOR RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE NOT
INCONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION SHALL REMAIN UNAFFECTED;
FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO ADVANCE THE PROCESS OF CREATING A COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WITHIN THE WEST GROVE ("WEST GROVE CRA")
PURSUANT TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT
OF 1969 AS IS NECESSARY AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC'S
HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY
AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WEST GROVE CRA, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSES; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION
TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR
REVIEW, APPROVAL, AND ACCEPTANCE.
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-20-0131
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 7382 Final Action Date:4/23/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RATIFYING, ACCEPTING, AND
SUPPORTING THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") IN RESOLUTION NO. CRA -R-20-0003 ADOPTED ON APRIL
9, 2020 FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE NON-CONTIGUOUS EXPANSION OF THE
OMNI CRA INTO THE AREA KNOWN AS THE WEST GROVE AND ALL OTHER
FINDINGS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS
NECESSARY CONSISTENT WITH RESOLUTION NO. CRA -R-20-0003 AS IT
RELATES TO THE REMOVAL OF THE NON-CONTIGUOUS EXPANSION OF THE
OMNI CRA INTO THE WEST GROVE; CLARIFYING THAT THIS RESOLUTION AND
ITS FINDINGS, DIRECTIVES, AND ACTIONS SHALL SUPERSEDE ANY AND ALL
OTHER FINDINGS, DIRECTIVES, AND ACTIONS IN PRIOR CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY")
RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION; FURTHER
CLARIFYING THAT ANY AND ALL PRIOR RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE NOT
INCONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION SHALL REMAIN UNAFFECTED;
FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO ADVANCE THE PROCESS OF CREATING A COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WITHIN THE WEST GROVE ("WEST GROVE CRA")
PURSUANT TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT
OF 1969 AS IS NECESSARY AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC'S
HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY
AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WEST GROVE CRA, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSES; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION
TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR
REVIEW, APPROVAL, AND ACCEPTANCE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Part III, Chapter 163, Florida Statues, there was created by
action of Miami -Dade County ("County") and the City of Miami ("City") the Omni Redevelopment
District Community Redevelopment Agency ("Omni CRA"); and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 1996, the County, formerly known as Metropolitan Dade
County, and the City executed an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement ("1996 Interlocal
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, as of December 31, 2007, the County, the City, the Southeast Overtown
Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW CRA"), and the Omni CRA entered
into an alternative Interlocal Agreement between the City, the County, the SEOPW CRA, and
the Omni CRA to provide funding for major projects for the benefit of all parties ("2007 Interlocal
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of seeking an additional extension of the life of the Omni
CRA, the Omni CRA is required to prepare an Assessment of Need Study ("AON"), to amend its
current Redevelopment Plan, and to amend the 1996 Interlocal Agreement with its two (2)
taxing authorities, the City and the County; and
WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA
adopted Resolution No. CRA -R-19-0004 approving the AON to substantiate the extension of the
life of the Omni CRA until 2047 as required by the County pursuant to Resolution No. R-611-15;
and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2019, the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA adopted
Resolution No. CRA -R-19-0012 approving the Amended Redevelopment Plan prepared by
PMG Associates, Inc. ("PMG"); and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2019, the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA adopted
Resolution No. CRA -R-19-0013 accepting and adopting the execution of a second amendment
to the 1996 Interlocal Agreement between the City, the County, and the Omni CRA; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2019, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-19-0237
accepting and authorizing, among other things, the Amended Redevelopment Plan and the
extension of the life of the Omni CRA to 2047; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2019, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-19-0237
approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the 1996
Interlocal Agreement ("Second Amendment") between the City, the County, and the Omni CRA;
and
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2020, the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA adopted
Resolution No. CRA -R-20-0003 amending the Amended Redevelopment Plan to remove the
non-contiguous expansion of the Omni CRA into the area known as West Grove and directing
the Executive Director to modify and update any and all documents to reflect the removal of the
non-contiguous expansion of the Omni CRA into the West Grove; and
WHEREAS, the West Grove is a historically Bahamian, approximately sixty-five (65)
block, half -square -mile section of Coconut Grove within the City having an eclectic and rich
history known for its culture, architecture, arts, and festivals; and
WHEREAS, the West Grove, however, has been plagued by economic blight and a lack
of affordable housing, which has resulted in the displacement of many longtime residents; and
WHEREAS, on August 14, 2017, the City entered into an Expert Consultant Agreement
with PMG to generate a Finding of Necessity Report ("Report"), attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "A", pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, to create a
Community Redevelopment Area in the West Grove; and
WHEREAS, the Report concluded that the West Grove boundaries as provided and
incorporated in the Report met two (2) of three (3) criteria for slum designation and eight (8) of
fourteen (14) criteria for blight designation as defined in Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, on January 11, 2018, the City Commission accepted, approved, and
adopted Resolution No. 18-0010, which included the Report and finding the West Grove to be
slum and blighted and that (1) one or more slum or blighted areas or one or more areas in which
there is a shortage of housing affordable to residents of low or moderate income, including the
elderly, exist in the West Grove and (2) the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, or a
combination thereof for the West Grove, including, if appropriate, the development of housing
which residents of low or moderate income, including elderly, can afford, is necessary, and is in
the interest of the public's health, safety, morals, or welfare of the residents of the West Grove,
in the City, and the County; and
WHEREAS, a finding of necessity is required prior to the exercise of any authority under
the provisions of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to exercise the powers and duties conferred upon
municipalities by the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, as amended, in order to eradicate
existing slum and blighted conditions in the West Grove area by creating the West Grove
Community Redevelopment Agency ("West Grove CRA"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to ratify, accept, and support the adoption of
Resolution No. CRA -R-20-0003 by the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA and the
removal of the non-contiguous expansion of the Omni CRA into the West Grove from the
Amended Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission directs the City Manager to take any and all necessary
steps to advance the process of creating the West Grove CRA pursuant to the requirements of
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby ratifies, accepts, and supports the removal of
the non-contiguous expansion of the Omni CRA into the West Grove and all other findings and
actions taken in Resolution No. CRA -R-20-0003.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to take any and all actions necessary and
consistent with this Resolution as it relates to the removal of the non-contiguous expansion of
the Omni CRA into the West Grove.
Section 4. The City Commission hereby accepts and approves the Report prepared by
PMG, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A", and finds a necessity exists for the
rehabilitation, conservation, or redevelopment of slum and blight in the West Grove area within
the City.
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
Section 5. The City Manager is directed to take any and all necessary steps to advance
the process of creating the West Grove CRA pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and the
Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida.
Section 6. This Resolution and its findings, directives, and actions shall supersede any
and all other findings, directives, and actions in prior City Resolutions that are inconsistent with
this Resolution. All other findings, directives, and actions in prior City Resolutions that are not
inconsistent with this Resolution shall remain unaffected.
Section 7. The City Manager is directed to forward a copy of any and all required
documents, including but not limited to this Resolution to the Miami -Dade County Board of
County Commissioners for review, approval, and acceptance.
Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
i ria ndez,'City Attor iey 4/14/2020
z If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.