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Resolution: R-21-0212
File Number: 9144
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 5/27/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE AND
ISSUE A RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT AND NON-STANDARD RIGHT-OF-WAY
IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT RELATED TO SAWYER'S WALK LOCATED
NEAR NORTHWEST 7 STREET BETWEEN NORTHWEST 2 AVENUE AND
NORTHWEST 3 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO BLOCK 55 OWNER, LLC AND ITS
ASSIGNS ("DEVELOPER") FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEVELOPER TO
USE THE AREA FOR CONSTRUCTION STAGING AND FOR MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS TO SAWYER'S WALK.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Jeffrey Watson
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has jurisdiction over the public right-of-way in the
location of Northwest 7 Street between Northwest 2 Avenue and Northwest 3 Avenue, Miami,
Florida, as depicted in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated ("Sawyer's Walk"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-86-118 adopted on February 13, 1986,
Sawyer's Walk was closed to vehicular traffic and has served as a pedestrian promenade in
honor of the historic figure W.B. Sawyer; and
WHEREAS, Sawyer's Walk is in need of improvements and redevelopment in order to
become the community resource and pedestrian access route that the right-of-way was intended
to be; and
WHEREAS, Block 55 Owner, LLC and its assigns ("Developer") is the owner of the
property located at 249 Northwest 6 Street, Miami, Florida ("Block 55 Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency is a
public agency created pursuant to Section 163.356, Florida Statutes ("CRA"); and
WHEREAS, the CRA's main objective is to spearhead new development and
redevelopment efforts that accomplish beneficial revitalization within the CRA Redevelopment
Area; and
WHEREAS, the CRA was the previous owner of the Block 55 Property and transferred
title of the Block 55 Property to the Developer on September 2, 2020, subject to development
restrictions; and
WHEREAS, the Developer is a party to that certain Block 55 Restrictive Covenant by and
between the Developer and the CRA recorded in Official Records Book 32095, Page 3457 of the
public records of Miami -Dade County, Florida ("Block 55 Restrictive Covenant"); and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Block 55 Restrictive Covenant, the Developer agrees to
develop a mixed -use project to be located on the Block 55 Property consisting of (i) not less than
578 residential units, (ii) not less than 250,000 rentable square feet of
retail/restaurant/entertainment uses and a portion of which may consist of office space, (iii) a
minimum of 925 parking spaces, and (iv) the improvement of the Sawyer's Walk, all as more
particularly described in the Block 55 Restrictive Covenant (collectively, "Block 55 Project"); and
WHEREAS, the terms of the Block 55 Restrictive Covenant also require the Developer to
improve and maintain Sawyer's Walk in good condition for a period of thirty (30) years; and
WHEREAS, in order to satisfy the terms of the Block 55 Restrictive Covenant and
develop the Block 55 Project, including Sawyer's Walk, the City must grant the Developer access
for staging, construction, and maintenance related to Sawyer's Walk; and
WHEREAS, the improvements, prior to any construction, shall be subject to the review
and approval of City staff; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2-33(f) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida,
as amended, the City Commission, by a majority vote, hereby deems this Resolution to be of an
emergency nature;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' and directed to issue a right -of way -permit
for the Development, which shall be in accordance with all local laws, regulations, and
requirements and consistent with the Maintenance of Traffic ("MOT") plan, attached and
incorporated as Exhibit "B," for a minimum period of thirty (30) months.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' and directed to execute the non-standard
improvements covenant, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to permit the Developer to
construct and maintain improvements to Sawyer's Walk.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 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.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Vft6ria-Vrdel, City Attor iey 6/11/2021
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