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Resolution: R-21-0390
File Number: 9447
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 9/23/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE WEST GROVE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S REDEVELOPMENT PLAN ("PLAN")
PREPARED BY PLUSURBIA, LLC., ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS
EXHIBIT "A"; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE PLAN IS IN CONFORMITY WITH
THE CITY OF MIAMI'S COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN;
ACCEPTING AND INCORPORATING THE BOUNDARIES SET FORTH IN THE
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; FILING THE BOUNDARIES,
WITH A MAP, WITH THE CITY CLERK; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TRANSMIT THE PLAN TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR FURTHER LEGISLATIVE
ACTION.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Ken Russell
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature enacted the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969,
which is presently codified in Chapter 163, Part III, Sections 163.330 through 163.464, Florida
Statutes ("Act"); and
WHEREAS, on January 11, 2018, the City of Miami ("City") approved the Finding of
Necessity Report declaring the West Grove area as outlined in the study to be slum and
blighted and in need of redevelopment ("West Grove Area") pursuant to Section 163.335 Florida
Statutes; and
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2021, the City adopted Resolution No. R-21-0119 creating the
West Grove Community Redevelopment Agency ("West Grove CRA") in accordance with
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-21-0119 also authorized a Community Redevelopment
Plan ("Plan") to be created for the West Grove Area; and
WHEREAS, on July 21, 2020, the Miami -Dade County ("County") Board of County
Commissioners ("County Commission"), as governing body pursuant to the Act, adopted
Resolution No. R-709-20 accepting the Finding of Necessity for the West Grove Area, declaring
the West Grove Area as slum or blighted, and delegating the power to create the West Grove
CRA to the City for the purposes of adopting a Plan to present to the County Commission for
review and approval; and
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2021, the West Grove CRA adopted Resolution No. WG-
CRA-R-21-0001 approving and accepting the Plan, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A",
prepared by Plusurbia, LLC. in cooperation with the City's Planning Department; and
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File ID: 9447
Enactment Number: R-21-0390
WHEREAS, the West Grove CRA will be responsible for carrying out community
redevelopment activities and projects within the West Grove Area in accordance with the Plan;
and
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2021, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB")
adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-21-031 and thereby recommended adoption and approval of
the Plan and determined that the Plan was in conformity with the Miami Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to approve and adopt the Plan and further
request the Plan to be transmitted to the County Commission for further legislative action;
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 herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Plan, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A", is approved and adopted.
Section 3. The City Manager is directed to transmit the Plan to the County Commission
for further legislative action.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i • na i ndez, City Attor i ey 9/14/2021
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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