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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEOPW-CRA-1998-06-30-Discussion Item 06Certified Mail June 8, 1998 Mr. Merrett R. Stierheim County Manager Miami -Dade County 111 NW 1st Street, Suite: 2910 Miami, Florida 33128 Dear Mr. Stierheim: 1. Designated CRA Project Coordinator. 2. Annual Report for CRA activity for Fiscal Year 1996 -97. 3. A Plan of Action for the CRA's activities. Sincerely, irc�d Tej'�r, ) Director Enclosures Cc: Donald H. Warshaw City Manager Robert J. Friedman, Esq. CRA Legal Counsel OMNI /CRA 98 - Thank you very much for your letter of April 28, 1998, regarding the issues relating to the Omni Redevelopment Area. As you referred in your letter, the Omni Redevelopment Area Trust Fund has not received the appropriate tax increment contributions from Miami -Dade County for both Fiscal Years 1996 -97 and 1997 -98. In accordance with your request, we are providing you the following information as attachments to this letter: We believe that CRA is in full compliance with the terms and conditions of the Omni Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with Miami -Dade County. We are looking forward to receiving the outstanding County tax increment revenue contributions as soon as possible. Please feel free to reach me at 579 -3324, for any questions. Ms. Hilda Tejera (or her designee) Director Community Redevelopment Agency Dupont Plaza Center, Suite: 430 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami, FL 33131 Telephone (305) 579 -3324 Facsimile (305) 372 -4646 CRA Project Coordinator © c 98- Annual Report for CRA for Fiscal Year 1996 -97 • Assisted in the formation of the Omni Advisory Board, a- not -for profit neighborhood association, represented by the members of the area's residents, businesses, and /or property owners. Omni Advisory Board meets on a monthly basis. • Assisted the Developer of the Miramar Development Complex in applying for a $8.0 million CD Float Loan from the City of Miami for the purpose of closing a financing gap in the construction budget. The project is the first of 3 towers, contemplates the development of a 39 -story building, with residential and supporting commercial uses, at the corner of N. Bayshore Drive and NE 17 Street. • Conducted a public hearing in conjunction with the City's Public Works Department to receive community input and reaction to the proposed extension of North Bayshore Drive from NE 19 Street and NE 20 Terrace. • No capital improvement projects undertaken by the CRA. OM 11 pA 98 - -� Plan of Action for the CRA's activities. Margaret Pace Park — Coordinating the implementation of various capital improvements projects funded by the proceeds allocated from the countywide bond issue for parks improvements. The current project budget is $300,000. North Bayshore Drive — Coordinating with the City's Public Works Department to extend North Bayshore Drive from NE 19 Street to NE 20 Terrace for the purpose of improving traffic circulation in the area. The proposed project may involve a possible land -swap between the City and a number of property owners. The CRA does not expect to expend any funds for this project. Performing Arts Center As one of the major financial supporter, the CRA will closely work with the Performing Arts Trust and other respective City and County Departments on the planning, development, and financing of the anchor development. In addition, the CRA will continue to provide staff and technical support to the Omni Advisory Board in connection with formulating redevelopment policies and recommendations to the CRA Board of Directors. OMM! 98 1 0 0 m O 0 0 0 0 . E 0 1, (n N W CI Z CC w W SENDER: • Complete items 1 and /or 2 for additional services. • Complete items 3, and 4a & b. • Print your name and address on the reverse of this form so that we can return this card to you. • Attach this form to the front of the mailpiece, or on the back if space does not permit. • Write "Return Receipt Requested" on the mailpiece below the article number • The Return` Receipt will show to whom the article was delivered and the date delivered. 3. Article Addressed to: Mr. Merrett R. Stierheim County Manager •4iiami -Dade County 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 2910 Miami, Florida 33128 5. Sig e (Address 6. ignature (Agent) • PS Form 3811, December 1991. . *U.S. GPO: 1993-352-714 I also wish to receive the following services (for an extra fee): 1. ❑.Addressee's Address 2. ❑ Restricted Delivery Consult postmaster for fee. 0 .2 0 H a O O cc 0 cc to 0 w 0 8. Addressee's Address (Only if requested _if and fee is paid) . c 4a. Article Number Z 688 984 805 4b. Service Type ❑ Registered ❑ Insured ® Certified ❑ COD , ❑ Express Mail ❑ Ret Receipt for M handise 7. DatA'bf Delive DOMESTIC RETURN RECEIPT OMNTICP. 98 1 METROPOLITAN DADE IUNTY, FLORIDA METRO•DADE April 28, 1998 Ms. Hilda Tejera, Executive Director City of Miami Community Redevelopment Agency 300 Biscayne Blvd. Way, #430 Miami, Florida 33131 Dear Ms. Tejera, W k i" STEPHEN P. CLARK CENTER OFFICE OF COUNTY MANAGER SUITE 2910 111 N.W. 1st STREET MIAMI, FLORIDA 33128-1994 (305) 375 -5311 I am sending you this letter as an update on our progress on the work that has been accomplished by the City and the County on the Omni Redevelopment Area. I am confident that we now can move forward together on the promising work ahead in this area. We are in receipt of a letter from Ms. Sandra Joice regarding payment due from Miami -Dade County to the City of Miami's Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for the Omni Redevelopment Area. I am ready to remit payment pursuant to the approved Interlocal Cooperation Agreement (copy attached) once I am certain that both the City and the County have established the appropriate procedures required for implementation of the Agreement. The following are the County's working assumptions for the implementation of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement: • The first fiscal year in which the Agreement takes effect is October 1, 1996- September 30, 1997. • Pursuant to the Agreement (see page 5, II.C.1.), the conveyance of the $1.2 million of the City and County shares of the tax increment funds to the CRA may be accomplished by utilizing the full sum of tax increment district collections, until $1.2 million in total payments to the CRA is reached. Based on increment payment calculations ($793,162 in FY1996 -97 and $687,115 in FY1997 -98), the $1.2 million could be reached sooner than the three years mentioned in the Agreement. After the $1.2 million is received by the CRA for non - Performing Arts Center redevelopment purposes pursuant to the CRA Plan, all excess tax increment funds are to be pledged to the 1997 Performing Arts Center Bonds and are to be remitted to the County for the Performing Arts Center Project. • An alternative method for conveying the $1.2 million to the CRA for non - Performing Arts Center CRA Plan elements is to provide $400,000 in tax increment district collections to the CRA each year over a three year period (i.e., FY1996 -97, FY1997 -98, FY1998 -99), with all excess tax increment funds each year pledged to the 1997 Performing Arts Center Bonds and remitted to the County for the Performing Arts Center Project. After the $1.2 million is received by the CRA for such purposes, all excess tax increment funds collected are to be pledged to the 1997 Performing Arts Center Bonds and are to be remitted to the County for the Performing Arts Center Project. • The City shall provide the County a budget for the redevelopment district in October of each year and the Trust Fund payment of tax increment funds shall be conveyed no later than January 1st of the following year. • In regard to FY1996 -97 and FY1997 -98, we propose for your consideration that as a "catch -up" provision, budgets for both fiscal years be provided to the County by May 8, 1998 with payments conveyed to the Trust Fund by May 27, 1998. amteRA 9 8 - 1 Page 2 Ms. Hilda Tejera Please notify me in writing as soon as possible of your agreement or disagreement with any of the above assumptions. For the purposes of implementing the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, the following items address the County's responsibilities under Agreement: • Tony E. Crapp, Sr., Director of the Miami -Dade Office of Community and Economic Development, Michael Spring, Executive Director of the Miami -Dade Cultural Affairs Council and the Performing Arts Center Trust (PACT), and Elizabeth Ogden, Project Manager, Office of the County Manager are designated County Project Coordinators (please see the attached "County Project Coordinators Contact List "). • In order to fulfill the reporting requirements for the Performing Arts Center Project, we will place the City's CRA on the meeting notification list for PACT Board and Committee meetings and on the mailing list for the monthly reports that are generated by Mr. Spring's and Ms. Ogden's office for this Project. • Also, please find attached a complete orientation booklet regarding the Performing Arts Center project which is being furnished to fulfill the requirement that the County provide the CRA with a "Plan of Action" and an annual progress report for the Performing Arts Center project. Pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, we would appreciate the following from the City's CRA: • Designation of a CRA Project Coordinator (see Agreement page 3, I.C.). • An annual report for CRA activity in FY1996 -97 (see Agreement page 3, I.C. and page 8, II.E.2.d.). • A Plan of Action for the CRA's activities (see Agreement page 8, II.E.2.a.). It will be important for the designated CRA and County Project Coordinators to meet as soon as possible to establish a system for conveying tax increment funds to the Trust Fund and to establish a format for the annual budgets which are required from the CRA at the beginning of each fiscal year. I am looking forward to working with you on this and other mutually beneficial projects for the future of the City and the County. Merrett R. Stierheim County Manager Attachments cc: Jose Garcia - Pedrosa, City Manager ommrPc , 9 8-- i 4 :'9 99 METROPOLITAN DADIr , , FLOHID METRO'OAOE April 24, 1998 Mr. Jose Garcia- Pedrosa City Manager City of Miami 444 S.W. 2 Avenue, 10th Floor Miami Florida 33130 Dear Mr. G - edrosa STEPHEN P. CLARK CENTER OFFICE OF COUNTY MANAGER SUITE 2910 111 N.W. 1st STREET MIAMI. FLORIDA 33128-1994 1305) 375.5311 I am sending you this letter as an update on our progress on the work that has been accomplished by the City and the County on the Omni Redevelopment Area. I am confident that we now can move forward together on the promising work ahead in this area. We are in receipt of a letter from Ms. Sandra Joice regarding payment due from Miami -Dade County to the City of Miami's Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for the Omni Redevelopment Area. I am ready to remit payment pursuant to the approved Interlocal Cooperation Agreement (copy attached) once 1 am certain that both the City and the County have established the appropriate procedures required for implementation of the Agreement. The following are the County's working assumptions for the implementation of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement: + The first fiscal year in which the Agreement takes effect is October 1, 1996 - September 30, 1997. + Pursuant to the Agreement (see page 5, II.C.1.), the conveyance of the $1.2 million of the City and County shares of the tax increment funds to the CRA may be accomplished by utilizing the full sum of tax increment district collections, until $1.2 million in total payments to the CRA is reached. Based on increment payment calculations ($793,162 in FY1996 -97 and $687,115 in FY1997 -98), the $1.2 million could be reached sooner than the three years mentioned in the Agreement. After the $1.2 million is received by the CRA for non- Performing Arts Center redevelopment purposes pursuant to the CRA Plan, all excess tax increment funds are to be pledged to the 1997 Performing Arts Center Bonds and are to be remitted to the County for the Performing Arts Center Project. + An alternative method for conveying the $1.2 million to the CRA for non - Performing Arts Center CRA Plan elements is to provide $400,000 in tax increment district collections to the CRA each year over a three year period (i.e., FY1996 -97, FY1997 -98, FY1998 -99), with all excess tax increment funds each year pledged to the 1997 Performing Arts Center Bonds and remitted to the County for the Performing Arts Center Project. After the $1.2 million is received by the CRA for such purposes, all excess tax increment funds collected are to be pledged to the 1997 Performing Arts Center Bonds and are to be remitted to the County for the Performing Arts Center Project. • The City shall provide the County a budget for the redevelopment district in October of each year and the Trust Fund payment of tax increment funds shall be conveyed no later than January 1st of the following year. • In regard to FY1996 -97 and FY1997 -98, we propose for your consideration that as a "catch -up" provision. budgets for both `fiscal years be provided to the County by May 8, 1998 with payments conveyed to the Trust Fund by May 27, 1998. OMNT/CRA 9 8 - 1 m 00 ., 'S 0 '1 14 Page 2 Mr. Jose Garcia - Pedrosa Please notify me in writing as soon as possible of your agreement or disagreement with any of the above assumptions. For the purposes of implementing the Interlocai Cooperation Agreement, the following items address the County's responsibilities under Agreement: • Tony E. Crapp, Sr., Director of the Miami -Dade Office of Community and Economic Development, Michael Spring, Executive Director of the Miami -Dade Cultural Affairs Council and the Performing Arts Center Trust (PACT), and Elizabeth Ogden, Project Manager, Office of the County Manager are designated County Project Coordinators (please see the attached "County Project Coordinators Contact List "). • In order to futfll the reporting requirements for the Performing Arts Center Project, we will place the City's CRA on the meeting notification list for PACT Board and Committee meetings and on the mailing list for the monthly reports that are generated by Mr. Spring's and Ms. Ogden's office for this Project. • Also, please find attached a complete orientation booklet regarding the Performing Arts Center project which is being fumished to fulfill the requirement that the County provide the CRA with a "Plan of Action" and an annual progress report for the Performing Arts Center project. Pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, we would appreciate the following from the City's CRA: • Designation of a CRA Project Coordinator (see Agreement page 3, I.C.). • An annual report for CRA activity in FY1996 -97 (see Agreement page 3, I.C. and page 8, II.E.2.d.). • A Plan of Action for the CRA's activities (see Agreement page 8, II.E.2.a.). It will be important for the designated CRA and County Project Coordinators to meet as soon as possible to establish a system for conveying tax increment funds to the Trust Fund and to establish a format for the annual budgets which are required from the CRA at the beginning of each fiscal year. I am looking forward to working with you on this and the many other mutually beneficial projects for the fu ure of the City and the County. Merrett R. Stierheim County Manager Attachments � f - 98 1 rj 003