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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOMNI-CRA-R-00-0006RESOLUTION NO. OMNI/CRA x -00-6 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") TO DESIGNATE THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("DDA') AS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO THE SITE SELECTION FOR THE PROPOSED MARLINS BASEBALL STADIUM. WHEREAS, the City of Miami approved and adopted the Omni Area Redevelopment Plan pursuant to Resolution Nos. 86-868 and 86-607 (the "Redevelopment Plan"); and WHEREAS, the CRA is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects in the Omni Redevelopment Area (the "Redevelopment Area") established pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, the CRA desires to designate the DDA as an advisory committee to provide information and to make recommendations pertaining to the site selection for the proposed Marlins baseball stadium. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The CRA is hereby authorized to designate the DDA as an advisory committee to provide information and to make recommendations pertaining to the site selection for the proposed Marlins baseball stadium. omw 1 r Section 3. This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 24thday of January , 2000. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: � Holland & Knight LLP CRA Legal Counsel MIA1 #919572 v1 AGENDA ITEM #1 Arthur E. Teele, Jr., Chairm RCA B):CIT) O %IIAMI : 1-:21- O : 17:24 CC I V I EC\I— C(AN. A. 'I ELLl January 21, 2000 Dear Colle e, This will advise you that today, Friday, January 21, 2000 at 10:30arn a working group led by the newly designated Community Redevelopnicnt Area (C-RA)Director of Strategic Planning along with the Executive Director of Downtown Devclo^ priient Authority (DDA) and a Representative of the City Manager and consultants -representing POT wAl. attend a pre4i ninary meeting regarding the feasibility of Park West as a venue°of the Pro' Marlin $asebhll Stadiuiil. 'L'ct-me underscore the fact that Marlin owner, Mr.4olui Henry, while being cooperatiye'is steadfast in hi"',resolve that the only venue he is considering-* the Bicentennial Park. area M, This meet#g "will be briefedl to board members Mayor and CitManager1 yat 5:30pm on Monday, January-2.4, 20.00 ,at the CIZA,B,oard M*iag, In onesentenGe;'I view the Tole4pf the CRA is to convince the:,Marlin Organi7ation4hat the mo'st•accessible development, therefore profitable venue will be in the Park Wespoyertowu Area, Iirtlus re I will the CRA to provide ad'diuonal rationale"and g be Proposing,a;series of initiatives by lustiftcati6d for the Park -West venue. First and foremost will be redirecting resources, personnel, and eo>ivaitiit of tic` rCRA''for the` next 12 months to this undertaking. _ In this regard,;tYie following recommendation will be, made. A. The creation of a. Director ' ► "" ""° mM Strategic lannirig accouatable,,,to. the .t" Board grid will work primalr y"in,conjunction with DDA, Private::Scctor,,a joint DDAI,-CRA and a consulting team, in developing the options and analysis' for"2-3 sites other thanAbe Bicentennial Park. The Director )of Strategic. , fla'iii g will have the lead and coordinate; and"Ps"to focus'"like a laser" on the baseballstadiuir�Gaver#e next 9 months, ,> [rationale] Iriitally11 ;�the'singlc most"important factor in developing'Park West option is to build 'community and business .,suppdit;'4''The..DDA; Board is url~iquely made tip of o properly -owners, and, biisin�s >leaders .and will lead"thy, evaluation of all options. I believe it i important that the process and recommendations,,be filtered and evaluaud by the Private.:;;Scctor, priorto' being' onsic red 'by° the commission, Rather than creating another„' private" sectoi blue""'n'bbou panel, DDA Board is unique in its composition and perspective.„„y,Om M6nday;.,the CRA Board will be asked to endorse creating a partnership delegating io the DDA the task of evaluating the feasibility of three sites after the recognized venues for the Marlin Stadium. The three site will include the Bicentennial Park. Finally, I believe that the process should be viewed as a professional and community decision and not look upon as a political pmeess. B. The creation of a joint CRA/DDA partnership for the purpose of evaluating a master plan for CRA/DDA area including the OMN1. This activity will be led by the Director of Strategic Planning, commencing on the completion of (A) above. [rationale] Same as above. SE©FWI 2c: &6c.Y .f Bou eva^c VVEV sulm '30 AEI Fllvwa 32121 Tel. 005) 579-3324 Fox (305) M-4546 aril/ - 0 - �_-_ I I I L C,0- L u\I\1 A 1 L1 4, C To create a partnership with Dade County, (Port of Miami), MPU. FDOT and DDA to study an alternative for the movement of truck traffic in and out of the Port of Miami. Further to remove truck traffic to and from the North/South grid in the Park West Overtown Area and to m;nimie disruption and neighborhood degradation in alternative sites. This study currently under contract by Miami -Dade County, MPO, State and FDOT will be given additional tasks orders respectively in studying traffic implications of the Marlin Stadium in the 3 alternative sites concurred with (A) from above, commencing immediately. The partnership process will be :cd by the Director of Strategic Planning and will overlap the Marlin Stadium Alternative Site (3) Study. Finally, it will be noted that the overall mission of the CRA is to implement the "Development Plan" thereby increasing property value within the District. Over the last fifteen years the City of Miami and the CRA have financed a number of plans and projects to redevelop the South East Overtown Park -West area with limited success. The siting of the Martin Stadium within the Redevelopment Area sincerely will have a profound and lasting positive impact in the redevelopment of the SEOPW area and will positively affect the development efforts of the DDA. The Marlin Stadium project is clearly the singularly most important undertaking of the CRA. Property value and increment revenues to the City and CRA will dramatically increase and the redevelopment mission will be greatly accelerated and enhanced. Siting the Marlin Stadium within the Urban Core of the City of Miami is an extreme priority and our actions must reflect a sense of urgency and priority- in allocating resources and people to this opportunity. I look forward to hearing your views at the CRA board meeting on Monday, January 24, 2000 at 5:30pm at the DDA Board Room. Warmest Re arrds. � Faithfully, Arthur kIIE;-.T e e 11 e-Jr. Chairman, CRA CC: Hon. Mayor, Joe Carollo IIon. Vice -Chairman, Wilfredo Gort Members of the CRA Board City Manager, Donald Warshaw William Bloom, ESQ, Special Counsel City Attorney, Alex VilarelIo City Clerk, Walter l~oeman SEOMCRA owai -