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RESOLUTION NO. SEOPW/CRA R-00-53
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") TO REQUEST
THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") NOT DEMOLISH
STRUCTURES WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA
HAVING HISTORIC, CULTURAL AND/OR
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OR WHOSE
DESTRUCTION MIGHT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WITHOUT THE PRIOR
APPROVAL OF THE CRA.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami approved and adopted the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Plan pursuant to
Resolution Nos. 82-755 and 85-1247 (the "Redevelopment Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the CRA is responsible for carrying out community
redevelopment activities and projects in the Southeast Overtown/Park West
Redevelopment Area (the "Redevelopment Area") established pursuant to the
Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, the CRA desires that the City not demolish structures
within the Redevelopment Area having historic, cultural and/or architectural
significance or whose destruction might adversely affect the Redevelopment
Plan without the prior approval of the CRA.
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 request that, prior to
demolishing any structures within the Redevelopment Area, the City provide
the CRA with a list of structures within the Redevelopment Area that the
City intends to demolish, that the City give the CRA ten (10) business days to
identify any structures determined by the CRA to have historic, cultural
and/or architectural significance or whose destruction might adversely affect
the Redevelopment Plan and that the City not proceed with the demolition of
any such structures so designated without the prior approval of the CRA
Board.
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Section 3. The resolution shall be effective upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 22nd day of May, 2000.
7Arth r E. Teele, Jr., Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND CORRECTNESS:
Holland & Knight LLP
CRA Legal Counsel
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM [it—:,M #� (O
TO: Arthur E. Teele, Jr. DATE: May 17,2000 FILE:
Chairman, CRA
SUBJECT: Preservation of historic structures
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FROM: Robert Tyler Z 6 / REFERENCES: CRA Board Agenda, May 22, 2000
Director of Op., Admin., and Dev.
ENCLOSURES:
RECOMMENDATIO
It is respectfully recommended that the CRA Board of Directors adopt the attached Resolution
authorizing the Community Redevelopment Agency to request that the City of Miami not
demolish structures within the redevelopment area having historic, cultural and/or architectural
significance or whose destruction might adversely affect the redevelopment plan without prior
approval of the CRA.
BACKGROUND
Several properties which have been approved as a part of the CRA redevelopment plan have
been identified as unsafe structures and unbeknownst to the CRA have ended up on a list of
structures to be demolished. The CRA seeks to be made aware prior to the action being
taken.
Cc: Honorable Mayor Joe Carollo
Honorable Vice -Chairman Gort
Members of the CRA Board
Special Counsel, William Bloom
City Attorney, Alex Vlarello
City Clerk, Walter Foeman
City Manager, Carlos Gimenez