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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEOPW-CRA-R-03-0037RESOLUTION NO. SEOPW/CRA 0 3 - 37 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (THE "CRA") AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REQUEST THE CITY OF MIAMI (THE "CITY") TO TRANSFER TO ST. JOHN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC. ("ST. JOHN CDC") $665,417.32 OF THE HOME FUNDS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO THE CRA TO ENABLE THE CITY AND THE CRA TO CONSUMMATE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (THE "SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT") BETWEEN THE CRA, THE CITY AND ST. JOHN CDC WITH RESPECT TO THE LYRIC VILLAGE PROJECT (THE "PROJECT"),- WHICH TRANSFER SHALL BE CONTINGENT UPON THE CITY AND THE CRA EXECUTING THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. WHEREAS, the CRA is responsible for carrying out redevelopment activities and projects in the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Area established pursuant to the CRA Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, the CRA and the City of Miami (the "City") have instituted the existing litigation involving the Lyric Village Project (the "Project") styled City Miami and the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency v. Lyric Housing, Inc. and St. John Community Development Corporation, Inc. Case Number: 00-30414 CA 13 pending in the Circuit Court of the 111h Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County (the "Pending Litigation"), with respect to the Lyric Village Project; and WHEREAS, CRA desires to settle the Pending Litigation and as part of the settlement requests that the CITY transfer a portion of the CRA's allocation of HOME Funds to ST. JOHN CDC. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/ PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: SEOPW/CRA 03- 37 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 Board of Directors of the CRA authorizes and directs the Executive Director to request that the CITY transfer to ST. JOHN CDC $665,417.32 of the HOME Funds previously allocated to the CRA to enable the City and the CRA to consummate the Settlement Agreement, which transfer shall be contingent upon the CITY and the CRA executing the Settlement Agreement. Section 3. This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of April, 2003 Arth r E. Teele, Jr., Chairm (?,441-,Ah J & 6Z, Percilla A. Thompson Clerk of the Board APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: William R. Bloom, Esq. Holland & Knight LLP Special Counsel MIA1 #1218181 v1 2 SEOPW/CRA 03- 37 • 40 • 6b - (3) SETTLEMENT WITH ST. JOHN CDC Resolution authorizing the Executive Director to request the City of Miami to transfer to St. John CDC Home Funds to consummate the settlement agreement with respect to the Lyric Village Project. SE®PW/c 03-- 37