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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-19-0023
File Number: 6131
Final Action Date:6/27/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ST. PETER'S CATHEDRAL/MIAMI
(ANGLICAN CHURCH USA, INC.), IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$35,000.00, TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR AND
REHABILITATION OF ST. PETER'S ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CATHOLIC
CHURCH; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISBURSE FUNDS, AT HIS DISCRETION, ON
A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS,"
ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") is
a community redevelopment agency created pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and is responsible
for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects within its Redevelopment Area in
accordance with the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 1, at page 11 of the Plan lists the "preserv[ation of] historic
buildings and community heritage" as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 8, at page 15 of the Plan states that "[o]lder buildings that
embody the area's cultural past must be restored"; and
WHEREAS, on August 24, 2007, the City of Miami, acting as General Counsel to the CRA,
issued Formal Legal Opinion No. 07-014, opining that the CRA may use TIF funds to repair or renovate
churches within the redevelopment area for the purpose of improving the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, Saint Peter's Antiochian Orthodox Catholic Church located at 1811 NW 4th Court,
Miami, Florida 33136 ("Property") was built in 1936; and
WHEREAS, the Property is in need of its 40-year recertification and the Grantee has requested
assistance from the CRA in order to bring the Property into minimum code compliance; and
WHEREAS, on July 31, 2017, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-17-0051,
authorized a grant for $250,000.00 to Grantee for rehabilitation of the Property; and
WHEREAS, Grantee is seeking additional funding in the amount of $35,000.00 in order to
complete the necessary repairs and rehabilitation to the Property. Specifically, Grantee has requested
additional funding for the following: (1) Additional Bathrooms, (2) HVAC Replacement, (3)
Replacement of Interior Doors, (4) Replacement of Vandalized or Stolen Items, and (5) Additional
Security Measures; and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize additional funding to Grantee in an
amount not to exceed $35,000.00, for a total overall grant amount of $285,000.00, to underwrite costs
associated with the repair and rehabilitation of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would further the
aforementioned redevelopment goals and objectives.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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 Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes additional funding to St. Peter's
Cathedral/Miami (Anglican Church USA, Inc.), in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00, to underwrite
costs associated with the repair and rehabilitation of St. Peter's Antiochian Orthodox Catholic Church.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to execute all documents necessary for said
purpose.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to disburse funds, at his discretion, on a
reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation.
Section 5. Funds to be allocated from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, entitled "Other Grants
and Aids," Account Code No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
fiver, Exl6cutive Director 6/21 /2019
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