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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-02-1054J-- 02 - 846 9/17/02 RESOLUTION NO.0 2 -10 5 4 A RESOLUTION OT THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), FINDING THAT THE INCLUSION OF THE TERRITORY DESCRIBED IN "ATTACHMENT B" IN THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("DDA") DISTRICT WILL REVITALIZE AND PRESERVE PROPERTY VALUES IN THE DDA DISTRCT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS; DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ESTABLISHED DDA DISTRICT, WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN "ATTACHMENT A," BY INCLUDING THE TERRITORY DESCRIBED IN "ATTACHMENT B," AMENDING "ATTACHMENT A" TO CORRECT ERRORS IN THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DDA DISTRICT, AS SHOWN IN "ATTACHMENT C"; FURTHER SETTING THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AT WHICH THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DDA DISTRICT TO CONSIST OF THE TERRITORY DESCRIBED IN "ATTACHMENT D." WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 65-1090, Laws of Florida, the City of Miami created the Downtown Development Authority ("DDA") and established the territory described in "Attachment A" as the boundaries within which the authority may exercise its powers ("DDA District"); and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the DDA and the City Commission find that the inclusion of the territory described in CITY COMMIS ION MEETING CC S 6 P 2 6 2002 ResolulWn +. 02- 10 5 "Attachment B", in the DDA District, will revitalize and preserve property values in the DDA District and its surrounding areas and it is in the best interest of the DDA and the City of Miami to expand the boundaries of the DDA District; and WHEREAS, Section 166.0497, Florida Statutes (2002) requires a resolution of intent of the City Commission, setting the date for a public hearing on consideration and adoption of an ordinance expanding the DDA District; and WHEREAS, the legal description of the DDA district, set forth in "Attachment A" contains certain scrivener's errors, which have been corrected as set forth in "Attachment C"; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION 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 as if fully set forth in this section. Section 2. It is the finding of the City that the inclusion of the territory described in "Attachment B", in the DDA District, will revitalize and preserve property values in the DDA District and its surrounding areas and the City Commission's intent to expand the boundaries of the DDA District by including the territory described in "Attachment B" is declared. Section 3. A public hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance expanding the boundaries of the DDA District as Page 2 of 3 02-1454 described in "Attachment D" shall be held on November 14th, 2002, in the Commission Chambers at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to publish a notice of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation one time not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of the hearing, which notice shall include a description of the new proposed boundaries of the DDA District. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.'''/ PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of September 1 2002. TEST: RA "L—,_VAL �Q- PR SCILLA A. THOMP ON CITY CLERK/i .I APPFp+0ED .VV�0 EROMO AND CORRECTNESS NCWIV I LARELLO ATTORNEY W6586:ORS 1� If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. Page 3 of 3 02-054 ATTACHMENT "A" Description of DDA District as of September, 2002 Begin at the intersection of the centerline of N.W. Fifth Street and N.W. Third Avenue (east side of N -S Expressway (I-95)), thence run southerly along the centerline of N.W. Third Avenue and the easterly side of N -S Expressway to the centerline of West Flagler Street; thence westerly along the centerline of said West Flagler Street to the centerline of the Miami River; thence meandering southeasterly along the centerline of said Miami River to a point of intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of Metro Rapid Transit right-of-way (formerly Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad right-of-way) said right-of-way line being 50 feet easterly of and parallel with the centerline of said Metro Rapid Transit right-of-way; thence run southerly and southwesterly along said easterly right-of-way line of Metro Rapid Transit to the intersection with the centerline of S.W. 15th Road; thence southeasterly along the centerline of 15th Road to a point of intersection with the southerly prolongation of the westerly line of Costa Bella Development Subdivision (107-14); thence northeasterly, northwesterly and northeasterly along said westerly line of Costa Bella to the intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of S.E. 14th Lane; thence southeasterly, northeasterly, northerly, and northwesterly along said southerly and westerly right-of-way line of S.E. 14th Lane and S.E. 14th Terrace to the intersection with the northwesterly property line of lot 31, block 2 of amended plat of Point View as recorded in plat book 2 at page 93 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northeasterly along the northwesterly line of said lot 31, to the northeasterly side of the existing ten -foot alley in block 2 of said Point View; thence southeasterly along the northeasterly side of said ten -foot alley to the intersection with the property line between lots 4 and 5 of said block 2 of Point View; thence northeasterly along said line of lots 4 and 5 and its prolongation thereof to the centerline of S.E. 14th Street; thence southeasterly along said centerline of S.E. 14th Street to a point of intersection with the existing bulkhead and shoreline of Biscayne Bay; thence meandering northerly along the existing bulkhead and shoreline of Biscayne Bay to a point of intersection with the southerly boundary of Claughton Island Bridge; thence easterly along the said southerly right-of-way line of Claughton Island Bridge to the intersection with the westerly bulkhead line of Claughton Island, said bulkhead line being part of the Metropolitan Dade County bulkhead line as recorded in plat book 73 at page 18 of the public records; thence southerly, easterly, northerly and westerly, following said existing bulkhead and its westerly prolongation thereof around the island to the intersection with the mainland on the easterly shoreline of Biscayne Bay; thence meandering in a northwesterly and westerly direction along the shoreline of Biscayne Bay and the Miami River to the intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of Brickell Avenue Bridge (S.E. Second Avenue); thence north along said bridge to the existing bulkhead on the northerly shoreline of the Miami River; said bulkhead line also being the southerly boundary of the Dupont Plaza Center and Miami Center Joint Venture property; thence northeasterly along the southerly boundary of Dupont Plaza Center and Miami Center Joint Venture property to a point of intersection with the easterly property line of Chopin Associates and Miami Center Limited Partnership; said property line being along the shoreline of Biscayne Bay; thence northerly along said easterly property line of Chopin Associates and Miami Center Limited Partnership property along Biscayne Bay to the southerly property line of Bayfront Park; thence continuing northerly, northeasterly and northwesterly along the bulkhead line of Bayfront Park and the Bayfront Park Miamarina; thence continuing northerly along the bulkhead line of A - loft 02-1054 Biscayne Bay to a point of intersection with the centerline of N.E. 17th Street extended easterly; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Street and its extension thereof to a point of intersection with the centerline of North Bayshore Drive; thence northerly along the centerline of North Bayshore Drive to its intersection with the centerline of N.E. 17th Terrace; thence northwesterly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Terrace to its intersection with the centerline of N.E. Fourth Avenue; thence northerly along the centerline of N.E. Fourth Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of N.E. 19th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 19th Street to a point of intersection with southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 4 of block 1 of Miramar amended as recorded in plat book 5 at page 4 of the public records of Dade County, Florida, thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 4 and its extension thereof to the southerly lot line of lot 8 of Coral Park as recorded in plat book 2 at page 66 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence easterly along the southerly lot line of lot 8 to the southeast corner of said lot 8; thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 8 to the southerly right-of-way line of N.E. 20th Street; thence easterly along the southerly right-of-way line of N.E. 20th Street to the southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 7 of said Coral Park (2- 66); thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 7 and its extension thereof to the northeast corner of lot 7; thence westerly along the northerly lot line of lot.7 to a point of intersection with the southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 7 of block 4 of Bayside Park amended as recorded in plat book 2 at page 40 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 7 and its extension thereof across a 15 -foot -wide alley to the northeast corner of lot 7; thence continuing northerly across the right-of-way of N.E. 20th Terrace to the southeast corner of lot 7 of block 1 of Bayside Park amended (2-40); thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 7 to the northeast corner of said lot 7; thence across a 15 -foot -wide alley to the southeast corner of lot 5 block 3 of Bayonne Subdivision as recorded in plat book 2 at page 35 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 5, and the northerly extension of its easterly lot line thereof, to the centerline of N.E. 21st Street; thence easterly along the centerline of N.E. 21st Street to a point of intersection with the southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 3 of block 1 of Bayonne Subdivision (2-35); thence northerly along the easterly lot line and its extension thereof, to the southerly lot line of tract a of Caruso Subdivision as recorded in plat book 79 at page 23 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence easterly along the southerly tract line of tract A to the southerly extension of the easterly right-of-way line of N.E. Fourth Avenue; thence northerly along the easterly right-of-way line of N.E. Fourth Avenue and its extension thereof to the centerline of N.E. 24th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 24th Street to the centerline of N.E. Second Avenue; thence southerly along the centerline of N.E. Second Avenue to the centerline of N.E. 17th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Street and N.W. 17th Street to the easterly right-of-way line of the FEC Railroad; thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of the FEC Railroad to the centerline of N.W. Fifth Street thence westerly along the centerline of N.W. Fifth Street to the point beginning. A-2of2 02_1054 ATTACHMENT `B" Proposed Expansion to a point of intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of State Road A -1-A (Douglas Macarthur Causeway); thence easterly along the southerly right-of-way of said Douglas Macarthur Causeway to its intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of the Intercoastal Waterway, said point also being the westerly line of the submerged parcel of land of the NW quadrant of Watson Island as shown on the boundary survey of NW quadrant upland and submerged parcel (City of Miami miscellaneous file 61-398); thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of said Intercoastal Waterway to a point of intersection of the turning basin limit with the northerly line of the Miami main ship channel, said point also being approximately 500 feet west of the westerly bulkhead line of Watson Island and 1200 feet southerly of the south right-of-way line of Douglas Macarthur Causeway, as per O.R.B. 2454, pages 77-79; thence northeasterly, southeasterly and northeasterly along the southeasterly line of said NW quadrant of Watson Island to the most easterly corner of said NW quadrant of Watson Island, said corner being on the southwesterly right-of-way line of Douglas Macarthur Causeway; thence northwesterly and westerly along the said right-of-way line to the northwest corner of said NW quadrant of Watson Island; thence westerly along the southerly right-of-way line of the state road A -1-A (Douglas Macarthur Causeway) to the bulkhead line of Biscayne Bay; . 9 thence northwesterly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Terrace to its intersection with the southwesterly extension of the northwesterly line of lot 2 of block 1 of Seaport as recorded in plat book 149 at 79 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northeasterly along the northwesterly line of said lot 2, and its said southwesterly extension thereof, to the southwesterly corner of lot 1 of block 1 of said Seaport (149-79); thence southeasterly and easterly along the southerly line of said lot 1 and its easterly extension to its intersection with the centerline of North Bayshore Drive; thence northeasterly along the centerline of North Bayshore Drive to its intersection with the southeasterly extension of the northerly line of said lot 1 of block 1 of said Seaport (149-79); thence northwesterly along the northerly line of said lot 1, and its said southeasterly extension thereof, to the northwesterly corner of said lot 1; thence northwesterly across a 10 -foot -wide alley to the northeasterly corner of lot 6 of block 8 of Miramar amended as recorded in plat book 5 at page 4 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northwesterly along the northerly line of said lot 6 and its northwesterly extension to its intersection with the centerline of Sevilla Street (N.E. 4th Avenue) of said Miramar amended (5-4); thence southwesterly along the centerline of said Sevilla Street (N.E. 4th Avenue) to its intersection with the centerline of Vedado Street (N.E. 4th Avenue) of said Miramar amended (5-4); thence northerly along the centerline of N.E. 4th Avenue (Vedado Street); B-1 of 1 02-1054 ATTACHMENT "C" Corrected Description of DDA District as of September, 2002 Begin at the intersection of the centerline of N.W. Fifth Street and N.W. Third Avenue (east side of N -S Expressway (I-95)), thence run southerly along the centerline of N.W. Third Avenue and the easterly side of N -S Expressway to the centerline of West Flagler Street; thence westerly along the centerline of said West Flagler Street to the centerline of the Miami River; thence meandering southeasterly along the centerline of said Miami River to a point of intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of Metro Rapid Transit right-of-way (formerly Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad right-of-way) said right-of-way line being 50 feet easterly of and parallel with the centerline of said Metro Rapid Transit right-of-way; thence run southerly and southwesterly along said easterly right-of-way line of Metro Rapid Transit to the intersection with the centerline of S.W. 15th Road; thence southeasterly along the centerline of 15th Road to a point of intersection with the southerly prolongation of the westerly line of Costa Bella Development Subdivision (107-14); thence northeasterly, northwesterly and northeasterly along said westerly line of Costa Bella to the intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of S.E. 14th Lane; thence southeasterly, northeasterly, northerly, and northwesterly along said southerly and wester -15 easterly right-of-way line of S.E. 14th Lane and S.E. 14th Terrace to the intersection with the northwesterly property line of lot 31, block 2 of amended plat of Point View as recorded in plat book 2 at page 93 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northeasterly along the northwesterly line of said lot 31, to the northeasterly side of the existing ten -foot alley in block 2 of said Point View; thence southeasterly along the northeasterly side of said ten -foot alley to the intersection with the property line between lots 4 and 5 of said block 2 of Point View; thence northeasterly along said line of lots 4 and 5 and its prolongation thereof to the centerline of S.E. 14th Street; thence southeasterly along said centerline of S.E. 14th Street to a point of intersection with the existing bulkhead and shoreline of Biscayne Bay; thence meandering northerly along the existing bulkhead and shoreline of Biscayne Bay to a point of intersection with the southerly boundary of Claughton Island Bridge; thence easterly along the said southerly right-of-way line of Claughton Island Bridge to the intersection with the westerly bulkhead line of Claughton Island, said bulkhead line being part of the Metropolitan Dade County bulkhead line as recorded in plat book 73 at page 18 of the public records; thence southerly, easterly, northerly and westerly, following said existing bulkhead and its westerly prolongation thereof around the island to the intersection with the mainland on the easterly shoreline of Biscayne Bay; thence meandering in a northwesterly and westerly direction along the shoreline of Biscayne Bay and the Miami River to the intersection with the easterly right-of- way line of Brickell Avenue Bridge (S.E. Second Avenue); thence north along said bridge to the existing bulkhead on the northerly shoreline of the Miami River; said bulkhead line also being the southerly boundary of the Dupont Plaza Center and Miami Center Joint Venture property; thence northeasterly along the southerly boundary of Dupont Plaza Center and Miami Center Joint Venture property to a point of intersection with the easterly property line of Chopin Associates and Miami Center Limited Partnership; said property line being along the shoreline of Biscayne Bay; thence northerly along said easterly property line of Chopin Associates and Miami Center Limited Partnership property along Biscayne Bay to the southerly property line of Bayfront Park; thence continuing northerly, northeasterly and northwesterly along the bulkhead line of Bayfront Park and the Bayfront Park Miamarina; thence continuing northerly along the C-1 of 02_1054 bulkhead line of Biscayne Bay to a point of intersection with the centerline of N.E. 17th Street extended easterly; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Street and its extension thereof to a point of intersection with the centerline of North Bayshore Drive; thence northerly along the centerline of North Bayshore Drive to its intersection with the centerline of N.E. 17th Terrace; thence northwesterly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Terrace to its intersection with the centerline of N.E. Fourth Avenue; thence northerly along the centerline of N.E. Fourth Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of N.E. 19th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 19th Street to a point of intersection with southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 4 of block 1 of Miramar amended as recorded in plat book 5 at page 4 of the public records of Dade County, Florida, thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 4 and its extension thereof to the southerly lot line of lot 8 of Coral Park as recorded in plat book 2 at page 66 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence easterly along the southerly lot line of lot 8 to the southeast corner of said lot 8; thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 8 to the southerly right-of-way line of N.E. 20th Street; thence easterly along the southerly right-of- way line of N.E. 20th Street to the southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 7 of said Coral Park (2-66); thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 7 and its extension thereof to the northeast corner of lot 7; thence westerly along the northerly lot line of lot 7 to a point of intersection with the southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 7 of block 4 of Bayside Park amended as recorded in plat book 2 at page 40 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 7 and its extension thereof across a 15 - foot -wide alley to the northeast corner of lot 7; thence continuing northerly across the right-of- way of N.E. 20th Terrace to the southeast corner of lot 7 of block 1 of Bayside Park amended (2- 40); thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 7 to the northeast corner of said lot 7; thence across a 15 -foot -wide alley to the southeast corner of lot 5 block 3 of Bayonne Subdivision as recorded in plat book 2 at page 35 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 5, and the northerly extension of its easterly lot line thereof, to the centerline of N.E. 21st Street; thence easterly along the centerline of N.E. 21st Street to a point of intersection with the southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 3 of block 1 of Bayonne Subdivision (2-35); thence northerly along the easterly lot line and its extension thereof, to the southerly lot line of tract a A of Caruso Subdivision as recorded in plat book 79 at page 23 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence easterly along the southerly tract line of tract A to the southerly extension of the easterly right-of-way line of N.E. Fourth Avenue; thence northerly along the easterly right-of-way line of N.E. Fourth Avenue and its extension thereof to the centerline of N.E. 24th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 24th Street to the centerline of N.E. Second Avenue; thence southerly along the centerline of N.E. Second Avenue to the centerline of N.E. 17th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Street and N.W. 17th Street to the easterly right-of-way line of the FEC Railroad; thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of the FEC Railroad to the centerline of N.W. Fifth Street thence westerly along the centerline of N.W. Fifth Street to the point beginning. W6586C C-2 of 2 02-1054 ATTACHMENT "D" Description of DDA District if Expanded in November, 2002 Begin at the intersection of the centerline of N.W. Fifth Street and N.W. Third Avenue (east side of N -S Expressway (I-95)), thence run southerly along the centerline of N.W. Third Avenue and the easterly side of N -S Expressway to the centerline of West Flagler Street; thence westerly along the centerline of said West Flagler Street to the centerline of the Miami River; thence meandering southeasterly along the centerline of said Miami River to a point of intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of Metro Rapid Transit right-of-way (formerly Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad right-of-way) said right-of-way line being 50 feet easterly of and parallel with the centerline of said Metro Rapid Transit right-of-way; thence run southerly and southwesterly along said easterly right-of-way line of Metro Rapid Transit to the intersection with the centerline of S.W. 15th Road; thence southeasterly along the centerline of 15th Road to a point of intersection with the southerly prolongation of the westerly line of Costa Bella Development Subdivision (107-14); thence northeasterly, northwesterly and northeasterly along said westerly line of Costa Bella to the intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of S.E. 14th Lane; thence southeasterly, northeasterly, northerly, and northwesterly along said southerly and easterly right-of-way line of S.E. 14th Lane and S.E. 14th Terrace to the intersection with the northwesterly property line of lot 31, block 2 of amended plat of Point View as recorded in plat book 2 at page 93 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northeasterly along the northwesterly line of said lot 31, to the northeasterly side of the existing ten -foot alley in block 2 of said Point View; thence southeasterly along the northeasterly side of said ten -foot alley to the intersection with the property line between lots 4 and 5 of said block 2 of Point View; thence northeasterly along said line of lots 4 and 5 and its prolongation thereof to the centerline of S.E. 14th Street; thence southeasterly along said centerline of S.E. 14th Street to a point of intersection with the existing bulkhead and shoreline of Biscayne Bay; thence meandering northerly along the existing bulkhead and shoreline of Biscayne Bay to a point of intersection with the southerly boundary of Claughton Island Bridge; thence easterly along the said southerly right-of-way line of Claughton Island Bridge to the intersection with the westerly bulkhead line of Claughton Island, said bulkhead line being part of the Metropolitan Dade County bulkhead line as recorded in plat book 73 at page 18 of the public records; thence southerly, easterly, northerly and westerly, following said existing bulkhead and its westerly prolongation thereof around the island to the intersection with the mainland on the easterly shoreline of Biscayne Bay; thence meandering in a northwesterly and westerly direction along the shoreline of Biscayne Bay and the Miami River to the intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of Brickell Avenue Bridge (S.E. Second Avenue); thence north along said bridge to the existing bulkhead on the northerly shoreline of the Miami River; said bulkhead line also being the southerly boundary of the Dupont Plaza Center and Miami Center Joint Venture property; thence northeasterly along the southerly boundary of Dupont Plaza Center and Miami Center Joint Venture property to a point of intersection with the easterly property line of Chopin Associates and Miami Center Limited Partnership; said property line being along the shoreline of Biscayne Bay; thence northerly along said easterly property line of Chopin Associates and Miami Center Limited Partnership property along Biscayne Bay to the southerly property line of Bayfront Park; thence continuing northerly, northeasterly and northwesterly along the bulkhead line of Bayfront Park and the Bayfront Park Miamarina to a point of intersection with the southerly right-of-way line D-1 of 3 02-1054 of State Road A -1-A (Douglas Macarthur Causeway); thence easterly along the southerly right- of-way of said Douglas Macarthur Causeway to its intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of the Intercoastal Waterway, said point also being the westerly line of the submerged parcel of land of the NW quadrant of Watson Island as shown on the boundary survey of NW quadrant upland and submerged parcel (City of Miami miscellaneous file 61-398); thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of said Intercoastal Waterway to a point of intersection of the turning basin limit with the northerly line of the Miami main ship channel, said point also being approximately 500 feet west of the westerly bulkhead line of Watson Island and 1200 feet southerly of the south right-of-way line of Douglas Macarthur Causeway, as per O.R.B. 2454, pages 77-79; thence northeasterly, southeasterly and northeasterly along the southeasterly line of said NW quadrant of Watson Island to the most easterly corner of said NW quadrant of Watson Island, said corner being on the southwesterly right-of-way line of Douglas Macarthur Causeway; thence northwesterly and westerly along the said right-of-way line to the northwest corner of said NW quadrant of Watson Island; thence westerly along the southerly right-of-way line of the state road A -1-A (Douglas Macarthur Causeway) to the bulkhead line of Biscayne Bay; thence northerly along the bulkhead line of Biscayne Bay to a point of intersection with the centerline of N.E. 17th Street extended easterly; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Street and its extension thereof to a point of intersection with the centerline of North Bayshore Drive; thence northerly along the centerline of North Bayshore Drive to its intersection with the centerline of N.E. 17th Terrace; thence northwesterly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Terrace to its intersection with the southwesterly extension of the northwesterly line of lot 2 of block 1 of Seaport as recorded in plat book 149 at 79 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northeasterly along the northwesterly line of said lot 2, and its said southwesterly extension thereof, to the southwesterly corner of lot 1 of block 1 of said Seaport (149-79); thence southeasterly and easterly along the southerly line of said lot 1 and its easterly extension to its intersection with the centerline of North Bayshore Drive; thence northeasterly along the centerline of North Bayshore Drive to its intersection with the southeasterly extension of the northerly line of said lot 1 of block 1 of said Seaport (149-79); thence northwesterly along the northerly line of said lot 1, and its said southeasterly extension thereof, to the northwesterly corner of said lot 1; thence northwesterly across a 10 -foot -wide alley to the northeasterly corner of lot 6 of block 8 of Miramar amended as recorded in plat book 5 at page 4 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northwesterly along the northerly line of said lot 6 and its northwesterly extension to its intersection with the centerline of Sevilla Street (N.E. 4th Avenue) of said Miramar amended (5-4); thence southwesterly along the centerline of said Sevilla Street (N.E. 4th Avenue) to its intersection with the centerline of Vedado Street (N.E. 4th Avenue) of said Miramar amended (5-4); thence northerly along the centerline of N.E. 4th Avenue (Vedado Street); thence northerly along the centerline of N.E. Fourth Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of N.E. 19th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 19th Street to a point of intersection with southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 4 of block 1 of Miramar amended as recorded in plat book 5 at page 4 of the public records of Dade County, Florida, thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 4 and its extension thereof to the southerly lot line of lot 8 of Coral Park as recorded in plat book 2 at page 66 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence easterly along the southerly lot line of lot 8 to the southeast corner of said lot 8; thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 8 to the southerly right-of-way line of N.E. 20th Street; thence easterly along the southerly right-of-way line of N.E. 20th Street to the southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 7 of said Coral Park (2-66); thence northerly D-2of3 02-1054 along the easterly lot line of lot 7 and its extension thereof to the northeast corner of lot 7; thence westerly along the northerly lot line of lot 7 to a point of intersection with the southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 7 of block 4 of Bayside Park amended as recorded in plat book 2 at page 40 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 7 and its extension thereof across a 15 -foot -wide alley to the northeast corner of lot 7; thence continuing northerly across the right-of-way of N.E. 20th Terrace to the southeast corner of lot 7 of block 1 of Bayside Park amended (2-40); thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 7 to the northeast corner of said lot 7; thence across a 15 -foot -wide alley to the southeast corner of lot 5 block 3 of Bayonne Subdivision as recorded in plat book 2 at page 35 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence northerly along the easterly lot line of lot 5, and the northerly extension of its easterly lot line thereof, to the centerline of N.E. 21st Street; thence easterly along the centerline of N.E. 21st Street to a point of intersection with the southerly extension of the easterly lot line of lot 3 of block 1 of Bayonne Subdivision (2-35); thence northerly along the easterly lot line and its extension thereof, to the southerly lot line of tract A of Caruso Subdivision as recorded in plat book 79 at page 23 of the public records of Dade County, Florida; thence easterly along the southerly tract line of tract A to the southerly extension of the easterly right-of-way line of N.E. Fourth Avenue; thence northerly along the easterly right-of-way line of N.E. Fourth Avenue and its extension thereof to the centerline of N.E. 24th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 24th Street to the centerline of N.E. Second Avenue; thence southerly along the centerline of N.E. Second Avenue to the centerline of N.E. 17th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of N.E. 17th Street and N.W. 17th Street to the easterly right-of-way line of the FEC Railroad; thence southerly along the easterly right- of-way line of the FEC Railroad to the centerline of N.W. Fifth Street thence westerly along the centerline of N.W. Fifth Street to the point beginning. W6586D D-3 of 3 02-1054 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM: e z City Manager RECOMMENDATION: CA -14 DATE: 6+ p 16 ? 100 FILE : SUBJECT: Expansion of DDA District Boundaries And Correction of Scrivener's Errors REFERENCES :9/26/02 City Commission Meeting ENCLOSURES: Resolution, Legal Descriptions, DDA Letter and Resolution It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission follow the recommendation of the Downtown Development Authority Board and approve the resolution that expands the DDA's district to include the Flagstone Properties, LCC development site on Watson Island. The Resolution also seeks to formalize the expansion of the DDA boundaries to include the property located at 17th Street and Bayshore Drive, which was approved, in principle by the Commission at the meeting of September, 14 2000. Additionally, the resolution corrects a scrivener's error in the legal description of the DDA boundaries, as it currently appears in the Code. BACKGROUND Flagstone Properties, LLC, the intended developer of the Mega Yacht Marina and Mixed Use Destination, requested that the DDA board consider expanding the district boundaries to include the development site on the Northwest Quadrant of Watson Island. The DDA board approved the expansion by resolution No. 31/02 on April 19', 2002. FISCAL IMPACT This will have no fiscal impact on the budget. 44� DBVC/MIN 02-1054 RESOLUTION NO. 31/02 - A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("DDA") OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF THE DDA DISTRICT BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE THE. NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF WATSON ISLAND. WHEREAS, the DDA is the applicant of a Downtown Development of Regional Impact (DRI) for the DDA district; and WHEREAS, the DDA district boundaries are established by the City of Miami Commission; and WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the DDA, City of Miami and Flagstone Properties, LLC ("Flagstone") the proposed developer of the Northwest Quadrant of Watson Island to have this area included within the DDA district and the Downtown DRI provided that certain conditions are agreed to between DDA and Flagstone. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. Section 1. The DDA Board of Directors hereby supports and recommends to the City of Miami Commission the expansion of the DDA district boundaries to include the Northwest Quadrant of Watson Island in order to include the proposed development by Flagstone within the Downtown DRI. Section 2. This resolution is subject to the attached conditions (Attachment A), which must be agreed to between DDA and Flagstone. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19! day of April' 2002. Vn96sioner Johnny L. Winton an 1 02-1054 ATTEST: t� Sandra Hernandez Secretary to the Board of Directors z Alonso Menendez Interim Executive Director N 02-1054 Attachment A CONDITIONS FOR DDA RESOLUTION NO. 31/02 SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF THE DDA DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF WATSON ISLAND 1. Flagstone Properties, LLC ("Flagstone") will pay all reasonable and necessary costs and fees incurred by the DDA for the retention of professional personnel and/or expert consultants to review and evaluate the notice of proposed change (NOPC) and any and all studies submitted as part of the NOPC including but not limited to traffic studies. In addition, Flagstone will pay all agency review fees related to the NOPC. 2. Flagstone shall enter into a contract with DDA prior to filing the NOPC, in which Flagstone formally agrees to pay the fees and costs charged by DDA's consultants for reviewing and evaluating the NOPC filed by Flagstone, together with any and all studies submitted as part of the NOPC, such as a traffic study. DDA shall obtain proposals from its consultants for such additional review services and such proposals shall be attached to and incorporated by reference into such agreement. 3. If, as a result of the filing of the NOPC to include Island Gardens under Increment I, either the City of Miami or the applicable review agencies impose additional conditions on the DRI Development Order for Increment I, or the proposed DRI Development Order for Increment H, Flagstone shall be responsible for (a) the payment of any such additional costs assessed against either Increment I or Increment II, and (b) the performance of any such additional mitigation conditions imposed upon Increment I or Increment II. Flagstone may challenge any such assessment or condition relating to such additional impacts directly to the applicable review agencies. Should Flagstone wish to challenge a decision of the DDA/DRI committee that Flagstone is responsible for either (a) or (b) above, as it relates to Increment II only, then Flagstone may request a review by the DDA Board of Directors in accordance with the review process outlined in paragraph 8 below. 4. Prior to May 11, 2002, Flagstone shall not meet with staff from the South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC) or the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to discuss the Island Gardens project. 5. Subsequent to May 10, 2002, DDA authorizes Flagstone to meet with staff from the SFRPC and DCA to explore the viability of filing the NOPC for Island Gardens as a non - substantial change to Increment I. After the last of the two meetings, and as a result of same, Flagstone and DDA will have a period of ten (10) days to make a written determination that the NOPC should not be filed because (a) it is not feasible, (b) the filing of the NOPC will jeopardize the review and approval of Increment II, or (c) it will cause the agencies to impose unacceptable conditions on Increment II. If it is determined 3 by either party within that ten(10) day period that the NOP_C should not be filed, Flagstone will no longer pursue the boundary change and DDA will refrain from scheduling and/or withdraw this Resolution as an agenda item before the City Commission. In the event of a dispute between Flagstone and the DDA/DRI committee or DDA's consultants regarding such determination, Flagstone may request consent from the DDA Board of Directors for the filing or continued processing of the NOPC, and such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The request for consent shall be scheduled for consideration by DDA at its next available Board of Directors meeting. 6. In the event neither parry determines that the NOPC should not be filed by the end of the ten (10) day period, Flagstone, in consultation with DDA, will proceed with the preparation of the NOPC. DDA shall not be obligated to file and process the NOPC until the earlier to occur of (i) the date that the proposed DRI Development Order for Increment II is approved; or (ii) October 30, 2002. 7. Flagstone's consultants and DDA's consultants shall work together in the preparation of the NOPC in order to insure mutual agreement regarding the underlying assumptions utilized in the technical portion of the application. Upon Flagstone's submission of the final draft of the NOPC to the DDA, which will incorporate all mutually agreed upon technical data, DDA will have twenty (20) days after receipt to provide comments. If DDA has no comments, the NOPC shall be filed immediately. If DDA submits final comments, after making any changes acceptable to Flagstone and DDA, the NOPC will be resubmitted to DDA_ and shall be filed within ten (10) days of receipt. Flagstone expressly acknowledges and agrees that DDA will not be required to file the NOPC unless all changes acceptable to Flagstone and DDA have been incorporated into the NOPC. The procedure for mutual cooperation between Flagstone's consultants and DDA's consultants set forth in this paragraph shall also be applied to any amendments to the NOPC after filing of same. In the event of a dispute between Flagstone and the DDA/DRI committee regarding either the final draft of the NOPC, or any amendment thereto, Flagstone may request a review by the DDA Board of Directors in accordance with the review process outlined in paragraph 8 below. 8. DDA reserves the right not to authorize filing of the NOPC to include Island Gardens under Increment I, if at any time up to July 15, 2002, DDA determines that such filing (a) will jeopardize or unreasonably delay the approval of Increment H, or (b) shall result in unreasonable additional mitigation conditions being imposed upon Increment H. In the event of a dispute regarding any decision between Flagstone and the DDA/DRI committee or DDA's consultants under any provision of this agreement, Flagstone may request consent from, or review by, the DDA Board of Directors for the filing or continued processing of the NOPC, and such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The request for consent shall be scheduled for consideration by DDA at its next available Board of Directors meeting. In the event DDA has not issued the written determination outlined in (a) or (b) above by July 15, 2002, DDA shall proceed with the scheduling of this Resolution for consideration by the City Commission and shall thereafter proceed with the filing of the NOPC in accordance with and subject to paragraphs 6 &7 above. 4 02-1054 9. Flagstone will notify the DDA and the City, and provide the opportunity to attend, for City and DDA representatives including DDA's consultants, of all scheduled meetings with the DCA, SFRPC and other review agencies in connection with the NOPC. In connection with such meetings, Flagstone agrees to pay all reasonable and necessary travel expenses for DDA representatives and consultants, as well as DDA's consultant fees for attending such meetings. 10. DDA and the City shall be copied on all correspondence between Flagstone and the applicable review agencies relating to the proposed NOPC. Flagstone representatives shall keep detailed memoranda of all phone conversations with such agency representatives, and shall also provide copies of such memoranda to DDA and the City. s 02-1054 00 W N T C WN DE V E LC ✓!..- _ E-. 200 5. September 11, 2002 Mr. Carlos Gimenez, City Manager City of Miami 444 SW 2" Ave, 10`h Floor Miami, F133131 Re: Request for City of Miami approval to expand DDA district boundaries Dear Mr. Gimenez: Attached is the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) resolution requesting City of Miami approval to expand DDA's district boundaries to include the Flagstone Properties, Inc. development site on Watson Island. The City of Miami administration has prepared the legal description for our proposed district boundary and a resolution for City Commission approval. This item is scheduled to go before the City of Miami Commission on September 26, 2002. The proposed district boundaries includes the Florida East Coast Properties Inc property at NE 17`h Street and N. Bayshore Drive. This was approved by City of Miami Commission on September 14, 2000. Please let me know if you need any further information in this regard. Sincerely, Alonso Menendez Interim Executive Director Cc: Dena Bianchino, City of Miami Assistant City Manager Olga Ramirez-Seijas, City of Miami Attorney's Office 02-1054 RESOLUTION NO. 31/02 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("DDA") OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF THE DDA DISTRICT BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF WATSON ISLAND. WHEREAS, the DDA is the applicant of a Downtown Development of Regional Impact (DRI) for the DDA district; and WHEREAS, the DDA district boundaries are established by the City of Miami Commission; and WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the DDA, City of Miami and Flagstone Properties, LLC ("Flagstone") the proposed developer of the Northwest Quadrant of Watson Island to have this area included within the DDA district and the Downtown DRI provided that certain conditions are agreed to between DDA and Flagstone. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. Section 1. The DDA Board of Directors hereby supports and recommends to the City of Miami Commission the expansion of the DDA district boundaries to include the Northwest Quadrant of Watson Island in order to include the proposed development by Flagstone within the Downtown DRI. Section 2. This resolution is subject to the attached conditions (Attachment A), which must be agreed to between DDA and Flagstone. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19`h day of April. 2002. Fl ,,/fes .�hmpdssioner Johnny L. Winton an 1 02-1054 ATTEST: Sandra Hernandez Secretary to the Board of Directors Alonso Menendez Interim Executive Director 2 02-1054 Attachment A CONDITIONS FOR DDA RESOLUTION NO. 31/02 SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF THE DDA DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF WATSON ISLAND Flagstone Properties, LLC ("Flagstone") will pay all reasonable and necessary costs and fees incurred by the DDA for the retention of professional personnel and/or expert consultants to review and evaluate the notice of proposed change (NOPC) and any and all studies submitted as part of the NOPC including but not limited to traffic studies. In addition, Flagstone will pay all agency review fees related to the NOPC. 2. Flagstone shall enter into a contract with DDA prior to filing the NOPC, in which Flagstone formally agrees to pay the fees and costs charged by DDA's consultants for reviewing and evaluating the NOPC filed by Flagstone, together with any and all studies submitted as part of the NOPC, such as a traffic study. DDA shall obtain proposals from its consultants for such additional review services and such proposals shall be attached to and incorporated by reference into such agreement. 3. If, as a result of the filing of the NOPC to include Island Gardens under Increment I, either the City of Miami or the applicable review agencies impose additional conditions on the DRI Development Order for Increment I, or the proposed DRI Development Order for Increment II, Flagstone shall be responsible for (a) the payment of any such additional costs assessed against either Increment I or Increment II, and (b) the performance of any such additional mitigation conditions imposed upon Increment I or Increment II. Flagstone may challenge any such assessment or condition relating to such additional impacts directly to the applicable review agencies. Should Flagstone wish to challenge a decision of the DDA/DRI committee that Flagstone is responsible for either (a) or (b) above, as it relates to Increment II only, then Flagstone may request a review by the DDA Board of Directors in accordance with the review process outlined in paragraph 8 below. 4. Prior to May 11, 2002, Flagstone shall not meet with staff from the South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC) or the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to discuss the Island Gardens project. 5. Subsequent to May 10, 2002, DDA authorizes Flagstone to meet with staff from the SFRPC and DCA to explore the viability of filing the NOPC for Island Gardens as a non - substantial change to Increment I. After the last of the two meetings, and as a result of same, Flagstone and DDA will have a period of ten (10) days to make a written determination that the NOPC should not be filed because (a) it is not feasible, (b) the filing of the NOPC will jeopardize the review and approval of Increment II, or (c) it will cause the agencies to impose unacceptable conditions on Increment II. If it is determined 3 02-1054 by either party within that ten (10) day period that the NOPC should not be filed, Flagstone will no longer pursue the boundary change and DDA will refrain from scheduling and/or withdraw this Resolution as an agenda item before the City Commission. In the event of a dispute between Flagstone and the DDA/DRI committee or DDA's consultants regarding such determination, Flagstone may request consent from the DDA Board of Directors for the filing or continued processing of the NOPC, and such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The request for consent shall be scheduled for consideration by DDA at its next available Board of Directors meeting. 6. In the event neither party determines that the NOPC should not be filed by the end of the ten (10) day period, Flagstone, in consultation with DDA, will proceed with the preparation of the NOPC. DDA shall not be obligated to file and process the NOPC until the earlier to occur of (i) the date that the proposed DRI Development Order for Increment II is approved; or (ii) October 30, 2002. 7. Flagstone's consultants and DDA's consultants shall work together in the preparation of the NOPC in order to insure mutual agreement regarding the underlying assumptions utilized in the technical portion of the application. Upon Flagstone's submission of the final draft of the NOPC to the DDA, which will incorporate all mutually agreed upon technical data, DDA will have twenty (20) days after receipt to provide comments. If DDA has no comments, the NOPC shall be filed immediately. If DDA submits final comments, after making any changes acceptable to Flagstone and DDA, the NOPC will be resubmitted to DDA_ and shall be filed within ten (10) days of receipt. Flagstone expressly acknowledges and agrees that DDA will not be required to file the NOPC unless all changes acceptable to Flagstone and DDA have been incorporated into the NOPC. The procedure for mutual cooperation between Flagstone's consultants and DDA's consultants set forth in this paragraph shall also be applied to any amendments to the NOPC after filing of same. In the event of a dispute between Flagstone and the DDA/DRI committee regarding either the final draft of the NOPC, or any amendment thereto, Flagstone may request a review by the DDA Board of Directors in accordance with the review process outlined in paragraph 8 below. 8. DDA reserves the right not to authorize filing of the NOPC to include Island Gardens under Increment I, if at any time up to July 15, 2002, DDA determines that such filing (a) will jeopardize or unreasonably delay the approval of Increment H, or (b) shall result in unreasonable additional mitigation conditions being imposed upon Increment II. In the event of a dispute regarding any decision between Flagstone and the DDA/DRI committee or DDA's consultants under any provision of this agreement, Flagstone may request consent from, or review by, the DDA Board of Directors for the filing or continued processing of the NOPC, and such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The request for consent shall be scheduled for consideration by DDA at its next available Board of Directors meeting. In the event DDA has not issued the written determination outlined in (a) or (b) above by July 15, 2002, DDA shall proceed with the scheduling of this Resolution for consideration by the City Commission and shall thereafter proceed with the filing of the NOPC in accordance with and subject to paragraphs 6 &7 above. 4 02-io0 9. Flagstone will notify the DDA and the City, and provide the opportunity to attend, for City and DDA representatives including DDA's consultants, of all scheduled meetings with the DCA, SFRPC and other review agencies in connection with the NOPC. In connection with such meetings, Flagstone agrees to pay all reasonable and necessary travel expenses for DDA representatives and consultants, as well as DDA's consultant fees for attending such meetings. 10. DDA and the City shall be copied on all correspondence between Flagstone and the applicable review agencies relating to the proposed NOPC. Flagstone representatives shall keep detailed memoranda of all phone conversations with such agency representatives, and shall also provide copies of such memoranda to DDA and the City. R 02-1054