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RESOLUTION NO. 9 I re
A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), RECONFIRMING
RESOLUTION NO. 89-548, ADOPTED JUNE 7, 1989, WHICH
ESTABLISHED THE FLAGLER/CORE AREA SECURITY
DISTRICT SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND
DETERMINING THAT SECURITY AND STREET MAINTENANCE
AND SIMILAR SERVICES, AS DECLARED BY RESOLUTION
NO. 89-828, EXTENDED FOR ONE YEAR BY RESOLUTION
NO. 91-292, AND EXTENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL NINETY
(90) DAYS BY. RESOLUTION NO. 92-248 (COLLECTIVELY
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE), BE AGAIN EXTENDED
THROUGH MARCH 7, 1993, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED
NINETY TWO (192) DAYS; ESTABLISHING AND LEVYING
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST PROPERTIES IN SAID
DISTRICT BENEFITING BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH
SERVICES FOR SAID ONE HUNDRED NINETY TWO (192)
DAYS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL
TO BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK; FURTHER EXTENDING
THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE RANGER PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE
DEPARTMENT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1992, AT WHICH
TIME IT SHALL BE REPLACED BY AN ARMED PRIVATE
SECURITY SERVICE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 170, Florida Statutes (1991), authorizes
the levy and collection of special assessments against property
benefited for the purpose of stabilizing and improving retail
and/or wholesale business districts and/or nationally recognized
historic districts through promotion, management, marketing and
other similar services in business districts of the municipality,
and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 1989, by Resolution No. 89-848, the
City Commission declared the Flagler/Core Area Security District
to be a Special Improvement District for the provision of the
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above specified services in accordance with applicable provisions
of Chapter 170, Florida Statutes, as amended; and
WHEREAS, a preliminary assessment roll was filed with the
Office of the City Clerk indicating the area to be improved, the
property to be assessed and the amount to be assessed against
each parcel of property to be benefited, as required in Chapter
170 of the Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, on July 13, 1989, by Resolution No. 89-8B1, the
City Commission scheduled and thereafter held a public hearing on
September 14, 1989, to hear testimony from all property owners
and any other interested persons regarding the propriety,
advisability and cost of making improvements in the Flagler/Core
Area Security District; and
WHEREAS, all affected property owners had received
appropriate notice of said public hearing as prescribed by
Chapter 170, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, all complaints, comments and objections by
interested persons and affected property owners were received at
said hearing and thereafter treated on the basis of justice and
right as reflected herein in regard to the improvements and the
assessments; and
WHEREAS, said Flagler/Core Area Security District has been
deemed a sucoessful element in the ongoing effort to stabilize
and improve the Flagler/Core Retail area; and
WHEREAS, on April 11, 1991, by Resolution No. 91 292, the
City Commission, after a publio hearing, extended the term of the
Flagler/Core Area Security District for an additional year; and
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WHEREAS, all affected property owners had reoeived
appropriate notice of the above mentioned publio hearing and were
given an opportunity to present testimony on the subject
extension; and
WHEREAS, The City Commission is oognizant of the property
owners' oonoerns, and is desirous of implementing various
reoommendations of the Downtown Development Authority's Flagler
Core Area Security Distriot Advisory Committee ("Advisory
Committee") on this matter; and
WHEREAS, on April 30, 1992, by Resolution No. 92-249, the
City Commission after a publio hearing, extended the term of the
Flagler/Core Area Security Distriot for an additional ninety (90)
days to allow for additional property owners' input regarding the
subject program; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to said Resolution No. 92-249, the
affected property owners, along with the Downtown Development
Authority ("DDA") and the Downtown Miami Business Assooiation
("DMBA"), held three open meetings to disouss various security
oonoerns and alternatives; and
WHEREAS, at the last of said meetings a vote was taken
among the property owners or their designated representatives in
favor of oontinuing the Flagler/Core Area Special Assessment
District through Maroh 7, 1993, for a period of One Hundred and
Ninety -Two (192) days, and oontinuing the City of Miami Polioe
Ranger Program, subjeot to issuance of a Request for Proposals
for armed private seourity services for the Flagler/Core Area
Speoial Improvement Districts whioh would immediately replace the
Rangers at the oonolusion of bid processing and contracting;
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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 hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. Resolution No. 89-548, adopted June 7, 1989,
as amended, which ordered the creation of the Flagler/Core
Security District Special Improvement District is hereby
reconfirmed, and it is hereby determined that the properties
served by the security, street maintenance and other similar
services, as declared by Resolution No. 89-828, and extended by
Resolutions No. 91-292 and 92-248, are benefited by the
stabilization and improvement resulting from implementation of
the subject district. Consequently said services shall continue
to be provided by the City of Miami in the Flagler/Core Area
Security District for the time period set forth below.
Seotion 8. The subject properties shall be assessed as
follows:
a. Buildings intended predominantly for
offioe use and surface parking lots
shall be assessed at .175 per $1,000 of
assessed value;
b. All other buildings shall be assessed at
$.928 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Seotion 4. A final assessment roll shall be promptly
filed with the City Clerk's Office in accordance with this
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Resolution and the applicable provisions of Chapter 170, Florida
Statutes. Such assessments contained in said assessment roll are
hereby levied and stand confirmed and remain legal, valid and
binding special assessment liens upon properties against which
such assessments are made, until paid. These assessments shall
be recorded in the "Improvement Lien Book" and the final
assessment roil shall list the lots and lands assessed and the
amount of benefit as to each such lot or land and the manner of
payment of such assessment to be paid by all lots and lands
adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting upon such
improvements or specially benefited thereby and further
designated by the assessment plat hereinafter provided for and
more particularly described on "Exhibit A", attached hereto.
Section 5. An additional one hundred ninety two (192)
(March 7, 1993) day extension to the Flagler/Core Security
District Special Improvement District and attendant Special
Assessments is hereby declared. Said extension shall be
supplemental to that authorized by Resolutions No. 89-828,
91-292, and 92-248, and in accordance with the final assessment
roll to be filed forthwith with the City Clerk.
Section 8. The final assessment roll, special
assessments levied therefrom, benefit period, and billing period
shall only be for, and restricted to, one hundred ninety two
(192) day time period (March 7, 1993).
Section 7. Resolutions numbered 89-848, 89-828, 91-292,
and 92-248 are hereby incorporated herein by ref erenoe thereto,
as if fully set forth herein.
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Section 8. The continued use of the City of Miami Police
Department's Ranger Program is hereby authorized to provide the
security services required pursuant to the subject special
district through September 30, 1992. However, said program shall
be replaced by an armed private security service upon the
completion of bid procedures and contracting.
Section 9. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of 4ruly ( 1 , 1992.
KAVIER L. VAREZ,JAMAYOR
ATTES
MATTY HIRAI
CITY CLERK
PR PARED APP OVED B : APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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J el E. Maw 1 A Jo' es, III
of Assistant City Attorney City Atto ey
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Exhibit A
Leydl Description for rlagler
Areo Spc-vial AsNessment District'
Begin at the H.E. corner of Block 102 North of A. L. Knowlton Map
of Niami according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book D
at page 41 of the Public Records of trade County, Florida, said
corner being 30 feet south of the City of Miami Monument Line on
N.E. P Street and 10 fNNt west of t110 City Of MiArli Monument Line
on Biscayne Boulevard; thence run southerly along the west R/W
Line of Biscayne Boulevard to its intersection with the westerly
extension of the South R/W Lind of Chopin Plaza, said line being
25 feat South of and parallel with the City of Miami Monument.
Line of S.E. 2 Street extended East to the Dade County Bulkhead
Line; thence East along the South R/W Line of Chopin Plaza and
its extension thereot, to a point of intersection with the East
property line of Tract D, of DuPont Plaza, according to the Plat
thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 50, Page 11 of the Public
Records of Dade County, Florida; thence South along said East
property line of tract f< to Its intersection with the Easterly
extension of the North R/W Line of S.E. 3 Street; thence Nest
along . the North R/W Line of ' S.E. 3 Street and its extension
thereof to the Wiest R/W Line of South Miami Avenue; thence South
alone the West R/W Line of South Miami Avenue to its intersection
with the North R/W Line of S.N. 3 Street; thence Nest along the
North R/W Line of S.N. 3 Strpet to its intersection with the East
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R/W 1 t n(- of the 1 .1 .1:. Hai 1 ro.id; thence. North acid Northwesterly
along the tasterly R/W I.1m, of the F.E.C. Railroad to its
intersection with the tact. R/W Line of S.W. 1 Avenue; thence
north along
the
east
R/W Line of
S.W. 1 Avenue to i1-5
intersection
with
the
South R/W Line
of West Flagier Street;
thencts east
along
thv
south K/W Line
of Hest Flagler Street to
it's intersection
with
the Southerly
extension of the east R/W
Line of N.W.
Miami
Court;
thence Horth
along the east R/W Line of
N.W. Miami Court and it's extrusion thereof, to the south R/W
Line of N.W. 1 Street; thence west along the south R/W Line of
N.N. 1 Street to it's intersection with the southerly extension
of the east R/W Line of N.W. 1 Avenue; thence north along the
east R/W Line of N.W. I Avenue and it's extension therFof, to
it's Intersection with the south R/W Line of N.W. 2 Street;
thence east along 1he south R/W Lino of N.W. 2 Street and N.E. 2
Street to the .N.L. cornor of said Block 102 North. said Corner
also being on the west R/W Line of Biscayne Boulevard, and also
being the Point of Deyinning.
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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Honorable Mayor and Members
of th City Commission
FROM Cesar H . Odio
City Manager
DATE FILE
June 29, 1992 J-92-526
SUBJECT
Flagler/Core Area
Special Assessment
District Extension
REFERENCES
For July 9th
ENCLOSURESCity Commission Mtg.
it is respectfully recommended that the City Commission
approve the attached Resolution extending the Flagler/Core Area
Security District Special Improvement District for a period of
One Hundred Ninety Two (192) days (March 7, 1993), and continue
the Police Ranger Program until September 30, 1992, when it would
be replaced by an armed private security firm selected pursuant
to competitive bidding procedures.
On June 7, 1989, the City Commission established the
Flagler/Core Area Security District Special Improvement District
by adopting Resolution No. 89-548, as amended.
One June 30, 1989, the City Commission approved Resolution
No. 89-626 establishing the millage rates. The properties were
assessed according to two categories:
1. Buildings intended predominantly for office use were
assessed at .175 per $1,000 of assessed value;
2. All other buildings and surface parking lots were
assessed at $.928 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Due to the diminished benefit accruing to surface parking
lots,it is now recommended that said property be assessed at the
lower 1:75 per $1,000 of assessed value rate.
On September 14, 1989, the City Commission determined, by
Resolution No. 89-828, that security and street maintenance and
similar services should be provided for a period of one (1) year
in the Flagler/Core Area Security District Special Improvement,
and further levied special assessments against properties in said
district benefited through the provision of such services in
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Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
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On April 11, 1991, the City Commission approved Resolution
No. 91-292 extending the Flagler/Core Area Security Distriot
Special Improvement District for one (1) additional year.
Since the adoption and through all extensions of the above,
security service has been provided by the "City Ranger Program."
Said program has had a significant, positive impact on crime in
the area. The success of this program prompted unaffected
property owners to request an expansion of the district. This
expansion was approved by the City Commission on June 20, 1991,
by Resolution No. 91-468 and confirmed on September 11, 1991, by
Resolution No. 91-670. Additional City Rangers began patrolling
in the expanded district on March 8, 1992. The budget for the
expansion area in 1992 was $84,877.00.
Subsequently, all property owners in the original district
were invited to a meeting to present their views on the
continuation of the district. At that time the property owners
expressed concerns about the existing Ranger program and
requested that the City investigate the privatization of this
service.
On April 30, 1992, the Miami City Commission approved
Resolution No. 92-248 extending the Flagler/Core Area Security
Distriot for only ninety (90) days, pending additional input from
property owners. Pursuant to said ninety (90) day extension of
the program, property owners , merchants and other concerned
citizens met with the police and and private security companies
on three additional occasions to discuss their concerns and the
use of private security, versus the Police Department's program.
At its third meeting, June 8, 1992, the property owners and
DDA Advisory Committee on downtown security jointly voted to
continue the Special Assessment District until March 7, 1993
(192 days), subjeot to: the City Commission approving a RFP for
an armed private security firm which, upon conclusion of bid
procedures, would be substituted in lieu of the existing Rangers
for both Special Assessment Districts; the DDA'S coordination of
— the RFP prooess and selection prooess on behalf of the City and
in accordance with established City of Miami procedures; and
establishment of a selection committee comprised of four (4)
property owners and/or their designated representatives, one (1)
DDA representative, one (1) DMBA representative and one (1) City
of Miami Police representative.
The property owners also conditionally agreed, subject to
the City Commission's approval and implementation of the
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Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
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The property owners also conditionally agreed, subject to
the City Commission's approval and implementation of the
aforesaid, to the continuation of the existing Ranger Program
through September 30, 1992. They also want the continued
assignment by the City of the two officers and one (presently
supervising the rangers) to supplement the proposed private
security service.
The Selection Committee's recommendations would be made to
the City Commission at the first meeting in September.
CHO/JEM/rm/M371
Attachment