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Resolution R-24-0070
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15271 Final Action Date: 2/22/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A
REQUEST TO MIAMI-
CONVEYANCE OF A PORTION OF CERTAIN COUNTY-OWNED LAND AT
NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE AND NORTHEAST 61 STREET, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO COUNTY
, ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC
PURPOSE CONVEYANCE OF THE COUNTY PARCEL AND AUTHORIZING
AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE PUBLIC PURPOSE
CONVEYANCE OF THE COUNTY PARCEL ON BEHALF OF THE CITY,
PURSUANT TO A DEED IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT
AN APPLICATION TO THE COUNTY FOR THE VACATION AND CLOSURE OF
A PORTION OF NORTHEAST 61 STREET ABUTTING THE COUNTY PARCEL,
AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT B ATTACHED HERETO
("COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY PARCEL"); ACCEPTING THE CONVEYANCE
FROM MCD MIAMI, LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS
OF AN APPROXIMATELY 6,812 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL THAT WILL RESULT
FROM THE REROUTING OF NORTHEAST 4 AVENUE BETWEEN
NORTHEAST 61 AND NORTHEAST 62 STREETS, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT C ATTACHED HERETO ("MCID PARCEL"), AS
CONTEMPLATED UNDER THE MAGIC CITY INNOVATION DISTRICT
SPECIAL AREA PLAN ("MCID SAP"), AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF THE MCID
PARCEL, PURSUANT TO A DEED IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT ONE OR MORE APPLICATIONS FOR A FUTURE
LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT AND REZONING AS NECESSARY TO
DESIGNATE THE COUNTY PARCEL, THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY PARCEL (AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
IN EXHIBIT D ATTACHED HERETO) ("NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY
RIGHT-OF-WAY PARCEL") AND THE MCID PARCEL
ON THE CITY'S ADOPTED FUTURE LAND USE MAP
OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN MCNP") AND
ON THE CITY'S ADOPTED ZONING ATLAS ("ZONING
ATLAS") OF THE MIAMI 21 ZONING CODE (ORDINANCE NO. 13114 OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED) ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), UPON THE
ACQUISITION OF EACH BY THE CITY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING,
DIRECTING AND APPROVING THAT THE COUNTY PARCEL, THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY PARCEL AND THE
MCID PARCEL, FOLLOWING THEIR DESIGNATION AS
ON THE FLUM ON THE ZONING
ATLAS, SHALL BE UTILIZED TOWARDS THE CITY'S NO NET LOSS POLICY
FOR PUBLIC PARK LAND AND TOWARDS THE REQUIRED PUBLIC OPEN
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SPACE UNDER THE MCID SAP; FURTHER AUTHORIZING, DIRECTING AND
APPROVING THE CITY TO JOIN, AS A CO-APPLICANT, A PLAT TO INCLUDE
THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 299 NORTHEAST 59 TERRACE AND A
PORTION OF 303 NORTHEAST 59 TERRACE AS NECESSARY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CONVERTING 299 NORTHEAST 59 TERRACE AND A
PORTION OF 303 NORTHEAST 59 TERRACE TO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
FOR THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF NORTHEAST 3 AVENUE BETWEEN
NORTHEAST 60 STREET AND NORTHEAST 59 TERRACE; FURTHER
APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 6150
NORTHEAST 4 AVENUE TO MCD MIAMI, LLC OR AN AFFILIATE,
SUCCESSOR OR ASSIGN UNDER SECTION 29-B(A) OF THE CITY
CHARTER, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING
HOUSING PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS WHICH ARE INTENDED TO BENEFIT
PERSONS OR HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOW AND/OR MODERATE INCOME,
AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
DEED, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY TO EFFECTUATE SUCH CONVEYANCE AT SUCH TIME AS THE
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF NORTHEAST 3 AVENUE BETWEEN
NORTHEAST 61 AND NORTHEAST 60 STREETS AND THE PROPOSED
REROUTING OF NORTHEAST 4 AVENUE BETWEEN NORTHEAST 62 AND
NORTHEAST 60 STREETS HAVE BEEN DEDICATED OR CONVEYED TO THE
CITY BY PLAT OR OTHERWISE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND TO TAKE ANY AND ALL
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE AND CARRY
OUT THIS RESOLUTION.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, Miami-land at Northeast
2nd Avenue and Northeast 61st Street County ), located within the City of Miami
("City"), as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 125.38, Florida Statutes, the City seeks and shall
request a public purpose conveyance of the County Parcel to the City to construct a public park
that will serve the recreational and cultural needs of the community and enhance the quality of
life of residents in the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, the City's acceptance of the County Parcel from the County and the
and
WHEREAS, the portion of Northeast 61st Street abutting the County Parcel as more
particularly described in Exhibit B, attached and incorporated, is a County-maintained right-of-
way ("County Right-of-Way Parcel"); and
WHEREAS, the City seeks and shall request the vacation and closure of the County
Right-of-Way Parcel, the northern half of which shall be included with the County Parcel as City
public park space in the public's best interest; and
WHEREAS, as contemplated under the approved Magic City Innovation District Special
Area Plan ("MCID SAP"), the rerouting of Northeast 4th Avenue between Northeast 61st and
Northeast 62nd Streets will result in a remnant parcel of approximately 6,812 square feet in
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size, as more particularly described in Exhibit C, attached and incorporated ("MCID Parcel"),
which is proposed to be conveyed to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City's acceptance of the MCID Parcel from MCD Miami, LLC or its
affiliates, successors or assigns, also to be utilized as City public park space, is in the public's
best interest; and
WHEREAS, to accomplish the creation of such additional public park space, it is
necessary for the County Parcel, the northern half of the County Right-of-Way Parcel (as more
particularly described in Exhibit D attached and incorporated) ("Northern Half of the County
Right-of-Way Parcel") and the MCID Parcel, when each is acquired by the City, to be
designated "Parks and Recreation" on the City's adopted Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") of the
Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP") and "CS" Transect Zone on the City's
adopted Zoning Atlas ("Zoning Atlas") of Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City
of Miami, Florida, as amended ("Miami 21 Code"), pursuant to FLUM amendment and rezoning
applications to be initiated by the City; and
WHEREAS, the designation of the County Parcel, the Northern Half of the County Right-
of-Way Parcel and the MCID Parcel as "Parks and Recreation" on the FLUM and "CS" Transect
Zone on the Zoning Atlas will also allow such parcels (i) to be utilized towards the City's no net
loss policy for public park land, in connection with the proposed conversion of the existing public
park land at 299 Northeast 59th Terrace (Folio No. 01-3218-016-0301) and a portion of 303
Northeast 59 Terrace (Folio No. 01-3218-016-0300), used as an off-site parking lot for the Little
Haiti Cultural Complex ("City Parking Parcel"), to public right-of-way for the extension of
Northeast 3rd Avenue between Northeast 60th Street and Northeast 59th Terrace as
contemplated by the MCID SAP ("NE 3rd Avenue Extension"), and (ii) to be utilized towards
public open space for the MCID SAP as contemplated in the MCID SAP's approved Concept
Book, which public open space is required under Section 16 of the MCID SAP Development
Agreement, recorded on February 26, 2020 at Official Records Book 31828, at Page 324, of the
Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida ("MCID SAP Development Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the City's joining, as co-applicant, in a plat as may be necessary to
effectuate the NE 3rd Avenue Extension will improve traffic circulation in the area and is also in
the public's best interest; and
WHEREAS, the City is the fee simple owner of the property located within the City at
6150 Northeast 4th Avenue (Folio No. 01-3218-015-0710) ("City 6150 Parcel"); and
WHEREAS, Section 29-B of the City Charter states that the standard provisions of
Section 29-B governing the sale or lease of City-owned property and any other City
requirements for competitive bidding shall not apply when conveying property to implement
housing programs or projects which are intended to benefit persons or households with low
and/or moderate income, the criteria of which to be provided for by federal and/or state law or
by the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2019, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13834
creating the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust, which among other things facilitates the
development of affordable housing and engages in homebuyer assistance programs for the
Little Haiti community area within the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 16 of the MCID SAP Development Agreement, the
developer shall make contributions to the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust in a total amount of up
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to $31,000,000.00, in accordance with the terms and criteria of the approved MCID SAP
Development Agreement, to support the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust so that it may carry out
its mission; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public's best interest for the City to convey the City 6150 Parcel to
MCD Miami, LLC or an affiliate, successor or assign, as an exemption to the standard
provisions of City Charter Section 29-B and any other City requirements for competitive bidding,
for the implementation of affordable housing programs by the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust as
contemplated in the MCID SAP Development Agreement and the MCID SAP Concept Book;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. The City Manager or their designee is authorized and directed to submit a
request to the County for a public purpose conveyance to the City of the County Parcel. The
conveyance of the County Parcel to the City is hereby accepted, subject to the County's
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approval of the same, and the City Manager or their designee is authorized and directed to
accept the conveyance of the County Parcel from the County on behalf of the City, pursuant to a
deed in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
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Section 3. The City Manager or their designee is hereby authorized and directed to
submit an application to the County for the vacation and closure of the County Right-of-Way
Parcel, and to accept and receive the Northern Half of the County Right-of-Way Parcel as City-
owned property following such vacation and closure.
Section 4. The conveyance of the MCID Parcel to the City is hereby accepted, and the
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City Manager or their designee is authorized and directed to accept the MCID Parcel from MCD
Miami, LLC or its affiliates, successors or assigns on behalf of the City, pursuant to a deed in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney.
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Section 5. The City Manager or their designee is hereby authorized and directed to
prepare and submit one or more applications for a FLUM amendment and rezoning as
necessary to designate the County Parcel, the Northern Half of the County Right-of-Way Parcel
and the MCID Parcel as " on the FLUM and "CS" on the Zoning Atlas,
upon their acquisition by the City.
Section 6. The designation of the County Parcel, the Northern Half of the County Right-
of-Way Parcel and the MCID Parcel as " on the FLUM and "CS" on the
Zoning Atlas shall (i) be utilized towards the City's no net loss policy for public park land under
Policy PR-2.1.1 of the MCNP and Section 7.1.2.8.c of the Miami 21 Code, as amended, as
replacement public park land for the proposed conversion of the existing City Parking Parcel to
public right-of-way for the extension of Northeast 3rd Avenue, and (ii) be utilized towards the
total required acreage of public open space under the MCID SAP as identified in the MCID SAP
Development Agreement and illustrated in the approved Concept Book for the MCID SAP.
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The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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Section 7. The City's joining, as co-applicant, in a plat as necessary for the sole purpose
of effectuating the proposed NE 3rd Avenue Extension is hereby approved and authorized, and
the City Manager or their designee is authorized and directed to take all steps reasonably
necessary for the City to join in such plat as a co-applicant.
Section 8. The conveyance of the City 6150 Parcel to MCD Miami, LLC or an affiliate,
successor or assign, as an exemption to the standard provisions of City Charter Section 29-B
governing the sale or lease of City-owned property and any other City requirements for
competitive bidding for the implementation of housing programs or projects which are intended
to benefit persons or households with low and/or moderate income, is hereby approved, and the
City Manager or their designee is authorized and directed to execute and deliver a deed, in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City, to effectuate such conveyance of the
City 6150 Parcel at such time as the proposed NE 3rd Avenue Extension between Northeast
61st and Northeast 60th Streets and the proposed rerouting of Northeast 4th Avenue between
Northeast 62nd and Northeast 60th Streets have been dedicated or conveyed to the City by plat
or otherwise.
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Section 9. The City Manager is authorized to execute any and all necessary
documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, and to take any and all administrative
actions necessary to effectuate and accomplish the foregoing resolutions.
Section 10. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
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signature of the Mayor.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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.
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