HomeMy WebLinkAboutsummary formDate: 1/17/2005
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM C
FILE ID: 0 5- 0 o o g 2
Requesting Department: ED
Commission Meeting Date: 2/242005 District Impacted: 1,2,3,4,5
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
❑ Other
Subject: Expansion of the City of Miami's Designated Brownfields Area to include the Enterprise
Zone.
Purpose of Item:
- It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution which
provides for the expansion of the City of Miami's designated Brownfields Area into the existing
Enterprise Zone as illustrated in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof. This
designation recommendation is in accordance with Chapter 376.80, Florida Statutes (Brownfield
Program Administration Process of the Brownfields Redevelopment Act as illustrated in Exhibit "B"),
and will facilitate and encourage rehabilitation and redevelopment of properties that may otherwise
remain underutilized or abandoned as a result of actual or perceived environmental contamination, by
providing an opportunity for stakeholders to take advantage of regulatory and economic incentives in
connection with the redevelopment of these Brownfields Sites.
- This initial Brownfields Area expansion will include contaminated sites within the Enterprise Zone.
The total future Brownfields Area will cover additional contaminated sites located in Virginia Key,
Mell Reese Park, Allapattah and East Little Havana, however these areas are outside the Enterprise
Zone boundary and each will require a public hearing before the additional expansion can occur.
- The resolution will authorize the City Manager to notify the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) and the Miami -Dade County Department of Environmental Resources
Management (DERM) of the City's decision to expand the designated Brownfields Area. Since this
Brownfields Area expansion falls within the existing boundaries of the Enterprise Zone, a public
hearing is not required per Florida Statute 376.80 (2)(a).
Background Information:
- The Miami City Commission previously designated certain areas within the City of Miami to be
Brownfields Areas, which were determined to have redevelopment potential that might be limited by
actual or perceived environmental issues, pursuant to Resolution 98-242, adopted March 10, 1998,
and Resolution 99-197, adopted March 23, 1999. However, these areas do not comprehensively cover
all existing and potential Brownfields Sites within the City of Miami.
- After further analyses, the Department of Economic Development (the "Department") has
determined that expansion of the Brownfields Area is warranted to facilitate and encourage
rehabilitation and redevelopment of additional existing and potential Brownfields Sites in areas
located outside the original designation boundaries.
- The initial Brownfields Area expansion within the Enterprise Zone will encompass 118
environmentally contaminated sites (91 % of the sites of the total proposed Brownfields Area) without
the requirement of a public hearing, immediately providing stakeholders access to incentives for
remediation and redevelopment. The total proposed Brownfields Area will cover an additional twelve
contaminated sites located in Virginia Key, Mell Reese Park, Allapattah and East Little Havana,
however these areas are outside the Enterprise Zone boundary and each will require a public hearing
before the additional expansion can occur.
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Budget Impact Analysis
NO Is this item related to revenue?
NO Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No: N/A
Special Revenue Account No: N/A
CIP Project No: N/A
NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
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