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February 08, 2005
airperson Joe A. Martinez
ommissioners
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Memorandum
MIAMI'
COUNTY
CEER
Agenda item No. d4 ( )
County Manager
Resolution Declaring Certain Geographic Areas of the City of Miami to be a Slum and
Blighted Area. And Finding of Need for Creation of a Community Redevelopment
Agency
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), approve the accompanyin+,
resolution, declaring a certain geographic area of the City of Miami, Florida generally described as
bounded by NE 36tn Street on the north, NE 2nd Avenue on the east, NE 29th Street on the south and
North Miami Avenue on the west to be a slum and blighted area, pursuant to Chapter 163, Part III,
Florida Statutes. Such area is referred to as the "Midtown Miami Redevelopment Area" (the
"Redevelopment Area").
It is also recommended that the BCC delegate certain redevelopment powers to the City of Miami, so
that the City may take the appropriate measures to create a Community Redevelopment Agency for the
sole purpose of preparing a Redevelopment Plan.
BACKGROUND
In 1969, the Florida Legislature enacted the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, as it is presently
contained in Part III, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, as amended (the "Act"). The Act authorized
counties and municipalities in the State of Florida to create community redevelopment agencies and to
prepare community redevelopment plans, with which community redevelopment projects may be
undertaken to eliminate and prevent the development and spread of slum or blighted areas, through the
use of creative financing mechanisms.
In order to implement the Act, the County must adopt a resolution finding that:
1. An area within the municipal boundaries of the City to be a "slum or blighted area", and
2. That rehabilitation, conservation, or redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of the
Redevelopment Area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals or welfare
of the residents of the County.
The City of Miami Commission recently adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to conduct a
"Finding of Necessity Study" for the creation of a Community Redevelopment Agency.
Honorable Chairperson Joe A. Martinez
And Members, Board of County Commissioners
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On April 27, 2004 the BCC approved Resolution R-498-04, authorizing an interlocal agreement
between the County, the City and the Midtown Miami Community Development District (CDD). The
agreement provided for Economic Development Payments (EIP) to further the development of the
proposed redevelopment area by securing financial contributions to the CDD from the City and the
County to defray the cost of parking infrastructure and a public plaza. The interlocal agreement stated
that the City and the County desire to establish a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and trust
fund, prior to June 30, 2005, in order to use such agency's tax increment financing revenues to replace
the obligation of the two parties' EIP payments.
A Finding of Necessity (FON) Report (Exhibit "A") examined the conditions in the proposed
Redevelopment Area and concluded that blight, as defined in the Act exists based on the following
factors:
1. Predominance of defective or inadequate street layouts, transportation and parking facilities
2. Unsanitary and unsafe conditions
The Miami -Dade County Tax Increment Financing and Coordinating Committee (TIFCC) have reviewed
the report and support its conclusions.
The City cannot proceed with the redevelopment of the proposed Redevelopment Area unless the
Board delegates certain redevelopment powers to the City. At its request and in order to assist the City
in its redevelopment efforts, it is recommended that the City be delegated the power to declare the
need for and create a Community Redevelopment Agency for the sole purpose of preparing and
adopting a Redevelopment Plan subject to the subsequent review and approval of the City's Planning
Advisory Board and the BCC.
All powers not specifically delegated to the City are reserved exclusively for the Board. Any
delegations of additional powers beyond the preparation of the Community Redevelopment Plan will be
determined through the review of the redevelopment plan and further action by the BCC in considering
implementation of community redevelopment activities.
Approval by the Board of the Midtown Miami Community Redevelopment Area and the creation of a
Community Redevelopment Agency with certain redevelopment powers does not necessarily lead to
the establishment of the Tax Increment Financing District. A viable redevelopment plan is a prerequisite
for such action.
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Tony Ev Crapp, r.
Assistant County Manager
MEMORANDUM
(Revised)
TO: Honorable Chairman Joe A. Martinez DATE: March 1, 2005
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Robert A. Ginsburg SUBJECT: Agenda item No.
County Attorney
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