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File Number: 05-00092 Final Action Dates
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING THE EXPANSION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY") DESIGNATED BROWNFIELDS AREAS TO INCLUDE THE ENTERPRISE
ZONE AS ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIBED IN "EXHIBITS A AND B," ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 376.80, FLORIDA
STATUTES, WHICH WILL FACILITATE THE ASSESSMENT, REHABILITATION
AND REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE BROWNFIELDS AREA
THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE A CRITICAL NEED FOR
REDEVELOPMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NOTIFY THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT OF SAID EXPANSION; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE ANY NECESSARY RELATED
PROCEDURES, NOTICES, AND REQUIREMENTS AND TO NEGOTIATE AND TO
EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR SAID
DESIGNATION, FOR SAID PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has provided In Chapter 378.77 - 378,84, Florida Statutes
(Brownfields Redevelopment Act), for the designation, by resolution, of contiguous areas consisting of
one or more Brownfields Sites to be known as Brownfields Areas, and for the provision of
environmental assessment, remediation, rehabilitation and economic development of such areas; and
WHEREAS, Brownfields Sites are defined as real property where expansion or redevelopment is
complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 98-242, adopted March 10, 1998, and Resolution 99-197,
adopted March 23, 1999, the City Commission previously designated certain areas within the City of
Miami ("City") to be Brownfields Areas, which were determined to have redevelopment potential that
might be limited by actual or perceived environmental issues; and
WHEREAS, after further analyses, other areas within the City were identified that have a critical
need for rehabilitation and redevelopment, and meet the following designation criteria, in accordance
with Chapter 378.80(2)(a), Florida Statutes (Brownfield Program Administration Process): (1) the
proposed Brownfields Area warrants economic development and has a reasonable potential for such
activities; (2) the proposed Brownfields Area represents a reasonably focused approach and is not
overly large in geographic coverage; (3) the proposed Brownfields Area has potential to interest the
private sector in participating In rehabilitation; and (4) the proposed Brownfields Area contains sites or
parts of sites suitable for limited recreational open space, cultural, or historical preservation purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
City of Miami
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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. The expansion of the boundaries of the City designated Brownfields Areas to include
the Enterprise Zone as Illustrated and described in "Exhibits A and B," attached and incorporated, In
accordance with Chapter 376.80, Florida Statues (Brownfields Program Administration Process),
which will facilitate the assessment, rehabilitation and redevelopment of properties within the
Brownfields area that have been determined to have a critical need for redevelopment, is approved.
Section 3, The City Manager is authorized to notify the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection and the Miami -Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management of said
expansion.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized and directed to undertake any necessary related
procedures, notices and requirements and to negotiate and to execute any necessary documents and
agreements for said designation, for said purposes.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective Immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1)
APPRO D AS TO FORM AND CO' ' ECTNESS' /
JORGE l.. ' ERNANDEZ '4
CITY A TO NEY
Footnotes:
{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.
CIO) of Miami
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