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File Number: 07-00893
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
IN THE CASE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY VS. THE CITY OF MIAMI AND
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, CASE NO. 01-13810 CA (08), IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL COURT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO EXTEND THE
REVERTER DATE FOR BLOCKS 36, 45 AND 56 IN OVERTOWN, AND TO
PROVIDE THAT COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTI,ON OF DEVELOPMENT
ON ANY BLOCK SHALL DIVEST THE COUNTY OF ANY REVERSIONARY
INTEREST IN THAT BLOCK.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City"), the Southeast Overtown/P.ark West Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") and Miami -Dade County ("County") entered into a settlement
agreement in Miami -Dade County vs. the City of Miami and Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency, Case No. 01-13810 CA (08), in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh
Judicial Court of Florida, in and for Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, subject to certain conditions and extensions, the settlement provided for transfer of
title to Blocks 36, 45 and 56 ("Blocks") in Overtown if the City and/or CRA had not "commenced
construction of development" on all of the Blocks by August 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the parties to the settlement wish to extend the time for commencement of
construction of development on the Blocks and to provide that commencement of construction of
development on any block shall divest the County of any reversionary interest in that block; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment
to the settlement agreement for said purpose;
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 adopted by
reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute an amendment to the settlement
agreement in the case of Miami -Dade County vs. the City of Miami and Southeast Overtown/Park
West Community Redevelopment Agency, Case No. 01-13810 CA (08), in the Circuit Court of the
Eleventh Judicial Court of Florida, in and for Miami -Dade County, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, to extend the reverter date for Blocks 36, 45 and 56 in Overtown, and to provide that
commencement of construction of development on any block shall divest the County of any
reversionary interest in that block.
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Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JORGE L. FERNANDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
s{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} 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.
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