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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCRA 2005-03-24 MinutesCity of Miami Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency Initial Meeting Verbatim Minutes Thursday, March 24, 2005 Commencing at 3:00 p.m. or thereafter Miami City Hall Commission Chamber 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FI 33133 www.ci.miami.fl.us 1 March 24, 2005 1. ACCEPT IN PRINCIPLE MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN PREPARED BY CITY OF MIAMI PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND DIRECT THAT PLAN BE TRANSMITTED TO CITY OF MIAMI PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD FOR REVIEW AND ANALYSIS, AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSMITTAL TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION FOR FINDING THAT PLAN IS IN CONFORMITY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE. Note for the Record: The following comments were made prior to the convening of the Midtown CRA meeting of March 24, 2005. Chairman Sanchez: And do we have a CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting? Jim Villacorta (Assistant City Attorney): Right. We have -- Unidentified Speaker: Yes, we have two, actually. Commissioner Allen: Two. The Midtown CRA is going to meet and then the Overtown and Omni CRA's are going to meet. Chairman Sanchez: So the near -- the newly created Midtown -- Commissioner Winton: So am I going to call the CRA meeting? Chairman Sanchez: -- CRA is going to meet now? Mr. Villacorta: Correct. Chairman Sanchez: OK, and what are we basically doing this meeting? Mr. Villacorta: You're going to accept the -- or consider, accepting the redevelopment plan submitted by the Planning Depaitment, and ask that it be transmitted to the Planning Advisory Board for their approval. Chairman Sanchez: All right. The gavel passed to the Chair -- Commissioner Regalado: Yeah. Chairman Sanchez: -- the Chairman of the newly created -- Commissioner Winton: Did we call the -- Chairman Sanchez: -- Midtown CRA. Note for the Record: The Midtown CRA meeting of March 24, 2005 convened. 2 March 24, 2005 Chairman Winton: So we're going to officially call the order, the Midtown CRA Board Meeting of -- Jim Villacorta (Assistant General Counsel): Correct. Chairman Winton: -- whatever the date is today. What's the date? Mr. Villacorta: March 24. Vice Chairman Allen: Right. March 24? Chairman Winton: March 24 -- Mr. Villacorta: The initial -- Chairman Winton: -- 2005. Vice Chairman Allen: And if you will, quickly, Mr. Counsel, we don't have any advertisement issues, right? Mr. Villacorta: No, this has all been advertised. Vice Chairman Allen: Good. Thanks Chairman Winton: And so, our first order of business is to do what? Vice Chairman Allen: To adopt the -- Mr. Villacorta: To accept in principle -- Vice Chairman Allen: Accept in principle. Mr. Villacorta: -- the redevelopment plan. Chairman Winton: OK. Vice Chairman Allen: Right. Chairman Winton: So we need a motion to accept in principle the redevelopment plan -- Mr. Villacorta: And ask that it be transmitted to Planning Advisory Board for their approval. Chairman Winton: Right. Need a motion. Board Member Sanchez: All right. So moved. 3 March 24, 2005 Chairman Winton: Second. Board Member Regalado: Second. Chairman Winton: Any further discussion? If none, all in favor, "aye." The Board Members (Collectively): Aye. Chairman Winton: Like sign, opposed. The motion carries. The following resolution was introduced by Board Member Sanchez, who moved for its adoption: MIDTOWN/CRA RESOLUTION NO. 05-0001 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING IN PRINCIPLE, THE ATTACHED MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN (THE "PLAN"), PREPARED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND DIRECTING THAT THE PLAN BE TRANSMITTED TO THE CITY OF MIAMI' S PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD FOR REVIEW AND ANALYSIS, AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSMITTAL TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION FOR A FINDING THAT THE PLAN IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Board Member Gonzalez, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Chairman Johnny L. Winton Vice Chairman Jeffery L. Allen Board Member Angel Gonzalez Board Member Tomas Regalado Board Member Joe Sanchez None None Chairman Winton: Any other business? 4 March 24, 2005 Mr. Villacorta: No other business. Vice Chairman Allen: No other business. Chairman Winton: So we'll adjourn the -- Board Member Sanchez: I think there's a motion to adjourn -- Chairman Winton: -- Midtown -- Mr. Villacorta: CRA -- Chairman Winton: -- CRA Board Meeting. Mr. Villacorta: -- Board Meeting. Vice Chairman Allen: When is our next meeting? Chairman Winton: And we will have our next meeting in -- Vice Chairman Allen: When is our next meeting? Chairman Winton: -- in six months? Vice Chairman Allen: OK. Mr. Villacorta: April 14. Chairman Winton: Oh, because -- Mr. Villacorta: Because you will then receive the plan back with the recommendations from the Planning Advisory Board -- Chairman Winton: OK. Mr. Villacorta: -- and sitting as the, the head of the Planning Advisory Board, you'll accept or reject their recommendation and then you will, as the City Commission, adopt the plan or not, and ask that it be transmitted to Dade County for their approval. Chairman Winton: Great. Is that -- Board Member Sanchez: And now we -- Chairman Winton: -- is that the -- is that a Commission Meeting day? Mr. Villacorta: Yes. 5 March 24, 2005 Vice Chairman Allen: Yeah. Chairman Winton: OK, good. 6 March 24, 2005