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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, August 6, 2009
1:00 PM
This meeting was rescheduled due to the lack of quorum at the
July 27, 2009 meeting.
City of Miami City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Midtown Community Redevelopment
Agency
Marc David Sarnoff, Chair
Angel Gonzalez, Vice Chair
Joe Sanchez, Commissioner
Thomas Regalado, Commissioner
Michelle Spence -Jones, Commissioner
CRA OFFICE ADDRESS:
49 NW 5th ST, SUITE 100, Miami, FL 33128
Phone: (305) 679-6800, Fax: (305) 679-6835
Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Minutes August 6, 2009
Present: Commissioner Sanchez, Commissioner Spence -Jones and Chair Sarnoff
Absent: Vice Chair Gonzalez and Commissioner Regalado
On the 6th day of August 2009, the Board of Commissioners of the Midtown Community
Redevelopment Agency (MCRA) for the Midtown District of the City of Miami met in regular
session at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The meeting was called
to order by Chair Sarnoff at 1: 26 p.m. and was adjourned at 1: 27 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
James Villacorta, Interim Executive Director, CRA
Gail A. Dotson, Assistant General Counsel, CRA
Pamela E. Burns, Assistant Clerk of the Board
1. 09-00818 MCRA RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDTOWN
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CRA'S PROPOSED
GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET AND TAX INCREMENT FUND BUDGET
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2009 AND ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010; DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
TRANSMIT A COPY OF EACH BUDGET TO THE CITY OF MIAMI AND
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
Legislation.pdf
File # 09-00818 Cover Memo Version 2 August 6, 2009 Midtown Agenda Meeting.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Sanchez, seconded by Commissioner Spence -Jones, that this
matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Aye: Commissioner Spence -Jones, Chair Sarnoff and Commissioner Sanchez
Absent: Vice Chair Gonzalez and Commissioner Regalado
MCRA-R-09-0001
Commissioner Spence -Jones: We're going to go 'head [sic] and get started with the meeting
start Midtown first.
Chair Sarnoff. All right. First, we're going to convene the meeting of the Midtown
Redevelopment Agency. Convene, right? Did I use the wrong word --
Commissioner Spence -Jones: Jim?
Chair Sarnoff. -- convene?
James Villacorta (Interim Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency): Yes.
Chair Sarnoff. Call to order, convene the meeting. Call to order. Mr. Director, can you
provide us the agenda and what the first thing on the agenda is?
Commissioner Spence -Jones: Midtown CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency).
Mr. Villacorta: Item number 1 is a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Midtown
Community Redevelopment Agency approving and adopting the CRA's proposed general
operating budget and tax increment fund budget for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2009
and ending September 30, 2010, and directing the executive director to transmit a copy of each
budget to the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County.
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Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Minutes August 6, 2009
Motion to Adjourn
Chair Sarnoff All right. We have -- what are -- that is -- what's that number? Is that number
just number 1 or --?
Mr. Villacorta: Yeah. That's the only item under the --
Chair Sarnoff Okay.
Mr. Villacorta: -- Midtown agreement.
Chair Sarnoff. Do we have a motion?
Commissioner Sanchez: I would move it.
Chair Sarnoff. Do we have a second?
Commissioner Spence -Jones: We have a --
Commissioner Sanchez: I would move, for the record. And there's a second by the Vice Chair
[sic].
Chair Sarnoff All right. We have a motion and a second. All in favor, please say "aye."
The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye.
Chair Sarnoff I would then move to close the meeting of the Midtown CRA. Is there a mo --?
Commissioner Sanchez: Motion to adjourn.
Chair Sarnoff Is there a second?
Commissioner Spence -Jones: Second.
Chair Sarnoff All in favor?
The Commissioners (Collectively): Aye.
Chair Sarnoff It's adjourned.
A motion was made by Commissioner Sanchez, seconded by Commissioner Spence -Jones, and
was passed unanimously, with Vice Chair Gonzalez and Commissioner Regalado absent, to
adjourn today's meeting.
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