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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, September 13, 2012
5:00 PM
MIAMI CITY HALL
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133
SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency
Michelle Spence -Jones, Chair
Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Vice Chair
Marc David Sarnoff, Commissioner
Frank Carollo, Commissioner
Francis Suarez, Commissioner
SEOPW CRA OFFICE ADDRESS:
1490 NW 3rd Avenue, Suite 105
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: (305) 679-6800, Fax: (305) 679-6835
www.miamicra.com
SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Minutes September 13, 2012
1.
12-00824
Present: Chair Spence -Jones, Commissioner Sarnoff, Commissioner Suarez, Commissioner
Carollo and Vice Chair Gort
On the 13th day of September 2012, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Miami met in regular
session at the Historic Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The
meeting was called to order by Chair Spence -Jones at 6:31 p.m. and was adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Clarence Woods, Executive Director, CRA
Veronica Xiques, Assistant General Counsel, CRA
Priscilla A. Thompson, Clerk of the Board
CRA RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY (THE "CRA") AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
EXECUTE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM
ATTACHED, WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (THE "COUNTY") AND THE CITY
OF MIAMI (THE "CITY") TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CRA,
THE CITY AND THE COUNTY REGARDING OWNERSHIP OF BLOCK 45
AND BLOCK 56, NORTH CITY OF MIAMI, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK "B', AT PAGE 41 OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND PORTIONS OF BLOCK
36 OF P.W. WHITES RE -SUB, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF,
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK "B" AT PAGE 34 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, WHICH THE COUNTY CLAIMS
REVERTED TO THE COUNTY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TO EXECUTE AND AMEND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID
PURPOSE, IN FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE SPECIAL COUNSEL.
File # 12-00824 07-30-2012 Cover Memo.pdf
File # 12-00824 07-30-2012 Legislation with attachment.pdf
MOTION
A motion was made by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, and was
passed unanimously, to continue Item 1 to the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency meeting currently scheduled for September 24, 2012.
Priscilla A. Thompson (Clerk of the Board): (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Southeast Overtown/Park
West. So is there any action or --? That's why I mentioned it.
Chair Spence -Jones: Well, Madam City Attorney just told me that we had to call the meeting to
order. So let me officially call the meeting to order. And then as far as the item is concerned, we
are deferring the item 'til a later date. Okay, so -- Correct, Madam City Attorney?
Veronica Xiques (Assistant General Counsel): That's correct.
Ms. Thompson: So are you going to do that by vote?
Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, so I would like to officially call --
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Ms. Thompson: No, I'm sorry. Are you going to continue the item by a vote like you normally
do, because it is a printed resolution? That's all I'm asking.
Chair Spence -Jones: Okay, yes, we will continue --
Commissioner Sarnoff.- Does she need to --
Chair Spence -Jones: -- it.
Commissioner Sarnoff.- -- do it by a vote?
Ms. Thompson: Yes.
Commissioner Sarnof Well, then tell her to do it.
Commissioner Suarez: I will move to continue the item -- to what date, Madam Chair?
Chair Spence -Jones: To our next --
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Spence -Jones: -- our next CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting.
Commissioner Suarez: -- to our next CRA meeting, and it's been second.
Chair Spence -Jones: Okay.
Ms. Thompson: Then if that's the only item on the agenda -- so you want --
Chair Spence -Jones: Yes.
Ms. Thompson: Do you want to adjourn your meeting now?
Chair Spence -Jones: I would like to officially adjourn the meeting.
Ms. Thompson: Thank you.
Commissioner Suarez: Do you want to take a vote?
Ms. Thompson: Then Chair --
Chair Spence -Jones: Thank you, Madam Clerk.
Ms. Thompson: -- I will need to switch over to the next meeting which you call, which will be the
Commissioner Suarez: Budget hearing.
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