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File Number: 08-00196 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,680,053, TO THE
MIAMI WOMEN'S CLUB FOR REPAIR AND 40-YEAR RECERTIFICATION OF THE
BUILDING AT 1737 NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA;
REALLOCATING UNUSED BALANCES OF THE GRANTS TO THE MIAMI
WOMEN'S CLUB AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTIONS CRA-R-05-0035 AND
CRA-R-06-0046, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $119,947, FOR THE SAME PURPOSE,
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION, TO
DISBURSE THE GRANT ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, OR DIRECTLY TO
SUPPLIERS AND VENDORS, UPON RECEIPT OF INVOICES AND
SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE,
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED
FROM OMNI TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT
CODE NO. 10040.920101.883000.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, the building occupied by the Miami's Women's Club at 1737 North Bayshore Drive,
Miami, Florida, is located within the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment
Agency's ("CRA") redevelopment area, and has received designation as a historic site by the Miami
City Commission and the State of Florida, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Women's Club is identified as a structure of "historic and/or architectural
significance" within the redevelopment area in the Omni Redevelopment Plan, at page 21, Section IV.
E., "Historic Preservation Plan;" and
WHEREAS, "[e]ncourag[ing] preservation and restoration of historic buildings" is a stated
objective of the Omni Redevelopment Plan, at page 9, Section III, "Redevelopment Objectives,"
paragraph C.4.; and
WHEREAS, on January 28, 2008, the Miami Women's Club made a presentation to the Board
of Commissioners and requested $3,750,000 to underwrite the costs associated with repair and
40-year recertification of its building at 1737 North Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. CRA-R-05-0035, passed and adopted on November 3, 2005,
the Board of Commissioners authorized a grant, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, to the Miami
Women's Club to conduct various surveys and studies prior to proceeding with the building's
restoration and $35,260 has not been used: and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. CRA-R-06-0046, passed and adopted on October 30, 2006, the
Board of Commissioners authorized a grant, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to the Miami
Women's Club for the renovation of the elevators at the Miami Women's Club and $84,687 has not
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been used; and
WHEREAS, Board of Commissioners wishes to reallocate the unused portions of the previous
grants, in a total amount of $119,947, and to allocate an additional $1,680,053 for said repairs and
recertification;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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. A grant, in an amount not to exceed $1,680,053, to the Miami Women's Club for
repair and 40-year recertification of the building at 1737 North Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida, is
authorized.
Section 3. The unused balance of the grants to the Miami Women's Club authorized by
Resolutions CRA-R-05-0035 and CRA-R-06-0046, in a total amount of $119,947, are reallocated for
the same purpose.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized, at his discretion, to disburse the grant on a
reimbursement basis, or directly to suppliers and vendors, upon receipt of approved invoices and
satisfactory documentation.
Section 5. The Executive Director is authorized to execute all documents necessary for
said purpose, in a form acceptable to General Counsel.
Section 6. Funds are to be allocated from Omni Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and
Aids," Account Code No. 10040.920101.883000.0000.00000.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
AS APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
MARIA J. CHIAR
INTERIM GENERAL COUNSEL
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