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November 24, 2008
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SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
AND OMNI
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Michelle Spence -Jones
and Members of the CRA Board
Date: November 14, 2008 File: 07-01117
Subject: Resolution Authorizing the Expenditure of
Additional Funds for the Design and Re -
Construction of Old Fire Station No. 2.
From: James H. VillacortReferences:
Executive Direct()
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation;
Legislation
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Omni Redevelopment District Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopted the attached Resolution authorizing the expenditure of
additional funds, in an amount not to exceed $3,200,000, for a total amount not to exceed $4,000,000, for the
design and re -construction of Old Fire Station No. 2, at 1401 North Miami Avenue, and the adjacent parcel at
1441 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida ("Old Fire Station No. 2").
Old Fire Station No. 2 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was transferred to the CRA along
with the adjacent parcel by the City of Miami with the understanding that the CRA would restore and preserve
the building.
The Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-06-0009, passed and adopted on March 9, 2006,
authorized $800,000 as preliminary funding for the rehabilitation of Old Fire Station No. 2. The City of Miami
has agreed to coordinate the design and re -construction of Old Fire Station No. 2, and has provided a
preliminary estimate of $4,000,000.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section III.C., paragraph 4 of the Plan lists "[the] encouragement ofj preservation and restoration of historic
buildings" as a stated redevelopment objective. This Resolution furthers that objective by restoring a building
that is listed on the United States' National Register of Historic Places.
FUNDING: $3,200,000, from Omni Tax Increment Fund, "Construction In Progress," Account Code No.
10040.920101.670000.0000.00000.
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