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File Number: 09-00052 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"),
WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING A PARTIAL SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE
OF CITY OF MIAMI AND SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY V. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, CASE NO. 07-46851 CA
31, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CONVEYING CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR
THE EXPANSION OF THE LYRIC THEATER, AND AUTHORING EXECUTION OF
AN AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH THE
BLACK ARCHIVES, HISTORY AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH
FLORIDA, INC., REGARDING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL
PROPERTY FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE LYRIC THEATER AND CONVEYING
CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE CRA FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE LYRIC
PLAZA.
WHEREAS, on December 31, 2007, the City of Miami ("City") and the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") instituted an action against the
County, styled City of Miami and Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency
v. Miami -Dade County, Case No. 07-46851 CA 31, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on the basis that the
County had wrongfully reverted title to Blocks 36, 45, and 56 in Overtown ("reverter litigation"); and
WHEREAS, The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc.
("Black Archives") had previously appeared before the Board of Commissioners of the CRA requesting
conveyance of certain portion of Block 36 to facilitate the expansion of the Lyric Theater at 819-29
N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, in order to allow the Lyric expansion to proceed, the County, the City, and the
CRA, and the Black Archives have proposed a settlement involving release of a portion of the property
in the reverter litigation, transfer of certain additional property to the Black Archives, and conveyance
by the Black Archives to the CRA of certain parcels needed to preserve the Lyric Plaza; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize partial settlement in accordance
with the terms of the documents attached hereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST 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.
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File Number: 09-00052
Section 2. The Board of Commissioners authorizes partial settlement in the case of City of
Miami and Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency v. Miami -Dade
County, Case No. 07-46851 CA 31, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for
Miami -Dade County, Florida, and authorizes execution of an agreement, in substantially the attached
form, with The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc., regarding the
conveyance of certain additional property for the expansion of the Lyric Theater and conveying certain
property to the CRA for the preservation of the Lyric Plaza.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRU
GENERAL COUNSEL
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11TH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO.: 07-46851 CA 31
CITY OF MIAMI AND THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY,
Plaintiff(s),
vs.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
Defendant.
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JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER FOR
PARTIAL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS RELATED TO BLOCK 36
THIS JOINT MOTION is made and entered into by and between Plaintiff CITY OF
MIAMI ("CITY"), Plaintiff SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), and Defendant MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
("COUNTY") in partial settlement of the above -designated suit under the following terms:
1. The CITY, the CRA, and the COUNTY agree to transfer the Property described
in Exhibit "A" ("Property") to The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South
Florida, Inc. ("Black Archives") for the purpose of construction and use of capital additions and
improvements to the Lyric Theater in the Historic Overtown Folklife Village.
2. The COUNTY will execute a deed for the Property to the Black Archives, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit "B."
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3. The CITY will execute a quit claim deed for the Property to the Black Archives,
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C."
4. The CRA will execute a quit claim deed for the Property to the Black Archives, in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit "D."
5. The COUNTY, the City, and the CRA shall deliver the deeds described in
paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, hereinabove to the Black Archives, within twenty (20) days of the
"Effective Date" of an Agreed Order (the "Delivery Date"). The CITY, CRA and COUNTY shall
deliver the deeds set forth in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 hereinabove to Assistant County Attorney
Debra Herman at the Miami -Dade County Attorney's Office at the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111
N.W. First Street, 28th Floor, Miami, Florida, on a mutually agreeable date. The COUNTY shall
deliver the deeds to the Black Archives.
6. Subject to the reverter provisions in Exhibits (B) (C) and (D), the COUNTY, the
CITY, and the CRA hereby release each other from all claims relating to the Property.
7. Neither the CITY, the CRA or the COUNTY waive any other claims or defenses
it may have in relation to the litigation styled, City of Miami and the Southeast Overtown/Park
West Community Redevelopment Agency v. Miami -Dade County, case no.: 07-46851 CA 31
filed in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County.
8. Certified copies of the resolutions authorizing the respective parties to enter into
this Joint Motion by the Board of County Commissioners of Miami -Dade County, the Miami
City Commission, and the Board of Commissioners for the Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency are attached hereto as Exhibit "E" and incorporated herein.
WHEREFORE, THE C1TY, CRA and the COUNTY respectfully requests this Court grant this motion
in all respects.
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JULIE O. BRU, CITY ATTORNEY
KEVIN R. JONES, ESQ.
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
114 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Suite 945
Miami, FL 33130-1910
Telephone: (305) 416-1800
Facsimile: (305) 416-1801
By:
Kevin R. Jones, Assistant City Attorney
Florida Bar No. 119067
Attorney for the Plaintiffs
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFHCE
R.A. CUEVAS, JR.
Miami -Dade County Attorney
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW l st St., Ste. 2810
Miami, FL 33128
By:
Debra Herman
Assistant County Attorney
Attorney for Defendant
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been furnished to the below listed
by mail this day of , 2009:
Debra Herman, Esq.
Assistant County Attorney
Miami -Dade County Attorney°s Office
111 NW 1 Street, Suite 2810
Miami, Florida 33128
Attorney for Defendant
By:
Kevin R. Jones, Assistant City Attorney
Florida Bar No. 119067
Attorney for the Plaintiffs
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EXHIBIT A
The West 40 feet of Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's
Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County, Florida, together with all right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in the East 5 feet of
the 10 foot alley adjacent to Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W.
White's Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -
Dade County, Florida.
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EXHIBIT B
Instrument prepared by and returned to:
Debra Herman, Esq.
Miami -Dade County Attorney's Office
R.A. Cuevas, Jr.
Miami Dade County Attorney
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1 Street, Ste. 2810
Miami, FL 33128
A portion of the following Folio Number(s): 01-0103-060-1060
01-0103-060-1120
01-0103-060-1180
01-0103-060-1230
COUNTY DEED
THIS DEED, made this day of , 200_ by MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, party of the first part, whose address
is: Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1 Street Suite 17-202, Miami, Florida 33128-1963
("Grantor"), and the Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc.,
party of the second part ("Grantee"), whose address is 5400 NW 22 Avenue, Building C, Suite
101, Miami, Florida.
WITNESSETH:
That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and
No/100 Dollars ($10.00) to it in hand paid by the party of the second part, receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged has granted, bargained and sold to the party of the second part, his or
her heirs and assigns forever, the following described land lying and being in Miami -Dade
County, Florida:
The West 40 feet of Lots 11, 14,
Resubdivision, recorded in Plat
County, Florida, together with all
the 10 foot alley adjacent to Lots
White's Resubdivision, recorded
Dade County, Florida.
19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's
Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in the East 5 feet of
11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W.
in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -
This grant conveys only the interest of the County and its Board of County
Commissioners in the property herein described and shall not be deemed to warrant the title or
to represent any state of facts concerning the same.
This conveyance is made subject to the restriction that the Grantee shall have
"commenced construction" within (5) years of the date hereof and that such property shall be
utilized solely for the construction and use of capital additions and/or improvements to the Lyric
Theater. The phrase "commenced construction" shall mean that all required construction and
development permits have been issued on a complete set of plans, and that actual physical
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construction work is taking place on the property on a continuing basis. Failure to comply with
this restriction, or use of such property for any other purpose, shall result in the forfeiture of all
monetary investments and physical improvements by automatic reverter of the property back to
Miami -Dade County, subject to any unresolved claims of ownership by the City of Miami, or the
Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency pending in City of Miami
and the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Aaencv v. Miami -Dade
County, Case No. 07-46851 CA 31, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and
for Miami -Dade County, Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said party of the first part has caused these presents to be
executed in its name by its Board of County Commissioners acting by the Mayor of said Board,
the day and year aforesaid.
(OFFICIAL SEAL)
ATTEST:
HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
By: By:
Deputy Clerk Mayor
Approved for legal sufficiency:
The foregoing was authorized by Resolution No. approved by the Board of County
Commissioners of Miami -Dade County, Florida, on the day of , 200 .
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EXHIBIT C
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY:
Kevin R. Jones, Esquire
Office of the City Attorney
/Mil SW 2"d Ave. Ste 945
Miami, Florida 33131
A portion of the following Folio Number(s): 01-0103-060-1060
01-0103-060-1120
01-0103-060-1180
01-0103-060-1230
QUIT CLAIM DEED
THIS QUIT CLAIM DEED, made this — day of , 20, between CITY OF
MIAMI, a body corporate and politic of the State of Florida (the "Grantor"), and THE BLACK
ARCHIVES, HISTORY AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., a Florida
non-profit corporation ("Grantee"). whose address is 5400 NW 22 Avenue, Building C, Suite
101, Miami, Florida.
Wherever used herein, the terms "Grantor" and "Grantee" shall include singular and
plural, heirs, legal representatives, assigns of individuals, and the successors and assigns of
corporations, wherever the context so admits or requires.
W ITNESSETH:
THAT, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00), and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by
Grantor, Grantor hereby grants, bargains, conveys and confirms unto Grantee all Grantor's
right, title and interest if any, in that certain real property together with the improvements
thereon (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Real Property") in Miami -Dade County,
Florida, more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto.
This conveyance is made subject to the restriction that the Grantee shall have
"commenced construction" within (5) years of the date hereof and that such property shall be
utilized solely for the construction and use of capital additions and/or improvements to the Lyric
Theater. The phrase "commenced construction" shall mean that all required construction and
development permits have been issued on a complete set of plans, and that actual physical
construction work is taking place on the property on a continuing basis. Failure to comply with
this restriction, or use of such property for any other purpose, shall result in the forfeiture of all
monetary investments and physical improvements by automatic reverter of the property back to
Grantor, subject to any unresolved claims of ownership by the Southeast Overtown Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency and Miami -Dade County pending in City of Miami and the
Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency v. Miami -Dade County,
Case No. 07-46851 CA 31, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -
Dade County, Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Quit Claim Deed to be executed as
of the day and year first above written.
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in our presence:
Print Name
Print Name
GRANTOR:
CITY OF MIAMI, a body corporate and
Politic of the State of Florida:
By:
Pedro G. Hernandez, P.E.
City Manager
Approved as to Form and Correctness: Attest:
Julie O. Bru
City Attorney
0 STATE OF FLORIDA
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COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 2009, by
[insert name], [insert title] of [insert entity], who is personally known ( ) or produced
identification ( ). Type of identification produced
Print or Stamp Name:
Notary Public, State
Commission No.:
My Commission Expires:
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EXHIBIT "A" TO QUIT CLAIM DEED
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The West 40 feet of Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's
Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County, Florida, together with all right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in the East 5 feet of
the 10 foot alley adjacent to Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W.
White's Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -
Dade County, Florida
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EXHIBIT D
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY:
Kevin R. Jones, Esquire
Office of the City Attorney
'WI SW 2nd Ave. Ste 945
Miami, Florida 33131
A portion of the following Folio Number(s): 01-0103-060-1060
01-0103-060-1120
01-0103-060-1180
01-0103-060-1230
QUIT CLAIM DEED
THIS QUIT CLAIM DEED, made this day of , 20_, between,
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, of the
City of Miami, a public agency and body corporate created pursuant to Section 163.356, Florida
Statutes (the "Grantor"), and THE BLACK ARCHIVES, HISTORY AND RESEARCH
FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., a Florida non-profit corporation ("Grantee") whose
address is 5400 NW 22 Avenue, Building C, Suite 101, Miami, Florida.
Wherever used herein, the terms "Grantor" and "Grantee" shall include singular and
plural, heirs, legal representatives, assigns of individuals, and the successors and assigns of
corporations, wherever the context so admits or requires.
WITNESSETH:
THAT, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00), and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by
Grantor, Grantor hereby grants, bargains, conveys and confirms unto Grantee all Grantor's
right, title and interest if any, in that certain real property together with the improvements
thereon (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Real Property") in Miami -Dade County,
Florida, more particularly described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto.
This grant conveys only the interest of the Grantor and the Board of Commissioners of
the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency in the property herein
described and shall not be deemed to warrant the title or to represent any state of facts
concerning the same.
This conveyance is made subject to the restriction that the Grantee shall have
"commenced construction" within (5) years of the date hereof and that such property shall be
utilized solely for the construction and use of capital additions and/or improvements to the Lyric
Theater. The phrase "commenced construction" shall mean that all required construction and
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development permits have been issued on a complete set of plans, and that actual physical
construction work is taking place on the property on a continuing basis. Failure to comply with
this restriction, or use of such property for any other purpose, shall result in the forfeiture of all
monetary investments and physical improvements by automatic reverter of the property back to
Grantor subject to any unresolved claims of ownership by the City of Miami, Miami -Dade
County pending in City of Miami and the Southeast OvertownlPark West Community
Redevelopment Actencv v. Miami -Dade County, Case No. 07-46851 CA 31, in the Circuit Court
of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Quit Claim Deed to be executed as
of the day and year first above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in our presence:
Print Name
Print Name
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
of the City of Miami, a public agency and
body corporate created pursuant to Section
163.356, Florida Statutes
By:
James H. Villacorta
Executive Director
Approved as to Form and Correctness: Attest:
Julie O. Bru
General Counsel to
Community Redevelopment Agency
STATE OF FLORIDA
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COUNTY OF NIIAM1-DADE )
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 2009, by
[insert name], [insert title] of [insert entity], who is personally known ( ) or produced
identification ( ). Type of identification produced
Print or Stamp Name:
Notary Public, State
Commission No.:
My Commission Expires:
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EXHIBIT "A" TO QUIT CLAIM DEED
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The West 40 feet of Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's
Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County, Florida, together with all right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in the East 5 feet of
the 10 foot alley adjacent to Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W.
White's Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -
Dade County, Florida
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of the day of , 2009
by and between the SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COIVLMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, of the City of Miami, a public agency and body corporate,
created pursuant to Section 163.356, Florida Statutes ("CRA"), and THE BLACK ARCHIVES,
HISTORY AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, LNC., a Florida non-
profit corporation ("BLACK ARCHIVES").
RECITALS
A. WHEREAS, on October 29, 2007, the BLACK ARCHIVES appeared before the
Board of Commissioners of the CRA requesting conveyance of certain property east of the Lyric
Theater ("eastern property"), as more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and
made a part hereof, in order to facilitate the expansion of the Lyric Theater behind its existing
facility at 819 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida; and
B. WHEREAS, before the CRA could convey the eastern property, Miami -Dade
County ("County") had reverted title to three blocks, including Block 36, in which the eastern
property was located; and
C. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") and the CRA instituted an action against
the County, styled City of Miami and Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment
Agency v. Miami -Dade County, Case No. 07-46851 CA 31, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief
on the basis that the County had prematurely reverted the blocks in breach of a settlement
agreement between the parties ("reverter litigation"); and
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D. WHEREAS, in light of the reverter litigation, on June 30, 2008, the BLACK
ARCHIVES requested that the Board of Commissioners authorize conveyance of the property at
831 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida ("Plaza Parcel"), in order to facilitate expansion on the
public plaza sitting north of the Lyric Theater ("Lyric Plaza"); and
E. WHEREAS, on June 30, 2008, the Board of Commissioners directed the
Executive Director to issue a Request for Proposals for the conveyance of the Plaza Parcel, with
a prohibition on construction on the southernmost 15 feet of the Plaza Parcel, and to commence
negotiations with Miami -Dade County to exclude the eastern property from the pending reverter
litigation; and
F. WHEREAS, on September 3, 2008, a Resolution was presented to the Board of
Commissioners, authorizing the conveyance of the Plaza Parcel, provided that construction on
the southernmost 15 feet of the Plaza Parcel was prohibited; however, the item was continued to
allow representatives from the BLACK ARCHIVES and the CRA to negotiate alternatives for
the expansion of the Lyric Theater, and to allow negotiations with the County to continue; and
G. WHEREAS, the City, CRA and the County have negotiated a partial settlement
of the reverter litigation, and intend to join in an Agreed Order, in substantially the attached form
set forth in Exhibit "B," to allow the eastern property to be conveyed to the BLACK ARCHIVES
for the purpose of construction and use of capital additions and improvements to the Lyric
Theater ("Agreed Order").
H. WHEREAS, the BLACK ARCHIVES acknowledges that the execution of this
Agreement and the performance thereof is a materially inducement for the CRA' s entry into the
Agreed Order;
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants
contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. RECITALS. The recitals and all statements contained therein are true and
correct and are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.
2. EFFECTIVE DATE. The "Effective Date" of this Agreement shall be the date
written above.
3. COUNTY'S CONVEYANCE TO THE BLACK ARCHIVES. The CRA
agrees to initiate and join in the Agreed Order in partial settlement of the reverter litigation.
4. BLACK ARCHIVES' CONVEYANCE TO THE CRA. The BLACK
ARCHIVES shall execute a quit claim deed to the CRA, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
"C" and made a part hereof.
5. CRA'S CONVEYANCE TO THE BLACK ARCHIVES. The CRA shall
execute a quit claim deed to the BLACK ARCHIVES, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "D"
and made a part hereof.
6. EXCHANGE OF DEEDS BY PARTIES. The BLACK ARCHIVES and the
CRA shall exchange the deeds described in Sections 4 and 5 hereof, simultaneously with the
exchange of deeds set forth in the Agreed Order.
7. DEFAULT. Failure of the BLACK ARCHIVES to comply with Sections 4 and 6
of this Agreement shall void the CRA's obligation under Sections 3, 5 and 6 of this Agreement,
and the CRA's obligation to execute and deliver the quit claim deeds set forth in the Agreed
Order.
S. INTERPRETATION.
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a. Captions. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and
are not a part of this Agreement and do not in any way define, limit, describe or amplify the
terms and provisions of this Agreement or the scope or intent thereof.
b. Entire Agreement. This instrument constitutes the sole and only
agreement of the parties hereto relating to the Grant, and correctly set forth the rights, duties, and
obligations of the parties. There are no collateral or oral agreements or understandings between
the CRA and the BLACK ARCHIVES relating to the Agreement. Any promises, negotiations,
or representations not expressly set forth in this Agreement are of no force or effect. This
Agreement shall not be modified in any manner except by an instrument in writing executed by
the parties. The masculine (or neuter) pronoun and the singular number shall include the
masculine, feminine and neuter genders and the singular and plural number. The word
"including" followed by any specific item(s) is deemed to refer to examples rather than to be
words of limitation.
c. Construction. Should the provisions of this Agreement require judicial or
arbitral interpretation, it is agreed that the judicial or arbitral body interpreting or construing the
same shall not apply the assumption that the terms hereof shall be more strictly construed against
one party by reason of the rule of construction that an instrument is to be construed more strictly
against the party which itself or through its agents prepared same, it being agreed that the agents
of both parties have equally participated in the preparation of this Agreement.
d. Covenants. Each covenant, agreement, obligation, term, condition or
other provision herein contained shall be deemed and construed as a separate and independent
covenant of the party bound by, undertaking or making the same, not dependent on any other
provision of this Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided. All of the terms and conditions
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set forth in this Agreement shall apply throughout the term of this Agreement unless otherwise
expressly set forth herein.
e. Conflicting Terms. In the event of conflict between the terms of this
Agreement and any terms or conditions contained in any attached documents, the terms of this
Agreement shall govern.
f. Waiver. No waiver or breach of any provision of this Agreement shall
constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision hereof, and no
waiver shall be effective unless made in writing.
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Severability. Should any provision contained in this Agreement be
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable
under the laws of the State of Florida, then such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent
necessary in order to conform with such laws, or if not modifiable to conform with such laws,
that same shall be deemed severable, and in either event, the remaining terms and provisions of
this Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.
9. AMENDMENTS. No amendment to this Agreement shall be binding on either
party, unless in writing and signed by both parties.
10. NON-DELEGABILITY. The obligations of the BLACK ARCHIVES under this
Agreement shall not be delegated or assigned to any other party without the CRA' s prior written
consent which may be withheld by the CRA, in its sole discretion.
11. CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with Florida law.
12. NOTICE. All notices or other communications which shall or may be given
pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by personal service, or by
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registered mail, addressed to the party at the address indicated herein or as the same may be
changed from time to time. Such notice shall be deemed given on the day on which personally
served, or, if by mail, on the fifth day after being posted, or the date of actual receipt, whichever
is earlier.
TO CRA: Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency
49 N.W. 5rn Street, Suite 100
Miami, Florida 33125
Attn: James H. Villacorta
Executive Director
TO BLACK ARCHIVES: The Black Archives, History and Research
Foundation of South Florida, Inc.
5400 N.W. 22nd Avenue
Building C, Suite 101
Miami, Florida 33142
Attn: Elizabeth A. Williams, CFRE
Executive Director
13. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
parties hereto, and their respective heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors, and
assigns.
14. AUTHORITY. The BLACK ARCHIVES certifies that the BLACK ARCHIVES
possess the legal authority to enter into this Agreement. A resolution, motion or similar action
has been duly adopted as an official act of the BLACK ARCHIVES' governing body,
authorizing the execution of this Agreement, and identifying the official representative of the
BLACK ARCHIVES to act in connection herewith and to provide such additional information as
may be required by the CRA.
SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, in consideration of the mutual entry into this Agreement,
for other good and valuable consideration, and intending to be legally bound, the CRA and the
BLACK ARCHIVES have executed this Agreement.
Witnesses:
THE BLACK ARCHIVES, HISTORY &
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH
FLORIDA, INC., a Florida non-profit
corporation, ("BLACK ARCHIVES")
By: By:
Elizabeth A. Williams, CFRE
Print Name: President
By:
Print Name:
ATTEST:
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, of the City of Miami, a public
agency and body corporate created pursuant to
Section 163.356, Florida Statutes ("CRA")
By:
Priscilla A. Thompson James H. Villacorta
Clerk of the Board Executive Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Julie O. Bru
CRA General Counsel
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EXHIBIT "A"
Legal Description of Eastern Property
The West 40 feet of Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's
Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County,
Florida, together with all right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in the East 5 feet of the 10 foot alley
adjacent to Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's Resubdivision,
recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida.
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EXHIBIT "B"
Joint Motion
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11TH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO.: 07-46851 CA 31
CITY OF MIAMI AND THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY,
Plaintiff(s),
vs.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
Defendant.
JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER FOR
PARTIAL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS RELATED TO BLOCK 36
THIS JOINT MOTION is made and entered into by and between Plaintiff CITY OF
MIAMI ("CITY"), Plaintiff SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), and Defendant MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
("COUNTY") in partial settlement of the above -designated suit under the following terms:
1. The CITY, the CRA, and the COUNTY agree to transfer the Property described
in Exhibit "A" ("Property") to The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South
Florida, Inc. ("Black Archives") for the purpose of construction and use of capital additions and
improvements to the Lyric Theater in the Historic Overtown Folklife Village.
2. The COUNTY will execute a deed for the Property to the Black Archives, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit "B."
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3. The CITY will execute a quit claim deed for the Property to the Black Archives,
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4. The CRA will execute a quit claim deed for the Property to the Black Archives, in
the foil n attached hereto as Exhibit "D."
5. The COUNTY, the City, and the CRA shall deliver the deeds described in
paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, hereinabove to the Black Archives, within twenty (20) days of the
"Effective Date" of an Agreed Order (the "Delivery Date"). The CITY, CRA and COUNTY shall
deliver the deeds set forth in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 hereinabove to Assistant County Attorney
Debra Herman at the Miami -Dade County Attorney's Office at the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111
N.W. First Street, 28th Floor, Miami, Florida, on a mutually agreeable date. The COUNTY shall
deliver the deeds to the Black Archives.
6. Subject to the reverter provisions in Exhibits (B) (C) and (D), the COUNTY, the
CITY, and the CRA hereby release each other from all claims relating to the Property.
7. Neither the CITY, the CRA or the COUNTY waive any other claims or defenses
it may have in relation to the litigation styled, City of Miami and the Southeast OvertownlPark
West Community Redevelopment Agency v. Miami -Dade County, case no.: 07-46851 CA 31
filed in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County.
8. Certified copies of the resolutions authorizing the respective parties to enter into
this Joint Motion by the Board of County Commissioners of Miami -Dade County, the Miami
City Commission, and the Board of Commissioners for the Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency are attached hereto as Exhibit "E" and incorporated herein.
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WHEREFORE, THE CITY, CRA and the COUNTY respectfully requests this Court grant this motion
in all respects.
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JULIE O. BRU, CITY ATTORNEY
KEVIN R. JONES, ESQ.
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Suite 945
Miami, FL 33130-1910
Telephone: (305) 416-1800
Facsimile: (305) 416-1801
By:
Kevin R. Jones, Assistant City Attorney
Florida Bar No. 119067
Attorney for the Plaintiffs
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
R.A. CUEVAS, JR.
Miami -Dade County Attorney
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW lst St., Ste. 2810
Miami, FL 33128
By:
Debra Herman
Assistant County Attorney
Attorney for Defendant
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been furnished to the below listed
by mail this day of , 2009:
Debra Herman, Esq.
Assistant County Attorney
Miami -Dade County Attorneys Office
111 NW 1 Street, Suite 2810
Miami, Florida 33128
Attorney for Defendant
By:
Kevin R. Jones, Assistant City Attorney
Florida Bar No. 119067
Attorney for the Plaintiffs
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EXHIBIT A
The West 40 feet of Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's
Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County, Florida, together with all right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in the East 5 feet of
the 10 foot alley adjacent to Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W.
White's Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -
Dade County, Florida.
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EXHIBIT B
Instrument prepared by and returned to:
Debra Herman, Esq.
Miami -Dade County Attorney's Office
R.A. Cuevas, Jr.
Miami Dade County Attorney
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1 Street, Ste. 2810
Miami, FL 33128
A portion of the following Folio Number(s): 01-0103-060-1060
01-0103-060-1120
01-0103-060-1180
01-0103-060-1230
COUNTY DEED
THIS DEED, made this day of , 200_ by MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, party of the first part, whose address
is: Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1 Street Suite 17-202, Miami, Florida 33128-1963
("Grantor"), and the Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc.,
party of the second part ("Grantee"), whose address is 5400 NW 22 Avenue, Building C, Suite
101, Miami, Florida.
WITNESSETH:
That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and
No1100 Dollars ($10.00) to it in hand paid by the party of the second part, receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged has granted, bargained and sold to the party of the second part, his or
her heirs and assigns forever, the following described land lying and being in Miami -Dade
County, Florida:
The West 40 feet of Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's
Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County, Florida, together with all right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in the East 5 feet of
the 10 foot alley adjacent to Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W.
White's Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -
Dade County, Florida.
This grant conveys only the interest of the County and its Board of County
Commissioners in the property herein described and shall not be deemed to warrant the title or
to represent any state of facts concerning the same.
This conveyance is made subject to the restriction that the Grantee shall have
"commenced construction" within (5) years of the date hereof and that such property shall be
utilized solely for the construction and use of capital additions and/or improvements to the Lyric
Theater. The phrase "commenced construction" shall mean that all required construction and
development permits have been issued on a complete set of plans, and that actual physical
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construction work is taking place on the property on a continuing basis. Failure to comply with
this restriction, or use of such property for any other purpose, shall result in the forfeiture of all
monetary investments and physical improvements by automatic reverter of the property back to
Miami -Dade County, subject to any unresolved claims of ownership by the City of Miami, or the
Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency pending in City of Miami
and the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency v. Miami -Dade
County, Case No. 07-46851 CA 31, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and
for Miami -Dade County, Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said party of the first part has caused these presents to be
executed in its name by its Board of County Commissioners acting by the Mayor of said Board,
the day and year aforesaid.
(OFFICIAL SEAL)
ATTEST:
HARVEY RUV1N, CLERK
By:
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BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
By:
Deputy Clerk Mayor
Approved for legal sufficiency:
The foregoing was authorized by Resolution No. approved by the Board of County
Commissioners of Miami -Dade County, Florida, on the day of , 200 .
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EXHIBIT C
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY:
Kevin R. Jones, Esquire
Office of the City Attorney
444 SW 2"d Ave. Ste 945
Miami, Florida 33131
A portion of the following Folio Number(s): 01-0103-060-1060
01-0103-060-1120
01-0103-060-1180
01-0103-060-1230
QUIT CLAIM DEED
THIS QUIT CLAIM DEED, made this .^ day of , 20_, between CITY OF
MIAMI, a body corporate and politic of the State of Florida (the "Grantor"), and THE BLACK
ARCHIVES, HISTORY AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., a Florida
non-profit corporation ("Grantee"). whose address is 5400 NW 22 Avenue, Building C, Suite
101, Miami, Florida.
Wherever used herein, the terms "Grantor" and "Grantee" shall include singular and
plural, heirs, legal representatives, assigns of individuals, and the successors and assigns of
corporations, wherever the context so admits or requires.
WITNESSETH:
THAT, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00), and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by
Grantor, Grantor hereby grants, bargains, conveys and confirms unto Grantee all Grantor's
right, title and interest if any, in that certain real property together with the improvements
thereon (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Real Property") in Miami -Dade County,
Florida, more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto.
This conveyance is made subject to the restriction that the Grantee shall have
"commenced construction" within (5) years of the date hereof and that such property shall be
utilized solely for the construction and use of capital additions and/or improvements to the Lyric
Theater. The phrase "commenced construction" shall mean that all required construction and
development permits have been issued on a complete set of plans, and that actual physical
construction work is taking place on the property on a continuing basis. Failure to comply with
this restriction, or use of such property for any other purpose, shall result in the forfeiture of all
monetary investments and physical improvements by automatic reverter of the property back to
Grantor, subject to any unresolved claims of ownership by the Southeast Overtown Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency and Miami -Dade County pending in City of Miami and the
Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Aoencv v. Miami -Dade County,
Case No. 07-46851 CA 31, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -
Dade County, Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Quit Claim Deed to be executed as
of the day and year first above written.
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in our presence:
Print Name
Print Name
GRANTOR:
CITY OF MIAMI, a body corporate and
Politic of the State of Florida:
By:
Pedro G. Hernandez, P.E.
City Manager
Approved as to Form and Correctness: Attest:
Julie O. Bru
City Attorney
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
STATE OF FLORIDA )
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COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 2009, by
[insert name], [insert title] of [insert entity], who is personally known ( ) or produced
identification ( ). Type of identification produced
Print or Stamp Name:
Notary Public, State
Commission No.:
My Commission Expires:
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EXHIBIT "A" TO QUIT CLAIM DEED
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The West 40 feet of Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's
Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County, Florida, together with all right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in the East 5 feet of
the 10 foot alley adjacent to Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W.
White's Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -
Dade County, Florida
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EXHIBIT D
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY:
Kevin R. Jones, Esquire
Office of the City Attorney
141 SW 2nd Ave. Ste 945
Miami, Florida 33131
A portion of the following Folio Number(s):
01-0103-060-1060
01-0103-060-1120
01-0103-060-1180
01-0103-060-1230
QUIT CLAIM DEED
THIS QUIT CLAIM DEED, made this day of , 20_, between,
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, of the
City of Miami, a public agency and body corporate created pursuant to Section 163.356, Florida
Statutes (the "Grantor"), and THE BLACK ARCHIVES, HISTORY AND RESEARCH
FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., a Florida non-profit corporation ("Grantee") whose
address is 5400 NW 22 Avenue, Building C, Suite 101, Miami, Florida.
Wherever used herein, the terms "Grantor" and "Grantee" shall include singular and
plural, heirs, legal representatives, assigns of individuals, and the successors and assigns of
corporations, wherever the context so admits or requires.
WITNESSETH:
THAT, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00), and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by
Grantor, Grantor hereby grants, bargains, conveys and confirms unto Grantee all Grantor's
right, title and interest if any, in that certain real property together with the improvements
thereon (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Real Property") in Miami -Dade County,
Florida, more particularly described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto.
This grant conveys only the interest of the Grantor and the Board of Commissioners of
the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency in the property herein
described and shall not be deemed to warrant the title or to represent any state of facts
concerning the same.
This conveyance is made subject to the restriction that the Grantee shall have
"commenced construction" within (5) years of the date hereof and that such property shall be
utilized solely for the construction and use of capital additions and/or improvements to the Lyric
Theater. The phrase "commenced construction" shall mean that all required construction and
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development permits have been issued on a complete set of plans, and that actual physical
construction work is taking place on the property on a continuing basis. Failure to comply with
this restriction, or use of such property for any other purpose, shall result in the forfeiture of all
monetary investments and physical improvements by automatic reverter of the property back to
Grantor subject to any unresolved claims of ownership by the City of Miami, Miami -Dade
County pending in City of Miami and the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency v. Miami -Dade County, Case No. 07-46851 CA 31, in the Circuit Court
of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Quit Claim Deed to be executed as
of the day and year first above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in our presence:
Print Name
Print Name
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
of the City of Miami, a public agency and
body corporate created pursuant to Section
163.356, Florida Statutes
By:
James H. Villacorta
Executive Director
Approved as to Form and Correctness: Attest:
Julie O. Bru
General Counsel to
Community Redevelopment Agency
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
STATE OF FLORIDA )
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COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 2009, by
[insert name], [insert title] of [insert entity], who is personally known ( ) or produced
identification ( ). Type of identification produced
Print or Stamp Name:
Notary Public, State
Commission No.:
My Commission Expires:
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EXHIBIT "A" TO QUIT CLAIM DEED
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The West 40 feet of Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W. White's
Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B, at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County, Florida, together with all right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in the East 5 feet of
the 10 foot alley adjacent to Lots 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30, 35, 38, 43 and 46 of Block 36 of P.W.
White's Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B. at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -
Dade County, Florida
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EXHIBIT "C"
Black Archives' Conveyance to the CRA
Quit -Claim Deed
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THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY:
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Kevin R. Jones, Esquire
Office of the City Attorney
City of Miami
444 SW 2"d Ave. Ste 945
Miami, Florida 33131
QUIT CLAIM DEED
THIS QUIT CLAIM DEED, made this day of , 2008, between THE BLACK
ARCHIVES, HISTORY AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., a Florida
non-profit corporation (the "Grantor"), and the SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, of the City of Miami, a public agency and body
corporate, created pursuant to Section 163.356, Florida Statutes ("Grantee').
Wherever used herein, the terms "Grantor" and "Grantee" shall include singular and
plural, heirs, legal representatives, assigns of individuals, and the successors and assigns of
corporations, wherever the context so admits or requires.
WITNESSETH:
THAT, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00), and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by
Grantor, Grantor hereby grants, bargains, conveys and confirms unto Grantee, in fee simple, all
that certain real property together with the improvements thereon (hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Real Property") in Miami -Dade County, Florida, more particularly described
in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein.
This conveyance is subject to the restriction that such property shall be utilized as a
public plaza.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Quit Claim Deed to be executed as of
the day and year first above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered in our presence:
WITNESSES:
GRANTOR:
THE BLACK ARCHIVES, HISTORY AND
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH
FLORIDA, a Florida non-profit corporation.
By:
Narne: Elizabeth A. Williams, CFRE
Executive Director
Name:
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STATE OF FLORIDA )
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COUNTY OF NIIANII-DADE )
The foregoing instrument was ackno
, 2008, by
County, a body corporate and politic of the State
who is personally known to me or has produced
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wledged before me this day of
, as of Miami -Dade
of Florida, on behalf of Miami -Dade County,
as identification.
Notary Public, State of Florida
My Commission Expires:
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EXHIBIT "A" OF QUIT CLAIM DEED
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Lots 4 and 5, and the northern 15.4 feet of Lot 12, less the easternmost 11 feet of the northern 15.4 feet of
Lot 12, of Block 36 of P.W. White's Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book `B' at Page 34 of the Public
Records of Miami -Dade, Florida.
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EXHIBIT "D"
CRA's Conveyance to the Black Archives
Quit Claim Deed
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THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY:
Kevin R. Jones, Esquire
Office of the City Attorney
City of Miami
444 SW 2nd Ave. Ste 945
Miami, Florida 33131
QUIT CLAIM DEED
THIS QUIT CLAIM DEED, made this day of , 2008. between the SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, of the City of Miami,
a public agency and body corporate, created pursuant to Section 163.356, Florida Statutes (the "Grantor")
and THE BLACK ARCHIVES, HISTORY AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH
FLORIDA, INC., a Florida non-profit corporation ("Grantee").
Wherever used herein, the terms "Grantor" and "Grantee" shall include singular and
plural, heirs, legal representatives, assigns of individuals, and the successors and assigns of
corporations, wherever the context so admits or requires.
WITNESSETH:
THAT, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00), and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by
Grantor, Grantor hereby grants, bargains, conveys and confirms unto Grantee, in fee simple, all
that certain real property together with the improvements thereon (hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Real Property") in Miami -Dade County, Florida, more particularly described
in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Quit Claim Deed to be executed as of
the day and year first above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered in our presence:
ATTEST:
GRANTOR:
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, of the City of Miami, a public
agency and body corporate, created pursuant to
Section 163.356. Florida Statutes
By:
Priscilla A. Thompson James H. Villacorta
Clerk of the Board Executive Director
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EXHIBIT "A" OF QUIT CLAIM DEED
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Easternmost 11 feet of the southern 9.8 feet of Lot 12, of Block 36 of P.W. White's Resubdivision,
recorded in Plat Book 'B' at Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade, Florida.
and
Easternmost 11 feet of Lot 13, of Block 36 of P.W. White's Resubdivision, recorded in Plat Book B' at
Page 34 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade, Florida.