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November 29, 2010
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Richard P. Dunn II
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Pieter A. Bockweg
Executive Director
Date: November 19, 2010 File: 10-01343
Subject: Expenditure of Funds for the Interior
Demolition and Build -Out of the Property
Located at 300 N.W. 11th Street, Miami,
Florida.
References:
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the expenditure of
funds, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for the interior demolition and build -out of the property located at
300 N.W. 11th Street, Miami, Florida.
The Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-10-0026, passed and adopted on May 13, 2010,
authorized the purchase of the historic church property located at 300 N.W. 11th Street, Miami, Florida, for its
continued preservation and rehabilitation.
Potential uses of the property include: (1) neighborhood activity/meeting center; (2) community computer lab
center; and (3) banquet facility.
The shell (exterior components) of the property are in good condition, however, for any future use, the interior
will require a complete demolition and build -out.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 2, Goal 1/Principle 8, at pages 11 and 15, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Plan, lists "[p]reserving historic building and community heritage;" and that "[o]Ider buildings that
embody the area's cultural past should be restored;" as stated redevelopment goals.
This Resolution carries out these goals.
FUNDING: $1,500,000 from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, "Construction in Progress," Account Code No.
10050.920101.670000.0000.00000.