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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-11-0010 02-28-2011 Cover MemoSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting February 28, 2011 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: February 18, 2011 File: 11-00175 Subject: Transfer of Title from the City of Miami of the Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum 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 acceptance of the transfer of title from the City of Miami of the property located at 480 N.W. 11th Street, Miami, Florida: the Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum. The Black Police Precinct is a historic structure of major importance located in the West Overtown neighborhood; a specifically identified project area in the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan. The transfer of title will allow the CRA to continue its redevelopment efforts within the West Overtown project area. JUSTIFICATION: Section 2, Goal 1, at page 11, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan lists the "[preservation] of historic buildings and community heritage," as a stated redevelopment goal. Section 4, at pages 89 and 90, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan identifies the Black Police Precinct as a historical structure of "major importance" for purposes of continued preservation. This Resolution carries out these goals.