HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-14-0066 Cover MemoOmni Board of Commissioners Meeting
December 11d', 2014
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
O. Board Chair Marc D. Sarnoff
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Pieter A. Bockweg
Executive Director
BACKGROUND:
Date: Dec. 2nd, 2014
Subjec Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director
to issue an invitation to Bid for the Proposed
Sale of Firehouse #2.
Enclosure: Supporting Documentation; Legislation
The Firehouse #2 building ("Firehouse"), which is on the National Historic Registry, has been home to the OMNI
Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("OMNI CRA"), for 2 years. In 2012, The Omni
CRA completed the renovation of the Firehouse after it lay vacant for almost 20 years. The City of Miami
deeded the Firehouse to the Omni CRA, as part of the Omni CRA's mission of revitalizing the Omni area and
renovating historic properties.
The Omni CRA seeks to solicit purchasers for the Firehouse through an Invitation to Bid ("ITB"). The terms of
the ITB require that after the sale of the Firehouse, the OMNI CRA shall occupy the second floor of the
Firehouse until the Sunset date — October 2030. The sale of the Firehouse will allow for additional monies to be
reinvested and will further the goal of eliminating slum and blight in the Omni CRA area.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 4, Goal D/ Principles A-2, and C-5, at page 42, of the 2009 OMNI CRA Redevelopment Plan, lists
"[eliminate conditions which contribute to slum & blight], [enhance the area's visual attractiveness to businesses
and residents], by creating opportunities for new development through improvements to the public realm.