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September 3, 2008
Item #16
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
AND OMNI
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Michelle Spence -Jones Date: August 22, 2008 File: 08-00944
and Members of the CRA Board
Subject: Resolution Authorizing Conveyance of
Land at 831 N.W. 2nd Avenue to the Black
Archives
From: James H. Villacortaj/1'� References:
Executive Director,
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 conveyance of the
property at 831 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida to The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South
Florida, Inc., ("Black Archives") subject to a covenant running with the land prohibiting construction of any
structure on the southernmost 15 feet of the property.
On June 30, 2008, the Board of Commissioners directed the Executive Director to issue a Request for
Proposals ("RFP") for development of the property at 831 N.W. 2nd Avenue, in Overtown. The CRA issued the
RFP on July 08, 2008, and one response was received by the Clerk of the Board on July 23, 2008. This
response was submitted by the Black Archives.
Also at the June 30, 2008 meeting, the Board indicated by unanimous motion that it desired to convey the
property to the Black Archives provided that a covenant running with the land was imposed preventing
construction of any structure on the southernmost 15 feet of the property. This Resolution complies with the
Board's direction.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Board of Commissioners by motion, passed and adopted on June 30, 2008, directed that a resolution be
brought conveying this property to the Black Archives subject to a covenant running with the land prohibiting
construction of any structure on the southernmost 15 feet of the property.
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