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File Number: 14-00073 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF THE MIAMI WORLDCENTER COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("CDD") BY MIAMI WORLDCENTER GROUP, LLC,
AND THEIR AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES ("DEVELOPER") FOR THE
TWENTY-FIVE (25) +/- ACRE SITE GENERALLY BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY
NORTHEAST 11TH STREET, ON THE SOUTH BY NORTHEAST 6TH STREET, ON
THE EAST BY NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE, AND ON THE WEST BY NORTH MIAMI
AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PARCELS LISTED
ON EXHIBIT "A" ("EXCLUDED PARCELS"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED;
ENCOURAGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION TO APPROVE A
PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE DEVELOPER TO CREATE THE CDD
CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 08-0658, adopted November 13, 2008, the Miami
WorldCenter Group, LLC, and their affiliates and subsidiaries ("Developer") and the City of Miami
("City") entered into a Development Agreement ("Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 13039 adopted November 13, 2008, the City
Commission approved the Rezoning of the Site from SD-16.1 to SD-16.3 ("Rezoning"); and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, Ordinance No. 13114 ("Miami 21") was adopted as the new
Zoning Ordinance for the City; and
WHEREAS, the regulations for SD-16.3 were carried over into Appendix D of Miami 21; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the Agreement, the Rezoning, and Miami 21, the City is committed
to facilitating the (re)development of the twenty -five+/ -acre site ("Site") with a large-scale urban infill
development, which shall include substantial public open spaces, enhanced pedestrian areas, and
enhanced access to mass transit facilities, known as the Miami WorldCenter Project ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, consistent with the Agreement, the City supports the creation of the Miami
WorldCenter Community Development District ("CDD") to assist in funding and constructing various
onsite and offsite infrastructure and related public improvements for the Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION 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 as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission supports the creation of the CDD by the Developer, for the
Site bounded on the North by Northeast 11th Street, on the South by Northeast 6th Street, on the East
by Northeast 2nd Avenue, and on the West by North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, with the exception
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of the Excluded Parcels, listed on Exhibit Al,"attached and incorporated.
Section 3. The City Commission encourages the Miami -Dade County Commission to approve
a petition submitted by the Developer to create the CDD consistent with the Agreement.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Vf TORIA MENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1 } If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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