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File Number: 16-00561 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 15-0153, ADOPTED MARCH 26, 2015, IN ITS
ENTIRETY, AND RESTATING SUPPORT TO THE MIAMI-DADE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ("COUNTY COMMISSION") FOR THE CREATION OF
THE MIAMI WORLDCENTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("CDD") BY
FORBES MIAMI NE 1ST AVENUE LLC, AND MIAMI WORLDCENTER HOLDINGS,
LLC, AND THEIR AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES ("DEVELOPER"), FOR THE
TWENTY-THREE (23) +1- 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," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, AND URGING THE COUNTY
COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE DEVELOPER
FOR THE CREATION OF THE CDD; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
TRANSMIT COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION.
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; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 13039, adopted November 13, 2008, the City Commission
approved the Rezoning of the twenty-three (23) +/- acre site generally bounded on the North by
Northeast llth 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", attached and incorporated, from SD-16.1 to SD-16.3 ("Rezoning"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("Miami 21 Code"), adopted on October 22, 2009, carried over regulations for SD-16.3 into Appendix D
of the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 14-0086, adopted March 13, 2014 and rescinded March
26, 2015, the City Commission supported the creation of the Miami Worldcenter Community
Development District ("CDD") with certain parcels excluded ("CDD Resolution I"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 15-0153, adopted March 26, 2015, the City Commission
supported the creation of the CDD with certain parcels excluded ("CDD Resolution II"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 13483, adopted on September 29, 2014, the City
Commission approved the amendment of Appendix D of the Miami 21 Code to modify certain
development standards for the Miami Worldcenter Area; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 13498, adopted February 26, 2015, Miami Worldcenter
Holdings, LLC, Forbes Miami NE 1st Avenue LLC, their affiliates and subsidiaries, and the City entered
into an amended and restated Development Agreement ("Amended Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, certain properties were added and removed from the exclusion list of CDD Resolution
II ("Excluded Parcels"), and there is a wish to make the corrections for proper inclusion of identified
parcels; and
WHEREAS, CDD Resolution II is hereby rescinded in its entirety by this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City supports the creation of the CDD to assist in funding and constructing various
onsite and offsite infrastructure and related public improvements for the Miami Worldcenter 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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Resolution No. 15-0153, adopted March 26, 2015, is hereby rescinded in its entirety.
Section 3. The City Commission supports the creation of a CDD by the Developer, for the property
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 Excluded Parcels, listed on Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated.
Section 4. The City Commission encourages the Miami -Dade Board of County Commissioners
("County Commission") to approve a petition submitted by the Developer to create a CDD.
Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the County
Commission.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CQRIlECTNESS:
VICITORIA MENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1 } If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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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