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File ID: #12291
Resolution
Sponsored by: Commissioner Manolo Reyes
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TRANSFER FUNDS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$3,717,000.00, COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AS DOWNTOWN
MIAMI DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT ("DRI")/MASTER PLAN RECOVERY
FEES AND DRI SUPPLEMENTAL FEES, AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 13 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY CODE") TO THE MIAMI
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("DDA"), IN ORDER TO REIMBURSE
AND PROVIDE FUTURE FUNDING TO THE DDA FOR THE PROVISION OF
PROJECTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCREMENT III DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
ORDER, SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER.
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-22-0295
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 12291 Final Action Date:7/28/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TRANSFER FUNDS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$3,717,000.00, COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AS DOWNTOWN
MIAMI DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT ("DRI")/MASTER PLAN RECOVERY
FEES AND DRI SUPPLEMENTAL FEES, AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 13 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY CODE") TO THE MIAMI
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("DDA"), IN ORDER TO REIMBURSE
AND PROVIDE FUTURE FUNDING TO THE DDA FOR THE PROVISION OF
PROJECTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCREMENT III DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
ORDER, SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER.
WHEREAS, the DDA is the Applicant for the Downtown Miami Development of Regional
Impact ("DRI"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-87-1149, adopted on December 10, 1987, the
City approved a Master and Increment I Development Order for the portion of Downtown Miami
within the Miami Downtown Development Authority of the City of Miami, Florida's ("Miami DDA")
boundaries, with the exception of the area encompassing the Southeast Overtown/Park West
Development of Regional Impact ("SEOPW DRI"), known as the Downtown Development of
Regional Impact ("DDRI"), pursuant to Section 380, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-02-1307, adopted on December 12, 2002, the
City approved an Increment II Development Order for the DDRI for the same area; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2015, the Miami DDA and the Florida Department of
Economic Opportunity entered into an Agreement Authorizing Interim Development for the
DDRI Increment III pursuant to Section 380.032, Florida Statutes, which authorized
commencement of interim development pursuant to Increment III in advance of issuance of the
final development order to allow for development to continue under the soon -to -be exhausted
Increment II; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 13704, adopted on October 26, 2017, the City
approved an Increment III Development Order for Downtown Development of Regional Impact
("Order"), including its conditions and impact fee coefficients used to collect funds to cover the
costs of compliance with the Order and its impacts; and
WHEREAS, the Order specifically required collection of impact fees codified in Section
13-58 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, to provide for Miami Dade County
transit improvements; general transportation improvements; the Tri-Rail payment; Master Plan
and DDRI application cost recovery; and ongoing administrative costs for monitoring the DDRI
program, planning and enforcement support, associated studies, and processing of individual
development applications; and
WHEREAS, the Miami DDA is the Developer of record under the Order and together
with the City is responsible for compliance with the Order's conditions as well as the planning,
administrative, enforcement, infrastructure development, advocacy, and other efforts required
under the Order; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 13 of the City Code provides for the reimbursement to the City
and/or DDA for costs incurred in the DRI/master plan study and future related studies in
accordance with the consolidated application for development approval ("CADA") and the
downtown DRI development orders, and which shall be a component of the downtown
development supplemental fee; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to transfer the funds to reimburse and
provide future funding to the DDA for the provision of projects specified in the Increment III
Downtown Development Order and the DRI/master plan recovery fee;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to transfer funds, in a total amount
not to exceed $3,717,000.00, collected by the City as DRI/master plan recovery fees and DRI
supplemental fees, to the DDA, to reimburse and provide future funding to the DDA for the
provision of projects specified in the Increment III Downtown Development Order, subject to the
review and approval by the City Manager.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.