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File Number: 13798 Final Action Date: 5/25/2023
MAY BE DEFERRED
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING A CHANGE IN THE PROPOSED PROJECT, ON THE CITY OF MIAMI
OWNED PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 6016 NORTHWEST 7TH AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CARVER THEATER
("PARCEL"), FROM DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING TO A PUBLIC PARK;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT
TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 ACTION PLAN AND FISCAL YEAR 2019-2023
CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ("HUD"); AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF AN
ADDITIONAL ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.00) IN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG") PROGRAM INCOME
FUNDS TO THE PROJECT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, TO APPROVE THE CHANGE IN THE PROPOSED PROJECT;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2018, pursuant to City of Miami ("City") Resolution No. R-18-
0177, the City Commission authorized the purchase of the Carver Theater located at 6016
Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, Florida, as legally described in Attachment "A," attached and
incorporated ("Parcel"), in the amount of $1,530,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant
("CDBG") funds ("Funds"), for community activities; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-19-0249, adopted on June 27, 2019, the City
Commission authorized the transfer of the parcel to Martin Luther King Economic Development
Corporation, a Florida not for profit corporation ("MLKEDC"), for the redevelopment of the parcel
for housing, for low to moderate income persons; and
WHEREAS, on June 9, 2022, pursuant to Resolution No. R-22-0213, the City
Commission approved the Liberty City Trust serving as a Fiscal Agent for the MLKEDC for
funding that the MLKEDC or the Liberty City Trust may receive for the redevelopment of the
Parcel and completion of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the property on the Parcel has been deemed an unsafe structure by the City
Building Department and it is in the best interest of the City to demolish the existing unsafe
structure and turn the property into a public park; and
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WHEREAS, the allocation of an additional $150,000.00, together with the unspent
$107,383.83 in the project account will provide a total of $257,383.83 to be used for the
demolition of the existing unsafe structure; and
WHEREAS, the City's Administration recommends approving a change in the proposed
project, on the City -owned Parcel, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached and
incorporated, from redevelopment of the parcel for housing to a public park; authorizing the City
Manager to submit a Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 Action Plan and Fiscal
Year 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD"); authorizing the allocation of an additional One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($150,000.00) in Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") program income funds
to the project; authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, to approve the change in the proposed project; and authorizing
the City Manager to negotiate and execute any and all other necessary documents, all in a form
acceptable to the city attorney, for said purpose;
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. The change in the proposed project, on the City -owned Parcel, as more
particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated, from redevelopment of the
parcel for housing to a public park, is approved and authorized'
Section 3. The City Manager to authorized' to submit a Substantial Amendment to the
Fiscal Year 2022 Action Plan and Fiscal Year 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan to the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD").
Section 4. Funds in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00)
are hereby allocated from Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") program income
funds to the project.
Section 5. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute an agreement, in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney, to approve the change in the proposed project.
Section 6. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all other
necessary documents, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose;
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor. 2
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.
2 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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