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Resolution R-24-0014
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15228 Final Action Date: 1/11/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MITIGATING THE CODE
ENFORCEMENT LIENS RECORDED AGAINST PROPERTY ADDRESS 1600
NORTHWEST 20 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, CASE NUMBER CE2021011435,
AFTER A HEARING, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2-817 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; AUTHORIZING THE AMOUNT
APPROVED AS FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
LIEN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, TTH23 1600 AP, LLC ("Owner") is the owner of the property located at 1600
Northwest 20 Street, Miami, Florida ("Property") and seeks mitigation of the Code liens at issue
here; and
WHEREAS, the Property is a commercial property in City Commission District 1; and
WHEREAS, on June 9, 2021, Code Compliance case CE2021011435 ("Code Case")
was opened; and
WHEREAS, the violations of the Code Case were for work performed without a finalized
permit, nonconforming work in the public right-of-way and work performed in the public right-of-
way without a permit, to wit: creating a solid waste hauler container area in the alley; and
WHEREAS, the Code Case was heard on September 8, 2021, before the Code
Enforcement Board ("CEB"), and no one appeared for the Owner so the case was heard in
absentia, found guilty, ordered to immediately comply and a $500.00 per diem lien should
compliance not be timely; and
WHEREAS, due to the Owner and its employees adopting remote work arrangements
amidst the public health emergency precipitated by the Novel Coronavirus ("COVID-19")
pandemic's onset in Florida and across the United States, the Owner failed to receive
notification of the CEB hearing; and
WHEREAS, that the affidavit of compliance was issued on shows that violations were
complied on October 12, 2022, and the total amount of per diem lien accrued was $199,000.00,
having run for 398 days; and
WHEREAS, the lien on this case was recorded as a Final Administrative Enforcement
Notice on September 17, 2021 with the Miami -Dade Clerk of Court at recording book 32742 and
page 4046; and
WHEREAS, Owner will provide an affidavit attesting to the fact that the Owner applied
for the demolition permit addressing the violations addressed in the Code Case in August 22,
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2021 under BD21-019098-001, but the permit was not closed until September 3, 2022, so that
the case could be reviewed and complied accordingly; and
WHEREAS, the Owner filed suit in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, of Miami Dade County,
under case number 2023-24141 CA 01 ("Court Case") to quiet title to the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Owner requests the matter be set for mitigation before the City
Commission as required by Section 2-817 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"); and
WHEREAS, the City and Owner have filed an Agreed Motion to Stay the Court Case
pending the disposition of this mitigation hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Owner offers mitigation in the amount of $500.00 as full and final
settlement of the CE2021011435;
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 City Commission, after hearing the argument of the Owner, the advice
and argument from the Code Compliance Department and any other relevant City Department,
the City Commission grants mitigation in the amount of $5,500.00 as full and final settlement of
the Code Compliance lien issued under Case No. CE2021011435.
Section 3. Any ruling of the City Commission on mitigation may be appealed pursuant to
the requirements set forth in Chapter 2, Article X of the City Code.
Section 4. The City Manager or designee is further authorized' to execute any and all
documents necessary, in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the purposes stated herein.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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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