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Resolution R-24-0429
Legislation
City Hall
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 16677 Final Action Date: 10/24/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TRANSFER FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THREE
HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($317,000.00), COLLECTED
BY THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AS SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
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, AS AMENDED, ("CITY CODE")
TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), IN ORDER TO REIMBURSE
THE SEOPW CRA FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE AMENDMENT OF ITS
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF
THE CITY MANAGER AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Damian Pardo, Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA ("SEOPW CRA") is the Applicant,
along with the City of Miami ("City") for the Southeast Overtown/Park West Development of
Regional Impact ("SEOPW DRI"), adopted as an incremental Development of Regional Impact
("DRI") pursuant to Resolution No. R-88-110, adopted on February 11, 1988, in which the City
approved the DRI for the portion of the City within the SEOPW CRA's boundaries designated by
City Commission Resolution No. 82-755, and pursuant to Resolution No. 88-111, in which the
City approved the Increment I Development Order for the SEOPW DRI; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-92-609, adopted on September 22, 1992, the
City approved an Increment II Development Order for the SEOPW DRI within the DRI
boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Increment III of the SEOPW DRI was adopted as Resolution No. R-13-0384
on September 26, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Increment III Development Order ("Order") specifically required
collection of fees codified in Chapter 13, Article III of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, ("City Code") to reimburse the City and the SEOPW CRA 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 SEOPW CRA Order(s), which is a
component of the SEOPW CRA development supplemental fee; and
WHEREAS, the SEOPW CRA 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
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WHEREAS, the SEOPW CRA is also a community redevelopment agency created
pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and is responsible for carrying out community
redevelopment activities and projects within its redevelopment area in accordance with the 2019
SEOPW CRA Plan ("Plan"); and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of seeking an extension of the life of the SEOPW CRA from
2030 to 2042, the SEOPW CRA was required to prepare an Assessment of Need Study
("AON"), amend its current Redevelopment Plan, and amend the 1983 Interlocal Agreement
with its two (2) taxing authorities, the City and the County; and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2024, the SEOPW CRA requested reimbursement by the City
in the amount of Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($317,000.00) relating to
expenses incurred by the SEOPW CRA in the preparation of the AON and for the amendment
of the Plan performed by E.L. Waters and Company, approved by the SEOPW CRA Board
pursuant to resolution CRA-R-17-0011 on February 27, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the City completed an analysis finding that funding this action related to
modifications or amendments of the Plan conforms to the criteria of the DRI/master plan
supplemental fee as described in the Increment III Development Order; and
WHEREAS, the current balance of available funds collected by the City for the SEOPW
CRA Master Plan/recovery development supplemental fees is Five Million Two Hundred Sixty
Four Thousand Seven Hundred Forty One Dollars and Eighty Two Cents ($5,264,741.82) as of
September 3, 2024, and a transfer of a portion of these funds has been approved by the City's
Planning Director; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to transfer the funds to reimburse the
SEOPW CRA for expenses related to amending the SEOPW CRA's Redevelopment Plan
associated with the extension of life of the SEOPW CRA;
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 of
Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($317,000.00), collected by the City as SEOPW
DRI/master plan recovery fees and DRI supplemental fees, to the SEOPW CRA, to reimburse
the SEOPW CRA for expenses related to the amendment of its Redevelopment Plan, 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:
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