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Resolution R-25-0022
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17137 Final Action Date: 1/23/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE
CREATION OF A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA, PURSUANT TO
THE BOUNDARIES ADOPTED IN RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0415, WITHIN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "ALLAPATTAH" IN THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), TO BE KNOWN AS THE ALLAPATTAH
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("ALLAPATTAH CRA"), SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING ALL CITY APPROVALS
AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT
OF 1969 TO BE COMPLETED AND ADOPTED BY FEBRUARY 27, 2025 FOR
SAID CREATION, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDING
NECESSARY FOR ALL INITIAL PRIORITY PROJECTS; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR
SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Damian Pardo
WHEREAS, the neighborhood commonly referred to as "Allapattah" in the City of Miami
("City") spans approximately five (5) miles ("Allapattah") and has long been home to a melting
pot of residents from Central America to the Caribbean; and
WHEREAS, Allapattah has an eclectic and rich history known for its culture, arts,
festivals, shoppes, and marketplaces; and
WHEREAS, Allapattah, however, has been plagued in recent years by crime, drugs,
homelessness, decay, slum, blight, and lack of affordable housing, which has resulted in the
displacement of many longtime residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2024, the City adopted Resolution No. R-24-0415 directing
the City Manager to identify funding to hire the consultants necessary to prepare a Finding of
Necessity and to identify funding for initial priority projects, among other things needed,
pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, for the creation of a Community
Redevelopment Agency in Allapattah; and
WHEREAS, now the City Commission desires to direct the City Manager to expedite the
revitalization of Allapattah through the creation of a Community Redevelopment Area to be
known as the Allapattah Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("Allapattah CRA), within the boundaries of the Allapattah area, as adopted in Resolution No. R-
24-0415;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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File ID: 17137 Enactment Number: R-25-0022
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 Manager is directed to take any and all steps necessary to expedite
the creation of a Community Redevelopment Area, pursuant to the boundaries adopted in
Resolution No. R-24-0415, within the neighborhood commonly referred to as "Allapattah" in the
City, to be known as the Allapattah Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("Allapattah CRA").
Section 3. The City Manager is directed to have all City approvals as required pursuant
to the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969 to be completed by February 27, 2025, for the
creation of the Allapattah CRA, including the identification of funding necessary for all initial
priority projects.
Section 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to execute all necessary documents,
in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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.
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