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CRA Resolution: CRA-16-0055
File Number: 1247 Final Action Date:10/31/2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AUTHORIZING THE RE -ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLOCK 55.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency
("CRA") is 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 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West
Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.380(3)(a), Florida Statutes, requires that [p]rior to disposition of
any real property or interest therein in a community redevelopment area, ... a community
redevelopment agency shall give public notice of such disposition, ... at least 30 days prior to
the execution of any contract to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property...."; and
WHEREAS, CRA Request for Proposals 13-003 states that "[t]he CRA reserves the right
to accept and proposals deemed to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the purposes
of Florida's Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, to waive any irregularities in any proposal,
to cancel this Request for Proposals, to reject any or all proposals, and/or to re -advertise for
proposals;" and
WHEREAS, CRA Resolution No. 14-0031 specifically provided that "[t]his Resolution is
not intended to be an award of developments rights or to otherwise create any rights
whatsoever in the proposers referenced herein;" and
WHEREAS, the CRA currently owns Block 55 249 NW 6th Street Miami, FL (Folio No.
01-0105-050-1120) and issued Request for Proposals 13-003 ("RFP") for development of the
same on June 18, 2013;
WHEREAS, on March 31, 2014, the Board of Commissioners, by CRA Resolution No.
14-0031, authorized the Executive Director of the CRA to attempt to negotiate a development
agreement with Overtown Gateway Partners, LLC ("Overtown Gateway") as the highest ranked
proposer to the RFP; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of the CRA Resolution, the CRA has attempted
to negotiate the terms of a Block 55 Development Agreement and for various reasons, despite
good faith efforts, the CRA has not been able to finalize the Block 55 Development Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2016, the CRA notified Overtown Gateway that the CRA
has ended negotiations and intends to re -issue a request for proposals for the development of
Block 55; and
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File ID: 1247 Enactment Number: CRA-16-0055
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wish to re -issue a Request for Proposals for
the development of Block 55;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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 herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the re -issuance of a new
Request for Proposals for the development of Block 55, 249 NW 6th Street Miami, FL (Folio No.
01-0105-050-1120).
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Renee Jadusingh, Staff Lounsel 16/21/2016
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