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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-23-0030I I `rr Omni CRA OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency Legislation OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-23-0030 OMNI CRA 1401 N. Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33136 www.omnicra.com File Number: 14267 Final Action Date:7/13/2023 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE FINDING OF NECESSITY REPORT PREPARED BY BUSINESSFLARE, LLC, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A" ("REPORT"), FOR THE CONTIGUOUS EXPANSION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CRA TO ALLAPATTAH AND WATSON ISLAND AREAS ("STUDY AREAS"), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B;" AND FINDING THAT THE REBUILDING, REHABILITATION, CONSERVATION, AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDY AREA IS NECESSARY AND IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"); FINDING THAT THE STUDY AREAS CONSTITUTES A SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREA AS DEFINED IN SECTION 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF LIFE OF THE CRA TO 2047; FURTHER APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CRA'S 2023 AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "C" ("PLAN"); AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), AND THE CRA IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CRA TO THE STUDY AREAS AND EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE CRA TO 2047; FURTHER DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THE STUDY AND THE PLAN TO THE CITY AND THE COUNTY FOR FURTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTION. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 163.356, Florida Statutes, the City of Miami ("City") and Miami -Dade County ("County") created the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA"); and WHEREAS, the CRA is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects within its Redevelopment Area in accordance with its approved Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, Section 163.355, Florida Statutes, requires a finding of necessity by a county or municipality, supported by data and analysis, which makes a legislative finding that conditions in the area meet the criteria of a slum area or a blighted area as defined by Section 163.340, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA adopted Resolution No. CRA-19-004 approving an Assessment of Need Study ("AON"), pursuant to the guidelines established by County Resolution No. R-611-15, to substantiate the need for an extension of life of the CRA until July 7, 2047; and City of Miami Page 1 of 4 File ID: 14267 (Revision:) Printed On: 9/11/2025 File ID: 14267 Enactment Number: CRA-R-23-0030 WHEREAS, on May 9, 2019 the City Commission adopted Resolution R-19-0180 approving among others things the AON for the extension of life of the CRA to July 7, 2047; and WHEREAS, on June 16, 2020, the County adopted Resolution No. R-575-20, which approved an amendment to the CRA's Redevelopment Plan, accepted the AON study, approved the extension of life of the CRA until July 7, 2047, and approved and authorized the execution of the Second Amendment to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement ("2020 Second Amendment ILA") by and among the County, the City, and the CRA, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "D"; and WHEREAS, on May 25, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. CRA-R-23-0018, the CRA directed the Executive Director to begin the process for the expansion of boundaries of the Community Redevelopment Area for the City of Miami ("City") neighborhoods commonly referred to as "Allapattah" and "Watson Island" ("Study Areas"); and WHEREAS, BusinessFlare, LLC. ("Consultant") prepared a Finding of Necessity Report, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A" ("Report"), for the CRA pursuant to the criteria of Chapter 163, Florida Statues, assessing the necessity of expanding CRA into the Study Areas and extending the life of the CRA to 2047; and WHEREAS, the established criteria for a finding of necessity entails finding that an area is a "slum" or is "blighted"; and WHEREAS, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, defines a "slum area" as "an area having physical or economic conditions conducive to disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, poverty, or crime because there is a predominance of buildings or improvements, whether residential or nonresidential, which are impaired by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age, or obsolescence, and exhibiting one or more of the following factors: (a) Inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces; (b) High density of population, compared to the population density of adjacent areas within the county or municipality; and overcrowding, as indicated by government - maintained statistics or other studies and the requirements of the Florida Building Code; or (c) The existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire or other causes"; and WHEREAS, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, defines a "blighted area" as "an area in which there are a substantial number of deteriorated or deteriorating structures; in which conditions, as indicated by government -maintained statistics or other studies, endanger life or property or are leading to economic distress; and in which two or more of the following factors are present: (a) Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, parking facilities, roadways, bridges, or public transportation facilities. (b) Aggregate assessed values of real property in the area for ad valorem tax purposes have failed to show any appreciable increase over the 5 years prior to the finding of such conditions. (c) Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness. (d) Unsanitary or unsafe conditions. (e) Deterioration of site or other improvements. (f) Inadequate and outdated building density patterns. (g) Falling lease rates per square foot of office, commercial, or industrial space compared to the remainder of the county or municipality. City of Miami Page 2 of 4 File ID: 14267 (Revision:) Printed on: 9/11/2025 File ID: 14267 Enactment Number: CRA-R-23-0030 (h) Tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land. (i) Residential and commercial vacancy rates higher in the area than in the remainder of the county or municipality. (j) Incidence of crime in the area higher than in the remainder of the county or municipality. (k) Fire and emergency medical service calls to the area proportionately higher than in the remainder of the county or municipality. (I) A greater number of violations of the Florida Building Code in the area than the number of violations recorded in the remainder of the county or municipality. (m) Diversity of ownership or defective or unusual conditions of title which prevent the free alienability of land within the deteriorated or hazardous area. (n) Governmentally owned property with adverse environmental conditions caused by a public or private entity"; and WHEREAS, the Consultant concluded that the Study Areas' boundaries, as provided, met eight (8) criteria for blight in Allapattah and three (3) criteria for blight in Watson Island, as described in Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA authorizes the Executive Director to continue negotiating with the City and the County concerning the extension of life of the CRA; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioner of the CRA authorizes the Executive Director to negotiate and execute an Amendment to the Exisitng Interlocal Agreement between the City, County, and CRA to expand the boundaries of the CRA to the Study Areas and extend the life of the CRA to 2047; and WHEREAS, the Consultant prepared a 2023 Amended Redevelopment Plan, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "C" ("Plan") outlining projects to be completed throughout the current life, proposed extension of life of the CRA to 2047, and the projects to be completed within the Study Areas; and WHEREAS, the Plan, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "C," addresses the requirements of Section 163.362, Florida Statutes, including but not limited to general design standards, zoning and planning changes, land uses, demolition and removal of structures, improvements, redevelopment, rehabilitation, and identification of funding through possible public and/or public/private partnerships; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA further directs the Executive Director to transmit a copy of this Resolution for approval to the Miami City Commission and the Board of County Commissioners for appropriate action; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 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 of the CRA accept and approve the Report prepared by the Consultant, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A", demonstrating a need to expand the boundaries of the CRA into the Study Areas and extend the life of the CRA to 2047. City of Miami Page 3 of 4 File ID: 14267 (Revision:) Printed on: 9/11/2025 File ID: 14267 Enactment Number: CRA-R-23-0030 Section 3. The Board of Commissioners of the CRA accept and approve the Plan prepared by the Consultant, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "C", outlining projects to be completed throughout the current life, proposed extension of life of the CRA to 2047, and the projects to be completed within the Study Areas; and Section 4. The Board of Commissioners of the CRA further agrees with the findings of the Report that the rebuilding, rehabilitation, conservation, and redevelopment of the Study Areas are necessary and in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City and Miami -Dade County. Section 5. The Board of Commissioners of the CRA further agrees that the Study Areas constitutes a slum or blighted area as defined in Section 163, Florida Statutes. Section 6. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute any and all documents, amendments, and renewals, including but not limited to an Amendment to the Existing Interlocal Agreement, in a form acceptable to General Counsel, between the City, County and CRA in order to expand the boundaries of the CRA to the Study Areas and extend the life of the CRA to 2047. Section 7. The Executive Director is further directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution and any other relevant documents to the Miami City Commission and the Board of County Commissioners. Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Da\ id TQIGe- I A_ Outside Counsel 7/11/2023 City of Miami Page 4 of 4 File ID: 14267 (Revision:) Printed on: 9/11/2025