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OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-23-0053
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.omnicra.com
File Number: 14861 Final Action Date:10/12/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE A NON -BINDING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
("MOU") WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, A
BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF FLORIDA ("SCHOOL BOARD"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
GENERAL COUNSEL, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CRA'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO DIMINISH SLUM AND BLIGHT WITHIN ITS
BOUNDARIES, SPECIFICALLY BY COLLABORATING WITH THE SCHOOL
BOARD REGARDING A MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INCLUSIVE OF
AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING, A COMMERCIAL AND/OR
RETAIL COMPONENT, THE EXPANSION OF THE IPREP SCHOOL, AND THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A PARKING SOLUTION IN THE SURROUNDING AREA,
AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE MOU.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("CRA") is responsible for and committed to carrying out community redevelopment activities
and projects within its Redevelopment Area in accordance with its approved 2010 Omni
Redevelopment Plan ("Redevelopment Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the CRA and the School Board of Miami -Dade County ("School Board")
desire to enter into a non -binding memorandum of understanding ("MOU") in order to
collaborate on a mixed -use development project inclusive of (1) affordable and workforce
housing, (2) a commercial and/ or retail component, (3) the expansion of the IPREP School, and
(4) the implementation of a parking solution for the surrounding area, as more particularly
described in the MOU; and
WHEREAS, Sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Redevelopment Plan list these projects as high
priorities in providing redevelopment initiatives such as workforce and lower income housing for
families and parking solutions for those in the immediate area; and
WHEREAS, the MOU outlines the responsibilities and objectives of both the CRA and
the School Board and provides the basic structure for eventual agreements required for project
implementation; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA wishes to authorize the Interim
Executive Director to negotiate and execute the MOU, in a form acceptable to the General
Counsel, in order to work with the School Board to accomplish these critical housing and
educational improvements within the Redevelopment Area;
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File ID: 14861 Enactment Number: CRA-R-23-0053
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 Interim Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute the
MOU with the School Board, in a form acceptable to the General Counsel, in order to facilitate
the CRA's responsibility to diminish slum and blight within its boundaries, specifically by
collaborating with the School Board regarding a mixed -use development inclusive of affordable
and workforce housing, a commercial and/or retail component, the expansion of the IPREP
School, and the implementation of a parking solution for the surrounding area, as more
particularly described in the MOU.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey ) 10/11/2023
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