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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-25-0001
File Number: 17149 Final Action Date:1/23/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("SEOPW CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT A CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS OF LAND FROM THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FOR THE PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED AS FOLIO
NUMBER: 01-0100-000-0555 AND FOLIO NUMBER: 01-0105-070-1055, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, 33136, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN (COLLECTIVELY, THE
"PROPERTIES"), FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR
ANY SIMILAR PROJECT AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THE FLORIDA
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1969; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS
REQUIRED TO CONSUMMATE SAID PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCE,
INCLUDING ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF
RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW
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 2018 Updated Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment
Plan (the "Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Florida Statutes, Section 163.370(2)(e)(2) authorizes the SEOPW CRA to acquire
any personal or real property within the Redevelopment Area "by purchase, lease, option, gift, grant,
bequest, devise, or [any] other voluntary method ....' ; and
WHEREAS, Florida Statutes, Section 163.335(6) finds and declares that there exists "... a severe
shortage of housing affordable to residents of low or moderate income, including the elderly... [and] such
condition[s] affects the health, safety and welfare of the residents ... and that the elimination ... of such
condition[s] ... [are] for a valid and desirable public purpose."; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 3 of the Plan lists "working with the City of Miami ("City") ... to
create a sound balance of very low-income housing, affordable, workforce and mix -income housing"
within the Redevelopment Area as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 4 of the Plan further lists "creating housing" to "improve the quality
of life for residents" as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 2 of the Plan provides that the "neighborhood must retain access
to affordable housing even as the neighborhood becomes more desirable to households with greater
means" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
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WHEREAS, Section 2, Principle 3 of the Plan further provides that "there must be variety in
housing options" as a stated redevelopment principle; and
WHEREAS, the City is the fee simple owner of the parcels of land identified as folio number: 01-
0100-000-0555 and folio number: 01-0105-070-1055, Miami, Florida, 33136, as more particularly
described in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated herein (collectively, the "Properties"); and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2025, the City adopted Resolution No. R-25-0001, pursuant to
Sections 29-B(b) and 29-B(c) of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, authorizing the
conveyance of the Properties, by way of a Quitclaim Deed ("Deed") to the SEOPW CRA, containing
automatic reverter provisions and additional terms as more particularly described in the Deed, for the
development of affordable housing or any similar project authorized under the Florida Community
Redevelopment Act of 1969 ("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners finds that authorizing this Resolution would further the
SEOPW CRA's redevelopment goals and objectives.
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 Executive Director to accept
the conveyance from the City, with reverter provisions and additional terms, of the Properties, as legally
described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein, for the development of affordable
housing or any similar project authorized under the Florida Community Redevelopment Act of 1969.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to execute any and all documents required
to consummate said public purpose conveyance, including any and all amendments thereto, all in forms
acceptable to Counsel.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
ounsel
1/24/2025 Vyirice Br ounsel
1/16/2025
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