HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-25-0024 MemorandumOMNI Board of Commissioners Meeting
June 17, 2025
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Board Chair Damian Pardo
and Members of the CRA Board
5
Isiaa Jones
Executive Director
Date: June 20, 2025
File: 17635
Subject: Conveyance of water & sewer
facilities serving Citizens Bank to
Miami -Dade County
Enclosures: 17635 Exhibit A
17635 Composite Exhibit B
17635 Exhibit C
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this memorandum is to recommend that the Board of Commissioners ("Board")
of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and
adopt the attached Resolution. This Resolution authorizes the conveyance of all water and
sewer facilities built and constructed to service Citizens Bank located in 36-53-41, Miami -Dade
County, Florida shown on Exhibit "A" and more particularly described in Composite Exhibit "B",
attached and incorporated herein.
JUSTIFICATION:
The CRA is the owner of the water and sewer facilities serving Citizens Bank located in Section
36, Township 53, Range 41E, Miami -Dade County, Florida, shown and more particularly
described in Composite Exhibit "B" attached and incorporated herein. The CRA is created
pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and is responsible for carrying out community
redevelopment activities and projects within its Redevelopment Area. Section 163.370(2)(c)(4),
Florida Statutes, authorizes the CRA to dispose of any property acquired in the community
redevelopment area at its fair value for uses in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan.
The Redevelopment Plan recognizes that the entirety of the Omni area has water and sewer
availability through the Miami -Dade County Water and Sewer Department ("WASD"). The
Redevelopment Plan recommends the CRA work with WASD to modernize water and sewer
facilities. The Resolution is necessary to ensure that water and sewer service is provided to
Citizens Bank.
This Resolution carries out the objectives of the Omni Redevelopment Plan.
FUNDING:
None.
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Omni
C R A
City of Miami
Legislation
OMNI CRA Resolution
CRA-R-25-0024
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.miamicra.com
File Number: 17635 Final Action Date:6/17/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"),
WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL, TO CONVEY TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, A
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ALL WATER AND SEWER
FACILITIES BUILT AND CONSTRUCTED TO SERVE THE PROPERTY COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS CITIZENS BANK, LOCATED AT 1367 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE,
MIAMI FLORIDA 33132 (FOLIO NO. 01-3136-009-0220), SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP
53, RANGE 41E, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT "A" AND COMPOSITE EXHIBIT "B," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED HEREIN, FOR THE MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION, AND
OPERATION OF WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES THEREOF, AS DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "C," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, FOR THE SUM OF TEN
DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($10.00) AND OTHER GOOD AND VALUABLE
CONSIDERATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED
HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Development 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 2019 Update of Redevelopment Plan
("Redevelopment Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the CRA owns the property commonly referred to as Citizens Bank, located
at 1367 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132, (Folio No. 01-3136-009-0220), as more
particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated herein ("Property") ; and
WHEREAS, the CRA's ownership of the Property includes water and sewer facilities built
and constructed within Section 36, Township 53, Range 41 E, Miami -Dade County, Florida, as
more particularly described in Composite Exhibit "B", attached and incorporated herein
("Facilities"); and
WHEREAS, on May 28, 2019, the CRA, applied to WASD for the provision of water and
sewer services at the Property through the Water and/or Sewer Development Information
Application Form for Water and/or Sewer Agreement, attached and incorporated herein as
Exhibit "C"; and
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WHEREAS, to complete the application for water and sewer services the CRA is
required to transfer the Facilities to the Miami -Dade County Water and Sewer Department
("WASD"); and
WHEREAS, Section 163.370(4)(a), Florida Statutes, provides for the disposition of any
property acquired in the community redevelopment area at its fair value for uses in accordance
with the community redevelopment plan; and
WHEREAS, the transfer of the Facilities is in furtherance of the CRA's Redevelopment
Plan which, on page 5-54, recognizes that as development within the CRA area occurs, there
will be an increased need for water and sewer facilities, which will require additional capacity;
and
WHEREAS, page 7-62 of the Redevelopment Plan recognizes that WASD provides
water and sewage services for the Omni CRA district; and
WHEREAS, the transfer of the Facilities described herein to WASD further satisfies the
Redevelopment Plan's goals and objectives by increasing WASD's capacity for providing water
and sewage service in the Omni CRA district;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY:
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
negotiate and execute all documents necessary, all in forms acceptable to general Counsel, to
convey to Miami -Dade County the Facilities located at the Property, and as more particularly
depicted in Exhibits "A" and "B" attached and incorporated herein, for the maintenance,
operation, and construction as necessary to serve the Property, for the sum of Ten Dollars and
00/100 ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration.
Section 3. The Executive Director is further authorized to negotiate and execute any
and all documents necessary, all in a form acceptable to the General Counsel, for the purposes
stated herein.
Section 4. The Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ORGE . WYSON III. ENERAL COUNSEL
City of Miami
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