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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #17888 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Christine King A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT TITLED "DORSEY PARK IMPROVEMENT AND RESTORATION PROJECT"; ACCEPTING, BUDGETING, APPROPRIATING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($217,500.00) ("FUNDS"), TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND RESTORATION AT DORSEY PARK LOCATED AT 1701 NORTH WEST 1ST AVENUE MIAMI FLORIDA, WITHIN THE CITY'S DISTRICT FIVE AND THE OMNI CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT AREA, CONSISTENT WITH THE 2019 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE OMNI CRA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE OMNI CRA TO EFFECTUATE THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SAID FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-25-0312 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 17888 Final Action Date:7/24/2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT TITLED "DORSEY PARK IMPROVEMENT AND RESTORATION PROJECT"; ACCEPTING, BUDGETING, APPROPRIATING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($217,500.00) ("FUNDS"), TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND RESTORATION AT DORSEY PARK LOCATED AT 1701 NORTH WEST 1ST AVENUE MIAMI FLORIDA, WITHIN THE CITY'S DISTRICT FIVE AND THE OMNI CRA'S REDEVELOPMENT AREA, CONSISTENT WITH THE 2019 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE OMNI CRA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE OMNI CRA TO EFFECTUATE THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SAID FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is the fee simple owner of Dorsey Park, located at 1701 North West 1st Avenue Miami, Florida, and is home of the Negro Leagues mural originally dedicated in 2015 and co -created by local youth, artists, and community partners and has become a treasured cultural landmark; and WHEREAS, a recent defacement incident of the mural has deeply impacted the community, underscoring the urgent need for cultural restoration, healing, and community -led renewal; and WHEREAS, in response to the senseless act and in a show of solidarity and resilience, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("OMNI CRA") in collaboration with the City's District Five Office, have committed to work together to restore and revitalize the beauty and symbolism of Dorsey Park; and WHEREAS, consistent with the OMNI CRA's 2019 Redevelopment Plan, the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI CRA adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-25-0042 on July 24, 2025, which authorized the allocation of an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($217,500.00) ("Park Fund Contribution") to the City for improvements and restoration to the mural ("Project") at Dorsey Park; and WHEREAS, the OMNI CRA is committed to preserving history and culture, and improving the quality of life for those who reside in, visit, work in, or spend time within its neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it appropriate and in the best interest of the City to accept the allocation from the OMNI CRA and to create and establish a Special Revenue Account titled "Dorsey Park Improvement And Restoration Project" ("Special Revenue Account") as well as appropriate and allocate the Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($217,500.00) Park Fund Contribution to the Special Revenue Account to be used exclusively for the Project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION 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 as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Manager is directed and authorized' to establish the following new Special Revenue Account and resources shall be accepted, allocated, and appropriated as described below: FUND TITLE: DORSEY PARK IMPROVEMENT AND RESTORATION PROJECT RESOURCES: OMNI CRA $217,500.00 APPROPRIATIONS: $217,500.00 Section 3. The Park Fund Contribution shall be used exclusively for the Project. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions. 2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.