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OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-25-0041
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.omnicra.com
File Number: 17882 Final Action Date:7/24/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("OMNI CRA") AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($3,500,000.00) ("FUNDS") TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FOR COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION OF OPEN
SPACE RUNNING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY
RELATED TO THE INTERSTATE 395/STATE ROAD 836 HERITAGE
TRAIL/SIGNATURE BRIDGE UNDERDECK PROJECT ("PROJECT") LOCATED
WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE OMNI CRA REDEVELOPMENT AREA,
WITH ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED THROUGH AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE CITY;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPOINT A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE OMNI CRA TO BE ADVISED ON ALL PLANS
AND PROPOSALS FOR THE PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM OMNI CRA ACCOUNT
CODE 10040.920501.891000.0000.00000 — INTERFUND TRANSFER AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("CRA") is tasked with reducing slum and blight within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the CRA is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities
and projects within its Redevelopment Area in accordance with its approved 2019
Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Section 4.4.D. at page 42 of the Plan lists the elimination of conditions
which contribute to blight as a stated redevelopment objective; and
WHEREAS, Section 4.4.A on page 41 of the Plan also states that the CRA should,
"provide for greater connectivity by diminishing the impact of existing urban barriers to
redevelopment and promoting regional transportation"; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") holds jurisdictional
ownership over Interstate 395/State Road 836 ("1-395"), located between Northwest 3rd Avenue
and Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida ("Limits"); and
WHEREAS, the Interstate 395 Underdeck Project is a transformative 33-acre public
open space designed to serve as a multi -purpose greenway, will be an active Zink from the CRA
area to the Downtown district and Biscayne Bay through the construction of the Reverend
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Edward T. Graham Heritage Trail, a mile -long, multimodal urban greenway, enhancing
community connectivity and providing a multitude of outdoor amenities ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project represents a significant collaboration between FDOT and the
City of Miami ("City"), embodying themes of activity, connection, authenticity, and greenery, and
is set to include an amphitheater, event lawn, community plaza, children's play area, dog play
area, multi -use court, and water feature, thereby fostering a diverse range of cultural activities;
and
WHEREAS, the Project, identified as the "1-395 "Underdeck"" on page 4-30 of the Plan,
states, "the CRA should work closely with the City and FDOT, and any selected Operator to
ensure any open space that is built is both attractive and functional;" and
WHEREAS, the CRA recognizes the completion of the Project as a necessary
redevelopment objective and capital improvement project within the Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2019, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA adopted
Resolution No. CRA-R-19-0014, which authorized the issuance of a grant in an amount not to
exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) to the City for costs associated with
the design and operational assessment of the open space running through the Project; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the attractiveness and functionality of the Project, as
indicated in the Plan, the Executive Director recommends that the CRA allocates an additional
amount not to exceed Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) ("Funds")
to the City for the Project; and
WHEREAS, any unused Funds shall be returned to the CRA; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize the funds for the Project
and find that this furthers the goals of the CRA;
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 issuance of a grant in an amount not to exceed Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) to the City to underwrite costs associated with the
Project is approved. Any unused funds from this grant shall be returned to the CRA.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute any and all
documents necessary, all in a form acceptable to General Counsel, for the purpose stated
herein.
Section 4. Funds are to be allocated from CRA account code
10040.920501.891000.0000.00000.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy j ng III, C1ty ttor' -y 9/4/2025
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