HomeMy WebLinkAboutACRA-R-26-0003 MemorandumAllapattah CRA Board of Commissioners Meeting
July 23, 2026
ALLAPATTAH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Miguel Angel Gabela Date: July 14, 2026 File: 19586
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Keith A. Carswell
Interim Executive Director
Allapattah CRA
Subject:Approval of the Allapattah CRA
Redevelopment Plan
Enclosures: 19586 Exhibit A
19586 Exhibit B
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the Allapattah Redevelopment District Community
Redevelopment Agency's ("CRA's") governing board, adopt the Allapattah Community
Redevelopment Plan and recommend the Plan to the City of Miami Commission for review and
approval pursuant to Section 163.360 Florida Statutes.
City of Miami
Legislation
Allapattah CRA Resolution
ACRA-R-26-0003
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 19586 Final Action Date: 7/23/2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE ALLAPATTAH
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("ALLAPATTAH CRA"), WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, ACCEPTING, AND
ADOPTING THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A", REGARDING CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY") KNOWN AS ALLAPATTAH, GENERALLY
BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY STATE ROAD 112/AIRPORT EXPRESSWAY, ON
THE EAST BY INTERSTATE-95 AND NORTHWEST 7TH AVENUE, ON THE SOUTH
BY THE MIAMI RIVER, AND ON THE WEST BY NORTHWEST 19TH AVENUE, AS
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B" ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED ("AREA"); AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO
SUCH REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SUCH GEOGRAPHIC AREA; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS
163.360 AND 163.410 FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
ALLAPATTAH CRA FOR FURTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTION; FURTHER
RECOMMENDING THE PLAN TO SAID GOVERNING BODY; PROVIDING FOR THE
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature enacted the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969,
which is presently codified in Chapter 163, Part III, Sections 163.330 through 163.464, Florida
Statutes ("Act"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, municipalities and community redevelopment agencies
are authorized to undertake community redevelopment activities within a designated
redevelopment area to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of slum and blighted
areas; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2025, the City of Miami ("City") Commission adopted Resolution
No. R-25-0124, which accepted and approved the Finding of Necessity ("FON") Report
declaring the geographical boundaries as set forth in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated
("Area"), to be slum and blighted, as defined by the criteria outlined in the Act and in need of
redevelopment, thereby declaring the need to establish the Allapattah Redevelopment District
Community Redevelopment Agency ("Allapattah CRA"); and
WHEREAS, on April 24, 2025, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-25-0153,
which, pursuant to the Act, approved the Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") for the Area and
acknowledged that the Plan is in conformity with the City's Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan
and further expressing the need to create the Allapattah CRA; and
WHEREAS, upon adoption, both the FON and the Plan were transmitted by the City to
Miami -Dade County (the "County"), pursuant to the requirements of the Act; and
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WHEREAS, on October 23, 2025, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-25-
0443, which reiterated the need for the creation of the Allapattah CRA by urging the County to
proceed with the establishment of the Allapattah CRA and requesting, pursuant to Section
163.410 of the Act, a delegation of powers from the County be granted to the City for the
creation and operation of the Allapattah CRA; and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2025, the City transmitted a copy of Resolution No. R-25-
0443 to the County, pursuant to Section 163.410 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.410 of the Act, provides, in part, "the governing body of the
county that has adopted a home rule charter shall grant in whole or in part or deny any request
from a municipality for a delegation of powers or a change in an existing delegation of powers
within 120 days after the receipt of all required documentation, or such request shall be
deemed granted unless this period is extended by mutual consent in writing by the municipality
and county" (emphasis added); and
WHEREAS, March 3, 2026, marked the 120th day following November 3, 2025; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, the 120-day period lapsed, thereby, pursuant to Section
163.410 of the Act, the City's request for the County's delegation of authority to proceed with the
creation and operation of the Allapattah CRA was deemed granted; and
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2026, the City adopted Resolution No. R-26-0161 which
authorized the creation and operation of the Allapattah CRA in accordance with Chapter 163, of
the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Allapattah CRA will be responsible for carrying out community
redevelopment activities and projects within the Allapattah Area in accordance with the Plan;
and
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2026, the Board of Commissioners of the Allapattah CRA,
adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-26-002, directing the transmittal of the Plan, in accordance with
Section 163.360 of the Act to the Local Planning Agency of the City for review and
recommendation at its next available meeting; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2026, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB")
adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-26-033 and thereby recommended adoption and approval of
the Plan and determined that the Plan was in conformity with the Miami Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Allapattah CRA has reviewed the Plan,
as attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A," and finds it to be in the best interest of the
Redevelopment Area and the residents thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Allapattah CRA desires to approve,
accept, and adopt the Plan and further request the Plan to be transmitted to the governing body
of the Allapattah CRA for further legislative action;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE ALLAPATTAH 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.
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Section 2. The Plan, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A", is approved, accepted,
and adopted.
Section 3. The Executive Director is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution, with
attachment(s), in accordance with Sections 163.360 and 163.410 of the Act, to the Governing
Body of the Allapattah CRA for further legislative action.
Section 4. The Plan is recommended to the Governing Body.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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