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June 13, 2019
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Ken Russell Date: June 13, 2019 File: 5501
and Members of the CRA Board
Subject: Resolution Authorizing a Grant to the
City of Miami for Planning of the 1-
395 Underpass
From: Jason Walker Enclosures:
Executive Director
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners ("Board") of the Omni
Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt
the attached Resolution authorizing the issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), to the City of Miami, to
underwrite costs associated with the design and operational assessment of the 33 acres
of open space under the 1395 Project to be constructed by FDOT. The current 1 395 was
listed as a current urban barrier limiting connectivity within the CRA. By having a definite
plan for the underpass the CRA will find and recommend creative ways to utilize the
underpass to eliminate slum and blighted conditions in the area.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 4.4, D., at page 42 of the 2009 Omni Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") lists the
elimination of conditions which contribute to blight as a stated redevelopment
objectives. Section 4.4, A, on page 41 of the CRA Redevelopment Plan lists that the
CRA should, "Provide for greater connectivity by diminishing the impact of existing
urban barriers to redevelopment and promoting regional transportation."
Additionally, on page 161 of the Plan it was noted that the, "Access to and from the
Omni area to other parts of the city is severely restricted by the 1-395 elevated
expressway..." Now that the 1-395 project is underway, the Omni CRA has the
opportunity to plan the underpass along with the City of Miami, Southeast Overtown/
Park West, the DDA and the Miami Parking Authority.
Also on page 161 Section 8.2, the plan states that the CRA through funding and
collaborative efforts should now look to "Improve Transportation Amenities/Upgrades,"
improve the "Elements contributing to a high quality environment," and "Develop
Pedestrian Corridors."
This Resolution carries out the objectives of the Omni Redevelopment Plan.
FUNDING:
$150,000.00 allocated from 2019 Omni Tax Increment Fund, titled "Other Grant and
Aids" Account No. 10040.920501.883000.
City of Miami Page 2 of 4 File ID: 5501 (Revision: A) Printed On: 8/9/2019