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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME:
AD HOC NORTH BEACH
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON:
COMMISSIONER JOSE SMITH
CITY LIAISON:
DAVID MARTINEZ & RICKELLE WILLIAMS
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD:
FOUR (4)
ACTIVITY:
Purpose:
The Ad Hoc North Beach CRA Advisory Committee was established to provide advisory recommendations to the
Administration and the City Commission, from a macro perspective, regarding the North Beach CRA.
Powers and Duties:
The Ad Hoc North Beach CRA Advisory Committee shall have the following powers and duties:
1) Provide advisory recommendations regarding the initial creation of the proposed Redevelopment Plan;
2) Provide advisory recommendations regarding the public projects which would be included in the proposed
Redevelopment Plan for the North Beach CRA, including recommendations relative to the overall timing,
cost efficiencies, and prioritization of proposed public projects in the North Beach CRA; and
3) Provide advisory recommendations regarding the proposed interlocal agreement with Miami-Dade County
relating to the North Beach CRA, and all related matters pertaining to the initial establishment of the North
Beach CRA.
Meeting #7
July 21, 2022
Meeting Agenda Items:
1. Welcome and Attendance
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
3. Legislative Update
4. Item for Approval: Biannual Report
5. Follow-up Discussion / Item for Approval: North Beach CRA Logo
6. Discussion: Grants Opportunities
7. Discussion: Byron Carlyle Theater
8. Discussion: 72nd Street Community Complex
9. Committee Member Comments
10. Public Comment
11. Adjournment
Key Motions:
• To approve the January-June 2021 Biannual Report.
• To defer today’s discussion regarding the Byron Carlyle Theater to the
subsequent meeting agenda.
• To place a recurring update item (about the Byron Carlyle Theater), not a
discussion item, on the Committee’s regular meeting agenda.
• To defer today’s discussion regarding the 72nd Street Community Complex
to the subsequent meeting agenda and to place a recurring item for a brief
project update on the Committee’s regular meeting agenda.
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Meeting #8
September 15, 2021
Meeting Agenda Items:
1. Welcome and Attendance
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
3. Item for Final Approval: North Beach CRA Logo
4. Discussion: Byron Carlyle Theater
5. Discussion: 72nd Street Community Complex
6. Committee Member Comments
7. Public Comment
8. Adjournment
Key Motions:
• To express support for the agenda item at the September 17, 2021 meeting
of the City Commission to discuss potential action and funding for a
conceptual design for the Byron Carlyle Theater.
• To consider including affordable, workforce, and artist housing when
planning for the cultural facility at the Byron Carlyle Theater site.
• To express support for the 72nd Street Community Complex project,
subject to a project cost limitation of $110 million.
• Proceeds from the potential sale of public property should be allocated
equitably between the 72nd Street Community Complex project and the
future use of the Byron Carlyle Theater.
Meeting #9
October 20, 2021
Meeting Agenda Items:
1. Welcome and Attendance
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
3. Update: Vacant Storefront Cover Program
4. Update and Discussion: Byron Carlyle Theater
5. Update and Discussion: 72nd Street Community Complex
6. Committee Member Comments
7. Public Comment
8. Adjournment
Key Motion:
• To encourage the City to undertake necessary steps to maintain the Byron
Carlyle Theater and address deteriorating conditions outside the property,
specifically, restoring the exterior façade lighting, activating the marquee
with signage, using movie poster boxes to promote community events, and
to address the encampments of individuals experiencing homelessness.
Meeting #10
November 17, 2021
Meeting Agenda Items:
1. Welcome and Attendance
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
3. Meeting Time and Location
4. Update: 72nd Street Community Complex
5. Update: Byron Carlyle Theater
6. Discussion: Business Assistance, Attraction, and Retention
7. Discussion: Water Quality in Area adjacent to Park View Island
8. Discussion: Homelessness in Normandy Fountain Business District
9. Discussion: Street Lighting in Normandy Fountain Business District
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10. Committee Member Comments
11. Public Comment
12. Adjournment
Key Motions:
• To encourage development of an informational resource guide to educate
the public on how to open a new business in Miami Beach.
• To express support for the allocation of funding in the FY 2023 budget to
establish a North Beach CRA office or physical presence located within the
North Beach CRA district.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
- Advocating for North Beach CRA legislative items
- Discussing North Beach public and private projects and assets
- Investigating funding opportunities for various projects
- Exploring short and long-term economic development opportunities in North Beach
- Promoting affordable and workforce housing opportunities in North Beach
- Encouraging development of a North Beach CRA marketing and branding strategy
- Encouraging community involvement and participation
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Recommended City Commission and CRA Board approval of Redevelopment Plan and Interlocal Agreement
which was subsequently approved by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners on July 20, 2021.
- Provided feedback and recommendations to the City Commission regarding major capital projects and cultural
facilities.
- Highlighted public safety and quality of life concerns including lighting and homelessness.
- Encouraged staff to promote Vacant Storefront Cover Program resulting in North Beach participation for the first
time in the two-year history of the Program.
- Provided guidance for and approved the official North Beach CRA logo (see below).
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