CRA Resolution 025-2024RESOLUTION NO.025-2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NORTH
BEACH CRA)ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NORTH BEACH
CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 12,2024 MEETINGTO
EXPLORE THE USE OF CRA FUNDS TO ACQUIRE AND INSTALL,SUBJECT
TO APPROVAL BY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,PERMANENT OR SEMI-
PERMANENT DISPLAY STATIONS AT ALTOS DEL MAR PARK,FOR THE
EXHIBITION OF ARTWORK AND CULTURAL MATERIALS,SIMILAR TO THE
PROGRAM CONCEPTUALIZED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR
LUMMUS PARK IN SOUTH BEACH.
WHEREAS,the North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (North Beach
CRA)Redevelopment Plan (the Redevelopment Plan),approved by CRA Resolution No.
003-2021 and Miami Beach City Commission Resolution No.2021-31709,includes
Redevelopment Goal 3:Strengthen Cultural Arts,Branding &Marketing,and
Communication;and
WHEREAS,Redevelopment Goal 3 emphasizes the importance of communicating
an authentic brand featuring the area's unique assets,through a variety of activities
including,but not limited to,all activities associated with arts and cultural heritage,
branding,marketing,and communications;and
WHEREAS,during the public design charrette to create the North Beach CRA
Redevelopment Plan,participants expressed a need to improve existing parks/green
spaces and add more cultural and arts spaces to the available civic uses within North
Beach;and
WHEREAS,the North Beach CRA is committed to enhancing arts and cultural
initiatives in the North Beach Redevelopment Area and seeks to leverage arts and culture
as a key community development strategy and a core sector of comprehensive
community planning and development,including through the installation of public art
displays and cultural programming;and
WHEREAS,the City of Miami Beach is planning to implement at Lummus Park in
South Beach a program of rotating cultural and artistic exhibitions using display stations,
providing a platform for showcasing artwork and other cultural materials in a public
setting;and
WHEREAS,Altos del Mar Park,a city-owned asset located in the North Beach
CRA Redevelopment Area,represents a suitable and underutilized location for expanding
similar arts and cultural initiatives,with the goal of bringing engaging exhibits to a wider
audience and creating opportunities for local and regional artists to showcase their work;
and '
WHEREAS,the proposed program for Altos del Mar Park will involve the
acquisition and installation of permanent or semi-permanent display stations to exhibit
artwork and other cultural materials,enabling simultaneous exhibitions with Lummus Park
during specific months or seasons (such as National Women's Month),or rotating exhibits
for on a non-time-sensitive basis between the two locations;and
WHEREAS,the North Beach CRA desires to collaborate with the City of Miami
Beach to cover the initial costs associated with the acquisition and installation of display
stations at Altos del Mar Park,subject to funding availability or budget appropriation in
the Fiscal Year (FY)2025 budget and with approval by the City of Miami Beach;and
WHEREAS,the North Beach CRA desires to partner with the City of Miami Beach,
from time to time,subject to funding availability,on incremental expenses for the
procurement,maintenance,and rotation of artwork and cultural materials,subject to
funding availability or budget appropriation in the FY 2025 budget,orto be made a priority
for funding in the FY 2026 budget;and
WHEREAS,the North Beach CRA Advisory Committee approved a motion at its
November 12,2024 recommending that the Board of the North Beach CRA explore,
subject to approval by the City of Miami Beach,the use of CRA funds to install display
stations at Altos del Mar Park for the exhibition of artwork and cultural materials.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,that the Chairperson and Members of the Board of the
North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)hereby accept the
recommendation of the North Beach CRA Advisory Committee at its November 12,2024
meeting to explore the use of CRA funds earmarked for arts and culture programs and
initiatives to acquire and install,subject to approval by the City of Miami Beach,
permanent or semi-permanent display stations at Altos del Mar Park,for the exhibition of
artwork and cultural materials,similar to the program conceptualized by the City of Miami
Beach for Lummus Park in South Beach.
PASSED and ADOPTED THIS 20 day ot _(e.2024.
ATTEST:
~NOV 2 2 2021
ranado,City Clerk
Steven Meiner,Chairperson
(sponsored by Board Member Tanya K.Bhatt)APPROVED AS TO
FORM &LANGUAGE
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City Attorney Date
North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (NBCRA)3
MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM:City Attorney Ricardo J.Dopico
DATE:November20,2024
TITLE:A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NORTH
BEACH CRA)ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NORTH BEACH
CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 12,2024 MEETING TO
EXPLORE THE USE OF CRA FUNDS TO ACQUIRE AND INSTALL,SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL BY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,PERMANENT OR SEMI-
PERMANENT DISPLAY STATIONS AT ALTOS DEL MAR PARK,FOR THE
EXHIBITION OF ARTWORK AND CULTURAL MATERIALS,SIMILAR TO THE
PROGRAM CONCEPTUALIZED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR LUMMUS
PARK IN SOUTH BEACH.
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
ANALYSIS
The attached Resolution was prepared at the request of the sponsor,Commissioner Tanya K.
Bhatt.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The sponsor of this item requests that CRA staff be prepared to address the fiscal impact of this
proposed measure at the City Commission meeting.
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable,the Business Impact Estimate (BIE)was published on:
See BIE at:https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meeting-notices/
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONCLUSION
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Applicable Area
North Beach
Is this a "Residents Right to Know"item,
pursuant to City Code Section 2-172
No
Is this item related to a G.O.Bond
Project?
No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which,as defined in Code Sec._2.481,
includes a principal engaged in lobbying?No
If so,specify the name of lobbyist(s)and principal(s):
Department
City Attorney
Sponsor(s)
Commissioner Tanya K.Bhatt
Co-sponsor(s)
Condensed Title
Explore Installation of Display Stations at Altos Del Mark Park for Art and Cultural Exhibitions.
(Bhatt)CA
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