Ordinance 93-2890 ORDINANCE NO. 93-2890
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RATIFYING
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH RESOLUTION NO. 93-20975
AND MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
RESOLUTION NO. 143-93, RESPECTIVELY, REGARDING
ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE ST.
MORITZ, LOCATED AT 1565 COLLINS AVENUE, MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS THE
NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 8 AND LOTS 9 AND 10 AND LOTS
11 AND 12 AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 13, BLOCK
56, ALTON BEACH FIRST SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED
IN PLAT BOON 2, AT PAGE 77 , OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SAID
ACQUISITION DECLARED TO BE A PUBLIC NECESSITY
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROJECT KNOWN AS THE
CITY CENTER/HISTORIC CONVENTION VILLAGE
REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION AREA, AND
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF THE ST.
MORITZ SITE THROUGH THE FILING OF EMINENT
DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS INCLUDING A DECLARATION OF
TAKING.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is proceeding with its goal
of economic stimulation and development by assisting the
construction of a major convention quality hotel and issuing a
Request for Proposals addressing this need; and
WHEREAS, for the purpose of realizing the type of hotel
development contemplated by the Request for Proposals, the City
must acquire the property known as the St. Moritz Hotel located at
1565 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, (St. Moritz site) ; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission, by Resolution No. 92-
20646, and the Dade County Commission, by Resolution No. R-14-93 ,
declared the area known as the City Center/Historic Convention
Village Redevelopment and Revitalization Area, which includes the
St. Moritz site, to be a Redevelopment Area in which conditions of
slum and blight have been demonstrated to exist; and
WHEREAS, on November 17 , 1993 , the Mayor and City Commission
approved Resolution No. 93-20975, attached as Exhibit "A" ,
ratifying Resolution No. 143-93 of the Miami Beach Redevelopment
Agency, attached as Exhibit "B" , and finding, determining, and
declaring the acquisition of the St. Moritz site to be a public
necessity and in the best interest of the City, and further
authorizing the Agency to institute eminent domain proceedings on
the aforementioned property to acquire fee simple title to same for
use in the City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment
and Revitalization Area; and
WHEREAS, Section 163 . 375, Florida Statutes, provides, in
relevant part, that a municipality or a community redevelopment
agency, as provided by ordinance, has the right to acquire by
condemnation any interest in real property which it deems necessary
for, or in connection with, community redevelopment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission hereby ratify City of
Miami Beach Resolution No. 93-20975 and Miami Beach Redevelopment
Agency Resolution NO. 143-93 , respectively, regarding acquisition
of the property known as the St. Moritz site, located at 1565
Collins Avenue.
Section 2 . The acquisition of the St. Moritz Site is
declared to be a public necessity for, and in connection with, the
community redevelopment and related activities of City
Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization
Area project.
Section 3 . The Mayor and City Commission herein authorize
the acquisition of the St. Moritz Site through the filing of
eminent domain proceedings, pursuant to Section 163 . 375, Florida
Statutes including a Declaration of Taking.
Section 4 . All ordinances, resolutions or parts in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 5. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days
after its adoption, on December 25, , 1993 .
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of D-i'-mber
1993 .
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ATTEST:
C TY CLERK
1st reading 12/1/93
2nd reading 12/15/93
Attachment
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FORM APPROVED
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
GENERAL COUNSEL
By
Date
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TELEPHONE: (305) 673-7010
FAX: (305) 673-7782
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. lc...FYI-93
TO: Mayor Seymour Gelber and DATE: December 15, 1993
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Roger M. Carito.
City Manager
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE OF THE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RATIFYING CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH RESOLUTION NO. 93-20975 AND MIAMI BEACH
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 143-93, RESPEC-
TIVELY, REGARDING ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY KNOWN
AS THE ST. MORITZ, LOCATED AT 1565 COLLINS AVENUE, MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS THE NORTH
1/2 OF LOT 8 AND LOTS 9 AND 10 AND LOTS 11 AND 12 AND
THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 13, BLOCK 56, ALTON BEACH FIRST
SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, AT PAGE 77, OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SAID
ACQUISITION DECLARED TO BE A PUBLIC NECESSITY IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROJECT KNOWN AS THE CITY
CENTER/HISTORIC CONVENTION VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT AND
REVITALIZATION AREA; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF THE ST. MORITZ SITE THROUGH THE FILING
OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS INCLUDING A DECLARA-
TION OF TAKING. (SECOND READING)
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Ordinance authorizing the
Redevelopment Agency to acquire the St. Moritz site at 1565 Collins Avenue, by eminent
domain proceedings and declaring the public necessity of acquiring the site.
BACKGROUND:
The City Commission on November 17, 1993, took action by Resolution to acquire the St.
Moritz site by eminent domain. Pursuant to Florida Statute 163.375 a Community
Redevelopment Agency may acquire real property by condemnation and must declare such
intent by ordinance prior to doing so. The City Commission passed the attached Ordinance
on the first reading and set a Public Hearing on December 15, 1993, for a second reading
of the Ordinance.
ANALYSIS:
The attached Ordinance,which requires a second reading, must therefore be passed in order
to meet State Statutes.
CONCLUSION:
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The City Commission should delegate the acquisition of the St. Moritz site to the
Redevelopment Agency.
AGENDA
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