97-22345 RESORESOLUTI(~ NO. ~22345
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RATIFYING THE MIAMI BEACH
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON APRIL '2,
1997, REGARDING ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY HAVING A
STREET ADDRESS OF 1535 COLLINS AVENUE, LEGALLY DESCRIBED
ON EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SHORECREST HOTEL; SAID
ACQUISITION DEEMED AND DECLARED TO BE NECESSARY IN
CONJUNCTION WITH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND
RELATED ACTIVITIES AND A CITY CENTER/HISTORIC CONVENTION
VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION AREA HOTEL
PROJECT; AND SPECIFICALLY APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY BY THE MIAMI BEACH
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THROUGH THE FILING OF EMINENT
DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING A DECLARATION OF TAKING,
AS NECESSARY.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach (the "City") and the Miami Beach Redevelopment
Agency ("RDA") arc proceeding with their goal of economic stimUlation and development by
assisting in the development of convention quality hotels; and
WHEREAS, requests for proposals have been issued addressing the development of these
hotels; and
WHEREAS, for the purpose of realizing these hotel developments, the RDA must acquire
the property (the "Property") having a street address of 1535 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida,
legally described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein, commonly known as the
Shorecrest Hotel; 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
Property, to be a Redevelopment Area in which conditions of slum and blight have been
demonstrated to exist; and
WHEREAS, on April 2, 1997, the Chairman and Members of the RDA approved a
Resolution (attached hereto as Exhibit "B"), finding, determining, and declaring the acquisition of
the Property to be a public necessity and in the best interest of the City, and further authorizing the
RDA to institute eminent domain proceedings on the Property to acquire fee simple title to same for
use in connection with the City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and
Revitalization Area hotel project; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.375, Florida Statutes, provides, in relevant part, that a mtmicipalil V
or a community redevelopment agency, with the specific approval of the municipality, has the rig! t
to acquire by condemnation any interest in real property which it deems necessary for, ar ia
connection with, community redevelopment and related activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission hereby ratify the Miami
Beach Redevelopment Agency Resolution adopted on April 2, 1997, regarding
acquisition of the property having a street address of 1535 Collins Avenue, Miami
Beach, Florida, whose legal description is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and
incorporated herein, commonly known as the Shorecrest Hotel.
Section 2. The acquisition of the fee simple title interest, including but
not limited to the ground lessor's interest, to the Property is deemed and declared to
be necessary for, and in connection with, community redevelopment and related
activities under Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes and a City Center/Historic
Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization Area hotel project.
Section 3. The Mayor and City Commission hereby specifically approve
and authorize the acquisition of the fee simple title interest, including but not limited
to the ground lessor's interest, to the Property by the RDA through the filing of
eminent domain proceedings, pursuant to Section 163.375, Florida Statutes,
including a declaration of taking, as necessary.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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EXHIBIT "A"
The South 40.00 feet (measured along the lot line) of Lots 5 and 16 and the North
one-half of Lots 4 and 17, all in Block 56, FISHER'S FIRST SUBDIVISION OF
ALTON BEACH, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 77,
Public Records of Dade County, Florida, together with that certain parcel of land
lying East and adjacent to the above described parcel; said parcel bounded on the
South by the South line of the above described parcel extended Easterly; bounded on
the North by the North line of the above described parcel extended Easterly; bounded
on the East by the Erosion Control Line of the Atlantic Ocean and bounded on the
We'st by the East line of the above mentioned Block 56.
The land described above located, lying and being in Section 34, Township 53 South,
Range 42 East, City of Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI
BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DEEMING AND DECLARING
ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY HAVING A STREET ADDRESS OF
1535 COLLINS AVENUE, LEGALLY DESCRIBED ON EXHIBIT "A"
ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, COMMONLY
KNOWN AS THE SHORECREST HOTEL, TO BE A PUBLIC NECESSITY
FOR A CITY CENTER/HISTORIC CONVENTION VILLAGE HOTEL
PROJECT, AND DEEMING AND DECLARING THE ACQUISITION AS
NECESSARY FOR, AND IN CONNECTION WITH, COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES; AND AUTHORIZING
THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY BY PURCHASE, DONATION,
OR THE FILING OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS AND A
DECLARATION OF TAKING, AS NECESSARY, AS A POTENTIAL SITE
FOR A CONVENTION HOTEL.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach (the "City") and the Miami Beach Redevelop:neat
Agency ("RDA") are proceeding with their goal of economic stimulation and development l~y
assisting in the development of convention quality hotels; and
WHEREAS, requests for proposals have been issued addressing the development of lhe :;e
hotels; and
WHEREAS, for the purpose of realizing these hotel developments, the RDA must acqui :'e
the property (the "Property") having a street address of 1535 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Floridi,
whose legal description is on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein, commonly ~ ov n
as the Shorecrest Hotel; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Commission by Resolution No. 92-20646 and the I)a~ .e
County Commission by Resolution No. R-14-93 declared the area known as the City Center/His Ior c
Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization Area, which includes the Property, to be a
Redevelopment Area in which conditions of slum and blight have been demonstrated; and
WHEREAS, the RDA has adopted a redevelopment plan for the City Center/Hisq:or c
Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization Area; and
WHEREAS, acquisition is a remedy to eliminate slum and blight and preserve hislor::c
properties by undertaking the necessary efforts to redevelop them according to approved plans; an.:t
Exhibit "B" __
WHEREAS, the Property has been designated by the City in the City's Historic Propert es
Data Base as a contributing building in the locally designated Flamingo Park Historic Distrk t a: ad
has been designated in the National Register Historic District; and
WHEREAS, the Summary of Findings Pertaining to Proposed Convention Headquar :er
Hotels in Miami Beach, Florida, dated March, 1990, prepared by Laventhol & Horwath and ~he
Miami Beach Convention Village, Phase One: Convention Hotel Compatibility Study ialed
September, 1992, prepared by Wallace, Roberts & Todd, Zyscovich, Inc., Kenneth Leventhal &: C ~.,
Hardy, Holzrnan Pfeiffer Associates and other studies determined that in order for the Miami Bea zh
Convention Center to survive, convention hotels supporting the Convention Center were necess~ ry
in the immediate area; and
WHEREAS, the RDA finds, determines and declares that the acquisition of the Property is
a public necessity and is necessary, practical and in the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of the RDA recommends that the RDA authori2 e t ~e
RDA's General Counsel to institute eminent domain proceedings on the Property; and
WHEREAS, the RDA deems, finds, determines and declares that it is necessary to ac qu re
fee simple title to the Property, including but not limited to the ground lessor's interest, in connecti )n
with community redevelopment and related activities and a City Center/Historic Convention Villa
hotel project; and
WHEREAS, the RDA finds, determines and declares that the acquisition of the Property )y
purchase, donation, or eminent domain proceedings, including a declaration of taking, is fcr t ~e
public use and benefit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY that:
1. The RDA finds, determines, and declares that those matters set out in the. foreg oil tg
recitals are true and correct, and they are hereby incorporated as a portion of this Resolution.
2. The recommendation of the Executive Director of the RDA that the RDA's Gene~ ~1
Counsel institute condemnation proceedings in order to acquire the fee simple title interest, inclu di~ g
but not limited to the ground lessor's interest, to the Property in connection with a Ciy
Center/Historic Convention Village hotel project is hereby accepted and approved.
3. The acquisition of the fee simple title interest to the Property, including bu~: n )t
limited to the ground lessor's interest, is deemed and declared to be necessary for, and in connecti( n
with, community redevelopment and related activities under Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Stalut, ,s
and a City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization Area hotel prc je( t.
4. The RDA finds, determines, and declares that acquisition of the fee simple t:tle
interest, including but not limited to the ground lessor's interest, to the Property by purchase,
donation, or eminent domain proceedings, including a declaration of taking, is for the public u~, e ~ nd
benefit.
5. The RDA finds, determines and declares that the acquisition of the fee simple ti tle
interest, including but not limited to the ground lessor's interest, to the Property is a public necess :.ty
and is necessary, practical and in the best interests of the City.
6. The RDA authorizes the Executive Director of the RDA and the RDA's Gene:al
Counsel, through special counsel that may be engaged for such purposes, to acquire the fee si mple
title interest, including but not limited to the ground lessor's interest, to the Property th~'ough
purchase, donation, or eminent domain proceedings, including a declaration of taking.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this __. day of
,1997.
ATTEST:
CHAIRMAN
SECRETARY
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CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMi BEACH FLORIDA 33139
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Members of the City Commission DATE: April 2, 1~ 97
Jose Garcia-Ped~sa~
City Manager //~
A RESOLUTI~ OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF T~!E
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RATIFYING THE MIAMI BEA(H
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON APRIL 2, 19951,
REGARDING ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY HAVING A STRE~!T
ADDRESS OF 1535 COLLINS AVENUE, LEGALLY DESCRIBED fiN
EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREI~i,
COMMONLY KNOW-NAS THE SHORECREST HOTEL; SAID ACQUISITI(N
DEEMED AND DECLARED TO BE NECESSARY IN CONJUNCTION WIqlH
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND A CIg/Y
CENTER/HISTORIC CONVENTION VILLAGE HOTEL PROJECT; A~.D
SPECIFICALLY APPROVING A~-D AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITIO~'(F
THE PROPERTY BY THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGEN(Y
THROUGH THE FILING OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING~i,
INCLUDING A DECLARATION OF TAKING, AS NECESSARY.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Miami Beach/Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") is
proceeding with its goal of economic stimulation and development Jn
the City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment ard
Revitalization Area ("City Center") and is currently in t~e
negotiation phase for the development of a convention-quality
hotel. In order to accomplish this goal the Agency has determined
that the acquisition of the above referenced property is necessar).
Further, the City/Agency finds, determines and declares that tke
acquisition of the Shorecrest Hotel is a public necessity and is in
the best interest of the City of Miami Beach.
AGENDA ITEM
DATE
CONCLUSION:
The Mayor and City Commission are requested to ratify izhe
Resolution, to approve the Ordinance on first reading, and to ~et
the public hearing/second reading for April 16, 1997.
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