LTC 280-2021 North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency legislative update/\1\l!-\/\!\I BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 280-2021 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Alina T. Hudak, City Mana�
July 9, 2021
SUBJECT: North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency legislative update
The purpose of this Letter to Commission ("L TC") is to provide a legislative update as it
relates to the North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency ("North Beach CRA") and
the Miami-Dade County approval process.
Yesterday's Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners meeting agenda
included three (3) items pertaining to the North Beach CRA as follows:
Item SE (Deferral Requested)
Sally A. Heyman, Prime Sponsor
RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND APPROVING, AFTER A
PUBLIC HEARING, THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN RELATED TO
THAT CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
KNOWN AS THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDE VELOPMENT AREA,
WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERALLY BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY 87TH TERRACE, ON THE SOUTH
BY 65TH STREET, ON THE EAST BY THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, AND ON THE
WEST BY RUE NOTRE DAME; AND APPROVING OF AND AUTHORIZING THE
COUNTY MAYOR OR THE COUNTY MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, AND THE NORTH BEACH
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND TO EXERCISE
TER MINATION PROVISIONS CONT AINED THEREIN [SEE AGENDA ITEM
NOS. 5F AND 11 A 15](Office of Management and Budget)
Item SF - 2 nd Reading (Deferral Requested)
Sally A. Heyman, Prime Sponsor
ORDINANCE RELATING TO REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH BEACH
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED ON THE
NORTH BY 87TH TERRACE, ON THE SOUTH BY 65TH STREET, ON THE
EAST BY THE ATLANTIC OCEAN , AND ON THE WEST BY RUE NOTRE DAME;
CREATING A REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 163.387, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR APPROPRIATION
OF FUNDS AND CALCULATION OF INCREMENT FOR DEPOSIT INTO SUCH
TRUST FUND; SETTING FORTH OBLIGATION TO APPROPRIATE TO TRUST
FUND AND DURATION OF SUCH OBLIGATION; PROVID ING FOR LIMITED
COUNTY APPROVAL OF DEBT; PROVIDING FOR REVIEW OF FINANCIAL
RECORDS AND RIGHT OF AUDIT; PROVIDING FINDING OF PUBLIC
PURPOSE; AND PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND
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A N E F F E C T IV E D A T E [S E E A G E N D A IT E M NO S . 5E A N D 11A 15](O ffi ce of
M a na g em en t a nd B udg et)
Item 11A15
Sally A. Heyman, Prime Sponsor
Eileen Higgins, Co-Sponsor
R E S O L U T IO N A M E N D IN G R E S O L U T IO N N O. R -619-20 TO EX T E N D T HE TIM E
F O R T H E BO A R D O F C O U N T Y C O M M IS S IO N E R S T O A P P R O V E AN
IN T E R L O C A L C O O P E RA T IO N A G R E E M E NT BET W EE N M IA M I-DA DE
C O U N T Y , T H E C IT Y O F M IA M I BE A C H, A N D T HE N O R T H BEA C H
C O M M U N IT Y R E D E V E LO P M E N T A G E N C Y , A N D A CO M M U N ITY
R E D E V E L O P M E N T PLA N FO R T H E N O R T H BEA C H CO M M U N IT Y
R E D E V E L O P M E N T A R E A [S E E A G E N D A IT E M N O S . 5E A N D 5F]
Background
O n Ju ly 8, 20 2 0, the B o a rd of C ounty C o m m issioners (B C C ) approved Resol ution 619-
20, de le ga tin g au tho rity to the C ity of M iam i Beach to create the N ort h Beach CRA .
A dditio na lly, the R e so lutio n pro vide s tha t the N ort h Beach C RA shall cease to exist w ithin
12 m o nths fro m the ado ptio n of the resolutio n if: (1) th e C ity has not approved a
re deve lo p m ent pla n a nd interlo cal ag ree m ent acceptable to the C ounty; and (2) the
C o u nty ha s no t a p p ro ved the sa m e.
O n M a y 12 , 20 21, the C ity C om m ission and N o rt h Beach CR A Board appro ved the
R e deve lo p m en t Plan a nd lnterlocal A g ree m ent and authorized tra nsm ission to the C ounty
fo r ap p ro va l.
Current Situation
Ju ly 8, 20 21, m a rke d th e 12-m o nth perio d by w hich the R edevelopm ent Plan and
ln terlo ca l A g re e m ent ne e de d to rece ive ap p roval by the C ounty. A s such, item 5E
(a p p ro v al of R e d eve lop m ent Pla n and lnterlocal A greem ent) and com panion item 5F,
(c rea tio n of R e d eve lo p m e nt T rust Fund ) w ere scheduled to be heard at yesterday's BC C
m e e tin g . H o w e ve r, du e to the ab sence of C o m m issioner Heym an, Prim e Sponsor of both
ite m s , a re q u e st to de fe r each item w a s m a de and unanim ously appro ved by the BC C .
A lo ng sid e the de ferra l req ue st, C om m issio ner H eym an sponsored item 11A 15, requesting
a n am e n d m en t to R e sol ution 619-20 to authorize an extension to the 12-m onth time period
fo r the B C C to co n sid er and ap pro ve the R edevelopm ent Plan and lnterlocal A greem ent.
Esse n tia lly, w ithou t ap p ro val of the tim e extension, considera tion and appro val of the
R e de v elop m en t Pla n an d lnterlo cal A g ree m ent could not occur at a later date due to the
pro v isio n s of R e sol u tion 6 19 -20.
A lthoug h the de fe rral re q u e sts fo r ite m s 5E and 5F w ere approved on consent, item 11A 15
to am end R e sol u tion 6 19-20 w as pulle d fo r discussion by V ice Chairm an Oliver Gilbert
a n d C o m m ission er Joe M a rt inez. C om m issioner H iggins highlighted the linkage betw een
the three (3) ite m s and discussion ensued . V ice Chairm an G ilbert m entioned his
un c e rt a inty ab ou t w he the r N o rt h Be ach ne e ded a C R A or if the area could redevelop on
its ow n. A dd itio nally, V ice C ha irm a n G ilbe rt also raised concern s about M iam i Beach's
pa rt icip atio n in the fundin g of the H om e less T rust via a percentage of fo od and beverage
R e so rt Tax. W h ile C o m m issione r So sa off ered som e cl arifying rem arks regarding the
C ity's inv e stm e nt in ho m ele ss se rvice s and sup p ort of the Hom eless Trust, V ice C hairm an
G ilb e rt re q ueste d tha t the to pic be discusse d furt her w ith the C ity in consideration of the
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CRA's proposed impact on the County's General Fund. Commissioner Higgins also noted
that she is requesting changes to the items to ensure there is strengthened language to
provide for a dedicated funding source for affordable housing.
Ultimately, after limited discussion, item 11A 15 passed (10-1), with Commissioner
Martinez voting against. Commissioners Heyman and McGhee were absent.
Next Steps
The deferred items, 5E (approval of Redevelopment Plan and lnterlocal Agreement) and
companion item 5F (creation of Redevelopment Trust Fund), will be heard at the July 20,
2021 BCC meeting. If there are changes made to either of the items, it will return to the
Miami Beach City Commission for acceptance of the changes.
Questions about the foregoing may be directed to Eric Carpenter, Assistant City Manager
at ericcarpenter@miamibeachfl.gov or Rickelle Williams, Economic Development Director
at rickellewilliams@miamibeachfl_goy.
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