Resolution 2025-33641�
RESOLUTION NO. z025-33641
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF NORTH
BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDS IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1.5 MILLION FOR THE DESIGN,
DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BISCAYNE BEACH
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLYARD PROJECT, AND PURSUANT TO THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE NORTH BEACH CRA ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, MADE AT ITS APRIL 8, 2025 MEETING, DIRECTING THE
CITY ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOCATE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES
AND FUNDS, IN THE NORTH BEACH CRA'S FY 2025 BUDGET, FOR
DESIGN AND PERMITTING OF THE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT, TO
PURSUE EXTERNAL FUNDING TO OFFSET PROJECT COSTS AND
MINIMIZE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE NORTH BEACH CRA;
AND FURTHER, TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE, WORK WITH THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD TO INCORPORATE A
REGULATION-SIZE SOCCER FIELD AND A FOUR-LANE RUNNING
TRACK INTO THE PROJECT DESIGN.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has entered into a Joint Use Agreement with
Miami-Dade County Public Schools for the shared use of the schoolyard at Biscayne
Beach Elementary School, located within the North Beach Community Redevelopment
Area; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission previously engaged the services of The Trust
for Public Land (TPL) to lead the community engagement process and conceptual design
of the Biscayne Beach Elementary School schoolyard improvements (the "ProjecY'); and
WHEREAS, as part of this process, TPL has conducted lwo design workshops
with selected Biscayne Beach Elementary School students to better understand the
needs of the site and to collect input and ideas for the future schoolyard space; and
WHEREAS, at its April 8, 2025 meeting, the North Beach CRA Advisory
Committee (Committee) recommended that the North Beach CRA fund the cost of the
design, development, and construction of the Biscayne Beach Elementary Schoolyard
Project (Schoolyard Project), in an amount not to exceed $1.5 million; and
WHEREAS, the Committee recommended that sufficient funding be allocated in
the North Beach CRA's Fiscal Year 2025 budget to initiate the design and permitting
phases of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Committee encouraged the City to actively pursue external
funding opportunities, including grants and partnerships, to offset project costs and
reduce the financial impact on the North Beach CR4; and
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WHEREAS, contingent upon the North Beach CRA Board's approval of project
funding, the Committee recommended that the design include a regulation-size soccer
field, suitable for organized league play, provided the site dimensions are sufficient, given
the current lack of such facilities within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Committee also recommended that, if site conditions allow, a four-
lane running track be incorporated into the design of the Schoolyard Project to further
promote health and fitness within the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and the City
hereby approve the allocation of North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency funds
in an amount not to exceed $1.5 million for the design, development, and construction of
the Biscayne Beach Elementary Schoolyard Project, and pursuant to the
recommendation of the North Beach CRA Advisory Committee, made at its April 8, 2025
meeting, direct the City Administration to allocate sufficient resources and funds, in the
FY 2025 budget, for design and permitting of the schoolyard Project, to pursue external
funding to offset project costs and minimize the financial impact on the North Beach CRA;
and further, to the extent feasible, work with the Miami-Dade County Public School Board
to incorporate a regulation-size soccer field and a four-lane running track into the Project
design.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this a3 day of A ��� , 2025.
ATTEST:
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Rafa� �� Steven Meiner, Mayor
E. Granado, City Clerk
(sponsored by Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt)
CoSponsoretl by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
CoSponsared by Commissloner Joseph Magazine
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Co-SponsoredbyCommissionerAlexJ.Fernandez FORM &L4NGUAGE
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: City Attorney Ricardo J. Dopico
DATE: April 23, 2025
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF NORTH BEACH
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $1.5 MILLION FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BISCAYNE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLYARD
PROJECT, AND PURSUANT TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NORTH
BEACH CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MADE AT ITS APRIL 8, 2025 MEETWG,
DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOCATE SUFFICIENT
RESOURCES AND FUNDS, W THE NORTH BEACH CRA'S FY 2025 BUDGET,
FOR DESIGN AND PERMITTING OF THE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT, TO PURSUE
EXTERNAL FUNDING TO OFFSET PROJECT COSTS AND MINIMIZE THE
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE NORTH BEACH CRA; AND FURTHER, TO THE
EXTENT FEASIBLE, WORK WITH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
BOARD TO INCORPORATE A REGULATION-SIZE SOCCER FIELD AND A FOUR-
LANE RUNNING TRACK INTO THE PROJECT DESIGN.
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUNDIHISTORY
ANALYSIS
The attached Resolution was preparetl at the request of the sponsor, Commissioner Tanya K.
Bhatt
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The fscal impact of this measure to the North beach CRA's budget shall not exceed $1.5 million
of Funds.
Does this Ordinance reauire a Business Imuact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on:
See BIE at: httpsJlwww.mfamibeachfl.00vlcitv-halUcitv-clerk/meetinq-noticesl
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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CONCLUSION
Aoolicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Riaht to Knaw" item Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to Citv Code Section 2-17? Proiect?
No No
Was this Aaenda Item initiallv reauested bv a lobbvist which as defined in Code Sec 2�81
inclutles a orincipal enaaaed in lobbvinn� No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) antl principal(s):
Deoartment
City Atlorney
Soonsor(sl
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Co-soonsor(sl
Condensetl Title
Approve NBCR4 Funding for Biscayne Beach Elementary Schoolyard Project. (Bhatt) CA
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