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South Miami Commission approves ordinance creating Community Redevelopment Agency
Summary
The City Commission unanimously adopted an ordinance confirming a county finding of blight and creating the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, a body that will adopt a redevelopment plan to be transmitted to Miami‑Dade County for interlocal review. The ordinance passed on first reading with a 5–0 roll call.
The City Commission of South Miami voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance confirming the Board of County Commissioners’ finding of necessity and creating the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). The CRA boundaries were described in the ordinance roughly bounded by Southwest 57th Avenue (east), Southwest 76th Street (south), Southwest 62nd Avenue (west) and Southwest 62nd Street (north).
City legal staff and the commission described this measure as the first step in a multi-stage process: the ordinance confirms the county’s finding that a slum or blighted area exists in the designated area, establishes the CRA and appoints the city manager as executive director and the city attorney as general counsel for the CRA. The next steps described by the city attorney include two ordinance readings to formally create the CRA, a first CRA meeting to adopt a redevelopment plan, transmission of that plan to the county, and an interlocal agreement with Miami‑Dade County to carry the plan forward.
Commissioners pressed staff on timing and process; the city attorney said the county approved the finding of necessity roughly two weeks earlier and the local process could move quickly, with the goal of completing key steps over the next few months and aiming to have the local CRA adoption and transmission completed by late April, subject to county scheduling. The legal framework cited in the ordinance referred to Florida Statutes sections 163.355 and 163.357, which govern redevelopment and interlocal delegation.
A motion to adopt the ordinance was made and seconded; the clerk called the roll and recorded a unanimous vote. The measure passed 5–0.
The ordinance authorizes the CRA to adopt a redevelopment plan in a future meeting; that plan will set priorities for rehabilitation, conservation and redevelopment—potentially including housing for low- and moderate-income residents—subject to subsequent review by the county and any interlocal approvals.
The commission did not adopt the redevelopment plan at this meeting; staff said the CRA will meet to consider the plan and then transmit it to the county for final steps. The city said it will schedule outreach and coordination with the county as it advances the plan.
