
NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
A CRA is a special district, where a portion of the incremental growth in property taxes is collected and allocated specifically for purposes related to community revitalization. The projects and initiatives funded by the CRA focus on transportation and mobility, infrastructure, resiliency, affordable and workforce housing, and community and economic revitalization.
North Beach CRA Redevelopment Plan
Upcoming Meeting Dates
Ad Hoc NBCRA Advisory Committee
May 9, 2023 at 4:30 pm
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June 13, 2023 at 4:30 pm
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July 11, 2023 at 4:30 pm
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September 12, 2023 at 4:30 pm
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October 10, 2023 at 4:30 pm
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November 14, 2023 at 4:30 pm
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December 19, 2023 at 4:30 pm
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On July 17, 2019, via Resolution No. 2019-30892, the City Commission accepted the Finding of Necessity, in order for the City to request that the County delegate authority to create a Community Redevelopment Agency. On October 31, 2019, the City of Miami Beach presented the Finding of Necessity to the Miami-Dade County Tax Increment Financing ("TIF") Committee, which accepted the declaration of necessity contained in the Finding of Necessity, and made a motion to recommend that the City consider extending the boundary to include the Crespi and North Shore areas to provide for economic opportunities for these residential areas. City staff revised the Finding of Necessity to include the areas recommended by the County TIF Committee. However, after a series of community meetings and resident feedback in opposition to an expanded boundary, the City decided to move forward with the original boundaries as delineated in Resolution No. 2019-30892.
On July 8, 2020, the Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County Florida (the “BCC”), adopted Resolution No. R-619-20, whereby the County: (1) accepted the City’s Finding of Necessity to declare a need to create the North Beach CRA and (2) delegated to the City the statutory authority to create the North Beach CRA and to prepare and adopt a community redevelopment plan for the North Beach Redevelopment Area.
Pursuant to the County’s delegation of authority, the City undertook a significant public engagement effort to prepare the Redevelopment Plan. Simultaneous with the City’s preparation of the Redevelopment Plan, in order to delineate their respective areas of responsibility with respect to the redevelopment of the Redevelopment Area, the City, North Beach CRA, and County Administrations negotiated an interlocal cooperation agreement (the “Interlocal Agreement”).
On February 10, 2021, by adopting Resolution No. 2021-31596, the Mayor and City Commission officially created the North Beach CRA pursuant to section 163.357, Florida Statutes, and declared the Mayor and City Commission to be the governing body of the North Beach CRA.
On May 12, 2021, pursuant to Resolution No. 003-2021, the Chairperson and Members of the North Beach CRA Board adopted the Redevelopment Plan and transmitted the Plan to the City Commission for approval, as required by Section 163.360(5), Florida Statutes. Additionally, pursuant to Resolution No. 004-2021, the Chairperson and Board members approved the Interlocal Agreement, authorized the Chairperson and Secretary to execute the Interlocal Agreement, and further, authorized the transmittal of the executed Interlocal Agreement to the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners for its consideration and approval.
Likewise, on May 12, 2021, pursuant to Resolution No. 2021-31709, the Mayor and City Commission approved the Redevelopment Plan for the North Beach CRA and authorized its transmittal to the County. Contemporaneously, pursuant to Resolution No. 2021-31710, the Mayor and City Commission approved the Interlocal Agreement, authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Interlocal Agreement, and further, authorized the City Manager to transmit the executed Interlocal Agreement to the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners for its consideration and approval.
On July 20, 2021, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners approved Ordinance No. 21-70 establishing the North Beach CRA Trust Fund and Resolution No. R-696-21 approving the Redevelopment Plan and the final, negotiated Interlocal Agreement, as amended.
On July 28, 2021, the North Beach CRA Board adopted Resolution No. 005-2021 accepting the Interlocal Agreement. The City Commission also approved the Interlocal Agreement via Resolution No. 2021-31817.
- Resolution No. 2019-30892 - City of Miami Beach - Finding of Necessity
- Resolution No. R-619-20 - Miami-Dade County - Delegation of Authority
- Resolution No. 2021-31560 - City of Miami Beach - Create Ad Hoc North Beach CRA Advisory Committee
- Resolution No. 2021-31594 - City of Miami Beach - Amend Ad Hoc North Beach CRA Advisory Committee
- Resolution No. 2021-31596 - City of Miami Beach - Create North Beach CRA
- Resolution No. 002-2021 - North Beach CRA - Bylaws Governing North Beach CRA
- Resolution No. 001-2021 - North Beach CRA - Refer Redevelopment Plan to Planning Board
- Resolution No. PB21-0434 - City of Miami Beach Planning Board - Redevelopment Plan Recommendation
- Resolution No. 003-2021 - North Beach CRA - Adopt Redevelopment Plan
- Resolution No. 004-2021 - North Beach CRA - Approve Interlocal Agreement
- Resolution No. 2021-31709 - City of Miami Beach - Approve Redevelopment Plan
- Resolution No. 2021-31710 - City of Miami Beach - Approve Interlocal Agreement
- Resolution No. R-696-21 - Miami-Dade County - Approve Redevelopment Plan & Interlocal Agreement as amended
- Ordinance No. 21-70 - Miami-Dade County - Create North Beach CRA Trust Fund
- Resolution No. 2021-31817 - City of Miami Beach - Approve Interlocal Agreement as amended
- Resolution No. 005-2021 - North Beach CRA - Approve Interlocal Agreement as amended
- Interlocal Agreement among City of Miami Beach, North Beach CRA, and Miami-Dade County, dated October 4, 2021
- Resolution No. 2023 - 32455 City of Miami Beach – Extend Ad Hoc North Beach CRA Advisory Committee
City Commission Meeting Agenda
NBCRA Meeting Agendas are listed, if at all, on the City Commission Meeting Agenda
Plan NoBe (2016)
West Lots Master Plan (2018)
Finding of Necessity (2019)
Redevelopment Plan (2021)
Public Design Charrettes - 1/11/21 - 1/15/21
Please click the links below to review the recording of the meeting and download the presentation PDF.
Kick-Off Meeting
North Beach CRA Kick-Off Meeting - 1/11/21 - VIDEO
North Beach Beach CRA Charrette Kick-Off - Presentation PDF
Open Design Studio Sessions
Open Design Studio #1 – 1/12/21 - VIDEO
Open Design Studio #2 – 1/12/21 - VIDEO
Open Design Studio #3 – 1/14/21 - VIDEO
Open Design Studio #4 – 1/14/21 - VIDEO
Work-in Progress
North Beach CRA Charrette Work-in-Progress – 1/15/21 - VIDEO
North Beach CRA Charrette Work-in-Progress – Presentation PDF
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North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Public Meeting
View the recording below from the December 15 public meeting, as well as project materials. If you have any questions or comments, please via the comment box below.
North Beach CRA Public Meeting Recording 12/15/20
North Beach CRA Presentation 12/15/2020
Plan NoBe - North Beach Master Plan (2016)
LTC 456-2020 North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Redevelopment Plan Update
North Beach CRA Board
Dan Gelber, Chairperson
Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, Board member
Laura Dominguez, Board member
Alex J. Fernandez, Board member
Steven Meiner, Board member
Ricky Arriola, Board member
David Richardson, Board member
County Commissioner Micky Steinberg, Board member
Executive Staff
Alina T. Hudak, Executive Director
Rafael Paz, General Counsel
Rafael Granado, Secretary
Eric Carpenter, Deputy City Manager
Rickelle Williams, Assistant City Manager
Jason Greene, Chief Financial Officer
General Contact Information
Rickelle Williams, Registered Agent
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (excluding federal/city holidays)
https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/northbeachcra
mbbiz@miamibeachfl.gov
(305) 673-7572
Please call ahead for appointments
District Office:
962 Normandy Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33141
Hours of Operation:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
305.673.7090
nbcra@miamibeachfl.gov
Ad Hoc North Beach CRA
Advisory Committee
Jose Smith, Chair
Betsy Perez, Vice Chair
Ronnie Issenberg
Romina Orozco-Encio
Manning Salazar
David Sexton
Staff Liaisons:
Rickelle Williams, Assistant City Manager
David Martinez, Capital Improvement Projects Director
Geographic Boundary
The 326.4-acre Redevelopment Area is generally described as being bounded by 87th Terrace to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, 65th Street to the south, and Rue Notre Dame to the west. See Map Below
FAQ
The Florida Legislature enacted the Community Redevelopment Act, Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes, which allows local governments to use property tax revenue growth for economic revitalization purposes in designated communities. Counties may designate a special district, the Redevelopment Area, in which future property tax growth is used for approved redevelopment programs and projects tailored for the neighborhood’s needs.
In comparison with other areas of Miami Beach, the North Beach area has not experienced comparative levels of redevelopment, revitalization, economic growth, and investment. Existing conditions in North Beach have adversely affected quality of life and neighborhood character, among them: commercial vacancies, limited housing stock and new development, and
resiliency challenges.
With delegated authority from Miami-Dade County, the City Commission established the North Beach CRA in 2021 as a means of implementing projects envisioned in the 2016 North Beach Master Plan (Plan NoBe) and other planning initiatives focusing on climate resiliency, economic development, affordable housing, historic preservation, and land development regulations.
The Community Redevelopment Act identifies fifteen (15) criteria indicative of blight within a community, of which two (2) must be present to conclude that an area is blighted. Pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Act, a ‘Community Redevelopment Area’ may be defined as a blighted area, or an area in which there exists a shortage of affordable housing, or a coastal and tourist area that is deteriorating and economically distressed due to outdated building density patterns, inadequate transportation and parking facilities, faulty lot layout or inadequate street layout, or a combination there of.
The North Beach CRA Redevelopment Plan, prepared following a community design charrette and significant public outreach, presents goals and strategies which may be implemented using funding by tax increment revenue from within the Redevelopment Area over the 30-year life (2021 - 2051) of the North
Beach CRA.
The North Beach CRA is funded by “tax increment financing” or TIF, whereby incremental increases in annual property taxes following the base year (2021) are generated and designated during the 30- year life of the CRA, for expenditure on investments and projects that address the needs of the Redevelopment Area. Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami Beach contribute 60% of the tax increment growth in Redevelopment Area to the CRA. TIF growth is planned to be accelerated by economic development resulting from CRA initiatives.
No. Property values will not freeze because of the North Beach CRA. The North Beach CRA will not adversely impact property insurance or a property owner’s ability to finance and/or mortgage property. Rather, the North Beach CRA is a tool for improving quality of life conditions and encouraging strategic, measured development and preservation initiatives--all of which have been successfully performed in other parts of Miami Beach with other CRAs.
Per Resolution 2021-31596, pursuant to authority granted by the Community Redevelopment Act and Miami-Dade County, the Mayor and City Commission formally established the North Beach CRA and declared the Mayor and City Commission to be the CRA’s governing body, the North Beach CRA Board. The Mayor and City Commission also designated the Miami Beach City Manager as Executive Director and the City Attorney as General Counsel.
Formal meetings of the North Beach CRA occur during regularly scheduled meetings of the Miami Beach City Commission and subject to all requirements of the Florida Sunshine Law. The annual budget of the North Beach CRA must be reviewed and approved by the North Beach CRA Board and the Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County.
Per Resolution 2021-31560, as amended, the Mayor and City Commission created the Ad Hoc North Beach CRA Advisory Committee to ensure the continued participation by residents, business owners, and community representatives of the Redevelopment Area in connection with the North Beach CRA.
No. The North Beach CRA has the ability to use tax increment revenue from within the Redevelopment Area (district) to implement and administer the Redevelopment Plan. The CRA does not have the authority to establish laws or administer zoning (such as variances or modifications to floor area ratio (FAR)). Projects associated with the North Beach CRA and the Redevelopment Plan are still subject to historic preservation and zoning laws, as applicable.
No. Eminent domain is not a legal power of community redevelopment agencies and is prohibited by the Community Redevelopment Act, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes.
We invite you to visit the North Beach CRA’s website to learn the most updated information and news about the CRA, https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/northbeachCRA. North Beach CRA staff is also available to meet at the District Office on select days and by appointment.
North Beach CRA District Office
962 Normandy Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33141
Hours of Operation: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
305.673.7090
nbcra@miamibeachfl.gov
The North Beach CRA has identified initiatives and programs that were also supported by the Ad Hoc North Beach CRA Advisory Committee. In its initial budgeted year of funding, new programs will include but are not limited to 1) a Commercial Façade Improvement Program and a Residential Property
Improvement Program, both programs support privately owned buildings
in the Normandy Fountain/Rue Vendome Plaza area; 2) support for Arts & Culture tourism and branding, and 3) small business development
and technical assistance.
The 326.4-acre Redevelopment Area is generally described as bounded by 87th Terrace to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, 65th Street to the south, and Rue Notre Dame to the west. The boundary map can be found on this page.