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RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE MAYOR OR MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO ANALYZE OVERALL VACANT OFFICE SPACE IN COUNTY FACILITIES, DEVELOP A PLAN TO BEST UTILIZE UNUSED COMMERCIAL SPACE IN OVERTOWN TRANSIT VILLAGE TOWER 2 (OTV-II) TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY AND PROVIDE METHODOLOGY AND AN IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR COMMERCIAL USE OF VACANT OFFICE SPACE IN COUNTY FACILITIES INCLUDING OTV-II

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WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County must look for innovative ways to provide value and provide governmental services without increasing costs; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County must analyze and fully utilize its resources including unused office space in County facilities; and
WHEREAS, Overtown Transit Village is a two phase development consisting of a 19-story office tower and 9-story parking facility (OTV-I) and a 22-story tower (OTV-II); and
WHEREAS, OTV-I houses Miami-Dade Transit and other departments such as Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management and the current plan envisions OTV-II housing additional County departments and offices as tenants; and
WHEREAS, the consolidation of departments and contractions proposed in the County Mayor�s budget plan calls into question the need for an additional 22-story office tower for County departmental tenants in addition to the Stephen P. Clark Center and other County facilities,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Mayor or Mayor�s Designee is directed to analyze overall vacant office space in county facilities, develop a plan to best utilize unused commercial space in Overtown Transit Village Tower 2 (OTV-II) to generate additional revenue for the County and provide methodology and implementation schedule for commercial use of vacant office space in County facilities including OTV-II. This plan shall be presented in a report to the relevant Committee of the Board of County Commissioners within ninety (90) days of passage of this resolution.