Naranja Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency - Special District Background

• Full legal name (as cited in creation document)
  Naranja Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency

• Public purpose
  An urban initiative to stimulate and guide the redevelopment of the Naranja Lakes area creating better neighborhoods to live, work and play.

• Boundaries / service area
  The CRA boundaries are as follows:
  North by SW 268th Street and 1st Road,
  South by SW 288th Street,
  East by SW 137th Avenue and Florida's Turnpike and 
  West by Old Dixie Highway.
  Service map 

• Services provided
  The CRA helps address slum and blight through redevelopment initiatives and incentive economic development within the area as outlined in the redevelopment plan.

• Charter / creation document
  County Ordinance O-02-163

• Statute or statutes under which the special district operates
  Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes

• Date established
  October 22, 2002

• Establishing entity
  Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners

• CRA Coordinator
  Jorge Fernandez

• Mailing address 
  111 NW 1st Street
  Suite 2210
  Miami, FL 33128

• Email
  [email protected]

• Telephone number
  305-375-5143

• Governing Board Members:
  • Kenneth Forbes – Chairperson
  • Stuart Archer – Vice-Chairperson
  • Kametra Driver
  • Jeanne Foster Jacobs, Ph.D.
  • Sandra Gilley
  • Rene Infante
  • Philip Marraccini
  • Mark Wilson

• Taxes, fees, assessments, or charges imposed and collected
  n/a

• Rates or amounts for the current fiscal year
  n/a

• Statutory authority for the levy of the tax, fee, assessment, or charge
  n/a

• Proposed FY 2018-19 Budget
• Adopted FY 2017-18 Budget 
• 2016-2017 Annual Report
• The final complete audit report for the most recent completed fiscal year:
  • n/a

The Naranja Lakes CRA meets monthly at the:

Office Jose Somohano Community Center
27555 SW 140 Ave., Miami

Meetings begin at 4 p.m.

• Oct. 24
• Apr. 24
• Nov. 28
• May 22
• Dec. 19
• June 26
• Jan. 23
• July 24
• Feb. 27
• Aug. 28
• Mar. 27
• Sept. 25

A person seeking to appeal any decisions made at a meeting, with respect to matters considered at the meeting, will need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.