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Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 221081

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File Number: 221081

File Type: Resolution

Status: Adopted

Version: 0

Reference: R-713-22

Control: County Commission

File Name: APPOINTING CORNELIUS SHIVER AS MEMBER OF BOARD OF NARANJA

Introduced: 5/10/2022

Requester: NONE

Cost:

Final Action: 7/19/2022

Agenda Date: 7/19/2022

Agenda Item Number: 11A5

Notes:

SUPPLEMENT REQUIRED

Title:

RESOLUTION APPOINTING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 02-216 AND SECTION 163.356, FLORIDA STATUTES, CORNELIUS SHIVER TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE NARANJA LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT

Indexes:	ORDINANCE
	CERTIFICATION
	APPOINTMENT

Sponsors:

Kionne L. McGhee, Prime Sponsor

Sunset Provision: No

Effective Date:

Expiration Date:

Registered Lobbyist:

None Listed

Legislative History
Acting Body	Date	Agenda Item	Action	Sent To	Due Date	Returned	Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners	7/19/2022	11A5	Adopted				P
REPORT:	Commissioner McGhee asked to be shown as a co-sponsor. Commissioner Regalado expressed her concerns regarding the long-term impact if the County were to assume the responsibility of providing legal assistance services to residents facing evictions. She noted other agencies were better suited to provide this type of service. She also expressed her support for the item. Commissioner Sosa pointed out several organizations within the County already provided complimentary legal assistance for this type of service. Commissioner Sosa proffered an amendment directing the County Mayor as follows: 1. to identify all agencies capable of providing complimentary legal representation, including nonprofits; 2. to create a pool of agencies available to provide legal representation; and 3. to publish the information on a website with a link to connect with the agencies. Commissioner Regalado supported the idea of creating a website to publish the information and asked the amendment include a request to work with the judges and Legal Aid Services. Commissioner Higgins agreed with the amendments proffered and explained the item directed the Mayor to conduct a community needs assessment for legal services. Commissioner Higgins accepted the amendments. Commissioner Higgins advised she had donated $200,000 to Legal Aid Services from County Commission District 5’s share of the American Rescue Plan funds. She noted the instruction to defend residents of her district who believed the landlord failed to comply with the Fair Notice Act, were in a landlord dispute, or the landlord failed to repair the dwelling accompanied the donation made to Legal Aid Services. She recognized other agencies within the County could provide legal representation. Commissioner Higgins asked Mayor Levine Cava to review the agencies to determine which organizations were overwhelmed with cases and come back before the Board with the findings to decide if the Board wished to provide funding. Hearing no other comments or objections, the Board members proceeded to take a vote on the foregoing resolution as amended to include Commissioners Regalado’s and Sosa’s amendments.

Board of County Commissioners	7/7/2022	11A8	Deferred		7/19/2022		P
REPORT:	The foregoing item was deferred to the July 19, 2022 Board of County Commissioners (Board) meeting, during the setting of the agenda.

Office of the Chairperson	7/6/2022		Deferrals
REPORT:	The Prime Sponsor has requested deferral to the July 19, 2022 Board of County Commissioners meeting.

Airport and Economic Development Committee	6/7/2022	2A	Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation				P

County Attorney	5/25/2022 2:55:30 PM		Referred	Airport and Economic Development Committee		6/7/2022

County Attorney	5/10/2022		Assigned	Brenda Kuhns Neuman		5/17/2022

Legislative Text

TITLE
RESOLUTION APPOINTING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 02-216 AND SECTION 163.356, FLORIDA STATUTES, CORNELIUS SHIVER TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE NARANJA LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT

BODY
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (�Board�) previously established the Naranja Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency (�CRA�) through Ordinance No. 02-216 and appointed a CRA Board of Commissioners (�CRA Board�) pursuant to section 163.356, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, this Board, as the governing body of the CRA, has the authority to make appointments to the CRA Board, when necessary, after the establishment of the initial CRA Board; and
WHEREAS, section 2-1470 of the Miami-Dade County Code allows future appointments and reappointments to the CRA Board to be accomplished by Resolution; and
WHEREAS, this Board wishes to fill a vacancy on the CRA Board; and
WHEREAS, Cornelius Shiver is the former executive director of the Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency and resides in Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Shiver meets the qualifications set forth in section 163.356, Florida Statutes, and has been nominated to serve as a member of the CRA Board; and
WHEREAS, this Board in accordance with Ordinance No. 02-216 and section 163.356, Florida Statutes, desires to appoint Mr. Shiver to serve as a member of the CRA Board,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:
Section 1. Appoints Cornelius Shiver, whose resume is attached as Exhibit 1, to the Naranja Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners for a term of four years beginning upon the effective date of this Resolution.
Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to file a certificate of appointment in accordance with section 163.356(3)(a), Florida Statutes.