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RESOLUTION DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY-OWNED PROPERTY AS SURPLUS, AND REVISING THE INVENTORY LIST OF REAL PROPERTIES, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, TO INCLUDE SUCH PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 125.379, FLORIDA STATUTES; AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 125.379, FLORIDA STATUTES, OF SUCH PROPERTY, TO CIPRES RE, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AT A PRICE OF $10.00, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING SUCH PROPERTY WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE RENTED TO VERY LOW-, LOW-, OR MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 125.379, FLORIDA STATUTES; DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO PERFORM DUE DILIGENCE AND TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY; AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON OR VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO EXECUTE A COUNTY DEED; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SUCH COUNTY DEED, TO PROVIDE COPIES OF THE RECORDED COUNTY DEED AND THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS REQUIRED THEREIN TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A RENTAL REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS THEREIN, AND TO ENSURE PLACEMENT OF APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE; WAIVING RESOLUTION NO. R-407-19 REQUIRING FOUR WEEKS ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE PRIOR TO BOARD CONSIDERATION, AND RESOLUTION NO. R-376-11, REQUIRING PROVISION OF CERTAIN BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROPERTY; AND WAIVING IMPLEMENTING ORDER NO. 8-4 REGARDING GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR SALE, LEASE AND CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY REAL PROPERTY

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WHEREAS, section 125.379 of the Florida Statutes requires that each county prepare an inventory list of all real property within its jurisdiction to which the County holds fee simple title that is appropriate for use as affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, section 125.379 further requires that the inventory list include the address and legal description of each such real property and specify whether the property is vacant or improved; and
WHEREAS, section 125.379 also requires that the governing body of the County review the inventory list at a public hearing and revise it at the conclusion of the public hearing and adopt a resolution that includes an inventory list of such property following the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the County has identified land located in Commission District 3 currently identified by Folio No. 01-3125-004-0160 (the �Property�) which is currently vacant and not in use by the County and is estimated by the Property Appraiser to have a market value of $3,450,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the Property is further described in Attachment �A� hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the People and Internal Operations Department (PIOD) has advised that the Property was circulated by PIOD to all County departments on June 2, 2025, and no County department has responded that it has a current or anticipated use for the Property; and
WHEREAS, this Board finds that the Property is appropriate for use as affordable housing and therefore, wishes to revise the County�s inventory list of real properties for affordable housing to include the Property; and
WHEREAS, Cipres RE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and affiliate of Miami-based Rilea Group, Inc. (�developer�) has requested in a letter dated November 3, 2025, to the Commissioner of District 3, attached hereto as Attachment �B�, that the County convey the Property to the developer for use as affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the developer is seeking to build 14 multifamily residential units on the Property; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the affordable residential units, the developer�s project will include the development of approximately 4,100 square feet of ground-floor commercial space ancillary to the affordable residential use, which commercial space is for the benefit of on-site residents and which the developer may offer for lease or sale as set forth in the attached County Deed; and
WHEREAS, the developer acknowledges and agrees that it is in the public interest and of public benefit to support local programs that allow area residents of Commission District 3 to continue to live and work within Commission District 3, and therefore has agreed to make a contribution of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) to a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that supports educational advancement for the purpose of financing an endowed scholarship for students residing within County Commission District 3, and meeting such other requirements established by the not-for-profit for this scholarship program, within 30 days of execution of the County Deed; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to declare the Property as surplus; and
WHEREAS, the developer will develop the Property with 14 units of affordable housing to be rented to very low-, low-, or moderate-income households whose incomes do not exceed 120 percent of area median income (�AMI�)�specifically, with two units restricted at 80 percent AMI, four units restricted at 100 percent AMI, and, eight units restricted at 120 percent AMI--the developer, subject to a reverter, shall develop and rent such housing in accordance with section 125.379, Florida Statutes, and a rental regulatory agreement to be recorded against the property, within three years of the recording of the County Deed, unless such time is extended by this Board,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are incorporated in this resolution and are approved.
Section 2. This Board declares the Property (currently bearing Folio No. 01-3125-004-0160) as surplus. Further, this Board, after a public hearing and in accordance with section 125.379(1), Florida Statutes, revises the County�s affordable housing inventory list to add the Property.
Section 3. Pursuant to section 125.379(2), Florida Statutes, this Board hereby approves the conveyance of the Property described in section 2 to Cipres RE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and affiliate of Miami-based Rilea Group, Inc. (developer) for a price of $10.00. The developer shall develop the Property with affordable housing to be rented to very low-, low-, or moderate-income households whose incomes do not exceed 120 percent of area median income, the developer, subject to a reverter, shall develop and rent such housing in accordance with section 125.379, Florida Statutes and a rental regulatory agreement to be recorded against the Property, within three years of the recording of the County Deed, unless such time is extended by this Board. The developer shall execute and record a rental regulatory agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Attachment �D�, as may be negotiated further by the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee as more fully set forth in section 6, below.
Section 4. Pursuant to section 125.411, Florida Statutes, this Board authorizes the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson to execute the County Deed, in substantially the form attached hereto as Attachment �C� incorporated herein by reference, subject to a reverter, in accordance with section 125.379, Florida Statutes, conditioned upon the prior receipt of ownership disclosures as set forth in section 5 herein.
Section 5. This Board further directs and authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to take all actions necessary to effectuate the conveyance after conducting all due diligence, to obtain ownership disclosures from the Developer, and to exercise all rights set forth in the County Deed, other than those reserved to this Board therein, including, but not limited to, exercising the County�s option to enforce its reversionary interest after conducting all due diligence, including title searches and environmental reviews. In the event the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee should exercise the County�s reversionary interest, then the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee shall execute and record an instrument approved by the County Attorney�s Office in the public records of Miami-Dade County and provide a copy of such instrument to the County Property Appraiser. This Board further authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to receive on behalf of the County from the developer, after conducting all due diligence, including, but not limited to, title searches, environmental reviews, a deed which conveys the property back to the County in the event the developer is unable or fails to comply with the deed restrictions set forth in the County Deed. Upon the receipt of a deed from the developer, the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee shall record such deed in the public records of Miami-Dade County. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any extensions beyond the three years to complete the construction and rental of the affordable housing units contemplated herein shall be subject to this Board�s approval.
Section 6. This Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to execute on behalf of the County a rental regulatory agreement following approval by the County Attorney�s Office, in generally the form attached as Attachment �D� and incorporated herein. The County Mayor or County Mayor's designee is authorized to further negotiate the terms of the rental regulatory agreement in a manner consistent with this resolution and to enforce the provisions thereof and exercise all rights set forth therein. The County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee is authorized to negotiate rents for each of the units constructed on the property with the developer; however, such rents shall be affordable, as defined in section 125.279, Florida Statutes, and based upon no more than 120 percent of area median income, as determined for Miami-Dade County by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee is further authorized to take all steps necessary to enforce the terms of the rental regulatory agreement. This Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee or the developer to record the rental regulatory agreement in the Public Records of Miami-Dade County and, in accordance with Resolution No. R-791-14, provide the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser with a copy of the rental regulatory agreement.
Section 7. This Board directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to (i) ensure that proper signage is placed on the property identifying the County�s name and the name of the district commissioner; (ii) provide copies of the recorded County Deed and the restrictive covenants required by the County Deed to the Property Appraiser; and (iii) appoint staff to monitor compliance with the terms of the conveyance.
Section 8. Pursuant to Resolution No. R-974-09, the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee shall record in the public record the County Deed, covenants, reverters and mortgages creating or reserving a real property interest in favor of the County and provide a copy of such recorded instruments to the Clerk of the Board within 30 days of execution and final acceptance. The Clerk of the Board, pursuant to Resolution No. R-974-09, shall attach and permanently store a recorded copy of any instrument provided in accordance herewith together with this resolution.
Section 9. This Board waives the requirement of Resolution Nos.: (i) R-407-19 that the public notice be posted no less than four weeks prior to Board consideration; (ii) R-376-11, requiring background information concerning the property be provided to the Board; and (iii) Implementing Order 8-4 requiring certain procedures and prerequisites for conveying property.