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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON OR VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO EXECUTE AMENDED AND RESTATED COUNTY DEEDS FOR PALMETTO HOMES URBAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION; AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION TO CONSTRUCT, COMPLETE AND SELL OR RENT THE PROPERTIES WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE SOLD OR RENTED TO VERY LOW-, LOW-, OR MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY�S INFILL HOUSING INITIATIVE PROGRAM, IF SOLD, AND SECTION 125.379, FLORIDA STATUTES; AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SUCH AMENDED AND RESTATED COUNTY DEEDS, AND TO EXERCISE ALL RIGHTS CONTAINED THEREIN

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WHEREAS, on July 21, 2020, this Board adopted Resolution No. R-722-20, which authorized the conveyance to Palmetto Homes Urban Development Group, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation (�Palmetto Homes�) several County-owned properties, including the properties currently bearing Folio Nos: 01-3112-053-0010, 01-3112-053-0020, 30-3122-007-0370, 01-0102-080-1060, 01-3112-048-0060, 01-3114-000-0130, and 30-3122-025-0530 (collectively �the July properties�) for the purpose of developing such properties with homes to be sold or rented to qualified households in accordance with the Infill Housing Program, section 125.379, Florida Statutes, and federal Community Development and Block Grant Program regulations, as applicable; and
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2020 this Board adopted Resolution No. R-928-20, which authorized the conveyance to Palmetto Homes Urban Development Group, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation (�Palmetto Homes�) several County-owned properties, including the properties currently bearing Folio Nos. 01-3114-043-0310, 30-3115-005-3600, 30-3115-000-0010, 30-3115-025-0010, 01-3125-042-0140, 01-3135-028-0020, 01-3114-045-0010, 01-3112-034-0190, 01-3114-035-1730, 01-3114-035-1970, 30-3110-028-0620, 30-3115-039-0090, 30-3115-039-0100, 30-3115-039-0110, 30-3115-039-0120, 30-3115-005-3300, 30-3115-005-3320, 30-3115-005-3330, 30-3115-005-3340, 30-3115-010-0030, 30-3115-005-3900, 01-3113-063-0480, and 30-3115-028-0301 (collectively �the October properties�) for the purpose of developing such properties with homes to be sold to qualified households in accordance with the Infill Housing Program, section 125.379, Florida Statutes, and federal Community Development and Block Grant Program regulations, as applicable; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2022, this Board adopted Resolution No. R-1170-22, which granted Palmetto Homes an extension to construct the homes on certain of the July properties and obtain final certificates of occupancy; and
WHEREAS, the extension granted pursuant to Resolution No. R-1170-22 expired on January 12, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the time to construct the homes on the October properties expired on November 16, 2022; and
WHEREAS, on September 22, 2025, Palmetto Homes submitted a request to the County Commissioner of District 3, requesting that the County further extend the time by which construction must be completed on the July properties and the October properties (collectively �the properties�) and representing that planning of the homes is underway and submitted Attachment D, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, setting forth the current status of development on the properties; and
WHERAS, Palmetto Homes has demonstrated their commitment to working cooperatively with the County by returning 12 lots to the County which were previously conveyed to Palmetto Homes, specifically the lots currently bearing Folio Nos. 01-3136-021-0230, 01-3136-021-0240, 01-3136-021-0250, 01-3136-021-0260, 01-3136-021-0270, 01-3136-021-0280, and 01-3136-021-0290, conveyed pursuant to Resolution No. R-722-20, the lots currently bearing Folio Nos. 01-3230-001-0080, 30-3115-005-3591, 30-3115-005-3690, and 30-3121-026-1750, conveyed pursuant to Resolution No. R-928-20, and the property currently bearing Folio No. 30-2107-012-0840 conveyed pursuant to Resolution No. R-821-20; and
WHEREAS, in addition to returning the above mentioned 12 lots, Palmetto Homes is returning three lots to the County which were conveyed to Palmetto Homes, specifically the properties located at 550 NW 22nd Street, Miami, FL (Folio No. 01-3125-035-2901), 2185 NW 5th Place, Miami, FL (Folio No. 01-3125-035-1140), and 2173 NW 5th Place, Miami, FL (Folio No. 01-3125-035-1150), and pursuant to Resolution No. R-710-22, were to be exchanged with Mana Fashion Realty, LLC (�Mana�) so that Mana could construct a project that would include, among other things, a Puerto Rican Community Center to be operated by the South Florida Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, although that property exchange did not take place, and Palmetto Homes has returned those properties to the County, Palmetto Homes has represented that it will take on the task of constructing the Puerto Rican Community Center along with multifamily housing on properties conveyed by Mana to the County and anticipated to be conveyed to Palmetto Homes by the County through subsequent legislation; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to grant Palmetto Homes a three-year extension from the date of adoption of this Resolution, to construct the homes and obtain final certificates of occupancy on the properties,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. This Board adopts the foregoing recitals as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2. Pursuant to section 125.411, Florida Statutes, this Board authorizes the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners to execute the Amended and Restated Deeds (�amended deeds�) to Palmetto Homes, in substantially the form attached hereto as Attachments �A�, �B�, and �C� and incorporated herein by reference, in order to grant Palmetto Homes a three-year extension from the date of adoption of this resolution to construct the homes and obtain final certificates of occupancy. Such amended deeds shall be executed for the certain previously County-owned properties conveyed pursuant to Resolution No. R-722-20, specifically currently Folio Nos. 01-3112-053-0010, 01-3112-053-0020, 30-3122-007-0370, 01-0102-080-1060, 01-3112-048-0060, 01-3114-000-0130, and 30-3122-025-0530 and certain previously County-owned properties conveyed pursuant to Resolution No. R-928-20, specifically currently Folio Nos. 01-3114-043-0310, 30-3115-005-3600, 30-3115-000-0010, 30-3115-025-0010, 01-3125-042-0140, 01-3135-028-0020, 01-3114-045-0010, 01-3112-034-0190, 01-3114-035-1730, 01-3114-035-1970, 30-3110-028-0620, 30-3115-039-0090, 30-3115-039-0100, 30-3115-039-0110, 30-3115-039-0120, 30-3115-005-3300, 30-3115-005-3320, 30-3115-005-3330, 30-3115-005-3340, 30-3115-010-0030, 30-3115-005-3900, 01-3113-063-0480, and 30-3115-028-0301 (collectively �the properties�).
Section 3. This Board further authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to take all actions necessary to exercise any and all rights set forth in the amended deeds, including, but not limited to, exercising the County�s option to enforce its reversionary interest after conducting all due diligence, title searches and environmental reviews. In the event that 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 Property Appraiser�s Office. Alternatively, this Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to receive on behalf of the County from the developer identified in section 2 of this resolution, after conducting all due diligence, title searches and environmental reviews, a deed which conveys any or all of the properties back to the County in the event the developers are unable or fail to comply with the deed restrictions set forth in the amended deeds. Upon the receipt of the deed from the developers, the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee shall record such deed in the Public Records of Miami-Dade County.
Section 4. This Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to grant Palmetto Homes a three-year extension from the date of adoption of this resolution, to obtain the final certificate of occupancy for each of the homes to be sold or rented to qualified households. The grant of such extension shall be in the manner set forth in the amended deeds.
Section 5. This Board authorizes County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to take all action necessary to enforce the provisions set forth in such amended deeds.
Section 6. This Board directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to provide copies of the recorded amended deeds to the Property Appraiser.
Section 7. This Board directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to ensure that proper signage is placed on the properties described in the amended deeds identifying the County�s name and the name of the district commissioner.
Section 8. The County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee, pursuant to Resolution No. R-974-09, shall record in the Public Record all deeds, covenants, reverters, and mortgages creating or reserving a real property interest in favor of the County and shall provide a copy of such recorded instruments to the Clerk of the Board within 30 days of execution and final acceptance. The Board directs the Clerk of the Board, pursuant to Resolution No. R-974-09, to attach and permanently store a recorded copy of any instrument provided in accordance herewith together with this resolution.