The South Shore Community Center (“Center”) is located at 833 6^th Street and is owned by the City of Miami Beach. The Center provides leased space to various not-for-profit, and community-based organizations that deliver services and assistance to the Miami Beach community.

The Center is currently occupied by the following three (3) tenants:

1.            South Florida Seniors in Action, Inc (“SFSIA”) occupies 142 square feet of office space on the ground floor and provides a variety of services to the elderly community in Miami Beach.  

2.            Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc. (“LHANC”) occupies 2,919 square feet of interior space and 7,002 square feet of adjacent exterior playground space to operate its Rainbow Intergenerational Childcare Center. This program provides childcare services to children whose parents work or reside in Miami Beach.

3. Miami Dade County Community Action Agency (“CAA”) occupies 691 square feet of office space to operate the South Beach Community Enrichment Center which empowers economically disadvantaged individuals, families and communities to achieve self-sufficiency through resource mobilization, service delivery, education and advocacy.

On September 9, 2009, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2009-27186, approving a lease agreement with Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc. (“LHANC”) commencing on October 2, 2009, and ending on September 30, 2014, with one additional five-year term. Pursuant to Resolution No. 2014-28812, the agreement was amended on October 29, 2014 (Amendment No.1) to exercise the sole renewal option commencing on October 30, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2019.

Pursuant to Resolution No. 2018-30173, the City and South Florida Seniors in Action, Inc. (“SFSIA”) entered into a lease agreement commencing on March 1, 2018, and ending on September 30, 2019.

On September 9, 2009, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2009-27186, approving a lease agreement with the City and Miami Dade County Community Action Agency (“CAA”) commencing retroactively on October 2, 2009, and ending on September 30, 2014, with one additional five-year term. Pursuant to Resolution No. 2014-28808, the agreement was amended on October 29, 2014 (Amendment No.1) to exercise the sole renewal option commencing on October 30, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2019.

On January 13, 2021, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2021-31545 extending the terms of these lease agreements from October 1, 2019, through December 31, 2021. Thereafter, on December 8, 2021, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2021-31928, approving the month-to-month extension of the lease agreements, based upon the current financial terms, from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Additionally, on January 22, 2022, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2022-31977 approving the month-to-month extension for Miami Dade County Community Action Agency (“CAA”) based upon the current financial terms, commencing on January 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2022. Lastly, on September 14, 2022, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2022-32277, extending the terms of the lease agreements commencing on January 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023.

The South Shore Community Center has been designated as the construction site as part of the Government Obligation Bond (GOB) improvements.  The City continues to explore long-term solutions and relocation options for the tenants.  Therefore, an additional term extension is necessitated.

Based on the foregoing, the Administration recommends the Mayor and City Commission hereby approve an additional month-to-month extension for the following agreements for the tenants of the South Shore Community Center, located at 833 Sixth Street:  (1) Lease Agreement for South Florida Seniors in Action;  (2) Lease Agreement for Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade, Inc.; and (3) Miami Dade Community Action Agency; said extensions commencing on January 1, 2024, and continuing thereafter, based upon the current financial terms.