HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-2026-001-024_-_CRA_FY_2025_Audit_Report_-_Adopted_-_PdfRESOLUTION NO. CRA-2026-001-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA,
GARDENS 2025 YEAR MIAMI THE ACCEPTING FISCAL
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUDIT REPORT;
PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, 163.371(8), Community all Statute with accordance in State
Redevelopment Agencies are required to undergo an annual audit conducted by an
independent certified public accountant or accounting firm, and
WHEREAS, this FY2025 Audit Report has been certified by the external auditor,
Anthony Brunson, P.A., and
WHEREAS, the Board accepts the Fiscal Year 2025 Miami Gardens Community
Redevelopment Agency Audit Report,
NOW COMMUNITY THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2. DESIGNATION: The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Miami Gardens hereby accepts the Fiscal Year 2025 Miami Gardens Community
Redevelopment Agency Audit Report.
Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
BOARD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON
MAY 27, 2026.
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RODNEY HARRIS, CHAIR
ATTEST:
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MARIO BATAILLE, MMC, CITY CLERK
CRA-2026-001-024
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PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: CAMERON BENSON, CITY MANAGER
Moved by: Board Member Powell
Seconded by: Board Member Wilson
VOTE: 5-0
Chair Harris Yes
Vice Chair Stephens, III Absent
Board Member Baskin Yes
Board Member Leon Absent
Board Member Powell Yes
Board Member Wilson Yes
Board Member Julien Yes
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MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
Prepared by:
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
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MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 1
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 4
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Government-wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position 10
Statement of Activities 11
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet – Governmental Fund 12
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Position 12
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances – Governmental Fund 13
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in
Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 13
Notes to Basic Financial Statements 14
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (OTHER THAN MD&A)
Budgetary Comparison Schedule 17
Note to Budgetary Comparison Schedule 18
COMPLIANCE SECTION
Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial
Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 19
Management Letter in Accordance with the Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida 21
Independent Accountants’ Report on Compliance with the Requirements of Section 218.415 Florida Statutes 24
Independent Accountants’ Report On Compliance with the Requirements of
Section 163.387(6) and 163.387(7) Florida Statutes 25
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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Miramar Office
3350 SW 148th Ave. | Suite 110
Miramar, FL 33027
(954) 874-1721
North Miami Office
1801 NE 123rd Street | Suite 314
North Miami, FL 33181
(786) 743-7108 info@abcpasolutions.com
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To the Board of Directors
Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency
Miami Gardens, Florida
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinions
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities and each major fund
of the Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency (the CRA), a component unit of the City of
Miami Gardens, Florida (the City), as of and for the year ended September 30, 2025, and the related notes
to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the CRA’s basic financial statements as listed in
the table of contents.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the governmental activities and each major fund of the CRA as of September
30, 2025, and the respective changes in financial position thereof for the year then ended in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinions
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards,
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Our responsibilities under those standards are
further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our
report. We are required to be independent of the CRA and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in
accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence
we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the design,
implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or
events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the CRA’s ability to continue as a
going concern for twelve months beyond the financial statement date, including any currently known
information that may raise substantial doubt shortly thereafter.
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Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our
opinions. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is
not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and
Government Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not
detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud
may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal
control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the
aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing
Standards, we:
Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud
or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the CRA’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant
accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the
financial statements.
Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that
raise substantial doubt about the CRA’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period
of time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the
planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control-related matters
that we identified during the audit.
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s
discussion and analysis and budgetary comparison information as listed in the table of contents be presented
to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and,
although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements
in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures
to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the
information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries,
the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial
statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited
procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
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Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated April 16, 2026
on our consideration of the CRA’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance
with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose
of that report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and
compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the CRA’s
internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit
performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the CRA’s internal control
over financial reporting and compliance.
North Miami, Florida
April 16, 2025
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS
(MD&A)
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MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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The Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) of the Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment
Agency (the “CRA”) is designed to provide an objective and easy to read analysis of the financial activities
based on currently known facts, decisions, and conditions. The MD&A provides a broad overview and short
and long-term analyses of the CRA’s activities based on information presented in the financial statements.
Specifically, this information is designed to assist the reader in focusing on significant financial issues,
provide an overview of the CRA’s financial activity and identify changes in the CRA’s financial position
and its ability to address the next year’s challenges. Finally, the MD&A will identify any material deviations
from the approved budget.
The CRA was created on September 12, 2018, in accordance with Chapter 163.356, Florida Statutes, and
City Resolution No. 2018-163-3577 to eliminate blight and slum conditions within the NW 27th Avenue
community redevelopment area of the agency pursuant to the redevelopment plans of the CRA for new
residential and commercial activity of Miami Gardens area. The City has entered into an interlocal
agreement with Miami-Dade County approving the deposit of tax increments in the CRA account. The
CRA, whose board members are the same as the City Council’s, provides services that exclusively benefit
the City. The CRA is fiscally dependent on the City; the City Council approves the CRA’s budget, and
must approve any debt issuance.
The CRA is an independent entity and a blended component unit of the City. The CRA has presented its
financial statements in accordance with the reporting model required by Governmental Accounting
Standards Board Statement (“GASB”) No. 34, Basic Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion
and Analysis for State and Local Governments.
The information contained in this MD&A is only a component of the entire financial statement report.
Readers should take time to read and evaluate all sections of the report, including the footnotes and required
supplementary information provided.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
• For fiscal year 2025, the CRA’s revenues totaled $3,106,386.
OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The CRA’s basic financial statements are comprised of three components:
• Government-wide financial statements
• Fund financial statements
• Notes to the basic financial statements.
In addition, the CRA’s report includes required supplementary information to the basic financial statements.
The CRA includes the planned development of the Miami Gardens Performing Arts Center (PAC). This
state-of-the-art facility is poised to become a signature cultural landmark within the City’s emerging
downtown district. The PAC will host a variety of programming including:
Concerts and live performances
Theatrical and cultural arts productions
Educational and youth programs
Community engagement events
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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The Performing Arts Center is envisioned to be more than just a venue, it will be a catalyst for creative
expression and cultural exchange, while also contributing to the City’s economic vitality by attracting
visitors, supporting local businesses, and generating new employment opportunities. Ultimately, it reflects
the City’s commitment to building a dynamic and inclusive community for all residents.
Government-wide Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements provide readers with a broad overview of the CRA’s finances,
in a manner comparable to a private-sector business. In addition, the government-wide statements are
prepared using the accrual basis of accounting.
The Statement of Net Position presents all information on the CRA’s assets and liabilities, with the
difference between the two reported as net position. Over time, increases or decreases in net position may
serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the CRA is improving or deteriorating.
The Statement of Activities presents information showing how the CRA’s net position changed during the
fiscal year. All changes in revenues are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the change
occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are reported in this
statement for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal years.
The government-wide financial statements present functions of the CRA that are principally supported by
tax increment financing (governmental activities). The governmental activities of the CRA include general
government activities and redevelopment projects. Thus, the CRA has no business-type activities.
The government-wide financial statements are found beginning on page 10 of this report.
Fund Financial Statements
The governmental fund financial statements provide readers with an overview of each fund and its related
function in a traditional format. A fund is a grouping of related accounts that maintain control over resources
segregated for specific activities or objectives. The CRA, like other state and local governments, uses fund
accounting to ensure and demonstrate legal compliance with finance-related legal requirements. The CRA
utilizes one governmental fund for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025; the Special Revenue Fund,
which accounts for all activities of the CRA.
Governmental funds - are used to account for essentially the same functions reported as governmental
activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the government-wide financial
statements, the governmental funds financial statements focus on near-term inflows and outflows of
spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year.
Such information may be useful in evaluating a government’s near-term financing requirements.
Since the focus of governmental funds is narrower than government-wide financial statements, it is useful
to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar information presented for
governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By comparing, readers may better
understand the long-term impact of the CRA’s near term financing decisions. The “Balance Sheet –
Governmental Funds” and “Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance –
Governmental Funds” provide a reconciliation to facilitate this comparison between governmental funds
and governmental activities.
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Budgetary comparison schedules, which constitute Required Supplementary Information pursuant to the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”), are provided to demonstrate compliance with the
budget.
The basic governmental funds financial statements can be found beginning on page 12 of this report. The
reconciliations between the governmental funds and governmental activities are found at the bottom of each
statement.
Notes to the Financial Statements
The notes to the financial statements provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding
of the data provided in the government-wide and the fund financial statements. These notes to the financial
statements can be found beginning on page 14 of this report.
In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also presents required
supplementary information concerning the CRA’s budget to actual results for the Special Revenue Fund
for fiscal year 2025. The required supplementary information can be found on page 17 of this report.
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
As previously noted, net position may serve, over time, as a useful indicator of a government’s financial
position. At the close of fiscal year 2025 the CRA had assets totaling $8,250,527 and had minimal liabilities.
The cash balance represented 97% of the CRA’s total assets.
Year Ended September 30, Change
2025 2024 $ %
Assets
Current assets $ 7,979,580 $ 6,229,489 $ 1,750,091 28%
Capital assets 270,947 - 270,947 100%
Total assets 8,250,527 6,229,489 2,021,038 32%
Liabilities
Current liabilities 65,725 271 65,454 24153%
Total liabilities 65,725 271 65,454 24153%
Net position $ 8,184,802 $ 6,229,218 $ 1,955,584 32%
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(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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In 2025, the $3,048,936 tax increment revenues refunded to taxing authorities comprised both the Miami
Dade County $1,601,199 and the City $1,447,737. The CRA’s net position increased by 31%. For FY 2025
CRA revenue totaled $3,106,386 and expenses totaled $1,150,802 resulting in $1,955,584 increase in net
position.
Year Ended September 30, Change
2025 2024 $ %
Revenues
Tax increment revenues $ 3,048,936 $ 2,843,251 $ 205,685 7%
Interest 57,450 110,696 (53,246) (48%)
Total revenues 3,106,386 2,953,947 152,439 5%
Expenses
Economic and physical development 1,150,802 438,252 712,550 163%
Total expenses 1,150,802 438,252 712,550 163%
Increase/(decrease in net position) 1,955,584 2,515,695 (560,111)
Net position, beginning 6,229,218 3,713,523 2,515,695 68%
Net position, ending $ 8,184,802 $ 6,229,218 $ 1,955,584 31%
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CRA’S FUNDS
The focus of the CRA’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows and
balances of expendable resources.Such information is useful in assessing the CRA’s financing
requirements. Unassigned fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a government’s net resources
available for spending at the end of the fiscal year. At the end of fiscal year 2025, the CRA’s governmental
fund reported an ending fund balance of $7,913,855.
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(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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GENERAL BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS
The following information is presented to assist the reader in comparing the original/final budget (adopted)
and the actual results.
Budgeted Amounts Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget
Positive
(Negative) Original Final
Revenues:
Tax increment revenues $ 8,844,746 $ 8,844,746 $ 3,048,936 $ (5,795,810)
Interest 100,000 100,000 57,450 (42,550)
Total revenues 8,944,746 8,944,746 3,106,386 (5,838,360)
Expenditures:
Economic and physical development 8,944,746 8,944,746 1,150,802 7,793,944
Capital outlay - - 270,947 (270,947)
Total expenditures 8,944,746 8,944,746 1,421,749 7,522,997
Net change in fund balance - - 1,684,637 1,684,637
Fund balance, beginning 6,229,218
Fund balance, ending $ 7,913,855
The budgeted revenue in the amount of $8,944,746 had a variance of $(5,838,360) due to interest of $57,450
received and reappropriated fund balance of $5,795,810.
Expenditures
The net positive variance is $7,522,997 for “Total expenditures” is due to unspent funds.
CAPITAL ASSETS AND DEBT ADMINISTRATION
Capital Assets
As of September 30, 2025 the CRA’s investment in capital assets totaled $270,947.
Long-term Debt
The CRA had no debt for fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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ECONOMIC FACTORS AND NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET AND RATES
The CRA Board approved the 2025-2026 budget in the amount of $1,747,793. Tax increment revenue
projections were based upon actual values from the County’s Property Appraiser’s Office and the City of
Miami Gardens. The Tax Increment Financing (TIF) increase was attributable to an increase in property
valuations within the CRA’s district. The CRA anticipates further TIF revenue growth in the coming years
as perennial increases in property values continue and future redevelopment projects break ground.
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the CRA’s finances. Questions concerning
any of the information provided in this report or requests for additional information should be addressed to
City of Miami Gardens, Lisa Fuentes, CFO, 18605 NW 27th Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056.
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BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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Governmental Activities
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and equity in pooled cash $ 7,979,580
Capital assets not being depreciated 270,947
Total capital assets 270,947
Total assets 8,250,527
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 65,725
Total liabilities 65,725
NET POSITION
Investment in capital assets 270,947
Restricted for:
Community Development 7,913,855
Total net position $ 8,184,802
See accompanying notes.
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MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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Program Revenue
Net (Expense)
Revenue and
Changes in
Net Position Expenses Charges for Services
Community Redevelopment Agency
Economic and physical development $ 1,150,802 $ - $ 1,150,802
Total $ 1,150,802 $ - $ 1,150,802
General revenues:
Tax increment revenue $ 3,048,936
Interest 57,450
Total General Revenues 3,106,386
Change in net position 1,955,584
Net position, beginning 6,229,218
Net position, ending $ 8,184,802
See accompanying notes.
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MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
BALANCE SHEET – GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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Special Revenue
Fund
Assets
Pooled cash $ 7,979,580
Total assets $ 7,979,580
Liabilities & Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 65,725
Total liabilities 65,725
Fund Balances:
Restricted 7,913,855
Total fund balances 7,913,855
Total liabilities & fund balances $ 7,979,580
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Net Position
Total fund balance - governmental fund (above) $ 7,913,855
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net
position are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources
and, therefore, are not reported in the funds. 270,947
Net position of governmental activities (page 11) $ 8,184,802
See accompanying notes.
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MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES —
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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Special
Revenue Fund
Revenues
Tax increment revenue $ 3,048,936
Interest 57,450
Total revenues 3,106,386
Expenses
Economic and physical development 1,150,802
Capital outlay:
Economic and physical development 270,947
Total expenditures 1,421,749
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures 1,684,637
Net change in fund balances 1,684,637
Fund balance, beginning 6,229,218
Fund balance, ending $ 7,913,855
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of
Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities
Net change in fund balances - governmental funds (above) $ 1,684,637
Capital outlays, reported as expenditures in governmental funds, are shown
as capital assets in the statement of net position. 270,947
Change in net position of governmental activities (page 11) $ 1,955,584
See accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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NOTE 1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The summary of significant accounting policies of the Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment
Agency (the “CRA”) is presented to assist the reader in interpreting the basic financial statements.
The policies are considered essential and should therefore be read in conjunction with the basic
financial statements.
The financial statements of the CRA have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) as applied to governmental units. The
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard-setting body for
establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The more significant of
the CRA’s accounting policies are described below.
A. Financial Reporting Entity
The CRA was created on September 12, 2018, in accordance with Chapter 163.356, Florida
Statutes, and City Resolution No. 2018-163-3577 to eliminate blight and slum conditions within
the NW 27th Avenue community redevelopment area of the agency pursuant to the redevelopment
plans of the CRA for new residential and commercial activity of Miami Gardens area. The City
has entered into an interlocal agreement with Miami-Dade County approving the deposit of tax
increments in the CRA account. The CRA, whose board members are the same as the City
Council’s, provides services that exclusively benefit the City. The CRA is fiscally dependent on
the City because the City Council approves the CRA’s budget, and must approve any debt issuance.
fortoolgovernmentalacommon(“CRA”)AgenciesRedevelopmentCommunity are
redevelopment in the State of Florida and operate on a budget generated by an increase in property
taxes within the area. Once a CRA is established, a percentage of the increase in real property taxes
goes to the CRA. This tax increment is used to finance the redevelopment projects outlined in the
Community Redevelopment Plan. Thus, the principal mission of the CRA is the preservation or
enlargement of the community redevelopment area’s tax base from which taxing authorities
receive that orrehabilitationthestimulateinitiativesrevenuesoutcarrytotaxpublic
redevelopment of the community redevelopment area.
Pursuant to the standards promulgated by GASB Statement No. 14, The Financial Reporting
Entity, and GASB Statement No. 39, Determining Whether Certain Organizations are
Component Units, the CRA is considered a blended component unit of the City. The CRA has
therefore been reported in the City’s basic financial statements, as required. The Board of the
CRA is comprised of the members of the City Council and the Mayor.
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MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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NOTE 1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
B. Government-Wide and Fund Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the Statement of Net Position and the Statement
of Activities) report information on all the CRA activities. The CRA does not have any business-
type activities.
The Statement of Activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given
function is offset by program revenues. Direct Expenses are those that are clearly identifiable
with a specific function. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants who
purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given
function 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital
requirements of a particular function. Taxes and other items not properly included among
program revenues are reported instead as general revenues.
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds.
C. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and Financial Statement Presentation
The government-wide financial statements
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources
measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned
and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash
flows. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements
are met. Expenses are recorded when liabilities are incurred.
Governmental fund financial statements
Governmental fund financial statements (i.e., balance sheet and statement of revenues,
expenditures, and changes in fund balances) are reported using the current financial resources
measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as
soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are available when they are
collectable within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current
period. Revenues susceptible to accrual are property taxes, interest on investments, and
intergovernmental revenues. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, as
under accrual accounting. The CRA reports one governmental fund, the Special Revenue Fund
which accounts for the activities of the CRA.
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(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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NOTE 2.CASH DEPOSITS
All deposits of the CRA are placed in a bank that qualifies as a public depository pursuant to the
provisions of the Florida Security or Public Deposits Act. Every qualified public depository is
required by this law to deposit with the State Treasurer eligible collateral equal to, or more than, an
amount to be determined by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer is required to ensure that all
funds are entirely collateralized throughout the fiscal year.
NOTE 3.CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital asset activity as of September 30, 2025, was as follows.
Governmental activities
Balance
October 1, 2024
Additions
Balance
September 30, 2025
Capital assets not being depreciated - $ 270,947 $ 270,947
Total Capital assets not being depreciated - $ 270,947 $ 270,947
NOTE 4.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As of September 30, 2025, the CRA had no outstanding amounts due to the City of Miami Gardens
for reimbursement of expenditures.
NOTE 5.TAX INCREMENT REVENUE
The primary source of revenues is tax increment funds received through the City and the County.
This revenue is computed by multiplying the operating tax rate for the City and the County by the
increased value of property located within the boundaries of the redevelopment area of the Agency,
over the base property value, less five percent (administrative fee). Both the City and the County
are required to annually fund this amount without regard to tax collections or other obligations.
NOTE 6.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated subsequent events through April 16, 2026, the date which the financial
statements were available for issue.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
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MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(A Component Unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida)
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE - UNAUDITED
FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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The following information is presented to assist the reader in comparing the original/final budget (adopted)
and the actual results.
Budgeted Amounts Actual
Amounts
Variance with
Final Budget
Positive
(Negative) Original Final
Revenues:
Tax increment revenues $ 8,844,746 $ 8,844,746 $ 3,048,936 $ (5,795,810)
Interest 100,000 100,000 57,450 (42,550)
Total revenues 8,944,746 8,944,746 3,106,386 (5,838,360)
Expenditures:
Economic and physical development 8,944,746 8,944,746 1,150,802 7,793,944
Capital outlay - - 270,947 (270,947)
Total expenditures 8,944,746 8,944,746 1,421,749 7,522,997
Net change in fund balance - - 1,684,637 1,684,637
Fund balance, beginning 6,229,218
Fund balance, ending $ 7,913,855
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
NOTE TO BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE - UNAUDITED
FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
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NOTE 1 – BUDGETS AND BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING
Budgets for the CRA fund are adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”). Pursuant to the By-Law of Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency, as adopted on
September 12, 2018, the Executive Director must prepare an annual budget and work program for approval by
the Board for each fiscal year, and such other budgets as the Board may determine. The CRA is not authorized
to expend any monies other than those authorized in the budget.
The CRA budget is adopted by the City of Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency Board. The
Board follows these procedures in establishing the budgetary data reflected in the financial statements:
1. The Executive Director submits to the Board a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year.
The operating budget includes appropriations and the means of financing them with an explanation
regarding each expenditure that is not of a routine nature.
2. A public hearing is conducted to obtain taxpayer comments.
3. Prior to October 1, the budget is legally enacted through passage of a resolution.
4. The level of control at which expenditures may not exceed budget is at the fund level. The Board
approves these levels by annual resolution. The Executive Director is authorized to transfer budgeted
amounts within the fund; any revisions that alter the total expenditures of the fund must be approved
by the Board.
5. The Board, by motion, may make supplemental appropriations for the year up to the amount of
revenues in excess of those estimated. During fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 no supplemental
appropriation was required for Board approval.
6. The Executive Director is authorized to revise the adopted budget when new debt is issued, or grants
received that were not included in the originally adopted budget.
7. Formal budgetary integration is employed as a management control device for the general fund.
8. The budget for the CRA fund is adopted on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP).
9. Unencumbered appropriations lapse at fiscal year-end. Unencumbered amounts are re-appropriated in
the following year’s budget as allowed in the Florida Statute 163.387 (7).
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COMPLIANCE SECTION
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS
BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
To the Board of Directors
Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency
Miami Gardens, Florida
We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of the governmental
activities and each major fund information of the Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency (the
CRA), a component unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida, (the City), as of and for the year ended
September 30, 2025, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the
CRA’s basic financial statements and have issued our report thereon dated April 16, 2026 .
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the CRA’s internal control
over financial reporting (internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose
of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the CRA’s internal control. Accordingly, we do not express
an opinion on the effectiveness of CRA’s internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management
or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct,
misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in
internal control such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s
financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant
deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a
material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this
section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any
deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses
may exist that have not been identified.
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Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the CRA’s financial statements are free from
material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the
determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those
provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The
results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported
under Government Auditing Standards.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance
and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal
control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with
Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly,
this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
North Miami, Florida
April 16, 2026
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1801 NE 123rd Street | Suite 314
North Miami, FL 33181
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MANAGEMENT LETTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES
OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
To the Board of Directors
Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency
Miami Gardens, Florida
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the financial statements of the Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency (the
CRA), a component unit of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida (the City), as of and for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2025, and have issued our report thereon dated April 16, 2026.
Auditor’s Responsibility
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued
by the Comptroller General of the United States; and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General.
Other Reporting Requirements
We have issued our Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on
Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of the Financial Statements Performed in Accordance
with Government Auditing Standards and Independent Accountant’s Report(s) on an examination conducted
in accordance with AICPA Professional Standards, AT-C Section 315, regarding compliance requirements in
accordance with Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General Disclosures in those reports and schedule,
which are dated April 16, 2026, should be considered in conjunction with this management letter.
Prior Audit Findings
Section 10.554(1)(i)1., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we determine whether or not corrective
actions have been taken to address findings and recommendations made in the preceding financial audit
report. There were no such findings identified.
Official Title and Legal Authority
Section 10.554(1)(i)4., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that the name or official title and legal
authority for the primary government and each component unit of the reporting entity be disclosed in this
management letter, unless disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The pertinent details of the
CRA are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
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Financial Condition and Management
Sections 10.554(1)(i)5.a. and 10.556(7), Rules of the Auditor General, require us to apply appropriate
procedures and communicate the results of our determination as to whether or not the Agency has met one
or more of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes, and to identify the specific
condition(s) met. In connection with our audit, we determined that the CRA did not meet any of the
conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes.
Pursuant to Sections 10.554(1)(i)5.b. and 10.556(8), Rules of the Auditor General, we applied financial
condition assessment procedures for the Agency. It is management’s responsibility to monitor the CRA’s
financial condition, and our financial condition assessment was based in part on representations made by
management and review of financial information provided by same.
Section 10.554(1)(i)2., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we communicate any recommendations
to suchany havenotdid weaudit, ourwith connectionInmanagement. financialimprove
recommendations.
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs
As required by Section 10.554(1)(i)6, Rules of the Auditor General, the CRA did not operate a PACE
program authorized pursuant to Section 163.081 or Section 163.082 Florida Statutes, within the CRA
geographical boundaries during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.
Special District Component Units
Section 10.554(1)(i)5. c., Rules of the Auditor General, requires, if appropriate, that we communicate the
failure of a special district that is a component unit of a county, municipality, or special district, to provide the
financial information necessary for proper reporting of the component unit within the audited financial
statements of the county, municipality, or special district in accordance with Section 218.39(3)(b), Florida
Statutes. In connection with our audit, we did not note any special district component units that failed to
provide the necessary information for proper reporting in accordance with Section 218.39(3)(b), Florida
Statutes.
Specific Information
As required by Section 218.39(3)(c), Florida Statutes, and Section 10.554(1)(i)6, Rules of the Auditor
General, the Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency reported:
a. The total number of district employees compensated in the last pay period of the district’s fiscal year
as - None.
b. The total number of independent contractors to whom nonemployee compensation was paid in the last
month of the district’s fiscal year as - None.
c. All compensation earned by or awarded to employees, whether paid or accrued, regardless of contingency
as – None.
d. All compensation earned by or awarded to nonemployee independent contractors, whether paid or
accrued, regardless of contingency as - None.
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e. There is one construction project with a total cost of at least $65,000 approved by the district that is
scheduled to begin on or after October 1 of the fiscal year being reported, together with the total
expenditures for such project as
Performing Arts Center $5,238,908
f. A budget variance based on the budget adopted under Section 189.016(4), Florida Statutes, before the
beginning of the fiscal year being reported if the district amends a final adopted budget under Section
189.016(6), Florida Statutes. The budget variance detail of the CRA is disclosed in the financial
Statements Required Supplementary Information.
Additional Matters
Section 10.554(1)(i)3., Rules of the Auditor General, requires us to communicate noncompliance with
provisions of contracts or grant agreements, or abuse, that have occurred, or are likely to have occurred,
that have an effect on the financial statements that is less than material but warrants the attention of those
charged with governance. In connection with our audit, we did not note any such findings
Purpose of this Letter
Our management letter is intended solely for the information and use of the Legislative Auditing
Committee, members of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives, the Florida Auditor
General, Federal and other granting agencies, pass-through entities, the City, members of the City Council
and applicable management, and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these
specified parties.
North Miami, Florida
April 16, 2026
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 218.415 FLORIDA STATUTES
To the Board of Directors
Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency
Miami Gardens, Florida
We have examined the Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency (the CRA), a component unit
of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida (the City) compliance with the requirements of Section 218.415,
Florida Statutes (the Specified Requirements) during the period ended September 30, 2025. Management
is responsible for the CRA’s compliance with the specified requirements. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on the CRA’s compliance with the specified requirements based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the CRA complied, in all material respects, with the specified
requirements referenced above. An examination involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about
whether the CRA complied with the specified requirements. The nature, timing, and extent of the
procedures materialofriskstheofassessmentan including judgment, ourondepend selected
noncompliance, whether due to fraud or error. We believe that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the CRA’s compliance with specified
requirements.
In our opinion, the CRA complied, in all material respects with the Specified Requirements during the
period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of Legislative Auditing Committee, members of
the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives, the Florida Auditor General, the Honorable
Mayor, Members of the City Council and officials of the CRA, and is not intended to be and should not be
used by anyone other than these specified parties.
North Miami, Florida
April 16, 2026
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 163.387(6) and 163.387(7) FLORIDA STATUTES
To the Board of Directors
Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency
Miami Gardens, Florida
We have examined the Miami Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency (the CRA), a component unit
of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida (the City) compliance with the requirements of Section 163.387(6)
and 163.387(7), Florida Statutes, Redevelopment Trust Fund during the period ended September 30, 2025.
Management is responsible for the CRA’s compliance with the specified requirements. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on the CRA’s compliance with the specified requirements based on our
examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the CRA complied, in all material respects, with the specified
requirements referenced above. An examination involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about
whether the CRA complied with the specified requirements. The nature, timing, and extent of the
procedures materialofriskstheofassessmentan including judgment, ourondepend selected
noncompliance, whether due to fraud or error. We believe that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the CRA’s compliance with specified
requirements.
In our opinion, the CRA complied, in all material respects, with the Specified Requirements during the
period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of Legislative Auditing Committee, members of
the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives, the Florida Auditor General, the Honorable
Mayor, Members of the City Council and officials of the CRA and is not intended to be and should not be
used by anyone other than these specified parties.
North Miami, Florida
April 16, 2026
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