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File ID: #6018
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Date: 06/04/2019 Requesting Department: Office of
Management and Budget
Commission Meeting Date: 06/27/2019 Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Type: Resolution
Subject: Issue Financing - New Citv Administrative Buildinq.
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, Declaring the Official Intent of the City of
Miami, Florida ("City") to issue tax-exempt and taxable Special Obligation Bonds or any
other financing mechanism advantageous to the City in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney and Bond Counsel in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000 which includes
costs of issuance to fund the New City Administration Complex Project.
Backaround of Item:
To provide financing for the New City Administration Complex Project approved by the
City Commission on January 24, 2019 and July 26, 2018 and approved by the voters of
the City of Miami on November 6, 2018, the Administration is recommending a Special
Obligation Bond or any other financing mechanism advantageous to the City in a total
amount not to exceed $150,000,000 which includes costs of issuance.
Funds will only be spent on the public portion of the project including an Office Building,
related parking, and related public infrastructure.
Budaet Impact Analvsis
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is an Expenditure
Item is funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
UD to $150,000.000
General Account No: TBD
Saecial Revenue Account No: TBD
CIP Proiect No: TBD
Reviewed By
Office of Management and Budget
Christopher M Rose
Department Head Review
Completed
06/04/2019 5:16 PM
City Manager's Office
Nikolas Pascual
City Manager Review
Completed
06/04/2019 5:42 PM
City Manager's Office
Sandra Bridgeman
Assistant City Manager Review
Completed
06/04/2019 5:46 PM
City Commission
Maricarmen Lopez
Meeting
Completed
06/13/2019 9:00 AM
City Commission
Maricarmen Lopez
Meeting
Completed
06/27/2019 9:00 AM
Office of the Mayor
Mayor's Office
Signed by the Mayor
Completed
07/08/2019 3:56 PM
Office of the City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed
07/08/2019 4:25 PM
Legislative Division
Valentin J Alvarez
Legislative Division Review
Completed
01/16/2020 5:15 PM
Office of the City Attorney Barnaby L. Min Deputy City Attorney Review Completed 01/17/2020 5:12 PM
Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Approved Form and Correctness Skipped 01/21/2020 2:54 PM
Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez City Attorney Review Completed 01/21/2020 2:54 PM
Office of the City Attorney Outside Counsel Outside Counsel Completed 01/21/2020 3:43 PM
File Number: 6018
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-19-0256
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:6/27/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
DECLARING THE OFFICIAL INTENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY") TO
ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR ANY
OTHER FINANCING MECHANISM ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY ("FINANCING
MECHANISM"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND
COUNSEL, IN THE EXPECTED TOTAL MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($150,000,000.00) IN
ORDER TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REIMBURSE ITSELF FROM THE
PROCEEDS OF SUCH SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR FINANCING
MECHANISM FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY THE CITY FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES
INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY, THE
DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATIONS FOR A NEW CITY
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND RELATED PARKING FACILITIES, AND FOR
CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS RELATED
THERE TO BE LOCATED AT 230 SOUTHWEST 3RD STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA
(COLLECTIVELY, "NEW CITY ADMINISTRATION COMPLEX PROJECTS");
ESTABLISHING CERTAIN RELATED DEFINITIONS OF TERMS; AND AUTHORIZING
CERTAIN FURTHER AND INCIDENTAL ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, AND SUCH
OTHER APPROPRIATE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF THE CITY, AS
THE CITY MANAGER DEEMS NECESSARY, ALL AS REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES
OF SECTIONS 103 AND 141-150 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS
AMENDED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING RELATED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S
MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 13, 2018, AS
SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED.
WHEREAS, United States Treasury Regulations §1.150-2 ("Reimbursement
Regulations") prescribe conditions under which proceeds of tax-exempt bonds, notes, or other
obligations ("Bonds") used to reimburse advances made for capital and certain other
expenditures ("Original Expenditures") paid before the issuance of such Bonds will be deemed
to be expended (or properly allocated to expenditures) for purposes of Sections 103 and 141-
150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended (collectively, "IRS Code"), upon such reimbursement so that the
proceeds so used will no longer be subject to requirements or restrictions under those sections
of the IRS Code; and
WHEREAS, certain provisions of the Reimbursement Regulations require that there be a
declaration of official intent no later than sixty (60) days following payment of the Original
Expenditures expected to be reimbursed from proceeds of Bonds and that the reimbursement
occur within certain prescribed time periods after the Original Expenditures are paid or after the
property resulting from that Original Expenditure is placed in service; and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2016, the City of Miami ("City") issued a competitive
solicitation via Request for Proposals No. 15-16-009 ("RFP") for the development of a 375,000
gross square foot new City administration facility with related parking facilities for both City
employees and the public visiting the facility in the greater number of (1) 1,200 parking spaces,
or (2) the parking requirements required by the Code of the City of Miami, as amended ("City
Code"), and Ordinance No. 13114, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami,
Florida ("Miami 21"); and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 2016, the City Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. 16-
0611, approved the City Manager's and the RFP Selection Committee's recommendations to
select the top ranked bidder, Lancelot Miami River, LLC, an affiliate of Adler Group ("Lancelot'),
to build the new City administration facility and related parking facilities (collectively, "Project");
and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2019, the City Commission passed Resolution No. 19-0050
(1) selecting the real property located at 230 Southwest 3rd Street, Miami, Florida ("New Site")
owned by Lancelot to be the site of the Project and (2) authorizing the City Manager to
undertake negotiations related thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. 19-0255, has awarded
under the RFP the acquisition of the New Site from Adler and the design, development,
construction, and installation of the new City administration facility and related parking facilities;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission expects to provide for the issuance by the City of its
tax-exempt and taxable special obligation bonds or any other financing mechanism
advantageous to the City ("Financing Mechanism"), in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
and Bond Counsel, in a total maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed One Hundred
Fifty Million Dollars ($150,000,000.00) ("Special Obligation Bonds") including costs of issuance
for the purposes of financing the costs of the acquisition of real property at the New Site, the
development, construction, and installations for the Project, and for certain capital
improvements infrastructure projects related thereto to be located at the New Site (collectively,
"New City Administration Complex Projects"); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the New City Administration Complex Projects, the City
expects to make Original Expenditures that will be reimbursed from proceeds of the Special
Obligation Bonds or the Financing Mechanism as will be set forth in the City Manager's
subsequent Memorandum for Reimbursable Funds Advanced ("City's Manager's
Memorandum"); and
WHEREAS, also in connection with the New City Administration Complex Projects, the
City desires to expeditiously improve and provide capital projects updates on multiple areas for
which the City has already determined funding considerations in its Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Multi -Year Capital Plan adopted September 13, 2018 pursuant to Resolution No. 18-0396, as
subsequently amended ("Multi -Year Capital Plan"), by amending the Multi -Year Capital Plan, as
set forth below to include the New City Administration Complex Projects and the associated
financing as referenced by this Resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Recitals and Findinas. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this Resolution, "Reimbursement" or
"Reimburse" means the restoration to the City of money temporarily advanced from its own
funds and spent for Original Expenditures before the issuance of the Special Obligation Bonds,
evidenced in writing by an allocation on the books and records of the City that shows the use of
the proceeds of the Special Obligation Bonds to restore the money advanced for the Original
Expenditures. "Reimbursement" or "Reimburse" generally does not include the refunding or
retiring of Bonds previously issued and sold to, or borrowings from, unrelated entities.
Section 3. Declaration of Official Intent. The City Commission hereby declares the
City's official intent to issue the Financing Mechanism, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
and Bond Counsel, in the total expected maximum principal amount of One Hundred Fifty
Million Dollars ($150,000,000.00) including costs of issuance and, to the extent permissible
under the IRS Code regarding the tax-exempt Special Obligation Bonds, use a portion of the
tax-exempt Special Obligation Bonds to reimburse the City for funds advanced by it for Original
Expenditures incurred and to be incurred with respect to the New City Administration Complex
Projects. This Resolution is intended as a declaration of official intent under United States
Treasury Regulation § 1.150-2 as set forth in the City Manager's Memorandum.
Section 4. Incidental Actions. The City Manager, in consultation with the City
Attorney, Bond Counsel, and such other appropriate officers, employees, and agents of the City
as the City Manager deems necessary, is hereby authorized' to take such actions as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Resolution and the IRS Code.
Section 5. Related Amendment of the Citv's Multi -Year Capital Plan. The Multi -Year
Capital Plan is amended (i) to include the New City Administration Complex Projects and the
associated financing as referenced in this Resolution with new project numbers to be
determined by the City Manager and (ii) to require that future allocations or reallocations
of funding sources be presented to the City Commission from time to time in connection with
said financing and said New City Administration Complex Projects.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption and signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
OUTSIDE COUNSEL 1/21/2020
Revision A has the Scrivener's amendment by law department and per legal opinion, it may be certified
instead of Original Revision.
The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.