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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Tadd B. Hannon, City Cl
FROM: Victoria Mendez, City Attorn
DATE: January 16, 2020
RE: Resolution No. 19-0256 - Issue inancing - New City Administrative Building
File No. 6018
At its June 27, 2019 meeting, the City Commission adopted the above referenced agenda
item, RE.7, 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. The item should have been adopted with modifications because the
legislation contained a blank for the resolution number for related legislation adopted earlier that
same day to be filled in once such related resolution number was generated and available.
The Legislation has been corrected and incremented to Revision A to include Resolution
No. 19-0255 in the blank.
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File Number: 6418
City of Miami
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Resolution
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:
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 t y
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 FUER
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 BONG] 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, the "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 not 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 Request for Proposals No. 15-16-009 ("RFP") for the development of a 375,000
gross square foot new City administration facility plus 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 requirement per the Code of the City of Miami, as amended ("City Code")
Miami 21 transect zone requirements; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 2016, the City Commission pursuant to Resolution No. R-
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')
under the RFP to build the new City administration facility and related parking facilities; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2019, the City Commission passed Resolution No. R-19-
0050 (1) selecting the real property located at 230 Southwest 31 Street, Miami, Florida ("New
Site") owned by Lancelot to be the site of the new City administration facility and related parking
facilities, and (2) authorizing the City Manager to undertake negotiations related thereto; and
WHEREAS, earlier on the date hereof, the City Commission pursuant to Resolution No.
R-19 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 ("Commission") of the City of Miami, Florida ("City")
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)
(collectively, "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 a new City administration building and related parking
facilities, and for certain capital improvements infrastructure projects related thereto to be
located at 230 Southwest 3r`' Street, Miami, Florida (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 City Commission 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. The following definitions apply to the terms used herein:
"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 tate refunding or retiring of Bonds previously issued and sold to, or borrowings from,
unrelated entities.
Section 3. Declaration of Official Intent. The Commission hereby declares the City's
official intent to issue the 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 total expected maximum principal amount of One
Hundred f=ifty 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 and Bond Counsel, and such other appropriate officers, employees and agents of the
City as the City Manager deems necessary, are 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 Caoital 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 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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
' 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 became effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
City of Miami
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Legislation Miami, FL 33133
R- www.miamigov.com
f3t� r1`_ Resolution: R-19-0256
File Number: 6018 Final Action Date: 612712..019
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, the "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 not later than sixty (60) days following payment of the Original
Expenditures expected to be reimbursed from proceeds of Bonds, and that the reimbursement
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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 Request for Proposals No. 15-16-009 ("RFP") for the development of a 375,000
gross square foot new City administration facility plus 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 requirement per the Code of the City of Miami, as amended ("City Code")
Miami 21 transect zone requirements; 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')
under the RFP to build the new City administration facility and related parking facilities; 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 new City administration facility and related parking
facilities, and (2) authorizing the City Manager to undertake negotiations related thereto; and
WHEREAS, earlier on the date hereof, 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 ("Commission") of the City of Miami, Florida ("City")
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)
(collectively, "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 a new City administration building and related parking
facilities, and for certain capital improvements infrastructure projects related thereto to be
located at 230 Southwest 3rd Street, Miami, Florida (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 2018-2010
Multi -Year Capital Plan adopted September 13, 2018 pursuant to City Commission Resolution
No. 18-0396, as subsequently amended ("Multi -Year Capital Pian"), 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;
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Enactment Number: R•19-0256
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. The following definitions apply to the terms used herein:
"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 Commission hereby declares the City's
official intent to issue the 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 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 and Bond Counsel, and such other appropriate officers, employees and agents of the
City as the City Manager deems necessary, are 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 City's Multi -Year Caoital 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 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.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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 (1 q) 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.
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