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Resolution
Sponsored by: Mayor Francis Suarez
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR -FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AGREEMENT
("CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN FAVOR OF MIAMI FREEDOM PARK, LLC, A
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("MFP"), FOR A TEMPORARY, NOW
EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTY-EIGHT (58) ACRES OF
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY WITHIN A PORTION OF LAND
LOCATED AT 1400 NORTHWEST 37 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PARENT
TRACT"), AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE SURVEY
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT A, FOR THE LIMITED
PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION AND STAGING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE DEMISED PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS AND PARK
IMPROVEMENTS AS DEFINED IN AND PURSUANT TO THE
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY,
MFP, AND INTER MIAMI STADIUM, LLC ("CAA") AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION FOR NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION BY THE CITY
MANAGER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THIS CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
AGREEMENT, FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED THE EARLIER OF (1)
TERMINATION OF THE CAA OR (2) AN EARLIER DATE MUTUALLY AGREED
TO BY THE CITY AND MFP, PROVIDING THAT UPON COMPLETION OF THE
PARK IMPROVEMENTS, THE SCOPE OF THE CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
AGREEMENT SHALL BE REDUCED TO ONLY THAT ACCESS REASONABLY
NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE CAA; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INGRESS, EGRESS, AND
UTILITY EASEMENT AGREEMENT ("ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT
AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN
FAVOR OF MFP, PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY, NON-EXCLUSIVE
EASEMENT OF A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN (11)
ACRES WITHIN THE PARENT TRACT, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN THE SURVEYS ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS
EXHIBIT B, FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR
INGRESS AND EGRESS, AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION,
AND MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY, NOW
EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY
ONE-HALF (1/2) ACRE WITHIN THE PARENT TRACT, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE SURVEYS ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT C, FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF
PEDESTRIAN INGRESS AND EGRESS AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, FOR A TERM NOT TO
EXCEED THE LATER OF (1) THIRTY-NINE (39) YEARS FROM THE LEASE
COMMENCEMENT DATE, AS DEFINED IN THE COMMERCIAL LEASE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MFP ("COMMERCIAL LEASE")
AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COMMISSION FOR NEGOTIATION AND
EXECUTION BY THE CITY MANAGER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THIS
ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT AGREEMENT OR (2) EXPIRATION OF
THE TERM OF ANY SUBLEASE IN EFFECT AND SUBJECT TO A NON -
DISTURBANCE AGREEMENT, AS DEFINED IN THE COMMERCIAL LEASE.
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Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-22-0157
File Number: 11716
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:4/28/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR -FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AGREEMENT
("CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN FAVOR OF MIAMI FREEDOM PARK, LLC, A
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("MFP"), FOR A TEMPORARY, NOW
EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTY-EIGHT (58) ACRES OF
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY WITHIN A PORTION OF LAND
LOCATED AT 1400 NORTHWEST 37 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PARENT
TRACT"), AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE SURVEY
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT A, FOR THE LIMITED
PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION AND STAGING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE DEMISED PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS AND PARK
IMPROVEMENTS AS DEFINED IN AND PURSUANT TO THE
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY,
MFP, AND INTER MIAMI STADIUM, LLC ("CAA") AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION FOR NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION BY THE CITY
MANAGER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THIS CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
AGREEMENT, FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED THE EARLIER OF (1)
TERMINATION OF THE CAA OR (2) AN EARLIER DATE MUTUALLY AGREED
TO BY THE CITY AND MFP, PROVIDING THAT UPON COMPLETION OF THE
PARK IMPROVEMENTS, THE SCOPE OF THE CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
AGREEMENT SHALL BE REDUCED TO ONLY THAT ACCESS REASONABLY
NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE CAA; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INGRESS, EGRESS, AND
UTILITY EASEMENT AGREEMENT ("ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT
AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN
FAVOR OF MFP, PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY, NON-EXCLUSIVE
EASEMENT OF A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN (1 1)
ACRES WITHIN THE PARENT TRACT, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN THE SURVEYS ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS
EXHIBIT B, FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR
INGRESS AND EGRESS, AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION,
AND MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY, NOW
EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY
ONE-HALF (1/2) ACRE WITHIN THE PARENT TRACT, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE SURVEYS ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT C, FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF
PEDESTRIAN INGRESS AND EGRESS AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, FOR A TERM NOT TO
EXCEED THE LATER OF (1) THIRTY-NINE (39) YEARS FROM THE LEASE
COMMENCEMENT DATE, AS DEFINED IN THE COMMERCIAL LEASE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MFP ("COMMERCIAL LEASE")
AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COMMISSION FOR NEGOTIATION AND
EXECUTION BY THE CITY MANAGER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THIS
ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT AGREEMENT OR (2) EXPIRATION OF
THE TERM OF ANY SUBLEASE IN EFFECT AND SUBJECT TO A NON -
DISTURBANCE AGREEMENT, AS DEFINED IN THE COMMERCIAL LEASE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is the owner in fee simple of approximately one
hundred thirty-one (131) acres of real property generally located at 1400 Northwest 37th
Avenue, Miami, Florida 33125, identified as folio numbers 01-3132-000-0080 and 01-3132-000-
0090, and commonly known as the Melreese Country Club ("Parent Tract"); and
WHEREAS, Miami Freedom Park, LLC ("MFP") desires to design and develop
approximately seventy-three (73) acres of the Parent Tract ("Demised Property") for the
purposes of constructing a soccer stadium, entertainment center including food and beverage
venues, offices, retail, hotel and conference center, and other ancillary commercial development
("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project shall include the remediation and development of a fifty-eight
(58) acre public park, identified in the attached and incorporated Exhibit A ("Park") and located
adjacent to the Demised Property; and
WHEREAS, the City and MFP have negotiated a ground lease for the soccer stadium
("Stadium Lease"), a ground lease for the commercial development ("Commercial Lease"), a
construction administration agreement ("CAA"), and an agreement for non -relocation of the
Major League Soccer team ("Non -Relocation Agreement"), all in furtherance of the Project
(collectively, "Agreements"); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Project, MFP has requested that the City grant MFP
a temporary, non-exclusive easement of the area comprising the Park ("Construction Easement
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Construction Easement Agreement provides that the use shall be for the
limited purpose of construction and construction staging contemplated by the CAA; and
WHEREAS, the Easement Agreement is necessary in order for MFP to construct the
Demised Property Improvements and Park Improvements, as defined in and pursuant to the
CAA; and
WHEREAS, upon Park Site Development Completion, as defined in the CAA, the scope
of the Easement Agreement shall be reduced from construction and construction staging to only
that access reasonably necessary to comply with the environmental compliance provisions
contained in the CAA; and
WHEREAS, the term of the Construction Easement Agreement shall be from recordation
until the earlier to occur of (1) the termination of the CAA or (2) the mutual agreement of the City
and MFP; and
WHEREAS, MFP has further requested that the City grant MFP a temporary, non-
exclusive easement of various areas of the parent tract, as shown in the surveys attached and
incorporated as Exhibit B and Exhibit C ("Access and Utility Easement Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Access and Utility Easement Agreement provides that the use of the
areas totaling approximately eleven (11) acres and identified in Exhibit B shall be for the limited
purpose of pedestrian and vehicular ingress and egress, and for the construction, operation,
and maintenance of underground utilities and public infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the Access and Utility Easement Agreement further provides that the use of
the areas totaling approximately one-half (1/2) acre and identified in Exhibit C shall be for the
limited purpose of pedestrian ingress and egress and construction operation and maintenance
of the pedestrian bridge; and
WHEREAS, the term of the Access and Utility Easement Agreement shall be from
recordation until the later to occur of (1) thirty-nine (39) years from the Lease Commencement
Date, as defined in the Commercial Lease or (2) the expiration of the term of any Sublease in
effect and subject to a non -disturbance agreement as defined in the Commercial Lease; and
WHEREAS, authority to execute the Construction Easement Agreement and the Access
and Utility Easement Agreement shall be subject to the prior execution of the Agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to negotiate and execute a
Construction Easement Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, in favor of MFP
for a temporary, non-exclusive easement of the Park for the limited purpose of construction and
staging for the development of the Demised Property Improvements and Park Improvements as
defined in and pursuant to the CAA authorized by the City Commission for negotiation and
execution by the City Manager simultaneously with this Construction Easement Agreement, for
a term not to exceed the earlier of (1) termination of the CAA or (2) an earlier date mutually
agreed to by the City and MFP, providing that upon Completion of the Park Improvements, the
scope of the Easement Agreement shall be reduced to only that access reasonably necessary
to comply with the environmental compliance provisions contained in the CAA.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute a Access
and Utility Easement Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, in favor of MFP for a
temporary, non-exclusive easement of approximately eleven (11) acres of the Parent Tract
identified in Exhibit C for the limited purpose of pedestrian and vehicular ingress and
egress, and for the construction, operation, and maintenance of underground utilities
and public infrastructure, and further providing for a temporary, non-exclusive easement of
approximately one-half (1 /2) acre of the parent tract identified in Exhibit C for the limited
purpose of pedestrian ingress and egress and construction operation and maintenance of the
pedestrian bridge for a term not to exceed the later of (1) thirty-nine (39) years from the Lease
Commencement Date, as defined in the Commercial Lease or (2) expiration of the term of any
sublease in effect and subject to a Non -Disturbance Agreement, as defined in the Commercial
Lease.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Revision A has the Scrivener's amendment by law department and per legal opinion, it may be certified
instead of the original version
Z 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.