HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2001-03-15 City Clerk's ReportCITY CLERK'S REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 15, 2001
Page No. 1
Note for the Record: Commissioner Teele indicated that he would be
asking at the next Commission meeting, that Commissioner Winton
and affected departmental directors bring forward some professional
ideas regarding Bicentennial Park.
Direction to the City Manager: by Commissioner Teele to continue to
underscore the following in an attempt to resolve with Miami -Dade
County the following issues:
• payment in lieu of taxes as it pertains to public housing;
• the fire fee;
• suit against the City regarding parking surcharge;
• water and sewage fees, F.A.A. charges;
• deed restrictions regarding Marine stadium, etc.;
• Miami River cleanup;
• Miami Circle;
• building another Metrorail station at the Riverfront site;
• construction of a tunnel in the vicinity of the Miami River
close to Brickell Avenue.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
R-01-253
APPROVING THE RIVERFRONT SITE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
MOVED: SANCHEZ
THE MOST APPROPRIATE SITE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SECONDED: WINTON
A STATE OF THE ART BASEBALL STADIUM FOR THE
NAYS: TEELE
MARLINS; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER(S) OF THE SITE FOR
ACQUISITION OF THE REQUIRED LAND AT FAIR MARKET
VALUE AND TO PRESENT THE AGREEMENT(S), IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO THE CITY
COMMISSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
CITY CLERK'S REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 15, 2001
Page No. 2
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
M-01-254
TO NEGOTIATE A MULTIPARTY AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
MOVED: SANCHEZ
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE CITY OF
SECONDED: GORT
MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND THE FLORIDA MARLINS,
UNANIMOUS
SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STATE OF THE ART BASEBALL
STADIUM FOR THE FLORIDA MARLINS; FURTHER DIRECTING
THE MANAGER TO PRESENT SAID AGREEMENT TO THE CITY
COMMISSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; FURTHER DIRECTING THE
MANAGER TO DEFER ANY COMMITMENT IN TERMS OF
ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR THE FLORIDA MARLINS BASEBALL
STADIUM UNTIL THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
SIGNS INTO LAW PROPOSED BILL IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PARKING SURCHARGE CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY THE
ASSIGNED STATE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
Direction to the City Manager: by Commissioner Sanchez to look into
possibility of the following terms and conditions:
• Annual allocation of revenue from parking surcharge for the
maintenance and operation of the Orange Bowl.
• Marlins to agree to first source agreement of employment of City
residents, both in the construction and operation phases of the new
stadium.
• Agreement to be entered between the City and Miami -Dade
County on the parking surcharge litigation.
• Marlins to agree to sponsor five sporting events, one per district,
for inner-city children.
• No City of Miami funds should be expended until all funding
sources are identified and committed by all parties and the
agreement has been signed by all pertinent parties.
• Recommending that Johnny Winton throw out baseball pitch on
opening day home game of the Florida Marlins Baseball team.
CITY OF MIAMI
CITY CLERK'S REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 15, 2001 Page No. 3
Direction to the City Manager: by Commissioner Winton to earmark a
reasonable percentage of the parking surcharge revenues to be used for
infrastructure for downtown, Brickell and Coconut Grove corridors.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
R-01-255
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A
MOVED: REGALADO
MULTI-PARTY AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
SECONDED: TEELE
THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO INCLUDE THE CITY OF MIAMI,
UNANIMOUS
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE MARLINS SETTING FORTH
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A
STATE OF THE ART BASEBALL STADIUM FOR THE
MARLINS, CONTINGENT UPON (1) RESOLVING TO THE
CITY'S SATISFACTIQN ALL FINANCIAL ISSUES PENDING
BETWEEN THE CITY AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND (2)
DEFERRING EXPENDITURES FOR LAND ACQUISITION
PENDING FINAL APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNOR OF
FLORIDA OF LEGISLATION EXTENDING THE
AUTHORIZATION FOR A PARKING SURCHARGE; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONSIDER THOSE
ISSUES SET FORTH BY THE CITY COMMISSION DURING ITS
SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING HELD MARCH 15,
2001; AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT
THE AGREEMENT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
CITY CLERK'S REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 15, 2001
Page No. 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION BY A
R-01-256
FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5TH) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, DIRECTING THE
MOVED:
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AN
SECONDED:
EXISTING AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
UNANIMOUS
CITY ATTORNEY, WITH LEGG MASON REAL ESTATE
SERVICES, INC. ("LEGG MASON"), AUTHORIZED PURSUANT
TO RESOLUTION NO. 01-135, TO INCREASE THE SCOPE OF
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHEREBY LEGG MASON OR
SUBCONTRACTORS APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER
MAY NEGOTIATE AND PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES
REQUIRED FOR THE ACQUISITION AND FINANCING OF THE
FLORIDA MARLINS STATE OF THE ART BASEBALL
STADIUM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO ENGAGE A LAW FIRM TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES
FOR SUCH PURPOSE; ALLOCATING FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $200,000, FOR SAID CONSULTING
SERVICES, AND $100,000 FOR LEGAL SERVICES FROM
ACCOUNT CODE NO. 001000.921002.6.270.
WINTON
SANCHEZ
CITY CLERK'S REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 15, 2001
Page No. 5
A MOTION TO ADJOURN TODAY'S SPECIAL COMMISSION
M-01-257
MEETING.
MOVED: WINTON
SECONDED: REGALADO
UNANIMOUS
WALTER J. F
CLERK
NOTE: AS DULY NOTED ON THE HEREIN AGENDA AND CITY CLERK'S REPORT, WHICH
CONSTITUTE A JOURNAL OF CITY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS, THE "UNANIMOUS" NOTATION
NEXT TO THE VOTE ON EACH AGENDA ITEM MEANS THAT ALL FIVE CITY COMMISSIONERS
WERE PRESENT AND VOTED "AYE" ON SAID ROLL CALL VOTE. NEGATIVE VOTES, PHYSICAL
ABSENCE OF A COMMISSIONER OR ABSTENTION FROM VOTING BY A COMMISSIONER, IF ANY,
IS ALSO DULY REFLECTED IN SAID VOTE.