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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.