HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-96-0416CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 5
TO, Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
FROM
Lduar
Offi
o 1guez, Director
of sset Management
DATE : PILE
JUN 5 1996
SUBJECT : Discussion Item: Miami
Rowing Club, Inc. Lease
Agreement
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission hold a
discussion concerning the attached request received from Miami
Rowing Club, Inc. As one of the founding members of this club,
the City Manager excuses himself from making any recommendations
regarding this matter, and he defers to the City Commission for
their recommendations.
Miami Rowing Club, Inc. initially entered into a lease agreement
with the City of Miami in July of 1977, for a parcel of land
located within the area presently occupied by Rickenbacker
Marina. Subsequently, that lease agreement was terminated,
canceled and surrendered by the Miami Rowing Club, Inc.
In exchange, on November 13, 1981, Miami Rowing Club, Inc.
entered into their present lease agreement with the City of Miami
for a certain parcel of land located adjacent to the Marine
Stadium. This leased area has been used for rowing training and
related activities, storage of hulls and equipment, rowing
practice, and competitions by club members, among other events.
The termination date of this lease is December 1, 2000, with no
renewal options.
The Miami Rowing Club, Inc. has made the attached request for a
twenty (20) year extension of their present lease.
The City's Office of Asset Management suggests certain
recommendations in response to the club's request:
• Miami Rowing Club, Inc. should cure all outstanding queries.
• They should surrender their existing lease.
• A new triple net lease should be executed, upon receiving City
Commission approval, for a twenty (20) year term to include
fair return to the City based on the leased area's value in
use.
We respectfully request the Commission's comments and input as to
the City's course of action regarding this request.
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MI.AMI ROWING CLUB
3932 SHIPPING AVENUE
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Dear Mr. Rodriguez:
We formally request a 20 year continuation of our lease. We would like this lease
extension to be an agenda item at the June 13th City C.omtnission Meeting.
The ht.Eanu Rowing Club continues our commitment to improving the image of Miami
with respect to water sports on a national and international level for both the sports of
rowing and kayaking.
The Miami Rowing Club was founded in 1973 and is a not for profit corporation,
recognized by the United States Government as a 501 C04 Corporation since 1980. Since
our occupation at the present leased property, adjacent to the INtiami Marine Stadium, we
have provided the following public services:
1. Introduction to rowing classes, available to all youth of the area and to the general
public. (A current newspaper article generated more than one hundred calls from the
people interested in learning more about rowing.)
2. Competitive High School Program available to both boys and girls of high school age.
3. Inner City mouth Rowing Program, started in 1985, with Linda Eads, Dade County
Public Schools and Nestor Carbonell, coordinated with the City of Miami Parks and
Recreation Department, when bus transportation wus available.
4. Provide five days rowing and water sports camp for Inner City youth, coordinated with
the City of Miami Parks and Recreation Deprartment. This year, up to one hundred
children, ages ten through thirteen have been invited to attend.
5. Establish wind conduct regattas unnually.
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This year the twenty third annual Miami International Regatta had mare than one
thousand competitors from the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. More than one thousand
competitors and spectators came to participate and witness the Miami International
Regatta. Competitors filled 950 soars and came from the United States. Canada and
Puerto Rico. This was 1ximadly a high school rowing regatta where more than 16 high
schools rowing teams competed, all students from within the State of Florida, The
Regatta was a resounding success. The Miami skyline. weather, and rowing conditions
once again made Miam. u wonderful place for these visitors to spend their time.
Other National and International Regattas of note:
a) 1982 United States Junior Nationals
b) 1982 and 1990 United States Musters National Rowing Championships
c) 1991 lF.I.S.A. World Mowing Championship (voted "Regatta of the Year")
6. Miami Swim Mile at the Miami Rowing Club for the pact three years.
7. Middle School kayak training program.
8. Combated ,juvenile delinquency in the City of Miarai, by providing now and
challenging activities to youngsters who night not have had the opportunity.
9. Aided and provided for facilities for rowing, swimming and kayaking for the public in
the City of Miami.
1o,'Pioncercd in the development of competitive cawing in the Southeast, i.e. incubator
for the development of the rowing programs for UM, FW, Barry College, the Mast
Academy and other,,
11. Provided equipment and training to City of Miami Police and Film Deparumenti. in the
sport of rowing.
12. Availed our facilities for meetings to other community based not -for -profit and
charitable organizations.
13. Recognition for the City of Miami, both nationally and internationally as a premier
rowing center;
14. Club made available for fund raising f metioms to:
Brothers to the Rescue
Mothers Against Repression
La L.iga Contra el Cancer
15. City of Miami Police Department held many Community meetings at our facilities.
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16. Students at the Mast Academy used the Club's pool while their pool was being
recoristructed.
Our current membership consists of one hundred eighty senior citizens Over sixty five,
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sixty junior members under aged twenty seven and one hundred regular members. Our
membership is open to all, without restriction and our facilities ue open to the public.
(Thefacilities and equipment are available for one month at no cost to beginning towers.)
The continuing mission of the Miami Rowing Club is to Promote water sports activities
in the City Of Miami. Current programs m progress, High School Rowing, Middle
School Kayajdag, Swimming, Summer Aquatics Sports Camp and an open rowing
program available to all those interested in rowing
Sin ly,
Howard Kosowsky
Treasurer. Director
Miami Rowing Club
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