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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION RATIFYING, IN PRINCIPLE, THE
CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSAL TO ROYAL CARIBBEAN
CRUISE LINES, LTD, (RCCL), IN WHICH THE CITY
OF MIAMI AGREES TO CONSIDER PROVIDING THE
FOLLOWING INCENTIVES TO RCCL IF RCCL
ESTABLISHES ITS INTERNATIONAL RESERVATIONS
CENTER, WHICH WILL CREATE APPROXIMATELY 600
NEW JOBS, WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI: (1) LP TO
ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) FROM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE RETROFITTING OF
OFFICE SPACE, AND THE INSTALLATION OF
FIBER-OPTIC CABLE; AND (2) FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS ($5,000,000) THROUGH THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT LOAN PROGRAM AT THE
RATE OF 1% IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT GUIDELINES; SUBJECT
TO THE PROVISOS THAT RCCL GIVE FIRST PRIORITY
IN HIRING TO CITY OF MIAMI RESIDENTS, WITH NO
LESS THAN 55% OF SUCH JOBS GOING TO CITY OF
MIAMI RESIDENTS.
WHEREAS, the City Commission is greatly concerned about the
impact that downtown office space vancancies have on the City's
tax base; and
WHEREAS, the creation of new jobs in the City of Miami and
the availability of said jobs to Miami residents is a prime
objective of the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to facilitate the
attraction of new businesses in the City as well as the creation
of new jobs in general, and within the downtown central business
district in particular, by providing businesses incentives to
relocate to Miami; __-
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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 Commission hereby ratifies, in
principle, the City Manager's proposal to Royal Caribbean Cruise
Lines, Ltd. (RCCL), wherein the City of Miami agrees to consider
providing the following incentives to RCCL if RCCL establishes
its International Reservations Center, which will create
approximately 600 new jobs, within the City of Miami: (1) up to
one Million Dollars ($1,000,000) from Community Development funds
for eligible activities including the retrofitting of office
space and the installation of fiber-optic cable; and (2) Five
Million Dollars ($5,000,000) through the Community Development
Block Grant Loan Program ("CDBG") at the rate of 1% in accordance
with CDBG Guidelines.
Section 3. Said above incentive program shall also be
subject to the conditions that RCCL covenant with the City of
Miami that RCCL shall give first priority in hiring to City of
Miami residents, and in no case shall less than 55% of the total
number of jobs created at RCCL as a consequence of the subject
proposal and RCCL's relocation to the City of Miami be given to
City of Miami residents.
Section 4. RCCL shall also agree to use personnel
programs such as "First Source" to assist it in meeting the above
proposed hiring goals.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this _29th
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MATTY HIRAI
CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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APPROVED AS FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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