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Home My WebLink AboutR-86-0273J-86-238 4/10/86 ��►"�i�i �af..r RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO EMPLOY TWO LAW FIRMS TO PERFORM LEGAL SERVICES RELATIVE TO THE SOUTHEAST t `i OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT AT FEES DEEMED REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH FUNDS THEREFOR NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 FOR EACH OF SAID FIRM'S ALLOCATED FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI'S 1976 GENERAL OBLIGATION HOUSING BONDS, THE SECTION 108 LOAN FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK ( GRANT FUNDS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS CONTINGENT FUND. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: r ; Section 1. The City Attorney is hereby authorized to retain the professional services of (a) Eugene Shy, Jr . , and the Law Offices of Beatty and Shy, 25 Southeast 2nd Avenue, Suite 247, ¢�k Miami, Florida, 33131 and (b)the professional services of Robert N. Sechen, and the firm of Blackwell, Walker, Fascell & Hoehl, xTM 2400 AmeriFirst Building, One Southeast Third Avenue, Miami, { + Florida 33131 to perform legal services including but not limited to respectively: (a)the issuance of title insurance binders and policies for negotiated transactions and the rendering of opinions of title; and, (b)the acquiring of a Development Order for the Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Project as a Development of Regional Impact and participation at trial during condemnation proceeding for the Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Project; and to provide assistance in the acquiring of a Development Order for the Downtown Development of Regional Impact. Section 2 (a) . The hourly rate for the services provided by Eugene Shy, Jr., and the Law Of f ices of Beatty & Shy shall be that rate previously set by the City Commission in Resolution No. 85-617 passed on June 13, 1985, said rate being deemed reasonable and appropriate by the City Attorney. CITY CONXISSION MEETING OF APR 10 1lb� RESOLUIION No. (b). The hourly rate for the services provided by Robert N. Sechen and the firm of Blackwell, Walker, Fascell & Hoehl shall be negotiated by the City Attorney at a rate deemed reasonable and appropriate by the City Attorney and shall not exceed $125.00 per hour. Section 3. An amount not to exceed $25,000 for each of said law firms is hereby allocated for the services authorized by this Resolution from the City's 1976 General Obligation Housing Bonds, the Section 108 Loan from the U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development, the operating budget of the uepaLuuciiL. W•. Development, the Community Development Block Grant Funds, and I Special Programs and Accounts Contingent Fund. PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of APRIL 1986. 5NiffEER L. SUARE , MAYOR ATTEST: RPffT-Y HIRAI, CITY CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ROBERT F. CLERK CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: CITY ATTORNEY RNS39/la I -2- CITY Oft MIAMI, FLORIOA INT1tR.01'fr10E MKMORANDUM to. Honorabl,� Mayor and Memberlr'of the Commission u FROM: Lucia A. Do qhertY7 City Attorney DAM March 11, 1986 ^Ls° susjacT: Agenda Item for March 18, 1986 RartmaNccst ENCLOSURES: J-86-238 I have attached for your consideration lawfirmsesol�te resolution le areadsias the City Attorney to employ follows: A resolution authorizing the City Attorney to employ two law firtas to perform legal services relative .to the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Project and the Downtown Development of Regional Impact at fees deemed reasonable and appropriate by the City Attorney with funds therefor allocated from the City of Miami's 1976 General Obligation Housing Bonds, the Section 108 Loan from the U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development, the operating budget of the Department of Development, . the Community Development Block Grant Funds and Special Programs and Accounts Contingent Fund. Resolution 85-617 passed by the City commission on June 13, 1985 established an amount of $30,000 to be utilized by the Southeast ProDue to Overtown/Park West cedevelopment settlementsjwithect flandor eownersgal exit is now the number of negotiated necessary to increase the amount of legal fees to be paid to the minority law firm of Beatty & Shy. The effect of the negotiated sales, while increasing the cost of outside counsel providing title insurance and closing services, essentially means a substantial saving to the City in that legal counsel for condemnation proceedings will not be necessary for these the parcels. The hourly rate for the services has- been set by Y Commission in Resolution 85-617. The legal services to be rendered by Beatty & Shy shall be as dewed appropriate by this office. ��. '14 Representing the Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Project for the past three years in the acquiring of a Development Order and in condemnation and land acquisition has ^- been Robert N. Sechen, former Assistant City Attorney• -1 4jR � �Q Honorable Mayor and Members of the Commission March 11, 1986 Page 2 E� � Mr. Sechen has recently resigned City employment to become Fascell & /thea associated with the law firm velo menof u and ity Attorney s P Hoehl. The Department of would like Mr. Sechen to participate in the upcoming treresentation Office condemnation trial of certain parcels in Sou best City with the P West in order to provide the the court determines the absencertain Hislu possible when frompathese in Southeast Overtown/Park West• financial proceedings would render the City in a substantial and is critical to the disadvantage relative to these proceedings interests of the City. In addition, Mr. Sechen's involvement in the negotiation of the Planning Council for t he i�vertown/Park Agreement e S the Development West RI makenal it for the east Downtown DRI and ects. At this point imperative for him to continue on these pro j be significantly disadvantaged in these processes the City would expertise and knowledge to continue that d without Mr. Sechen's work. �V 3 The Department of Development and the Planning Department concur be utilized on these E � in recommending that Mr. Sechen's services in conjunction with an Assistant City �r He would work projects. su ervision at an hourly rate and under my P Attorney from my staff $125.00 per hour and render such services as are not to exceed deemed appropriate by this office. LAD9/ la 8C-273.