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RESOLUTION NO. BS►-'1�G'�--
A RESOLUTION RETAINING THE LAW FIRM OF
GREENBERG TRAURIG ASKEW HOFFMAN LIPOFF ROSEN & QUENTEL
TO SERVE AS LOCAL BOND CO -COUNSEL TO
ASSIST THE FIRM OF BROWN, WOOD, IVEY,
MITCHELL & PETTY WITH RESPECT TO THE 1985
SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI.
WHEREAS, on February 3, 1984, the City Commission
accepted the recommendation of the City Manager for the
selection of local bond co -counsel to assist the City's
out-of-state counsel, Brown, Wood, Ivey, Mitchell & Petty,
with respect to the sale and issuance of City bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration is preparing the 1985
sale of general obligation Bonds;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE. IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The law firm of Greenberg Traurig Askew Hoffman
Quentel
Lipoff Rosen_& / is hzFeby retained to serve as co -counsel to
assist the, firm of Brown,. Wood, Ivey, Mitchell & Petty, with
respect to.the 1985 sale and issuance of General Obligation
Bonds of the City of Miami.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14 day of February , 1985.
LPH G. ONGIE, CITY CLER
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
OB RT F. CLARK
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
APPROV
Maurice A. Ferre
M A Y O R
AND CORRECTNESS:
CITY COMMISSION
DIFE-TINC OF
FEB 14 1985
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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Randolph B. Rosencrantz
City Manager
February 6, 1985
DATE: PILE:
Agenda Item
SUBJECT:
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FROM:
Carlos E . Garcia REFERENCES:
Director of Finance -
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ENCLOSURES:
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It is recommended that the attached Reso-
lution retaining the firm of
to serve as
local bond co -counsel to assist the firm
of Brown, Wood, Ivey, Mitchell & Petty,
with respect to the 1985 sale of General _
Obligation Bonds of the City of Miami be
adopted.
On February 3, 1984, the City Commission accepted the
recommendations of the City Manager for the selection of local
bond co -counsel to assist the firm of Brown, Wood Ivey, Mitchell
& Petty, with respect to the sale of future City of Miami Bonds.
The City Manager's recommendation included a list of firms whose
qualifications included the following: _
a. Assurance that a senior partner with expertise in bond
financing will be responsible for the legal work and will be
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accessible to the City to answer inquiries and discuss the
progress of the issue from time to time.
b. Evidence of depth of legal talent with capacity to handle
bond work. x
C. Expertise in the field of federal income tax, project funding
or other applicable specialized areas.
_ d. Have a principal office in the Miami area.
e. Provide assurance of representative minority partnership in
the firm.
f. Provide evidence of volume of pro bono work performed within
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the City of Miami.
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Of the firms included in the original list of qualified firms, the
following have already been retained for the bond issues indicated:
Broad & Cassell 1984 General Obligation Sale —
Fine Jacobson Block & Klein, Affordable Housing Revenue Bonds
Sparber Shevin Shapiro & Heilbroner, Bayside Garage
Therefore, the remaining list of firms included in the City
Manager's recommendation is as follows:
Squire Sanders & Dempsey
Myers Keein Levinson Ruffner Frank & Richards
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Greenberg Traurig Askew Hoffman Lipoff Rosen & Quentel
Cohen Shapiro Polisher Shiekman & Cohen
Paul Landy Beiley & Harper
Britton Cohen Cassel Kaufman & Schantz
Ackerman Senterfitt & Eidson
* This firm requested to be included in the list of bond co- -
counsel on January 9, 1985 and was determined to meet the
qualifications.
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