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Howard V. Gary February 3, 1983
City Manager Bayside Specialty Center
Request for Proposal
Jim Reid City Commission Meeting
Assistant City Manager f. (Thursday, February 10, 1983)
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It is recommended that the Cit
Commission continue the public
hearing scheduled for February 10,
1983 on the Bayside Specialty
Center Project so that revisions
on the proposed site can be in-
corporated in the Request for
Proposal.
On January 13, 1983, the City Commission approved a resolution
establishing a public hearing on February 10, 1983 at which the
Commission shall consider the contents of a request for unified
development project proposals for a special shopping center to
be developed on a City owned land parcel of approximately 15 acres
surrounding and adjacent to the Miamarina, to be known as Bayside;
and further, at the conclusion of the public hearing, the Commis-
sion to authorize the issuance of the request for proposals, select
a certified public accounting firm to evaluate the viability of pro-
posals and proposed development teams and to appoint members of a
review committee to evaluate the proposers' qualifications and
experience and the aesthetic and functional quality of the pro-
posed development.
On January 21, 1983, the attached memo on Restaurant Associates and
the Bayside project was transmitted to the City Commission. During
the last week, negotiations have been going on with a representative
of Restaurant Associates regarding the terms and conditions under
which a prospective Bayside developer could compensate Restaurant
Associates so that they would waive the exclusivity clause of their
lease affecting the sale of food and beverages around Miamarina.
The team, consisting of David Weaver, Herb Leeds and myself, has
met several times with the Restaurant Associates representative.
As a result of these meetings, the team has concluded that it
would be advantageous to the City of Miami to expand the area in
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which the Bayside project could be built so that development could
take place without waiver of the exclusivity clause. The attached
map indicates the additional area that would be included in the
RFP. It should be noted that total building coverage within the
expanded area would be limited to 2.6 acres of park land which
is equal in size to park land now being added by filling in a
portion of the bay adjacent to the Miamarina.
On the positive side, the revised site would be closer to the pro-
posed people mover station on Biscayne Boulevard and provide easier
access for pedestrians from the most intensely developed areas of
Downtown Miami. In addition, the structures could be designed so
that persons using Bayside could enjoy the activities in the out-
door amphitheater. On the negative side, the expanded site would
reduce the seating capacity of the Noguchi-designed earth berm
amphitheater and restrict the view corridor to the bay from the
amphitheater.
It is recommended that the City Commission authorize the expanded
site to be included in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and that the
public hearing on Bayside be continued until February 24, 1983 when
the approval of the revised RFP, appointments of the Review Committee
and the selection of a certified public accounting firm can take place.
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Honorable Mavor and
Mer•.�`-e rs of the
Ci.t,, Cor„mission
Howard V. Gary
City tlanager
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Resta•_;rant Associates and
Bayside Project
On Tuesday, January 4, 1933 Mayer Ferre, Dan Paul, David weaver,
Jim Reid, John Gilchrist and I met with Max Pine of Restaurant
Associates and ethers of his staff to discuss a clause in the
Restaurant associates lease which could impede the development
Of the Bayside project.
The existing lease provides Restaurant Associates with the
exclusive use of the area around tale Miamarina for restauran"
and related uses and precludes the sale of food and beverages
without their concurrence. The Bayside specialty center pro-
posal requires that the developer have flexibility regarding
the number, mix and size of food and beverage establishments
in the area. Therefore, in order to carry out the Bayside pro-
ject, Restaurant Associates must either waive the exclusivity
section of the lease or be compensated for their leasehold
interest by the do elor_er. The latter approach would alit%.. tiro
Cievclo er- to assume the obligations of the lease and provic e
maximu—,i flexibility with respect to the LaVsldC' C�`;CIOU;;•�:1t.
At the conclusion of the meeting, it was decided that I would
appoint a three person nec,otiatin_, ce2r.mittc2e to meet %•:ith Res-
taurant I�ssociates and expeditiously agree on the price the
developer Would be asked to hay to assu;nt2 their leaseholC:
interest. Subsequently, I have appoinLeCl David Weaver, my
Special Private Sector. Assistant for Bayside Development,
herb Leeds, A member of the I3aysic?e Committee of the tie�.,r I':orld
Center Action Committee and Assistant City Manager Jim Reid, to
the neuotiating cer.-::,,ittce. The results of these -.negotiations
would be incorporated into the Bayside request for pro;osals
reco:^mQnciet? to the Cit COial';i5:,1U21 foraC:Opt1Un On February2.0,
1933. .
COacu.-rcntly, I h_lyC' :"CCILI^cued ti1C I'lanI1111U i:�a:irt:::ent t0 l,iOr,
with the Do,.,nto:%Yn Cc%;elopl::ent Authority and evaluate other
snocialt.y center s1L'r_, OotioI s. `::ltilill the Bayl.ront Park area in
the event_ that the a-OreI,,iontionc!d nojotiations cannot be broul .ht
to a timoly and equitable Conclusion.
bc: David Weaver
Max Pine
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