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Resolution R-23-0275
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File Number: 14153
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 6/22/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER FACILITIES AND A
UNITY OF TITLE ("AGREEMENT"), AND ENTER INTO ANY REQUIRED
JOINDERS FOR SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WITH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER
DEPARTMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER AND SANITARY SEWER
SERVICES TO A CITY OF MIAMI OWNED PROPERTY LEASED TO
RIVERSIDE WHARF, LLC ("TENANT") LOCATED AT 236 AND 298
SOUTHWEST NORTH RIVER DRIVE ("PROPERTY"); FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL
OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND
MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID
AGREEMENT.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is the owner of riverfront real property located at
236 and 298 Southwest North River Drive, Miami, Florida, 33130 ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, the City issued Request for Proposals No. 14-15-024 ("RFP") to solicit
proposals for the lease and development of the Property and awarded the RFP to Riverside
Wharf, LLC ("Tenant"); and
WHEREAS, the authority to enter into a lease agreement with the Tenant was approved
by voter referendum on March 15, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City and Tenant entered into a Lease Agreement dated May 16, 2017,
for Tenant's lease and development of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Tenant and City require water and sewer services to be rendered for the
redevelopment of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade Water and Sewer Department, a body corporate and
political subdivision of the State of Florida ("WASD"), requires a Water and Sanitary Sewer
Facilities Agreement and a Unity of Title ("Agreement") between WASD, the City, and the
Tenant; and
WHEREAS, as the City is the owner of the Property, WASD and the Tenant are
requesting that the City enter into the Agreement and also execute a joinder and consent to the
Agreement ("Joinder and Consent"); and
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Enactment Number: R-23-0275
WHEREAS, the City Manager hereby requests authorization to negotiate and execute
the Agreement, the Joinder and Consent, and any other agreements, including amendments
and modifications to said Agreement, as may be required by WASD for water and sewer
services to the Property, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to negotiate and execute the
Agreement, the Unity of Title, and/or any required Joinder and Consent for water and sanitary
sewer facilities between WASD, the City, and the Tenant, all in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, for the provision of water and sanitary sewer services necessary for the construction
of the redevelopment of the Property.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute all other
necessary documents, including amendments and modifications to said Agreement, all in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, as may be necessary to effectuate said Agreement.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and
City Code provisions.
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