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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-80-0682CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA To, Dick Fosmoen City Manager INTEROFFICE. MEMORANDUM 0ATL. September 24, 1980 F'iLc S11131EC11 Goodyear Airship Base Facilities FfinM John E. Gilchrist Project Director ��+c+.ucunrs, Mr. William Ter Keurst of Dade Helicopter Services, a business operating out of the Watson Island Heliport, has requested the City's consideration in leasing the Goodyear building and grounds to Dade Helicopters. Currently Dade has office, storage and light maintenance facilities at Opa-Locka Airport, however, their current lease expires in October, with no possibility of renewal at that location. Simultaneously, Dade Helicopters is .responding to the City's request for proposal for a heliport facility at Miami's Marine Stadium anticipating the opportunity to eventually locate there. The City has a continuing lease agreement with Goodyear and the right under that agreement to assign the lease upon the agreement of both parties. Mr. Ter Keurst has obtained Goodyear's agreement to allow the City to assign the lease to Dade Helicopters if the City will release Goodyear of all furthur responsibility. Additionally the assignment of this lease will require approval of the State of Florida Board of Trustees. The request to the State will be submitted for Cabinet approval upon Commission determination. Dade Helicopter Services, Inc. has been a tenant of the City of Miami at the Watson island Heliport facility for approximately five years and has always been totally responsive to the City insofar as its aviation needs have been concerned - including the police dept., fire dept., publicity and promotion, executive charter and transfer, survey and observation during the recent civil disturbance. It has in fact, delivered to the City of Miami so far in the calendar year of 1980 in excess of $9,000.00 worth of helicopter services and it has also been the recipient of awards from the City of Miami for its services. 80-6,82 j .... .......v•.: r..�'..,.�,!.:.1•l'!k•'.'::rl"!`"✓il/N\�.lrii•i•Uri'i..i.hl.)PlTnt:)i..a.::w.t.»..�...........�w..+irw r..+m..............w..^'�" ���w�..r_�.�____--_