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AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TO LEASE
AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH MIAMI CENTER ASSOCIATES
LTD.
R-80-500
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CONFIRM AND RATIFY EXECUTION OF LEASE AGREEMENT WITH
DADE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
R-80-501
4
CONFIRM AND RATIFY EXECUTION OF TURNKEY CONTRACT
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARKING GARAGE
R-80-502
5-6
CONFIRM AND RATIFY NEGOTIATED SALE OF PARKING GARAGE
REVENUE BONDS
R-80-503
6-9
DISCUSSION ITEM: RECRUITMENT OF BLACK POLICE OFFICERS
FROM CITIES THAT ARE LAYING OFF POLICE OFFICERS,
ALSO: REQUESTING REPORT ON 22 WEEK TRAINING SESSION,
ETC.
DISCUSSION
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AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF $60,000.00 CONVENTION CENTER
AND PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BONDS AND EXECUTION OF
TRUST INDENTURE AND DESIGNATION OF TRUSTEE
THEREUNDER
R-80-504
11-16
AUTHORIZE, EXECUTE AND DELIVERY OF FINAL OFFICIAL
STATEMENT PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BONDS
R-80-505
17-19
APPROVE PURCHASE CONTRACT SUBMITTED BY SMITH, BARNEY,
HARRIS UPHAM, AND COMPANY, INC. FOR ITSELF AND OTHER
UNDERWRITERS AND AWARDING BONDS TO SUCH UNDERWRITERS;
DIRECT AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY OF BONDS
R-80-506
18-21
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AMEND 9019 BY INCREASING
APPROPRIATION FOR CITY OF MIAMI UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI/
JAMES L. KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL CENTER ENTERPRISES
FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,059,071 FOR PURPOSE OF MAKING
DEPOSIT IN CONSTRUCTION/PARKING BONDS
ORD. 9124
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AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT MANAGERS AND OTHER OFFICERS
OF THE CITY TO COOPERATE WITH THE TRUSTEES, DEPOSITORY
UNDERWRITERS, BOND COUNSEL, LESSEES, ETC.. UNDER
LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY-CONVENTION/PARKING
BONDS
R-80-507
23-24
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOR SELECTION OF
TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST INDENTURE BY RECEIVING BIDS
FROM BANKING INSTITUTIONS
R-80-508
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URGE METRO DADE COMMISSION TO DEFER ACTION ON PROPOSED
ORDINANCE SUPERSEDING MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES PERTAINING
TO REGULATION OF PASSENGER MOTOR CARRIERS, ETC.
R-80-509
26-27
DISCUSSION ITEM: REQUEST SELECTION OF ATTORNEY TO ACT
AS SPECIAL COUNSEL CONCERNING UPLAND AREAS
DISCUSSION
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
On the 30th ?ay of June, 1960, the City Commission of Miami, Florida,
met at its regular meeting place in said City in Special Session to consider
business of public iTport.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Maurice A. Ferre with the .
following members of the Commission present:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. ,3ibson
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
ALSO PRESENT:
Joseph R. Grassie, City Manager
R. L. Fesmocn, Assistant City Manager
George F. Knox, City Attorney
Matty Hirai, Assistant. City Clerk
An invc-caci,)n was delivered by Reverend Theodore R. Gibson, who then
led those present in a pledge of allegiance to the flag.
1. AUTHORIZE EXFCUTIQN OF FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TO LEASC AGREEMENT
FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH MIXII CENTER ASSOCIATES, LTD.
Mayor Ferre: All right, good afternoon, ladies and gentlN.men. This is a
special Commission meeting for the purposes of discussing various outstanding
matters on the Conference/Convention Center. And we have a whole series
of things. Mr. Manager, tell us how many bonds you've sold today.
Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor and members of the City Commission, I would like,
if I could, to set the stage for today's meeting and talk about what we're
going to ask by way of decisions from the City Commission, and then tell
you a little bit about the progress of the bond issue.
Mayor Ferre: All right.
Mr. Grassie: You had in your initial agenda's distributed to you, ten
items.
Mayor Ferre: Ten items.
Mr. Grassie: We are going to ask you to act on only four of those items
at this time, and those are items three, four, five and six. All of those
are resolutions. The reason that we are not asking you to act on the
other items is that we are going to inconvenience you and impose on your
time, if we can, asking you to defer this meeting until either six or
seven o'clock, depending on Father Gibson's schedule. Seven o'clock,
if possible. And at that time, we're going to ask you bo act on the
rest of the items. The reason for this dealt', is that you know the
underwriters have asked the City for two weeks in which to sell the bonds.
As our schedule has worked out, we are allowing them five days. Now they
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Mr. Grassie (continued): are they making a valiant effort to get us
a good sale on sixty million dollars worth of bonds but we really are
giving them very little time. In (_onsequence, they have wanted to use
all of today, all of Monday and see what progress they can make in the
market to�'ay. At .Last reading, they had orders, not sales, but orders
for more than forty-five million dollars worth of bonds. What they are
doing today is they are slightly increasing the coupon, or the interest
rate on our issue and are hoping to get enough sales accomplished today
so that they can come in this evening and guarantee to purchase the whole
issue from you. r1ow it is because of that that we are going to ask you
for this delay, this postponement of the meeting until later on this
evening. so if we coi:ld, unless you have some question about the
scenario. What we would like to do then is to proceed with the resolutions
which Mr. Joe Guandolo of Brown -wood has brought down from New York
today.
Mayor Ferre: All right. Is this the series of resolutions we have before
us at this time?
Mr. Grassie: That is correct.
Mayor Ferre: A11 right th,:!, in item number one, the approving and
the authorizing the issuance of the sixty million principle amount,
that's the one we're going to hold back?
Mr. Grassie: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: And item number two which is a resolution of approving the
official statement for the Convention Center/Parking Garage, revenue
bonds, we're holding that one back.
Mr. Grassie: That is correct, until this evening.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Now we're on item number three. Is that correct?
Mr. Grassie: Yes, and that one we want to ask you to approve.
Mayor Ferre: This is a resolution approving the authorizing and execution,
and delivery of the first supplement of the lease and agreement for
development. Who prepared this particular instrument?
Mr. Grassie: This was prepared back and forth between counsel for the...
that is the supplement itself., I'm not speaking to the resolution.
Mayor Ferre: I'm talking about item number three which is before us at
this time.
Mr. Grassie: The resolution was prepared by Mr. Guandolo. The supplement
to which it refers was prepared, with modifications, between the City
Attorney, attorney for the developer, and reviewed, of course, at every
stage by Mr. Guandolo's office.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Guandolo, would you step forward and identifv youself,
for the record.
Mr. Joseph Guandolo: My name is Joseph Guandolo. I'm a partner .in the
law firm of Brown,Wood,Ivey,Mitchell, and Petty.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Guandolo, item number three which was in
our original packet received last week, dated 60680, First Supplement
to Lease and Agreement for Development. And my question to you is, are
there any substantial or major differences between this document before
us that we're voting on today, and the document received in our packet
last week.
Mr. Guandolo: No, there are no material differences between the two
documents.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, are there any questions of Mr. Guandolo with
regards to item number three and the resolution before us, at this time?
Okay, is tl,cc.� w motion?
Mr. Lacasa: :.Is chic• been reviewed by the City Attorney?
Mayor Ferre: I assume that both the Manager and the City Attorney are
conversant with your work product, and approve?
Mr. Grassie: That is correct in my case, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Knox':
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir, the City Attorney is conversant with Mr. Guandolo's
work product ,ind approves.
Mayor Ferre: Are there further questions?
Mr. Lacasa: Move.
Xayor Ferre: Vjvci 1-oatimissioner Lacasa.
Father Gibson: .;econd.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Commissioner Gibson. Is there further discussion
on item three? All right, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 80-500
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
AND UELIVERY OF THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE LEASE
AND AGREEMENT I'OR DLVELUPMENT
Were follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconueI by Commis:;icner Gibson, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT:
Commissioner Joe Carollo
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2. CONFIRM AND RATIFY EXECUTION OF LEASE AGREEMENT WITH DADE
SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
Mayor Ferre: All right, we're now on item number four, Mr. Grassie.
Mr. Grassie: The resolution in front of you, Mr. Mayor would confirm the
lease agreement between the City and Dade Savings which is the same
agreement that you have had opportunity to see in the past. The same
one that was distributed to you.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Guandolo, have you been involved in this work product
too?
Mr. Guandolo: Yes, I have.
Mayor Ferre: And this meets with your concurrence and there are no major
changes or surprises between these two documents?
Mr. Guandolo: It meets with my concurrence, Mr. Mayor, and there are
no major changes between these two documents.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Knox, does this meet with your concurrence?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: dr. Grassie?
Mr. Grassie: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: All right are there any questions on item, on the resolution
approving, confirming and ratifying the lease agreement executed and delivered
between the City and Dade Savings and Loan Association that's before us.
All right, is there a motion?
Mr. Lacasa: Move.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Lacasa.
Father Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Gibson. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 80-501
RESOLUTION APPROVING, CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING
THE LEASE AGREEMENT EXECUTED AND DELIVERED
BETW,EN THE CITY AND DADE SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION
(Hurt, follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
the in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
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ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
3. CONFIRM AND RATIFY EXECUTION OF TURNKEY CONTRACT DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT c7F =A.KING GARAGE
Mayor Ferre: All right, w•�'re now on item number five which is a
resolution confirming and ratifying the execution and �(-Iivery of the
Turnkey Contract for design and devPl,-�pmcnt of the parking garage. Now
again my question to you is, to you Mr. Guandolo, were you involved in
the preparation of this resolution?
Mr. Guandolo: Y._ . ' was, vr. Mayor.
Mayor Fer►er All right, are there any substantial changes between this and
the farmer discussion that we had and the statement that was before us
.0 the packet received dated May the 20th, 1980, entitled Turnkey Design
and Development Contract By and Between the City of !Miami, Florida, and
Miami Center Associates, A Florida Corporation?
Mr. Guandolo: Mr. Mayor, since the execution of this particular contract
n May 20, the City and Miami Center Associates, Inc, have signed
a letter which adds to the contract certain engineering requirements
which are in accord with the contract between the.City and Dade Savings
respecting the lease of the air space over the parking garage.
Mayor Ferre: 3o that's an improvement for us?
Mr. Guandolo: it is an improvement.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any ether changes?
Mr. Guandolo: "lone to ►r.y knowledge.
Mayor Ferre: Does the City Attorney concur with Mr. Guandolo's opinion?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Does the City Manager concur ?
Mr. rrassie: Yes, I recommend it.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Are there any questions on item number five?
All right, is there a motion?
Mr. Lacasa: Move.
Mayer Ferre: hk►ved by Lacasa, seconded by Gibson. Further discussion
�n tile item? Call the roll.
The followinq resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who
moved its adoption:
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PESOLUTION No. 90-502
F'ESr:LUTION APPROVING, CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE
TURNKEY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT FOR THE
PARKING GARAGE EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BETWEEN THE
CITY AND MIAMI CENTER ASSOCIATES, INC.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice. -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
4. CONFIRM AND RATIFY NEGOTIATED SALE OF PARKING GARAGE REVENUE
BONDS
Mayor Ferre: All right, now we're on item number six which is a resolution
confirming and ratifying previous decisions to sell sixty million dollars
worth of Convention Center and Parking Garage revenue bonds by a
negotiated sale. Now Mr. Guandolo, were you involved in the preparation
of this document?
Mr. Guandolo: Yes, I was.
Mayor Ferre: Now in our packet dated, the one we received last week,
on item number six there was no exhibit for item six. So this is
a brand...
Mr. Grassie: The resolution is the only exhibit, Mr. Mayor, the one that
you received today.
Mayor Ferre: But what I'm saying is that this was not received by me
or by anybody else.
Mr. Grassie: That's correct.
Mayor Ferre: This one, I think, we really should take a few minutes to
Look at.
Mr. Guandolo: May I...
Mayor Ferre: Ga ahead.
Mr. Guandolo: ...suggest what the purpose of this particular resolution
is. There has been a statute enacted in Florida which provides generally,
for public sale of bonds and private sale of bonds under certain conditions.
In our view, that statute is not applicable to the sale of these particular
bonds because the Commission has on several ocassions approved the sale
of these bonds by negotiation. You entered into a contract with Smith
Barney which obligated Smith Barney to prepare a financial plan and
come in with a proposal for the purchase of bonds at private sale. You
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Mr. Guandolo (continued): have adopted two different resolutions
which endor3e:; the principle of private sale. So that based on action
taken by the Commission prior to the date of effect of this particular
law, it is ou. conclusion that the law is not applicable. However,
we have prepared a resolution to record the fact that the City has taken
this action and therefore, reaching the conclusion that this new law
doesn't apply. But we have included in this resolution the type of
findings and 3eterminations that are required under this particular law
in order to permit private sale of bonds so that the effect of this is
that even if the law should have applied, these determinations would
have permitt-d the City to sell the bonds at private sale.
Mr. Plummer: When was that enacted by the Legislature?
Mr. Guandolo: It was just signed by the Governor on June 12th.
Mr. Plummer: Which becomes in sffective law when?
Mr. Knox: July.
Mr. Guandolo: I con't know. It's either June the 12th or June 20th.
That hasn't hcen established.
Kr. Plummer: Mr. YJ,ox.
:Sr. Knox: Ye_;, ::iL. ^rdinarily, unloss there was something in the bill
to the contrary, it would have become effective upon his signing it into
law. In any event, it would be effective on July 1st.
Mr. Plummer: So in other words, we are, for all practical effect, we are
operating under the law even though we are not complying with the law.
Mr. Knox: That's correct.
Mr. Guandolo: No.
Ar. Grassie: No, that is not the case.
Mr. Knox: No, sit, not .hat we are_• not complying...
Mr. Guandolo: Not for this particular bond issue. You are not subject
to the law. You are subject to that with respect to future bond issues,
but not this particular one.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Guandolo, there must be some question in your rind or
we wouldn't be voting on this resolution.
Mr. Guandolo: There's no question in my mind. All I want to make,
point on the record that the City has taken this action.
Mayor Ferre: Sure. This is just, what, prudent procedure. Is t'-it
what you would call it?
Mr. Guandolo: Just a precaution.
Mr. Plummer: Well you're speaking only in cases as it applies to this
particular bond issue. Not in any other bond issue before the Commission.
Mr. Guandolo: That's right.
Mr. Plummer: For the record, that vote in principle, in the past was
not unanimous.
Mayor Ferre: That's obvious.
Mr. Plummer: I just want it for the record.
Mayor Ferre: It's on the record. Okay. Further discussion on item,
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Mayor Ferre (continued): resolution number six? Again, for the
record, Mr. Guandolo, this has your recommendation for the reasons
stated?
Mr. Guandolo: Yes, it has my recommendation.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Knox, does this have your concurrence?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Grassie, are you recommending that we do this?
Mr. Grassie: I recommend that the City Commission take this action,
yes Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: is there a motion...
Mr. Plummer: Question.
Mayor Ferre: Question, go ahead.
Mr. Plummer: Is tti roper to •acre on this now or at six o'clock?
This says ratifyirg the negotiated sale. It hasn't been done and
completed yet.
Mr. Guandolo: No, it doesn't ratify that at this point.
'•;r. Plummer: That's what I'm reading from.
Mr. Guandolo: This is in anticipation of your getting a bid for the
private sale of bonds.
Mayor Ferre: Yeah, but Plummer's question is a practical one and that
is, can we actually move on this before you sold...
Mr. Guandolo: Yes, because this is fixing the policy that you're
going to pursue.
Mayor Ferre: I see, okay. Is there a motion?
Mr. Lacasa: Move.
Mayor Ferre: All right, moved by Lacasa. Is there a second?
Father Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Gibson. Is there further discussion? Call
the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 80-503
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING PREVIOUS DECISIONS
TO SELL $60,000,000 CONVENTION CENTER AND PARKING
GARAGE REVENUE BONDS BY A NEGOTIATED SALE
(here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
May(-r 'daurice A. Ferre
FOLLOWING ROLL CALL:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Mayor Ferre: Take up item seven which is approving...
Mr. Plummer: No, all r,f the rest ()f that stays for tonight.
Mayor Ferre: I ree. This is for tonight. Do we have nine and ten
now?
Mr. Plummer: We have it but it's not ready.
Mr. Grassie: NO, sir. what we would like to du is hold everything else
on the agen;in -:ntil seven o'clock this evening, if that is satisfactory
to you.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. So let me review. We need to have one, three, two?
Mr. Plummer- One, two, seven, eight, nine and ten tonight.
Mr. Grassie: Now tonight we will com))ine items nine and ten into one
item but it will cover the same ground.
Mayor Ferre: That's the letter that goes with item five. Which is
additional protection. okay, is there anything else to come up before
this Commission?
Mr. Grassie: Only the ratification of the adjournment of the meeting
until seven o'clock.
Mayor Ferre: Until what time?
Mr. Grassie: Seven o'clock if that is possible for Father Gibson.
Mayor Ferre: Better make it six.
Mr. Grassie: Can we get him to agree to six thirty? The only Mason
I say that Father, is that we have people coming in from New York, the
weather in New York is so bad, and I just don't know if I can depend
on the flight.
Father Gibson: I can tell you that better. I was a victim.
Lets make it six thirty because I promised them faithfully that I'd
be there.
Mayor Ferre: All right, we will then not adjourn, not recess this meeting
until six thirty.
Mr. Plummer: Before you recess, Mr. Mayor. r would hope that this
evening, when this matter comes back before us, Mr. Grassie, that someone
is going to be prepared to answer the question that at eight and one
half, give or take, percent, I want for the record at that time, number
one, what cash is going to have to be up front; and number two, where
that cash is coming from.
Mr. Grassie: We will have all of that specified for you, Commissioner.
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5. DISCUSSION ITEM: RECRUITMENT OF BLACK POLICE OFFICERS FROM
CITIES THAT ARE LAYING OFF POLICE OFFICERS
ALSO: REQUESTING REPORT ON 22 WEEK TRAINING SESSION, ETC.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Grassie, I took a newspaper story in to you last week
when I came back from Washington, I guess it was the New York Times, about
the laying off of policemen in other parts of the country. I just go off
a plane from Washington. Mayor squelches plan to lay off two hundred and
four police. Now the quickest and best way for you to get minority
policemen, especially black policemen that are trained and qualified.
And I would through a very good screening process and all the other stuff
that you need, but there's an awful lot of good black cops available in
places where they're being laid off. And perhaps we might be able to
get some of those policemen. And that might be one of the quickest ways
in which you can take the mand.ite of this Commission of go up another
two hundred and whatt-ior it is, and to start getting...
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor...
Mayor Ferre: Let me finish J.L. I would only do this for minority,
and principally, let me say black. We seem to have a ... we don't seem
to have any kind of a problem getting white kids, including Latins, in Miami.
Where we seem to have a problem is in getting black policemen. And I
think that if we can get trained personnel. Now I would limit it just
to blacks but certainly since we have this eighty percent goal of getting
eighty percent minorities, I would go out and get some of these minorities
if you can. That's not to say that we shouldn't give preference to a
Miami applicant. I think all Miami applicants, all Dade County applicants,
and from there Broward, and so on should have preference. But if we
can get a good trained policemen, and this is one way J. L., one we can
get more policemen -ight away; and two, we can get away from just
having sixty black p,-)licemen in Miami. I'd like to see if we can move
that up and end up, you know, right away with one hundred and some odd -black
policemen.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, number one, that's going to facilitate your
motion of the last meeting which set the boundaries, as I recall, for
Palm Beach South. Number two, it's interesting to note, as I walked
in here today proposed on the front page of the paper, that the City
of New York's Police Department is proposing to go on strike tonight. The
most consequential thing that I think must be remembered, Mr. Mayor, and
it's unfortunate, that if we hired policemen from anywhere else in the
United States, still they must go through twenty two weeks of training
here in Miami...
Mayor Ferre: Is that a fact?
Mr. Plummer: ...before they can be put on the street. yes, s" .
Mayor Ferre: Is that a fact.
Mr. Plummer: it's unfortunate. Minimum Standards Council.
Mayor Ferre: We can't get cops from New York, or Washington, or
Chicago that are already trained?
Mr. Plummer: It is my understanding that we cannot.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, would you have the Cheif make a full report
to the Commission on this idea on the July loth meeting?
Mr. Plummer: Well Mr. Mayor, I've also...
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Mr. Grassie: It would be the Director of Human Resources who would be
knowledgable about this. But certainly we can get a report for you.
One of the things we're doing is checking with the Justice Department to
see whether this is legally possible for us, but we can get you a report,
yes.
Mayor Ferre: Hey look, I'm rc-t sayiiY; where to get_ them from and I'm
telling you any of these cols are going to come down from New York or
Washington or what have you. But. I'm :,ayinq, you want to get black
cops and you want to do it quick, h-re's a way to do it.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I leave asked the Manager to remind him, Armando,
that it is the request of this Commission that on July the loth, that we.
had requested that Human Resources and the Department of Police both
come back before this Commission to yell us wi,at they have been doing in
the way of rect,:itin17, what they are doing today, and what they are going
to do to hire these men ro that we m,:et that goal that the Commission has
set, that the last day of 81 there will be no less than eight hundred
and fourteen sworn police officers and fifty additional civilians. I'm
just putting that on the record to remind.
Mayor Ferre: An. Zgain, the eighty percent minority portion of it.
Mr. Plummer: I have no problems with that.
Mayor Ferre: See you at six -thirty.
WHEREUPON the City Commission recessed at 2:25 P.M.
and reconve-,ed at 6:36 P.M., with the following
members of the Commission found to be present:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
6. AUT!iORIZE ISSI;ANCE OF $C,0,000,000 CON%LNTICN CENTER ANC FARKING
GARAGE REVENUE .lCID 1-YXCUTI011 Or TRUST INDENTURE AND
DESIGNATION CP TRUSTEE THEREUNDER
Mayor Ferre: We are now reconvening the previous session that was
adjourned summarily at three o'clock. And we're now on item number one.
Mr. Manager, tell us the good news.
Mr. Grassie: I wish I could tell you that it was all good news, Mayor, but
apparently the heavens aren't with us today. Our underwriters have been
trying since twelve to get on an airplane to come down here and some of them
are still delayed. However, we are going to move forward with the agenda.
We have one extra item which we're going to gall item eleven. But we
are tjoing to start with item one and we will talk about each one of
these as we yo forward. The first thing that we'd like to do is get
authorization for the sixty million dollars of bond issues. This is a
reconfirmation of an action that you have taken before. I believe that
you have had distributed to you a copy of the resolution as prepared by
bond counsel.
Mayor Ferre: All right, the resolution is entitled as follows: "A
resolution authorizing the issuance of sixty million dollars of Convention
Center and Parking Garage Revenue Bonds to pay with other funds available
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Mayor Ferre (continued): Therefore, the cost of the Convention Center/Garage
authorizing the execution and deliver of a trust indenture authorizing
the designation of the trustee and depository under such trust indenture,
and fixing the interest dates, maturity dates, and other provisions of
such a bond." Who prepared this instrument?
Mr. Grassie: Mr. Guandolo prepared this also, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Guandolo, would you step forward please, sir. Your name
for the record, who you are.
Mr. Joseph Guandolo: My name is Joseph Guandolo. I'm a partner in the
law firm of Brown, Wood, Ivey, Mitchell, and Petty, New York City.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Guandolo, did you prepare this resolution that's here
before us at this timd?-
Mr. Guandolo: Yes, Mr. Mayor, I did.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any surprises or is there anything different
contained in this resolution, other than those things that have been
previously discussed, other than the specific designation? Does this
stipulate the interest rate and maturity and all that? It has all the
information that came out of the red herring?
Mr. Guandolo: Generally. Thisis consistent with the documentation that
has been previously presented. There is one item in this resolution
which has not been filled in, and that is the designation of the trustee.
The designation of the trustee will be coverd under item eleven which is
a resolution being prepared for the purposes of selecting a trustee.
Mayor Ferre: Would that be, would the selection be made after the trust
indenture is delivered?
Mr. Guandolo: No. It will be made before the trust indenture is
executed so that it will provide for the insertion...
Mayor Ferre: So it becomes a part of.
Mr. Guandolo: That's right.
Mr. Plummer: Who chooses the trustee?
Mayor Ferre: I would imagine that...
Mr. Guandolo: That will be covered under the resolution...
Mayor Ferre: You haven't answered the question. Who will actually do
the choosing of the trustee?
Mr. Guandolo: It will be the City Manager who chooses under the guidelines
included in the resolution.
Mayor Ferre: Well obviously the City Manager, with concurrence of the
City Commission.
Mr. Guandolo: Well if you have a meeting within the time...
Mr. Plummer: well let me tell you the reason, it's not for my sake as
much as what it is for Father's. And Father is the one who would want
a local trustee.
Mr. Guandolo: He will be a local trustee.
Mr. Plummer: Well you say that, but I don't know that.
Mr. Guarlolo: No, no. It's in the resolution. The requirement is
that it be a banking institution in Miami that is authorized to administer
trust.
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Mr. Plummer: Now I have a big problem.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer, I'm used to your no votes. So, I mean, you vote
no and, you k-w w that's fine. I don't mean to be disrespectful to you.
Mr. Plummer : 1.1ayuL , .t. a(juid ;- :,:m like to me, may I ask the question
as to why the trustee is not chosen before hand?
Mayor Ferrer Because I would imagine...
Mr. Grassie: Yes, I think we need to give...
Mayor Ferre: ...like any document of sixty million dollars, that that's
something that needs to be negotiated, and very carefully negotiated,
I would imagine.
Mr. Guandolo: The Leason i,. has not bee n .selected now is because we learned
at about five o'clock this evening, local harks were pretty much closed,
from Smith Barney, that they had not been able to interest banks in
purchase of some of these Conv-�ntiun Center and Parking Garage Revenue
Bonds. And it was intended to select the trustee based upon the amount
of bonds the trust.e,� ;t)uld...
Mayor Ferre: Look, I just want to tell you into the record, I don't care
if it's Flagship, Barnett, or Southeast of tim-buck-two. If they buy
five million dollars worth of bonds and nobody else buys it, that's whose
going to be the trustee. It's just that, I mean, this is obviously an
instrument to :!Il bonds. Now I don't have any objections if you want
to stipulate that the Manager should let the Commissioners know, and if
there is any objections, I will stipulate that I will call a special
Commission meeting if you're not satisfied with who the Manager has chosen
as a trustee. I don't think we want to put ourselves in a position
of doing the choosing of a trustee without having a disclosure of the
full information as to who else is buying the bonds.
Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor, 1 think that some members of the City Commission
may have some: concern about this and maybe we should interrupt discussion
of number one and try and cover some of your questions on this item.
First, I think that it needs to be made clear that the City Manager has
no particular interest in choosing the trustee. Second, the process that
we have been going throuqh is one of having the bond underwriter attempt
to get offers to purchase from the local banks. And they have been
doing this since they have had the bonds out on the market. For whatever
the reason, they have not had any interest from a :Miami t,dnk. '.ow that
means that we don't have any successful auction tecause no bank has
entered that process.
Mayor Ferre: And furthermore, Mr. Grassie, let me put further into the
record, that if a bank in Atlanta, Georgia, okay, like the C and S is a
little bit more aggressive than these local ranks around here who go
around complaining and whining all the time but never have any aggressiveness
and who sit around waiting for things to fall in their lap and when they
don't fall in their lap, they complain about other banks coming in from
the outside and getting the outside advantage, and that that's anf,air and
all this kind of stuff. As far as I'm concerned, I don't care if the
bank is in Seattle, Washington. If it becomes an instrument of our
sellinq these bonds, and we can get a better deal, I don't care where the
trustee is. I would hope that we can get a Miami bank, we'll get a
Broward bank, and if we don't get one in Droward, we'll get one in Atlanta,
Georgia, or chit -ago, or New York. The only thing that I would like, Mr.
brassie, if we could stipulate here, and I don't think we need a formal
motion, but if you would just stipulate, that you would give twenty-four
hours notice to members of the Commission in both in a telephone call,
and in writing, delivered to each Commissioner's Office, as to why, who
you have chosen as a trustee, why you've chosen the trustee before you
finalize, and if you have any objections of any kind, I will call within
that time a special Commission meeting.
Mr. Plummer: If any one Commissioner?
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Mayor Ferre: What?
Mr. Plummer: Any one Commissioner has an objection.
Mayor Ferre: I accept that, Plummer. I will call a special Commission
meeting if you have any valid reason that you're going to have to state
into the record. I will not be your judge as to whether you have a
valid reason.
Mr. Plummer: That's fine.
Mayor Ferre: When we meet, whoever has asked me to call the meeting,
he'll have to justify why you called the meeting.
Father Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I want to make my position clear. I want to
make sure that every bank in Dade County, I want to make sure, and underline
it, I want to make sure that every bank in Dade County is approached
first.
Mr. Grassie: Father, the, you know, I really haven't had a chance to finish
my statement because of the interruptions we've had. But the process
that I've started to tell you about was, when the underwriters were unable
to get an order from any of the banks, what we have then done is, we, the
City have gone to these same banks and instead of approaching the investment
side of the bank, we have approached the trust side of the bank, the
Trust Department of the banks and we now have at least three of the banks
in town that are looking at it seriously and are considering the possibility
of buying some bonds. Whereas they have already told the underwriter
that they were not going to buy any bonds. What I'm saying to you is that
we have revived their consideration of this question. And what we are
keeping out there by way of bait, if you wish, is the possiblity of providing
trustee services. Now, when you say every bank in Dade County, I have to
tell you that at least two thirds of the banks in Dade County, I believe
there are twenty-nine banks in Dade County, and almost two thirds of them
do not have Trust Departments. In other words, they do not provide this
service.
Father Gibson: I have no problem with that. If they have that kind of
service, I want to make sure they are given an opportunity.
Mr. Grassie: We have already contacted the either twelve or thirteen banks
in Dade County that do have a Trust Department.
Father Gibson: All right, and let me make sure for the record. When that
comes up, I want you to be able to tell me, we have called bank "A", "B",
nC" , "D" , "Elt , IOF" , 'I/." .
Mr. Grassie: We'll be able to do that.
Father Gibson: And this is the response.
Mayor Ferre: And furthermore, before you finalize anything that you give
us twenty-four hours notice so that if any member of this Commission has
any questions about it, and if there is another bank that is willing to
purchase a larger amount, etc. etc., it will be an open thing.
Mr. Grassie:Now if it would make the City Commission happier, I can
suggest to you that we want to accomplish this process within two days.
And if the City Commission would like to have a special meeting about this,
I'd be happy to bring this result back to you and you can do it.
Mayor Ferre: See, the problem with that is, Carollo is...
Mr. Grassie: You can do it, you know, just in case you think that I'm
particularly anxious to name the trustee, I'd be happy to have you do it.
Mayor Ferre: Wait, wait, wait. Joe, nobody, lets get our thing straight.
In the first place, being a trustee for this is no big deal. I mean, there's
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Mayor Ferre (con'inued): no big thing. Nobody is going to ... lets put
this in persFective. All this is# a trustee does is just the paperwork
and gets paid f-r doinq papNr,,nrk. So it's no big thing for any bank. Btlt
it's busine79, an(l therefore, 1,inks are anxious to get these things, those
that have Trust Departments. Now what we need to do is use that as
leverage for a bank to buy same of these bonds. I don't think there's
any question about this, Mr. Grassie. All right, is there a motion on
item one?
Father Gib:cor, : '' )vr• .
Mayor Ferre: All right, Gibson moves item one. Is. there a second with
the stipulation on the conversation that's just gone on?
Mr. Lacasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion on item one? Call the roll, please.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who
moved its adoptin;,:
R.ESOLUTICN NO. 80-504
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $60,000,000
CWYENTION CENTER AND PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BONDS TO
PAY, WITH OTHER FUNDS AVAILABLE THEREFOR, THE COST OF
THE. COINENTION CENTER -GARAGE, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF A TRUST INDENTURE; AUTHORIZING THE
DESIGNATION OF THE. TR.USTFF. AND DEPOSITORY UNDER SUCH
TRUST INDENTURE; AND FIXING THE INTEREST RATES, MATURITY
DATES kND OTHER PROVISIONS OF SUCH BONDS
(Here follows hody of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: r•mmi ssionur (Rev.) .1, .odore R. Gibson
*Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice-1ayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Plummer: I've got a question, Maurice. Mr. Manager, what of the
bonds are sold? Actually sold?
Mr. Grassie: You know, Commissioner, that the report frr%. the underwriters
is current only through about mid -afternoon today.
mr. Plummer: I can only ask for a report as to what you have.
Mr. Grassie: The verbal information that we have on the telephone, is that
they have approximately, and I say approximately because they're netting
changes every mir-ite, they have approximately forty-five million dollars
worth of bonds ordered. Now the distinction that I'm making for you is
that members of the syndicate, and keep in mind that there are one hundred
financial institutions that form part of this syndicate, members of the
syndicate placed orders with the managing underwriter. Those orders are
not the same as sales. The members of the syndicate then go out and sell
to their clients. So we have about forty-five million dollars worth of
orders. They have, the last estimation that I have heard, is approximately
nine million dollars worth of sales. So that means that they are taking
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Mr. Grassie (continued): a Significant underwriting risk, because what
they are telling you today is that they are going to guarantee to you that
the whole issue is going to be sold.
Mr. Plummer A* no more than eight point seven five?
Mr. Grassie: The average...
Mayor Ferre: Less than that.
Mr. Grassier ...rate, and that's the next item that we're going to get
into.
Mr. Plummer: No, it's in this one. It's in item one.
Mr. Grassie: But the determining figure is the one that appears in your
official statement, which is what we're going to get into in just a
minute. The average interest rate is going to be eight point five six.
That's average. The net interest cost, which is the figure that includes
the commission is eight point seven -seven -one -five -four -six, as I recall.
Mr. Plummer: Well then this, we can't pass this item. On page seven,
Mr. Grassie, item "B", it says that they shall bear interest at the rate
of eight point seven -five per annum.
;•;r. Grassie: Well, the term bonds do bear an interest of eight point
seven five per annum. In addition to that, and there are approximately
forty-six million dollars of the total which are term bonds, in addition
to that, you have thirteen point six million dollars, approximately, which
are serial bonds. Now the serial bonds have shorter maturities than the
term bonds. The term bonds are two thousand fifteen. The serial bonds...
Mayor Ferre: The serial bonds will bring the average down under eight
point seven five.
Mr. Grassie: ...have interest rates which go as low as six and one
half percent. And as the maturities get longer, in ot17 r words, as the
period of years that you have to wait to cash it in gets farther away,
the interest goes up. So that interest goes from six and one half
percent all the way up to eight and one half percent on the serial bonds.
When you average out, you .get the interest that I gave you as an average
interest cost.
mr. Plummer: So in other words, the term bonds will not exceed eight
point seven five.
Mr. Grassie: That is correct.
Mayor Ferre: And the serial bonds vary depending on the year and that
brings down the average.
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7. AUTHORI?E, EXECt1TE AND DF'LI'JT.RY OF FINAL OFFICIAL STATEMENT
PARKING GARAI-IE RF.Vi'NUL' SGNDS
Mayor Ferre: All right, we're now on item number two which is a resolution
approving the official statement for the Convention Center and Parking
Garage Revenue Bonds. Mr. Guandolo, did you prepare this resolution?
Mr. Guandolo: Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor, I did.
Mayor Ferre: Is there anything in here that is different, Oh, I'm sorry.
Excuse me. Into the record, Mr. Knox, did you concur with the resolution
that we just pay
Mr. Knox: Ytrs, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Grassie, this has your recommendation?
Mr. Grassie: !es, it has my recommendation, Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. On item number two, Mr. Guandolo, you prepared this.
Is there anythirn3 t_hat.'s different or that has rot been disclosed up until
this time?
Mr. Guandolo: No, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Knox, does this have your concurrence?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: And it has your recommendation?
Mr. Grassie: Yes, it does, sir.
,Mayor Ferre: Okay. Are there any questions?
Father Gibson: All right, moved by Gibson. Is there a second?
Mr. Lacasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Lacasa. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 80-505
1ESOLUTION APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT FOR THE
CONVENTION CENTER AND PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BONDS
Olt -re follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in tho Office of the City Clerk).
Upun being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
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AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT:
Commissioner Joe Carollo
B. APPROVE PURCHASE CONTRACT SUBMITTED BY SMITH BARNEY, HARRIS UPHAM,
& COMPANY, INC. FOR ITSELF AND OTHER UNDERWRITERS AND AWARDING
BONDS TO SUCH UNDERWRITER.S;DIRECT AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY
OF BONDS
Mayor Ferre: We'ra now on item seven. This is a purchase contract.
Go ahead.
Mr. Guandolo: Mr. Mayor, I think it's appropriate at this time, before
we get to the resolution to have the purchase contract presented by the
Smith Barney representative.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is the representative of Smith Barney here?
Would he step forward, please. All right, sir, your name for the record,
who you represent.
Mr. Willis Dobbs: My name is Willis Dobbs, I'm with Smith Barney,
Harris and Upham Company in Atlanta.
Mr. Grassie: Excuse me, I should say in defense of Mr. Dobbs, that he
has been asked to come down from Atlanta on an emergency basis because
Mr. Ernesto Pena, whom you know, and Mr. Paul Belika, who is the Senior
Vice -President from New York, are on a plane right now trying to get down
here but their plane was delayed four hours by weather in New York, and
that is why Mr. Dobbs has been called in on an emergency basis.
Mayor Ferre: Would you lift the microphone little bit, that's better.
Mr. Dobbs: Gentlemen, as Mr. Grassie says, I'm here on behalf of Smith
Barney to present to you the purchase contract for the sixty million
dollar City of Miami Convention Center -Parking Garage Revenue Bond issue.
I apologize for Mr. Belieka and Mr. Pena not being here on time but
circumstances beyond their control prevented them from being here. I
have with me Mr. Walter Breen from Mudge, Rose Guthrie and Alexander
counsel to the underwriter who is going to help me field what questions
you might have with regard to the purchase contract. Smith Barney has
priced the bond issue, as you have discussed, with serial bonds from
1990 through 2001, with coupons of six and one half percent in 1990 to
eight and three eighths percent in 20001 and then term bonds in 2015,
with a coupon of eight and three quarters percent. The spread on the bond
issue is thirty dollars and seventy-nine cents broken down as follows,
management fee -five dollars, take -down or sales commission -eighteen dollars
and sixty-five cents, underwriters risk compensation -one dollar and one
half, and expen:;es of three dollars and sixty-four cents. We had hoped to
do better on the pricing of the bond issue. We have been hurt by a pretty
badly deteriorating bond market here the past week to ten days. We were
also hurt by an approximate one hundred million dollar Pinellas County
Solid Waste Boni issue, which -was competing with us in the market place
at ttie same time. This issue was also approximately half, half of the bond
issue was also insured by MBA Insurance, such as the one that we have on
the Convention Center. Those bonds came into the market place a couple
days after we began the offering, and the bond market had deteriorated
by that time, and the bonds were offered at a little higher yield than
we were offering on the Miami issue.
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Mayor Ferre: Yoi're going to have the attorney from Mudge -Rose
make a statement:
Mr. Dobbs. 1� ?!it. : was ;u.t goini to add that any type of questions
that you might have, if you would direct them toward Mr. Breen, I would
appreciate it.
Mayor Ferre: Th's purchass� contract was prepared by your attorney?
Mr. Dobbs: it -.-is prepared by Mudge -Kole, yes, sir.
Mr. Walter Breen: My name is Walter Breen. I'm a partner with Mudge-Kose
We are counsel to the underwriters. The purchase contract you have
before you is a iraft. Thore is a ;:ew j.ur•_hAse contract that has been
prepared over tl,e weckenc:. basically, it's suhitantially the same as you
have before you. The changr� that were made with your bond counsel
were basically typographical chin7es and changes in relation to the form
of opinions that the underwriter requested from Brown Wood. Basically,
the changes that we do have in this purchase contract or the blank spaces
that would be fii)t.,ci n, would be that the purchase price that the City
would receive tot bonds would be fifty-eight million, one hundred
and fifty-two thousand, six hundred dollars plus accrued interest on the
bonds from Jaly 1, 1980. As you discussed previously, we would not
designate the trustee tonight, since the underwriters have deemed it in
their best interest, or the City's best interest, that they choose the
underwriters. Als,), the purchase contract does require that the underwriters
at the time of tl:e execution of it, give a good faith check in the amount
of six hundred thousand dollars. Well all I can tell you is that check
is on its way down mere. And it's in the possession of Mr. Ernesto Pena.
Mayor Ferre: We'll accept your word.
Mr. Breen: Otherwise, the changes in the purchase contract are basically
not substantial.
Mayor Ferre: All right. Mr. Guandolo, from the legal...
Mr. Plummer: May I inquire of this gentleman or the other one?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer: I think it would be better if you're speaking for smith
Barney. For the record, sir, you have, I assume, stipulated that you
are underwriting the entire s.Lxty million dollar project.
Mr. Dobbs: Yes, sir. That is the contract which we're giving you.
Mr. Plummer: So it's up to you to sell the remaining fifteen million.
Mr. Dobbs: That is correct.
Mr. Plummer: And you understand that this Commission is reservi,:y unto
itself the right to name the trustee.
Mr. Dobbs: I di(in't know that but...
Mc. Mummer: Y,)u have no problem with tnat? on the record.
Mr. Dobbs: to , I have no problem with that.
Mr. Plummer: You, Smith Barney.
Mr. Dobbs: Right.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Guandolo, with regards to the resolution that's before
us, did you have an opportunity to look at it for legal content?
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Mr. Guandolo: Yes, I prepared that.
Mayor Ferre: And this, there are no dramatic changes of any kind and this
meets witf. your approval?
Mr. Guandolo: There are not.
Mayor Ferre: Docs the City Attorney concur with his approval?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Do you recommend this, Mr. Manager?
Mr. r.rassie: I recommend the document, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Further questions, Mr. Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: Yes. Page four, section six, would you explain that to me
Mr. Guandolo?
Mr. Guandolo: T`e, those are the paying agents that have been designated
by the City as paying agents for the City.
Mr. Plummer: Trustee bank?
:Lr. Guandolo: The City has taken bids on selection of paying agents,
generally. They're under contract with the City.
Mr. Plummer: Did we see, Mr. Grassie, a copy of those bids?
Mr. Grassie: Yes. The City Commission authorized the process that
was followed. Keep in mind, that this process was followed about two
years ago. You authorized the process that was followed, you authorized
the award of the depositary, payee agreement to the Pan American Bank, which
happens to be the local bank that has that agreement for a three year
period. I think that that period is up within about a year or a year
and a half. I forget the date exactly. But it is a process that you
approved and authorized.
Mayor Ferre: Further questions. If not, is there a motion on item
seven?
Lather Gibson: ;love.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gibson. Is there a second?
Mr.Lacasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Lacasa. Further discussion on item seven? Call
the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner ^';,son, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 80-506
RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONVENTION CENTER AND PARKING
GARAGE REVENUE BONDS, STATING THE PURCHASE PRICE AND
OTHER TERMS THEREOF, DESIGNATING THE PRINCIPAL
UNDERWRITER AND DIRECTING THE AUTHENTICATION AND
DELIVURY OF SUCH BONDS
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk).
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Upon beinu ,f cor:ded by Cc)mmissioner Lacasa, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner IR, v.) Theodore R. ';ibson
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: ('ommissionei J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carolly
ON ROLL CALL:
*Mr. Plummer. (In this it,:m I vote no for the r,.ason that. I was opposed,
and still opposed to a ne3otiated type of contract for the sale of the
bonds. I think that we possibly could have done better had we gone to
the competitive bidding.
9. E:IERGENCY Ok1 NANCE: AMEND 9019 BY INCREASING APPROPRIATION FOR
CITY OF MIAMI UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI/JAMES L. KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL
-ENTER ENTERPRISE FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,059,071 FOR PURPOSE CF
%AKING DEPOSIT IN CONSTRUCTION/PARKING BONDS
Mayor Ferre: Take up item eight which is an ordinance amending Section
1, by increasing the appropriation of the City on the James L. Knight
Center Enterprise Fund in the amount of one million fifty-nine zero seventy-one.
I, for one, want to state into the record, Mr. Grassie, that I'm very
pleasantly surprised that that's all the money we're going to have to
come up with. And fist to explain what this means in terms of what the
City is accomplishing here and I hope that this doesn't do the underwriters
,any harm in the selling of this, but what we've done in effect, is we've
come up with, we've taken five million dollars of City money and we've
2arlayed that by using the funds of Metropolitan Dade County and the State
of Florida, and the Federal governmt..nt, the private sector, up to a
one hundred and eighty-five million dollar project. I don't know, I cannot
think of any other project in Miami, and I doubt if in the State of Florida,
and I would really g4cst_ion very much if any where in the Nation, where a
local government has taken five million dollars and used that as a
lever to leverage up to a one hundred and eighty-five million dollar project.
I think, at one time, it was my opinion that this City was going to have to
come up with another five or ten million dollars. And the fact that we're
only coming up with another one million zero fifty-nine zero seventy one
is a wonderment to me. I'm just totally amazed. And I'm, I couldn't be
happier and I certainly think that this speaks well for all of you that
have been working so diligently and so long in this project. Is there
a motion on this ordinance.
Father Gibson: Move.
Mayor Ferre: Move..
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, my...
Mayor Ferre: Hold on, J. L. There's a motion, moved by Father Gibson.
Is there a second?
Mr. Lacasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Lacasa. All right.
Mr. Plummer: My ordinance is not filled in, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: What?
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Mr. Plummer: My ordinance is not filled in.
Mayor Ferre: All right. For the purposes of complying with the law,
why don't you read the ordinance and then I'll ask you for any questions.
Would you rear. t;ie ordinance.
(AT THIS TIME, THE %ITY ATTOP.NLY PIAD THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE IN TO THE
PUBLIC RECORD).
Mayor Ferre: All right. Now wi!at we need to know here...
Mr. Plummer: All right, here he's...
Mayor Ferre: J. L., we need to vote on this by the way, because this is
an emergency ordinance.
Mr. Plummer: Maurice, fill in if you want. I'll give you the figures
here to fill in.
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Mr. Plummer: T}.e herein appropriation of one million fifty nine thousand
zero seventy--_)ne, and the same figure appears in the bottom. One million
zero five nine zero seven one.
71a;,or Ferre: Is that the same figure in the title?
Mr. Plummer: Yeah. But it's not filled in there that's the problem.
Mayor Ferre: Okiv. Any further questions, J. L.?
Mr. Plummer: No.
Mayor Ferre: rather any questions? Armando? Okay, call the roll. This
i.s on an emergency basis.
A!1 ORDINANCE FN"r11TLr1)-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDICIG SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO.
9019, ADOPTED `IOVEMBER S, ! 979, THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTLM.HER 30, 1980, AS AMENDED;
BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE CITY OF
MIAMI/UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI JAMES L. K"dIGHT INTERNATIONAL
CENTER PROJECT, IN THE JAMES L. KNIGHT CONVENTION
CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,059,071 BY
TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT
FRANCHISE EARNINGS IN THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE
OF MAKING A DEPOSIT IN THE CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT AS
REQUIRED BY THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT FOR THE
ISSUE OF $60 MILLION IN CONVENTION CENTER AND PARKING
GARAGE REVENUE BONDS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION
AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DISPENSING WITH THE
REQUIREMENT OF READING SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A
VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMISSION
Was intruduced by Commissioner Gibson ind seconded by Commissioner
1_acrasa for adohti�)n pursuant to Section 4, Paragraph (f) of the City
Charter dispensinq with the requirement of reading same on two separate
days by a vote of not less than four -fifths of the members of the
Commission:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo J U N 30 WW
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WhereuFon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Gibson and
seconded by rorrrissinner adopted said Ordinance by the following
vote:
AYES: Commissioner (aev.) Theodore R. (;ibson
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
':ice -Mayor Armando Laeasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: 'ommissioner Joe Carollo
ABSTAINING: None
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9124
The City Attorneyread the ordinance into the public record and
announced that cut, es were available to the members of the City Commission
and copies were available to the public.
EVEN THOUGH THE CITY COMMISSION
DISCUSSED THE ABOVE INSTRUMENT
ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, THE
ORDlir'ANCE, AS KEAT- BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY, REFLECTS PASSAGE ON
FIRST AND SECOND READING.
10. AUTHORIZE AND CIRLCT MANAGERS AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CITY TO
COOPERATE WITH THE TRUSTEE, DLPOSITORY, UNDERWRITERS, BOND
COUNSEL, LESSEES, ETC., UNDER LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY -
Mayor Ferre: Tak�L up, ,line and ten are one and the same, aren't they?
Mr. Grassie: Nine and ten have been combined into one ro.solution, yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: This i5 a resolution authorizing ar.1 directing the Manager
and other officers of the City to cooperate and work with the trustee,
the depository, the underwriters, bond counsel, the leasee under lease
agreements with the City, and other parties in connection with the issuance
and delivery of a sixty million dollar Convention Center and Parking Garage
Revenue Bonds, the construction of the Convention Center, the Parking Garage,
and other facilities and other matters relating to the financing and
construction of such facilities. Mr. Guandolo, would you briefly tell
the Commission why this particular legal instrument is necessar .
Mr. Guandolo: In a complicated financinq of this nature, given time Limitations
and the necessity frequently to move rapidly, and given all the details
that ar.a involved, it is frequently customary in bond matters of this
it,iture, to authorize city officers to coolerate with the various parties
involved in financing to facilitate the accomplishment of the objectives.
Mayor Ferre: Did you prepare this instrument?
Mr. Guandolo: Yes, I did.
Mayor Ferre: Does the City Attorney concur ?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: The Manager recommends that we adopt it?
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Mr. Grassie: I recommend it, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a motion?
Father Gibson: move.
Mr. Lacasa: Move:.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gibson, seconded by Lacasa. Further discussion?
Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 80-507
RESOLUTION AUTHJkIZING AND DIRECTING THAT THE CITY
MANAGER AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CITY COOPERATE
AND WORK WITH THE TRUSTEE, THE DEPOSITORY, THE
UNDERWRITERS, BOND COUNSEL, THE LESSEES UNDER LEASE
AGREEMENTS WITH THL CITY AND OTHER PARTIES IN
CONNEC-TON WITH THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE
$i)O,600,000 CONVENTION CENTER AND PARKING GARAGE
REVENUE BONDS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONVENTION
CENTER, THE PARKING GARAGE AND OTHER FACILITIES AND
OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE FINANCING AND CONSTRUCTION
OF SUCH FACILITIES
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
it. the .ffice of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
11. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOR SELECTION OF TRUSTEE
UNDER TRUST INDENTURE BY RECEIVING BIDS FROM BANKING
INSTITUTIONS
Mayor Ferre: We have one left which is a resolution authorizing the
City Manager to provide for the selection of a trustee. Is that the
one?
Mr. Grassie: This is the one that we discussed with item number one,
Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Under the trust indenture by receiving bids for such
trusteeship from banking institutions in the City of Miami that are
qualified to administer trusts. Let the record reflect that the Mayor
has stated, that the Manager has stated that he will, before finaliziny
any trust agreement, notify both in person and in writing, each member of
the Commission of his selection and that any member of the Commission
upon notification to me, through my office directly, or to Marie Petit,
that I will call the following day,or that day within twenty-four hours,
a special Commission meeting to deal with that particular subject if it's
the wish of any member of this Commission. Now with that stipulation then,
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Mayor Ferre (continued): is there a motion?
Mr. Lacasa: Move.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Lacasa. Is there a second?
Father Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Gibson. Is there further discussion? Call the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who
moved its adopticn:
RESOLUTION NO. 80-508
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE
FOR THE SLLECTION OP THE TRUSTEE, UNDER THE TRUST
INDENTURE, BY RECEIVING BIDS FOR SUCH TRUSTEESHIP FROM
BANKING IN_-TITUTIONS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI THAT ARE
QUALIFIF:�'40 ADMINISTER TRUSTS
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the fallowing vote:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Commission,
on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 7:10 P.M.
MAURICE A. FERRE
Mayor
ATTEST: RALPH G. ONGIE
City Clerk
MATTY HIRAI
Assistant City Clerk
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
On the 30th day of June, 1980, the City Commission of Miami, Florida,
met at its regular meeting place in said City in Special Session to consider
business of public import.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Maurice A. Ferre with the
following members of the Commission present:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
ALSO PRESENT:
Joseph R. Grassie, City Manager
R. L. Fosmoen, Assistant City Manager
George F. Knox, City Attorney
Matty Hirai, Assistant City Clerk
12 URGF METRO DADE COM.^fISSION TO DEFER ACTION ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE
SUPERSEDING MTJNICIPAL ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO REGULATION OF
PASSENGER MOTfiR CAPRIERS, ETC.
Mr. Knox: We have been advised that the Metropolitan Dade County
Commission had its meeting, which is scheduled to be held tomorrow, will
endeavor to adopt gn ordinance which will proport to regulate vehicles
for hire on the streets and ways of the City of Miami, and unincorporated
Dade County. You may recall that Metropolitan Dade County is under an
injunction to rrohibit them from endeavoring to regulate taxi cabs within
the municipalities. The State law which perserved the right to
municipalities expired pursuant to the Sunset law, on July first, and
we want to make sure that the City has some meaningful imput into the
adoption of a new ordinance and we're simply asking Metropolitan Dade
County to cooperate.
Mayor Ferre: Do you have an ordinance before you. Is there a mo''in?
Father Gibson: Move.
Mr. Lacasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Movod by Father Gibson, seconded by Lacasa. Read the
ordinance.
Mr. Knox: No, this is a resolution, Mr. Mayor.
Mayer Ferre: Oh,this is a resolution. I'm sorry. This is a resolution
urging the Dade County Commission to defer action on a proposed ordinance
which is to supercede, rescind all municipal ordinances pertaining to the
regulation of passenger motor carriers. Said deferral to last for
ninety days or until such period of time as the City of Miami has had
time to evaluate the consequence of the County ordinance and further
requesting that a conference be held between representatives of the City and
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Mayor Ferre (continued): the County prior to the passage of any
County ordinance concerning the subject matter. Further discussion?
Call the roll, please.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 80-509
A RESOLUTION URGING THE DADE COUNTY COMMISSION TO
DEFER ACTION ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WHICH IS TO
SUPERCEDE AND RESCIND ALL MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF PASSENGER MOTOR
CARRIERS; SAID DEFERRAL TO LAST FOR NINETY (90)
DAYS OR UNTIL SUCH PERIOD OF TIME AS THE CITY
OF MIAMI HAS HAD TIME TO EVALUATE THE CONSEQUENCES
OF THE COUNTY ORDINANCE AND FURTHER REQUESTING THAT
A JOINT CONFERENCE BE HELD BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE CITY AND THE COUNTY PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF
ANY COUNTY ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE SUBJECT MATTER
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
13. DISCUSSION ITEM: REQUEST SELECTION OF ATTORNEY TO ACT AS SPECIAL
COUNSEL CONCERNING UPLAND AREAS
Mayor Ferre: Before we breakup, one last little item. It has nothing
to do with this. But Mr. Manager, Metropolitan Dade County passed
a resolution which will be in effect fairly soon about the upland area.
I think we're going to need to test that in court. So I would like to
ask, unless any member of the Commission has a different feeling, f-r
Mr. Knox, with your assistance Mr. Grassie, to come back on the lUth
with the selection of an attorney, or a law firm to handle this as
special counsel, along with you Mr. Knox. You know, somebody that
specalizes in that field.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I would like a justification, from Mr. Knox
of why he can't do it in house. If that justification is sufficient,
in my estimation, then I would only, and only then, consider to go to
outside.
Mayor Ferre: Yeah, but the thing is that if he decides to get outside
help, I wouldn't want to start the process on the loth. I would rather
like to start the process now. Let him justify it. You know, and we
may not agree with him and we may ask him to do it in-house. Okay?
SUN 301100
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Commission,
on motion duly wade and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 P.M.
MAURICE A. FERRE
Mayor
ATTEST: RALPH G. ONGIE
City Clerk
MATTY HIRAI
Assistant City Clerk
Mayor Ferre (continued): is there a motion?
Mr. Lacasa: Move.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Lacasa. Is there a second?
Father Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Gibson. Is there further discussion? Call the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 80-508
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE
FOR THE SLEECTION OF THE TRUSTEE, UNDER THE TRUST
INDENTURE, BY RECEIVING BIDS FOR SUCH TRUSTEESHIP FROM
BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI THAT ARE
QUALIFIED '10 ADMINISTER TRUSTS
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Commission,
on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 7:10 P.M.
MAURICE A. FERRE
Mayor
ATTEST: RALPH G. ONGIE
City Clerk
MATTY HIRAI
Assistant City Clerk
CITY OF NrAMI A
DOCUMENT
MmTINd COMM
June 30, 1980
NDEX
��AaaauN MINAMYw6
ITEM NO D0 LMEf1T IDENTIFICATION .,..m. &"a
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
COMMISSION AGENDA AND CITY CLERK REPORT
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY OF THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE LEASE
AND AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT
APPROVING, CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE LEASE
AGREEMENT EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BETWEEN THE
CITY AND DADE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
APPROVING, CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE TURNKEY
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT FOR THE PARKING
GARAGE EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BETWEEN THE CITY
AND MIAMI CENTER ASSOCIATES, INC
CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING PREVIOUS DECISIONS
TO SELL $60,000,000 CONVENTION CENTER AND
PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BONDS BY A NEGOTIATED
SALE
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $60,000,000 CONVEN-
TION CENTER AND PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BONDS
TO PAY, WITH OTHER FUNDS AVAILABLE THEREFOR,
THE COST OF THE CONVENTION CENTER -GARAGE
APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT FOR THE CON-
VENTION CENTER AND PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BONDS
AWARDING THE CONVENTION CENTER AND PARKING
GARAGE REVENUE BONDS, STATING THE PURCHASE
PRICE AND OTHER TERMS THEREOF, DESIGNATING THE
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER AND DIRECTING THE AUTHEN-
TICATION AND DELIVERY OF SUCH BONDS
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THAT THE CITY MANAG
AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CITY COOPERATE AND
WORK WITH THE TRUSTEE, THE DEPOSITARY, THE
UNDERWRITERS, BON COUNSEL, THE LESSEES, UNDER
LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY AND OTHER PAR-
TIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE AND DE-
LIVERY OF THE $60,000,000 CONVENTION CENTER
AND PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BONDS.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOR TH
SELECTION OF THE TRUSTEE, UNDER THE TRUST INDE
TURF, BY RECEIVING BIDS FOR SUCH TRUSEESHIP
FROM BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI
11 URGING THE DADE COUNTY COMMISSION TO DEFER AC-
TION ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WHICH IS TO
SUPERSIDE AND RESCIND ALL MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF PASSENGER
MOTOR CARRIERS.
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R-80-501
R-80-502
R-80-503
R-80-504
R-80-505
R-80-506
R-80-507
R-80-508
R-80-509
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80-501
80-502
80-503
80-504
80-505
80-506
80-507
80-508
80-509