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File ID: #14901
Date: 10/17/2023
Commission Meeting Date: 10/26/2023
Requesting Department: Department of
Finance
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Type: Resolution
Subject: Updated Intent to Reimburse Marine Stadium Welcome Center Boat Ramp
Mooring Field Parking
Purpose of Item:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
DECLARING THE OFFICIAL INTENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY") TO
ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS, in one or more
series, IN THE EXPECTED TOTAL MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SIXTY-ONE
MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($61,200,000.00) IN ORDER TO,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, REIMBURSE ITSELF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH
SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY THE CITY FOR
CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS AT THE MIAMI MARINE STADIUM, THE ASSOCIATED
WELCOME CENTER AND MUSEUM COMPLEX, THE BOAT LAUNCH AND TRAILER
PARKING, THE MOORING FIELD IN THE MIAMI MARINE STADIUM BASIN, AND
ASSOCIATED PARKING FACILITIES; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN RELATED
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS; AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FURTHER AND
INCIDENTAL ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, AND SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF THE CITY, AS THE CITY MANAGER
DEEMS NECESSARY, ALL AS REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 103
AND 141-150 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING RELATED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S MULTI -YEAR
CAPITAL PLAN PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 9, 2023, AS MAY BE
SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED.
Background of Item:
N/A
Budget Impact Analysis
Total Fiscal Impact:
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Reviewed B
Department of Finance
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
City Manager's Office
City Manager's Office
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Clerk
Erica T Paschal
Miriam Arcia
Marie Gouin
Larry M. Spring
Arthur Noriega V
Valentin J Alvarez
Xavier Alban
Victoria Mendez
Nicole Ewan
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
Valentin J Alvarez
Xavier Alban
Victoria Mendez
City Clerk's Office
Department Head Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Assistant City Manager Review
City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
Unsigned by the Mayor
Completed
Skipped
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed
Legislative Division Review Completed
ACA Review Completed
Approved Form and Correctness with Modification(s)
Rendered Completed
10/17/2023 6:33 PM
10/17/2023 7:53 PM
10/17/2023 9:29 PM
10/17/2023 9:34 PM
10/17/2023 9:58 PM
10/17/2023 10:02 PM
10/17/2023 10:17 PM
10/17/2023 10:20 PM
10/26/2023 9:00 AM
11/03/2023 4:58 PM
11/03/2023 5:20 PM
10/30/2023 12:39 PM
11/28/2023 11:25 AM
Completed
11/29/2023 6:46 PM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-23-0488
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 14901 Final Action Date:10/26/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
DECLARING THE OFFICIAL INTENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY") TO
ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS, IN ONE OR
MORE SERIES, IN THE EXPECTED TOTAL MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SIX
MILLION DOLLARS ($6,000,000.00) IN ORDER TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
REIMBURSE ITSELF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH SPECIAL OBLIGATION
BONDS FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY THE CITY FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES
INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS
ON VIRGINIA KEY INCLUDING THE BOAT LAUNCH AND TRAILER PARKING, THE
MOORING FIELD IN THE MIAMI MARINE STADIUM BASIN, AND PARKING
FACILITIES; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN RELATED DEFINITIONS OF TERMS; AND
AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FURTHER AND INCIDENTAL ACTIONS BY THE CITY
MANAGER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND
COUNSEL, AND SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND
AGENTS OF THE CITY, AS THE CITY MANAGER DEEMS NECESSARY, ALL AS
REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 103 AND 141-150 OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING RELATED
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN PREVIOUSLY
ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 9, 2023, AS MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED.
WHEREAS, United States Treasury Regulations §1.150-2 (the "Reimbursement
Regulations") prescribe conditions under which proceeds of tax-exempt bonds, notes or other
obligations ("Bonds") used to reimburse advances made for capital and certain other
expenditures ("Original Expenditures") paid before the issuance of such Bonds will be deemed
to be expended (or properly allocated to expenditures) for purposes of Sections 103 and 141-
150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended (collectively, the "IRS Code"), upon such reimbursement so that the
proceeds so used will no longer be subject to requirements or restrictions under those sections
of the IRS Code; and
WHEREAS, certain provisions of the Reimbursement Regulations require that there be a
declaration of official intent not later than sixty (60) days following payment of the Original
Expenditures expected to be reimbursed from proceeds of Bonds, and that the reimbursement
occur within certain prescribed time periods after the Original Expenditures are paid or after the
property resulting from that Original Expenditure is placed in service; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission ("City Commission") adopted Resolution No. R-
16-0563 on November 17, 2016 declaring the City of Miami's ("City") official intent to issue tax-
exempt and taxable Special Obligation Bonds in the total expected maximum principal amount
of Forty -Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000.00) and, to the extent permissible under the IRS Code
regarding the tax-exempt Special Obligation Bonds, use a portion of the tax-exempt Special
Obligation Bonds to reimburse the City for funds advanced by it for Original Expenditures
incurred and to be incurred for the purposes of financing the costs of certain capital
improvements projects at the Miami Marine Stadium and associated welcome center and
museum complex (collectively, the "Miami Marine Stadium Capital Renovations and
Improvements Projects") in order to provide necessary capital upgrades for the Miami Marine
Stadium itself and interrelated facilities, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A;" and
WHEREAS, the City Commission believes it is in the best interest of the City to update
its official intent to issue the tax-exempt and taxable Special Obligation Bonds to ensure the
successful completion of the boat launch and trailer parking project, the mooring field in the
Miami Marine Stadium basin project, and any parking facilities to the total project ("Updated
Virginia Key Capital Projects"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission expects to provide for the issuance by the City of its
tax-exempt and taxable special obligation bonds, in one or more series, in a total principal
amount not to exceed Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00) (collectively, "Special Obligation
Bonds") for the purposes of financing the costs of the Updated Virginia Key Capital Projects;
and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Updated Virginia Key Capital Projects, the City
expects to make Original Expenditures that will be reimbursed from proceeds of the Special
Obligation Bonds; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Updated Virginia Key Capital Projects, the City
desires to expeditiously improve and provide capital projects updates on multiple areas for
which the City has already determined funding considerations in its Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Multi -Year Capital Plan adopted September 9, 2023 pursuant to City Commission Resolution
No. 23-0376, as may be subsequently amended ("Multi -Year Capital Plan"), by amending the
Multi -Year Capital Plan, as set forth below to include the Updated Virginia Key Capital Projects
and the associated financing as referenced by this resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Recitals and Findings. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. Definitions. The following definitions apply to the terms used herein:
"Reimbursement" or "Reimburse" means the restoration to the City of money temporarily
advanced from its own funds and spent for Original Expenditures before the issuance of the
Special Obligation Bonds, evidenced in writing by an allocation on the books and records of the
City that shows the use of the proceeds of the Special Obligation Bonds to restore the money
advanced for the Original Expenditures. "Reimbursement" or "Reimburse" generally does not
include the refunding or retiring of Bonds previously issued and sold to, or borrowings from,
unrelated entities.
Section 3. Declaration of Official Intent. The Commission hereby declares the
City's official intent to issue the tax-exempt and taxable Special Obligation Bonds, in on eor
more series, in the total expected maximum principal amount of Six Million Dollars
($6,000,000.00) and, to the extent permissible under the IRS Code regarding the tax-exempt
Special Obligation Bonds, use a portion of the tax-exempt Special Obligation Bonds to
reimburse the City for funds advanced by it for Original Expenditures incurred and to be incurred
with respect to the Updated Virginia Key Capital Projects. This Resolution is intended as a
declaration of official intent under United States Treasury Regulation § 1.150-2. The
expenditures to be reimbursed pursuant to this Resolution will be paid from general fund
revenues of the City, as may be allowed for the purpose of implementing the Updated Virginia
Key Capital Projects.
Section 4. Incidental Actions. The City Manager, in consultation with the City
Attorney and Bond Counsel, and such other appropriate officers, employees, and agents of the
City as the City Manager deems necessary, are hereby authorized to take such actions as may
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Resolution and the IRS Code.
Section 5. Related Amendment of the City's Multi -Year Capital Plan. The Multi -
Year Capital Plan is amended: (i) to include the Updated Virginia Key Capital Projects and the
associated financing as referenced in this resolution, with new project numbers to be
determined by the City Manager; and (ii) to require that future reallocations of funding sources
be presented to City Commission from time to time in connection with said financing and said
Updated Virginia Key Capital Projects.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption and signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndeez City Attor ey 10/17/2023
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.