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Resolution
File Number: 09-01210
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY
A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, CONFIRMING AND APPROVING THE CITY
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-85 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, THAT
COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"); WAIVING THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES, FOR
THE PROCUREMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR A PORTION OF THE
MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO
THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND GLOBAL
SPECTRUM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ("GLOBAL") TO EXPAND GLOBAL'S
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION DUTIES TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY
35,000 ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET OF MEETING AND CONFERENCE SPACE
AT THE MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER; FURTHER APPROPRIATING A TOTAL
OF $277,559 FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ADDITIONAL
AREA, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2010.
WHEREAS, on September 23, 1997, the City Commission by Resolution No. 97-662,
authorized the City Manager to enter into a management agreement with Global Spectrum Limited
Partnership ("Global") to provideprofessional services for the management and operation of the Miami
Convention Center/James L. Knight Center complex (the "Management Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Management Agreement has been extended pursuant to Resolution Nos.
02-1053 and 07-0386, and will expire March 31, 2010 unless extended for an additional term of one
(1) year by the City Manager, and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2008, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 08-0394,
authorizing the City Manager to terminate the Conference Center Lease between the City and the
University of Miami ("UM") pursuant to which UM leased approximately 35,000 square feet of meeting
and conference space (the "Conference Space") at the Miami Convention Center; and
WHEREAS, the effective termination date of the Conference Center Lease is December 31,
2009; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined it to be in the best interest of the City to
amend the Management Agreement to provide for Global's management and operation of the
Conference Space; and
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WHEREAS, the City Manager has made a finding that competitive bidding procedures are not
practicable or advantageous to the City in this case because the rest of the Miami Convention Center
is managed and operated by Global, pursuant to the Management Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE 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 herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. By a four-fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the City
Manager's recommendation and findings, pursuant to Section 18-85 of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended, that competitive bidding procedures are not practicable or advantageous to the
City, are ratified, approved and confirmed, and the requirements for competitive sealed bidding
procedures for the procurement of management services for the Conference Space, are waived.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized(l) to execute an Amendment, in substantially the
form attached, to the Management Agreement with Global to expand its management and operation
duties to include the Conference Space, consisting of approximately 35,000 square feet of meeting
and conference space at the Miami Convention Center previously leased to UM.
Section 4. A total of $277,559 is appropriated for the operations and maintenance of the
Conference Space.
Section 5, The City Manager is authorized{1} to pay Global a management fee of $40,000 per
year, from the allocated operations and maintenance budget, as calculated on a square foot basis
under the Management Agreement.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
by the Mayor.{2)
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BR�nn
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City
Charter and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten 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.
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