HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover memoCITY OF MIAMI
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
CA.20
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorneys%
DATE: March 31, 2004
RE: Proposed Settlement -City Commission Agenda -April 8, 2004
City of Miami v. Bunkers, et al.
Arbitration Case No. 32 Y 181 00459 03
Claim No. 000757-001732-EO-01
The attached proposed Resolution seeks authorization for the settlement of all claims
against the City of Miami, its officers, agents, and employees, in the above referenced case, in the
amount of $850,000. The agreement provides that Bunkers will return the management of
Melreese Golf Course to the City of Miami. The agreement also calls for the City to retain
Charlie Delucca through December 31, 2007, to manage the Melreese Golf Course.
This case is an arbitration of claims by Bunkers of Miami, a Florida Joint Venture;
Bunkers of Miami, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Bunkers Management Group, Inc., a Florida
Corporation; Bunkers, Inc., a Florida Corporation (hereinafter "Bunkers") and the City of Miami
for breach of the agreement to manage the Melreese Golf Course. Bunkers claims that the City
failed to properly fund and supervise the general contractor that renovated the course. It also
claims that the City was obligated to pay for further improvements including a clubhouse. The
settlement terminates all rights in the golf course presently possessed by Bunkers.
Funds in the amount of $850,000 will be allocated from the Self -Insurance and Insurance
Trust Fund, Index Code No. 515001.624401.6.650.
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Attachment(s)
c: Joe Arriola, City Manager
Elvi G. Alonso, Agenda Coordinator