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Resolution: R-04-0389
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 04-00600 Final Action Date: 6/24/2004
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SUBMERGED LAND LEASE
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY
OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND, FOR A TERM OF TEN (10) YEARS,
FOR THE CITY'S USE OF SUBMERGED LANDS OWNED BY THE STATE OF
FLORIDA ADJACENT TO CITY UPLAND PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 601
NORTHWEST 7TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, A/K/A SPRING GARDEN POINT
PARK ("PARK"), WITH SAID LEASE TO REFLECT NO RENT AS LONG AS
THE DOCK SLIPS ARE USED FOR TEMPORARY DOCKAGE PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns a parcel of land along the Miami River, located at 601
Northwest 7th Street, Miami, Florida, commonly known as Spring Garden Point Park ("Park"); and
WHEREAS, Resolution 03-081, adopted January 23, 2003, authorized the City Manager to
submit a joint application with Miami -Dade County Department of Environmental Resources
Management ("DERM") to the Florida Inland Navigation District ("FIND") for the environmental
restoration of the Park; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution authorized DERM to act as the City's agent in the application
process; and
WHEREAS, in accordance to the FIND project agreement DERM will develop the construction
documents, select the contractor, provide project management, construction supervision and
monitoring of the completed project in cooperation with the Department of Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, the environmental restoration of the Park includes the reconstruction of a 145 foot
dock, installation of a new 152 foot dock, construction of a wetland area, installation of a boardwalk,
excavation and shoreline stabilization for the park; and
WHEREAS, during the permitting process, the State of Florida required the City to execute a
Submerged Land Lease Agreement to approve the operation of two (2) public marginal docks,
reconstruction of a 145 foot dock and the installation of a new 152 foot dock within the submerged
lands owned by the State; and
WHEREAS, while the City negotiated the submerged land lease with the State, the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection ("FDEP") issued a temporary permit to South Florida Water
Management District ("SFWMD") authorizing a monitoring station within a portion of the lease area;
and
WHEREAS, SFWMD has vacated the site and the State can now proceed in offering this
submerged land lease to the City;
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File Number: 04-00600 Enactment Number: R-04-0389
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY 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 as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute a Submerged Land Lease Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, between the City and the State of Florida, Board of Trustees of the
Internal Improvement Trust Fund, for a term of ten (10) years, for the City's use of submerged lands
owned by the State adjacent to City upland property, located at 601 Northwest 7th Street, Miami,
Florida, a/k/a Spring Garden Point Park, with said lease to reflect no rent as long as the dock slips are
used for temporary dockage purposes.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
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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