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File Number: 06-01140
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A REVOCABLE LICENSE
AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM,
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND AFTERLIFE SERVICES, INC., A
FLORIDA CORPORATION DIBIA THE ATLANTIS REEF PROJECT, FOR THE USE
OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3501
RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, KNOWN AS MARINE STADIUM PARKING, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, FOR USE AS A STAGING AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING
CONCRETE SLABS TO BE LOADED ONTO A BARGE TO CREATE THE
ATLANTIS REEF PROJECT, WITH PAYMENT OF A USE FEE EQUAL TO $4 000,
PER MONTH, PLUS APPLICABLE STATE OF FLORIDA USE TAX, WITH OTHER
TERMS AND CONDITIONS MORE PARTICULARLY STATED IN THE
AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is the owner of the property located at 3501 Rickenbacker
Causeway, Miami, Florida alkla Marine Stadium ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, the AfterLife Services, Inc., d/b/a the Atlantis Reef Project ("Licensee") expressed
interest in using a portion of the parking area in Marine Stadium for use as a staging area to create
and load onto barges the concrete slabs that will comprise the base units of the Atlantis artificial reef
structure; and
WHEREAS, the Atlantis Reef Project will be an underwater recreational diving destination and
resting place for cremated remains covering six (6) acres of sea floor, 3.5 miles off of Key Biscayne;
and
WHEREAS, the Licensee has obtained all required clearances from respective government
agencies, including: the Miami -Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management,
Fish and Wildlife, Army Corps of Engineers, National Marine Fisheries Service, Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Licensee desire and intend to enter into a Revocable License
Agreement ("Agreement") for said purpose;
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 as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized(1) to execute an Agreement, in substantially the
attached form, between the City and the Licensee, for the use of 10,000 square feet of the -City -owned
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Property, for use as a staging area for the purpose of making concrete slabs to be loaded onto a
barge to create the Atlantis Reef Project, with payment of a use fee equal to $4,000, per month, plus
applicable State of Florida Use Tax, with other terms and conditions more particularly stated in the
Agreement.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor {2}.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:/
ORGE F' ' NANPEZ
CITY A TOR EY
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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