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File Number: 08-00337 Final Action Date: 4/10/2008
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONCESSION
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY
OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND KARLEN FOODS, INC., A FLORIDA FOR PROFIT
CORPORATION, D/B/A, TROPICS, FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF
THE GRAPELAND AQUATIC CENTER, WITHIN THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 1550 NORTHWEST 37TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ALSO
KNOWN AS GRAPELAND HEIGHTS PARK, FOR USE AS A FOOD AND
BEVERAGE CONCESSION FACILITY AND ADDITIONAL VENDING MACHINE AND
CATERING USES, FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, WITH TWO ADDITIONAL
ONE-YEAR RENEWAL TERMS; PROVIDING FOR: A $250, MONTHLY USE FEE
AND A MONTHLY PERCENTAGE FEE BASED ON TEN PERCENT (10%) OF
GROSS REVENUE, WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS MORE PARTICULARLY SET
FORTH IN SAID AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
MAKE NON -SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS TO SAID AGREEMENT AS NEEDED.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns the property located at 1550 Northwest 37th Avenue,
Miami, Florida ("Property"), also known as Grapeland Heights Park; and
WHEREAS, certain portions of this City -owned property within the Grapeland Aquatic Center
("Areas") are not needed by other city departments; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to use the Areas to provide food and beverage concession services
to serve patrons of the Grapeland Aquatic Center; and
WHEREAS, the City issued a Request for Letters of Interest ("RFLI") for the use of the Areas for a
food and beverage concession facility and additional vending machine and catering uses on February
8, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the City received one (1) responsive and two (2) non -responsive proposals were
received by the deadline date of March 3, 2008; and
WHEREAS, following an oral presentation on March 17, 2008, the Evaluation Committee,
selected by the City Manager, recommended the approval of the sole responsive proposer, Karlen
Foods, Inc. d/b/a Tropics ("Concessionaire"), as the winning proposer and concessionaire; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee recommended that the City negotiate with the sole
responsive proposer and concessionaire and in the event negotiations fail, the City should then
reissue the RFLI; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager accepted the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee; and
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WHEREAS, the City and Concessionaire now desire to enter into a Concession Agreement
("Agreement") for the purpose of providing wholesale and retail seafood and dockage facilities at this
location;
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 Concessionaire, for the use of the Areas, within the
City -owned Property, also known as Grapeland Heights Park, for use as a food and beverage
concession facility and additional vending machine and catering uses, for a period of three years, with
two additional one-year renewal terms, that provides for a $250, monthly use fee and a monthly
percentage fee based on ten percent (10%) of gross revenue, with terms and conditions more
particularly set forth in said Agreement.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to make non -substantive amendments to said
Agreement as needed.
Section 4. 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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