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Resolution: R-08-0700
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File Number: 08-01458 Final Action Date: 12/11/2008
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ACCEPTING A PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI, IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000,
IN SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIMS AND DEMANDS FOR THE CASE OF CITY OF
MIAMI VS. BAYSIDE CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AN AFFILIATE OF
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC., AMERICAN ARBITRATION
ASSOCIATION CASE NO. 32 115 Y 00687, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM,
AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, TO EFFECTUATE THE SETTLEMENT.
WHEREAS, in 1985, Bayside Center Limited Partnership entered into two contracts for the
Bayside Marketplace with the City of Miami ("City), specifically a Garage Lease and a Retail Lease
(collectively "the Leases"), wherein Bayside Center Limited Partnership was to develop, construct and
operate a garage and retail mall; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the garage and retail mall in 1987, Bayside Center Limited
Partnership, pursuant to language included in the Leases, calculated and paid rent due and owing to
the City; and
WHEREAS, an audit was conducted by Victor I. lgwe, CPA, CIA, Independent Auditor General,
Office of the Auditor General, City of Miami, for the Bayside Center Limited Partnership (Bayside
Marketplace) for the period January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Auditor General concluded that Bayside Center Limited Partnership had
underpaid the City the percentage rents due under the Garage Lease; and
WHEREAS, the City on August 29, 2007, filed a demand for arbitration against Bayside Center
Limited Partnership alleging, inter alia, claims for underpaid percentage rent in the arbitration case
captioned City of Miami vs. Bayside Center Limited Partnership, American Arbitration Association
Case No. 32 115 Y 00687 ("the Arbitration); and
WHEREAS, Bayside Center Limited Partnership, pursuant to a merger involving General Growth
Properties, Inc., became Bayside Marketplace, LLC after the merger; and
WHEREAS, Bayside Marketplace, LLC ("Bayside") and the City, pursuant to a mediation
conference held on October 7 and 8, 2008 between the parties to the Arbitration, wish to settle all
claims in the Arbitration; and
WHEREAS, payment in the amount of $500,000 to the City, in settlement of all claims in the
Arbitration, pursuant to the terms more fully set forth in the attached Settlement Agreement, has been
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evaluated and negotiated by the City Attorney, the Chief Financial Officer, the Acting Director of
Public Facilities, the Lease Manager and the Independent Auditor General and is recommended for
approval by the City Attorney;
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. Payment to the City, in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), in
full settlement of the claims and demands for the case of City of Miami vs. Bayside Center Limited
Partnership, American Arbitration Association Case No. 32 115 Y 00687, pursuant to the terms of the
Settlement Agreement, in substantially the attached form, is accepted.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute the Settlement Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, and all necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, to effectuate the Settlement.
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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