HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-14-0008 Exhibit Indemnification AgreementIndemnification Agreement
This Indemnification Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated this day of
2013, is executed by Sawyer's Walk Ltd., a Florida limited partnership ("Sawyer's Wallc"),
Poinciana Village of Miami, Ltd., a Florida limited partnership ("Poinciana", together with
Sawyer's Walk "Indemnitor"), in favor of CITY OF MIAMI, a Florida municipal corporation
(the "City"), MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, a political subdivision of the State of
Florida (the "County") and SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, a public agency and body corporate created pursuant to Section
163.356, Florida Statutes (the "CRA;" and together with the City and the County, individually
and collectively, the "Indemnitee").
RECITALS
A. City previously issued a request for proposals (as may have been amended from
time to time, the "Poinciana RFP") with respect to that certain real property located in Miami -
Dade County, Florida more particularly described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a
part hereof (the "Poinciana Village Project").
B. A response to the Poinciana RFP was submitted by Indian River Investments of
Miami, inc., a Florida corporation ("Indian River"), acting in the capacity of general partner on
behalf of Poinciana.
C. Pursuant to the Poinciana RFP, the City selected Poinciana as the successful
proposer for the Poinciana Village Project.
D. The City Commission subsequently approved Poinciana as the successful
proposer with respect to both the Poinciana RFP and the Poinciana Village Project.
E. The Poinciana Village Project is subject to that certain Southeast Overtown/Park
West Lease and Development Agreement dated June 15, 1988, as amended by Amendment No.
1 dated February 17, 1989, as amended by Amendment No. 2, dated July 13, 1989, as amended
by Amendment No. 3, dated January 11, 1990, as amended by an Amendment dated September
23, 1998; and as assigned from the City to the CRA by that certain Assignment of Leases dated
January 9, 1996 (collectively the "Poinciana Lease").
F. The City issued an additional request for proposals (as same may have been
amended from time to time, the "Sawyer's Walk RFP") with respect to that certain real property
located in Miami -Dade County, Florida, more particularly described on Exhibit "B", attached
hereto and made a part hereof (the "Sawyer's Walk Project").
G. The sole response to the Sawyer's Walk RFP was submitted by Sawyer's Walk
with respect to the Sawyer's Walk Project.
H. Pursuant to City of Miami Resolution No. 91-509 (the "Resolution"), the City
selected Sawyer's Walk as the developer of the Sawyer's Walk Project subject to the satisfaction
of certain conditions as set in the Resolution.
I. Subsequently, the following litigation was commenced with respect to the
Poinciana Village Project: Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency
v. Poinciana Village of Miami, Ltd., Case No. 02-06846 CA 9, filed in the Circuit Court of the
11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida (the "Poinciana Litigation");
J. Subsequently, the following litigation was commenced with respect to the
Sawyer's Walk Project: The City of Miami vs. Sawyer's Walk, Ltd., Case No. 00-28860 CA 9,
filed in the 1 lth Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida (the "Sawyer's Walk
Litigation"),
K. Sawyer's Walk, Poinciana, the CRA and the City entered into that certain
settlement agreement dated as of January 27, 2005 with respect to the Poinciana Litigation and
the Sawyer's Walk Litigation, as amended, (the "Settlement Agreement").
L. The transaction contemplated by the Settlement Agreement was never
consummated and the Sawyer's Walk Litigation and the Poinciana Litigation have been
consolidated and were dismissed for lack of prosecution on December 5, 2007.
M. The CRA issued a request for proposals (the "New RFP") with respect to that
certain real property located in Miami -Dade County, Florida more particularly described on
Exhibit "C" attached hereto (the "New Project").
N. As a condition of awarding the New Project to Indemnitor pursuant to the New
RFP, Indemnitor has agreed to execute this Agreement in favor of each Indenmitee.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of other agreements and other good and valuable
consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, Indemnitor,
intending to be legally bound, agrees as follows:
1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated
into, and constitute a part of, this Agreement.
2. Indemnity. Indemnitor hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
each Indemnitee from and against any claim, loss, demand, damage, liability, obligation, suit,
cause of action, cost or expense (including fees, costs and disbursements of attorneys and other
professionals and court costs at trial and on appeal (but excluding any attorney fees and costs
incurred by the Indemnitee prior to the date hereof) and regardless of whether an action or
lawsuit is actually instituted or filed) by Sawyer's Walk, Indian River Investment Communities,
Inc., a Florida corporation ("Communities"), Indian River, and Poinciana, or any of them, and
any of their successors and assigns, based upon, directly or indirectly, the Sawyer's Walk RFP,
the Poinciana Litigation, the Sawyer's Walk Litigation and/or the Settlement Agreement,
including, without limitation, claims raised or that could have been raised by Indian River,
Communities, Poinciana and Sawyer's Walk or any of them, in the Poinciana Litigation and/or
the Sawyer's Walk Litigation.
3. Release. Indemnitor hereby remises, releases, acquits, satisfies, and forever
discharges each Indemnitee, of and from all, and all manner of action and actions, cause and
causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, agreements, promises, damages,
judgments, executions, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or in equity, which Indemnitor
ever had, now has, or which Indemnitor hereafter can, shall or may have, against any Indemnitee,
for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world
to the date of these presents relating to or arising out of, directly or indirectly, to the Poinciana
Village Project, the Sawyer's Walk Project, the Poinciana Lease, the Sawyer's Walk RFP and
the Settlement Agreement.
4. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to the choice of law
provisions thereof.
5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be binding as of the date first written above, and all of which shall constitute
one and the same instrument. Each such copy shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be
necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such
counterpart.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer has executed this Indemnity and Release
Agreement dated the date written above.
SAWYER'S WALK LTD., a Florida limited
Print Name: partnership
Print Name: By:
Name:
Title:
POINCIANA VILLAGE OF MIAMI, LTD., a
Print Name: Florida limited partnership
Print Name:
STATE OF FLORIDA
) SS
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
By:
Name:
Title:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _ day of
201_ by , as , a , on behalf of
said . He/She is personally known to me or has produced
as identification.
NOTARY PUBLIC
State of Florida at Large
My Commission Expires:
STATE OF FLORIDA
) SS
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _ day of
201 by , as , a , on behalf of
said . He/She is personally known to me or has produced
as identification.
NOTARY PUBLIC
State of Florida at Large
My Commission Expires: