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File Number: 12-00389 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSENT AND JOINDER
TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), MIAMI SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY
AND LINDEN AIRPORT SERVICES CORPORATION ("TENANT"), IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING
AND CONSTRUCTING THE HELIPORT FACILITY AND SETTING FORTH THE
TENANT'S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS TOWARDS THE
COMPLETION OF THE HELIPORT FACILITY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 980
MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY AT WATSON ISLAND, MIAMI, FLORIDA, A
CITY -OWNED PROPERTY, FOR A TERM OF SIXTY (60) MONTHS FROM THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the findings reported by Thompson Consultants International in the Master
Plan prepared in March of 1995, there is a demand for air transportation services in the Greater Miami
downtown area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") and the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority ("Authority")
entered into that certain Interlocal Agreement dated as of August 14, 1997 ("Interlocal Agreement"),
whereby the City leased to the Authority approximately 5.6 acres of land on a portion of Watson Island
in the City of Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida, for the purpose of establishing a seaplane and
helicopter facility; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Authority issued a Request for Proposal for operators for the Watson
Island Aviation and Visitors Center, also known as the Watson island Air Transportation Facility, on
August 19, 2002; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Authority received a Proposal for a Heliport Operator for the Watson
Island Aviation and Visitors Center on September 27, 2002 (the "Proposal"), by Linden Airport Services
Corporation ("Tenant"); and
WHEREAS, the City has obtained a commitment from the State of Florida Department of
Transportation ("FDOT") to fund, in part, the costs of construction of the Watson Island Air
Transportation Facility in accordance with the provisions of that certain Joint Participation Agreement
between the City and FDOT under Contract Number APY07, in the total sum of $1,096,000 or 17% of
the total Project Cost, whichever is less ("JPA"); and
WHEREAS, on March 30, 2010, the City obtained approval of the Airport Layout Plan and
Narrative Report of the Watson Island Air Transportation Facility from FDOT, in which they determined
the reports to be in compliance with Florida Administrative Code Chapter 14-60 and the FDOT
Guidebook for Airport Master Planning, subject to certain conditions which the tenant must comply
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with; and
WHEREAS; on July 30, 2010, the City obtained approval of Form 7480-1, Notice of Landing Area
Proposal, from the Federal Aviation Administration, in which they determined that the proposed public
use landing area will not adversely affect the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace by
aircraft, subject to certain conditions which the Tenant must comply with; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement, the Authority and the Tenant have
entered into a Sublease Agreement, dated of even date herewith, to provide for the management and
use of approximately 2.41 Acres of the Watson Island Air Transportation Facility; and
WHEREAS, the Tenant has committed to contribute to the construction of the Heliport: (1) a sum
equal to or greater than the total commitment contribution from FDOT; and (2) Three -Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($350,000) as stated in the response to the Proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have determined that it is in the best interest of the Parties to transfer to
the Tenant the responsibility for the construction of the Heliport and to set forth the Parties' funding
obligations, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
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 fullyset forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute a Consent and Joinder to the
Development Agreement ("Agreement"), by and between the City, the Authority and the Tenant, in
substantially the attached form, for the purpose of developing and constructing the heliport facility and
setting forth the Tenant's financial contribution requirements towards the completion of the heliport
facility located at approximately 980 MacArthur Causeway at Watson Island, Miami, Florida, a
City -owned property, for a term of sixty (60) months from the Effective Date of 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•
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY'`
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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 Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10)
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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