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File Number: 12-01152 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY.COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED
• FORM,. AMONG THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), THE MIAMI SPORTS AND
EXHIBITION AUTHORITY AND THE FRIENDS OF MIAMI MARINE STADIUM, INC.,
A 501(C) 3 NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE FORA THREE (3)
MONTH EXTENSION OF TIME IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO
PRESENT TO THE CITY COMMISSION A VIABLE OPERATING PLAN FOR THE
MIAMI MARINE STADIUM AND THE CITY COMMISSION'S APPROVAL AND
CONFIRMATION OF THE INITIAL EVALUATION AREA, AS STATED IN THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
WHEREAS, there is a strong movement to rehabilitate the Miami Marine Stadium and its
surrounding Biscayne Bay basin and uplands (collectively "Stadium") as a recreational and.cultural site
in the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, to that end, on March 8, 2012, the City Commission approved Resolution No. 12-
0080, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), for a two
(2) year period, between the City, the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority ("MSEA") and the Friends
of Miami Marine Stadium, Inc., a 501(C)3 non-profit corporation ("Friends"), establishing the City's
participation in a public -private partnership in order to plan and apply for grants and funding for the
restoration of the Stadium, and develop an operating plan for the overall development and public use
of the Stadium; and
WHEREAS., the MOU established a Steering Committee consisting of a thirteen (13) member task
force led by the City's Planning Director to identify uses to maximize the utilization and economic
benefit of the redevelopment of this public area for the City and its residents by developing a viable
operating plan for the restoration of the Stadium; and
WHEREAS, the MOU established an initial evaluation area ("Evaluation Area") for the Steering
Committee to assess, encompassing the following areas indicated in Exhibit "A" entitled Miami Marine
Park Proposal, attached an incorporated: Area 15-the Marine Exhibition Center, Area 16-the Stadium,
Area 17, the Marine Stadium entrance plaza, and Area 19-the open green field; and
WHEREAS, the MOU provided that, not more than six (6) months after the effective date of May
15, 2012, the Steering Committee shall provide a report of its findings to the City Manager and City
Commission, at which point the City Commission shall confirm and approve the "Evaluation Area,"
which shall be reserved for the future operations of the Stadium; and
WHEREAS, Friends has made significant progress in the development of an operational plan, and
has provided detailed cost estimates to the Steering Committee for their review and evaluation; and
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WHEREAS, the Steering Committee would like to recommend that the City Commission authorize
a three (3) month extension of time to allow the Steering Committee to continue working with Friends
to elaborate on its operational plan for the restoration, of the Stadium for presentation to the City
Commission;
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 Amendment to the MOU, in
substantially the attached form, among the City, MSEA and Friends, confirming the City's participation
in a public -private partnership and allowing the Steering Committee, in consultation with Friends, a
three (3) month extension of time in order for the Steering Committee to present to the City
Commission a viable operating plan for the Miami Marine Stadium and the City Commission's approval
and confirmation of the Initial Evaluation Area, as stated in the MOU.
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
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.
City of Miami
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