HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo- Chair Suarez to City Attorney-Agenda OfficeCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER FRANCIS SUARE Z
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor Tomas Regalado, City Commissioners, and City Manager
CC: Julie Bru and Elvi Gallastegui
FROM: Commissioner Francis Suarez
DATE: October 24, 2012
RE: Pocket Item - Referendum Regarding Tennis Center at Crandon Park
By this memorandum, I am respectfully requesting to discuss the following pocket item at the
October 25, 2012, Commission meeting.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION IN SUPPORT OF
QUESTION NO. 238 ON THE NOVEMBER 6, 2012, MIAMI-DADE COUNTYWIDE
GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS AT NO PUBLIC EXPENSE TO THE TENNIS CENTER AT
CRANDFON PARK, RESULTING IN YEAR-ROUND BENEFITS TO MIAMI'S
RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS, AND CONTINUE THE GLOBALLY PRESTIGIOUS
TS
SONY OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN GREATER MNIAMI FOR MANY YEARS
TO COME.
Submitted into the public
record in connection with
items NAA on 10-25-12
Dwight S. Danie
City Clerk
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION IN SUPPORT
OF QUESTION NO. 238 ON THE NOVEMBER 6, 2012, MIAMI-DADE
COUNTYWIDE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT, WHICH WOULD
AUTHORIZE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AT NO PUBLIC
EXPENSE TO THE TENNIS CENTER AT CRANDON PARD,
RESULTING IN YEAR-ROUND BENEFITS TO MIAMI'S RESIDENTS
AND TOURISTS, AND CONTINUE THE GLOBALLY PRESTIGOUS
SONY OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN GREATER MIAMI FOR MANY
YEARS TO COME,
WHEREAS, International Players Championship ("IPC"") operates the Sony
Open Tennis Tournament ("the Tournament"), an annual tennis tournament within the
Tennis Center at Crandon Park; and
WHEREAS, the Tournament is a premier sporting event and showcases the
Greater Miami ("Miami") community throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, preserving and promoting this annual event is of utmost importance
to Miami and Miami -Dade County ("the County"), their residents, the broader
community, South Florida and Crandon Park; and
WHEREAS, Article 7 of the County's Home Rule Charter restricts certain
development within County parks, including Crandon Park, requiring a public
referendum prior to certain construction approvals and existing lease extensions; and
WHEREAS, IPC has advised the County of the need to construct new facilities
and expand the Tennis Center's existing facilities, not to exceed in size and in the
approximate location the previous temporary Tournament facilities, and modify IPC's
existing agreements with the County, with terms no less favorable to the County than
those already governing, in order to continue to provide for Miami a world-class tennis
event; and
WHEREAS, IPC has offered to construct such improvements funded solely by
Tennis Center and Tournament revenues and private funds; and
WHEREAS, IPC and the County wish to submit to the electors of Miami and the
County a referendum Question No. 238 that would authorize the County to undertake
such steps as may be required by law to accomplish the capital improvements and
Tournament lease modifications that will significantly improve public amenities within
Crandon Park and preserve the Sony Open Tennis Tournament for many additional
years in the future;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Submitted into the public
record in connection with
items NA.4 on 10-25-12
Dwight S. Danie
City Clerk
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 of Miami Commission urges voters to endorse and support
and vote affirmatively to approve Question No. 238 on the November 6, 2012, Miami -
Dade countywide general election ballot.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to communicate this Resolution to
the Mayor of Miami -Dade County, with the City's authorization that this Resolution may
be utilized in any and all efforts, public and private, to secure approval of Question No.
238 on the November 6, 2012, Miami -Dade countywide general election ballot.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption
and signature of the Mayor, {2}
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Footnotes:
11 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all the 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,
Submitted into the public
record in connection with
items N8A on 10-2.5-12
Dwight S. Danie
city Clerk