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Resolution R-18-0050
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 3641 Final Action Date: 2/8/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER
RELATED TO THE SEALED BIDDING PROCESS FOR AMAZON.COM, INC.'S
("AMAZON") SECOND HEADQUARTERS ("HQ2"), IN CONFORMANCE WITH
ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, BOTH RETROACTIVELY AND
PROSPECTIVELY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
AUTHORIZE ANY OTHER CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") EMPLOYEE OR OFFICIAL
TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, BOTH RETROACTIVELY AND
PROSPECTIVELY, IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE CITY'S COMPETITIVE BID
TO BECOME THE SITE FOR AMAZON'S HQ2.
WHEREAS, Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon") invited metropolitan statistical areas,
states/provinces, counties, cities, and relevant localities to submit responses to a Request for
Proposals ("RFP") to participate in a competitive site selection process for its second corporate
headquarters ("HQ2"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") worked together with its partners at the Beacon
Council, Miami -Dade County, the Downtown Development Authority, the Omni Redevelopment
District Community Redevelopment Agency, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency, Enterprise Florida, and private entities ("City's Partners") to develop a
package that identified the City as the ideal location for Amazon's HQ2; and
WHEREAS, on January 28, 2018, Amazon announced that the package submitted by
the City and the City's Partners was selected to be one (1) of twenty (20) finalists to continue in
the HQ2 bidding process; and
WHEREAS, Amazon has required certain documents to be executed on behalf of the
City in furtherance of the bid process; and
WHEREAS, in order to remain competitive in the process, the City Manager had to
execute certain documents prior to the adoption of this Resolution;
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.
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Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to execute any and all documents related to
the sealed bidding process for Amazon's HQ2, in conformance with all applicable laws and
regulations, both retroactively and prospectively, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to allow any other City employee or
official to execute any and all documents, both retroactively and prospectively, in order to
advance the City's competitive bid to become the site for Amazon's HQ2.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity Attor ey 1/30/2018
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 City 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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