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File ID: #4358
Date: 07/10/2018
Commission Meeting Date: 07/26/2018
Requesting Department: Department of Real
Estate and Asset Management
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: District 5
Type: Resolution
Subject: Ballot Question - MRC Bldg, 444 SW 2 AVE
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachment(s), calling for a referendum
special election to be held concurrently with the general municipal election on
November 6, 2018, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City of
Miami ("City") for their approval or disapproval of the following referendum ballot
question: "Shall the City enter into a 99 year lease of approximately 3.15 acres at 444
SW 2 Avenue with winning bidder, Lancelot Miami River, LLC? Lancelot shall provide:
Development of mixed use riverfront destination; New public Riverwalk and other public
amenities; Annual rent equal to the greater of $3,620,000 increased by 1.5% annually or
3% of gross revenues; Design and development of a new administrative building.";
designating and appointing the City Clerk as the official representative of the City
Commission with respect to the use of voter registration books and records; directing
the City Clerk to cause a certified copy of this resolution to be delivered to the
Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, not less than forty-five (45) days
prior to the date of such referendum special election; providing for an immediate
effective date for this resolution.
Background of Item:
The City of Miami ("City") owns the riverfront property located at 444 SW 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130, commonly known as the Miami Riverside Center ("MRC"). The
City is interested in developing a new City administrative facility to accommodate the
increasing number of the City's administrative employees and meet the growing needs
of the City's residents. On February 2, 2016 the City issued a competitive solicitation,
inclusive of Offering Memorandum No. 15-16-008 ("OM") for the sale/lease of the MRC,
and Request for Proposals No. 15-16-009 ("RFP") for the development of a new City
administrative facility (collectively the "OM & RFP"). Two (2) proposals were received in
response to the OM and one (1) proposal was received in response to the RFP.
Pursuant to the OM & RFP, the City Manager appointed the Selection Committee
("Committee") to evaluate proposals received in response to the OM & RFP. The
Committee met on August 25, 2016 to evaluate the criteria and scoring values assigned
and determine a rank order based on the score achieved and recommended the top -
ranked bidder, Lancelot Miami River, LLC, an affiliate of Adler Group ("Proposer"). The
City Manager approved the recommendation of the Committee and transmitted to the
City Commission his recommendation. Thereafter, the City Commission approved the
recommendation subject to the approval of the applicable agreements by Commission
and approval by the electorate.
The City and Lancelot have negotiated the attached Term Sheet for the Ground Lease
and Leaseback/Purchase of the Miami Riverside Center ("MRC Term Sheet") and the
attached Term Sheet for the Site Selection, Design, Financing, Construction and
Conveyance of the new City of Miami Administration Building ("New Facility Term
Sheet"). Pursuant to the provisions of the OM and the requirements of the City Charter,
the City Commission wishes to poll the electors of the City of Miami as to whether the
City of Miami shall be authorized to lease 3.15 acres of City -owned riverfront land at
444 SW 2 Avenue, Miami, FL 33130 for 99 years, with Lancelot providing for the
development of a mixed -use riverfront destination, a new public Riverwalk and other
public amenities, annual rent equal to the greater of or $3,620,000 increased annually
by 1.5% or 3% of gross revenues, and the design and development of a new
administrative building, as more particularly described in the MRC Term Sheet. The
above actions and procedures have been performed in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Charter and Code of the City of Miami, and provisions contained within
the RFP.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Reviewed B
Real Estate and Asset Management Aldo Bustamante
Office of Management and Budget Everton Garvis
Office of Management and Budget Christopher M Rose
City Manager's Office Fernando Casamayor
Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez
City Manager's Office Nikolas Pascual
Office of the City Attorney Valentin J Alvarez
City Commission Nicole Ewan
Office of the Mayor Mayor's Office
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office
Legislative Division Marta Gomez
Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office
Department Head Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Assistant City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
City Manager Review
Deputy City Attorney Review
Meeting
Signed by the Mayor
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed
Legislative Division Review Completed
Approved Form and Correctness with Modification(s)
Rendered Completed
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Skipped
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-18-0324
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 4358 Final Action Date:7/26/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI ("CITY") FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING
BALLOT QUESTION: "SHALL THE CITY ENTER INTO A 99 YEAR LEASE OF
APPROXIMATELY 3.15 ACRES AT 444 AND 460 SW 2ND AVENUE WITH WINNING
BIDDER, LANCELOT MIAMI RIVER, LLC, PROVIDING: PRIVATELY FUNDED MIXED
USE RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT; NEW PUBLIC RIVERWALK AND OTHER
PUBLIC AMENITIES; GREATER OF $3,620,000 ANNUAL RENT, INCREASING 1.5%
ANNUALLY, OR 3% OF GROSS REVENUES; $69,400,000 PURCHASE OPTION; 2%
CAPITAL TRANSACTION FEE; LIVING WAGE AND 10% WORKFORCE HOUSING;
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING?";
DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF
VOTER REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
CAUSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, NOT LESS
THAN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL
ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns the riverfront property located at 444
Southwest 2nd Avenue, and 460 SW 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33130, commonly known as
the Miami Riverside Center ("MRC"); and
WHEREAS, the City is interested in developing a new City administrative facility to
accommodate the increasing number of the City's administrative employees and meet the
growing needs of the City's residents; and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2016, the City issued a competitive solicitation, inclusive of
Offering Memorandum No. 15-16-008 ("OM") for the sale/lease of the MRC, and Request for
Proposals No. 15-16-009 ("RFP") for the development of a new City administrative facility
building (collectively the "OM & RFP"); and
WHEREAS, the OM specifically sought the disposition of the MRC due to the operational
challenges and deficiencies of the facility; and
WHEREAS, the RFP provided for the acquisition and development of a new
administrative facility building in order to properly serve the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, two (2) proposals were received in response to the OM and one (1)
proposal was received in response to the RFP; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the OM & RFP, the City Manager appointed the Selection
Committee ("Committee") to evaluate proposals received in response to the OM & RFP; and
WHEREAS, the Committee met on August 25, 2016 to evaluate the criteria and scoring
values assigned and determine a rank order based on the score achieved and recommended
the top -ranked bidder, Lancelot Miami River, LLC, an affiliate of Adler Group ("Lancelot"); and
WHEREAS, the City Manager approved the recommendation of the Committee and
transmitted to the City Commission his recommendation; and
WHEREAS, thereafter, the City Commission approved the recommendation subject to
the approval of the applicable agreements by Commission and approval by the electorate; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the recommendation for the OM, the City and Lancelot have
negotiated the attached Term Sheet for the Ground Lease and Leaseback/Purchase of the
Miami Riverside Center ("MRC Term Sheet");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the recommendation for the RFP, the City and Lancelot have
negotiated a proposed Term Sheet for the Site Selection, Design, Financing, Construction and
Conveyance of the new City of Miami Administration Building ("New Facility Term Sheet"); and
WHEREAS, the MRC Term Sheet and proposed New Facility Term Sheet set the
minimum benefits to be provided to the City, which may be further negotiated and improved to
the City's benefit through negotiations, but may not be diminished or decreased; and
WHEREAS, the City and Lancelot presented the proposed redevelopment of the MRC to
the Miami River Commission Urban Infill and Greenways Subcommittee, and subsequently to
the full Miami River Commission on July 9, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the City and Lancelot presented the proposed redevelopment of the MRC to
the Waterfront Advisory Board on July 10, 2018; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the OM, and the requirements of the City
Charter, the City Commission wishes to poll the electors of the City as to whether the City shall
be authorized to enter into a 99 year lease of approximately 3.15 acres of City -owned riverfront
land at 444 and 460 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida for 99 years, with Lancelot providing,
a privately funded mixed use riverfront development; new public riverwalk and other public
amenities; the greater of $3,620,000 annual rent, increasing 1 . 5 % annually, or 3% of gross
revenues; a $69,400,000 purchase option; 2% capital transaction fee; living wage and 10%
Workforce Housing; and Design and development of a new administrative building, as more
particularly described in the attached MRC Term Sheet; and
WHEREAS, this resolution does not confer any contractual or property rights upon
Lancelot unless and until: (i) the electorate has cast a favorable vote approving the sale/lease of
the MRC; (ii) the applicable Agreements, as defined in the MRC Term Sheet and New Facility
Term Sheet, are approved by the City Commission, at the Commission's discretion; and (iii)
following approval by the City Commission, the applicable Agreements, as defined in the MRC
Term Sheet and New Facility Term Sheet, are executed by the authorized officers of Lancelot
and the City, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the above actions and procedures have been performed in accordance with
the applicable provisions of the Charter and Code of the City of Miami, and provisions contained
within the OM & RFP.
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. In accordance with the provisions of Section 29-B of the Charter of the City of
Miami, Florida the Ballot Question provided below shall be included in the Special Election to be
held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of
the City of Miami, for their approval or disapproval, the proposed lease of the Property as set
forth in the Ballot Question and as further supplemented by the MRC Term Sheet.
Section 3. The Special Election shall be held at the polling places in the precincts
designated, all as shown on the list attached hereto and made a part hereof and referred to as
Exhibit No.1 or as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County,
Florida, in conformity with the provisions of the general laws of the State of Florida ("State"). The
Precinct Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said election date
shall be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, for
such purpose in accordance with the general laws of the State. A description of the registration
books and records which pertain to election precincts wholly or partly within the City, and which
the City is hereby adopting and desires to use for holding such election is as follows: all voter
information cards, registration books, records, and certificates pertaining to electors of the City
and established and maintained as official by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade
County, Florida, in conformity with the provisions of the general laws of the State of Florida, are
hereby adopted and declared to be, and shall hereafter be recognized and accepted as, official
voter information cards, registration books, records and certificates of the City.
Section 4. In compliance with Section 100.342, Florida Statutes (2018), the City Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of the adoption of the herein resolution and of
the provisions hereof, at least twice, once in the fifth (5th) week and once in the third (3rd) week
prior to the week in which the aforesaid Special Election is to be held, in newspaper(s) of
general circulation in the City of Miami, Florida, which notice shall be substantially in the
following form:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-18-0324
A Special Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 7:00 A.M.
until 7:00 P.M. in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places in the several
special election precincts designated by the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of
Elections as set forth herein, unless otherwise provided by law, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Miami, Florida, the following
question:
Shall the City enter into a 99 year lease of approximately 3.15 acres at 444 and
460 SW 2nd Avenue with winning bidder, Lancelot Miami River, LLC, providing:
• Privately funded mixed use riverfront development;
• New public Riverwalk and other public amenities;
• Greater of $3,620,000 annual rent, increasing 1 . 5 % annually, or 3% of
gross revenues;
• $69,400,000 purchase option;
• 2% capital transaction fee;
• Living Wage and 10% Workforce Housing;
• Design and development of a new administrative building?
By order of the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida.
Section 5. The official ballot to be used at said Special Election shall be in full compliance with
the laws of the State with respect to vote -by -mail ballots and to the use of the mechanical voting
machines or the Computer Election System and shall be in substantially the following form:
"Official Ballot"
Special Election
Miami, Florida
November 6, 2018
Proposed lease of city -owned riverfront
land at 444 SW 2 Avenue, Miami, Florida
Shall the City enter into a 99 year lease of
approximately 3.15 acres at 444 and 460 SW
2nd Avenue with winning bidder, Lancelot Miami
River, LLC, providing:
• Privately funded mixed use riverfront
development;
• New public Riverwalk and other public
amenities;
• Greater of $3,620,000 annual rent,
increasing 1.5% annually, or 3% of gross
revenues;
• $69,400,000 purchase option;
• 2% capital transaction
fee;
• Living wage and 10% Workforce Housing;
• Design and development of a new
administrative building?
YES
NO
Section 6. The form of the ballot shall be in accordance with requirements of general
election laws. Electors desiring to vote in approval of the Question described above shall be
instructed to vote their selection next to the word "YES" within the ballot containing the
statement relating to the Question. Electors desiring to vote to disapprove the Question shall be
instructed to vote their selection next to the word "NO" within the ballot containing the statement
relating to the Question. Once individuals are satisfied with their choice, they shall press the "Vote"
button and the ballot shall be cast.
Section 7. The Clerk shall cause to be prepared vote -by -mail ballots containing the
Question set forth in Section 6 above for the use of vote -by -mail electors entitled to cast such
ballots in said Special Election.
Section 8. All qualified electors of said City shall be permitted to vote in said Special
Election and the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby requested,
authorized, and directed to furnish, at the cost and expense of the City, a list of all qualified electors
residing in the City as shown by the registration books and records of the Office of said Supervisor of
Elections and duly certify the same for delivery to and for use by the election officials designated
to serve at the respective polling places in said Special Election precincts.
Section 9. For the purpose of enabling persons to register who are qualified to vote in
said Special Election on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, and who have not registered under the
provisions of the general laws of the State and Chapter 16 of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, or who have transferred their legal residence from one voting precinct to another in the
City, they may register Monday through Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the Miami -Dade
County Elections Department located at 2700 Northwest 87th Avenue, Miami, Florida, within
such period of time as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County,
Florida In addition to the above place and times, qualified persons may register at such branch
offices and may also use any mobile registration van for the purpose of registration in order to
vote in the herein described Special Election during such times and on such dates as may be
designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida.
Section 10. Todd B. Hannon, the City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, or his duly
appointed successor, is hereby designated and appointed as the official representative of the
Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, in all transactions with the Supervisor of Elections of
Miami -Dade County, Florida, in relation to matters pertaining to the use of the registration books
and the holding of said Special Election.
Section 11. The City Clerk shall deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the
Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, not later than forty-five (45) days prior to
the date of the herein Special Election.
Section 12. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1 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.