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Resolution R-19-0178
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 5815 Final Action Date: 5/9/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS AND
DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY FLAGSTONE ISLAND
GARDENS, LLC, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE AGGREGATE
TOTAL SUM OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00) TO THE
PLAINTIFF IN FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES,
AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND
EMPLOYEES IN THE CASE STYLED FLAGSTONE ISLAND GARDENS, LLC,
AND FLAGSTONE DEVELOPMENT CORP. VS. CITY OF MIAMI, PENDING IN
THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CASE
NO. 17-13829 CA (44), UPON THE EXECUTION OF A JOINT STIPULATION
OF SETTLEMENT, CONSENT ORDER, AND JUDGMENT OF DISMISSAL;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO.
00001.980000.531010.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, on June 9, 2017, Flagstone Island Gardens, LLC, and Flagstone
Development Corp. ("Plaintiffs") filed suit against the City of Miami in the Circuit Court in and for
Miami -Dade County, Case No. 17-13829 CA 44 ("Lawsuit"); and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2018, the Court found in favor of the Plaintiffs on the liability
portion of their claims for breach of contract and declaratory relief; and
WHEREAS, a trial on the Plaintiffs' damages was scheduled to commence on or about
April 29, 2019 and continued to May 13, 2019 to allow the City Commission to consider the
proposed settlement as detailed herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has negotiated a settlement with the Plaintiffs and
recommends that said claims and lawsuit be settled for the aggregate total sum of twenty million
dollars ($20,000,000.00), which includes a five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) cash payment for
the Plaintiffs' attorney's fees, a two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) cash
payment due in Fiscal Year 2019-2020, a third cash payment of two million five hundred
thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) due in Fiscal Year 2020-2021, and rent setoffs in the total
amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to revise the controlling agreements relating to the
Flagstone project on Watson Island, to be executed by the City Manager, in forms acceptable to
the City Attorney;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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File ID: 5815 Enactment Number: R-19-0178
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to execute any and all settlement
documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, and the Director of Finance is
authorized to pay Flagstone Island Gardens, LLC, without admission of liability, the aggregate
total sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00), as detailed herein, for full and complete
settlement of the Plaintiffs' claims against the City of Miami, its agents, officers, and employees
in the Lawsuit upon the execution of a joint stipulation of settlement, consent order, and
judgment of dismissal, with funds allocated from Account No.
00001.980000.531010.0000.00000.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Barnaby I_. Min, Deputy City Attorney 5/10/2019
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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