HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit ARESOLUTION NO. 009/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("MIAMI DDA") APPROVING A
SPONSORSHIP GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00), WITH ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) BEING
ALLOCATED FROM FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 AND TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) FROM FISCAL
YEAR 2019-2020, TO THE MIAMI SUPER BOWL 2020 HOST
COMMITTEE ("SB 2020") FOR SUPER BOWL PARK/NATIONAL
FOOTBALL LEAGUE ("NFL") LIVE EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN
VARIOUS VENUES THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN MIAMI
SUBJECT TO (A) QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS OF THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS BEING ADDRESSED, (B) THE
MIAMI DDA BEING GIVEN THE OPPORUNITY OF
PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR COMMENTING ON ALL
MARKETING BY SB 2020, AND (C) THE NFL LEGACY GRANT
IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($300,000.00) AND ALL REQUIRED MATCHES
BEING USED FOR A LEGACY PROJECT TO BE LOCATED IN
THE MIAMI DDA DISTRICT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH SB 2020, THE CITY OF MIAMI, BAYFRONT
PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST, AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY
RELEVANT PARTY, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY AND FINAL APROVAL BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, FOR PURPOSES STATED HEREIN; FURTHER
URGING THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO ALLOCATE AND
APPROPRIATE THE NFL LEGACY GRANT MATCH OF THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00) AND ANY
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE
LEGACY PROJECT IN ELIGIBLE FUNDS COLLECTED
PURSUANT TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OF
REGIONAL IMPACT INCREMENT II AND INCREMENET III
DEVELOPMENT ORDERS OR FROM ANY OTHER FUNDING
SOURCE AVAILABLE FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Downtown Development Authority of the City of Miami, Florida's
("Miami DDA") 2025 Downtown Miami Master Plan calls for the Miami DDA to "Hold a Prominent
International Event to Celebrate & Crystallize Downtown's Position as the Epicenter of the Americas;" and
WHEREAS, from time to time, the Miami DDA reviews and considers fuunding requests for special
events and/or programs in Downtown Miami; and
WHEREAS, the Super Bowl Park/National Football League Live Events ("SB Park Live Events")
will be held at Bayfront Park and Maurice A. Ferre Park in February 2020 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary
of the National Football League ("NFL"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami Super Bowl 2020 Host Committee ("SB 2020") has requested financial
support from the Miami DDA to assist with the funding of various SB Park Live Events to be held in
Downtown Miami; and
WHEREAS, the SB Park Live Events are estimated to bring an economic impact of approximately
three hundred forty-seven million dollars ($347,000,000.00) to Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, Downtown hotels (JW Marriott and Intercontinental) were selected as official NFL
and team hotels for the event; and
WHEREAS, a majority of hotels related to the Super Bowl and the SB Park Live Events are located
in Downtown Miami and a number of Downtown venues will be used to hold the associated events, such
as NFL Honors event at the American Airlines Arena; and
WHEREAS, SB 2020 expressed the NFL's commitment to provide a legacy grant to the City of
Miami ("City") in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00), conditioned on a match being
provided by the City and the resulting combined amount being spent on a legacy project to be approved by
the NFL ("Legacy Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Miami DDA strongly encourages the NFL on its
100th Anniversary to ensure that any and all investments made in Bayfront Park, Maurice A. Ferre
Park, and on Biscayne Boulevard have a lasting positive impact on our public spaces and on our streets;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Miami DDA encourages the City to fund the
Baywalk Lighting Project, consistent with the Baywalk Unifying Design Elements/Guidelines as the
Legacy Project; and
WHEREAS, both the Urbanism and Enterprise Committees reviewed SB 2020' s request for a three
hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) sponsorship grant for all SB Park Live Events; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Committee of the Miami DDA recommended a sponsorship grant to be
provided to SB 2020 in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00), contingent upon the
Legacy Project being fully funded by the NFL and the City, the Legacy Project being placed in Miami DDA
District, the community and neighborhood issues are addressed by SB 2020, and providing access for the
Miami DDA to participate in SB 2020's marketing efforts;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals are true and correct and are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully
set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. The Board of Directors of the Miami DDA approves a sponsorship grant in the amount
three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) to the SB 2020 for SB Park Live Events taking place in
various venues throughout Downtown Miami, with one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) being
allocated from Fiscal Year 2018-2019 and two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) from Fiscal
Year 2019-2020.
Section 3. The sponsorship grant is contingent on and subject to (a) quality of life concerns of
the surrounding neighbors being addressed, (b) SB 2020 allowing the Miami DDA to participate in
andlor comment on all marketing by SB 2020 regarding the Super Bowl and SB Park Live Events, and
(c) any resulting Legacy Project being funded by the NFL at three hundred thousand dollars
($300,000.00) and the City match to be located in the Miami DDA District, with a preference of the
Baywalk Lighting Project.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to negotiate and execute an agreement with
SB 2020, the City, Bayfront Park Management Trust, and any other necessary relevant party, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney and final approval of the Board of Directors, for the purposes stated
herein.
Section 5. The Board of Directors of the Miami DDA urges the Miami City Commission
to allocate and appropriate up to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) and any additional
amount required to complete the Legacy Project in eligible funds collected pursuant to the
Downtown Development of Regional Impact Increment II and Increment III Development Orders
or from any other funding source available for said purpose.
Section b. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASS AND ADOPTED this ACiglay of
019.
bonne de la Vega
Secretary to the Board of Directors
Alyc Robertson, Executive Director
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