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File ID: #6160
Date: 06/27/2019
Commission Meeting Date: 06/27/2019
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Type: Resolution
Subject: Direction from Commissioner Carollo to City Attorney
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Maricarmen Lopez
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Victoria Mendez
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-19-0260
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 6160 Final Action Date:6/27/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO CONSULT WITH SHUTTS AND BOWEN LLP ("LEGAL
CONSULTANTS") TO DEVELOP A LIST OF THREE (3) POTENTIAL QUALIFIED,
REPUTABLE, AND STATE CERTIFIED PROPERTY APPRAISERS TO PROVIDE AN
APPRAISED VALUE OF THE MELREESE GOLF COURSE PROPERTY LOCATED
GENERALLY AT 1400 NORTHWEST 37TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33125 IN
CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND
MIAMI FREEDOM PARK, LLC; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY AND
LEGAL CONSULTANTS TO CONSULT INDIVIDUAL CITY COMMISSIONERS PRIOR
TO SECURING CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL FOR THE FINAL SELECTION OF
THE APPRAISER.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns the property located generally at 1400 NW
37th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33125, commonly known as the Melreese Golf Course ("Property");
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, at its meeting on July 18, 2018, pursuant to
Resolution No. 18-0309, approved a ballot question that set forth the various terms of a
proposed lease agreement with Miami Freedom Park LLC ("MFP"), as reflected in a term sheet
attached to said Resolution, which includes that "annual rent payable to the City by MFP will be
equal to the greater of (a) the Fair Market Value of the Leased Premises or (b) 5.0% of the
Rent, but under no circumstances less than $3,577,000 per year"; and
WHEREAS, at the November 6, 2018 Special Election, City of Miami ("City") voters
approved a referendum, by over sixty percent (60%), approving an amendment to Section 29-B
of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, authorizing the City Commission to
negotiate and execute a ninety nine (99) year lease with MFP for approximately seventy three
(73) acres of City -owned land; waiving competitive bidding; converting the Property, at no cost
to the City, to a soccer stadium with a minimum of 1,000,000 square feet of office, retail, and
commercial uses; a minimum of 750 hotel rooms; providing for a living wage for on -site
employees; and for a minimum rent of $3,577,365.00 and a twenty million dollar ($20,000,000)
contribution to the City for a fifty-eight (58) acre public park or other green space ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, at its meeting on March 14, 2019, pursuant to
Resolution No. 19-0117, expressed an interest in being advised of and selecting all outside
consultants, law firms, real estate appraisers or brokerage firms, surveyors, mappers, or any
other vendor, contractor, or provider for this Project; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to obtain the services of two (2) independent, qualified,
reputable, and state -certified appraisers to provide separate independent appraisal reports of
the Property;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby directs the City Attorney to consult with Shutts
and Bowen LLP ("Legal Consultants") to develop a list of three (3) potential qualified, reputable,
and state certified property appraisers to provide an appraised value of the Property in
connection with the negotiations between the City and MFP.
Section 3. The City Commission further directs the City Attorney and the Legal
Consultants to consult individual City Commissioners prior to securing City Commission
approval for the final selection of the appraiser.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor
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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.