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Home My WebLink AboutSubmittal-Daniel Diaz-Balart-Letter of WithdrawalILLUMINATION TECHNOLOGIES FLORIDA Illumination Technologies Florida LLC 2332 Galiano Street Coral Gables, FL 33134 May 13, 2020 City Manager Arthur Noriega, City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33131 Dear Manager Noriega, Submitted into the public record for item(s) PH.2, on 05-14-2020, City Clerk Illumination Technologies Florida, LLC, hereby requests that the City of Miami withdraw our item from the Commission's Agenda (Item No. PH.2, File No. 6505 on May 14, 2020 City Commission Meeting Agenda). For two years, we diligently and in good faith worked with the City of Miami to try and reach an agreement whereby Illumination Technologies would make a considerable and generous investment in the city and its residents. Illumination Technologies was committed to working together with the City of Miami on a forward - thinking project to provide smart city infrastructure to the city for the benefit of its residents. Illumination Technologies' proposal consisted of building and entirely -funding the approximately $8million project that would have included an expansive Wi-Fi network in city parks for use by its residents, state-of-the- art security systems for the police, and fiber optic network for the city. In addition, Illumination Technologies' proposal included the payment to the city of a monthly flat fee for each multipurpose pole constructed. Our offer was extremely generous, especially in light of existing Florida law which permits the unimpeded construction of telecommunications infrastructure by qualified telecommunication providers in the city's right-of-way without any remuneration to the city whatsoever. Regrettably, after considerable time and investment on the part of Illumination Technologies, we are left with no choice but to withdraw this proposal. This is due, in no small part, to assurances of support that we received for our project which did not materialize at the time it was considered for a vote. Furthermore, in the two years since we initially offered to build this solution, the effectiveness and opportunity to deploy the collocation multipurpose poles dramatically diminished as hundreds of single - carrier poles were being approved by the city while our project was rejected multiple times during the same time period. (:0505 ,Sobm i tfec1- Detni.ti Dia2- BQlait - er W��-hra� czl Illumination Technologies Florida, LLC 1 2332 Galiano Street 12nd Floor I Coral Gables, FL 33134 AA/IA ills iminatinntarhnninaiac rnm ill ILLUMINATION TECHNOLOGIES FLORIDA Submitted into the public record for item(s) PH.2, on 05-14-2020, City Clerk Accordingly, Illumination Technologies has chosen to focus its efforts on the municipalities that understand the value of its offer to provide valuable infrastructure solutions. In terms of our plans for the city of Miami, as we previously advised the City Commission during the meeting of February 13, 2020, we will proceed to construct telecommunications infrastructure in Miami's rights -of -way via a separate, properly -licensed and registered telecommunication provider, as permitted under Florida law. Sincerely, Danielle Kirby Deputy CEO and General Counsel, Illumination Technologies Florida LLC Illumination Technologies Florida, LLC 12332 Galiano Street 12"a Floor I Coral Gables, FL 33134 '11.uminatinntarhnnInaiac rnm Hannon, Todd Submitted into the public record for item(s) PH.2, on 05-14-2020, City Clerk From: Hannon, Todd Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 3:59 PM To: Daniel Diaz-Balart; Noriega, Art Cc: Ihekwaba, Nzeribe; Ortiz -Petit, Ignacio; Sarasti, Michael; Otero, Manny; Mendez, Victoria; Reyes, Manolo (Commissioner); Ferreiro, Esteban; Ewan, Nicole; City of Miami City Clerk's Office Subject: RE: RE: RE: Fwd: Request to appear at tomorrow's City Commission meeting on behalf of Illumination Technologies ( ph.2, 6505) Attachments: Miami Withdrawal Letter (Illumination Technologies).pdf Hi Mr. Diaz-Balart, I wanted to inform you that I am in receipt of your email with the attached letter. When you speak tomorrow on item PH.2, please indicate that you would like the letter submitted into the public record and I will do so. Thank you. Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Office of the City Clerk City of Miami P: 305-250-5366 F: 305-858-1610 Email: thannon(a miamigov.com Attention: All communications (including email addresses) sent and received through the City of Miami's email system are considered public record. The Florida Public Records Act (FPRA) requires the City to make all public records available for inspection and to provide copies upon request. Please govern yourself accordingly. From: Daniel Diaz-Balart <dldbalart@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 3:46 PM• To: Hannon, Todd <thannon@miamigov.com>; Noriega, Art <anoriega@miamigov.com> Cc: Ihekwaba, Nzeribe <Nlhekwaba@miamigov.com>; Ortiz -Petit, Ignacio <IOrtiz-Petit@miamigov.com>; Sarasti, Michael <MSarasti@miamigov.com>; Otero, Manny <MOtero@miamigov.com>; Mendez, Victoria <VMendez@miamigov.com>; Reyes, Manolo (Commissioner) <MReyes@miamigov.com>; Ferreiro, Esteban <EFerreiro@miamigov.com>; Ewan, Nicole <newan@miamigov.com>; City of Miami City Clerk's Office <Clerks@miamigov.com> Subject: RE: RE: RE: Fwd: Request to appear at tomorrow's City Commission meeting on behalf of Illumination Technologies ( ph.2, 6505) CAUTION: This is an email from an external source. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Thank you, Mr. Manager and Mr. Clerk. I have attached Illumination Technologies' written withdrawal request. Mr. Clerk -- please attach it to tomorrow's meeting record, if possible. Kind regards, Daniel 1 Submitted into the public record for item(s) PH.2, on 05-14-2020. City Clerk From: Hannon, Todd <thannon@miamigov.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 3:28 PM To: Noriega, Art <anoriega@miamigov.com>; dldbalart@gmail.com Cc: Ihekwaba, Nzeribe <Nlhekwaba@miamigov.com>; Ortiz -Petit, Ignacio <IOrtiz-Petit@miamigov.com>; Sarasti, Michael <MSarasti@miamigov.com>; Otero, Manny <MOtero@miamigov.com>; Mendez, Victoria <VMendez@miamigov.com>; Reyes, Manolo (Commissioner) <MReves@miamigov.com>; Ferreiro, Esteban <EFerreiro@miamigov.com>; Ewan, Nicole <newan@miamigov.com>; City of Miami City Clerk's Office <Clerks@miamigov.com> Subject: RE: RE: RE: Fwd: Request to appear at tomorrow's City Commission meeting on behalf of Illumination Technologies ( ph.2, 6505) Thank you, Mr. Manager. Mr. Diaz-Balart, the Zink below will allow you to access the Zoom meeting as an attendee which means you will only be able to listen to the meeting. Once Commissioner Reyes recognizes you for Item PH.2, you will be moved up to the status of participant so that you can speak. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83028738885 (click on this Zink at 9:00 AM tomorrow to join the Virtual City Commission Meeting) PLEASE review the following information before joining tomorrow's meeting. Make sure that you have functioning audio and video. Use your full name when entering the meeting. When called upon you will enter the meeting in a muted state and will need to unmute yourself before speaking. Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Office of the City Clerk City of Miami P: 305-250-5366 F: 305-858-1610 Email: thannon@ nuanvgov.com Attention: All communications (including email addresses) sent and received through the City of Miami's email system are considered public record. The Florida Public Records Act (FPRA) requires the City to make all public records available for inspection and to provide copies upon request. Please govern yourself accordingly. From: Noriega, Art <anoriega@miamigov.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 3:01 PM To: Hannon, Todd <thannon@miamigov.com>; dldbalart@gmail.com Cc: Ihekwaba, Nzeribe <Nlhekwaba@miamigov.com>; Ortiz -Petit, Ignacio <IOrtiz-Petit@miamigov.com>; Sarasti, Michael <MSarasti@miamigov.com>; Mendez, Victoria <VMendez@miamigov.com>; Reyes, Manolo (Commissioner) <MReves@miamigov.com>; Ferreiro, Esteban <EFerreiro@miamigov.com>; Ewan, Nicole <newan@miamigov.com>; City of Miami City Clerk's Office <Clerks@miamigov.com> Subject: RE: RE: Fwd: Request to appear at tomorrow's City Commission meeting on behalf of Illumination Technologies ( ph.2, 6505) I have no issue with them appearing. Please provide the link. 2 Submitted into the public record for item(s) PH.2, on 05-14-2020, City Clerk Art Noriega c.€ Main: (305)150.5400 Fars: (305) 250. 410 Email: anuriaagaSmiamigovxo n From: Hannon, Todd Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 2:43 PM To: dldbalartCa@gmail.com Cc: Noriega, Art <anoriega@miamigov.com>; Ihekwaba, Nzeribe <Nlhekwaba@miamigov.com>; Ortiz -Petit, Ignacio <IOrtiz-Petit@miamigov.com>; Sarasti, Michael <MSarasti@miamigov.com>; Mendez, Victoria <VMendez@miamigov.com>; Reyes, Manolo (Commissioner) <MReyes@miamigov.com>; Ferreiro, Esteban <EFerreiro@miamigov.com>; Ewan, Nicole <newan@miamigov.com>; City of Miami City Clerk's Office <Clerks@miamigov.com> Subject: RE: Fwd: Request to appear at tomorrow's City Commission meeting on behalf of Illumination Technologies ph.2, 6505) Good afternoon Mr. Diaz-Balart, I am not authorized to allow someone to appear virtually as an attendee via Zoom for tomorrow's City Commission meeting. The City Manager will need to authorize that you receive the link that will allow you to appear in this capacity. Please note that you do have the option to provide prerecorded public comment or a prerecorded video for tomorrow's meeting by going to https://www.miamigov.com/Government/instructions-for-Virtual-Commission-Meeting Have a nice afternoon. Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Office of the City Clerk City of Miami P: 305-250-5366 F: 305-858-1610 Email: thannonamiamigov.com Attention: All communications (including email addresses) sent and received through the City of Miami's email system are considered public record. The Florida Public Records Act (FPRA) requires the City to make all public records available for inspection and to provide copies upon request. Please govern yourself accordingly. From: Daniel Diaz-Balart <dldbalart@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1:25:42 PM To: City of Miami City Clerk's Office <Clerks@miamigov.com> Cc: Noriega, Art <anoriega@miamigov.com>; Mendez, Victoria <VMendez@miamigov.com>; Reyes, Manolo (Commissioner) <MReyes@miamigov.com>; Ferreiro, Esteban <EFerreiro@miamigov.com> Subject: Request to appear at tomorrow's City Commission meeting on behalf of Illumination Technologies ( ph.2, 6505) nor CAUTION: This is an email from an external source. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Mr. Clerk, 3 I represent Illumination Technologies (Item No. Ph.2, File No. 6505 on tomorrow's agenda). I am writing to request permission to appear virtually at tomorrow's hearing to read a brief statement from Illumination Technologies announcing our request that our item be withdrawn from the city agenda. Please instruct as to how I may go about appearing at tomorrow's virtual meeting. Kind regards, Daniel Diaz-Balart 305-801-9690 Submitted into the public record for item(s) PH.2. on 05-14-2020, City Clerk 4