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Resolution R-20-0182
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 7504 Final Action Date: 6/25/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A
FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC
HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S
RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED IN
EXHIBIT "A", THAT COMPETITIVE BIDDING METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE
NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 18-85(A) AND
18-86(A)(3)(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED;
WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; APPROVING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS THAT THE OVERTOWN OPTIMIST CLUB,
INC., A STATE OF FLORIDA NOT -FOR -PROFIT ORGANIZATION ("SERVICE
PROVIDER"), IS THE MOST QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE SEASONAL
RECREATIONAL SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES, PHYSICAL FITNESS,
YOUTH AFTER SCHOOL LITERACY AND TUTORING PROGRAMS, AND SOCIAL
SKILLS BUILDING PROGRAMS (COLLECTIVELY, "PROGRAMS") AND FOR
PROGRAM USE, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATIONS OF THE RELATED
CONCESSION STAND AREA ("CONCESSION STAND") FOR PROGRAMMING
SERVICES AT THEODORE GIBSON PARK LOCATED AT 401 NW 12TH STREET,
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33128 ("GIBSON PARK"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY
AND BOND COUNSEL, A UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS")
SAFE HARBOR USE AND PROGRAMMING PARTNERS AGREEMENT
("AGREEMENT") FOR A TWENTY (20) YEAR INITIAL TERM, WITH ONE (1) OPTION
TO RENEW FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY (20) YEARS, SOLELY FOR
THE PROGRAMS AT GIBSON PARK AT SUCH TIMES, DATES, SCHEDULES, AND
IN SUCH USE AREAS AS TO BE SPECIFIED IN SUCH AGREEMENT, INCLUDING
THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND USE OF THE CONCESSION STAND
SOLELY FOR THE PROGRAMS IN GIBSON PARK; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND
COUNSEL, TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY
AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS,
AND DOCUMENTS FOR SAID PURPOSE FOR PROGRAMS AND THE CONCESSION
STAND DURING THE PROGRAMS AT GIBSON PARK TO COMPLY WITH
REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED,
AND TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROGRAMS, GRANT FUNDS, AND PARKS IMPACT FEES
WHICH PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATIONS,
RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RENOVATION OF GIBSON PARK
FACILITIES INCLUDING THE CONCESSION STAND; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Keon Hardemon
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is the owner of the real property which is part of
the City's Parks and Recreation Department ("Parks Department") for programming services at
Theodore Gibson Park located at 401 Northwest 12th Street, Miami, Florida 33128 ("Gibson
Park"); and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission has authorized the use of the City's Homeland
Defense/Neighborhood Capital Improvement Program Limited Ad Valorem Bond Funds ("City
Bond Funds"), has provided City parks impact fees ("Parks Impact Fees"), and has accepted
restricted grant funding, all in order to construct, install, reconstruct, improve, and renovate
facilities, including the concession stand area ("Concession Stand"), all as part of the City's
Parks Department's facilities at Gibson Park; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code's guidelines applicable to
agreements involving governmental units and uses of tax-exempt bond -financed facilities by a
not -for -profit organization and in consideration of (a) the wishes for the Concession Stand to be
operating during some of the Programs described below; (b) ongoing community and Parks
Department needs; (c) the uses of Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Capital Improvements
Bond Program funding, restricted grants funds, and Park Impact Fees for the construction,
installation, reconstruction, improving, and renovations at Gibson Park; and (d) potential future
City needs, the City Manager has determined and recommended in his memorandum, attached
and incorporated as Exhibit "A," that it is in the best interests of the City to enter into an IRS
Safe Harbor Use and Program Partners Agreement ("Agreement") for all guidelines for all
intended use areas and Gibson Park generally, including the Concession Stand, with Overtown
Optimist Club, Inc., a State of Florida not -for -profit organization ("Service Provider"), to provide
seasonal recreational sports activities and services, physical fitness, youth after school literacy
and tutoring programs, and social skills building programs (collectively, "Programs") in
conjunction with the use of certain areas of Gibson Park to be designated for the Programs and
the maintenance, operation, and use of the Concession Stand during some of the Programs as
part of the City's Parks Department's facilities; and
WHEREAS, for many years, the Service Provider has committed its resources to
accomplish successful seasonal recreational programs and youth after school tutoring and
literacy programs, among other community public purpose activities; and
WHEREAS, the Service Provider is proposing to undertake the proposed Programs at
Gibson Park with particular use areas and schedules, including the Programs uses of the
Concession Stand to be determined in the Agreement, all in compliance with federal, state, and
local laws; and
WHEREAS, the Service Provider is in good standing with the City; and
WHEREAS, the Service Provider's use of certain areas of Gibson Park for the Programs
and the maintenance, operation, and use of the Concession Stand during some of the Programs
by the Service Provider will be subject to the following continuing compliance covenants, among
others necessary to comply with the City's Bond Funds, the restricted grants, and the parks
impact fees requirements, to be included in the Agreement: (a) the use areas must be used only
for the Programs; (b) the Concession Stand must be operated, maintained, and used only for
the Programs; (c) priority must be given to residents from the City for the Programs; (d) the
Service Provider must retain its State of Florida not -for -profit status throughout the initial term of
the Agreement and any renewals thereof; (e) the initial term shall be for twenty (20) years, with
one (1) renewal not to exceed a twenty (20) year term; (f) neither the City nor the Service
Provider shall pay or receive from each other any compensation for the use of the specified use
areas of Gibson Park; (g) neither the City nor the Service Provider shall pay or receive from
each other any compensation for the operation, maintenance, and/or use of the Concession
Stand for the designated Programs; (h) the City must approve in writing in advance any change
in the uses, times, dates, and schedules of the designated use areas for the Programs and any
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change in operations, maintenance, and/or use of the Concession Stand for the designated
Programs; and (i) the Service Provider's rights to manage, operate, and use the designated use
areas of Gibson Park and the Concession Stand for the designated Programs will terminate and
the rights to use the designated use areas for the Program and its rights to operate, maintain,
and use the Concession Stand for the designated Programs shall revert to the City in the event
the designated use areas cease to be used solely for the Programs and/or the Concession
Stand ceases to be operated, maintained, and/or used for the intended Programs' purposes in
the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has made findings that pursuant to Sections 18-85 and
18-86(a)(3)(c) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), competitive
negotiation methods are neither practicable nor advantageous for obtaining said Programs'
services for use of the to be determined designated use areas by the Service Provider and the
operation, maintenance, operation, and use of the Concession Stand by Service Provider solely
in connection with the Programs, and has recommended to the City Commission, as more
particularly detailed in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated, that the recommendations and
findings be adopted; and
WHEREAS, the City's Administration recommends entering into an Agreement with the
Service Provider with continuing compliance conditions, requirements, and provisions, which
includes public safety compliance for all related camps, for the City -owned designated use
areas for the Programs and the operation, maintenance, and use of the Concession Stand for
the designated Programs;
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. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the City Manager's findings and recommendations in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated,
that competitive bidding methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous pursuant
to Sections 18-85 and 18-86(a)(3)(c) of the City Code and waiving the requirements for said
procedures are ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The City Commission hereby finds that the Service Provider is the most
qualified organization to provide the Programs in conjunction with to be determined designated
use areas for the Programs and the related operation, maintenance, and use of the City -owned
Concession Stand for designated Programs at Gibson Park.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney and Bond Counsel, an Agreement for a twenty (20) year initial
term with one (1) option to renew for a term of not to exceed twenty (20) years, solely for the
Programs at Gibson Park at such times, dates, schedules, and in such use areas to be specified
in such Agreement, including the operation, maintenance, and use of the Concession Stand
solely for the Programs at Gibson Park.
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed,
including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions.
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Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized,' after consultation with the City
Attorney and Bond Counsel, to negotiate and execute any and all other necessary
amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, supplements, and other documents for said
purpose for the Programs and use of Gibson Park and the operation, maintenance, and use of
the Concession Stand during the Programs at Gibson Park to comply with the requirements of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and tax-exempt bond programs, grant funds,
and park impact fees which provided funding for the construction, installation, restoration,
improvements, and renovation of Gibson Park's facilities including the Concession Stand.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity ttor ey 6/16/2020
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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