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Resolution R-21-0332
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 9393 Final Action Date: 9/13/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE
TERMS IN THE AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE CONSENT TO TRANSFER
THE DOT MIAMI GEOGRAPHIC TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN REGISTRY FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY BETWEEN MINDS AND
MACHINES, LLC AND REGISTRY SERVICES, LLC; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS,
AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS,
PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS,
AS MAY DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2012, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-12-0089
by a 4/5th affirmative vote, waiving the use of competitive negotiations, for the purposes of
negotiating an agreement to establish, operate, and administer the DOT Miami geographic top-
level domain ("DOT Miami TLD") for the Department of Innovation and Technology
("Department") between the City of Miami ("City") and Minds and Machines, LLC ("MMX
Florida"); and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-12-0089 also authorized the City Manager to execute a
professional services agreement with MMX Florida for an initial five (5) year term with two (2)
five-year options to renew; and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2015, the City and MMX Florida executed the DOT Miami TLD
geographic top-level domain registry agreement ("Initial Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2020, the City and MMX Florida executed the first option of
renewal to the Initial Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on April 8, 2021, Minds and Machines Group Limited ("MMX") announced
that it had signed a binding sale agreement with Registry Services, LLC ("GoDaddy Registry"),
an affiliate of GoDaddy, Inc., for GoDaddy Registry to conditionally acquire substantially all of
the business and assets of MMX ("GoDaddy Acquisition"); and
WHEREAS, the GoDaddy Acquisition is subject to certain conditions precedent,
including approval of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") which
includes transfer of the relevant top-level domains (i.e. the DOT Miami TLD); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission hereby accepts the terms in the agreement related to
the consent to transfer the DOT Miami TLD registry for the Department between MMX Florida
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and GoDaddy Registry, further authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute any and
all documents necessary to facilitate the transfer of the DOT Miami TLD from MMX to GoDaddy
Registry, and further authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute any and all other
documents, including any amendments, renewals, and extensions, which may be necessary to
maintain the terms of the Initial Agreement, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, and in
compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for said
purposes;
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. The City Commission hereby accepts the terms of the agreement related to
the consent to transfer the DOT Miami TLD registry for the Department between MMX Florida
GoDaddy Registry.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
documents necessary to facilitate the transfer of the DOT Miami TLD from MMX to GoDaddy
Registry.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized to negotiate and execute and any and
all other documents, included any amendments, renewals, and extensions which may be
necessary to maintain the terms of the Initial Agreement post transfer to GoDaddy Registry, all
in forms acceptable to the City Attorney and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations as may be deemed necessary for said purposes.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndeU ez�Ciity Attor
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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