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Resolution R-22-0272
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12316 Final Action Date: 7/28/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, APPROVING THE
ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ("RFP") FOR THE
RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND LEASE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE OLYMPIA THEATER AND
TOWER; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE THE RFP, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE ANY AND ALL
AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, 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 ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING THE
CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND
FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18
OF THE CITY CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns the property known as the Olympia Theater
and Tower, also known as the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts or the Maurice Gusman
Cultural Center, consisting of a historic theater and residential tower located at 174 East Flagler
Street, Miami, Florida 33131 ("Olympia"); and
WHEREAS, the Olympia is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is
recognized as a landmark in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City is currently managing and operating the Olympia, has undertaken
numerous repairs of the facility, and has plans for the restoration and improvement of the
property; and
WHEREAS, the City procured the services of R.J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A., a
Florida profit corporation, to prepare a Conditions Assessment Report and assist with the
preparation of a scope of services for a Request for Proposals ("RFP") for the restoration,
improvement, and lease of the Olympia consistent with its rich history; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a draft RFP for recommendation of award of this
project to a responsive and responsible proposer that will restore, improve, and lease the
Olympia in a manner that will enhance and emphasize its historic significance, activate the
property to maximize its economic potential, grow the value of the surrounding area, increase
the number of cultural events, and attract the whole of the community to this prominent
destination, as more particularly described in said RFP;
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File ID: 12316 Enactment Number: R-22-0272
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 issuance of an RFP for the restoration, improvement, and lease of the
Olympia is hereby approved.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to issue the RFP, in a form acceptable to the
City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. The Manager is further authorized' to issue any and all amendments,
modifications, 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 ("City Code"), including the City's Procurement Ordinance, Anti -Deficiency Act, and
Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in Chapter 18 of the City Code, in forms acceptable
to the City Attorney, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as may
be deemed necessary for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
endez, ity Attor ey 7/19/2022
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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