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File Number: 12792 Final Action Date: 2/9/2023
MAY BE WITHDRAWN
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN
EXTENSION, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO THE MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT WITH BELAFONTE TACOLCY CENTER, INC., A FLORIDA NON-
PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 3.29
ACRES OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6161 NORTHWEST 9 AVENUE,
MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR A TERM OF FIFTEEN (15) YEARS COMMENCING ON APRIL
1, 2020.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is the owner of certain real property and
improvements located at 6161 Northwest 9 Avenue, Miami, Florida ("Property"), which has been
occupied by Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Inc. ("Belafonte") since 1971; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 97-179, adopted March 20, 1997, authorized the City
Manager to execute a Revocable License Agreement with Belafonte to occupy the Property and
provide youth development, educational, and leadership training programs at the Property; and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 1997, the City Manager executed a Revocable License
Agreement with Belafonte for the purpose of providing youth development, educational, and
leadership training programs at the Property; and
WHEREAS, Belafonte subsequently requested to negotiate a Management Agreement
in lieu of a Revocable License Agreement to enhance its long-term funding capability and
provide adequate time to accomplish its goals of youth development and educational programs;
and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 04-0346, adopted May 27, 2004, authorized the City
Manager to execute a Management Agreement with Belafonte to manage the Property for an
initial term of fifteen (15) years with an option to extend for one (1) additional fifteen (15) year
period subject to mutual consent of the parties; and
WHEREAS, said Management Agreement, attached and incorporated as Exhibit A, was
executed by the parties with an Effective Date of April 1, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the City and Belafonte find it to be in the best interest of the parties and the
general public to allow Belafonte to continue its youth development, educational, and leadership
training programs at the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager requests authority to negotiate and execute an extension
of the Management Agreement ("Extension"), in substantially the attached form, pursuant to
Section 1.3 of the Management Agreement;
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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 Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute the Extension, in
substantially the attached form, with Belafonte.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten 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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