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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 13980 Final Action Date: 7/13/2023
MAY BE DEFERRED
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO A
REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), BETWEEN THE CITY OF
MIAMI ("CITY") AND LA UNIDAD CUBANA, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -FOR -PROFIT
CORPORATION ("LICENSEE"), FOR THE USE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 970
SW 1ST STREET, ROOM 302, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), REMOVING USE
OF ROOM 300, AND NEGOTIATING AND EXECUTING A SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT WITH LICENSEE, COMMENCING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR
USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT
FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO MAKE NON -SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS TO SUCH AGREEMENT
AS NEEDED, WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH
IN THE AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns and operates a public facility known as the
Manuel Artime Community Center located at 970 Southwest 1st Street, Miami, Florida (the
"Building"); and
WHEREAS, the Licensee entered into a Revocable License Agreement with the City on
June 14, 2005 ("Agreement") to occupy and use Room 302 located at 970 Southwest 1st Street,
Miami, Florida ("Building") as office space; and
WHEREAS, the Licensee expressed its interest in using Room 300 of the Building as
additional office space for its organization and entered into an amendment to the Agreement on
January 9, 2006, adding use of Room 300 to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on February 14, 2008, the City passed and adopted Resolution No. R-08-
0070, setting use fee rates at the Building for non-profit and for -profit entities; and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2008, the City entered into a Second Amendment increasing
Use Fee and Security annually in October of each year by three percent (3%); and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2018, a letter was sent by City's Department of Real Estate and
Asset Management ("DREAM") accepting a reduction in square footage from 590 square feet to
529 square feet for Room 300 and from 1,196 to 1,081 square feet for Room 302 and
unauthorized rent credits totaling $13,800.68; and
WHEREAS, the Licensee has indicated they have faced challenges in making rent
payments due to the Novel Coronavirus ("Covid-19") pandemic; and
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WHEREAS, on March 30, 2023, the Licensee requested an amendment to the
Agreement removing use of Room 300 to reduce monthly rent payments; and
WHEREAS, DREAM wishes to amend the Agreement retroactive to April 1, 2023
removing use of Room 300 provided Licensee becomes current on all dues to the City with
none outstanding; and
WHEREAS, Measure Up Corp., a professionally licensed independent third -party
company that provides commercial building measurement services, was contracted by DREAM
to provide accurate measurements of the Building and determined Room 300 consisted 1,184
rentable square feet and Room 302 consisted of 1,612 rentable square feet; and
WHEREAS, the Licensee currently owes approximately $90,332.53 in use fees,
exclusive of any late fees and interest for the period of September, 2014 through May, 2023;
and
WHEREAS, DREAM requests a settlement agreement be negotiated and executed to
address the outstanding use fees to bring the Licensee current; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Code Section 18-176(b), four affirmative votes of the City
Commission shall be required for approval of any such deferrals, abatements, credits or other
reductions in payments;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Pursuant to Section 18-85(a) of the Code, by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative
vote, after an advertised public hearing, the City Manager's written findings, that competitive
negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous, and waiving the
requirements for said procedures, are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute the Agreement, in
a form acceptable to the City Attorney, between the City and tenants, for use of commercial
space located at 970 Southwest 1st Street, Room 302, Miami, Florida, with terms and
conditions as more specifically set forth in said Agreement.
Section 4. 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 legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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.
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