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Resolution R-25-0039
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17218 Final Action Date: 2/13/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION SUPPORTING THE
CREATION OF THE LEJEUNE GARDENS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT ("LEJEUNE GARDENS CDD") AND AUTHORIZING MIAMI
FREEDOM PARK, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND
ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES (COLLECTIVELY, "DEVELOPER') TO
FILE A PETITION FOR THE CREATION THEREOF WITH MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR THE 130 +/- ACRE SITE LOCATED AT
APPROXIMATELY 4000 NORTHWEST 14 STREET, (FOLIO NO. 01-3132-000-
0105), 1900 NORTHWEST 37 AVENUE (FOLIO NO. 01-3132-000-0095), 1950
NORTHWEST 37 AVENUE (FOLIO NO. 01-3132-000-0100), AND 1550
NORTHWEST 37 AVENUE (FOLIO NO. 01-3132-000-0090), ALL LOCATED IN
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND GENERALLY BOUND ON THE EAST BY
NORTHWEST 37 AVENUE, ON THE WEST BY NORTHWEST 42 AVENUE, ON
THE SOUTH BY NORTHWEST 14 STREET, AND ON THE NORTH BY THE
MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY, EXCLUDING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE CITY'S
NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING SITE; ENCOURAGING THE MIAMI-DADE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ("COUNTY COMMISSION") TO
APPROVE THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE DEVELOPER TO CREATE
THE LEJEUNE GARDENS CDD ALL IN A FORM AND MANNER CONSISTENT
WITH THE PROJECT, LEASE AGREEMENT, ALL OTHER APPLICABLE
AGREEMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS, AND THIS RESOLUTION; STATING
THAT THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED
TO BE AN AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION OF THE PROJECT OR THE
TERMS, DUTIES, COVENANTS, OR OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO
THE LEASE AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE AGREEMENTS OR
INSTRUMENTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is the fee simple owner of approximately 130 +/-
acres of land located in District 1 located at approximately 4000 Northwest 14 Street, (Folio No.
01-3132-000-0105), 1900 Northwest 37 Avenue (Folio No. 01-3132-000-0095), 1950 Northwest
37 Avenue (Folio No. 01-3132-000-0100), and 1550 Northwest 37 Avenue (Folio No. 01-3132-
000-0090), all located in the City of Miami, Florida, and generally bound on the East by
Northwest 37 Avenue, on the West by Northwest 42 Avenue, on the South by Northwest 14
Street, and on the North by the municipal boundary ("Site"); and
WHEREAS, in November of 2018, the electorate of the City approved a referendum to
approve the negotiation of a ground lease and development agreement for the development of
approximately seventy-three (73) acres of the Site as a soccer stadium, offices, entertainment,
retail, hotel and conference center, public facilities, and other ancillary commercial development
("Leased Premises"); and
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WHEREAS, the referendum also approved the creation of a fifty-eight (58) acre world
class park adjacent to the Leased Premises ("Public Park"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution Nos. R-22-0156 and R-22-0157, adopted April 28,
2022, Miami Freedom Park, LLC. a Delaware Limited Liability Company (the "Developer")
entered into that certain Ground Lease for Soccer Stadium, that certain Ground Lease for Miami
Freedom Park Commercial Development, and certain related easement agreements with the
City, all dated as of February 9, 2023, governing the Developer's use of the Leased Property
(collectively, "Lease Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 14093 adopted on September 13, 2022 by the
City Commission, the City approved the development of the Miami Freedom Park Special Area
Plan ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, once constructed, the Project will consist of not less than a twenty-five
thousand (25,000) seat soccer stadium, seven hundred fifty (750) hotel rooms and conference
space, four hundred thousand (400,000) square feet of office, and six hundred thousand
(600,000) square feet of commercial uses, and a Public Park; and
WHEREAS, as part of its commitment to public benefits, the Developer committed to a
Twenty Million and 00/100 Dollars ($20,000,000.00) park fund contribution ("Park Contribution");
and
WHEREAS, the City supports the creation by Miami -Dade County of the LeJeune
Gardens Community Development District for the Site, excluding the footprint of the City's new
administrative building site ("LeJeune Gardens CDD"), which will, among other matters, assist
and support the public purpose of funding and the construction of various onsite and offsite
infrastructure and related public improvements for the Public Park in addition to the allocation of
the Park Contribution;
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 and incorporated as if fully set forth in this section.
Section 2. The City Commission supports the creation of the LeJeune Gardens CDD by
Miami -Dade County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida ("County"), and, in the City's
proprietary capacity, authorizes the Developer, its affiliates, and subsidiaries, to file a petition
with the County and execute such documents as necessary for the creation of the LeJeune
Gardens CDD, all in a form and manner consistent with the Project, the Lease Agreement, any
other applicable agreements or instruments, and this Resolution.
Section 3. The City Commission encourages the County Commission to approve a
petition submitted by the Developer to create the LeJeune Gardens CDD.
Section 4. The adoption of this Resolution shall not be construed to be an amendment or
modification of the Project or the terms, duties, covenants, or obligations of the parties to the
Lease Agreement or any other applicable agreements or instruments.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy ng III, C y ttor -y 2/4/2025
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