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City of Miami
Resolution R-25-0405
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 18056
Final Action Date: 9/25/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY
MANAGER'S FINDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-182(C) OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A", AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," CONVEYING THE CITY -OWNED
PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE OLYMPIA THEATER, LOCATED AT 174 EAST
FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), AND LEGALLY
DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY")
AND SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -
FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION ("SLAM") BY WAY OF QUITCLAIM DEED
("DEED") WITH RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS, USE RESTRICTIONS, AND
REVERTER PROVISIONS, TO SLAM FOR THE REHABILITATION AND
UTILIZATION OF THE PROPERTY EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATION AND
CIVIC PURPOSES, WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY:'
AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS„ANC'
MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT AND DEED, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO ,
CONSUMMATE THE CONVEYANCE FOR SAID PURPOSE.
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SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Commissioner Damian Pardo 717
WHEREAS, on July 24, 1975, the Maurice Gusman Cultural Center for then PerfJming�
Arts, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation, conveyed, via Special Warranty Deed„to the City
of Miami ("City") the property known as the Olympia Theater, located at 174 East Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida, consisting of the theater and a contiguous ten -story building (the "Olympia
Theater" or "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Olympia Theater is a unique landmark building that opened in 1926 as a
silent movie palace, later serving as a theater hosting many significant acts in Miami's history,
and in 1984 was added to the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, over the decades, the Olympia Theater has been an important part of the
City's history and one worth preserving, restoring, and returning to its original glory, but has
fallen into disrepair; and
City of Miami
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WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into the Purchase and Sale Agreement attached
and incorporated as Exhibit "B" ("Agreement") and transfer the Property by way of a Quitclaim
Deed in substantially the form included in the Agreement ("Deed") to Sports Leadership and
Management, Inc., a Florida Not -For -Profit Corporation ("SLAM"); and
WHEREAS, SLAM is authorized pursuant to Section 1002.33, Florida Statutes to
operate the charter school known as "Sports Leadership Arts Management Charter High
School;" and
WHEREAS, in early 2022, Miami Dade College, a public educational institution and
political subdivision of the State of Florida ("MDC") issued RFP 2022-RM-1-11 to establish a
school centered around innovation in downtown Miami, and entered into an agreement with
Mater Academy, Inc., which is affiliated with SLAM, to accomplish this goal; and
WHEREAS, since opening as a public charter school in August 2023, "Miami Tech at
Mater Innovation Academy" has been successful and would benefit from additional space to
incorporate arts and technology into its curriculum, which will be accomplished through a
cooperative between SLAM, Mater Academy, Inc., and Somerset Academy, Inc. (the
"Cooperative"); and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative hosted three (3) community meetings with stakeholders on
July 14, 16, and 17, 2025, to answer questions and receive input; and
WHEREAS, student enrollment from local neighborhoods is desired, SLAM shall provide
preferred student enrollment periods, in compliance with all federal, state, and local
requirements; and
WHEREAS, to ensure safety is optimized during renovation and operation of the
Property, SLAM shall ensure the current safety cameras located at the Property remain
operational during and after renovation; and
WHEREAS, the City and SLAM want to ensure disruption to the contRiunity is
minimized, SLAM shall provide a traffic study satisfactory to the City during permitting; for
restoration and operation of the Property, which pursuant to City's zoning code, Miami21`,`ind
City Code of Ordinances the City is the permitting authority to approve the traffic operationplan;
and .a
WHEREAS, SLAM also wants to ensure limited disruption to the community: commercial .1
stakeholders of the Property and made certain commitments to those business owners o#,the
Flagler BID; and
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WHEREAS, to ensure the restoration and long-term preservation of the Olympia? Theater"�
as a historic property, the City wishes to convey its interest in the Property to SLAM -to re''fore,
manage, and operate the Property as a public education and civic facility; and
WHEREAS, SLAM shall agree to honor all events scheduled at the Property prior to the
date of the enactment of this resolution ("Events"), as well as assist in the continuity of the
Downtown Development Authority's ("Miami DDA") Miami's Permit Clinic with a minimum of
$10,000 assistance; and
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WHEREAS, the City shall retain the right to manage, oversee, and operate the
scheduled Events, including, but not limited to, collecting all rental payments which shall be
made payable to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City and SLAM understand the value of making the Olympia Theater, a
historic asset available to the public, the Theater will be activated for public use for no fewer
than one -hundred eighty (180) days a year, between SLAM, MDC, and civic programming; and
WHEREAS, upon transfer of title to the Property to SLAM, SLAM or a related entity will
make the necessary improvements to the Property to accommodate the number of students
permitted by the Property's established occupant Toad in order to provide educational programs
of the public charter school, Miami Tech at Mater Innovation Academy, which will be renamed
as the "Miami Innovation & Arts Academy" ("Academy") through the Cooperative's efforts; and
WHEREAS, the parties anticipate MDC will serve as a higher education partner of the
Cooperative by providing dual enrollment programs that enable high school students to earn
college credit at MDC, and by developing academic pathways from high school arts programs to
MDC's associate and bachelor's degree programs; and
WHEREAS, the parties further anticipate that SLAM will serve as a venue partner for
MDC's arts and culture programs, including academic ceremonies, performances, exhibitions
and events such as Miami Film Festival and Miami Book Fair, and may provide dedicated studio
spaces for MDC art and fashion students to support creative work, exhibits and hands-on
learning; and
WHEREAS, SLAM has agreed to an annual minimum budget of $750,000 to
$1,000,000, towards Theater operations and cultural programming, including fundraising and in -
kind support through educational amenities; and
WHEREAS, SLAM will formulate and utilize an advisory council, or other similar
structure, that will work with Miami DDA and other local arts and culture entertainment-woups to
advise on the civic/public programming to take place at the Property for a minimum of qne-
hundred eighty (180) days a year; and
WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to closing, SLAM shall be required to submit tobthe
City for approval an executed agreement with MDC, for MDC's programming at the Property, as
further detailed in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 29-B(c) of the City Charter, City requiremerti for 71
competitive bidding shall not apply when conveying property to implement projects 1st any
governmental agency or instrumentality; and
WHEREAS, Section 1002.33(1), Florida Statutes provides that all charter schools in
Florida are public schools and shall be part of the state's program of public education; and
WHEREAS, the Property is the subject of, and the City is presently a party to, pending
litigation in the matters of Robert Gusman, Bruce Gusman and Jackie Gusman Thayer as
successor trustees of the real property of Maurice Gusman Cultural Center for the Performing
Arts, Inc., a dissolved Florida not for profit corporation, v. City of Miami, Case No. 22-23242 CA
01, pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami -Dade County,
Florida, and Maurice Gusman Cultural Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. a dissolved Florida
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not for profit corporation, v. City of Miami, Case No. 3D23-1842, pending in the District Court of
Appeal of the State of Florida, Third District (collectively, the "Cases"); and
WHEREAS, within thirty (30) days after Closing, the Plaintiffs in each of the Cases shall
have voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice, all claims asserted against the City, as further
detailed in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the conveyance of the Property shall be subject to the requirement that
SLAM, or a related entity, shall make all necessary interior and exterior repairs to the Property
in order to bring it into recertification compliance and historic preservation standards as set forth
under all applicable laws, including the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, ("City
Code"), which is estimated at fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00), within five (5) years of permit
issuance, which time period may be extended by the City Manager, with such repairs including:
(i) interior work that shall include, but not be limited to: a) reconstruction of previously
demolished dressing rooms and crew rooms; b) reconstruction of decorative paint and plaster
repairs in those areas on the theater that have been damaged by water intrusion; c) interior
structural repairs; d) mechanical systems retrofit including new chiller and cooling tower; and e)
electrical, fire alarm, and fire protection repairs; and (ii) exterior work that shall include, but not
be limited to: a) roof replacement; b) window replacement; c) entrance doors replacement; d)
restoration of all ornamental iron railings; d) replication and restoration of all fagade ornamental
terracotta tile, brick, and stucco; e) restoration of the Flagler Street marquee; and f) restoration
of the ticket booth (collectively, the "Restoration Requirements"); and
WHEREAS, the conveyance of the Property shall also be subject to the requirement that
the Property be used for public education and civic purposes, as further detailed in the
Agreement and Deed (collectively with the Restoration Requirements, the "Restrictions"); and
WHEREAS, if the Property is not restored, or is no longer used for public education and
civic purposes, each in accordance with the Restrictions, the Property shall revert to the City
("Reverter"), as further detailed in the Agreement and Deed; and
WHEREAS, the Property will be conveyed on an "as -is, where -is" basis, without express
or implied representations or warranties, including but not limited to those relating to the
Property's condition or sufficiency of title; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends that the City remise, release, and quitci im
the Property to SLAM, subject to the Restrictions and Reverter, pursuant to Section 29-B(c) of
the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Charter"), for the purpose of j
providing public education programs with a focus on innovation and the arts; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager hereby finds that the proposed conveyance of, the
Property and a waiver of the restrictions contained in Section 18-182(a) of the City_Code is in
the best interest of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CID? 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. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the City Manager's findings pursuant to Section 18-182(c) of the Code of the City of Miami,
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Florida, as amended, are ratified, approved, and confirmed, and the City Commission hereby
waives the requirements for said procedures.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized,' pursuant to Section 29-B(c) of the City
Charter, to execute the Agreement and Deed in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to
convey the Property, with the Restrictions and Reverter, to SLAM.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to execute any and all necessary
documents, including amendments, extensions, and modifications to the Agreement and Deed,
all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, as deemed necessary to consummate the
conveyance for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor. 2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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 Commission.
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City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.co
Final Action Date: 9 /2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTAC
BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN A
PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRM!
MANAGER'S FINDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-182(C)
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ATTAC
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A", AND WAIVING THE
SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANA
SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY 0
AMENDED, TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED PURCH
AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") IN SUBSTANTIAL
AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," CONVE
PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE OLYMPIA THE
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PARTICULARLY DESCRIBE
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CITY ATTORNEY, AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO
CONVEYANCE FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor F - ncis X. Suarez, Commissioner Damian Pardo
WHEREAS, • July 24, 1975, the Maurice Gusman Cultural Center for the Performing
Arts, Inc., a Florid- ot-for-profit corporation, conveyed, via Special Warranty Deed, to the City
of Miami ("City") e property known as the Olympia Theater, located at 174 East Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida consisting of the theater and a contiguous ten -story building (the "Olympia
Theater" or ": operty"); and
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and i
EREAS, the Olympia Theater is a unique landmark building that opened in 1926 as a
vie palace, later serving as a theater hosting many significant acts in Miami's history,
1984 was added to the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, over the decades, the Olympia Theater has been an important part of the
ity's history and one worth preserving, restoring, and returning to its original glory, but has
fallen into disrepair; and
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WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into the Purchase and Sale Agreement attached
and incorporated as Exhibit "B" ("Agreement") and transfer the Property by way of a Quitclai
Deed in substantially the form included in the Agreement ("Deed") to Sports Leadership - d
Management, Inc., a Florida Not -For -Profit Corporation ("SLAM"); and
WHEREAS, SLAM is authorized pursuant to Section 1002.33, Florida S utes to
operate the charter school known as "Sports Leadership Arts Management C ► : rter High
School;" and
WHEREAS, in early 2022, Miami Dade College, a public educatio institution and
political subdivision of the State of Florida ("MDC") issued RFP 2022-RM- -11 to establish a
school centered around innovation in downtown Miami, and entered in an agreement with
Mater Academy, Inc., which is affiliated with SLAM, to accomplish this g• . ; and
WHEREAS, since opening as a public charter school in A st 2023, "Miami Tech at
Mater Innovation Academy" has been successful and would be fit from additional space to
incorporate arts and technology into its curriculum, which wbe accomplished through a
cooperative between SLAM, Mater Academy, Inc., and •omerset Academy, Inc. (the
"Cooperative"); and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative hosted three (3) co munity meetings with stakeholders on
July 14, 16, and 17, 2025, to answer questions and re' ive input; and
WHEREAS, student enrollment from local ighborhoods is desired, SLAM shall provide
preferred student enrollment periods, in c• pliance with all federal, state, and local
requirements; and
WHEREAS, to ensure safety is ptimized during renovation and operation of the
Property, SLAM shall ensure the cur- nt safety cameras located at the Property remain
operational during and after renovatio and
WHEREAS, the City an SLAM want to ensure disruption to the community"ts
minimized, SLAM shall provid= a traffic study satisfactory to the City during permitting fqr
restoration and operation of tProperty, which pursuant to City's zoning code, Miarni21, and
City Code of Ordinances th= ity is the permitting authority to approve the traffic operation pl ,i;
and
WHEREAS, S
stakeholders of the P
Flagler BID; and
also wants to ensure limited disruption to the community cririmeral
perty and made certain commitments to those business owners of ate
cJ
WHERE , to ensure the restoration and long-term preservation of the Olympia Theater
as a historic • •perty, the City wishes to convey its interest in the Property to SLAM to restore,
manage, an operate the Property as a public education and civic facility; and
EREAS, SLAM shall agree to honor all events scheduled at the Property prior to the
date • the enactment of this resolution ("Events"), as well as assist in the continuity of the
Do town Development Authority's ("Miami DDA") Miami's Permit Clinic with a minimum of
$ 4,000 assistance; and
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WHEREAS, the City shall retain the right to manage, oversee, and operate the
scheduled Events, including, but not limited to, collecting all rental payments which shall be
made payable to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City and SLAM understand the value of making the Olympia The- r, a
historic asset available to the public, the Theater will be activated for public use for n• ewer
than one -hundred eighty (180) days a year, between SLAM, MDC, and civic programm g; and
WHEREAS, upon transfer of title to the Property to SLAM, SLAM or a rel- -d entity will
make the necessary improvements to the Property to accommodate the num ' r of students
permitted by the Property's established occupant load in order to provide edutional programs
of the public charter school, Miami Tech at Mater Innovation Academy, whi' will be renamed
as the "Miami Innovation & Arts Academy" ("Academy") through the Coope .tive's efforts; and
WHEREAS, the parties anticipate MDC will serve as a higher -ducation partner of the
Cooperative by providing dual enrollment programs that enable hi • school students to earn
college credit at MDC, and by developing academic pathways fro igh school arts programs to
MDC's associate and bachelor's degree programs; and
WHEREAS, the parties further anticipate that SLA ill serve as a venue partner for
MDC's arts and culture programs, including academic c= -monies, performances, exhibitions
and events such as Miami Film Festival and Miami Book air, and may provide dedicated studio
spaces for MDC art and fashion students to suppo creative work, exhibits and hands-on
learning; and
WHEREAS, SLAM has agreed to a ' annual minimum budget of $750,000 to
$1,000,000, towards Theater operations and c ural programming, including fundraising and in -
kind support through educational amenities; d
WHEREAS, SLAM will formul- - and utilize an advisory council, or other similar
structure, that will work with Miami DD and other local arts and culture entertainment groups to
advise on the civic/public program ' g to take place at the Property for a minimum of one -
hundred eighty (180) days a year; d
WHEREAS, as a cond . n precedent to closing, SLAM shall be required to submit toge
City for approval an execute' agreement with MDC, for MDC's programming at the Propertys ,=
further detailed in the Agr- ent; and L -) r�!
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WHEREAS, p suant to Section 29-B(c) of the City Charter, City requirbmentefor„ 8
competitive bidding all not apply when conveying property to implement projects of -a < ny
governmental age ' y or instrumentality; and r ,7
WHER
Florida are
AS, Section 1002.33(1), Florida Statutes provides that all charter school in
lic schools and shall be part of the state's program of public education; and
EREAS, the Property is the subject of, and the City is presently a party to, pending
litigati • in the matters of Robert Gusman, Bruce Gusman and Jackie Gusman Thayer as
suc sor trustees of the real property of Maurice Gusman Cultural Center for the Performing
A Inc., a dissolved Florida not for profit corporation, v. City of Miami, Case No. 22-23242 CA
, pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami -Dade County,
lorida, and Maurice Gusman Cultural Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. a dissolved Florida
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not for profit corporation, v. City of Miami, Case No. 3D23-1842, pending in the District Court of
Appeal of the State of Florida, Third District (collectively, the "Cases"); and
WHEREAS, within thirty (30) days after Closing, the Plaintiffs in each of the Cases all
have voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice, all claims asserted against the City, as f her
detailed in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the conveyance of the Property shall be subject to the requ ment that
SLAM, or a related entity, shall make all necessary interior and exterior repairs t• he Property
in order to bring it into recertification compliance and historic preservation stand ds as set forth
under all applicable laws, including the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, a amended, ("City
Code"), which is estimated at fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00), within fiv= 5) years of permit
issuance, which time period may be extended by the City Manager, with ch repairs including:
(i) interior work that shall include, but not be limited to: a) reco - ruction of previously
demolished dressing rooms and crew rooms; b) reconstruction of de, •rative paint and plaster
repairs in those areas on the theater that have been damaged b ater intrusion; c) interior
structural repairs; d) mechanical systems retrofit including new ch' r and cooling tower; and e)
electrical, fire alarm, and fire protection repairs; and (ii) exterior ork that shall include, but not
be limited to: a) roof replacement; b) window replacement; entrance doors replacement; d)
restoration of all ornamental iron railings; d) replication and -storation of all fagade ornamental
terracotta tile, brick, and stucco; e) restoration of the Fla • r Street marquee; and f) restoration
of the ticket booth (collectively, the "Restoration Require - ents"); and
WHEREAS, the conveyance of the Property all also be subject to the requirement that
the Property be used for public education an• civic purposes, as further detailed in the
Agreement and Deed (collectively with the Rest. -tion Requirements, the "Restrictions"); and
WHEREAS, if the Property is not re . red, or is no longer used for public education and
civic purposes, each in accordance with e Restrictions, the Property shall revert to the City
("Reverter"), as further detailed in the A. -ement and Deed; and
WHEREAS, the Property wil •e conveyed on an "as -is, where -is" basis, without express
or implied representations or w- anties, including but not limited to those relating to the
Property's condition or sufficien of title; and
WHEREAS, the City anager recommends that the City remise, release, and ,quit ltim
the Property to SLAM, s ect to the Restrictions and Reverter, pursuant to Section 29-B(cj of
the Charter of the Ci of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Charter"), for the . Purpose; of
providing public educ- on programs with a focus on innovation and the arts; and < ` -
WHEREA , the City Manager hereby finds that the proposed conveyance of the
Property and a aiver of the restrictions contained in Section 18-182(a) of the City Code_ s in
the best inter_ . of the City;
N. , THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY. -)OF
MIAMI, ' ORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
pted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. By a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the City Manager's findings pursuant to Section 18-182(c) of the Code of the City of Miami,
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Florida, as amended, are ratified, approved, and confirmed, and the City Commission hereby
waives the requirements for said procedures.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized,' pursuant to Section 29-B(c) of the
Charter, to execute the Agreement and Deed in a form acceptable to the City Attorn
convey the Property, with the Restrictions and Reverter, to SLAM.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to execute any and al ecessary
documents, including amendments, extensions, and modifications to the Agreem= and Deed,
all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, as deemed necessary to c• summate the
conveyance for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately on its adoption and
signature of the Mayor. 2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Wy ng III, C y or y 10/21/2025
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1 Th= erein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imp ed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
p - isions.
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 Commission.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT
FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED
HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY M
FINDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-182(C) OF THE CODE OF T
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ATTACHED AND INCORPORAT
"A", AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDU
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, PURSUANT TO SECTIO
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
ATTACHED PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT ("AGRE
SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AND INCORP
CONVEYING THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY KNOWN
LOCATED AT 174 EAST FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, F
LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT, BE
("CITY") AND SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANA
FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION ("SLAM") BY WA
WITH RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS, US
PROVISIONS, TO SLAM FOR THE REHAB!
PROPERTY EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCA
TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MORE P
AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZI
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOC
EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATI
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CONSUMMATE THE CONVEY
WHEREAS, on July
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THE OLYMPIA THEATER,
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MENT, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -
OF QUITCLAIM DEED ("DEED"
ESTRICTIONS, AND REVERTER
ATION AND UTILIZATION OF THE',
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THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE.,
ENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS,
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NCE FOR SAID PURPOSE.
, 1975, the Maurice Gusman Cultural Center for the Performing
ofit corporation, conveyed, via Special Warranty Deed, to the City
known as the Olympia Theater, located at 174 East Flagler Street,
of the theater and a contiguous ten -story building (the "Olympia
WHEREA`, the Olympia Theater is a unique landmark building that opened in 1926 as a
silent movie pa ce, later serving as a theater hosting many significant acts in Miami's history,
and in 1984 s added to the National Register of Historic Places; and
W REAS, over the decades, the Olympia Theater has been an important part of the
City's ory and one worth preserving, restoring, and retuming to its original glory, but has
fallen ' to disrepair; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into the Purchase and Sale Agreement attached
d incorporated as Exhibit "B" ("Agreement") and transfer the Property by way of a Quitclaim
Deed in substantially the form included in the Agreement ("Deed") to Sports Leadership and
Management, Inc., a Florida Not -For -Profit Corporation ("SLAM"); and
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WHEREAS, SLAM is authorized pursuant to Section 1002.33, Florida Statutes to
operate the charter school known as "Sports Leadership Arts Management Charter High
School;" and
WHEREAS, in early 2022, Miami Dade College, a public educational institution . nd
political subdivision of the State of Florida ("MDC") issued RFP 2022-RM-1-11 to esta• sh a
school centered around innovation in downtown Miami, and entered into an agree t with
Mater Academy, Inc., which is affiliated with SLAM, to accomplish this goal; and
WHEREAS, since opening as a public charter school in August 2023, " ami Tech at
Mater Innovation Academy" has been successful and would benefit from ads onal space to
incorporate arts and technology into its curriculum, which will be accom, shed through a
cooperative between SLAM, Mater Academy, Inc., and Somerset ademy, Inc. (the
"Cooperative"); and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative hosted three (3) community mee gs with stakeholders on
July 14, 16, and 17, 2025, to answer questions and receive input; a
WHEREAS, student enrollment from local neighborhood is desired, SLAM shall provide
preferred student enrollment periods, in compliance wi all federal, state, and local
requirements; and
WHEREAS, to ensure safety is optimized d ng renovation and operation of the
Property, SLAM shall ensure the current safety eras located at the Property remain
operational during and after renovation; and
WHEREAS, the City and SLAM wa to ensure disruption to the community is
minimized, SLAM shall provide a traffic st satisfactory to the City during permitting for
restoration and operation of the Property, ich pursuant to City's zoning code, Miami21, and
City Code of Ordinances the City is the p= itting authority to approve the traffic operation plan;
and
WHEREAS, to ensure the r- . oration and long-term preservation of the Olympia Theater
as a historic property, the City wi es to convey its interest in the Property to SLAM to restore,
manage, and operate the Prop - as a public education and civic facility; and
WHEREAS, SLAM all agree to honor all events scheduled at the Property prior to the
date of the enactment o his resolution ("Events"), as well as assist in the continuity of the
Downtown Developme uthority's ("Miami DDA") Miami's Permit Clinic; and
WHEREAS, e City shall retain the right to manage, oversee, and operate the
scheduled Event including, but not limited to, collecting all rental payments which shall be
made payable t- he City; and
WH . EAS, the City and SLAM understand the value of making the Olympia Theater, a
historic a . et available to the public, the theater will be activated for public use for no fewer than
one-hu • red eighty (180) events a year, between SLAM, MDC, and civic programming; and
WHEREAS, upon transfer of title to the Property to SLAM, SLAM or a related entity will
e the necessary improvements to the Property to accommodate the number of students
ermitted by the Property's established occupant load in order to provide educational programs
of the public charter school, Miami Tech at Mater Innovation Academy, which will be renamed
as the "Miami Innovation & Arts Academy" ("Academy") through the Cooperative's efforts; and
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WHEREAS, the parties anticipate MDC will serve as a higher education partner of the
Cooperative by providing dual enrollment programs that enable high school students to earn
college credit at MDC, and by developing academic pathways from high school arts programs to
MDC's associate and bachelor's degree programs; and
WHEREAS, the parties further anticipate that SLAM will serve as a venue part for
MDC's arts and culture programs, including academic ceremonies, performances, ex •itions
and events such as Miami Film Festival and Miami Book Fair, and may provide dedica d studio
spaces for MDC art and fashion students to support creative work, exhibits an hands-on
learning; and
WHEREAS, SLAM will formulate and utilize an advisory council, •r other similar
structure, that will work with Miami DDA and other local arts and culture ent ainment groups to
advise on the civic/public programming to take place at the Property f• a minimum of one -
hundred eighty (180) events a year; and
WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to closing, SLAM shall
City for approval an executed agreement with MDC, for MDC's pr
further detailed in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 29-B(c) of the
competitive bidding shall not apply when conveying pr
governmental agency or instrumentality; and
required to submit to the
amming at the Property, as
Charter, City requirements for
erty to implement projects of any
WHEREAS, Section 1002.33(1), Florida S utes provides that all charter schools in
Florida are public schools and shall be part of the ate's program of public education; and
WHEREAS, the Property is the subje• of, and the City is presently a party to, pending
litigation in the matters of Robert Gusma ► Bruce Gusman and Jackie Gusman Thayer as
successor trustees of the real property o aurice Gusman Cultural Center for the Performing
Arts, Inc., a dissolved Florida not for pr • corporation, v. City of Miami, Case No. 22-23242 CA
01, pending in the Circuit Court of th= leventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami -Dade County,
Florida, and Maurice Gusman Cult I Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. a dissolved Florida
not for profit corporation, v. City o iami, Case No. 3D23-1842, pending in the District Court of
Appeal of the State of Florida, T rd District (collectively, the "Cases"); and
WHEREAS, within t
have voluntarily dismiss
detailed in the Agreeme ,
(30) days after Closing, the Plaintiffs in each of the Cases shall
, with prejudice, all claims asserted against the City, as further
and
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WHEREAS, e conveyance of the Property shall be subject to the requirement that
SLAM, or a relat- entity, shall make all necessary interior and exterior repairs toathe Property
in order to brin • into recertification compliance and historic preservation standards asl set forth
under all app ' - ble laws, including the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, ttCity .`
Code"), whiis estimated at fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00), within five (5) years ofpermit
issuance hich time period may be extended by the City Manager, with such repairs inclt,lding:'
(i) interior work that shall include, but not be limited to: a) reconstruction of previously
demo ' hed dressing rooms and crew rooms; b) reconstruction of decorative paint and ;.p, faster )
rep- in those areas on the theater that have been damaged by water intrusion; c)cAterior
s '4ctural repairs; d) mechanical systems retrofit including new chiller and cooling tower; and e)
ectrical, fire alarm, and fire protection repairs; and (ii) exterior work that shall include, but not
be limited to: a) roof replacement; b) window replacement; c) entrance doors replacement; d)
restoration of all ornamental iron railings; d) replication and restoration of all facade ornamental
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terracotta tile, brick, and stucco; e) restoration of the Flagler Street marquee; and f) restoration
of the ticket booth (collectively, the "Restoration Requirements"); and
WHEREAS, the conveyance of the Property shall also be subject to the requirement th
the Property be used for public education and civic purposes, as further detailed in e
Agreement and Deed (collectively with the Restoration Requirements, the "Restrictions"); - d
WHEREAS, if the Property is not restored, or is no longer used for public edu ion and
civic purposes, each in accordance with the Restrictions, the Property shall reve o the City
("Reverter), as further detailed in the Agreement and Deed; and
WHEREAS, the Property will be conveyed on an "as -is, where -is" basi , without express
or implied representations or warranties, including but not limited to th ' e relating to the
Property's condition or sufficiency of title; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends that the City rem' -, release, and quitclaim
the Property to SLAM, subject to the Restrictions and Reverter, pu uant to Section 29-B(c) of
the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City • after"), for the purpose of
providing public education programs with a focus on innovation - d the arts; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager hereby finds that e proposed conveyance of the
Property and a waiver of the restrictions contained in Se- on 18-182(a) of the City Code is in
the best interest of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED : THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings - • ntained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if ' Ily set forth in this Section.
Section 2. By a four -fifths (4/5 ' ) affirmative vote, after an advertised pudic hearing,
the City Manager's findings pursuan o Section 18-182(c) of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended, are ratified, - proved, and confirmed, and the City Commission hereby
waives the requirements for said • •cedures.
Section 3. The City
Charter, to execute the A
convey the Property, with
anager is authorized,', pursuant to Section 29-B(d) of the City
ement and Deed in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to
e Restrictions and Reverter, to SLAM.
Section 4. T City Manager is further authorized' to execute any and all necessary
documents, includi amendments, extensions, and modifications to the Agreement and Deed,
all in forms a - •table to the City Attorney, as deemed necessary to consummate the
conveyance for - - id purpose.
Sec ' • n 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature ' the Mayor. 2
e herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
posed, 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 Commission.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy ng III, C ys ttor 9/16/2025
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