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Resolution R-25-0503
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 18556 Final Action Date: 11/20/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION BY A FOUR -FIFTHS
(4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2-614 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), MAKING FINDINGS, AND WAIVING THE
CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION 2-612 OF
THE CITY CODE, TO ENABLE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN
EXPERT CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH ROBERT W. HOLLAND
THROUGH HIS FIRM, THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT W. HOLLAND, LLC,
TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH AND FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, Section 2-612 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), prohibits any City of Miami ("City") employee from entering a contract or transacting any
business with the City or an agency acting on behalf of the City for a period of two (2) years
after ceasing employment with the City; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-614 of the City Code allows the City Commission to waive such
prohibitions if a contract is in the best interest of the City, as in this case; and
WHEREAS, Robert W. Holland is a member of the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust Board,
a limited instrumentality of the City of Miami, making Section 2-612 applicable to him; and
WHEREAS, the City plans on retaining Mr. Holland, through his firm, The Law Offices of
Robert W. Holland, LLC, as an expert consultant for the City Manager's office in order to
contribute his expertise and knowledge, and assist the City with its efforts to establish the
Allapattah Community Redevelopment Agency ("Expert Services"); and
WHEREAS, Mr. Holland is the founder and principal of the Law Offices of Robert W.
Holland, where he has practiced law in Miami for more than thirty years, with a practice focused
on administrative law, contracts, government procurement, government relations, land use, real
estate, and zoning; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Holland has held leadership positions on public boards involved in
economic development and infrastructure, including service as Chairperson of the Miami -Dade
Economic Advocacy Trust and as Vice Chair of the Miami -Dade Expressway Authority, and
through those roles has been involved in economic development initiatives and community
redevelopment efforts in targeted urban areas of Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, based on this combination of legal practice, service in senior governmental
positions, and leadership in economic development and community revitalization, the City
Commission finds that Mr. Holland possesses unique qualifications and specialized knowledge
in land use, zoning, government procurement, community redevelopment, and public -private
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economic development that will significantly benefit the City in connection with the planning and
establishment of the Allapattah Community Redevelopment Agency; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution does not exempt or waive any prohibited conflicts of interest
pursuant to Chapter 112 of the Florida Statutes or Section 2-11.1 of the Miami Dade Code of
Ordinances;
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 prohibitions contained in Sections 2-612 of the City Code, are waived
pursuant to Section 2-614 of the City Code, by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote of the
members of the City Commission, after a public hearing, as such prohibitions pertain to Robert
W. Holland as a current board member of the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust and an expert
consultant. This waiver shall permit the City Manager to enter into an expert consulting
agreement with Robert W. Holland for the purpose of providing Expert Services to the City.
Section 3. The waiver set forth in Section 2 hereof is based upon the following findings:
(a) Robert W. Holland's Expert Services are unique and the city cannot avail
itself of such property or services without entering into a transaction which would
violate this section but for waiver of its requirements; and
(b) Entering into the proposed expert consulting agreement with Robert W.
Holland, through his company, The Law Offices of Robert W. Holland, LLC, for
the provision of the Expert Services is in the best interest of the City.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective at immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
rge Wyng III, C y ttor -y 1/14/2026
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