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File ID: #19019
Date: 03/10/2026
Commission Meeting Date: 04/09/2026
Requesting Department: Department of Real
Estate and Asset Management
Sponsored By: Damian Pardo
District Impacted: District 2
Type: Resolution
Subject: Execute - FPL Easement Distribution - Port Miami
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachment(s), pursuant to Section 29-B(c)
of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, authorizing the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a grant of easement ("Easement"), in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, to the Florida Power & Light Company, a Florida Profit Corporation, for a
perpetual, 25-foot-wide non-exclusive Easement containing a total size of approximately
thirty-seven thousand six hundred ninety-four (37,694) square feet, as legally described in
Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated, (the "Easement Area") within a portion of City of
Miami ("City") owned submerged lands in Biscayne Bay, located between the Kaseya
Center and PortMiami, Miami, Florida ("Submerged Lands"), for the construction, operation,
and maintenance of underground electric utility facilities, including cables, conduits,
appurtenant equipment, and appurtenant above ground equipment, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Easement, including the right to reconstruct, improve, and
remove all or any of the facilities within said Easement Area.
Background of Item:
The City of Miami ("City") is owner of the Submerged lands located between the Kaseya
Center and PortMiami, Miami, Florida ("Submerged Lands"). Florida Power & Light
Company, a Florida profit corporation ("FPL"), has requested the grant of a perpetual, 25-
foot-wide non-exclusive easement ("Easement") containing a total size of approximately
thirty-seven thousand six hundred ninety-four (37,694) square feet, within the Submerged
Lands, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated (the
"Easement Area"). The purpose of the Easement is for the construction, operation, and
maintenance of underground electric distribution facilities to support the PortMiami Shore
Power Program. The Shore Power Program allows cruise ships to use electric power from
FPL while docked instead of running diesel generators. This significantly reduces diesel
emissions and improves air quality in Downtown Miami and surrounding communities. Said
construction (including cables, conduits, appurtenant equipment and appurtenant above
ground equipment) to be installed from time to time, with the right to reconstruct, improve,
add to, enlarge, change the voltage, change the size of, and remove all or any of the
facilities within said Easement Area located at the Submerged Lands ("Intended Purpose").
There will be no cost to the City for installing the proposed underground facilities within the
Easement Area. The Easement shall be granted to implement a project of a governmental
agency or instrumentality in accordance with Section 29-B(c) of the Charter of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Item has NOT an Expenditure
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Department of Real Estate
Review Completed
Office of Management and
Office of Management and
City Manager's Office
Legislative Division
City Manager's Office
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Reviewed B
and Asset Management
03/10/2026 9:24 AM
Budget Pedro Lacret
Budget Marie Gouin
Erica T. Paschal
Valentin J Alvarez
Natasha Colebrook -Williams
Ileana Jerez
George K. Wysong III
Nicole Ewan
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
Andrew Frey Department Head
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Assistant City Manager
Legislative Division Review
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Approved on behalf of the City Manager
ACA Review Completed
Approved Form and Correctness Completed
Meeting Completed
Signed by the Mayor Completed
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed
Rendered Completed
03/13/2026 10:43 AM
03/13/2026 5:15 PM
03/13/2026 5:56 PM
03/19/2026 11:41 AM
Completed
03/25/2026 1:54 PM
03/25/2026 4:50 PM
04/09/2026 9:00 AM
04/16/2026 4:43 PM
04/16/2026 4:52 PM
04/16/2026 4:52 PM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-26-0158
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 19019 Final Action Date:4/9/2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT ("EASEMENT"), IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT
COMPANY, A FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR A PERPETUAL, TWENTY-
FIVE FOOT (25') WIDE NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT CONTAINING A TOTAL SIZE
OF APPROXIMATELY THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR
(37,694) SQUARE FEET, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED (THE "EASEMENT AREA"), WITHIN A PORTION OF CITY OF
MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED SUBMERGED LANDS IN BISCAYNE BAY, LOCATED
BETWEEN THE KASEYA CENTER AND PORTMIAMI, MIAMI, FLORIDA
("SUBMERGED LANDS"), FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING
CABLES, CONDUITS, APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT, AND APPURTENANT ABOVE
GROUND EQUIPMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THE EASEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, ADD
TO, ENLARGE, CHANGE THE VOLTAGE AS WELL AS THE SIZE OF, AND REMOVE
ALL OR ANY OF THE FACILITIES WITHIN SAID EASEMENT AREA.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is owner of the Submerged lands located between
the Kaseya Center and Portmiami, Miami, Florida ("Submerged Lands"); and
WHEREAS, Florida Power & Light Company, a Florida profit corporation ("FPL"), has
requested the grant of a perpetual, twenty-five foot (25') wide non-exclusive easement
("Easement") containing a total size of approximately thirty-seven thousand six hundred ninety-
four (37,694) square feet, within the Submerged Lands, as more particularly described in Exhibit
"A," attached and incorporated ("Easement Area"); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Easement is for the construction, operation, and
maintenance of underground electric distribution facilities to support the PortMiami Shore Power
Program, that allows cruise ships to use electric power from FPL while docked instead of
running diesel generators, which significantly reduces diesel emissions and improves air quality
in Downtown Miami and surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, the Easement will allow for the construction, installation, operation,
maintenance, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, modification (including changes in
voltage and size), and removal of underground electric distribution facilities, including cables,
conduits, and associated appurtenant underground and above -ground equipment, within the
Easement Area located on the Submerged Lands ("Intended Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, there will be no cost to the City for installing the proposed underground
electric utility facilities within the Easement Area; and
WHEREAS, the Easement shall be granted to implement a project of a governmental
agency or instrumentality in accordance with Section 29-B(c) of the Charter of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended;
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 hereby authorized' to negotiate and execute the
Easement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, in favor of FPL for the Intended Purpose
within the Easement Area located at the Submerged Lands, in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Easement.
Section 3. 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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'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.