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Resolution R-17-0617
File Number: 3189
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 12/14/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND EXECUTE A QUIT
CLAIM DEED ("DEED"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR THE
DONATION AND CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN SUBMERGED LAND FROM THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT") LOCATED NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 395 ("MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY"), AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A" OF THE DEED ("PROPERTY'),
TO THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") is the owner of certain
submerged land located north of Interstate 395 ("MacArthur Causeway"), as more particularly
described in Exhibit "A" of the FDOT Quitclaim Deed ("Deed") to the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, FDOT originally obtained the submerged land from the City by deed as
recorded in the Official Records Book 1697, Page 380 for the construction of the MacArthur
Causeway; and
WHEREAS, FDOT has determined the submerged land is no longer needed for the
continued maintenance of the MacArthur Causeway and has agreed to convey the submerged
land back to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City anticipates including a portion of the submerged land in a
Submerged Lands Lease and is currently negotiating the same with the adjacent riparian upland
owner, Resorts World Miami, LLC ("Resorts World"), as authorized pursuant to Section 29-B of
the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida and Chapter 18, Article XI of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended; and
WHEREAS, Resorts World intends to develop and operate a marina which will be
located partly on submerged land currently owned by the City and partly on the submerged land
covered by the Deed;
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.
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Enactment Number: R-17-0617
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to accept and execute the Deed, in
substantially the attached form, for the donation and conveyance of the submerged land from
FDOT to the City.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute all other
documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption and
signature of the Mayor2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
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' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, 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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