HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit - Convention Development Tax InterlocalAGREEMENT NUMBER
17061
NAME/TYPE OF AGREEMENT
MIAMI DADE COUNTY
DESCRIPTION
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT - USE AND DISPOSITION OF A
PORTION OF THE CONVENTION DEVELOPMENT TAX /
RESOLUTION NO. R-319-19
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EFFECTIVE DATE
July 1, 2009
ATTESTED BY
PAMELA BURNS.
ATTESTED DATE
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5/14/2009
DATE RECEIVED FROM
ISSUING DEPT.
7/24/2009^
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INTERLOCAL AGREE, NlENT
DATED U I I 200-ci 2009
BETWE N I -DARE COUNTY AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI
This interlocal Agreement made this _j day of UuW 2009 '(the
"Interlocal") by and between Miami -Dade County, a political subdivisio of the State of Florida (the
"County") and the City of Miami, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Florida (the "City") regarding the use and disposition of a portion of the Convention Development
Tax as defined in this interlocal Agreement.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the County, pursuant to Section 212.0305(4)(b), Florida Statutes (the "Act"),,
Section 2960 of the Code of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, and Ordinance No. 8391 enacted
by the Board of County Commissioners of Miami -Dade County (the "Board") on June 5, 1984,
imposed a levy on the exercise within its boundaries of the taxable privilege of leasing or letting
transient rental accommodations at the rate of three percent of the total consideration charged for
such accommodations (the "Convention Development Tax or. "CDT"); and
WHEREAS, under Section 212.0305(b)2.d, Florida Statutes, the County has the statutory
responsibility to dete,rnine the use of the CDT Receipts (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, the County and City along with the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority
("MSEA") previously entered into an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement dated December 14, 2004
(the "Prior Interlocal") regarding the disposition of the CDT Receipts, which shall terminate in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the County has pledged the CDT Receipts to certain County bonds ("County
CDT Bonds") and eligible projects, as set forth on Exhibit "A" to this Interlocal, which have priority
over any future disposition or use of the CDT Receipts; and
WHEREAS, the County intends to issue additional County CDT Bonds to satisfy its
obligation to provide certain funds for the construction of the Ballpark (defined below) and related
public infrastructure (the "County CDT Ballpark Bonds") which will also have a priority over any
future disposition or use of the CDT Receipts as set forth in Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the County and City wish to enter into this Interlocal for the purpose of setting
forth the terms and conditions upon which the County shall transfer a portion of the CDT Receipts
to the City, which will be subordinate to the obligations set forth on Exhibit "A", but shall have
priority over all other obligations secured by the CDT Receipts to be used by the City to satisfy the
City Obligations (defined below),
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and the City agree as follows:
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(1) 'Ballpark" shall mean the major league baseball facility to be constructed at the former
Orange Bowl site for use by the ]Florida Marlins.
(2) "Ballpark Project" shall mean the Ballpark, the City Parking, and associated infrastructure
to be developed at the former Orange Bowl site.
(3) "Board" shall mean the Board of County Commissioners of Miami -Dade County.
(4) "CDT Receipts" shall mean the revenues collected annually (excluding any carryover
from prior year collections) by the County of the levy on the exercise within its
boundaries of the taxable privilege of leasing or letting transient rental accommodations at
the rate of three percent (3%) of the total consideration charged therefore as currently
authorized pursuant to Section 212.0305(4)(b), Florida Statutes (net of Tax Collector
administrative costs for local administration pursuant to Section 212.0305(5)(b)5, Florida
Statutes).
(5) "City Commission shall mean the City Commission of the City of Miami.
(6) "City Obligations" shall mean all financial obligations of the City under the Stadium
Agreements, including the obligation to provide certain funds for the construction of
public infrastructure and City Parking, including City Parking Bonds.
(7) "City Parking" shall mean approximately 5,500 parking spaces which will be available to the
Florida Marlins, LP or its affiliates and their patrons for parking in accordance with the
City Parking Agreement (described below).
(8) "City Parking ]Bonds" shall mean the taxable or tax-exempt debt issued by the City, or any
other governmental entity on behalf of the City, and secured, in whole or in part, by the
Current Share in an aggregate amount sufficient (taking into account issuance costs,
required reserves and capitalized interest during construction) to fund $60 million of the
City Parking design and construction costs. The City Parking Bonds shall not be deemed
to include any bonds issued on parity or on a subordinated basis to fund design and
construction costs for the City Parking in excess of $60 million.
(9) "Construction Administration Agreement" shall mean the agreement by and among the
County, the City and Marlins Stadium Developer, LLC dated April 15, 2009.
(10) "Current Share" shall mean an amount equal to the annual CDT payments set forth on the
attached Exhibit "B" from the County to the City solely from CDT Receipts.
{11) "Stadium Agreements" shall mean collectively the Construction Administration
Agreement, the Operating Agreement, the Assurance Agreement, the NonRelocation
Agreement and the City Parking Agreement entered into by and among the County, the
City, Martins Stadium Developer, LLC, Marlins Stadium Operator, LLC, and Florida
Marlins, L.P., as the case may be, with respect to the development, operation and
management of the Ballpark Project.
(12) "Team and Team Affiliates" shall mean Florida Marlins, L.P., Marlins Stadium
Developer, LLC, and Marlins Stadium Operator, LLC.
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The County and the City agree that the Prior Interlocal shall terminate upon the receipt by
the parties of evidence from MSEA that it has terminated the Prior Interlocal and the
approval, execution and delivery of this Interlocal by the parties.
C. PRIORITY LIEN
It is recognized and the parties agree that the outstanding County CDT Bonds, the County
CDT Ballpark Bonds to be issued and the obligations of the County secured by a pledge of
the CDT Receipts, all as specifically set forth in Exhibit "A", which Exhibit "A" is
incorporated in this Interloca.I by reference, shall have a first claim on such CDT Receipts
prior to any other payments required under this. Interlocal. It is agreed by the Parties that
after the obligations of Exhibit "A" have been satisfied, the payments required unddr this
Interlocal shall have a priority lien on the CDT Receipts ahead of all other obligations
secured by the CDT Receipts.
1. Subsequent to the termination of the Prior Interlocal and prior to July 1, 2009, the County
shall pay to the City solely from the CDT Receipts an amount equal to $2 million per
year for a term commencing upon the effective date of this Interlocal pursuant to Section
B above and ending on July 1, 2009 for use by the City solely to fund CDT -eligible
projects in accordance with State law.
2. If the Ballpark Project moves forward as evidenced by approval and execution of the
Stadium Agreements and such agreements are not terminated by the parties in accordance
with Sections 11.1.1 or 11.1.2 of the Construction Administration Agreement„
commencing on July 1, 2009 and ending on rune 30, 2039, the County shall remit the
Current Share to the City in accordance with Section 7.
3. If the Stadium Agreements are terminated in accordance with their terms prior to the
issuance of the City Parking Bonds, the County shall no longer be obligated to pay the
City the Current Share, as set forth in subsection (2) above, and the City shall have no
obligation to issue the City Parking Bonds. Instead, the County shall pay to the City
solely from the CDT Receipts an amount equal to $2 million per year commencing on the
date first day of the month following the termination date of the Stadium Agreements and
ending on September 30, 2020 for use by the City solely to fund CDT -eligible projects in
accordance with State law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any payments made by the
County to the City of the Current Share that are in excess of those payments due pursuant
to this Section shall be credited against future payments due from the County to the City
until credited in full. (ince all fixture payments are credited in full, if any payments made by
the County to the City of the Current Share exceed those payments due pursuant to this
Section, the City shall reimburse the County such excess amount within 30 days` written
notice from the County that such payment is due.
4. If the Stadium Agreements are terminated in accordance with Sections 11.1.1, 11,12 or
11.1.4 of the Construction Administration Agreement to the extent the default is caused
solely by the Team and the Team Affiliates after the issuance of debt by the City to secure
the City Obligations ("City Debt"), the City shall use all bond proceeds and interest
earnings on deposit in any funds or accounts established to secure the City Debt, to defease
and/or redeem the City Debt on the first call date. If those amounts are insufficient to call
and redeem the City Debt (including payment of any redemption premium) on such date,
the County shall be obligated to annually remit the Current Share to the City until the City
is reimbursed for any deficit attributed to $60 million of the City Debt after the City
defeased all the City Debt, provided, however, the County's obligation to remit the Current
Share to the City shall cease on June 30, 2039. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the City
elects to recover and is awarded damages against the Team and the Team Affiliates for the
amount the County is obligated to'remit annually to the City pursuant to the preceding
sentence, the County shall not be obligated to pay the City the Current Share upon the City
's collection of such damages from the Team or the Team Affiliate, but shall instead pay to
the City solely from the CDT Receipts an amount equal to $2 million per year commencing
on the date of collection of such damages and ending on September 30, 2020 for use by the
City solely to fund CDT -eligible projects in accordance with State law.
If the Stadium Agreements are terminated in accordance with Section 11.1.4 of the
Construction Administration Agreement because the County is a Defaulting Party after the
issuance of the City Debt, the City shall use all bond proceeds and interest earnings on
deposit in any funds or accounts established to secure the City Debt to redeem the City
Debt on the first call date. To the extent those amounts are insufficient to call and redeem
the City Debt (including payment of any redemption premium) on such date, the County
shall be obligated to annually remit the Current Share to the City until the City is
reimbursed for such deficit, provided, however, the County's obligation to remit the Current
Share to the City shall cease on June 30, 2039. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the City
elects to recover and is awarded damages against the County which include the amount the
County is obligated to remit annually to the City pursuant to the preceding sentence, the
County shall not be obligated to pay the City the Current Share upon the City's collection of
such damages from the County, but shall instead pay to the City solely from the CDT'
Receipts an amount equal to $2 million per year commencing on the date of collection of
such damages and ending on September 30, 2020 for use by the City solely to fund CDT -
eligible projects in accordance with State law.
6. If the Stadium Agreements are terminated in accordance with Section ILIA of the
Construction Administration Agreement because of a default (failure to fund) by the City
on or after July 1, 2009, the County shall no longer be obligated to pay the City the
Current Share and. the City shall be obligated to reimburse the County for all payments
from the County to the City in excess of $2 million since July 1, 2009. After the County
has defeased the County CDT Ballpark Bonds and paid all related costs and expenses in
connection with such defeasance, the County shall pay to the City solely from the CDT
Receipts an amount equal to $2 million per year ending on September 30, 2020 for use by
the City solely to fund CDT -eligible projects in accordance with State law.
7. The County shall pay the annual payments set forth in subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or
(6) above, as the case may be, to the City in equal monthly installments from the CDT
Receipts received by the County that month, until the annual payment is paid in full.. If
the CDT Receipts received by the County in any year are insufficient to pay the Current
Share for that year (each such deficiency, a "Shortfall"), and if in subsequent years the
amount of CDT Receipts exceed the Current Share for that year (each such excess amount,
a "Surplus"), then the County shall remit such Surplus to the City up to the amount of the
Shortfall. In the event the amount of a Surplus in any year is insufficient to pay the
Shortfall for the immediately preceding year, then the County shall be obligated to
continue to remit any Surplus, in any subsequent year, until all Shortfalls has been paid in
full. Such amounts payable for the Shortfall shall be cumulative from year to year.
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S. The City agrees that the Current Share shall first be pledged to fund the City's Parking
Obligation. To the extent the Current Share exceeds the required amounts necessary to pay
debt service on the City Parking Bonds, the City shall use such excess to fund CDT -
eligible projects in accordance with State law and in accordance with the terms of this
,Interlocal.
9. Other than as previously authorized by the Board or as set forth in this Section D,. the One -
Third CDT share shall be disbursed in accordance with the Act, as determined by the
County, for projects qualified pursuant to the Act and located solely within the most
populous municipality in the County.
The County shall have the right, without limitation, but not the obligation, to separately
audit all accounts, books, records, and the supporting documentation related to the CDT
Receipts remitted either directly to the City and the expenditure of any funds on the, the
City Parking, debt service on the City Parking Bonds or any other CDT -eligible projects
in accordance with State law. Such auditor may be engaged to investigate, inspect and
review the operations and activities of the City in connection with this Interlocal. The
County shall be responsible for the cost of any separate audits performed at its request.
The City shall use its best efforts in assisting the auditor in its duties. Nothing in this
Interlocal shall impair the County's existing rights to audit or to investigate past and future
acts. Any rights that the County has under this section shall not be the basis for any Iiability
to the County from the City or third parties for such investigation or for the failure to have
conducted such investigation.
This Interlocal constitutes the sole and only agreement of the County and the City with
respect to the CDT Receipts and correctly sets forth the rights, duties and obligations of each
to the other as of its date. Any prior agreements (including the Prior Interlocal), promises,
resolutions, negotiations, or representations not expressly set forth in the Interlocal are of no
force and effect.
No amendments to this Interlocal shall be binding on the parties unless in writing and
executed by the parties.
CITY OF 1,FLORIDA
By.
PEDRO RNANDEZ
City Manager
City of Miami
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
GEORGRZM. BURGESS
County Manager
Miami -Dade County
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ATTEST:
By
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND CORRECTNESS:
City Attoritd'y
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APARY�Eb AS TO FORM
AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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CDT Priority Commitments Exhibit A
current gondq Amrtint
Series 1995 PAC and Series 1997 PAC $368,757,228 (outstanding principal amount)
Series 2005A and 20056 $184,312,247
Existing Obligations
Miami Beach $4,500,000 Annual Payment
American Airlines Arena $6,400,000 Annual Payment (increases to $6.5 million in 2022-28)
Cultural Grants $1,000,000 Annual Payment
Performing Arts Center Trust $1,700,000 Annual Payment (increases to $2 million in 2012)
South Miami -Dade Cultural Center $770,000 Annual Payment
Projects to be Financed (New Bonds)
Ballpark $81 million but not Unused authorization shall be terminated after issuance of bonds
to exceed $100
million
"Pursuant to Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the City of Miami Beach dated June 21, 1996, as amended, the annual payment of
$4,500,000 may be increased if CDT Receipts exceed a threshold that is greater than anticipated/projected CDT Receipts,
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"Exhibit B"
Annual CDT Payments to the City
2009
2,000,000
2010
3,000,000
2011
3;000,000
2012
3,000,000
2013
3,000,000
2014
3,000,000
2015
3,000,000
2016
4,000,000
2017
4,000,000
2018
4,000,000
2019
4,000,000
2020
4,000,000
2021
5,000,000
2022
5,000,000
2023
5,000,000
2024
5,000,000
2025
5,000,000
2026
6,000,000
2027
6,000,000
2028
6,000,000
2029
6,000,000
2030
6,000,000
2031
8,000,000
2032
8,000,000
2033
8,000,000
2034
8,000,000
2035
8,000,000
2036
8,000,000
2037
8,000,000
2038
8,000,000
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STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
CITY OF MIAMI
1, PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Miami,
Florida, and keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that the attached and
foregoing pages numbered I through 9, inclusive, constitute a true and correct copy of
Agreement No. 17061, INTERLOCAL, AGREEMENT dated July 1, 2009.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hands and impress
the Official Seal of the City of Miami, Florida, this 27th day of July, 2010.
PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON
City Clerk
Miami, Florida
Assistant City Clerk
(OFFICIAL SEAL)