HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Manager's ApprovalCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D.
City Manager
FROM: Daniel Rotenberg
Director of Real Esta
Asset Management
DATE: November 5, 2018
SUBJECT: Approval of finding to waive competitive
sealed bidding methods for the presentation
of the Ultra Music Festival at Marine Stadium
and Virginia Key Beach
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ENCLOSURES:
On November 15, 2018, the Miami City Commission is being asked to consider the approval of a Revocable
License Agreement between the City of Miami ("City") and Event Entertainment Group, Inc. for the
presentation of the Ultra Music Festival at the Miami Marine Stadium site and Virginia Key Beach site
beginning March 2019.
The Department of Real Estate and Asset Management ("DREAM") respectfully requests your
recommendation and approval for the action of the Miami City Commission by a 4/5ths affirmative vote, after
an advertised public hearing ratifying, approving, and confirming the City Manager's recommendation, and
finding that competitive bidding/negotiation methods are not practicable or advantageous to the City,
pursuant to Section 18- 85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami; waiving the requirements for said procedures;
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Revocable License Agreement, in substantially the attached form,
with the City and Event Entertainment Group, Inc., a Florida for profit corporation, subject to City Commission
approval.
The Ultra Music Festival ("Ultra") has operated in the City at Bayfront Park since March 2001, and in March
2018, the music festival held its 20th anniversary at Bayfront Park. Commencing in March 2019, Event
Entertainment Group, Inc. would like to produce Ultra at Virginia Key, inclusive of the Miami Marine Stadium
site as well as the Virginia Key Beach site. Ultra is a local, home-grown event, that is world-renowned, and
which generates substantial funds for Miami through hotel room bookings, airline travel, restaurants, car
services, cleaning services, other personal services, and City of Miami police and fire services, etc. It is a well-
established, unique entertainment event that focuses worldwide attention on Miami.
For reasons stated above, as required by Section 18-85(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, DREAM
recommends that competitive sealed bidding/negotiation methods are not practicable or advantageous to
the City for the aforementioned Ultra Music Festival. If you concur with these recommendations and findings,
please acknowledge your approval by executing below, and presenting these written findings to the City
Commission for the required 4/5ths vote approval.
Approved:
Emilio T. nzalez, Ph.D., ho Manager
cc: Fernando Casamayor, Assistant City Manager
Nzeribe Ihekwaba, Assistant City Manager
Joe Napoli, Deputy City Manager
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