HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up Document - Draft Community Benefits AgreementCOMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT
by and between 'V
CITY OF MIAMI,
a municipal corporation of the State of Florida
and
MIAMI FREEDOM PARK, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
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COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT
THIS COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT (this "Aereement"), dated and
entered into as of this day of , 2019, is made by and between CITY OF MIAMI, a
municipal corporation of the State of Florida, having its principal office and place of business at
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133 ("City") and MIAMI FREEDOM PARK,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal office and place of business at
800 Douglas Road, 12th Floor, Coral Gables, Florida 33134 (hereinafter called "MFP" and
together with the City, collectively, referred to herein, as the "Parties" and each, individually, as
a "Party"). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement, without being defined elsewhere herein,
shall have the meanings set forth in Article 1 hereof.
WITNESSETH:
A. MFP, its principals and affiliates are active members of the City of Miami
community and, as part of their continued commitment to the City, seek to contribute to the
City's beautification, utility and community -spirit by contributing funds to public parks and
projects and making available recreational opportunities for City residents.
B. In furtherance of the foregoing and in satisfaction of a material requirement
imposed by the City in connection with its award of the Ground Lease (as hereafter defined) to
MFP, MFP has agreed (i) to pay the City $20,000,000.00 for the benefit of the Public Park Parcel
(the "Park Fund Contribution") and other parks and green space, (ii) to pay the City
$5,000,000.00 for the benefit of the Baywalk-Riverwalk Project (the "Bavwalk Contribution"),
and (iii) to make multiple soccer fields publicly and freely available to the City's youth
(collectively, the "Community Benefits").
C. is the of MFP and will receive a substantial benefit
from the Ground Lease transaction entered into in connection herewith and has agreed to
guarantee the obligations of MFP herein ("Guarantor") pursuant to the attached guaranty (the
"Guaranty").
D. The City and MFP recognize the public benefits attained from the Community
Benefits and thereby wish to enter into the agreements, terms, covenants and conditions
hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS
Section I.I. Terms Defined. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without
definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Ground Lease. The terms set forth below,
when used anywhere in this Agreement, shall be defined as follows:
the Recitals.
(a) "Bavwalk Contribution" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
(b) "Bavwalk-Riverwalk Proiect'shall mean
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(c) "City" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the introductory
paragraph of this Agreement.
(d) "City Commission" shall mean the City Commission of the City of
Miami, Florida.
(e) "Community Benefits" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the Recitals.
(f) "Effective Date" shall be first day of the first month after the later of (i)
ten (10) days after the date that the City Commission approves the Agreement, and (ii) the date
this Agreement is last executed by MFP and City.
(g) "Event(s) of Default" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1.
(h) "Final Pavment" shall mean MFP's payment of the final required
payment pursuant the Park Fund Contribution Schedule.
(i) "Ground Lease" shall mean that certain Ground Lease and Master
Development Agreement, dated of even date herewith, pursuant to which the City, as landlord,
has agreed to lease to MFP, as tenant, that certain real property more particularly described in the
Ground Lease, in connection with, amongst other things, the construction and use of a
professional soccer facility on such real property.
0) "MFP" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the introductory
paragraph of this Agreement.
(k) "Notice" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2.
(1) "Party" or "Parties" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
(m) "Park Fund Contribution" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in the Recitals.
(n) "Park Fund Contribution Schedule" shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 2.2(a).
(o) "Public Park Parcel" shall mean that certain real property owned by the
City and located in Miami -Dade County, Florida comprised of approximately [58 acres] of
public park land, as more particularly described in Schedule "A" attached hereto (the "Public
Park Land"), together with all rights, privileges and access appurtenant to said Public Park
Land, and all right, title and interest of the City, if any, in and to any land lying in the bed of any
street, road, alley or right-of-way, open or closed, adjacent to or abutting said Public Park Land,
as needed for the improvements.
(p) "Term" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5.
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(q) "Unavoidable Delays" shall mean delays beyond the control of a Party
required to perform, such as delays due to strikes; a natural catastrophe, such as an earthquake,
hurricane, flood or tornado, that could not have been prevented; fires; enemy action; civil
disturbance; sabotage; restraint by court or public authority; litigation or formal administrative
challenges by third parties to the execution or performance of this Agreement or the procedures
leading to its execution or to the process of entitlement for the Demised Property; or
moratoriums. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Party shall be
delayed in the performance of any act required under this Agreement by reason of any
Unavoidable Delay, then provided notice of the Unavoidable Delay is given to the other Party
within ten days after its occurrence, performance of the act shall be excused for the period of the
delay and the period for the performance of the act shall be extended for a reasonable period, in
no event to exceed the lesser of days or a period equivalent to the period of the
delay. The provisions hereof shall not operate to excuse MFP from the payment of the Park
Fund Contribution and Baywalk Contribution or from the obligations to maintain insurance.
Delays or failures to perform resulting from lack of funds or the increased cost of obtaining labor
and materials shall not be deemed delays beyond the direct control of a Party.
ARTICLE 2
GENERAL TERMS OF AGREEMENT
Section 2.1. Aereement. For and in consideration of the covenants and agreements
specified herein, the Parties agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The
Parties hereby agree that the consideration and obligations recited and provided under this
Agreement constitute substantial benefits to the Parties and thus adequate consideration for this
Agreement.
Section 2.2. Contributions.
(a) Park Fund Contribution. MFP agrees to pay to the City the Park Fund
Contribution. MFP will pay the Park Fund Contribution to the City over thirty (30) years in
equal annual installments in accordance with the timing and delivery instructions described on
Schedule "B" attached hereto commencing on (the "Park Fund
Contribution Schedule").
(b) Baywalk Contribution. MFP agrees to pay to City the Baywalk
Contribution upon receipt by MFP of a Certificate of Occupancy (as defined in the Ground
Lease) for the Soccer Stadium Development (as defined in the Ground Lease).
(c) Use of Contributions. The City shall only use: (i) the Park Fund
Contribution for the improvements repair, operation, and maintenance of the green space and
parks, including, but not limited to, the Public Park Parcel, and (ii) the Baywalk Contribution for
capital expenditures and improvements necessary to complete the Baywalk-Riverwalk Project.
Section 2.3. Youth Soccer Field Commitment. MFP shall complete the public use
soccer fields depicted on Schedule "C" and contemplated by the Ground Lease not later than
( ) in accordance with plans preapproved in writing by City, all of
which will be situated on the elevated platforms of the 23 acres of ground floor parking
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contained within the Demised Property (as defined in the Ground Lease). MFP shall also
establish a public registration system, in form and substance preapproved by City in writing, for
the use of the public use soccer fields, which will permit all registered users that are both
residents of the City and sixteen (16) years of age or younger to use the public use soccer fields
without charge, subject to such reasonable validation, access, and use restrictions as established
by MFP from time -to -time, provided, however, that the hours of operation shall never be less
than the hours of operation of the Public Park Parcel.
Section 2.4. Use of Union Labor. With respect to the initial construction of the
Improvements on the Demised Property (as such terms are defined in the Ground Lease), as
stated in the Ground Lease, MFP agrees, through its prime contractors and their subcontractors,
to have twenty percent (20%) of its construction labor force comprising of union employees.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of the Ground Lease requiring payment of a Living
Wage (as defined in the Ground Lease) shall also apply to this Agreement and are hereby
incorporated by reference.
Section 2.5. Term of Aureement. The term of this Agreement (the "Term") shall
commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate upon the Final Payment, unless sooner
terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.
ARTICLE 3
DEFAULT BY MFP OR CITY
Section 3.1. Events of Default.
(a) It shall be an "Event of Default" if MFP fails to pay the Park Fund
Contribution and/or Baywalk Contribution to City when due or if either Party fails to keep,
observe, or perform any of its other obligations or duties imposed upon the Party under this
Agreement and such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice
thereof from the other Party to the defaulting Party setting forth with reasonable specificity the
nature of the alleged breach; or in the case of a non -monetary default or contingency which
cannot, with due diligence and in good faith, be cured within thirty (30) days, the defaulting
Party fails within said thirty (30) day period to proceed promptly and with due diligence and in
good faith to pursue curing said default and thereafter continue to diligently pursue the curing of
such default. Failure of a Party to perform hereunder due to an Unavoidable Delay shall not
constitute grounds for an Event of Default.
(b) An Event of Default under the Ground Lease by a Party shall constitute an
Event of Default by such Party hereunder and an Event of Default by a Party hereunder shall
constitute an Event of Default by such Party under the Ground Lease.
Section 3.2. Failure to Cure Default. If an Event of Default shall occur, the non -
defaulting Party, at any time after the periods set forth in Section 3.1 and provided the defaulting
Party has failed to cure such Event of Default within such applicable period, shall have the
following rights and remedies, which are cumulative and in addition to any and all other
remedies, in law or in equity that the non -defaulting Party may have against the defaulting Party:
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(a) to sue the defaulting Party for all damages, costs and expenses arising
from the Event of Default and to recover all such damages, costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees at both trial and appellate levels; and/or
(b) to restrain, by injunction, the commission of or attempt or threatened
commission of an Event of Default and to obtain a decree specifically compelling performance
of any such term or provision of this Agreement; and/or
(c) to terminate any and all obligations that the non -defaulting Party may have
under this Agreement and/or under the Ground Lease and/or under the Park Rehabilitation and
Environmental Agreement, in which event the non -defaulting Party shall be released and
relieved from any and all liability under this Agreement.
Section 3.3. Special Termination or Default Circumstances.
(a) In the event the Ground Lease is terminated by MFP pursuant to an
express right thereunder (such as during the due diligence period), MFP shall be free to terminate
this Agreement pursuant to the provisions above and be relieved of the payment of any annual
Park Fund Contributions not theretofore made.
(b) If MFP defaults under this Agreement with no default by City, City may,
among other remedies, declare the entire unpaid balance of the Park Fund Contribution
($20,000,000) and Baywalk Contribution ($5,000,000) forthwith due and payable and may
collect the then present value of the entire unpaid balance of the Park Fund Contribution and
Baywalk Contribution (calculated using a discount rate equal to the discount rate of the branch of
the Federal Reserve Bank closest to the Public Park Parcel in effect as of the date of the default).
Section 3.4. No Waiver. No failure by either Party to insist upon the strict
performance of any of the terms of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent
upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or of any of the terms of this
Agreement. None of the terms of this Agreement to be kept, observed or performed by MFP,
and no breach thereof, shall be waived, altered or modified except by a written instrument
executed by the non -breaching Party. No waiver of any breach shall affect or alter this
Agreement, but each of the terms of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect with
respect to any other then existing or subsequent breach thereof. No waiver of any default of any
Party hereunder shall be implied from any omission by the other Party to take any action on
account of such default, and no express waiver shall affect any default other than the default
specified in the express waiver and then only for the time and to the extent therein stated. One or
more waivers by any Party shall not be construed as a waiver of a subsequent breach of the same
covenant, term or condition.
ARTICLE 4
NOTICES
Section 4.1. Addresses. All notices, demands or requests by the City to MFP shall be
deemed to have been properly served or given, if addressed to MFP as follows:
MFP: Miami Freedom Park, LLC
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800 Douglas Road
12th Floor
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Attn: Pablo A. Alvarez
With a copy to: Holland & Knight, LLP
701 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida
Attn: Richard Perez
and to such other address and to the attention of such other party as MFP may, from time to time,
designate by written notice to the City. If MFP at any time during the Term hereof changes its
office address as herein stated, MFP will promptly give notice of same in writing to the City. All
notices, demands or requests by MFP to the City shall be deemed to have been properly served
or given if addressed to the City as follows:
City: City Manager, or his/her designee
444 SW 2nd Avenue, 10th Floor
Miami, Florida 33130
With a copy to: City Attorney's Office
Attention: City Attorney
444 SW 2nd Avenue, 9th Floor
Miami, FL 33130
With a copy to: Shutts & Bowen
200 South Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33131
Attention: Florentino L. Gonzalez
and to such other addresses and to the attention of such other parties as the City may, from time
to time, designate by written notice to MFP. If the City at any time during the Term hereof
changes its office address as herein stated, the City will promptly give notice of same in writing
to MFP.
Section 4.2. Method of Transmitting Notice. All such notices, demands or requests
(a "Notice") shall be in writing and sent by: (a) United States registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, (b) hand delivery, (c) nationally recognized courier, or (d)
electronic transmission, provided the transmission is electronically confirmed and the original of
the Notice is sent by one of the foregoing means of transmitting Notice within 24 hours of the
electronic transmission. Such Notices shall be deemed served or given on (a) the date received,
(b) the date delivery of such Notice was refused or unclaimed, or (c) the date noted on the return
receipt or delivery receipt as the date of delivery thereof was determined impossible to
accomplish because of an unnoticed change of address.
ARTICLE 5
CERTIFICATES BY THE CITY AND MFP
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Section 5.1. MFP Certificates. MFP agrees at any time and from time to time, upon
not less than twenty (20) days' prior written notice by the City, to execute, acknowledge and
deliver to the City a statement in writing setting forth any monies then payable under this
Agreement, if then known; certifying that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and
effect (or if there have been modifications, that the Agreement is in full force and effect as
modified and stating the modification), and the dates to which monies (if any) have been paid;
and stating (to the best of MFP's knowledge) whether or not the City is in default in keeping,
observing or performing any of the terms of this Agreement, and, if the City shall be in default,
specifying each such default (limited to those defaults of which MFP has knowledge). It is
intended that any such statement delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1 may be relied upon by the
City or any prospective assignee, transferee or purchaser of the fee, but reliance on such
certificate shall not extend to any default of the City as to which MFP shall have no actual
knowledge.
Section 5.2. Citv Certificates. The City agrees at any time and from time to time,
upon not less than O days' prior written notice by MFP, to furnish a statement in
writing setting forth any monies then payable under this Agreement, if then known; certifying
that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there shall have been
modifications that the Agreement is in full force and effect as modified and stating the
modifications) and the dates to which monies (if any) have been paid; and stating whether or not
to the best of the City's knowledge, MFP is in default in keeping, observing and performing any
of the terms of this Agreement, and, if MFP shall be in default, specifying each such default of
which the City may have knowledge, provided, however, that the City's failure to furnish any
such statements shall not be deemed a default by City under this Agreement. It is intended that
any such statement delivered pursuant to this Section 5.2 may be relied upon by any prospective
lender, assignee, transferee or purchaser of MFP's interest in this Agreement, but reliance on
such certificate may not extend to any default of MFP as to which the City shall have had no
actual knowledge.
ARTICLE 6
CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS AND MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.1. Severabilitv. If any provisions of this Agreement or the application
thereof to any person or situation shall, to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder of this Agreement, and the application of such provisions to persons or situations
other than those as to which it shall have been held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected
thereby, and shall continue valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Section 6.2. Cautions. The Article headings and captions of this Agreement and the
Table of Contents preceding this Agreement are for convenience and reference only and in no
way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of this Agreement nor in any way affect this
Agreement. All references to Sections and Articles mean the Sections and Articles in this
Agreement unless another agreement is expressly referenced.
Section 6.3. Relationshiu of Parties. This Agreement does not create the relationship
of principal and agent or of mortgagee and mortgagor or of partnership or of joint venture or of
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any association between the Parties, the sole relationship between the Parties being that of the
City and MFP.
Section 6.4. Construction. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to
refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties
may require. The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that each was properly represented by
counsel and this Agreement was negotiated and drafted at arm's length so that the judicial rule of
construction to the effect that a legal document shall be construed against the drafters shall be
inapplicable to this Agreement which has been drafted by counsel for both the Parties.
Section 6.5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between the Parties hereto and shall not be modified or amended in any manner except by an
instrument in writing executed by the Parties hereto and, if material, such amendment has been
approved by the City and the City Commission.
Section 6.6. Successors and Assigns. The terms herein contained shall bind and inure
to the benefit of the City, its successors and assigns, and MFP, its successors and assigns, except
as may be otherwise provided herein.
Section 6.7. Schedules_ Each Schedule referred to in this Agreement forms an
essential part of this Agreement. The Schedules shall be treated as if they were part of this
Agreement.
Section 6.8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to any choice of law provisions
that would result in the application of other laws.
Section 6.9. Cooperation; Time is of the Essence. The Parties agree to cooperate
with each other to the full extent practicable pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. The Parties agree that time is of the essence in all aspects of their respective and
mutual responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 6.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together,
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 6.11. No Third -Party Rights. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to confer upon any person, other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 6.12. Exculpation. It is the intent and agreement of the Parties hereto that only
the Parties as entities shall be responsible in any way for their respective obligations hereunder,
except as otherwise expressly provided herein. In that regard, no officer, director, partner,
trustee, representative, investor, official, representative, employee, agent, or attorney of any of
the Parties to this Agreement shall be personally liable for the performance of any obligation
hereunder or for any other claim made hereunder or in any way in connection with this
Agreement, or any other matters contemplated herein, and any and all such personal liability,
either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute or other Applicable Laws are
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expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this
Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in the foregoing is intended to nor shall be deemed
to limit the effectiveness, enforceability and terms of the Guaranty.
ARTICLE 7
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 7.1. Citv's Representations and Warranties. The City hereby represents and
warrants to MFP that it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform in
accordance with its terms and provisions and that the persons signing this Agreement on behalf
of the City have the authority to bind the City and to enter into this transaction and the City has
taken all requisite action and steps to legally authorize it to execute, deliver and perform pursuant
to this Agreement.
Section 7.2. MFP's Representations and Warranties. MFP hereby represents and
warrants to the City that (i) it is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of the State in which it was formed and is duly qualified to transact business in the State of
Florida, (ii) it has full power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under
this Agreement, and (iii) the parties signing this Agreement on behalf of MFP have the full
power and authority to bind MFP and to enter into this transaction and MFP has taken all
requisite action and steps to legally authorize it to execute, deliver and perform pursuant to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 8
GUARANTY
Payment of the Park Fund Contribution and the Baywalk Contribution and the
performance of all covenants of MFP contained in this Agreement are guaranteed by Guarantor
under the Guaranty that is attached hereto as Schedule "D". The Guaranty is a part of this
Agreement and MFP agrees to be bound by the terms of the Guaranty that relate to this
Agreement. The execution and delivery to the City of the Guaranty together with MFP's
execution of this Agreement is a condition to the effectiveness of and the City's obligations
under this Agreement. [Note: City may require a letter of credit instead of the Guaranty to insure
payment of the Park Fund Contribution and Baywalk Contribution].
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City has caused this Agreement to be executed in its
name by the City Manager; as authorized by the City Commission, and MFP has caused this
Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative all on the day and year first
hereinabove written.
ATTEST:
in
Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO INSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS:
Ann -Marie Sharpe, Director
Risk Management Department
Signed in the presence of:
Print Name:
Print Name:
CITY:
CITY OF MIAMI,
a municipal corporation
of the State of Florida
Emilio T. Gonzalez
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM &
CORRECTNESS:
Victoria Mendez
City Attorney
MEP:
MIAMI FREEDOM PARK, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE "A"
Public Park Parcel
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SCHEDULE`B"
Park Fund Contribution Schedule
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SCHEDULE "C"
Soccer Fields
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SCHEDULE "D"
Guaranty
CONTINUING GUARANTY
THIS IS A GENERAL GUARANTY WHICH IS ENFORCEABLE BY THE LANDLORD, ITS
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. THIS IS ALSO AN ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTY.
For value received and in consideration of and in order to induce
, a (the "City") to enter into
that certain Community Benefits Agreement to which this Guaranty or a form of this Guaranty is
attached, between City and Miami Freedom Park, LLC, a limited liability
company (the "MFP"), for I ,
(the "Agreement") and other good and valuable considerations, the
undersigned (the "Guarantor"), acting as principal and not as surety merely, absolutely and
unconditionally, for himself and his legal representatives, successors, and assigns, guarantees to
the City and to its legal representatives, successors, and assigns, the prompt and full performance
and observance by the MFP and by its legal representatives, successors, and assigns, of all of the
covenants, terms, provisions, conditions, and agreements required to be performed by MFP
under the Agreement, whether, before, during, or after the term of the Agreement.
Terms used in this Guaranty which are defined in the Agreement shall have the same
definitions as those terms have in the Agreement unless the context clearly indicates a contrary
intent.
Notice of all defaults is waived and consent is given to all extensions of time that the City
may grant to MFP in the performance of any of the terms of the Agreement or to the waiving in
whole or in part of performance, or to the releasing of MFP in whole or in part from any
performance, or to the adjusting of any dispute concerning the Agreement; and no defaults,
extensions, waivers, releases, or adjustments, with or without the knowledge of the undersigned,
shall affect or discharge the liability of the undersigned. The undersigned shall pay all expenses,
including legal fees and disbursements paid or incurred by City in endeavoring to enforce this
Guaranty.
This Guaranty shall not be impaired by, and Guarantor consents to, any modification,
supplement, extension, or amendment of the Agreement to which the parties to the Agreement
may hereafter agree. The liability of the Guarantor hereunder is direct and unconditional and
may be enforced without requiring the City first to resort to any other right, remedy, or security.
Presentment, notice, and demand to MFP and Guarantor and subsequent dishonor are not
conditions for proceeding against Guarantor. Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation,
reimbursement, or indemnity whatsoever, nor any right of recourse to security for the debts and
obligations of MFP to City. Guarantor waives all defenses based on claims that City has
impaired any collateral for the MFP's obligations to City or to Guarantor, including any such
claim based on City's failure to perfect or maintain any security interest in MFP's property.
This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty that shall be effective before the commencement
of the term of the Agreement, and shall remain effective following the term of the Agreement as
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to any surviving provisions that remain effective after the termination of the Agreement. The
Guarantor's obligations under this Guaranty shall also continue in full force and effect after any
transfer of MFP's interest under the Agreement.
The liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall in no way be affected, modified, or
diminished by reason of any of the following, (a) any assignment, renewal, modification,
amendment, or extension of the Agreement, or (b) any modification or waiver of or change in
any of the terms, covenants, and conditions of the Agreement by City and MFP, or (c) any
extension of time that may be granted by City to MFP, or (d) any consent, release, indulgence, or
other action, inaction, or omission under or in respect of the Agreement, or (e) any dealings,
transactions or matters, between City and MFP that may cause the Agreement to terminate,
including without limitation, any adjustment, compromise, deferral, waiver, settlement, accord
and satisfaction, or release of MFP's obligations under the Agreement, or (f) any bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, arrangement, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
receivership, trusteeship, or similar proceeding affecting MFP, or the rejection or disaffirmance
of the Agreement in any proceedings, whether or not notice of the proceedings is given to
Guarantor, or any cap on City's claim against MFP in any such proceedings. Further, Guarantor
waives all defenses to its obligations under this Guaranty based on any delay between the
effective date of the Agreement and the date of Guarantor's execution of this Guaranty,
including the defense of lack of consideration, and Guarantor agrees that, notwithstanding any
such delay, Guarantor has received sufficient consideration for its execution of this Guaranty, the
delivery of which is a condition to City's obligations under the Agreement.
Should City be obligated by any bankruptcy or other law to repay to MFP or to Guarantor
or to any trustee, receiver, or other representative of either of them, any amounts previously paid,
this Guaranty shall be reinstated in the amount of the repayments. City shall not be required to
litigate or otherwise dispute its obligation to make any repayments if it in good faith believes that
the obligation exists.
For purposes of this Guaranty, on a default by MFP under the Agreement the entire
balance of all amounts due under the Agreement for the remainder of the term of the Agreement
(including, without limitation, the Park Contribution and Baywalk Contribution) may be declared
to be forthwith due and payable as provided in the Agreement notwithstanding any stay,
injunction, or other prohibition preventing a similar declaration as against MFP and, in the event
of any such declaration by City, all of the obligations (whether or not due and payable by MFP)
shall forthwith become due and payable by Guarantor under this Guaranty.
No delay on the part of City in exercising any right under this Guaranty or failure to
exercise any right shall operate as a waiver of or otherwise affect any right nor shall any single or
partial exercise of a right preclude any other or further exercise of the right or the exercise of any
other right.
No waiver or modification of any provision or this Guaranty nor any termination of this
Guaranty shall be effective unless in writing and signed by City; nor shall any such waiver be
applicable except in the specific instance for which given.
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All of City's rights and remedies under the Agreement and under this Guaranty, now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, are intended to be distinct,
separate, and cumulative and no exercise or partial exercise of any right or remedy mentioned in
the Agreement or this Guaranty is intended to be in exclusion of or a waiver of any of the others.
Guarantor waives and releases all rights of subrogation it may have against MFP on
account of any payments made by Guarantor to City.
If City assigns the Agreement or sells the Public Park Parcel or the Demised Property (as
defined in the Ground Lease), City may assign this Guaranty to the assignee or transferee, who
shall thereupon succeed to the rights of City under this Guaranty to the same extent as if the
assignee were an original guaranteed party named in this Guaranty, and the same rights shall
accrue to each subsequent assignee of this Guaranty. If MFP assigns or sublets the Demised
Property (as defined in the Ground Lease), the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty
shall remain in full force and effect.
From time to time, Guarantor, on not less than five days' prior notice, shall execute and
deliver to City an estoppel certificate in a form generally consistent with the requirements of
institutional lenders and certified to City and any mortgagee or prospective mortgagee or
purchaser of the Demised Property or Public Park Parcel. In addition, if requested, Guarantor
shall provide any financial information concerning Guarantor that may be reasonably requested
by any mortgagee or prospective mortgagee or purchaser of the Demised Property or Public Park
Parcel.
If any provision of this Guaranty or the application of any provision to any person or
circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of that provision
and this Guaranty and the application of the provision to persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is invalid or enforceable shall not be affected thereby, and the remainder of
the provision and this Guaranty shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
As a further inducement to City to make and enter into the Lease and in consideration of
City's execution of the Lease, City and Guarantor waive trial by jury in any action or proceeding
brought on, under, or by virtue of this Guaranty.
Without regard to principles of conflicts of laws, the validity, interpretation, performance,
and enforcement of this Guaranty shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of Florida and shall be deemed to have been made and performed in the
State of Florida.
Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in any way connected with this Guaranty
shall only be instituted in a court (federal or state) located in Miami -Dade County, Florida,
which shall be the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for litigation concerning this Guaranty. City
and Guarantor shall be subject to the personal jurisdiction of those courts in any legal action or
proceeding. In addition, City and Guarantor waive any objection that they may now have or
hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding in those courts, and further
waive the right to plead or claim that any action or proceeding brought in any of those courts has
been brought in an inconvenient form.
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City has entered into the Agreement on the condition that Guarantor shall maintain a
minimum net worth that is not less than the Guarantor's net worth as set forth in the financial
statements submitted by Guarantor to City before the Effective Date of the Agreement. Should
Guarantor's net worth fall below this minimum level as a result of a transfer of Guarantor's
assets or an increase in Guarantor's liabilities and not as a result of fluctuations in the market
value of Guarantor's assets, Guarantor shall be in default under this Guaranty and under the
Agreement. In that event, City may declare all amounts due under the Lease for the remainder of
the term of the Agreement (including, without limitation, the Park Contribution and the Baywalk
Contribution) to be forthwith due and payable notwithstanding any stay, injunction, or other
prohibition preventing a similar declaration as against MFP and, in the event of any such
declaration by City, all of the obligations (whether or not due and payable by MFP) shall
forthwith become due and payable by Guarantor under this Guaranty.
If there is more than one Guarantor, the liability of each Guarantor shall be joint and
several with all other Guarantors.
Guarantor authorizes City to obtain credit reports and information regarding Guarantor
from time to time in City's discretion.
CITY AND GUARANTOR KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY, AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, OR
COUNTERCLAIM INVOLVING ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN
ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS GUARANTY AND THE LEASE.
, Guarantor
Guarantor's address:
Guarantor's Social Security No.
Guarantor's Driver's License No.
D.L. State of Issuance:
Dated: , 20
STATE OF )
ss.:
COUNTY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
, 20 by , who is personally known to me
or who has produced
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as identification.
OFFICIAL NOTARIAL SEAL:
(type, print, or stamp name)
NOTARY PUBLIC
My commission expires:
Commission No.
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