20130313 AM2MIAMI BEACH
City Commission Meeting
ADDENDUM MATERIAL 2
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive
March 13, 2013
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Vice-Mayor Jonah Wolfson
Commissioner Jorge R. Exposito
Commissioner Michael G6ngora
Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Edward L. Tobin
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Interim City Manager Kathie G. Brooks
City Attorney Jose Smith
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado
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ADDENDUM AGENDA
C4 -Commission Committee Assignments
C4T Referral To The Land Use And Development Committee An Amendment To The Land
Development Regulations Which Would Address And Clarify The Eligibility For Contributing
Buildings In Historic Districts To Be Converted To Bed & Breakfast Inns Within The City Of Miami
Beach.
(Requested by Commissioner Michael Gongora)
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Addendum Material2, March 13, 2013
R9 -New Business and Commission Requests
R9J Discuss Resolution Urging The Florida Legislature To Grant Sales Tax Rebates To Benefit The
Proposed Redevelopment Of The Miami Beach Convention Center ln The Event That SB 306 Is
Adopted By The Florida Legislature And Miami-Dade County Voters Approve A Referendum Allowing
Sales Tax Rebates To Benefit Dolphin Stadium.
(Requested by Commissioner Deede Weithorn)
R9K Discuss Resolution Urging The Miami-Dade County Board Of Commissioners And County Mayor To
Oppose Contracting The "Airport City" Project To A Company That Violates The Intent Of CS/CS/HB
959 Prohibiting The State And Local Governments From Entering Into Contracts With Companies
Engaged In Business Operations In Cuba Or Syria.
(Requested by Vice-Mayor Jonah Wolfson)
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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Kathie Brooks, Interim City Man~
Michael Gongora, Commissioner'{]'
March 11, 2013
SUBJECT: Referral Item for March 13 Commission Meeting
MEMORANDUM
Please place on the March Commission consent agenda a referral to Land Use
and Development Committee an amendment to the Land Development
Regulations which would address and clarify the eligibility for contributing
buildings in Historic Districts to be converted to Bed & Breakfast Inns within the
City of Miami Beach. If you have any questions please feel free to contact my
aide Diana Fontani at ext 6087.
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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Ms. l<athie Brooks, Interim City Manager
Mr. Jose Smith, City Attorney
Mr. Rafael Granado, City Clerk
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
March 11, 2013
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Resolution urging the State Legislature to grant Sales Tax Rebates to benefit
the proposed redevelopment of the Miami Beach Convention Center
The Miami Dolphins is engaged in efforts to secure public funding for the renovations of their stadium
estimated to cost approximately $400 million. In their efforts, the Miami Dolphins garnished the support
of the legislators in the State of Florida who approved an amendment to Senate Bill 306 which would
allow the sports team to receive $90 million in State subsidies through sales tax rebates totaling $3
million annually over thirty years. The amendment to the bill would only be enacted should Miami-Dade
County voter approve the legislation through referendum.
As Miami Beach continues to pursue the redevelopment of its 52-acre convention center district,
Commissioner Deede Weithorn would like to sponsor a resolution of the City of Miami Beach urging the
State of Florida that the Miami Beach Convention Center-being a publicly owned facility which through
its conventions advertises and attracts tourism to the State of Florida and which is pursuing a
redevelopment of its facilities which could cost up to $500 million exceeding the minimum renovation
cost set forth in SB 306-be granted an annual $3 million tax rebate over a thirty year period should
Miami-Dade County voters approve the provisions for public funding for the Dolphins Stadium.
The intent of this resolution is not to set forth an official position either in favor or against Senate Bill
306. However, should voters approve the provisions being proposed for the Dolphins Stadium, it Is the
intent to obtain an equal sales tax rebate to benefit the Miami Beach Convention Center Redevelopment
Project which through its enhancements will help us remain a viable destination for tourism generating
conventions.
Should you have any questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at
extension 6528.
Th~
Alex J. Fernandez,
Deputy to Commissioner Weithorn
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RESOLUTION NO. 2013-_____ _
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA URGING THE
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO GRANT SALES TAX REBATES
TO BENEFIT THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OF THE
MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER IN THE EVENT THAT
SB 306 IS ADOPTED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AND
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY VOTERS APPROVE A REFERENDUM
ALLOWING SALES TAX REBATES TO BENEFIT DOLPHIN
STADIUM.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 306 currently pending before the Florida Senate provides,
among other things, that tourist development tax revenues may be used to pay the debt service
on bonds that finance the renovation of a professional sports facility which exceeds $300 million
in renovation costs and that is either publicly owned, on land that is publicly owned, publicly
operated, or operated by the owner of a professional sports franchisee or lessee; and
WHEREAS, SB 306 also provides for State incentives for professional sports teams
through sales tax rebates totaling $3 million annually over 30 years, subject to referendum
approval; and
WHEREAS, should Senate Bill 306 be adopted by the Florida Legislature and a
referendum passed by the voters of Miami-Dade County benefitting Dolphin Stadium, the City of
Miami Beach submits that the Miami Beach Convention Center, a publicly owned facility which
advertises and attracts tourism to the State of Florida, should also be eligible for and granted an
annual $3 million tax rebate over a 30 year period to benefit the Miami Beach Convention
Center Redevelopment Project to maintain the facility as a viable destination for tourism-
generating conventions in South Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission neither support nor oppose SB 306 but,
rather, are in favor of an equal sales tax rebate to benefit the Miami Beach Convention Center
Redevelopment Project which would meet the requirements for a sales tax rebate as its
redevelopment costs could exceed $500 million.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Florida Legislature is
hereby urged to grant a sales taxes rebate to benefit the proposed redevelopment of the Miami
Beach Convention Center in the event that Senate Bill 306 is passed and the Miami-Dade
County voters approve legislation benefiting Dolphin Stadium through a referendum.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of _____ , 2013.
ATTEST:
Ralph E. Granado,
City Clerk
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Matti Herrera Bower
Mayor
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To: Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager
From: Jonah Wolfson, Vice Mayor
Date: March 11th, 2013
Re: Commission Agenda Discussion Item
Please place on the March l31h, 2013, Commission Agenda an item
to discuss the passing of the attached Anti-Odebrecht Resolution.
Should you have any questions, please contact Leonor Hernandez at Extension
6437.
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RESOLUTION NO.
Agenda Item No. __
Page No.1
RESOLUTION URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY MAYOR TO
OPPOSE CONTRACTING THE "AIRPORT CITY" PROJECT
TO A COMPANY THAT VIOLATES THE INTENT OF
CS/CS/HB 959 PROHIBITING THE STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FROM ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS
WITH COMPANIES ENGAGED IN BUSINESS OPERATIONS
IN CUBA OR SYRIA
WHEREAS, Cuba is a totalitarian police state which relies on brutally repressive
methods to maintain control including torture, prolonged incarceration and murder of its citizens
as well as intense physical and electronic surveillance of both Cuban nations and foreign visitors;
and
WHEREAS, Syria is a barbaric reg1me that harasses and imprisons human rights
activists and other critics of the government, including savagely slaughtering its own people to
maintain power; and
WHEREAS, both Cuba and Syria are considered by the United States Department of
State as state sponsors of terrorism; and
WHEREAS, HB 959 as enrolled and signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott in 2012 is
an expression of the legislative intent and will of the State of Florida, to not do business with
companies that are engaged in business operations and foster economic activities with state
sponsors ofterrorism such as Cuba and Syria; and
WHEREAS, numerous other states throughout the country have successfully enacted
similar legislation to HB 959;
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WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County voters affirmed the intent and spirit of HB 959 during
the November 6, 2012 General Election by passing the non-binding county referendum by a
supermajority margin of 62.42% in favor to 37.58% against;
WHEREAS, Odebrecht International, a Brazilian company, is currently one of the
Cuban military's largest business partners, in gross disregard to the repression and slave labor
conditions the Cuban people are condemned to;
WHEREAS, Odebrecht International has been given concessions by Cuba's military
dictatorship over the critical Port of Mariel and the nationalized sugar industry;
WHEREAS, Odebrecht International has expressed no desire to end its business
relationship with Cuba's brutal military.
WHEREAS, Odebrecht International, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Odebrecht
USA, in defiance of the clear public will and intent of the Florida Legislature and supermajority
of voters in Miami-Dade County, filed a lawsuit against implementation of HB 959, which said
lawsuit is currently pending through the federal appellate court system;
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the outcome of the aforementioned Odebrecht USA
pending lawsuit, the government of Miami-Dade County has no legally binding requirement to
enter into contracts with companies engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria as defined
in HB 959 (such as Odebrecht USA), and thus may choose to do business with other companies
not in violation with the intent and spirit ofHB 959;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and
City Commission urge the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners and the Miami-Dade
County Mayor to uphold the intent of HB 959 as signed into law in 2012. Specifically, the
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Mayor and City Commissioners urge the Miami-Dade County Commission and the Miami-Dade
County Mayor to issue a competitive bid process for companies that do not thwart and
undermine the will of a supermajority of voters in Miami-Dade County and a supermajority of
the Florida Legislature with respect to Regular Session 2012 HB 959. In particular, the Airport
City pending project with the Miami International Airport should not be implemented with any
company that is not in accord with HB 959. This Board further directs the Clerk of the City of
Miami Beach to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the President of the United States,
the members of the Florida Congressional Delegation, the Governor of the State of Florida, the
Board of Miami-Dade County Commissioners, and the Mayor of Miami-Dade County. The
Prime Sponsor of the foregoing resolution is Vice Mayor Jonah Wolfson. This resolution shall
become effective two (2) days after the date of its adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this __ day of ________ , 2013.
ATTEST:
RAFAEL GRANADO
CITY CLERK
MATTI HERRERA BOWER
MAYOR
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