Resolution 11627 RESOLUTION NO. 11627
WHEREAS, the ground surface of the following described
parcel of land, to wit:
Commencing approximately 65 ' East
of the Southeast corner of Meridian
Court and 17th Street as point of
beginning; thence run 375 ' + East
along the South side of 17th Street;
thence South 300' ; thence West 375 ' +
on the North side of North Lincoln
Lane; thence North 300 ' on Meridian
Court to the Point of Beginning
has been and is being used for municipal parking purposes, and
WHEREAS said parcel of land is advantageously and strategi-
cally situated in relation to the Lincoln Road Mall, which con-
stitutes an internationally famous retail shopping area, and
WHEREAS the Air Space or Air Lot of the hereinabove described
parcel of land is therefore possessed of substantial value, and
WHEREAS the City Council has found and determined that there
is not now nor will there be in the foreseeable future any need
of the said Air Space or Air Lot for any municipal purpose, and
WHEREAS the utilization of the said Air Space or Air Lot
for an appropriate and suitable Air Rights structure and improve-
ment for use solely as a Merchandise Mart with no retail stores,
and solely for the display and exhibition of sample merchandise,
would greatly promote the general welfare of the City and its
residents by attracting great numbers of manufacturers and
buyers from distant places, and provide exceptional employment
opportunities for many persons , and would promote the economy
of every facet of the community, including hotels, restaurants
and retail stores .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the City Manager be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to advertise forthwith for
sealed Competitive Bids for a lease for a term of Ninety-nine
(99) years for the Air Space or Air Lot of the hereinabove
described parcel of land; said lease to be predicated upon the
following specifications and covenants, to wit:
1. That the lessees shall construct an appropriate
and suitable Air Rights structure or improve-
ment to be devoted solely to use as a Merchan-
dise Mart; said structure to be so designed
and constructed as to assure to the City the
full use of the ground surface of said parcel
of land for municipal parking purposes, except
that the proposed lease shall include a provi-
sion for sufficient ground surface for
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corridor, elevator and stairway space for the
proposed structure, as well as a sufficient
area for a ramp for vehicular traffic, permit-
ting ingress to and egress from a second floor
parking area.
2 . The proposed structure will have an area at its
base of 112, 500 square feet and shall be not
less than stories nor more than 14
stories in height.
3 . The proposed structure shall provide a hori-
1 zontal plane of clearance over the existing
municipal parking lot of not less than twelve
(12) feet .
4. The ground surface of said parcel of land with
the exception of that area described in Para-
graph 1, will be maintained by the City and
shall be devoted to municipal parking lot
purposes.
5 . The proposed lease shall expressly provide
that the fee simple title to the parcel of
land and Air Space described herein will not
be subordinated to tne lien of any encumbrance,
and that said Air Space structure shall be
subject to ad valorem taxes payable by the
lessee .
6 . Said invitation for sealed Competitive Bids.
shall also provide that the City will accept
proposals varying from the above specifica-
tions solely for tne purpose of ascertaining
other more feasible or advantageous methods of
leasing the hereinabove described Air Space or
Air Lot and that the City expressly reserves
the right to reject any and all bids or to
waive defects of form in any proposed bid.
Said invitation for bids shall expressly recite
that in the consideration and acceptance of any
proposal, the City Council shall be entitled
4 to exercise every measure of lawful discretion
in evaluating tne financial history and ability
of the proposer and his or its past performance
in ventures of this or similar nature, and
that such data will be considered either as a
material or controlling factor in the acceptance
of any proposal submitted. Said invitation may
also, in the discretion of the City Manager, set
forth any other provisions not in conflict here-
with usually and customarily utilized by the City
in its standard procedures in obtaining competi-
tive bids .
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of October, 196
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