13318 RESOLUTION NO. 13318
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach and Alcoholics
Anonymous World Services, Inc. , entered into a lease of
Convention Hall South for the period of July 3, 1970 through
July 5, 1970, at an agreed rental of $5, 000. 00, and
WHEREAS, disputes have arisen between Alcoholics
World Services, Inc. , and participating convention hotels
as to the parties responsible for the payment of said
rental and the sources thereof, and
WHEREAS, after prolonged negotiations between the
City and Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. , an
offer of settlement has been made whereby Alcoholics
Anonymous World Services, Inc. will pay $3, 000.00 of the
$3, 999.41 of the balance claimed to be due by the City, and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the City
Attorney that said compromise offer be accepted by reason of
the complexity and disputes involving the agreement between
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. and the participating
convention hotels, and to avoid extensive and protracted
litigation that the best interest of the City require the
acceptance of said settlement offer, and
WHEREAS, Warren Ericksen, Chief of the City' s
Convention Bureau, concurs with said recommendation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that said
recommendations as to the acceptance of said offer be and
the same are hereby approved, and the Mayor and City Clerk-
Finance Director be and they are hereby authorized to execute
appropriate releases in full upon the receipt of the said
$3, 000. 00, and to deliver said releases to said Alcoholics
Anonymous World Services, Inc. thereafter.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of July , 1971.
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Ma, or
Attest:
City Clerk-Finance Director
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY-1130 WASHINGTON AVENUE-MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
GENERAL RELEASE
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME OR MAY CONCERN,
GREETING:
KNOW YE, that the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, a Florida
municipal corporation, for and in consideration of the sum
of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3, 000. 00) , lawful money of the
United States of America, to it in hand paid by ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC . , the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, and for other good and valuable consideration,
paid and delivered to it and with which it is content, has
remised, released and forever discharged and by these presents
does for itself, its successors and assigns, remise, release
and forever discharge the ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC . , its successors and assigns, of and from all, and all
manner of action and actions, cause and causes of action, suits,
sums of money, accounts, covenants, contracts, controversies,
agreements, promises, claims and demands whatsoever in law or
in equity, which against the said ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD
SERVICES , INC . ever had, now has, or which its successors and
assigns, hereafter can, shall, or may have, from any and all
claims and demands arising or growing out of that certain lease
entered into by and between ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC. and the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, a Florida municipal corporation,
for the lease of Convention Hall South in the City of Miami
Beach, said lease being dated the 6th day of May, 1969, and
leasing and demising the said Convention Hall South to the said
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC . for the period of time
July 3, 1970 through July 5, 1970.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH has hereunto
set its hand and seal this 17th day of August , 1971,
through its duly authorized Mayor and City Clerk.
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Mayr
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City Clerk