73-14058 RESOLUTION NO. 73-14058
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, did heretofore authorize and direct Mr.
S . Z. Bennett, the City' s Real Estate Consultant, to neg-
otiate with the owners of a certain parcel of land sit-
uate in the City of Miami Beach described as :
Tract B, INDIAN BEACH
CORPORATION SUBDIVISION,
as recorded in Plat Book
8, page 61, of the Public
Records of Dade County,
Florida,
with the view of acquiring the same for park and recrea-
tional purposes, and
WHEREAS, the said S . Z. Bennett did, on July
18, 1973, at a regular meeting of the City Council, re-
port that the owners of said parcel of land, in lieu of
condemnation proceedings, are willing to sell and convey
the same to the City of Miami Beach for the sum of Two
Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2, 250, 000. ) ,
and
WHEREAS, the said S . Z. Bennett did further
report to the City Council of the City of Miami Beach that
Metropolitan Dade County is willing to contribute one-
half of the said proposed sale price, or One Million One
Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($1, 125, 000. ) ,
toward the purchase and acquisition of said parcel of
land so that the same may be devoted to park and recrea-
tional uses ; the fee simple title to the said parcel of
land to be vested in the City of Miami Beach; and the
operation and maintenance thereof to be the responsibility
of the City of Miami Beach, and
WHEREAS, the said S . Z. Bennett has further
advised the City Council of the City of Miami Beach that
the Miami Beach First National Bank is ready, willing
and able to finance, by an appropriate loan, the City' s
portion of the cost of the acquisition of the said parcel
of land over a ten (10) year period, and
WHEREAS, the said S . Z . Bennett, and the City
Manager, have recommended to the City Council the accept-
ance of said prospective offer by the owners of the said
parcel of land; Metropolitan Dade County; and the Miami
Beach First National Bank, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, has found and determined that the acqui-
sition of said parcel of land, on the conditions here-
inabove set forth, is necessary to the health and welfare
of the citizens and residents of the City of Miami Beach
and is in the best interests of said City, its residents
and inhabitants,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that it here-
by accepts and approves the recommendation of the said
S. Z. Bennett and the City Manager and agrees to purchase
the same for the said sum of Two Million Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2, 250, 000. ) subject to a suit-
able and appropriate agreement for such purpose to be
entered into by the parties and to be approved by the
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY-1130 WASHINGTON AVENUE-MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, and
setting forth the appropriate provisos hereinabove set
forth, to wit : the contribution by the Board of Com-
missioners of Metropolitan Dade County of one-half of
said purchase price, to wit : One Million One Hundred
and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($1, 125, 000. ) ; the
simple title to said parcel of land to be vested in
the City of Miami Beach, the City of Miami Beach being
charged with the duty and responsibility to operate
and maintain said parcel of land for public parks and
recreational purposes ; and that a suitable and satis-
factory proposal for the financing of the City' s share
of the said purchase price over a ten (10) year period
of time, by the Miami Beach First National Bank of
Miami Beach, Florida, has been received, and
BE IT FURTHER 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 direct a communication to the County Commission of
Metropolitan Dade County advising that Honorable Body
of the adoption of this resolution, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City
Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, for it-
self, each individual member thereof, and for and on
behalf of the citizens and residents of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, does hereby extend to the Board
of Commissioners of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida,
and particularly to Commissioner Harvey Ruvin, and
County Manager Ray Goode, their most profound and
lasting appreciation for the efforts and cooperation
extended to the City Council of the City of Miami
Beach, in reaching this accord and agreement and they
further express the trust and confidence that the
culmination and completion of this joint enterprise
augurs a new era in the cordial and cooperative rela-
tionship between these two governmental agencies.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of July, 1973.
Mayor
Attest :
Acting City Clerk
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