Resolution 2018-30493 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30493
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30376, WHICH CREATED AN AD
HOC MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER ("MBCC")
HOST COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISHED THAT THE CITY'S
HOSTING OF THE MBCC GRAND OPENING GALA AND
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE ("OPENING EVENTS"),
SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE, BY DELETING
REFERENCES TO THE MBCC GRAND OPENING LLC AND
PROVIDING THAT FUNDS RAISED FOR THE OPENING
EVENTS WILL BE APPROPRIATED TO A CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, on July 2, 2018, the Mayor and City Commission passed and
adopted Resolution No. 2018-30376 (Exhibit A), which created an ad hoc for Miami
Beach Convention Center ("MBCC") Host Committee and established that the City's
hosting of the MBCC Grand Opening Gala and Community Open House ("Opening
Events") in celebration of the newly renovated MBCC serves a public purpose; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2018-30376 referred to the creation of the MBCC
Grand Opening LLC for the purpose of raising funds for the MBCC Grand Opening in the
tenth and eleventh Whereas clauses, and in the Therefore clause, and such provisions
should be amended to provide, instead, that all such funds raised will be appropriated to
a City of Miami Beach account established for such purpose and the expenditure of such
funds shall be subject to City Commission ratification. Therefore, Resolution No. 2018-
30376 should be amended as follow:
WHEREAS, the MBCC Crand Opening LLC is to be
created for the purpose of raising funds for the costs
associated with the Crand Opening Gala and the
Community Open House ("Opening Events"); and
WHEREAS, the creation of an ad hoc Miami Beach
Convention Center Host Committee ("Host Committee") to
raise funds for MBCC Crand Opening, LLC and the City's
costs in hosting the MBCC Grand Opening Gala and the
Community Open House ("Opening Events1 serves the
aforestated public purposes and the Host Committee
should be created as set forth herein,. and
WHEREAS, funds raised for the Opening Events will be
appropriated to a City of Miami Beach account established
for such public purpose and City Commission ratification
shall be required prior to the expenditure of the funds
raised.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE
MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
1. A Grand Opening Gala and Community Open House in
celebration of the newly renovated Miami Beach
Convention Center serves the public purposes as stated
herein.
2. An ad hoc Miami beach Convention Center Host
Committee to raise funds for the Grand Opening Gala and
Community Open House is hereby created, whose
purpose and duty is to raise funds for MBCC-Grand
o^aening -LLC-a:d the costs associated with the hosting of
the Grand Opening Gala and the Community Open House;
and, all such funds raised will be appropriated to a City of
Miami Beach account established for such public purpose
and City Commission ratification shall be required prior to
the expenditure of the funds raised.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby amend Resolution No. 2018-30376 as set forth herein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this i1 day of September, 2018.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: September 12, 2018
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30376, WHICH
CREATED AN AD HOC MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER ("MBCC") HOST
COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISHED THAT THE CITY'S HOSTING OF THE MBCC
GRAND OPENING GALA AND COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE ("OPENING
EVENTS"), SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE, BY DELETING REFERENCES TO
THE MBCC GRAND OPENING LLC AND PROVIDING THAT FUNDS RAISED FOR
THE OPENING EVENTS WILL BE APPROPRIATED TO A CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Mayor Dan Gelber, the above-referenced Resolution is submitted for
consideration by the City Commission. This matter was continued from the July 25, 2018 City
Commission meeting agenda.
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Mayor Dan Gelber
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Description
o Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30376
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CREATING AN AD HOC MIAMI
BEACH CONVENTION CENTER ("MBCC") HOST COMMITTEE TO
RAISE FUNDS FOR A GRAND OPENING GALA AND A COMMUNITY
OPEN HOUSE ("OPENING EVENTS") IN CELEBRATION OF THE
NEWLY RENOVATED MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER, TO BE
HELD IN EARLY 2019; PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES, PURPOSE,
MANNER OF APPOINTMENT, TERMS OF OFFICE FOR HOST
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE
LIASION TO THE HOST COMMITTEE; AND ESTABLISHING THAT
THE CITY'S HOSTING OF THE MBCC OPENING EVENTS SERVES A
PUBLIC PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, built in 1957, the MBCC has expanded throughout the years from its
original 108,000 square feet to its current size of 1.4 million square feet, which includes
500,000 square feet of renovated exhibit space, a state-of-the-art 80,000 square foot
grand ballroom, a 20,000 square foot glass rooftop junior ballroom, advanced
technology, and versatile indoor and outdoor public spaces containing art installations
by world-recognized artists; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Convention Center ("MBCC") will complete a more
than $620 million renovation and expansion in the Fall of 2018, setting a high standard
of excellence and redefining meeting and entertainment options for large-scale
business, trade, civic and cultural events; and
WHEREAS, the renovated MBCC will position the facility among the top, most
globally significant convention centers in the world and will attract, and be capable of
hosting, larger conventions, meetings, exhibitions, shows, and gatherings in the City of
Miami Beach, and will benefit the public welfare and serve a public purpose through the
generation of enhanced tourism revenue by this City-owned facility; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the renovated MBCC will serve a public propose by
providing quality of life enhancements for Miami Beach residents, such as, but not
limited to, new public parks and 800 public parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, this new, world-class venue will represent a critical revenue stream
for the City of Miami Beach, as well as provide a tourist and destination attraction,
thereby serving the public purpose by promoting the economic vitality of the City, and
the entire region; and
EXHIBIT A
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WHEREAS, the renovated MBCC will have the largest ballroom in South Florida,
as well as several additional specially and junior ballrooms, plus B4 meeting rooms,
opening new opportunities for the City of Miami Beach to host large, and top tier,
charitable and social events; and
WHEREAS, an official MBCC Grand Opening Gala will take place in early 2019
and will spotlight the tremendous new facility for both Miami Beach, Miami, and Miami-
Dade County stakeholders, elected officials, residents, and local and national business
and philanthropic leaders; and
WHEREAS, a Citywide public MBCC Community Open House will take place on
the day following the Opening Gala, and will provide tourists and local and regional
residents the chance to experience the facilities and learn, firsthand, how MBCC will
connect people, ideas, products and services in the region's largest design-built
complex for events, exhibitions, and social gatherings; and
WHEREAS, the renovated MBCC will enable social and philanthropic events in
Miami Beach to reach new heights, with MBCC providing a world-class venue that
supports a public purpose by supporting local businesses and generating awareness of
Miami Beach as an international tourist destination and a competitive destination with
award-winning hospitality; and
WHEREAS, the MBCC Grand Opening LLC is to be created for the purpose of
raising funds for the costs associated with the Grand Opening Gala and the Community
Open House ("Opening Events"); and
WHEREAS, the creation of an ad hoc Miami Beach Convention Center Host
Committee ("Host Committee") to raise funds for MBCC Grand Opening, LLC and the
City's costs in hosting the MBCC Opening Events serves the aforestated public
purposes and should be created as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
1. A Grand Opening Gala and Community Open House in celebration of
the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Center serves the public
purposes as stated herein.
2. An ad hoc Miami Beach Convention Center Host Committee to raise
funds for the Grand Opening Gala and Community Open House is
hereby created, whose purpose and duty is to raise funds for MBCC
Grand Opening, LLC and the costs associated with the hosting of the
Grand Opening Gala and the Community Open House.
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3. The Host Committee shall be composed of up to five (5) members,
who shall to be direct appointees of the Mayor, and shall meet as
needed.
4. The Host Committee members' terms shall commence on July 9, 2018
and shall conclude on February 1, 2019 (subject to earlier or later
sunset by the City Commission).
5. The Mayor shall appoint an administrative liaison to the Host
Committee.
PASSED and ADOPTED this ) day of JN/,. , 2018
ATTEST:
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
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