703-2024 RDA RESOLUTION NO. 703-2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 697-2024 AND APPROVING, IN
SUBSTANTIAL FORM, THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 16,
1993, BY AND AMONG THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH (THE "CITY"),
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (THE "COUNTY"), AND THE MIAMI BEACH
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (THE "RDA"), RELATING TO THE CITY
CENTER/HISTORIC CONVENTION CENTER VILLAGE
REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION AREA (THE "CITY CENTER
RDA"), AS REVISED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-1002-24 BY
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON NOVEMBER 6, 2024
(THE "REVISED SIXTH AMENDMENT"); AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FINALIZE, AND THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY TO EXECUTE, THE REVISED SIXTH
AMENDMENT IN THE FORM APPROVED BY THE GENERAL
COUNSEL.
WHEREAS, on January 26, 1993, Miami-Dade County (the "County") adopted
Resolution No. R-14-93, which (i) designated the City Center Redevelopment Area ("City
Center RDA") as a "blighted area" within the meaning of Part III of Chapter 163, Florida
Statutes, and (ii) delegated certain powers to the City of Miami Beach, pursuant to Section
163.410, Florida Statutes, to allow the City Commission, either directly or through the
Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency ("RDA"), to exercise such powers for the
redevelopment of the area; and
WHEREAS, on February 3, 1993, the City adopted Resolution No. 93-20709,
which established the RDA and designated the City Commission as its members; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 1993, the City adopted Resolution No. 93-20721 ,
approving the RDA's City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and
Revitalization Area Plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") to revitalize the City Center RDA;
and
WHEREAS, the City and County subsequently entered into the original Interlocal
Cooperation Agreement (the "RDA Interlocal Agreement"), executed on November 16,
1993, under which the County delegated to the City certain redevelopment powers,
including the creation of the Redevelopment Area and implementation of the
Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, the RDA Interlocal Agreement has been amended five times
previously; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the proposed issuance of refunding bonds (the
"Refunding Bonds") by the RDA to refund a portion of the RDA's Tax Increment Revenue
and Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015A (City Center/Historic Convention Village),
which refunding will generate debt service savings, it is necessary to further amend the
RDA Interlocal Agreement through the Sixth Amendment (the "Sixth Amendment"); and
WHEREAS, the Sixth Amendment, among other revisions, amends provisions
relating to the distribution of Trust Fund Revenues by removing the requirement that
beginning in Fiscal Year 2023-24, excess revenues must be used to pay down "Agency
Indebtedness" (including bonds issued by the RDA), and instead directs the use of such
revenues as outlined in Sections H, I, and J of Paragraph XII of the Interlocal Agreement,
as described in the Sixth Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Sixth Amendment also facilitates the construction of the
Convention Center Hotel ("Convention Center Hotel Grant Agreement") and includes
provisions regarding the disposition of RDA Trust Fund funds starting in FY 2037; and
WHEREAS, the Sixth Amendment was initially approved by the Board of County
Commissioners on October 16, 2024, under Resolution No. 952-24, and by the City
Commission and the RDA on October 30, 2024, under Resolution Nos. 2024-33347 and
697-2024, respectively; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners voted to
reconsider and revise the previously approved Sixth Amendment and the Convention
Center Hotel Grant Agreement, as outlined in this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the revisions to the Sixth Amendment and the Convention Center
Hotel Grant Agreement, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on November
6, 2024, under Resolution R-1002-24, were transmitted to the City of Miami Beach and
the RDA for further consideration; and
WHEREAS, the revised Sixth Amendment (the "Revised Sixth Amendment")
stipulates that by March 31, 2025, the RDA shall provide the County with the entire
surplus balance, up to $10 million, from the available RDA trust fund balance as of
September 30, 2024, to support the construction and operation of housing for homeless
persons and facilities for survivors of domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, the Revised Sixth Amendment also modifies the Convention Center
Hotel Grant Agreement to allocate 50% of the Participation Payments, previously
designated for the City, to the County, specifically for funding supportive housing for
individuals and families experiencing homelessness and facilities for domestic violence
survivors; and
WHEREAS, the Revised Sixth Amendment further revises the Hotel Grant
Agreement to reallocate 50% of the 2% Transfer Fee, previously allocated to the City, to
the County for the same purpose of funding supportive housing and domestic violence
centers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("RDA"), that the Chairperson and Members of the Board of the RDA hereby amend
Resolution No. 697-2024, and approve, in substantial form, the Sixth Amendment to the
Interlocal Cooperation Agreement dated November 16, 1993, by and among the City of
Miami Beach (the "City"), Miami-Dade County (the "County"), and the Miami Beach
Redevelopment Agency (the "RDA"), relating to the City Center/Historic Convention
Center Village Redevelopment and Revitalization Area (the "City Center RDA"), as
revised by the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to Resolution No. R-1002-24 on
November 6, 2024 (the "Revised Sixth Amendment"); with the Revised Sixth Amendment
attached as Exhibit "A" to this Resolution; and further authorize the Executive Director to
finalize, and the Executive Director and Secretary to execute, the Revised Sixth
Amendment in the form approved by the General Counsel.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this /t( day of November, 2024.
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Rafael E. Granado, Secretary
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MIAMI BEACH
RDA MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Chair and Members of the Board of Directors
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager
DATE: November 14, 2024
TITLE: REVISED RDA INTERLOCAL 6TH AMENDMENT AND CONVENTION CENTER
HOTEL GRANT AGREEMENT.
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
At the November 6, 2024 Board of County Commission meeting, the previously approved
6th Amendment to the Miami Beach RDA Interlocal agreement and the Convention Center
Hotel grant agreement were motioned to be reconsidered. The agreements were modified
and returned to the City and the RDA for consideration. Below is a summary of the
changes:
1. By March 31, 2025, the Agency shall provide the entire surplus balance, up to $10
million in funding from the available trust fund balance as of September 30, 2024, to the
County to address and be used to construct/operate housing for homeless persons and
domestic violence centers.
2. Amend Hotel Grant agreement to allocate the 50% of the Participation Payments
previously to the City to now be directed to the County to fund supportive housing for
individuals and families experiencing homelessness and domestic violence centers.
3. Amend Hotel Grant agreement to allocate the 50% of the of the 2% Transfer fees
payment previously to the City to now be directed to the County to fund supportive housing
for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and domestic violence centers.
ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
NA
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on:
See BIE at: https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meetinq-notices/
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONCLUSION
Applicable Area
South Beach
Is this a_"Residents Right to Know" item, Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to City Code Section 2-17? Project?
No No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481,
includes a principal engaged in lobbying? Yes
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s): Brian May, David Martin, Jeff Sachs, Eric
Singer, Raphael Andrade
Department
Finance
Sponsor(s)
Co-sponsor(s)
Condensed Title
Revised RDA Interlocal 6th Amendment & Convention Center Hotel Grant Agreement. FN
SIXTH AMENDMENT TO
THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
This Sixth Amendment to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement ("Sixth Amendment"),
made this day of , 2024 ("Effective Date"), by and among Miami-
Dade County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida (the "County"), the City of Miami
Beach, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Florida(the"City"), and the Miami
Beach Redevelopment Agency, a public agency and body corporate created pursuant to Section
163.356,Florida Statutes(the"Agency"or"RDA").
WHEREAS, on January 26, 1993, the Board of Miami-Dade County Commissioners
(the "Board") adopted Resolution No. R-14-93, which among other things (i) found the area in
the City bounded on the East by the Atlantic Ocean, on the North by 24th Street, on the West by
West Avenue, and on the South by 14th Lane (the "Redevelopment Area") to be a "blighted
area" within the meaning of Part III of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (the "Act"), and (ii)
delegated to the City, pursuant to Section 163.410, Florida Statutes, the power to (a) make
findings and determine the Redevelopment Area to be a slum and/or blighted area, (b) make
findings of necessity as to the rehabilitation, conservation, and/or redevelopment of the
Redevelopment Area, (c) create a community redevelopment agency and delegate powers to the
agency, or declare itself as the agency with the power to exercise such powers assigned to the
agency, and(d) initiate, prepare and adopt a plan of redevelopment and any amendments thereto,
subject to the review and approval of the Board; and
WHEREAS, on February 3, 1993, the City adopted Resolution No. 93-20709 which
established the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency(the"Agency"), and declared the members
of the City Commission as the members of the Agency; and
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WHEREAS, on March 30, 1993, the Board adopted Resolution No. R-317-93, which
among other things (i) adopted the Agency's City Center/Historic Convention Village
Redevelopment and Revitalization Area plan (the "Plan"), for the redevelopment and
revitalization of the Redevelopment Area, and (ii) approved the Interlocal Cooperation
Agreement, between the County and the City, dated and executed on November 16, 1993 (the
"CRA Interlocal Agreement");and
WHEREAS,on April 27, 1993,the Board enacted Ordinance No. 93-28, which created a
City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund"), and provided a funding mechanism for implementing the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the County and the City entered into the CRA Interlocal Agreement, as
amended by the First Amendment(defined below), by the Second Amendment(defmed below),
by the Third Amendment (defmed below), by the Fourth Amendment (defined below), and by
the Fifth Amendment (defmed below), by which the County delegated to the City certain
redevelopment powers granted by the Act, including but not limited to the creation of the
Redevelopment Area and implementation of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the County and the City adopted Resolution No. R-889-03 and Resolution
No. 2003-2537, respectively, approving an amendment to the Plan to incorporate the
development and implementation of community policing initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the Board, through Resolution No. R-889-03, and the City Commission,
through Resolution No. 2003-25241, also approved an amendment to the CRA Interlocal
Agreement ("First Amendment") to delegate to the City the power to implement the community
policing initiatives;and
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WHEREAS, the Board, through Resolution No. R-958-05, and the City Commission,
through Resolution No. 2004-25560, also approved a second amendment to the CRA Interlocal
Agreement ("Second Amendment") whereby (i) the County, City, and Agency agreed that the
Agency would remit one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the Tax Increment Revenue paid to the
Agency for said fiscal year to the County to defray administrative costs for oversight and
processing Agency related items, after debt service and all other obligations related to the bonds
or future indebtedness issued by the Agency and approved by the County was satisfied for the
fiscal year("FY"), and (ii) the County approved the Agency's issuance of refunding bonds in an
amount not to exceed a principal amount of$101,090,000.00 to refmance all or a portion of the
outstanding principal amount of bonds issued with respect to the Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the Board, through Resolution No. R-1110-14, and the City Commission,
through Resolution No. 2014-28835, also approved a third amendment to the CRA Interlocal
Agreement ("Third Amendment"),which, among other terms, extended the life of the Agency to
March 31, 2044, authorized the issuance of tax increment revenue bonds ("RDA Bonds") to
support the Convention Center Renovation and Expansion Project (the "Convention Center
Project"), and further provided for related payment terms,with the intent that all available excess
Trust Fund revenues remaining on deposit in the Trust Fund be used for the prepayment or
redemption of debt prior to maturity of the RDA Bonds, with such prepayment or redemption of
debt commencing in FY 2023-2024; and
WHEREAS, the Board, through Resolution No. R-644-18, the City Commission,
through Resolution No. 2018-30288, and the Agency, through Resolution No. 629-2018, also
approved a fourth amendment to the CRA Interlocal Agreement ("Fourth Amendment"), which,
among other terms, recognized that the available revenues remaining on deposit in the Trust
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Fund, as of the Agency's year-end for FY 2016-17 were estimated to be at approximately
$34,000,000 and(a) in recognition of additional costs incurred by the City in connection with the
Convention Center Project, including expenses resulting from Hurricane Irma and other
unforeseen circumstances, authorized the allocation of excess Trust Fund revenues in the amount
of$6,914,221.00 to the Convention Center Project, and (b) in recognition of the joinder by the
City, the County and the City of Miami to the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities
network as Greater Miami and the Beaches and commitment to developing a resilience strategy
that, among other things, aggressively combats the risks of rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and
hurricanes, provides protection from storm surges associated with hurricanes and other storm
events, maintains and protects our coastal beaches, which provide direct benefits and protection
to the people, property and infrastructure developed on the barrier islands and which are a major
feature of the Greater Miami and the Beaches tourism industry attracting visitors from all over
the world to our community, authorized the distribution of excess Trust Fund Revenues to the
County and the City beginning FY 2017-18 and continuing until FY 2022-23, with the County
and City each setting aside $1.5 million per year from the foregoing distribution of excess Trust
Fund revenues to fund beach renourishment efforts, which can be used to leverage State or
Federal funding for beach renourishment purposes, and (c) in recognition of the continuing need
to refurbish the Lincoln Road pedestrian mall from Collins Avenue to West Avenue and adjacent
corridors, authorized the distribution of an amount up to $20,000,000 to fund the Lincoln Road
Project previously authorized as part of the Third Amendment, for a total project amount of up to
$40,000,000 for the Lincoln Road Project; and
WHEREAS, the Board, through Resolution No. R-256-22, the City Commission,
through Resolution No. 2022-32014, and the Agency, through Resolution No. 666-2022, also
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approved a fifth amendment to the CRA Interlocal Agreement ("Fifth Amendment"), which,
among other terms, recognized that the available revenues remaining on deposit in the Trust
Fund, as of the Agency's year-end for FY 2020-21 were estimated to be at approximately
$31,900,000 and(a) expanded the use of the excess Trust Fund revenues set aside by the County
for the purpose of funding beach renourishment to include any beaches within Miami-Dade
County in the County's sole discretion and (b) in recognition of additional costs incurred by the
City in connection with the settlement of complex litigation relating to the work performed on
the Convention Center Project pursuant to a final settlement agreement (the "Final Settlement
Agreement") dated as of September 30, 2021 by and among the City, Clark Construction Group,
LLC (the "Contractor") and Hill International, authorized the distribution of excess Trust Fund
revenues in the amount of $27,100,000 to the City for the limited purpose of funding, and
reimbursing the City for, the remaining project costs in connection with the Convention Center
Project, including payments to the Contractor pursuant to the Final Settlement Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Third Amendment also approved an amendment to the Plan (the "Plan
Amendment"), which Plan Amendment included the construction of a convention center
headquarters hotel (the "Convention Center Hotel"); and
WHEREAS, as authorized by the Third Amendment, the Agency issued its Tax
Increment Revenue and Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015A (City Center/Historic
Convention Village) (the "2015A Bonds"), in the principal amount of $286,245,000 for
refunding certain outstanding bonds and for the renovation and expansion of the Convention
Center Project; and
WHEREAS, as of the end of FY 2022-23, the principal amount of outstanding 2015A
Bonds is$271,875,000; and
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WHEREAS, the 2015A Bonds became subject to optional redemption on February 1,
2024, and due to favorable market conditions, it is financially beneficial to the County, the City
and the Agency that the Agency issue tax increment revenue refunding bonds (the "Refunding
Bonds"), to refund a portion of the 2015A Bonds in a not-to-exceed principal amount of
approximately $267,000,000 and which Refunding Bonds to be issued pursuant to this Sixth
Amendment will constitute"Additional Indebtedness"under the CRA Interlocal Agreement; and
WHEREAS,the County wishes to approve the issuance of the Refunding Bonds;and
WHEREAS, the Act authorizes the Agency to support the construction of"public areas
of major hotels that are constructed in support of convention centers, including meeting rooms,
banquet facilities,parking garages, lobbies, and passageways"("Public Areas"); and
WHEREAS, the Convention Center Hotel will include Public Areas, such as without
limitation, more than 100,000 square feet of meeting space, and the cost to construct the public
areas is budgeted not to exceed$75,000,000 in present value;and
WHEREAS, completion of the Convention Center Hotel as part of the Convention
Center Project is essential to ensuring the viability of the Convention Center as a destination for
high-profile and high-economic-impact events; and
WHEREAS, the City, through Resolution 2018-30425, approved a development and
ground lease agreement (the "Lease Agreement") between the City and MB Mixed Use
Investment, LLC (the"Developer"), for the development and operation of the Convention Center
Hotel at the location defined in the Lease Agreement(the"Hotel Parcel"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer has completed the (i) design of the Convention Center Hotel
in accordance with the Lease Agreement, and (ii) preparation of the Hotel Parcel for vertical
construction,including the demolition and reconfiguration of existing buildings; and
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WHEREAS, the Hotel Parcel is ready for the commencement of construction of the
Convention Center Hotel upon the closing of construction financing, and due to widespread
market conditions, the cost to construct the Convention Center Hotel has increased by more than
$200,000,000 since the award of the Lease Agreement; and
WHEREAS, debt and equity have been raised for the construction of the Convention
Center Hotel, but there remains a funding gap of approximately $75,000,000 in present value
(plus interest accruing during the scheduled repayment and cost of issuance shall not exceed
$92,500,000),that cannot be met reasonably by current debt and equity markets; and
WHEREAS, the Agency shall approve a grant agreement(the "Grant Agreement"). with
MB Mixed Use Investment Holdings, LLC (the "Parent"), owner of the Developer, and Public
Finance Authority, a unit of government and a body corporate and politic of the State of
Wisconsin (the "Issuer"), which is in substantially the form attached to and incorporated by
reference in this Sixth Amendment as Exhibit A;and
WHEREAS, the Issuer will finance a grant (the "Grant"), to be made by the Issuer to
finance the portion of the costs of the Convention Center Hotel attributable to the Public Areas,
through the issuance of a combination of tax exempt and taxable revenue bonds to be issued by
the Issuer(the"Series 2024 Bonds"); and
WHEREAS,pursuant to section 2.01 of the Grant Agreement, the Issuer agrees to pay to
the Parent from the proceeds of the Series 2024 Bonds, the Grant in the amount of$75,000,000,
which shall be used solely for the purpose of financing a portion of the costs of constructing the
Public Areas of the Convention Center Hotel; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to section 3.02 of the Grant Agreement, the Parent shall provide,
or cause the Developer or hotel operator, as applicable, to provide certain delineated public
benefits(the"Public Benefits"),with respect to the Convention Center Hotel; and
WHEREAS, the RDA is expected to be finished with its financial commitment by 2036,
and the RDA shall not incur additional debt or non-administrative expenses after FY 2035-36;
and
WHEREAS, the approval of the Grant for the Convention Center Hotel would have a
countywide impact; and
WHEREAS, current market conditions make it possible to refinance the 2015A Bonds,
which would potentially produce significant savings; and
WHEREAS, current fmancial projections indicate that the RDA will possess sufficient
financial resources to fulfill its Grant commitments and retire all associated indebtedness by
2036; and
WHEREAS, upon the anticipated conclusion of the RDA's obligations, all rights
stipulated under the Grant Agreement, including entitlements to specified Public Benefits, will
seamlessly transfer to the City and County, and this transfer will occur in strict accordance with
applicable law; and
WHEREAS, this approach ensures both the timely fulfillment of obligations and the
smooth transition of responsibilities, and precludes any undue extension of the RDA's
operational lifespan; and
WHEREAS, the County wishes to approve the issuance of the Refunding Bonds and the
execution of the Grant Agreement in substantially the form attached to this Sixth Amendment as
Exhibit A; and
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WHEREAS,the parties have also agreed to amend Paragraph XII, as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants recorded herein,the County,the City and the Agency agree as follows:
A. The recitations set forth above are true and correct and adopted as part of this
Sixth Amendment.
B. Paragraph III, "City Responsibilities," subparagraph C, "Project Financing," of
the CRA Interlocal Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sub-paragraph 9:
9. The Board has approved and authorized pursuant to Resolution No.
, adopted on , the issuance by the Agency of
bonds pledging Tax Increment Revenue from time to time, in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $267 million, and maturing not later than
March 31, 2044, in one or more series (without regard to the year(s) of
issuance, the "2024 Bonds"), which will provide funds for the following
purposes only:
a. the amount necessary to refund a portion of the outstanding Tax
Increment Revenue and Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015A; and
b. all costs of issuance and debt service reserves associated with the
2024 Bonds.
C. Paragraph XII, "Distribution of Trust Fund Revenues," Sections "C", "D", "F",
"H", and "I" of the CRA Interlocal Agreement are hereby amended, and new sections "J", and
"K"are added to the CRA Interlocal Agreement,to read as followst:
Words stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words shall be inserted. Remaining provisions
are now in effect and shall remain unchanged.
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C. Beginning Fiscal Year 2014-15, to pay debt service, reserve deposits and
other costs and obligations associated with the 2015 Bonds and any other
Agency Indebtedness,including the 2024 Bonds.
D. In addition to the annual funding that the City currently receives from
Convention Development Taxes,
beginning in FY 2017-18, and ending in FY
2035-36, or the earlier of the termination or expiration of the taxing
authorities' obligation to appropriate Tax Increment Revenues to the Fund,
or the date that the Convention Center is no longer in operation as a
publicly owned convention center, the Agency shall remit to the City a
Convention Center operating and maintenance subsidy in the amounts for
such years set forth below. For FY 2017-18, the amount of the annual
subsidy is equal to $1 million. This amount will increase by$750,000 each
fiscal year thereafter until it equals $4 million in FY 2021-22. For FY
2022-23, through and including FY 2024-25, the annual subsidy will
remain equal to $4 million. Beginning FY 2025-26, and ending FY 2035-
the annual subsidy shall equal the prior fiscal
year's annual subsidy adjusted by the lesser of the Miami Urban Area CPI
to be calculated using the Miami Fort Lauderdale All Urban Consumers
CPI from July to June for the prior year or 4 percent annually. The City and
the Agency agree that such funds shall only be used to fund operating and
maintenance costs of the Convention Center.
F. Beginning in FY2014-15, and ending on FY 2035-36 or he-ealier of
Tax Increment Revenues shall fund
the Agency's expenses for Administration, Community Policing, and
Capital Projects Maintenance, defined to include only those categories
listed in the Agency's FY2013-14 adopted budget approved by the Board
pursuant to County Resolution No. R-512-14, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit D and is incorporated herein by this reference. For fiscal
year 2014-15, the use of Tax Increment Revenues for such expenses shall
not exceed $11.721 million which has been adjusted for CPI as defined
below, of which $11.251 Million is the aggregate amount budgeted for
these items, as referenced in Exhibit D plus and additional $200,000 for
Capital Project Maintenace (which shall not be used for maintenace of the
Pennsylvania Avenue Shops and Garage). Beginning fiscal year 2015-16
until fiscal year 2035-36 , the use of Tax
Increment Revenues to fund the Agency's expenses for Administration,
Community Policing, and Capital Project Maintenance shall not exceed the
prior fiscal year's distribution for such expenses, adjusted by the lesser of
the Miami Urban Area CPI or 3 percent annually to be calculated using the
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Miami Fort Lauderdale All Urban Consumers CPI from July to June for the
prior year. Additionally the Agency will pay the County an Administrative
fee based on 1.5 percent of the County's Tax Increment Revenue
contribution in that year. The Agency will also pay the City 1.5 percent of
the City's Tax Increment Revenue contribution in that year.
H. Beginning FY 2014-15 and ending on the earlier of March 31,2023,or the
termination or expiration of the taxing authorities' obligation to
appropriate Tax Increment Revenue to the Trust Fund, the Agency shall,
within ninety (90) days from the conclusion of each fiscal year, deposit
any unencumbered amounts on deposit in the Trust Fund and all available
revenues remaining after distribution of Tax Increment Revenues in the
order,priority and amounts set forth in Sections A through G above, into a
fund to be used for the purposes of financing any shortfalls associated with
the payment of the expenses as listed in Section F above. Such deposits to
such fund shall only be made if it will not negatively affect the exclusion
from gross income, for federal income tax purposes, of interest on any tax-
exempt Agency Indebtedness. After the above application, the excess
funds in the Trust Fund as of the end of FY 16/17 shall be distributed as
follows:
1. Of the approximately $34 million in revenues remaining
on deposit in the Trust Fund as of the Agency's year-end for
FY 2016-17, the Agency shall distribute $6,914,221 to the
City, for the limited purpose of funding a portion of the
construction costs for the Convention Center Project; and
2. After disbursement to the City pursuant to Section H.1
above,the Agency may distribute an amount up to $20,000,000
to the City, for the limited purpose of funding a portion of the
design and construction costs for the Lincoln Road / Collins
Avenue to West Avenue Project, for the refurbishment of the
Lincoln Road pedestrian mall from Collins Avenue to West
Avenue, and adjacent corridors (the "Lincoln Road Project"),
which distribution pursuant to this Section H.2, together with
the $20 million previously authorized for the Lincoln Road
Project, provides for total funding from excess Tax Increment
Revenues of up to $40,000,000 for the Lincoln Road Project.
3. After the end of FY 2020-21 shall be distributed as
follows: of the approximately $31,900,000.00 in excess Trust
Fund revenues remaining on deposit in the Trust Fund as of the
Agency's year-end for FT 2020-21, the Agency shall distribute
$27,100,000.00 to the City, for the limited purpose of funding,
and reimbursing the City for, the remaining project costs in
connection with the Convention Center Project, including
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payment to the Contractor pursuant to the Final Settlement
Agreement.
All other remaining revenues in the Trust Fund (including, without
limitation, any remaining excess revenues at the end of FY 2020-21) may
be used by the Agency to refund the Series 2015A Bonds or in accordance
with the provisions of Section I of this Paragraph XII, below. will-be-used
the extent such Agency Indebtedness is subject to prepayment or
any such tax exempt Agency Indebtedness. The City and the Agency
agree not to issue Capital Appreciation Bonds or similar debt that does not
pay interest on a current basis. The City and the Agency also agree that
any Agency Indebtedness pledging Tax Increment Revenues issued for the
purposes set forth herein shall include a call provision allowing such
Agency Indebtedness to be called no later than ten (10) years after initial
issuance. - • _ - • -• •• - •- • • - - -• •••:-
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was-deposited.
I. Beginning FY 2023-24 and ending on the earlier of March 31, 2044, or the
termination or expiration of the taxing authorities' obligation to
appropriate Tax Increment Revenue to the Trust Fund, the Agency shall,
any unencumbered amounts on deposit in the Trust Fund and all available
after distribution of Tax Increment Revenues may be
used in the order, priority and amounts set forth in Sections A through H
above may be uscel by the Agency from time to time for any lawful
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• . -. -.. - •. The City and the Agency
agree not to issue Capital Appreciation Bonds or similar debt that does not
pay interest on a current basis. The City and the Agency also agree that
any Agency Indebtedness pledging Tax Increment Revenues issued for the
purposes set forth herein shall include a call provision allowing such
Agency Indebtedness to be called no later than ten (10) years after initial
issuance. . - • - - -. ... - • . . . -- - -.. • .
wes exited.
J. Beginning FY 2036-37 and until the earlier of March 31, 2044, or the
termination or expiration of the taxing authorities' obligation to
appropriate the Tax Increment Revenues to the Fund, the Agency shall
refund to the County and City any funds available in the Trust Fund in the
same manner as it was deposited.
K. By March 31, 2025, the Agency shall provide the entire surplus balance,
up to $10 million in funding from the available trust fund balance as of
September 30, 2024, to the County to address and be used to
construct/operate housing for homeless persons and domestic violence
centers.
D. Section XVII of the CRA Interlocal Agreement is hereby created, to read as
follows:
XVII. Grant Agreement.
The Agency is hereby authorized to enter into a Grant Agreement with the
Convention Center Hotel Developer. The Agency, City, and County, until March
31, 2044, or the termination or expiration of the taxing authorities' obligation to
appropriate Tax Increment Revenue to the Trust Fund, will ensure all agreed upon
terms and conditions, as approved in the Grant Agreement with the Convention
Center Hotel Developer, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit X and is
incorporated herein by this reference,are implemented substantially in accordance
to the Grant Agreement. The County and City shall be third party beneficiaries of
the Grant Agreement with respect to: (i) construction commencement of the
Convention Center Hotel; (ii) assignment of the Grant Agreement; (iii)
Convention Center Hotel Public Benefits; and (iv) enforcement of any rights
and/or obligations in conformity with specific sections of the Grant Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to make payments assumed by the
Agency pursuant to the Grant Agreement shall consitute Agency Indebtedness.
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Beginning on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Opening of the Convention Center
Hotel, the Parent shall pay to the County one hundred percent (100%) of the
Annual Fee, as stated under Section 3.02(a), (b), and (c) of the Public Benefit
Commitments of the Grant Agreement between the Agency, MB Mixed Use
Investment Holdings, LLC and Public Finance Authority, of which fifty percent
(50%) of said Annual Fee shall be used to fund supportive housing for individuals
and families experiencing homelessness and domestic violence centers.
In the event of an arm's length sale, assignment or transfer of the Convention
Center Hotel, as stated under Section 3.02(d) of the Public Benefit Commitments
of the Grant Agreement between the Agency, MB Mixed Use Investment
Holdings, LLC and Public Finance Authority, the seller in such transaction shall
pay to the County one hundred percent (100%) of the one time Transfer Fee,
equivalent to two percent (2%) value of the gross sale proceeds of the sale,
assignment, or transfer, of which fifty percent(50%) of said Transfer Fee shall be
used to fund supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing
homelessness and domestic violence centers.
E. All provisions of the CRA Interlocal Agreement, other than the provisions
specifically amended herein,remain in full force and effect.
[SIGNATURES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Sixth Amendment as of the date first
written above.
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
By: By:
Eric Carpenter Daniella Levine Cava
City Manager Mayor
ATTEST ATTEST
By: By:
City Clerk Deputy Clerk
Approved for form and legal sufficiency Approved for form and legal sufficiency
By: By:
City Attorney Assistant County Attorney
MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
By:
Rickelle Williams
Interim Executive Director
Attest:
By:
Secretary
Approved for form and legal sufficiency
By:
Ricardo J. Dopico
General Counsel
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GRANT AGREEMENT
by and among
MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
MB MIXED USE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS,LLC,
and
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
for
MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL
Dated as of , 2024
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS 3
ARTICLE II
GRANT
Section 2.01. Grants 6
Section 2.02. Condition Precedent to Release of Grant Funds 7
ARTICLE III
CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL
Section 3.01. Compliance with Lease Agreement 7
Section 3.02. Public Benefit Commitments 7
Section 3.03. No Warranty by Agency 7
ARTICLE IV
AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANT; AGENCY PAYMENTS
Section 4.01. Agency Authorization of Grant; Potential Reduction to Grant Amount 7
Section 4.02. Payment Obligations of Agency 8
Section 4.03. Security for Payments 8
Section 4.04. Issuance of Additional Parity Obligations or Additional Agency Bonds 8
Section 4.05. Issuance of Refunding Bonds 9
Section 4.06. Further Disclaimer 9
Section 4.07 Semi-Annual Installment Payment Schedule 9
ARTICLE V
REPORTING 9
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 6.01. [RESERVED] 9
Section 6.02. The Parent's Representations, Warranties and Covenants 9
Section 6.03. The Issuer's Representations, Warranties and Covenants 12
Section 6.04. The Agency's Representations, Warranties and Covenants 13
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION OF ISSUER; LIMITED OBLIGATION OF ISSUER
Section 7.01. Indemnification 15
Section 7.02. Non-Liability of Issuer 17
Section 7.03. Issuer's Performance 18
ARTICLE VIII
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 8.01. Event of Default 19
Section 8.02. Remedies 19
Section 8.03. Liens, Security Interests 19
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 9.01. Non-liability of Agency Officials 19
Section 9.02. Force Majeure 20
Section 9.03. Notices 20
Section 9.04. Time 20
Section 9.05. Entire Agreement 20
Section 9.06. Amendment 20
Section 9.07. Waivers 21
Section 9.08. Indemnification of Agency 21
Section 9.09. Additional Indemnification of Agency, City and County 21
Section 9.10. Severability 21
Section 9.11. Compliance With State and Other Laws 22
Section 9.12. [RESERVED] 22
Section 9.13. Public Entity Crimes Notice 22
Section 9.14. Incorporation by Reference 22
Section 9.15. Order of Precedence 22
Section 9.16. Counterparts 22
Section 9.17. Independent Contractor 22
Section 9.18. Retention of Records/Audit 23
Section 9.19. Non-Merger 24
Section 9.20. Exemption of City 24
Section 9.21. Parties to Agreement; Successors and Assigns 24
Section 9.22. Venue; Applicable Law 24
Section 9.23. Recordation 24
Section 9.24. Further Assurances 24
Section 9.25. Construction 25
Section 9.26. Headings 25
Section 9.27. Further Authorizations 25
Section 9.28. [RESERVED] 25
Section 9.29. Survival 25
Section 9.30 Estoppel Certificate 25
EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF HOTEL PARCEL
EXHIBIT B IN-KIND PUBLIC BENEFIT COMMITMENTS
GRANT AGREEMENT
THIS GRANT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of this day of
, 2024 (the "Effective Date"), among the MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, a public agency and body corporate created pursuant to Section 163.356, Florida
Statutes (the "Agency"), MB MIXED USE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company (the "Parent") and PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY, a unit of
government and a body corporate and politic of the State of Wisconsin(the "Issuer"), pursuant to
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the authority of Section 66.0301, 66.0303 and 66.0304, Wisconsin Statutes, as amended (the
"Act").
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, the Issuer is authorized by the Act to issue revenue bonds to fmance a
project,including but not limited to,any capital project; and
WHEREAS, the Act further authorizes the Issuer to expend the proceeds of such revenue
bonds to make grants for the purpose of supporting economic activities; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has been duly created and established to transact business and
exercise powers under and pursuant to Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, as amended,
being Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes, as amended (together with other applicable
provisions of law, the "Redevelopment Act"), in order to achieve the purposes of redevelopment
under the Redevelopment Act; and
WHEREAS, all requirements of law have been complied with in the creation of the
Agency, the adoption and amendment of a redevelopment plan (the "Redevelopment Plan")
under the Redevelopment Act for that portion of the City of Miami Beach (the "City") described
in the Redevelopment Plan and known as the "City Center/Historic Convention Village
Redevelopment and Revitalization Area" (the "Redevelopment Area") and the creation and
funding of the "City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization
Trust Fund"(the"Trust Fund") in accordance with the Redevelopment Act; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, whose
address is 111 NW 1st Street, Miami, Florida 33128, Attention: County Mayor (the "County")
and the City adopted Resolutions R-1110-14 and 2014-28835, respectively, approving an
amendment to the Redevelopment Plan to define the Convention Center Renovation and
Expansion Project (the "Convention Center Project") for the Miami Beach Convention Center
(the "Convention Center"), which includes the construction of a convention center headquarters
hotel (the "Convention Center Hotel"), and to authorize the use of Agency Trust Fund revenues
as a funding source for the Convention Center Project; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has served as a prominent funding mechanism for the
transformative renovation of the Convention Center,which is an important economic asset of the
entire County and the City; and
WHEREAS,completion of the Convention Center Hotel as part of the Convention Center
Project is essential to ensuring the viability of the Convention Center as a destination for high-
profile and high-economic-impact events and to ensuring the success of the Redevelopment Area
and implementation of the Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City, through Resolution 2018-30425, approved a development and
ground lease agreement (the "Lease Agreement") between the City and MB Mixed Use
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Investment, LLC, a Florida limited liability company [owned and controlled by]l Parent (the
"Developer") for the development and operation of the Convention Center Hotel contemplated
by the Redevelopment Plan at the location defined in the Lease Agreement (the "Hotel Parcel");
and
WHEREAS, the Developer has timely completed the design of the Convention Center
Hotel in accordance with the Lease Agreement, and the Developer has also timely completed the
preparation of the Hotel Parcel for vertical construction, including the demolition and
reconfiguration of existing buildings, at a total cost of more than $25 Million funded by
Developer equity, which amount exceeds, by more than two-and-a-half times, the Initial Lessee
Minimum Equity Contribution required by the Lease Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Hotel Parcel is ready for the commencement of construction of the
Convention Center Hotel upon the closing of construction financing; and
WHEREAS, due to widespread market conditions, the cost to construct the Convention
Center Hotel has increased by more than $200 Million since the award of the Lease Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, upon closing of all debt and equity for the construction of the Convention
Center Hotel, there will remain a funding gap of approximately$75 Million in present value that
cannot be met reasonably by current debt and equity markets; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.370(2)(c)(3) of the Redevelopment Act authorizes the Agency
to support the construction of"public areas of major hotels that are constructed in support of
convention centers, including meeting rooms, banquet facilities, parking garages, lobbies, and
passageways"(collectively, "Public Areas");and
WHEREAS, the Convention Center Hotel will include Public Areas, such as, without
limitation, more than 100,000 square feet of meeting space, and the cost to construct the Public
Areas is budgeted to exceed$75 Million in present value; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer will finance a grant (the "Grant") to be made by the Issuer to the
Parent to fmance the portion of the costs of the Convention Center Hotel attributable to the
Public Areas, through the issuance of tax exempt and/or taxable revenue bonds to be issued by
the Issuer(the"Series 2024 Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, in order to secure the repayment of the Series 2024 Bonds, the Agency shall
be obligated to pay to the Issuer from revenues deposited into the Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund
Revenues") in the manner and subject to the priority of payment and availability of Trust Fund
Revenues set forth herein, the amounts set forth in the Semi-Annual Installment Payment
Schedule,as described herein; and
To be revised prior to execution to reflect final organizational structure reflective of financing arrangements and
tax considerations(e.g.,indirect ownership as a result of new intermediate entities for preferred equity or mezzanine
financing)in accordance with the Lease Agreement.
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WHEREAS, the Convention Center Hotel is located within the territorial boundaries of
the City,the County, and the Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer, based on the representations of the Agency and the Parent, but
without independent investigation, has found and determined that the fmancing of the
Convention Center Hotel will promote significant economic, cultural and community
development opportunities, including the creation and retention of employment, the stimulation
of economic activity, and the promotion of the Convention Center and businesses within the
Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the issuance of the Series
2024 Bonds pursuant to a Trust Indenture dated as of , 2024 (the "Bond Indenture") by and
between the Issuer and [TRUSTEE]2, as trustee (the "Bond Trustee"), pursuant to the provisions
of the Act, have been in all respects duly and validly authorized by a resolution (the "Bond
Resolution")duly adopted and approved by the governing board of the Issuer; and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been approved by the
Agency pursuant to its Resolution No. -2024 (the "Agency Resolution") adopted on
2024; and
WHEREAS, the Agency, City, and County entered into an interlocal cooperation
agreement on November 16, 1993, as subsequently amended (the "Interlocal Agreement"),
which, among other matters, authorizes the Agency to issue new Agency Indebtedness (as
defmed by the Interlocal Agreement) subject to the approval of the Board of County
Commissioners of the County; and
WHEREAS, the obligation of the Agency to make the Payments (as defmed below)
pursuant to this Agreement constitutes "Agency Indebtedness" under the Interlocal Agreement,
and the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been approved by the County pursuant to
its Resolution R-_-24 (the "County Resolution") adopted on , 2024 and by the City
pursuant to its Resolution No. 2024- ,adopted on , 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings and agreements
herein, and for$10.00 and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged, the Agency, the Parent and the Issuer represent, warrant, covenant and agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement,the following terms shall have the meaning set opposite each:
"Act"means Section 66.0301,66.0303 and 66.0304,Wisconsin Statutes,as amended.
2 Bond Trustee to be identified prior to this Agreement's execution.
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"Affiliates" means, regarding any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person. When used in reference
to Developer, for so long as Parent (or any of its Affiliates) holds an interest, directly or
indirectly, in Developer, "Affiliate" shall include any Person Controlling, Controlled by, or
under common Control with Parent.
"Agency" has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement. Upon the
expiration (sunset) of the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, the term "Agency" as used in
this Agreement shall refer to the successor(s)-in-interest of the Agency; provided, however, that
any obligation of Parent to indemnify the City as a successor in interest to the Agency
(including, without limitation,the obligations set forth in Section 7.01) after the expiration of the
Agency shall apply only to the extent that the Agency is sued or suffers a Liability in its own
name(and shall not apply to suits or other Liabilities suffered by the City in its own name).
"Agency Bonds" means the tax increment revenue bonds heretofore and hereafter issued
by the Agency pursuant to the Agency Bonds Resolution from time to time payable from and
secured by Trust Fund Revenues, as may be outstanding from time to time, including the
Agency's Tax Increment Revenue and Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015A (City
Center/Historic Convention Village)outstanding as of the Effective Date.
"Agency Bonds Resolution" means Resolution No. 619-2015 adopted by the Board on
October 14, 2015, as such resolution may be amended or supplemented from time to time,
together with any resolutions that may hereafter be adopted by the Board for the issuance of
Agency Bonds.
"Agency Resolution" means Resolution No. - adopted by the Board on
[DATE],2024, as such resolution may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
"Agreement" means this Grant Agreement dated , 2024,by and among the Issuer,
the Parent and the Agency, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to
this Agreement.
"Annual Fee"shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(a)of this Agreement.
"Annual Fee Commencement Date" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(a)
of this Agreement.
"Anticipated Total Payment Amount" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 4.02
of this Agreement.
"Authorized Signatory" means any officer, director or other Person designated by
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer (whether such resolution is adopted in
connection with the issuance of the Series 2024 Bonds or otherwise)or by the Issuer's Bylaws as
an `Authorized Signatory' empowered to, among other things, execute and deliver on behalf of
the Issuer this Agreement,the Indenture, and the Series 2024 Bonds.
"Available Cash Flow" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(b) of this
Agreement.
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"Board"means the board of the Agency, being the chairperson and the other members of
the board.
"Bond Indenture" means the Trust Indenture dated as of , 2024, by and between
the Bond Trustee and the Issuer, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time as
permitted by the provisions of the Bond Indenture.
"Bond Trustee"means [to come]3,as trustee for the Bonds.
"Bonds" means the Series 2024 Bonds and any refunding bonds that may be issued from
time to time pursuant to the terms of the Bond Indenture.
"City"means the City of Miami Beach, Florida.
"Code"means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Completion of Construction"shall have the meaning set forth in the Lease Agreement.
"Control," "Controlling" or "Controlled" shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, by governmental
requirements or otherwise, or the power to elect in excess of fifty percent(50%) of the directors,
managers, general partners or other Persons exercising similar authority with respect to such
Person (it being acknowledged that a Person shall not be deemed to lack Control of another
Person even though certain decisions may be subject to "major decision" consent or approval
rights of limited partners, shareholders or members, as applicable). For avoidance of doubt, if a
Person(for purposes of this defmition, "Person A") cannot elect in excess of fifty percent(50%)
of the directors, managers, general partners or other Persons exercising similar authority with
respect to a Person (for purposes of this definition, "Person B") without the consent or approval
of another Person or Persons,then Person A shall not be deemed to Control Person B.
"Convention Center Hotel"shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Convention Center Hotel Project" shall mean the construction of an approximately 800-
room convention center hotel, inclusive of Public Areas, on the Hotel Parcel within the
Redevelopment Area being financed in part with the Grant and more particularly described in the
Lease Agreement.
"County"means Miami-Dade County,Florida.
"Debt Service" means, as of any applicable date of determination, the sum of all
scheduled interest payments on any then-existing secured fmancing obtained by Parent or its
direct or indirect subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Developer, in respect of the
Convention Center Hotel Project,calculated at the non-default rate.
3 Bond trustee to be identified prior to this Agreement's execution.
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"Debt Service Coverage Ratio" means, as of any applicable date of determination, the
meaning assigned such term (or equivalent term) in any then-applicable secured fmancing(s)
(and if more than one, the seniormost) obtained by Parent or its direct or indirect subsidiaries,
including, without limitation, Developer, in respect of the Convention Center Hotel Project, and
if there is no such term(or equivalent term) in any such financing, then such term shall mean, as
of any applicable date of determination, a ratio in which (a) the numerator is Net Operating
Income as of the applicable date of determination, and (b) the denominator is the aggregate
amount of Debt Service that would be payable during the succeeding twelve(12)-month period.
"Debt Service Requirement" shall have the meaning set forth in the Agency Bonds
Resolution.
"Deferred Fee Amount" shall have the meaning as defmed in Section 3.02(b) of this
Agreement.
"Developer" means MB Mixed Use Investment, LLC, a Florida limited liability
company. Upon the assignment of the Lease Agreement to a successor tenant under the terms
thereof,the term"Developer"as used in this Agreement shall mean such successor tenant.
"Direct Grant" means the grant made by the Agency, if any, directly to the Parent in
accordance with Section 2.01 hereof.
"DSC Threshold"shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(a)of this Agreement.
"Effective Date"shall have the meaning as defmed on the first page hereof.
"Emergency Equity" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(a) of this
Agreement.
"Equity Participant" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(a) of this
Agreement.
"Executive Director"means the Executive Director of the Agency.
"Fee Payment Period" shall have the meaning as defmed in Section 3.02(a) of this
Agreement.
"Fiscal Year" means the period commencing on October 1, and continuing to and
including the next September 30, or such other annual period as may be prescribed by law or by
the Agency in accordance with law.
"Funded Grant Amount" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 4.01 of this
Agreement.
"Grant"means the grant of the portion of the Series 2024 Bond proceeds by the Issuer to
the Parent applied for the costs related to the Public Areas of the Convention Center Hotel as
authorized pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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"Grant Funds Holdback" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 4.01 of this
Agreement.
"Grant Funds Reserve" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 4.01 of this
Agreement.
"Hotel Distributions" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(a) of this
Agreement.
"Hotel Operator"shall have the meaning set forth in the Lease Agreement.
"Hotel Parcel"shall mean the real property described on Exhibit A attached hereto.
"In-Kind Public Benefits" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(e) of this
Agreement.
"Issuer"shall have the meaning set forth on the first page hereof
"Issuer Indemnified Persons" means collectively, (i) the Sponsors, (ii) the Members and
(iii) each and all of Issuer's, the Sponsors' and the Members' respective past, present and future
directors, board members, governing members, trustees, commissioners, elected or appointed
officials, officers, employees, Authorized Signatory, attorneys, contractors, subcontractors,
agents and advisers (including, without limitation, counsel and financial advisers) and each of
their respective heirs, successors and assigns.
"Joint Exercise Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers
Agreement Relating to the Public Finance Authority, dated September 28, 2010 by and among
Adams County, Wisconsin, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, Marathon County, Wisconsin,
Waupaca County, Wisconsin and the City of Lancaster, Wisconsin, as such agreement may be
amended from time to time.
"Lease Agreement" means the Development and Ground Lease Agreement dated July 31,
2018, by and between the City, as lessor, and the Developer, as lessee, pursuant to which the
City is leasing the Hotel Parcel to the Developer.
"Loan to Value Ratio" means, as of any applicable date of determination, the meaning
assigned such term (or equivalent term) in any then-applicable secured financing (and if more
than one, the seniormost) obtained by Parent or its direct or indirect subsidiaries, including,
without limitation, Developer, and if there is no such term (or equivalent term) in any such
financing, then such term shall mean, as of any applicable date of determination, a ratio in which
(a) the numerator is equal to the outstanding principal amount of then-existing secured fmancing
obtained by Parent or its direct or indirect subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Developer,
and (b) the denominator is the fair market value of the Convention Center Hotel (for avoidance
of doubt, including, without limitation, the value of Developer's leasehold estate under the Lease
Agreement), as determined by an appraisal reasonably acceptable to the Agency, plus any cash
collateral or letter of credit provided to the applicable lender as additional security for the
financing.
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"LTV Threshold" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(a)of this Agreement.
"Management Agreement"shall have the meaning set forth in the Lease Agreement.
"Maximum Annual Debt Service" shall mean, at any time and with respect to all of the
Agency Bonds, the greatest Debt Service Requirement in the then current or any succeeding
Fiscal Year.
"Maximum Annual Payments" means, at any time and with respect to the Payments and
Parity Obligations, the greatest amount of payments required to be made by the Agency in the
then current or any future Fiscal Year.
"Maximum Total Payment Amount" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 4.02 of
this Agreement.
"Member" means the parties to the Joint Exercise Agreement and any political
subdivision that has been designated in the past,or from time to time in the future is designated,
as a member of the Issuer pursuant to the Joint Exercise Agreement.
"Net Operating Income"means, as of any date of determination, all income and revenues
Developer receives or that is due to Developer of any nature, including,but not limited to, rents,
additional rents (including, without limitation any common area maintenance charges), room
rents, parking revenues, proceeds of rent loss and/or business interruption insurance,
performance test cure payments under the Management Agreement, and vending machine
receipts, all on a trailing twelve (12) month period, less the customary and necessary expenses
incurred of operating the Convention Center Hotel during the trailing twelve (12) month period
which are paid by or on behalf of Developer or accrued by Developer (for avoidance of doubt,
excluding capital expenses, Debt Service, any payment or expense which is reimbursable by
insurance or by any third party, any non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization, and
federal, state or local income or similar taxes).
"Opening of the Convention Center Hotel" means the date that the Hotel is actually
opened to the public for paying guests after the issuance of all licenses, permits, certificates,
approvals, and/or permissions required for the operation of the Convention Center Hotel under
applicable laws; provided, however, that such date shall be no later than one hundred twenty
(120) days after the date that the Convention Center Hotel receives its certificate of
occupancy. Parent shall provide the Agency and the County with written notice of the date of
the Opening of the Convention Center Hotel within fifteen(15)days of the date thereof.
"Operating Expenses"means:
(a) operating expenses of the Convention Center Hotel Project other than payments
made to Developer,Parent or Affiliates of either;
(b) wages and benefits paid and payable to the Hotel Operator's full time or part-time
on-site or off-site management employees and full or part-time non-management employees;and
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(c) management fees, at prevailing market rates, provided, any management fees
payable to Developer, Parent or Affiliates of Developer or Parent shall not be included for
purposes of calculating Operating Expenses in the event Available Cash Flow is insufficient to
cover Operating Expenses and pay amounts due to the Agency hereunder at any time; provided,
further, however, that the management fees payment to the Hotel Operator shall in no event be
excluded from such calculation of Operating Expenses except to the extent that such fees exceed
market fees for the applicable brand.
"Parent" shall have the meaning as defined on the first page hereof. Upon the
assignment of this Agreement to a Successor by Parent or by any Successor, the term "Parent"as
used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any Successor to whom such assignment is
made.
"Parent Representative" means David Martin or Aly-khan Merali, or any other person
authorized by Parent to act on behalf of the Parent with respect to this Agreement.
"Parity Obligations" means additional obligations of the Agency hereafter incurred by
the Agency which are payable from Trust Fund Revenues on a parity with the obligation of the
Agency to make the Payments.
"Payments" means the payments that the Agency is obligated to make to the Issuer
hereunder from the Trust Fund Revenues as provided in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.
"Person"means any corporation, unincorporated association or business, limited liability
company; business trust, real estate investment trust, common law trust, or other trust, general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
joint venture, or two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest, nominee, or
other entity, or any individual (or estate of such individual); and shall include any governmental
authority.
"Pledged Funds"shall have the meaning set forth in the Agency Bonds Resolution.
"Priority Debt"shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(a)of this Agreement.
"Project Budget" shall mean $589,372,907.00, which represents the total estimated cost
to develop and construct the Convention Center Hotel Project, inclusive all soft costs, hard costs,
and financing costs.
"Public Areas Factor" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 4.01(a) of this
Agreement.
"Public Benefits"shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02 of this Agreement.
"Redevelopment Act" means the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, as amended,
being Chapter 163,Part III,Florida Statutes,as amended,and other applicable provisions of law.
"Redevelopment Area" means the "City Center/Historic Convention Village
Redevelopment and Revitalization Area" located within the City and found by the City to be a
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"blighted area" within the meaning of the Act and as described in the Redevelopment Plan,
which geographic boundaries may be changed from time to time as permitted by the
Redevelopment Act.
"Redevelopment Plan" means the redevelopment plan for the Redevelopment Area
originally adopted by the Agency by Resolution No. 128-93 adopted on February 12, 1993 and
approved by the City by Resolution No. 93-20721 adopted on February 12, 1993 and by the
County by Resolution No. 317-93 adopted on March 30, 1993, as the same has been and may be
amended from time to time.
"Redevelopment Projects" means the particular community redevelopment projects
undertaken by the Agency pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan within the Redevelopment Area
in accordance with the Redevelopment Act, including the Convention Center Hotel Project.
"Semi-Annual Installment" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 4.02 and
scheduled as set forth in Exhibit C of this Agreement.
"Semi-Annual Installment Due Date" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 4.02
of this Agreement.
"Series 2024 Bonds" means the Public Finance Authority [BOND CAPTION] Series
2024,being issued pursuant to the terms of the Bond Indenture.
"Sponsor" means the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties,
the Wisconsin Counties Association, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, and any other
Person that holds itself out, or is identified by the Issuer, as an organization sponsoring the
Issuer.
"Subordinate Debt" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(a) of this
Agreement.
"Successor" shall mean any assignee of Parent and any successor to such assignee.
"Transfer"shall have the meaning set forth in the Lease Agreement.
"Transfer Fee" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 3.02(d)of this Agreement.
"Trust Fund" means the "City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and
Revitalization Trust Fund" established by Ordinance No. 93-2836 adopted by the City on
February 24, 1993, and by Ordinance No. 93-28 enacted by the County on April 27, 1993, in
accordance with the Redevelopment Act.
"Trust Fund Revenues" means the revenues derived from the Redevelopment Area and
received by the Agency for deposit into the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 163.387, Florida
Statutes, as amended, Ordinance No. 93-2836 adopted by the City on February 24, 1993, as
amended from time to time, including Ordinance No. 2014-3901 adopted by the City on
November 8, 2014, and Ordinance No. 93-28 enacted by the County on April 27, 1993, as
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amended from time to time, including Ordinance No. 14-133 enacted by the County on
December 16,2014.
"Underbudget Amount" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 4.01(b) of this
Agreement.
Other capitalized terms not deemed in this Article shall have the meanings assigned to
them elsewhere in this Agreement.
All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine,
feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as appropriate. The words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder,"
"hereinafter," and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or Subsection hereof. The terms "include"and "including"and words
of similar import shall each be construed as if followed by the phrase "without limitation". This
Agreement will be interpreted without interpreting any provision in favor of or against either
party by reason of the drafting of such provision.
ARTICLE II
GRANT; TERM OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENT TO PURCHASERS OF HOTEL
Section 2.01. Grants. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Issuer
hereby agrees to pay to the Parent, solely from the proceeds of the Series 2024 Bonds, the Grant
in the amount of $75 Million, which shall be disbursed to Parent by Bond Trustee as
contemplated in Section 4.01 and used by the Parent solely for the purpose of financing a portion
of the costs of constructing the Public Areas of the Convention Center Hotel. The remaining
proceeds of the Series 2024 Bonds in excess of the amount required to fund the Grant shall be
applied to pay the costs of issuance for the Series 2024 Bonds. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
prior to the sale of the Series 2024 Bonds, the Agency, at its sole option, may elect to fund a
portion of the Grant from legally available funds then held by it by providing a written notice to
the Issuer and the Parent of such amount. Such amount shall be paid by the Agency directly to
the Trustee or another financial institution acceptable to the Parent prior to the issuance of the
Series 2024 Bonds to be held in escrow until the Series 2024 Bonds are issued, at which time
such amount shall be disbursed to the Parent as contemplated in Section 4.01 (and for the
avoidance of doubt, shall be included in the Grant Funds Holdback in the same manner as the
bond proceeds). The amount paid by the Agency("Direct Grant") shall reduce, dollar for dollar,
the amount of the Grant to be funded from the Series 2024 Bonds. For example, in the event that
the Direct Grant is $7,000,000.00, then the amount funded from the Series 2024 Bonds would be
reduced to $68,000,000, as further described in Section 4.01.
Section 2.02. Condition Precedent to Release of Grant Funds and to Agency's
Obligation to make the Payments. Prior to the release of the Grant proceeds by the Issuer to
the Developer, Agency shall have confirmed that the "Possession Date" as described in Section
4.1(b) of the Lease Agreement has occurred, or is occurring simultaneously, as evidenced in
writing by the City to the Developer. Furthermore, notwithstanding any other provision herein to
the contrary, Agency's obligation to make the Payments shall not become effective until (a)
Agency shall have confirmed that the Possession Date has occurred or is occurring
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simultaneously with the effectiveness of such obligation and (b) the Series 2024 Bonds have
been issued and delivered.
Section 2.03. Term of Agreement; Construction Commencement. The term of this
Agreement shall run from its execution until the date all obligations of Parent to the Agency
pursuant this Agreement shall have been fully satisfied. On or before the date that is nine (9)
months from the Effective Date, the Parent or the Developer, as appropriate, shall: (a) obtain all
development approvals and building permits needed for construction of the Convention Center
Hotel and submit the same to the County; and (b) shall commence construction of the
Convention Center Hotel and thereafter diligently pursue the construction of the Convention
Center Hotel until completion thereof. For purposes of this Agreement, "commence
construction" shall mean the later of: (i) the filing of the notice of commencement under Florida
Statutes, Section 713.13; or(ii) the visible start of construction work on the Convention Center
Hotel, including on-site utility, excavation of soil stabilization work (but specifically excluding
any necessary testing, environmental remediation or ceremonial groundbreaking). In order to
meet the definition of"commence construction" the filing of the notice of commencement and
visible start of work must occur after the Parent or Developer has secured the necessary building
permits for the work and issued the notice to proceed to its prime contractor for the
improvements.
Section 2.04. Required Assignment of this Agreement. For so long as any obligations
of Parent to the Agency, the City, and the County expressly set forth in this Agreement remain
unsatisfied, in connection with any Transfer of the Convention Center Hotel Project (i.e., the
leasehold estate under the Lease Agreement), or any Transfer of Parent's interests in Developer,
(i)the Parent shall provide written notice to the Agency,the City,and the County of the Transfer
and (ii) the Parent and/or Developer shall cause the transferee(s) to assume all obligations of
Parent under this Agreement(or, in the case of a Transfer of less than 100%of Parent's interests,
shall cause the transferee(s) to execute a joinder to this Agreement in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Agency) in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.21 of this
Agreement. Any failure to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 shall constitute a
default under the Lease Agreement, and if such failure continues for a period of forty-five (45)
days after written notice thereof by City to Developer specifying such failure, such default shall
be an Event of Default under the Lease Agreement,but, for avoidance of doubt, shall be subject
to all rights of lenders under the Lease Agreement, including, without limitation, the rights to
receive notice of default, opportunity to cure and new lease rights.
ARTICLE III
CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL
Section 3.01. Compliance with Lease Agreement. The Parent hereby agrees that it
shall cause the Developer(a) to comply with all provisions of the Lease Agreement; and (b) to
take all other actions necessary so that Parent is in full compliance with all provisions of this
Agreement.
Section 3.02. Public Benefit Commitments. As an inducement to the Agency to enter
into this Agreement for the benefit of the Convention Center Hotel, and to further the goals of
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the Agency, the Parent shall provide, or cause the Developer or Hotel Operator, as applicable, to
provide, the following public benefits (the "Public Benefits") with respect to the Convention
Center Hotel:
(a) Commencing on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Opening of the
Convention Center Hotel (the "Annual Fee Commencement Date") and continuing for a
period of fifty (50) years (the "Fee Payment Period") thereafter, the Parent shall pay to
the County an annual participation fee in the amount of$500,000.00 (the "Annual Fee"),
of which fifty percent (50%) of said Annual Fee shall be used to fund (a) supportive
housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and (b) domestic
violence centers. The Annual Fee will escalate by three percent (3%) on the first
anniversary of the Annual Fee Commencement Date (i.e., the sixth (6th) anniversary of
the Opening of the Convention Center Hotel) and annually thereafter. Parent shall pay
the Annual Fee in equal monthly installments, in advance, with the amount of the
monthly installment to be determined by dividing the applicable Annual Fee into twelve
(12). Payment of the Annual Fee shall not be subordinate to, and, for the avoidance of
doubt, the Agency's and County's right to receive the Annual Fee shall be superior to,the
rights of any equity participants in Developer, Parent, any Affiliate of either, any other
so-called "equity participant" or "capital participant" in the Convention Center Hotel or
any successors in interest of any of the foregoing (collectively, "Equity Participants") to
receive distributions of earnings, capital or otherwise out of, or associated with, the
Convention Center Hotel (collectively, "Hotel Distributions"); provided, however, that
payment of the Annual Fee shall remain subordinate to the payment of management fees
to the Hotel Operator even in the event that the Hotel Operator or Affiliate thereof is or
becomes an Equity Participant, except to the extent that such management fees exceed
market fees for the applicable brand. Parent shall cause all Equity Participants with
direct ownership of Parent (and, in the event of a partial assignment of ownership of
Parent's interest in Developer, shall cause all Equity Participants with direct ownership of
such assignee) to execute a written agreement with Parent acknowledging the terms of
this Agreement, including without limitation, the subordination of such Equity
Participants' rights to receive Hotel Distributions in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 3.02(a), and shall provide a true and correct copy of each such written
agreement to Agency and County. In addition, the Agency's and County's right to
receive the Annual Fee shall not be subordinate to debt other than secured debt (subject
to the limitations set forth in the next sentence). The Parent, the County, and the Agency
acknowledge and agree that should secured fmancing obtained by Parent or any of its
direct or indirect subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Developer, that is closed on
or after the Annual Fee Commencement Date exceed an aggregate Loan to Value Ratio
of 75% (the"LTV Threshold")or cause the aggregate Debt Service Coverage Ratio to be
less than 1.2x (the "DSC Threshold") as of the date of closing of any such secured
financing, then the portion of the aggregate Debt Service allocable to the amount of such
financing that exceeds the LTV Threshold or that causes the Debt Service Coverage
Ratio to fall below the DSC Threshold, as applicable (such portion, the "Subordinate
Debt," and the balance of such financing, the "Priority Debt"), shall be subordinate to the
payments of the Annual Fee to the Agency and County. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Annual Fee paid to the Agency and County is independent of, and supplemental to, the
lease payments made by the Developer to the City under the Lease Agreement.
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(b) In the event that the Parent fails to pay any installment of the Annual Fee
in any year after the Annual Fee Commencement Date due to insufficient cash flow after
payment of all Operating Expenses including Debt Service (other than allocable to any
Subordinate Debt) and after payment of all amounts payable to the City under the Lease
Agreement, but specifically excluding any payments to Parent, Developer, or their
Affiliates (such available funds after payment of all such costs and expenses, the
"Available Cash Flow"), such unpaid installments of the Annual Fee shall be deferred(as
such amount may increase or decrease from time to time, the "Deferred Fee Amount").
Payment of the Deferred Fee Amount shall be made from Available Cash Flow. Such
Deferred Fee Amount shall be and continue to remain superior to any Hotel Distributions
to any Equity Participants at any time when a Deferred Fee Amount balance exists.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agency and County acknowledge and agree in the
event that Debt Service(other than allocable to any Subordinate Debt) cannot be covered
from Available Cash Flow as payments become due as a result of a Force Majeure Event
(as defined in the Lease Agreement), and an existing subordinated Equity Participant at
the time of such shortfall funds such shortfall with a contribution of equity(as opposed to
a loan) ("Emergency Equity"), the Emergency Equity shall be returned to such
subordinated Equity Participant(s) with priority over the Annual Fee and any Deferred
Fee Amount then existing until such time as such equity is repaid in full. Any
installment(s) of the Annual Fee that are not paid as a result of the preference for the
return of Emergency Equity shall be added to the Deferred Fee Amount. Once the
Emergency Equity has been returned, payments of installments of the Annual Fee and of
the Deferred Fee Amount shall be paid from Available Cash Flow with priority over any
distributions to any Equity Participants. The entire outstanding Deferred Fee Amount
then existing shall be paid upon the closing of any sale, assignment or transfer of the
Convention Center Hotel (i.e., the leasehold estate under the Lease Agreement), directly
or indirectly to a third party that results in a change of Control;provided,however,that in
the event of any Transfer of the Convention Center Hotel (i.e., the leasehold estate under
the Lease Agreement), and/or of direct or indirect ownership interests in Developer, in
each case directly or indirectly resulting from foreclosure and/or deed/assignment-in-lieu
of foreclosure, all obligations with respect to the payments of the Annual Fee (including
the payment of any Deferred Fee Amounts) shall be extinguished, this clause(b) shall no
longer be applicable. To the extent any foreclosure proceeds exceed the aggregate of the
corresponding foreclosure judgment, any and all accrued interest thereon, and any and all
other Priority Debt, including, without limitation, outstanding principal balances, accrued
and unpaid interest, and all other accrued amounts due thereunder, then such excess shall
be paid according to the following order of priority: first, to the Agency and County up to
the amount of the sum of(i) any accrued and unpaid Deferred Fee Amount, (ii) any other
amounts due to the Agency and/or County under this Agreement, and (iii) an amount
equal to the net present value of the remaining payments of the Annual Fee that would
have accrued after the date of the foreclosure sale utilizing the 10-year Treasury rate in
effect as of such date; second, to any outstanding principal balances, accrued and unpaid
interest, and all other accrued amounts due under any Subordinate Debt obtained by
Parent or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries (including, without limitation,
Developer); third, to any preferred equity investor in Parent_-or any of its direct or
indirect subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Developer, up to the amount of any
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outstanding preferred equity investment, including, without limitation, accrued and
unpaid interest thereon; and fourth, the balance to the Parent or its applicable direct or
indirect subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Developer, that was foreclosed upon
(including the repayment of any Emergency Equity contributed by Parent or its
applicable direct or indirect subsidiary). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agency
and/or County may, in their sole discretion, agree to subordinate its interest to a lender
providing Subordinate Debt.
(c) The Parent and/or Developer and/or any of its affiliates shall have the right
to buy out payments of the Annual Fee by providing a lump-sum payment equal to the
net present value of the remaining payments of the Annual Fee utilizing the 10-year
Treasury rate in effect at the time of the buyout; provided, however, that no such buyout
may occur prior to tenth(10`s) anniversary of the Annual Fee Commencement Date, and,
provided, further, no such buyout may occur prior to the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of
the Annual Fee Commencement Date unless it in connection with the sale, assignment or
transfer of the Convention Center Hotel, directly or indirectly to a third party that results
in a change of Control.
(d) In the event of an arm's length sale, assignment or transfer of (i) the
Convention Center Hotel (i.e., the leasehold estate under the Lease Agreement) to a third
party or(ii) direct or indirect ownership interests in Developer to a third party that results
in a change of Control of Developer, the seller in such transaction (whether the seller is
Parent or an Affiliate of Parent) shall pay to the County a one-time transfer fee (the
"Transfer Fee") in an amount equal to two percent(2%) of the gross sale proceeds of the
sale, assignment or transfer less (i) the outstanding balance to payoff in full any existing
Priority Debt and (ii) all transaction costs, of which fifty percent (50%) of said Transfer
Fee shall be used to fund(a) supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing
homelessness and (b) domestic violence centers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Transfer of the Convention Center Hotel and/or of direct or indirect ownership interests
in Developer, in each case directly or indirectly, resulting from a foreclosure and/or
deed/assignment-in-lieu of foreclosure shall not be deemed a Transfer subject to the
Transfer Fee, and upon any such Transfer all obligations with respect to the Transfer Fee
shall be extinguished and this clause (d) shall no longer be applicable, and the In-Kind
Public Benefits (as defined below) set forth on Exhibit B shall be extended for an
additional period of five (5) years. For avoidance of doubt, the Transfer Fee shall be
applicable only to the Transfer, directly or indirectly, of the first to occur of the leasehold
estate under the Lease Agreement or of a Controlling interest in Developer, and once
paid, this clause (d) shall no longer be applicable. In the event of a Transfer that results
in a change of Control of Developer, but such Transfer is less than 100% of the
ownership interests, the Transfer Fee shall be adjusted to reflect the amount the Transfer
Fee would have been if such Transfer had been for 100% of the ownership interests (by
way of example, in the event of a Transfer of 75% of the ownership interests, the sales
price shall be grossed up 33.33%for purposes of calculating the Transfer Fee).
(e) For the time period commencing upon the Opening of the Convention
Center Hotel and during each year of the twenty-two (22) years following the Opening of
the Convention Center Hotel, unless extended in accordance with Section 3.02(b) or
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Section 4.02 of this Agreement (the"Public Benefit Period"), the Parent shall provide, or
shall cause the Developer to provide, the additional in-kind public benefits described in
the attached Exhibit B (the"In-Kind Public Benefits"), in each case subject to availability
and force majeure. In the event that the Agency or County,in any calendar year,is unable
to utilize any portion of the reimbursable room nights, junior ballroom rentals or
conference rooms as a result of unavailability or force majeure, then such unused portion
(but no more than 50% of the then remaining room nights, junior ballroom and
conference room rentals) may be utilized by the Agency and County only in the
following calendar year. The City and/or County are intended beneficiaries of some of
the In-Kind Public Benefits as set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated herein, the
parties hereto irrevocably and expressly agree that the County and the City are intended
third party beneficiaries of this Agreement for the limited purpose(s) outlined in this
Section 3.02(e), and that the County and City shall have the right to seek to enforce the
provisions of Section 2.03, Section 2.04, Section 3.02, Section 4.02, Section 4.07, and
Exhibit B all hereof in their absolute discretion (collectively, `Beneficiary Rights"). For
the avoidance of doubt, the County and the City (i) are entitled to enforce any rights
and/or obligations in conformity with this Section,and(ii)may commence an appropriate
legal or equitable action to enforce performance of this Agreement in the manner outlined
in this Section. The parties hereto acknowledge that the provisions of this section are the
basis for the bargain for the transaction contemplated in this Agreement. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto agree that the Beneficiary
Rights will not be amended, revised, or altered without the County's prior written
consent. It is expressly agreed and by this statement specifically intended by the parties
hereto that nothing within this Agreement shall be construed as indicating any intent by
either party to benefit any other entity or person not a party signatory to this Agreement
by any provision or to entitle any such third party to any right of action on account hereof
except for the County and the City.
(f) For purposes of this subparagraph 3.02(e), the term "force majeure" shall
be interpreted by reference to the definition of "Force Majeure Event" in the Lease
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is a weather event that would otherwise
constitute force majeure, for so long as the hotel remains in a physical and operational
state (and is legally permitted) to accommodate guests, the Agency shall nevertheless be
entitled to use its "weather emergency" room allotment, immediately before, during, and
immediately following the weather event subject to availability.
(g) Upon the termination of the Agency, all rights of the Agency pursuant to
this Agreement (including the right to receive the Public Benefits described in this
Section 3.02)will be transferred fifty percent(50%)to the City and fifty percent(50%)to
the County in accordance with applicable law.
(h) For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Parent nor the Developer nor any
other person or entity shall be required to provide or maintain the Public Benefits in any
manner that would violate applicable laws or regulations.
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Section 3.03. No Warranty by Agency. Nothing contained in this Agreement or any
other document attached hereto or contemplated hereby shall constitute or create any duty on or
warranty by the Agency regarding: (a) the accuracy or reasonableness of the Convention Center
Hotel Project budgets; (b) the feasibility or quality of the construction documents for the
Convention Center Hotel Project; (c) the quality or condition of the work; or(d) the competence
or qualifications of any third party furnishing services, labor or materials in connection with the
construction of the Convention Center Hotel. The Parent and the Issuer acknowledge that they
have not relied and will not rely upon any experience, awareness or expertise of the Agency, or
any City or Agency inspector,regarding the aforesaid matters.
ARTICLE IV
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GRANT;AGENCY PAYMENTS
Section 4.01. Acknowledgment of Grant; Potential Reduction to Funded Grant
Amount; Disbursements by Bond Trustee. The Agency acknowledges that the Issuer will
issue the Series 2024 Bonds in order to fund the Grant to the Parent in an amount equal to
$75,000,000.00 (the "Funded Grant Amount"), less the amount of the Direct Grant, if any. The
Parent acknowledges that, as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, it is anticipated that the
cost to construct the Convention Center Hotel will equal or exceed the amount of the Project
Budget, and the cost to construct the Public Areas will equal or exceed the Funded Grant
Amount. The Underbudget Amount (as defined below) shall reduce the fmal amount of the
Grant (and Direct Grant, if applicable) in accordance with the below provisions of this Section
4.01. The Bond Trustee shall disburse to Parent or Developer the full amount of the Funded
Grant Amount upon submission of a requisition in the manner established under the Bond
Indenture in order to fund the amount of actual hard and soft costs(including, without limitation,
financing costs) of development and construction solely of the Public Areas. Parent shall
deliver, or cause Developer to deliver, to one or more lender(s) providing secured fmancing to
Parent or its direct or indirect subsidiaries (including, without limitation, Developer) the Funded
Grant Amount (inclusive of the amount of the Direct Grant, if any) to hold in one or more
reserves (collectively, the "Grant Funds Reserve") for further disbursement for payment of costs
of developing and constructing the Convention Center Hotel Project, including, without
limitation,hard and soft costs thereof. One or more such lenders shall restrict loan availability in
an aggregate amount equal initially to the Funded Grant Amount (such restricted loan funds, the
"Grant Funds Holdback"). The Grant Funds Holdback shall reduce by a percentage equal to the
Public Areas Factor of each dollar disbursed from the Grant Funds Reserve and of each dollar
disbursed from unrestricted loan funds and of each dollar of equity investment disbursed by the
provider of any preferred equity investment, in each case in connection with the development
and construction of the Convention Center Hotel Project. The Bond Indenture shall include
provisions consistent with the foregoing. By way of example, if the Public Areas Factor is equal
to 25%, then after the first $100 Million has been spent on the construction of the Convention
Center Hotel Project, the Grant Funds Holdback shall have been reduced from $75 Million to
$50 Million, and the Grant Funds Holdback may be released upon the expenditure of $300
Million towards the construction of the Convention Center Hotel Project.
(a) Within sixty(60)days after issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for
the Convention Center Hotel, the Parent shall submit to the Agency a final reconciliation
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of the actual hard and soft costs (including, without limitation, financing costs) to
develop and construct the Convention Center Hotel and Public Areas of the Convention
Center Hotel (inclusive of all hard and soft costs, financing costs, and other costs
incorporated into the Project Budget) in the form required by the construction lender for
the Convention Center Hotel or in a different form reasonably satisfactory to the Agency
as required to reasonably verify that such actual costs of the Convention Center Hotel
Project and the Public Areas equal or exceed the amounts of the Project Budget and of
the Funded Grant Amount, respectively. The Agency acknowledges and agrees that the
Public Areas will be constructed as part of the larger Convention Center Hotel Project,
and the methodology for verifying the actual costs of construction of the Public Areas
shall be to multiply the actual costs of construction of the Convention Center Hotel
Project by the percentage of such construction costs that are attributable to Public Areas
(such percentage, the "Public Areas Factor"). The Parent and Agency agree that, based
on the approved plans for the Convention Center Hotel Project as of the Effective Date,
the Public Areas Factor is [28.62%], and the Public Areas Factor shall not be subject to
revision except to the extent the plans for the Convention Center Hotel Project are revised
after the Effective Date and the Agency reasonably concludes that such revisions are
likely to reduce the cost to construct the Public Areas relative to the cost to construct the
balance of the Convention Center Hotel Project. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parent
may request that any such documentation provided to the Agency in accordance with this
paragraph be treated as confidential,and exempt from public disclosure,to the extent that
a valid exemption exists pursuant to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and the Agency shall
honor such claim to the extent authorized by applicable law.
(b) Within ninety (90) days after issuance of a fmal certificate of occupancy
for the Convention Center Hotel, the Parent shall pay to the Agency an amount equal to
the Underbudget Amount, as a repayment of a portion of the Funded Grant Amount not
required by the Parent for its intended purpose (i.e., to facilitate the expeditious
development of the Convention Center Hotel) due to cost savings (whether or not
anticipated), the amount calculated as the greater of the following: (a) the amount of the
Project Budget minus the actual hard and soft costs (including, without limitation,
financing costs during construction) to develop and construct the Convention Center
Hotel or (b) the Funded Grant Amount minus the actual hard and soft costs (including,
without limitation, financing costs during construction) to develop construct the Public
Areas of the Convention Center Hotel (the amount so calculated, the "Underbudget
Amount"). Any such calculation resulting in a negative number shall be equal to zero.
The Parent shall provide written notice to the Agency advising of the Underbudget
Amount and confirming payment of the Underbudget Amount to the Agency. Parent's
failure to pay the Underbudget Amount, if any, as required by this subsection 4.01(b)
shall constitute a default under the Lease Agreement, and if such failure continues for a
period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by City to Developer specifying
such failure, such default shall be an Event of Default under the Lease Agreement, but,
for avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to all rights of lenders under the Lease
Agreement, including, without limitation, the rights to receive notice of default,
opportunity to cure and new lease rights.
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Section 4.02. Payment Obligations of Agency. The Agency hereby agrees to pay to the
Bond Trustee by federal funds wire, in semi-annual installments (each, a "Semi-Annual
Installment"), due and payable on or before and of each calendar year(the due date
of such Semi-Annual Installment, the "Semi-Annual Installment Due Date"), commencing
2025 and ending on , 20 , the amount due in accordance with the
payment schedule set forth in the Semi-Annual Installment Payment Schedule, as described
herein, from available Trust Fund Revenues as set forth in Section 4.03 hereof. The Parent and
the Agency acknowledge that, as of the Effective Date, the sum of the Payments, which include
the Funded Grant Amount plus the cost of issuance and interest accruing during the scheduled
repayment term is anticipated to equal the amount of $86,200,000.00 (the "Anticipated Total
Payment Amount"), but in any event shall not exceed the amount of $92,500,000.00 (the
"Maximum Total Payment Amount"). The Agency shall not have any liability for the Payments
in excess of the Maximum Total Payment Amount, payable in the Semi-Annual Installments
stated in the Semi-Annual Installment Payment Schedule,as described herein, due on each Semi-
Annual Installment Due Date, and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Semi-
Annual Installments as set forth in the Semi-Annual Installment Payment Schedule, as described
herein, shall not be subject to reduction, offset or repayment. The Parent and the Agency
acknowledge that the total Payments due from the Agency pursuant to this Agreement may vary
from the Anticipated Total Payment Amount (but will not exceed the Maximum Total Payment
Amount) based on changes in the interest rate and other applicable financing costs between the
Effective Date and the date that the Issuer issues the Bonds. In the event the actual sum of the
Payments exceeds the Anticipated Total Payment Amount, then for each $3,000,000.00 paid by
the Agency above the Anticipated Total Payment Amount, the Public Benefits required to be
provided by the Parent and/or the Developer pursuant to Section 3.02 above, including the
Annual Fee and the In-Kind Public Benefits, shall be extended for a period of five(5) years. The
County may require and all parties hereto agree to cooperate fully and execute any and all
supplementary documents and to take all additional actions which may be necessary or
appropriate to give full force and effect to the basic terms and intent of the immediately
preceding sentence. At the earlier of(i) such time as the Bonds shall have been retired and all
principal amounts paid in full or(ii) the Payments have been paid in full by the Agency (taking
into account any credit for any Underbudget Amount), the obligation of the Agency to pay the
Payments shall terminate. Each Semi-Annual Installment shall be applied by the Bond Trustee
to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds when due, the annual fees of the Issuer and the
Bond Trustee when due, and for such other purposes as shall be authorized pursuant to the Bond
Indenture.
The Issuer and the Parent hereby certify that the interest rate on the Series 2024 Bonds
shall not exceed the maximum interest rate permitted under Section 215.84, Florida Statutes, as
amended.
Section 4.03. Security for Payments. The obligation of the Agency to make the
Payments as set forth in Section 4.02 shall be secured by and payable exclusively from available
Trust Fund Revenues, on a basis subordinate to the Agency Bonds, in the order of priority as set
forth in Section 3.04D(4) of the Agency Bond Resolution. Such obligation to pay the Payments
shall constitute a "subordinated obligation" of the Agency as described in Section 304G of the
Agency Bond Resolution and shall be junior, inferior and subordinate in all respects to Agency
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Bonds as to lien and source and security for payment from the Pledged Funds and in all other
respects.
Section 4.04. Issuance of Additional Parity Obligations or Additional Agency
Bonds. The Agency covenants and agrees that it will not issue or incur any additional Parity
Obligations or additional Agency Bonds except as provided in this Section 4.04. Additional
Parity Obligations or Agency Bonds may be issued or incurred by the Agency if the aggregate of
the Trust Fund Revenues (not including any portion thereof which may be attributable to
investment earnings)received by the Agency during the immediately preceding Fiscal Year were
at least equal to (1) one hundred fifty percent(150%) of the Maximum Annual Debt Service on
the Agency Bonds issued and then outstanding and the additional Agency Bonds then proposed
to be issued, plus (2) one hundred percent (100%) of the Maximum Annual Payments with
respect to (A) the Payments, (B) any Parity Obligations then outstanding or otherwise due and
payable and(C)the additional Parity Obligations then proposed to be issued or incurred.
The Agency need not comply with the above paragraph in the issuance of additional
Agency Bonds if and to the extent the Agency Bonds to be issued are refunding Agency Bonds,
that is, delivered in lieu of, in substitution for or for the redemption of Agency Bonds previously
issued under the Agency Bond Resolution, if the Agency shall cause to be delivered a certificate
of the Executive Director of the Agency setting forth(i) the Maximum Annual Debt Service(X)
with respect to the Agency Bonds outstanding immediately prior to the date of authentication and
delivery of such refunding Additional Agency Bonds, and(Y) with respect to the Agency Bonds
to be outstanding immediately thereafter, and (ii) that the Maximum Annual Debt Service set
forth pursuant to(Y)above is no greater than that set forth pursuant to(X)above.
Section 4.05. Issuance of Refunding Bonds. The Issuer may issue bonds to refund all
or a portion of the Series 2024 Bonds or any Bonds issued to refund all or a portion of the Series
2024 Bonds or other series of Bonds pursuant to the terms of the Bond Indenture only upon the
written agreement of all parties hereto to the issuance of such refunding bonds. As a condition
for the issuance of any such refunding bonds,the parties hereto shall enter into an amendment to
the Semi-Annual Installment Payment Schedule to reflect the semi-annual debt service payments
with respect to the Bonds outstanding, but in no event shall the revised payments exceed the
payments set forth in the Semi-Annual Installment Payment Schedule (as the same maybe have
been amended) immediately prior to the issuance of any such refunding bonds.
Section 4.06. Further Disclaimer. The Payments shall not be deemed to constitute a
debt, liability, or obligation of the City, the County, the Agency, or of the State of Florida or any
political subdivision thereof within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation, or a
pledge of the faith and credit or taxing power of the City, the County, the Agency, or of the State
of Florida or any political subdivision thereof. The Agency shall not be obligated to pay the
Payments or any installments except from available Trust Fund Revenues provided for that
purpose as set forth herein, and neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the City, the
County, the Agency or of the State of Florida or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to
the payment of the Payments or any Semi-Annual Installment thereof. The Issuer, the Developer
or any person, firm or entity claiming by, through or under the Issuer or the Developer, or any
other person whomsoever, shall never have any right, directly or indirectly, to compel the
exercise of the ad valorem taxing power, or any other taxing power, of the City, the County, the
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Agency, or of the State of Florida or any political subdivision thereof for the Payments or any
Semi-Annual Installment thereof. For the avoidance of doubt,the Agency has no taxing power.
Section 4.07. Semi-Annual Installment Payment Schedule. The Agency and County
shall reasonably approve the form of Semi-Annual Installment Payment Schedule prior to the
execution of the bond purchase agreement. Following the issuance of the Bonds, Issuer, Parent,
and Agency shall deliver the Semi-Annual Installment Payment Schedule to County substantially
in the form previously approved by County; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt,
County shall have no approval rights with respect to the Semi-Annual Installment Payment
Schedule following the issuance of the Bonds.
ARTICLE V
REPORTING
The Agency hereby covenants and agrees that it will comply with and carry out all of the
provisions of the Disclosure Dissemination Agent Agreement dated as of December 15, 2015
between the Agency and Digital Assurance Certification LLC, and any Disclosure Dissemination
Agent Agreement subsequently entered into by the Agency with respect to the Agency Bonds
(collectively, the "Disclosure Agreement") while any Payments are due and payable.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, failure of the Agency to comply with the
Disclosure Agreement does not constitute a default by the Agency hereunder or with respect to
the Series 2024 Bonds.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 6.01. [RESERVED]
Section 6.02. The Parent's Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The
Parent's representations, warranties and covenants are made as of the date of this Agreement and
as of the date of delivery of the Series 2024 Bonds to the Agency and initial purchasers and
survive the issuance of the Bonds. The Parent's representations, warranties and covenants
remain operative and in full force and effect until termination of this Agreement pursuant to this
Agreement's terms. The Parent hereby makes the following representations, warranties and
covenants,as the basis for the undertakings on the part of the Parent herein contained:
(a) [The Parent is a limited liability company duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Florida, is authorized to do business and is in good
standing under the laws of the State of Florida,and is not in violation of any provisions of
its Articles of Organization, its operating agreement, or any laws of the State of Florida
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or the Constitution of the State of Florida relevant to the transactions contemplated
hereby or in connection with the issuance of the Bonds.]4
(b) The Parent has full legal power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and full company power and authority to approve the execution and delivery
of the Series 2024 Bonds and of the Bond Indenture, and has,by proper company action,
duly authorized the execution and delivery of such instruments.
(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the execution and
delivery by the Developer of the Lease Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement or the Lease Agreement conflict with or result in a breach
of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any company restriction or any agreement or
instrument to which the Parent or the Developer is now a party or by which either is
bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing, or results in the creation or
imposition of any prohibited lien, charge, or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the
property or assets of the Parent or the Developer under the terms of any instrument or
agreement.
(d) Any certificate with respect to any material factual or financial matters
signed by a Parent Representative and delivered to the Issuer or the Agency in connection
with this Agreement or the Lease Agreement shall be deemed a representation and
warranty by the Parent as to the statements made therein.
(e) Neither the Parent nor the Developer is in breach of or in default under
any constitutional provision, applicable law (including, without limitation, the
Redevelopment Act) or administrative rule or regulation of the State of Florida, the
United States, or of any department, division, agency or instrumentality of either thereof
or any applicable court or administrative decree or order, or the Lease Agreement, note,
ordinance, resolution, indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the
Parent or the Developer, as applicable, is a party or to which the Parent or the Developer,
as applicable, or any property or assets of the Parent or the Developer, as applicable, is
otherwise subject or bound which in any material way, directly or indirectly, affects the
Parent's entering into this Agreement or the Developer entering into the Lease
Agreement, or the validity thereof, the validity or adoption of the resolution authorizing
Parent to enter into this Agreement or the Developer to enter into the Lease Agreement,
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Lease Agreement or other instruments
contemplated thereby to which the Parent or the Developer, as applicable, is a party, and
compliance with the provisions of each thereof will not conflict with or constitute a
breach of or default under any constitutional provision, applicable law (including,
without limitation, the Redevelopment Act) or administrative rule or regulation of the
State of Florida, the United States, or of any department, division, agency or
instrumentality of either thereof, or any applicable court or administrative decree or
4 Parent's representations in Section 6.02(a)to be updated prior to execution to reflect any changes to the corporate
structure due to financing and tax considerations (e.g., changing domicile to Delaware or changing tax
classification).
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order, or any agreement, note, ordinance, resolution, indenture, contract, agreement or
other instrument to which the Parent or the Developer, as applicable, is a party or to
which the Parent or the Developer, as applicable, or any of the property or assets of the
Parent or Developer is otherwise subject or bound.
(f) The conduct of the Parent's operations and the condition of any property it
owns does not and will not cause a violation of any federal laws, rules or ordinances or
environmental protection regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency and any
applicable local or State of Florida law,rule or regulation of common law or any judicial
interpretation thereof relating primarily to environment or hazardous materials.
(g) The Parent shall not amend, supplement, or restate or permit this
Agreement to be amended excepted as permitted in the Bond Indenture.
(h) This Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding agreement of
the Parent enforceable against the Parent in accordance with its terms, including,without
limitation, by the Bond Trustee for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally,
and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(i) No written information, exhibit or report prepared by the Parent or the
Developer in connection with this Agreement and the issuance of the Series 2024 Bonds
(including, without limitation, any financial statements, whether audited or unaudited,
and any other financial information provided in connection therewith) contains any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made,not misleading.
(j) There are no actions, suits or proceedings of any type whatsoever pending
or,to its knowledge,threatened in writing against or affecting it or its assets,properties or
operations which, if determined adversely to it or its interests, would have an adverse
effect in any material respect upon its financial condition,assets,properties or operations,
or upon its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, or upon the validity or
enforceability of any or all of this Agreement or the Lease Agreement, and to its best
knowledge, after reasonable diligence, it is not in default with respect to any order or
decree of any court or any order, regulation or decree of any federal, state, municipal or
other governmental agency, which default would adversely affect in any material respect
its operations or its properties or its ability to perform it obligations under this
Agreement.
(k) Neither the representations of the Parent contained herein nor any written
statement, furnished by or on behalf of the Parent to the Issuer, the Agency or the
purchasers of the Bonds in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made,not misleading.
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(1) The Parent (i) understands the nature of the structure of the transactions
related to this Agreement,and(ii) is familiar with all the provisions of the documents and
instruments related to the Convention Center Hotel, the Convention Center Hotel Project
and any fmancing to which the Parent, the Developer or the Issuer is a party or of which
the Parent or the Developer is a beneficiary.
(m) All representations of the Parent contained herein and all representations
of the Developer contained in the Lease Agreement, or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, shall survive the expiration or termination
of this Agreement as representations of facts existing as of the date of the execution and
delivery of the instrument containing such representation.
(n) The Parent shall not take any action to prevent, and shall cause the
Developer to diligently take all steps necessary to achieve, the Completion of
Construction in a timely manner and in accordance with all applicable requirements of
law, including requirements of any federal, state, county, city or other governmental
authority having jurisdiction over the Convention Center Hotel or its ownership, use and
operation.
(o) Neither the developer fee for any other line item included in the Project
Budget includes any direct or indirect profit to the Developer, the Parent,or any Affiliate
of either and represents only actual overhead costs without any additional mark-up of any
kind.
(p) The Parent shall comply with all terms and conditions herein, including
any restrictions on the use of the proceeds of the Grant(and Direct Grant, if applicable).
Section 6.03. The Issuer's Representations,Warranties and Covenants. The Issuer's
representations,warranties and covenants are made as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
date of delivery of the Series 2024 Bonds to the Agency and initial purchasers and survive the
issuance of the Bonds. The Issuer's representations, warranties and covenants remain operative
and in full force and effect until termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Agreement's
terms. The Issuer hereby makes the following representations, warranties and covenants, as the
basis for the undertakings on the part of the Issuer herein contained:
(a) The Issuer is a unit of government and a body corporate and politic of the
State of Wisconsin, is authorized to do business and is in good standing under the laws of
the State of Florida, and is not in violation of any provisions of the Act, or any laws of
the State of Florida or the Constitution of the State of Florida relevant to the transactions
contemplated hereby or in connection with the issuance of the Bonds.
(b) The Issuer has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
the Bond Indenture and the Series 2024 Bonds, and has,by proper corporate action, duly
authorized the execution and delivery of such instruments.
(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Series 2024
Bonds or the Bond Indenture, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this
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Agreement or the Bond Indenture conflict with or result in a breach of the terms,
conditions, or provisions of any corporate restriction or any agreement or instrument to
which the Issuer is now a party or by which it is bound,or constitutes a default under any
of the foregoing, or results in the creation or imposition of any prohibited lien, charge, or
encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer under the terms
of any instrument or agreement.
(d) Any certificate with respect to any material factual or fmancial matters
signed by an Authorized Signatory and delivered to the Parent or the Agency in
connection with this Agreement or the Bond Indenture shall be deemed a representation
and warranty by the Issuer as to the statements made therein.
(e) The Issuer is not in breach of or in default under any constitutional
provision, applicable law(including,without limitation, the Act) or administrative rule or
regulation of the State of Florida, the United States, or of any department, division,
agency or instrumentality of either thereof or any applicable court or administrative
decree or order, or any agreement, note, ordinance, resolution, indenture, contract,
agreement or other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or to which the Issuer or any
property or assets of the Issuer is otherwise subject or bound which in any material way,
directly or indirectly, affects the Issuer's entering into this Agreement or the Bond
Indenture, or the validity thereof, the validity or adoption of the resolution authorizing
Issuer to enter into this Agreement and the Bond Indenture, the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the Bond Indenture, the Series 2024 Bonds or other instruments
contemplated thereby to which the Issuer is a party, and compliance with the provisions
of each thereof will not conflict with or constitute a breach of or default under any
constitutional provision, applicable law (including, without limitation, the Act) or
administrative rule or regulation of the State of Florida, the United States, or of any
department, division, agency or instrumentality of either thereof, or any applicable court
or administrative decree or order, or any Agreement, note, ordinance, resolution,
indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or to
which the Issuer or any of the property or assets of the Issuer is otherwise subject or
bound.
(f) The Issuer shall not amend, supplement, or restate or permit this
Agreement to be amended excepted as permitted in the Bond Indenture.
(g) This Agreement, the Bond Indenture and the Series 2024 Bonds will
constitute the legal, valid and binding agreements of the Issuer enforceable against the
Issuer in accordance with their terms, including, without limitation, by the Bond Trustee
for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to
general principles of equity(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding
in equity or at law).
Section 6.04. The Agency's Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The
Agency's representations, warranties and covenants are made as of the date of this Agreement
and as of the date of delivery of the Series 2024 Bonds to the Parent and the Issuer and survive
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the issuance of the Bonds. The Agency's representations, warranties and covenants remain
operative and in full force and effect until expiration or termination of this Agreement pursuant
to this Agreement's terms. The Agency hereby makes the following representations, warranties
and covenants, as the basis for the undertakings on the part of the Agency herein contained:
(a) The Agency is a community redevelopment agency duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Florida, is authorized to do business and is
in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, and is not in violation of any
provisions of any laws of the State of Florida or the Constitution of the State of Florida
relevant to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) The Agency has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement, and has, by proper corporate action, duly authorized the execution and
delivery of this Agreement.
(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement conflict with or result in a breach of the terms,
conditions, or provisions of any corporate restriction or any agreement or instrument to
which the Agency is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitutes a default under
any of the foregoing, or results in the creation or imposition of any prohibited lien,
charge, or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Agency
under the terms of any instrument or agreement.
(d) Any certificate with respect to any material factual or fmancial matters
signed by the Executive Director and delivered to the Issuer or the Parent in connection
with this Agreement shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Agency as to
the statements made therein.
(e) The Agency is not in breach of or in default under any constitutional
provision, applicable law (including, without limitation, the Redevelopment Act) or
administrative rule or regulation of the State of Florida, the United States, or of any
department, division, agency or instrumentality of either thereof or any applicable court
or administrative decree or order, or any agreement, note, ordinance, resolution,
indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Agency is a party or to
which the Agency or any property or assets of the Agency is otherwise subject or bound
which in any material way, directly or indirectly, affects the Agency's entering into this
Agreement, or the validity thereof, the validity or adoption of the resolution authorizing
Agency to enter into this Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
other instruments contemplated thereby to which the Agency is a party, and compliance
with the provisions of each thereof will not conflict with or constitute a breach of or
default under any constitutional provision, applicable law (including, without limitation,
the Redevelopment Act) or administrative rule or regulation of the State of Florida, the
United States, or of any department, division, agency or instrumentality of either thereof,
or any applicable court or administrative decree or order, or any agreement, note,
ordinance, resolution, indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the
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Agency is a party or to which the Agency or any of the property or assets of the Agency
is otherwise subject or bound.
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(f) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the
Agency enforceable against the Agency in accordance with their terms, including,
without limitation, by the Bond Trustee for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
For the avoidance of doubt, the Agency makes no representations or warranties with
respect to the Bonds or the Bond Indenture, including, without limitation, the exclusion from
gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on the Bonds or any state of local tax
exemption related to the Bonds or interest thereon.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION OF ISSUER; LIMITED OBLIGATION OF ISSUER
Section 7.01. Indemnification. The Parent hereby fully and forever and irrevocably
releases and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, agrees to defend, indemnify and hold
harmless the Issuer, each Issuer Indemnified Person, the Agency, and the Bond Trustee
(collectively, the "Indemnified Persons"), against any and all reasonable fees, costs and charges,
losses, damages, claims, actions, liabilities and expenses of any conceivable nature, kind or
character(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants,
consultants and other experts, litigation and court costs, amounts paid in settlement and amounts
paid to discharge judgments) to which the Indemnified Persons, or any of them, become subject
under any statutory law or regulation (including federal or state securities laws and regulations
and federal tax laws and regulations)or at common law or otherwise (collectively, "Liabilities"),
arising out of or based upon or in any way relating to any of the following, except to the extent
caused by such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or willful misconduct:
(a) the Bonds, the Bond Indenture, or this Agreement or the execution or
amendment hereof or thereof or in connection with transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, including the issuance, sale or resale of the Bonds;
(b) the performance or observance by or on behalf of the Issuer of those
things on the part of the Issuer agreed to be performed or observed hereunder and under
the Bond Indenture;
(c) any act or omission(to the extent there is an affirmative duty to act) of the
Parent or the Developer or any of their respective affiliates or affiliated persons, agents,
contractors, servants, employees, tenants or licensees in connection with the Convention
Center Hotel Project, the operation of the Convention Center Hotel, or the condition,
environmental or otherwise,occupancy,use,possession,conduct or management of work
done in or about,or from the planning,design, acquisition, installation or construction of,
the Convention Center Hotel or any part thereof;
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(d) any lien or charge upon payments by the Parent or the Developer to the
Issuer or the Bond Trustee hereunder, or any taxes (including, without limitation, all ad
valorem taxes and sales taxes), assessments, impositions and other charges imposed on
the Issuer or the Bond Trustee in respect of any portion of the Convention Center Hotel;
(e) any violation of any environmental laws with respect to, or the release of
any hazardous substances from,the Convention Center Hotel or any part thereof;
(1) the defeasance and/or redemption,in whole or in part,of the Bonds;
(g) to the extent attributable to or provided by the Parent or the Developer,
any untrue statement or misleading statement or alleged untrue statement or alleged
misleading statement of a material fact contained in any offering or disclosure document
or disclosure or continuing disclosure document for the Bonds or any of the documents
relating to the Bonds, or any omission or alleged omission from any offering or
disclosure document or disclosure or continuing disclosure document for the Bonds of
any material fact necessary to be stated therein in order to make the statements made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,not misleading;
(h) any investigation or formal or informal inquiry by any federal, state, or
local governmental or regulatory agency(including,but not limited to,the U.S. Securities
& Exchange Commission) with respect to the Bonds or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or in connection therewith;
(i) any third-party request to the Issuer for documents or information
regarding the Bonds, this Agreement or related documents or transactions pursuant to the
Federal Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") or any applicable public records act, in
each case to the extent not paid by the requesting party;
(j) the Bond Trustee's acceptance or administration of the trust of the Bond
Indenture, or the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties thereunder or
under any of the documents relating to the Bonds to which it is a party;
(k) any audit, inquiry, investigation, or proceeding instituted or threatened by
any state or federal governmental entity, agency, board, commission, or regulatory body,
relating in any way to or arising in any way from the matters referred to in this
Section 7.01; or
(1) any injury to or death of any Person or damage to property in or upon the
Convention Center Hotel or growing out of or connected with the use, nonuse, condition
or occupancy of the Convention Center Hotel, except in the case of the foregoing
indemnification of the Issuer and the Indemnified Persons, to the extent such Liabilities
are caused by the willful misconduct of the Person(s) seeking indemnification.
The Parent will also pay and discharge and will indemnify and hold harmless the
Indemnified Persons from any lien or charge upon payments by the Parent to the Indemnified
Persons hereunder. If any such lien or charge upon payments, taxes, assessments, impositions,
or other charges are sought to be imposed, the Issuer will give or cause to be given prompt notice
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to the Parent, and the Parent shall have the sole right and duty to assume, and will assume, the
defense thereof,with full power to litigate,compromise,or settle the same in its sole discretion.
In the event that any action or proceeding is brought against any Indemnified Persons
with respect to which indemnity may be sought hereunder, the Parent, upon written notice from
the Indemnified Persons, shall assume the investigation and defense thereof, including the
employment of counsel selected by the Parent with the consent of the Indemnified Persons,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and shall assume the payment of all expenses
related thereto, with full power to litigate, compromise or settle the same in its sole discretion;
provided that the Indemnified Persons shall have the right to review and approve or disapprove
any such compromise or settlement, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Each
Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action or
proceeding and participate in the investigation and defense thereof. The Parent shall pay the
reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel;provided,however,that such Indemnified
Persons may only employ separate counsel at the expense of the Parent if in the judgment of
such Indemnified Person a conflict of interest exists by reason of common representation.
In no event shall Parent be liable for any special, consequential, treble or punitive
damages (but expressly excluding any consequential, punitive, special or other indirect damages
if any third party makes any claim or demand upon Indemnified Persons for damages on account
of consequential,punitive, special or other indirect damages).
The rights of any Indemnified Persons to indemnity hereunder and rights to payment of
fees and reimbursement of expenses shall survive the expiration or termination of this
Agreement. The provisions of this Section shall remain valid and in effect notwithstanding
termination of this Agreement.
INSOFAR AS ANY DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT ISSUED OR DELIVERED
IN CONNECTION WITH THE GRANT PURPORTS TO CONSTITUTE AN
UNDERTAKING BY, OR IMPOSE AN OBLIGATION UPON, THE PARENT TO
PROVIDE INDEMNIFICATION TO THE INDEMNIFIED PERSONS, THE
INDEMNIFICATION PROVISION OR PROVISIONS OF SUCH DOCUMENT SHALL
NOT BE DEEMED, INTERPRETED OR CONSTRUED IN ANY WAY AS A
MODIFICATION OF OR LIMITATION UPON THE PARENT'S OBLIGATIONS OR
THE RIGHTS OF THE INDEMNIFIED PERSONS UNDER THIS SECTION 7.01 AND
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 7.01 SHALL IN EVERY RESPECT
SUPERSEDE THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS OF ANY SUCH OTHER
DOCUMENT AND SHALL APPLY THERETO AS IF FULLY SET FORTH THEREIN.
Section 7.02. Non-Liability of Issuer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement or any other document or instrument to which Issuer is a party,whether express or by
implication or construction or interpretation or otherwise, Developer, Parent and Agency each
acknowledges and agrees that NEITHER ISSUER NOR ANY ISSUER INDEMNIFIED
PERSON SHALL BE liable or obligated in any manner under this Agreement or otherwise to
pay or cause to be paid any fees, expenses or reimbursements or to make any other payments or
advance funds under this Agreement or otherwise, or incur or cause to be incurred any expense
in pursuing any course of action, in connection with the Convention Center Hotel Project or any
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other matter within the scope of or contemplated by this Agreement or be liable (directly or
indirectly) for any claims, proceedings, costs or expenses of any kind for any reason in
connection with or in any way related to this Agreement or any other document or instrument to
which Issuer is a party related to the Convention Center Hotel Project, its fmancing,
development, operation, management or otherwise, EXCEPT ONLY TO THE EXTENT that
moneys are held by the Bond Trustee and available therefor as expressly set forth hereunder and
in accordance with the Bond Indenture, and provided, that Issuer shall not be required to incur
any expense or liability in pursuing any claim against such moneys for the benefit of Parent or
any other Person. Parent further acknowledges and agrees that it must adhere to the provisions
hereof and of the Bond Indenture in requesting disbursements from Funded Grant Amount held
by the Bond Trustee for the Grant and to the extent that funds are available therefor under the
priority of payments set forth in the Bond Indenture.
Section 7.03. Issuer's Performance.
(a) None of the provisions of this Agreement or the Bond Indenture shall
require Issuer to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur financial liability in
the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers
hereunder or thereunder, unless payable from the Trust Estate (as defined in the Bond
Indenture), or unless Issuer shall first have been adequately indemnified to its satisfaction
against the cost, expense, and liability which may be incurred thereby. Issuer shall not be
under any obligation hereunder or under the Bond Indenture to perform any
administrative service with respect to the Bonds, the Grant, or the Convention Center
Hotel (including, without limitation, record keeping and legal services), it being
understood that such services shall be performed or provided by the Bond Trustee or the
Parent. Issuer covenants that it will faithfully perform at all times any and all covenants,
undertakings, stipulations, and provisions expressly contained in this Agreement, the
Bond Indenture, and any and every Bond executed, authenticated and delivered under the
Bond Indenture; provided, however, that Issuer shall not be obligated to take any action
or execute any instrument pursuant to any provision hereof unless and until it shall have
(i) been directed to do so in writing by the Parent, the Bond Trustee, or the Agency
having the authority to so direct; (ii) received from the Person requesting such action or
execution assurance satisfactory to Issuer that Issuer's expenses incurred or to be incurred
in connection with taking such action or executing such instrument have been or will be
paid or reimbursed to Issuer; and (iii) if applicable, received in a timely manner the
instrument or document to be executed, in form and substance satisfactory to Issuer.
(b) In complying with any provision herein or in the Bond Indenture,
including but not limited to any provision requiring Issuer to "cause" another Person to
take or omit any action, Issuer shall be entitled to rely conclusively (and without
independent investigation or verification) (i) on the faithful performance by the Bond
Trustee, the Agency, or the Parent, as the case may be, of their respective obligations
hereunder and, with respect to the Bond Trustee or the Parent, as the case may be, under
the Bond Indenture; and (ii) upon any written certification or opinion furnished to Issuer
by the Bond Trustee, Agency, or the Parent, as the case may be. In acting, or in
refraining from acting,under this Agreement, Issuer may conclusively rely on the advice
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of its counsel. Issuer shall not be required to take any action hereunder or under the Bond
Indenture that it reasonably believes to be unlawful or in contravention hereof or thereof.
(c) Issuer acknowledges the limitations of the Bond Indenture and hereby
covenants and agrees,to the extent reasonably within its control,to comply with all terms
and conditions herein and therein, including any restrictions on the use of the proceeds of
the Bonds or the Grant.
ARTICLE VIII
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 8.01. Event of Default. An "Event of Default" under this Agreement shall
consist of the breach of any covenant, agreement, representation,provision, or warranty(that has
not been cured prior to the expiration of any applicable grace period or notice and cure period
contained in this Agreement or such other documents, as applicable) contained in this
Agreement; provided, however, that it is expressly agreed by the parties that no failure by the
Developer to comply with the Lease Agreement shall constitute or give rise to an "Event of
Default" hereunder, it being acknowledged by each party hereto that the sole remedy for any
such failure shall be as set forth in the Lease Agreement.
Section 8.02. Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default by or with
respect to one of the parties hereto (the "Defaulting Party"), each of the other parties hereto (the
"Non-Defaulting Party") shall have the right (exercisable by the giving of written notice to the
Defaulting Party) to pursue all remedies available to the Non-Defaulting Party under applicable
law as a result of such Event of Default (provided however that so long as any Bonds are
outstanding under the Bond Indenture, termination of this Agreement shall not be a remedy
available to the Non-Defaulting Party), if the Defaulting Party fails to remedy such Event of
Default within five (5) days after its receipt of notice to remedy if such default relates to the
payment of a sum of money and, in all other cases, within thirty (30) days after its receipt of
notice to remedy; provided, however, that if such Event of Default be of a non-monetary nature
and if it cannot reasonably be remedied within said thirty (30) day period, then such thirty (30)
day period shall be deemed to be extended for such additional period as may reasonably be
required to remedy the same if the Defaulting Party shall promptly commence to remedy upon
receipt of notice from the Non-Defaulting Party and shall continue therewith with due diligence.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default by
the Parent or the Issuer, the Agency shall not have available as a remedy withholding or reducing
the Semi-Annual Installment Payments. The Agency hereby acknowledges that the Agency shall
continue to have the obligation to timely pay the Semi-Annual Installment Payments in full to
the Bond Trustee regardless of the occurrence or continuance of any Event of Default hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Issuer or the Bond Trustee fails to make the Grant available
to Parent as contemplated herein and in the Bond Indenture, the Agency shall have the right to
refrain from making the Semi-Annual Installment Payments.
Section 8.03. No Acceleration. In no event shall the Payments be subject to acceleration
for any reason.
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Section 8.04. Liens, Security Interests. The Agency and the Bond Trustee agree and
acknowledge that this Agreement does not create any lien on or security interest in the
Convention Center Hotel, including, without limitation, the leasehold estate under the Lease
Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 9.01. Non-liability of Agency Officials. No member, official or employee of
the Agency shall be personally liable to the Parent, the Developer, to the Issuer or to any person
or entity with whom the Parent, the Developer or the Issuer shall have entered into any contract,
or to any other Person, in the event of any default or breach by the Agency, or for any amount
which may become due to the Parent, the Developer, the Issuer or any other person or entity
under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 9.02. Force Majeure. No party, to this Agreement shall be deemed in default
hereunder where such a default is based on a delay in performance as a result of a "Force
Majeure Event" as such term is defined in the Lease Agreement; provided, however, that the
extension of time granted for any delay caused by any of the foregoing shall not exceed the
actual period of such delay.
Section 9.03. Notices. All notices to be given hereunder shall be in writing and
personally delivered or delivered by an air courier service utilizing return receipts to the parties
at the following addresses (or to such other or further addresses as the parties may designate by
like notice similarly sent) and such notices shall be deemed given and received for all purposes
under this Agreement on the date actually received if sent by personal delivery or air courier
service, except that notice of a change in address shall be effective only upon receipt.
to Agency: Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach,Florida 33139
Telephone: [( ) - 1
E-mail: ericcarpenterAmiamibeachfl.gov
Attention: Executive Director
with copy to:
Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach,Florida 33139
Tel: (305)673-7470
E-mail: RicardoDopicoAmiamibeachfl.gov
Attention: General Counsel
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to Parent: [ 1
[ 1
[ 1
Telephone: [( ) -_
E-mail: [
Attention: [ 1
to Issuer: [ 1
[ 1
[ 1
Telephone: [( ) -_1
E-mail: [ 1
Attention: [ 1
to County: Miami-Dade County
111 NW 1st Street,22nd Floor
Miami,FL 33128
Telephone: 305-375-5143
Email: David.Clodfelterra,miamidade.gov
Attention: Chief Budget Officer&Director,
Office of Management&Budget
To City: City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Attention: City Manager
Section 9.04. Time. Time is of the essence in the performance by any party of its
obligations hereunder.
Section 9.05. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding
and agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior negotiations and agreements between
them with respect to all or any of the matters contained herein.
Section 9.06. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto only
upon the execution of a written amendment or modification signed by the parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,the Executive Director of the Agency is authorized to approve, in
his or her sole discretion, any"technical" changes to this Agreement. Such "technical" changes
include without limitation non-material modifications to legal descriptions and surveys, ingress
and egress, and easements and rights of way, as long as such modifications do not involve any
financial obligation or liability to the Agency or the City. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing
herein shall preclude the Executive Director, in his or her reasonable discretion, from seeking
direction from the Board, or electing to have the Board determine, any matter arising out of or
related to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the approval of any proposed
"technical"changes to this Agreement.
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Section 9.07. Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, all waivers, amendments
or modifications of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by all parties. Any failures or
delays by any party in insisting upon strict performance of the provisions hereof or asserting any
of its rights and remedies as to any default shall not constitute a waiver of any other default or of
any such rights or remedies. Except with respect to rights and remedies expressly declared to be
exclusive in this Agreement,the rights and remedies of the parties hereto are cumulative, and the
exercise by any party of one or more of such rights or remedies shall not preclude the exercise by
it, at the same or different times, of any other rights or remedies for the same default or any other
default by any other party.
Section 9.08. Indemnification of Agency. The indemnification in this Section 9.08,
shall not apply to any loss, claim, action, damage, injury, liability, cost and expense of
whatsoever kind or nature (including without limitation attorneys' fees and costs) related to any
demands, suits and actions covered in Section 7.01 herein.
The Parent shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Agency from and against any
loss, claim, action, damage, injury, liability, cost, and expense of whatsoever kind or nature
(including without limitation attorneys' fees and costs) related to any demands, suits and actions
of any kind brought against the Agency or other damages or losses incurred or sustained, or
claimed to have been incurred or sustained, by any person or entity arising out of or in
connection with any negligent act or omission or willful misconduct by the Developer or the
Parent, or either of their respective contractors, subcontractors, agents, officers, employees,
representatives, successors or assigns in connection with the Convention Center Hotel. The term
"Agency" as used in this Section 9.08 shall include all officers, Board members, employees,
representatives, agents, successors and assigns of the Agency, as applicable. These
indemnification obligations shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. The
term "Parent," "Developer" and "Issuer" as used in this Section 9.08 shall include all officers,
board members, members, employees, representatives, agents, successors and assigns of the
Parent,the Developer and the Issuer, as applicable.
Section 9.09. Additional Indemnification of Agency, City, and County. The Parent
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Agency, the County, and the City, as well as their
respective officers, employees, agents and representatives (the "Agency Indemnified Parties")
harmless from and against any and all damage, liability, lien, loss, cost or expense ("Loss")
arising or accruing from or resulting by reason of any and all claims of any person or entity
relating to the validity of this Agreement or of any action taken by the Agency Indemnified
Parties with respect to the negotiation or approval of(a) this Agreement or the Grant(and Direct
Grant, if applicable) and (b) any other document or legal instrument related in any way to this
Agreement or the Grant or Direct Grant, if applicable (but only to the extent such claim arises
out of this Agreement or the Grant or Direct Grant and specifically excluding any future
documents or legal instruments pertaining to the Lease Agreement, including,without limitation,
estoppel certificates and recognition agreements), except to the extent such Loss is caused by a
breach of any contractual obligation of any of the Indemnified Parties (including, without
limitation, a breach by the Agency of any funding obligation hereunder). The indemnity set forth
in this Section 9.09 includes all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' and
paralegals' fees and costs (including reasonable fees and costs of the Agency's, the City's and
the County's internal legal staff), at trial, appellate and post judgment proceedings, whether by
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judgment, settlement or otherwise. The foregoing indemnity obligations of Parent shall survive
the expiration, full performance,or termination of this Agreement.
Section 9.10. Severability. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any one or
more of the provisions of this Agreement shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement,
but this Agreement will be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had
never been contained herein.
Section 9.11. Compliance With State and Other Laws. In the performance of this
Agreement, the Parent must comply with any and all applicable federal, state and local laws,
rules and regulations, as the same exist and may be amended from time to time. Such laws,rules
and regulations include,but are not limited to, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes(the Public Records
Act) and Section 286.011, Florida Statutes, (the Florida Sunshine Law). If any of the obligations
of this Agreement are to be performed by a subcontractor, the provisions of this Section shall be
incorporated into and become a part of the subcontract.
Section 9.12. [RESERVED].
Section 9.13. Public Entity Crimes Notice. In conformity with the requirements of
Section 287.133, Florida Statutes,the parties agree as follows:
The parties are aware and understand that a person or affiliate who has been
placed on the State of Florida Convicted Vendor List, following a conviction for a
public entity crime, may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or
services to a public entity; may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity
for the construction or repair of a public building or public work; may not submit
bids on leases of real property to a public entity; may not be awarded or perform
work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with
any public entity; and may not transact business with any public entity, in excess
of $35,000.00, for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the
Convicted Vendor List.
Section 9.14. Incorporation by Reference. All exhibits and other attachments to this
Agreement that are referenced in this Agreement are by this reference made a part hereof and are
incorporated herein.
Section 9.15. Order of Precedence. In the event of any conflict between or among the
provisions of this Agreement and those of any exhibit attached hereto or of any amendment, the
priority, in decreasing order of precedence shall be: first, any fully executed amendment; second,
provisions in this Agreement;and third, exhibits to this Agreement.
Section 9.16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. Facsimiled, scanned or photocopied signatures shall be deemed
equivalent to original signatures.
Section 9.17. Independent Contractor. In the performance of this Agreement, the
Parent will be acting in the capacity of an independent contractor and not as an agent, employee,
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partner, joint venturer, or association of the Agency. The Parent, the Developer and their
respective employees or agents shall be solely responsible for the means, method, technique,
sequences and procedures utilized by the Parent and the Developer, as the case may be, in the
performance of this Agreement and the Lease Agreement.
Section 9.18. Retention of Records/Audit. The Parent and the Issuer agree:
(a) to establish and maintain books, records and documents (including
electronic storage media) sufficient to reflect all income and expenditures of funds
provided by the Agency under this Agreement;
(b) to retain, with respect to the Convention Center Hotel, all client records,
financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and any other documents
(including electronic storage media) pertinent to this Agreement for a period of six years
after the date of final Payment by the Agency under this Agreement. If an audit has been
initiated and audit findings have not been resolved at the end of six years, the records
shall be retained until resolution of the audit findings or any litigation which may be
based on the terms of this Agreement, at no additional cost to the Agency;
(c) upon demand, at no additional cost to the Agency, to facilitate the
duplication and transfer of any records or documents during the required retention period;
(d) to assure that these records shall be subject at all reasonable times to
inspection, review, copying, or audit by personnel duly authorized by the Agency,
including but not limited to its auditors;
(e) at all reasonable times for as long as records are maintained, to allow
persons duly authorized by the Agency, including but not limited to its auditors, full
access to and the right to examine any of the Parent's, Developer's and/or the Issuer's
contracts and related records and documents,regardless of the form in which kept;
(f) to ensure that all related party transactions are disclosed to the Agency;
(g) to include the aforementioned audit, inspections, investigations and record
keeping requirements in all subcontracts and assignments of this Agreement and the
Interlocal Agreement;
(h) upon reasonable prior notice and during regular business hours, to permit
persons duly authorized by the Agency, including but not limited to its auditors, to
inspect and copy any records, papers, documents, facilities, goods and services of the
Parent, Developer and Issuer that are relevant to this Agreement, and to interview any
employees and subcontractor employees of the Parent or the Developer to assure the
Agency of the satisfactory performance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Following such review,the Agency will deliver to the Parent,the Developer or the Issuer,
as applicable, a written report of its fmdings and request for development by the Parent,
the Developer or the Issuer, as applicable, of a corrective action plan where appropriate.
The Parent and the Issuer hereby agree to timely correct, or cause to be timely corrected,
all deficiencies identified in the corrective action plan;
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(i) additional monies due as a result of any audit or annual reconciliation shall
be paid within 30 days of date of the Agency' s invoice; and
(j) should the annual reconciliation or any audit reveal that the Parent, the
Developer or the Issuer owe the Agency additional monies, and the Parent, the Developer
or the Issuer, as applicable, do not make restitution within 30 days from the date of
receipt of written notice from the Agency, the Agency shall be entitled to pursue any
remedies available to the Agency; provided however that the Agency shall in no event
have the right to terminate this Agreement or to reduce the amount or otherwise stop
payment of the Semi-Annual Installment Payments. No payment made by the Parent, the
Developer or the Issuer under this Section 9.18 shall constitute a waiver by the Parent,
the Developer or the Issuer of their right to later contest the validity or correctness of
such payment.
Section 9.19. Non-Merger. None of the terms, covenants, agreements or conditions set
forth in this Agreement shall be deemed to be merged with any deed conveying title to the Hotel
Parcel, if applicable.
Section 9.20. Exemption of City and County. Neither this Agreement nor the
obligations imposed upon the Agency hereunder shall be or constitute an indebtedness of the
City or County within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory, or charter provisions related
thereto, nor shall this Agreement require the City or County to levy ad valorem taxes, make any
payments using City or County funds, or constitute a lien upon any properties of the City or
County.
Section 9.21. Parties to Agreement; Successors and Assigns. This is an agreement
solely among the Issuer, the Agency, and the Parent. The execution and delivery hereof shall not
be deemed to confer any rights or privileges or obligations on any person not a party hereto
(other than the Bond Trustee, the Indemnified Persons and the Indemnified Parties) except as set
forth herein; provided, however, that the Parent shall assign this Agreement in its entirety after
the Issuer shall have issued the Bonds to a successor in interest in connection with a sale of the
Convention Center Hotel as contemplated in Section 2.04, above. Nothing herein is intended to
modify any requirements that Parent, Developer or any of their respective Affiliates must satisfy
in connection with any Transfer pursuant to the Lease Agreement, including without limitation
compliance with the provisions in Article V. Parent shall provide documentation in form and
content acceptable to the Executive Director of the Agency in his or her reasonable discretion
that any such assignee has the financial ability to meet the obligations proposed to be assigned
and undertaken pursuant to this Agreement, and that the proposed assignee has assumed Parent's
obligations under this Agreement. Any assignee shall enter into an assignment and assumption
agreement with Parent (or subsequent assignee) in form and content acceptable to the Executive
Director of the Agency in his or her reasonable discretion. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the Parent and the Parent's successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the
Agency and the Issuer, and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 9.22. Venue; Applicable Law. All legal actions arising out of or connected
with this Agreement must be instituted in the Circuit Court of Miami-Dade County,Florida,or in
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division. The laws of the
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State of Florida shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement. Each party
shall be responsible for its own attorneys' fees and costs in connection with any action to enforce
the terms of this Agreement and/or the other agreements attached hereto.
Section 9.23. Recordation. A notice setting forth the obligations of the Parent with
respect to Section 3.02 of this Agreement shall be recorded in the Public Records of Miami-Dade
County,Florida, within thirty(30) days of the Effective Date.
Section 9.24. Further Assurances. The Issuer and the Parent will, on request of the
Agency,and the Agency will, on request of the Issuer or the Parent:
(a) promptly correct any defect, error or omission herein or in any documents
executed in connection herewith;
(b) execute, acknowledge, deliver, procure, record or file such further
instruments and do such further acts necessary, desirable or proper to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement; and
(c) provide such certificates, documents, reports, information, affidavits and
other instruments and do such further acts necessary, desirable or proper to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement.
Section 9.25. Construction. All parties acknowledge that they have had meaningful
input into the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. The Parent and the Issuer
further acknowledge that they have had ample time to review this Agreement and related
documents with counsel of its choice. Any doubtful or ambiguous provisions contained herein
shall not be construed against the party who drafted the Agreement.
Section 9.26. Headings. The captions and headings used in this Agreement are for
convenience only and do not in any way limit, amplify, or otherwise modify the provisions of
this Agreement.
Section 9.27. Further Authorizations. The parties acknowledge and agree that the
Executive Director, or his or her designee, is hereby authorized to execute any and all other
contracts and documents and otherwise take all necessary action in connection with this
Agreement.
Section 9.28. [RESERVED].
Section 9.29. Survival. The provisions of this Agreement and the Bond Indenture and
any other document in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and making of the Grant to
which Issuer is a party concerning (a) the tax-exempt status of the Bonds (including, but not
limited to,provisions concerning rebate); (b) the interpretation of this Agreement; (c) governing
law, jurisdiction and venue; (d) Issuer's right to rely on written representations of others
contained herein or in any other document or instrument issued or entered into in respect of the
Bonds, regardless of whether Issuer is a party thereto; (e) the indemnification rights and
exculpation from liability of Issuer and the Indemnified Persons; and (f) any other provision of
this Agreement not described or enumerated above that expressly provides for its survival, shall
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survive and remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the payment or redemption in full, or
defeasance of the Bonds, the discharge of the Bond Indenture, and the termination or expiration
of this Agreement.
Section 9.30. Estoppel Certificate. The parties agree from time to time, but no more
frequently than twice annually, within not more than 10 business days after receipt of written
request from the other party, to execute, acknowledge and deliver to the other party a statement
("Estoppel Certificate") in writing, certifying: (a) this Agreement is unmodified and in full force
and effect, or in full force and effect as modified, and stating the modification; (b) that there are
not, to that party's actual knowledge, any uncured defaults, or events which with the passage of
time would become a default, on the part of the other party, or specifying existing defaults; and
(c) any other matters required by lenders or preferred equity investors providing financing or
investment for the Convention Center Hotel Project. Any such Estoppel Certificate delivered
pursuant to this Section 9.30 may be relied upon by any prospective purchaser or mortgagee of
all or any portion of the Convention Center Hotel, or any prospective assignee of any such
mortgagee, or any ground lessor under any ground lease with respect to any portion of the
Convention Center Hotel.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,this Agreement is executed the day and year above written.
MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY,a public agency and body corporate
created pursuant to Section 163.356,Florida
Statutes
By
Name
Title
MB MIXED USE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS,
LLC,a Florida limited liability company
By
Name
Title
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
By
Name
Title
The undersigned joins solely for purposes of
agreeing to Section 2.04 of this Agreement:
MB MIXED USE INVESTMENT, LLC, a
Florida limited liability company
By
Name
Title
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF HOTEL PARCEL
BEING A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IS SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 53 SOUTH, RANGE 42 EAST, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1, BLOCK 22, ACCORDING TO THE AMENDED PLAT OF GOLF
COURSE SUBDIVISION OF THE ALTON BEACH REALTY COMPANY, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 26, OF THE
PUBUC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE N88'DO'53"E, ALONG THE EASTERLY PROLONGATION
OF THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 17TH STREET, SAID RIGHT OF WAY BEING 70 FEET IN WIDTH AS
SHOWN ON SAID PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 26, A DISTANCE 368.16 FEET; THENCE NO2'04'OO"W, ALONG THE EASTERN
EDGE OF AN EXISTING 15 FEET WIDE SIDEWALK LYING ON THE EAST SIDE OF CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE AS NOW
LAID OUT AND IN USE, A DISTANCE OF 39.94 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NO2'04'00"W
ALONG SAID EXISTING SIDEWALK, A DISTANCE OF 238.58 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE
SOUTHEAST HAVING A RADIUS OF 40.00 FEET, A CHORD WHICH BEARS N42'58'54"E; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY
ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE A DISTANCE OF 62.90 FEET, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 90'05'48"; THENCE
N88'01'48"E A DISTANCE OF 13.05 FEET TO A POINT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS POINT "A"; THENCE
CONTINUE N88'01'48"E A DISTANCE OF 297.49 FEET; THENCE S01'56'26"E, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH SAID
EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF 17TH STREET, A DISTANCE OF 318.50 FEET;
THENCE 588'00'53"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF 17TH STREET,
A DISTANCE OF 309.96 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST HAVING A RADIUS OF
40.00 FEET, A CHORD WHICH BEARS N47'O1'33"W; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC SAID CURVE A
DISTANCE OF 62.78 FEET, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 89'55'08" TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL CONTAINS 110,884 SQUARE FEET OR 2.55 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
TOGETHER WITH:
AN AIRSPACE PARCEL BEING A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IS SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 53 SOUTH. RANGE 42 EAST.
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, HAVING AS ITS LOWER BOUNDARY, A HORIZONTAL PLANE
AT ELEVATION 23,69 FEET (NORTH AMERICAN VERTICAL DATUM OF 1988), HAVING AS ITS UPPER BOUNDARY, A
HORIZONTAL PLANE AT ELEVATION 52.44 FEET (NORTH AMERICAN VERTICAL DATUM OF 1988). THE PERIMETRICAL
BOUNDARIES OF WHICH ARE MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGIN AT SAID POINT "A"; THENCE NO3'29'22"W A DISTANCE OF 53.99 FEET; THENCE N86'30'38"E A DISTANCE OF
30.00 FEET; THENCE 503'29'22"E A DISTANCE OF 54.78 FEET"; THENCE S88'01'48"W A DISTANCE OF 30.01 FEET
TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SAID POINT ALSO BEING POINT "A".
EXHIBIT B
IN-KIND PUBLIC BENEFIT COMMITMENTS
1. Waiver of Junior Ballroom Rental Fees: Up to four(4) times in any twelve (12) calendar
month period, the Agency may reserve the Junior Ballroom(inclusive of access to available
pre-function space directly adjacent to the Junior Ballroom) for up to eight (8) consecutive
hours,but no less than four(4) consecutive hours, on a single day,plus usual and customary
move in/out time. Two (2) of said reservations may be made by the Agency on behalf of the
City and two (2) on behalf of the County. Such reservation shall be made in writing by
emailing the General Manager of the Convention Center Hotel directly no earlier than three
(3) months prior to the requested reservation date; provided, one (1) of the four (4)
reservation requests may be made no earlier than nine (9) months prior to the requested
reservation date. To the extent the requested date is available, all rental fees for the Junior
Ballroom for such date shall be waived. Audio-visual fees and other services shall be
provided at cost. Gratuity for Convention Center Hotel employees shall be charged at
standard rates then in effect. Banquet and catering services, shall be charged at a 20%
discount off standard rates then in effect.
2. Waiver of Conference Room Fees: The Agency may reserve breakout or board rooms at
the Convention Center Hotel (but specifically excluding any ballrooms) for Agency, City, or
County meetings for up to four(4) consecutive hours, on a single day. The total of all such
bookings shall not exceed twenty (20) per calendar month. Such reservation shall be made
in writing by emailing the General Manager of the Convention Center Hotel directly no
earlier than two (2) weeks prior the requested reservation date; provided, two (2) of the
twenty (20) bookings per month may be made no earlier than three (3) months and each
such booking may be for up to eight (8) consecutive hours plus usual and customary move
in/out time. To the extent the requested date is available, all rental fees for the use of the
breakout or board rooms shall be waived. Audio-visual fees and other services shall be
provided at cost. Gratuity for Convention Center Hotel employees shall be charged at
standard rates then in effect. Banquet and catering services shall be charged at a 20%
discount off standard rates then in effect.
3. Public Safety Office: The Parent shall, or shall cause the Developer, or their successors to
provide the Agency with an additional approximately 250 sf within its first-floor retail area
for a City of Miami Beach Public Safety Office. This area shall be in addition to the area
allocated to the Visitor Center(approximately 1,000 square feet).
4. Reimbursement for Hotel Rooms During Weather Emergencies: Provided the
Convention Center Hotel is in a physical and operational state (and is legally permitted) to
accommodate guests, the Parent shall, or shall cause the Developer, or their successors to
provide up to 100 rooms each night for Agency, City, or County emergency personnel, as
further described below, working immediately before, during, and immediately after a
weather emergency as declared by local, state or national authorities. In such event, the
County, City, and Agency, as applicable, shall pay for their own emergency personnel's'
rooms, and shall be reimbursed, by the Parent, Developer, or their successors, one-hundred
percent (100%) of the costs associated with the rental of such rooms; however, all taxes (if
applicable), fees, and charges other than the base room rate shall remain due and payable.
For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term "emergency personnel" is limited to
employees that: (i) show valid employer-issued identification to the Agency-designated
representative, as described herein, confirming that they are active law enforcement or
emergency and fire rescue personnel, and (ii) appear on a written list of pre-approved
employees, which list may be updated from time to time, that's been respectively
transmitted by the Agency's Executive Director or his or her designee, the City Manager or
his or her designee, and the County Mayor or his or her designee, to the Agency-designated
representative, as described herein. Bookings pursuant to this public benefit shall be
completed through an Agency-designated representative and shall not be withheld,
conditioned, or delayed. For the purposes of this paragraph, in the event that the Agency no
longer exists or is no longer operational, then the Agency-designated representative's duties
and responsibilities shall be transferred to a City-designated representative and/or County-
designated representative.
5. Complimentary Rooms for Official Delegations: Each calendar year,the Agency shall be
permitted to book up to 70 room nights with a waiver of the base room rate for the purpose
of hosting official visiting delegations(e.g., Sister City delegations)to the City or County.
6. MBSHS Culinary Arts Program: The Parent shall develop, or shall cause the Developer,
or their successors to develop and implement a program with the Miami Beach Senior High
School Culinary Arts Program, which may include interactive virtual meetings with
students, student site visits to the restaurants at the Convention Center Hotel, and such other
activities as the Convention Center Hotel and the Miami Beach Senior High School
administration shall agree upon. In addition, the Convention Center Hotel shall hold a job
fair each year for junior and senior high school students residing in the Miami-Dade County.
7. Broad Cooperation: The Parent shall use, or shall cause the Developer, or their successors
to use commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate other requests from the Agency.
Additionally, the Parent shall reasonably cooperate, or shall cause the Developer, or their
successors to reasonably cooperate and coordinate with the Agency and the Miami Beach
Convention Center to co-market and support events and initiatives.
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