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330-99 RDA RESOLUTION 330-99 A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND LOEWS HOTEL CORPORATION, PROVIDING FOR A $140,000 REDUCTION IN THE DEVELOPER'S FEE, PAYABLE TO LOEWS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANCHOR GARAGE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IN EXCHANGE FOR TERMINATING LOEWS' OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE RETAIL SP ACE MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT. WHEREAS, on July 17th, 1996, the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, the St. Moritz Hotel Corporation and Miami Beach Redevelopment, Inc., (collectively, "Loews"), executed the Lease Agreement, the Hotel Development Agreement, and other related agreements for the development and operation of the Loews Miami Beach Hotel; and WHEREAS, among the agreements executed was a Development Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and St. Moritz Hotel Corporation to develop the Anchor Shops and Parking Garage and a Retail Space Master Lease Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and Miami Beach Redevelopment, Inc., for the retail space in the Anchor Shops; and WHEREAS, at the Redevelopment Agency Board meeting on July 7, 1999, the Administration reported that St. Moritz Hotel Corporation was willing to reduce the Developer's Fee in order to resolve certain outstanding issues relative to the construction of the garage, including but not limited to substitution of the storefront system and window tinting; and WHEREAS, the Developer and the Administration have continued to negotiate an acceptable settlement solution, which has resulted in the Developer offering to reduce its fee by 50 percent for a total of$140,000, in exchange for terminating its obligations under the Retail Space Master Lease Agreement; and WHEREAS, since the Retail Space Master Lease Agreement is a component agreement of the Loews Hotel Development Agreement, the City Attorney is reviewing conditions in the agreements in"order to amend the Master Lease Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, that the Chairman and Members of the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency authorize the Administration to enter into a Settlement Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and Loews, providing for a $140,000 reduction in the Developer's Fee (as defined in the Garage Development Agreement), payable to Loews in accordance with the Garage Development Agreement, in exchange for terminating Loews' obligations under the Retail Space Master Lease Agreement. ~! 'CHAIRMAN PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of Nov. , 1999 A TrEST: ) ~Ci lel \ << rat ct"'f'---- SECRETARY Resolution No. 330-99 F:\A rrO\LEVL\RESO&ORD\Loews2Resolulion. wpd APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION ll:l2.:JJ Date Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Telephone: (305) 673-7193 Fax: (305) 673-7772 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMORANDUM NO. 99- ~S November 17, 1999 TO: Chairman and Members of the Miami Beach Redevelop ent Agency FROM: Sergio Rodriguez Executive Director. SUBJECT: A RESOLUTIO OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND LOEWS HOTEL CORPORATION, PROVIDING FOR A $140,000 REDUCTION IN THE DEVELOPER'S FEE, PAYABLE TO LOEWS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANCHOR GARAGE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IN EXCHANGE FOR TERMINATING LOEWS' OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE RETAIL SPACE MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Resolution ANALYSIS At the Redevelopment Agency Board meeting on July 7, 1999, the Administration reported that St. Moritz Hotel Corporation (Loews), the Developer of the Anchor Garage and Shops, was willing to reduce the Developer's Fee to $200,000 from $282,000 in exchange for terminating its obligations under the Development Agreement as well as the Retail Space Master Lease Agreement. The Developer's proposal essentially contemplated a monetary resolution of all outstanding issues relative to the garage construction including the substitute storefront system and the window tinting. The Administration recommended that without additional consideration in the form of a greater concession in the developer's fee and/or Loews agreement to maintain and install the storm shutters over an extended period oftime at no cost to the City/Agency, the Board should decline acceptance of the Developer's proposal. Since this time, the Developer and the Administration have continued to negotiate an acceptable settlement solution, which has resulted in the Developer offering to reduce its fee by 50 percent for a total for a total of$140,000. Since the Garage Development Agreement essentiallv ifiliemnifies ................/ ......-=~iT-=:~ S()UTti 1)()1~f: Agenda Item 3 f5 ~edevelC)pment Ulstrict t Date 1\ -\,-99 the Developer except to the extent of any gross negligence or willful misconduct, it is doubtful that Loews will concede more than what is currently being offered, While the $140,000 amount proposed by Loews cannot fully remedy such issues as the substitute storefront/shutter system, it does however come closer to bridging the material cost difference between the shutter system and the originally specified impact resistant glass, It was previously reported to the RDA Board, that the cost to replace the shutter system with impact resistant glass has been estimated in excess of $350,000, The cost to remedy the tinting issue has been estimated at $52,000. As with its initial proposal, Loews has agreed to maintain the personnel overseeing the completion of the Loews Hotel to assist the City/RDA with the close-out of the Garage project and provide complete accounting records of the project. In exchange for reducing the Developer's Fee for the Garage project, Loews will terminate its obligations under the Retail Space Master Lease Agreement, leaving the RDA responsible for leasing and managing the Anchor Shops, This additional responsibility will be mitigated to a certain extent, since 82 percent of the retail space is already leased and the balance is under negotiation, Under the existing Master Lease Agreement, the Redevelopment Agency has already been responsible for coordinating and/or undertaking the maintenance and repair of the facility, while Loews has been serving as the City/RDA's leasing agent. As part of this agreement, Loews will also address certain outstanding issues including: 1) Continuing to facilitate/establish the process by which the tenants facing Collins Avenue can replace the tinted glass windows with an acceptable clear glass alternative which complies with Dade County product approval. The Developer has been working with its Mechanical Engineer and the City's Building Department to obtain approval for an acceptable clear glass alternative to the existing tinted glass, As of the writing of this report, the approval was pending a letter from the Engineer certifYing that the replacement glass actually complies with applicable energy rating requirements. 2) Resolving any outstanding financial claims by any of the sub-tenants relative to the build- out of the retail spaces, ParadizzolBiker's Image has submitted a claim to the Master Tenant for approximately $18,000 for work they claim had to be done since their space was not ready upon occupancy, This matter is currently being assessed by the Developer 3) Continuing to negotiate any outstanding/pending lease proposals, As of the date of this report there are three pending leases involving the remaining available retail space for a total 3,636 feet. These proposals include South Beach Makeup, Inc" involving 752 square feet at $22 per square foot; South Beach Ice Cream, involving 721 square feet at $30 per square foot, and Stadlander Operating Company, (an upscale pharmacy/drugstore) interested in leasing 2,163 square feet at a rate of$30.00 per square foot. In relinquishing its obligations under the Master Lease Agreement, Loews will not receive its 5% share of the lease revenues, resulting in an estimated $30,000 in annual savings for the CitylRDA. Under the tenus of the Master Lease Agreement, Loews remits 95% of gross rents to the City/RDA and retains 5% for administrative and overhead costs. Since the City/RDA may legally be precluded from paying leasing commissions directly, Loews has offered (as part of this settlement), to continue paying lease commissions subject to being reimbursed by the City/RDA. Since the Retail Space Master Lease Agreement is a component-agreement of the Loews Hotel Development Agreement, the City Attorney is reviewing provisions/conditions in the agreements in order to amend and/or terminate the Master Lease Agreement. To this end, it is recommended that the Redevelopment Agency Board authorize the Administration to enter into a Settlement Agreement with Loews, providing for a $140,000 reduction in the Developer's Fee payable to Loews, in accordance with the Anchor Garage Development Agreement, in exchange for terminating Loews' obligations under the Retail Space Master Lease Agreement, S~~~e T:IAGENDA\1999\NOY1799\RDAILOEWS MEM