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WHEREAS, the City of Miami has designated the Property as Transect “T6-36B-
O Urban Core” on the Miami 21 Zoning Atlas, which permits a mix of uses, including a
maximum residential density of 500 dwelling units per acre; and
WHEREAS, since portion of the Omni CRA are within 660 feet of the nearest
edge of the right-of-way of the interstate highway system and the federal-aid primary
highway system, and are located in areas zoned for commercial or industrial use, the City
Commission hereby establishes and shall enforce regulations for such areas that govern
the size, lighting, and spacing of Omni Media Towers consistent with Section 479.156,
F.S., with the intent of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, and with customary use;
and
WHEREAS, the Omni CRA includes the Miami Performing Arts Center, a
regional arts and entertainment resource; and
WHEREAS, the Omni Media Tower will establish a unique local, regional and
national identity within Miami’s urban core; strengthen the economy of the City by
encouraging the development and redevelopment of a depressed, blighted and slum area
within Omni CRA; link future growth in the CRA to improved pedestrian circulation and
reduced conflict with vehicular traffic; improve the quality of new development in the
CRA by providing public amenities and visual enhancements in appropriate locations;
enhance the character of the area surrounding the Miami Performing Arts Center (“Miami
Performing Arts Center District”) to attract tourism, arts and entertainment; promote the
exposure of the Miami Performing Arts Center District by adding illumination, and visual
enhancement, integrating with the cultural and entertainment elements of the district;
provide a source of funds through tax increment financing to be used exclusively within
the CRA for redevelopment related activities; and serve as a focal feature for the CRA
and provide a landmark for wayfinding as pedestrians move away from downtown and
the cultural destinations in Museum Park; and
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plaza, as well as an observation tower, which satisfies an infrastructure deficiency and
provides a major public benefit; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that the Omni Media Tower consisting of a
pedestal element with parking for at least 1,600 cars and a minimum of 20,000 square
feet of retail and/or service uses, two tower elements, and a total of five surfaces that will
utilize a visual media display system, located on the Phase I Parcel along with the
existing Boulevard Shops, as illustrated in Exhibit “C” is a modification to the City
Square Residential MUSP pursuant to the law applicable at the time of the approval of
the MUSP; and
WHEREAS, the Omni Media Tower may be approved on the Property pursuant
to the building criteria and permitting procedure set forth in Sections 62-804 and 62-807
of the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Developers/Owners and the City desire to establish certain terms
and conditions relating to the proposed development of the Property and wish to establish
identifiable parameters for future development; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the conditions, covenants and mutual
promises herein set forth, the Developers/Owners and City agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated herein by reference. All exhibits to this Agreement are hereby
deemed a part hereof.
3. Definitions.
(f) “City Square Retail MUSP” is the Major Use Special Permit
approved by the City Commission via Resolution No. R-06-
0482 for the property located at 1431-1451 North Bayshore
Drive (“Phase II Parcel”), consisting of 641,104 square feet of
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retail uses and 4,052 parking spaces within a 130 foot high,
five-story structure.
(k) “Effective Date” is the date which is thirty days after a copy of
the recorded Agreement received by the State of Florida,
Department of Community Affairs.
(m) “Execution Date” is the date that all parties have affixed their
signatures to this Agreement.
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(o) “Governing body” means the Miami City Commission or
successor entity.
(q) “Land” means the earth, water, and air, above, below, or on the
surface and includes any improvements or structures
customarily regarded as land, except as provided herein.
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(w) “Omni Media Tower Supplemental Permit Fee” is 1) a
supplemental fee to the Omni Media Tower Permit Fee set
forth in Section 62-808 of the Ordinance, which will be
charged to the Developers/Owners in the event that the
Developers/Owners fail to “break ground” (i.e. obtain a
foundation permit and expeditiously obtain all appropriate
building permits and final inspections in a period not to
exceed two (2) years thereafter) for the Phase II Parcel
within five (5) years of obtaining a Certificate of
Occupancy or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy,
whichever occurs first, for the Omni Media Tower
pursuant to Paragraph 8(b), herein or 2) in the event that
the Developers/Owners fail to make an annual contribution
to the Museum Park Miami Trust Fund (MPMTF) within
the Museum Park Miami site pursuant to Paragraph 10,
herein. The Omni Media Tower Supplemental Permit Fee
shall be required on an annual basis until such time as the
Developers/Owners are in compliance with the
requirements set forth in Paragraphs 8(b) and 10 of this
Agreement.
(x) “Omni CRA” is the area bounded by the Florida East Coast
Railroad right-of-way on the West, the Northerly right-of-way
line of I-395 on the South, the Westerly Shore of Biscayne Bay
on the East and the Southerly right-of-way of N.E. 20 Street on
the North.
(bb) “Project” is the Omni Media Tower located within the Phase I
Parcel of the Property, and a pedestrian-oriented, open air,
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plaza-style retail and service development consisting of an
aggregate of retail and service uses of no more than 450,000
square feet as well as public amenities and infrastructure
located within Phase II Parcel of the Property, as illustrated in
Exhibit “B”. The Developers/Owners contemplate continuing
the existing uses of the Boulevard Shops within the Phase I
Parcel as part of the Project.
(cc) “Property” means the Phase I Parcel and the Phase II Parcel,
comprised of approximately 8.247 net acres of land located
withinat 1401 Biscayne Boulevard, 360 NE 14 Terrace, 1410-
1420 North Bayshore Drive, and 1431-1451 North Bayshore
Drive 1304 - 1366 NE 1 Avenue, 1305 – 1367 NE 1 Court,
1302 - 1370 NE 2 Avenue, 125 NE 13 Street, 50 – 124 NE 14
Street, and 1315 - 1335 NE Miami Court within the Omni
CRA and the municipal boundaries of the City, and identified
withinby Miami-Dade County Tax Folio Nos. 01-3136-014-
0010, 01-3136-014-0020, 01-3136-045-0010, 01-3136-045-
0020, 01-3136-045-0050, 01-3136-045-0040, 01-3136-009-
2090, 01-3136-009-2100, 01-3136-012-0030, 01-3136-009-
2130, 01-3136-009-2120, 01-3136-009-2110, 01-3136-009-
2140, 01-3136-009-2160, 01-3136-009-2180, 01-3136-009-
2190, 01-3136-009-0010, 01-3136-009-0020, 01-3136-009-
0030, 01-3136-009-0040, 01-3136-009-0060, 01-3136-009-
0050, 01-3136-009-1500, 01-3136-009-1510, 01-3136-009-
1520, 01-3136-009-1530, and 01-3136-009-154001-3231-011-
0160, 01-3231-012-0050, 01-3231-012-0080, 01-3231-012-
0090, 01-3231-009-0020, 01-3231-054-0010, 01-3231-018-
0010, and 01-3231-018-0011.
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visual message media, constructed to display one or more
paintings or artistic works, that may be electronic and
composed of photographs, animation, or arrangements of color,
and that display a commercial or noncommercial message,
relies on the building for rigid structural support, and are
applied to the building or depicted on vinyl, fabric or other
similarly flexible material that is attached flush or flat against
the structure’s surface.
4. Intent. It is the intent of the Owner and Developers/Owners and the City
that this Agreement shall be construed and implemented as a development
agreement among the parties pursuant to the Florida Local Government
Development Agreement Act, Section 163.3220 through 163.3243, F.S.,
("Act"), in compliance with the Ordinance.
6. Term of Agreement and Binding Effect . This Agreement shall run with the
land, remain in full force and effect, and be binding on all parties
(including the Developers/Owners) and all persons claiming under it for
an Initial Term of twenty (20) years from the Effective Date, and may be
extended for one or more Additional Term(s) thereafter by mutual consent
of the parties subject to a public hearing pursuant to Section 163.3225,
F.S.. Consent to any extension of this Agreement requires approval of
both parties to this Agreement. No notice of termination shall be required
by either party upon the expiration of this Agreement and thereafter the
parties hereto shall have no further obligations under this Agreement. The
obligations imposed pursuant to this Agreement upon the parties and upon
the Property shall run with and bind the Property as covenants running
with the Property, and this Agreement shall be binding upon and
enforceable by and against the parties hereto, their personal
representatives, heirs, successors, grantees and/or assigns.
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or equitable estoppel, obtained or held by the Developers/Owners or its
successors or assigns to in compliance with this Agreement and all prior
and subsequent development permits or development orders granted by
the City, including, but not limited to, those rights granted under the City
of Miami’s Comprehensive Plan.
8. Permitted Development, Uses and Intensities. Provided that the City adopts
the Ordinance in substantially the form as the attached in Exhibit “D”, the
parties agree as follows:
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(b) Phase II Parcel. The Developers/Owners shall seek
approval(s) to construct a pedestrian-oriented, open air, plaza-
style retail and service development within the Phase II Parcel.
The Phase II Parcel shall be developed pursuant to the
Property’s current Miami 21 Code transect regulations, subject
to the limitations described in this Paragraph. Upon issuance
of a Certificate of Use and Certificate of Occupancy on the
Phase II Parcel, the City Square Retail MUSP shall also be
abandoned. Retail and service uses within the Phase II
Parcel shall be restricted to 75 feet in height and the
aggregate of all retail and service uses shall be no less than
200,000 gross square feet and shall not exceed a total of
450,000 gross square feet. Excluding any cinema, movie
theatre, or department store use, no single retailer shall
have a ground level footprint that exceeds 60,000 square
feet of gross floor area. In addition, no discount, off-price,
“Big box”, membership warehouse, or “category killer”
retail uses, shall be permitted, where such building,
improvements or use exceeds 50,000 square feet (including
multi-story buildings). Examples of these prohibited
discount, off-price, membership warehouse, or “category
killer” retail uses include Wal-Mart, Costco, Target, home
improvement stores such as, Home Depot, and Lowe’s.
Department stores, wherein a variety of unrelated
merchandise and services are housed, enclosed, exhibited
and sold to the public on a retail basis, such as Macy’s,
Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s,
shall be permitted in excess of 50,000 square feet (including
multi-story buildings), regardless of ground or multi-story
footprint. Cinemas and movie theatre uses, including those
operated by AMC Entertainment, Cinemark Theatres,
Muvico, and Regal Entertainment, shall be permitted
regardless of ground level or multi-story footprint.
Pursuant to Article 4, Table 4 and Section 3.2 of the Miami
21 Code, all required parking for uses within the Phase II
Parcel shall be provided in the Phase I Parcel pedestal
element parking structure by process of Waiver. In the
event that Developers/Owners do not “break ground” (i.e.
obtain a foundation permit and expeditiously obtain all
appropriate building permits and final inspections in a
period not to exceed two (2) years thereafter) for the Phase
II Parcel within five (5) years of obtaining a Certificate of
Occupancy or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy,
whichever occurs first, for the Omni Media Tower, the
Developers/Owners shall be subject to an annual Omni
Media Tower Supplemental Permit Fee in the amount of
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$1,000,000 (one million dollars), until such time as a
building permit is issued for the Phase II Parcel.
(a) Platting;
(d) Waivers;
(e) Warrants;
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the effect of permitting the development of land or providing
permits required for the development of land.
10. Museum Park Miami Trust Fund. Within 30 days of the City’s issuance
of the Omni Media Tower permit pursuant to the Ordinance, the
Owner and Developers/Owners shall establish aan Internal Revenue
Code Section 501(c)(3) trust fund to be known as the Museum Park
Miami Trust Fund (MPMTF) for the sole purpose of funding capital
improvements within the Museum Park Miami site. The Omni CRA
Board shall be appointed trustees of the MPMTF. The MPMTF shall
be funded by the Developers/Owners’ initial contribution of $800,000
(eight hundred thousand dollars) within 30 days of issuance of the
Omni Media Tower permit. For the following nine (9) years, on each
anniversary of the establishment of the MPMTF, the
Developers/Owners shall contribute an additional $800,000 (eight
hundred thousand dollars) until the Developers/Owners total
contribution to the MPMTF totals $8,000,000 (eight million dollars) in
the tenth year. Upon the Developers/Owners’ total contribution of
$8,000,000 (eight million dollars) to the MPMTF in the tenth year, the
owner or Developers/Owners shall have no further obligations to the
MPMTF or the City under this Paragraph. This MPMTF contribution
is in addition to the minimum annual Permit Fee pursuant to Section
62-808, in of the Omni Media Tower ordinance.Ordinance. In the event
that the Developers/Owners fail to provide the annual contribution to
the MPMTF required herein, the Developers/Owners shall, after
being given notice with ten (10) business days to cure, be subject to
annual Omni Media Tower Supplemental Permit Fee in the amount
of $1,000,000 (one million dollars) in addition to any supplemental
fees required pursuant to Paragraph 8(b) herein. This Omni Media
Tower Supplemental Permit Fee shall be required until any
outstanding contribution is paid and in addition to the outstanding
annual MPMTF contribution. Compliance with this provision shall be
evaluated in conjunction with the Development Agreement reviews.
11. Public Services and Facilities; Concurrency. The City and the
Developers/Owners anticipate that the Property and the Project will be
served by those public services and facilities currently in existence as
provided by the State of Florida, Miami-Dade County, the City, and/or as
contemplated in this Agreement. The Property and the Project will also be
served by any and all public facilities provided in the City's
Comprehensive Plan, specifically including but not limited to, those public
facilities described in the Comprehensive Plan's Capital Improvements
Element. For the purposes of concurrency, the City hereby agrees to
provide, reserve, and allocate sufficient public facility capacity, including
but not limited to transportation, water, sanitary sewer, solid waste,
drainage, parks and recreational, schools, fire and police to serve the
development of the Project on the Property. All development orders or
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permits sought to be issued for the Project pursuant to this
Agreement are hereby found to meet concurrency standards set forth
in the Comprehensive Plan (concurrency regulations) and to be
consistent with Land Development Regulations, so long as the
Developers/Owners constructs the Property in substantial compliance
with the City’s Laws, Comprehensive Plan and Land Development
Regulations in existence as of the Effective Date. Developers/Owners
shall be bound by the City impact fees and assessments in existence as of
the Effective Date of this Agreement. Nothing in this paragraph shall
relieve the Developers/Owners of the requirement to pay impact fees and
assessments.
12. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan. The City hereby finds and declares
that the Developers/Owners’ development of the Project on the Property
complies with the Laws, ordinances, regulations and policies of the City of
Miami, and is consistent with the City’s Laws, Comprehensive Plan and
Land Development Regulations.
14. Zoning and Other Approvals. The parties hereto recognize and agree that
certain provisions of this Agreement require the City and its boards,
departments or agencies, acting in their governmental capacity, to consider
governmental actions, as set forth in this Agreement. All such
considerations and actions shall be undertaken in accordance with
established requirements of state statutes and municipal ordinances, in the
exercise of the City's jurisdiction under the police power. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the City from duly acting under
its police power to approve, approve with conditions, or reject any public
hearing application dealing with the Property.
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15. Necessity of Complying with Local Regulations Relative to Development
Permits. This Agreement is not and shall not be construed as a
development permit or authorization to commence development. The
Developers/Owners and the City agree that the failure of this Agreement
to address a particular permit, condition, fee, term or restriction in effect
on the Effective Date of this Agreement shall not relieve
Developers/Owners of the necessity of complying with any and all
regulations governing said permitting requirements, conditions, fees, terms
or restrictions as long as compliance with said regulation and requirements
do not require the Developers/Owners to develop the Property in a manner
that is inconsistent with the Laws of the City of Miami in existence as of
the Effective Date.
16. Good Faith; Further Assurances. The parties to this Agreement have
negotiated in good faith. It is the intent and agreement of the parties that
they shall cooperate with each other in good faith to effectuate the
purposes and intent of and to satisfy their obligations under this
Agreement in order to secure to themselves the mutual benefits created
under this Agreement. In that regard, the parties shall execute such further
documents as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the provisions of
this Agreement, provided that the foregoing shall in no way be deemed to
inhibit, restrict, or require the exercise of the City's police power or
actions of the City when acting in a quasi-judicial capacity.
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With a copy to: Jeffrey Bercow, Esq.
Bercow Radell & Fernandez, PA
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 850
Miami, Florida 33131
18. Severability. In the event that any term or provision of this Agreement is
determined by an appropriate judicial authority to be illegal or otherwise
invalid, such provision shall be given its nearest legal meaning or
construed as deleted as such authority determines, and the remainder of
this Agreement shall be construed to be in full force and effect.
19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire Agreement and
understanding between the parties hereto relating in any way to the subject
matter contained herein and merges all prior discussions between the
Developers/Owners and the City. Neither party shall be bound by any
agreement, condition, warranty or representation other than as expressly
stated in this Agreement and this Agreement may not be amended or
modified except by written instrument signed by both parties hereto.
20. Indemnification. The Developers shall indemnify and hold harmless the
City, its elected and appointed officials, employees, agents and assigns
from and against any claims or litigation arising from this Agreement
instituted by third parties.
20. Indemnification. The Developers/Owners shall indemnify, hold harmless,
and defend the City, its elected and appointed officials, employees, agents
and assigns (collectively referred to as “Indemnitees”) and each of them
from and against any and all loss, costs, penalties, fines, damages, claims,
expenses (including attorney’s fees) or liabilities (collectively referred to
as “Liabilities”) by reason of any act; injury, or death of any person or
damage to or destruction or loss of any property arising or any damages;
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or anything whatsoever arising out of, resulting from, or in connection
with (i) the performance or non-performance of this Agreement to the
extent it is or is alleged to be directly or indirectly caused, in whole or in
part, by any act, omission, default, lack of performance, or negligence
(whether active or passive) on the part of the Developers/Owners or its
employees, agents or subcontractors, or (ii) the failure of the
Developers/Owners to comply with any of the Sections herein or the
failure of the Developers/Owners to conform to statutes, ordinances, or
other regulations or requirements of any governmental authority, federal
or state, in connection with the performance of this Agreement from and
against any and all claims or litigation arising from this Agreement
instituted by third parties, or (iii) Developers/Owners shall indemnify,
hold harmless, and defend the Indemnitees for any and all Liabilities that
may occur by the granting of the Media Tower Permit, whatsoever. The
Indemnification obligations and releases in this Section do not apply to
any matters arising as a result of or otherwise caused by the negligence or
willful misconduct of the City or the unlawful acts or omissions of the
City. Developers/Owners expressly agree to indemnify, hold harmless
and defend, the Indemnitees, or any of them, from and against all
liabilities which may be asserted by an employee or former employee of
Developers/Owners, or any of its subcontractors, as provided above, for
which the Developers/Owners’s liability to such employee or former
employee, which would otherwise be limited to payments under state
Workers’ Compensation or other similar laws.
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CITY:
By:
Julie O. Bru
City Attorney
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DEVELOPERS/OWNERS
RICHWOOD, INC.
WITNESS:
By:
Signature Name:____________
Title: _______________________
Print Name
Print Name
STATE OF FLORIDA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
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THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY
WITNESS:
By:
Signature Name:____________
Title: _______________________
Print Name
Print Name
STATE OF FLORIDA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
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MAEFIELD HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
WITNESS:
By:
Signature Name:____________
Print Name
STATE OF FLORIDA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
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OWNERSOWNER(S) OF 8.24 ACRES
(need (enclose evidence of title info))
WITNESS:
By:
Signature Name:____________
Title: _______________________
Print Name
Print Name
STATE OF FLORIDA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
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WITNESS:
By:
Signature Name:____________
Print Name
STATE OF FLORIDA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
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