Res No 039-22-15792RESOLUTION NO. 039-22-15792
A Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to hire a legal expert in
condominium conversion, to provide the City of South Miami with legal
representation for the purposes of converting the ownership in the parking
garage and related City retail space to a Condominium form of ownership.
WHEREAS, the City Commission is in the process of approving the purchase of Mark
Richmond Properties leasehold interest in the City's parking garage; and
WHEREAS, the City's parking garage is integrated with the City's retail space; and
WHEREAS, the City's retail space is being leased to MRP for a term of 50 years; and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser considers all municipal
property that is being leased in whole or in part to a non-governmental entity, such as MRP, to be
taxable; and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser will tax the City's retail space
separately from the City parking garage if the two properties are owned as separate condominium
units; and
WHEREAS, in 2016 the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) hire
George Lott to convert the "Mobley" building to a condominium form of ownership; and
WHEREAS, in 2016 the CRA receive three legal service estimates received ranging
between $10,000 and $18,300 to complete the condominium conversion of the Mobley building; and
WHEREAS, the CRA authorize its General Counsel to select professional legal services
for an amount not to exceed $18,300 to complete a condominium conversion of CRA owned
commercial property at 5825 SW 68 th Street for the purpose of achieving tax exempt status for
some of the units: and
WHEREAS, since time is of the essence in converting the ownership to the City retail
space and the parking garage to a condominium form of government, the City Commission desires
to authorize the City Attorney to select and hire an attorney licensed to practice law in the State
of Florida and who has experience in condominium conversion.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and
correct and are hereby made a specific part of this resolution upon adoption hereof.
Section 2. The City Attorney is authorized to select and hire an attorney licensed to
practice law in the State of Florida and who has experience in condominium conversion for an
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amount not to exceed $ 18,300.00.
Section 3. Correction s. Conforming lang ua ge or technical scriven er-type correct ions
may be made by the C ity Attorney for any co nfor min g am endme nt s to be in corporated into the
final reso lu t ion for s ign a ture.
Se ction 4. Severability. lf a ny section clause , se ntence, or phrase of this resolution is for
any reaso n held invalid o r uncon st itutiona l by a cou1t of competent jurisd iction, the holding w ill
not affect th e va lidity of the rema ining portions of this resolution.
Sectio n 5. Effective Date. Th is re so lut ion wil l become effective immediatel y upo n
adoption.
PASSED AND A DOPT ED this~ day of April , 2022.
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APPROVED :
AS TO FORM , COMM ISS ION VOTE :
ND Mayor Philips :
Co mmis sione r Harri s:
Com mi ss ioner Gi l:
Commissi o ner Liebman:
Commissione r Corey:
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