RE.15 - A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-115 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A DONATION FROM GRETNA RACING, LLC D/B/A MAGIC CITY CASINO, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“DONOR”), CONSISTING OF ONE (1) STAGERIGHT XML-3200 RETRACTABLE SEATING RISER SYSTEM, WITHOUT CHAIRS, INCLUDING RELATED COMPONENTS, FOR USE BY THE CITY OF MIAMI’S DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, WITH AN APPROXIMATE VALUE OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($100,000.00); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A DONATION AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, CONSISTENT WITH THE DONOR’S PROPOSAL ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT “A”; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, AND PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS HAVING BEEN P...
September 10, 2026
Sponsors
District Four Ralph "Rafael" Rosado
Commissioner
Department: Commissioners and Mayor
Category: Elected Official Item
WHEREAS, the City of Miami’s (“City”) Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”) enriches and inspires the community and visitors by promoting a world class park system that is safe, accessible, and facilitates a healthy and active quality of life; and
WHEREAS, Gretna Racing, LLC d/b/a Magic City Casino, a Florida limited liability company (“Donor”), has proposed to donate one (1) StageRight XML-3200 retractable seating riser system, without chairs, including related components, for use by Parks, as more particularly described in the donor proposal attached and incorporated as Exhibit “A” (the “Donation”); and
WHEREAS, the Donation has an approximate value of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($100,000.00) and will provide Parks with portable, retractable, tiered seating equipment for use in City facilities and programming; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-115 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended (“City Code”), the City Commission must authorize the City Manager to accept donations with a value exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a donation agreement consistent with Exhibit “A,” in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, is in the best interests of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Pursuant to Section 18-115 of the City Code, the City Manager is authorized to accept the Donation from the Donor, with an approximate value of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($100,000.00).
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized to negotiate and execute a donation agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, consistent with the Donor’s proposal attached and incorporated as Exhibit “A.”
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to negotiate and execute all documents, including any amendments, modifications, and ancillary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, subject to all allocations, appropriations, prior budgetary approval, and compliance with all applicable provisions of the City Code, including the City of Miami’s Procurement Ordinance, Anti-Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in Chapter 18 of the City Code, and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as may be deemed necessary for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
WHEREAS, Gretna Racing, LLC d/b/a Magic City Casino, a Florida limited liability company (“Donor”), has proposed to donate one (1) StageRight XML-3200 retractable seating riser system, without chairs, including related components, for use by Parks, as more particularly described in the donor proposal attached and incorporated as Exhibit “A” (the “Donation”); and
WHEREAS, the Donation has an approximate value of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($100,000.00) and will provide Parks with portable, retractable, tiered seating equipment for use in City facilities and programming; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-115 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended (“City Code”), the City Commission must authorize the City Manager to accept donations with a value exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a donation agreement consistent with Exhibit “A,” in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, is in the best interests of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Pursuant to Section 18-115 of the City Code, the City Manager is authorized to accept the Donation from the Donor, with an approximate value of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($100,000.00).
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized to negotiate and execute a donation agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, consistent with the Donor’s proposal attached and incorporated as Exhibit “A.”
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to negotiate and execute all documents, including any amendments, modifications, and ancillary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, subject to all allocations, appropriations, prior budgetary approval, and compliance with all applicable provisions of the City Code, including the City of Miami’s Procurement Ordinance, Anti-Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in Chapter 18 of the City Code, and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as may be deemed necessary for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.