A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, ON FIRST READING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 82-37(A)(2) OF THE CITY CODE, AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S LONG-TERM LEASE (THE "AMENDMENT") WITH THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION (THE "FEDERATION") FOR THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL SITE LOCATED AT 1933-1945 MERIDIAN AVENUE (THE "MEMORIAL"), ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE COMMISSION MEMORANDUM ACCOMPANYING THIS RESOLUTION, WHICH AMENDMENT: (1) EXTENDS THE TERM OF THE EXISTING LEASE FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS; AND (2) EXPANDS THE LEASED PREMISES TO INCLUDE THE ADJACENT MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT AT 775 19TH STREET (THE "ADDITIONAL PREMISES"), FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PERMITTING THE FEDERATION, AT ITS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE, TO DEVELOP, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A STATE OF THE ART HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER ON THE ADDITIONAL PREMISES, FOR THE PRESENTATION OF EXHIBITS, LECTURES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING THAT CONNECTS THE HOLOCAUST EXPERIENCE TO CONTEMPORARY CIVIC LIFE AND PROMOTES TOLERANCE, REMEMBRANCE AND GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS; FURTHER, WAIVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND APPRAISAL REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 82-39 OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST WOULD BE SERVED BY WAIVING SUCH REQUIREMENTS; FURTHER, WAIVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 82-587(C)(1) OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING THE WAIVER TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY; FURTHER, PROVIDING THAT THE AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF AT LEAST SIXTY PERCENT OF THE CITY'S VOTERS VOTING IN A CITY-WIDE REFERENDUM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1.03(8)(3) OF THE CITY CHARTER; AND FURTHER SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL READING/PUBLIC HEARING OF THE RESOLUTION.

See attached Commission Memorandum.