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'o� S0, <br />C/Tr OF SUN PCO <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />RE: <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 <br />305.947.0606 <br />sibfi.net <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Larisa Svechin, Mayor <br />Alex Lama, Vice Mayor <br />Jerry Joseph, Commissioner <br />Fabiola Stuyvesant, Commissioner <br />Jeniffer Viscarra, Commissioner <br />Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Commissioners <br />Stan Morris, City Manager 4 � <br />March 28, 2025 <br />Government Center Annex <br />Stan Morris, City Manager <br />Mauricio Betancur, City Clerk <br />At the regular March Commission meeting, some unanticipated questions and <br />accusations regarding the agenda item to approve an agreement with Waypoint Inc to <br />construct the Annex at the Government Center were discussed. Without the ability to <br />respond factually, the item was deferred to provide ample time to respond in detail to <br />reinforce the objectives of this agenda item. As was pointed out, this subject has been <br />evolving and progressing for many years, in full transparency. Here we will recap each <br />point and provide the answer and backup information for your review. <br />This document is lengthy and voluminous as I take the false allegations of misconduct by <br />me or our staff very seriously. I want to ensure that you have all the information and that <br />you understand that my role at every turn is to present you with the best recommendation <br />from a business standpoint. That is my job. Ultimately, it is your decision. As a <br />professional, credentialed manager, I can only advise you. It is by your decisions and <br />your direction in which we proceed. <br />A claim was made that this process was manipulated from the start. Each step of the <br />process came before this Commission for a vote. The process was fully transparent with <br />agenda memos and meeting discussions, open to the public, thoroughly explaining the <br />facts. To remind everyone, the facts are as follows: <br />History: <br />• Tony Roma's defaulted on their lease with the City. <br />• Through Resolution Number 2020-3152 in December of 2020, a settlement <br />agreement was approved by the City Commission releasing Tony Roma's from <br />their financial obligations to the City. With over $106,500 in back rent due and <br />a contract default of $852,000, the City Manager at that time negotiated a final <br />payment of $80,000 and left the City with a facility that was unusable. This early <br />termination resulted in a vacant, unusable space in the condition it was left in <br />and a financial loss to the City. (Attachment 1) <br />• While vacant, there was discussion regarding a stand-alone Police Station that <br />would provide greater visibility for the Police Department and the needed space <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />389 <br />