DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FOR ARSHT

Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · 2026-09-09 · resolution

Resolution approving a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant on the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, located at 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33132, in favor of the State of Florida Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, for a term of five years in exchange for a grant of $250,000.00 to upgrade the building management system. The County Mayor or designee is authorized to execute and record the Declaration. The Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee forwarded the item to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation on 9/9/2026. The agenda date is 10/6/2026. The applicant is the Department of Cultural Affairs, with Commissioner Keon Hardemon as prime sponsor. The project is countywide in impact. The grant funds are matched by the Adrienne Arsht Center Trust, Inc. The Trust will oversee implementation, compliance, and use of grant funds. The building management system is described as twenty years old. The facility includes the 2,400-seat Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House; the 2,200-seat John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall; the 200-seat Carnival Studio Theater; the Peacock Education Center; the restored Carnival Art Deco Tower; and the Thomson Plaza for the Arts. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.