The City and the Riviera Beach Event Center, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“RBEC”) entered into that certain Ground Lease with the City as Lessor and RBEC, as Lessee, dated as of July 2, 2014, as amended by the First Amendment to Ground Lease dated as of June 6, 2016 (collectively, the “Ground Lease”).
The Ground Lease was entered into to facilitate a New Market Tax Credit (“NMTC”) financing of the Marina Event Center (the “Marina Event Center”) to be constructed on the land subject to the Ground Lease, pursuant to the Marina District Master Plan.
The compliance period for the NMTC financing has expired and the NMTC financing has been unwound.
In order to provide for the long-term operation, management and maintenance of the Marina Event Center, the City desires to authorize the transfer of the Marina Event Center from RBEC to the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, a public body corporate and politic created by the City pursuant to Part III, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (“RBCRA”).