I would like to refer the above-referenced item to Public Safety and Neighborhood Qualify of Life Committee (the “Committee”) to consider re-naming Miami Beach Drive, located parallel to the Miami Beach Boardwalk and situated between 24^th Street and 27^th Street, as the “Miami Beach Promenade.”

Under existing criteria in Section 82-503 of the City Code, City streets may only be re-named following review by the Committee, and upon a 5/7ths vote of the City Commission, following a duly noticed public hearing.  

I believe the re-naming of Miami Beach Drive as the “Miami Beach Promenade” is fitting and contextually appropriate, since this geographic area within the City is in fact a promenade used solely by pedestrians, typically for access to the Beachwalk. In addition, renaming Miami Beach Drive as the “Miami Beach Promenade” would be consistent with the City Commission’s goal of initiating a much-needed beautification and improvement project for the area, consistent with the recent improvements completed for the Beachwalk.