| TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | December 11, 2019 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | REPORT OF THE SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 FINANCE AND CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE MEETING: 1. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF FARAH SERVICE URBAN SPORTS EQUIPMENT (“USE”) AT CITYWIDE PARKS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A ONE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM. 2. DISCUSSION ON MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ITS FINANCIAL CONDITION. 3. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE BIGBELLY PROGRAM AND POTENTIAL WAYS TO SUBSIDIZE ITS COST. 4. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE LOCATION OF A STORAGE FACILITY AND NEW RESTROOMS FOR SOUNDSCAPE PARK. 5. DISCUSSION REGARDING ESTABLISHING A HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND. 6. DISCUSSION REGARDING BIGBELLY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. 7. DISCUSSION REGARDING STORMWATER CONNECTION FEES FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. 8. DISCUSSION TO EXPLORE INCREASED FUNDING FOR HOUSING FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR LIKELY TO BECOME HOMELESS. 9. DISCUSSION TO EXPLORE WAYS THE CITY CAN ASSIST THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TO DEVELOP ITS PROPERTIES IN NORTH BEACH TO CREATE AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING. 10. DISCUSSION REGARDING IMPLEMENTING TACTICAL URBANISM PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 11. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY PET WASHING STATION. 12. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION TO FUND A PET ADOPTION FACILITY. 13. DISCUSSION REGARDING FUNDING AYUDA. 14. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MAYOR’S PANEL ON OCEAN DRIVE MOTION TO DEVELOP AN IMPROVED LIGHTING PLAN FOR SAFETY FOR LUMMUS. 15. DISCUSSION OF SALSA LA PLAYA TO BE HELD IN THE NORTH BEACH BANDSHELL. 16. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SPONSORSHIP OF PRO FOOTVOLLEY TOUR. 17. DISCUSSION REGARDING CIRCUIT FESTIVAL MIAMI. 18. DISCUSS PARTIALLY FUNDING A BLOCK PART IN HONOR OF MICKY WOLFSON’S 80TH BIRTHDAY; THE WOLFSONIAN IS REQUESTING THE CITY TO CONTRIBUTE $25,000 TO HELP UNDERWRITE THE $52,702 EXPENSE. 19. DISCUSSION REGARDING GRANTING AN AERIAL EASEMENT OVER OCEAN COURT BETWEEN THE CLEVELANDER AND ESSEX HOTELS IN FAVOR OF THE JESTA GROUP PURSUANT TO SECTION 82-37 OF THE CITY CODE TO ENABLE A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO LINK BOTH PROPERTIES. 20. UPDATE FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REGARDING STEPS TAKEN TO STREAMLINE THE BUSINESS PERMITTING PROCESS, IMPROVE BUSINESS RETENTION, AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES. 21. DISCUSSION REGARDING AN AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT OF LEASE (AMENDMENT) BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH (CITY OR OWNER) AND CLPF-LINCOLN, LLC (CLARION OR TENANT), INVOLVING THE MIXED-USE PROJECT LOCATED AT 1691 MICHIGAN AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA A/K/A THE LINCOLN (PROJECT), CONTAINING A PARKING GARAGE, OFFICE SPACE AND GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE (IMPROVEMENTS); SAID AMENDMENT PROVIDING CLARION THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A VERTICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS INTO THREE PARCELS COINCIDING WITH THE CURRENT THREE USES OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, NAMELY, A GARAGE PARCEL, AN OFFICE PARCEL AND A RETAIL PARCEL. 22. DISCUSSION TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY CODE, TO REQUIRE THE ADMINISTRATION AS PART OF THE REQUIRED ANALYSIS ACCOMPANYING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS PLACE ON CITY COMMISSION AGENDA, TO SPECIFICALLY DISCLOSE THE FISCAL AND/OR FINANCIAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED ITEM. 23. DISCUSSION ON REVISIONS TO THE EVENT SPONSORSHIP GUIDELINES. 24. DISCUSSION TO CONTINUE THE MID-BEACH FREEBEE ON-DEMAND TRANSIT SERVICE. 25. DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO A FUTURE PLAN FOR THE PARKING LOT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 75TH STREET BETWEEN COLLINS AVENUE AND OCEAN TERRACE. 26. UPDATE ON THE CITY’S BLUEWAYS MASTER PLAN. 27. DISCUSS TERMINATING THE CITY’S CONTRACT WITH COCA-COLA. 28. DISCUSS A COMPOSTING PROGRAM IN NORTH BEACH SIMILAR TO THE PROGRAM AT THE MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN. 29. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE JULIA TUTTLE BUS RAPID TRANSIT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 30. UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE TRAFFIC MITIGATION STRATEGY TO HELP REDUCE TRAFFIC IMPACTS OF THE CONNECTING MIAMI CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, UPDATE ON FDOT AND CITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND TRAFFIC MITIGATION STRATEGIES. 31. DISCUSSION ON UPDATING MINIMUM WAGES ON CITY FUNDED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. 32. DISCUSSION TO EXPLORE IMPROVING CAPITAL ASSET CONDITIONS (E.G., STREETS, SIDEWALKS, BUILDINGS) BY INCREASING ANNUAL FUNDING FOR PAY-AS-YOU-GO (PAYGO) FUND. 33. DISCUSSION REGARDING IMPLEMENTING A TOTAL BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS ON MIAMI BEACH PENDING THE FLORIDA RETAIL FEDERATION’S LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES. 34. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNEXATION OF THE WESTERNMOST ISLANDS OF THE VENETIAN ISLANDS AND MAKING THEM A PART OF MIAMI BEACH, AND TO REVIEW PROPERTY TAXES, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND VALUE. 35. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNEXATION OF NORTH BAY VILLAGE, AND TO REVIEW PROPERTY TAXES, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND VALUE. 36. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE JUNE 18, 2019 ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE MOTIONS ON EXTENDING THE CAT FEEDER AND WATERING PROGRAM AS WELL AS INCREASING THE FUNDING FOR THE TRAP, NEUTER, AND RELEASE (TNR) PROGRAMS. 37. DISCUSSION REGARDING SPONSORSHIP OF THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL. 38. DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY'S HOMELESS WALK-IN CENTER. 39. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MIAMI CITY BALLET. |
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