At its February 13, 2019 meeting, the City Commission approved a referral to the Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee (NCAC) regarding a motion made by the Mayor’s 41st Street Blue Ribbon Committee, requesting to prioritize lighting enhancements at their corridor and to allocate 41st Street Quality of Life Funds towards street lighting.
At its April 11, 2019 meeting, the Mayor's 41st Street Blue Ribbon Committee heard the discussion on lighting enhancements at the 41st street corridor. The City's Property Management Department presented lighting options to the Committee that would be used for the 41st Street corridor as requested by the Committee.
The options reviewed included Light 365 by Artistic Holiday Lighting and rope lighting by R&D Electric, Inc. These are two vendors registered with the City of Miami Beach and approved for electrical and decoration services.
The Property Management Department presented the following quotes by the vendors:
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Light 365
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R&D Electric Rope Lights
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5-year warranty
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Yearly replacement
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No maintenance cost
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Monthly maintenance
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Total cost for 251 Palms:
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$ 675,000.00
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Total cost for 251 Palms (yearly):
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$ 154,510.00
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At its May 11, 2019 meeting, the Mayor’s 41st Street Blue Ribbon Committee brought back the lighting on the 41st street corridor item for further discussion. At the meeting, the Committee discarded the R&D rope lighting option and decided to pursue a pilot program with Artistic Holiday for Light 365.
At its July 23, 2019 meeting, the Mayor’s 41st Street Blue Ribbon Committee passed a motion to install Light 365 at every other palm from Prairie Avenue to Royal Palm Avenue, for a total of 11 palms, as part of a pilot program with he City's vendor Artistic Holiday. The lighting pilot program was installed at the corridor three weeks later by City staff, including temporary electrical connections in order to assess the brightness and quality of the lights.
On September 25, 2019, the Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee (NCAC) discussed the options presented and concluded that the rope lighting was dated and did not create the ambiance they were attempting to achieve with the master plan. The Committee recommended to proceed with a Request for Proposal (RFP) and to bring it to the City Commission for approval.
CURRENT STATUS
Since the last NCAC Committee meeting, City vendor R&D Electric, Inc. has provided a revised proposal for the wrapping of 251 palms along the 41st Street corridor with LED expandable year-round lighting, for an installation cost of $380,708.31 and a yearly maintenance fee of $23,004.00 for a total cost of $403,712.31 for the first year and $23,004.00 each additional year.