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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Alina T. Hudak, City Manager | | | DATE: | June 23, 2021 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | REPORT OF THE MAY 21, 2021 FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE MEETING: 1. DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE OF AND FUTURE PLANS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PARKING DEPARTMENT. 2. UPDATE FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REGARDING STEPS TAKEN TO STREAMLINE THE BUSINESS PERMITTING PROCESS, IMPROVE BUSINESS RETENTION, AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES. 3. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE JULIA TUTTLE BUS RAPID TRANSIT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 4. DISCUSS THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR POLICE AND PARKING TOWING PERMITS, AS REVISED; AND ALSO, TO DISCUSS COMMISSIONER RICHARDSON’S PROPOSAL REGARDING AMENDING THE CODE TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL POLICE AND PARKING TOWING PERMITTEES; THE VIABILITY OF BRINGING TOWING IN-HOUSE; AND A DRAFT COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TOWING PERMITS; AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE THE SAME. 5. DISCUSS THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY'S PLAN TO REMOVE AND RELOCATED PALM TREES DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ON MARKETING, BRANDING, AND PROPERTY VALUES AS A RESULT OF REDUCING THE PERCENTAGE OF PALM TREES IN MIAMI BEACH DISCUSS THE COST OF MAINTAINING SHADE TREES, INCLUDING SANITATION AND LEAF BLOWING COST. 6. DISCUSSION REGARDING OPTIONS TO ADDRESS FUNDING GAP FOR 72ND STREET COMMUNITY COMPLEX AND OTHER PROJECTS. 7. DISCUSS RE-ESTABLISHING THE TEMPORARY ART INSTALLATION PROGRAM. 8. DISCUSS THE STATUS AND PLAN FOR THE BARCLAY PROPERTY. 9. DISCUSS BTR FEES FOR LIQUOR LICENSES. 10. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION MOTION #1 MADE ON MARCH 16 REGARDING SUPPORTING ALL EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ON MIAMI BEACH FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. 11. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION MOTION #2 MADE ON MARCH 16 REGARDING INCENTIVES FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. 12. DISCUSS THE MOTION MADE BY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BLACK AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THE CITY FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL. 13. DISCUSS IMPLEMENTING TEN YEAR VESTING FOR ALL FUTURE EMPLOYEES. 14. DISCUSS VESTED EMPLOYEES WHO THAT HAVE BEEN REHIRED. 15. DISCUSS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO ENABLE CITY EMPLOYEES TO ESTABLISH RESIDENCY IN THE CITY. 16. DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR PEDESTRIAN ENHANCEMENTS IN THE OCEAN DRIVE, LINCOLN ROAD, AND ESPANOLA WAY COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. 17. A DISCUSSION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FINANCIAL TERMS OF THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE MARKET COMPANY, INC. FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE LINCOLN ROAD GREEN MARKET; SAID AMENDMENT WAIVING THE MINIMUM GUARANTEE PAYMENT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 ANNUALLY, FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1, 2020 AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CONCESSIONAIRE’S OPERATIONS. 18. RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING COVID-19 RELIEF TO ALCHEMY MIAMI BEACH, LLC, PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AND ALCHEMY MIAMI BEACH, LLC, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF CITY MUNICIPAL PARKING GARAGE ADVERTISING SERVICES PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. 2017-081-WG, BY APPROVING A WAIVER OF THE MINIMUM GUARANTEE, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.1 OF THE AGREEMENT, FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 2020 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2021, IN THE AMOUNT OF $104,165.00; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO RETRACT, IN WRITING, THE NOTICE(S) OF DEFAULT ISSUED TO ALCHEMY MIAMI BEACH, LLC DATED MARCH 2, 2021 AND APRIL 2, 2021, AND TO PROVIDE ALCHEMY MIAMI BEACH, LLC WITH THIRTY (30) DAYS, BEGINNING ON JUNE 1, 2021, TO REMOVE ALL OF ITS ADVERTISING PANELS, HARDWARE AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE CITY-OWNED PARKING GARAGES. 19. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BOARD MOTION REGARDING NORTH SHORE RESTROOM. 20. DISCUSSION REGARDING INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLICITATION. 21. REVIEW OF ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR JUSTIFICATION AND EFFICIENCY. 22. DISCUSSION ON THE CITY’S DEPENDENCE ON TOURISM REVENUES AND HOW TO MITIGATE. 23. DISCUSS INVESTING IN PLAYGROUNDS IN LUMMUS PARK. 24. DISCUSS (1) INCREASING THE CITY’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TREE PRESERVATION TRUST FUND; AND (2) THE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF USING THE WEST LOTS (OR A PORTION THEREOF) FOR THE CULTIVATION OF TREES THAT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN A NURSERY SETTING, FOR FUTURE INSTALLATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS PART OF THE CITY’S PUBLIC PROJECTS. 25. DISCUSSION ON THE LIVING WAGE RATES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 6, SECTION 2-4, OF THE CITY CODE. 26. DISCUSS FUNDING BOLLARDS ALONG THE BEACHWALK. 27. DISCUSSION REGARDING MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ITS FINANCIAL CONDITION. 28. DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY'S HOMELESS WALK-IN CENTER. 29. DISCUSSION TO IDENTIFY FUNDING SOURCES FOR UPCOMING SEAWALL NEEDS. 30. AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED “ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” BY AMENDING SECTION 6-3 THEREOF, ENTITLED “HOURS OF SALE/VIOLATIONS,” BY REQUIRING THOSE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATED ON OCEAN DRIVE, BETWEEN 5TH STREET AND 15TH STREET, POSSESSING A 5 A.M. ALCOHOL LICENSE AND SELLING OR SERVING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE(S) LATER THAN 12 A.M., TO RETAIN THE SERVICES OF AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER, FROM 12 A.M. UNTIL THIRTY (30) MINUTES PAST THE CLOSING TIME OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT, FOR ALL SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS (AND ALL SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS FOR THOSE HOLIDAY WEEKENDS OR CITY-SPONSORED EVENTS) DURING WHICH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD OR SERVED BEYOND 12 A.M.; ESTABLISHING EXCEPTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 31. DISCUSS AN AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND GLOBAL SPECTRUM L.P. FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER TO (1) EXTEND THE TERM FOR AN ADDITIONAL EIGHTEEN (18) MONTH PERIOD WITH SUCH EXTENSION COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1, 2022, AND ENDING ON FEBRUARY 28, 2024, TO ACCOUNT FOR IMPACTS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; AND (2) EXPAND THE SCOPE OF SERVICES OF THE AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE TWO CITY FACILITIES (CLUBHOUSE BUILDINGS), LOCATED WITHIN THE 21ST STREET COMMUNITY CENTER COMPLEX, (CURRENTLY KNOWN AS THE “CARL FISHER CLUBHOUSE” AND THE “LITTLE STAGE THEATER”), THE COLLINS CANAL PARK, AND PRIDE PARK; WHICH AMENDMENT NO. 4 SHALL REQUIRE A WAIVER, BY 5/7TH VOTE, OF THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 2-367(E) OF THE CITY CODE. 32. DISCUSS REVISIONS TO THE SPECIAL EVENT GUIDELINES RELATING TO CITY SPONSORSHIPS; SAID GUIDELINES CREATING AN EVALUATION PROCESS TO ANALYZE AND PROCESS SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS BASED UPON WEIGHTED CRITERIA, AND ESTABLISHING AN ANNUAL TOTAL SPONSORSHIP BUDGET NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000. 33. DISCUSS APPROPRIATING $2 MILLION FOR THE ADAPTIVE FITNESS AND RECREATION CENTER AND OTHER PROJECTS NEEDING FUNDING. 34. DISCUSS CREATING A POSITION FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME PERMITTING OMBUDSMAN. 35. DISCUSS IMPLEMENTING A MIAMI BEACH BASED VENDOR PREFERENCE. 36. DISCUSSION REGARDING CRYPTOCURRENCY IN MIAMI BEACH. 37. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE MOTION REGARDING FUNDING FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. 38. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT'S ANNUAL BUDGET. 39. DISCUSS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MB MIXED USE INVESTMENT LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL, WHICH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS INCLUDE: (1) DESIGN CHANGES TO REDUCE MASS, HEIGHT AND FIRST FLOOR PROGRAMMING; (2) ELIMINATION OF ON-SITE PARKING REQUIREMENT; (3) ABILITY TO UTILIZE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER MEETING ROOMS; AND (4) EXTENSION OF OUTSIDE DATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | No | | No | |
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