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Commission Committee Reports - C6  B




COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Alina T. Hudak, City Manager 
DATE:October  13, 2021
 



SUBJECT:REPORT OF THE SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 NEIGHBORHOOD AND QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING: 1. DISCUSSION REGARDING CRIME IN MIAMI BEACH. 2. DISCUSSION REGARDING AN UPDATE ON PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CAMERA TECHNOLOGY, LICENSE PLATE READERS, AND NOISE LEVEL MONITORS. 3. DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY'S WEBSITE AND THE STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN FOR 2021. 4. DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOCATION FOR A "COMMUNITY FRIDGE" AS BEING HOSTED IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. 5. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE STORMWATER GENERATOR ON PALM ISLAND. 6. DISCUSSION REGARDING WASHINGTON AVENUE TO INCLUDE THE CURRENT LANE CLOSURES. 7. DISCUSSION REGARDING BRINGING THE SPORT OF PADEL TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. 8. DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO INDECENT OR OBSCENE BUSINESS NAMES/SIGNAGE. 9. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RE-ESTABLISHING OF THE MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD. 10. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY OF INCORPORATING ART TO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. 11. DISCUSSION REGARDING TEMPORARY PROGRAMMING FOR PRIDE PARK. 12. DISCUSSION REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT CRITERIA. 13. DISCUSSION REGARDING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ON THE BEACHWALK. 14. DISCUSSION REGARDING ATTRACTING WORLD CLASS FASHION WEEK TO MIAMI BEACH. 15. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT /RESTRICTIONS ON PROFANE/OBSCENE MUSIC IN PUBLIC SPACES. 16. DISCUSSION REGARDING NOISE CONCERNS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. 17. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE UTILIZATION OF MOBILE ARREST-PROCESSING CENTERS TO DECREASE THE TIME POLICE OFFICERS SPEND AWAY FROM THEIR ASSIGNED AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. 18. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE EXCESSIVE SPEEDING OF WATERBORNE VESSELS ALONG THE BISCAYNE POINTE AND NORMANDY WATERWAYS. 19. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE TOPS PROGRAM: OFF DUTY POLICE. 20. DISCUSSION REGARDING A STATUS UPDATE ON CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OCCURRING NEAR THE JEFFERSON AVENUE PROPERTIES ABUTTING MERIDIAN COURT, AND THE CITY'S APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. 21. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OF ILLEGAL CHARTER VESSELS OPERATING IN MIAMI BEACH WATERWAYS. 22. DISCUSSION REGARDING METHODS TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 23. DISCUSSION REGARDING OPTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL PRESSURE WASHING AND OTHER EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE CLEANLINESS OF CITY STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. 24. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY OF UNDERGROUND TUNNELS TO ALLEVIATE SURFACE LEVEL TRAFFIC CONGESTION. 25. DISCUSSION REGARDING NAMING THE NORTH SHORE BASEBALL FIELDS AFTER MANNY LAFONT, A VICTIM OF THE SURFSIDE CONDO COLLAPSE. 26. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE NAMING OF THE 500-700 ALTON ROAD PARK. 27. DISCUSS CREATION OF A SEARCHABLE CITY DATABASE TO ENHANCE CONDOMINIUM TRANSPARENCY. 28. DISCUSSION REGARDING CO-NAMING OF MERIDIAN AVENUE, BETWEEN DADE BOULEVARD AND 18TH STREET/HARVEY MILK WAY, AS CELIA CRUZ WAY IN HONOR OF THE LATE CELIA CRUZ. 29. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL DESIGNATION OF A YET TO BE DETERMINED CITY STREET AS "RABBI SOLOMON SCHIFF WAY" IN RECOGNITION OF THE LATE RABBI'S LEGACY AND IMPACT IN THE MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY. 30. DISCUSSION REGARDING WINTER PARTY'S REQUEST FOR EXTENDED HOURS. 31. DISCUSSION REGARDING IMPROVING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS AND COMPLIANCE WITH NEW STATE LAW. 32. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY TO EXTEND THE OUTDOOR SEATING PROGRAM IN SELECTED AREAS. 33. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CREATION OF A NEW MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER IN THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. 34. DISCUSSION REGARDING LIGHTING IN LUMMUS PARK AND MARINE TURTLE PROTECTION. 35. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE NORTH BEACH REGIONAL PARKING PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS. 36. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF EXTRANEOUS AND POTENTIALLY OUTDATED LEGISLATION IN MIAMI BEACH. 37. DISCUSSION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES," BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "PUBLIC PLACES," BY AMENDING DIVISION 2, ENTITLED "BICYCLING, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER SKATING, IN-LINE SKATING, MOTORIZED MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRIC BICYCLES, MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLES, MOTORIZED BICYCLES, AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS," BY AMENDING SECTION 70-70.2 THEREOF, ENTITLED "RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONS AND BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING RENTALS OR LEASES OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS," BY CLARIFYING THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS TO PERMIT THE USE OF CITY PROPERTY OR RIGHTS OF WAY FOR THE RENTAL OR LEASE OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES, CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 82 OF THE CITY CODE.

SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA

79.3% of residents are satisfied with Miami Beach as a place to live.

Applicable Area

Citywide
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