A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE IN-KIND DONATION OF A TOTAL OF TWENTY ONE (21) STANDARD HOTEL ROOMS FROM THE LOEWS MIAMI BEACH HOTEL OPERATING COMPANY INC., WHICH HAVE A TOTAL VALUE OF $14,382.00, ELEVEN (11) STANDARD HOTEL ROOMS FROM THE 1 HOTEL SOUTH BEACH, INC., WHICH HAVE A TOTAL VALUE OF $17,556, FOUR (4) STANDARD HOTEL ROOMS FROM EDITION MANAGEMENT LLC., WHICH HAVE A TOTAL VALUE OF $4,788, AND THREE (3) STANDARD HOTEL ROOMS FROM LIONSTONE GROUP, INC., WHICH HAVE A TOTAL VALUE OF $4,491 FOR USE SOLELY BY ESSENTIAL CITY STAFF ASSIGNED TO WORK AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2023.  

Consistent with previous years, the City of Miami Beach implements city wide planning efforts for Memorial Day weekend, which will take place from Thursday, May 25 through to Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Based on previous data, the City is planning for an influx of visitors and tourists during the time period, with an anticipated 100,000+ visitors and spectators across the holiday weekend, which has historically strained City resources. The City’s management team, as well as various City departments, including Parking, Code Compliance, Public Works, Sanitation, Facilities and Fleet, Fire/Rescue, and the Police Department are required to work through the weekend across various unconventional shifts, to provide the required executive level support and oversight.

During Memorial Day Weekend 2023, the City will host the National Salute to America’s Heroes Air & Sea Show, which is being produced across a large footprint on Ocean Drive, Lummus Park and the beach front.  As a result, the City has enhanced staffing across most City departments to ensure continuity in normal operations, while also ensuring resident and visitor safety and protecting the quality of life of our residents. Essential City employees and members of the executive team (including those in Director roles) are being expected to work in excess of 12 hours each day and night throughout the weekend.

With these working hours, the City is partnering with local hotels to provide lodging to City staff who otherwise would not have adequate time to get home in between shifts, or whose presence was essential to ensure quick and effective management of municipal operations and emergency response procedures.

Accepting the in-kind donation of hotel rooms will off-set City expenditures for Memorial Day weekend in the amount of $41,217.00.