The renovation of the Miami Beach Convention Center has displaced the Visitor Center of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce (Tenant). During the remainder of the renovation, due to its close proximity to the Convention Center, the Administration is proposing to relocate the Visitor Center into the northeastern 935 square feet of Penn Garage Retail, as depicted in Exhibit B (Floor Plan), attached hereto.
The proposed basic terms and conditions of the new lease are as follows:
Premises: 530 17th Street
Size: Approximately 935 square feet
Term: Two (2) years and twenty-five (25) days, commencing retroactively on December 7, 2016 and ending December 31, 2018.
Rental Rate: $1.00 annually
Construction
Allowance: The Premises have been partitioned and prepared by the City at a cost of approximately $13,000. Tenant shall accept the Premises in “as-is” condition. Tenant shall be responsible for any additional costs associated with modifying the Premises to meet its requirements.
Termination
Option: The City reserves the right, through its City Manager, to terminate the Lease Agreement, at any time, without cause and without liability to the City, upon providing Tenant with ninety (90) days prior written notice.
Additional Uses of Penn Garage Retail
The Office of Housing and Community Services currently requires space for its Children’s Trust funded youth programs. The Administration is proposing to relocate Success University, Parent-Child Home, and the Miami Beach All-Stars programs into the southern 2,251 square feet of the Penn Garage Retail at the beginning of next year. The programs being relocated serve youth and families. Success University, which had been using the first floor conference room in City Hall until it was displaced, provides an alternative suspension program for youth suspended from school. The program enables youth to complete school work and participate in restorative justice to make amends for their poor choices that resulted in their suspension. The new space will allow the program to accommodate up to 15 youth a day and provide an environment conducive to learning. The Parent-Child Program provides young parents with guided instruction to support their roles as parents while promoting school readiness. The new space will provide expanded intake and meeting opportunities. The All Stars program serves youth in grades 6 through 8 with resiliency and prevention training that result in reduced risky behaviors. The new space will allow for expanded after-school and summer programming.
FINANCE & CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE
The Administration presented the above information at the December 16, 2016 Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (“FCWPC”) meeting. The FCWPC considered this matter and recommended in favor of executing a new lease agreement with the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, in accordance with the above stipulated terms and conditions. Once this lease expires, the City could consider using this space to market its proposed new line of City-branded products.
The FCWPC recommended in favor of approving the use of the requested portion of the space for the Office of Housing and Community Services youth programs on a temporary basis with the understanding that they would have ninety (90) days' notice to relocate once a new tenant is identified. During this time, the City should utilize the services of a broker to market the rest of the space to one or several tenants, including restaurants and other unique retail users.