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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | March 1, 2017 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION (AS FURTHER SET FORTH IN THE CITY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM ACCOMPANYING THIS RESOLUTION) AND WAIVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT, FINDING SUCH WAIVER TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE TWO AGREEMENTS WITH FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY (“FPL”), FOR A TOTAL COST OF $75,711.15, TO UPGRADE AND ENHANCE THE STREET LIGHTING ON COLLINS COURT, BETWEEN 5TH STREET AND 15TH STREET, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH ITS CRIME DETERRENCE EFFORTS.
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| | Approve the resolution. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| The City executed Resolution 2012-3754 providing Florida Power and Light (FPL) a franchise agreement providing for the payment of fees to the City in exchange for the non-exclusive right and privilege of supplying electricity and other electricity-related services within the City of Miami Beach free of competition from the City of Miami Beach, pursuant to certain terms and conditions.
Currently FPL provides the City with street lighting throughout the City. Pursuant to the franchise agreement the City may remove and replace FPL lights with newer technology to meet the needs of the residents, including installing lights that would assist the Police Department in crime prevention measures. Recently it has been brought to the City Commission’s attention that additional measures must be taken to combat crime along Ocean Drive and the surrounding area. As a result, the Police Department had approached the Public Works Department to upgrade the lighting along the adjacent streets and the City replaced the existing cobra style street lights on the streets perpendicular to Collins Court with new 400 watt LED fixture.
On September 28, 2016 the City Commission approved resolution No. 2016-29577 for the FPL lighting improvements along Ocean Ct from 5th Street to 15th Street. The project was completed and the use of the new lights has been a tremendous success, according to the Police Department, in deterring criminal activity on those streets where the lighting has been installed. To expand these crime deterrence efforts, the Police Department has requested that similar action be taken for Collins Court from 5th Street to 15th Street.
The existing lights are owned by FPL and mounted on FPL poles. Public Works has approached FPL to upgrade all of these lights in a similar fashion. FPL has identified that two steps need to be taken in order to implement the new lighting program: (1) 30 existing fixtures need to be removed from Collins Court; and (2) 46 new 168 watt LED cobra light fixtures need to be installed. FPL has provided two (2) separate agreements to accomplish these tasks with corresponding cost estimates, with the removal will cost $16,197 and the installation of the new lighting will cost $59,515.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | The Administration recommends the approval of the resolution to authorize FPL to commence the street light replacement along Collins Court in an effort to enhance public safety. |
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| $75,712.00
307-0830-069357-00-410-000-00-00-00-27800
Project No. 27800 |
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Public Works |
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| | | | | | | | Sponsor
Commissioner Ricky Arriola |
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