A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE AT ITS DECEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING; AND APPROVING THE ACCELERATED REPLACEMENT OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM AT THE NORTH SHORE TENNIS CENTER WITH A NEW LED LIGHTING SYSTEM, IN PREPARATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION'S YOUNG SENIORS WORLD TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $294,360.00, AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THIS APPROPRIATION FROM THE FY 2017-2018 CITY BUDGET.

Mayor and City Commission to accept the recommendation of the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee from its December 15, 2017 meeting, to approve project funding and to proceed with a capital budget amendment at the January 2018 City Commission meeting.

At the December 13, 2017 City Commission meeting, Commissioner John Aleman sponsored Item C4T, referring a discussion to consider the accelerated replacement of existing lighting at the North Shore Tennis Center with new LED lighting in preparation of the International Tennis Federation’s Young Seniors World Team and Individual Tournament to the Finance & Citywide Projects Committee (FCWPC).

At the same City Commission meeting, a separate discussion was held in regard to contracting the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to host two more tournaments for two consecutive years. In order for the ITF to bring the Young Seniors Tournament to Miami Beach and for the City to be competitive in future tennis tournament bids, the sports lighting at the two tennis centers must meet the minimum lighting standards set by the ITF for night play.

At the December 15, 2017 FCWPC meeting, the Committee discussed using the funds from another project and moved this item for consideration by the City Commission with a favorable recommendation.

At the time of this memo, Flamingo Park Tennis Center meets ITF’s minimum lighting standards, but the North Shore Tennis Center does not.

The cost of upgrading the North Shore Tennis Center to a new LED lighting system which would meet or exceed ITF standards is $294,360.00. The project schedule for completing an upgrade of this kind in time for the May 2018 ITF is aggressive, but could be achieved through completing the necessary actions by the January 2018 City Commission meeting.  The project is currently unfunded. Staff has identified monies from the existing Bandshell Project to fund this high priority project.

The aforementioned funding source is contingent on approval of a capital budget amendment at the January 2018 City Commission meeting, which would formally appropriate necessary funding for the lighting upgrade project. If approved, the Administration will procure these services through a piggyback option with Musco, the lighting contractor previously used by the City for sports lighting projects. 

Musco has committed to completing the project by mid-April 2018, in time for the ITF tournament.