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 (FINANCE COMMITTEE) TO INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR THE PARKING ACCESS/REVENUE CONTROL SYSTEM (PARCS) EQUIPMENT FOR THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER GARAGE - PROJECT NUMBER 21618, IN THE AMOUNT OF $121,000.

Approve the Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee.

The City will be completing the construction of the new Convention Center garage in 2018 which will be managed and operated by the City.  Therefore, this garage requires the PARCS (gated) revenue control equipment which is manufactured and supported by SkiData, a worldwide leader in gated parking equipment,   in order to centralize and standardize all garage access and revenue control operations.

The cost of the project is $771,000 for equipment and installation.  Funding is currently approved in the amount of $650,000 in the capital budget. The request for the additional $121,000 was recommended by the FCWPC and will be included as a capital budget amendment for subsequent approval by the Mayor and Commission.

The Administration recommends the Mayor and City Commission accept the recommendation of the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee to increase the funding for the parking access/revenue control system (PARCS) equipment for the Miami Beach Convention Center garage – Project Number 21618 in the amount of $121,000.