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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager 
DATE:May  16, 2018
 



SUBJECT:REPORT OF THE APRIL 20, 2018 FINANCE AND CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE MEETING: 1. DISCUSSION TO REVIEW STATUS, ISSUES, AND PLANS RELATED TO THE INDIAN CREEK DRIVE FLOODING MITIGATION. 2. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROGRESS UPDATE ON BAYWALK ALONG WEST AVENUE, BETWEEN 10TH TO 12TH STREETS. 3. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROJECT BUDGET AND SCOPE OF THE COMMUNITY PARK (FKA PAR 3) PROJECT. 4.DISCUSSION REGARDING G.O. BOND. 5. DISCUSSION TO EXPLORE DISCOUNTS FOR SHARED WORK SPACES IN ORDER TO ATTRACT ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. 6. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NO. 2017-119-KB, SMART CITY STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM - DESIGN, BUILD, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN AS REQUESTED AT THE APRIL 5, 2018 G.O. BOND WORKSHOP. 7. DISCUSSION REGARDING SELECTION OF POTENTIAL FUTURE STORMS' DEBRIS MANAGEMENT SITES. 8.DISCUSSION REGARDING LEVYING A VACANCY TAX ON EMPTY STOREFRONTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE LANDLORDS TO KEEP THEIR RETAIL OR COMMERCIAL SPACE RENTED AND ACTIVE. 9. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RENEGOTIATION OF THE MIAMI BEACH TENNIS MANAGEMENT, LLC AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL TENNIS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS SERVICES AT THE CITY’S FLAMINGO PARK TENNIS CENTER. 10. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FUTURE USE OF THE CORAL ROCK HOUSE, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 1,307 SQUARE FEET, LOCATED AT 1701 NORMANDY DRIVE. 11. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE INDEXING OF THE LIVING WAGE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 6, SECTION 2-408, OF THE CITY CODE. 12. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AUTOMATED BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT RENEWAL ALERT SYSTEM. 13. DISCUSSION REGARDING ESTABLISHING AN OPEN DATA POLICY PROGRAM. 14. DISCUSSION REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BLUE RIBBON EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMITTEE. 15.DISCUSSION REGARDING MOVING FORWARD WITH AN ART INSTALLATION THAT CELEBRATES DIVERSITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, AS REQUESTED BY THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 16.DISCUSSION REGARDING A MID-YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FUNDING OF INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO THE OCEANFRONT 3RD STREET RESTROOM WITH REMAINING FUNDS FROM A COMPLETED CAPITAL PROJECT. 17. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND/OR AUTHORIZING THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RECAPTURE $178,378.09 OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO THE MADELEINE APARTMENTS REHABILITATION PROJECT PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30135, UNDER THE ACTION PLAN FOR FY 2016/2017 AND THE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR FY 2013-2017, AND REALLOCATING THESE RECAPTURED CDBG FUNDS TO THE NEPTUNE APARTMENTS PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE REVISED ACTION PLAN AND CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD); AND, FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS 18. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FUNDS FOR AN EMERGENCY BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT AS WELL AS FUND A BREAKWATER FEASIBILITY STUDY. 19. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2018/19 FEDERAL ALLOCATION FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) AND THEIR USES. 20. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE NEW FLORIDA LAW REQUIRING THE STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION TO DIVEST SPECIFIED INVESTMENTS AND PROHIBITING INVESTMENTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA, OR IN ANY COMPANY DOING BUSINESS WITH VENEZUELA IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW, AND POTENTIALLY AMENDING THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND THE MIAMI BEACH EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT PLAN, TO REQUIRE SIMILAR DIVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS AND INVESTMENT PROHIBITIONS. 21. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE 2260 COLLINS AVENUE GARAGE AND THE NORTH BEACH TOWN CENTER GARAGE. 22. DISCUSSION REGARDING A TERM EXTENSION OF SIX (6) MONTHS AT THE COMPLETION OF THE SCHEDULED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT THE NORTH SHORE TENNIS CENTER FOR VAN DAALEN TENNIS, LLC. TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING AT THE CITY’S NORTH SHORE TENNIS CENTER. 23. DISCUSSION REGARDING RESTROOM FACILITIES FOR THE COLLINS PARK ROTUNDA. 24. DISCUSSION REGARDING MAURICE GIBB MEMORIAL PARK’S BUDGET AND DESIGN SCOPE. 25. DISCUSSION REGARDING CABLERUNNER AND ITS TECHNOLOGY. 26. UPDATE ON ENERGOV PERMITTING SYSTEM. 27. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE 72ND STREET PARKING AND PARK COMPLEX. 28. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FEES CHARGED TO DEVELOPERS TO APPEAR BEFORE THE CITY'S LAND USE BOARDS. 29. DISCUSSION TO CONSIDER REVISING THE “SPECIAL EVENT REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES,” BY AMENDING THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: “MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS,” “EXTERNAL REVIEW PROCEDURE,” “BOOKING POLICY,” “USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY,” “SPECIAL EVENT FEE SCHEDULE, AND “SPECIAL EVENT CLASS MATRIX,” HEREBY PERMITTING AND RESTRICTING FURTHER USES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND RECONCILING SPECIAL EVENT FEES TO MATCH RECENT INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER PUBLIC RENTAL USES. 30. DISCUSSION REGARDING SIMPLIFYING THE SIDEWALK CAFÉ APPLICATION PROCESS FOR BUSINESSES IN NORTH BEACH AND WASHINGTON AVENUE. 31. DISCUSSION REGARDING A WATERLESS CARWASH RFP AT GARAGES. 32. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COSTS RELATED TO HAVING MIAMI BEACH COMMIT TO ENSURING THAT ALL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE POWERED BY 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY. 33. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE TRACKING OF TOTAL SHORT TERM RENTAL VIOLATIONS IMPOSED AGAINST PROPERTY OWNERS. 34. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CONTINUED RENTAL OF THE WAREHOUSE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE SPECTRA TEAM DURING THE CONVENTION CENTER RENOVATION.

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