Please place on the May 16, 2018 City Commission agenda, a referral to the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee to consider the Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board motions communicated via LTC 249-2018 regarding an aquatic center in Miami Beach and baseball field options for North Shore Park.

At their May 2, 2018 Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board meeting, the committee members passed the following motions:

• Motion made by: Jonathan Fryd
  Motion seconded by: David Berger
  
  Motion Text:
  The Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board strongly supports and realizes the value of building an aquatic center located in proximity to other sports activities to allow for synergy and that such site could be the 72nd street lot, flamingo park or the Scott Rakow Youth Center and further motions, that money be set aside in the GO Bond and for that money to be portable to accommodate a location once identified.
  
  Motion Passage: Votes 11-0

• Motion made by: Wil Martinez
  Motion seconded by: Stephanie Rosen
  
  Motion Text:
  The Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board motions that staff completes a rendering with cost estimates of placing the aquatic center and associated parking garage at the Scott Rakow Youth Center and Flamingo Park.
  
  Motion Passage: Votes 11-0

• Motion made by: Sean Smith
  Motion seconded by: Dana Turken
  
  Motion Text:
  The Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board motions to explore the feasibility of the baseball field options for North Shore Park as discussed at the Board meeting and attached to this motion and to ask the Transportation Department to evaluate where potential pick-ups and drop-offs can be accommodated given the design in addition to exploring a pedestrian bridge from the 72nd street lot across Harding Avenue.
  
  Motion Passage: Votes 9-0
  Members absent for vote: Jonathan Fryd, Eliane Soffer Siegel

For additional information, please contact my office at extension 6437.