Determine the display method for the Miami Beach Hall of Fame.

BACKGROUND

At the September 25, 2017 City Commission meeting, a motion was made to adopt Resolution No. 2017-29987 that established criteria for the Miami Beach Hall of Fame and designated the Miami Beach Convention Center South Concourse wall as the location for this permanent installment. It was further directed that the Hall of Fame open simultaneously with the grand opening of the Convention Center. As such, the Miami Beach Hall of Fame project has been included as part of the FY 18-19 budget process as a proposed budget enhancement of $200,000, which was recommended by the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee at its July 20, 2018 meeting.

In accordance with the memorandum detailing the process for establishing the Hall of Fame Committee and making selections of inductees, the City has established the selection process and induction timeline for the 2018 inaugural Hall of Fame with the plan to have the inauguration of inductees as part of the grand opening of the Miami Beach Convention Center which is tentatively scheduled for April 2019.

Several methods of display have been discussed as possible solutions for Miami Beach Hall of Fame project at the Miami Beach Convention Center South Concourse. The options range from a static display of photographs to a more interactive, customized digital display. Administration researched the use of digital and interactive halls of fame as a means of display and found that this type of display is used at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia and at Colorado State University in their Athletic Hall. All options listed below would be custom designed and scaled to accommodate a $200,000 budget.

Administration seeks a recommendation on how to proceed with the method of display for the Miami Beach Hall of Fame to be located in the South Concourse of the Miami Beach Convention Center (Exhibit A). The following options have been discussed by the Neighborhood and Community Affairs Committee:

1. Interactive Digital Display

The College Football Hall of Fame has an interactive wall that houses their hall of fame. The wall is comprised of multiple touchscreen televisions that allow visitors to click on an image and receive information regarding that image or individual, as demonstrated in Exhibit A. the display was created by a company called Obscura that specializes in visual design, animation, video production, software development, tech systems, and custom fabrication.

2. Interactive Digital Display with Static Components

The Colorado State University Hall of Fame combines traditional plaques with names of each inductee, along with two interactive touch screen programs for visitors to access their database of Athletic Hall of Fame inductees.  The program uses two stacked touchscreen displays that allow visitors to look through inductee information, inclusive of achievements, biographical information, photographs and video files, as demonstrated in Exhibit B. The project was installed by Pacific Studio and designed by Populous Design.

3. Stand Alone Kiosks

The use of stand-alone digital kiosks was suggested as more affordable alternative, which range in price from $2,000 to $5,000 per kiosk. 

4. Static Display with Plaques and/or Photographs

Finally, a static display with plaques or photographs of each inductee has been suggested as a more traditional approach to creating the Hall of Fame. 

Exhibit B shows a rendering of a potential uses, including a fully static wall; a half static and half digital wall; and a 15% static and 85% digital wall.

Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission determine a method of display for the Hall of Fame nominees, specifically to determine the implementation of an interactive digital display, interactive digital display with static components, stand- alone kiosks or a static display with plaques and/or photographs.

The Miami Beach Hall of Fame project was included as part of the FY 18-19 budget process as a proposed budget enhancement of $200,000. The enhancement was recommended by the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee at its July 20, 2018 meeting and was approved by the City Commission as part of the City's budget on September 26, 2018.