LTC 323-2019 Mayor's 41st Street Blue Ribbon Committee Motions MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 323-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members • the Cit, Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager1��
DATE: June 4, 2019
SUBJECT: Mayor's 41st Street Blue Ribbon Committee Motions
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform the Commission on the status of
four motions that were recommended at the March 14, 2019 Mayor's 41st Street Blue Ribbon
Committee (Blue-Ribbon) meeting that was subsequently sponsored by Commissioner
Samuelian and referred to the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (FCWPC) at the April
10, 2019 by the Commission. The four referred motions were withdrawn at the May 15th Blue
Ribbon meeting as stated below:
1. To contract with Alta/Gehl to start Phase II of the 41st Street Urban Design Vision Plan
(Vision Plan).
2. To recommend the City issue a request for proposals (RFP's") for City owned parking
lots within the 41st Street corridor.
3. To recommend the City issue a request for proposals for a 41st Street Farmer's/Produce
and Artisanal market.
4. To request to extend the Committee tenure for one year and to request to meet monthly
or as needed. The extension request was approved by Mayor's office.
Five (5) subsequent motions were passed at the May 15, 2019 Blue-Ribbon meeting as follows:
Members present: Seth Gadinsky (Chair), Betty Behar, Michael Burnstine, Francisco Diez-Rivas,
Jerri Hertzberg Bassuk, Robin Jacobs (Vice Chair), Yechiel Ciment, Eric Hankins, Jeremy
Wachtel, Marcella Novela.
Members absent: None
1) MOTION: To defer the stage II of the Alta Gehl Study.
Motion entertained by: Seth Gadinsky(Chair)
Motion made by: Yechiel Ciment
Motion seconded by: Jerri Hertzberg Bassuk
2) MOTION: To defer the RFP for the development of the City-owned parking within the 41st
Corridor.
Motions 1 & 2 were driven by the Blue Ribbon's desire to examine 40th, 41st, and 42nd street as a
complete 41st Street district-wide corridor plan. They would like to apply the vision, plan, Alta/Gehl
produced across the 41St Street district corridor as a basis for creating a district-wide master plan
that may include zoning and land-use changes.
3) MOTION: To start with a temporary Street Farmer's/Produce and Artisanal market
program, through special events.
Motion entertained by: Seth Gadinsky (Chair)
Motion made by: Yechiel Ciment
Motion seconded by: Jeremy Wachtel
In order to activate the surrounding residential neighborhood, the Blue-Ribbon committee
originally requested an RFP for the 42nd/Royal Palm Ave parking lot be activated as a farmer's
market. Economic Development concurs with the use and recommends pursuing a pilot
program in 2019 to determine the feasibility of an artisanal or farmers market concept. The
Committee agreed; hence making the new motion.
4) MOTION: To follow up with landscape lighting proposal along 41st Street to allow the
potential lighting companies to demonstrate their products as part of the review before a
contract is awarded.
Motion entertained by: Seth Gadinsky(Chair)
Motion made by: Yechiel Ciment
Motion seconded by: Robin Jacobs
The Blue-Ribbon committee requested staff to seek lighting companies for a pilot lighting
activation to assess potential options on the 41st street corridor.
5) MOTION: To have a representative from the Blue-Ribbon committee participate on the
RFP selection committee and provide guidance on how the bid should be formatted and
presented for the lighting signage on the Julia Tuttle bridge.
Motion entertained by: Seth Gadinsky (Chair)
Motion made by: Yechiel Ciment
Motion seconded by: Jerri Hertzberg Bassuk
Cc: Adrian Morales, Property Management Director
Tom Mooney, Planning Director