LTC 234-2013 TPC - Art Basel Transportation MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 234 -2013 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 8, 2013
SUBJECT: TPC — Art Basel Transportation
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide you with correspondence
received from the Transportation and Parking Committee regarding the above
subject.
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C: Kathie G. Brooks, Assistant City Manager
Mark Taxis, Assistant City Manager
Joe Jimenez, Assistant City Manager
Patricia Walker, Chief Financial Officer S =°
Saul Frances, Parking Director -1 y.
Rocio Alba, Assistant Parking Director € j
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Mark Weithorn, Chairman TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
Al Feola, Vice - Chairman
FROM: Mark Weithorn, Transportation & Parking Committee Chair
Members:
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Scott Diffenderfer
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William Hahne SUBJECT: Art Basel Transportation
Maria Mayer
JP Morgan Members Present: Jo Asmundsson; Scott Diffenderfer; Al Feola, JP Morgan; Corey Norson;
Corey Narson Madeleine Romonello, Seth Wasserman; and Mark Weithorn
Eric Ostroff
Josephine Pampanas Members Absent: Maria Mayer, • Eric Ostroff, and Josephine Pompanos
Madeleine Romanello
Seth Wasserman
Dear Mayor and Honorable City Commission:
The Transportation and Parking Committee (TPC) has been looking at methods
to alleviate traffic congestion during Art Basel. One,of the methods researched
is having bus transportation from the Convention Center to Midtown and Ocean
Drive.
We have received a proposal from the same bus company (TMS) that transports
people from the airport to the port. TMS has suggested approximately six (6)
busses with headways of fifteen (15) minutes; approximate cost is $63,000 (see
attached proposal).
An option to pay for this cost is through the underwriting of a sponsor in
exchange for advertising on the busses. Bob Goodman has stated that Art Basel
may have potential sponsors and would only need a letter from the City
authorizing them to move forward with the plan.
The TPC highly recommends that the City move forward and hire this bus
service.
Sincerely,
Transportation and Parking Committee.
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