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LTC 301-2017 Ocean Drive Update
l MIAMIBEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC# 301-2017 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members o the City Co mission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager ...7[031116. DATE: June 6, 2017 SUBJECT: Ocean Drive Update Introduction: In anticipation of the upcoming discussion at the June 7 City Commission meeting about Ocean Drive and the ongoing efforts by the Police Department to reduce crime and improve quality of life, this Letter to Commission summarizes the pertinent issues, proactive measures and police resources deployed in the last three years to deal with Ocean Drive and the Entertainment District. Today there is a concentration of police activity and proactive effort in the Ocean Drive area that far exceeds that seen in any other area of the City. In June of 2014 when the new Police Chief took office, there were no significant full-time resources dedicated to Ocean Drive. The current police area command known as Area 4, or the "Entertainment District," did not exist, nor did the two specialized Ocean Drive patrol squads. Very few officers worked off duty on Ocean Drive. These volunteer jobs that were offered by businesses on Ocean Drive often went unfilled because officers found the off-duty work undesirable. In late 2014, under the new Police Chief's direction and after he reorganized the Command Staff, the Department began to surge resources specifically to address crime and quality -of -life issues on the beach, in Lummus Park, on Ocean Drive and into the 100 blocks between 5th and 15th Street. These efforts have had a positive impact on crime, with major crime dropping nearly 16 percent in these areas in 2016 and crime continuing to trend downward in 2017. As a further reform, the Chief proposed and the Commission approved a reorganization of the Department in October of 2016 that included adding additional resources and creating a new police command, known as Area 4 and encompassing 5th to 15th Street, from the beach shoreline to Washington Avenue. A newly promoted Captain, Ian Robinson, was placed in command of Area 4, and the Commission approved a budget add of 12 new police officers at a cost of $1 million to address conditions in this new "Entertainment District." The principal focus of Captain Robinson's efforts has been Ocean Drive and its immediate environs. Current Crime Data and Trends: The Police Department has periodically provided crime data and related analysis and updates regarding conditions on Ocean Drive and within the Entertainment District. A summary of the LTCs most relevant to any new Ocean Drive discussion is provided below, along with pertinent attachments. The proactive measures by the MBPD in the past two years have had a positive impact on crime. Major Index Crime citywide decreased 12 percent from 2013 to 2016. Major crime declined 6 percent in 2016 alone. The new crime data charts attached to this LTC show an even more dramatic and positive impact from MBPD's proactive policing in the entire Entertainment District in 2016 and 2017. This includes within the narrower patrol area we now define as "Ocean Drive" (from ocean shoreline west to the 100 blocks, and north to south from 5 to 15 Streets). The attached charts show a 15.86 percent decrease in major crime in 2016 and an additional year-to-date decrease in 2017 of 11.14 percent in the Ocean Drive Area. Another attached memorandum summarizes proactive police activity in the Ocean Drive Area since January 1, 2017. The totals include 143 felony arrests, 345 misdemeanor arrests, 674 police reports prepared and 2768 uniform traffic citations issued. These are results produced by persons specifically assigned to Ocean Drive, not by regular patrol units. The officers who took these actions were members assigned to the new Ocean Drive Squads, officers assigned to the enhanced staffing for major special events, and officers assigned to shift overlaps that were redeployed to the Ocean Drive Area. One analysis previously provided to the Commission in July of 2016 is again relevant and is attached. It shows that for the one-year period measured (June 1, 2015 to June 1, 2016), the highest percentage of violent crime in the Entertainment District (26 percent) occurred between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. The 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. slot was second highest for property crimes. Three -Year Summary of Proactive MBPD Measures: Here is a summary of the important milestones (with original LTCs attached) in the Police Department's three-year journey to arrive at how Ocean Drive is policed today. • LTC 299-2014 of August 29, 2014, announced the reinstitution of off-duty work on Ocean Drive and other nightclubs around city, with a summary of the internal reforms to the off-duty program the Police Chief instituted following a very public scandal in which a severely intoxicated sergeant, one of the few officers still working off duty on Ocean Drive, was discovered to have consumed alcohol excessively at Mango's and Fat Tuesday's while under their employ and in his police uniform. • LTC 369-2014 of November 4, 2014, provided an update on the off-duty nightclub program and the reforms instituted by the Police Chief after the scandal and further explained that police officers are still not volunteering to work off duty on Ocean Drive, a long-standing problem that exists to this day. • LTC 421-2014 of December 16, 2014, announced the first aggressive new crime - fighting measures for Ocean Drive, Lummus Park and the beach area. These included creating a first-ever Ocean Drive Squad, with a sergeant and two officers assigned to walking patrols (8 pm to 6 am) and an additional team of ATV officers assigned to the beach area. The plan also included closing of the beach at midnight via signs and temporary barriers at each entrance from South Pointe to 15th Street, the addition of a second full-time Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO), and a new focus by the HLOs on Lummus Park. Also included in the LTC was a summary of the first of many police resource enforcement surges, with combined MBPD units focusing on Ocean Drive to include the Crime Suppression and Special Investigation (narcotics/vice) teams, which made 137 arrests in a 30 -day period. • LTC 369-2015 of September 15, 2015, updated the MBPD's efforts on Ocean Drive for both the Commission and the Ocean Drive Task Force. This LTC explained that at the Police Department's urging, the city had now installed permanent gates at the beach entrances at considerable expense. The memo also explained two police operations in 2015 that involved surging police resources to Ocean Drive -- "Operation Visibility" in April and "Operation Crimson Tide" in September, both with significant arrests and impacts on crime. The LTC further explained the now regular police tactic of deployment of extra uniform personnel to Ocean Drive on the evening shift "overlap." (Shift overlap is when two patrol shifts — e.g. afternoons and midnights — overlap for three hours each day. It is a time when patrol resources are temporarily doubled and is designed to provide maximum resources to meet the busiest call load. Since September of 2015, the Department has routinely assigned shift overlap personnel to Ocean Drive, especially on Friday -Sunday evenings.) • LTC 011-2016 of January 12, 2016, providing a comprehensive summary of 2015 Police Department efforts on Ocean Drive. Particularly notable in this summary are the 317 felony and 480 misdemeanor arrests made by the new Ocean Drive Squad in its first full year in operation. Also notable was the 19.6 percent reduction in major index crime specifically on Ocean Drive itself. • LTC 110-2016 of March 14, 2016, provided the Commission with a summary of the Police Department's new measures to be implemented during "high impact weekends." Most notable among these new measures was the plan — now routinely used for major weekends -- to close off Ocean Drive to traffic from 7th to 11th Streets to eliminate vehicular—pedestrian conflict, increase visibility and ease tension during periods of large crowds and high density. • LTC 288-2016 of July 5, 2016 updated the Commission on year-to-date crime trends and explained the latest efforts along Ocean Drive and in the Entertainment District, and proposed a new Area 4 police command beginning with the start of FY16-17 on October 1, 2016. Notable in this LTC is the explanation of the significant reductions in crime in the Entertainment District (especially robberies), the particular effectiveness of the Ocean Drive Squad in catching robbery suspects before they flee the area, the deployment of "overlap" patrol officers to Ocean Drive on the midnight shift, some specialized new patrol deployment tactics being initiated and the beginning of another enforcement surge of resources known as "Operation Strike Back." • LTC 029-2017 of January 17, 2017 updated the Commission on the work of the Ocean Drive Squad in 2017 and announced that a second Ocean Drive Squad would come on line mid-February. After now two full years of operation, this LTC highlights the success of the original Ocean Drive Squad and its patrol concept. The team made 204 felony and 309 misdemeanor arrests in 2016. During that same period, major index crime was reduced by 11 percent in the Ocean Drive Area. • LTC 046-2017 of January 26, 2017 is the Ocean Drive 10 -Point Plan Update. The notable contributions of the Police Department in the 10 -Point Plan are referenced in: Item 1A, the implementation of the Ocean Drive Squads; Item 1B, the Park Ranger Program, which is supervised by a Police Sergeant; Item 1D, the private security patrol, since implemented and now known as the "Ocean Drive Block Patrol," private security personnel who have been trained by and work closed with MBPD; Item 1F, Alley Lighting, the improvements of which were carefully coordinated by MBPD and Public Works; Item 3B, the cafe table and chair improvements done in part based on MBPD advocacy for better access and visibility on the west side of Ocean Drive; and Item 3H, Improved Lighting for Lummus Park, again in part based on MBPD advocacy and careful surveying with Public Works. Conclusion: The challenges the Police Department faces in policing the Ocean Drive Area are significant. In the past three years, the Department has been adaptive and creative, employing a variety of strategies and initiatives to impact crime and achieving significant successes. The Commission has supported these efforts with additional personnel and resources. Today, the Ocean Drive area has dedicated to it the highest concentration of police resources in the City. JLM:DJO:tr 2014 — 2017 OCEAN DRIVE / ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT INFORMATION 1. Ocean Drive Crime Analysis 2. Ocean Drive Police Actions January 1— May 31, 2017 3. Entertainment District UCR Part 1 Violent Crime (hourly breakdown) June 1, 2015 -June 1, 2016 4. LTC 299-2014 MBPD Off -Duty Policy 5. LTC 369-2014 MBPD Off -Duty Nightclub Work 6. LTC 421-2014 Ocean Drive Initiative 7. LTC 369-2015 Update on Police Initiatives on Ocean Drive and the Entertainment District 8. LTC 011-2016 Police Department Ocean Drive Initiatives in 2015 9. LTC 110-2016 Ocean Drive Security Measures for High Impact Weekends 10. LTC 288-2016 Police Department New Crime -Fighting Initiatives and Proposed FY 16-17 Entertainment District Enhancements 11. LTC 029-2017 MBPD 2016 Ocean Drive Squad Results 12. LTC 046-2017 Ocean Drive 10 Point Plan Update 13. Ocean Drive / Entertainment District year comparisons MIAMIBEACH POLICE To: Chief Oates From: MBPD CAU Date: 5, June 2017 Subject: Ocean Drive Crime Analysis Defined Geographical Boundaries - For the purpose of this report, two geographical areas were studied and analyzed. These areas are defined as: • Entertainment District — From 5th St. north to 15`h St., Washington Ave. east to the beach • Ocean Drive Area — From 5t11 St. north to 15th St., 100 blocks east to the beach (Note: Ocean Drive Area is a sub- set of the Entertainment District) Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics (UCR) MBPD provide crime statistics to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) based on UCR, a system of standardized crime reporting gathered from across the state. These reports provide summary and detail information, issued semi-annually and annually. The tables below illustrate UCR Part 1 Crimes from 2014 through April 30`h, 2017. ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT 2014 vs 2015 COMPARISON UCR PART I COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31 %CHANGE 2014 2015 HOMICIDE -75,009 4 1 9 RAPE 12.6096 24 27 TOTAL PART I ROBBERY 16.569 163 190 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 33,5996 131 175 TOTAL VIOLENT 22.0596 322 393 2014 2802 %CHANGE 2014 2015 2016 2,838 1.28% BURGLARY 3.7096 81 84 LARCENY -1,999 2,365 2,318 AUTO THEFT 26.4796 34 43 TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES -1.4196 2,480 2,445 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT 2015 vs 2016 COMPARISON UCR PART I COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31 %CHANCE 2015 2016 HOMICIDE 500,009 1 6 RAPE 18.5296 27 32 ROBBERY -28.959 190 135 TOTAL PART I AGGRAVATED ASSAULT -10,2996 175 157 TOTAL VIOLENT -16,0396 393 330 2015 2838 96 CHA AGE 2015 2016 BURGLARY -32.14% 84 57 LARCENY -8.9396 2,318 2,111 AUTO THEFT -2,3396 43 42 2016 2540 -10.50% TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES -9.6196 2,445 2,210 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT 2016 vs 2017 COMPARISON UCR PART I COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: JANUARYI- APRIL 30 %CHA AGE 2016 2017 HOMICIDE -100.00% 4 0 9 RAPE 15.38% 13 15 TOTAL PART 1 ROBBERY 42.86% 42 24 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT -3.23% 62 60 TOTAL VIOLENT -18.18% 121 99 2016 910 %CHANGE 2016 2017 2017 744 p/ -18.24% BURGLARY 30.43% 23 30 LARCENY -20.61% 752 597 AU101I-EFT 28.57% 14 18 TOTAL PROPERTYCRIMES -18.25% 789 645 OCEAN DRIVE 2014 vs 2015 COMPARISON UCR PART I COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: JANUARY 1- DECEMBER 31 %CHANGE 2014 2015 HOMICIDE WDIVJO! 0 0 9 RAPE 120.0096 10 22 TOTAL PART ROBBERY 14.0296 107 122 AGGRAVATED ASSAU LT 61.7696 68 110 TOTAL VIOLENT 37.309 185 254 2014 1,793 %CHANGE 2014 20 L5 2015 1,917 v 6.929 BURGLARY 22.86% 35 64 LARCENY 1.489 1,559 1,582 AUTO THEFT 21.43% 14 17 TOTAL PRO PERTY CR IMES 3.4296 1,608 1,663 OCEAN DRIVE 2015 vs 2016 COMPARISON UCR PART I COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: JANUARY1- DECEMBER 31 %CHANGE 2015 2016 HOMICIDE 40IV/01 0 3 RAPE 9,0946 22 24 ROBBERY -20,4996 122 97 TOTAL PART I AGGRAVATED ASSAULT -15.4596 110 93 TOTAL VIOLENT -14.5796 254 217 %CHANGE 2015 2015 BURGLARY -50,0046 64 32 LARCENY -1.4.73% 1,682 1,349 AUTO THEFT -11.76% 17 15 2015 1,917 2016 1,613 -15.86% TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES -16.0696 1,663 1,396 OCEAN DRIVE 2016 vs 2017 COMPARISON UCR PART I COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: JANUARY1- APRIL 30 %CHANGE 2016 201.7 HOMICIDE -100.009 2 0 RAPE -22.2296 9 7 ROBBERY -40.6396 32 19 AGGRAVATED ASSAU LT 6.989 43 46 MITA LVIO LENT -16.28% 86 72 %CHANGE 21015 201.7 BURGLARY 50,009 12 18 LARCENY -12,5096 448 392 AUTO THEFT 16.679 6 TOTAL PART I 2016 552 2017 489 -11.41% TOTAL PROPERTY CR IM ES -10,5296 466 417 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY MIAMIBEACH 4010 II MEMORANDUM TO: Daniel J. Oates Chief of Police FROM: Rick Clements Deputy Chief of Police DATE: June 6, 2017 SUBJECT: Ocean Drive Police Actions January — May 2017 Pursuant to your request, the following is a cumulative breakdown of the proactive efforts on the part of our Patrol Officers as it pertains to Ocean Drive. These officers, whom are assigned to Ocean Drive in either on a full time basis (Ocean Drive Units), our enhanced staffing special events efforts (Spring Break, etc.,), and or our Midnight/Afternoon Shift overlap initiative, have produced the following numbers since January 1st of this year. Month Felony Misdemeanor Offense Uniform Traffic Arrests Arrests Incident Citations Re•orts January February March April May TOTALS 8 30 45 35 25 143 30 66 105 78 66 345 47 195 176 145 111 574 298 556 739 703 472 2768 Entertainment District UCR Part I Violent Crimes (Hourly Breakdown) June 1, 2015 through June 1, 2016 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT UCR PART I VIOLENT CRIMES (3 HOUR INTERVALS) APPROXIMATE 26% PERCENTAGE OF ALL -go---> 22% CASES IN A THREE HOUR PERIOD 50 40 30 20 10 4% 16% 2300-0159 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 25 • ROBBERY • RAPE 23 • HOMICIDE 0200-0459 29 27 3 0500 - 0759 10800 -1059 6 5 1100 -1359 7 1400-1659 1700-1959 2000-2259 1 10 14 19 11 5 3 6 5 3 0 0 11 0 0 15 1 1 In regards to violent crimes, the above graph illustrates the following: • 0200-0459 hours led all three-hour intervals in total violent crimes with 60 cases. The second busiest three- hour time block was between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. with 50 cases. • The highest number of aggravated assaults were reported between 0200-0459 hours • The highest number of robberies were reported between 0200-0459 hours Entertainment District UCR Part I Property Crimes (Hourly Breakdown) June 1, 2015 through June 1, 2016 APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF ALL CASES IN A THREE HOUR PERIOD 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT UCR PART I PROPERTY CRIMES (3 HOUR INTERVALS) 10% 16% 19% 16% k, V 2300 - 0159 0200 - 0459 0500 - 0759 10800 -1059 1359 1400- 1659 1700 -1959 2000 - 2259 AUTO THEFT 6 7 7 5 111100- 4 8 6 6 LARCENY 179 294 171 1 114 j 182 295 353 267 z BURGLARY 11 11 9 I 11 ; 7 4 8 2 In regards to property crimes, the above graph illustrates the following: • 1700-1959 hours led all three-hour intervals in total property crime with 367 cases • 0200-0459 hours had the second-largest amount of total property crime with 312 cases Prepared by: Crime Analysis Unit FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Data obtained from 41BPD Aegis System 4 MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC # 21f- oit/ LETTER TO COMMISSION C, r TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the City Co mission --- Lo, s= FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager N Lo rl DATE: August 29, 2014 ( -lb a " SUBJECT: MBPD Off -Duty Policy - () 7 This Letter to the City Commission is prepared to advise the Commission ocR the status of the Police Chief's review of the Department's policy on off-duty security work by police officers at nightclubs in Miami Beach and to announce a modest and carefully controlled reinstitution of the program with what the Chief believes are appropriate new safeguards. On July 15, 2014, Chief Oates suspended off-duty work at nightclubs because of an incident involving a highly publicized allegation of inappropriate and unprofessional conduct by an officer that included public intoxication while working an off-duty nightclub job the day before. Since that time, the Chief and Acting Major Henry Doce have worked with local business leaders and the FOP leadership to fashion a new version of the off-duty program at nightclubs. The details of the program are explained in the attached Police Department directive, General Order 14-04. The essential reforms of the revised program are as follows: Officers will no longer work for individual establishments (with the exception of the Fontainebleau Hotel work detail, explained below). instead, such work will be performed as teams in work "areas" (as designated by the Chief) and under the supervision at all times by an off-duty detail sergeant or higher ranking supervisor. A typical off-duty detail, like the one on Ocean Drive, will consist of 1 sergeant and 3 officers, paid for by three to four nightclubs collaboratively. Officers will rotate assignments within their area during the course of the evening. This is done to ensure that there is no "special relationship" between any individual officer and an employer/nightclub that might lead to an unhealthy familiarity and temptation to break the rules. Off-duty nightclub area jobs will be coordinated by a supervisor, with a preference given to lieutenants in these assignments. The involvement of more senior ranking personnel in job coordination and supervision of individual officer performance is deemed an important part of these reforms. Every officer assigned to off-duty nightclub work will be required to undergo -a meeting and training by the Chief of Police, the Deputy Chief or the Acting Major personally. The training will explicitly set for each officer the expectations of his/her performance. Assigned officers will not enter a nightclub except for a police necessity. The officer will put over the radio the reason for entry. The off-duty detail supervisor will respond immediately to supervise the event and to call in other resources as needed. The resolution of the event will also be put over the radio and recorded. Assigned officers will not be allowed to eat in any of the establishments at which they work. Assigned officers will park their patrol cars in a visible location within the area to which they are assigned, as a further sign of their presence and as a deterrent. At the conclusion of each work detail, the off-duty supervisor will prepare a report of all activity during the shift. Because the Fontainebleau Hotel is geographically isolated from the other clubs seeking this service, and because it routinely hires 4 officers at a time, it will be treated as a separate off-duty work "area" under this new process. This detail will be supervised by a sergeant or higher ranking supervisor at all times and otherwise subject to all the same guidelines described above. The Chief or his designee will meet with key staff in each nightclub that employs off-duty officers and explain to them the expectation that any inappropriate conduct by a MBPD officer must be reported to the Chief's office immediately or the privilege of hiring our officers will be revoked. The FOP leadership has expressed its support for conveying this same message. The new program will be carefully monitored by senior command staff to ensure continued effectiveness and accountability. This program will continue to be evaluated and adjusted as necessary. The Chief held an impact bargaining session with the FOP leadership on August 27, 2014 and explained his intention to implement this new program immediately. For Labor Day Weekend, only the Fontainebleau Hotel detail will be up and running. It is expected that an Ocean Drive detail will begin soon. At the moment, no other work areas have been authorized by the Chief under this program. The various nightclubs on Washington Avenue remain suspended from off-duty work until the Chief is satisfied that agreements are in place and the above conditions are met to restore such work. JLM:DJO:tr MIAMIBEACH POLC GENERAL ORDER GO #14.04 Off -Duty and Secondary Employment • Nightclubs CALEA Standard(s): 22.3.5c PURPOSE: The purpose of this General Order (GO) is to establish procedures and guidelines for staffing, working and supervising off-duty details at nightclubs and designated nightclub areas. SCOPE: This GO shall supplement SOP #011 — Off -Duty and Secondary Employment. This GO applies to all employees of the Department who are authorized to work off-duty details. POLICY: It is the policy of the Miami Beach Police Department to allow qualified employees to engage in approved off-duty employment, provided the employment does not impair their efficiency, dudes and responsibilities, and otherwise conforms to this GO, SOP 4011 — Off -Duty and Secondary Employment, and all state and federal laws. PROCEDURE: VII. Job coordinator appointment, removal and responsibility 0.2.3.5c1 • • A J. The Off -Duty Team shall appoint joo coordinators, and reserves the right to appoint only sworn supervisors to supervise off-duty staffing at nightclubs and/or designated nightclub areas. K. Job coordinators shall verify an employee's eligibility to work off-duty at nightclubs prior to being staffed. ! k XIV. Nightclubs C. Police Officers working off-duty at a nightclub shall: h h M 9. Be prohibited from working off-duty at any nightclub prior to attending a training session with the Chief of Police or his designee, and acknowledging receipt of the training in writing. 10. Be rotated to different locations during the off-duty shift at the discretion of the supervisor In charge. 11. Be prohibited from entering a nightclub unless taw enforcement action is necessary. When entry is necessary: Effective Date: 08/28/14 Revised Date: 3.0, #14-04 Page 1 of 2 MIAM18EA01 POLICE a. The officer shall advise via police radio the reason for entering the nightclub and whether assistance Is required; b. The officer shall provide a disposition via police radio upon exiting the nightclub; and c. The supervisor assigned to the detail shall respond to the location whenever an officer enters a nightclub for any reason. 12. Park their marked or assigned police vehicle In a visible location within the area they ars assigned. 13. Be prohibited from consuming meals or beverages Inside the nightclub, 0. Nightclubs may be consolidated into defined areas. 1. The Chief of Police shall define the nightclub areas. 2. Each area shall have its own job coordinator. 3. The Chief of Police may require each area to have a supervisor working In an off- duty capacity at all times during the designated detail days and hours. The supervisor shall be responsible for overseeing the officers assigned to the detail, E. In the event a nightclub requires an officer to work outside of the designated detail hours, the Chief of Police may require that the establishment also hire a supervisor to oversee the detail. F. The supervisor assigned to the detail shall complete and submit a Supervisor's Nightclub Detail Report at the conclusion of the detail and forward It to the Off -Duty Team for inclusion In the detail's file. DO/LH/JS/J E!MG/CP/JAB/EG C:\Documents and Settinga\potiburi\My Documents\G014-04.dacx APPROVED SY; Daniel J. Oates Chief of Police References to Forms: Supervisor's Nightclub Detail Report Effective Date: 08/28/14 Revised Date: G.O. 014-04 Page 2of2 MIAMIBEA4i PO® 'C� �. i 411111111111111•1111111111L 41111111111111111111111111. EOM aalararl111111111111�� arm 1915 • 2015— '2015— AI l� r'^ OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC# 3(09- 2O/(/ Ffl 201' NOV -L P 14: 44 CITY CLS OFFICE LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members oJthe City mmission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: November 4, 2014 SUBJECT: MBPD OFF-DUTY NIGHTCLUB WORK This Letter to Commission is prepared to update the status of the off-duty nightclub work being performed by Miami Beach police officers and to advise the Commission of the creation of a new Ocean Drive patrol team. Commission members will recall that the Department suspended off-duty work at nightclubs in early July after a controversial incident of alleged misconduct in which a sergeant was accused of consuming alcohol inside one of the Ocean Drive nightclubs and becoming intoxicated while working an off-duty assignment. That matter is pending as an Internal Affairs investigation. After a policy review that was completed in mid-August, the Department announced that off-duty work at nightclubs would be permitted again, but only with significantly tightened safeguards to ensure performance and accountability. Most notable among these safeguards was that all nightclub work had to be performed under the supervision of a sergeant, that officers stayed outside the clubs except for legitimate police necessity, that there be a careful accounting of all police response and actions taken inside the clubs, and that all officers so employed have a personal meeting and training on the new accountability rules and expectations for such work with the Chief. Since mid-August, the following nightclubs have come back on line and have off-duty coverage at various evening hours, mostly on weekends, and always with at least two officers, one of whom must be a sergeant: 1 Fontainebleau Hotel 4441 Collins Avenue (LIV Nightclub) 2 Story Nightclub 136 Collins Avenue 3 Nikki Beach 1 Ocean Drive The following previously covered nightclubs (other than Ocean Drive) have chosen not to renew off-duty work: 1 Club Bamboo 550 Washington Avenue 2 Cameo Miami 1445 Washington Avenue 3 Dream Nightclub 1532 Washington Avenue 4 Mansion Nightclub 5 Mynt Ultra Lounge 6 Purdy Lounge 1235 Washington Avenue 1921 Collins Avenue 1811 Purdy Lounge The following five Ocean Drive clubs, all of which participated to some degree in the previous off-duty program, continue to go without coverage because officers have not volunteered_ in_sufficient_.numbers- to .make . these . work details practical_for _ the Department: 1 The Clevelander 2 Fat Tuesday's 3 Mango's 4 Ocean's Ten 5 Wet Willies 1020 Ocean Drive 918 Ocean Drive 900 Ocean Drive 960 Ocean Drive 760 Ocean Drive Through the Ocean Drive Association, these five clubs have sought to begin off-duty coverage again. They have expressed their willingness to pay for up to four officers a night to cover these clubs. However, despite repeated offers to our police officers of such work and despite several adjustments of the hours and assignments to entice interest, the Department has been unable to get sufficient numbers of officers to volunteer for this nightclub work on Ocean Drive. Off-duty work is always a volunteer assignment. It has not been unusual to have nightclub jobs go unfilled in the past because officers do not volunteer, including for jobs on Ocean Drive, Unless there are sufficient volunteers to regularly staff the entire Ocean Drive nightclub detail, it is not productive for the Department to expend the effort to coordinate incomplete and ad hoc, week -to -week and day-to-day coverage. The Ocean Drive Association has been informed that because of the staffing problem, for the time being, the Department is dropping further efforts to fill the Ocean Drive off-duty nightclub assignments. Deputy Chief Hill and Major Causey, the new Patrol Division commander, have begun reassessing the staffing needs and assignments of the entire Department. One of their early staffing changes has been to experiment with a new Ocean Drive patrol team. The team is assigned Thursday through Sunday on the overnight shift (8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.). This team consists of one sergeant and two officers. Its patrol area includes Ocean Drive from 5th Street to 15th Street, along with Lummus Park and the Beach Walk. These officers are not specifically assigned to the nightclubs concentrated between 7th and 11th on Ocean Drive. However, because that area has the highest density of crowds on the overnight shift, it will be a natural focus of the team's attention. The new Ocean Drive Unit started this past weekend. its performance will continue to be evaluated over time. J JLM:DJO:tr MEN mom 1111111111111111111111111111111. BEACH OFFICE OF THE GTY MANAGER NO ITC# 0/- 010 /Cf LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Member of the Cit,; Commission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Mane DATE; December 16, 2014 SUBJECT: Ocean Drive Initiative In July, the Police Department suspended off-duty work for officers at three nightclubs along Ocean Drive. This event triggered discussions with the Ocean Drive Association (ODA) about police coverage on the strip, and it also triggered an internal evaluation by the Department of the issue. An analysis by the Department of 2013 versus 2014 data showed that the absence of off-duty officers outside the three nightclubs had no negative impact on calls for service or crime during this past summer. Yet anxiety among the ODA businesses continued. in response, the Police Department's new Deputy Chief, Laurette Hill, new Operations Major, Mark Causey, and new Area 1 Captain, Wayne Jones, undertook an assessment of current deployment of personnel in the area and came up with several new initiatives. Their new initiatives included both permeant and temporary changes and involved the following: • The reorganization and redeployment of staffing in the Entertainment District • The implementation of a walking beat on Ocean Drive, with a full-time sergeant and two beat officers. • The re -implementation and vigorous enforcement of the beach closure hours • The addition of a second Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO) and an increase in nighttime homeless outreach details. • Joint targeted enforcement of vice crimes by the Strategic Investigations Squad (SIS) and the Crime Suppression Teams (CST) • A joint quality -of -life enforcement detail with Code Enforcement Staffing: As part of permanent staffing changes, three new beat officers were redeployed to Ocean Drive. Two officers, along with a sergeant, were placed on a walking beat. They were assigned to work Thursday through Sunday evenings on a non-traditional "swing shift," 8PM to 6AM. Five additional officers were re -assigned to patrol the beach in the vicinity of Ocean Drive on ATV's. The ATV officers are tasked with closing the beach each evening at midnight by placing barricades with attached beach dose signage across each entrance from South Pointe Drive to 15h Street. They were also responsible for enforcing the beach closure ordinance. A second HLO was added and nighttime homeless outreach missions were doubled to twice weekly and done with members of the City's Homeless Outreach Team (HOT). Much of their combined focus was directed to the beach and Lummus Park. Joint Enforcement Beginning October 26, 2014 and ending November 29, 2014, the afternoon shift CST was directed to address narcotics possession and sales on Ocean Drive and the Entertainment District The midnight shift CST and the SIS were directed to supplement these efforts. They were additionally tasked with targeting prostitution and prostitution -related crimes to include theft, robbery and hotel burglaries. Quality of Life Detail Whereas the walking beat units focused on calls for service, ATV units focused on preventing beach thefts and enforcing the beach closure ordinance, and the CSTs along with SIS on vice crimes. It became evident that addressing quality -of -life issues was also needed to dose the gap. From November 13, 2014 through December 14, 2014 the Neighborhood Resource Officers (NROs), in conjunction with the Code Enforcement Department, conducted quality -of -life details. The officers concentrated on minor infractions such as vending without license, panhandling, drinking in public, homeless camping and the displaying of exotic animals. Enforcement Statistics The collective efforts of the temporary assignments of the CSTs, SIS and the quality -of -life detail on Ocean Drive resulted in a total of 137 arrests. A total of 43 code violations were also issued and 33 homeless referrals were made. Below is a breakdown of the type of arrests made. Total Arrests SO 40 30 20 10 0 OCEAN DRIVE ARRESTS Am__ —AIL _rAIL___�_ –11V- Auto- Burglary Bench Narcotics Prostituti Firearm Burglary Warrant on Poss. Robbery Misc. 1 Felony 3 5 0 41 1 7 6 ■ Misdemeanor 5 13 11 Ocean Drive Misdemeanor Arrests 41) a Auto- Burglary a Burglary 1 Bench Warrant ■ Narcotics a Prostitution • Firearm Poss. ■ Robbery ■ Misc. 45 Ocean Drive Felony Arrests 5% 'Auto- Burglary a Burglar/ • Bench Warrant in Narcotics ■ Prostitution a Firearm Poss. • Robbery Conclusion The Ocean Drive corridor remains an important focus of the Police Department's efforts. The Department will continue to study crime and quality -of -life trends and adjust staffing as needed. As police officer vacancies are filled in the coming months and more resources are made available, the Department will continue to experiment with other enforcement and patrol options to provide the best possible coverage to this area. JLM/DJO/tr -4111111111k 411111111IMO 411111111111111NINIIK� NEM 41111111 1915 • 2015 MIAMIBEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC# 369-2015 LEI 1 ER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members f the City mmission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: September 15. 2015 SJ3JECT Update on Police Initiatives on cean Drive and the Entertainment District This Letter to the Mayor and City Commission is prepared to provide an update on the Miami Beach Police Department's efforts to address narcotics and vice complaints along Ocean Drive and in the Entertainment District. Please see the attached memorandum. This document was prepared in response to a request for information from the Ocean Drive Task Force. Attachment t Sc% JLM:DJO WJ:tr MIAMIBEACH P.?©Li©a MEMORANDUM OPERATIONS DIVISION To: Mr. Jonathan Piutzik Chairperson, Mayor's Ocean Drive Task Force From: W. Anthony Jones Captain, Area 1 Date: September 15, 2015 Subject: Update on Police Initiatives - Ocean Drive and Entertainment District This memorandum is prepared in response to recent inquiries from the Task Force about specific efforts of the Miami Beach Police Department to address narcotics and vice complaints along Ocean Drive and in the Entertainment District. Without going into details about the specific deployment or tactics of our undercover units, below is an update on recent MBPD efforts to address narcotics and vice complaints in the area. Background As discussed in earlier Task Force meetings. it was in late October 2014 that police resources assigned to the entertainment district were significantly increased and reorganized. Additional officers were assigned to Ocean Drive and the beach to address concerns of lack of police presence and a perceived increase in criminal tactivity. The holistic approach employed oy the department consisted of. but was not been limited to: • The reorganization and redeployment of staffing in the Entertainment District. • The implementation of a walking beat,/uniformed patrol team on Ocean Drive. • The reimplementation and enforcement of the beach closure hours, along with the recent installaticn a permanent gates at all the beach access points ct considerable expense to the City. • The addition of a second full-time Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO) and an increase in nighttime homeless outreach details. • Joint targeted enforcement of narcotics and vice crimes by the Strategic Investigations Squad (SIS) crd the Crime Suppression Teams (CST). • Joint quality of life enforcement details with Code Enforcement. Also beginning in October 2014, for a 45 -day period, the Strategic Investigation Squad (SIS) and the Crime Suppression Team (CST) conducted joint targeted enforcement of narcotics and vice related crimes. Their combined efforts resultea in a total of 38 Ocean Drive arrests for the fallowing: • 10 Prostitution • 27 Narcotics • ! Miscellaneous '::ue 1 0; 3 MBPD ED Uocare On April 9"' 2015, "Operation Visibility" was implemented. This multi -pronged plan was designed to increase the visibility of officers on the beach, Ocean Drive, and in the 100 blocks of the adjoining finger streets. The detail was done each evening during the overlap times between the afternoon and midnight shifts and consisted of four parts. First, additional ATV officers were deployed to the beach to address thefts. Second, teams of officers were assigned to walk specific blocks on Ocean Drive to ensure police presence was noticeably increased. Third, police officers were teamed up with code enforcement officers; each team targeted quality of life issues and illegal vending. Lastly, police portable lighting and Skywatch towers were strategically placed on Ocean Drive and the side streets to improve lighting deficiencies and to discourage criminal behavior. It is important for the Task Force to understand what the use of "overlap" resources means in this context. During the six weeks of Operation Visibility and during the three hours of the overlap between the afternoon and midnight shifts, every officer from either afternoon or midnight shift was assigned to Operation Visibility. No other city demands or conditions were addressed for this six-week period, and these officers were not excused for training or other special assignments, something that the overlap is typically used to accomplish. In other words, for this six-week period, the entire focus of any "spare" or flexibly deployable patrol resource was exclusively dedicated to the Ocean Drive corridor. In addition to the overlap officers assigned, the MBPD supplemented patrol strength with overtime assignments of additional officers at a cost of approximately $100,000. Operation Visibility coincided with the Spring Break six-week season, and we perceive it to have been a success in terms of police visibility and concomitant behavior control for the large crowds of young people involved. Operation Visibility ended just before Memorial Day Weekend. It resulted in the following: • 24 Misdemeanors Arrests • 8 Felonies Arrests • 69 Traffic Citations • 18 Parking Citations • 19 Code Violations • 296 Calls for Service • 1719 Citizens Contacts Despite the end of Operation Visibility, the practice of deploying some additional officers to Ocean Drive during the overlap times of afternoon and midnight shifts have continued. Also, as staffing permits, anti -beach theft details (uniformed and undercover) are still regularly conducted. Current Efforts Most recently, the SIS and CST squads have once again partnered to address vice crimes on Ocean Drive and the Entertainment District at large. A joint operation, known as "Crimson Tide," was implemented on Monday, September 7th and will be conducted for 30 days. For the first week, 30 arrests have been made: • 5 Prostitution • 23 Narcotics • 2 Miscellaneous Page 2 of 3 MBPD - ED Update Operation Crimson Tide September 7, 2015 - September 13, 2015 • NARCOTICS • 'ROSI, fu TION W Mrd The below chart draws a comparison between the above arrests and arrests made during the same week in 2014: Narcotics/Prostitution Comparison 25 10 ■ 2 I, 3 to 9 9(115 9113/15 1/0114 0/1411014 • NARCOTICS 20 4 • VROSTIT1, TION 0 Perspective on narcotics enforcement and effectiveness The Task Force should be aware that there are significant challenges for the MBPD regarding drug sales and narcotics enforcement. To provide some insight, the Task Force should consider this excerpted paragraph written by a senior undercover officer in a memo regarding narcotics arrests by his unit during a recent enforcement effort: "A majority of the 'cocaine' and other designer drugs ('Molly', MDMA, etc.) sold to undercover detectives on Ocean Drive turned out to be powder caffeine, table salt, flour, and other commonly sold over the counter goods that resemble the texture and appearance of illegal narcotics. Upon the narcotics being analyzed at the Miami Dade P.D. laboratory, the charges of the accused were greatly reduced and often resulted in c shor'' or non -existing imprisonment". Summary To address concerns of criminal activity and quality -of -life offenses, resources assigned to Ocean Drive and the Entertainment Districts were reorganized and enhanced significantly beginning in October 2014. Narcotics and vice crimes occurring on Ocean Drive were also targeted. Staffing assignments and proactive details have been supplemented by the deployment of Skywatch towers and portable lighting, which have been strategically placed in areas of deficient lighting with the goal of discouraging criminal activity. Operation Visibility took a multi -pronged approach in targeting complaints and included partnering with code enforcement officers and the enforcement of quality of life issues and illegal vending. Beginning Monday, September 7, 2015, a month-long operation focusing on quelling narcotics and vice crimes was initiated. So far, a total of 30 arrests have beer made. As resources and conditions allow, the Department will continue to address conditions on Ocean Drive and in the Entertainment District and remain as flexible as possible. 'age 3 01 3 M6FD - ED Jodote , V B E A C OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO LTC# 011-2016 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members 'of the City FROM. Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DAT_: January 12, 2016 SUBJEC" Police Department Ocean Drive Initiatives in 2015 ommission This Letter to Commission and the accompanying attachments are prepared to summarize crime conditions and explain the Police Department's initiatives along Ocean Drive in 2015. As indicated in the first attachment ("Ocean Drive Report, January 1 through December 31, 2014 vs. 2015"), major crime along Ocean Drive decreased by 19.6 percent in 2015, with a 2.15 percent reduction in violent crime and a 21.82 reduction in non- violent/property crime. The second attachment, a memorandum by Area 1 Captain Wayne Jones ("Police Initiatives on Ocean Drive and in the Entertainment District"), summarizes the various patrol deployment schemes and special initiatives undertaken along Ocean Drive to reduce crime in 2015. It also explains the additional resources the Department has invested in the Ocean Drive area. The third attachment ("Ocean Drive Patrol Squad Statistics for 2015") is a summary of the year's most important successes and efforts by the Ocean Drive Patrol Squad, the new team of one sergeant and six officers that was formed in late 2014 to specifically address conditions on Ocean Drive, in Lummus Park and on the Beach. The list of accomplishments is impressive and affirms that this new Squad is an effective and productive unit that is having a major impact on crime and quality -of -life conditions. These reports illustrate that the Police Department has been adaptive and effective in its deployment strategies in 2015. Further changes and flexibility are likely in 2016, but with a continued emphasis on reducing crime and further improving the quality of life in this area, Attachments W" DJO:tr OCEAN DRIVE UCR PART 1 COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: JANUARY 1- DECEMBER 31 HOMICIDE 1 %CHANGE I 0.00% 2015 2014 0 0 RAPE ROBBERY 1 -40.00% 3 5 13.51% 42 37 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT •13.16% 3.3 38 TOTAL VIOLENT CRIME -2.50% 80 1 BURGLARY LARCENY AUTO THEFT %CHANGE 39.29% 427 40.00% I 14 -25.87% 2015 39 2014 29 376 10 TOTAL PROPERTY CRIME -21.82% 480 514 MiAtMISEACfi POLICE To: Chief Daniel Oates From: Crime Analysis Unit Date: s sale • January 11, 2016 kt.x Subject: Ocean Drive Report- January 1 through December3l, 2014 VS 2015 The following report provides statistical data from cases generated and calls for service on Ocean Drive from 5th -15"' Street for 2014 and 2015. The data represented is preliminary in nature and does not necessarily reflect final UCR Statistics for 2015, as that data, while presumed accurate, is subject to an end -of -year vetting process that is not yet completed. For comparison purposes only. the Entertainment District's boundaries are defined as 501 St. to 15th St., Washington Ave to the Beach. Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics (UCR) MBPD provides reports on crime statistics to FDLE based on UCR, a system of standardized crime reporting gathered from across the state. These reports provide summary and detail information, issued serni-annually and annually. The table below illustrates UCR Part 1 Crimes from January 1 to December 31 on Ocean Dr. from 5th to 15th Street, TOTAL PART I 20141 694 20151 558 -19.60% Reported Cases A police case report documents that a crime or incident occurred that required police attention. In 2014, there were 1,449 generated cases reported on Ocean Drive compared to 1,149 for 2015, a 21 percent decrease when comparing both years. In 2014, Ocean Drive cases accounted for approximately 27 percent of all cases reported in the Entertainment District. This number was reduced to 24 percent in 2015. The ratio of reported cases on Washington Ave and Collins Ave remained constant during the same time period. Reported cases in all other areas increased by 3 percent. 2014 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT CASES r OCEAN OR. COLLINS AVE. WASHINGTON AVE ALL OTHER Prepared by Conte Analys Unit 2015 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT CASES a OCEAN OR. COLLO4IAVE. WASFINGTON AVE. ALL OTHER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE (ENL' Data obtained from NII3PD Aegis System Does not necessarily reflect 1'CR Statistics Reported Cases by Month When compared to 2014, Ocean Drive showed a reduction in cases in nine months out of the year. The most notable month to date is March, where there were 84 fewer cases reported. Note: March is also the month that we acquire an enormous influx of tourists due to the Spring Break holiday. 250 200 150 100 50 0 REPORTED CASES BY MONTH _. — JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAYJNE JULY AUG 20141 139 136 219 134 139 100 103 122 + 2015 91 76 135 ° 114 83 77 93 91 Calls for Service (CFS) SEPT OCT NOV DEC 94 102 93 63 110 119 77 83 Calls for Service combines dispatched calls to officers and those calls that are self -initiated by an officer in the field. This is the initial contact that an officer has with the public. During this reporting period, CFS in the Entertainment District increased by 3 percent from 41,830 in 2014, to 42,988 in 2015. Ocean Drive CFS decreased by 1 percent during this time frame. 12% 2014 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT CALLS FOR SERVICE Ilk394816 • OCEAN ORCOLLINS AVE. WASHINGTON AVE. ALL OTHER Summary 2015 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT CALLS FOR SERVICE 17% ■OCEAN OR. COLLINS AVE. WASHINGTON AVE. ALL OTHER The Police Department's various initiatives and deployment adjustments had an impact on Ocean Drive in 2015. Through a combination of the efforts of the new Ocean Drive Patrol Squad, Operation Visibility, Operation Crimson Tide and a multitude of details, proactive investigations and high -visibility patrolling, crime was reduced. Statistical data comparing Ocean Drive activity revealed: • From January 1 to December 31, UCR Part 1 Crimes decreased 19.6% on Ocean Drive when compared to 2014 • Robberies rose by five from 2014 to 2015. During the month-long detail of Operation Visibility, there were only three robberies reported on Ocean Drive and only one reported during the entire month of May • Both reported cases and calls for service have declined on Ocean Drive from 2014 to 2015 • Reported cases on Ocean Drive showed a reduction of 3% during this time frame, while Collins and Washington Ave remained relatively unchanged. All other areas of the Entertainment District showed a growth of 3% • When analyzing both years on a month-to-month basis. 2015 received nine months of fewer reported cases (75%) Preaated br fume A a sts Unu FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Data obtain...if from' IBPD .%egis System "Dues not necessarily reflect UCR Statistics MIAMJBEAiCH POLICE To: Chief Daniel Oates From: Captain Wayne Jones, Area 1 Date: January 12, 2016 Subject: Police Initiatives on Ocean Drive and in the Entertainment District This memorandum is prepared to summarize the Police Department's crime -reduction efforts and initiatives on Ocean Drive and in the Entertainment District in 2015 in anticipation of the Ocean Drive Task Force's presentation to the Commission on January 13. The Police Department has supported the Task Force throughout the year by attending its meetings, answering questions and providing periodic crime and activity reports and statistical analysis as needed. Background In late October 2014, Mark Causey was promoted to Major and assigned to command the Operations Division of the Police Department. Wayne Jones was promoted to Captain and assigned to command Area 1/South Beach, which includes Ocean Drive and the Entertainment District. Under their new leadership, all resources assigned to the Entertainment District were reorganized. Additional officers were assigned to Ocean Drive and the beach to address concerns of a perceived lack of police presence and a perceived increase in criminal activity. The approach employed by the Department consisted of many actions, including but not limited to: • The implementation of an Ocean Drive Patrol Squad, consisting of one sergeant and five officers. An additional officer was later added ■ The re -implementation and stepped-up enforcement of the beach closure hours. (The City also installed permanent access -blocking gates that are closed at midnight) • The addition of a second Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO) and an increase in night-time homeless outreach details in the area • Joint targeted enforcement of vice crimes by the Strategic Investigations Squad (SIS) and the Crime Suppression Teams (CST) • Joint quality -of -life details with Code Enforcement ■ The deployment of portable lighting systems along Ocean Drive and on the most densely traveled cross streets immediately to the west of Ocean Drive Also during the last two months of 2014, the Strategic Investigation Squad (SIS) and the Crime Suppression Team (CST) conducted joint targeted enforcement of vice -related crimes. Their combined efforts resulted in a significant increase in arrests for serious crimes and for lesser quality -of -life offenses, totaling 38 Ocean Drive arrests for the following. • l0 Prostitution ■ 27 Narcotics ■ 1 Miscellaneous The Police Department's Efforts in 2015 The MBPD's approach in 2015 has been to experiment with various crime -reduction techniques to find solutions that are practical and effective. Several examples of these efforts are summarized below: The Ocean Drive Patrol Squad The most important innovation has been the Department's creation of the Ocean Drive Patrol Squad, which continued to gain experience and adapt its deployment and tactics throughout the year so as to evolve into one of the most highly effective units in the Department. The Ocean Drive Patrol Squad consists of one sergeant and six officers. Four of the officers are assigned to patrol Lummus Park and Ocean Drive and two are assigned to the beach, largely on ATVs. Working Wednesday through Prepared by: Crime Analyse Unit FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Data obtained from MBPDAegis System *Does not oecessarlly reflect UCR Statistics 1 Saturday evenings, the team has been in place since October, 2014 and has an impressive record of making immediate arrests of predators who commit violent street crime. Since 2015, total Part One crime on Ocean Drive has declined 19.60 percent. In addition, the team leaders (first, Sgt. Elise Spina -Taylor, since succeeded by Sgt. Jose Reina) have been exceptional in performing outreach to business and community leaders in the area and in performing traditional community -policing and problem -solving tasks. Operation Visibility Second, on April 9 2015, "Operation Visibility" was implemented. The multi -pronged plan was designed to increase the visibility of officers on the beach, Ocean Drive, and in the 100 blocks of the adjoining finger streets. The detail was done each evening during the overlap times between the afternoon and midnight shifts and consisted of four parts. First, additional ATV officers were deployed to the beach to address thefts. Second, teams of officers were assigned to walk specific blocks on Ocean Drive to ensure police presence was noticeably increased. Third, police officers were teamed up with code enforcement officers, with each team targeting quality -of -life issues and illegal vending. Lastly, police portable lighting and Skywatch towers were strategically placed on Ocean Drive and the side streets to improve lighting deficiencies and to discourage criminal behavior. Operation Visibility ended the week of Memorial Day Weekend. It resulted in the following: • 24 Misdemeanors Arrests • 8 Felonies Arrests • 69 Traffic Citations • 18 Parking Citations • 19 Code Violations • 296 Calls for Service • 1719 Citizens Contacts Operation Crimson Tide Third and most recently, the SIS and CST squads have once again partnered to address vice crimes on Ocean Drive and the Entertainment District at large. The joint operation was implemented on Monday, September 76 and was conducted for approximately 28 days. This joint endeavor resulted in the following: • 41 Arrests for Sale of Narcotics • 23 Arrests for Possession of Narcotics • 7 Arrests for Prostitution • 6 Arrests for Misc. Offenses Summary To address concerns of criminal activity and lack of police presence, resources assigned to Ocean Drive and the Entertainment Districts were reorganized and redeployed in October 2014. Vice crimes occurring on Ocean Drive were also targeted. Staffing assignments and proactive details have been supplemented by the deployment of Skywatch towers and portable lighting, which have been strategically placed in areas of deficient lighting with the goal of discouraging criminal activity. Operation Visibility and Operation Crimson Tide took a multi -pronged approach in targeting complaints and included partnering with code enforcement officers and the enforcement of quality -of -life issues, vice crimes and illegal vending. The entire comprehensive enforcement initiative in this area of the City has been deemed so successful that it now constitutes the "new normal" in terms of the Police Department's approach to Ocean Drive and the Entertainment District. Prepared by Crime Analytic Unit FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Dab obtained from MSPD Aegis System "Does not oeeesrarily reflect UCA Statistic 7 MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC # 110-2016 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members ojlthe City Com i ssion FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: March 14, 2016 SUBJECT: Ocean Drive Security Measures for Nigh Impact Weekends In an effort to provide a safe environment for our residents, businesses and visitors during high impact weekends, Chief Oates and the Police Command Staff, at my direction have prepared an enhaced strategy to be implemented starting this weekend. Attached, please find the memorandum from Chief Oates outlining the strategy. Please do not hesitate to contact Chief Oates or myself if you have any questions. PL:JLM: DJO M AMIBEACH Miami Math Pe1103 Department, 1 100 Washington Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF PONCE Tel: 305.673,7925, E-mail: danieloate3@miomibeachfl.gov TO: City Manager Jimmy Morales FROM: Police Chief Daniel Oates DATE: March 14, 2016 SUBJECT: Ocean Drive Security Measures for High -Impact Weekends This memorandum is prepared to summarize the measures the Police Department is taking to improve security along Ocean Drive during high -impact weekends when the number of visitors significantly exceeds normal activity. The purpose of these new measures is to ensure the safest possible environment for residents and visitors to iconic Ocean Drive, nearby Lummus Park and the beach area. These steps are being taken following our meeting today with senior members of the Department's command staff. The following measures will be implemented on these high -impact weekends at the discretion of the Police Department: • Police staffing will be significantly increased, with a particular focus on the area from 7th to 11th Street on Ocean Drive • Ocean Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., from 7th to 11th Street • Large crowds will be cleared from the beaches before sunset to protect visitors and to ensure the proper and effective clean-up of trash • Check points will be in place at entrances to prevent alcohol, Styrofoam and glass on the beach • Valet operations for clubs and businesses on Ocean Drive between 7th and 11th Street will be relocated to side streets between Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue • The Police Department will utilize Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) throughout the area to enhance the safety of the pedestrian and driving public • Code Enforcement staffing will be significantly increased to ensure that City Ordinances pertaining to alcohol sales and public consumption are rigorously enforced We are committed b pwiding excellent public service and safety to all wfto We. wwic and pby in our vont. tropical historic community. • Goodwill Ambassadors will assist the Police throughout the weekend to welcome and educate visitors about the rules and expectations of our City The Police Department will remain flexible and may impose additional security measures as needed, including early closings of sidewalk cafes and package liquor stores, closing of additional portions of Ocean Drive and of other streets, etc. The Police Department will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these measures and very much appreciates the public's assistance in keeping our community safe. or DJO:gw We are mmmitbd to providing excekent public service and safely m oil who live, wok and ply in our vibrant, tropical, historic oxnmuriy. MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC# 288.2016 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of he City C» mission Lam/ FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: July 5, 2016 SUBJECT: Police Department New Crime -F ting Initiatives and Proposed FY 16-17 Entertainment District Enhance nts This Letter to Commission is prepared to summarize the short-term efforts and a longer-term proposed reorganization of the Police Department to create more visibility and greater impact on street crime in the Entertainment District. The short-term efforts will be managed within existing Police Department resources and with some modest overtime expenditure. The longer-term proposed reorganization of the Department will include the creation of a new, fourth Police Area Command, to be called the "Entertainment District? This will require policy endorsement by the Commission and enhanced staffing. The proposal will need to be evaluated and given full consideration in the upcoming FY 16-17 budget process. Year -to -Date Crime Data and Trends A number of recent robberies on the midnight shift have focused attention on the Department's crime -fighting efforts and crime statistics. Despite recent media coverage that might suggest otherwise, the Department is actually having a good year in terms of robbery reduction, with a very significant 27 -percent decrease in this crime since January 1. In addition, major index crime, as measured nationally by the FBI, has generally trended downward for the City of Miami Beach in recent years. The past two years have seen modest decreases, with a 3 -percent reduction in 2014 and another 2.27 -percent reduction in 2015. The Department has been particularly successful in addressing robberies in 2016, with a reduction since January 1 of over 27 percent. The city has experienced a modest increase of 2.16 percent in overall major index crime in 2016. The crime increase has been driven largely by a 3 -percent increase in larcenies. Data for the four-week period ending June 23 shows a 12.3 - percent overall decline in citywide crime compared to the immediately previous four weeks in 2016, and a 0.26 -percent reduction compared to the same four weeks a year ago. For the four- week period ending June 23, there has been 21.77 -percent decline in crime within Area 1/South Beach compared to the prior four weeks, and a 8.99 -percent decline compared to the same four weeks in 2015, There have been six more robberies in the four-week period ending June 23 than the prior four weeks, and two more robberies than the same period a year ago. When robberies do occur, the Department has also been more successful in the past 18 months in making robbery arrests, often within minutes and nearby the crime scene. This is particularly true in the Entertainment District (5th to 15th Street, from the beach shoreline to Washington Avenue). As an example, in April and May of this year, 19 percent of robberies occurring in Area 1/South Beach have resulted in an arrest by a uniformed patrol officer immediately after the crime was committed. This is a strong indicator of the effectiveness of our patrol deployment scheme. This success is particularly attributed to the Ocean Drive Squad of 1 sergeant and 7 officers that was formed in November, 2014 (which made yet another robbery arrest last night, July 4, immediately after it occurred). Another 11 percent have been arrested by detectives following a brief investigation. Robberies in Area 1 decreased by 40 percent in April and May compared to same period in 2015 and by 19 percent citywide during that same period. The Department holds twice -monthly crime strategy meetings involving all its top commanders, shift leaders, investigative supervisors and specialized unit supervisors. At these meetings, the other noticeable trend in addition to the 27 -percent decline in robberies this year has been the movement of this crime away from the Beach and Ocean Drive. This is almost certainly a result of the strategies and pressure the Department has placed on the Ocean Drive/Beach area. Response to Recent Hioh-Profile Robberies In response to the recent robberies in Area 1, Operations Division Major Mark Causey directed the initiation of "Operation Strike Back," beginning June 22 (see attached memorandum). This initiative, involving the deployment of specialty units (crime suppression teams, undercover narcotics investigators, Robbery Squad, Ocean Drive Squad, etc.) to the Entertainment District and South Beach area, has resulted in 40 arrests in its early stages. This initiative will be continued indefinitely. The Department began taking the following additional steps to address robbery and street crime in Area 1/South Beach beginning this past July 4 weekend: 1. Enhanced patrol staffing in the Entertainment District, focusing on the Beach and Ocean Drive. For the July 4 weekend, this included deploying the Ocean Drive Squad of 1 sergeant and 7 officers on Sunday and Monday, their regular days off, on overtime. (Note: the Ocean Drive Squad has been extraordinarily effective at arrests and crime suppression since its inception in November, 2014 and has compiled an impressive record addressing serious felonies and quality -of -life and disorder offenses.) This enhanced staffing will be reevaluated after July 4 and continued as needed. 2. Deployment of midnight "overlap" patrol officers to Area 1. Patrol shifts are designed to have an overlap of personnel during peak demand hours. The overlap between the afternoon and midnight shift is from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. During this time, Major Causey has directed the deployment of the midnight officers from Areas 2 and 3 to anti -robbery patrol in Area 1 to the locations in which the recent crimes have occurred. This overlap deployment will continue indefinitely. 3. Extending hours of the Crime Suppression Teams (CST). The CSTs are the Department's multi -skilled patrol teams that are tasked with tackling particularly difficult street crime conditions. They are the proactive teams who are freed of radio assignments so that they can concentrate exclusively on disrupting troubling new crime patterns or trends. They use various tactics, uniforms, equipment, vehicles and other methods and constitute a flexible force that can be deployed on short notice. The aftemoon and midnight CST units will be dedicated to the areas of the recent robberies and will extend their hours of coverage temporarily on overtime. 4. The Department's elite Robbery Squad, which works until 3 a. m., will have its hours extended to 5 a.m. temporarily on overtime. 5. The Department's General Investigations Unit, consisting of detectives who respond to the most serious crimes during the ovemight period and begin investigations immediately at the scene, will work extended hours until 5 a.m. temporarily on overtime. 6. Mobile license plate reader (LPR) teams of uniformed officers will be deployed during early morning hours in certain critical areas where recent robberies have occurred, The LPR is a particularly effective crime -fighting tool, both for intervention in advance of a crime and for prompt investigation and apprehension when crime occurs. These additional measures and personnel, along with carefully directed deployment at the direction of Major Causey and his team's senior leadership based on evolving trends, should further address robbery and street -crime conditions in the short term. Proposed Reorganization and Enhancements to Address Crime and Service Demand New Entertainment District: The Department is proposing a major reorganization in response to increased demand for services and the special circumstances of policing the Entertainment District. The senior leadership of the Department has long felt that Area 1 is too large and unwieldly to direct properly and efficiently, as it currently accounts for 46 percent of calls for service and the vast bulk of the city's special events and their concomitant policing challenges. Under this new plan, the Entertainment District would become its own police command, a fourth 'Area' for police coverage. The command would be run by a captain and named the 'Entertainment District,' covering 5v' to 15th Street, from the Beach shoreline on the east to the west side of Washington Avenue. Under this plan, likely calls for service would be divided among the four police areas as follows: Entertainment District, 15 percent; the reconfigured Area 1, 31 percent; Area 2/Mid-Beach, 22 percent; and Area 3/North Beach, 17 percent. This would be a much better balance of Department resources and emphasis. To support this restructuring, 51 current swom police officer positions would be reallocated from among existing resources, including the captain and two of the three required patrol lieutenant/shift commander positions. (A proposed organizational chart is attached.) However, to specifically add visibility of key patrol units and to increase service and efficiency in certain areas of critical demand within the Entertainment District, 12 new sworn positions will be requested in the budget process. They are as follows: 1. 1 patrol lieutenant/shift commander, which is needed to complete staffing for the three 'patrol shifts of the Entertainment District and ensure proper span of control. 2. 1 Neighborhood Resource Officer (NRO) to assist the new Entertainment District Captain/Commanding Officer in dealing with the community policing and problem -solving elements of running a major command. 3. 1 sergeant and 4 police officers to create a second Ocean Drive Squad. This squad will work the opposite end of the week of the current extremely successful Ocean Drive Squad that was established in late 2014. This request is also responsive to a core recommendation of the Ocean Drive Task Force and is considered a vital need by the Department's leadership. 4. 2 additional police officers to create a full squad of Homeless Outreach Officers (HROs). The demands of the Department to deal with the homeless continue to increase. Homelessness is one of the top complaints citywide but of particular concern in the Entertainment District. The current two officers assigned to this issue full time cannot meet the demands citywide for investigations, Baker and Marchman Act commitments, referrals, arrests, court appearances, etc. It has been shown that this work requires a special expertise that is beyond the capacity or time of regular patrol officers. This new squad of a sergeant and four officers would provide services citywide, but the bulk of their time would be spent in the Entertainment District and the Lincoln Road corridor. The sergeant position and the original two HROs would be funded from existing resources. The squad will report to the Entertainment District Captain for chain -of -command purposes but will have citywide responsibility to deal with the homeless. 5. 3 additional beat officers for the Washington Avenue corridor. With the reorganization in late 2014 that created the Ocean Drive Task Force, the Department reduced its full-time beat officer positions on Washington Avenue to one officer. Washington Avenue and its adjoining side streets present major challenges in quality -of -life and crime conditions. A total team of four officers, with two on days and two working evenings, would provide the ideal visible coverage and problem solving for this crucial business thoroughfare. The fully funded cost of these 12 positions to support the proposed new Entertainment District in FY 16-17 would be $1,140,453, with a second -year cost of $1,176,837. The proposed new organizational chart for the Entertainment District is attached. Assignment of 1 Detective to Miami Dade Robbery Intervention Detail: The Miami -Dade Police Department's Robbery intervention Detail (RID) is a robbery task force that investigates the most serious and violent robberies in the county and pursues robbery suspects and fugitives. A high percentage of Miami Beach's robbery suspects are from elsewhere in Miami Dade County. The Department had a full-time detective assigned to RID for many years but ended that relationship when the last assigned detective got promoted to sergeant and staffing on patrol in our city was depleted. The advantage to having a full-time task force officer on RID is that the MBPD can leverage all the resources of RID to hunt for Miami Beach robbery suspects and fugitives. Staffing levels in MBPD have now returned to an acceptable level so that one detective can be reallocated for a RID assignment. We expect to do this by no later than the end of the summer. We further expect that as a result, the full resources of RID will help MBPD solve robberies and catch offenders are a higher rate, thereby reducing robberies here in our city. Technology to Support Crime Suppression: In the current fiscal year, $265,000 was allocated to the Police Department for an initial build -out of infrastructure to support cameras and license plate readers on the MacArthur Causeway. This money has been held in reserve pending the Transportation Department's research and implementation of the "Intelligent Traffic System" comprehensive initiative. That project may take some time to complete but will not be finished in this fiscal year. In addition, it remains unresolved (even doubtful) whether FDOT will permit LPRs on the MacArthur Causeway. The Police Department will seek to reallocate ail or a portion of the $265,000 and may seek still more funding in the future to place additional fixed LPRs and surveillance cameras in critical areas of the Entertainment District and other parts of the city to fight crime. While the county and state control most major roads in the city and have generally opposed cameras and LPRs, there are a number of important streets and structures such as parking garages that the city controls that would be ideal for placement of cameras and LPRs to fight crime. The Police Department will undertake a comprehensive survey in the next few weeks, consider crime data and develop a list of best locations for immediate impact using this technology. Reward Fund: The Police Department intends to partner with a local non-profit to create a reward fund to assist the police in catching criminals involved in particularly high-profile crimes, especially robberies. An effective reward program is particularly useful in cases where, in the early stages of the investigation, the detectives are short on leads but there is still significant media attention. When a reward is offered immediately and gets broadcast as part of the initial wave of media coverage, it can often lead to crucial tips coming into the police. The reason is that persons who commit particularly heinous and high-profile crimes often tell (or even boast to) someone in their personal fife about the crime. The reward is sometimes just the motivation for the person with knowledge to pass the information on to the police. The reward in these cases can still be funneled through the current Crime Stoppers program. Such a reward would be in addition to but a significant boost above what Crime Stoppers offers. Because Crime Stoppers has a proven method to do so, the reward can still be handled and paid out anonymously. A fully funded reward program, from private tax-deductible donations, will have greater impact than the current Crime Stoppers program because it can offer larger rewards that garner more significant media attention and broadcast. The money would be collected and distributed by the private non-profit corporation selected to run it, with the Police Department validating final rewards disbursements through regular presentations to the non -profits board of directors. The Police Chief had significant success setting up a similar program in his prior city. The Department is currently looking for a willing non-profit entity to manage this program. Conclusion While the Police Department has been effective in reducing robberies this year, we believe that still more can be done to reassure the community about street crime. Toward this end, the Department has implemented several short-term initiatives and is considering longer-term solutions, one of which is a reorganization of the Department and the adding of a fourth 'Entertainment District." The Entertainment District will require enhanced staffing and must be considered by Commission during the upcoming budget process. JLM: DJO: LH: MC:tr iv, AA, I B E AC H OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC# 029-2017 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members �F the City +i ommission FROM: Jimmy L Morales, City Manager DATE January 17, 2017 SUB.ECT: M.B.P.D. 2016 Ocean Drive Suad Results This Letter to the Mayor and City Commission is prepared to provide an update on the impact of the Miami Beach Police Department's Ocean Drive Squad in 2016. In late 2014, a dedicated Ocean Drive Squad was created as the centerpiece of Department's efforts to address crime and other challenges facing Ocean Drive. Today, the Ocean Drive squad consists of one sergeant and seven officers. They have worked tirelessly in the past year, Wednesday through Saturday evenings from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m., and achieved remarkable results for 2016. Below is a summary of the Ocean Drive Squad's enforcement efforts and impacts in 2016: ENFORCEMENT ACTION AMOUNT Felony Arrests 204 Misdemeanor Arrests 309 Case Reports/Misc. Reports 1582 Traffic Citations 353 Cocaine Seized 181.5 Grams Marijuana Seized 1784 Grams Oxycodone Seized 10.5 Grams MDMA "Club Drug" Seized 25.7 Grams Methamphetamine Seized 1 Gram Xanax Seized 61.7 Grams Clonazepam Seized 1.2 Grams Currency Seized $12,854 Firearms Seized 12 Vehicle Seized 1 Consistent with the Commission's vision and fiscal approval in the FY 2016-2017 budget, a second Ocean Drive Squad will be stood up by mid-February, before the Spring Break season begins. This second team will consist of one sergeant and four officers. They will work Saturday through Tuesday evenings, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The two squads will overlap on Saturday evenings, providing double coverage. The Ocean Drive squads will continue to spearhead the enforcement efforts in this high - visibility part of the Entertainment District and will work with the Homeless Liaison Officers, Entertainment District patrol and beat officers, our Crime Suppression Teams and narcotics undercover officers, and with Code Enforcement and the Park Rangers to keep the positive momentum moving forward in 2017. iI JLM:_tr MIAMI BEACH OFF[CE OF THE CITY MANAGER 2011 J ki p; F 1.4: t NO. LTC# 046-2017 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of he City Co ission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: January 26, 2017 SUBJECT: Ocean Drive 10 Point Plan Upda I am pleased to provide this status update of the implementation of the City Commission approved 10 Point Plan for Ocean Drive. 1. A. Patrolling Public Areas The Commission approved FY 16-17 budget includes funding for 12 new officers dedicated to the entertainment district. Today, the Ocean Drive squad consists of one sergeant and seven officers working from Wednesday through Saturday evenings 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. By mid-February, a second Ocean Drive Squad will be created. This second team will consist of one sergeant and four officers. They will work Saturday through Tuesday evenings, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The two squads will overlap on Saturday evenings, providing double coverage. B. Police & Park Rangers Park Rangers have been relocated from other parks into Lummus during peak hours until staffing can be completed in mid-February. At that time, there will be two dedicated Park Rangers in Lummus Park and when necessary a third will be added. C. Open Containers Police and Code Compliance continue to cooperate and enforce the open container laws. Since approval of the plan undercover operations have taken place resulting in 17 violations. D. Security to Patrol Private Property Requiring private property to hire private security will require an amendment, to the Sidewalk Cafe Ordinance Chapter 82, to require sidewalk cafe permittees to hire private security. If we do so, staff will need to create specific standards (e.g., 1 security guard per X number of sidewalk cafe seats). E. Sanitation Public Works has dedicated 75 employees to the entertainment district. Mobile sweepers and Pressure cleaners operate between the hours of 5:00 am to 1:30 pm, seven days a week. Mechanical litter control (ALTV) operates in the entertainment district and tourist areas between the hours of 6:30 am to 10:00 am, seven days a week. All other areas are serviced between the hours of 6:30 am to 3:00 pm, seven days a week. In addition the commercial entertainment districts are serviced from 3:00 pm to 11:30 pm, five days and nights a week. Residents and business owners are encouraged to call the Sanitation division for up to date information on street sweeping schedules. F. Alley Lighting The Public Works alley lighting project is complete with the conversion of 35 fixtures to LED lighting. Additionally, side streets from 5th to 15th streets from Ocean Drive to Collins Avenue have been converted. Some operators are suggesting more lighting on private property and this matter is still under review. 2. Business Improvement District The operators have been in discussion and the City stands ready to facilitate and process when ready. 3. Umbrellas, Furniture and Fixtures The City Commission has approved the Ocean Drive Design Guidelines and has approved four exceptions for: The Palace, Mango's, Voodoo and Starlight. B. Tables & Chairs The "gauntlet" or tunnel effect has been addressed, except for the four exceptions. Except for these four areas, a five-foot pedestrian path is now available on the east side of the sidewalk. Unfortunately, we still receive complaints that restaurant staff continues to engage the visitors in the pedestrian path. C. Trees Thirty trees were successfully relocated to Lummus Park at the beginning of December. The trees were strategically placed in areas that would not clutter the park, or impede safety and/or future programming. Sixty-five tree pits were filled with bonded aggregate and where trees were removed, pits were filled with concrete to match the existing sidewalk. D. Width of Umbrellas & Awnings The widths of the umbrellas have been adjusted for square umbrellas to 9'6" by 9'6" and 12' by 9'6" for rectangular umbrellas in the Design Guidelines. E. Height of Umbrellas & Awnings The new height has been adjusted to a maximum of nine feet and minimum of six feet - nine inches the Design Guidelines. F. Height of the Tables The width of the tables has been adjusted to a 36 -inch maximum height in the design guidelines. G. Securing Umbrellas into the sidewalk City Commission approved an amendment to the Code allowing for securing umbrellas to the sidewalk on January 11, 2017. Operators must turn in engineering drawings with the sidewalk cafe permit if they choose to bolt. The deadline for applications was January 20, 2017. All new requirements will go into full effect on March 1, 2017. H. Lighting Public Works is working with the Police Department to enhance lighting within Lummus Park. Two lightning fixtures are scheduled to be replaced to assess enhanced lighting levels and determine the continuance of similar replacements. 1. Umbrellas Zippers On January 11, 2017 the City Commission approved ordinance changes allowing zippers on up to three umbrellas. J. Roll Down Tarps On January 11, 2017 the City Commission approved ordinance changes allowing roll down tarps. K. Awnings On January 11, 2017 the City Commission approved ordinance changes allowing retractable awnings. L. Street Lighting The Plan calls for uniform lighting on Ocean Drive; this however requires a budget allocation and approval from the State of Florida. This can be discussed further during the next budget cycle. 4. Prohibition on formula restaurants and retail Legislation has been drafted and was referred to the January 24, 2017 Planning Board. This includes prohibition on certain stores, like liquor, tattoo, pawn shops and check cashing stores. The Planning Board recommend in favor, with modifications, to move the item forward to the City Commission. Pursuant to the City Attorney's advice, the prohibition of food displays on private property cannot be accommodated.• The requirement that all establishments must list pricing in a conspicuous manner is already in the City Code. This is just a matter of enforcement. As to the hospitality training, the Ocean Drive Association is implementing, with twenty-six Operators having already received training and five more to be scheduled. They have also begun sending secret shoppers out to establish a monthly report for compliance with their Code of Conduct. Finally, adult entertainment is already prohibited in this area. 5. Hawking This is a matter currently in court; therefore no enforcement action is taking place to prohibit until the matter is resolved. 6. Street Vendors Pursuant to the Plan "street vendors and promoters prohibited" calls for banning all from Ocean Drive. However, currently legitimate vendors get permits from the City: Artist/Non-Profit Vendors & Street Performers There are 64 permitted Artist Vendors, 19 permitted Street Performers, and zero permitted Non -Profit Vendors in the City of Miami Beach. The lottery system provides for designated spots to be assigned to each vendor. There are 16 designated spots for artist/non-profit/street performers on Ocean Drive: 11 for Artist Vendors; 3 for Street Performers; and 2 for Non-profit Vendors (none on current list provided). 14 of these spots are located between 5th and 15th Street. Cigar & Flower Vendors There are currently six licensed cigar vendors, which have 35 locations across Ocean Drive. Cigar vendors are permitted to sell in multiple locations but must cover their wares in transport. There are currently 13 licensed flower vendors that have paid for licenses in FY16/17, 9 of which are located on Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Street. Vendors are not allowed to be mobile and sell on the sidewalk at the same time. They must work within an establishment and/or is sidewalk cafe footprint. They must also receive permission from the operator. If an operator does not want a vendor on site, they can be asked to move along. Code should be called to log the complaint. Sampling Permits Sampling permits are issued by TCED and are issued on a temporary basis. The permit requires the single permit is valid only for a team of five people or less within the same vicinity (one block) distributing single servings of goods or services with no commercial exchange. The permit requires general liability insurance of no less than $1 Million; a permit fee of $2,000; security deposit of $2,500; and other procedural obligations. According to TCED only about 20-30 are issued each year. On the enforcement side, sampling without a permit can carry a $1,000 fine for first offence. Only three violations have been issued on Ocean Drive for illegal sampling in the past year. Sampling takes place on east side of Ocean Drive. This does not occur often, with only 9 last year, primarily with our partner sponsors, Coca Cola and MB Sunscreen. As to "promoters", our attorneys consider what they do solicitation and therefore, do not fall into the categories above. Promoting is considered "hawking" which we cannot address right now until the court case gives us direction. 7. Music and/or noise coming out of golf carts are being handled as best as possible within the ability of current staff. 8. The prohibition on outside speakers was discussed at the January 18, 2017 LUDO and recommended in favor to be placed on the March 28th Planning Board agenda. 9. The activation of Lummus Park is being handled by TCED on a case by case basis. 10.The sale, possession, and/or use of marijuana is prohibited. I want to thank the many departments working expeditiously in the implementation of this plan in this important and iconic jewel of Miami Beach. Special recognition to Amy Mehu and Susy Torriente of my office for keeping all the pieces moving forward in a coordinated and informed manner. We will continue to provide periodic updates. JM/ST/AM Ca MIAMIBEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC # 050-2017 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members o, the City Co j mission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: January 30, 2017 SUBJECT: High Impact Events on Beach Prop-rty — Spring 2017 Schedule This letter serves to inform the Mayor and Commission of the actions taken by the City Manager to install the provisions of the City's High Impact Events on Beach Property during the busy spring, 2017 period. As you recall, following the April, 2016 unpermitted Floatopia social media happening and the ensuing trash left behind by the crowd who attended, the Commission directed the City Manager to strengthen enforcement provisions and provide limitations for beachgoers as protective measures for residents and visitors to the beach and City. The result was the Commission's May 11, 2016 approval of Ordinance 2016-4019, which amended Chapter 82 of the City Code of the City of Miami Beach, amending. Article V, entitled "Beaches." This Ordinance provided the City Manager with the discretionary power to install such protective measures when a High Impact Period is deemed to occur, wherein large crowds and activities, by permitted or unpermitted use, may pose a threat of damage or destruction to City property. Measures imposed during a High Impact Period on beach property will include: • The prohibition of coolers; • The prohibition of any inflatable devices; • The prohibition of tents, tables, and similar structures; • The limitation of live or amplified music; • The limitation of traffic routes to prohibit vehicular access to non-residents, and permit access only for residents and those patrons and employees of businesses located in the specific area where traffic routes have been limited; • The establishment of occupancy limits for different segments of beach property, and prohibiting access to those areas that have reached those occupancy limits, in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public; • The prohibition of any direct or indirect consumption of alcohol on the beach property; • And the implementation of a license plate reader police detail, which may be utilized on eastbound traffic lanes of the MacArthur Causeway, Julia Tuttle Causeway, and on any other access points to the City. For the upcoming spring, 2017 period, inclusive of spring break and Winter Music Conference schedules, the City Manager and Police Department have identified the dates of March 3 through April 16 as a High Impact Period on beach property, based on estimates derived from prior years to meet the following requirements to enact the above measures. Per 2016-4019, only one of the below requirements is sufficient to trigger these protective measures. • An event, activity or period of time is expected to generate attendance by more than 5,000 people for an area of beach property that extends less than 15 blocks from north to south. Ocean Rescue's patron attendance estimates for the beachfront from South Pointe to 15 Street during the same time period averaged 42,375 patrons per weekend day/ 127,124 patrons per weekend in 2015 and 43,052patrons per weekend day/ 136,330 patrons per weekend in 2016. • City parking lots and garages in an area within a 15 block radius of beachfront property are at full capacity. Parking Department's use reports of garages nearby the public beach area (7 Street garage, 12 Street garage, 13 Street garage, 16 Street/ Anchor garage) for the same March and April period show an average of 48% over in 2015 and an average of 55.6% over capacity in 2016. • There is a designated major event period (as set forth and identified within the special event regulations and guidelines). The special event regulations and guidelines define Winter Music Conference, this year March 21-24, as a major event period. • A maintenance of traffic plan is required (including street closures) based upon the high impact. In 2016, Police Department closed Ocean Drive from 7 to 11 Streets from 7pm to 7am on successive weekends (the last weekend in March and the first weekend in April), based on higher arrest totals the prior two weekends than the previous Memorial Day Weekend. • Hotel occupancy levels are anticipated to be greater than 75% in the City. The Greater Miami Convention and Visitor Bureau's Smith Travel Research estimates for the same periods in 2015 and 2016 averaged 86.5% hotel occupancy. These periods reflect historically high attendance on Miami Beach beachfront property, due to the schedule of various Florida and Georgia college spring breaks, as well as Miami -Dade high school spring break. In addition to this LTC, the City Manager will file notification of implementation of these measures with the City Clerk and the Communications Department will inform appropriate news media for publication and broadcast of the restrictions imposed during these dates. Once any such measures are imposed, any violation of the imposed measures shall be punished as provided in section 1-14 of City Code. C: Kathie Brooks, Assistant City Manager Eva Silverstein, Director, Tourism Culture and Economic Development Vanessa Williams, Assistant Director, Tourism Culture and Economic Development Graham Vinick, Film and Event Production Manager, Tourism Culture and Economic Development KGB/ ES/ VW/ GW OCEAN DRIVE 2015 vs 2016 COMPARISON ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT 2015 vs 2016 COMPARISON UCR PART I COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: TOTAL PART I N 1:4; t4 n a N N H HOMICIDE cc } L' 0 0 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT TOTAL VIOLENT 0 N % CHANGE O 0 m n 0 N BURGLARY AUTO THEFT TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES UCR PART I COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: TOTAL PART I u, 0' 0 Ll] O CI aQ N N ae 8 N 8 W S oe O ce AGGRAVATED ASSAULT TOTAL VIOLENT N N a n N N N N m [V ae C1 BURGLARY x ce5 AUTO THEFT TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES OCEAN DRIVE 2016 vs 2017 COMPARISON ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT 2016 vs 2017 COMPARISON UCR PART I COMPARISON JANUARY 1 -APRIL 30 PERIOD COVERED: 0 N TOTAL PART I N u, G1 0 0 0' 4.4 W N 04 0 0 0 N CS 2 0 a AGGRAVATED ASSAULT TOTAL MOLENT 0 Ar fR 0 0 N N e, 8e a 4 aft BURGLARY AUTO THEFT TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES UCR PART I COMPARISON PERIOD COVERED: TOTAL PART I aI n Q N 00 0 0 0 aen ei z 5 % CHANGE M1 0 at N 0 eml 5