LTC 401-2018 Municipal Parking Lot No. P2 (Nikki Beach) Renovation Project-Temporary Replacement ParkingMIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF TNF ('QTY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 401-2018
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber ana
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 19, 2018
SUBJECT: MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT NO. 'i 2 (NIKKI BEACH) RENOVATION PROJECT -
TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT PARKI G
LETTER TO COMMISSION
This Letter to Commission (LTC) serves to provide update regarding temporary
expanded parking opportunities during the renovation project underway at the subject
parking lot.
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The Office of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) has commenced a renovation project at
Municipal Parking Lot No. P2, located at South Pointe Drive and Ocean Drive. The project
includes: drainage; paving, striping, lighting, landscaping, and more efficient traffic
circulation.
Please note Nikki Beach (formerly known as Penrod's) has a parking agreement for 88
parking spaces for their parking needs. Therefore, the project is being completed in phases
in order to uphold our contractual obligations to Nikki Beach as well as provide parking
opportunities, albeit for Nikki Beach customers. Please also note the project construction
phase began during off-peak season to lessen the impact to the neighborhood.
Despite these efforts, parking availability remains a challenge and is impacting businesses,
visitors, and residents alike. I know a number of them have shared those concerns with
most of you and we received a variety of helpful suggestions from them, including the ones
outlined below that have been implemented:
• Informational signage identifying other municipal parking facilities in the immediate
area.
• Reduced maximum time limit at a limited number of metered spaces on South Pointe
Drive to increase parking space turnover.
• Temporary replacement parking will be available at the "Joe's" Stone Crab surface
parking lot (west side of the lot), located at 845 Commerce Street. Joe's was
receptive to allowing the City to lease a portion of their parking lot (69 parking
spaces) between the hours of 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, seven days a week. The City
will operate Joe's parking lot in similar fashion to other municipal parking lots in the
area. The monthly rental fee is $16,000, for up to three (3) months from the effective
date, but not beyond October 5, 2018. The City shall assess parking fees to offset
these costs. The Joe's lot will be temporarily metered (pay station) with an hourly
rate of $2.00, coins, bills, credit cards, and Parkmobile will all be acceptable forms of
payment and violators are subject to enforcement fines. Please note we will make
every effort to notify ALL users that their parking session terminates at 8:00 PM, at
which time they must vacate the parking lot as overnight parking is not allowed. After
8:OOpm, an existing agreement between Joe's and Tremont Towing, to tow cars
remaining in the lot, will be in effect. Vehicles in violation are subject to being towed
by Tremont Towing.
We will be monitoring utilization in the lot particularly toward the end of business each day to
hopefully prevent any user from exceeding the 8:00 PM deadline for vehicle removal.
We anticipate that the temporary provision of these additional 69 parking spaces in the area,
for daytime use, will have a cascading effect in the neighborhood and alleviate parking
demand in the general vicinity. I want to extend my appreciation to Joe's Stone Crab for
being good corporate citizens and agreeing to allow the City to provide this temporary
parking arrangement on their parking lot.
JLM/KGB/ETC/DM/SF
C: Kathie Brooks, Assistant City Manager
Mark Taxis, Assistant City Manager
Susanne Torriente, Assistant City Manager
Eric Carpenter, Assistant City Manager
Marcia Monserrat, Chief of Staff/Office of the City Manager
David Martinez, CIP Director
Saul Frances, Parking Department Director.