021-1999 LTC
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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L.T.C. No. 21-1999
LETTER TO COMMISSION
January 28, 1999
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Co ission
FROM: Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
SUBJECT: SUPER BOWL 1999
The following information reflects arrangements made by various City departments/divisions in
anticipation of Super Bowl 1999:
POLICE
The Police Department is staffing all special events with off-duty Officers and Staff coordinators.
The on-duty staffing has been increased with overtime officers effective Thursday, January 28, 1999,
and will maintain the increased staffing through Sunday, January 31,1999. Assistance has been
obtained Miami-Dade and Miami police departments at no cost. The following is a synopsis of
police deployment:
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Lincoln Road:
Two Officers: 5pm-3am (plus one on-duty)
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Washington Ave:
Juvenile Gang Task Force deployed: Midnight-5am (Friday, Saturday.
Sunday)
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Ocean Drive:
Three Officers: Noon - 8pm and 8pm-4am
Four Miami Mounted Patrol Officers: Noon-8pm (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Three Miami-Dade Mounted Patrol Officers: 4pm-l0pm (Friday, Saturday)
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* Beach:
Two All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) Officers: Noon-6pm
* South District:
Prisoner transport van deployed: 24 hours on day to day (6am-6pm and 6pm
-6am)
Up to 25 Miami-Dade Patrol Officers (as needed)
CODE COMPLIANCE
The Department of Code Compliance is patrolling the main streets for illegal vendors, banners and
posters placed around the city. This effort has included the day shift, night shift and weekend shift,
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
The entire Paint Crew and the entire Plumbing crew, as well as some carpenters have been assigned
to police the entire South Beach Area for anything needing repainting or graffiti removal; repair of
showers and toilet facilities; and broken benches or life guard stands,
As of the writing of this memorandum, the Division has painted over 50 benches, the 21 st Street
rest room/concession facility, all the beach showers in Lummus Park and various benches on Alton
Road.
PARKING
The Parking Department has coordinated the parking requirements for the 15 events happening
Citywide. Parking services range from bagging of meters for production trucks, clearing space for
shoots, VIP parking, crew parking, and crew shuttling,
The NFL Players party on Collins Avenue and 21 st Street will be supported by a shuttle system for
the park-and-ride from the Collins Avenue lots and a separate shuttle that goes from the Omni to the
17th Street garage and on to the event. The staff for this event will park at the Miami Beach Senior
High School parking lot.
The Players Party has paid for the electronic signage, the buses for the shuttle service, all of the
bagged meters, and VIP parking spaces on Collins Avenue and 21 st Street.
The Commissioners Party at the Convention Center will be provided parking at the Preferred Lot,
17th Street garage, and staff parking at the vacant Dade Boulevard lot and the Convention Center
North dock.
The Antique Show at the Convention Center (Halls A&B) will be provided parking at the 17th Street
surface lot and garage. Valet service will be provided utilizing the parking area in front and behind
the Gleason Theater.
The Parking Enforcement team will assist in traffic control and directing event goers to the park and
ride lots, All garages are being cleaned and will look their best for the Super Bowl. Our best
attendants are being assigned to the Preferred Lot and 17th Street garage.
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PARKS DIVISION
Julia Tuttle Causeway:
The contractor will cut, trim, litter control, and fully maintain according to the contract prior to
January 28, 1999,
North Beach:
A complete clean-up of all plant material and installation of new annuals in the flower bed has been
done at the Normandy Welcome Sign, the City's north entrance,
Collins Avenue:
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Replacement of missing and dead Hawthorn and Liriope has been accomplished.
Trimming of the plant material from around the Palm uplights.
Application of herbicide for weed control in the medians.
Mulch application for the project will be completed by January 29, 1999.
Trimming of the remaining Medjools,
Landscaping at the 58th Street triangle will be completed by January 28, 1999.
Removal of one dead royal Palm 4500 Collins. Due January 28, 1999.
Removal of all old signs, broken concrete, etc, Due January 27, 1999.
Fertilization of all plant material.
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Mac Arthur Causeway:
Lummus Park:
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Installation of the missing Royal Palms started January 28, 1999, Funded by the
State.
All the palms on the causeway have been trimmed,
Regular scheduled maintenance as provided in contract will continue, including litter
control, grass cutting, trimming, etc,
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Mulching of all the palms and trees is continuing, Due for completion January 28,
1999.
Installation of sod in the bare areas of the Park is continuing with 15 additional
pallets installed as of January 22, 1999.
Application of22 bags of ammonium sulfite to boost green appearance of the park.
Possible application of green sports turf dye to the turf at Lummus, Testing is now
in process to determine usage.
Applied Annual Rye grass seed (8lbs per 1,000 Sq, Ft.) during the week of January
11, 1999. This is now growing in; good germination noted, and will continue with
Bermuda over seeding monthly until March,
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City Hall:
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Clean-up of entire site, fertilization of all plant material, replacement of damaged
turf, replanting of rear entrance feature, mulching of site, and weed control has been
completed.
Lincoln Road Mall:
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Replacement of damaged turf on the Euclid circle,
Replacement of annuals,
Replacement of damaged turf on the 400 block.
Installation of two new Royal Palms 1600-1700 block on Washington Avenue to
replace dead material.
Pruning of all hedge material.
Installation of new plant material on the first planter to correct problems noted due
to high wind conditions.
Installation of temporary planting at the Welcome Center site.
Complete mulching of all planting areas.
Clean-up of all tree grates between 200-400 block.
Clean-up of dead/broken branches on all palms and trees.
Clean-up of the Mall west of Alton Road. Due for completion on January 29, 1999.
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Botanical Garden:
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Installation of all annuals,
Repair of damaged sod areas. Six pallets installed.
Fertilized entire site.
Installation of flowering plant material outside the east fence. Delayed until after
boat show moves out on February 17, 1999,
Installation of additional plant material to fill in empty locations,
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Washington Avenue:
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Pruning of all palms/trees between 5th and 17th Streets.
Replacement of dead/missing plant material in the center median flower beds.
Mulching of entire site.
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Normandy Welcome Sign:
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Cleanup of all plant material, installation of new annuals in flower beds on Alton
Road from 17th Street to 63rd Street.
Pruned all hedge material.
Mulch application of entire area,
Fertilized all plant material.
Installation of annuals.
Installation of missing plant material 6200-6300 block,
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The Parks Division is currently maintaining a eleven-day mowing cycle citywide and will continue
as long as possible. The entire City will be cut prior to January 29, 1999.
PUBLIC WORKS
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Streets Division:
Two crews are doing inspections and patching pot holes on main City streets
including State roads (Collins Avenue, Alton Road, Indian Creek Drive, 41st
Street, 5th Street, Washington Avenue, Ocean Drive). State roads funded by
FDOT.
Performing a sweep for abandoned and unneeded barricades,
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Streets Lighting Division:
Inspecting, replacing and responding to streetlight outages throughout the
City. A night inspection south of 63rd Street (main City streets) was finished
on January 27, 1999,
OFFICE OF ARTS. CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
The Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment started preparations for this event over a year ago.
Plans were developed and were implemented with the assistance of the Neighborhood Association
and City departments/divisions. Coordination of this event was made with the appropriate State and
County agencies, Attached is a summary of events this Department has been involved with
including the issuing permits, (See attachment)
Please join me in congratulating all the employees for the overwhelming accomplishments in
preparation for Super Bowl 1999, As a result of these accomplishments and all the work done
throughout the year, Miami Beach will "shine" for this event.
If you require further information, please do not hesitate to either contact me or Assistant City
Manager Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli,
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Attachment
c: Janet Gavarette, Assistant City Manager
Christina M, Cuervo, Assistant City Manager
Ronnie Singer, Executive Assistant City Manager
Richard Bender, Executive Assistant City Manager
Department Directors
Division Directors
Allison Klein, Miami Herald Neighbors Section Reporter
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1999 MIAMI BEACH SUPER BOWL ACTIVITIES
Special Event Permits:
PUBLIC EVENTS
1 Clevelander Super Bowl Party 1/28 -1/31/99
location: lOth Street between Ocean Drive and Ocean Court (alley way)
bleachers & big screen and stage for pre-party and Super Bowl game viewing
gated event
12:00noon - 3:00am
Contact: Ian Hendry (305) 531-3485 ph or page/cell (305) 986-2441 or
(305) 672-1892 fax
Police Coordinator: Captain Pizzo (305) 880- 8726 pager
2 NFL Players Party 1/29 - 1/31/99 - Private Party at 1/28/98
location: beachfront between 21st and 22nd Streets
a three day festival of entertainment, interactive games and activities w/ NFL Players
set up: 1/22 removal: 2/2
Contact: Molly Brooks (305) 695-8819 ph or (305) 695-8851 fax
Police Coordinator: Captain We schier (305) 841-2869
3 Miami Herald Superhunt 1/30/99
location: Lincoln Road
tropic hunt to win Super Bowl tickets
set up 1/30 removal: 1/30
event hours: 1l:00am - 2:00pm
Contact: Lisette Rodriguez (305) 376-4778 ph or cell/pager (305) 352-4763
or (305) 376-4913 fax
Police Coordinator: Sergeant Young (305) 841-1905 pager
4 Super Bowl Event at Chaos 1/29 & 1/30/99
location: Club Chaos, 743 Washington Avenue, behind club in alley
a two day event for overflow area for the club
set up: 1/29 breakdown: 1/30/99
contact Steve Polisar (305) 531-8400 ph or page/cell (305) 608-4194 or
(305) 672-2711 fax
Police Coordinator: Sergeant E. Yero (305) 841-0790 pager
5 Super Bowl Extravaganza at Club Cristall/29 -1/31/99
location: Club Cristal, 1045 5th Street
a three day event for overflow area for the club
set up: 1/28/99 breakdown: 1/1/99
contact Nancy Terminello (305) 444-5002 ph or (305) 448-5566 fax or
Harold Abbot Manager (305) 604-2582 club phone or (305) 369-3474 pager
Police Coordinator: Sergeant Donnelly (305) 277-9954
6 Impressing Miami Beach into Sand Welcoming Super Bowl at Lummus Park
1/25 - 1/31/99
location: South Beach between 5th - 8th Streets
Free Miami Beach PR Objective
contact: Patrick Dore (201) 807-0600 ph or (201) 807-1069 fax
7 Collectible Superbowl Merchandise Show
1/28-31 !0:00am-2:00am
Temporary Sales on the Courtyard of Carlysle Hotel
Contact: Tom Potter 619-696-8973
PRIVATE EVENTS
8 NFL International Party 1/ 29/99
location: behind National Hotel, 1677 Collins Avenue
private party under a tent
set up: 1/26 removal 2/1
event hours: 7:00pm - 12:00midnight
Contact: Randi Freedman (305) 949-2883 ph or (305) 957-4875 pager or
(305) 945-5577 fax
Police Coordinator: Sergeant Miller (305) 841-1880 pager
9 FOX Sports News Broadcast Center 1/20 -1/31/99
location: 8th Street beachfront
Television sportscast production
set up: 1/20 removal 2/1
Contact: Marc Proval (305) 531-5456 ph or (305) 531-5146 fax (800) 455-9078 beeper
Police Coordinator: Lieutenant Allen (305) 732-0894 beeper
10 Corporate Event - Sport Illustrated Super Bowl Weekend 1/30/99
location: hard packed sand behind lOth Street
each evening during the weekend, a private corporate event in a tent
This is a hospitality function for Sports Illustrated.
set up: 1/27 removal: 1/31
event hours: 8:00pm - 12:0Omidnight
Contact: Randi Freedman (305) 949-2883 ph or (305) 957-4875 pager or
(305) 945-5577 fax
Police Coordinator: Lieutenant Noriega (305) 841-1854 beeper
II Fox Super Bowl Party 1/30/99
location: South Pointe Park
private corporate event for 2,000 people produced by Logistics Management
set up: 1/23 removal: 1/31 est attend 2,000
event hours: 7:00pm - 1:00am
Contact: Randi Freedman (305) 949-2883 ph or (305) 957-4875 pager or
(305) 945-5577 fax
Police Coordinator: Captain Garabedian (305) 841-2859 beeper
Events which do not require a permit:
PRIVATE EVENTS
12 NFL Properties, Inc. 1/30/99
Location: Great lawn and beachfront, Fountainbleau Hilton Hotel
Est. Attend 3,500
Handled by Off Duty Police Coordinators
Contact: Captain Alamo (305) 841-1856 beeper
13 NFL Owners Party
Friday Night Commissioner's Dinner 1/29/99
Location: Convention Center & Street Closure on Cenvention Center Drive
Handled by Off Duty Police Coordinators
Contact: Lieutenant Putz (305) 272-4667 beeper
14 NFL Advertising and Publishing Party 1/29/99
Wyndham Hotel Resort, 4833 Collins Avenue
Handled by Off Duty Police Coordinators
Contact: Sergeant Young (305) 841-1905 beeper
15 NFLP Headquarters 1/27 - 1/30/99
Fontainbleau Hotel, 4441 Collins Avenue
Handled by OffDuty Police Coordinators
Contact: Captain Alamo (305) 841-1856 beeper
16 Penrod's Party 1/30/99
One Ocean Drive
Handled by Off Duty Police Coordinators
Contact: Sergeant Navarro (305) 841-1874
For More Infonnation Contact:
James Quinlan
(305) 673-7577
(305) 736-8644 beeper
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