Resolution 2019-30785 RESOLUTION NO.2019-30785
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
FINANCE AND CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE, MADE AT ITS
FEBRUARY 22, 2019 MEETING, TO ACCEPT THE MOTION PASSED BY THE
PRODUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL TO ADOPT CHANGES TO THE
CURRENT FILM INCENTIVE GUIDELINES, MAKING -THEM LESS
RESTRICTIVE FOR PRODUCTIONS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FILM
INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, on February 8, 2017, the Administration, in response to the Florida
Legislature's decision to pull funding from the State of Florida's Film & Entertainment Incentive
Program, provided the Miami Beach City Commission with an overview on the status of the Film
& Print Industry, and ways to continue the viability of these industries in Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, the Administration coordinated meetings with production industry figures,
and the City's Production Industry Council (PIC)to review processes and local incentive options
provided by other communities to evaluate the City's key constraints towards improving the film
incentive program in order to bring more production work to Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2017 the Mayor and City Commission discussed the following
options for encouraging more film and print production in Miami Beach
• Eliminate the signed consent requirement for reservation of metered parking, requiring
merely notification with all details.
• Reduce signed consent for road or lane closures to 75% of directly affected properties,
instead of the current 100%. -
• Reduce the residential signature consent area to 200' from the production use, where it
currently*requires 500'. -
• Reduce permitted production crew parking to$10 per vehicle (a 50% reduction from the
usual $20 per vehicle)in all municipal lots and garages, where/when capacity permits.
• Extending the number of free vehicle access passes to productions which demonstrate
Miami..Beach room nights, to a scale of 5 passes for 50'room nights; 10 passes for 100
room nights; and 20 passes for 200 room nights.
• 'Reinstate the PCRV pass for motorhome parking allowance in metered spaces and taxi/
ride share spaces.
• Implementation of a cash incentive of $10,000 and an ordinance streamlining the film
and photography guidelines = to encourage and facilitate even more film and print
production in Miami Beach .
WHEREAS, on January 11; 2018, the Production Industry Council ("PIC") passed the
motion to adopt the above guidelines; and
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WHEREAS, on November 8, 2018,the PIC met and passed a motion to request the City
of Miami Beach'lobbyists to include film production incentives as•part of the Miami Beach •
lobbying agenda for the next legislative session to the State of Florida, and to work with Miami-
Dade lobbyists to restore the vibrancy of film production resulting in positive economic impact to
the Mianii Beach and Miami Dade communities; and
WHEREAS, at the December 13, 2018, PIC meeting, Sandy Lighterman representing
the Miami Dade County Office of Film & Entertainment, presented a series of final proposed
changes to the PIC, regarding the Miami Beach Film Incentive grant program, where the
changes were recommended; and
WHEREAS, on February 14, 2019 the City's Tourism and Culture Department held a
meeting with the PIC to review the final changes to the Miami Beach Film Incentive Guidelines,
where the guidelines, including the recommended changes, were approved; and.
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2019, the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee
(FCWPC) accepted the proposed changes, with the expectation that the Administration provide
a Letter to Commission with details pertaining to the marketing and advertising on the new
initiatives and guidelines; and
WHEREAS, following the approval of the Mayor and Commission, an LTC will be
produced outlining all Marketing and Communications initiatives surrounding the Film Incentive
Guidelines.
WHEREAS, based on the above, the City Manager recommends that the City
Commission accept the recommendation by the FCWPC to adopt the proposed changes to the
City of Miami Beach Film Incentive Guidelines, as recommended and approved by the
Production Industry Council, in an attempt to make them less restrictive, and to align the City of
Miami Beach with the existing film incentive guidelines already in place at the County level; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby
adopt the recommendation of the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee, made at its
February 22, 2019 meeting, to accept the motion passed by the Production Industry Council to
adopt changes to the current film incentive guidelines, making them less restrictive for
productions to take advantage of the film incentive program.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 10th day of April 2019.
ATTEST:
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: April 10, 2019
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE FINANCE AND CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE, AT
ITS FEBRUARY 22, 2019 MEETING, ACCEPTING THE MOTION PASSED
BY THE PRODUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL TO ADOPT CHANGES TO
THE CURRENT FILM INCENTIVE GUIDELINES MAKING THEM LESS
RESTRICTIVE FOR PRODUCTIONS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FILM
INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the proposed
changes to the City of Miami Beach Film Incentives Guidelines, as approved and
recommended by the Production Industry Council and FCWPC, to make them less restrictive,
and to align the City of Miami Beach with the existing film incentive guidelines, already in place at
the county level.
ANALYSIS
On February 8, 2017, the Administration, in response to the Florida Legislature's decision to
pull funding from the State of Florida's Film & Entertainment Incentive Program, provided the
Miami Beach City Commission with an overview on the status of the Film & Print Industry, and
ways to continue the viability of these industries in Miami Beach.
The Administration coordinated meetings with production industry figures, the City's Production
Industry Council and reviewed processes and local incentive options provided by other
communities to evaluate the City's internal mechanisms.
The City reviewed its key constraints towards improving the approval process and developed
options that would potentially bring more production work to Miami Beach.
On April 26, 2017 the Mayor and City Commission discussed the following options for
encouraging more film and print production in Miami Beach:
• Eliminate the signed consent requirement for reservation of metered parking, requiring
merely notification with all details.
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• Reduce signed consent for road or lane closures to 75% of directly affected properties,
instead of the current 100%.
• Reduce the residential signature consent area to 200' from the production use, where it
currently requires 500'.
• Reduce permitted production crew parking to $10 per vehicle (a 50% reduction from the
usual $20 per vehicle)in all municipal lots and garages, where/when capacity permits.
• Extending the number of free vehicle access passes to productions which demonstrate
Miami Beach room nights, to a scale of 5 passes for 50 room nights; 10 passes for 100
room nights;and 20 passes for 200 room nights.
• Reinstate the PCRV pass for motorhome parking allowance in metered spaces and taxi/
ride share spaces.
• Implementation of a cash incentive of$10,000 and an ordinance streamlining the film and
photography guidelines — to encourage and facilitate even more film and print production
in Miami Beach
On January 11th, 2018, the Production Industry Council ("PIC") passed the motion to adopt the
above guidelines.
On November 8th, 2018, the PIC met and passed a motion to direct the City of Miami Beach
lobbyists to include film production incentives as part of the Miami Beach lobbying agenda for
the next legislative session to the State. And to work with Miami-Dade lobbyists to restore the
vibrancy of film production and tourism thereby resulting in positive economic impact to the
Miami Beach and Miami Dade communities.
At the December 13, 2018, PIC meeting, Sandy Lighterman representing the Miami Dade
County Office of Film & Entertainment, presented a series of final proposed changes to the
PIC, regarding the Miami Beach Film Incentive grant program. These suggestions were
reviewed by PIC and the following changes were recommended:
On February 14, 2019 the Tourism and Culture department held a final meeting with the PIC to
review the final changes to the Miami Beach Film Incentive Guidelines. At this meeting, the
guidelines were approved.
On February 22, 2019, the FCWPC accepted the proposed changes, with the expectation that
the Adminsitration provide an LTC with details pertaining to the marketing and advertising on the
new initiatives and guidelines. Following the approval of the Mayor and Commission, an LTC
will be produced outlining all Marketing and Communications initiatives surrounding the Film
Incentive Guidelines.
Please see attachment "FILM INCENTIVE GUIDELINES - PROPOSED CHANGES" to
see a line by line proposal of changes, with comments from the Production Industry Council.
Please see attachment "FILM INCENTIVE GUIDELINES - CLEAN VERSION" to see a
clean copy of what a final copy of the guidelines will include, should these recommendations be
accepted by the Commission.
These changes made are meant to make the guidelines less restrictive so that more
productions can take more advantage of them. This includes removing the requirement that a
percentage of crew be Florida residents and removing requested deliverables such as
marketing materials, behind the scenes clips and b-roll, contact sheets and payroll details as
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studios are reluctant to share proprietary information. Productions will still be required to submit
an accounting with receipts of how much they spent in Miami Beach inclusive of hotels, props,
catering, location fees, city services fees, etc. while filming here a minimum of three (3) days
Productions will also be required to have a "Thank you to the City of Miami Beach" line in their
end credits as applicable.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission accept the
recommendation by the City Commission Finance and Citywide Projects Committee to adopt
the proposed changes to the City of Miami Beach Film Incentive Guidelines, as recommended
by the Production Industry Council, and to make them less restrictive, and to align the City of
Miami Beach with the existing film incentive guidelines, already in place at the county level.
KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Improve Alliance With Key Business Sectors, Namely Hospitality,Arts, & International Business With
A Focus On Enhanced Culture, Entertainment, &Tourism
Legislative Tracking
Tourism and Culture
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ATTACHMENTS:
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