LTC 117-2006 Beach Patrol Reality TV
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 117-2006
LETTER TO COMMISSION
FROM:
Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager ~PJy
April 24, 2006 . G
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SUBJECT: "BEACH PATROL: MIAMI BEACH" Reality TV Series
This Letter to Commission serves to inform you about a contractual relation the City has
entered into with Evolution Film and Tape in regards to a reality television production
currently filming in Miami Beach, focusing mainly on the daily routines and actions of the
Miami Beach Fire Department's Ocean Rescue Division. The production, filming now
through April 19, has received approvals from Ocean Rescue, Fire, Police, Tourism and
Cultural Development, Communications Office and the City Manager's Office following
several meetings with the producers. The finished series of an expected six episodes,
currently titled "Beach Patrol: Miami Beach" and scheduled to air on Court TV starting in
June, is the second such series for Evolution/Court TV after the successful run of "Beach
Patrol: San Diego," which aired this January through March after a Summer 2005
production. The success of the first series in San Diego has led to a mutual agreement to
return to San Diego to film a second season this summer.
As part of the agreement, the producers will have access to Ocean Rescue personnel who
have agreed to participate as they perform their on-duty operations. This production will not
follow the participants home outside of their work responsibilities. The producers will also
film agreeable Police and Fire personnel as their actions intersect with those of Ocean
Rescue. Per agreement, the City will have a review period for each episode of the series to
require factual accuracy, and deny use if not presented as such. The producers have
offered to donate the use of a beach access vehicle they purchased for this production to
Ocean Rescue Division, as well as make a donation to the City for Ocean Rescue
infrastructure improvements.
Evolution Film and Tape is one of the most respected producers of reality television
programming, having produced such staples ofthe genre as "Fear Factor" and "Big Brother."
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