LTC 110-2017 Motion Made by the Disability Access Committee on November 15, 2016MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# 110 -2017
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Mayor Philip Levine and Members
Jimmy Morales, City Manager
February 28, 2017
f the City Co ' mission
Motion Made by the Disability Access Committee on
November 15, 2016
On November 15, 2016, the Disability Access Committee (DAC) approved the following
motion:
Motion: ADA Parking Fines Funds that had been allocated for accessible beach at
Allison Park by Resolution #2014 -28695 to remain available for beach accessible
elements to be defined by the DAC during Fiscal Year 2016/17 with an effective budget
for its best use.
Motion made by: Elsa Orlandini Seconded by: Russell Hartstein.
Adopted 10 -0 by voice vote.
Members discussed potential use for these funds includes pilot of new and improved
beach access path material, improvements and addition of swim rope locations,
possibly more beach wheelchairs, etc.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -28695
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD /COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE AT ITS MARCH 28, 2014 MEETING TO ESTABLISH A
BEACH WITH ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS AT THE BEACH ADJACENT TO
ALLISON PARK AND FURTHER APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD/ COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE AT ITS MAY 30, 2014 MEETING TO INCLUDE AN
ADAPTIVE AND INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AT ALLISON PARK
LOCATED AT 6500 COLLINS AVENUE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach offers many American Disability Act (ADA)
compliant amenities to increase availability and access to not only the City itself, but also its
seven miles of beautiful beaches; and
WHEREAS, the City has mobi -mats at 16 beach entrance locations which are heavy -
duty, polyester mats that provide traction, allowing the disabled and other users to traverse from
the beachwalk system or parking lots to the hardpack sand while reducing the chance of slips,
trips, and falls; and
WHEREAS, Ocean Rescue provides a number of ADA services, including free beach
wheelchair service during lifeguard duty hours every day. The City's beach wheelchair fleet
includes two manual and two motorized chairs, with one motorized chair located at South Pointe
Park and the other three chairs located at the Ocean Rescue Headquarters at 10`h Street; and
WHEREAS, at this time, the City does not currently offer a fully- accessible beach; and
WHEREAS, the Disability Access Committee has requested that the City, in partnership
with the Sabrina Cohen Foundation, develop a fully - accessible beachside location that offers
recreational and fitness services to the City's disabled residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the complete proposal from the Disability Access Committee dated March
3, 2014 is attached for reference; and
WHEREAS, on March 28, 2014, the Neighborhood /Community Affairs Committee
(NCAC) passed a motion referring this item to the City Commission for discussion with a
positive recommendation; and
WHEREAS, while the City has ADA - accessible playgrounds, the City currently does not
have an adaptive and inclusive playground; and
WHEREAS, on May 30, 2014, the NCAC passed a motion by majority vote
recommending that the City Commission approve the inclusion of an adaptive and inclusive
playground in the design plan for Allison Park and that the fully - accessible beach also be
developed at the same location; and
WHEREAS, City Staff has identified Allison Park at 65`h Street as the best potential
location to establish a fully - accessible beach that is ADA compliant and to include an adaptive
and inclusive playground; and
WHEREAS, this location was selected because Allison Park is currently under - utilized
and because it is already outfitted with restrooms, parking, and other elements necessary to
fully serve its users, including an existing lifeguard tower. In addition, Allison Park is also in
close proximity to the Shane Watersports Center where additional ADA accessible components
can be incorporated, including the recreational and fitness elements that were requested by the
Disability Access Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department has requested funding in the amount
of $500,000 for FY 2014/15 to begin a conceptual design plan and construction for
enhancements to Allison Park; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has
committed approximately $291,000 to the City toward construction costs at Allison Park
beginning in July 2015; and
WHEREAS, there is currently $60,000 available in the ADA Parking Fines Fund that City
Staff recommends be used to establish the fully - accessible beach elements at Allison Park; and
WHEREAS, during the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) permitting process,
the City will propose to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEPT) that these
elements include installation of mobi -mat or similar ADA compliant surface that will connect the
beachwalk to a scatter point located closer to the Mean High Water Line, temporary shade
structures, a swim rope, and signage; and
WHEREAS, the fully - accessible beach design and construction can begin independently
of the adaptive and inclusive playground in order to have the beach elements established
sooner; and
WHEREAS, City Staff will work with the FDEP to obtain the necessary approvals
required for the accessibility elements that are proposed on the state -owned beach and the
adaptive and inclusive playground located east of the CCCL; and
WHEREAS, permitting for both the beach and the playground elements is estimated to
take between six to twelve months.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby approve and accept the recommendation of the Neighborhood/ Community
Affairs Committee at its March 28, 2014 meeting to establish a beach with accessible elements
at the beach adjacent to Allison Park; and further approve and accept the recommendation of
the Neighborhood /Community Affairs Committee at its May 30, 2014 meeting to include an
adaptive and inclusive playground at Allison park located at 6500 Collins Avenue, as set forth
herein.
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COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission Accepting the Recommendation from the
Neighborhood and Community Affairs Committee to Establish a Fully- Accessible Beach Adjacent to
Allison Park and to Include an Adaptive and Inclusive Playground at Allison Park.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
Build and Maintain Priority Infrastructure With Full Accountability
Supporting Data: 2014 Customer Satisfaction Survey: Four out of five residents (77 %) rated the
quality of life in Miami Beach as excellent or good.
Item Summary/Recommendation:
The City of Miami Beach offers many American Disability Act (ADA) compliant amenities to increase
availability and access to the City and its beaches. The City has nine swim ropes that provide a safety
aide for beachgoers entering and exiting the water, mobi -mats at 16 beach entrances that reduce the
chances of slips, trips, and falls, and free beach wheelchair service daily during lifeguard duty hours.
However, the City does not currently offer a fully- accessible beach.
The Disability Access Committee has requested that the City, in partnership with the Sabrina Cohen
Foundation, develop a fully- accessible beachside location that offers recreational and fitness services
to the City's disabled residents and visitors. Additionally, an adaptive and inclusive playground has
been requested to allow children with cognitive and /or physical challenges full access to the same
playground equipment as other children and to allow children of multiple abilities to play together.
Staff has identified Allison Park at 65 Street as the best potential location to establish a fully -
accessible beach that is ADA compliant and to include an adaptive and inclusive playground. This
location was selected because the park is currently under - utilized and because it is already outfitted
with restrooms, parking, a lifeguard tower, and other elements necessary to fully serve their users.
Furthermore, the City already has funding available for the development of Allison Park.
During the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) permitting process, the City will propose to the
State that these elements include installation of mobi -mat or similar ADA compliant surface connecting
the beachwalk to a scatter point located closer to the Mean High Water Line, temporary shade
structures, a swim rope, and signage. The fully - accessible beach design and construction can begin
independently of the adaptive and inclusive playground. Staff will work with the State to obtain the
necessary approvals required for the accessibility elements proposed on the state -owned beach and
the adaptive and inclusive playground located east of the CCCL. Permitting for both elements is
estimated to take between six to twelve months.
The Administration recommends adopting the resolution.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
On March 28, 2014, the NCAC passed a motion referring this item to Commission with a positive
recommendation. On May 30, 2014, the NCAC passed a motion by majority vote recommending that
the City Commission approve the inclusion of an adaptive and inclusive playground in the design plan
for Allison Park and that the fully- accessible beach also be developed at this location.
Financial Information:
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Financial Impact Summary: The Parks Department has requested $500,000 in funding for FY
2014/15 for the Allison Park design. Approximately $290,000 of Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT) funding is also available for construction costs and $60,000 from ADA Parking Fines Fund are
available for the fully - accessible beach elements.
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
Elizabeth Wheaton x6121 and John Rebar x6643
Sign -Offs:
Department Director
Assistant City Manage AO ty Manager
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members ri the City mmission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 23, 2014
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SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR ND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AT THEIR MARCH
28, 2014 MEETING TO ESTABLISH A BEACH WITH ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS AT
THE BEACH ADJACENT TO ALLISON PARK AND FURTHER APPROVING AND
ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AT THEIR MAY 30, 2014 MEETING TO INCLUDE AN
ADAPTIVE AND INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AT ALLISON PARK LOCATED AT 6500
COLLINS AVENUE.
BACKGROUND
Fully- Accessible Beach
The City of Miami Beach offers many American Disability Act (ADA) compliant amenities to
increase availability and access to not only the City itself, but also its seven miles of beautiful
beaches. The City has mobi -mats at 16 beach entrance locations (Attachment A). Mobi -mats are
heavy -duty, polyester mats that provide traction, allowing the disabled and other users to traverse
from the beachwalk system or parking lots to the hardpack sand while reducing the chance of slips,
trips and falls. Currently, the mobi -mats only extend to the eastern edge of the dunes and end
where the hardpack sand begins.
Ocean Rescue provides a number of ADA services, including free beach wheelchair service during
lifeguard duty hours every day. The City's beach wheelchair fleet includes two manual and two
motorized chairs, with one motorized chair located at South Pointe Park and the other three chairs
located at the Ocean Rescue Headquarters at 10 Street. In addition, there are nine swim ropes that
provide a safety aide for beachgoers entering and exiting the water (Attachment B).
At this time, the City does not currently offer a fully - accessible beach. The Disability Access
Committee has requested that the City, in partnership with the Sabrina Cohen Foundation, develop
a fully - accessible beachside location that offers recreational and fitness services to the City's
disabled residents and visitors. Attachment C includes the full proposal from the Disability Access
Committee dated March 3, 2014. On March 28, 2014, the Neighborhood Community Affairs
Committee passed a motion referring this item to Commission for discussion with a positive
recommendation.
Fully - Accessible Beach and Adaptive and Inclusive Park Memo
July 23, 2014
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Adaptive and Inclusive Playground
While the City has ADA- accessible playgrounds, the City currently does not have an adaptive and
inclusive playground. It is estimated that there are 7 million children in the United States who have
a disability that makes it hard for them to use most public playgrounds. An adaptive playground will
provide children with sensory, cognitive and /or physical challenges with the ability to have full
access to the same playground equipment as other children. An inclusive playground is designed
to specifically ensure that children of multiple abilities can play together —not just along side each
other.
There are many elements that can be incorporated into the design of a playground including
surfacing, ramping the structure, adding sensory panels, textures and sound, and adding ADA
Swings to allow children access to the structure and to provide for easily- accesible transfer
stations. On May 30, 2014, the NCAC passed a motion by majority vote recommending that the
City Commission approve the inclusion of an adaptive and inclusive playground in the design plan
for Allison Park and that the fully - accessible beach also be developed at this location.
ANALYSIS
Staff has identified Allison Park at 65 Street as the best potential location to establish a fully -
accessible beach that is ADA compliant and to include an adaptive and inclusive playground (see
Attachment D). This location was selected because the park is currently under - utilized and because
it is already outfitted with restrooms, parking, and other elements necessary to fully serve their
users, including an existing lifeguard tower. Allison Park is also in close proximity to the Shane
Watersports Center, where additional ADA accessible components can be incorporated, including
the recreational and fitness elements that were requested by the Disability Access Committee.
Furthermore, the City already has funding available for the development of Allison Park.
The Parks and Recreation Department has requested funding in the amount of $500,000 for FY
2014/15 to begin a conceptual design plan and construction for enhancements to Allison Park. In
addition, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has committed to the City approximately
$291,000 toward construction costs beginning in July 2015.
There is currently $60,000 available in the ADA Parking Fines Fund that staff recommends be used
to establish the fully - accessible beach elements. During the Coastal Construction Control Line
(CCCL) permitting process, the City will propose to the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEPT) that these elements include installation of mobi -mat or similar ADA compliant
surface that will connect the beachwalk to a scatter point located closer to the Mean High Water
Line, temporary shade structures, on -site beach wheelchairs, a swim rope and signage. The fully -
accessible beach design and construction can begin independently of the adaptive and inclusive
playground in order to have the beach elements established sooner.
Staff will work with the FDEP to obtain the necessary approvals required for the accessibility
elements that are proposed on the state -owned beach and the adaptive and inclusive playground
located east of the CCCL. Permitting for both elements is estimated to take between six to twelve
months.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends adopting the resolution.
Fully- Accessible Beach and Adaptive and Inclusive Park Memo
July 23, 2014
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Attachments: A. Mobi -mat Locations
B. Swim Rope Location Map
C. Accessible Beach Proposal From The Disability Access Committee
D. Pro icap Accessible Beach Location Map
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Attachment C
March 3, 2014
RE: ACCESSIBLE BEACH PROPOSAL FROM THE DISABILITY COMMITTEE
Dear Mayor Levine and City Commissioners,
For the past few months, the Disability Access Committee has worked very closely with me,
Vice Chair of the committee, and my foundation (Sabrina Cohen Foundation), to locate and
develop a fully accessible beachside location in Miami Beach that offers recreational and
fitness services to our disabled residents and visitors.
On behalf of the DAC Committee, we are proposing to move our beach accessible project
forward with your support. Our goal is to section off a portion of the beach to make it truly
inclusive for people with challenges, as it currently limits one's ability to fully experience a
day at the beach due to current limits on the MobiMat extensions (which currently lie on
10th and 5th on Ocean Drive). To date, site visits have been with Anthony Kaniewski, Property
Management Division, to both Ocean Drive locations, Bill Baggs State Park, plus 46th and 76th
Collins Avenue. We have met with MobiMat representatives for cost estimates and already
have the support from the Boucher Brothers, who are eager to extend and include
accessible beach and water activities under their leadership for our community program.
In addition to the beach component of our proposal, the DAC also strongly encourages
moving the plans forward to build an adaptive fitness center and fully inclusive playground
for our residents and visitors of all ages with cognitive and physical disabilities. North
Beach, 76th and Collins, has been proposed as one such location, which would greatly
benefit from this entire program to help build a stronger community in the area.
With your support, direct partnership with the Sabrina Cohen Foundation and DAC, we are
confident that we will fill a very important unmet need in our community. We plan on
executing our goals of the entire project with the help of citywide funds and a capital
campaign operated by the Foundation. A complete business plan and financial model is
now ready for delivery to your office.
As per our last DAC Meeting on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, a motion was made with the
full support of the committee to refer our project back to the city with a proposal. Our next
step is to have our project placed on the next city agenda for further discussion to select an
ideal location for this much anticipated and necessary community program.
Thank You,
Sabrina Cohen,
Vice Chair, DAC
Disability Access Committee Sabrina Cohen Foundation
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