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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC No. -- - --- -295-2015 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager _.,
DATE: Jul y 15, 2015
SUBJECT: BOARD AND COMMITTEE BIANNUAL REPORTS
Attached for your review, please find the Board and Committee Biannual Reports submitted to the Office of
the City Clerk for the period of January 2015 to June 2015.
Pursuant to City Code Section Sec. 2-22(13), the chairperson of each agency, board or committee, or
his/her designee, shall biannually submit a completed written report to the City Commission and City
Manager. The submitting agency, board or committee must approve the contents of the report prior to the
presentation.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the City Clerk or myself.
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 3
JUNE 30, 2015
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
CHAIRPERSON: David Smith
CITY LIAISON: Richard Bowman
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 3
(2 additional unofficial information meetings held due to lack of a quorum)
ACTIVITIES:
1. The AHAC reviewed the City's Annual Action Plan that was prepared by staff.
The AHAC made its recommendations as part of the public input requirement
of U.S. HUD prior to the submission of the Plan to the City Commission for
approval and its submittal to HUD for approval.
2.. The AHAC has started its assessment of the City's incentives for the
development/retention of affordable housing. This is necessary for the
preparation of the Triennial Incentives Review and Recommendation Report
that must be submitted to the City Commission and then to the State of
Florida.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The AHAC completed its evaluation and review of-the City's.Annual Action Plan,
which was then timely submitted to the City Commission for its July 8, 2015. meeting.
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME:Art in Public Places
CHAIRPERSON: Cathy Byrd
CITY LIAISON: Dennis Leyva
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1,2015: 6
ACTIVITY:
Brian Tolle—"Tempest" Collins Park, Legal Dept. determining how to proceed.
Installation of art shows Fourth Floor Gallery Space.
Ongoing fabrication Capitman Family Donation "Barbara Capitman Memorial"
Ongoing website updated
Flamingo Park—Call to Artist deferred to FY 16- 17
Botanical Garden—AiPP in discussion with Botanical Garden not proceeding with Call to Artist
Soundscape Park—Call to Artist to latter part of 2015 or early 2016.
Conference Florida Association Public Art Professional March 2015
Fund 147 Capital Budget Book FY 14— 15.
Miami Beach Convention Center Call to Artists (21 artists short-listed by Professional Advisory
Committee)two artists orientation conducted and proposals due Sept. 2015.
Conservation treatment Tobias Rehberger"obstinate lighthouse"
Conservation treatment Charles O. Perry"Untitled"
Conservation treatment Tobias Rehberger"eloquent gate south pointe park pier"
Art on the Beach—Site evaluation, Committee recommendation not to proceed with Call to Artist for
artistic interventions on trash receptacles on the beach.
Jack Stewart—"Apollo Mural" site evaluation new Miami Beach Convention Center.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
Selection of multiple artists for site specific projects at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
Flamingo Park—Call to Artists
Soundscape Park—Call to Artist
AiPP Five Year Master Plan 2015— 19
Website Updates
Installation "Barbara Capitman Memorial"
Brian Tolle, "Tempest", Legal Dept. deciding on how to proceed.
Conservation treatment Wendy Wischer"Liquid Measures".
Conservation treatment Dan Graham "Morris"
Roy Lichtenstein "Mermaid" Conservation Treatment
Jack Stewart—"Apollo Mural" appraisal and conservation assessment.
Water Pump Stations—Investigation of possible artistic interventions on water pump stations
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Miami Beach Convention Center Call to Artists orientations and site visits.
Conservation Treatment Tobias Rehberger"eloquent gate south pointe park pier"
Conservation Treatment Tobias Rehberger"Obstinate Lighthouse"
Art talks to community groups
Florida Association of Public Art Professionals Convention—Presentation on conservation.
Installation of two art shows on the Fourth Floor Gallery Space.
Fund 147 Capital Budget Book FY 15— 16
Website updates
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 2
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: AUDIT COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON: Deede Weithorn
CITY LIAISON: James Sutter
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 2
ACTIVITIES:
Reviewed Parking Impact Fees for Past Due Accounts
Summarized Internal Audit Activities for FY13/14
Approved Internal Audit Plan for FY 14/15
Review Year—End Results of City's External Audit by Crowe Horwath
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
CHAIRPERSON: BRYAN ROSENFELD
CITY LIAISON: _ ANTOINETTE STOHL
Secretary to the Board
DATE OF REPORT: - January through June 2015
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD: 6
MEETING AGENDA
DATE ITEMS APPROVED DENIED DISCUSSION CONTINUED WITHDRAWN
Jan 9 13 9 1 3
Feb 6 4 1 1 1 1
Mar 6 5 4 1
Apr 2 3 1 1 1
May1 3 1 1 1
Jun 5 4 3 1
Totals: 32 19 1 3 6 3
Note: Some totals may not match due to some items being removed from the Agenda at the last minute.
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: - FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT BOARD
CHAIRPERSON: BRYAN ROSENFELD
CITY LIAISON: - ANTOINETTE STOHL,
Secretary to the Board
DATE OF REPORT: - January through June 2015
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD: 6
MEETING AGENDA
DATE ITEMS APPROVED DENIED DISCUSSION CONTINUED WITHDRAWN
Jan 9 0
Feb 6 0
Mar 6 0
Apr2 0
May 1 0
Jun 5 0
Totals: 0
Note: Some totals may not match due to some items being removed from the Agenda at the last minute.
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM-PAGE 1 OF 3
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Budget Advisory Committee
CHAIRPERSON: John Gardiner
CITY LIAISON: John Woodruff
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1,2015—June 30,2015: Total=7
ACTIVITIES:
02/10/2015 Meeting Agenda:
• Vote for Chairman and Vice-Chairman
• Discuss Agenda Topics and Schedule for CY15
• Guidelines and Template for Departments FY16 Budget Presentation
• Macro Budget Presentation
02/24/2015 Meeting Agenda:
• Pension Investment Assumptions and Actuarial Impact
• Labor/Union Negotiation Update
• Dedicated Millage for Street Paving& Seawalls
• FY16 Budget guidelines
03/10/2015 Meeting Agenda:
• Bond Issuance Presentation
• Police Department Budget Presentation
• Fire Department Budget Presentation
04/21/2015 Meeting Agenda:
• Parks and Rec. Department Budget Presentation
• Public Works Department Budget Presentation
• Information Technology Department Budget Presentation
• Fire Boat and Related Staffing Expenses
• Bond Issuance Update
05/26/2015 Meeting Agenda:
• Staffing at Rescue 44
• Commission Retreat Presentation
06/2/2015 Meeting Agenda:
• Prep For Finance Committee 1st Budget Briefing Meeting
• Commission Retreat Recap
06/30/2015 Meeting Agenda:
• Prep for Finance Committee 2nd Budget Meeting on 7/1/15
• Review Proposed Enhancements and Efficiencies
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Elected John Gardiner as BAC Chairman and David Lancz as Vice-Chairman
• Discussed recommended agenda topics
• Reviewed Budget Overview, including timeline of Budget Development Process
• Reviewed FY 2015/16 Budget Update and recommended subsequent review of approved
enhancements
• Reviewed BAC Recommendation re: Millage Rates and Unfunded Pension Liability
• Adopted BAC Meeting Schedule for CY 2015 as follows:
o February 24, March 10,April 21, May 20, June 2, June 30, July 21, September 8,
October 13,November 10, and December 8.
• Macro Budget Presentation,the city receives a great deal of revenue from resort taxes and
parking fees. 46%of the total revenue is brought in by property taxes. Police and Fire is
60% of the budget. Julio inquired if within the total budget for a department if there are
funds allocated to charges such as internal services and IT.
• Motion: by Ronald Starkman to advise the Mayor and Commission change the current
composition of both of the City's pension boards by requiring at least one of the
appointments to be a person (whether employee or volunteer citizen) having adequate
skill-sets in financial planning, investment management, and/or investment advisory.
In regards to the General Employees' Pension Board, this would mean to direct the City
Manager to appoint at least one board member having such experience (whether
employee or volunteer citizen).
In regards to the Police &Fire Pension Board, this would mean to amend the relevant
ordinance to allow the mayor to appoint at least one board member having such
experience and also to allow the mayor to appoint at least one non-city employee as a
board member in order to have at least one appointee with such experience.
• Review and Discussion on the Pension Investment Assumptions and Actuarial Impact.
Discussion on the difference on the Police and Fire Pension and the General Employee
Pension.
• Reviewed the Labor and Union Negotiations the average for raises is 2%and the trend
that has been started is a 3%COLA every three years. A tentative timeline for the
collective bargaining. Once the department directors present the main issues, Human
Resources will present that to executive staff to create an action plan. All of the current
contracts are from 2012-2015; therefore, they expire in September 2015. Tyler
technologies and EMA are currently working with the City to analyze the business
processes and soon, Munis will be implemented in order to run the programs efficiently
• Reviewed and discussion regarding dedicated Millage for Street Paving and Seawalls
took place. The committee would like to have the director of public works speak about
this issue before they make a decision on dedicating millage for street paving and
seawalls. This item has been tabled until the April 15th, 2015 meeting.
• Reviewed and updated the FY16 Budget Guidelines
• Brief Update on Bond Issuance to be continued to the next BAC meeting.
• Reviewed and Discussed The Fire Department FY16 Budget.
o Potential Fire Boat,New Lifeguard Towers, and new hires.
• Reviewed and Discussed The Police Department FY16 Budget.
o Potential new hires for special units,Body Cameras,and License Plate recognition
(LPR's).
• Reviewed the potential of having a Fire Boat and discussed the cost, pros, and cons of it.
Rescue 44 is needed in order to have the Fire Boat.
• Motion: by Jack Benveniste and seconded by David Lancz advising the Mayor and
Commission to approve the addition of a new Rescue Unit at Fire Station 4 in the event
that there are available funds determined during the budget review process. The Motion
failed by a vote of 5-3.
• Reviewed and discussed the 4 Bonds and the schedule of when they will be sold.
• Reviewed the Parks and Rec Proposed FY2015/16 Budget including, the change in 3
divisions, capital budget and the plan for improvement projects. Also reviewed the Park
Ranger program to be in place soon and its functions.
• Reviewed the Fleet Division Proposed FY2015/16 Budget and also discussed possible
renovation to the current Fleet location or re-locating somewhere else.Reviewed the new
Fleet Fuel Cost card functions and benefits.
• Reviewed the Information Technology Department proposed FY2015/16 departmental
budget. Discussion included the benefits of a matrix that the IT Steering committee is
working on. The Agile software development and recent accomplishment and
implementation of a few BAC recommendations.
• John Woodruff,Budget Director gave a presentation of the upcoming Commission Retreat
of May 29, 2015.
• The Committee discussed and reviewed the Capital Budget Presentation to be presented at
the Finance Citywide/1st Budget Briefing on June 3, 2015.
• Motion: by Jonathan Fryd and seconded by Brian Harris advising the Mayor and
Commission to lower the millage to meet the millage goal and put the remaining 11.5M
surplus towards the General Fund Reserve. The Motion passed by a vote of 6-0.
• The Committee discussed and reviewed the proposed Enhancements and Efficiencies to be
presented at the Finance Citywide/2nd Budget Briefing on July 1, 2015.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
• Prep for Finance Citywide Committee 3`d Budget Briefing Meeting
• Budget Reviews: Parking Department
• Budget Reviews: Building, and TCED Departments
• Collective Bargaining Update; City's Healthcare Plans
• Discuss Pension Reform
BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 3
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Quality Education Committee
CHAIRPERSON: John Elizabeth Aleman
CITY LIAISON: Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 5
ACTIVITIES:
The Committee for Quality Education was established in 1999 to guide the city's
efforts toward providing the best education possible in Miami Beach public schools.
The Committee investigated, developed, and carried out plans to promote and
ensure the provision of quality education in Miami Beach public schools, in the areas
of Communication, Health and Well-Being, Safety/Traffic, Student Achievement,
Parental Involvement/ Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement,
Technology and Teacher Recruitment/ Retention.
The Committee served as a forum to air crucial findings by the Miami Beach Senior
High PTSA Board that the spirit and intent of the Class Size Amendment was not
being adhered to by Miami-Dade County Public Schools by way of the Schools of
Choice designation being applied to Miami Beach public schools.
The Committee evaluated in-progress recommendations being made inside MDCPS
to realign the on campus security officers within the School Police organization rather
than having them report directly to Principals.
The Committee made recommendations to the city commission, which are outlined
below in the Accomplishments section.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The Committee for Quality Education passed a Motion to request the Miami Beach
Mayor and Commission lobby the Florida legislators to modify the State Statutes to
address the following issues:
1. Restore the state's investment in K-12 education by increasing the Base Student Allocation
to at least pre-recession levels of$4,163.47 and the total per student funding of$7,307.90.
2. Modify the penalty for non-compliance with the constitutional class size requirement for all
public schools and ensure penalty funds returned to the district in which the school is located
(Miami-Dade County Public Schools).
3. Modify State statutes related to the Value Adjustment Board to include:
• Proof of the property owner consent/knowledge of an appeal;
• Limit appeal rescheduling to only one for good cause;
• Payment of interest at the market rate; and
• Require the property appraiser to finish all appeals by June 30th of each year.
4. Amend State Statutes to allow school districts to levy the prior period funding adjustment
millage based on the property appraiser's estimate of the prior year gross taxable value.
As of this report, Governor Scott's proposed 2015-2016 budget includes $7,176
per student funding, an increase of$261 per student.
The Quality Education Committee and its Health Care Task Force continued to lobby
for the sustainment of the Health Suites in each of the City of Miami Beach public
schools. By approval of Resolution 2015-42 on February 9, 2015, The Children's
Trust Board of Directors approved the release of RFP 2015-17: School Health
Programs, to fund improved access to quality health care through providers delivering
comprehensive services in the public schools. Target populations for this program are
Miami-Dade County Public School students attending 145 pre-selected schools,
including all eight (8) Miami Beach feeder pattern schools for school years 2015-16,
2016-17, and 2017-18.
The Committee for Quality Education passed a Motion to request the Miami Beach
Mayor and Commission continue to provide financial support for the municipal Nurse
Initiative at the same level as 2014-15 for the next three years to augment The
Children's Trust School Health Program Request for Proposals and lead the effort to
reach out to the surrounding municipalities for their support. The funds will enhance
medical care for our youth and demonstrate to The Children's Trust our continued
support for this successful partnership.
As a result the City of Miami Beach Mayor and Commission did approve
continued financial support and passed a resolution to execute a memorandum
of understanding between the city of Miami Beach, the Miami Beach Chamber of
Commerce, North Bay Village, the Town of Bay Harbor Islands, the Town of Surfside,
and Bal Harbour Village to support and enhance the nurse initiative for the 2015-
2016 school year and authorizing the appropriation of$15,400 from the Miami Beach
Education Compact fund for the City of Miami Beach's proportionate share of
funding.
The Committee secured a verbal agreement from MDCPS that any school or PTA
wishing to install a shade structure could do so, and that MDCPS would be
responsible for removing and reinstalling the structure in case of a hurricane, as long
as the school or PTA engages MDCPS proactively to establish a formal agreement
and purchases structures approved by MDCPS.
The Committee was instrumental in several safety and traffic improvements including
among others the extension of the 42nd Street Traffic Study West to Prairie Avenue,
lengthening of the N/S signal on Prairie Avenue, and the Biscayne Elementary Crab
Alley Cleanup.
The Committee obtained PTSA representative names for the 2015-16 school year.
The Committee identified its new Chairperson for the coming term, Mrs. Beth
Edwards (representative from Nautilus Middle School PTSA).
FUTURE ACTIVIES:
Continue to guide the City's efforts toward providing the best education possible in
Miami Beach public schools.
Provide insight and recommendations for the new Enhanced Collaboration between
Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the City of Miami Beach which was passed
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by Commission via Resolution No 2015-28997 on 4/15/2015.
Review and consider recommending that the City of Miami Beach adopt resolutions
similar to the Town of Surfside Resolutions (LTC 213-2015 dated May 20, 2015)
regarding Nos. 15-2293 and 15-2294, adopted by the Mayor and Town Commission
of the Town of Surfside on May 12, 2015:
Resolution No. 15-2293 A resolution of the town commission of the Town of Surfside Florida,
supporting Senate Bill 378 (2015) to expand law enforcement officers' ability to give a
warning, inform the parents/guardian or issue civil citations for a diversion program to
juveniles in lieu of arrest; providing direction to the town clerk to transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Board Of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County, all municipalities in
Miami-Dade County, the Miami-Dade County League Of Cities, and Florida League Of Cities;
providing an effective date.
Resolution No. 15-2294 A resolution of the Town Of Surfside, Florida, urging retailers to stop
the sale and marketing of flavored tobacco products and e-cigarettes in Surfside, Florida; and
to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes and other nicotine dispensing devices in town
owned or operated enclosed indoor workplaces; providing direction to the town clerk to
transmit a copy of this resolution to the Board Of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade
County, Miami-Dade County League Of Cities, And Florida League Of Cities; and providing for
an effective date.
Continue to monitor the effectiveness of the Dual Enrollment and Extended Foreign
Language programs in the City of Miami Beach public schools.
Continue to drive for completion on Safe Routes to School for all City of Miami Beach
public schools.
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 3
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Committee on the Homeless
CHAIRPERSON: Dan Nagler
CITY LIAISON: Alexandra Gorfinkel
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 6
ACTIVITIES:
Volunteered for the winter homeless Census
Participated in drafting an article for the MB Magazine regarding the Homeless
Toured Chapman Partnership Homeless Assistance Shelter
Hosted the Director of the Homeless Trust, Victoria Mallette, as a speaker
Discussed plans to invite different agencies to do presentations regarding their
participation in the CoC
Reviewed Committee Charter
Discussed plans to draft a letter to the Commission regarding their observations
and/or suggestions
Welcomed 3 new members"
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Had an article featured in MB magazine regarding the Homeless
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FUTURE ACTIVIES:
A letter to Commission providing a brief report with suggestions on how to integrate
the Community, provide better support, and improve relationships with partnering
agencies.
Invitations to different agencies within the CoC requesting presentations.
Shelter Tours
Participation in the Homeless Census on August 20th, 2015
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANUAL REPORT FORM
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
CHAIRPERSON: CAROL HOUSEN
CITY LIAISON: DEBBIE TACKETT
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DATE OF REPORT: Janua ry to June 2015
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD: 6
Meeting Agenda Approved Denied Continued Withdrawn Discussion Preliminary No
Date Items Evaluation Action
Jan 6 14 4 10
Feb 3 23 14 1* 6 1 2
Mar 3 18 10 6 1 1 2
Apr 7 22 12 9 1 1
May 5 19 15 4 1 1
Jun 2 27 22 1 4 1
Total 123 77 2 39 3 6 3
Note: Some totals may not match due to some items being removed from the Agenda at the last minute.
*Variance denied
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 3
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Disability Access Committee
CHAIRPERSON: R. David New
CITY LIAISON: Valeria Mejia
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 6
ACTIVITIES:
Monthly meetings acting as advisory board to the Mayor and Commission
The DAC continues to engage with departments within the city to insure greater
attention is paid to the accessibility.
We strive to make the city's web site more accessible as well as overseeing CIP
projects to influence contractors to make the appropriate choices before a project is
started instead after the fact.
The DAC continues to support the accessible beach project as well as endorsing the
Ability Explosion events.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The DAC has passed numerous resolutions to bring electric leaf blowers to the city's
an ecological solution to the pollution in the environment as well as a solution to the
noise pollution which is an accessibility barrier for people who are blind.
Other resolutions have been adopted as well to advise the commission about
accessibility concerns that affect the community.
Support of Sabrina Cohen Foundation and input to the accessible Beach.
Continued to monitor progress of the Audible Pedestrian Signal program.
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FUTURE ACTIVIES:
We will continue the work we have started in the above list of programs and projects
and encourage the community to become more involved in providing resources to
benefit all who live in and visit Miami Beach.
We hope to continue to make progress with the programs we have been
implementing and get feedback from the Mayor and Commission.
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Health Facilities Authority Committee
CHAIRPERSON: Arthur Unger
CITY LIAISON: Patricia Walker
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: None
ACTIVITIES:
No meetings have been held since May 15, 2014.
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Hispanic Affairs Committee
CHAIRPERSON: Frankie Trullenque
CITY LIAISON: Nannette Rodriguez
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 5
ACTIVITIES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
January 12: No quorum
February 9: After reviewing City Ethnicity Report, the HAC encouraged the City
Commission to make an effort to appoint Hispanics onto city boards, including land
use boards. Fully recognizing the complexity of finding qualified individuals for certain
boards due to strict criteria.
March 10: Committee raised concerns about editorial content of Miami Beach
centennial history book by Seth Bramson. Concerns raised by the committee were
reviewed by the city manager and an executive decision was made by the city
manager to halt the publication of the book as the content did not meet city
standards.
April 13: Discussed more Hispanic involvement with the election. Ways in which
candidate positions, election information and debates could be promoted to the
community at large. Perhaps through sub-titling of existing programs on MBTV.
May 11: Recommended to city commission and administration to explore methods
and seek new sources of revenue to protect and assist low-to-moderate income
residents that are being pushed out of their homes as a result of rising cost of
housing and living in Miami Beach.
June 8: Established updated 2015 criteria, categories and promotion of nominations
for Hispanic Heritage Month awards.
Furthermore, the HAC clarified that existing assistance programs do not meet the
needs of the community because the individuals that need help do not qualify for the
current program criteria. ie.: Ceiling/floor income level to qualify vs. actual cost of
housing prices in Miami Beach do not meet real community standards. Little to no
M.B. residents qualifies for any available programs. The HAC forwarded a motion to
encourage the City Commission to review and seek ways to expand the programs so
as to be more effective to the Miami Beach community at large.
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FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
1. Review and select the 2015 Hispanic Heritage Month awards.
2. Continue to build and promote Hispanic community events
3. Grow 2015 Hispanic Heritage Month event calendar
4. Identify and address other Hispanic resident concerns
5. Maintain open outlook to further develop Hispanic Affairs Committee and
community involvement
6. Focus on HAC best use and practices
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Health Advisory Committee
CHAIRPERSON: Steven Sonenreich, CEO, Mt. Sinai Hospital
CITY LIAISON: Sonia Bridges
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE July 1, 2015: 2
ACTIVITIES:
• Introduction of new HAC members and review of HAC history and purpose;
discussed vacancies and recommendations to fill vacancies
• Update provided on the Tropical Public Health Institute (Art Basil) Project—
famous artists are donating art for auction for the proceeds to support
cure/treatment/medical research of the Dengue Fever virus. The art auction
will take place in Switzerland, June 2015
• Ophthalmology screenings for Pre-K children will be offered during the month
of August as a public awareness campaign; it will be launched as a pilot
program with plans to spread to other cities. Jacksonville currently has such a
program.
• Group of Ophthalmologists are working on legislation to make ophthalmology
screenings for 3-5 year olds a requirement; during the first week of June, a
press release was held for legislation media; there was an event held at Miami
Beach Community Service Clinics; through this legislation, it will be cost
effective and will provide early screening, detection and treatment. It is
recommended and supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics and
Senator Grinsley.
• State Legislative Update:
o During the scheduled Legislative Session, the Florida House and
Florida did not agree on a State Budget due to funding and structure of
the Medicaid Program; the continuation of the Low Income Pool (LIP)
Program is included in this.
o The Florida House budget did not expand the Medicaid program; only a
portion of the LIP Program was retained due to its funding Managed
Care companies.
o The Florida Senate's budget included an expanded Medicaid Program
which created the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange
Program that would provide coverage to those individuals who earn less
than $16,000 a year; LIP program was funded at close to its existing
level.
• Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding:
o They will investigate and research how taxpayer funding is affecting
healthcare costs to rise or fall, how it is contributing to health outcomes
and how it impacts access to and quality of care for families in Florida.
o Research will also be done on whether patients on Medicaid experience
either better or worse health outcomes in comparison to other patients.
o As well as further investigation into Florida hospitals, healthcare
providers and insurance and any taxpayer money and government
policies contribute to profits and quality
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
FUTURE ACTIVITES:
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANUAL REPORT FORM
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
CHAIRPERSON: DAVID WIEDER
CITY LIAISON:
_ DEBBIE TACKETT
DATE OF REPORT: January 2015 through June 2015
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD: 6
Meeting Agenda Approved Denied Continued Withdrawn Discussion Preliminary
Date Items Evaluation
Jan 13 16 8 2 1
Feb 10 15 9 4 1
Mar10 13 3 7 2
Apr 14 19 4 12 1 2
May 12 19 12 3
Jun2 15 12 1 4 1
Total 97 48 1 32 2 6 0
Note: Some totals may not match due to some items being removed from the Agenda at the last minute.
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: LGVJT
CHAIRPERSON: Sap k' e t �a
CITY LIAISON:
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015:
ACTIVITIES:
Subcommittee reports
Ongoing collection of HRC (Human Rights Campaign) paperwork for HRC application
submission.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Placed LGBT Committee web landing page on main Boards and Committees page
increase accessibility.
Changed committee acronym from "GLBT" to "LGBT"
Passed a motion to repeal the transgender restroom exemption and the religious
exemption from the City's Human Rights Ordinance.
Passed a motion requesting the city commission to repaint the nonpermanent
rainbow crosswalk in time for Winter Festival.
Passed a motion to have street signs at Lincoln and Bay, 17th and Alton, Alton and
Lincoln, Lincoln and Pennsylvania, Lincoln and Washington, Ocean Drive and
15th,14th, 13th, 12tH, and 9th topped with rainbow street sign toppers approved by
Miami- Dade County.
Created "Attract LGBT Business", "Senior Programming", and "Visibility & Marketing"
subcommittees, and assigned members accordingly.
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FUTURE ACTIVIES:
"Out in the Park" movie night for Coming Out Day on 10/11
Creating an AIDS memorial in Miami Beach.
Collaborate with "World Out Games" to recruit participants for 2017.
Send revised Religious Exemption LTC
Send LTC for extended weekend hours for the White Party '15, Pride '16, and Winter
Party '16.
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 3
January / June 2015
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Marine & Waterfront Protection Authority
CHAIRPERSON: Captain Dan Kipnis
CITY LIAISON: Mercedes Carcasses
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 6
ACTIVITIES:
Purdy Boat Ramp Business Moratorium
Renovations At Purdy Boat Ramp
Sea Level Rise and Flooding
Regulation of Concessionaires
Beach Access
Creation of Dock Master at Purdy Boat Ramp
Illegal Jet Ski Beach Rentals J
Code Enforcement at Purdy Ramp
Amphibious vessel /vehicle launching and regress at Purdy Boat Ramp
Water Taxi Program
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Transient Boat Docks
Non-motorized Vessel Floating Dock
Purdy Boat Ramp User Conflicts
Ongoing Construction Conflicts at Purdy Boat Ramp
Beach Walk Construction Projects
Manatee Zone Signage Placement
Kite Surfing Locations
Parasailing Regulations
Julia Tuttle Boat Channel
Port of Miami Dredging Effects on Miami Beach
Storm Water Runoff Into Bay
Legislation Granting Municipalities Control over Local Waters
Feral Cats on Beach
Miami Beach Sea Wall Code & Enforcement Changes
Venetian Causeway Closure
Atlantic Greenway Network
Living Seawalls & Mangrove Mitigation
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Approved Deco Divers Change of Ownership
Approved Sobe Watersports LLC to Operate Boat Charter Company
Denied Operation Approval for GPK Marine LLC
FUTURE ACTIVIES:
Continue to review applications for water based businesses
Review Beach Concessionaires Contract Renewal
Transient Marina Development
Non-motorizes vessel dock
Water Taxi
Beach Access Channels
Beach Area Usage
Sea Level Rise
Living Seawalls
Miami Beach Blue Plan
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM- PAGE 1 OF 3
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea
Rise
CHAIRPERSON: Scott Robins
CITY LIAISON: Dr. Bruce Mowry
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 11
ACTIVITIES:,
See attachments
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
See attachments
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FUTURE ACTIVIES:
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MEETING MINUTES .
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January 27, 2015 - 11 :00 am.
A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, January 27,
2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th fl. City Hall.
Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraal, Dr. Michael Phang
Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins. A correction to the minutes was requested by Tom Mc
• Gowan, to reflect DEP not DERM under the AECOM report. The Minutes of the meeting held January
13, 2014. were accepted with the correction. Dr. Kraai requested written status reports at each meeting. •
Eric Carpenter, Public Works Director to handle. He then asked about Outreach. Scott.Robins requested
that Dr. Kraal write up what he wants to see.
Ongoing Projects Update
Eric Carpenter updated the Panel on Sunset Harbour, Bay Road, West Avenue, Pump Stations 2 & 3
permitting status as now required by regulatory agencies, upcoming pump stations at 6th and 17tP
Streets, Crespie Boulevard, Central Bayshore South, Palm_ and Hibiscus, Venetians, and the La Gorce
• Neighborhood including all of North Bay Road. Scott thanked Valerie Navarrete, West Avenue
Neighborhood Association. President (WaVna) for her leadership at the meeting where City staff
presented information on the proposed elevation of streets. David Martinez, CIP Director reported on
Lower North Bay Road, Sunsets 3&4, San Marino and Rivo Alto.
Status Review BFE Collins Park Garage
City representatives met with Miami Dade County officials. The County has taken a position in
opposition to the City using their right of way and raising the road. It was m/s/p by the Mayor's Blue
Ribbon Panel to approve the Collins Park Garage as originally designed as long as critical systems are
elevated 20 feet or as high as reasonably possible and that building slabs be designed to accommodate
a future increase in ground floor elevation. The City Commission will discuss the item at the meeting to
be held January 28, 2015.
Discussion RE.invest Report
Elizabeth Wheaton, Assistant Building Department Director, notified the Panel that there will be a
presentation given by Re.invest at the February 24, 2015 meeting. The group is in California.so they will •
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send a presentation and conference call into the meeting.
AECOM Update •
Scott Robins asked for a status on the White Paper and that it should be given a more appropriate
name. He wants to see the plan and know what the recommended base floor elevation is at the next
meeting. Tom Mc Gowan, AECOM, continues to work with his team to gather the data for presentation.
Scheduling of Upcoming Unfunded Projects
Scott Robins asked to see a schedule of priorities including costs and funding status. Eric Carpenter will
bring to the February 10, 2015 meeting.
Open Discussion
Dan Kipnis talked about streets in Central Bayshore that have not been paved. Peter Luria asked about
• streets being raised and drainage. Frank Del Vecchio talked about upcoming ballot questions. Scott
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Robins talked about a Resiliency and Sustainability department within the City. .
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Meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Next meeting of Blue Ribbon Panel will be February 10, 2015.
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live,work,and play in our vibrant,tropical,historic community.
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MEETING MINUTES - Draft
February 10, 2015 11 :00 a.m.
A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, February 10,
2015,11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th fl. City Hall.
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Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraai, Dr. Michael Phang
Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins. It was m/s/p to accept the minutes as submitted from
the meeting held January 27, 2015. At the January 7, 2015 Blue Ribbon Panel Meeting, there was a
request to adjust construction work hours to accelerate work completion. The request was made to the
City Commission and approved for Sunset Harbour work. Hours have been adjusted Monday to Friday,
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7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 11 p.m.
Ongoing Projects Update
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There was a discussion led by Dr. Kraai on potential funding sources and completion dates for upcoming
projects. Dr. Bruce Mowry, City Engineer reported on La Gorce Island, 48th Street/ Ritz Carlton, Central
Bayshore South, North Bay Road/Upper Alton Road and Belle Isle. There will be a meeting in Sunset.
Harbour, February 18, to review 20th Street, Purdy to Sunset Harbor Drive improvements. A Crespie
Blvd. neighbors meeting will be held February 19th. There is a goal to get pumps operational before the
April Spring Tides. David Martinez, CIP Director submitted a summary of projects including Lower North
Bay Road, Sunsets 3&4, Palm and Hibiscus Islands, Venetian Islands, Central Bayshore South, and the
• Collins Park Garage. Eric Carpenter reported that the Commission is to vote February 11th on a
resolution raising the minimum height for crown of road in the City of Miami Beach. If approved, the first
of the road raising projects will be on West Avenue 5th to 8th, 10th, 14th and 17th Streets, and Alton to
West. Scott Robins stressed that this does not mean that all of the streets in Miami Beach will be raised
two feet but that we are raising the lowest parts of the City up to a minimum elevation.
AECOM Update
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Tom Mc Gowan, AECOM, distributed a paper titled City of Miami Beach Building Code vs. Florida
Building Code. On March 3rd AECOM will make a power point presentation to the Panel. Prior to the
presentation Tom is to provide data to Bruce and to give dates for other upcoming AECOM
presentations to the Panel.
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Open Discussion
Eric shared that President Obama has issued an Executive Order for the Flood Plain Management Plan
that would only allow federal funds to be applied to places that have adopted base flood elevations
(BFE) plus two. V
Dan Kipnis and Dr. Morris Sunshine talked about the FIU water sample tests and the press coverage.
Mike Alvarez, Public Works Operations said that the City has been cleaning out the storm water drains
for the last nine months.
The meeting adjourned at 12:20 p.m. The next meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding
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and Sea Rise will be held February 24, 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room.
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MEETING MINUTES - Draft .
February 24, 2015 - 11 :00 a.m.
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A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, February 24,
• 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4t fl. City Hall.
Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraal arrived at 12:00 p.m.
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Absent: Dr. Michael Phang
Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins. At noon, when there was a quorum, it was m/s/p to
accept the minutes as submitted from the meeting held February 10, 2015. Jay Fink, Assistant Public
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Works Director offered to get a copy of the Executive Order made by President Obama referred to in the
February. 10, 201.5 minutes. Scott requested a review by the City Attorney's Office to offer what
implications this would have for the City.
Ongoing Projects Update
Jay Fink, Assistant Public Works Director provided a project update handout. Scott Robins requested
that the plan for Sunset Harbour/20th Street be presented at the next meeting as part of the project •
update following some discussion of the layout and loss of parking. Jay reported that the West Avenue
project was delayed and will begin this week and be completed in a year. Scott requested research into
options for improving the water quality of the storm water discharge as part of the Crespie Blvd. •
discussion and that the information is brought back to the Panel. David Martinez, CIP Director,
distributed a Status Update on CIP Neighborhood Projects. The report included Lower North Bay Road,
Sunset Islands 3&4, Palm &Hibiscus Islands, Venetian Islands and Central Bayshore South.
AECOM Update -
Tom Mc Gowan, AECOM reported that Eric Carpenter moved the deadline to March 16, for a firm, fully
vetted draft of project costs in order to go to Commission for first reading. AECOM will make a power
point presentation to the Blue Ribbon Panel on March 3rd. Scott said that he wants to see building
standards addressing slab elevations in the report. He and Commissioner Malakoff expressed concern
about unintended consequences of raising elevations on public property and the impact onto private
property.
RE.invest Presentation
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A power point presentation on Investing in Resilience, Reinvesting in Communities was made at the
meeting and led by Elle Hempen, Director of Strategy and.Partnerships RE.invest, by telephone. Miami
Beach was one of only eight cities chosen for study. The program is.funded through the Rockefeller
Foundation. The 18 month process will focus on seawall retrofits. Data has been provided by City staff
to RE.invest that they are using in the study. They are proposing portable demonstration projects and
not permanent installations. Dr. Kraal described the effect on Miami Beach as.a bathtub solution. He
wanted to know what would happen' if a storm surge occurred. The answer was to use pumps to
hopefully avoid a grim situation. The approach is an incremental investment. There was discussion if
Collins Canal or Indian Creek might be the best focus area. It was pointed out that there Is a short term
need for additional data as the boring data is limited.
The meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m.. The next meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on.Flooding
and Sea Rise will be held March 3, 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room.
We are committed to providing-excellent public service and safety to all who.live work,and play in our vibrant,tropical,historic community.
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Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise
MEETING MINUTES - Draft.
March 3, 2015 - 11:00 a.m.
A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, March 3,
2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th floor Miami Beach City Hall.
Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraai, Dr. Michael Phang
• Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins. Dr. Kraal was concerned with the projections used by
RE.invest in the presentation at the March 3 meeting and would prefer more conservative projections be
used. It was m/s/p to accept the minutes as submitted from the meeting held February 24, 2015.
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- Ongoing Projects Update
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The updates from Public Works and CIP were postponed until the next meeting due to a heavy agenda •
today. Scott Robins, Chair mentioned areas of flooding as a result of rain last Saturday and asked that
systems be interconnected in time for Spring rains and high tides. •
Presentation of 20th Street Plans
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Tom Brzezinski, Wade Trim/Lanzo and Bruce Mowry, City Engineer explained the challenges of raising
the roads and transitioning from public into private property along 20th Street. Bruce said there are
discussions with FDOT regarding parking. Eric Carpenter, PW Director said the issue is how water
moves and how cars move in the area. Wade Trim/Lanzo were invited to come back to present an
update.
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Renee Gonzalez,Architect
Mr. Gonzalez presented conceptual plans for construction of his home on Farrey Lane. Inspiration for the
design came from native Floridian buildings and Stiltsville. The tropical design meets City zoning. It will
go to the Design Review Board April 7, 2015. The structure will be elevated and at this time there are
some existing City Codes that do not support what is being proposed.
AECOM Update
Mark Abbott, Jason Bird, Jacinta McCann and Tom McGowan were in attendance representing AECOM.
They presented a power point presentation titled Enhancing Resiliency, Sea Level Rise, Adaptation •
• Strategies, Evaluation of Building Finish Floor Elevations. The report includes the following;
• Purpose of the White Paper
• FEMA update
• Current Guidelines/codes
• White paper key points •
• Draft recommendations
• Next steps
Scott asked that the next presentation include specific recommendations for changes to rules and laws.
Tom said that the White Paper draft includes much of what they are looking for. That document will be
presented at the next meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m. The next meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding
• and Sea Rise will be held March 17, 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room.
We we committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live,work,and play in our vibrant,tropical,historic community.
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MEETING MINUTES v Draft •
March 17, 2015. - 11:00 a.rn.
A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, March 17,
2015, 11:.00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room,4th floor Miami Beach City Hall.
• Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraai, Dr. Michael Phang
Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins, Chair.
Dr. Kraal asked the Panel to endorse the Rene Gonzalez plans submitted at the last meeting. It was
m/s/p that the Panel will not endorse individual projects. Members can support projects on their own.
Dr. Kraai suggested a name should be assigned to the.AECOM Report. It was m/s/p to name the report -
Adaptation Strategy to Combat Sea Level Rise.
• It was m/s/p to accept the minutes as submitted from the meeting held March 3, 2015.
-Scott shared that he is hearing concerns that too many projects are going on.in the City at once.
There was a discussion on allocated and additionally needed funds for a five year plan to combat sea
level rise in the City. Dr. Bruce Mowry, City Engineer, sent a draft engineering report to. Scott for the
2015 bond series sales. He was asked to send it to the other Panel members.
Update of Ongoing Projects
David Martinez, CIP Director, reviewed the written report submitted including; Lower North Bay Road,
Sunset Islands 3&4, Palm and Hibiscus Islands and Central Bayshore South. David described the
• appearance of the electrical panels on the Venetians. Eric Carpenter, Public Works Director, said that
an architect is to be hired to come up with a concept to blend the panels in with the surrounding
environment. Bruce Mowry is to handle. Scott asked AECOM to prepare a cross section of what raised
roads would look like to adjacent properties. Bruce reported on Sunset Harbour, 20 Street, West
. Avenue, Crespie Boulevard and Alton Road projects. He reported on the upcoming projects of West
Avenue Bridge, Belle Isle, Alton Road Michigan to 43, 43 to Allison, Indian Creek, and a series of small
projects scattered throughout the City. Scott stated that Police will be needed to assist in traffic control
when FDOT starts the 5 to 6 Street closure. To collect the bonus, Bergeron must complete the FDOT, •
• .Alton Road 5 to Michigan Avenue project, by August 17, 2015.
• AECOM Update
• Tom Mc Gowan said that the Resiliency and Climate Change Report will be presented at the April 14
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meeting. He said that the Bond Report is completed and awaiting comment. Recommendations on
Finish Floor Elevation (FFE)will be ready next week.
Discussion—Old Business
Debora Turner, First Assistant City Attorney, attended as a follow up to the discussion at the March .3,
2015 meeting and the Panel's request for information regarding an Executive Order issued by President
Obama. .
It was rn/s/p to recommend that the Mayor and City Commission direct City Administration to prepare
• comments for submission to the Federal Emergency Management Agency("FEMA") on or before April 6,
• 2015, or on or before the expiration of any extended comment period, regarding the Revised Guidelines
for implementing Executive Order 11988, (entitled "Floodplain Management"), as amended by Executive
Order 13690, (entitled "Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for
Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input"), that are consistent with the City of Miami Beach's •
policies and positions regarding sea level rise and floodplain management.
The meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m. The next meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding
and Sea Rise will be held.April 14, 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room.
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live,work,and play to our vibrant,tropical,historic community.
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MEETING MINUTES - Draft
April 14, 2015 - 11 :00 a.m.
A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, April
14, 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th floor in City Hall.
Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraai '
Absent: Dr. Michael Phang
Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins, Chair. It was m/s/p to accept the minutes as •
submitted from the meeting held March 17, 2015.
Update of Ongoing Projects
Dr. Bruce Mowry, City Engineer, reported on the raising of the streets and sidewalk along West
Avenue and 17 Street. There was discussion regarding the City's storm water system and the
shedding of water into the City's right of way. Eric Carpenter, Public Works Director, is taking
the lead on research into storm water concurrency and impact fees. Bruce said that the Crespie
Boulevard project is finishing up. Change orders will be on the agenda at the Commission
meeting April 15. Sunset Harbour pumps will be operational for the spring tides. Indian Creek is
not included in the City's five year key project areas. It will be an extra project with FDOT
• participation. Elizabeth Wheaton, Assistant Building Director, has proposed a Blue Way Plan
that-could potentially create a wall where there is an existing guardrail that would serve as a
seawall with a collection system. It was requested that seawalls be added to the next agenda.
The AECOM Plan addresses seawalls. For time sake, David Martinez, CIP Director, distributed
an update rather than give an oral report.
AECOM-Update
Tom Mc Gowan, Marcia Tobin, Jacinta Mc Cann, Adrienne Sheldon, and Jason Bird were in
attendance representing AECOM. The team presented Enhancing Resiliency, Sea Level Rise
Adaptation Strategies and A Research Paper Reviewing Issues and Unintended Consequences
Related to Raising Minimum Building Finish Floor Elevations. Both of the papers will be placed
• on the City's website under the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise. Dr. Kraal
began the dialogue asking for a definition of resiliency. Ms. Mc Cann said that for our purposes
in Miami Beach the definition is sea level rise. Dr. Kraai suggested that sea level rise should be
spoken in terms of feet not years. AECOM has recently met with key City of Miami Beach
department directors to gather information for the White Paper. The team will continue to look at
existing Codes. It was suggested that they meet with Commissioner Grieco as he chairs the
Commission's Sustainability and Resiliency Committee, members of the residential, retail and
preservation communities. Scott Robins expressed that he wants the process to lead to the
accomplishment of goals over a reasonable amount of time to avoid conflicts for our residents
and businesses. AECOM will be looking into Building, Historic Preservation, Zoning and Land
• Development Codes into mid-June, 2015. Eric Carpenter talked about future potential funding
sources.
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The meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m. The next meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on
Flooding and Sea Rise will be held April 28, 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large
Conference Room.
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live,work,and play in our vibrant,tropical,historic community.
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MEETING MINUTES - Draft
April 289 2015 - 11:00 a.m. .1
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28, 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th floor in City Hall.
Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraai, Dr. Michael Phang •
Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins, Chair. It was m/s/p to accept the minutes as
submitted from the meeting held April 14, 2015.. .
Update of Ongoing Projects
Dr. Bruce Mowry, City Engineer, distributed a project update. He reviewed neighborhood
improvement projects in Sunset Harbour including 20th Street sidewalks and streets,. West
Avenue, Crespie Boulevard Storm Water Improvements, Belle Isle Storm Water Modification
and State Revolving Loan Funds. Scott was concerned that there are completion delays in
Sunset Harbour. Commissioner Malakoff asked for a status on camouflaging pump station
panels. By the end of next week Bruce will have identified an architect from the City's rotational
list to work on a proposed design. At that time a purchase order will be issued for architectural
services. Scott stated he would like to see the footprint of pump stations minimized. Eric
Carpenter, Public Works Director is working with CIP on the issue. CIP will hire an electrical
engineer to develop a plan. Eric explained variable frequency drives (VFD) and the value of
starting up pumps gradually rather than an immediate full start in relation to the Venetian
Islands: He equated the method to using dimmers on lights. FDOT does not have pumps
connected. There was recent flooding in FDOT project areas. Scott said that the Mayor may
be asked to reach out to FDOT to get them to make the necessary connections now. There was
a request to ask FDOT to take action to improve the MOT and signals on 8th Street from West to
Alton. .There was flooding at 5th and Washington that needs to be monitored. Humberto
Cabanas, CIP, distributed and reviewed a project update that included Lower North Bay Road,
Sunsets 3&4, Palm and Hibiscus Islands, Venetian Islands and Central Bayshore South.
Review Engineers Report for Stormwater Bonds — Tom Mc Gowan, AECOM •
Tom Mc Gowan, AECOM. was in attendance. Bruce assisted in the presentation. The draft
2015 Storrnwater Bond Report will be presented to the City Commission. It is approximately a
$500 million dollar, five year plan, focusing on pumps, raising of streets and minimal raising of
seawalls that are adjacent to City property. Dr. Kraai was concerned that the City would raise
seawalls to a new standard and that private properties might not act as quickly. Bruce has a
spreadsheet of City seawall conditions that the Panel members want to see.
AECOM — Resiliency White Paper
Tom and Bruce reported on Unintended Consequences Related to Raising Minimum Building
Finish Floor Elevations (White Paper). AECOM continues to meet with key City of Miami Beach
individuals to gather information for the White Paper. The team will continue to look at existing.
codes and ordinances and how they should all work together for a common goal. Presentations
will be made to the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel May 26, Sustainability and Resiliency
Committee., May 27 and it was suggested that there should be a presentation to the Land Use
Committee. Tom was directed to make a draft available to the Panel members prior to the May
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26 meeting.
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The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. The next meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on
Flooding and Sea Rise will be May 12, 2015, 11:00 a.m. City Mgr's Large Conference Room.
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• MEETING MINUTES - Draft
May 12, 2015 - 11:00 a.m.
A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, May 12,
2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th floor, City Hall.
Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraai, Dr. Michael Phang
• The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins, Chair. It was m/s/p to accept the minutes of the
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meeting held April 28, 2015 with the additional by Dr. Kraai of reference to the discussion on the
need to fortify power distribution stations. Eric Carpenter will invite an FPL representative to a
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future meeting.
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Project Updates .
Dr. Bruce Mowry, City Engineer, reviewed neighborhood improvement projects. on Crespie Blvd.,
Sunset Harbour including 20 Street, West Avenue, Dade Blvd., 17 Street bridge, FDOT Alton Road,
6 and 14 Street pumps and the La Gorce Neighborhood. Dr. Kraai wants to see seven day work
weeks. David Martinez, CIP, distributed and reviewed a project update that included Lower North
Bay Rd., Sunsets 3&4, Palm&Hibiscus Islands, Venetian Islands and Central Bayshore South. He
shared that an upcoming issue for residential neighborhoods will be flooding back onto private
property when roads and sidewalks are raised. A policy needs to be adopted by the City
Commission. Primarily, interior properties will be affected. Tom Mc Gowan said that it does not
make sense to rebuild roads at current elevations and that over time it would make sense to build at
3.7 NAVD and for now at 3.2 NAVD. Scott Robins wants to have follow-up meetings with City staff
and officials on the subject.
Public Works Report
Bruce reported that an architect from the City's rotational list is being contacted regarding work to
improve the aesthetics of pump stations. Mayor Levine and. FDOT's Gus Pe.go, FDOT had a
telephone conversation regarding Alton Road pump tie ins. Eric said that in single family
neighborhoods an effort will be made to reduce pump station platform scale. The City again is
working towards fall King Tide preparedness. FDOT's Indian Creek, from 27 — 35 Streets, remain
vulnerable. FDOT does not have plans to address the issue before October. Although City
emergency pumps and other short term solutions will be in place, heavy rains could be a problem.
AECOM Update
• Tom Mc Gowan, Jason Bird and Marcia Tobin, AECOM were in attendance. The team continues to
meet with key City people to gather information for the White Paper's look at existing codes and
ordinances. AECOM is working with the Finance Department on selling bonds. They will be going in
front of the Finance Committee to redefine ERU's (equivalent residential units). It is thought the
allocation of ERU's is not equitably spread out when arriving at water charges to property owners.
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Open Discussion
Dan Kipnis, resident, brought up living seawalls for discussion. It was suggested that they might be
appropriate at Mt. Sinai Hospital or Maurice Gibb Park. Elizabeth Wheaton, Assistant Building •
Director will make a presentation at a.future meeting on living sea walls.
The meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m. The next meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on
Flooding and Sea Rise will be Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 11:00 a.m. Mayor's Conference Room.
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MEETING MINUTES - Draft
May 269 2015 11:00 a.m..
A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, May 26,
2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th floor, City Hall.
Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraai, Dr. Michael Phang
Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins, Chair. It was m/s/p to accept the minutes of the
meeting held May 12, 2015 as submitted. Dr. Kraai wanted to know when the Panel will be
presented with the total plan for sea walls, elevation of streets and sidewalks. Dr. Bruce Mowry,
City Engineer talked about challenges on public and private property. Chair Robins said that there
are 20 homes on Palm and Hibiscus Islands that are below the proposed new street elevation. If
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the streets are rebuilt at the current elevation the homes will end up below water and will also in
time have to deal with ground water intrusion. The Venetian Islands and Lower North Bay Road
have been designed before the adoption of new proposed elevations. These streets are under •
construction and will not being raised.
Project Updates
Dr. Bruce Mowry, City Engineer, distributed a Public Works Project Update. Bruce reviewed
neighborhood projects in Sunset Harbour including 20.Street, West Avenue, Crespie Blvd., Indian
Creek and Architectural Services for the Appearance of Pump Stations. David Martinez, Director,
CIP, distributed and reviewed a project update that included Lower North Bay Rd., Sunsets 3 & 4,
Palm & Hibiscus Islands, Venetian Islands and Central Bayshore South.
AECOM Presentation
Tom Mc Gowan and Jason Bird were in attendance from AECOM. Jason presented information
from the draft document, "Enhancing Resiliency, Sea Level Rise, Adaptation Strategies. The
document sections includ 1. Resiliency Program, 2. Work Completed, 3. Development Review, 4.
.Code Review, 5. Next. Steps. A timetable for completion of each section- was included in the
outline. Presentations will subsequently be made to the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel, City
committees and the Miami Beach City Commission. Results of the comprehensive Code Review, in
draft form,. will be presented at the June Blue Ribbon Panel meeting and then to the Sustainability
and Resiliency Meeting on June 24. Bruce talked about the difficulty of setting elevations when
there are no sidewalks. AECOM announced that they are making a presentation to the Miami
Beach Chamber of Commerce on June 9 at 4:00 p.m.
Open Discussion
Dr. Kraal asked when AECOM would be ready to make a presentation on the technical paper, A
Research Paper Reviewing Issues and Unintended Consequences Related to Raising Minimum
Building Finish Floor Elevations. It is on the Clerk's website.
The meeting adjourned at 12:20 p.m. The next meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel will be
Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the Mayor's Conference Room, 4th floor.
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Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise
MEETING MINUTES - Draft
June. 23, 2015 - 11:00 a.m.
A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, June 23,
2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th floor, City Hall.
Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraai, Dr. Michael Phang
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Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order by Scott Robins, Chair. It was m/s/p to accept the minutes of the
meeting held May 26, 2015 with changes requested by Dr. Kraai that the Venetian Island designs
were approved to include new pumps and street elevations and to reflect that it is difficult to set
--- elevations when there are existing sidewalks.
Project Updates
Dr. Bruce Mowry, City Engineer, distributed a Public Works Project Update. Bruce reviewed
neighborhood projects in Sunset Harbour including 20 Street, West Avenue, Cresple Blvd., Indian
Creek, Stormwater Architectural Services for the Appearance of Pump Stations, Alton Road FDOT
and City Projects and 48th Street Neighborhood Improvements (Miami Heart area). Scott Robins
stated that sidewalks in Sunset Harbour need to be repaired as soon as possible. Commissioner
Malakoff stated that there needs to be landscaping on Dade Blvd. Mike Alvarez talked about
conversations with FDOT to prepare Indian Creek in time for the fall king tides and actions to be
taken by the City. Humberto Cabanas, CIP, distributed and reviewed a.project update that included
Lower North Bay Rd., Sunsets 3 & 4,- Palm & Hibiscus Islands, Venetian Islands and Central
Bayshore South.
Living Shorelines
Elizabeth Wheaton, Assistant Building Director explained the benefits of Living Shorelines, their
composition, where they are being implemented around the country and where they might be
appropriately located in the City of Miami Beach. The presentation included information on
estimated costs and test projects. Muss Park and Indian Creek Park were mentioned as possible
locations for the program. It was mentioned that incentives could be developed to encourage living
shorelines for private properties.
AECOM Presentation
Tom McGowan, Jason Bird, Marcia Tobin, Adrienne Sheldon and Lawrence Frank were in
attendance from AECOM. The team presentation included a summary of efforts, an overview of
findings and next steps to be taken in the "Enhancing Resiliency, Sea Level Rise, Adaptation
Strategies Report. The scope of reviews included Miami Beach Code of Ordinances and tie-ins with
the Comprehensive Plan,, the Florida Building Code, Floodplain Management codes and
ordinances, Historic Preservation ordinances, guidelines and reports, and the benefits of including
the data in the Public Works Manual. The Blue Ribbon Panel was asked to approve
recommendations as the presentation was being made. The tape of the meeting will be provided to
AECOM to summarize the actions. {
Open Discussion
The meeting adjourned at 1:35 p.m. The next meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel will be
Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 11:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th floor.
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Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise
MEETING MINUTES - DRAFT
January 13, 2015 - 11 :00 a.m.
A meeting of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise was held Tuesday, January. 13,
2015, 11:00 a.m. In the City Manager's Large Conference Room, 4th fl. Ci ty Hall.
Panel Members Present: Scott Robins, Chair, Dr. Dwight Kraai, Dr. Michael Phang
Commissioner: Joy Malakoff
The meeting was called to order_by Scott Robins. Dr. Kraai was provided a clarification on the process
for passing actions taken by the Blue Ribbon Panel onto the Flooding Mitigation Committee and City
Commission. He asked the committee to pass a resolution for elevation of equipment, when possible, in
City owned buildings. Dr. Mowry, City Engineer will prepare. He asked for a discussion of new proposed
street elevations. It is on today's agenda. The Minutes of the meeting held December 2, 2014 were then
accepted as submitted. .
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Floor Height issues in Collins Park Garage
David Martinez, CIP Director and Tom Mooney, Planning Director reported that Miami.Dade County staff
reviewed the proposed increase in base flood elevations for the garage structure and Indicated that they
would only approve the at grade BFE not the proposed BFE plus 1, 2 or 3 feet. The City Commission
has approved plus three for this project. It was directed that the County be approached again at a higher
level for approvals.
Establishing Minimum Crown of Road Elevations
On February 12, 2014 the City Commission approved the recommendation of the Flooding Mitigation
Committee to amend the Stormwater Management Master Plan's tailwater elevation design criteria from
• 0.5 FT-NAVD to 2.7 FT-NAVD, which dictates a higher crown of road elevation than what exists in some
areas in the City. The tailwater elevation equates to a minimum catch basin inlet elevation, which is the
• lowest point of a roadway. The crown of the roadway is.then eight to twelve inches higher. The Blue
Ribbon Panel m/s/p to approve elevating the streets to one foot above the tailwater design elevation by
setting a.minimum to be implemented to the extent possible.
Discussion RE.invest Report _ _ __._ _.
Elizabeth Wheaton, Assistant Building Department Director, gave an overview of the City's partnership
with Re.invest. The group is developing short, mid and long term recommendations for the City's
infrastructure systems and sea level rise including funding mechanisms. Scott asked that they make a
presentation to the Panel at the meeting to be held January 27 either in person or by phone. The product
that is being developed is free of charge to the City.
Ongoing Projects Update
Dr. Mowry updated the Panel on City and FDOT 6, 10, 14 and 17 Streets pump station progress, Sunset
Harbour, Purdy Avenue, West Avenue, Belle Isle and Crespie projects. Staff received for review only,
property by property, West.Avenue right of way elevation plans. Scott asked that when ready they should
be placed on the City website for feedback. David Martinez reported on the Venetians, Lower North Bay
Road, 20th and Alton, Sunsets 3&4, Palm Star and Hibiscus and Central Bayshore South. Commissioner
Malakoff said she will be placing on the agenda for the Commission meeting January 13 funding for
Central Bayshore South and a referral to Land Use.
• Update on AECOM Activities
Tom Mc Gowan, AECOM, reported they are working on application to DEP for Indian Creek seawall,
• whitepaper, deep well injection system feasibility, storm water utility fee structure, storm water master
plan update. Scott reported that he and Mayor Levine visited officials in Tallahassee to let them know
what is needed by the City of Miami Beach to combat sea level rise.
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 3
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on North Beach
Revitalization
CHAIRPERSON: Ricky Arriola
CITY LIAISON: Jeff Oris
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 7
ACTIVITIES:
The Panel has met and investigated a number of topics including:
The potential for 30+ Day rentals on Harding Avenue
Creation of North Beach Branding elements
Creation of and funding for a North Beach Marketing Strategy
A master plan and hiring a master planner for North Beach
Promoting the closing of Rue Vendome to facilitate the creation of a public plaza at
the Normandy Fountain
Seeking funding and prioritization of the North Shore Neighborhood Improvement
Capital Project.
The effects of anticipated sea level rise on streets, properties and businesses in Norh
Beach
The Panel Co-hosted with the Greater Miami n the d t e Beaches Hotel Association a
morning panel and session to discuss how to attract additional hotel rooms to North
Beach.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The Panel has been successful at bringing attention to and facilitating the City
making the following improvements:
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Maintaining the Normandy Fountain
Funding the Rue Vendome Traffic Study
Having more regular trash clean up on various North Beach street ends
Passing recommendations on several items that were to go to City Boards and/or the
City Commission including:
Parking for rental car agencies
The Terra Group's projects at 87th Ave and Collins Avenue
The Panel recommended and has gotten placed in the Administration's Proposed
Capital Budget for FY 15-16 a number of key North Beach projects.
The Panel was instrumental in securing Shulman and Associates Architecture to
prepare concept plans for new City entrance signs in North Beach, conceptual
designs for the 71st Street Bridge, and a design guideline book for future signs and
bridge improvements in North Beach.
The Panel was instrumental in getting the City to bring the Rhythm Foundation to
manage and program the Bandshell and in promoting activities at the venue.
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FUTURE ACTIVIES:
The Panel will be working with staff to further efforts to create a public plaza at the
Normandy Fountain
Will work with Shulman and Associates to prepare the theme for entrance signs, the
71st Street Bridge, and a design guidebook for future signs and bridges in North
Beach
Will work with the selected Master Planner for North Beach to engage the public and
prioritize key needs of North Beach.
The Panel is seeking to co- host along with the Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel
Association a panel on attracting and maintaining restaurants in the North Beach
area
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 3
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Mayor's Ocean Drive Task Force
CHAIRPERSON: Jonathan Plutzik
CITY LIAISON: Jeff Oris/Fatima Perez
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 3
ACTIVITIES:
The Task Force was just created and met for the first time on June 2"d. Thus far the
Task Force met at their first meeting to discuss their mission, held a workshop which
was a walking tour of Ocean Drive with City Staff (Code, Public Works, Police, Legal,
Economic Development) and held a third meeting at which the group and the public
discussed what the actual issues are on Ocean Drive that need to be addressed.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The Task Force has not yet come to conclusion on any issues or yet had any
significant accomplishments as they have only met for the first time in the beginning
of June. One item of note however, is the establishment of a subcommittee to fully
discuss issues related to umbrellas at sidewalk cafes and other aesthetic issues.
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FUTURE ACTIVIES:
The Task Force will be focusing on issues such as traffic flow on Ocean Drive,
parking issues, lighting, and various legislative needs and enforcement. This issues
will be discussed by the Task Force members along with appropriate City staff.
It is also expected that the group will discuss and have recommendations regarding
umbrella design and other aesthetic issues related to the properties in the area.
Discussion has already been raised and is expected to be explored further regarding
the potential purpose and creation of a business improvement district.
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM — JAN-JUN 2015
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME:
Miami Beach Commission for Women
CHAIRPERSON:
Mercedes Carlson
CITY LIAISON:
Leonor Hernandez
MEETINGS HELD SINCE JAN 2015
The Committee met as follows:
January 13, 2015 Board Meeting, February 10, 2015 Board Meeting, March 10, 2015
Women Worth Knowing, April 14,'2015 Pay Equity, May 12, 2015 Board Meeting,
June 9, 2015 Board Meeting
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
On March 10, 2015 the Committee hosted its event "Women Worth Knowing" at City
Hall, 4th Floor Lobby celebrating the Miami Beach Centennial by honoring women
who were 99 + years of age living in Miami Beach or who had lived in Miami Beach
for more than 50% of their live. The ladies received a certificate and a centennial
coin. There was extensive media coverage. It was a very successful event; very well
attended.
On April 14, 2015, the Committee held its Annual Pay Equity Event on Lincoln Road
very successful and well attended.
During the June meeting, the Committee nominated Ms. Barbara Baer Capitman for
the Florida Women's Hall of Fame and submitted nomination to the Florida
Commission on the Status of Women.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
Health Forum to be held at a future date during 2015; Women's Right to Vote and
Domestic Violence Event to be held in October 2015; Women Worth Knowing March
2016; Pay Equity Event to be held April 2016.
BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM
CCAB- Convention Center Advisory Board
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: CCAB
CHAIRPERSON: Michael Goldberg
CITY LIAISON: Jianina Velazquez
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 6
ACTIVITIES:
Successfully held 6 meetings
Held election for Chairman and Vice Chairman. Michael Goldberg was voted the
new Chairman and Elizabeth Resnick was voted the Vice Chairman.
Reviewed draft for Booking Policy and made a recommendation to approve
changes.
The CCAB packets will now be distributed electronically.
The CCAB meeting will now be held at 10:30am.
Appointed David Kahn to the Board.
Reviewed plans for upcoming MBCC renovation and headquarter hotel.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Approval of Rent Waiver for Safe School's South Florida Diversity Day. Rent
waiver approved for $2,500. The program aims to teach diversity acceptance.
Approval of Rent Waiver for the 27th Annual AIDS Walk Miami. Rent waiver
approved for $4,500. This is a 5k walk through South Beach, the event is used to
help assist in raising funds for 16,000 individuals who look to the organization
for assistance.
Approval of Rent Waiver for the Children's Cancer Caring Center. Rent Waiver
approved for $4,500. The program holds a holiday party for children and families
affected by cancer.
CCAB members had a tour at the GMCVB offices.
FUTURE ACTIVIES:
Approval of MBCC Rental Waivers
Review plans for MBCC renovation and headquarter hotel.
BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM —JAN-JUN 2015
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME:
Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Washington Avenue
CHAIRPERSON:
Saul Gross
CITY LIAISON:
Rogelio Madan
MEETINGS HELD SINCE JAN 2015
The Committee met as follows:
January 26, 2015 Meeting, February ry 12 2015 Meetin g, February ry 27 2015 Meeting,
March 6, 2015 Meeting, March 13, 2015 Meeting, and March 27, 2015 Meeting
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
On January 26, 2015, the Panel held a meeting where the City's consultants, Zyscovich
Architects, made a presentation to the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Washington
Avenue with initial recommendations and ideas for consideration in the Washington
Avenue Master Plan.
On February 12, 2015, February 27, 2015, and March 6, 2015 the Blue Ribbon Panel
held meetings to discuss several of Zyscovich Architects' proposals for Washington
Avenue, including infrastructure changes and zoning incentives for the corridor.
On March 13, 2015 and March 27, 2015 the Blue Ribbon Panel held meetings and
finalized the recommendations for the Washington Avenue Vision and Master Plan.
The Committee's recommendations for zoning incentives were presented by the Land
Use and Development Committee on May 27, 2015 and to the Planning Board on June
23, 2015. The zoning incentives were recommended favorably by both groups with
some modifications. The incentives are expected to be considered by the City
Commission on September 2, 2015.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
No additional meetings are expected to be held.
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM —JAN-JUN 2015
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME:
Miami Beach Commission for Women
CHAIRPERSON:
Mercedes Carlson
CITY LIAISON:
Leonor Hernandez
MEETINGS HELD SINCE JAN 2015
The Committee met as follows:
January 13, 2015 Board Meeting, February 10, 2015 Board Meeting, March 10, 2015
Women Worth Knowing, April 14,'2015 Pay Equity, May 12, 2015 Board Meeting,
June 9, 2015 Board Meeting
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
On March 10, 2015 the Committee hosted its event "Women Worth Knowing" at City
Hall, 4th Floor Lobby celebrating the Miami Beach Centennial by honoring women
who were 99 + years of age living in Miami Beach or who had lived in Miami Beach
for more than 50% of their live. The ladies received a certificate and a centennial
very successful event; very well
coin. There was extensive media coverage. It was a ery ry
attended.
On April 14, 2015, the Committee held its Annual Pay Equity Event on Lincoln Road
very successful and well attended.
During the June meeting, the Committee nominated Ms. Barbara Baer Capitman for
the Florida Women's Hall of Fame and submitted nomination to the Florida
Commission on the Status of Women.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
Health Forum to be held at a future date during 2015; Women's Right to Vote and
Domestic Violence Event to be held in October 2015; Women Worth Knowing March
2016; Pay Equity Event to be held April 2016.
BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 3
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council (CAC)
CHAIRPERSON: Charles Million
CITY LIAISON: Gary Farmer
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 6
ACTIVITIES:
Reviewed 48 cultural grant applicants for FY 15/16.
Welcomed new members Dale Gratz, Dawn McCall, and Sam Rabin
Monitored performance of contracted grantees and processed final reports, new
contracts and payments.
Monitored contract for youth arts education programs with Arts for Learning/Miami.
Accepted the resignation of Richard Alhadeff
Continued to promote Miami Beach cultural events through weekly updates to
website and accompanying advertising campaign, e-blast and text alert program.
Managed the Community Benefit Fund Rental Fee Waiver program for the Fillmore
Miami Beach.
Managed the SoundScape Wall Use Grant program.
Continued to work with WESTAF to improve online grants application p rocess.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Nonprofit recipients of cultural grants administered by the CAC provide year-round
arts programming for Miami Beach residents and visitors, including music concerts,
dance performances, theater, opera, spoken word, film screenings, art exhibitions,
architectural tours, lectures, workshops and classes.
In-school and after-school arts education programs contracted by the CAC served
more than 2,500 students this past year, giving them the competitive edge to achieve
the higher SAT scores, higher GPAs, lower drop-out rates and higher levels of
community involvement that are the proven results of arts education.
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FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
Recommend best use for CAC Endowment Fund.
Recommend funding allocations for FY 15/16 grants
Joint VCA/CAC Cultural Tourism Grants applicants panel review in July.
Create drama grants program if funding is available
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME:
Human Rights Committee
CHAIRPERSON:
Alan Fishman
CITY LIAISON:
Marcia Monserrat
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 6
ACTIVITIES:
Met with representatives from various agencies to identify avenues to support the
fight against human trafficking and provide assistance to its victims.
Continued research and discussions on ways to promote a fare wage throughout our
community.
Completed a Memorial Day Survey. Additionally, a number of members participated
in police ride alongs during the Memorial Day Weekend.
Continued efforts to ensure posting requirements for the Anti-Discrimination
Ordinance are being followed city-wide.
Coordinated a meeting with the hearing impaired community on a number of
accessibility issues.
In conjunction with the Disability Accessibility Committee are working on a joint
resolution to request enhanced enforcement of parking on sidewalks.
Met with representatives from the Miami Beach Police Department to discuss
situation pertaining to racist emails within the MBPD.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
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FUTURE ACTIVIES:
Continue efforts on the issue of fair wage, including but not limited to an citywide
educational campaign,
Work with Miami Beach Police to secure necessary funding to fight against human
trafficking
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Normandy Shores Gov.Neighborhood Improvement
CHAIRPERSON:N/A
CITY LIAISON: John Woodruff
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1,2015—June 30,2015: Total=2
ACTIVITIES:
There were no meetings held in January 2015 through March 2015
04/13/2015 Meeting Agenda:
• Status of New Gate and Security Camera Upgrades
• Preliminary Budget Projections
o FY 15 Budget
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FY16 Budget Request
o Preliminary taxable values (available June 1st)
06/23/2015 Meeting Agenda:
• FY16 Preliminary Taxable Values—OBPI
• Review FY16 Proposed Budget
• Follow up Items from April 13th Meeting
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Preliminary Budget Projections: FY 2014/15 Budget
The following was reviewed and discussed:
• Revenues Residents 65%and City 35%
• Security Services
• New Gate Construction
• Cameras
Status of New Gate and Security Camera Upgrades
The following was reviewed and discussed:
• Arm Gate, Other Gate Entries and Tailgating
• Signage Language and Possible Fines
• AAA Payments/Billing
• Collection of Revenues from offenders who damage the gates
• Revenue Number for Damage Recovery
FY 2015/16 Budget Request
The following was reviewed and discussed:
• Q2 Department Projections
• Property Management Internal Services
• Contracted Internal Services
• Possible Repairs to other Gate Entries
• $500 for more Signage
• $3,000 for Plastic Polls and New Entry Lines (Residents vs. Visitors)
• $10, 000 for Guardhouse Repairs and Update
• Seawall
• Special Taxing District
• M i l lage Rate
• FY16 Proposed Budget
FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
• Set up meeting in 3 months to follow up on gate repair procedure
• Review and discuss proposed FY 2015/16 operating budget and millage rate.
• Work with PD on fines for gate damages; possibly add deterrent language to signage.
• The Board recommended a meeting between MBPD and Property Management
regarding the collecting fee process for AAA.
• Research the Florida Statue on fines and/or create an Ordinance that will state,
Offenders must pay for Gate Arm repairs when damaged.
• Do a sight visit/inspection of guard house to get an estimate for repairs/maintenance.
Provide findings to homeowners association
BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board
CHAIRPERSON: Jonathan Groff
MEMBERS: David Berger, Jenifer Caplan, Leslie Graff, Jonathan Groff, Chris Growald, Harriet
Halpryn, Ronald Krongold, Lori Nieder, Stephanie Rosen, Eliane Soffer Siegel,
Paul Stein, Dana Turken and Lee Zimmerman
CITY LIAISON: Elizabeth Valera
6 MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 7, 2015:
January 7; February 4; March 4; April 1; May 13; and June 3.
ACTIVITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RECOMENDATIONS
The Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board serves in an advisory capacity on matters
related to the successful implementation of a comprehensive community-based Parks and
Recreation service delivery system. In 2014, several parks-related boards were consolidated into
one, inclusive Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board. The areas of responsibilities have
expanded, but it allows for the Board to better serve the City. Overall, the mission and
responsibilities of the Board remain the same.
Activity and Areas of Involvement: Areas of involvement over the past six months included
input/recommendations regarding future park development, regulations and needed facility
improvements. The Board also monitored the progress and implementation of the Department's
Capital Improvement projects, parks maintenance and recreational programming. Where
appropriate, the Board made recommendations to the Administration, as well as requested and
pursued matters before the City Commission.
Accomplishments: The Board provided input the development of a conceptual design for the
area formerly referred to as the Par 3. The Board also made recommendations on the usage,
limitations and enforcement of the Purdy Boat Ramp at Maurice Gibb Park and the nneed to
install appropriate signage at the neighborhood tennis courts. In an effort to improve accessibility
to South Pointe Park, the Board suggested that the City consider construct a parking garage to
increase the number of parking spaces for patrons. Lastly, the Board has suggested that the City
perform an assessment study to possibly fund and build a competition size swimming pool in
Miami Beach.
Recommendations/ Board Motions Passed Between January and June 2015:
MOTION—January 7, 2015 Meeting
The Parks & Recreation Facilities Advisory Board requests that the City Commission consider
development of the former Par-3 property as a Community Recreational Park with sufficient open
areas for family picnics and play, as well as a variety of sporting activities, while preserving the
character of the neighborhood, but without being restrained by the terms of the settlement
agreement as to the "use restrictions".
The Board is aware of the Art in Public Places ordinance. However, being mindful that the nearby
Convention Center will include nearly eight acres of highly stylized parks and with the intent of
developing a community recreational park, rather than a tourist park, the Board recommends that
the art features which take up useable land be kept to a minimum.
We believe the neighborhood and residents of Miami Beach as a whole, will benefit most by
designated areas "within"the park to include,
• A variety of fields and open greenspace of sufficient size to accommodate family play and
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sporting activities;
• Five hard tennis courts; which is the minimum allowable number of courts for our high
school students to hold at-home tennis matches. The courts should be primarily for
residential use, with accommodation by the Parks Department for use by the Miami Beach
Senior High School Tennis Team;
• Sufficient parking adjacent to entrances and possibly along the perimeter of the park and
with a goal to avoid parking on swales;
• Landscaping including berms and hills to provide texture and possible neighborhood
landscape buffers;
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• Concepts to consider include a tot lot; a designated dog park; walking/jogging paths, a vita
course and storm water retention, as needed, but with minimal use of recreational land.
Members Present: Jonathan Groff (Chair) Chris Growald, Dana Turken, David Berger, Elaine
Soffer Siegel, Harriet Halpryn, Jennifer Caplan, Leslie Graff, Paul Stein, Lee Zimmerman, Ronald
Krongold (via telephone) and Stephanie Rosen
Members Absent: Lorie Nieder
Motion made by: Chris Growald
Motion Seconded by: Paul Stein
Motion Passes: 12-0
MOTION—February 4, 2015 Meeting
The Parks and Recreation Facilities Advisory Board requests that the City Commission consider:
a) Limiting the Purdy boat ramp use to Miami Beach residents; and
b) that the parking spaces around the ramp be limited to Non-commercial trailer vehicles;
and
c) that Miami Beach residents be allowed to obtain a parking decal consistent with their
driver license; and
d) that enforcement of this be done via decal provided by the Parking Department.
Members Present: Jonathan Groff (Chair), Chris Growald, David Berger, Eliane Soffer Siegel,
Jenifer Caplan, Lee Zimmerman, Leslie Graff, Lori Nieder, Paul Stein, Ronald Krongold and
Stephanie Rosen.
Members Absent: Dana Turken and Harriet Halpryn
Motion made by: David Berger
Motion seconded by: Paul Stein
Motion Passes: 11-0
MOTION—March 4, 2015 Meeting
The Parks and Recreation Facilities Advisory Board requests that the Parks and Recreation
Department set appropriate rules for all the satellite courts including a Sign-In Board displayed at
each of the courts.
Members Present: Chris Groward, Dana Turken, David Berger, Eliane Soffer Siegel, Harriet
Halpryn, Jenifer Caplan, Leslie Graff, Lori Nieder, Paul Stein
Members Absent: Jonathan Groff (Chair), Lee Zimmerman, Ronald Krongold and Stephanie
Rosen
Motion made by: David Berger
Motion seconded by: Harriet Halpryn and Leslie Graff.
Motion Passes: 9-0
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MOTION—April 1, 2015 Meeting
The Parks and Recreation Board believes that it is necessary that the Parks and Recreation Staff
and/or CIP look into the possibility of building a competition size and quality pool with additional
features as appropriate within the City for our youth, preferably at Flamingo Park but with
discretion to place it as they see fit.
Members Present: Jonathan Groff (Chair), Chris Groward, Dana Turken, David Berger (via
phone), Eliane Soffer Siegel, Harriet Halpryn, Leslie Graff, Paul Stein, Ronald Krongold and
Stephanie Rosen
Members Absent: Jenifer Caplan, Lee Zimmerman and Lori Nieder
Motion made by: Jonathan Groff(Chair)
Motion seconded by: Dana Turken
Motion Passes: 10-0
MOTION—May 13, 2015 Meeting
The Parks and Recreation Board makes a motion to advise the City to consider adding additional
parking at South Pointe Park in order to accommodate the need that is obviously at the park.
Members Present: Jonathan Groff (Chair), Dana Turken, David Berger, Harriet Halpryn, Jenifer
Caplan, Lee Zimmerman, Leslie Graff, Lori Nieder, Paul Stein, Ronald Krongold and Stephanie
Rosen.
Members Absent: Chris Groward and Eliane Soffer Siegel
Motion made by: Stephanie Rosen
Motion seconded by: Leslie Graff
Motion Passes: 11-0
MOTION—June 3, 2015 Meeting
The Parks and Recreation Board requests that a new competition swimming pool of 50 meters by
25 yards in size, 8 to 10 feet deep with a diving board of 1 meter, assuming the pool is 10 feet
deep, is funded as a capital project for Fiscal Year 2015/16. This request is based on the fact that
all other public schools in the County have a pool available within a mile or so where their
competitive teams practice. Miami Beach is at a disadvantage and has to go miles away to find a
suitable competition pool and has difficulty finding space. The Board finds Flamingo Park to be a
suitable location because there are already showers and lockers.
Members Present: Lori Nieder (Vice-Chair) Chris Groward, Dana Turken, David Berger, Eliane
Soffer Siegel, Jenifer Caplan, Lee Zimmerman, Leslie Graff, Paul Stein. Attended by phone:
Ronald Krongold and Stephanie Rosen.
Members Absent: Jonathan Groff(Chair) and Harriet Halpryn
Motion made by: Chris Groward
Motion seconded by: Leslie Graff
Motion Passes: 9-0
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PERIOD COVERING: January - June, 2015
BOARD NAME: Personnel Board
CHAIRPERSON: Gabriel Paez
CITY LIAISON: Sylvia Crespo-Tabak, Human Resources Director
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE DECEMBER, 2014: 5
ACTIVITIES:
• Board Member Gabriel Paez was re-appointed by the Commission and the Mayor for his final
year. Board Members Moj Khaghan Danial and Lori Gold were re-appointed by the Commission
and the Mayor for 2 years.
• Review and selection of Special City Awards winners for the 2014 calendar year.
• Approve the job descriptions for Park Ranger and Park Ranger Supervisor.
• Started keeping a running list of items to be considered for amending the Personnel Rules.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• With the Board and Human Resources' assistance, City departments continue to decrease the
number of past due performance evaluations, achieving an overall improvement from previous
years. The Police Department has vastly improved.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES: •
• Continue monitoring performance evaluation reports.
• Hear appeals and interpret Personnel Rules.
• Approve new and amended job descriptions, as needed.
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: PLANNING BOARD
CHAIRPERSON: JONATHAN BELOFF
CITY LIAISON: - MICHAEL BELUSH—Planning&Zoning Manager
DATE OF REPORT: January through June 2015
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD: 6
MEETING AGENDA Presentation/ Deferred/ PRELIM NO ACTION/
DATE ITEMS APPROVED DENIED DISCUSSED CONTINUED REVIEWS WITHDRAWN
Jan 28 21 7 8 5 1
Feb 24 22 10 1 3 8
March 24 19 5 4 9 1
April 28 17 7 5 5
May 26 21 8 3 9
Jun 23 18 8 2 3 5
Totals 118 45 3 26 41 2
Note: Some totals may not match due to some items being removed from the Agenda at the last minute.
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BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Police - Citizens Relations Committee
CHAIRPERSON: Jared Plitt
CITY LIAISON: Chief Daniel J. Oates
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 2015: 6
ACTIVITY:
Minutes of January 20, 2015
Members present: Robert Lopez Steven Oppenheimer
Walter Lucero Daniel Aronson
Faye Goldin Sidney Goldin
Meryl Wolfson Michael Perlmutter
Bruce Reich Antonio Hernandez
Nelson Gonzalez
Presentation on Identit y Theft:
• How Identity Theft Works
1. Getting the identity.
2. Exploiting the identity.
3. Discovering the theft.
4. Reporting and Restoring
A. Make a police report
B. Contact fraud department of three credit bureaus
C. Close the accounts that have been affected
D. File a report with the Federal Trade Commission's Complaint
Center and the Internet Complaint Center
• Dumpster Diving —trash or treasure
• IRS Tax Form Scam
• Don't cash that check
• Skimming Devices
• Online Fraud ID Theft
• Con Artists in Cyber Space
• Crackers — password protection
• Phishing Scam
• Identity Theft Prevention
1. Shred personal documents and mail before throwing it away
2. Never provide account information unless you're absolutely certain who
you are talking to.
3. Check your credit report yearly
4. Password protect your computer
Minutes of February 17, 2015
Members present: Claire Warren Bruce Reich
Jared Plitt Steven Oppenheimer
Daniel Aronson Nelson Gonzalez
Meryl Wolfson Walter Lucero
Robert Jenkins Sgt. Alex Bello
Lt. David Hernandez Capt. David De la Espriella
C.O.S. Rich-Goldschmidt
Review of Police Vehicles and New Technology/Equipment:
The marked police vehicles (Ford Interceptor SUV & Sedans) were viewed by the
committee in front of the Police Station. These vehicles are replacing the Ford Crown
Victoria police vehicles. New technology being utilized with these vehicles include laptop
computers, printer, scanner, bar coding for arrestees with wrist bands, and a finger-print
identification system.
Minutes of March 17, 2015
Members present: Claire Warren
Bruce Reich
Walter Lucero
Jared Plitt
Meryl Wolfson
Captain Sam Guerrero
Sergeant Michael Veski
Review of the recent Traffic Enforcement Blitz:
FREIGHT LOADING ZONE
ENFORCEMENT GRAND TOTAL
MOVERS 1573
PARKERS 2618
BEACH TOWS 467
TREMONT TOWS 455
TOTAL TOWS 922
ARRESTS 17
BLOCK THE BOX GRAND TOTAL
41ST ST CORRIDOR 728
5TH ST CORRIDOR 420
5TH STREET/LENOX AVE 168
MICH/ALTON BOX 103
INDIAN CREEK/ABBOTT AVE 19
69TH STREET/ABBOTT AVE 23
63RD STREET CORRIDOR 16
16TH STREET/LENOX AVE 24
LINCOLN RD/ALTON RD 14
8TH STREET/WEST AVE 26
SOUTH POINTE BLITZ GRAND TOTAL
STOP SIGN 123
SPEEDING 108
FAILED TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN 57
OTHER MOVING VIOLATIONS 18
JAY WALKING 2
TRAFFIC ARRESTS 12
NARCOTICS ARRESTS 4
Minutes of April 17, 2015
Members present: Jared Plitt Mike Perlmutter
Antonio Hernandez Melissa Sheppard — Broad
Tiva Leser Claire Warren
Danny Aronson Meryl Wolfson
Nelson Gonzalez Bruce Reich
Chief Oates presented information on the following topics:
• FY 2015/2016 Budget
• Body Camera Pilot Project
• Traffic Enforcement
• Crime Trends
• Ocean Drive / Entertainment District Policing
Minutes of May 19, 2015
Members present: Daniel Aronson Robert Lopez
Jared Plitt Claire Warren
Meryl Wolfson Michael Perlmutter
Steven Oppenheimer Faye Goldin
Sidney Goldin Walter Lucero
Bruce Reich Lea Reich
Nelson Gonzalez
Captain Henry Doce presented a summary of the Memorial Day Weekend Plan:
The most important issue is public safety and that our resident's quality of life is not
affected for this weekend. The following are a few of the many things we are going to
do to assure all of our residents and guests have a safe wonderful experience.
1. Ocean drive will be closed off from vehicular traffic starting Friday, May 22,
2015 at 7am and will end on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at around 7am.
2. We will have additional staffing along Ocean drive as well the rest of the city,
by having outside agencies assist us throughout the weekend
3. 60 light towers will be deployed to light up the dark areas along the
Entertainment district
4. We deploy our Police Skywatch towers along with about 25 cameras all along
the high impact areas to keep watch over the area
5. Certain neighborhoods of our city will be blocked off for residents only
6. All city departments will be working on enhanced staffing and we will
coordinate with them to assure that we are ready to handle any issues
7. In the evenings a traffic control loop will be started along with license plate
readers as well as a DUI check point will be in place at around 7pm starting
on May 22, 2015
8. We have Goodwill Ambassadors to assist our visitors and guide them
throughout the weekend, these volunteers are a great tool in dealing with large
crowds who are many times unfamiliar with the area
9. God Squad volunteers will be out throughout the weekend and also perform
similar to the Goodwill Ambassadors
10.The Chief and Deputy Chief will be onsite all weekend long along with all of
our Command staff to assure our plans are working well and we will be
prepared to make adjustments to assure public safety
Minutes of June 16, 2015
Members present: Daniel Aronson Mike Perlmutter
Faye Goldin Sidney Goldin
Walter Lucero Claire Warren
Jared Plitt Antonio M. Hernandez Jr
Bruce S. Reich Lea Reich
Nelson Gonzalez Steven Oppenheimer
Melissa Sheppard-Broad Tiva Lesser
John Kanter Chief Daniel J. Oates
Chief Oates provided a briefing on the email investigation.
City Manager Jimmy Morales, Mayor Levine, Deputy Chief Hill, Chief of Staff Rich-
Goldschmidt and I participated in a press conference with State Attorney Katherine
Fernandez Rundle in which we disclosed the status and findings of a joint criminal and
Internal Affairs investigation concerning the Miami Beach Police Department. This
incident involved two high-level former Miami Beach police officers who sent hundreds of
racist, pornographic and crude emails using the City's email system.
The press conference and the underlying behavior of two former members of our
organization has received significant media attention. Since this is such an important
event for our Department, I have been meeting with all employees to explain what the
investigation revealed and to talk about how we are collectively deal with the aftermath of
this sad event.
July 21,2015
NO AUGUST MEETING
September 8, 2015
October 20, 2015
November 17, 2015
December 15, 2015
FUTURE ACTIVITIES
POLICE/CITIZENS RELATIONS COMMITTEE 2015 CALENDAR
January 20, 2015 May 19, 2015 September 8, 2015
February 17, 2015 June 16, 2015 October 20, 2015
March 17, 2015 July 21, 2015 November 17, 2015
April 21, 2015 NO AUGUST MEETING December 15, 2015
All of the above meetings will be held in the Community Room of the Miami Beach Police
Department at 6:00 p.m.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• The Police/Citizen's Relations Committee provides the means for a better
understanding of the policies and procedures of the Miami Beach Police Department.
• The Police/Citizen's Relations Committee affords the Miami Beach Police
Department the opportunity to communicate to the community information regarding
current events, changes in the Police Department, and allows for community
concerns to be brought to the attention of the Chief of Police.
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Production Industry Council.
CHAIRPERSON: BRUCE OROSZ
CITY LIAISON: GRAHAM WINICK
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1. 2015: 6
ACTIVITIES:
Looking to brand Miami Beach as a destination hub for technology.
Continue to push for the film and entertainment incentives in Tallahassee:
Develop an entertainment and tech finance bridge.
Work with existing grants to find local incentive options.
Address issues that arise that derail community's film friendly position.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Developed Film and Technology Finance Subcommittee. Aided bringing the Mayor to
relevant events.
Invited the Miami Beach VCA to discuss easing restrictions on the film uses of the VCA
grant.
Invited the Miami Beach CAC to discuss easing restrictions on the film uses of the CAC
grant.Was able to get an extension and communicate to local indie filmmakers.
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FUTURE ACTIVIES:
Develop a film and tech finance white paper/ model.
Visiting local business in the entertainment and tech industries to try to further develop
a cluster.
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June 2015
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Sustainability Committee
CHAIRPERSON: Dave Doebler
CITY LIAISON: Elizabeth Wheaton, Assistant Building Director, Environment and Sustainability
Division
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 2015: 5
ACTIVITY
To identify and promote policies and practices with the City of Miami Beach aimed at
achieving a sustainable environment, as well as to minimize negative impacts and maximize
benefits to the environment.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Supported outreach campaign to inform the commercial family residences and the business
community of the City's new Recycling Ordinance mandating recycling for businesses and
multi-family residences of two (2) or more units.
Supported education of the ordinance that banned polystyrene food and beverage containers
at City-owned facilities, beaches/parks, and sidewalk cafes. Supported unprotected expanded
polystyrene be eliminated from private/personal boat docks.
Supported Styrofoam cooler-swapping program at various city events and holidays to support
the polystyrene ordinance and decrease disposable cooler use on city beaches.
Continued to identify and combat concerns with ongoing litter issues including increasing the
enforcement of the City's existing zero-litter policy. Encouraged the Sanitation Department
staff to develop a plan to have a trash receptacles placed on every corner.
Supported the reallocation of funds from the Dade Recycling revenue towards the City's
recycling and/or educational campaigns.
Continued to lead and participate in regular volunteer clean-up opportunities.
Supported existing water fountains to be retrofitted to include water bottle refill stations
(recommending Whoosh Water Systems).
Supported the expansion of the storm drain grate pilot program to include all inlets located
within the entertainment districts and within residential streets that have high pedestrian traffic
and an abundant tree canopy.
Supported tree canopy as an integral part of the private development and Public Works
projects from their very outset, as well as the City's prior Million Trees Miami commitment to
provide a minimum of 30% tree canopy coverage by 2020.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES
Continue to engage in issues that are relevant to the Sustainability Plan's program areas and
support enhancing the environmental sustainability of the City.
Continue to support continued efforts to monitor and maintain the cleanliness of the City's
waterways.
Continue to identify opportunities for incorporating green infrastructure, reducing stormwater
impacts, and improving water quality Citywide.
Identify opportunities for a Composting Program.
Continue to support tree canopy as a priority within the City.
Support the development of a Green Building Program by advocating for the allocation of funds
to further develop a viable program.
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JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 2015
BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME:TRANSPORTATION, PARKING&BICYCLE-PEDESTRIAN
FACILITIES
CHAIRPERSON: MARK WEITHORN
CITY LIAISON: SAUL FRANCES
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE JANUARY 2014: SIX (6)
ACTIVITY:
January 5, 2015:
• Alton Road & Collins Ave Project Update
• Parking Dept. Items:
o Walker Parking Study
o Changing Meter Parking Hours in North Beach -Discussion
o Construction Parking Ordinance Update
• Transportation Department Items:
o Art Basel Traffic/Transit Plan
o Alton-West Trolley
o North Beach Trolley
o ITS/Traffic Monitoring &Management
o Transportation Master Plan
o Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan
o Bicycle Safety Campaign/Racks& Signage
o Misc. Traffic Studies&Transit Reports
• Status Report Items: Parking Status Reports—July, Aug &Sept 2014
• 2015 Meeting Calendar Approval
_• Chair&Vice-Chair Appointment
February 2, 2015:
• Alton Road &Collins Ave Project Update
• Miami Dade Transit Discussion re: Belle Isle Route& Update on Proposed Modification to Route
115/117
• Pine Tree& la Gorce Two-Way Streets
• Transportation Department Items:
o Alton-West Trolley
o Mid-Beach Trolley
o North Beach Trolley
o ITS/Traffic Monitoring & Management
o Transportation Master Plan
o Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan
o Bicycle Safety Campaign/Racks& Signage
o Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study
o Misc. Traffic Studies&Transit Reports
• Status Report Items: Parking Status Report—Oct 2014
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March 2, 2015:
• Aton Road & Collins Ave Project Update
• Freight Loading Zones
• Transportation Department Items:
o Alton-West Trolley
o Mid-Beach Trolley
o North Beach Trolley
o ITS/Traffic Monitoring &Management
o Transportation Master Plan
o Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan
o Bicycle Safety Campaign/Racks& Signage
o Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study
o Misc. Traffic Studies&Transit Reports
• Status Report Items: Parking Status Report- Nov 2014
April 6, 2015:
• Action Minutes Discussion
• Alton Road & Collins Ave Project Update
• Alton Road Redesign Plans
• Traffic Issues-& Lack of Enforcement by Police/Parking
• Freight Loading Zones Update
• Transportation Division Items:
o Alton-West Trolley
o Mid-Beach Trolley
o North Beach Trolley
o ITS/Traffic Monitoring &Management
o Transportation Master Plan
o Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan
o Bicycle Safety Campaign/Racks& Signage
o Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study
o Misc. Traffic Studies&Transit Reports
• Presentation: Be-a Hero & Save Lives, Road Safety-USA Refugees & Immigrants
• Status Report Items: Parking Status Report- Dec 2014
May 4, 2015:
• Alton Road &Collins Ave Project Update
• Restriping of Metered Parking Spaces
• Transportation Department Items:
o Alton-West Trolley
o Mid-Beach Trolley
o North Beach Trolley
o ITS/Traffic Monitoring & Management
o Transportation Master Plan
o Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan
o Bicycle Safety Campaign/Racks& Signage
o Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study
o Misc. Traffic Studies&Transit Reports
o LED-Illuminated Crosswalks
• Status Report Items: Parking Status Reports-Jan & Feb 2015
June 1, 2015:
• Alton Road& Collins Ave Project Update
• Update on Collins Park Garage
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• Public Works Items:
o Venetian Bridge Update
o Alton Road Plans-Mt. Sinai to 63rd ST
o Update on Dade Blvd. Bike Path
o Update on Beachwalk
o Pipes/Infrastructures Being Installed in Swales Instead of Under Streets
• Valet Parking Proposed Amendments
• Presentation: Klau's Multi-Parking
• Transportation Department Items:
o Alton-West Trolley
o Mid-Beach Trolley
o North Beach Trolley
o ITS/Traffic Monitoring &Management
o Transportation Master Plan
o Bicycle Safety Campaign/Racks& Signage
o Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan
o Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study
o Misc. Traffic Studies&Transit Reports
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
January 5, 2015:
2015 Meeting Calendar Approved
Appointment of Chair/Vice-Chair:
• Motion Passed: M. Weithorn as Chair/A. Feola as Vice-Chair
February 2, 2015:
Pine Tree & La Gorce,Two-Way Steets:
• Motion Passed: TPBPFC fully supported the restoration of Pine Tree& La Gorce to two-way streets,
as prior to 1968 and per County Plans
April 6, 2015:
Letter to Commission (LTC)sent(#166-2015), with the following Motions:
Alton Road Redesign Plans (Michigan Ave to Chase Ave):
➢. Motion Passed: TPBPFC asked for the City Commission to Request the County to Delay the Project
Until Alton South is Completed
Presentation: Be a Hero&Save Lives, Road Safety-USA Refugees & Immigrants
• Motion Passed: TPBPFC Supported Project
Traffic Issues & Lack of Enforcement
> TPBPFC Strongly Suggested for City Commission & Police Chief to add more Officers to the Traffic
Enforcement Unit. City should also have specific Traffic Enforcement Division with trained staff for
South, Middle& North Beach
**Action Minutes Approved Going Forward
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FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
• Freight Loading Zones
• Online Permitting
• Valet Parking Ordinance
• Parking Management System
• Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
• Residential Zones 21 & 22
• Smart Parking (Mobile Applications/LPR/Space Monitoring)
• Collins Park Garage
• Garage Development—City Owned
• Garage Development—Public/Private
• Implementation of mobility improvements recommended in the Transportation Master Plan
• Implementation of improvements identified in the Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan, including painting
green bike lanes, installing bicycle parking, and implementing protected bike lanes, bicycle
boulevards, and off-road paths
• Implementation of regional mass transit solutions including short-term express bus service connecting
to Downtown Miami
• Planning and implementation a light rail transit/modern streetcar system in South Beach as first
phase of the Beach Corridor Transit Connection Project connecting Miami Beach and Miami
• Implementation of Intelligent Transportation Systems, including adaptive traffic signal control. to
improve traffic flow and manage congestion on a permanent real-time basis
• Planning and development of intermodal facilities and park-and rides to serve as modal transfer hubs
in South Beach, Mid-Beach, and North Beach
• Implementation of water taxi/ferry service connecting Miami Beach and Miami
• Expansion of a citywide interconnected circulator/trolley system, including a Mid-Beach Trolley,
Collins Link, and South Beach Trolley
• Implementation of Pedestrian Priority Zones
• Expand and continue the bicycle and pedestrian safety campaign and bicycle-friendly community
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: MIAMI BEACH VISITOR AND CONVENTION
AUTHORITY
CHAIRPERSON: PEGGY BENUA
CITY LIAISON: GRISETTE ROQUE MARCOS
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 1, 2015: 6
ACTIVITIES:
January 22, 2015:
The December 11, 2014 meeting minutes were approved. Motion by Mr. Perry to approve the
December 11, 2014 meeting minutes. Seconded by Adrian Gonzalez. Motion passes
unanimously.
The Board Members were provided with a list of upcoming grant applicants and denied
applicants.
A discussion of Miami Beach Live Cameras took place.
Ms. Peggy Benua was elected Chair and Mr. Danny Hertzberg was elected Vice Chair. Motion
by Mr. Adkins to elect Peggy Benua as Chair and Daniel Hertzberg as Vice Chair. Seconded
by Mr. Gonzalez. Motion passes unanimously.
An update on the API was provided by Lansight Consulting to the Board
An update on the PR efforts was provided by Hill & Knowlton
February 26,2015:
The January 22, 2015 meeting minutes were approved. Motion by Mr. Perry to approve the
January 22, 2015 meeting minutes. Seconded by Steve Hertz. Motion passes unanimously.
The Board Members were provided with a list of upcoming grant applicants and denied
applicants.
A grant in the amount of$39,200 was awarded to Irie Music Corp. for Irie Weekend XI.
Motion by Mr. Hertz to grant $39,200 for Irie Weekend XI. Seconded by Mr. Perry. Motion
passes unanimously.
A grant in the amount of$27,440 was awarded to Swimwear Association of Florida for
SwimShow. Motion by Mr. Hertz to grant $27,440 for SwimShow. Seconded by Mr. Perry.
Motion passes unanimously.
A grant in the amount of$58,310 was awarded to FUNKSHION, LLC for Funkshion: Fashion
Week Miami Beach. Motion by Mr. Perry to grant $58,310 for FUNKSHION: Fashion Week
Miami Beach. Seconded by Mr. Hertzberg. Motion passes unanimously.
The 3rd place winner of the last Miami Beach Photo Contest was selected as the previous
winner could not be reached after numerous attempts. Motion by Mr. Perry to award third
place prize to Amy Deeter's photo. Seconded by Mr. Hertzberg. Motion passes unanimously.
The members of the Orange Bowl Committee made a presentation to the Board.
March 9-10,2015:
The February 26, 2015 meeting minutes were approved. Motion by Mr. Perry to approve the
February 26, 2015 meeting minutes. Seconded by Danny Hertzberg. Motion passes
unanimously.
A grant in the amount of$50,000 was awarded to the City of Miami Beach for the PR
expenses associated with the City of Miami Beach Centennial Celebration. Motion by Mr.
Hertz to approve $50,000 for PR efforts for the Centennial Celebration. Seconded by Mr.
Gonzalez. Mr. Rosen mentioned the motion should not have an open dollar amount. Motion
passes unanimously.
A grant in the amount of$130,000 was awarded to the City of Miami Beach for media buys
for the City of Miami Beach Centennial Celebration. Motion by Mr. Perry to award the City
$130,000 for media buys for the Centennial Celebration. Seconded by Mr. Gonzalez. Motion
passes unanimously.
April 9,2015:
The March 9-10, 2015 meeting minutes were approved. Motion by Mr. Hertzberg to approve
the March 9-10, 2015 meeting minutes. Seconded by Tim Nardi. Motion passes unanimously.
The Board Members were provided with a list of upcoming grant applicants and denied
applicants.
The winners of the Centennial-themed Photo Contest were selected. The 1st place winner
Magda Marek's, "The Most Beautiful Tower in Miami Beach;"2nd place winner was
"Morning Calm on Ocean Drive," and the 3rd place winner was Bob Micket's, "Miami Beach
Loves a Parade! Let's Celebrate #MiamiBeach100!"
The Board approved proposed changes to the 2015/2016 Tourism Advancement Program.
Motion by Mr. Perry to adopt proposed changes without the language regarding limiting funds
for events taking place within the same time period but rather review budget before deciding.
Seconded by Mr. Hertz. Motion passes unanimously.
The Board approved the minimum criteria in place for each of the Tourism Advancement
Program grant categories. Motion by Mr. Perry to approve the required 2015/2016 Tourism
Advancement Program criteria. Seconded by Mr. Gonzalez. Motion passes unanimously.
The Board voted to continue the Film Incentive Grant Program for the 2015/2016 fiscal year.
Motion by Mr. Perry to continue the Film Incentive Program for fiscal year 2015/2016.
Seconded by Mr. Gonzalez. Motion passes unanimously.
The Board voted to continue the North Beach Incentive Program for the 2015/2016 fiscal year.
Motion by Mr. Perry to continue the North Beach Incentive Program for fiscal year 2015/2016.
Seconded by Mr. Gonzalez. Motion passes unanimously.
The Board voted to create an RFQ or RFP for The Customer and You—Certificate Program in
Service. Motion by Mr,. Perry to create an RFQ or RFP for The Customer and You—
Certificate Program in Service. Seconded by Mr. Hertzberg. Motion passes unanimously.
The Board voted to consider the continuation of funding of the Visual Memoirs Project for the
2015/2016 fiscal year. Motion by Mr. Perry to continue to entertain funding of the Visual
Memoirs Project. Seconded by Mr. Gonzalez. Motion passes unanimously.
A sub-committee was developed to review the MBVCA point system in place. Ms. Benua, Mr.
Hertzberg, and Mr. Perry all volunteered to serve on the subcommittee.
An update and discussion on the API was provided by Lansight Consulting.
A recap of the PR efforts was provided by Hill & Knowlton. A discussion on PR efforts for the
upcoming fiscal year took place.
A discussion on live cameras took place.
June 18,2015:
The April 9, 2015 meeting minutes were approved. Motion by Mr. Perry to approve the April
9, 2015 meeting minutes. Seconded by Mr. Tamis. Motion passes unanimously.
The Board Members were provided with a list of upcoming grant applicants and denied
applicants.
The Board members were provided with a list of the Visual Memoirs interviewee list to date.
A discussion regarding the customer service program administered by UNIDAD of Miami
Beach was held. Motion by Mr. Perry to continue working with UNIDAD to offer the
Customer and You grant program for the 2015/2016 fiscal year and partner with the GMCVB
to expand the reach. Seconded by Mr. Hertz. Motion passes unanimously.
A discussion regarding the proposed change to the point system was held. Motion by Mr.
Hertz to adopt the revised 2015/2016 point system that is more aligned with the qualifying
grant criteria. Seconded by Mr. Gonzalez. Motion passes unanimously.
The API strategic plan was presented to and approved by the Board.
The 2nd and 3rd place winners from the last photo contest were selected due to the non-
responsiveness by the winners previously selected. The 2nd place winner is Natasha Girel with
"Path to Paradise painted all shades of blue, that is Miami Beach." And the 3rd place winner is
Carla Marzouka with"The Fontainebleau Hotel is one of the most historically and architecturally
significant hotels on Miami Beach."
Hill &Knowlton presented their year to date report to the Board.
A follow up discussion on the Live Beach Cameras was held.
June 25,2015:
The June 18, 2015 meeting minutes were approved. Motion by Mr. Hertz. Seconded by Mr.
Perry. Motion passes unanimously.
The Hill & Knowlton public relations contract was approved for one additional year. Motion
by Mr. Hertz. Seconded by Mr. Gonzalez. Mr. Perry opposed. Motion passes.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
January 22,2015:
The December 11, 2014 meeting minutes were approved.
Ms. Peggy Benua was elected Chair and Mr. Danny Hertzberg was elected Vice Chair.
February 26,2015:
The January 22, 2015 meeting minutes were approved.
A grant in the amount of$39,200 was awarded to Irie Music Corp. for Irie Weekend XI.
A grant in the amount of$27,440 was awarded to SwimWear Association of Florida for
SwimShow.
A grant in the amount of$58,310 was awarded to FUNKSHION, LLC for Funkshion:
Fashion Week Miami Beach.
The 3rd place winner of the last Miami Beach Photo Contest was selected as the previous
winner could not be reached after numerous attempts.
March 9-10,2015:
The February 26, 2015 meeting minutes were approved.
A grant in the amount of$50,000 was awarded to the City of Miami Beach for the PR
expenses associated with the City of Miami Beach Centennial Celebration.
A grant in the amount of$130,000 was awarded to the City of Miami Beach for media buys
for the City of Miami Beach Centennial Celebration.
April 9, 2015:
The March 9-10, 2015 meeting minutes were approved
The winners of the Centennial-themed Photo Contest were selected
The Board approved proposed changes to the 2015/2016 Tourism Advancement Program.
The Board approved the minimum criteria in place for each of the Tourism Advancement
Program grant categories
The Board voted to continue the Film Incentive Grant Program for the 2015/2016 fiscal year.
The Board voted to continue the North Beach Incentive Program for the 2015/2016 fiscal
year.
The Board voted to create an RFQ or RFP for The Customer and You—Certificate Program
in Service.
The Board voted to consider the continuation of funding of the Visual Memoirs Project for
the 2015/2016 fiscal year.
A sub-committee was developed to review the MBVCA point system in place
June 18, 2015:
The April 9, 2015 meeting minutes were approved
The Board voted to continue working with UNIDAD of Miami Beach to offer The Customer
and You in the FY 2015/2016 and partner with the GMCVB to expand the reach.
The new proposed point system was approved.
The API strategic plan was approved by the Board.
The 2nd and 3rd place winners from the last photo contest were selected due to the non-
responsiveness by the winners previously selected.
June 25, 2015:
The June 18, 2015 meeting minutes were approved.
The Hill & Knowlton public relations contract was approved for one additional year.
FUTURE ACTIVIES:
The next MBVCA Board meeting will take place Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:00 am.
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