LTC 290-2016 Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board Motions MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 290-2016 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members o he City Co/mission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager 1 _
DATE: July 5, 2016
SUBJECT: PARKS & RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD MOTIONS
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform the Mayor and Commission of
three motions passed by the Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board at its meeting
of June 29, 2016.
1. BACKGROUND:
Farah Service, a sustainable infrastructure company which markets social and
environmental responsibility and alternative media, has been in talks with the Parks and
Recreation Department to install outdoor exercising stations across the City. Made of
stainless steel, these stations are equipped with a digital panel for advertisements. The
company has offered to have equipment installed without any costs to the City, and will be
responsible for all required maintenance and replacements.
MOTION: THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD
RECOMMENDS A PILOT PROGRAM OF 10 UNITS TO BE DISPERSED AMONG THE
CITY AS THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SEES FIT.
MOTION MADE BY: Chris Growald
MOTION SECONDED BY: Paul Stein
MOTION PASSES: 10-0 (Motion Passes)
MEMBERS PRESENT FOR MOTION: Jenifer Caplan, Robert Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff,
Chris Growald, Carolina Jones, Wil Martinez, Lori Nieder, Stephanie Rosen, Eliane Soffer
Siegel and Paul Stein.
2. BACKGROUND:
The Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board discussed coexistence within the
City, and agreed that Miami Beach should celebrate and commemorate its inclusiveness
by way of renaming a park "Tolerance Park".
MOTION: THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD
RECOMMENDS CHANGING THE NAME OF BANYAN PARK TO TOLERANCE PARK.
MOTION MADE BY: Robert Gonzalez
MOTION SECONDED BY: Jonathan Groff
MOTION PASSES: 10-0 (Motion Passes)
MEMBERS PRESENT FOR MOTION: Jenifer Caplan, Robert Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff,
Chris Growald, Carolina Jones, Wil Martinez, Lori Nieder, Stephanie Rosen, Eliane Soffer
Siegel and Paul Stein.
3. BACKGROUND:
The Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board discussed the iconic lifeguard
stands on the beach and iconic structures at parks in other cities. The Board agreed the
City should commission a functional art park with a non-traditional play structure at a park.
MOTION: THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD
RECOMMENDS THE DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT OF A PARK BE UNIQUE TO THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND AS AN EXAMPLE, FOLLOW THE DESIGN OF THE
MONSTRUM THEMATIC PLAYGROUNDS.
MOTION MADE BY: Jonathan Groff
MOTION SECONDED BY: Carolina Jones
MOTION PASSES: 9-0 (Motion Passes)
MEMBERS PRESENT FOR MOTION: Jenifer Caplan, Robert Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff,
Chris Growald, Carolina Jones, Wil Martinez, Lori Nieder, Stephanie Rosen and Eliane
Soffer Siegel.
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