2017-30002 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2017 -30002
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING BET PRODUCTIONS IV'S
REQUEST FOR THE CLOSURE OF WASHINGTON AVENUE, A MAJOR
ROADWAY, FROM DADE BOULEVARD TO 17TH STREET, FROM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2017 AT 5:00 PM THROUGH SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 7, 2017 AT 12:00 AM (MIDNIGHT), INCLUDING DURING
RESTRICTED RUSH HOUR PERIODS, TO ALLOW LIMOUSINE DROP
OFF AND RED CARPET ARRIVALS FOR THE BET HIP HOP AWARDS,
TAKING PLACE THAT EVENING AT THE FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH AT
THE JACKIE GLEASON THEATER.
WHEREAS, BET Productions IV (BET) produces and televises the annual Hip Hop Awards
(Show), a major internationally televised entertainment event, attracting top celebrities and
performers from the world of hip hop and entertainment in general; and
WHEREAS, the Show, which began in 2006, has been held in the Atlanta, Georgia region,
and has relocated to Miami Beach for the 2017 Show, currently scheduled for Friday, October 6,
2017 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater; and
WHEREAS, the Show attracts over four million viewers and will use over 800 Miami Beach
hotel room nights during the week of production, including at the W South Beach, Loews and
Redbury hotels; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Show, BET will produce a celebrity red carpet walk on October 6,
2017 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, taking place on Jackie Gleason Drive in front of the venue; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure a safe and welcoming entrance and to accommodate the
many limousines set to drop off attendees in this small window, the production is requesting to close
northbound and southbound Washington Avenue from 17 Street to Dade Boulevard from Friday,
October 6, 2017 at 5:00 PM to Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 12:00 AM (midnight); and
WHEREAS, BET provided the City with a Maintenance of Traffic plan (Exhibit A), which has
been reviewed by the Transportation Department; hired Miami Beach off -duty Police officers to
manage the closure; worked with Clark Construction to ensure the closure shall not interfere with the
renovation of the Miami Beach Convention Center; and communicated to all affected parties; and
WHEREAS, on July 13, 2016, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No.
2016 - 29506, requiring that any new special event applicant seeking to close a road or lane of a
major thoroughfare in the City of Miami Beach, such as this requested closure of Washington
Avenue, must seek prior approval from the Miami Beach City Commission.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby approve
BET Productions IV's request for the closure of Washington Avenue, a major roadway, from Dade
Boulevard to 17th Street, from Friday, October 6, 2017 at 5:00 PM through Saturday, October 7,
2017 at 12:00 AM (midnight), including during restricted rush hour periods, to allow limousine drop
off and red carpet arrivals for BET Hip Hop Awards, taking place that evening at the Fillmore Miami
Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater.
PASSED and ADOPTED this a5- day of 4) LeK , 2017.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: September 13, 2017
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING BET PRODUCTIONS IV, TO CLOSE
WASHINGTON AVENUE, A MAJOR ROADWAY, FROM DADE BOULEVARD TO
17TH STREET, FROM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2017, AT 5 :00 PM THROUGH
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017 AT 12:00 AM (MIDNIGHT), INCLUDING DURING
RESTRICTED RUSH HOUR PERIODS, TO ALLOW LIMOUSINE DROP OFF AND
RED CARPET ARRIVALS FOR THE BET HIP HOP AWARDS, TAKING PLACE
THAT EVENING AT THE FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH AT THE JACKIE GLEASON
THEATER.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends approval of the closure.
ANALYSIS
BET Productions IV (BET) produces and televises the annual Hip Hop Awards show, a major
internationally televised entertainment event that began in 2006 and has taken place in the Atlanta,
Georgia region ever since. For the 2017 Hip Hop Awards, taking the night of Friday, October 6, from
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, BET has contracted to hold the event at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the
Jackie Gleason Theater. Attracting top celebrities and performers from the world of hip hop and
entertainment in general to Miami Beach for the first time, the show attracts over four million viewers
and will use over 800 Miami Beach hotel room nights during the week of production, including at the
W South Beach, Loews and Redbury hotels.
As part of the show, BET will produce a celebrity red carpet walk on October 6, from 6:00 PM to 8:00
PM, taking place on Jackie Gleason Drive in front of the venue. In order to ensure a safe and
welcoming entrance and to accommodate the many limousines set to drop off attendees in this small
window, the production is requesting to close northbound and southbound Washington Avenue from
17 Street to Dade Boulevard. The closure, as is detailed in the attached Maintenance of Traffic plan
(MOT), will occur from Friday, October 6, 2017, at 5:00 PM until 12:00 AM (Midnight) Saturday,
October 7, 2017, to allow for the limousines to pick up and drop off the attendees. The area of use
requested does not include and will not inhibit the existing MOT installed by Clark Construction to
accommodate the renovation of the Miami Beach Convention Center.
At the July 13, 2016 meeting of the Miami Beach Commission, Resolution 2016 -29506 was adopted,
henceforth requiring any new special event applicant seeking to close a road or lane of a major
thoroughfare in the City of Miami Beach to seek approval from the Miami Beach Commission. BET
provided the city with the requested MOT, which has been reviewed and approved by the
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Transportation Department. BET will hire Miami Beach off -duty Police to manage the closure.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends approval,
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