2017-30128 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO.
2017 -30128
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING NEW
YEAR'S EVE ACTIVITIES ON OCEAN DRIVE IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE OCEAN DRIVE ASSOCIATION, AND AUTHORIZING (1)
THE CLOSURE OF OCEAN DRIVE, BETWEEN 5TH STREET AND
14TH STREET, FROM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2017 AT 7:00
A.M. UNTIL MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018 AT 7:00 A.M.; (2) THE
EXPANSION OF PARTICIPATING SIDEWALK CAFES TO THE
CENTER LINE ON OCEAN DRIVE, BETWEEN 5TH STREET AND
14TH STREET, FOR FOOD AND /OR BAR SERVICE WITHIN THE
EXPANDED SIDEWALK CAFE AREAS, SUBJECT TO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL OF PLANS; AND
(3) THE EXTENSION OF HOURS UNTIL 7:00 A.M. ON JANUARY
1, 2018 FOR ON- PREMISES CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES FOR PARTICIPATING SIDEWALK CAFES AND
CERTAIN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS WITH A
5 :00 A.M. LIQUOR LICENSE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SPECIFIED IN SECTION 6 -3(6) OF THE CITY CODE; AND
FURTHER ACCEPTING A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE OCEAN
DRIVE ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE 2017 -2018 NEW
YEAR'S CELEBRATION ON OCEAN DRIVE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $50,000.
WHEREAS, as in the past sixteen (16) years, the Ocean Drive Association ( "ODA ") has
approached the City to request City participation in, and sponsorship of, a New Year's celebration on
Ocean Drive and free fireworks display on the beach, located east of Lummus Park, at 12:00
midnight on New Year's Day; and
WHEREAS, the City's New Year's celebration on Ocean Drive draws large crowds, including
both residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, in prior years, the City has partnered with ODA to share in the expenses related
to the street closure and fireworks display on New Year's Eve, which celebration has ranged in
duration from two (2) to (4) days, depending on whether the holiday falls on a weekend or a
weekday; and
WHEREAS, this year, New Year's Eve falls on a Sunday, and early indications are that hotel
occupancy will be very strong as many visitors will take advantage of the long holiday weekend; and
WHEREAS, the ODA has requested the closure of Ocean Drive to vehicular traffic between
5th and 14th Streets, beginning at 7:00 a.m. on December 30, 2017, and ending at 7:00 a.m. on
January 1, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the ODA has also requested that sidewalk cafes participating in the ODA's New
Year's celebration be allowed to expand their cafes onto the southbound lane of Ocean Drive, up to
the center line of the road, between 5th Street and 14th Street, for food and /or bar service within the
expanded sidewalk cafe areas, subject to Department of Public Works approval of expanded
sidewalk cafe plans; and
WHEREAS, the ODA has requested that certain alcoholic beverage establishments with
5:00 a.m. liquor licenses be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages for consumption at the
participating sidewalk cafes until 5:00 a.m. on Monday, January 1, 2018 only; and
WHEREAS, in prior years, the City has funded 47% of the sanitation, sand- shifting, and
other costs associated with the Ocean Drive road closure and fireworks display for New Year's Eve,
and the ODA has funded the remaining 53% of the costs; and
WHEREAS, this year, the ODA is requesting the following new contributions:
1. ODA has represented that the actual cost of the fireworks display is approximately
$33,000 (rather than $17,000), and has requested that the City cover 47% of this
cost.
2. ODA has requested that the City contribute additional funding towards ODA's
sanitation costs and costs associated with road barricades.
WHEREAS, the total estimated costs associated with this year's New Year's celebration on
Ocean Drive are estimated at $148,221.00; and
WHEREAS, lastly, the ODA has offered the City a contribution in support of this year's New
Year's celebration, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
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 of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, hereby approve New Year's Eve activities on Ocean Drive in partnership with
the Ocean Drive Association, and authorize (1) the closure of Ocean Drive, between 5th Street and
14th Street, from Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 7:00 a.m. until Monday, January 1, 2018 at 7:00
a.m.; (2) the expansion of participating sidewalk cafes to the center line on Ocean Drive, between
5th Street and 14th Street, for food and /or bar service within the expanded sidewalk cafe areas,
subject to Department of Public Works approval of plans; and (3) the extension of hours until 7:00
a.m. on January 1, 2018, for on- premises consumption of alcoholic beverages for participating
sidewalk cafes and certain alcoholic beverage establishments with a 5:00 a.m. liquor license,
subject to the conditions specified in Section 6 -3(6) of the City Code; and further accept a
contribution from the Ocean Drive Association in support of the 2017 -2018 New Year's celebration
on Ocean Drive, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 13th day of December, 2017.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
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City Attorney
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