97-22386 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
97-22386
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, APPROPRIATING $350,000 FROM THE
RESORT TAX FUND, FOR QUALITY OF LIFE
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NORTH BEACH
COMMUNITY.
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WHEREAS, on July 26, 1995, the Mayor and City Commission adopted a StratE'gic;
Plan for the North Beach Community, approving $350,000 in Quality of Life expenditure:.
from the Resort Tax Fund for the North Beach Community; and
WHEREAS, the Plan, in one document, identified and organized major financial
commitments that would be implemented over a period to help transform the North Beach
Community; and
WHEREAS, it was recommended that the North Beach Community select priorit~'
improvement projects to receive funding; and
WHEREAS, the North Beach Task Force, along with the North Beach Developmen:
Corporation, have prioritized projects and, together, have arrived at the attached lis": 0'=
priority projects during committee meetings on November 13, 1996 and March 6, 1ml?
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITV'
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and Cit~'
Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, hereby appropriate $350,000 from thE!
Resort Tax Fund, for Quality of Life Improvements in the North Beach Community.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 7TH DAY O,~AY, 1997.
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1997 Proposed North Beach Quality of Life Projects
I. Biscayne Elementary
A. Friendship Walk to Community Project: Plants and materials
B. Part-time school nurse
C. Trees and landscaping around school
2. Tree planting in Normandie Sud
3. Scholarships for Ayuda
4. UNlOAD At Risk Youth Program
5. Removal of derelict vessels in Indian Creek
6. Parkview Island entrance landscaping
7. Oceanfront Recreational Corridor
8. Grant writer to solicit grants for North Beach community improvement
projects
9. Southeast Normandy Isle streetscape enhancements
10. Parkview Island and Biscayne Beach Island entrance signs
] ]. Contract planning services for North Beach projects
]2. Normandy Isle Western Entrance fountain, sign, and tree lighting
13. Biscayne Beach tree planting
] 4. Indian Creek Drive median plantings
15. Marketing materials for North Beach
] 6. 77th Street Improvements
] 7. Altos Del Mar streetscape study
] 8. Five per cent fee to NBDC for administering and implementing
Quality of Life spending program
] 9. Parking at Fairway Park in accordance with park renovation plan
20. Additional street lighting for Normandie Sud
TOTAL
$ 1,000
14,000
3,000
]4,000
],000
] 0,000
2,000
7,000
45,000
20,000
3,000
5,000
35,000
20,000
] 0,000
20,000
7,000
40,000
] 0,000
] 7,500
50,000
15.500
$ 350,000
CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. ~
TO:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Memben of the City Commission
DATE:
May 7, 199i
FROM:
Jose Garcia_pedrot:a
City Manager . .
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A RESOLUTION' F THE MA VOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROPRIATING $350,000 FROM THE
RESORT TAX FUND, FOR QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY.
SUBJECT:
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
On July 26, 1995, the City Commission adopted a Strategic Plan for the North Beach Community. Thl!
Plan, in one document, identified and organized major financial commitments that would b!
implemented over a period to help transform the North Beach Community.
ANALYSIS
A key element of the City's financial commitment was the allocation of $350,000 in quality of life fund;
to be used for projects to be prioritized by the community. The Administration requested that N Jrtl
Beach Development Corp. assist in establishing the community's input. A North Beach strategi;
Planning Committee was created, and Mr. Marvin Green was appointed Chairman. The committe .~
included residents from all parts of the North Beach Community, including Biscayne Point, Biscayn .~
Beach, Normandy Isle, and Normandy Shores. A significant number of the projects proposed for th .~
1995-96 fiscal year were completed as scheduled. On March 6, 1997, the North Beach Task Forc.~
voted on spending recommendations for the 1996-97 fiscal year. The attached list of priority projt;ct;
was arrived at during committee meetings on November 13, 1996 and March 6, 1997.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends the approval of the attached Resolution of the Mayor and Cill
Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, appropriating $350,000 from the Resort Tax Fund fer
Quality of Life Improvements in the North Beach Community.
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