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2002-25053 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2002-25053 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 11, 2002, TO CONSIDER A WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 142-425 (d) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED TEMPORARY BANNER PLACEMENTS, LOCATED AT CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AND 16th STREET PARKING GARAGE, LOCATED AT 16th STREET AND CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, SAID WAIVER UNDER CHAPTER 138 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. WHEREAS, the Residential Committee of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Tourism identified the need for the resident - focused marketing/public relations campaign that emphasized tourism's benefits to our community, including the need to celebrate our community's diversity and re- instill the importance of hospitality towards our visitors, and towards one another; and WHEREAS, the Miami Beach: Y ours/Mine/Ours is a grass roots community spirit campaign, broadly supported by industry professionals, community leaders, civic organizations and media; and WHEREAS, the campaign calls for large scale murals placement on the sides of buildings; and WHEREAS, City Hall located at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach and the 16111 Street Parking Garage located at 16th Street and Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach are both public buildings; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 142-425 (d) and (e) the Mayor and City Commission may waive temporary signage regulations following a noticed public hearing advertised in a newspaper at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing, and in order to meet this noticing requirement, a public hearing must be set at today's Commission meeting for December 11, 2002, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that a Public Hearing shall be held on December 11, 2002, to consider the above request for waiver of development regulations in the City Commission Chambers at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish and distribute the appropriate p lie notice of said public hearing at which time all interested parties will be heard, PASSED AND ADOPTED TillS 13th day of No Attest: p~~~ APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION \- - v Date 302\CONSEN1\BANNER RESOLUTION.doc CITY OF MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY m - Condensed Title: A Resolution setting a public hearing for December 11, 2002, to consider a waiver of Development Regulations pursuant to Section 142-425 (d) of the Land Development Regulations for the proposed temporary banner placements, located at City Hall 1700 Convention Center Drive and 16th Street parking garage located at 16th Street and Convention Center Drive, said waiver under Chaoter 138 of the Land Development Reaulations, Issue: Should the Mayor and City Commission set a public hearing to consider waiver of Land Development Regulations for the proposed temporary banner placements, located at City Hall 1700 Convention Center Drive and 16th Street parking garage located at 16th Street and Convention Center Drive? Item Summa IRecommendatlon: On September 9, 2002, the Land Use and Development Committee reviewed the request for a large scale banner and recommended the Administration explore a waiver for their placement on governmental buildings, The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission ado t the Resolution settin the ublic hearin Advlso Board Recommendation: Land Use and Development Committee - September 9, 2002 - recommended approval. Financial Information: Source of Funds: D Finance Dept. Ci Clerk's Office Le islative Trackin Grisette Roque/Christina M, Cuervo T:\AGENDA\2002\NOV1302\REGULARlBanners WalvelOevalopReg.sum.doc AGENDA ITEM C 711 DATE 1/-/3-CJ2... CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 www.ci.miami-beach.fl.us COMMISSION MEMORANDUM From: Mayor David Dermer and Date: November 13. 2002 Members of the City Commission Jorge M, Gonzalez '\ . r_~ City Manager U~ () A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 11, 2002, TO CONSIDER A WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 142-425 (D) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED TEMPORARY BANNER PLACEMENTS, LOCATED AT CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AND 16TH STREET PARKING GARAGE LOCATED AT 16TH STREET AND CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, SAID WAIVER UNDER CHAPTER 138 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. To: Subject: ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Resolution, ANALYSIS At the conclusion of its efforts, the Residential Committee of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Tourism identified the need for the resident - focused marketing/public relations Campaign that emphasized tourism's benefits to our community, including the need to celebrate our community's diversity and re-instill the importance of hospitality towards our visitors, and towards one another, The campaign, which debuted on October 17, 2002, is designed to run for at least 18 months to two years, and is the result of a watershed collaboration among the private and public sectors, public-spirited members of the Miami Beach community, leaders in the tourism industry and media partners, Motivated by the results and recommendations of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force, this campaign continues to gain momentum. Miami Beach: MinelYours/Ours, is the theme of the community spirit campaign, It is the creation and brainchild of Think Penny and its principals, Judy Penny and Remy Frances. Recruited by Peter Rickman, Think Penny has continued to provide, pro bono, designs, production oversight, budget review and continual support and collaboration with all partners. The bilingual campaign will use initials MB as a logo and the designs will thus feature events, locations and personalities represented by MB-, Examples of the more than 100 possible MB options already photographed and ready for installation include: My Bodega, My Ballet and My Boardwalk, November 13, 2002 Commission Memorandum Waiver of Development Regulations for Banners Page 2 of 3 Peter Rickman initiated first steps and early in the process the VCA took lead responsibility for support for this effort, bringing potential partners to the table, The Service and Attitude committee of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force, chaired by Orlando Velazquez and Steven Haas, quickly became another partner in the campaign, with plans to use the Mine/Y ou rs/Ours concept as the theme for a campaign for the tourism industry. The GMCVB agreed to full financial and programmatic support. At a June 2002 meeting, both the VCA and GMCVB awarded $50k each to fund production of design elements, and to provide professional, conceptual, moral and programmatic support, Media partners SunPost and Charter Communications stepped in to offer free space and free airtime for the campaign, Jeff Kaplan offered space in Welcome Magazine as another opportunity, The Miami Dade Transit Authority agreed to carry the Miami Beach visual message inside busses for the month of October and possibly beyond -- for free. Banners will fly from poles on major thoroughfares, Bus shelters will carry the message, ACT productions is in the process of filming both a Public Service Announcement and Public Service Video, The PSA will be introduced by high-profile celebrities and is designed to air in both 30- and 60 -second increments, In addition, Meetings are ongoing with the Miami Herald, Phase one of the campaign included a press launch at the Abbey Hotel on October 17, 2002, A launch of first phase of PSA, installation of vivid and colorful images on available spaces, including super graphics on the sides of public buildings, installation of banners on light poles and art production in bus shelters, as well as, installation of images inside Miami-Dade County buses, Engagement and training of volunteers, from throughout the Miami Beach community, including the tourism division of Miami Beach High School. Phase two of the campaign includes the launch of service and attitude training video with live training by Steve Haas and Tuscan Steak players, onsite for hotels and other service business, The development of an online service "manual" committed distribution collaboration of Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association and Stuart Blumberg and the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, The additions of testimonials to PSA and training video. Phase three will include solicitation of community engagement and additional donated support, and support of stronger festival season events, This campaign has the capacity to galvanize the entire community, as it brings the diverse and complex members of the community together to laud one of the greatest cities in the world: Miami Beach, The campaign will re-instill pride throughout Miami Beach, as a premier tourist destination, recognized worldwide for friendliness and pride-of-place, On September 9, 2002, the Land Use Committee reviewed the request for a large scale banner and recommended the Administration explore a waiver for their placement on governmental buildings, Additionally, a motion was made to refer an ordinance to the November 13, 2002 Commission Memorandum Waiver of Development Regulations for Banners Page 3 of 3 Planning Board that allows non-commercial banners related to the City of Miami Beach, non-profit organizations or governmental activities and further requested the Administration to develop criteria for type of buildings eligible to be placed only on blank walls not obstructing architectural features with an approval process to occur in a setting that affords public comment and with a limit of the number of buildings displaying such banners at any one time, the length of time (3 months) and the number of times to four (4) in a one year period, The committee recommended pursuing a temporary waiver of signage regulations pursuant to Section 142-425 (d) and (e) the Mayor and City Commission waive temporary signage regulations following a noticed public hearing advertised in a newspaper at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing, and in order to meet this noticing requirement, a public hearing must be set at today's Commission meeting for December 11, 2002, CONCLUSION The Mayor and City Commission should adopt the resolution to set a public hearing on December 11, 2002 to consider a waiver of pursuant to section 142-425 (d) of the land development regulations for the placement of large scale murals on the side of City Hall and 16th Street Garage, located in the City Commission Chambers, and at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, JMG/~R T:\AGENDA\2002\NOV13021REGULARlBann... 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