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445-2003 RDA ResoRESOLUTION NO. 445-2003 A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FLORIDA, RATIFYING THE SELECTION OF THE ARTIST, ANDREW REID, FOR THE VICTORY GARDEN PROJECT, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMITTEE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A; AND RATIFYING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK'S AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE ARTIST; AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS, NOT TO EXCEED $33,800, FROM SOUTH POINTE REDEVELOPMENT TAX INCREMENT FUNDS WHEREAS, on December 17, 2001, the City of Miami Beach's Land Use Committee voted unanimously (3-0) to relocate the City's Community Garden from 137 Washington Avenue to 226 Collins Avenue, a vacant City owned land parcel donated by Nathan Spiegel in November 1985; and WHEREAS, on December 17, 2001, the City of Miami Beach's Land Use Committee also voted to maintain 226 Collins Avenue as a green space; and WHEREAS, in keeping with the City's unique, urban, tropical and historic lifestyle, the Capital Improvement Project Office has sought to develop 226 Collins Avenue to its highest and best use as a green space through the Victory Garden Project; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Victory Garden Project is to highlight the importance of the environment, provide the latest opportunities for residents with disabilities and honor the historic role of the Miami Beach community in the World War II Domestic Training effort; and WHEREAS, the Art in Public Places Committee in coordination with the Capital Improvement Project Office has identified the Project as one which would be enhanced by Public Art; and WHEREAS, three artists were invited to submit design proposals for the entryway to 226 Collins Avenue, which would visually enhance the Victory Garden Project; and WHEREAS, as required by Chapter 82, Article VII, Secs. 82-536-612 of the City Code, which provides for the establishment of Art in Public Places, the Art in Public Places Committee, joined by an ad hoc advisory committee, selected the design proposal by Andrew Reid (Artist), for the Project; and WHEREAS, the contract amount with the Artist includes design, materials and construction administration for the Victory Garden fence and historic panels, as more particularly described in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that the Chair and Members of the Board of the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency ratify the Art in Public Places Committee's recommendation; ratify the issuance of a contract with the Artist; and appropriate $33,800, from South Pointe Tax increment Funds, for a contract with the Artist. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY that the Chair and Members ratify the selection of the Artist, Andrew Reid, for the Victory Garden Project, as recommended by the Art In Public Places Committee, and more particularly described in Exhibit A; and ratifying the Mayor and City Clerk's authorization to execute a contract with the Artist; and appropriating funds, not to exceed $33,800, from South Pointe Redevelopment Tax Increment Funds. PASSED and ADOPTED this 19th day of Ma~ ATTEST: SECRETARY CHAIR General Counsel EXHIBIT A City of Miami Beach: South Pointe Victory Garden Proposal August 7, 2002 Artist: Andrew Reid The public art project for the South Pointe Victory Garden presents a chance to create a fitting memorial to the men and women who served both at home and abroad during Wodd War II. We also have the opportunity to beautify a community project while educating the community at large about the historic role the City of Miami Beach played during World War I1. Rather than just present designs for panels as originally requested, I have created an integrated design that includes the fence, poster panels and text panels for your review. Design: Poster and Text Panels Using the heroic style that reflects the era, I have created four "posters" that capture the military in action billeted on Miami Beach during the war years. Using a simple color palate and graphic style, I've depicted soldiers marching in formation past South Beach's art deco buildings, in training exercises on the beach, and doing calisthenics on the golf course. I have also designed three text panels that combine images and text to explain the purpose of the Victory Garden, Illustrate the four branches of the military as well as the role of the U.S. Army Air Corps on Miami Beach during the war years. The panels would each measure approximately 20" x 30". We also would be available to help with the written content for the text panels, if desired. Design: Fence The fence itself is an integral part of the memorial/victory garden, which could be fabricated in either aluminum or wrought iron by one of the many artisans in the Miami area. Once again, simple graphic symbols make the point here -- the word victory is spelled out in type of the era. Symbols that evoke patriotism like stars and stripes as well as symbols that allude directly to Miami Beach including palm fronds, sunshine, the ocean and the hint of an Art Deco building are all part of the fence design. Materials & Installation The panels would be fabricated either from either glazed tile or baked enamel on metal for ultimate outdoors durability. The fence would be fabricated from aluminum or wrought iron and designed so that the panels would become an integrated part of the fence. I would oversee fabrication of fence and personally fabricate panels with assistance of a tile artist. Installation should not take more than a few days, depending on weather and access to site. EXHIBIT A SOUTH POINTE VICTORY GARDEN BUDGET ESTIMATE: 916102 ARTIST DESIGN FEE FENCE: FABRICATION & INSTALL For decorative aluminum fence: 50 x 6 feet Fabrication and installation Shop Drawings POSTERS: MATERIALS Clay, glazes, metal 6,000 20,000 800 2,500 POSTERS: FABRICATION & INSTALL 7 panels @ $5001each Liability Insurance 3,500 1,000 TOTAL $33,800 NOTE: This estimate is based on three quotes. Fence quote is best of three received. EXHIBIT B Relocation of Community Garden History of Decisions DATE GROUP SUBJECT DECISION Historic Presevation Final Order for Victory Garden 10/32/02 Board (30% documents) Unanimous Vote Public Meeting: Introduce the 30% Drawings to the Consensus on the Design 05/23/02 Community Design Public of the Designer EDAW Workshop Art in Public Potential Public Art Opportunity at new Recommend specific artist for fence and 05/21/02 Places Committee Community Garden another for commemorative plaques Presentation of new Victory Garden No decision presented. Committee 04~22~02 Barrier Free Committee Project and special ADA elements Supports CIP, RDA, Parks & Limit Drainage to site. Hold another 03/19~02 Parking Project Kick-Off Communit workshop (first one 08/16/01 ) EDAW, Inc. Need limited Tool Storage 01/31/02 South Pointe Appropriation of Funds for South Pointe Approve Advisory Board Victory Garden Considering all City land parcels, their zoning and other issues like parking and Letter to Commission Evaluation of South Pointe Properties the character of the residential for the Relocation of the South Pointe neighborhood, the report supports 01/22/02 18-2002 Community Garden relocation of gardening activities to 226 Collins Avenue Art in Public Places Potential Public Art Opportunity at new 01/08/02 Committee Community Garden To recommend artists for fence elements Approved the Administration suggestion to Land Use Development Relocation of Community Garden to relocate of the Garden from 137 12/07/01 Committee Meeting 226 Collins Avenue Washington Ave with instruction to identify adiacent residents. Memo to Land Use Review of Planning for the Relocation Administration supports the relocation of 12/05/01 Development of Community Garden Community Garden to 226 Collins Avenue Committee Historic Support efforts of volunteers at current Approved nonbinding resolution & directed 1/13/01 Preservation Board Community Garden Planning staff to research issue Relocation of Community Garden to No decision presented. 08/16/01 Public Meeting 226 Collins Avenue Approved the relocation of the Garden to Land Use Development Relocation of Community Garden to 226 Collins based on a staff assessment )3/05/01 Committee Meeting 226 Collins Avenue of available parcels. Referral of relocation of Community Item referred 02/21101 Comm. Memo 77-01 Garden to Land Use Committee EXHIBIT B ITl Exhibit C ANDREW REID 4495 ADAMS AVENUE MIAMI BEACH, FL 33140 3051531-7338 kreidi~the-beach.net .PUB~-IC ART 2003 Broward County Art in Public Places Stifling Road Library Mural Hollywood, FL 200::3 City of St. Petersburg Art in Public Places South Branch Library Mural 2002 District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities/ WMATA Georgia Avenue/Petworth Metro Art in Transit Project Station Murals, Washington, DC 2001 City of Tampa PublicArt Program, Police Stations District I & I1: Murals Tampa, FL 2001 City of Buffalo Public Arts Commission, Police Station Distdct B Mural 1998/ White River Gardens Rotunda Mural, Indianapolis Zoological 1999 Society, Indianapolis, IN 1995 City of West Palm Beach,FL Art in Public Places, Police Administration Building. Lobby Mural COMMISSIONS 2001 20OO 1998/ 1999 1998/ 1999 1999 1999 1997 1996 1996 1995 1994 1994 1993~ Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Brilliance of the Seas, Sports Bar Mural Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Radiance of the Seas, Sports Bar Mural Potamkin Residence, Domed ceiling murals, Coral Gables, FL The Pinnacle Condominiums, Miami Beach. Lobby Mural, Gym Mural. Gdllflsh, Bethesda, Md. Mural Gdllfish, Coral Gables, FL. Mural Floddian Apartments, Miami Beach. Lobby Mural. Gdllfish, Washington, DC. Mural Banana Republic Flagship Store, Stairwell Mural, Miami Beach,FL Gdllflsh, Boston, MA Mural Gay Men's Health Crisis, New York, NY Mural Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Miami, FL Mural North Bay Landing, North Bay Village, FL. Lobby mural Exhibit C Andrew Reid Page 2 1993 1993 1992 Gfiltfish, Miami Beach. Mural and bar design Nethefland Hotel, Miami Beach. Lobby mural WPA Restaurant, Miami Beach. Murals ?CTED EXHlamoNs 2001 "Public Art in Tampa: Recent and Upcoming Acquisitions" Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa 1995 1994 1994 "Ten Years on Lincoln Road" Curator. Manuel Gonzalez, director, Chase Collection 'Andrew Reid," Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale Curator: Lawrence Pamer South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship Exhibition, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL 1994 'Exodus' Ground Level Curator: Cesar Trasobares 1993 "New Art, New Artists" Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami Beach, FL 1993 "Hortt 35" Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL Curator: Hugh Davies, Museum of ContemporarY Art, San Diego DISTINCTIONS 1998 1994 1993 1992 1989 RIAA Gold Record, Pat Metheny Group, Letter From Home South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship Award of Merit, Hortt 35 Miami Design Preservation League Award Grammy Award Nomination, Best Album Package, Bryan Ferry, Bete Nolte EDUCATION 198Q Auckland Technical Institute, New Zealand Diploma in Graphic Arts BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES ON REQUEST Exhibit C MAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REDEVELOPI~NT AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: Approving public art commission for the Victory Garden project, as recommended by the art in public places committee, and more particularly described in exhibit a; and ratifying the Mayor and City Clerk's authority to execute a contract with the artist, Andrew Reid; and appropriating funds, not to exceed $33,800 from South Pointe Redevelopment Agency Tax Increment Funds. Issue: IShould the Chair and Members ratify a contract with artist Andrew Reid; and appropriate funds, not to exceed $33,800, for his Victory Garden fence and panels that commemorate Miami Beach's role in World War I17 Item Summary/Recommendation: Following the Land Use and Development Committee decision to relocate the Community Garden and in order to utilize the 226 Collins Avenue green space for the highest and best use, CIP staff and residents developed several community-oriented initiatives to fulfill within the context of relocating the Community Garden. The goal was to make the new Victory Garden, (the Project) a place of community unity. One of those initiatives was to incorporate an artistic element into a functional component of the garden to honor the role of Miami Beach during World War II, the era that made the Victory Garden concept a household name. Andrew Reid has completed several Public Art Projects for municipalities, other government entities as well as private commissions. He is well known in Miami Beach for his murals at the restaurants WPA and Grillfish. The resume of Mr. Reid, who is a Beach resident, is attached as Exhibit C. Advisory Board Recommendation: On January 31,2002 the South Pointe Advisory Board approved the Victory Garden concept including the artistic fence element. Financial Information: Amount to be expended: 33,800 Source of Amount Account Approved Funds: I $33,800 South Pointe RDA 3 4 Finance Dept. Total City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking: Stacy Lotspeich, Senior Capital Projects Planner, CIP Office ~ign-Offs: DePa~ment Director ASsistant City Manager T:~GENDA~003\mar1903~consent\Victory Garden\Victor~ Garden Artist RDA SUMMARY.doc City Manager AGENDA ITEM MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MtAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 www.ci,miami-beach.fl.us REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMORANDUM To: From: Subject: Date: March 19, 2003 Chairman and Members of the Board Of the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency Jorge M. Gonzalez ~ ~ Executive Director A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FLORIDA, RATIFYING THE SELECTION OF THE ARTIST, ANDREW REID, FOR THE VICTORY GARDEN PROJECT, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMITTEE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A; AND RATIFYING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK'S AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE ARTIST; AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS, NOT TO EXCEED $33,800, FROM SOUTH POINTE REDEVELOPMENT TAX INCREMENT FUNDS. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Resolution. ANALYSIS On December 17, 2001, the City of Miami Beach's Land Use and Development Committee voted unanimously (3-0) to relocate the City's Community Garden from 137 Washington Avenue to 226 Collins Avenue. The current Community Garden location was acquired by the City to build a jail in 1936 from the County, after a foreclosure. In the early 1970's, one half of the lot was developed into an organic gardening cooperative. A history of decisions regarding the Community Garden relocation and Victory Garden concept are attached as Exhibit B. Following the Land Use and Development Committee's decision and in order to utilize the 226 Collins Avenue green space for the highest and best use, Redevelopment Agency (RDA) staff and residents developed several community-oriented initiatives to execute while relocating the Community Garden. The goal was to make the new garden (the Project) a place for the total community by expanding its purpose beyond a garden cooperative. The first initiative developed was focusing on the importance of the environment by maintaining the Project as organic only. RDA Staff also incorporated existing landscaping, planted by local residents over the years, into the Project's layout. The second initiative was to provide the latest in gardening opportunities for all residents, which includes those with disabilities. The Project contains special planters and tool storage for this purpose and was designed to promote access. The third initiative was to honor the role of the Miami Beach community in World War II by enhancing the Community Garden into a Victory Garden. A Victory Garden was a backyard vegetable garden that residents were encouraged to grow during times of war in order to supplement food rations. The concept became particularly well known during World War II, where citizens were encouraged that "Your food is fighting." Like many slogans of the time, the central idea was that the community was working together for a common goal, in this case the Allied victory in World War II. In 2002, the Smithsonian Institute officially honored the Victory Garden Concept and recreated one in its atrium. The role of the Miami Beach community in the WWll National Domestic Training effort is noteworthy. By August 1943, no fewer than 188 Miami Beach hotels, 109 apartment houses and 18 private homes had been "appropriated" by the Federal Government to house visiting military personnel that would be trained in Miami Beach. The Miami Beach City Council leased out the Bayshore golf course for training exercises. The famous Nautilus Hotel was turned into a hospital, now known as Mount Sinai. Residents and visitors alike participated in large volunteer efforts to entertain and make welcome the thousands of military personnel and their families. Nearly 1/3 of the nation's armed forces passed through Miami Beach during this time period. Many of these military personnel returned later to create a post war building and development boom that transformed Miami Beach into its heyday of the late 1940s and early 1950s. One such example of this development boom was Nathan Spiegel's Derby Hotel at 226 Collins Avenue, designed by August Swartz and built in 1946. This historic hotel operated for over 35 years but was demolished prior to the creation of the National Register Historic District. In November 1985, Mr. Spiegel donated 226 Collins Avenue to the City of Miami Beach. This is the site of the new Victory Garden. On January 8, 2002, the Art in Public Places Committee (AiPP) recommended incorporating art opportunities into the functional elements of the Project in keeping with the utilitarian spirit of the VVWII Victory Garden theme. In particular it was suggested that the fence could be an inviting artistic element rather than a barrier between the public and the gardeners. The AiPP recommended three artists and submitted their portfolios for review. On January 31, 2002 the South Pointe Advisory Board approved the Victory Garden concept including the artistic fence element. On March 16, 2002, a project kick-off meeting was held with the Consultants of Record, Project Engineers, Coastal Systems and Landscape Architects, EDAW, Inc. On April 22, 2002, the Barrier Free Environment Committee endorsed the Project. On May 23, 2002, a Community Design Workshop was held with members of the public to introduce and reach consensus on the Project, including the artistic fence design. On June 18, 2002, a proposal for the artistic fence element by Andrew Reid (Artist) was endorsed by AiPP. The Artist has completed several public art projects for municipalities, other government entities as well as private commissions. He is well known in Miami Beach for his murals at the WPA restaurant, Grillflsh and at the Netherlands Hotel. The resume of Mr. Reid, who is a Beach resident, is attached as Exhibit C. On October 23, 2002, the City's Planning Department issued a Final Development Order, in response to the Historic Preservation Board's unanimous vote to grant a Certificate of Appropriateness to the Victory Garden concept and design for 226 Collins Ave. At this meeting CIP staff presented the City's aerial photographs of the current Community Garden site, 137 Washington Avenue, to establish that the site had been either vacant or used as basketball courts for most of its history prior to the establishment of the Community Garden in the early 1970's. The funds needed for a contract with the Artist for the design, construction and administration of the artistic fence is $33,800. The cost of the project is a result of a compromise of using the existing chain link fence, covered with a landscaped element (passion fruit vine) on the north and west, in addition to adding the handmade front ornamental fence on the east facing Collins Ave as described in the design documents granted a Final Development Order from the Historic Preservation Board. Without the ornamental fence compromise, the existing fence would need to be replaced per code with a new six foot metal fence at a cost of approximately $20,000. Additional costs to the project would apply for engineering revisions to the construction documents and a second appearance at the Historic Preservation Board for another Certificate of Appropriateness. It is estimated that the additional design costs would be $3,000. In total, the cost to the project of using a regular fence at this point would be at least $23,000 and would delay the project. In January 2003, EDAW completed 90% construction drawings based on the artistic fence. Final drawings are pending engineering revisions by Coastal Systems. It is anticipated that 100% documents will be received for final review by City staff prior to April 1,2003. The project will then proceed into the bid and award phase. JMGIRMITHIRSIsl T:~AGENDA~003~rnar1903\consent~Victory Garden~RDA VG MEMO.doc