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Resolution 2022-32325 Resolution No. 2022-32325 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RELATING TO THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER; AND, IN CONSIDERATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE CITY MANAGER' S PERFORMANCE FROM APRIL 21, 2021 TO APRIL 20, 2022, AMENDING THE CITY MANAGER'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BY: GRANTING A SALARY MERIT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE PERCENT (3%), EFFECTIVE AS OF AND RETROACTIVE TO APRIL 21, 2022; AND GRANTING THE CITY MANAGER A ONE-TIME LUMP-SUM BONUS IN THE AMOUNT OF THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($30,000). WHEREAS, on April 21, 2021, the Mayor and City Commission appointed Alina T. Hudak as City Manager of the City of Miami Beach; and WHEREAS, City Manager Hudak's engagement is reflected in an Employment Agreement dated as of April 21, 2021, and unanimously approved by the City Commission on May 12, 2021, pursuant to Resolution No. 2021-31703 (the "Employment Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Employment Agreement provides for an annual performance review and evaluation of the City Manager, at which time the City Commission shall review the annual salary and/or other benefits of the City Manager, and shall adjust in such amounts and to such extent as the City Commission may determine it is desirable to do so; and WHEREAS, on September 14, 2022, the Committee of the Whole met and discussed the annual performance evaluation and salary/benefits review of the City Manager; and WHEREAS, in consideration and recognition of the City Manager's performance during the contract year from April 21, 2021 to April 20, 2022, the Mayor and City Commission hereby deem that it is in the best interest of the City to approve an amendment to the City Manager's Employment Agreement, all as further set forth below. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that, in consideration and recognition of the City Manager's exemplary performance during FY 2022, the Mayor and City Commission hereby approve the following amendments to the City Manager's Employment Agreement: 1. Merit Adjustment. As a merit increase, grant a salary increase in the amount of three percent(3%), effective as of and retroactive to April 21, 2022. 2. Bonus. The City Manager shall be granted a one-time lump-sum bonus in the amount of thirty thousand dollars($30,000), to be paid to the City Manager on the first available pay period following adoption of this Resolution. 3. Terms Applicable to Unclassified General Employees. Ms. Hudak, as a general unclassified employee, will receive the same cost of living adjustments and leave benefits, if any, received by general unclassified employees of the City during the Term of the Employment Agreement, as provided per the terms of the Employment Agreement and as further set forth in the Salary Ordinance for unclassified general employees and/or the Leave Ordinance for unclassified employees, each as may be amended from time to time. 4. Ms. Hudak's engagement as City Manager shall continue under and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, as approved pursuant to Resolution No. 2021-31703; as further amended by this Resolution, until the same is modified, amended, or terminated by action of the Mayor and City Commission. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.. PASSED and ADOPTED this / ' day of Sp/1144kr , 2022. ATTEST: Dan Gelber, Mayor SEP 2 1 2022 Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE .. ' &FOR EXECUTION kltiCORTIMED.1 / / .........��- City Attorney Date 2 MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk Joseph Centorino, Inspector General DATE: September 14, 2022 SUBJECT:. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY CLERK, AND INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND POTENTIAL CONTRACT AMENDMENTS. The following Memorandum is prepared in anticipation of the annual evaluation of the City's Charter officers, currently scheduled for the Committee of the Whole Meeting on September 14, 2022. Under the existing employment contracts for each of the Charter officers, the City Commission shall conduct an annual performance evaluation (including salary and benefits review) on an annual basis, within thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days of the anniversary date of the respective employee's contract. At such time, the City Commission shall review the annual salary and/or benefits of each employee, and shall make adjustments in such amounts and to such extent as the City Commission may determine that it is desirable to do so. It is also the time when the Mayor and City Commission shall provide the respective constitutional officer with their individual input regarding their performance, and allow for discussion of same between the City Commission and the employee/officer. Although each Charter officer has a different anniversary date (and corresponding date for their annual evaluation in their employment contracts), the City Commission has not had the opportunity to schedule the evaluations until now. Nevertheless, it is timely for the City Commission to conduct the evaluations at the conclusion of the fiscal year, to permit the City Commission to focus on each Charter officer's performance during the entire fiscal year. For Charter officers whose evaluations are past due, any salary adjustments, if any, would be retroactive to each Charter officer's respective anniversary date. Each Charter Officer has prepared an Annual Report, to assist the City Commission in its evaluation. The City Manager's Annual Report is attached as Exhibit 1. The City Attorney's Annual Report is attached as Exhibit 2. The City Clerk's Annual Report is attached as Exhibit 3. The Inspector General's Update to his most recent Report will be released via supplemental agenda. Commission Memorandum—Annual Performance Evaluations September 14, 2022 Page 2 The proposed Resolution for each Charter officer,with a summary of the adjustments or contract amendments, if any, approved for each Charter Officer, will be prepared as after-the-fact Resolutions, to reflect the final actions taken by the Mayor and City Commission. Thank you for your consideration. On behalf of all of us, it is a continued honor and a privilege to be able to serve the Mayor and City Commission and our City's residents. EXHIBIT I MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER I Tel:305.673.7010 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members Af the City Commission FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Man;•i DATE: July 20, 2022 SUBJECT: Annual Review and Evaluation I am pleased to provide an overview of my annual performance based upon the priorities established at the City Commission Meeting on October 27, 2021. Overall, I am very proud of our City team and our accomplishments given the demands of this thriving City. We would have been unable to achieve so much in such a short time without the support and collaboration of the Mayor, City Commission, City Attorney Rafael Paz, City Clerk Ralph Granado and Inspector General Joe Centorino. Since I began my tenure as City Manager on April 21, 2021 and with your support and leadership, I am pleased to report that the City is financially solvent as the post-COVID-19 recovery is in full swing. Our reserves are healthy and at the highest level ever with both the General Fund and Resort Tax Fund having exceeded their reserve policy goals as of the second quarter of FY 2022. Tourism has fully recovered, and the last seven months of resort taxes are at a record high. Property values in the City have spiked as the preliminary taxable values for the FY 2023 Budget process increased 11.2%, a marked difference from last year's growth of 0.3%. Events are back in Miami Beach, and the City is more vibrant and busier than ever. Our Miami Beach Convention Center has welcomed numerous high-caliber events, including Art Basel, eMerge Americas, Bitcoin, Sea Trade, Aspen Ideas: Climate and others. Construction on the Grand Hyatt Miami Beach Convention Center hotel will begin this summer, further adding to our destination competitiveness. I'd like to highlight a few of the most important accomplishments of my first year as your City Manager: Budget We successfully balanced the FY 2022 Operating Budget and creatively used one-time funds to temporarily fund 26 new police officers and nine new code enforcement officers to address issues in the Art Deco Cultural District(ADCD)as well as illegal short-term rentals. We saved $12.9 million by refinancing existing water and sewer bonds. Despite the impacts of COVID-19, all credit ratings for the City's outstanding debt were maintained while the outlook of several of our bonds improved. We conducted the Community Satisfaction Survey, providing results at the FY 2023 City Commission Budget Retreat, and aligning results with the budget process. Residents overwhelmingly reported that they loved living in Miami Beach for a variety of reasons, including our rich cultural offerings and our first-class park system. 1 Grants Staff has ambitiously pursued grants to support City projects. Prioritizing resilience, we submitted 10 applications to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection that resulted in a notification of intent to award over$47.5 million for nine projects, including the First Street neighborhood improvement project($20 million), North Beach Town Center($10 million), Fire Station 1 ($8.4 million), gravity sewer mains replacement($7.65 million), dune enhancements ($1 million) and a vulnerability assessment update ($454,000). The City received $21 million in additional grants, including key awards from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and Florida Inland Navigation District. Notable projects include the renovation of pump stations and water booster stations throughout the City as well as the living shoreline/pier for Maurice Gibb Park. The City was successfully recertified by the Florida Department of Transportation. Recertification provides the City with the designation of Local Agency Program Certified and allows the City to receive FDOT grant funds and to manage its own planning, design and construction projects. General Obligation Bond As of June 2022, 11 tranche one main projects have been fully completed and 30 others are in an active status out of 57 total. Only a single tranche one project remains pending and the remaining 15 projects are slated for future tranches. Many tranche one projects are subdivided into smaller subprojects. Of the 84 existing subprojects, 38 have been completed and 44 are in an active status. Recent major accomplishments include the full completion of the Beachwalk, the deployment of the new public safety radio system and the completion of the Scott Rakow Youth Center gym floors. In addition, $3.2 million in project funds have been saved by completing projects under originally projected budgets. These additional and saved project funds have been used to supplement other G.O. Bond project budgets and fill project funding gaps. Infrastructure & Key Capital Projects • Completed the final segment of the Beachwalk, the more than 7-mile oceanfront promenade that spans the entire length of the city and marks the completion of Miami Beach's contribution to the Atlantic Greenway Network that has been constructed in phases since the early 2000s. • Substantially completed projects include: Collins Park Parking Garage and Liberty Avenue Plaza, Carl Fisher Clubhouse and Annex, Venetian Islands Seawalls as well as the Palm and Hibiscus Neighborhood Improvement stormwater system approved by DERM. • Construction underway for the replacement of the Dade Boulevard Sewer Force Main from Belle Isle to Michigan Avenue is scheduled to be completed next month. • The Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) project to replace approximately 14,000 water meters citywide with advanced technology that allows customer to track their consumption in real-time began in late March and is expected to be completed in 12 to 18 months. This will allow the City's infrastructure to be more efficient and provide for a more accurate billing of consumption. 2 • Managing 19 design and overseeing 9 construction water and wastewater projects. • Rue Vendome Public Plaza This project involved raising Rue Vendome between Normandy Drive and 71 Street to create a level, accessible public plaza. The project included traffic signalization adjustments, construction of the public plaza, landscaping, lighting and other necessary improvements to encourage public use of the venue for community gatherings. • Pride Park Fitness Area—The new fitness area is located in the northwest quadrant of Pride Park adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center. The equipment design is inspired by nature and features the same attention to detail as a contemporary work of art. • Surface Parking Lot at Biscayne Beach, 8100 Hawthorne Avenue (partial G.O. Bond funding)— The project delivers vital improvements to the Biscayne Beach neighborhood protected by safety cameras, a new raised seawall, pervious pavement, and in the near future, EV charging stations. • Flamingo Park Handball Courts—The project includes renovation of the Robert Haas and Joe Rubin Handball courts. • Completed the following park projects: o Indian Beach Park Expansion: installation of new iconic playground, shade sail canopies, safety surfacing, benches, fencing, landscaping and other amenities. o Fairway Park(Phase I) Improvements: installation of a new playground, new drainage system, new pathways, raising and reconstructing both basketball and tennis courts along with new landscaping. o Flamingo Park: installation of a new aquatic playground as well as renovation of the children's pool, including resurfacing. o Lummus Park: installation of a new fitness cluster at 6 Street. o South Pointe Elementary School Improvements: allows public access to the basketball courts during non-school hours. o Polo Park: sports lighting. o Scott Rakow Youth Center: gymnasium flooring(G.O. #18). o We are nearing completion on the following projects: Marjory Stoneman Douglas Playground (GO#9)(July 30, 2022); LED Lighting G.O. Bond Project(G.O. #52) at Flamingo Park(Aug. 30, 2022); addition of various new additional shade structures at the Allison Park playground (Sept. 30, 2022); Flamingo Park Tennis Center Court Resurfacing (Sept. 30, 2022), South Pointe Park Fishing Pier Railing Replacement (Sept. 30, 2022), North Beach Parks Restroom Restoration (Sept. 30, 2022), Citywide Court Improvements (Sept. 30, 2022), Citywide Landscape Improvement Projects (Sept. 30, 2022), Citywide Fitness Course and Center Improvements (Sept. 30, 2022) as well as Normandy Shores Golf Club Tee Renovations(Sept. 30, 2022). Climate Resilience Projects • Completed Indian Creek Drive Drainage Improvements Phase III, a key traffic artery in Miami Beach that links the North Beach neighborhood to Mid Beach. Once underwater during high tides, work included road elevation, new sidewalks, a comprehensive stormwater drainage 3 system as well as an emergency auxiliary generator in case of a power outage. Construction is underway for the Indian Creek Drive seawall. • Achieved consensus on the next steps for First Street and executed an agreement for the holistic and resilient design, which is currently at approximately 30% completion. The first of four public meetings was held on June 7, 2022. • Completed an analysis of public and private seawalls citywide and created a GIS tool for property owners to understand their seawall height, with broad communication efforts to build awareness. Continued to rehabilitate city-owned affordable housing, including emergency generators and seawall restoration. • Beach Renourishment: Locally supporting the Army Corps of Engineers $40 million beach renourishment project through multidepartmental coordination and communications. The project will protect our tourism economy and upland properties from storm surge and sea level rise. • Flood Insurance: Miami Beach is one of three Miami-Dade municipalities that have achieved a favorable Class 5 flood insurance rating from the Federal Emergency Management Agency— collectively saving city policyholders some 25% in flood insurance premiums. The new certification discount amounts to $8.6 million a year in combined savings from insuring both city assets and private properties through the National Flood Insurance Program. • Emissions Reduction: Miami Beach, along with the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County, pledged to work toward achieving a net-zero emissions target by 2050. Reducing emissions is an essential part of implementing Resilient305, our shared resilience strategy. The City is playing a leading role in updating the Regional Climate Action Plan with the Southeast Florida Climate Change Compact. • Environment: With your leadership, the City approved ambitious environmental protection and climate adaptation ordinances, including seawall elevation and overtopping, dune protection and water quality protection through erosion control and one of the strongest ordinances in the State to reduce fertilizer use and preserve the health of Biscayne Bay. The City has reforested multiple neighborhoods through the G.O. Bond, including North Beach, Normandy Shores and Mid Beach through planting more than 1,500 native and Florida-friendly trees, guided by the Urban Forestry Master Plan, as we seek to reach our goal to increase the tree canopy from 17% to 22%by 2040. • Electric Vehicle (EV) Network: Tesla Superchargers have been added to the City's growing network and at the city garage on Pennsylvania Avenue. • Resiliency Code and LDR Update: The much-needed update of the Land Development Regulations (LDR's) of the City Code, and corresponding Resiliency Code, are being finalized by the Planning Department. This will complete an 18-month process that included scenario planning, focus groups and community workshops to prepare our City for the future. The City Commission will consider the proposal this fall. 4 • Plastic Free: The City is proud to have adopted the nation's first-ever plastic free pouring rights agreement for the soda and water categories with PepsiCo. This agreement is being executed with completely plastic free initiatives for the soda and water categories, while working towards plastic free options for all other categories over the course of the 10-year deal. The contract is worth approximately$2.3 million in cash and in-kind to include an annual cash sponsorship, rebates on products purchased, vending commissions within city properties, marketing dollars as well as a sustainability fund. We also partnered with the world's number one energy drink, Red Bull North America, to adopt our first energy drink pouring rights agreement that is completely plastic free. This agreement has an overall value worth approximately$1.3 million in cash and in-kind over the course of the 5-year contract. PlasticFreeMB continues to grow, adding additional businesses. The City partnered with local and international nonprofits to deploy local students on a plastic reduction mission. Miami-Dade County has modeled this program to expand it countywide as a PlasticFree305 program. Prepared for the launch of the Private Property Adaptation program, including the competitive selection of a firm for the Phase 1 Assessment, grant application software and criteria development. • Supported the Aspen Ideas: Climate Miami Beach Event from May 9-12: Led by the Mayor's Office, the City of Miami Beach joined forces with the Aspen Institute to host a dynamic and multisectoral event to focus on solutions for climate change. The event highlighted Miami Beach as a living laboratory for climate change and brought the city positive national and international press coverage. Multiple departments supported this effort by creating programming, providing speakers for expert panels, coordinating with nonprofits and hosting Miami Beach Rising Above Resilience Tours. The City also led communications, photography, videography and social media. The event engaged local universities, nonprofits and municipalities with a series of free temporary public art installations,and performances. The event will return next spring. South Beach Comprehensive Strategy Our multidisciplinary approach and elevated city resource presence in the Entertainment District has had a beneficial effect in reducing the number of incidents as well as the severity of those incidents with a few regrettable exceptions. The challenge has been being able to sustain such a high level of readiness for our first responders and city staff over an extended period of time. What was once a handful of high-impact weekends has evolved into a year-round effort. I continue to leverage additional enforcement resources from the County, State and neighboring jurisdictions. The unified employee team brings together a number of functional areas, including Police, Code Enforcement, Fire, Homeless,Outreach, Parking, Park Rangers, Transportation, Sanitation, and Facilities and Fleet. It also includes extra staffing at the Miami Beach Marina. The Police Department continues to increase staffing to patrol the streets of South Beach with multiple divisions. From an on-street perspective, we completed the design and construction of the Ocean Drive interim reconfiguration including a southbound traffic lane, protected bike lane and a pedestrian 5 plaza. The City also reestablished valet service on Ocean Drive. In addition, the elimination of parking and blocking off the parking lanes with barricades along Collins Avenue, to include the 100 and 200 blocks within the ADCD, was successful in mitigating the issues of loitering that were happening from the cars that were illegally parked in the area. The Matrix study for the Police Department was completed in November and three new positions were recommended including two Crime Analysts to provide additional staffing for the new Real Time Crime Center and one Detention Officer to help with workload during the Thursday to Sunday night shift. Short-Term Rental Team Thanks to your leadership and approval, the Code.Compliance Department's Dedicated Short- Term Rental (STR)team of three started on 10/25/2021. Since its inception, an additional 3,517 hours have been dedicated towards inspections/investigations of illegal STRs in the City of Miami Beach. During the period of 10/25/2021 —06/21/2022, this dedicated STR team investigated/pursued 1,301 complaints of illegal short-term/transient rentals. These investigations resulted in 464 violations during this period. Spring Break 2022 I want to thank you for your leadership authorizing the appropriate funding and approving the programming plan to evolve spring break in Miami Beach. We took a comprehensive approach to the six-week period identified(Feb. 22 through April 3, 2022)and a cross-section of departments were fully mobilized. We produced Miami Beach Live! a three-weekend concert series that included Friday night movies, Saturday concerts, and weekend-long health, wellness and family-friendly activations. Top-tier talent included Wilson.Phillips, Alanis.Morrissette, Jon Batiste and Juanes. Positive programming led to a better experience for not only the visitors, but overwhelmingly for residents. The Miami Beach Live! marketing campaign had a total of 73,864,174 impressions. The city also launched a public safety campaign during the month of March 2022, titled "Take Care of our City," which highlighted local laws in a welcoming manner. It featured more than 35 local influencers and achieved over 18 million unique impressions. From a public safety perspective, there were 788 arrests made over the course of the six-week period (a decrease of 17% from the previous year) and 134 firearms were confiscated. Despite extensive police visibility throughout the Art Deco Cultural District(ADCD)and the South of Fifth neighborhood, which included support from outside agencies, the weekend of March 18-20 saw two random acts of gunfire with injuries to five people. North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) My administration delivered County legislation to establish the North Beach CRA, creating a 30- year funding mechanism for catalytic growth and investment that will bring managed development to this historic neighborhood while still preserving North Beach's family-friendly character and Miami Modernist architecture. The CRA is expected to generate an estimated $317 million for North Beach over the next three decades. 6 Miami Beach Convention Center Settlement On March 15,2022, the Board of County Commissioners approved the fifth amendment to the RDA Interlocal Agreement authorizing the City to access $27.1 million of excess RDA Trust Fund revenues, to fund or reimburse the City for payments related to the Convention Center Project Settlement Agreement. The Certificate of Occupancy is in process. The Administration is working with the contractor to obtain final close out having achieved several performance obligations already. Based on the City's $33.5 million financial obligation and payment schedule, $25.7 million has been paid to Clark Construction Group, LLC to date, with $1.3 million in performance payments pending and the final guaranteed payment of$6.5 million to be paid no later than December 31, 2022. Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel—Grand Hyatt Miami Beach On May 25,2022, the City Commission adopted a resolution accepting my Administration's recommendation to approve Amendment No. 5 to the Management Agreement between the City and Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. to suspend the term of the agreement during the contemplated closure of the facility, a period of approximately one year, to facilitate and expedite early work on the site of the future hotel. Furthermore, the City Commission also approved Amendment No. 1 to the Early Access Agreement between the City and MB Mixed Use Investments, LLC to clarify the developer's existing responsibility to pay for the losses and expenses resulting from the closure. Both agreements were completed and work has commenced. Collins Park Cultural Facility We negotiated a lease agreement for the Collins Park Cultural Facility to ultimately strengthen _ and enrich the Collins Park Cultural Arts Campus. In addition, we completed the Collins Park Parking Garage and Liberty Avenue Plaza that brings added convenience and amenities to the area. Collins Park Artist Workforce Housing Project On Feb. 23, 2022, the City Commission authorized an Amended & Restated Ground Lease with the developer to strengthen the appeal of the Project to potential investors and achieve the appropriate debt service coverage ratio, by moderately adjusting the tenant income eligibility and unit mix. The Administration negotiated the First Floor Sublease for the project, providing the City with the option to sublease the project's ground floor and curate a street-level activation compatible with the Collins Park Arts and Culture District. With Miami City Ballet's sublease for the dormitory space already executed, the developer is working to secure bond financing to fund project construction and pay all costs related to the building permit and County impact fees, prior to execution of the Ground Lease and the developer taking possession of the property. Smith &Wollensky Long-Term Lease We negotiated a multimillion-dollar contract extension with Washington Avenue Corp. on a long- term lease for the city-owned property that houses the Smith &Wollensky restaurant in South Pointe Park. The City will receive guaranteed rent amounting to $11,680,086 over the first 10 years of the lease, or a percentage of revenue—whichever is greater. The lease agreement 7 was approved by voters, and we used the first,year of the increased lease proceeds to add two police officers and plan to add a total of six police officers by 2025 as the lease revenue ramps up. Response to Surfside Condominium Collapse In an unforeseen tragedy, our City responded to and supported the Champlain Towers South condominium building response in the neighboring Town of Surfside. Quickly after the collapse, I began coordinating one of the largest disaster responses in Miami Beach history. Multiple city personnel and equipment remained in Surfside for weeks..In addition to first responders and engineering personnel, our staff coordinated crisis communications for the extensive media coverage around the incident. City staff also assessed hundreds of properties for safety and led with an ordinance that requires annual maintenance logs to be submitted to the Building Department. This log will assist in tracking any repeated maintenance issues within a structure and assist in the data collection for the building recertification process by providing the engineers with better data on routine building maintenance as part of the public record for the property.Additionally, the City also codified a recommendation that came out of the grand jury report in the aftermath of the collapse, that there be a 1-year and 2-year notice to the property to allow time for action prior to the 90-day posting. This mandated uniform method of notice will assist condominium boards and management companies better plan and prepare for the recertification process. COVID-19 Recovery • Obtained $64.6 million in Federal Funding: We obtained $38 million in recovered City expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the cost of operating our vaccination and testing programs. We also received $23.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds. • Vaccination and Testing: We continue to offer vaccinations and testing for residents and visitors at the 17 Street and 87 Street sites (administering over 26,000 vaccines and more than 506,000 PCR/antigen tests). Additional services include homebound vaccinations and testing. • Race to Trace: The City secured nearly$500,000 in grants from The Rockefeller Foundation to develop the successful "Race to Trace" program to help Miami Beach businesses during the COVID-19 public health emergency. We partnered with the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in Miami-Dade County and the team signed up more than 80 local businesses for COVID-19 resources and services as well as administering more than 700 vaccinations to employees of local businesses. The campaign was so successful at its conclusion that the FDOH decided to expand the program to other parts of Miami-Dade County. Transportation • Negotiated and executed a contract with Outfront Media for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of new bus shelters with a revenue share estimated at up to $69 million and representing a total investment to the City of up to $1.20 million over a 20-year term. • Completed construction of buffered bike lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue, Euclid Avenue, 72 Street and 73 Street. 8 • • Completed construction of traffic calming improvements in the Nautilus neighborhood(G.O. Bond project). • Launched an electric-assisted bicycle sharing program in partnership with Citi Bike. • Commenced construction on the Intelligent Transportation System and Smart Parking.System. • Completed construction of a new mid-block signalized crosswalk on Meridian Avenue between 18 Street and 19 Street(connecting to Pride Park). • Launched a pilot program to improve safety along Pine Tree Drive in partnership with Miami- Dade County. • Secured Commission approval of the new bus shelter design concept. • Awarded over$1 million in grant funds for design and construction of various mobility projects. • Awarded $158,000 in operating assistance for operation of th.e Mid Beach on-demand transit service for FY23. • Applied for$15 million in grant funds through the Federal Transit Administration Low-No Grant Program for the South Beach Trolley service electrification (12 battery/electric buses or trolleys, charging infrastructure and other related items and tasks to replace trolleys). Parking License Plate Recognition systems were installed at all garages except at the Miami Beach Convention Center where the parking lane configuration cannot accommodate the system and the Fifth and Alton garage pending agreement with EDENS (JV partner)to pay their portion of the system. The system serves to protect revenue and enhance security in the garages. We have improved residential zone integrity and space availability by requiring a permit of all people parked in residential zones, including those with disability placards. Residential permits are issued free of charge for residents with a disabled placard. Facilities and Fleet Staff brought expired or expiring leases through exercising renewals and month-to-month letters, executed new lease and management agreements (11 new agreements plus 23 amendments and/or renewals). Identified city-owned surplus properties with the potential of disposition to generate additional funds for the City. Continued to deliver important renewal and replacement projects while supporting departments through moves, such as relocation of the Office of Housing & Community Development and major City events. Ranked #32 in National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) 100 Best Fleets program that recognizes peak-performing fleet operations among the 38,000 public fleets in North America. Art Deco Cultural District(ADCD) The City is taking next steps to implement the Zyscovich visioning process and the ADCD Vision Plan, with the preparation of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)for design development and construction administration services for the Ocean Drive Corridor and to incorporate Lummus Park. The RFQ was approved by the City Commission in June 2022. 9 Community Services • The Homeless Outreach Services Program now offers specialized outreach services for mental health and co-occurring disorders. • The.Community Services division prepared 430 tax returns for income-eligible residents and assisted four income-eligible households through the First-Time Homebuyer's Program to purchase Miami Beach properties. Two of the four households were special abilities. • The 2021 All-Stars Program Summer Camp successfully increased the enrollment of children with special abilities from 10% to 34.30%. • The City's Community Services division now offers onsite Department of Children and Families Access Services, including SNAP benefit applications and recertifications. Support of Miami Beach Education • Partnered with 20 + PreK providers to expand access to quality programs for 92 Miami Beach families in.2021-22. • Expanded dual-enrollment offerings through a partnership with the University of Florida, saving Miami Beach families an estimated $2.79 million since program inception. • Placed 349 Stop the Bleed Kits in all classrooms in Miami Beach public schools. • Negotiated access to basketball courts at South Pointe Elementary for youth residents. • Partnered with five universities to expand our paid internship program providing needed support to all departments across the city. Promote Miami Beach as a World-Class Convention Destination Recognizing the importance of conventions and conferences for Miami Beach's arts, culture and economic goals, I personally met with many representatives and stakeholders. This includes securing the Miami Beach International Yacht and Boat Show(100,000 attendees), Bitcoin (10,000 attendees), American Association of Orthodontists (5,000 attendees) and the Bronner Bros. Beauty Show (30,000 attendees). The addition of the Carl Fisher Club House/annex will allow organizers to expand their events outside of the convention center into a historic gem, which is built around what is believed to be the oldest structure in Miami Beach. In addition, staff negotiated contracts with Art Basel Miami Beach, Centerplate, Spectra and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau(GMCVB). Events, Tradeshows and Conferences My team is.leveraging partnerships and resources to cultivate relationships with and attract the technology and financial services industries to Miami Beach by attending and participating in events that offer opportunities for staff to showcase current programs, incentives and engage with business owners. The City participated in iConnections Global Alternative(Global Alts) Investments Conference, FPL's PoweringFlorida: Illumination, Bitcoin 2022, eMerge Americas, FTX Off the Grid, Cloud Summit and hosted a crypto thought-leadership event during Tech Week. Plans are underway to participate in the highly anticipated Florida International Medical Expo (FIME) in July 2022 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. 10 We produced 28 citywide family-friendly community events and initiatives with a total participation of 15,374,which included Winter Wonderland, Spring Eggstravaganza, Black History Night Celebration, Hispanic Heritage Festival and Pride at the Pool. We created Miami Beach OnStage!, a large-scale outdoor performing and visual arts program from the City Commission-approved $1 million expenditure for cultural programming. This investment in cultural programming included the temporary art installations "Little Cloud Sky" created by FriendsWithYou and "Milagros" by Carlos Betancourt. This creative placemaking project used visual arts to transform Espanola Way into a vibrant, Instagrammable moment for residents and visitors alike. Expanded Community Engagement Innovating the delivery of information and access to government is important to me and to our community. I recently expanded the Neighborhood Affairs Division (NAD)to provide additional resources for community engagement. I view NAD as an extension of the City Manager's,office. The Police Department's Community Affairs Unit(CAU) planned and executed a Flamingo Park block party this spring. Several departments participated, including Code, Economic Development, Environment and Sustainability, Fire, Division of Emergency Management, Fleet, Parks and Public Works. Innovative Technology The Police Department created the Desk Officer Reporting System (DORS). There are now 15 types of crimes that can be reported through this online system. This new technology has proven successful and creates ease for residents and tourists in filing police reports. The Building Department has made all services available electronically, including electronic plan submission and plan review,.a comprehensive permitting process and even virtual meetings with staff. A very simple-to-use appointment system has been launched that allows scheduling of appointments either in-person or virtually with 680 appointment slots available weekly across a variety of building permit process divisions.. Enhanced online citizen services to expand electronic plan reviews and a comprehensive permitting process. Implemented digitized building services, process improvements and call center operations. Implemented digital signage and wayfinding for ease of communication at City Hall. Developed a digital review and routing system for legal documents citywide. Enhanced and continued development of comprehensive analytics tools and over 25 dashboards for decision making and smart city initiatives. I appreciate the opportunity to share these performance accomplishments, guided by your leadership. Please understand that this is not intended to be an exhaustive summary of our many day-to-day operational activities. Thank you for the tremendous support that I receive from each of you, our hardworking staff and committed residents. I look forward to your feedback. ATH 11.