LTC 311-2025 Mayor's 41st Street Blue Ribbon Committee - Support for Resolution Supporting Parklets Near 41st Street311-2025
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
NO . LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM :
DATE:
SUBJECT :
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
July 22, 2025
Mayor's 41 st Street Blue Ribbon Committee -Support for Resolution Supporting
Parklets Near 41 st Street
The purpose of this Letter to the Commission ("L TC") is to inform the City Commission of the
unanimous consensus expressed by members of the Mayor's 41 st Street Blue Ribbon
Committee during the July 17, 2025 meeting, for Commissioner Alexander Fernandez's
resolution (attached), which proposes the installation of public parklets along the 4000 block of
Royal Palm Avenue, Prairie Avenue, and Chase Avenue to support small restaurants near 41 st
Street.
Although a quorum was not present, the committee members in attendance expressed strong
support for the resolution's goals, including the evaluation and potential relocation of the existing
Citi Bike station on Chase Avenue to facilitate parklet implementation. Members highlighted the
importance of creative solutions to support small businesses facing space limitations and
praised the resolution's effort to enhance pedestrian-friendly amenities and public activation in
the corridor.
Members Present:
Bonnie Crabtree, Chair
Avra Bank (Present Electronically)
Betty Behar
Yechiel Ciment
Robin Jacobs
Michelle Lari
Charlotte Tomic
Members Absent:
Michael Burnstine, Co-Chair
Jerri Hertzberg Bassuk
Rana Florida
Eric Hankin
Jeremy Wachtel
This consensus reflects the committee's ongoing commitment to identifying near-term solutions
that improve the business environment and activate public spaces in the areas surrounding 41 st
Street.
Any questions about the foregoing may be directed to Steven Anthony, Economic Development
Director, stevenanthony@miamibeachfl.gov
SNLW/VH
GT~E
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RESOLUTION NO. _____ _
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING SMALL RESTAURANTS NEAR 41ST
STREET, BY PERMITTING THE INSTALLATION OF PARKLETS ON THE 4000
BLOCK OF ROYAL PALM AVENUE, PRAIRIE AVENUE, AND CHASE
AVENUE; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO EVALUATE THE
RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING CITI BIKE STATION ON CHASE AVENUE,
IF NECESSARY, TO FACILITATE SAID PARKLETS.
WHEREAS, food establishments along 41 st Street contribute to the cultural and economic
vitality of the City and represent important culinary and community assets; and
WHEREAS, these businesses face spatial and operational limitation s that could be
addressed through the installation of public parklets to expand avai lab le seating and pedestrian-
friendly amenities; and
WHEREAS, the potential parklet locations along the 4000 block of Royal Palm Avenue,
Prairie Avenue, and Chase Avenue are adjacent to impacted establishments and provide feasible
areas for activation; and
WHEREAS, the current location of the Citi Bike station on Chase Avenue may present
physical barriers to implementing such parklets and, if deemed necessary, the City Administration
is hereby directed to evaluate alternat ive loc at ions to relocate said station; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission seek to support local restaurants near 41 st
Street by permitting the installation of parklets on the 4000 block of Royal Pa lm Avenue, Prairie
Avenue, and Chase Avenue; and direct the City Administration to evaluate the relocation of the
ex ist ing Citi Bike station on Chase Avenue, if necessary, to facilitate said parklets.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby declare
support for small restaurants near 41 st Street, by permitting the installation of parklets on the
4000 block of Royal Palm Avenue, Prairie Avenue, and Chase Avenue; and direct the City
Administration to evaluate the relocation of the existing Citi Bike station on Chase Avenue, if
necessary, to facilitate said parklets.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of _______ 2025.
ATTEST:
Steven Meiner, Mayor
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)