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AResolutionofTheMayorAndCommissionofTheCityofMiamieea@
The Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee At lts May 30, 2014 n4eetlng To Develop Event
Programming Guidelines For The North Beach Bandshell That are Focused On Cultural Events That
Emphasize Community Benefit And Economic Development And Further Authorizing The City Administration
To Prepare A Request For Proposals (RFP) For A Distributed Sound System For The North Eieach Bandshell
That Concentrates The Sound Within The Parameters Of The Facil
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, eti
LivemusiceVentsattheNorthBeachBandshellareofteny
neighboring residents. ln a typical year, approximately six to eight noise exemptions are processed for eventsat the Bandshell. Since the North Beach Blue Ribbon Committee has strongly advocated for greater
programming of the Bandshell, a discussion regarding the types of events and the noise issue was referred tothe Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee and was discussed at the Committee's May ZO, 2014
meeting.
Chapter 12, Article ll entitled, Special Events, of the City Code provides the City Manager or his/her designee
with the authority to issue, modify or revoke permits for special events. Section 12-5.(8), authorizes tht6ity
yangger or hisiher designee to issue a permit that authorizes a special event in conflict with Chapter 4d,
Article lV, of the Code, or other applicable noise ordinance, only where the applicant has met all of the City's
requirements for obtaining a permit as prescribed and when the special event cannot be performed in
compliance with the applicable noise ordinance. Such a permit must specify the precise manner by which the
noise ordinance may be exceeded, by what duration, and at what locations. The City Manager, oi designee,
is authorized to modify or revoke any such permit at his sole discretion.
During the May 30, 2014 Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee meeting, the Committee made a
motion that events held at the.Bandshell be limited to cultural events programming that emphasize a
community benefit and that will help encourage economic development in North Beach. Such events would
include programming such as dance and theater. ln addition, the Committee recommended that all special
events for the Bandshell cease by 11:00 p.m. Finally, the Committee recommended that the Citi bid,purchase and install a distributed sound system that concentrates the sounds within the limits of the ficility.
Should the City Commission adopt the proposed resolution, the guidelines recommended by the
Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee shall be implemented for any future programming of the
Bandshell.
hborhood/Community Affairs Committee moved to present the proposed
30,2014.
resolution at their meeting of
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the City
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: June 11,2014
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIYOR AND coMMIssIoN oF THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD/COMMUNITY
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AT ITS MAY 30, 2014 MEETING TO
DEVELOP EVENT PROGRAMMING GUIDELINES FOR THE
NORTH BEACH BANDSHELL THAT ARE FOCUSED ON
CULTURAL EVENTS THAT EMPHASIZE COMMUNTTY BENEFTT
AND ECONOMIG DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PREPARE A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS (RFp) FOR A DTSTRIBUTED SOUND SYSTEM FOR
THE NORTH BEACH BANDSHELL THAT GONCENTRATES THE
SOUND WlTHlN THE PARAMETERS OF THE FACILITY.
ADMI NISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends adopting the resolution.
BACKGROUND
Live music events at the North Beach Bandshell are often louder than ambient music and can be
heard at a distance. On a typical year, approximately six to eight noise exemptions are processed.
Since the North Beach Blue Ribbon Committee has strongly advocated for greater programming of
the Bandshell, a discussion regarding the types of events ind the noise isiue was reierred to-the
Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee and was discussed at the Committee's May 30, 2014
meeting.
Chapter 12, Article ll entitled, Special Events, of the City Code provides the City Manager or his/her
designee with the authority to issue, modify or revoke permits for special events. Section 12-5(8),
authorizes the City Manager or his/her designee to issue a permit that authorizes a special event in
conflict with Chapter 46, Article lV, of the Code, or other applicable noise ordinance, only where the
applicant has met all of the City's requirements for obtaining a permit as prescribed and when the
special event cannot be performed in compliance with the applicable noise ordinance. Such a
permit must specify the precise manner by which the noise ordinance may be exceeded, by what
duration, and at what locations. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to modify or ievoke
any such permit at his sole discretion.
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City Commission Memorandum - NCAC Recommendations Bandshell programming
June 11, 2014
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The following describes the current process:
' A letter of request from the renter is sent to the Parks and Recreation Director requesting a
noise exemption.
' The renter must also send letters to the two neighboring condo associations informing them
of the upcoming event and their request for a noise exemption.' Parks and Recreation prepares a memo to the City Manager or designee requesting the
exemption with all attached letters.. The City Manager or designee approves or denies exemption.
With the recent concerns raised by neighboring residents of the North Beach Bandshell, Staff has
been advised that any such requests would be scrutinized more closely. ln addition, all requests
must now include specific event information, such as:
. Type of event. Time of noise. Type of amplified sound - band, DJ, etc. Type of instruments to be used. What the community beneflt would be
This information is also being included to any notification letters that are distributed to the
neighboring condo associations.
During the May 30, 2014 Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee meeting, the Committee
passed a motion that events held at the Bandshell be limited to cultural events programming that
emphasize a community benefit and that will help encourage economic development in North
Beach. Such events would include programming such as dance and theater. ln addition, the
Committee recommended that all events for the Bandshell cease by 11:00 p.m. Finally, the
Committee recommended that the City bid, purchase and install a distributed sound system that
concentrates the sounds within the limits of the facility. Should the City Commission adopt the
resolution, an RFP would be prepared for the City Commission and the guidelines recommended by
the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee shall be implemented for any future event
programming of the Bandshell.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMTSSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD/COMMUNIW AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AT
ITS MAY 30,2014 MEETING TO DEVELOP EVENT PROGRAMMING
GUIDELINES FOR THE NORTH BEACH BANDSHELL THAT ARE
FOCUSED ON CULTURAL EVENTS THAT EMPHASIZE COMMUNITY
BENEFIT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PREPARE A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFp) FOR A DTSTRIBUTED SOUND
SYSTEM FOR THE NORTH BEACH BANDSHELL THAT
CONCENTRATES THE SOUND WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE
FACILITY.
WHEREAS, live music events at the North Beach Bandshell are often louder than ambient music
and can be heard at a distance; and
WHEREAS, since the North Beach Blue Ribbon Committee has strongly advocated for greater
programming of the Bandshell, a discussion regarding the types of events and the noise issue was
referred to the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee (NCAC) and was discussed at the
Committee's May 30, 2014 meeting; and
WHEREAS, during its May 30, 2014 meeting, the NCAC passed a motion that events held at the
Bandshell be limited to cultural events programming that emphasize a community benefit and that will
help encourage economic development in North Beach; and
WHEREAS, the NCAC also recommended that all special events for the North Beach Bandshell
cease by 11:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, the NCAC further recommended that the Administration prepare, for consideration
by the City Commission, an RFP for a distributed sound system that concentrates the sounds within the
limits of the facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby accept the
recommendation of the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee at its May 30, 2014 meeting to
develop event programming guidelines for the North Beach Bandshell that are focused on cultural events
that emphasize community benefit and economic development and further authorize the City
Administration to prepare an RFP for a distributed sound system for the North Beach Bandshell that
concentrates the sound within the parameters of the facility.
PASSED and ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
day of 2014.
Philip Levine, Mayor
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
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