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City of Miomi Beoch, I 200 Convention Center Drive, Miomi Beoch, Florido 33139, www.miomibeochfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
Mayor Philip Levine and Members
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
October 22,2014
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
the City Co
SUBJECT: DISCUSSION REGARDING SCHEMATIC DESIGN OF THE MIAMI
BEACH CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT AND PARK
BACKGROUND
The City Commission directed the Administration to redevelop the Miami Beach Convention
Center under a design-build approach. Under State of Florida law, the City was required to
retain a Design Criteria Professional to create a Design Criteria Package to enable the design-
build firm to prepare bids on a common basis. The City Commission hired Fentress Architects
(Fentress) as its Design Criteria Professional. Fentress has completed the schematic design of
the project and is proceeding with Design Development. City staff will be requesting flnal
approval of the design by the Design Review Board at its November 4, 2014 meeting. Any
material changes proposed by the Design Review Board will be brought back to Commission at
the November City Commission meeting.
PRESENTATION
The attached presentation includes information regarding the facility design, exterior fagade
design, traffic and parking plan, the six acre Convention Center park and surrounding landscape
plan, current schedule and phasing plan, and the current budget and finance plan. lnterior
design plans are in process and will be presented at a later date.
CONCLUSION
The schematic design will serve as the basis for finalization of the Design Criteria Package
(DCP) that is planned to be brought back to the City Commission at its December 2014
meeting. The final DCP will be issued to the design build firm finalists for Phase 2 of the design
builder evaluation selection process.
REQUESTED CITY COMMISSION ACTION
The Administration requests approval of the schematic design, as presented, to serve as the
basis for finalization of the Design Criteria Package of the project.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Presentation
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Attachment A
Power Point Presentation to Follow
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