C4G-Ref- FCWPC - Intermodal Facility At Mount Sinai Medical Center - Rescindedg MIAMIBEACH
City of Miomi Beoch, 1200 Convention Center Drive, Miomi Beoch, Florido 33,139, www.miomibeochfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: November 19,2014
SUBJECT: REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE
INTERMODAL FAG!LITY AT MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER- RESCINDED
BACKGROUND
On October 22,2014, the Mayor and Commission approved ltem No. C4B entitled, "Referral
to the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee - lntermodal Facility at Mount Sinai Medical
Center" (MSMC).
ANALYSIS
As we know, it has been a longstanding goal of the City to have an intermodal facility,
preferably in the Middle Beach area. This opportunity presented itself when MSMC
approached the City regarding a potentialjoint venture project for a parking facility on their
campus which quickly evolved to an intermodal facility.
When initial discussions regarding the project began with MSMC, there were certain
threshold issues needing resolution in order to proceed to the next level of discussions for
the deal. These were: (1) strict timeline for project design and construction material backlog;
(2) traffic volume and campus security; (3) massing and footprint of the garage (1,000 space
parking garage - 500 MSMC/500 City) and adjacent intermodal facility.
The City has been clear in its intent to have an intermodalfacility in the middle beach area
and preferably in close proximity to the Julia Tuttle Causeway, including a minimum of 500
public parking spaces to support an intermodal facility; hospitality industry employee parking
demand with either shuttles or trolley service; and potentially ancillary parking for major
events (exh i bitors/patrons).
Upon further review and careful consideration with regard to the City's intended uses as well
as their own concerns and challenges, MSMC has communicated their desire to proceed in
a manner which significantly reduces the impact of the aforementioned issues. MSMC is
open to providing ancillary parking for hospitality industry employees with either employer
shuttles or a future middle beach trolley service provided by the City and ancillary parking for
major events (exhibitors/patrons) during periods of low demand in their facility.
CONCLUSION
As a result, the Administration recommends the referralto the Finance and Citywide Projects
Committee be rescinded. ln the future, a referral may be in order after further discussions
related to ancillary uses of MSMC campus parking facilities has taken place.
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Ci0y of tiomi tcoch, 1700 Coovention Centcr Drive, Miomi Booch, Florido 33139, www.miomibcochfl.gov
COMMISSIO MEMORANDUM
Mayor Philip Levine and Members of
FROM: Jimmy L. Moralee, City Manager
DATE: Oclober 22,2014
SUBJECT: REFERRAL TO THE FIilANCE Al{D CITYilIOE PROJECTS cOlln]TTEE -
INTERTOOAL FACIL]TY AT f,OUNT SINA! ilEDICAL CENTER
BACKGROUl{D
Mount SinailVbdical Center (MSMC) has plans to upgrade ils hospitalwith $205 million in
replaoement facilities, including a surgical bed tovuer, more than double the size of ils
emsrgency departncnt, upgraded inpatient op€ratirg rooms, and a new obsoruation unit.
This planned expansion willincreege perking demand on theircampus and, a8 $rch, MSMC
plans to conEtrucil a parking garag€ in the south€m pofion of their campus to offset parking
lost with the construction of the new facility..
ln the past months, thc City and MSMC have diccnssed opportuniti€E for including an
intermodal facility a3 part of the parking gerege facility. From the City's perspectirre, an
intennodalfacility in the Maddle Beach aree vyould be advantageous in promoting mobility
options, including but not limited to: Miami-Dade Transit, trolloy/local circulators, additional
perking inventory for cmployee park and ride, bike 3haring, bike lockers, and car sharing.
ANALYSIS
The AdminisUation has conductod a preliminary rwiqv and very hph l€vel dlscr,rsslons have
taken place with MSMC representatives. At this tinp, the Administration recommends
refening the issue to the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (FCWPC) for further
direciion.
f,STC S}b:
MSMC has available land on the southem and northem portions of its campus whieh
cunenty serves as surface parkirq. Both sitas yusre rovi€ntred and the southem site was
identified by MSMC as the most favorable for varying rcasons. While the sodhem sits
resulB in longerwalking distancss to the facilities on the MSMC camp6 and results in more
fraffic to the back of their campus, the sile provides the folloring benefits:
Not building close fo bay or reskbntial
Fbxibility for future expnsion
Provide sulficbnl space such that an adljacrint lntemdal may M pha*d (aterdate)
Drspersicn of garqe densrU aN luations arcud campus
Coes not raquirc activatbn of grcud level
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lnbrmodel Fecility:
The need for an intermodal facility in Middle Beach was identified and documented in2007
as part of thc Coastal Communilies Transit Plan Study completed for Miami-Dade Transit
(MDT) and the City of Miami Beach by tho Centcr for Urban Transportation Research at the
Univereity of South Florida. Thc study recommended a bus transfer station and park-and-
ricle facility to be located within the MSMC campus and determined that such a facility vrould
be sUategically located and advantageous for the following reasons:
. Proximrty and acess to the Julia TutUe Causalay/l-195o lmproved connec{ivity for several existing bus routes. Adequate spaqe for parking, bus operations, and bue stop anrenitieso Accesg to the City's strcetso ProvkJe a tsansfer locetion for a mid-bcach circulator that wae algo recommended ae
part of the CoaetalCommunities Transil Plen Study
Staffs preliminary evaluation hag determimd thd tre dovolopnrent of a bansil hub at MSMC
could potentially improve mobility within the City by enhancing transit transferabitity and
convenience. CurenUy, sovsn (7) MDT bus routcs operate along streets sunounding this
facili$, with livc (5) of thcce routor heving a dedieted 3top within MSMC and there are
cunent planr by MDT to implement regional Express Bus scrvicag. ln addition, the
proposed intermodal facility could accommodate the recomrnended mid-beach circulator
service. Thegc aoMces could bc accommodated within a trancit hub at MSMC due to its
strategic location.
As a result of MSMC'o proposal, City staff le*hed out to MDT to klentify conceptual despn
criteria for a transit hub, sucfi as numbsr of bus bays and minimum spaos requiremente.
Based on conversations with MDT etaff ard a preliminary needs analysis, it is recornmended
that eight (8) to ten (10) bus bays be provided within an intermodalfacility at MSMC in order
to accommodate thc cunent and future transit demand. The number of bus bays has been
calculated based on thc ftequenry of bue servioB ard schedulod layoverVrecorrery tinno, as
wellas the potentialexpansion of the City's Trolley gervice. Baeed on industry stiandards, in
order to accommodate the above recommended number of bus bays, a transit facility at
MSMC would require betrveen 75,000 and 95,000 squarc fcct, including space for about 75
parking spao$ dadicated for park-and-ride pa$engens and bicycle storage.
It ie important to note that MSMC has identified a timeline for thcir parking gerage project
that dic'tates commensBrnent of design no later than early November 2014. As a result, two
options are availablc to thc City for further evaluation:
Option 1: lncorporating the lntermodat Facilitywithin tfie Propoced MSMC Parking Garage
Tradfionally, an intermodalfacility is housed on the ground floor level of a parking garagc in
order to rcdue land coct and gain operational efficienciet. Horlever, due to the time
constraints placed by MSMC, this option may adversely impact their timeline for the
construction of the parking garage.
Option 2: lntermodal Facility as an Ancillary Struclure to Proposed MSMC Parkirg Garage
An intermodalfacility could be constructed as a canopied structure on land immediately
adjacent to the parking garag€. While not a prefianed option, from a design and operational
perspective, il is certainly a viabla option as Florida lntemetional University (FlU) is in the
process of developing a canopy design for an intermodal facility at its SW th Street
Campus.
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Aside from the transit benefits, the facility has the potential to provide for additional parking
in the mid-beach area. Employee parking in particuler has become an issue in this area,
particularly along with the Collins Avenue conidor. A joint parking garage/intermodalfacility
could provide addfional parking to be used by the employees, linked to their workplace by
either a City or employer-provided circulatorlshuttle service. The MSMC lot has the
advantage that it is located at tho entrance to the City from the Julia Tuttle Causeway
providing tfie opportunities for employees to park and transfer to transit services, mitigating
traffic impacts within th€ City.
MSMC has es{imated a neod for 500 parking spaoes for their garage and there is the
potentialto provide additional spa€s for the City.
lnbrmodtl Feclllty Altcmetlve Slbl:
The Administration has identified potential altemative sites for an intermodalfacility in the
Middle Beach area:
o Florida Departncnt of Trancportation (FDOT) hact of land located at the east end of
the Julie Tutde Causalay (on FDOT right-of-way). Histori<rlly, FDOT has permited
this site to the City for varying us63. The site could potentially accommodats an
intermodalfacility. Additionslly, leaairqg this cite ir anticipeted to be at a cubctentially
reduced cost versus prlatc property. lt is worth noting that FDOT reccn0y sold a
32,183 sq. fl. parcel of curplua land to Talmudic University at a cogt of $1,100,000
(or $34.1E per sq. fr.). Should thc City Commission wish to explore the feasibility of
this alternate site, the Adminirtration would purcUe a partrcrship with FDOT forthe
congtruction and joint use of an intcrmodal facility at thir location.
. Municipal parking lots on the south and north sides of 41d Strset. These lots have
the advantage that are already oumed by the City but they have the disadvantag€s
that they are adjaoent to residential areas ard vuould rcquire some levd of mitigation,
and they bring traffic from the mainland further into the City before ttrey wouE be
able to park and transfer to hansit servie, As an erample. Municipal Parking Lot
No. 63, located onl2M Street betrreen Royal Palm Avenue and Prairie Avenue, is
city-oruned land and it is sufliciently sized to accommodate an intermodalfacility.
Additionally, Municipal Parking Garage No. 6, located on 42N Sheet between
Sheridan Awnue and Royal Palm Avenue is a dated facility. The garage could be
demolished with an intermodal facility built in its place.
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The Adminiefration is recommending refening this issue to the FCWPC for direclion and
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propos€d ioint venture intermodalfacility on thc MSMC campus.
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