R9E-Discuss Life Guard Stands In Miami Beach -Wolfson-g MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To: Jimmy Moroles, City Monoger
From: Jonoh Wolfson, Commissioner
Dote: Februory 3, 2015
Re: Commission Agendo ltem - Discussion regording life Guqrd
Stonds on Miqmi Beqch
Pleose ploce on the Februory 11,2015 Commission Agendo the following item:
Originolly life guord stonds in Miomi Beoch were locoted where there wos o
public beoch. Over the yeors, os beoch renourishment ond sond dunes progroms
hove been implemented the beoch hos grown ond [illed in. As o result, more life
guord stonds were needed ond were instolled in locotions thot were not originolly
public beoches in the post.
ln 2007, l0 new life guord stond locotions were identified ond proposed to
be implemented in phoses. lbelieve sometime in2007, the Commission opproved
the oddition of three new life guord stond locotions ot 5th street, l6'h street ond I Bth
street beoches.
Now is the perfect time to complete the implementotion of this originol plon. I
recently toured the beoch ond identified thot these 6 locotions should receive life
guord stonds (ln my order of priority):
t.Between 64th qnd 53'd Slreets: Currently there is no life guord
stonds between these streets, o spon of 2,056 yords, 6,168 feet or I .l Z
miles. Cleorly this oreo needs ot leost 'l if not 2 new life guord stonds for
public sofety reosons. Eight people hove drowned in this oreo since 2004.
Befween 30th ond 2l't Slreels: 3,600 feet or.68 miles seporote
the life guord stond in this oreo of the beoch. Nine people hove drowned
in this oreo since 2004.
Between 46th ond 4l"t Slreels: For o spon of 964 yords or
2,892 feet, there is no life guord stond. This oreo of mid-beoch gets heovy
use from hotel visitors. Two people hove drowned in this oreo since 2004.
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4. Between 53'd qnd 46th Slreels: For o distonce of 3,720 feet or
1,240 yords no life guord stond is in this oreo. Three people hove
drowned in this oreo since 2004.
5. Between 69'h ond 64th Streels: Around 600 yords is the distonce
between life guord stonds in this oreo. Three people hove drowned in this
oreo since 2004.
6. 4th Slreet Beoch: A totol of 514 yords seporote the 5$ street ond 3'd
street life guord stonds. This is the lorgest distonce between life guord
stonds in South Beoch. Public sofety reosons ond high volume beoch goers
suggests thot o new life guord stond should be ploced in this oreo.
With resort tox collection ot on oll+ime high oddition of life guord stonds to
these beoches for our residents ond visitors, is simply common sense.
Pleose feel free to contoct my Aide, Brett Cummins ot x6437, if you hove ony
questions.
JW
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