97-22599 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 97-22599
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF ONE
HUNDRED FORTY -NINE (149) BANNERS FOR ART MIAMI '98 TO
BE HELD AT MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER FROM
JANUARY 9 THROUGH JANUARY 13, 1998, AS REQUESTED BY
THE APPLICANT, AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 1-395
MCARTHUR CAUSEWAY, STARTING AT MIAMI BEACH CITY
LIMITS; 5TH STREET, FROM ALTON ROAD TO OCEAN DRIVE;
WASHINGTON AVENUE, FROM 17TH STREET TO DADE
BOULEVARD; AlA COLLINS A VENUE, FROM 5TH STREET TO
41ST STREETS; 17TH STREET, FROM MERIDIAN TO
WASHINGTON AVENUES; CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE; AND
41ST STREET, FROM ALTON ROAD TO COLLINS A VENUE;
FURTHER RECOMMENDING THAT THESE BANNERS BE
INSTALLED NO EARLIER THAN JANUARY 5, 1998, AND
REMOVED BY JANUARY 15, 1998.
WHEREAS, the Art Miami International Art Exposition (Art Miami) has been held
successfully at the Miami Beach Convention Center for the past seven years and is the largest mid-
winter contemporary art fair in the country; and
WHEREAS, in order to publicize this event, and the City's importance in the international
art world, light pole banners measuring 2.4 feet x 6 feet have been requested to be placed at
1-395 McArthur Causeway, starting at Miami Beach City Limits; 5th Street, from Alton Road to
Ocean Drive; Washington Avenue, from 17th Street to Dade Boulevard; AlA Collins Avenue,
from 5th Street to 41st Streets; 17th Street, from Meridian to Washington Avenue; Convention
Center Drive; and 41st Street, from Alton Road to Collins Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the said banners will be installed no earlier than January 5, 1998, and
removed by January 15, 1998; and
WHEREAS, Art Miami has requested approval and authorization for the placement of a total of
one hundred forty-nine (149) banners; and
WHEREAS, Art Miami will post a performance bond to ensure the removal of the
banners within seven days after the event and to ensure that any damage to light poles will be
repaired; and
WHEREAS, Section 9-3.C.4 of the City's Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No.89-2665)
requires that the Mayor and City Commission approve the installation of temporary banners; and
WHEREAS, the City will receive positive publicity, nationally and internationally, as a
result of the upcoming Art Miami.
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 herein approves and authorizes the placement of one hundred forty-nine (149)
banners for Art Miami '98 to be held at the Convention Center from January 9, 1998 through
January 13, 1998, as requested by the applicant, at the following locations: 1-395 McArthur
Causeway starting at Miami Beach City Limits; 5th Street, from Alton Road to Ocean Drive;
Washington Avenue, from 17th Street to Dade Boulevard; AlA Collins Avenue, from 5th Street
to 41st Streets; 17th Street, from Meridian to Washington Avenues; Convention Center Drive; and
41st Street, from Alton Road to Collins Avenue; provided that said banners be installed no earlier
than January 5, 1998, and removed no later than January 15, 1998.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of
December, 1997.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM No.1 55-0, I
TO:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: December 3, 1997
FROM:
Jose Garcia-Pedrosa
City Manager
SUBJECT:
OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
APPROVING AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF ONE
HUNDRED FORTY -NINE (149) BANNERS FOR ART MIAMI '98 TO BE
HELD AT MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER FROM JANUARY 9
THROUGH JANUARY 13, 1998, AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT,
AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 1-395 MCARTHUR CAUSEWAY,
STARTING AT MIAMI BEACH CITY LIMITS; 5TH STREET, FROM
ALTON ROAD TO OCEAN DRIVE; WASHINGTON AVENUE, FROM
17TH SlREET TO DADE BOULEVARD; AlA COLLINS A VENUE, FROM
5TH SlREET TO 41ST SlREETS; 17TH STREET, FROM MERIDIAN TO
w ASIDNGTON AVENUES; CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE; AND 41ST
STREET, FROM ALTON ROAD TO COLLINS A VENUE; FURTHER
RECOMMENDING THAT THESE BANNERS BE INSTALLED NO
EARLIER THAN JANUARY 5, 1998, AND REMOVED BY JANUARY 15,
1998.
ADMINISTRA TION RECOMMENDATION
Approve the resolution.
BACKGROUND
The Art Miami International Art Exposition has been held successfully in Miami Beach at the
Convention Center for the past seven years. It has become the largest mid-winter contemporary
art fair in the country. Organized by International Fine Art Expositions, the event showcases high
quality international and Latin American Contemporary An. This upscale event regularly draws
more than 35,000 attendees each year.
The attached application was sent to Design Review and approved on November 4, 1997.
ANALYSIS
The purpose of the banners is to welcome and promote events in South Florida, including Miami
Beach. However, the presence of these banners will also do much to publicize the City's
importance in the international art world, drawing attention
of the media, visiting art dealers and the public at large to
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this extraordinary event.
Section 9-3.C.4 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that the City Commission approve the
installation of temporary banners. That section reads, in relevant part:
Light Pole Banners affIXed to light poles or other similar structures on the public right-of-
way shall be subject to the following regulations:
a. The right to install, as well as the number, location and method of installation
of banners shall be subject to the Design Review process and approved by the
City Commission and the Public Works Department.
e. Banners announcing special events, either to be held in Miami Beach or to
be associated in some manner with Miami Beach, as determined by the City
Commission, may be erected up to thirty days prior to the event being announced
and must be removed within seven days after said event.
f. A performance bond shall be required to ensure the removal of the banners in case
of advanced deterioration of the banners, or if a dangerous condition presents itself,
the City may at its sole discretion direct the banners to be removed at any time.
If approval is granted, the proposed temporary banners are recommended to be installed no earlier
than January 5, 1998 and removed within seven days of the event, or no later than January 15,
1998.
CONCLUSION
The City Commission should approve the installation of the subject light pole banners for Art
Miami '98.
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