98-22658 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
98-22658
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FINDING AND DECLARING THE
EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY AND ALLOWING THE KIWANIS
CLUB OF LITTLE HAVANA, INC. (KIWANIS) A NOT -FOR-PROFIT
CORPORATION, TO UTILIZE THE PRIVATE LOTS GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 230 BISCA YNE STREET, 35 COLLINS AVENUE, 6 OCEAN
DRIVE, 64 OCEAN DRIVE, 67 COLLINS AVENUE, 1688 MICHIGAN
AVENUE, AND 420 COLLINS AVENUE, RESPECTIVELY, AS WELL AS
THE OCEAN PARCEL, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PARKING
THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF CARNIVAL MIAMI/SOUTH BEACH
(CARNIVAL), CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 1, 1998;
PROVIDING THAT THE SUBJECT PERMISSION IS GRANTED ON A
ONE- TIME ONLY EMERGENCY BASIS, IN LIEU OF THE CURRENT
PARKING CRISIS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, PARTICULARLY
DURING LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS CARNIVAL, AND IN
ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE UNIQUE EMERGENCY CREATED BY
THE INCREASED PARKING DEMANDS OF PATRONS ATTENDING
CARNIVAL; FURTHER PROVIDED THAT THE SUBJECT PERMISSION
IS GRANTED WITHOUT ESTABLISHING PRECEDENT SO AS TO
SATISFY THIS UNIQUE EMERGENCY SITUATION.
WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on February 4, 1998, the Mayor and City Commission
received an emergency request from the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, Inc. (Kiwanis), a not-for-
profit corporation, for permission to utilize the private lots located at 230 Biscayne Street, 35
Collins Avenue, 6 Ocean Drive, 64 Ocean Drive, 67 Collins Avenue, 1688 Michigan Avenue, and
420 Collins Avenue, as well as the Ocean Parcel (collectively, the Lots), to provide critically needed
additional parking for Carnival Miami/South Beach (Carnival), scheduled in the City of Miami
Beach for March 1, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission herein find and declare that the influx of
increased visitors and tourists to the City, specifically for large special events such as Carnival
creates a unique emergency situation, due to the already increasing parking crisis within the City of
Miami Beach, and the aggravation of this situation, particularly during such special events as
Carnival; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission herein grant the Kiwanis' request for use of
the aforestated Lots for supplemental parking during the duration of Carnival, said request granted
on a one-time only basis in order to accommodate the unique emergency created by the increased
demand of patrons attending Carnival; and
WHEREAS, the subject permission is further granted without establishing precedent, so as
to satisfy this unique emergency situation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission herein finds and declares the existence of an emergency and grants permission for the
Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, to utilize the private lots generally
located at 230 Biscayne Street, 35 Collins Avenue, 6 Ocean Drive, 64 Ocean Drive, 67 Collins
Avenue, 1688 Michigan Avenue, and 420 Collins Avenue, respectively, as well as the Ocean Parcel,
to provide additional parking throughout the duration of Carnival Miami/South Beach, currently
scheduled for March 1, 1998; provided that the subject permission is granted on a one-time only
emergency basis, in lieu of the current parking crisis in the City of Miami Beach, particularly during
large special events such as Carnival, and in order to accommodate the unique emergency created
by the increased parking demands of patrons attending Carnival; further provided that the subject
permission is granted without establishing precedent, so as to satisfy this unique emergency
situation.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 4th day of February
,1998.
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Honorable Simon Cruz
Commissioner
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
RE: CARNA VAL MIAMI SOUTH BEACH
Sunday, March 1, 1998
11 :00 AM to 7:00 PM
Dear Commissioner Cruz:
It is our pleasure to invite you to the second celebration of Camaval Miami South Beach, on
Sunday, March 1. We would like to request your cooperation, as you are well aware of the
acute parking problem in the South Beach area.
We would like to utilize the same parking lots used during the Art Deco weekend, (which
were the same ones we used last year) and we would like you to present this in the next
Commission Meeting.
We thank you in advance for your support and cooperation.
Sincerely yours,
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Executive Director
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cc: James Quinlan
Humberto de Armas
Jose M. Garcia
1312 S.W. 27th Avenue, Third Floor. Miami, Florida 33145 · (305) 644-8888 · Fax: (305) 644-8693
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR & COMMISSION
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TO:
SERGIO RODRIGUEZ
CITY MANAGER
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DATE:
JANUARY 28, 1998
RE:
AGENDA ITEM
Please place on the February 4 Agenda the parking request by Camaval Miami as per attached
letter and resolution.
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