LTC 048-2019 Mayor's 41st Street Blue Ribbon Committee Motions MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 048-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members o' he City ommission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager i
DATE: January 25, 2019 '
SUBJECT: Mayor's 41st Street Blue Ribbon 4mmittee Motions
The purpose of this Letter to the Commission ("LTC") is to inform the Commission of four
(4) motions passed by the Mayor's Blue Ribbon 41st Street Committee during their
January 10, 2019, meeting.
Members Present: Seth Gadinsky (Chair), Betty Behar, Michael Burnstine, Francisco
Diez-Rivas, Jerri Hertzberg Bassuk and Robin Jacobs
Member Absent: Yechiel Ciment, Eric Hankins, Jeremy Wachtel
1) MOTION: To explore the possibility of reestablishing a sub-station on 41st
Street and reaching out to business owners to volunteer the use of their
vacant property as a pop-up police department station on 41st Street.
Motion entertained by: Seth Gadinsky(Chair)
Motion made by: Jerri Hertzberg Bassuk
Motion seconded by: Betty Behar
Motion passed: 6-0
Member absent: Yechiel Ciment, Eric Hankins, Jeremy Wachtel
2) MOTION: To prioritize improving the lighting on the 41st street corridor,
specifically to allocate the 41st Street Quality of Life Funds towards lighting
the trees on the 41st Street corridor.
Motion entertained by: Seth Gadinsky(Chair)
Motion made by: Jerri Hertzberg Bassuk
Motion seconded by: Betty Behar
Motion passed: 6-0
Member absent: Yechiel Ciment, Eric Hankins, Jeremy Wachtel
3) MOTION: To review modifications of the zoning regulations for the 41st Street
corridor.
Motion entertained by: Seth Gadinsky(Chair)
Motion made by: Jerri Hertzberg Bassuk
Motion seconded by: Betty Behar
Motion passed: 6-0
Member absent: Yechiel Ciment, Eric Hankins, Jeremy Wachtel
4) MOTION: To support the City's effort to streamline the temporary pop-up
store process.
Motion entertained by: Seth Gadinsky(Chair)
Motion made by: Robin Jacobs
Motion seconded by: Betty Behar
Motion passed: 6-0
Member absent: Yechiel Ciment, Eric Hankins, Jeremy Wachtel
cc: Kathie Brooks, Assistant City Manager
Heather Shaw, Tourism, Culture, and Economic Development Interim Director