LTC 110-2020 BEACHWALK CLOSURE BEHIND DEAUVILLE HOTELMIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach FL 33139
LTC# 110-2020
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of
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FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager K /fs>
DATE: February 26, 2020
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SUBJECT : BEACHWALK CLOSURE BEHIND DEAUVILLE HOTEL
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide the Mayor and City Commission with an
update on the closure of the Beachwalk behind the Deauville Hotel.
On the morning of Wednesday, February 26, 2020, City staff confirmed that pieces of concrete
were falling from the Deauville Hotel, located 6701 Collins Avenue.
As a matter of public safety, City staff have closed a portion of the Beachwalk at 67" Street,
including the perimeter directly behind the Deauville Hotel until further notice.
The Property Management Department is working on securing the area and closing the
beachwalk. The Building Department has issued a violation US2020-03373 to the Deauville Hotel
requiring a remedy to provide pedestrian protection by Friday morning to safely secure the
premises in order reopen the Beachwalk. Should the Deauville not comply, the Building
Department will secure contractors to safeguard the area. The City Manager and City Attorneys
have been in contact with ownership at the Deauville Hotel.
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