LTC 545-2023 Black Affairs Advisory Committee Motions - December 12, 2023DocuSign Envelope ID: 69153584-E563-4580-BFF2-3CB5BDF 1C1A7
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC #
545-2023
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: The Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City
Commission
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DATE: December 12, 2023
SUBJECT: Black Affairs Advisory Committee Motions - December 12, 2023
The purpose of this letter to the Mayor and Commission is to provide the following motions
made during the December 12, 2023 Black Affairs Advisory Committee ("BAAC") Meeting,
as presented by the Committee:
• Traffic Mitigation Plan "Memorial Day Traffic Loop" - During highest volume
weekends in Spring Break (to manage the size and rowdiness of crowds and the
proliferation of firearms entering the beach) - the City MUST have FULL support of
FOOT in advance for approval of DUI checkpoints, LPR details etc., on 1-395 & Julia
Tuttle Causeway, confiscating guns/drugs etc., once capacity is reached on Miami
Beach, cars that do enter are looped off the island (with Traffic restrictions to entries to
neighborhoods/street parking/public garage closures). This is even more critical due to
the recent unpopular permit less carry law which 77% of Floridians are opposed.
Residents and Visitors need to be notified multiple times in advance on all media
platforms of the dates and times of the traffic restrictions that will be imposed on these
causeways so that they can prepare accordingly to lessen disruption. They need to
understand that this inconvenience on those two weekends is the price we have to pay
to protect the lives/safety of ourselves and our visitors in addition to avoiding additional
curfews that will negatively affect our tourist industry and the businesses/employees
within the ADCD.
• Parking Restrictions to manage capacity - Concurrently with the Traffic Loop - initiate
and enforce capacity limitations/early closures in city owned parking garages allowing
access only to residents and beach employees. Restrict Parking within the 10 blocks
from 6th Street - 14th Street and any other areas deemed necessary and enhancing
parking enforcement in adjacent neighborhoods. gain - residents and visitors need to
be notified multiple times in advance on all media platforms of the dates and times of the
traffic/parking restrictions so that they can prepare accordingly to lessen disruption.
• Diverse Programming + Ticketed/secured Access to Ocean Drive with metal
detectors/wanding for increased security and as a deterrent and implemented as a
second line of safety. Examples of possible programming:
o Miami Dolphins Football Unites - Including music, fitness and wellness with
professional athletes, sports games with youth, and a variety of fun installations
for resident & visitors.
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o First Responders Music Fest - Family-friendly, one-of-a-kind festival showcasing
first responder musicians from across the country performing everything from
rock to jazz, R&B to reggae, hip-hop to salsa, merengue and more, including
a multi-agency first responder expo and plenty of opportunities to meet the men
and women in uniform who serve our communities.
• Activate Goodwill Ambassadors from Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami
Beach throughout areas within the Art Deco Culture District (ADCD) to continue with
appropriate messaging, assistance to visitors/residents plus crowd surveillance for
MBPD.
• Messaging and Communications - Messaging should be positive (Take Care of our
City and it will Take Care of You) and consistent throughout the administration, elected
officials and platforms - we need to stay on script in order to not create unnecessary
negative media frenzies & bad publicity due to misinformation & lack of coordination.
• Police Enforcement on Loud Music coming from golf carts, vehicles and mobile
speakers, plus exotic/modified cars/motorcycles with loud exhausts.
• Absolutely No Zero tolerance policing policy - No use of SWAT trucks, riot gear,
pepper balls, mounted police, or drug sniffing K9s for crowd control.
• Address Possible Lack of Diversity If any of the groups monitoring the city of Miami
Beach ( ACLU, CRB, NAACP, Circle of Brotherhood) become aware that the Police
Citizens Relations Committee which is tasked with offering direction on Spring
Break/High Impact periods does not have any Black/African American representation,
they will question vigorously on social media and other platforms the validity of this task
force & dismiss any of its recommendations - This will be used by many to disparage
the City's efforts and needs to be addressed ASAP.
• Long term- Zoning as was done in Fort Lauderdale - Upgrade uses on district,
remove Liquor stores/smoke shops/pizza by the slice, which encourage law breakers vs
spring breakers party in the street vs use of hotels/bars/clubs.
The above motions were passed unanimously.
Members in attendance: Glendon Hall (Chair), Bibi Andrade (Vice-Chair), Troy E. Wright,
Bill Warren and Sipiwe Anderson, Henry Williams, Dorrie Foster and Melba Pearson.
Guest in attendance: Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones, Miami Beach Police
Detective Christopher Mitchell.
For more information, please contact Lissette Garcia Arrogante, Tourism and Culture
Director at [issettearrogante@miamibeachfl.gov or x26597.