1. Attendance - See Attendance Sheet attachment.

2. Review and Acceptance of November 6, 2000 meeting minutes.

ACTION: A motion to approve the minutes of the November 6, 2000 Committee meeting was made by Leonard Wien. Frank Del Vecchio seconded the motion. The minutes were unanimously approved. (00-1211-1)

Mike Brazlavsky requested an explanation of the status of the non-voting ex-officio members. Raul Aguila, First City Attorney, explained that the ordinance which created the G.O. Bond Program Oversight Committee specified that the representatives from the Historic Preservation Board and the Community Development Advisory Committee were non-voting ex-officio members. The ordinance could be amended by the City Commission which would require two public hearings.

Commissioner Dermer thanked Victor Varela for his time and commitment as a member of the G.O. Bond Program Oversight Committee.

3. Progress Report of G.O. Bond Projects

Matthew Schwartz reviewed the progress of projects. Floyd Jordan, Fire Chief, reported that there is sufficient funds to purchase the additional fire trucks including two thermal imaging cameras. He explained that the thermal imaging cameras are part of the fire apparatus equipment.

Frank Del Vecchio requested a report on the 10th Street Auditorium at the January 8, 2001 meeting. The report should include the following; (1) current uses, (2) funds generated from rentals/concessions and (3) direct maintenance and related costs to the City for the operation of the facility.

Matthew Schwartz presented the list of citywide projects currently underway.

Matthew Schwartz reported on the Hazen and Sawyer contract. The contract will be presented to the G.O. Bond Program Oversight Committee at its meeting on January 8, 2001. The City Commission will be requested to approve the contract at its meeting on January 10, 2001. Larry Herrup reported that he had met with Marty Hyman and Matthew Schwartz to review the contract and that they will make their final presentation to the Committee in January since the City is still in the process of negotiating the contract.

Leonard Wien stated that he is uncomfortable with the hourly basis of the contract and that the web site should be an integral part of the contract, not an extra item.

Frank Del Vecchio volunteered to prepare public relations tasks. Matthew Schwartz explained that the public relations scope of work is optional and may or may not be utilized depending on the needs.

Matthew Schwartz reported that the Selection Committee had ranked URS, O=Brien Kreitberg as first choice for program management services. The City Commission will be requested to authorize the Administration to proceed with contract negotiations at its 12/20/00 Commission meeting.

James Quinlan, Art, Culture and Entertainment Director, reported on the progress of Art in Public Places installations at South Pointe Public Plaza and North Shore Park and Youth Center. Both projects have begun the selection process and formed professional advisory committees to review the projects.

Bruce Henderson, Department of Environmental Resources Director, reported that beachfront restrooms at 21st, 29th, 36th, 46th, 53rd and 64th Streets have been reviewed and they will be demolished and replaced with new buildings. The City has awarded a contract to a local architectural firm to design prototype facilities which will be user friendly, vandal proof, secured, easily maintained and scaled to the site. The design will include a concession facility if appropriate to the site. The 64th Street restroom at Allison Park will be the first one to be built. The preliminary design should be completed by January 2001 and public workshops will be held to receive input from the community. The completed design should be completed in May and construction would commence in the fall. The project will be funded by Safe Neighborhood Parks Bonds which were originally allocated for boardwalks. The City Commission approved reallocating the funds for restrooms. The project will be presented to the Land Use Committee and may also go to the Finance Committee for review.

Leonard Wien questioned whether the EDAW Beach Master Plan had been reviewed. One of the suggestions in that plan was to create design/build restrooms and concessions. It was explained that the design/build concept is not going forward because it would require the City to enter into long term leases with concessionaires.

Frank Del Vecchio questioned whether the concessions were permissable under the Save Our Parks ordinance. Raul Aguila explained that concession facilities under 1,500 square feet are exempt from the ordinance.

Bruce Henderson made a presentation regarding the development of the Atlantic Corridor Greenway Network. He outlined the four core segments of the plan: North Beach Recreational Corridor; Indian Creek Greenway; Collins Canal Greenway/Flagler Memorial Trail; and Beachwalk. In addition a secondary connector system will be added to tie residential areas to the core network which include: NoBe East-West Connectors; Pinetree Park Area Connectors; 41 Street Corridor Connectors; Collins Park Connector Node; SoBe Residential/Commerce Center Connectors; and Baywalk. The Miami Beach system will eventually tie into regional and national greenway corridors such as the Miami River Greenway, Miami Design District/Biscayne Boulevard Area, Flagler Memorial Trail, Unity Greenway and the East Coast Greenway (Florida to Maine). The total project budget is estimated at $25 million. The City has identified approximately $9 million at this time.

Frank Del Vecchio requested a copy of the presentation to distribute to interested neighborhoods.

Larry Levy, Assistant City Attorney, reported that the City=s bond counsel had opined that funds from the Gulf Breeze Loan Pool were funds in place prior to 1954 at which time government uses and 501 (c) (3) organizations were treated in the same manner.

Frank Del Vecchio asked whether a 501(c) (3) charity may use a space paid for by G.O. bonds for non-charity purposes. Mr. Levy reponded that the use is probably permissable as long as the profits go to a charitable purpose, however, bond counsel would need to review all such uses.

Ricardo Mendez, Public Works Department Assistant Director, explained that stormwater, water and wastewater bonds had a 2.5% inflation factor built in. The G.O. bond neighborhood funding was meant to be lump sums for each neighborhood and the scope of work and budgets would be determined through the public outreach process. Park and facilities had some inflation factor built in but these projects were expected to be built within the first two years. Matthew Schwartz reported that the City intends to establish a grants office to seek additional funding for projects.

Larry Herrup expressed concern about the neighborhood projects being implemented over 7 years without an inflation factor built in. He suggested that projects should be implemented sooner. He recommended that the City review each neighborhood plan, receive additional input from the community and develop a revised budget with built in inflation factor.

Mark Alvarez, G.O. Bond Coordinator, reported on a project to install a sidewalk on the west side of Pinetree Drive between 46th and 47th Streets. Pinetree Drive is a County road and does not have funding available at this time to implement the project. The City would like to go ahead with this project because of the safety issue for pedestrians and allocate up to $30,000 for the sidewalk installation. This project arose from requests from residents at G.O. Bond community meetings prior to the bond vote.

ACTION: Roberto Sanchez made a motion to approve the allocation for up to $30,000 for the installation of a sidewalk on Pintetree Drive between 46th and 47 Streets with the understanding that every effort will be made to obtain alternative funding for the project. Larry Herrup seconded the motion. Leonard Wien made an amendment to the motion to limit the G.O. Bond funding to pay for the architectural and engineering fees and to identify other funding for construction. Mr. Wien withdrew his amendment. Larry Herrup amended the motion to direct the Administration to find alternate sources of funding and for the City Commission to identify funding and to use G.O. Bond funds as the last resort. The amended motion was unanionously approved. (00-1211-2)

Matthew Schwartz reported that the bids for Normandy Park and Pool had been received and are being reviewed. Bids for Scott Rakow Youth Center and Flamingo Pool are due mid December.

9C. FEMA Grants for Property management Facility and EOC at Fire Station #2

Bruce Henderson presented the FEMA grants as an informational item. He explained that the City Commission adopted a mitigation strategy for creating an EOC facility at the Public Works Yard. This facility would provide back up systems for fire and police and become a beach shelter. The grant would also fund public service announcement for disaster preparedness, a comprehensive signage and communication system and rebuild the Property Management facility to provide warehouse space for post disaster materials.

Michael Rotbart requested an update on the North Shore Open Space Park Project at the next meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.