City Manager Briefing Report

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1 City Manager Briefing Report November 2016 Eric M. Soroka, ICMA-CM City Manager This report is prepared in order to inform the City Commission of the status of major projects and ongoing matters. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Bike Share Program The bike share program usage continues to be higher than anticipated as 936 trips were taken since this service went on line. City of Excellence School Highlights The ACES Green Team was awarded a grant from Fairchild Gardens to purchase rain barrels. The barrels will be used for students to pour unfinished water into them. This will make the plastic bottles recycle ready and the water can be used in the garden. The ACES Volleyball team finished IAL League runner-ups for the first time in school history! ACES Eagles Girls Basketball team made it to the IAL finals. ACES collected boxes for the Samaritan s Purse project. Over 700 boxes filled with nonperishable items will be donated for distribution to those less fortunate. ACES families donated $3,000 for the victims of the hurricane in Haiti. 6th 8th grade students attended the Fushu Daiko (Japanese Spirit Drummers) at the Arts and Cultural Center. Fifth grade students traveled to Johnathan Dickenson Park on an eco-field trip. Students hiked, canoed and visited a sea turtle rehabilitation center. Fourth grade students visited Saint Augustine where they learned about Florida history by visiting historic sites. City Manager Briefing Report

2 Gulfstream Conditional Use and Development Agreement Renewal At the October Workshop Meeting, the City Commission gave authorization for the City Manager to pursue the required actions to acquire two acres of property just west of Waterways Park based on the conditions outlined at the meeting. Founders Day Over 8,300 attended our annual Founders Day events on November 13, Movie Night Movie Night this month featuring Finding Dory saw our second largest crowd for a movie night at 1,456. Police Department Statistics & Highlights Monthly Crime Overview Crimes from September 2016 to October 2016 that increased: Robbery up by 6; Aggravated Assault up by 1; Burglary up by 9. Crimes from September 2016 to October 2016 that decreased Simple Assault down by 3; Larceny down by 51; Theft-Auto down by 2. Crimes from September 2016 to October 2016 that remained the same are: Aggravated Stalking. City Manager Briefing Report 2

3 Calls for service for October 2015 compared to October 2016 decreased by 87 service calls. The Officer of the month was Officer Daniel Marti. City Manager Briefing Report 3

4 Green Market The Green Market kicked off as part of Founders Day and based on feedback from the community it was a big success with many good vendors. The following week, 541 visited the Green Market. Due to a variety of reasons the number of vendors was less the previous week. Several measures have been put in place to increase attendance and the number of vendors. CURRENT DEVELOPMENT & APPLICATIONS IN PROGRESS I. Developments under Construction Applicant Project Address Application Description Status Norwich II LLC AC Hotel NE 207 at NE 30 Avenue 9 story, 192,514 sq ft, 233 room hotel with attached parking levels Under Construction Prive Prive at Island Estates 5100 Island Estates Drive 15 story residential condominium 160 units Under construction Integra Investments Park Square NE 207 & NE 30 Avenue Mixed use development 134 Residential Units 40,780 sq ft Retail 129,718 sq ft Office 147,019 sq ft Hotel 147,821 sq ft ALF 200 beds Parking Garage and Office Building under construction Hotel and residential/office buildings under construction Mall Venture Mall Expansion SP Expansion to Mall 3 stories, 235,759 sq ft 7 story parking garage Expansion of Macy s and Bloomingdales stores 6 story parking garage and new retail wing under construction Regency Center LP Shopping Center Demolition of existing plaza New construction of 57,917 sq ft Publix Under construction 14,188 sq ft CVS Pharmacy 3-1 story retail buildings sq ft Miami Dade Country Northeast Library Branch Construction of new public library TCO City of NE 188 Park 3100 NE acre City Park with play/exercise equipment areas TCO City Manager Briefing Report 4

5 KVVS Investors LLC NE stories, tall medical office building 104,632 sq ft with 7 levels parking, 5 levels office Under Construction Williams Island POA Williams Island Café 5300 Island Renovations to Café Permit Hospital & Center Hospital Expansion Expansion of Emergency Room, 15,190 sq ft and new surface parking area with 120 parking spaces Under construction YCM Acquisition LLC Yacht Club Marina at Turnberry Isle NE 36 Court Redevelopment of boat slips Under construction II. Developments Applicant Project Address Application Description Status Hi Lift Marina LLC Hi Lift Marina 2890 NE 187 New marina building 240 dry slips, 22 wet slips 51,644 sq ft Building Permits, no construction to date Gulfstream Park Racing Assoc. Inc. Gulfstream Parkview NE story residential condominium 480 units No building permit application to date Vida at the Point LLC Vida at the Point Yacht Club Drive Six townhomes 21,510 sq ft Building Permit under review Services LLC Services Center NE 28 Avenue at NE story, 120 ft tall medical office building 6 stories parking, 5 stories office, 142,500 sq ft. Building Permit under review TB Isle Resort LP Turnberry Isle Resort Expansion West Country Club Drive 138,785 sq ft Conference Center, 1 story addition to Parking Garage,Demolition and reconstruction of Orchid Hotel Building, 323 rooms, 263,785 sq ft No building permit to date Turnberry Plaza LTD Hilton Hotel 2875 NE rooms, 12 stories 188,547 sq ft hotel City Manager Briefing Report 5

6 No building permit to date Chabad Synagogue and Office Redevelopment New 113,70 sq ft office relocation of existing 44,493 sq ft synagogue 4362 sq ft preschool Demolition underway Foundation permit under review Granite LLC Port NE 185 at NE 28 Court Revision 158 condominium units 18 stories, 186 ft tall, 376,316 square feet Revision No building permit to date HSH Willisle Marina Company Williams Island Marina Storage Building North Marina 7100 Island Blvd Demolition of existing shed and reconstruction of new storage shed for marina equipment No building permit to date III. Developments in Review Process Applicant Project Address Application Description Status 34 th AV, LLC SMD Land Acquisitions LLC Seritage PDQ Cabi Hotel LLLP Condo NE 34 Avenue Office Esplanade at Mall Phase I 1 story restaurant Cabi Office Tower NE NE 185 Tako/Kahn Shalev NE 213 Florida Convalescent Associates Mall Venture Palm Gardens Mall Expansion East Dixie Hwy Blvd 6 story, 5 unit multi-family residential building 1 story 2400 square foot medical office building 250,000 sq ft retail & restaurants, 43,000 sq ft office & hotel in Review Process in Review Process in Review Process 4340 sq ft restaurant in review 10 story, 120 ft tall, 132,690 sq ft office building with attached parking and ground floor retail/restaurant 118,000 square foot office and hotel development 5 story, 109 bed expansion of existing facility Revision to approved site plan to add mechanical room, trash room and in review in review in review in review City Manager Briefing Report 6

7 Revision interior GLA sq ft addition to approved GLA Hospital & Center Hospital Wing Expansion and New Parking Garage story addition for 60 beds, 5 story parking garage with 512 spaces in review Optima International Plaza Connection to parking and plaza levels Revision Revision to connect building to proposed adjacent Hallandale building in review Shuttle Bus Service The new Silver Route service commenced on October 10, 2016 and will end in April Monthly Ridership Summary Blue Route 3,580 Red Route 3,165 Green Route 3,218 Purple Route 4,255 Yellow Route 4,578 Silver Route 1,955 Monthly Ridership 20,751 City Manager Briefing Report 7

8 Arts & Cultural Center The following represents the programming for the month: November Date Event Time Attendance 2-Nov Foreign Film Series: Once in a Lifetime 7PM Nov New World Dance Ensemble 8PM Nov Young Stars Showcase 5PM Nov Fundana presenta La Vida es Cuestion de Actitud 7:30PM Nov Bravo Amici 8PM Nov ACES Author Visit 8:45AM Nov ACES Author Visit 10:45AM Nov Fushu Daiko - Smart Stage Matinee Series 10AM Nov Fushu Daiko - Smart Stage Matinee Series 11:30AM Nov Fushu Daiko - Smart Stage Matinee Series 8PM Nov Bobby Collins 8PM Nov The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe 11AM Nov The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe 1PM Nov Miami International Piano Festival presents: Fabio Martino 5PM Nov Our Little Sister 7PM Nov Decades Rewind: A Trip Down Memory Lane 7:30PM Top 10 Viewed Pages October Home 2. Online Forms and Surveys 3. Building Permits 4. Online Services 5. Document Central 6. Search 7. News Releases 8. Hurricane Information 9. Staff Directory 10. Express Shuttle Bus There are 5,024 Twitter followers for the City. The City website had 37,000 viewers, Charter School Website had 17,000 viewers and the Arts & Cultural Center Website had 15,600 viewers. The City s Financial Transparency site had 5 visits. City Manager Briefing Report 8

9 Major Capital Improvement Projects Status Report NE 29th Place 95% Complete NE 191 st Drainage & Roadway Improvements Due to the significant increase in traffic volume expected during the holiday season, and portions of the roadway will need to be closed to allow construction and storage of equipment, the Notice to Proceed will be after the first of the New Year. Country Club Drive Flashing Pedestrian Crossing Signs The bid was awarded at the October Commission Meeting. Permits have been submitted to the County for approval. NE 213 th Seawall Improvements The Notice of Award was and the contractor has accepted and provided required insurance and bonding documents. Due to the lead time needed for the pile jacket material, construction will not commence until December This project has a 360 calendar day contract time frame. NE 27th Ave, NE 28th Court, NE 30th Ave and NE 209th Road Resurfacing Plans will be ready to advertise for bids by February 1, NE 30th Avenue Lighting Improvements Plans will be ready to advertise for bids by January 9, LED Lighting Retrofit The electrical consultant is reviewing acceptable LED fixtures that can directly replace the existing metal halide fixtures. This is required to prevent the City from having to install additional pole and fixtures to address the illumination possibly lost by using typical LED fixtures. City Manager Briefing Report 9