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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBayfront Park Management Trustboard meeting. Please contact me if you have arty qu ‹:•0# MILbRt AND 01.,AU E ppprt 301 N. BISCAYNE 13 ULSVAFtb, PI, 8 ISLEPHONE:(305),1358.•P500 EAX: (395)35E3.'1211 December 10, 2014 Mr, Daniel J, Alfonso city m anager City of Miami 3..,500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Mr, Manager, • ?umlaut to City Code Seetion 2-890, attached Please find a copy of the Bayfront Park Management Trust's annual. report. This report was approved by the Trust at its December 9, 2014, Sincerely, C er Fra air •Cc: Timothy F, Schmand, Exec'utive Director file Eno, la) 'Governrice The City Commis ion created the Trust in 1987 to operate, manage and maintain Bayfront Park with the goal of ensuring maximum community utilization. in 1994, Bicentennial Park (now Museum Park) was added to the organization's portfolio. The Trust's governing board consists of nine (9) individuals, appointed by the City Commission. • Bayfront Park is a 3acre park located in the Miami Harbor District and immediately adjacent to the Central Business District, Built on filled bay -bottom in 1925 (2015 marks the Bayfront's 9tr` year), it has been a gathering place for Miami's residents and visitors since that time. Museum Park) located at 1075 Biscayne Boulevard in the heart of the Miaml. Harbor District, is a spectacular 21-acre waterfront site, •acliacent to the cruise ship turning basin in Biscayne Bay, • Museum Park re -opened to: the public on dune 14, 2014, The park Is also home to the Perez Art Museum Miami, which opened in December 2013, and the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of S.lence, currently under constrtiOtion. Initial improvements to the park are complete with others contemplated for the future, With the reopening of Museum Park, there are now 53 acres of publie waterfront parkland under the Trust's mana.gemern. In addition to "ensuring maximum nn.niuny utilization," tho founding legislation included a further directive: "The Trust Shall, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible, implement the exercise of its powers in a manner which utilizes and eneourages the fullest and most active participation and cooperation of private enterprise.4 The -Trust recognizes the balanoe it must strike between managing public parks and eneouraging private entorprise. It uses its resources to mate social value, whether through the hosting of major concerts and festivals or the management of excellent public parks. The Trust's governing heard consists of nine (9) • individuals, under the leadership of Commissioner Frank Carollo, who: through their work on the Trust have demonstrated their commitment to making our community a better place for residents and visitors, Staff .) • Pursuitnt to City Code Section 81 OS,. the Trust shall appoint an execative'direcfpir, subject to 'City Commission approval, who., "shall have general supervision over and responsible for the management and operation of all trust facilities." • 3>r) 3 r The FY 2014-2015 budget .contains 16 full-thne and two: part-time staff positions. AccoMplishments t,0 ea* C:1 rvi • rri The Bayfront Park Management Trost has been extremely successfUl in managing revenue against expenses for the past thirteen years During Fiscal Years 2009 through 2013, the City of Miami's investment in Bayfront .Park totaled $585,000 while the Trust'8 gross revenue totaled $21,066,099. Those funds wereused to operate and maintain Trust rnanaged facilities. During that same period the City realized ,340,000 rnsayings by not subsidizing the park's Operation, which is nactualrnicato Lm self jjpg. During those five years, the Trust also paid $1,398,604 for fire serViees and $3,848,658 in police services, providing thousands Of hours of overtime pay for our first responders, An estimated $11,650,736 was generated in parking revenue, translating to a $1,420,244 in parking surcharge to the City of Miami, The Trt1SeS SUCCOSS is the City's success, And, that success is a direct result of the social entrepreneurial model that has guided our operation for the past ten years — our mission is to create social valw, 171 BAYFRONT PARK mAivAocmeNT TRUST 301 North Blecayhe Boulevard Miami, FL 33132 (305)388-7550 In the past five years the Trust has &so demonstrated an ongoing commitment to facility improvements by. investing, on average, .$750,000 annually in eapitai improvements.. In tY 08/09 and 09/10 alone, the Trust's efforts resulted in an additional $3,5 'million in improvements, represented by $801,000 Baywalk improvements and amphitheater renovations totaling$2,7 million, In FY 2012/2013 the Trust continued its efforts at upgrading Bayfront Parles physical plant,. The Trust partnered with the City 's Capital Improvement Department to renovate the. park's existing, electrical system, which. includodu.pgrados for earned l'neOrrle opportunities and increased efficiencies. These efforts will continue into the future. The fifry400t Holiday Tree that brightens Bayfront Park from Thanksgiving through Now Yeat's wfll continue to serve ts d0WritOV/11.'5 mid -winter beacon, During- the holidays, the park is also the host site for our Menorah Lighting, sponsored by the Sliul of Downtown, and the Miami Outboard Motor 'Clubs Holiday Boat Parade, Our free, thriceweekly yoga classes continue their popularity with over 117,000 residents and visitors having participated In. the classes since they began in Soptember'2005, The classes have been.tvattred by NBC Nightly New N with Brian Williams, The Wall'Street Journal, Fox Sports Network:, CNN,. 'Delta Sky Magazine, Celebrated Living (in flight magazine for American Airlines), "Vacs d'Ailleurs (in flight magazine for French airlino Corsuirfly), and numerous local outlets. Five separate sponsorship agreements helped the park offset the expense of thia 'extremely popular and oft copied program., In 2013, through various partnerships and permits, the Trust added free Capoeira classes, a free boot .campprogram, a puppeteer in the park, and an expanded FIT 4 Mom prOgram ,for pro and postnatal mothers., The Trust looks to add 'additional programming to all of its facilities in FY 2014/201.5. The newly renovated MUSUUM Park opened to the publie u June 1.4, 20'14, with a visit by the Coast Guard Barque Eagle, This 21. acre facility, with the longcontinuous length of bay 'w.aik within theCity of Miami, and two cultural institutions as neighbors promises to brin.g renewed energy to the downtown waterfront, The Trust has prepared a $1,000,000 budget to meet the needs of the restored. facility.. The single largest expenditure IS for security, with a $300,000 animal line item to provide appropriatesocutity,, twenty four hours per day, seven days perwock. The budget also contemplates the faciiity'smaintenatice. needausing outside contractors to handle the landscape maintenance in Museum Park, The. Trust is . • optimistic that once the opportunities presented by the park become realized, event promoters will recogitizo. the park as an attractive location to entertain their clients, and a revenue stream. can be developed to help offset•the operational, maintenance and future capital costs of the facility. The Trust continues to Plan, promote and coordinate•two of our coMmunity's largest celebrations, the America/a Birthday Bash on July 4th oriel the Bayfroni Park New Year 's EveCelebration The Trust is. committed to providing these free, conummity inclusive celebrations for Micani's•residents and f1;161tor".E. Bayfront 'Park'sitiONY.Yeaea Eve event 'attendance has 'been consistent and the, estirnat©d attendaice fotglho, December 31, 201,3, event was 80.,000, The past July 4th celebration,. America's Birthday Basrvailj the host site: for the Colombian Consulate's World Cup watch partynd attracted an attendantinnitil r.7.1 ) at 70,000., , The Trust reeognized the need to support activities outside the Bayfront and Museum Park b4idarieAnd rq to :help' where mot needed, 'Ehe 1 Y.2013/2014 operating budget included a $342,000 line. itoriatIcV Senior Homestead Exemption Relief, Throughout the year Bayfront staff lent their expertise tojIventkleld around the city, from Coconut Grove to Little 'Haiti to City Hall., The Bayfront Park portable stage, our festival on wheels,•vves used in every commission district .at parks and community celebrations, for events ranging from Viernes Culturales to the City's Summer Parks PrOgram. Between Aily 2013 and 2014, the Bayfrom Park portable' stage was used 10 time, The Trust's Filne.s's Caravan, ftinde.d by the Public Space Challenge •and the Health Foundation. of South Florida,. traveled from Bayfront Park, to Little Havana and. Little Haiti., providing 36 yoga classes, from April through July 2014, to over 600 participants, and helping burn over 113,400 calories -- contributing to a healthier Miami, BAY F R.0 N T A R K. MANAGEMENT TRUST. 301 North Biscayne Ocuievard Mraml, FL 33132 (303)3584550 An issue bedeviling public parks in the City of Miami, from which Bayfront Park has not been immune, is unacceptable levels of toxic material in some locations, ft appears in the early 1980s. material was: brought into the park to change .elevations. That material contained debris from an incinerator which we now recognize as unacceptable in a public space. Tests conducted in early 2014 identified locations requiring rethediation and additional testing will follow -- to more fully define the scope of cleanup, The Trust has already authorized over $104,000 for testing. The final clean-up cost haS not been identified, but management eXpects it to be significant, Additionally in the past year the Trust: Negotiated a five-year agreement tO host the Ultra Music Festival in Bayfront Park through 2018-securing the event's already enormous economic impact for downtown Miami and surrounding areas, • Entered into an agreement to have produced a weekly Farmer'63Market in Museum Park 0 Continued with the diversification of events hosted — ranging from film shoots to the MIA Art Fair, pop concerts, and community fativals, o Continued to host some of the comMunity'S ptemier fundraising events such as Race for the Cure, Light the Night Walk, and the Corporate Run, • Lent staff expertise to City departments and partner organizations through participation in committees, .workshops and focus groups to help improve our community, • Continued care. and maintenance of the statues and plaques throughout the park and at the Torch of Friendship, Added additional moveable Adirondack ohaira to Bayfront Park, Increasing access to one of the park's most popular exercises, enjoying Miami's natural beauty, Continues to work with the community for alternative transportation opportunities with Bayfront Park serving as a designated drop off/pick up location for the Miami Trolley, an expanded Big Bus Tour operation, and continued support for organizations such as CarKlo and CitlBike operations As demonstrated by the above list, the Trust has accomplished Much in the past. It does not appear that there is any other board, either public or .private, that would better serve the public's interest Membership RequireltneWs . The mernborship of the Bayfront.Park Management Trust was reconstituted in May of 1994. .Thestreamlining.of the Trost, decreasing, its membership from 21 to nine, has made it a more effective decision making body. The nine members of the Bayfront Park Management Trust are representative. of Mbrni's cultural and ethnic .makeu.11 One memberof the Trust isan elected offiCial of the. City of Miami; the eight remaining members. represent Miami's business, professional and, cultural communities and are. appointed by the Miami City Commission., The Trust currently oversees the 32 'acres. of Bayfront Park and the approximately 21 acres of Musa Park. Membership in the Trust does not need to be:modified, A11,1 • Zelz*w.8 .61 3:4Plitt7; BAYFRONT P.ARIK MANAGEMENT TUT 301 North Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33.132 (305)358-7550 Cost Effectiveness of 'Trust The Bayfront Park Management Trust is an extremely cost effective method for the City to operate and maintain Bayfront and Muscurn Parks, Total operating costs for both Parks in FY 2014/2015 totals $5,845,000 with no funding from the City, Conclusion The Bayfront Park Management Trust has been extremely successful in bringing guidance and leadership to the development of Bayfront and Museum Parks and serving ft$ a catalyst for positive change in downtown Miami, It has fulfilled and surpassed the mandate of its charter, and intends to continue to do so into the future. The Trust board of directors and staff intend to build on these past accomplishments, pursuant to our mission of "ensuring maximum community utilization and enjoyment," Thank you for allowing, us the opportunity and the privilege to continue our efforts, 0,0 11.41, 0 BAYFRONT PARK MANAG1MEWI"fFIUST 801 North ilimayno.1-3oulevrard Mimi, FL 33132. .(305)•358-7560