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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Commissioner Sarnoff-Ultra SurveyULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL SURVEY Ultra Music Festival's Effect on Downtown Businesses Neutral 26 27% Negative 50 L= Neutral 51% Negative Positive Positive 21 SUBMITTED INTO THE 22% PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM DI-3 ON Lt-Aq_iq 14-0o3-1U,- Sugnairrat L - CSimms5ioncv SUrnoCC — �-q svin Business Name (BM = Biscayne Marketplace} Positive/Negative/ Notes Neutral on Business 10 Fruits - Smoothie Bar/Eatery 4D Gelateria - Eatery (BM) 7-11 Alberto Cortes Cosmetics and Perfumes Animal Crackers Applemint - Accessories (BM) Aquabella Couture - Women's Clothing (BM) AT&T Bath and Body Works - Bath Products (BM) Bayside Brush Company - Bath and Beauty (BM) Bayside Cigars - Specialty (BM) Best of Miami - Sports and Fitness (BM) Beya - Accessories (BM) Neutral Negative Neutral Negative Neutral Neutral Neutral Negative Negative Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Could do without it, but the business does not suffer. Impact was not good, does not want Ultra to return. Neutral for business but would not want the festival back. Shift manager says that the event is not good for teens and young adults. Not so good for business and does not want the festival back in Bayfront Park. It should go to another venue. Owner says that he would like the festival back because he says it's okay to deal with the headaches because festival benefits many downtown business owners. On the whole the festival is positive for downtown. No effect. Business was about the same. No effect. Business was about the same. Bad for business and does not want the festival back. Manager believes that the festival should be in another venue. Impact of the festival was negative, and the business does not want it back in downtown. The streets were closed and shoppers couldn't get into the mall to shop. The Ultra goers don't buy they just walk around and look. No difference. Did not effect the business very much. Weekend was just like any other weekend. They did okay, nothing too terrible. Submitted into the public record in connection with item DI.3 on 04/24/14 City Clerk Business Name (BM = Biscayne Marketplace) Beya - Accessories (BM) Blossom - Women's Clothing (BM) Bonita's by Lya - Accessories. Children's and Men's Clothing (BM) Brookstone (BM) Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. - Restaurant (BM) Cache - Women's Clothing (BM) Carol's (Restaurant) Casa del Marinero (Electronics) Casa Marinero (Electronics) Central de Envios (Money Transfer) Ceviche 105 Restaurant City Luggage City Smoke Shop - Specialty Positive/Negative/ Notes Neutral on Business Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Neutral Negative Negative Neutral Negative Negative Positive Does not want it to return. Only good for hotels and restaurants and bad for retailers. Bad business, very light foot traffic. Totally negative, does not want it back. Attendees were not good. Very bad impact and would not like it to come back. Schedule people to only admit your patrons, they destroy the bathrooms, and we lose a lot of business. Store owners thought it would be great for business, but business was terrible. Does not want the festival back because she lives downtown and it's very noisy. Negative influence on the business and does not want it to return to Bayfront Park. All events downtown are bad for business. Traffic is a big problem. Bad for business and does not want the festival back. Parking is a big problem. Doesn't care if festival comes back. Bad for business and does not want the festival back. Bad for business, and does not want festival back. Business does well. FO THrz FUE'.t° RECORD FOR FTEMDT-3 ON 41414 Business Name (BM = Biscayne Marketplace) Crew Stop (Grocery) D & R Perfumes D'ana Perfumes D'Oro Cafe Diane & Giorgi Digital Marketplace (Electronics) Digital World - Electronics (BM) Doublecross Tattoo Downtown Market Store Electric Ave. (Electronics) Electronics. Inc. Eltec Wholesale (Luggage) Elwoods Gastro Pub Positive/Negative/ Notes Neutral on Business Negative Negative Neutral Neutral Neutral Positive Positive Neutral Positive Negative Negative Negative Neutral Very bad for business, does not want Ultra to come back. Cruise personnel stay away. Negative impact on business, and they would not like to see the festival come back. Customers are scared away and festival goes don't buy. Slightly negative for the business but the manager is in favor of it because it helps other businesses. He would like to see the festival return. Doesn't care if festival comes back. Neutral for business and doesn't care if the festival returns. Good for business and wants the festival back at Bayfront Park. They did a lot of business especially the last day. Go -Pros and other cameras sold very well. Overall, a good weekend. Neutral for business and neutral about the festival coming back. Those who came from the festival were very nice. Good for business and does want the festival to return. Doesn't want festival back to downtown because it attracts a negative element to downtown and disrupts business. Festival is terrible, and doesn't want festival back. Manager claims to have not sold a single dollar's worth in 3 days. Very bad impact and would not like it to come back. Traffic was very bad. Does not want the event back to Bayfront Park because there are too many drugs and too much underage drinking. It's a security hazard trying to keep underage youngsters out. Submitted into the public record in connection with item DI.3 on 04/24/14 City Clerk Business Name (BM = Biscayne Marketplace) Positive/Negative/ Notes Neutral on Business Extra Liquors Fat Tuesdays - Bar/ Restaurant (BM) Ffagler Luggage Foot Locker - Shoes and Clothing (BM) Fratelli Milano (Restaurant) Fresh Market and Cafe Gabriela Jewelry - Specialty (BM) Glenna Dollar Depot (Dollar Store) GNC Hair Gallery Hamburguesa Restaurant (BM) HD Enterprise Electronics i-Town Store (Electronics) Impact Zone - Surf Shop (BM) Positive Neutral Negative Negative Negative Positive Negative Positive Negative Neutral Negative Positive Positive Negative Submitted into the public record in connection with item D1.3 on 04/24/14 City Clerk Beneficial for business and would like to see the festival return. It was average. Decent turnout, nothing too big or too small. Bad for business and does not want the festival back. Tourists and cruise line personnel stay away. Very few customers. Does not want festival back in Bayfront Park because it is bad for business. Festival is good for business, and would like to bring the festival back to downtown because it brings a lot of business to the area. Does not want it to return, must be moved to a greater space. There is no parking for it in this area. Good for business, and wants the event to come back. "Excellent event!" Bad for business and does not want the festival back. Horrible traffic. Neutral for business and neutral about the festival coming back. Owner commented that it is good for many other businesses. Does not want it back. Police should exercise greater control. They vomited on her business in Bayside and access to Bayside was impacted negatively. Good for business and would like to see the festival return. City needs to bring in more people. Good for business and the manager would like to see it back in Bayfront Park. Traffic around downtown is horrible. Business was terrible. Business Name (BM = Biscayne Marketplace) Jay Marcus Shoes JL Shoes La Epoca (Dept. Store) La Provence French Bakery & Cafe Las Tunas Cafe Lauren G. Adams - Jewelry (BM) Looxis Eyes - Specialty (BM) Los Ranchos - Restaurant (BM) M & R Sweet Candy - Specialty (BM) Magic Hut - Specialty (BM) Magic Star (Toys and Novelties) Mambo Cafe - Cafe (BM) Med Trading Corp. (Medical Supplies) Messina Jewelers Positive/Negative/ Neutral on Business Negative Negative Positive Neutral Positive Negative Positive/Neutral Negative Negative Negative Positive Negative Negative Neutral Notes Bad for business and does not want the festival to return. Negative influence on the business and does not want it to return to Bayfront Park. Good for business and would like to see the festival return. More sales this year than last year. Increase in sales too slight to compensate for aggravation. Does not want festival back in Bayfront Park. Excellent for business. Wants festival back to Bayfront Park. The festival is good in all respects and festival - goers are very well behaved. The impact of the festival on business is negative, and they would not like the Festival to return. Good for business, but neutral as to if it comes back next year. The event brings a lot of people with money to Miami. During Ultra business is always very slow. Negative impact on business, and they would not like to see the festival come back. Parking is expensive and unavailable, and the traffic is horrible. Negative impact on the business, and they would not like to see the festival back. Parking is a problem, and it's not on the right side. Very good for business and wants the festival to return because it's good business sense. Negative influence on the business and does not want it to return to Bayfront Park. Festival is terrible for business and doesn't want the festival back. The festival is not positive or constructive for the city. Neutral for business and doesn't care if the festival returns. Submitted into the public record in connection with item DI.3 on 04/24/14 City Clerk Business Name (BM = Biscayne Marketplace) Metro Beauty Center (Beauty Supplies) Muse (Flower Shop) North Rio Electronics Off the Hookah - Restaurant and Hookah Bar (BM) Orange Theory Fitness Ozzi by Little Lotus (Restaurant) Passage to India - Accessories and Women's Clothing (BM) Perfumania (BM) Pizza Rustica Pollos y Jarras Restaurant R & D Watches Samgy's Vitamins Seaman's Center (Money Transfer Story) Positive/Negative/ Notes Neutral on Business Positive Negative Neutral Positive Neutral Positive Negative Negative Positive Negative Negative Neutral Negative Submitted into the public record in connection with item D1.3 on 04/24/14 City Clerk Wants festival to return because it was good for business. Does not want festival back in Bayfront Park. Parking is a problem, and it is bad for business. Manager suggests the festival needs a venue with more space. Manager does not want to festival to return because he doesn't think it's good for kids. Was very above average in terms of amount of customers. A lot of traffic. Neutral for business and would like the festival to come back. Good for business and would like to see the festival return. Festival brings him a lot of customers. It is always slow during Ultra. I would not like the festival to be there. There is a negative impact of the festival on the Bayside Marketplace. Parking is a problem and they would not like the festival back. Festival goers behaved well and the festival was good for his business. The manager would like to see the festival return. Slightly bad for business and does not want the festival back. If the festival does return, Manager says that it needs to be more organized and at a different venue. Bad for business and doesn't want festival back to downtown. Neutral for business, but in past years it was much better for business. Manager says she does want the festival to return. Negative influence on the business and does not want it to return to Bayfront Park. Business Name (BM = Biscayne Marketplace) Seaman's Sound - Electronics Sedici Cafe Grill Sharkey's - Bar/ Restaurant (BM) South Beach Harley Davidson - Retail (BM) South Florida Travel and Tours - Services (BM) Steps (Clothing) Stitch by Stitch - Specialty (BM) Subway (NE 3rd St) The Flower Shop and Things The Knife - Restaurant (BM) Tour Bus/LA Services - Services Victoria's Secret (BM) Positive/Negative/ Neutral on Business Negative Positive Positive for Business, Negative for Safety Negative Negative Negative Negative Somewhat Positive Negative Negative Negative Negative Notes He claims to lose thousands of dollars. He says to bring Jazz and Blues, not terrible music. Excellent for business. Want it back at Bayfront Park next year. Whoever says they don't want Ultra back is because they don't prepare for Ultra. We make a lot of money that weekend, everyone wants to come in and get some beer, or get some food. But as a citizen I understand how safety issues can be a problem. The routing this year was terrible, and stampeding was a problem. We have less business for sure, and it's probably due to the traffic or the lack of parking in the garage. The week before and the week after we see more traffic because people like to get their business done before or after Ultra, but not during. The noise, the craziness, and the lack of parking makes it bad for business. I wish it would ne return. Bad for business and does not want the festival back. Doesn't like the festival, not good for youth. The impact of the festival on business is negative and they would not like the festival to return. Traffic and parking are a big problem. Somewhat positive about it being good for business, and neutral about festival coming back to Ultra. Bad for business and doesn't want the festival back at Bayfront park. The city should keep the event but hold it at another venue. Kind of slow. Not too many customers. Has to shut down his business for the weekend. The impact is enormously negative. They would not like the festival to return. Submitted into the public record in connection with item DI.3 on 04/24/14 City Clerk Business Name (BM = Biscayne Marketplace) Walgreen's Wet Seal - Women's Clothing (BM) World Foreign Exchange Yogurt In Love Positive/Negative/ Notes Neutral on Business Neutral Doesn't care of the festival comes back or not. Loses regulars but gets the kids. Negative Slow. Not a lot of foot traffic. Neutral Neutral Neutral for business and neutral about the festival coming back. Neutral for business buy would like the festival to return. Shift manager says that the festival this year was pretty calm compared to previous years. ratzf)it t �i._i1` � 17. k.0 4s' .EfiVi 1 4 I rUBUC RECORD FOR ITEM ON 1-iq