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A RESOLUTION OF THE VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD ("BOARD")
RECOGNIZING THAT THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPROVED AN ULTRA MUSIC
FESTIVAL FOR MARCH 2019 WITHOUT THE BOARD'S INPUT AND ADVICE; NOTING
THAT THE BOARD HAS ISSUED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE
DRAFT LICENSE AGREEMENT; OPPOSING THE PROPOSED CITY OF MIAMI
AGREEMENT FOR AN ANNUAL ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL AT THE MARINE
STADIUM AND VIRGINIA KEY BEACH SITE FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS; DIRECTING
THE BOARD LIAISON TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the City is proposing to enter into an agreement with Event Entertainment Group,
Inc. ("EEG") for an Annual Ultra Music Festival at the Marine Stadium and Virginia Key Beach
Site; and
WHEREAS, the proposed EEG Agreement is in conflict with the 2010 Virginia Key Master
Plan's overarching themes of preservation and enhancement of natural areas ; and
WHEREAS, with the Ultra Music Festival occurring on and around the Miami Marine Stadium
and the Boat Show, the result is that public access and use of the Miami Marine Stadium area are
shut out for six and a half (6 %2) months; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Ordinance 13583, the Virginia Key Advisory Board (`Board") is
tasked with advising and making recommendations to the Miami City Commission with respect
to "the mission, vision, business plan, governance and operation of Virginia Key, its abutting
property and basin, and the implementation of the 2010 Virginia Key Master Plan as it relates to
the entirety of Virginia Key;" and
WHEREAS, Section 2-1192 of the City Code details the purpose, powers, and duties of the
Virginia Key Advisory Board which include, but are not limited to, the review of all information
pertaining to the governance of Virginia Key, items relating to short and long term vision of the
island business models and future plans for the island, as well as serve in an advisory capacity to
the Miami City Commission as it pertains to City laws, rules, regulation, practices and policies
that affect Virginia Key; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2017, the City Manager distributed a Memorandum to all Department
Directors that all agenda items pertaining to Virginia Key are presented to the Virginia Key
Advisory Board before being placed on a City Commission agenda. The Department or Sponsor
of the agenda item will be responsible for scheduling and presenting the item to the Virginia Key
Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission voted to terminate the Agreement with the Large
Scale, Loud, Multi -Day Ultra Music Festival at Bayfront Park for the following reasons: NOISE,
loud enough to shake dishes in neighboring homes and keep residents up at night, EXTENSIVE
SETUP, preparation and teardown closes the park space for one hundred fifteen (115) days; and
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WHEREAS, the seven hundred (700) acres of the Bill Sadowski Critical Wildlife Area, directly
north of Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key, has been identified by the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission as an important year-round foraging area for shorebirds and
wading birds; and
WHEREAS, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Breeding Bird Atlas, sixty (60) bird
species breed in Virginia Key Beach Park, the Bill Sadowski Critical Wildlife Area, and other
areas on or around Virginia Key, including three (3) with State Threatened designation (Little
Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, and White -crowned Pigeon) and one (1) with State Species of
Special Concern designation (Osprey); and
WHEREAS, data collected and compiled by Cornell University's School of Ornithology, two
hundred eight (208) bird species have been recorded in and around Virginia Key Beach Park,
including one (1) species with Federal Threatened designation (Piping Plover - present in area
August -April), nine (9) with State Threatened designation (Black Skimmer, Wood Stork, Little
Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Reddish Egret, Roseate Spoonbill and White -crowned Pigeon —
all present in the area year-round, Red Knot - present in the area in April and from August -
October, and Least Tern - present in area from May -July) and one (1) with State Species of
Special Concern designation (Osprey - present in the area year-round); and
WHEREAS, research studies have clearly demonstrated the negative impacts to bird breeding
success due to excessive noise in the vicinity of nesting areas, including abandonment of these
nesting areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are adopted
by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The VKAB recognizes that the City Commission has already approved an Ultra
Music Festival for March 2019 without the VKAB having had an opportunity to give input and
advise. The VKAB has issued recommendations for changes to the Draft License Agreement.
The VKAB opposes the proposed City of Miami Agreement for an Annual Ultra Music Festival
at the Marine Stadium and Virginia Key Beach Site with EEG for subsequent years.
Section 3. The Board Liaison is directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the members
of the City Commission, Mayor Francis X. Suarez, City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez, City
Attorney Victoria Mendez, and City Clerk Todd B. Hannon.
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Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 27'rn DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2018.
Joe Rasco, Chairman