CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH

MEMORANDUM

DATE:             November 18, 2008

TO:                  Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission

FROM:            D. Mike Good, City Manager

SUBJECT:     Implementation of the Parking Ad Hoc Committee

During the September 12, 2008 Budget Hearing the City Commission directed the establishment of an Ad Hoc Parking Committee to address community-wide parking needs. At the October 15, 2008 Regular City Commission Meeting, the Commission determined six areas to be represented on the Committee. The Commission further directed the committee would have seven members consisting of one resident from each of the six areas and a seventh member from the membership of the Transportation and Flood Mitigation Advisory Board.  

This Board has designated Bonnie Gusky as the Board’s representative on the Parking Ad Hoc Committee.

Upon further consideration, it is recommended that an “at large” representative on the committee be designated by the Hallandale Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.  This representative would be appointed to focus on the needs of the business community pertaining to parking issues. In order to accommodate this additional member and still have seven committee members, it is recommended that the portion of Atlantic Shores Blvd. west of the Desoto Waterway Bridge be included in the Northeast area.   

The “at large” business oriented representative on the committee, five members representing residential areas within the City and the one “at large” member from the Transportation and Flood Mitigation Advisory Board would comprise the committee of seven members.  

Further, in order to designate which Commissioner will make an appointment for each of the five residential areas, the City Clerk placed the name of each Commissioner in a hat.  The names were drawn and matched with the five residential areas in the order provided below.  Accordingly, members of the City Commission will select appointments to the committee for the five residential areas, as follows:

A.    Three Islands Area (Includes Three Islands Boulevard, Parkview Drive, Leslie Drive and Portion of Atlantic Shores Blvd. on Three Islands) – Mayor Cooper appointment

B.    South Ocean Drive – Commissioner Ross appointment

C.    Golden Isles Drive – Commissioner Sanders appointment

D.    Northeast Area (Includes Diplomat Parkway, N.E. 14^th Avenue, N.E. 12^th Avenue, and Portion of Atlantic Shores Blvd. west of the Desoto Waterway Bridge) – Vice Mayor Julian appointment

E.    Diana Drive – Commissioner London appointment

The applications will be due by December 19, 2008 and the City Commission will make appointments, from the applications received, at the first or second Commission meeting in January, 2009.

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 D. Mike Good, City Manager                                                                         

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