Ultra Music Festival Bayfront Park License

At a glance

Built from the official City Commission minutes.

What: A revocable license agreement for the Ultra Music Festival at Bayfront Park.
Where it stands: Deferred from March 12 to April 23, where RE.8 was adopted with modification, 5-0 (R-26-0195; Gabela moved, Escalona seconded; Rosado seconded the closing motion). The final term is a 20-year contract as two ten-year terms reviewed every five years.
Terms: Ultra agreed to four 5-year terms in place of two 10-year terms, with an event report on the Commission agenda in a 45-day window at the end of each term.

Existing 102-decibel limit measured 60 feet from the stage; a new low-frequency limit of 97 decibels (one decibel margin) on a one-hour average at specified building monitors, with a $1,000 penalty per event.
Park remediation within 28 days instead of 38, subject to rain days and other park events.
Fencing for buildings on Biscayne Boulevard from NE 5th Street.
Two community meetings 45 days before the event, organized and sponsored by City officials.
Annual internships for Olympia Downtown Music School students.
Closing-time violation raised from $1,000 to $2,500 per minute; a Sunday extension equal to weather delay up to one hour.
No use of the Maurice A. Ferre Park parking lot, and a dog area in the southwest corner of the park during the event.
Pardo also listed his office's resident outreach between March 9 and April 2 (Zoom updates, a town hall, a survey, building access plans, property manager office hours and a post-event debrief).
A resolution of support from the Downtown Development Authority was submitted for the record.

RE.8 adopted with modification, 5-0; Gabela announced the five-year review structure after hearing residents.