Item R5
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: July 20, 2005 Division: County Administration
Bulk Item: Yes - No -X- Department: County Administration
Staff Contact Person: Debbie Frederick
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Discussion of a req uest for intermittent traffic control on the 7 Mile Bridge for an event in August.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
A production company is requesting to film a mini-series entitled The Triangle in South Florida. The
Producers and Director of this mini-series would like to shoot a key segment of the script on the 7 Mile
Bridge at the end of August. The production company would like to be able to control both
northbound and southbound traffic on the 7 Mile Bridge for this shot. The request is for intermittent
traffic control for periods of ten to fifteen minutes at a time, three to five times per hour.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
All road closure events are brought before the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
ST AFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Denial of request or a reduction of road closure/traffic disruption time periods.
TOT AL COST: -0- BUDGETED: Yes - No -
COST TO COUNTY: -0- SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH - Year -
- -
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management _
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: fJ flwmaj Wilfi
Thomas J. Willi
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required_
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 2105
JUL-01-2005 11 :32 AM LEAH SOKOLOWSKY 954 786 7190
P.02
July i; 2005
Mr, Tom wmi
Monrde COunty Admlnistramr
1100 Simonton Street
Key West. Fl 33040
Via Facsimile: (305) 292-4544
Dear MY. Willi,
A mIni-series entitled "The Triangle" I, currently In pre-productton for ill 2nd Unit shoot scheduled
to tal4! place here In South Florida at the end of August "The Trtangle" starts Eric. Stoltz, Sam
NellI, Q!ltherine Bell, Bruce DavIdson and Lou DIamond Phltlips. This mJnl~series Is being produmd
for the Sci-Fi channel. The story follows a team of researcherS as they search for dues to unlock
the s<<ret5 of the Bem'luda Triangle. The ProducerS and Dkector of "The Triangle" would like to
shoot a key sequence from the script, on the 7 Mile Brldge, In the Flonds Keys.
The 1tIIIowing information i5 a rough outline of this proposed shoot 00 the 7 Mile BrIdge:
Date(s): One {I} day between the dates of Monday, August 29; Tuesday, August 30 and
Wednesday, August 31,2005
bin Datle(iS): Thursday, september 1, 2005
Tim<<s): Approx. Ten (10) to Twetve (12) hOUfS between 6;00am and 8;00pm (depending
on sunrise, sunset and shooting schedule)
Crew Size: Approx. 50 people (cast, CreN, edr&s. etc,)
producUon Vehldes: Approx. Ten (10) ProductJon VeNcIes(rraJlers
$pedal Equipment: low-flying helicopter and possIbly 8 camera car.
()es(\ription of Shot'.: A car travels northboUnd and/or southbound 00 the 1 Mile BrIdge. As the
car t~ along the bridge a strange thing begins to happen,..cars passing the vehide begin to
vanIsh into thin air,
Almlnt Requirements:
. We would like to be able to controf both northbound and southbound traffIC on the 7 Mile
Bridge for this shot. We are request.tng Intermittent traffic control on the bridge for
pl'!riods of ten (to) to mteen (15) mlnures at a time, three to five times per hour.
. There will most Ilkety be a low-flying hellmpter used to film a portion of this sequence.
.. Tnere may be a camera car used to film a portion of this sequence.
.. r wlll be contacting Pigeon Key to see if they may allow us to use the Old 7 Mire 8r1dge
for addmonaf camera angles. tn addItiOn, I will probably ask them to use their parking
Iot(s) to acoommodate our Production Vehicle parking for the shoot.
. I have !eft a message for Captain ThOmpson with the Monroe County Sheriff's
Department to discuss off-duty requirements and ooncems that he may have regarding
this proposed shoot.
., I also spoke briefly with Jim Sumausld at FOOT-District. VI. He did not see a problem with
issuing us a permit for this shoot as long as we obtain the proper approva! from Monroe
County and the Monroe County Sheriffs Department.
JUL-01-2005 1 1 ::5:2 AM LEAH SOKOLOWSkY
954 78& 7190
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. We reeifze that we will need to f'lOtlfV !!!"e& residentS prIof 00 tills shoot. I am hoping that
we can a<:cOO\~ tnts >M PSA,'s \n loe8' newspapers and Of! IOClJI radiO stattons, How
rr.aflY days prier to the filmIng should we start alrlr.g/running these PSA's?
.. We are also aware that you may not went US to perform Intermittent traffic control
during rush haUL Can 1 c:onnrm that rush hoUr Is froo'! 8pprolt. 8am-1Oam ami 5pm-7pm
during the week?
.. We are also aware that shoUld an emergency e:vacuatlon situation arise {due to
Hurricane threat}, our permit (ft Issued) may bet;ome ineffective.
~ k:t me know If this Information is s~ to get the permitting and approval p~
started, If you have any questlons or ~ms regarding any of the jn~ otItllnOO ~,
~st. feel free to call me on my cell phone at 954/263""'4101 or you may e-mail me at
m~09V@aoi.Q:lffi. Once again, thank you for your a~ wM\ thiS permit. I am looking
forward to working with you once again,
(~
~A.
location
954/263-4101.