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Home My WebLink AboutM-00-0551=?OM Carlos Gimenez City ManAger Comm CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA U16 r R CT 3 INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDt* AW COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ -- DATE May 22, 2000 FILE SUBJECT June 8, 2000 Agenda Items REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: I respectfully request the following items to be placed on the June 8t', 2000 Commission meeting. 1. Personal appearance from Jay Constance, Executive Director for Bayfront Park. 2. Summarization of the 2000 Legislative Session. 3. Update of the Developers Summit 2001. 5Update on Worker's Compensation cases. . Personal appearance from Debbie Spiegleman regarding the Miami Youth Museum 6. Update on the SW a street redirection. I appreciate your attention in this matter. Cc: Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator QU- 551 ��I.I `� �. } ai�,l 1!,Y i �:t i � 1 �1 , ' i � + I ��tw, . '7✓�, ve \ � fit" i e 1 V t y - J"i i • AUNION. PLANTERS BANK June 28, 2000 City of Miami Commission 3800 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33128 Dear Commissioners: I am the Capital Campaign Co -Chairman for the Miami Children's Museum. I regret that I am not able to personally Stand before you to express my support of the site plan, which has been proposed for the building of the Miami Children's Museum at the Bicentennial Park. Working with numerous individuals and corporations, we have raised over 63% of the fonds necessary to build the Miami Children's Museum. This support ranges from: $1.9 million from the State of Florida which is specifically restricted to the building of the museum at this site to individual gifts that are between S25 and $50. The Museum has provided excellent programs and exhibitions for the past 15 years and continues to meet the needs of our diverse community. We were the first children's museum in Florida and we serve as a role model for other children's museums in our state and through out the country. Our community is ready for and deserves a major children's museum, the size and caliber of those in other major metropolitan cities. Our reputation is stellar and our continued success is imminent. The location at the Bicentennial Park enables the museum to serve the entire City of Miami and Miami -Dade County community. We have demonstrated our strength and ability to build a freestanding children's museum. We have mobilized individuals and corporations who have endorsed our plan. When we complete our museum, the City of Miami will host one of the greatest children's museums in the country. I thank you for your continued support of our plan to build the Miami Children's Museum. Sincere Ad fo H ques President & CBO/Union Planters Bank Capital Campaign Co -Chairman/ Miami Children's Museum o ubmitted iten7 D. Co into t�� public —�� on 'neCom- 'q� w�ijth 'ter Floeman Cit' C 2800 Ponce de Leon Boulevard • Coral Gables, Florida 33134 • (3051 774»5280 • Fax (305) 774-4597 0 Baptist Health Systems 6855 Red Road of South Florida Suite 600 ® Coral Gables, FL 33143-3632 June 28, 2000 �1 City of Miami Commissioners 3500 Pan American Way Miami, FL Dear Commissioners: it gives me great pleasure to write this letter on behalf of the Miami Children's Museum in its quest to be approved by the Miami City Commission to locate its new home in Bicentennial Park. I am respectfully making this request in two capacities: As Chief Operating Officer of Baptist Health Systems, which is one of the sponsors of the Museum, and as a member of the Museum's "Leadership Committee," which is co-chaired by Norman Braman and Alan Potamkin. As a long time member of the healthcare community here in Miami -Dade County, and an active member of the business community (i currently have the honor of serving as Chairman of The Beacon Council,) it is my genuine belief the proposed location in Bicentennial Park would be outstanding from both the overall community's perspective as well as the City of Miami, in particular, for the following reasons: ■ The Miami Children's Museum, which will occupy approximately 50,000 square feet ® in a permanent state-of-the-art world-class facility, should clearly be built in a highly visible location that provides centralized access to the entire Miami -Dade County community; ■ The location must have accessibility via both roadways and mass transit; • ■ Tourists must be able to easily find and travel to the Museum, which is specifically designed to highlight the unique attributes and cultural diversity of our community; ■ The Children's Museum is a most appropriate element of our county's cultural hub in downtown Miami, and its proximity to the new Performing Arts Center further 0 enhances our image and ability to attract visitors to our downtown area; and, ■ The Museum is a wonderful marketing tool for our exceptional community assets, and further strengthens our role, and the City of Miami's identity, in the national and international marketplace. BAPTIST HOSPITAL • SOUTH MiAMI HOSPITAL • BAP" iST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL ■ MARINERS HOSPITAL • MIAMI C ARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE Submitted into the j3El�}ll^ r" record in connectio�71 with i item D- 3-C on�'Z0 Q'oo Waiter F o nst,an 0 i • • 0 LA s Thank you for your serious consideration of this proposal, and I urge your support and approval for the building of the new Miami Children's Museum in Bicentennial Park. Sincerely, Fred M. Messing, FACHE Executive Vice President & Chief Ope ting Officer FMM/Is cc: Brian E. Keeley, President & Chief Executive Officer, Baptist Health Systems Jo Baxter, Corporate Vice President, Baptist Health Systems Norman Braman, Chairman, Leadership Committee, Miami Children's Museum Alan Potamkin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Miami Children's Museum Deborah Spiegelman, Interim Executive Director, Miami Children's Museum 2, ed into d i iK7. re(,'Ord- iten On b -24 -Cr) Walterf� .o��- City Ciesk 1• 1* 1• 1• 1• 1• 1• 19 C] Miami Children's Museum @ The Miami Arena 701 Arena Blvd. e Miami, Florida 33136 Phone: (305) 373-KIDZ (5439) Fax: (305) 373-KIDZ (5431) • June 28, 2000 Dear City of Miami Commissioners, The Miami Children's Museum, formerly the Miami Youth Museum, holds the honor of being the first children's museum in the State of Florida. For the past fifteen years, the Museum has served our community as a center for active learning, creative discovery and cultural exploration. The museum has promoted positive physical, intellectual, emotional and social development through its permanent and traveling exhibitions, school programs and outreach events. The vision of the Miami Children's Museum is to continue its leadership role as a model in innovative, interactive education and to continue to be a vital link between traditional "classroom education" and informal learning in the Museum environment. It is this vision that propels the Miami Children's Museum Board of Trustees, Board of Directors and community leaders to build a free standing museum that is accessible to all residents in the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County. The leadership of the Museum is confident this will be best accomplished through the building of its permanent facility in downtown Miami -specifically Bicentennial Park. The planning for the new Museum has involved over 190 community members.... including educators, parents, and community leaders reflective of our diverse community. Currently there are fifty-six children's museums, of the 350+ in our country that are working with their local governments in partnerships to further downtown redevelopment for families in their communities. The Miami Children's Museum will be a catalyst for the redevelopment for Bicentennial Park -we have our funds, our architectural plans, our program plans and leadership in place. The Children's Museum will be a welcoming environment where children and their families will come to explore, learn and interact with one and other. Make a difference for the children in our community by supporting this unique cultural and educational institution for the children and families of South Florida. Sincerely, Deborah Spiegelman Interim Executive Director Miami Children's Museum SubrTlltted into H'10 Pub11C record in Connection with Item �3=E on _2 _m Walter Foeman City Clerk I a non-profit organization sponsored by membership, tax deductible fts, and do atjgn website: miamichildrensmuseum.org ;— BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS President: Richard A. Cahlin President Emeritus: Samuel A Terilli Vice President: Marianne Devine Vice President: Scott Leeds Treasurer: Carlos E Bared Secretary: Marilyn Gadinsky MEMBERS AT LARGE Jose Bared Harvey E. Cohen Jacqui Colyer Lilts Garcia Wayne G. Kennedy Richard Lampen Randall Lee Susan Meister Elizabeth C. Parris James Parrish, Jr. Ann E. Pope Claudia Potamkin BOARD OF TRUSTEES Alan Potamkin Chairman Adolfo Henriques Wayne G. Kennedy Capital Campaign Co -Chairpersons Irma & Norman Braman Leadership Committee Madeleine & Micky Arison Commissioner Bruno Barriero Representative Gus Barriero Dave Barry Sandy Batchelor Jeffrey L. Berkowitz State Representative Elaine Bloom Shepard Broad Shelly & Steve Brodie Governor Jeb & Columba Bush Betty Castor Trudy & Paul Cejas Dean Colson William O. Cullom Congressman Peter Deutsch Al Dotson Raul Valdes-Fauli Sheila & Lawrence Forman Pat Frost Jennifer & Sam Getz Denise & Marshall Glasser U.S. Senator Bob Graham Barbara & Fred Havenick Florence Hecht Gerri Helfman Fred Hirt Sherrill W. Hudson Charles & Lonnie Kantor Mindy & Kenny Karl George Knox Marc Kovens Richard Lampen Kirk Landon Dave Lawrence. Jr. Donald Lefton Peter Luria Commissioner Gwen Margolis Martin Margulies Jill & Robert Mark Jorge Mas Pete Menendez Mary Ann & Fred Messing Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin Eduardo Padron Leslie Pantin. Jr. Elizabeth & Edmund Parris Mayor Alex Penelas Sherri & Gary Poliakoff Claudia Potamkin Linda & Wendell Ray Don Sadler Representative Ron Saunders Karen & Alan Serure Senator Ronald A. Silver Laurinda Spear Merrett R. Stierheim Mark Stevens Dr. William M. Stokes Stanley Tate Commissioner Arthur Teele. Jr Ferne & Daniel Toccin Robert Traurig Judy & Sherwood Weiser Harry Weitzer Kelly & Seth Werner Jody Wolfe Ellen & Louis Wolfson Interim Executive Director: Deborah Spiegelman Director of Education: Brigitte O'Ryan Founders: Denise Glasser Barbara Zohlman Table of Contents Section I What is the Miami Children's Museum History Brochure Board of Trustees Board of Directors Capital Campaign Investors Section II Map of Bicentennial Park Section III Interior Conceptual Renderings Section IV City of Miami Resolution approving Miami Children's Museum @ Vizcaya Metro Rail Station Section V Letters of Support -Community SOi' fitted into fil , ptiblic record in connection with item D -3-E on e- Qo- Waiter Foc.man City Clerk 0 INTRODUCTION ® Children's museums are magical places where learning and play join together, providing children of all ages (birth to age 12) with an avenue of creative expression and confidence -building. Children's museums are outstanding early childhood educational vehicles where cognitive and developmental learning take place for children from birth to age five. Children's museums play an important role in the social fabric of their communities, bringing children and families together to build bridges and celebrate diversity. Children's museums provide an imaginative environment that encourages each child to learn and appreciate the world at his or her own pace, pursuing his or her own interests, among a rich assortment of experiences and learning styles. Children's museums are hands-on learning environments where visitors discover by doing. Children's museums are vital recreational and educational resources for children, families and the 0 community. Miami, Dade County and the entire South Florida region have enjoyed the offerings of one of the country's premier children's museums for the past fifteen years: the Miami Youth Museum. With the "Publix Supermarket," "Metro Dade Fire and Police Stations," "Dr. Smile's Dental Office," the "NBC -6 Newsroom," -and a multitude of traveling exhibitions, the Museum has ® enlightened and delighted more than a million visitors thus far in its history. Moreover, the Miami Youth Museum has provided the community with an important cultural and educational resource, uniquely tailored and accessible to the diverse and special needs populations of this most cosmopolitan of American urban areas. In close collaboration with the Dade County Public School System, Head Start, Dade County Public Library Association, Metro Dade Housing Agency (formerly HUD) and other community resources, the Museum has carried the concepts of hands-on learning outside its walls to schools and public venues close to the homes of those who otherwise might never have the chance to visit a museum. The visionary leaders of the Miami Youth Museum have invested several years and to date have raised $7.1 million in planning a new institution -- one that will better serve a greater number of children and families from throughout South Florida, as well as visitors to the region. Their dream, the Miami Children's Museum, was to open in 2001. It was to be built on land at the Vizcaya Metro -Rail Station and linked by sky -bridge to the other cultural treasures across US 1: Villa Vizcaya and the Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium. ® In March 2000 the leadership of the Museum decided to investigate a new site for the building of its community treasure. The leadership of the Museum has determined that the entire community would best be served by locating in downtown Miami. The Miami Children's Museum will continue and expand upon the solid foundation and mission ® of the Miami Youth Museum: to open its doors to children of all ages and backgrounds, their families, and educators for multi -sensory, participatory discovery. The new museum will be a place where children from birth to age 12 can learn and play, discover and explore, be excited and challenged, all in a hands-on, multi -faceted environment. Interactive exhibits reinforced by in -museum and outreach programs plus interdisciplinary learning materials will all relate to the • arts, sciences, history, humanities, careers and life experiences, particularly as encountered in South Florida. Subt-nitted into tize P ib,ic record in connection, v;zlt "! item O -1-E on Walter Foeman City Clerk ®V U" • 0 THE LEGACY • In 1983, foresighted community leaders founded the Miami Youth Museum for the families of South Florida. It was the first ever children's museum in the State of Florida, and the one upon which others in the state and around the country was modeled. Miami's institution has remained one of the country's premier children's museums. Using a combination of hands-on exhibits and educational programs, the Museum has fostered a spirit of creativity, imagination, communication and exploration. The following chronology captures how much the Museum has accomplished in its brief history: 1985 The Miami Youth Museum opens in a 2,000 square foot facility on Sunset Drive in the strip Center Mall. Visitorship is 9,301. • 1986 The Museum moves to a 4,000 square foot facility in South Miami's Bakery Centre. Visitorship is 10,525. • 1987 Visitorship climbs to 18,871. The Museum institutes its Community Outreach Program, which reaches 13 7, 100 people. 1988 The Museum increases its exhibition space by 2,000 square feet and visitorship grows to 26,165. Community outreach is expanded. 1990 The Museum again enlarges by 3,000 square feet and visitorship grows to.35,929. Community outreach serves 899,000 people. 1991 The Museum reaches visitor capacity of 47,686. Space constraints keep visitorship at this level for the next five years. Exhibits continue to change. The Museum receives its first State of Florida Cultural Facilities grant. ® 1992 The Museum's Board plans for a new museum. A capital campaign is initiated with a $1,000,000 lead gift. The Museum receives a prestigious Institute of Museum Services grant, one of 15 children's museums nationally to be so funded. 1994-1995 The Museum receives additional State of Florida Cultural Facilities grants, now ® totaling nearly $2,000,000, and the capital campaign continues to grow. 1996 Pending demolition of the Bakery Centre forces the Museum to move temporarily to the Miracle Center (now Paseos) as fund raising and planning for the new museum continue. After a careful search, the site for the new facility is secured at the Vizcaya Metro -Rail Station, through • a partnership with Metro Dade County. • Subrnittod into record inc®nn the Public item action 4vi�`h on h�C Wafter Ft:r�man • • 1997 Energized by a firm site, the Board of Directors and new campaign leadership take aggressive steps to make the long -planned dream a reality. Campaign donors and the community enthusiastically endorse the new site and plans. The Dade County Capital Development Program recognizes the Museum as its funding priority. To distinguish the new entity from its precursor and clarify its scope, the institution's name is changed to the Miami Children's Museum. The • Miami Children's Museum began its operations in January 1998 as a museum "without walls," utilizing outreach programs and satellite locations to fulfill its mission until the grand new facility opens. 1998 The Miami Children's Museum began its operations in January 1998 as a museum "without walls," utilizing outreach programs and satellite locations to fulfill its mission until the i grand new facility opens in Fall 2001. The Museum achieves over 50%,of its capital campaign goal under the leadership of Adolfo Henriques and Wayne Kennedy, including: State of Florida Cultural Facility Grant for $500,000 and the Florida Arts Council recommendation for $485,000 to the 1999 Florida Legislature. The Dade County Safe Neighborhood & Parks Oversight Committee awards $500,000 to the Museum. • 1999 The programming for the Miami Children's Museum continues to grow and the plans for the new facility continue under the direction of local and national advisory boards. The Circuit Court and 3rd District Court of Appeals affirm the validity of the Museum's lease with the county. Permitting is initiated and the campaign achieves 67% of its goal. Major gifts from individuals and corporations are secured including $250,000 from Ryder and $500,000 from the Kirk Foundation, Inc. 2000 As a result of neighborhood opposition and protracted litigation the Board of Directors of the Miami Children's Museum seeks a new site for the building of its community treasure. A ® Leadership Committee chaired by Alan Potamkin and Norman Braman is investigating many exciting opportunities through out Miami Dade County for the building of the Miami Children's Museum. The museum is prepared to commence construction immediately upon identification of the appropriate site. All construction documents and exhibition plans are complete. • El Submitt.d rnto reCOrd in CChe pt�bliC iter» 00-� 00 Or=Oeti0,n With 2 -oto • Walter FOenlan Ci4, Cie, • THE MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM Imagine a place where water, the defining element of South Florida, delights and transports visitors through an enchanting world of creative hands-on experiences. Imagine a place where a child explores a giant cruise ship and sails from the Port of Miami to exotic ports of call. • Imagine a place where a toddler can fantasize being under the sea moving among manatees and other marine life. Imagine a place with a kid -sized supermarket where a child can learn about the it healthiest foods to eat, where food comes from, and the traditional foods enjoyed by Miami's many ethnic communities. Imagine a place where a child, role-playing as the doctor, dentist or patient, can ® learn the merits of a healthy mind and body. • Imagine a place where a child can learn about the value of money and how to use it wisely. Imagine a place that builds bridges for children across ethnic and cultural differences. • Imagine a place where a child can create an original work of art, a musical composition, a revolutionary building design, and an invention for the future. • This will only happen at one place Miami Children's Museum. Submitted into recon oon tfie puhlfc ® 't om_ er- vvittt On 6 ^2 Niter Faernan City Cler!: 0 0- 15:x.. u The Museum's is currently seeking a new location for the building of its permanent facility.... one that will fulfill the mission of the museum and be accessible to all of the children and • families in our City. One that will be a world-class, state of the art, institution for our City. One will elevate our City to the level of all other major metropolitan cities that have provided their families with a children's museum The Mission Statement 40 The Miami Children's Museum is a non-profit educational institution. We open our doors to children of all ages, their families, child-care providers and educators for multi -sensory, participatory discovery. The Museum offers exhibitions, programs, and learning materials related to the arts, science, history, humanities, careers and life experiences. MCMprovides opportunities to meet the needs of children in all socio-economic, physical, emotional and educational ® levels in our multi -cultural community. The museum's sensitivity to and knowledge of South Florida's multi -cultural audience is reflected in the staff composition, educational content and programming. Visitors are encouraged to make choices, imagine, create, pretend and play together. MCM is dedicated to enriching children's lives by fostering a love of learning and appreciation of their • own unique talents and skills. Based on other cities with demographics similar to the City of Miami, the annual attendance for the new Miami Children's Museum has been projected at 250,000 by LORD Cultural Resources Planning & Management, Inc., an international museum -planning firm. The Museum's new 50,000+ square foot, two-story building will be four times larger than has been possible in its previous homes. Arquitectonica International, Inc., the award-winning Miami -based architecture and design firm, has created a building for and about children, with elements that evoke the powers of the universe -- earth, wind, water and fire. Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership of New York, a renowned children's museum specialist with projects across the country, is developing the Museum's innovative interactive exhibits. Peruyera & Associates of Miami is the project manager who will ensure on budget and on-time project completion. The new Museum will include: 22,000 square feet of exhibit space; Submitted into theu record in �? blic Eight galleries filled with permanent and temporary exhibits; item D-3- E connection with ® Two multi -use meeting spaces rooms; ons Zg_pp Two classrooms; Walter Faeman A Parent/Teacher Resource Center; City Cleric An educational gift shop; A 200 -seat multiple function auditorium/performance space specially designed to ® accommodate the needs of performers with disabilities; An outdoor exhibition/dining area that extends the museum beyond its walls; Early childhood development activities for children ages' birth to five and their parents; On-site and outreach educational programs for grades K-6; and mentorship and volunteer opportunities for teens and adults Exhibits Exhibits are the chief means by which the Museum will give visitors the opportunity for self- discovery, enrichment and maturation while they simultaneously explore, share and create. The ® overall exhibit theme will feature South Florida and its unique attributes. The element of water, either literally or figuratively, will be added to the exhibits where possible. Since water -- for recreation, agriculture, tourism and transportation --plays such an integral role in South Florida, it is.a crucial element to weave together the Museum's many parts. There are three themes that will be represented through out the new Miami Children's Museum. They are: community, communications, and culture. The concept of "community" will be used to create a hierarchy of environments for children and families to explore together from the child's perspective -- from the home to the neighborhood to the global community and, ultimately, to outer space. The "Kidscape Village" gallery will encompass such child -sized, interactive community features as the Baptist Health & Wellness Center for exploring health and fitness, a Publix Supermarket and Food Sources Exhibit for understanding nutrition and food sources, a kid -sized Bank of America to learn about money and exchange, and a fire and police exhibit focused on safety and prevention, and a television studio. The Music and Art Galleries will provide visitors with the opportunity to express themselves through the arts, writing and music while learning about the importance and power of communication. Different cultures will be represented in these exhibition galleries and visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the arts and music from many different nationalities. • The "Port of Miami" -- a place of water-based commerce, a hub of trade and an important embarkation point for travel and adventure -- will serve as the backdrop for exhibits that explore multi-culturalism. The "Ports of Call" exhibit will focus on the music, clothing, food and people of the different cultures associated with South Florida. The "Kid's Bridge" exhibit, which has traveled the country under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition ® Service, will find its permanent home at the Miami Children's Museum. "Kid's Bridge" deals in creative and challenging ways with issues of intolerance and conflict -resolution. Early Childhood Cetiter A 1994 Carnegie report, entitled "Starting Points," emphasized that the first three years of a ! child's life are crucial for proper emotional, physical, social and intellectual development. It is during this period that 90 percent of the brain's growth occurs. Focusing attention on the early years of life saves tremendously in later costs to society. Child development specialists confirm that children's museums provide learning opportunities that cannot exist in schools or other formal settings. Museums are places where children.Vproach new ideas in their own way at ® their own pace, building self-esteem through their own successes. Museums are also neutral Submitted into the public record in connection wit;i item 0- 3 -E on 6 2-i lafter GO— 0 0 0 environments where parents and educators can work together to understand the early childhood development process. • The Miami Children's Museum is committed to providing children between birth and age five with a strong developmental foundation. It will offer observational, active and cooperative learning opportunities, along with guided discovery. Early childhood, programming will include unique environments, programs and materials designed to excite the senses of the Museum's ® youngest visitors and to help them reach their full potential. Among the exhibits, toddlers will have their own special safe and secure place inside the Museum, entitled "Under the Sea," where they can role-play and explore new materials through a variety of multi -sensory manipulatives. The Museum will continue its early childhood class for parents and their children, "Tot Time," which has received the Kid's Crown award for the best preschool program in Dade County from Parenting Magazine. Early childhood programming fulfills the Museum's objective of ensuring • that children will enter school ready to learn. Programs To complement the concepts conveyed in its exhibits and enhance the curiosity and creativity of its visitors, the Museum will continue to offer participatory education programs that are designed • to stimulate understanding through involvement for school-age children. The Museum's programs will include: field trips for public and private school students, camps, scout troops and other groups; environmental and outdoor programs; puppetry, theater, music and dance performances; lectures and workshops for parents and educators; classes with artists in residence; special events; and much more, offered both at the Museum and throughout the community. • In response to community needs, the Museum will have an innovative Parent/Teacher Resource Center. The Center will contain a wealth of print, multi -media and computer materials to build upon the learning, which takes place in the exhibits. Materials will address family issues, parenting education and child development, among other topics. The Center also will offer age- appropriate projects and activities that parents and teachers can replicate in the home or classroom. Information will be tri -lingual whenever possible, and adaptable to different learning styles, cultures and backgrounds. Auditorium Many of the programs will take place in a versatile, state-of-the-art 200 -seat auditorium. In • addition to accommodating the Museum's in-house theater company, Fantasy Theater Factory, it will be a reasonably -priced venue for community and special needs theater productions, local and touring musical recitals, touring solo artists, dance performances by small companies, film, lectures and community meetings. This will be the first auditorium in the region to meets the specific needs of South Florida's disabled population. The Museum's own programs will utilize • the space extensively for parent lectures, special events, workshops with performers, Free Friday Nights, family programs, movement and drama classes, summer camps, and multi -cultural festivals. The space will also serve as an exhibition area to enlighten children about what happens "behind the scenes" at the theater. The auditorium is being designed with the utmost flexibility; seating will not be permanent and the stage will be moveable. Submitted into Ma py�jj6 record in conng3 ;Ja@H Xo-iqh item Q -3-F- 0,9 It<{77k r • PROJECT COSTS ® The Museum's Board has approved a budget, as prepared by Peruyera & Associates, totaling $11 million for the new Miami Children's Museum. The budget includes all building construction, design and site preparation; exhibition design, fabrication and installation; telecommunications, other equipment and furnishings; and pre -opening expenses, including staffing, marketing, and capital campaign costs. • This budget will be modified to reflect the new site and delays encountered with regard to the change of site. The Museum has secured 7.1 million dollars for the building of its institution. It will raise the remaining funds from individuals, corporations and foundations that are committed to our mission. Concurrent with the capital campaign, the Museum will build its endowment fund to ensure its ® future stability and flexibility. • C1l • 0 Submitted into record in the pflbl1( itern �-9�3 C�nn�_e"""M l itfi �--�� oil Z L Artists' Rendering of the new Miami Children's Museum courtesy of Arquitectonica The Minitropolis Gathering Place will welcome families to a vibrant recreation of South Florida's communities, where they can explore a kid -sized grocery store, bank, health and wellness center, veterinarian's office, and emergency services area. These fun -filled destinations help children explore daily experiences in imaginative ways. n no other period of human develop- ment than from birth to age three, do so many profound changes rapidly occur. Newborns grow from complete dependence to walking, talking, playing, and exploring. Three year olds are learning, and perhaps more importantly, are learning how to learn. The interactive sand castle will enchant young and old with magical ceramic and glass treasures of the sea. One of three Early Childhood Galleries, "Under the Sea" will educate and enthrall our youngest visitors. Welcome to U S Fun, a multi- cultural avenue that celebrates 3 differences and 2�j�op brings to life part of South Florida's architectural history. The new Miami Children s Museum ... a place where children and families can take a magical learning journey together. The "Port of Miami" exhibit will introduce visitors to a bustling, busy environment linking South Florida to a multicultured world. • 45,000 square foot facility • 22.000 sq. feet of interactive exhibits • 200 seat theater • Outdoor play/garden • Birthday party and class rooms • Educational gift shop • Artist -in -Residence Studio • Multi -Media Studio • Community Resource Center printing generously donated by Anita and Jerry Resnick li—I qc,-7- Interior renderings by Lee H. Skolnick Architectbre + Design Partnership It is the arts that build ideas and nurture a place in the mind for them to grow, connecting young people to themselves, their culture and their local and global communities. In the Art and Music Galleries, children and adolescents will work with artists, musicians, and filmmakers, learning that each individual interprets the world in unique ways, and that they too can express their own creativity through the arts. `There is always a moment in childhood when a door opens, and lets the future in." Graham Greene he new Miami Children's Museum will enable children to open doors to new and exciting experiences, helping them learn to approach their lives with optimism, curiosity, energy, resourcefulness, and creativity. • • C MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES Alan Potamkin Chairman Adolfo Henriques Wayne G. Kennedy Capital Campaign Co -Chairpersons Irma & Norman Braman Leadership Committee Madeleine & Micky Arison Commissioner Bruno Barriero Representative Gus Barriero Dave Barry Sandy Batchelor State Representative Elaine Bloom • Shepard Broad Shelly & Steve Brodie Governor Jeb & Columba Bush Betty Castor Trudy & Paul Cejas William O. Cullom Dean Colson Congressman Peter Deutsch Al Dotson U, Donald Lefton Peter Luria Martin Marguiles Jill & Robert Mark Jorge Mas Pete Menendez Mary Ann & Fred Messing Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin Eduardo Padron Leslie Pantin, Jr. Elizabeth & Edmund Parries Mayor Alex F=unelas Sherri & Gary Poliakoff Claudia Potamkin Linda & Wendell Ray Don Sadler Representative Ron Saunders Karen & Alan Serure Senator Ronald A. Silver Ray Southern Laurinda Spear Merrett R. Stierheim Mark Stevens Dr. William M. Stokes Xavier Suarez Stanley Tate Commissioner Arthur Teele, Jr. Ferne & Daniel Toccin Robert Traurig Judy & Sherwood Weiser Harry Weitzer Kelly & Seth Werner Jody Wolfe Ellen & Louis Wolfson Submitted Irzgc recordtr'e P1 bl°C item 3�� o �,i;i ',,Vitra Raul Valdes-Fauli Sheila & Lawrence Forman • Pat Frost Jennifer & Sam Getz Denise & Marshall Glasser U.S. Senator Bob Graham Barbara & Fred Havenick Florence Hecht • Gerri Helfman Fred Hirt Sherrill W. Hudson Charles & Lonnie Kantor Mindy & Kenny Karl Wayne G. Kennedy George Knox Marc Kovens Richard Lampen Kirk Landon Dave Lawrence, Jr. U, Donald Lefton Peter Luria Martin Marguiles Jill & Robert Mark Jorge Mas Pete Menendez Mary Ann & Fred Messing Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin Eduardo Padron Leslie Pantin, Jr. Elizabeth & Edmund Parries Mayor Alex F=unelas Sherri & Gary Poliakoff Claudia Potamkin Linda & Wendell Ray Don Sadler Representative Ron Saunders Karen & Alan Serure Senator Ronald A. Silver Ray Southern Laurinda Spear Merrett R. Stierheim Mark Stevens Dr. William M. Stokes Xavier Suarez Stanley Tate Commissioner Arthur Teele, Jr. Ferne & Daniel Toccin Robert Traurig Judy & Sherwood Weiser Harry Weitzer Kelly & Seth Werner Jody Wolfe Ellen & Louis Wolfson Submitted Irzgc recordtr'e P1 bl°C item 3�� o �,i;i ',,Vitra OPIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM• BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Jose Bared CO - CEO AirOps ® Harvey Cohen Consultant Broadcast Jacqui Coyler Deputy Mgr -Operations • Lockheed Martin IMS Miami -Dade Wages Lilia Garcia District Director, Life Skills & Magnet Schools Dade County Public Schools 10 President Richard Cahlin Levi & Cahlin, CPA President Emeritus: Samuel A. Terilli Attorney Ford & Harrison Vice Presidents: Marianne Devine Vice President NationsBank Scott Leeds Leeds & Colby, PA Treasurer: Carlos E Bared Vice President/CFO Farm Stores Secretary Marilyn Gadinsky r'ublicist MEMBERS AT LARGE Wayne G Kennedy Ethel & W George Kennedy Family Fdn. Richard Lampen Executive Vice President & General Counsel New Valley Corporation Randall Lee Baptist Health Systems Susan Meister Financial Management Elizabeth Parries General Manager Xerox Business Systems James Parrish, Jr. President J.C. Parrish Consultants Ann E. Pope Development Manager Merrick Park The Rouse Company Claudia Potamkin Community Activist rv'tI J,'3?stC C, P!. _item r� 3-C rtsl� -,ion 0 0 0 0 Government Grants 37% State of Florida $1.9 million Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond Grant $535,000 Individuals 28% El Corporations 27% Foundations 8% 0 0 0 Subi in co ro,,-, rd ;'I vji lem on FOeman -Y C;,' CCP -141' » W a am7 r � .4mowg� ■� � � \ / ` . . ,�_-_, a_ � ■ _ *w . � � 0 21 '11 Jr �G 1r#A;1_17 a.: y� � ij_lll �+- { 0 01 Vi 44Ti Jul CAW k. � t `P'�o rti:'+ rr a .�' �c•- �. qZ rii! i ��' 111 / IIS 1( ate,' _IF��P�i rii_. tea. ;�// �_ _ � �'—,,.'. ��,_ ,%'•; rinvin Ira pi00%e 0 ! 0 EX9 1 Emergency Services- Fire Truck w in ►� ON 1 EX9 1 Emergency Services- Fire Truck HIM IM gals, lilt Kill r C •• ®• CD EX9 Baptist Wellness Center- Self Esteam Room EX5 Toddler Area -Under the Sea® urawiers • �m FISHING BOAT sea creatves role- a wheal r. g poles 0 undgrwat oxlg_oet. servers bell sea shell Ope music chambers ter play at lay (low) istro✓ec pt 4�u BY THE SEA IE POOL storaW slide swra" below Ih UP nd of cr� C 0 -tabs, 2L DN (D 0- Ive ca a rn 0 W Z 0 C;D CD 7 "1 17D A) look-down.tank FISHING BOAT sea creatves role- a wheal r. g poles 0 undgrwat oxlg_oet. servers bell sea shell Ope music chambers ter play at lay (low) istro✓ec pt 4�u BY THE SEA IE POOL storaW slide swra" below Ih UP nd of .1 portholes gate 0 -tabs, sand dollar table (low), DN Ive ca a up submergible to I-IV look-down.tank oyerh6a' rock wo�k QV fabricated wok overhead mobiles - se 'movable play tei C7e ohge baby retsUNDER THE SEA rap panel panel 0 rTariLrn ptq�pe. pl�, 0 fis tank mors es books seating seating seating 1 .1 portholes gate 0 - I • • I c �1 i Ii LK I •`` �- rte'' _-' �•- . —, �� -�.__---� _�� -- _. • • 6 • ! r 0 • n s 4 0 w .f, f _ •'/ ' r �' !� it `1 Illustration, Quilting, Mixed Media + Visiting Artists Studio mm • • • • • • ' WK- COLL-ECRMS COLUdJs ' y I S-30ATURE P.*W. ' : . . i "AWHO VVALV JCOW. WATM Mff,. 3dF '//WATER a\ `-" t �p a•'_- �,:i ten..' \ NLLiI-P2IAPOSE ROOM � III :'.4F1L�a59�fY7tL�i._ /y/ T 1 i rtjr -mss.,--,mac 1 if TL'-PORARY EXh: ��-� `• -fru .: :E�..' rye ---- -- -- — _ — .• — �• �, _ — EEM OF l—ll 2AG. TRACKS A80VE EXHIENT CONCEPT ®EMELORWEMIT • 0 OATKOAY ROOM • GRO.ULD FLOOR PLAN LEE K. �BioL. o_X � RCHi�'�'d AE + ¢9L�.530Q N P MERSHIP • Submitted into the ''.€€±!k; record in connection wsift item Q S -E on 6"24-tt� Waiter Foeman Ci€y Clack I L lid` OP'eN BE -OW CLERICAL WORK STATIONS RECEPTION CLERICAL WORK S,4%Mi4 FYI- DOYM PORTS OF CALL 1. RtX RRAC 14 < TI T.. E L"TEA. 1 71. —A `L) SDGEE OF A,----MOTFIAL TRACKS -.1 SECOND F -OUR PLA,;�"-: H. SKOLNCK ARCHITEC. U C record in item Q-3- 6 on 6-29-00 Walter Foonnan City Clerk J-98-423 4/27/98 r - RESOLUTION NO. �� - 5 30 A RESOLUTION APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS, THE MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PROJECT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 11000, TO BE DEVELOPED BY MIAMI YOUTH MUSEUM, INC. AND LOCATED AT THE VIZCAYA METRORAIL STATION AT THE, INTERSECTION OF SOUHWEST 32ND ROAD AND SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY (US 1), MIAMI, FLORIDA. ® WHEREAS, on December 12, 1997, Mr. Rafael I. Peruyera, for Miami Youth Museum, Inc. for Miami -Dade County ("APPLICANT".), submitted a request for City of Miami approval of the proposed ® Miami. Children's Museum Project ("PROJECT") pursuant to Zon_hg Ordinance No. 11000, Article 4, as amended, for the property located at the Vizcaya MetroRail Station at the intersection of Southwest 32nd Road and South Dixie Highway (US 11, Miami, Florida; and WHEREAS, development of the PROJECT requires City Commission approval pursuant to Article 4 of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended; and P eC�,oia.ou �0��,e coon co ��e� 5 eo` 6 ;V\, CIT! COMMODE LINO OF MAY .2 6 1998 Resolution No. �' E_ 5, i WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board (PAH), at its meeting of April 22, 1998, Item No. 4, following an advertised 4 public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB 44-98 by a vote of five to zero (5-0), RECOMMENDING DENIAL of the Project, subject to the APPLICANT complying with all conditions specified in said PAB Resolution; and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the decision of the Planning Advisory Board to deny said project, the City Commission deems it A advisable and in.the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami to approve the PROJECT as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY 0 OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1.': The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to thi's Resolution are hereby adopted' by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The Miami Children's Museum Project is hereby approved, subject to the conditions specified herein, to be. developed by Miami Youth Museum, Inc., for Miami -Dade County ("APPLICANT"), located at the Vizcaya MetroRail Station at the intersection of Southwest 32nd Road and South Dixie Highway (US 1) , Miami,` Florida. Section -3. The findings of fact set forth below are hereby made with respect to the subject PROJECT: a. The PROJECT is in conformity with the adopted Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan 1989-2000, as Submitted into the pudic amended. r2cOii in Cpfl�l@Ctioil `J,,r�l�i. item q3 -e5- on -k�'I'-OU Walter 2 - Development to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the C W c U a b. The PROJECT is in accord with the RT Zoning classifications of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as. amended and the Station Area Design and Development d for ail (SADD) Plan adopte o the . Vizcaya MetroR Station. C. The City Commission further finds that upon compliance of the conditions set forth: (1) the PROJECT will have a favorable impact on the economy of the City; and S (2) the PROJECT will efficiently use public transportation facilities; and (3) the PROJECT will efficiently use necessary W public facilities; and (4) the PROJECT will not negatively impact the environment and natural resources of the ® City; and (5 ) the PROJECT will not adversely affect living conditions in the neighborhood; and (6) the PROJECT will not adversely affect public safety; and (7) based on the record presented and evidence ® presented, the public welfare will be served by the PROJECT. Section 4. The City Manager is hereby directed to instruct the Director of the Department of Planning and Development to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the C W c U a APPLIC.�,M: Rafael I. Peruyera, Miami Youth Museum, Inc., Miami -Dade County, 2800 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, (PO Box 142175), Coral Gables, F1., 33114-2175. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective thirty (30) days after its "adoption. • PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of May , 1998. JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR ® In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the Mayor did not indicate approvaibf this legislation by signing it in the designated. place provided, said l�5is;at;on .►!c;•r becomes effective with the elapse of ten (10) days from the date of Commis ',.-n G:;;:cr� regarding same, without the Mayor exe ' in to. ATTEST: Wa er J.F a , City Cleric WALTER J. FOEMAN, CITY CLERK ® PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: APPROVE T'FORM AND CORRE SSz GEORGE -WYSOTqG, IRO LARELLO 4 ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CITY TTORNEY W2462:GRW:BSS Into tie publiC So�iMMOdl � v�ith recordi ccnrZec2q,ou FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE Katherine Harris Secretary of State FLORIDA ARTS COUNCIL Division of Cultural Affairs I• Dear Commissioners, Thank you for this opportunity to share my passion for enhancing quality of life in Miami -Dade County. For the past 40 years I have diligently pursued a course which has helped to give birth to many arts and culture organizations. I consider the creation and building of Miami Children's Museum as AN ESSENTIAL NEED THAT SHOULD BE FILLED. The Museum will become ONE THIS COMMUNITIES MOST SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL ASSESSTS. Today you have an opportunity to really make a difference. Today you can begin a process wherein the children of Miami will be guaranteed an enriched education. The kind of education provided in countless other cities in the United States. As you ponder today's agenda I will be in Orlando to attend a meeting of the Florida Arts Council. Orlando is a city that is making leaps and bounds toward becoming a major force to be reckoned with. At the meeting we will be discussing advancing the cultural agenda of many cities in the State of Florida. MIAMI MUST CONTINUE TO KEEP ITS CULTURAL EDGE. How important is the Miami Children's Museum to me personally? MY nine grandchildren live in Miami. I can't wait to take all of them as often as possible. Thank You Rhoda Levitt Former chairman, current member Florida Arts Coucil 4 k. x%047 • • ,"q.,ubm.ift-d into the public record Bre connection witli item p_3_E orl %�2Q'00 Walter Foernan City Cleric FLORIDA -STATE OF THE ARTS 46 The Capitol • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 • (850) 487-2980 FAX: (850) 922-5259 • TT: (850) 488-5779 • http://www.dos.state.fl.us Irl `I David Lawrence Jr. 10 Distinguished Community Professor/ Early Childhood Initiative ICI 10 If I® 1! Jan. 25, 2000 Dear Commissioners: C INTER,., • a� v 4 TJo9C'� IS 1 zi Florida International University President The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation I write in support — enthusiastic support — of the site plan for the Children's Museum. This museum has been a significant asset for our community for a great many years now. In its new building, and renaissance, it will be of even greater service to the people of our community. Like you probably, I have been to major children's museums elsewhere in our country. This plan provides such a museum for Miami. you will support this new site plan. The museum will be a tive contribution to children succeeding in our community. you. Sin erely, David Lawrence Jr. Submitted into tI;,g PL1b'!se Rem oft-herTo,em-an City CIPr!, University Park, DM 216A, Miami, Florida 33199 (305) 348-6823 • FAX (305) 348-6825 • TDD via FRS (800) 955-8771 E-mail: dlawrenc@fiu.edu . Equal Opportunity/ Equal Ao— Employer and 1mritution '�•� Qy i® i• I* li N Charles M. Hood, III Chairman 4 IE 1• I• I* I• IC7 IC If • • 0-00 t 86 iawm, G'/ Baa 33743 (3'06,')6'6'6'-41156' �305�965-5100 Dear Members of the Miami -Dade County Commission, What a wonderful opportunity for this community to finally build a permanent home for the Children's Museum! And what a fabulous location. It is easy to get to both on public transportation and very accessible from all over Dade by car or bus. This museum promises to be a jewel in our community crown. The administration of the museum is dedicated and their past record is really impressive. I have yet to be at a better children's museum than the one we had here. Please do not miss an opportunity to put the Children's Museum in a great location for all. I look forward to visiting the new museum with you. Sincerely, 0 Susan Guber February 4, 2000 061 0'1''� 1fj� Q®- �e C�� P. Submitted intotib record inblic �yU with 3 --� n • Walter Foeman City Clerk 0 0 0 0 C] U] 0 9 0 0 ;e Submitted info -�je rjit * record in connectiol, with item L] --C- on -q- 2 -011 Walter Foernan City Clerk I® it 1• 1® I® ELLA LORENZO PEDRE January 7, 2000 Frankie Steig Miami Children's Museum 8603 South Dixie Hwy #205 Miami, Florida 33143 Dear Ms Steig. I just had to let you know, in writing that I feel your "free mini parent lectures" are incredible. I have only been able to attend the one on November 30. The topic was "educational options" I am the parent of a two -pear old gid. I have some time to think about her education. However, I am being bombarded with advice form good -intentioned people. Some are pushing private schools Others feel the same way I do, believe in the public school system. Having attended this seminar reaffirmed my feelings about public schools All of the guest speakers provided excellent information. Their questions/answers segment was very interesting, I came out with a positive . feeling about my daughter's future education road. I look forward to other lectures on parenting, education, etc Thank you for making them available. They are an invaluable source of information. Again, thank you. Keep up the excellent work. Sincerely, Ella Pedre Submitted into the public record in connection with °tem o -3-t✓ , n G-2.1I-QO 325 NORTHWEST 43RD AVENUE - MIAMI, FLORIDA - 33126 PHONE: 305-443-9464 • FAX: 305-262-6284 ?_ "> Miami Dade County Commission Zoning Board Stephen P. Clark Center i 111 NW First St., 2nd floor Miami, FL 33128-1994 0 Looking back on my years in high school, I'd have to say that the Miami Children's film festival has been one of my luckiest and most rewarding experiences. During those 4 years I've learned that the life of a teen can be a turbulent mixture of the happiest, saddest, friendliest and loneliest moments in one's life. It's a time where the sum of those emotions equals confusion, and desperation to find your "place" in the bubble of high school. I can only explain from my own experience, how the Miami children's museum will be beneficial to the Viscaya area. And in order to understand my • feelings towards the museum, it's important to realize the effect the children's museum has had on me in relation to those high school years, and tell you all where I've been, and where I am now because of the Children's Festival. At the very least, and many people overlook this, but this museum, and thus the festival gave me something to do. Believe it or not, but there are not many creative things that us teenie-boppers have to occupy our time. True many enjoy the frequent club scene, or simply rotting away at home, but there's a bundle of high-schoolers who yearn for 0 their interaction with the rest of society, and itch to be heard, and desire attention and friends just like the rest of us, except they don't find those things in any group, click, crowd etc. Those people in my opinion are the admirable type, the type of kid who despite an overwhelming majority refuses assimilation, and maintains their individuality, in a place where that word is strange and unheard of. And unfortunately sometimes those individuals break, or can't find genuine fun and people to share that fun with. But I found that "something to do", as a matter of fact, it found me. I am, of course, talking about the 0 Miami Children's Film Festival. Not only has this organization given me the window of opportunity to be heard, but it supported my expressions, and it rewarded my individuality, and creativity. It made me focus, it gave me the initiative to do something productive and fun with my day, it gave me the realization that there's life beyond the A walls and halls of high-school and the trite bubble high-school can become. It also odic P Submitted into the record in covvnecaion v4ith � 2�_______ item on dialler roE'rnan af► eventually led to my crew who would later became my closest friends. This realization can be especially achieved with the placement of the museum in the Viscaya Metro Stop area. This location will allow for easy access via metro for teens, and is centrally located between North, South, East and West Miami. All can jump in on the fun. From a filmmaker's perspective, L'd have to say that the most important thing this Festival gave me is an audience. It made me able to share my thoughts and ideas with a massive amount of people, and get immediate feedback in return. The Miami Children's Film Festival, also made it possible for me to go to the National Children's Film Festival in which I flew to Indiana and received a nice little cash prize of 5000$. From Indiana, I also flew to New York in which I stayed in the Millennium Hotel, right in the center of Manhattan, I was interviewed on MSNBC, CBS up to the minute, and by chance made it on the today show in which I was interviewed by Al Roker. Even better, over last summer, I attended a Sundance workshop in which I worked on professional movie sets, and got to interact with established producers directors, writers, musicians, actors, actresses, and of course one of the greatest crews in ® Sundance. I call that my little film school. It was an eye opening experience for me, in which I learned what filmmaking is all about. Today, I'm currently attending the university of Miami majoring in Motion Pictures, and am even more focused in my craft and still plan to keep making movies in the future. So what started out as simply a class project.... That little hobby this festival gave me initiative to make, is now amongst my major goals in life. And what started out as a dazed and confused high school freshman, is a college undergrad with a dream, a ® close group of friends and the confidence to continue achieving my goals. Thank You Miami Children's Film Festival. ® V n Submitted into the public record in connection with item f}. E on, - c Walter Foeman